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Councillor wantsNAME CLEARED>> ‘These allegations were fuelled by certain individuals and political agents’

KHAYA MAGENU>>khaya.magenu@feveronline.co.za

AFORMERGreaterKokstadMu-nicipality ward councillor isdemanding that the munici-

pality release a 2008 report on theHorseshoe RDP housing report amidallegations ofmisconduct onhis part.

Mkhululi White, a former Ward 1

councillor has been accused of allo-cating RDP houses to friends andfamily, of exchanging houses for sexand of selling RDP houses.

InhislettertoGreaterKokstadMu-nicipality Mayor Nosisa Jojozi andMunicipal Manager Zamo Mkhizeand also seen by the Fever,White de-manded that themunicipality releasethereport. Hesaidin2008whileserv-

ingascouncillortherewereallegationlevelledagainsthimandmunicipalityconductedaninvestigationintothem.Now he wants the results to be madepublic so everyone knows the out-come.

“These allegationswere fuelled byanewspaperarticle, publishedby theEGFever,andcertain individualsandpolitical agents who tried to make

sure my image was tarnished. Thewhole process not only affected myreputation, but also the image of theANC which deployed me to GKM,”said White in the letter.

He said he insisted that the resultswere never made public for reasonswhich weren’t made clear, insteadcopies of the investigation reportwere taken away after one council

meeting.“I felt bad because the report

cleared my name and the documentwas declared classified. To me it wasa miscarriage of justice and I believeHorseshoe residentsdeserve toknowwhat happened.

“There are those who are stillgrieving about the process of housingallocations which have been seen asunfair and corrupt. I request that theGreaterKokstadMunicipality releasethe document and inform the resi-dents ofWard 1 about the outcome ofthat investigation.

“I believe GKM believes in cleangovernance andwill never protect orsupport any form of corruption.”

However, in questions e-mailed tothe Greater Kokstad Municipalityconcerning the report municipalmanager ZamoMkhize said they ac-knowledge the inquiry and will needmore time to look at it.

“We will come back with answersonce we have looked at all aspects ofyour inquiry,” said Mkhize.

Meanwhile, GKM managers arestill picketing against the executivemanagers over the payment ofbonuses, maladministration, poorfinancialadministrationandill-treat-ment by certain councillors.

The Fever believes that a meetingbetween the concerned managersand the unions has taken place be-cause managers are furious over thearrogance showed by the executivemanagersandthepoliticalleadershipin the matter.

PHOTO: SOURCEDA former ward councillor is demanding that the municipality release a 2008 report on the Horseshoe RDP housing situation amid allegations of misconducton his part.

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Municipalitydemolishesillegal houses>> ‘We informed them [beforehand] that development isto take place on the land’

KHAYA MAGENU>>khaya.magenu@feveronline.co.za

WOMAN and children stood by withtears running down their faces asbulldozers demolished their homes

on Tuesday.The Umzimkhulu Municipality brought in

bulldozerstobringdown10illegalshacksintheWalter Sisulu area, Ward 16, in Umzimkhulu.

A few years ago the “home owners” tookland owned by the municipality and erectedtheir dwellings illegally.

“Somepupils, arrivingat their formerhomeafter school screamed, saying that themunici-palworkersnevershowedanymercy,”saidres-ident Shakes Phungula.

Hesaidhehasfivechildrenanddoesn’thaveanywhere to live.

“We regret voting [for the current govern-ment] because now our government is dump-ing us,” he said.

Umzimkhulu municipal manager Zweli-phantsiSikhosanasaidtheytoldtheWalterSis-ulu residents before that their houses were to

be demolished.“We informed them that development is to

take place on the land. I have sentmany lettersto them informing them about the land,” saidSikhosana.

He said he warned them about building thehouses, but they didn’t listen and continued.

Sikhosanasaid theyasked fora listofnamesof the people whose houses have been demol-ished so they can find alternative accommoda-tion for them.

However,EconomicFreedomFightersHar-ry Gwala regional convener Linda Mbhelethreatened themunicipality, saying thathis or-ganisation will go to court against the demoli-tion of the houses.

“They never informed residents that theywere going to demolished their homes. Theydestroyed furniture, identity document andother goods.”

However, Sikhosana said: “Before we de-molished their houses we asked them to re-move all their goods from their houses.”

Mbhele said theyplan tomarchagainstmu-nicipality.

PHOTO: SOURCEDThe Umzimkhulu Municipality brought in bulldozers to bring down 10 illegal shacks in theWalter Sisulu area (not pictured), Ward 16, in Umzimkhulu.

Smoke causes three-vehicle accidentNTUNTU DWEBA>>ntuntu.dweba@feveronline.co.za

SMOKE from burning grass caused an acci-dent at the Umzintlava bridge on Mondaymorning.

A truck fromHeathman’sUsedCars collid-edwith aCorolla from theDepartment of Agri-culture, Forestry and Fisheries, also leaving adent on a Polo, which was behind the Corolla.

According to witnesses, the driver of the

Corolla, which was facing in the direction ofKokstad, had stopped at the bridge as hecouldn’t see because of the thick smoke.

The truckdriver,whichwasgoing in theop-positedirection,movedfromhislanetotheoth-er lanewhere theCorolla had stoppedalso try-ing to avoid the smoke, when the truck hit theCorolla head-on.

No one was injured, but the driver of theCorollawastakentoEGUsherMemorialHospi-tal for a check-up.

PHOTO: NTUNTU DWEBAThe damaged Corolla at the Mzintlava bridge. Behind it is the slightly dented Polo.

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GKM takes initiative to combat crimeTHE Greater Kokstad Municipality has takentheinitiativetocombatcrimeinallKokstadare-as. This is due to reports that crime is on the in-crease.

Themunicipality invited theSAPS, theCom-munityPolicingForumandRoadandTrafficIn-spectorate to join forcesandworkwith themu-nicipality.

Recent reports indicate that car break-insare increasing in Bhongweni and in the CBD.

Nyaniso Msiya, executive manager of com-munity development services who said thatthey have takenmajor steps to reduce crime inKokstad.

“Wehave identifiedcrimehot spots inShay-amoya, Murray Street, Bhongweni, for exam-ple. We will team up with other law enforce-ment agencies like SAPS, CPF, RTI and patrolthose places, especially at night. We are alsolooking at installing CCTV cameras all over

Kokstad.”He urged the community to work with the

municipality and other stakeholders to fightcrime.

“Crime is a societal challenge and we needa joint effort to fight it.”

HeoutlinednewdevelopmentswithinKoks-tad whereby speed cameras will be installed.

“Two cameras will be installed on the N2coming fromHarding, two on the road comingfrom Underberg and one on the road comingfrom Matatiele.

“We will install others in town and we willtarget the entrances to town. The cameras intownwill beable topickup if theperson isdriv-ingastolenvehicleoriftheownerhasoutstand-ing speeding fines.”

He said that later this year they will imple-ment a parking bay system whereby citizenswill pay for parking in town. — Supplied.

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Horseshoe inhousing crisis>> Horseshoe RDP housing situation is not new to controversy becausein the past there were reports that some houses have been sold illegally

NTUNTU DWEBA>>ntuntu.dweba@feveronline.co.za

A STRIKE is looming in Horse-shoe, Ward 1, Kokstad.

This is after 126 residentsdiscovered that, according to theGreater Kokstad Municipality sys-tem, theydon’tappear tobe theright-ful owners of their RDP houses.

AHorseshoeresident,whodidnotwant his name to be published, saidthis cameto lightwhentheyweregiv-en an opportunity by GKM to reapplyfor free electricity.

“Whenwewere told to reapplywewere required to take our housenumber and ID so that themunicipality could check to see if wewere indeed the house owner,” saidthe resident.

He said many residents discov-ered that their name was not on thelist of Horseshoe homeowners.

“I’m one of those people, becausewhen I gave themmy house numberand my ID, the name of a person I

don’t even know appeared to be theowner of my house.”

The resident said the GKM hous-ingdepartmenttoldthemtheyshouldtalktotheirwardcouncillorPhumzileNocanda regarding the matter.

It is reported thatNocandaandhisward committee then set up another

committeetoverifyhouseownership.“We are now concerned that we

will lose our houses because onesource from the verifying committeetoldusthatANCvolunteersweresign-ing on as owners of houses for thosewhose names don’t appear on thelist,” said another resident who also

wished to remain anonymous.TheHorseshoeRDPhousingsitua-

tion is not new to controversy be-cause in the past there were reportsthat some houses have been soldillegally and this has contributed tothe current ownership crisis.

Nocanda said whoever made

these claims is delusional.He said the verifying committee

wassetupbecausemanypeoplewereapplying for free electricity while notqualifying for it. “Many people wereusing free electricity, but they weregovernment employees anddon’t fallunder the indigent category so themunicipalitydrewupapolicy that re-quires only the owner of the house toapply for free electricity and that iswhere the problem started,” he said.

He said they have no intention oftaking houses from owners.

“As an elected councillor of Ward1, I have a responsibility of dealingwithanycrisis thatarises inmyward,so these claims are from those whofear theymaybe in trouble forhavingbeen involved in corruption whenthey got houses,” he said.

PHOTO: NTUNTU DWEBAHorseshoe Councillor Phumzile Nocanda and his ward committee set up another committee to verify house ownership.

Manarrested fordaggapossessionNTUNTU DWEBA>>ntuntu.dweba@feveronline.co.za

DAGGA with a street value ofabout R150 000 was confis-catedbytheMatatieleSAPSonSunday.

This happened when theMatatiele cluster conducted astop-and-search operationand during the operation thepolicewere tippedoffbyan in-formant that someone wasloading bags of dagga onto abakkie in St Paul village.

Matatiele police spokes-personRaphaelMotloungsaidthe police followed the infor-mationandcaught theallegedsuspect.

“At about 6.30pm on Sun-day,abakkie loadedwithbagswent towards town and the

police followed it.ThedriverDanielLonwabo

Olota(31)spedoffwhenheno-ticed that he was being fol-lowedbythepolice,”Motloungsaid.

