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CALL: 0733013816 Kokstad

Who’s fooling whom?KHAYA MAGENU>>[email protected]

THEGreater KokstadMunicipalMayor Nosisa Jojozi and GKMMunicipal Manager Zamo

Mkhize called journalists onMondayasking them to attend a media brief-ing in the municipal boardroom.

The Fever can confirm that JojoziandMkhizewere lyingwhen inform-ing journalists that the investigationreport,conductedbyprovincialTrea-sury last year, has not yet been hand-

ed to the municipality.“I am not aware that

the investigation reportby the Treasury is out.As the Greater Kok-stadMunicipalityweare doing our bestto serve commu-nities. Whenbad publicityabout ourmunicipal-ity takesplace,we aredissat-isfied,”said themayor to

the media.When

journalist posedmore questionsabout the reportthe mayor was re-luctant to answer.

However, pro-vincial Treasury

spokesperson NtokozoMaphisa saidto the Fever: “Indeed we conductedan investigation at Kokstad. The re-port was handed to the municipalmanager, Mr Mkhize, on 11September.”

So who, between Jojozi, MkhizeandtheprovincialTreasury, is foolingwhom?

Mkhize told the media that he ap-proached the treasury departmentasking that an investigation be con-ducted into the Kokstad municipali-ty, then said saying it is untrue thatthe final report has been handedto them.

Maphisa said their recommenda-tions of the findingswere included inthe report and further details can beobtainedfromthemayorandmunici-palmanager as they are now the cus-todians of the report.

WhiletheANCHarryGwalatopsixregionalleadershipconvenedameet-ing at Greater Kokstad Municipalitycouncil chamber on Tuesday, theleadership questioned Jojozi aboutwhether the report was tabled byTreasury and she denied that it hadalready been tabled, which mightindicate that she is misleading herorganisation and council.

While leadership was in a heateddebateabouttheinvestigationreport,corporate executive managerThandazani Makhoba tendered hisresignation to the municipal manag-er.

Therewereallegations that there-port also implicates him and high-profile politicians and managers.

Makhoba allegedly used his com-

pany, Aluta Excellent Legacy, to gettendersandtheFeveris inpossessionof invoices detailing payment to hiscompany by GKM.

Trouble isnotnewtoGKMas it ap-pears to be going in a downwardspiral as a number of key managershave left themunicipality, leaving im-portant positions vacant.

The municipality is also facingfinancial woes due to cash flowproblems.

PHOTOS: KHAYAMAGENUGreater KokstadMunicipalityMayor NosisaJojozi.

GKMMunicipalManagerZamo Mkhize.

>> Evidence suggests mayor and MM were lying when they said the investigation report had not been given to the municipality

DEPUTY MINISTERVISITS SUPER MAXPRISONSEE PAGE 3

Closing of 16Days ofActivism

THEEasternCapepremier,PhumulloMasualle,andMECsofsocialdevelop-ment and health handed over a parkhometotheNtataiseServiceCentreinMaluti.

This forms part of commemorat-ing the 16 Days of Activism for NoViolence Against Women andChildren and to respond to the needsof the people of Matatiele that wereraised during a stakeholders engage-ment in September.

The 16 Days of Activism for No

Violence Against Women and Chil-dren Campaign came into being in1991whentheWomen’sGlobalLead-ershipInstitute,under theauspicesofthe Centre for Women’s Global Lead-ershipatRugtersUniversity, placed iton the international agenda.

According to the Women’s GlobalNetwork forReproductiveRights, thecampaignwasstartedtosymbolicallylink violence against women andhuman rights, and emphasise thatviolence against women is a human

rights issue.The adoption of a new theme

“Countme in aswe togethermove to-wards a safer SouthAfrica”,was ear-marked to take the campaign to an-other level on its 16th anniversary.

The new vision of the campaignaimstoattractSouthAfricanstobeac-tive participants in the fight againstgender-based violence.

The premier was accompanied bymembersoftheEasternCapeLegisla-ture on 10 December to close the 16

Days ofActivismAgainstWomenandChildren Campaign.

At the build-up to the main event,political principals and governmentofficials embarked on a door-to-doorcampaign in Maluti and took part inawalk led by theMen’s Forumunderthe theme “Count Me In”.

Thedelegationhandedoverwork-ingequipment forMatatieleFarmers’Association at Stanford, the value ofwhich is more than R4 million.

— Supplied.

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Electronic billboard unveiled>> ‘The unveiling ofthis EAB was adefining moment’

NTUNTU DWEBA>>[email protected]

IT may sound clichéd, but it wastruly a case of rags to riches forNokuphiwa Malunga-Masinyane

(37), a Kokstad woman who nowowns an electronic advertisingboard, the first of its kind in theHarryGwala district.

The board was unveiled lastThursday at the entrance toKokstad.Friends and family members ofMalunga-Masinyane were at the un-veiling.

Malunga-Masinyane, originallyfrom Umzimkhulu, started living inKokstad in 1998.

“I came to Kokstad with onlymatric, which I got at a rural school.

I started selling clothes and acces-

sories to make a living.”Shesoldproductsthatshegotfrom

Durban cheaply.“In Durban I would see these TV-

like-things that had adverts on and Iwas fascinated and became interest-

ed inthemandhaddreamsofonedayowning one as I had never seen themin Kokstad or surrounding towns.”

Years later she opened a cateringcompany.

“Mybusinessgrewbut Ididn’t for-

getmy dreamof having an electronicadvertising board,” she explained.

In 2010 she approached a friendwho knows about electronic issuesand asked her to get information onhow to get an EAB.

“We did research on the EAB anddrafted a proposal through her com-pany, Gubhela Investments, to theGreater Kokstad Municipality, re-questing a piece of land where wecould erect the EAB,” she said.

Shetriedtoget fundingfortheven-ture, but unsuccessfully.

Aftermanyprocesses,GKMfinallyissued her a letter of approval inMarch and she managed to raisefunds and bought the EAB.

Malunga-Masinyane pays amonthly fee to GKM for the land.

“The unveiling of this EAB was adefining moment.

“Mydreammanifested in frontmyeyes,” she said.

“This is evidence that it doesn’tmatterwhereyoucome,whetheryouare uneducated or you come from apoor background. If you have adream it can come true and if you arepersistent andyoubelieve in yourselfit will also come true.

“Ihope thatpeopleofHarryGwalawill support this initiative.”

NokuphiwaMalunga-Masinyanecuts theribbon forthe elec-tronicadvertisingboard withher hus-bandSipho,whilefamily andfriendslook on.PHOTO:NTUNTUDWEBA

UMUZIWABANTU MUNICIPALITY10 MURCHISON STREET, HARDING 4680TEL: 039 433 1205 FAX: 039 433 1208

ACQUISITION OF FLEET ON FULL MAINTENANCE LEASEAGREEMENT

BIDS ARE INVITED FOR THE SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF FLEET ON FULL MAINTENANCELEASE AGREEMENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE BID DOCUMENT

Bid documents may be obtained from the Umuziwabantu Municipality offices at Murchison Street,Harding, from 12h00 on Friday 12 December 2014, on payment of a non-refundable cash payment ofR150.00 including VAT for each document. Bid documents will only be issued on a receipt obtainedfrom a cashier and payment can be made at the Municipal cashier offices

Bid documents are to be completed in accordance with the conditions attached to the documentand must be sealed and endorsed clearly with the relevant Bid number and description and mustbe deposited in the Bid box in the foyer of the Umuziwabantu Municipality at 10 Murchison Street,Harding, not later than 12:00 on Monday 29 December 2014, at which time all Bids received will beopened in public.

