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Two men, of which one was allegedly a notorious drug lord in NelsonMandela Bay, was shot and killed in this black VW Golf in KwaNoxoloyesterday. PHOTO: THEO JEPTHA

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A MAN, who was allegedly one ofthe city’s most notorious drug-lords, was shot in cold blood inKwaNoxolo yesterday.

The man (41), whose name can-not be releaseduntil hisnext of kinhave been informed, was shotwhile driving in a black VW Golfin front of a house in Pieter Street.Another man (in his 20s) was alsoshot in the car.

According to eyewitnesses, the

man came to deliver pills in the ar-ea, when his car was chased by awhite VW Golf.

Several shots were fired fromthe white VW Golf, of which someat close range.

Police spokesperson Capt. San-dra Janse van Rensburg, said itwas too early to say what the mo-tive was for the shooting.

She also did not want to com-ment on allegations that it was abig druglord that was shot.

At time of going to print no ar-rests had yet been made.

NCEBA DLADLA

‘WE’LL fight for our rights- until we get what wewant for the future of ourchildren.”

This was the victorious cry from parents ofChubekile High School in Kwazakhele whoheld senior Department of Education official,George Lukwe to task until they were granteda teacher on Monday afternoon.

“We are happy. A teacher will be reportingat the school tomorrowmorning,” said Busis-iwe Mbewu, a parent on Monday afternoon.

They are satisfied about winning the firstround, despite their other demands not yethaving been addressed.

The parents demanded the permanent ap-pointment of the acting school principal MrsSkosana, complained over overcrowing in theschool, the shortage of at least three teachers,the need for about 400 desks and chairs anda caretaker to safeguard the property.

Mrs Skosana has been holding the fort asprincipal since 2006 in the place of fired Sadtupresident Thobile Ntola.

They argued that Ntola, who was no longera shop steward, was expected back at theschool but he still has not reported for duty.

“Our children have not got enough furni-ture. They write while standing and fight forthe few desks that there are,” said SBG Chair-person Mr Mbelekane.

Lukwe, Institutional DevelopmentManage-ment, Support and Governance (IDMSG) offi-

cer, and an educational development officervisited the school after parents locked theteachers and learners out for a day and de-manded a speedy response from the depart-ment regarding their demands.

They threatened to close the school indefi-nitely if they were not addressed.

“We came here to assist the school. TheMEC knows about your situation. He has in-cluded your school in the number of posts tobe filled from the redeployment pool,” saidLukwe.

He said the department was dealing with is-sues of people who were seconded to do unionwork and had others acting in their positions.He said if people like Ntola were not back,surely therewould be avalid reasonwhichhisdepartment would investigate.

“If he submits a doctor’s certificate, for in-stance, we cannot deny him the right to besick. But if the sickness persists, after sometime, we could take the person to our own doc-tors to ensure if they were still fit for duty, “said Lukwe.

Desks and chairswould be sought fromSEKMqhayi, a school fromKwaDwesi that was re-cently shut down owing to its dwindling num-bers.

After making a few phonecalls, Lukwe dis-covered that there was an unplaced teacherthat could be available to start at ChubekileHigh School. Parents welcomed the news.

“We were promised that a Maths Literacyteacher would be reporting this morning. Weare still waiting,” acting principal Mrs Sko-sana told Express Indaba on Tuesday.

Small victory forChubekileHighparents

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NCEBA DLADLA

PARENTS of learners at ChubekileHigh Schoolin Kwazakhele, Port Elizabeth have developedan innovative way to punish latecomers. It isworking – and has nothing to do with corporalpunishment!