After a short chase, the po-lice caughtupwith thebakkie,stopped it and confiscated theseven bags of dagga thatwerefound on the back of the bak-

kie. Olota tried to flee from thescene,butwascorneredbythepolice. He appeared in theMatatiele Magistrate’s Courton Tuesday. The case was re-manded to 17 June.

Motloung warned the pub-lic that those who break thelawbydealingindaggaorpos-sessing it will be arrested andprosecuted.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDThe bags of dagga, valued at R150 000, that were confiscat-ed by police.

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Liquorauthorityholdseducationprogramme

THEKwaZulu-NatalLiquourAuthor-ity (KZNLA) conducted pupil educa-tion programmes at Centocow High,andSkofill,Sonyongwana,Leshman,Mahlahla, Madulini, Ralph Hard-ingham and Ginyane pupils also at-tended a career exhibition in IngweLocal Municipality, and Carl Mal-comess High respectively.

The programmeswere conductedin partnership with the DepartmentofEducation, IngweLocalMunicipal-ity, Department of Social Develop-ment, Department of Health, reli-gious leaders and the Turn TableTrust, anon-governmental organisa-tion.

KZNLA brought awareness aboutthe new legislation Act 6 of 2010 andtheamendedAct3of2013specificallyensuring that liquor in all forms is notbought or sold at schools in keeping

with the dictates of the new act thatsays liquor outlets should be 500metres away fromschools andplacesof worship.

Pupils were informed thatKZNLA’s function is to receive appli-cations,vetthem,allowanopportuni-ty forpublicparticipation throughes-

tablished local committees and issueliquorlicenceswithcleartradingcon-ditions, one of which is not to sellliquor to children under 18.

Key messages “Children with afuture don’t drink” and “Youth cansay no to alcohol” not only became amotto among pupils, but is a way ofembracing each other. The pro-gramme saw pupils expressing theirtalent in gumboot and pantsuladance, maskandi and Isicathamiyamusic, poetry, and stage drama, allthemed on anti-substance abuse,teenage pregnancy and HIV/Aids.

Principals expressed discomfortwith the 18-year age limit on alcoholuseas someof theirpupilswereolderand felt it would be proper to say“school-going” children should bebanned from buying alcohol. Theirconcerns were noted.

PHOTO: SOURCEDThe KwaZulu-Natal Liquour Authority (KZNLA) conducted pupil educationprogrammes at Centocow High, and Skofill, Sonyongwana, Leshman, Mahl-ahla, Madulini and Ralph Hardingham.

Major developmentfor Umuziwabantu>> ‘We have R148,7 million allocated for different projects’

NTUNTU DWEBA>>ntuntu.dweba@feveronline.co.za

THEUmuziwabantuMunicipali-ty Mayor Dicksy Nciki prom-ised thecommunity theywillbe

seeingmore development in their ar-ea in the 2014/2015 financial year.

This comes after she tabled themunicipality’s budget allocation forthe 2014/2015 financial yearrecently.

Nciki said as themunicipality theyare convinced that everyone will be

satisfiedwithwhat they have in storefor them.

“We have total budget of R148,7millionallocatedfordifferentprojectslike infrastructure development,youth programmes, social pro-grammes,which includethedevelop-ment of people with disabilities andwomen,” she said.

She said one of the biggestprojects the municipality will beembarking on is the upgradingof the landfill site in Harding, whichwill get R8.4 million.

An amount of R4.7 million isallocated to building access roadsNtlangweandMazibukweni inwards6 and ward 7 respectively.

“We also have R328 000 set asidefor youth development programmesparticularly arts and culture andsport,” she said.

“As we know unemployment is abig issue in our communities, andwewant tomake sure that young peopleare engaged in programmes that willempower them so that they don’tabuse drugs and alcohol, but rather

will play a role in boosting the localeconomy.”

She said now that there is a newmall inHarding, they encourage peo-ple to contribute toboosting theecon-omyofUmuziwabantubyformco-opsand small businesses.

“We want to see local people sup-plying vegetables and fruit fromtheir co-ops to the new mall.Everyonemustbepartof thisdevelopment.”

Nciki said senior citi-zens have R106 000 allo-cated to them for projectslike craft work and bak-ing. She said themunici-pality will also be con-ducting HIV/Aidsawareness pro-grammes around themunicipality.

Another R9 mil-lion will go towardsthe electrification ofwards 4, 6 and 10.

PHOTO:NTUNTU

DWEBAUmuziwa-

bantumunicipality

MayorDicksy Nciki.

Taxi drivers donate uniforms

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TAXI drivers in the Harry Gwala re-gion are starting with a clean slate totry to change the mindset of peoplewho say they behave badly.

This was evident on last Fridaywhentheychosetodonateschooluni-forms and shoes to destitute pupils.

TheeventwasheldatEnhlanhleniSchool in Bulwer under theKwaSaniLocal Municipality.

In attendance were South AfricanNational Taxi Council (Santaco) taximanagement and taxi drivers fromfive districts falling under the HarryGwala region.

More than 400 pupils benefitedfromtheprogramme,whichreceived

supportfromgovernmentsectorsandthe Harry Gwala District Municipali-ty.

A pupil, Siyabonga Jijana fromHorseshoe, said he was happy to geta new uniform since his uniformwasold.

He thanked the initiativebySanta-co saying they no longer regard taxidrivers as bad people.

Santaco chairman in the HarryGwala regionwho is also the associa-tion’s treasurer in theKwaZulu-NatalZibeleDavidKheswasaid it isof greatconcern to ensure they give back tocommunities because without themtheir business would not exist.

“It isourduty toensurewedogoodas we are no longer regarded as taxi

men, but business people,” saidKheswa. He added there were anumber of things they could do, butthey chose to help the pupils.

“Ouryoungpupils are thestrengthand pillar of our nation so it is impor-tant toencourage themineducation.”

Kheswa said they are not only fo-cusing on the youth but their driversare given free lessons on how to dealwithpassengers.Theyarealsotaughthow to drive safely.

Harry Gwala Deputy MayorNtuseng Duma, who was represent-ing her mayor Mluleki Ndobe said itwas their duty to create relationshipswith all community organisationsand theprivate sector inorder tohas-ten service delivery programmes.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDHarry Gwala District Municipality Deputy Mayor Ntuseng Duma, Umzimkhulu Municipality Deputy Mayor SindiswaNkala, Harry Gwala Santaco chairman David Kheswa with pupils in their new uniforms.

Water leak next to electricity box

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDA Riverview resident says a hole was dug to repair a water leak inPaulsen Circle, Kokstad three months ago. As seen the hole is right nextto an electricity box and children play in it. Numerous calls have beenmade to Harry Gwala District Municipality Water Services but the situa-tion remains the same with it getting deeper.

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Intense lobbying ahead of conferenceKHAYA MAGENU>>khaya.magenu@feveronline.co.za

FORMER ANC Harry Gwala regional secretary’s politi-cal dreams of contesting the current chairperson,Mluleki Ndobe, in the upcoming regional conferenceare dead and buried.

Amon Zondi has been strategically parachuted toprovincial legislature meaning he won’t be able tocontest Ndobe.

However, ANC insiders said it was strategic to ousthim in regional politics as he vacated his position asregional secretary to concentrate on his role as amember of the legislature.

Zondi denied the allegations claiming he regardshis move as successful because his party showed trustin him to move him from a regional structure to Parlia-ment. “I don’t think it is true that I have been removedfrom regional politics because of deployment by myparty in Parliament.” He said he resigned as the re-gional secretary after he took over as MP.

ANC insiders said a lobby group wanted him outof the region because there was tension and factionsahead of the regional conference which is supposedto be held in October.

The Fever understands that lobbing intensifiesand dissatisfaction is continuing as branches aredivided into two groups, some favouring the current

regional chairperson, while others favour that hemust not be re-elected.

Some branches have already thrown their weightbehind Ndobe’s re-election, while others favouredZondi to replace Ndobe.

“We are very happy and excited because Zondi isone of the tested cadres of our movement and webelieve his participation in the legislature will add val-ue not only for the region but for KZN,” said Ndobe.

He said Greater Kokstad Municipal Mayor NosisaJojozi is acting as regional secretary until the confer-ence in October.

Ndobe also denied rumours that some ANC re-gional leaders are unhappy about the lack of politicalleadership and poor performance of the GreaterKokstad Municipality.

“We are not aware about the rumours that wewant to oust the Greater Kokstad Municipal MayorNosisa Jojozi and they will remain rumours until pre-sented to the executive,” said Ndobe.

He said councillors, including mayors, were electedin 2011 until end of their term in 2016, and there areno plans to change any leader in the region, includingthe Greater Kokstad Municipality.

“We are working hard in Kokstad and we believethat we will overcome even the difficult challengesof finance as experienced by Greater KokstadMunicipality,” said Ndobe.

Municipality— ‘ja baas’institution?

>> Managers vowed toexpose more issues if theirdemands are not metFEVER REPORTER

SENIORmanagementandmanagementoftheGreaterKokstadMunicipalityareup in armsovermany issues that affect

the workings of the institution.Management is divided into two factions

as someaccusemanagers as being “ja baas”peopletocertaincouncillorsinordertochaseother managers out of the municipality.

This comes after some level two to level 4managersdownedtoolsduringlunchtimeonTuesday complaining about non-perform-ance bonuses and substance and travellingallowance that are due to them, and whichthey didn’t receive.

They also complained about the malad-ministrationof financesandsaidthatcertaincouncillors insult them. They also com-plainedabout thegrossviolationof their em-ployment conditions.

Themanagerssaidsomeofthemanagers’contractsaredeliberatelynotrenewed,nota-bly thecommunitysocial servicesmanager’scontract.

Managementmade it clear that under thecurrent senior managers the situation willnot improve. They also accuse managers ofbeing arrogant. Themanagers vowed to ex-pose more issues if their demands are notmet.