Bids must be valid for 90 days.

The Umuziwabantu Municipality subscribes to the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act2000 (Act No 5 of 2000).

Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (PPPFA) points will be awarded as follows:-Price - 80 pointsBBBEE - 20 pointsTOTAL - 100 points

NOTE TO BIDDERS ON BID CONDITIONS:The Supply Chain Management Policy of Umuziwabantu Municipality will applyThe Council reserves the right not to accept the lowest bid or any other bid and reserves the right toaccept the whole or part of the bid.Bids that are submitted late, incomplete, unsigned or by facsimile, electronically or not completed inblack ink will be rejected and not accepted for further evaluation.Bids submitted are to hold good for a period of 90 days

All tender enquiries can be directed to the Chief Traffic Officer Mr. R. Ndlovu on 039 433 1849 duringoffice hours.

Umuziwabantu Local Municipality S.D. MBHELEPrivate Bag x1023 MUNICIPAL MANAGERHarding, 4680 CUSTOMER CARE 039 797 6600 | FIRE 039 727 5733 | PROTECTION SERVICES 039 797 6657

The year 2014 is coming to an end.This is the time of the year where we look back to theactivities, good or bad that happened during the course of the year. During the year 2014,the Municipality can mention so many things which have positively changed the lives ofthe people. Understandably so, we also had some challenges.

During difficult times we stood together and during the good times we rejoiced together.The fire disaster, which occurred in June, is amongst the things that touched us in avery painful way. On the positive side, one can highlight the Audit Outcome for 2014 as anotable achievement, especially because the Council has a responsibility of ensuring thatpublic funds are well spent.

I want to thank the Council, Management, staff, community and all our stakeholders fortheir sterling support, in various ways, during the year 2014. Our primary gratitude goesto the community which is the reason of our existence as the Municipality.

As we end 2014, we thank God the Almighty, for having protected us thus far. Goingforward, we must work hard in improving the lives of the people of Kokstad.

To everyone:Merry Christmas and Happy NewYear.May we meet in 2015 more energizedto take Kokstad forward.

CLLR T.N. JOJOZIMAYOR: GREATER KOKSTAD MUNICIPALITY

MR Z.J. MKHIZEMUNICIPAL MANAGERNotice No.: 35-2014/2015

PUBLIC NOTICE

CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR OF THE GREATER KOKSTADMUNICIPALITY: COUNCILLOR T.N. JOJOZI.

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GKM mayorcriticises media>> Bad municipality publicity is of great concernNTUNTU DWEBA>>[email protected]

AT a media briefing in themunicipality boardroom onMonday, a seemingly dis-

tressedGreaterKokstadMunicipalityMayor Nosisa Jojozi and municipalmanager ZamoMkhize criticised themediaforthebadpublicitythemunic-ipality has been receiving.

The purpose of the briefing was,according to themayor, to convey in-formation to the community regard-ing issues that have been in the newsrecently.

JojozisaidthecommunityofKoks-

tadmusthave first-hand informationonmatters concerning them, besidesgetting it from the media.

ShesaidthebadpublicityGKMhasbeen receiving is of great concernnotonlytotheofficeof themayor,butalsoto council.

“Wewant to inform the communi-ty that our doors are open to the pub-lic, this is so we can clarify anythingthat they might want to know.

“We also say that there is no sub-stance to recent media reports thatsuggest therearecouncillorswhoaretrying to interfere with the privatehospital project— they are not true,”she said.

“As amayor I will never block anydevelopment for Kokstad.”

Speaking about the resignation ofThandazani Makhoba, Jojozi con-firmed that Makhoba has resignedand is now serving one month’snotice, effective from 1 December.

She also said she is unaware ofany drama surrounding his resigna-tion.

“Makhobadidn’tunpackdetailsofhis resignation, hewould like to keepit personal and that is his right to doso.”

Jojozi also revealed that GKM re-ceivedanunqualifiedauditopinioninthe 2013/2014 financial year.

“We received an unqualified auditreport despite untested speculationin the media recently.

“We areworking very hard for thepeopleofKokstadandthecommunitymust be assured that we are strivingfor the best.”

She said the financial situation atthe municipality is improving.

“Weclosed this financial yearwitha positive bank balance, unlike thepreviousyearwhenwehadanegativebalance,soourbelt-tighteningstrate-gies are bearing fruit.”

PHOTO: NTUNTU DWEBAGreater Kokstad Municipality Mayor Nosisa Jojozi addresses the media.

Deputy minister visits super max prisonNTUNTU DWEBA>>[email protected]

THE Ebhongweni C-Max Prison recentlyreceived praise from the deputy minis-ter of Correctional Services, ThabangMakwetla, when he visited the facilityon Wednesday.

The visit forms part of the Depart-ment of Correctional Services mandateto improve service delivery at all correc-tional centres in the country.

Acting national commissionerZachariah Modise and KZN RegionalCommissioner Mnikelwa Nxele were al-so part of the delegation that accom-panied the deputy minister.

“It is our responsibility in the depart-ment to familiarise ourselves with theinfrastructure, resources, human re-sources, capacity and best practisesand areas of excellence in our facilities,”Makwetla said.

He said the prison remains the saf-est on the continent.

“The centre prides itself with [itsrecord of] zero escapes in the past sixyears. Access to the centre is electroni-

cally controlled and monitored by cam-eras which have contributed signifi-cantly in addressing escapes.

“Other achievements by this prisoninclude building three classrooms forKokstad Public Primary and a house atVulamehlo with the use of offender la-

bour,” he added.He repeated Nxele’s vow that he

would resign as regional commissionerif any prisoner ever escaped.

“The regional commissioner’s vowserves as assurance of how secure thisfacility is,” he said.

Makwetla said one of the challeng-es noted in the prison is irregular watersupply by the Harry Gwala District Mu-nicipality.

“Water supply and some mainte-nance challenges, including air-condi-tioning, have been brought to our at-

tention and we will inform our in-frastructure maintenance

division to have the issuessorted out,” he said.

The R450 million hi-tech prison houses themost notorious criminals

and gangsters, amongthem are Thozamile Taki,the sugarcane killer, Kwa-Zulu-Natal serial killer Ti-lili Mzimela andMozambican serial rapist,murderer and robber

Annanias Mathe, who failed in his bidto escape last year.

DuringthevisitMakwetlavisitedthecells of Mathe and Christopher Bekker(one of the Waterkloof Four), to askthem what their complaints and re-quests are.

PHOTO: NTUNTU DWEBASpeaking at the prison are Correctional Services Acting National CommissionerZachariah Modise (left) and Deputy Minister for Correctional Services ThabangMakwetla.

GKM locks outEFF members>> Members asked for the doors to be opened, but unsuccessfully


SERVICE at the Greater KokstadMunicipality were conductedthrough a window for more

thananhourasthedoorswerelockedto keep EFF members out.