Greater Kokstad Municipality Mayor No-sisa Jojozi expressed shock about the situa-tion. “What I know is that themunicipality isrunning smoothly and I amnot aware of anypicketing by managers.”

She said most of the decisions taken bycouncil areonadvice frommanagementanddenied that the municipality is in crisis.

PHOTO: KHAYA MAGENUManagers picket in front of Greater Kokstad Municipality on Tuesday.

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15 June 2014

CHIEF Albert Luthuli once said “a man really has only one speech to make. He may cover it in different words,but in essence it is the same speech.Those of us who are in the freedom struggle in this country have reallyonly one gospel.We may possibly shade it in different ways, but it is a gospel of democracy and freedom.”

The outgoing cabinet agreed on a set of twelve outcomes (or priorities) to provide a strategic focus for government,building on the five priorities in the ruling party’s election manifesto namely: improving education, improving healthcare, fighting crime and corruption, creating jobs and rural development and land reform . I would like to givea highlight of each priority since it has been our focus in the past 5 years.

HONOURABLE COUNCILLORS ANDTRADITIONAL LEADERSLet me firstly thank thousands of the people of Matatiele who practiced their right and voted in the fifth democraticelections that we’ve just had.The day went relatively smoothly, and there were no forms of violence reported. One canaffirm to the world – democracy is alive, well and prosperous in SA. We appreciate the tolerance, dignity and patiencewith which voters conducted themselves as they waited to cast their vote.

It is further noted that if one compares the number of registered population against those who voted it is not a goodpicture, I therefore call upon all the people of Matatiele to exercise their hard fought right to vote in the upcoming 2016local government elections and in 2019 National and Provincial elections.

SOMLOMONjengoko sazibophelela kunyaka ophelileyo ka 2013 okokuba siza kuqhubeka sisebenzisana neSebe leZemfundokwinginqi yaseMaluti. Siyazibona iziqhamo zalentsebenziswano kuba kulonyaka uphelileyo kwibanga leShumi sibekwindawo yesiThathu ePhondweni ngento engaphaya ko70%. uRhulumente wabeka umgomo wokuba izikolo zodakazipheliswe ukuze kuphucuke izinga lemfundo.

URhulumente eMatatiele wokhe izikolo ezilishumi elinesixhenxhe (17) zexeshana (prefabricated classrooms)kwindawo ebezifudula zifundela phantsi kwemithi nakumagumbi angekho mgangathweni, ezi zikolo zinamagumbiangamashumi amahlanu anesibini (52) zokhiwe kwindawo ezifana nase Polokong JSS, Queens Mercy JSS nezinye.

URhulumente we ANC uthe wakha izikolo eziyi 16 zesitena apha eMatatiele ezinamagumbi angamaShumi aliThobaaneSihlanu (95). Phakathi kwezo zikolo singabalula iMvenyane SSS ethe yaxabisa iR46 yezigidi zeerandi, equkailaboratory, workshops kwakunye ne computer room enobuxhakaxhaka belixesha. Nesikolo saseMpofini JSS esikum-gangatho ophezulu ulwakhiwo lwaso lugqityiwe.

Luyaqhubeka ulwakhiwo lwesikolo esikwizinga eliphezulu iBokamoso Senior Primary School esixabisa iR19 million.Luqalile ulwakhiwo lwesikolo esixabisa iR200 million eCedarville esijongene nabantwana abakhubazekileyo.

Ngokunjalo sikhuphe ibursary eZine (4) kubantwana abasuka kumakhaya angathathi ntweni abazowenza izifundozobuNjiniyeli, Ezolimo kunye nabeAccounting. Ngelixa icandelo lethu lakwa Special Programmes Unit lithe lancedisaukufunela abantwana abangathathi ntweni izikolo kwidyunivesithi zethu, baze babhatalela abantwana abangaphayakwamaShumi amaNe (40).

Kusenjalo amawaka abantwana bafumana ukutya ntsuku zonke kwizikolo zethu fele-fele behlawulelwa ntsuku zonkengurhulumente wabantu. As the Municipality we support 8 Early Childhood Development Centres (ECDCs) and wewill continue supporting other Centres in the upcoming financial year.

Indeed we have a good story to tell as this government.

HONOURABLE MEMBERS,IMPROVING HEALTH CARE

The major R302-million Khotsong TB Hospital infrastructure project is underway and running smoothly. The projectinvolves demolition of some of the existing structures to make way for the new facility and part of the project includesconverting the pediatric wards to administration offices. The new facility is made up of a 120-bed hospital with gen-eral TB and multiple drug resistant (MDR) TB wards. The two phases are expected to create 350 jobs.

As government working together with our state owned entities we must make sure that this project is a catalyst forsocio-economic development in our area, thus benefiting the communities through: access to health care, the crea-tion of job opportunities, ensuring training and development take place as well together with the SMME support anddevelopment that comes through our infrastructure development programmes.

The Department of Health will build Nyaniso Clinic and has renovated the following clinics so that they provide qualityhealthcare services: Afsondering, Mt Hargreeves ,Mparane, Madlangala, Thabachicha, Queens Mercy ,Mthumaseand Mzongwana.

Our people were complaining that our local Hospital, Tayler Bequest do not have X-Ray machines, however their crywas respondent to by this government.

BAHLALI BASE MATATIELE ABAZIMASE LENTLANGANISO NAMHLANJE NABO ABASIPHULAPHULE KWIALFRED NZO COMMUNITY RADIO,ISebe Lezempilo eMpuma Koloni lizama ngandlela zonke ukusabela kwingxaki yokushokoxeka kogqirha kulenginqiyethu apho sibone Isebe lisibonelela ngokuqashwa kooQgirha abaThathu eTayler Bequest kulonyaka ka 2014.Thereare also additional Clinicians, Pharmacist, Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists. Kulindeleke into yokokubauGqirha wamazinyo a qale engekapheli uJune lo esiya kuye.

Tayler Bequest Hospital was one of the Institutions that were assessed by National Department of Health for “BabyFriendly Initiative” (Breastfeeding) and the hospital has passed and awaiting certificate from the Health Minister. ThisInitiative will decrease Malnutrition in Matatiele ensuring that children are healthy. Therefore the institution is a “BabyFriendly Hospital”.

HONOURABLE SPEAKER,In response to shortage of Doctors in our Area, the Department of Health has initiated a programme to identify thepoorest of the poor students, who intend on progressing to study medicine after completion of their matric and areunable to pay for their tuition. Five pupils have left for Cuba coming from Matatiele.

This shows that Matatiele is a better place than it was before 1994.COMPATRIOTS,ON FIGHTING CRIME AND CORRUPTIONSouth African Police Services continues to play a critical role in fighting crime in our Area. Nevertheless, we are stillfaced with a challenge of stock theft with 586 reported cases, 635 cases for aassault with the intent to inflict grievousbodily harm, burglary at residential areas at 399 reported cases to mention but a few.This picture shows that we haveto work together going forward to address these challenges. We have to reform our Community Safety Forums andmake sure that they are well capacitated.

It is a well-known fact that a country where corruption reigns will fail in its endeavours to create just and prosperousdispensation for its people. Corruption is not only bad for a government and reputation of the country but it is alsoharmful to the growth of the economy, job creation and the country’s overall development.

Government is committed to a clean, accountable public service as government officials involved in corruption aredealt with irrespective of status or rank. We need to fight the culture of corruption. Let us promote the culture thinkinghard, working hard, and of finding innovative ways of making money.

We call on all sectors in Matatiele Local Municipality to not turn a blind eye to corruption, or in any way encourageit to take place because if we do so, we are ultimately doing our Municipality a disservice and threatening the futurewe want to build for our children.

CREATING JOBSNational statistics shows that unemployment rate is still high. Matatiele Local Municipality Area also faces the samechallenge; conversely, the Municipality has worked towards creating job opportunities for Matatiele communitythrough Nkhoesa Mofokeng Programme and EPWP. These Programmes are aimed at maintaining municipal accessroads and has benefited more than Six Thousand (6000) people around Matatiele.

In addition to this number, the Municipality has created the following number of jobs:

Job Creation BeneficiariesFood for Waste 290Youth Environmental Services ( Wild lands) 30Park Establishment Matatiele Town ( To becompleted by end September 50Youth in waste jobs 9Nature Reserve Gateway office 100EPWP ANDM 50

Ukuzama ukulwa nentswela ngqesho kubantu abatsha, sathi satyikitya isivumelwano nenye ye arhente ebizwangokuba yi Local Government Sector Education Training Authority (LGSETA) kunye neSebe leMfundo ePhakemeyoapho ithe yabeka abantwana abaliShumi elineSibini (12) kuloMasipala wethu ukuze bafumane ulwazi oludingekayoxa beyofuna imisebenzi esisigxina.

Through our major infrastructure projects, a number of jobs were created for Matatiele community, these projectsinclude the construction of the new state of the art Correctional Services Centre in Matatiele.

ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORMSinguRhulumente siqhubela phambili nephulo lokuphucula amakhaya, ulimo nemfuyo kwilali zethu, lento ke iqinisek-isa ukuba uqoqosho lwethu luyaphucuka kwindawo esihlala kuzo nokulwa nendlala kunye nentlupheko.

The Municipality has entered into a partnership with local grain farmers, Old Mutual Masisizane Development Fund,Grain Emerging Development Farmers Association and Omnia. This partnership will support all grain farmers focus-ing on grain production and Agro-Processing. The Municipality will provide land and private sector to provide funding.Government is also assisting local farmers in rural development on grain production by giving them a loan.

Zimbabwean President His Excellency Robert Mugabe on the issue of land he once said and I quote “Having re-stored land to the people, we have learnt a host of lessons, all pointing to the challenge of ensuring foodsecurity for the people.”

Isebe likaMasipala lwakwaEconomic Development kuleminyaka idlulileyo lisebenzisa namanye amaSebe kaRhulu-mente liphucule ubomi babahlali baseMatatiele oluhlobo:

WARD NO. PROGRAMME/PROJECT STATUS OFTHE PROJECT19, 26 Review of Land Use Management System 2013 Land Use Management System adopted by

Council and functional19, 26 Land Use Management System By-Law Land Use Management System By law Gazetted19,26 Functional Land Use Management System Land Use Register is functional19, 26 Bed and Breakfast and Tent Policy Completed19,26 Municipal Land Management Plan CompletedAll GIS and Training CompletedAll Matatiele Land Audit Project Completed02 Khuthalani Sinosizo Poultry Project Completed19 Matatiele Tourism (Tourism Marketing Material) Completed19 Music Festival Completed26 Matat Training Centre Ongoing19 Informal Trading Taxi Rank Facility (First Phase) Completed19 Mokhosi Milling Completed26 Cedarville Emerging Farmers OngoingAll wards Tourism Marketing Material Completed19 Feasibility Study for the Municipal Entity Completed26 Construction of Training Centre Ongoing19 Matat Fees Completed20 Matatiele Music Festival Completed19 Construction of LED Offices Under ConstructionAll Develop 26 LED Ward Based 6 LED Ward plans done.All NHBRC to train local building contractors local contractors were workshopped and trained

Matatiele Local Municipality economy has transformed over the past two decades. Despite the significantproblems we continue to face, Matatiele Local Municipality is today a wealthier society, with greater eco-nomic opportunity and reduced levels of poverty.

HONOURABLE COUNCILLORSKanti sisebenzisana neSebe loKuhlaliswa koLuntu (Human Settlements) sikwiphulo lokwakha izakhiwo zoluntu ez-isemgangathweni, eli Sebe lokha iThusong Service Centres sebakeng sa Thabachicha ukanti kuzokwakhiwa izindluezingaphaya kweThree Thousand Three Hundred (3300) kwindawo zalapha eMatatiele. Ezi zindlu ziza kokhiwakwezindawo nakwezinye: 1,500 units eMaritseng kwa Ward 2, 500 Thabachicha kwa Ward 14, kunye ne 500 eM-venyane kwa ward 21, Maluti 200, Mafube 300. Izindlu ezingu Eight hundred sithetha nje ziyokhiwa Kwa-Masakalanase Queensmercy. Ukulungiswa kwezindlu eCedarville, Matatiele naseHarry Gwala kuzakuqhubeka.

BA-AHI BA HLOMPHEHILENG BA MATATIELEMasepala wa le hae wa Matatiele, ho tloha selemong sa 2011 ha khansele ena e ne e kena tshebetsong, re fihlelletseho atleha diprojekeng tsena tse latelang:

Project StatusElectrify 400 houses in Harry Gwala Park extention CompletedElectrify 183 houses in Harry Gwala Park extension CompletedElectrification of Ramafole village In progressFelleng Access Road CompletedDiaho Great Place Access Road Completed

Project Name StatusZingcuka-Madlangeni Access Road & Bridge ConstructionNyanzela Access Road ConstructionKuyasa Poultry Project Access Road ConstructionSekhutlong Access Road ConstructionCross to St. Johns Access Road ConstructionLukholweni Access Road CompleteNtlola Access Road ConstructionPaballong Access Road ConstructionCedarville Internal Streets Phase 2 ConstructionMasupa Access Road ConstructionManzi Access Road Construction

Mnqayi Access Road ConstructionSabasaba Access Road ConstructionSL Novuka Community Facility CompleteMoriting Community Facility CompleteMoaneng Community Facility CompleteNgcwengane - Sifolweni access road CompleteBerdivalle – Mahlehleng access road CompleteMoliko access road CompleteThabaneng access road CompleteLED Offices ConstructionLunda Community Facility ConstructionKhaue Community Facility ConstructionFinance offices Construction

Matatiele Local Municipality Mayor Cllr. MM Mbedla

Mnqayi Access Road ConstructionSabasaba Access Road ConstructionSL Novuka Community Facility CompleteMoriting Community Facility CompleteMoaneng Community Facility CompleteNgcwengane - Sifolweni access road CompleteBerdivalle – Mahlehleng access road CompleteMoliko access road CompleteThabaneng access road CompleteLED Offices ConstructionLunda Community Facility ConstructionKhaue Community Facility ConstructionFinance offices Construction

Matatiele Local Municipality Mayor Cllr. MM Mbedla

tions Unit and we all become government communicators especially as we approach 2016 local government electionsso that our people are well informed of our successes.

COMPATRIOTS,Let us join hands and congratulate three Councillors from this Council who are now deployed to the National Assembly,Cllr Lulama Ntshayisa and Cllr Mahlubanzima Jafta representing AIC. The African National Congress has elected Cllr.Zama Munyu as the member of the NCOP. We believe that they will continue with good working relations that we havewith them. We wish them all the best.

Allow me to also congratulate our Miss Matatiele Ms Nicole Potwana who has been nominated as a finalist for Miss SATeen. Let us all vote for her by SMS-ing “Nicole Potwana” to 42899.

I would like to urge our communities to be patient with this government and acknowledge that they have a right toprotest but not to vandalise the existing government infrastructure because that is taking government backwards. Iadvocate everyone to work together with the Municipality and government to move Matatiele forward.

The former President of the country Honourable Thabo Mbeki in his resignation he said, “I would like to say that gloomand despondency have never defeated adversity.Trying times need courage and resilience. Our strength as apeople is not tested during the best of times. As we said before, we should never become despondent becausethe weather is bad nor should we turn triumphalist because the sun shines.” Ndithi sonke masiqhubele phambilisisebenzisana ukwenza iMatatiele engcono, singavumeli nanye into ime phambi kwethu, kumele sitsho ngazwi linyeokokuba Sisonke siqhubela uMzantsi Afrika phambili.

BUDGETMadam Speaker, Fellow Executive and Honourable councillors, allow me to table to you our 2014/2015 budget asfollows:

Tariff charges will increase by 5% for all other services except the following:• Electricity charges will increase above 5% by 7.39%, this is because of the control by National Electricity Regula-

tor of South Africa (NERSA) who controls such increases.• Property rates Randages will be decreased as follows:

o Residential properties from 0.0150 to 0.00827 i.e 45% reductiono Commercial properties from 0.0180 to 0.0099 i.e 45% reductiono Farm properties from 0.0037 to 0.0020 i.e 45% reduction

• For other categories of properties like vacant land, mining land there will be no changes to what was charged inthe budget year of 2013/2014.

Further to these reductions madam speaker, the following exemptions and rebates will be provided to our rate payersas a relieve,

o First R55 000 of the valuation roll value will not be charged rates to all residential properties,o Further 35% discount on values of residential properties will be provided and 15% discount on values of all

commercial and industrial properties will be provided.o And 65% discount on all farms properties will be provided.

The above reductions, rebates and exemptions madam speaker have been considered after engagements with therate payers representatives and local government representatives. Because we are a caring municipality, we have seenit important to listen to the requests and proposals of the community hence members we have agreed to reduce rateRandages from rates of 2013/2014 and this has resulted us to reduce our draft budget revenue of rates by R10 million.

This then Madam Speaker gives us the revenue of the municipality to be R375, 4 million including grants and subsidiesfrom National and Provincial Governments as follows:Property Rates – R30, 7 millionMunicipal Services charges – R58, 4 millionGrants – R231, 1 millionOther revenue – R54, 9 million

On general expenditure madam speaker allow me to table budget of R257, 8 million operating, repairs and mainte-nance as follows:Staff Salaries – R90, 3 million, this includes filled posts, vacant posts to be filled and new post.Councillors allowances – R17, 1 millionGeneral expenditure – R137, 8 million, this is for day to day operations of the municipality to ensure that services aredelivered. This includes our strategic projects like music festival, special projects, LED projects, Indigent Support,electricity smart metering, revenue enhancement etc.Repairs and maintenance – R12, 2 million, this is for all maintenances of Infrastructure projects and buildings.

On Capital Budget Madam Speaker, allow me to table the budget of R117, 5 million as follows:Office of the Municipal Manager – R221 thousandCorporate Services – R2, 1 millionBudget and Treasury Office – R1, 8 millionCommunity Services – R7, 3 millionEconomic Development & Planning - R915 thousandInfrastructure Services – R81, 7 millionElectrical Services – R23, 3 million

Madam speaker, the following projects will be implemented from the above capital budget, surfacing of Matatiele townstreets and Cedarville streets, community halls, access roads of Manzi, Sabasaba, Mnqayi, Paballong, Masopha,sport fields of Mahangwe, Afsondering, Nkau, Nice Field, Majoro, Epiphany, LED Fresh Produce Market, Rolwenibridge and continuation of Budget and Treasury Offices, rural electrification, replacement of electrical cables and 5high mast lights.

Madam Speaker it is important that I must also table that, on the Capital Budget we have budgeted an amount of R20million to construct new council chambers and offices and this has been awarded to commence soon.

The tabled Capital Budget of R117 million is funded as follows:MIG – R45, 2 millionElectrification grant – R19, 3 millionCouncil funding from Capital Replacement Reserve – R59, 4 million.

Madam Speaker, Honourable EXCO members and Honourable Councillors, allow me therefore to table to you theMatatiele Local Municipality total operating and capital budgets for 2014/2015 as follows:

This therefore Madam Speaker gives me an opportunity to table to this Council for approval a total budget of R375, 4million for 2014/2015.

Let me assure the council madam speaker, that, the budget tabled today has been prepared according to the issuedguidelines, legislations and priorities of the people of Matatiele.

Public consultative meetings have been conducted and draft budget was publicized for further comments and sugges-tions as required by law and I want to inform council today that, no written comments from communities or stakehold-ers were received on draft budget and only those comments were raised in consultative meetings were received andconsidered for the finalization of this budget.

Provincial Treasury Budget comments on Draft Budget were received and all necessary corrections were done as pertheir advice.