Security personnel outside the of-ficessaidthatabout10EFFmemberswanted to get inside to attendameet-ing they had scheduled with

municipal manager Zamo Mkhize at9am on Wednesday .

Community members had to dotheirbusinessthroughawindow,andthose who wanted to pay electricitybills had do it through a burglar

guard.Several municipal employees

were lockedinthebuilding, includingaformermunicipalmanager,butwhois now working at Cogta, ThandoTubane.

EFF members kept requestingthat the door be opened as they hada meeting with the municipalmanager, but unsuccessfully.

GKM Social Services executivemanager Nyaniso Msiya said theylocked the doors because only threepeople were required for the meet-ing.

HeaskedEFFmembers tosigntheregister forenteringthemunicipality,

but they refused, with some losingtheir temper saying he is treatingthem like terrorists.

EFF regional commissar Dumisa-ni Dlamini said they all wanted to getinto themunicipality offices, but onlythree would attend the meeting.

EFFmembersheckled twosecuri-ty guardswhowere standing outsidethe municipality with pepper-sprayguns.

Last week EFF members, led byDlamini, stormed the GKM offices,saying they were there to demandanswers to the memorandum of de-mands theyhandedover threeweeksago.

PHOTOS: NTUNTU DWEBATempers flew when executive manager for social services at GKM Nyaniso Msiya (back) requested EFF members tosign the register through a burglar guard. Community members doing business through a window at the municipality

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Harry Gwalahosts mediafun day


JOURNALISTS from various mediahouses in KZN were treated to a braaiand fun activities at a media gathering

organised by Harry Gwala District Munici-pality.

The gathering, aimed at strengtheningthe relationship between the media andthe municipality, was held at the SisonkeDevelopment Agency on Sunday.

It was also attended by UbuhlebezweMunicipality Mayor Zamo Nxumalo, HGDMcorporate services manager Neziswa Lung-wengwe,HGDMCFOMthethunzimaMkatuand Amabhubesi Bikers members.

Mkatu said the municipality has ahealthy relationship with the media.

“Our responsibility as this municipalityis to ensure that people have water andsanitation in all corners of the district, sowe are working closely with the media sothat the community we serve knows whatwe are doing,” he said.

The gathering was a platform for themunicipality and the media to share ideas.

“We want to share ideas and be happybecause we are working hand in hand.

“Others think that the municipality istrying to suck up to the media, but that isnot the case. We are well aware of the inde-pendence of the media so we would never

try to influence their reporting,” he said.Zoliswa Mayila, Izwi Le Afrika editor,

speaking on behalf of local media, said itis encouraging for a municipality to em-brace journalists as stakeholders while it

respects the independent and objectiverole the media has in reporting news.

She also emphasised that the munici-pality must continue to support localnewspapers in terms of advertising.

Members of themedia, Amabhube-si Bikers, Ubuhle-bezwe MunicipalityMayor Zamo Nxu-malo, officialsfrom Harry GwalaDistrict Municipalityat the mediagathering atSisonke Develop-ment Agency onSunday.PHOTO: NTUNTUDWEBA

Premier asked tointerveneWITNESS REPORTERS

“HELP us, Mr Premier.” That’s the plea from Rich-mond businesses and residents who say their townis being held to ransom by power-hungry protesters“hell-bent” on creating chaos.

Richmond businesses have suffered the brunt ofthe protests this week with many of them remainingclosed in fear of more violence. Taxis have also beenboycotted,makingitdifficultforconsumersfromsur-rounding townships to enter the town.

Numerous townsfolk yesterday called on KZNPremier Senzo Mchunu to go to Richmond and sortout their internal politics so the town could get backto normal.

A salon owner, who asked not to be named forfear of victimisation, said they had to close their shopduring the week but had opened yesterday, “stayingvigilant and careful”.

Residents in the surrounding farms have alsobeen affected. One resident, who asked not to benamed, said the barricaded roads prevented her fromseeking medical attention in the town. She allegedthat only 16 policemen were on duty on Thursdaynight when five main access roads into the town wereblocked.

SA National Civic Organisation (Sanco) membershave turned the town into something resembling awar zone. Last week, a mob faced off with police onceagain, resulting in police using rubber bullets andtear-gas.

However, according to sources, members of themob have allegedly been barging into people’shomes at Ndaleni and holding knives and guns totheir heads, demanding that they join the protest.

Violence monitor Mary de Haas said “It is part ofa protest culture that is not very organised. Suchthings were rife in the 80s”.

Worried ANC Richmond mayor Andrew Ragaval-oo alleges that the protests are as a result of a crimi-nal element that is hell-bent on burning Richmondto the ground.

“The violence in the 90s started the same way.I have developed a thick skin but I am afraid for thelives of my family,” a concerned Ragavaloo said.

“We believe in a peaceful manner of protesting,but the ones now are from criminal elements, hell-bent provocateurs who want to bring Richmond tothe ground.”

De Haas added that historically the ANC govern-ment of Richmond has been divided and Sanco is infact an ally of the ANC, which could indicate that theprotests could be a result of ANC infighting.

“The fact that the protesters are targeting specif-ic councillors means that this may well be linked tothe struggle dynamic in terms of the upcoming elec-tions … [Sanco] could be jostling for positions in thelocal government,” De Haas added.

A Richmond councillor, who asked not to benamed, said during the 2011 elections many Sancomembers supported the councillors they want re-moved now, allegedly because those councillorspromised to get them government jobs once theywere in.

“Because they didn’t fulfil their promises, theywant them out.

“My main concern is that the ANC knows the prob-lem but why don’t the ANC do anything about it?”the councillor added.

The DA in KwaZulu-Natal in a statement issuedlast week expressed concern about the recent strikeactionbySancomembersinRichmondjustdaysafterthe A-G announced that the town had achieved yetanother clean audit.

“Clearly, while Richmond may be in the A-G’s goodbooks, the municipality is failing the people. Auditopinions are a very necessary oversight tool. The dan-ger is that they do not tell a human story. Insteadthey are a reflection of the financial accounting with-in a municipality bound my certain limitations,” thestatement reads.

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Applaud forstock theftunit

I WOULD like to express apprecia-tion for all the hard work done byour SAPS Stock Theft Unit andsecurity companies.

The unit, which operates inour area, has a very large regionto cover and is severely under-staffed for the mammoth task theyundertake often with little or nothanks.

Prestige Security is the companymost closely involved with our localfarmers and the assistance it pro-vides when there are cases of stock

theft is invaluable and much appre-ciated.

This Monday evening SAPSStock Theft Unit and Prestige re-trieved a stolen flock of over 100sheep within hours of the theft.They also apprehended the allegedthieves, some of whom werearmed.

A case has been opened and isunder investigation.

We would like to pay tribute tothis type of collaboration betweenthe stock theft unit, Prestige and

the farming community. This is notthe first time that the three bodieshave successfully worked togetherto apprehend criminals and I amsure the co-operation will continue.

The strong relationship whichhas developed in EG is to be ap-plauded and we take this opportu-nity to thank and praise thosewhose work is most often donequietly outside of the public eye.