Madam Speaker requests and suggestions received from Rate Payers Association with regards to General ValuationRoll during the engagements between municipality, local government officials were considered and we have madereductions of almost 45% on rate Randages. I further advise madam speaker that, Rate payer feeling aggrieved withtheir property values as per valuation roll must follow requirements of law and appeal to appeals board who will lookat their objects and make final ruling.

Madam Speaker, let me quote from Calvin Coolidge the 30th President of United States of America when he said, “Allgrowth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effortmeans work.”

As I have tabled this budget, I want us all sitting here in this house to remember our responsibilities and political man-dates that, we are here to work and provide better lives to all our communities. We must put more efforts and work hardthrough implementation of this budget and if we don’t work hard then we will put no effort to achieve our mandates.I say this Madam Speaker also to the Management, our performance needs to improve on service delivery and ourexpectations are that, by Mid Term assessment of performance, only performance of above 50% will be accepted.

As our father of the nation the late President Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Said, “Real leaders must be ready to sac-rifice all for the freedom of their people” we must all of us today leave this house and put all our dedications andefforts to free our people from poverty and non services.

Honourable Members of Council, Management and Communities let me extend a word of gratitude to you all for yourefforts and cooperation on the preparation of this budget and hope that this will be delivered as planned to improvethe lives of our people.

I thank you.

MAYOR: CLLR. MOMELEZI MBEDLA

SOMLOMOThe Community Services through its Public Safety Unit has successfully managed to purchase Rescue Equipment.The Unit has also managed to license eight hundred and ninety six (896) vehicles from October to December 2013.Matatiele Local Municipality bought four (4) brand new traffic vehicles to try reduce the number of people who do notobey traffic rules.

Isebe lakwa DSRAC lisebenza nomasipala sele lakhe amathala encwadi (libraries) ntoleyo ebingasokuze yenzekekurhulumente wengcinezelo, njenge thala lase Maluti. I- Mvenyane library will soon be constructed.

Capital Project StatusRe-surfacing of testing grounds CompleteUpgrade of test station In progressShelters erected at animal pound completeVehicle shelters/carports completeFencing at public safety offices CompleteNew traffic vehicles CompleteTraffic signals (Robots) CompleteHarry Gwala Donga Rehabilitation (Dea Funding)( R4 Million) 50 employees CompleteTree Planting (arbour) Matatiele Town ( Residential)300 Trees Complete

Fencing of Maluti & Cedarville Cemetery CompleteFencing of Open Grounds Matatiele CompleteGrading of Sgoga Sport Field CompleteRenovation of Town Hall CompleteRenovation of Zibi Meya, Mateleng, MasakalaCommunity Hall CompleteReconstruction & Completion of Civic Centre &Maluti Library Complete

MEMBERS OFTHE MEDIAThe total backlog of electricity around Matatiele amounts to more than R1,2 Billion. We are working tirelessly to ad-dress this backlog, as we speak we are in negotiations with the Department of Energy and ESKOM that on the budgetadjustment to be tabled in September by Department of Energy, as Matatiele we request R74 Million for interventionprojects. This amount if approved will only be available in January 2015.

The former MEC of Local Government and Traditional Affairs Honourable Mlibo Qoboshiyane has been in negotiationswith the National Treasury to address the challenge of Alfred Nzo District backlog on electricity, as such the Districtwould need more than R3 Billion from the National Treasury. I urge the people of Matatiele to be patient with us be-cause these are requests so we shall await their feedback if our demands will be met. We will inform our communitieson any developments around this issue.

HONOURABLE EXCO MEMBERSKwinkonzo yamanzi ntoleyo esiyaziyo ukuba yenye yemfuno zabantu bethu ephambili, uMasipala oMbaxa wesithiliiAlfred Nzo uqhubela phambili ukufakela amanzi, ukanti siqhubela phambili ukumilisela ezinye inkqubo ezizaku-qinisekisa ukuba uluntu lwethu lonke lufumana amanzi acocekileyo maxesha onke.

Masixolise kubahlali abathe bachaphazeleka kuphazamiseko lwenkonzo yamanzi kwindawo ezohlukeneyo zaseMatatiele. Sithe sathumela itruck ezihambisa amanzi saze safaka namatanki khonukuze nifumane amanzi ngelixasilungisa lengxaki.

Siyazi ukuba ingxaki yamanzi iqatsele kwindawo yethu, kodwa siyaxoxa neSebe lezaManzi ukulungisa lemeko kwayekuleminyaka mihlanu izayo siqhubela phambili singuRulumente ukusa inkonzo yamanzi ebantwini.

Umama uDiko uthe “kwindawo ezingakafakelwa amanzi masiqinisekise ukuba senza zonke inzame zokuba kufikeleleamanzi kuluntu lonke lwaseMatatiele.”

Njengalapha eMatatiele kuzakufakelwa amanzi kweziWard 5, 7, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22.

BAHLALIISebe loMzantsi Afrika elijongene nokhuseleko lezentlalakahle (SASSA) linikezele ngeenkonzo zokutya kumakhayaangathathi ntweni kuba singuRhulumente okhathalayo. Kunikezelwe ukutya okungaphaya kwe One Million ThreeHundred and Ten Thousand Eight Hundred and Twelve rands Ninety Three (1 310 812. 93) kumakhaya angaphayakweOne Thousand One Hundred and Four.

On Social Grants we have spent more than Six Hundred Million to deserving families to fight poverty and this hasbenefitted more than Six Hundred and Sixty Thousand beneficiaries.

Isebe lezeNdlela neMisebenzi yoLuntu (Roads and Public Works) liyazi ukuba indlela zethu zikwisimo esibi kwayeiingxoxo kunye neSebe ziyaqhubeka. Nathi singuMasipala sisebenzisa oGanda-ganda bethu ukulungisa ezindlelakwaye sizoqhubeka sisenza njalo. Sele silungise iindlela kwezi Wards zilandelayo: 5, 6, 7, 20, 26, 22 and 14.

Sele inkampani ezizawulungisa ezindlela zilandelayo zikhethiwe, kumele kungekudala ziqale ulwakhiwo: DR08015,DR08245, DR08646, DR08069, DR08015, DR18017, DR08013, DR08503

Isebe leZothutho lithe lakha I depot zakwa AB350 apha eMatatiele nelithe lavelisa amathuba omsebenzi angamashu-mi amane anesihlanu (45) kuluntu lwalapha.

BAHLALIiSebe lakwa Social Development and Special Programmes eMatatiele liqhubela phambili ukuncedisa iprojects eziyi75 ngemali engaphaya kwe R12 million, eziprojects zincedisa ukugxotha indlala, zincedise ukuqinisa uphuhliso no-qoqosho.

FELLOW COUNCILLORSI would like to agree with the former UN General Secretary Dr Kofi Annan when he was saying “People of differentreligions and cultures live side by side in almost every part of the world, and most of us have overlappingidentities which unite us with very different groups. We can love what we are, without hating what – andwho – we are not.We can thrive in our own tradition, even as we learn from others, and come to respect theirteachings,” in this sense, as the Municipality we continue to engage with all our stakeholders including TraditionalLeaders, Council of Churches and youth formations in order to find ways of developing our Municipality as we continueworking together.

The President of the Country Honourable Jacob Zuma has recently established a new Ministry of Communications,which will be responsible for overarching communication policy and strategy, information dissemination and publicityas well as the branding of the country abroad.

He said “Improved communication and marketing will promote an informed citizenry and also assist the country topromote investments, economic growth and job creation.” I therefore recommend that we strengthen our Communica-

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Umzimkhulu 3297Email: info@umzimkhululm.gov.za

Public Notice is hereby given in terms of Section 9 and 22(1) of the KwaZulu-Natal Planningand Development Act, Umzimkhulu Municipality has received an application submitted anapplication in terms of Chapter 4 of the Planning Development Act (subdivision and Rezon-ing) of a portion of Remainder of Erf 152 Umzimkhulu. Proposed subdivision and rezonePortion of Remainder of Erf 152 from “AGRICULTURE” to “ADMINISTRATION” to allow forthe development of Eskom Technical Service Centre.

Any person desiring to object this proposal may do so by lodging a written notice with theMunicipal Manager Mr ZS Sikhosana and the undersigned, setting out the grounds of his/objection on or before 25 July 2014 (Date- 30 days from the date of Publication).

A copy of the application is available for inspection between 08h00 and 16h00 at 169 MainStreet, Umzimkhulu Municipality, Planning and Development Division as from 13 June 2014(date).

Comments on application, which may be submitted by mail and must be submitted within 30days to the Town Planner, Mr Mpumelelo Majola Tel: 039 259 5000 Fax 039 259 0427 address:Private Bag 53, Umzimkhulu, 3297.

N.B: Please note that the Municipality may refuse to accept comments submitted after theclosing date and that persons who did not comment on the application will not have a rightof appeal against the decision of the Municipality.

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EDITORIAL COMMENTLet the truth be toldTHATacouncillorrequeststhattherecordbeset straight about his alleged “inappropriateaction” regarding RDP houses should beseen as fair and opportune.An investigationwasdoneafterhisapparentactions—givingRDP houses in return for sexual favours andgiving these same houses to family andfriends first— theoutcomeofwhichwasputin a report for council.Should someone’s

reputation be tarnished by incorrect allega-tions which affect the person’s private andpersonal life, theonlywaytoexposethetruthis to call for the results of the investigation.

Bringingthetruthtotheforeandshamingthose who allegedlymade the false claims istheway forward, and canprevent this situa-tion from occurring again.

Let the truth be told.

MATAT VIEWPOINTDR DCT NAKIN MUNICIPAL MANAGER

WARMgreetings to all readers of thisviewpoint.

2014 Youth Day soccer tourna-ment

Matatiele Local Municipality inpartnership with Andile Jali andMatatiele Hotspurs FC presents the2014 Andile Jali Youth Day SoccerTournament from 14 to 16 June atThandanani Stadium.