Margi FlemmingPublic Relations Officer

Mt Currie Farmers’ Association

Load-shedding incentiveFOR the moment load shedding is here tostay, so says Eskom, although on the newsthisweekIheardthat loadsheddinghasplayeda small part in assisting with the power situa-tion.

ThewayIunderstanditthatthereareblocks—a,b,c,d,andsoon—andtheyareonacertaingrid and every grid has its “day and/or night inthe dark” (I do stand corrected, but that’s notmy point).

Why doesn’t Eskom give each grid’s resi-dents’ incentive to switch off non-essentialor items that aren’t in use during the day, ornightforthatmatter—geysers,swimmingpool

pumps, and so on—by saying that if residentsadhere to this, the load shedding in their area(their grid) will get some light (excuse the pun)relief, in other words, everyone comes to the“electrifying party”.

I’msure thiswill givemanyresidents the in-centive to assist, but the way things are now,people are really angry and feel that EskomshouldhaveputplanB inplace longago topre-vent this situation,which I call an “early crimi-nal Christmas”.

I’m not sure if this is possible, but it is foodfor thought, Eskom.

Resident too long in the dark

Smile awhile

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Editorial commentFreedom of the press essential“THE press must be free from state interference.It must have the economic strength to stand upto the blandishments of government officials. Itmust have sufficient independence from vestedinterests to be bold and inquiring without fear orfavour.”

This is a statement by the Committee to Pro-tect Journalists. It is accurate and important.

While this statement is true, criticism of the mediais also essential for the maintenance of demo-cracy.

The fact that the media endeavours to get andpublish the truth, is a tantamount for democracy.So at both ends, the government and the mediaplay a crucial role in informing and making surethat democracy doesn’t disappear.

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Submission of bids : Sealed proposal marked the type of service“Provision of Security Services-Alarm monitoring, ArmedResponse, Access control & maintenance” must bedeposited in the bid box at Main Municipal offices,Murchison Street, Harding.


Mandatory Documents:1. Company registration/ founding statement2. Original/valid Tax Clearance Certificate3. All accreditation certificates e.g. (PSIRA, Public Liability Certificates etc.)4. ID copies of the directors of the company5. B-BBEE certificate level of contributor8. No late, faxed, couriered proposals will be accepted.The Umuziwabantu Municipality subscribes to the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act2000 (Act No 5 of 2000). Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (PPPFA) points will beawarded as follows:-Price - 80 pointsBBBEE - 20 pointsTOTAL - 100 points


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Clothing outlet gives back

KHAYA MAGENU>>[email protected]

GLOBE Clothing in Kokstad celebrated the life andlegacy of Nelson Mandela on Saturday when it cele-brated with the children from Home of Comfort andTLC Hospice.

Globe Clothing convened a “big walk” with thechildren and handed over vouchers to Hospice. Hairmake-overs were also done, courtesy of Beyonce HairSalon.

Globe Clothing Kokstad branch manager Sharon

Munien said this was part of the “long walk to free-dom”.

“As the company we want to reach out and helpcommunities as we are embarking on a project called“the big walk”.

Kokstad Globe Clothing Chief Executive OfficerZikhona Sogayise said she was happy to see the chil-dren. “I have always had a love of children and I wantto see them happy,” said Sogayise.

Home of Comfort care worker Vuyokazi Qokelasaid they are happy about what Globe Clothing didfor the children.

Globe Clothing Durban CEO Ramath-an Muwenge, Durban managingdirector Asuman Pala, Kokstadmarketing director MziwamadodaSogayise, Kokstad branch CEONtombikhona Sogayise and Kokstadbranch manager Sharon Munienprepare to hand over vouchers.PHOTO: KHAYA MAGENU

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Proposed Special Consent Application for the development ofDuplex flats on remainder ERF 368 Matatiele

NOTICE is hereby given that Mr N.E Ngcizela is proposing a Special Consent Use on ERF 368Matatiele in order to develop Duplex flats as provided for in the Matatiele Land Use ManagementSystem 2013.Particulars regarding this application can be viewed during office hours from the Matatiele LocalMunicipality Main Offices, 102 Main Street Office Matatiele.Objections, if any, against this application must be lodged in writing with full reasons thereof andreach the above office on or before 1 January 2015.

Isicelo Esikhethekileyo Sevume Yukuphuhlisai-Duplex Flat remainder ERF 368 Matatiele

Isaziso ngesicelo sika Mr. N.E Ngcizela esikhethekileyo sokusebenzisa i-ERF 368 eMatatielengen-jongo zokuphuhlisa iDuplex flat ngokuyalelwa uhlelo lokusetyenziswa komhlaba IMatatiele LandUse Management Systm 2013.Inkcukaca malunga nesisicelo zingajongwa ema ofisini kamasipala waseMatatiele 102 Main StreetOffice Matatiele.Ongavumelaniyo nesisicelo angabhala abeke izizathu zakhe malunga nokusichasa kwakhe ab-halele umasipala ngapmbili kuku 1 January 2015.

PROPOSEDSPECIALCONSENTAPPLICATIONFORAPLACEOFPUBLICASSEMBLYONREMAINDERERF2263HARRYGWALATOWNSHIPMATATIELENOTICE is hereby given that Seventh Adventist Church is proposing a Special Consent Use on ERF2152 Harry Gwala TownshipMatatiele in order to operate a Place of Public Assembly asprovided for in the Matatiele Land Use Management System 2013.Particulars regarding this application can be viewed during office hours from the Matatiele LocalMunicipality Main Offices, 102 Main Street Office Matatiele.Objections, if any, against this application must be lodged in writing with full reasons thereof andreach the above office on or before 01 January 2015.

ISICELO ESIKHETHEKILEYO SEMVUME SENDAWOYENDIBANOYOLUNTU REMAINDER ERF 2263 KWINDAWO YASE HARRYGWALAEMATATIELEEsi sisaziso siphuma kwi-Seventh Adventist Church ngenjongo zokucela imvume yokusebenzisa um-hlaba ERF 2152 kwandawo yaseHarry Gwala eMatatiele ukuze isebenze njengendawo yendibanoyoluntu njengoko inikezelwe ngokohlelo lokusetyenziswa komhlaba i-Matatiele Land Use Manage-ment System 2013.Incukaca zesisicelo ziyafumaneka ngexesha lomsebenzi kwamasipala eMatatiele, 102 Main Street..Ongavumelani nesisicelo angafaka isikhalazo esibhaliweyo esiqulathe izizathu kwamasipalangaphambi komhla 01 January 2015.

WARM greeting to readers of thisviewpoint.

Welcome once again to theMata-tieleLocalMunicipality viewpoint. Itis our responsibility to ensure thatour community is well informed ofrecent accomplishments in their re-spective areas.

Themunicipality believes in pro-viding people with informationwhich is accessible to them, andwhich they can use to improve theirlives and based on their needs, en-couraging people to participate inthedemocraticprocesses,andkeep-ing people continuously informed ofpolicies and programmes that affectthem and the progress in imple-menting them.

Closing of 16 Days of ActivismThe Eastern Cape Premier, Phu-

mulo Masualle, accompanied byMECs of social development andhealth handed over a park home totheNtataiseServiceCentreinMaluti.This forms part of commemoratingthe 16 Days of Activism for No Vio-lence Against Women and Childrenand to respond to the needs of thepeople of Matatiele which wereraised during a stakeholder’s meet-

ing in September.The16DaysCampaigncame into

being in 1991 when the Women’sGlobal Leadership Institute, underthe auspices of the Centre for Wom-en’s Global Leadership at RugtersUniversity, placed it on the interna-tional agenda. According to theWomen’sGlobalNetwork forRepro-ductive Rights, the campaign wasstarted to symbolically link violenceagainst women and human rights,andemphasise that violenceagainstwomen is a human rights issue.

The adoption of a new theme“Countmeinaswetogethermoveto-wardsasaferSouthAfrica”,wasear-marked to take the campaign to an-other level in its 16th anniversary.Thenewvisionofthecampaignaimsto attract SouthAfricans to be activeparticipants in the fight against gen-der-based violence. Through thenew “Count me in” approach, thecampaignaimstocreatesafehomes,communities and environment.

Theeventwasheldon10Decem-ber as part of closing the 16 Days ofActivism against Women and Chil-dren Campaign.

Build-up to themainevent,politi-

cal principals and government offi-cials, embarked on a door-to-doorcampaign in the Maluti area. Thedelegation further handed overworking equipment to the MatatieleFarmers’ Association at Stanford,thhe value of which is more thanR4 million.

4th Matatiele Music Festivalnow only days away

The municipality has partneredwith the Alfred Nzo District Munici-pality in hosting the 2014 annualmusic festival. This year we arebringing you Ringo, Mafikizolo, Za-kes Bantwini, I-Fani, Professor, DjFisherman, Bathandwa, Sefako saMenoaneng,Khabane tsaMatatiele,Gxaba leketile. Radio personalitiesTwasa, CaseyandCoach “Tsamaya”willalsoentertainthecrowd.Ticketsare available from Computicket andShoprite stores at R100 each. Gatesopen at 12pm on 20 December. Tella friend to tell a friend and get yourticket today.

That isall fromusfornow,tillnexttime, stay safe and be blessed.

Thank you sweet people fromsweet Matat, a destination of choiceand excellence.

COMPLIMENTS of the season to all.Pupils, municipal employees and

students, I take this opportunity ofcommending those who wrote theirexams. I would to advise them tosearch for temporary employmentwhile enjoying the holidays hencethatwill instilanelementofbeingulti-mately financially responsible.

I also commend and wish the bestof luck to municipal employees whohavebeenwritingandarestillwritingtheir exams, and say the future of this

municipality is in their hands.16 Days of Activism Against Chil-

dren and Women Abuse‘Countme in the fight against chil-

dren and women abuse’ — by thesewordsIcalluponreadersofthisnews-papers, especially people of Umzim-khulu,tousethemwhiletheystanduptobecountedin.WhentheMECofHu-man Settlement and Public Works,MEC Ravi Pillay, addressed the com-munityofUmzimkhulu inQondokuh-le Hall at Matsheni Village, he urged

them not only to look at the abuse ofchildren and women as somethingthat only takes place somewhere, butthey must watch each other.

International World Aids DayAs a country, especially the people

ofUmzimkhulu,wehaveimprovedonhow we handle the issue of HIV andAids, yet the fight is not over. Underthe theme“I can’t changemyHIVsta-tus but I can change your attitude —zerostigma,zerodiscrimination”,wecan work together.

Icalluponallcommunitymembersand stakeholders not to treat this dis-ease as life sentence, but rather as areason to improve lifestyles. I empha-sise to the community and stakehold-ersthattheymightnotbeinfected,butwe are all affected therefore wemustshy away from discrimination.

Clean auditWhen it rains, it pours. Umzim-

khuluMunicipalityhasagainscoopeda clean audit recently winning the“Best IDP Practice” award at the pro-

vincial ceremony.This is an undisputed fact that

proves Umzimkhulu Municipality inindeed well governed. I commend allrole players especially the employeesof Umzimkhulu Municipality forworkingtirelesslyandthecommunityof this rural-based municipality fortheir participative input. In Umzim-khulu, telling a good story will neverstop, nor end.

Till we meet again on the samespot, arrive alive.

UMZ VIEWPOINTZWELIPHANSISKHOSANA

MunicipalManager

MATATVIEWPOINTDR DCT NAKIN

MUNICIPAL MANAGER

GREETINGStothepeopleofKokstad.Skeleton staff over festive periodThe festive season holidays are

around thecornerand this is the timeof the yearwhereby everyone is look-ing forward to spending time withfamily and friends.

We inform citizens that we will beoperat-ing withthe skel-eton staffbecausemoststaff willbe takingleave un-til earlyJanuary.Thismeansthatsomeserviceswill be affected, however es-sential services will not be affected.Weencouragepeople to use our thirdparty vendors for electricity supply.Wehope to receiveyour co-operationduring this time.

Load sheddingWe are still experiencing load

sheddingandweencouragepeopletouse electricity wisely. We have re-ceived complaints about load shed-ding,butwehavenocontroloverthis.Weencourageeveryonetobepatient.

School holidaysScho

ols areclosedand wecon-gratu-late theDepart-ment ofEduca-tion,teach-ers, pu-pils andstake-

holders in Kokstad for ensuring wehaveasuccessful year in2014.Therewere no cases of disruption.

We hope to receive an improvedpass rate for our 2014 matrics.

Inkosi inibusise

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We will be operating with theskeleton staff because most staffwill be taking leave until January.This means that some services willbe affected, however essentialservices will not be affected

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Greetings to you all

Once again the precious and glorious moment has came. It is the time where families will come together.On behalf of the Umzimkhulu municipality, I wish all people of Umzimkhulu and around merry Christmas and happy New year. Let us all enjoy the festive responsibly.We must mindourselves and remember to spend our monies wisely not forgetting that the schools are re-opening soon.We have that responsibility as citizens to discourage all elements of violenceagainst our elders and children.

To the youth, our future is in your hands. Let us everytime work towards brighter future of our nation by doing away with all source of drug substances and be precautious in ourromantic engagements. Do not practice sex rectlessly but remember to act responsibly.Let us wait for our examination results with all expectations, but avoid to be so hard on ourselves.To the road users, we must at all times observe the rules and regulations of the road. Let us ensure that we contribute towards minimizing the occurances of road accidents in thisfestive season by avoiding to drive having drunk and mind the speed limits at all times.Crime and violence must not be part of our enjoyment this time around. Let us take care of ourselves and remember the next festive season is awaiting for us. Make everyone who isnext to you happy and learn to do better for the nation regardless of any tittle you might have or not.I wish to thank all the employees and the councillors of Umzimkhulu municipality for their unweivering commitment to work for the better of Umzimkhulu, hence the maintainance ofthe status of Clean Audit even in the financial year 2013/ 2014. The collectiveness and stability that the municipality enjoys amongst the leadership and management will always bearsuch fruits.We want to thank amakhosi aseNdlunkulu for their everlasting support and contribution they make to the municipality.

I wish to apologise for the inconvinience that might be caused by the ongoing project right in town. That is an unintended situation towards intended development, improvement andfacelifting of our town. May we cooperate and be patient in this regard.Till we meet next year, let us in all our engagements be guided and be influenced by the principles of “ubuntu” as a sign of commemoration of the life of our legendary icon and hero,tata Mandela.