BafanaBafana star Jali previouslyplayed for Orlando Pirates and nowplays forK.V. Oostende in theBelgianpro-league. Born and bred in Mata-tiele, he started playing football at a

young age playing for Hotspurs FCwhere hewas scouted by Orlando Pi-rates.

It is his wish to give back to theyouth in Matatiele and give them thesame opportunity he got to play forprofessional teams.

The purpose of this tournament isto ensure sportdevelopment inMata-tiele and to broaden the participationsportwith limited resources.Theaimif also to give young footballers achance to be spotted by professionalscouts who will put them on the mapand create a legacy forMatatiele soc-

cer thatwillbeusedforgenerationstocome.

Sixteen teams will be competingagainst each other and 16 games areto be played over the weekend underthe theme“ahealthy lifestyle throughsport”.Matatiele communitiesare in-vitedtobepartofthistournamentandcome out in numbers to support theirteams.

Request to provice experientiallearning for interns

ServicesSetahassignedacontractwith the Alfred Nzo District Munici-pality wherein the municipality will

facilitate the placement of unem-ployedgraduatesinthedistrict.Theseunemployed graduates would be giv-en experiential learning that will as-sist themsothat theycanbeemploya-ble. Services SETA in partnershipwith the Alfred Nzo District Munici-pality requests all departments andcompanies to provide space in yourdepartment and/or company for theplacement of an intern(s). The place-mentshouldberelevanttotheintern’squalification. Services Seta would beresponsible for the payment of themonthly stipend

R3 000 through the district munici-pality. Further details of this place-ment will be communicated duringtheinductionof theemployersandin-terns.

Should you have further queries,please do not hesitate to contactPhumlani Sam, project manager:Eastern Cape Rural Development on073 849 0031.

That is all fromus for now, till nexttime, stay safe and be blessed.

Thank you sweet people of Matat,a destination of choice and excel-lence.

UMZ VIEWPOINTZWELIPHANSI SKHOSANA

Municipal Manager

WARMgreetings to thepeopleofUmzimkhulu.The service delivery and budget implemen-

tation plan (SDBIP) is supposed to be finalised14 days after the council adopted the budget.

The Umzimkhulu Municipality is proud toannounce that the IDP and budget have beenaligned. The council has a responsibility to en-sure that they monitor the implementation ofthe budget. The SDBIP is a tool that the over-sight structures will use to measure perform-anceof themunicipality.Thedocument iswait-ingforthesignatureofthemayortoendorsethedocument on behalf of council.

The consultants for the Nsikeni electrifica-tion project have been appointed. We expect

themto startworking in the secondweekof Ju-ly.

Consultants will carry on with work wheretheotherconsultantshaveleft.Aswehighlight-ed initially, theelectrification in theareawill bedone in phases due to budgetary constraints.

For theFile/GayBrookproject, the contrac-tor should be appointed before the end of themonth.Thecontractorwill beonsite in thesec-ond week of July. The council of Umzimkhuluis committed in expediting the process.

Other projects that we have advertised areZintwalacommunityhall,Ward18andthe Mt-shayazafe Access Road, Ward 8

Thank you.

KWA SANI VIEWPOINT

N.C. JAMES.Municipal Manager

WARM greetings to Kwa Sani citizens. This is anotherweek granted to us by the Almighty above.

Kwa Sani Municipality advocates service deliveryand puts community at the centre as recipients

The municipality has begun the IDP and budgetroadshows for 2014/2015 financial year whereby theleadership as well as the municipal management visitcommunities around Kwa Sani to consult and informthe communities about the developmental projectsthat have been implemented as well as futureprojects that will bring about change in the communi-ties. The communities get a chance to engage withtheleadershipaswellasmanagementandraiseques-tions regarding the past projects that were includedin the IDP as well as the projects they wish to prioritisefor the next financial year. These meetings providesclarity of what needs to be done by the municipalityand projects to prioritise before the adoption of thebudget at the end of this month.

The Kwa Sani Municipality has taken a differentapproach when consulting communities — it is thefirst municipality within the Harry Gwala District toapply the community- based plan (CBP) processwhen conducting the IDP meetings, and this processallows the community to input to the developmentplan of their area using a bottom-up approach. Themunicipal leadership and management therefore lis-ten to the views, opinions and suggestions from thecommunity, jot them down and after that exercise hasbeen done the municipality requests the communityto mention a few out of the list of service deliverywishes they feel must be prioritised by the municipali-ty.

This process of conducting the IDP meetings notonly assists the community, but also prevents social

protests from taking place around the Kwa Sani Mu-nicipality.

As the municipality we are very aware that the mu-nicipality is there to service the community, hence thepeoples’ voice is vital in the way the institution shouldfunction. The Kwa Sani Municipality therefore ex-tends an invitation to all Kwa Sani stakeholders toparticipate in these public meetings and that will as-sist with the questions or concerns that can be raisedby community members which require a responsefrom a relevant stakeholder, therefore that mattercan be addressed immediately.

The following are the dates, times and venues forthe IDP Budget 2014/2015 financial year:Date: 15 JuneVenue: Ridge Community HallTime: 10:00Date: 22 JuneVenue: Mqatsheni Community HallTime: 10:00Ward 3:Date: 8 JuneVenue: Open Space (location)Time: 10:00Ward 4:Date: 15 JuneVenue: Gwayisa (Open Space)Time: 15:00Date: 22 JuneVenue: Khubeni Primary SchoolTime: 15:00Date: 29 JuneVenue: St Francis ChurchTime: 10:00

Thank you.

‘Lie no more’>> Please don’t lie Mr Nakin

DEAR Matatiele Municipal ManagerThe ratepayers and residents of

sweet Matat are fed up with the dou-ble standards and lies that are advocated bythe municipal manager Dr. D.C.T. Nakin.

Inhisarticle in theEastGriqualandFeverdated 6 June , he maintains, among otherthings, that the ratepayers’ associationagreed that “in terms of the law the valuerhad done nothingwrong during the processof valuation”.

The ratepayers’ association stated cate-gorically from the very onset that the entirevaluationprocess isgrossly flawed.Wehaveshown examples of astronomical increasesin valuations. Weshowed that vacantland is valued similarto land with proper-ties. We showed apensioner’s RDPhome valued atR313 000,whilst oth-er properties in thesame area, that havebeen renovated andextended, are valuedbelow R100 000.

Please don’t lie MrNakin.

More lies “theDLGTA advised themunicipality to revisitthe tariff rate …”

The reason whyyou had to revisit thetariff rate was be-cause of pressurefrom the ratepayersand residents ofMatatiele. The resi-dents are fully awarethat Dr. Nakinwas to-tally against any re-duction of rates.

And still more liesin respect of the blindpensioner “the

electricity discon-nectionwasasaresultof illegal tamper-ing …”

The residentswanttoknowhowcanablind65-year-oldla-dy with young chil-dren tamper with themeter.Evenif thiswasdoneis ityourprerog-ative to deny an old blind pensioner andyoung children electricity forever. Whenwereyougoingtoreinstateelectricitytoher?We the ratepayers’ association contend thathad we not exposed

thiscasetothepublicyou,DrNakinwouldhave allowed these horrific conditions tocontinue.

And even more lies “the water to thehouse was not disconnected …”

We put it to you Dr. Nakin that this househasnowater since 2012.When interviewedby members of the ratepayers’ associationon the 10

June (Tuesday) the pensioner stated thatshe still does not have lights andwater. Thisis approximately 21 days after our meetingwithNakinandtheProvincialDepartmentofLocal Government and Traditional Affairs.How longdoes it take to reinstatewater sup-ply to a home Mr Nakin?

The plight of the indigent and the poorgoesunnoticedbyNakinandhismunicipali-ty. The residents have long been requestingtheMECtoremoveNakinasmunicipalman-

ager as they, the resi-dents have passed avote of no confidencein him.

The ratepayersnote further that themunicipality totallydisregarded the con-ditions and agree-ments of the three-daymeetingheldwiththe provincial DLGTAand the municipality.At thatmeeting it wasnoted that any deci-sion regarding a re-ductioninrateswillbediscussed, deliberat-ed and agreed uponbyall threestakehold-ers. Surprisingly, Na-kinandhismunicipal-ity published the newrates structure with-out consulting eitherthe ratepayers’ asso-ciation or provincialDLGTA.Inatelephon-ic discussion with thechairperson of theratepayers’

association, Mr S.Dlulani the chairper-son of the DLGTA ex-pressed total shockthat the municipalitycouldpublish thenewrates tariff withouthaving discussed thiswith either him or theratepayers’ associa-tion.

The ratepayers will not accept any newtariffuntilthismatterisdiscussedwiththem.Onceagainwesee that thismunicipalityhasno intention of being open and transparent.They have always engaged with us in badfaith.

Is this Mr. Mayor, a good story to tell?(Fever 6 June).

Matatiele Ratepayers’ Association

• Published verbatim.

Response to farm worker allegations

IT is great concern that the Mt Currie Farm-ers’ Association note the item on the backpage of the Fever 6 June.

The GKM speaker, Mr Zolani Mhlongo,makes allegations of mistreatment of farmworkers in EG.

There are allegations of staff being lockedinto the yards of farms putting their safety atrisk by not enabling them to leave or haveservice providers access the property.

No farmer locks gates to put his staff atrisk – farm gates are locked at night to en-sure that security is not compromised.

With regard to the issue of the lady inlabour on the farm, the farmers are notaware of due dates of each and everymember of staff and the responsibility formedical care thus rests with each staffmember.

With regards to the allegation of a childdrowning in a dam on a local farm there aremany issues to consider.

A number of farms in EG have dams forirrigation and for water for livestock andthese are not for recreational use, shouldthey be used without permission of thefarmer he is not responsible and is often noteven aware.

Farmers are not obliged to allocate graz-ing for their staff’s livestock. In the currenteconomy, very few farms have the capacityto carry additional stock with no hope of anyfinancial returns.

With regards to the supply of drinkingwater, this is often a supply shared by the

farmer and his family so claims of drinkingwith cattle and frogs seems to be a wild alle-gation made by a possibly disgruntled la-bourer.