I thank you

The Mayor of UmzimkhuluM.B.MpabangaSent from Samsung tablet

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MUSIC lovers will descend intheir hordes on Matatiele forthe annual Matatiele Music

Festival.The musical extravaganza will

showcase big names, including RingoMadlingozi, Afro-pop groupMafikizo-lo, ZakesBantwini, Ifani, Professor,DJFisherman, Bathandwa Vazi, SefakosaMenoaneng,KhabanetsaMatatiele.

The festival, organisedbyMatatieleLocalMunicipality inpartnershipwiththe Alfred Nzo District Municipalitywill have radio personalities Twasa,KCandCoach“Tsamaya”entertainingthe crowds.

MomeleziMbedla,Matatielemayorsaid. “We were looking at somethingthat will increase the influx of touriststo our area during the festive seasonandbeyond.Amusic festivalof thisna-tureisperfectforthisobjectiveasitalsocontributes to the economic and socialdevelopment of theMatatiele commu-nity,” he said.

The festival will be held on 20 De-cember at the Matatiele old rugbyfields. Gates open at 12pm. Ticketsavailable at Computicket and Shopriteat R100 each.

Matatiele, affectionately known as“SweetMatat”by its residents, is a cul-turallyrichtownontheborderofSouthAfrica and Lesotho — also known toproduce the best redmeat in the coun-try and is a great tourist destination.

All roads lead to Sweet Matat thisDecember where nature, agriculture,tourismandcultureare investmentsofchoice. So save the date, take yourcampchairs,braaisandenjoyaneventto remember. — Supplied.

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FEVER Matat festival, treatfor music lovers

>> All roads lead to ‘SweetMatat’ this December

PHOTOS: KHAYA MAGENURingo Madlingozi per-forms at the 2012Matatiele Music Festival.

Christmas partyhosted forchildren


THEEGMall, PicknPayandTPLegalServices hosted aChristmasparty forchildren fromPeterPearceandHomeofComfortChildren’sHomesonMon-day.

ThepartyatEGMall includedsing-ing Christmas carols by Rebirth, aband from the Assemblies of GodChurch.

The party started with the singingof the national anthem by EG Mallstaff.

Lisa fromTP Legal then read out astoryabout thebirthofJesusandwhyChristmas is such a special day.

The children clapped with excite-mentwhenFatherChristmasarrived

onafireenginecarryinggifts.RebirththenledthesingingofJingleBellsandSilentNightwhichthechildrenjoinedin with.

One of the organisers, CharmaineSwart, EG Mall centre manager saidit is important to make athe childrenfeel special during this season.

“We are happywe played our partinmaking this a joyful season for chil-dren,especially those fromdisadvan-taged backgrounds,” she said.

She thanked Pick n Pay Kokstad,TPLegal, Royal Tent, Prestige Securi-ty, KFC Kokstad, Assemblies of GodChurch, Coastal Hire and everyonewho supported the event.

EGMallwisheseveryoneablessedChristmas and a prosperous newyear.

PHOTOS: NTUNTU DWEBAFather Christmas with Lisa from TP Legal at EG Mall.

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UMUZIWABANTU MUNICIPALITY10 MURCHISON STREET, HARDING 4680TEL: 039 433 1205 FAX: 039 433 1208

ACQUISITION OF FLEET ON FULL MAINTENANCE LEASEAGREEMENT

BIDS ARE INVITED FOR THE SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF FLEET ON FULL MAINTENANCELEASE AGREEMENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE BID DOCUMENT


Bid documents are to be completed in accordance with the conditions attached to the documentand must be sealed and endorsed clearly with the relevant Bid number and description and mustbe deposited in the Bid box in the foyer of the Umuziwabantu Municipality at 10 Murchison Street,Harding, not later than 12:00 on Monday 29 December 2014, at which time all Bids received will beopened in public.

Bids must be valid for 90 days.

The Umuziwabantu Municipality subscribes to the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act2000 (Act No 5 of 2000).

Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (PPPFA) points will be awarded as follows:-Price - 80 pointsBBBEE - 20 pointsTOTAL - 100 points


All tender enquiries can be directed to the Chief Traffic Officer Mr. R. Ndlovu on 039 433 1849 duringoffice hours.

Umuziwabantu Local Municipality S.D. MBHELEPrivate Bag x1023 MUNICIPAL MANAGERHarding, 4680

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Pupils get support from many quartersFEVER REPORTER

INaneffort toensurethat theyouthof Harry Gwala prioritise educa-tion, the Sisonke Development

Agency (SDA), Harry Gwala DistrictMunicipality and the Department ofEducation joined forces to capacitatepupils with skills and facilities.

The event took place at the SDAoffices in Ixopo.

Deputy Minister of Higher Educa-tion Mduduzi Manana visited the Ix-opo area last week to encourage pu-pilswhoreceivedbursariesfromHar-ry Gwala District Municipality tostudy hard. He also handed over lap-

tops to pupils.The districtmayor,Mluleki Ndobe

and SDA management, led by boardchairman, Patrick Khoza and CEOZolani Cezu also encouraged pupilswho are studying in various tertiaryinstitutions around the country.

Manana said pupils should usetheir education as a weapon to fightfor the future of the country.

“If we are really serious aboutbuilding a knowledge-based econo-my, the only option is to skill the na-tion,” Manana said.

Mananaurgedpupils to representtheirdistrictwherevertheystudyandbecome ambassadors for their dis-

trict.“You should know that the devel-

opment of your district lies in yourhands,” he said.

Ndobe reiterated Manana’ssentiments saying that the bursariescover the educational needs of eachpupil, which includes meals andtransport.

He warned pupil not to use theirlaptops for social networking, but touse them for educational purposes.Pupils ZukiswaCabangana andAph-elele Sibisi, both recipients of bursa-ries, were grateful for the supportthey are receiving from government.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDDeputy Mayor of Harry Gwala District Municipality Nthuseng Duma (back, pink top), Deputy Minister for HigherEducation, Mduduzi Manana, Harry Gwala District Mayor Mluleki Ndobe, Sisonke Development Agency CEO, ZolaniCezu and pupils, bursary beneficiaries with their laptops

St Monica’s news

SP and FET Phase Community OutreachOn 26 November we, the SP and FET

Phase, experienced the pleasure of giv-ing.

Pupils eagerly collected money, foodand various items throughout the year topresent to the children of Faith’s Day CareCentre. With a joyful heart we handedover the items. The children experiencedthe joy that giving is is better than receiv-ing.

We would like to thank Faith Maqela-na, founder of this NPO, for allowing usto make the children’s lives little morepleasant. A big thank you to pupil, par-ents and teachers for their hard work andco-operation. — Mrs N. van Wyhe

Pre-school Christmas partyOn Thursday morning pupil enjoyed

their end-of-year party. All the businessof concerts and finishing off the differentactivities came to an end and now it wastime to enjoy the festive atmosphere. Wewere glad that the rain held off and we

were able to enjoy ourselves under ourOak tree. — Mrs R. Dwyer

Intermediate Phase Community Out-reach

On Monday, 1 December we handedover non-perishable items that ourPhase collected throughout the year. Allthe children contributed generously tothis project.

Mrs R. King from Crossroads ChildWelfare accepted the contributions withgreat thanks. She informed pupils howthankful they are to receive the itemsevery year. She assured pupils that theseitems will be distributed among poorfamilies in our community.

On behalf of the Intermediate Phaseat St. Monica’s, I extend a huge thanksto Super Spar Matatiele which donatednon-perishable items for this project.

We would also like to thank the par-ents for helping us to make this projecta huge success. — Mrs R. Badenhorst,HOD: Intermediate Phase

Pupils atthe pre-schoolChristmasparty.

Siyanyanga SimahlaTest money

Time to change our life with Baba SheshaUceda okulandelayo, xa ungafumani abantwane, isibhamusingangeni, ungagwazeki, amasela angangeni, umeqo,

idliso, ukudunjelwa zinyawo, imoto, imfuyo, impahla siyazi-buyisa ezilahlekileyo, xa ufuna umtshato, indoda/umfaziebalekile siyambuyisa, isisu esikhulu, ukubhitya okanye

ukutyeba. Xa ufuna mali uyifumana ngoku, cima amatyala,unyuselwe emsebenzini, ubudoda obunganuki, uyanjalo

exesheni, iwoza-woza liphumelele phambili ishishini, khulisainduku, ungenelwe yimali eBank, qinisa umzi wakho/

niyaxabana njalo, emzini umntu okuzondayo umbone, ufunaubutyebi ube ne mali nemfuyo. Walala wasala.

Contact No. 076 058 6410 Mthatha and Kokstad

A year has gone, yet it feels likeyesterday. It was sudden butsad. U are safe in the arms ofGod. U will always be in our

thoughts.

Sadly missed by Mom, dadand family.

In loving memory of late

Elvis Marais02/12/2013.

Municipality receivesawards

THEUmzimkhuluMunicipality ismaintainingits good standardof excellence, this is after themunicipalityscoopedawardswhenitwasonceagain awarded the clean audit award for the2013/2014 financial year.

The municipality also won other awards atthe 2014 KZN Municipal Awards — Best IDPPractises.

Themunicipalitywasinformedoftheawardduring a provincial gathering in SibayaCasino

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDDeputy Mayor S. Nkala, Chief Whip X. Tshazi, Municipal Manager Z. Sikhosana, Corporate Serv-ices manager N. Nduku, Mayor M. Mpabanga and Speaker K. Thobela with the awards themunicipality received.

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TLC Hospice news

THE first Tree of Lights was held by TLCat the Nardini Catholic Church in theiThembalabantu Centre in Shayamoya

on Friday night. Many local people and TLCsupporters joined us in celebrating this won-derful evening.

The evening was started by a prayer, takenby a six-year-old fromPastor Letsaba’s churchin Mount Frere. A cast, made up of TLC or-phaned and vulnerable children, patients andmembers from the Shayamoya community,tookpart. Thechildrenwhohavebeenpractis-ing for weeks performed a beautiful NativityPlay. The story of the birth of Jesuswasbeauti-fully portrayed in the characters of Mary andJoseph and Angel Gabriel. These were joinedby crew of shepherds and a host of angels. Allthe children who participated loved the partthey played in telling the story. Thank you somuch to Wendy Sander for the use of the HolyTrinity Anglican Church costumes. Thesemade the children feel special and made thestory very real to them.

Amusicalnumberwasthensungbyourcaregivers. These ladies practised in secret until

theywerepitchperfect.Thankyousomuch foryour effort and practise.

A dance of praise was performed by sevenlittle girls. The audiencewas enthralled by thiswonderful dance. Thank you to CharmaineSwartbooi for making this possible.

Theeveningendedwithanamazingpresentgiving time. Thank you to Mel Freeguard whoconvened the Shoebox Project this year again.We were lucky to receive enough gifts to givejustabouteverychildpresentagift.A fewof thechildren from the communitywho just came towatch didn’t receive gifts, but we made a planand theywill comeback toTLC thisweek to re-ceive a small gift each. We collected gifts fromSt Patricks, collected by the staff. Toothbrush-es, toothpaste,barsof soapand faceclothscol-lectedbyStPatrick’spupilswereaddedtogifts.

Finally we had just about enough for eachchild present. The children’s faces told anamazing story.

The evening was a great success and it canbe expanded and grown year after year. Acandle lighting ceremony took place when theaudiencewere invited and encouraged to lighta candle in honour of a loved one who hadpassed on or one who may be suffering.

Thank you so much for the generosity ofKokstad residents who made this possible.

— Supplied.

Tree ofLightsNativityPlaycast infull cos-tumeready toperform.PHOTO:SUP-PLIED

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in Durban.Municipality

spokespersonWillieMgcina said:“Again, mainte-nance of this pres-tigious award byUmzimkhulu Mu-nicipality has clear-ly proven how theemployees, manag-ers and politicalleadership are com-mitted to the workthey do,” he said.

— Supplied.

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autofeverToyota raises barwith new ‘Xtra cab’>> ‘Raised body’ replaces ‘low-body’ versionFEW companies have the clout in the pick-up world that Hilux wields.

So, after pulling out all the stops withthe bells-and-whistles Legend 45 packagenow standard as the top-end Hilux, Toyotasays it has turned its attention to the utili-tarian side of things with a thorough re-work of the Hilux 2.5 D-4D SRX.

Already on sale, the new “raised body”version of the Hilux Xtra Cab replaces theprevious low-body version.

In response to customers’ requests, theautomaker says: “it addresses the need forincreased ride height and ground clear-ance, as well as improved approach anddeparture angles, to tackle challengingterrain”.

Heavy-duty 16” steel wheels help theraised suspension to maximise rough-roadperformance.

Current Xtra Cab SRXDifferential ratio 3.583Ground clearance 181Approach angle 21 degreesDeparture angle 18 degreesWheels 205 / 70R 15CNew Raised Body Xtra Cab SRXDifferential ratio 3.909Ground clearance 212Approach angle 30 degreesDeparture angle 23 degreesWheels 205 R16C 6JIn addition, Toyota says, the specifica-

tion of the Raised Body version has been

aligned to other SRX models, matching theutilitarian nature of the vehicle and creat-ing consistency across the productline-up. “In line with our hard-core aesthetics,” the com-pany explalins, “thenewcomer is ‘de-chromed’ and getspractical black clad-ding for the door han-dles and mirrors anduses hard-wearingrough-weave fabric inthe SRX.”

The new retail price ofR298 700 is only R5 000 morethan the outgoing model.

Key specs• 2.5 D-4D 4-cylinder, 16-valve DOHC

diesel engine mated to a five-speed manu-

al box• 75kW from 3 600rpm• 260Nm from 1 600-2 400rpm• Mud guards — front & rear•Air conditioner• Audio system with Bluetooth & RDS• Steering switches• Electric windows• Power steering• USB outlet

• Centre console box• Anti-theft system — siren/alarm and

immobiliser• Dual front airbags• ABS• Five-year or 90 000km service plan.

— Wheels24.

PHOTO: WHEELS24Toyota Hilux 2.5 D-4DSRX.

Audi S1 arrives in SAAUDI’snewS1,availableinhatchandSportback versions, has arrived inSouth Africa.