The issue of working hours and poorhousing and sanitation is a serious allega-tion and following a recent blitz by the De-partment of Labour requested by GKM,these do not ring true.

If any farm workers can provide more in-formation on these issues they should imme-diately be taken up with the Department ofLabour.

The Mt Currie Farmers’ Association havealways been willing to engage with farmersin conjunction with and on behalf of the Mu-nicipality & Government Departments to en-sure that organised agriculture complies inevery way with legislation.

Often those who are new to farming arenot aware of the many legal and moral re-quirements involved in organised agricultureand this lack of awareness on the part ofthese new farmers can be seen as normalfor all farmers.

The GKM is welcome as always to ap-proach the Mt Currie Farmers Associationand we will be more than happy to speak toany farmers contravening the law whetherthey are or are not members.

Mt Currie Famers’ AssociationMargi Fleming

Public Relations Officer

• Published verbatim.

SMILE AWHILE

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9

THE DLGTAADVISED THEMUNICIPALITY

TO REVISITTHE

TARIFFRATE …’

Tel: (039) 259 5000/5300Fax: (039) 259 0427

PROVINCE OF KWAZULU-NATALKZN435

Umzimkhulu Municipality169 Main StreetPrivate Bag 53

Umzimkhulu 3297Email: info@umzimkhululm.gov.za

KZN435/13/14/017/PNLG

PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE FINAL INTEGRATED DEVELOP-

MENT PLAN 2014/2015.

Notice is hereby given, in terms of Section 25(4) of the Municipal System Act 2000 (ActNo.32 of 2000), (a) (i) and (ii) that a Municipality must, within 14 days of the adoption of itsIntergrated Development Plan (IDP) give notice to the public, of the adoption of the plan andthat copies of or extracts from the plan are available for public inspection at specified places.

It is in light of the above that UMzimkhulu Local Municipality has adopted the 2014/2015 IDPon the Council of the 30th May 2014. Documents are therefore available at the municipaloffices, No. 169 Main Street UMzimkhulu and Municipal Library, No. 155 Main Street UMz-imkhulu for inspection at 08h00 – 16h00 Monday to Thursday and 08h00 to 15h00 Fridays.

Enquiries regarding this notice may be directed to the office of the Strategic Planning, Hous-ing & LED Manager (for the attention of Mr. T. Maphumulo) on 039 259 5000.

Yours Service Delivery.

MR. Z.S SIKHOSANA.MUNICIPAL MANAGER.

ENTRY FORMPlease fill in all the following sections and send itto us via email, kznspellingbee@media24.com,OR fax it to 0865344256.

SCHOOL DETAILS:

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Attention all rural schools/schools withEnglish as a second language

Rural/previously disadvantaged schools are invited to enter their top two(2) English spellers from Grade 10 and Grade 11 (one from each grade) into

the KZN Premier Spelling Bee South Coast regional event, to be held inAugust 2014 (Date and venue to be confirmed, keep reading your local

newspaper to find out the details!)

Words to be learnt for the South Coast Spelling Beewill be published in the 20 June 2014 edition of the

South Coast Fever & East Griqualand Fever.

Prizes:Cash prizes, book hampers, stationery hampers,bursaries and goodie bags for the top spellers,

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To enter:Complete the entry form found in this local newspaper and fax it to us at

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* School name, school address, English teacher’s name and contactdetails, registration number of your school, district of your school

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2014 South Coast Spelling Bee* Entries close on 13 June 2014

IWOULD like to share some of theheated (as heated as text canget) Facebook conversations I

sometimes find myself engaged in.These are often about apologet-

ics, but usually turn into the ability toview “bad apologetics” in action.

I define bad apologetics as “theincorrect use of science or faith todefend atheism or theism”.

Many of these conversations startwith an atheist or theist making boldclaims in defence of their beliefs.

Ideally, I prefer to not get involvedwith them. Ideally.

The issue arises when an apolo-gist uses unsupported claims to at-tack the other’s belief or defend his own.In many a debates between Christiansand atheists, I find myself hopping be-tween the two parties when I find thatthe side I have chosen uses bad apolo-getics.

One Facebook encounter occurred afew hours before I started writing thiscolumn. It involved a friend who is a self-proclaimedatheist.Wemetduring a “sci-ence communication” competition inGrahamstown.

This is the status he shared, updatedby a friend of his:

The reality is, Jesus was a mythical fig­ure. It was the political establishmentthat sought to [historicise] the Jesus fig­ure for social control… thus began a longhistory of Christian bloodshed and spirit­ual fraud.

And for the next 1600 years, the Vati­can maintained a political strangleholdon all of Europe, leading to such joyousperiods as the Dark Ages, along with en­lightening events such as the Crusades,and the Inquisition…Christianity, alongwith all other theistic belief systems, isthe fraud of the age.

There are many flaws in this state-ment, but I will mention only a few. Themost obvious error is the utterance thatJesus Christ was a “mythical figure”.

While I am unable to offer anythingon the divinity of Christ, the issue athand is if he existed.

Secular and religious historians tell usthat his existence is almost a certaintyas far as the Bible’s historical integrityis concerned.

The Dark Ages (formerly Middle Ag-es) are marked by the collapse of theRoman Empire in the 4th century andconsidered “dark” by historians due to thedecline of historical records from theperiod, and not so much Christian vio-lence, as the statement may suggest.

Petrarch, an Italian scholar and his-torian who coined the term “dark ages”saw the post-Roman centuries as “dark”compared to the light of the Age of Clas-sical Antiquity. He also considered theage he lived in dark because of the“lack of cultural achievements” as com-pared to the previous age.

Protestants of the 16th and 17th cen-

turies considered the Middle Ages as a pe-riod of Catholic (not Christian) corrup-tion.

Like Petrarch, who did not attackChristianity per se, the protestants wereseeking a restoration of biblical Christi-anity.

British historian, Gilbert Burnet, in thelast quarter of the 17th century in one ofhis earliest works:“TheEpistleof Dedica-tory to Volume I of The History ofReformation of the Church of England”said, the design of the reformation [theProtestant movement] was to restoreChristianity to what it was at first, andto purge it of those corruptions, withwhich it was overrun in the later anddarker ages.

The purported evidence of the vio-lent nature of Christianity (sometimesconsidered a vehicle of many wars) isin many ways flawed.

This is because the mentioned peri-ods of conflict are not in fact attributedto the ideals of Christianity but are theresult of some individuals in authoritywho saw Christianity as a means todominate and rule the masses.

My stating these facts is not to dis-credit atheism or support Christianity, butto try to do away with the use of unsup-ported assumptions. Atheists and the-ists alike should refrain from making ar-guments and stating “facts” that theyhave not verified.

Also of great importance is the per-sonalslanderandinsultsthrownbyeitherside when the “facts” run out.

Defend your belief by doing a littleGoogling and actually reading the biblebefore attacking or defending Christiani-ty. In the words of Archbishop EmeritusDesmond Tutu: “Don’t raise your voice.Improve your argument.”

Let us do just that.

Sibusiso Biyela@astrosibs

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VIEWPOINT

GREETINGSto thepeopleofKokstad.Latest development on roads and

town hallThe Greater KokstadMunicipality

is happy to announce the completionof the townhall renovations. The hallhas been handed over to the munici-pality by the contractor. This is goodnews to the people of Kokstad. Thehall is an important building of coun-cilbecauseof itshistoricalmeaningtothepeopleofKokstad.Besides that itscompletion means that there will bemore office space for the council toperform its duties in a respectedplace. The newly renovated councilchamber inside the hall symbolisesthedignifiedplace thatwill beused tomake developmental decisions thatwill change the lives of the people.

The town hall is also used to stageevents forcouncil and thecommunityand its completion means we havethat honour back again. I was alsohappy tosee thecompletionofHorse-shoe taxi route, Groom Street andBrownleyandWylderoads.Thecom-pletion of these roads justifies our se-rious attention to the state of our

roads. If it wasn’t for budgetary con-straints we would have done all theroads in Kokstad. I urge the commu-nity to bepatient aswe continue todomore roads. We want to see all theroads rehabilitated. I am also im-pressed with progress of Phase 2 ofthe upgrade ofMain Street andhope-fully it will be completed in time to al-lowthesmoothoperationofbusiness-es next to the project.

Youth Month celebrationAspartofcelebratingYouthMonth

therewillHubFestivalwhichincludesall sports codes. The festival is spon-sored by KZN Sports and Recreationat theRiverviewStadiumon16 June,startingat9amandwill last until late.The youth is invited to participate asweallknowthatthroughsportwecanbuild unity.

That will be followed the GKMYouth Day celebration on 26 June.Moredetailswill followinnextweek’sedition of GKM viewpoint. Inkosi ini-busise. For more information,contact Khaya Xorile and BabalwaGaxelaatouryouthandsportofficeatthe municipality.

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11Young girlfriend cheatedDear Doctor Nash,

My girlfriend and I have beentogether now for the past twoyears, and we have a six-month-old son. I have just got back froma trip overseas and I have discov-ered that she has been having anaffair.

We talked and she now alsowantsanoverseastrip.WhenIsaythat she is not working, she saysshewill geta joboverseasand thatI must help her with my contactsand she will pay me back all thatshe owes me. But will she comeback? And what about our child?And what about her affair? Willthat start up again? I need toworkall this out because I am now 48.She has time as she is only 20. Iwant to settle down and have agood married life and home.

She is not stupid and I am surecould get a good job. I am self-em-ployed and earn a reasonable in-come. How should I handle this?

Anxious

Dear Mr Anxious,Obviously this wasnothandled

verywell fromthebeginningof therelationship. Did either of you re-ally consider marriage or was itjust another affair?

Now youhaveachild toconsid-er and your future. The answer toyour question really depends onhow you view your life. Do youbelieve inmarriage?Doyougenu-inely love the lady, and most im-portantly how do youseeyourre-sponsibilities to your child?

Do you think that you can be-lieve in and trust your girl friend?If you can answer these questionshonestly then you have the begin-nings of an approach to the lady,and can ask her the same ques-tions.

If you two can build trust thenmarry her. If not then at leastmake arrangements to build a re-lationshipwithyour child and ac-cept that youandshereally fouledup.

Hubbydemanding,can’t controltemperDear Doctor Nash,

I am65 andmyhusband is 75 andwe have been married twice. I di-vorced him after 10 years and thenwe remarried. We have four chil-dren,two beforeourdivorceandthentwo after, so we have a good family.Butmyhusbandhasalwayshadabadtemperandnowthatweareolderandthemoneyisshorterhehasaproblemin controlling it. Before our divorcehe used to hit me, he still pushes mewhen he gets very irritable.

It is mainly because of our finan-cialsituation,whichhasbecomequitebad recently. He has always been adomineeringman and if I stand up tohim he calls me names.

I have to keep the gardenneat, thehome neat, have the meals on time,and lookafterhim.He tellsme thatheloves me, and I think he does, but he

is just too demanding, and his tem-per … How can I handle this DoctorNash?

Mrs. M.K.Dear Mrs. M.K.Thank you for your letter. It deals

with something that is amajorworryfor all of us. Finance.

That worry oftenbringsangerandfrustration, and the fact that yourhusband has not made his tempercontrol a priority only adds to theproblem.

In fact the answer to your and hisproblem lies in his temper. He mustmake a determined effort to practicesome self-control.

Money isaproblemsohemaywellnot be able to see a clinical psycholo-gist,or to practice yoga,but therearebooks and contacts you can makewhereby he can join a groupor classor hemight even have to do it on hisown, but do it he must. Possibly yourchurch can provide spiritual help.TheBiblecertainlyhashelp in itspag-es.

If he is willing then I am quite pre-pared to help in that area. No charge.

Think about it. Go well.

Ugu ready for2014 Jazz FestUGUDistrictMunicipality (UDM) andpartnersarereadyforthe2014annu-al jazz festival implementation plansfor 2014, an improvement of thewellexecuted plans of the 2013 festival.The 2013 fest smoothly-sailed givingpatrons more value for money interms of entertainment, security,park and ride services.

UDM spokesperson Sipho Khuz-wayo said last year this time, only afewhundredsof ticketsweresold,butthis year’s sales have drastically im-provedwith just over3 000 tickets al-ready sold.

“We anticipate a crowd of 15000patronsat theUguSportsandLeisureCentre (USLC). The capacity of theUSLCis20000butweareprioritisingthe safety and security of our patronsand we have only issued 15 000tickets to eliminate overcrowding,”said Khuzwayo.

The festival has secured some ofthe country’s top artists and DJs whoare gearing up to partake in the festi-val build up events and the mainevent.

The pre-party scheduled for 27June 2014 has secured Uhuru, BigNuz, Sosha, Professor, Character, Ifa-ni,DJEuphonik,DJHappyGirl,DjTi-ra, Dj Kotin and local deejays, DjBruce, DJ 101, DJ Slwane and Umta-ta’s DJ PK.

Tickets fortheprepartyareavaila-ble at Computicket and Shoprite andCheckers Stores at R150 for generalaccess and R450 for VIP access.

“Patrons can look forward tomag-nificentrepertoiresbyheadlinersart-ists, Hugh Masikela, Johnny Clegg,Micasa, The soil, Ringo, Kunle Ayo,ZakesBantwini,Berita.Thelineupal-so includes Happy, Naima K, Afro-soul, Pascal and Pearce, Charl DuPlessis, Sisanda, Ugu Jazz All Stars,Umkhumbane Jazz Band and TimeFactors.Also featuredonareDJsSiy-anda and Mshedis.

“Asa largecrowdisanticipated,allservices have been immensely im-proved to ensure 100% customersatisfaction,” said Khuzwayo.

“The methodologies of servicesthroughout have been given thumbsupbytheMargateSAPSandwillassistthroughout the duration of the build-up events and the main event to en-suremaximum safety and security ofpatrons.”

KZN WinterAir Tourflies south>> The air show, which opens at 10am, is free

THEKwaZulu-Natal WinterAirTour lands in Margate onSaturday 14 June amid much

excitement.Hibiscus Coast Municipality

mayor Cynthia Mqwebu said thatonce again they are delighted to hostthe Margate leg of the series.

“This spectacle, which show-cases the aviation industry, hasin the past been well received.

The air show not only exposesyoungmindstothewonderfuloppor-tunitiesthatexist inaviation,butalsoservestopromoteourbroaderobjec-tiveofsocial integrationofcommuni-ties around common interests.

“As an economic stimulant, weare also pleased that the show con-tinues to afford local businesses anopportunity to grow.”

Dr Clive Coetzee, general

manager at infrastructure manage-ment and economic services at theKZN Provincial Treasury said: “Weare excited about the showandhopeto see thousands of people flock toMargate.”

JustinMackory,CEOofUguSouthCoast Tourism is equally optimistic.

“When events of this nature takeplace on the greater SouthCoast, theeconomicbenefitsforthecommunityat large are evident, boosting busi-nesses and entrepreneurs from allwalks of life.

“This is integral to thegrowthandoverall health of the South Coast. Inaddition, it reminds people that theSouth Coast has so much to offergiven its footprint into the hinter-land and overall diversity plus, with

the warm winter weather.“We can truly say we are a 365-

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We would also like to extend ourcongratulations to the team at KZNWinter Air Tour and thank MargateAirport, CemAir and stakeholdersfor making this a reality.”

The air show, which opens at10amwithanopeningparade, is freeand offers displays of aerobatics,jets, choppers and parachute drops.

The showwill wrap up by 4pm. Adevelopment programme will takeplace before the show to introducepupils to the world of aviation.

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KokstadJunior newsSUID-NATAL FESTIVAL

TheU9,U10andU11netballgirlstrav-elled to Suid- Natal on Saturday 7 June.

TheU9’splayedfourgames,winningallmatch-es. The defenders and shooters played beauti-ful netball.

TheU10’shadawonderful tournamentandthoroughly enjoyed the morning. They wontwogamesand lost two.TheU9,U10,U11and

U13 rugby boys also attended the Suid-Natalfestival.

TheU10 rugby boys played their hearts outas they came up against some strong opposi-tion.Theboyswononegame,drew twogamesand lost two games.

There was some lovely running rugby andsome brilliant tackling. Well played, boys.

— Supplied.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDThe U9 netball girls with coach Mrs Ragel Raath at the Suid-Natal Festival over the weekend.

Southern Natal rugby news

THE following local players have made theSouthernNatal Rugby team, andwill be takingon Zululand this weekend in Port Shepstone.

Congratulations to Craig Robinson, UnathiMgugudo,KylePride, JarrodSkidmore,KhayaSiqwayi, JacquesWittstock, andVisa nanGre-

gory Mdingi. Good Luck boys.TheKokstad Rugby Club is looking forward

to hosting the KZN Southern Natal vs DurbanRugby Sub-Union on 5 July, when they will bedefending their title.

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ResilienceA beating of a cane, like a colour of a stain

Fears of the world engulf my confidenceBrutality of souls distract my silenceEvil hearts of men destroyed my kindnessA bitter sweet smell of flowers, a sign of

peaceRain forest from the west, I’m lost in the mist

Virus destroying human race, world faced bya beast

Social protest around the world, people rais­ing their fist

Ocean tides, ups and downs I reamain stilland enjoy the ride

Mind speaks, thinks and absorb with this painside by side

Spoken word cuts through like a swordContaining messages like a telephone cordThey say time heals yet they don’t know how

it feelsThis is the kind of life we live, in the end you

pay the billsFaced with nightmares at night she takes

sleeping pillsStruggling to make sense of the world filled

with social ills— Sikhumbuzo Sethuntsa

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KWA SANI MUNICIPALITY

BID NOTICE & INVITATION TO BID

Bids are hereby invited from suitable qualified and experienced Contractors for the Constructionof the following projects:

Name Ward Tender No CIDB Grading Closing Date

Sondelani Creche 01 KSM/01/MIG/2014/15 3GB or Higher 01/07/2014

Enhlenhleni Creche 02 KSM/02/MIG/2014/15 3GB or Higher 01/07/2014

Only contractors with an active CIDB Grading as indicated above will be allowed to participatein the bid.The adjudication of bids will be done in terms of the Preferential Procurement Regula-tions, 2011 Pertaining to Preferential Procurement Policy Framework (Act No. 5 of 2000) andwill be based on the functionality and 90/10 points system, as per CIDB Method 4 evaluation.Detailed Functionality evaluation criterion will be included in the document, Certified and validcopies of B-BBEE status level of contribution certificates must be submitted in order to claimfor preference points.

Compulsory Briefing Session will be held on Monday 23 June 2014 at 11 am at KwaSani Munic-ipal Boardroom, 32 Arbuckle Street, Himeville, 3256 followed by compulsory Site Inspections.Bid Documents will be available from 8h00am to 11h00am on 23 June 2014 at the MunicipalCashiers Office, A non-refundable fee of R350.00 will be charged per document (only cash willbe accepted).

Technical enquiries can be directed to the consultant: Masakhekulunge Project Managers, Mr P.Mjekula on 039 312 0856 or KwaSani municipality: Mr. S. Mvelase on 033 702 1060 and SCMenquiries can be directed to Miss N. Holiwe on 033 702 1060 during office hours.Closing Date:12h00 on Tuesday, 01 July 2014, No late submissions will be accepted.

Sealed Bid documents marked with “Bid Name and Bid Number” must be deposited in theTender Box located in the reception area at KwaSani Municipality, 32 Arbuckle Street, Himevilleno later than 12h00 pm on the closing date where they will be opened in public. Telegraphic,telefaxed or posted tenders will not be accepted.

KwaSani Municipality does not bind itself to accepting the lowest, or any bid, either wholly or inpart or give any reason for such action.

N. James

Municipal Manager Date