Wheels24wastestingAudi’s latestS-badgedofferingattheKyalamiracetrack in Gauteng on Tuesday 2 De-cember and will share the full reportsoon.

The S-badged A1 is powered by a

a new 2.0 TFSI unit capable of170kW/370Nmmated to a six-speedmanual, driving power to all fourwheels courtesy of Audi’s quattro all-wheel drive.

The 2.0 petrol *engine rockets theS1fromfrom0to100km/hin5.8and5.9 (Sportback) seconds respectively,on to a top speed of 250km/h.

The S1 has a claimed fuel con-sumption of 7 litres/100km withemissions of 162 and 166g/km re-spectively.

In terms of design it benefits fromxenons, rear LEDs, new front andrearbumpers, sidesillsandanewex-haust system and it uses larger310mm brake discs.

Prices:S1 2.0T quattro manual —

R442 000.S1Sportback2.0Tquattromanual

— R449 500. — Wheels24.PHOTO: SOURCED

Audi S1.

SA has new top bakkie THE National Association of Automobile Manu-facturers of South Africa (Naamsa) figures forNovember 2014, revealed the Ranger bakkie tobe the best-selling vehicle in the light commer-cial class with 3 054 units sold to the Hilux’s2 897.

Other popular light commercial performer’sinclude the Isuzu KB (1186), NissanNP300 Hard-body (657) and the Volkswagen Amarok (405).

Top performing passenger vehicles include:VW Polo (1781) and Polo Vivo (2 285)Toyota Corolla (1 749) and Etios (1 182)Ford Figo (959).Newcomer Datsun’s Go, launched in October

2014, reportedly sold 461 units.NewvehiclesalesinNovember2014declined

by 2.5% compared to the same period in 2013,reports Naamsa on Tuesday (2 December).

Naamsa said in a statement: “November2014 new car sales at 33 278 showed a declineof 845 cars or a fall of 2.5% compared to the34 123 new cars sold in November 2013.

“Some consolidation in the new car markethad been expected following the exceptionallystrong sales recorded during October 2014 when40 663 new cars had been sold.”

— Wheels24.PHOTO: WHEELS24

The Ford Ranger, SA’s top selling bakkie.

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12 December 2014 PAGE 12

UMUZIWABANTU MUNICIPALITYPrivate Bag X1023, Harding 4680

TEL: 039 433 3500 FAX: 039 433 1208

IN - SERVICE TRAINING

Umuziwabantu Municipality invites applications for in service training for exposure in the followingareas i.e. Electricity, Building Control, Special Programmes, Performance Management Systems/Integrated Development Planning, Local Economic Development, Public Administration, TownPlanning, Sports Management, Community/Youth development, Civil engineering Administrationand Human Resources.

Requirements:The applicant should currently be a registered student with a letter from the institutionrequesting in service training.The applicant should be the person/s residing within the jurisdiction ofUmuziwabantu Municipality. The person should have good interpersonal skills, be fluent in speakingboth English and IsiZulu and be computer literate.

Duties: The in service trainee will work under strict supervision of his or her mentor following an inservice training programme.

Stipend: There shall be no benefits or salary for In Service Trainees except the stipend, which willbe in accordance with the Municipal policy.

Written applications accompanied by a detailed CV with references, letter from the currentinstitution where the person/s is studying and certified copies of certificates/academicrecord should reach the office of the Human Resources, Private Bag X 1023, Harding, 4680 onor before 22 December 2014 at 16h00.

Mr S D Mbhele: Municipal Manager

For thelove ofathletics

>> He encouragesyoungsters not tobecome ‘couchpotatoes’KHAYA MAGENU>>[email protected]

HE isnot just anordinaryMatatiele athlete, hislove of athletics is

phenomenal.WalterOelofse is58,butage

isnothingbutanumbertohim.Hekeeps fit andencourages

the younger generation to beactive and not become “couchpotatoes”.

Oelofse trains for an hourevery day, except on Sundays.

“I have a programme that Ifollow daily,” said Oelofse.

He started participating in

athletics at school, but leftsport when he started work.

However, that didn’t lastas he is nowback and run-ning long distance.

“Braam vanTubbergh and I decidedto start an athletic club.

“We started train-ing and we went totheFreeStatecham-pionship last monthandbroughtback12medals.

“NowIwant toex-tend development tothe children of ruralareas, even thoughtherearenofacilities.”

He has won severalmedals and encourag-es young people toparticipate in sport.

PHOTO: KHAYA MAGENUWalter Oelofse is crazy about athletics.

High hopes forDurban to hostgamesKHAYA MAGENU>>[email protected]

KWAZULU-NATAL Athletics president saidDurban is more than ready to host the 2022Commonwealth Games.

Speakingduringtheselectionofnewmem-bers for Harry Gwala District Athletics at theOvalonSaturday,SelloMokoenasaidtheyaresetting up district structures.

“We are following the 2011 national sportplan whereby provinces set up district struc-tures in termsof athletic federations andnowwe are dividing KZN into 12 district athletic

areas,” said Mokoena.The preparation to hosts Commonwealth

GamesfollowsapresentationtotheCommon-wealth Games Federation General Assembleaheadofothercandidatesforthe2022Gamesmonths back.

“We have high hopes that the Common-wealthGamesmaycometoSouthAfrica,host-ed by Durban.

“OuraimistomakesureKZNattainsamin-imum of 10 medals during the games,” saidMokeana.

Hesaidheisveryhappyabouttheperform-ance of KZN at the moment as has improvedrapidly in thepast two to threeyears, especialin cross-country and they came back homefrom the last games in third place, nationally.

Among members elected to serve in theHarryGwalaDistrictstructureincludeZamileGebashe, chairperson, Sizwe Memela, vice-chairperson, Ziyanda Dlamini, secretary,with Jerry Greeves and Walter Oelofse beingelected as additional members.

PHOTO: KHAYA MAGENUAt the Oval are newly elected Harry Gwala District Athletic Structure chairperson ZamileGebashe, vice-chairperson Sizwe memela, secretary Ziyanda Dlamini, Walter Oelofse and JeryGreeves.

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ERRATUM TO TENDER NOTICEBid Notice No: 2014/2015-71

APPOINTMENT OF LEGAL FIRMS

The Matatiele Local Municipality wishes to inform the public about the error made on the tenderadvert which appeared in Sky Blue Media (FEVER) news. The prospective bidders are informed ofthe changes stated below:

OLD REQUIREMENT NEW REQUIREMENT

Preferential Procurement Point Scoring System Preferential Procurement Point Scoring90/10 System 80/20

Bid Documents will be obtainable as from date of Bid Documents will be obtainable at thesite inspection for each project at the Budget and Budget and Treasury Office, MATATIELETreasury Office, MATATIELE LOCAL LOCAL MUNICIPALITY for a non – MUNICI-PALITY for a non – refundable tender fee refundable tender fee of R300. 00of R500. 00

Please ensure that this Tender Notice Erratum is attached on the bid document to replacethe old one.

The other information stated on the original tender advertisement remains valid and bindingto all bidders. The municipality would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused.

DR DCT NAKINMUNICIPAL MANAGERNotice No: 2014/2015-72