Since corporal punishment was outlawed inSouth African schools a few years ago, many

teachers felt powerless and unable to stamptheir authoritywhen school ruleswere broken.Oneof theproblemstheyoftenhadwas learnersarriving late for school, said Andiswa Msebi, aparent.“As parents of the schoolwho take interest in

our children’s education, we decided with theSchoolGoverningBody (SGB), towakeupearlyin the day and man the gates,” said Msebi.They close the gate 15 minutes after the

school bell rings.The parents, who do this on voluntary basis,

remain at the school until 1.30pm to ensurethere was order.“Whoever arrives after we close the gate will

have to put their school bags down and run tentimes up and down the street,”said Msebi.According to Msebi, this communicates a

messageto the learners to“wakeupearlyorrunto the school. If you don’t, we’ll make you run.”According to Nombulelo Ncetezo, also a par-

ent, this method was working because most ofthe learners do not like to be forced to run.These days school learning and teaching

starts on time with most of the learners in theclassrooms - ready for tuition when the schoolbell rings.“This is the leastwe cando to ensure that our

children become professionals, lawyers, engi-neers, teachers and nurses. Theywon’t succeedin life if they can’t overcome things like latecoming,” said Msebi.

Chubekileparentspunish late­comerswith running

Parents manning the gate on a voluntary basis are, from left, Andiswa Msebi, Mandla Mesusa,Nombulelo Ncetezo and Ntombekhaya Fongqo. PHOTOS:NCEBA DLADLA

Chubekile High School learners who arrive latefor school, have to run as punishment whilebeing watched by parents.

A JOINT effort by members of the Port Eliza-beth Flying Squad and Airwing resulted infour suspects being caught red-handed in con-nection with a house robbery last Friday.According to Police spokesperson Captain

Andre Beetge, the house robbery took placein Eileen Street, Bluewater Bay.

A domestic worker saw fourmale suspectsjumping over a fence.The terrifiedwoman tried to protect herself

and two children, aged four and six, by lock-ing themselves in one of the rooms in thehouse.“The robbers broke thewindowof the room

and held them hostage while they ransackedthe house. They left with household goods,”said Beetge.Only minutes after leaving the house, the

suspectswere,however, spottedbySAPSheli-copter. They were carrying bags and wererunning away from the scene.

Police cornered and arrested all four ofthem atWells Estate, said Beetge, adding thatall the stolen property was recovered.He said the suspects aged between 21 and

24 were expected to appear in court to facecharges of being caughtwith suspected stolenproperty. – NCEBA DLADLA

SAPS Flying Squad andAirwing arrest 4 house robbery suspects

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FORMER Port Elizabeth-based police comm-unications officerThembiGwewon thePoliceWomanof theYearAwardintheSAPSNation-al Service Excellence Awards that were heldat Emperor’s Palace in Johannesburg last Fri-day evening.

Theawardwas inrecognitionofhersterlingwork as Port Elizabeth Communications Offi-cer stationed in Kwazakhele.Gwehassincebeenpromoted to theposition

ofLieutenant fromWarrantOfficerand isnowbased in Cape Town.“The award means a lot to me. It is indeed

a reward. Even though when we wake up inthe mornings and go to work to reach out tothe community, we are not expecting a re-ward,” said Lt Gwe.“I dedicate the award to all police women.

It is proof that there is front-line service. Itshows that there is somethinggoodhappeningdespite the negativemanywould like to dwellon,” she said.Theawardhas ,however, alsoputherunder

a bit of pressure as she would be expected torepresent the National Police Commissionerin hermissions around the country and otherinternational countries.After 20 years of service, roving between

communications and training,Gwe isnotnewto winning awards. This award comes aftershe scooped the Provincial Award earlier andwas awarded a trophy as the Best Trainer atSunnyside, PE in 2011.“Gwewent beyond the call of duty by imple-

menting a variety of community upliftmentand crime awareness projects,” said EasternCape Provincial Commissioner Lt GeneralCeliwe Binta, adding that Gwe helped an or-phaned 16-year-old Nwabisa Mamapapu who

fell pregnant after being raped in 2011, recoverfrom her ordeal and improve her life.She initiated the “Adopt-A-School: Bring

back Dignity” Project and other projects thatenhanced the relationship between police andthe community.“The position means that I have to initiate

more projects at a rather larger scale. But be-cause I’m a hard worker, I think I am equalto the task,” saidGwe.She thankedher formerStation Commander Brigadier Neveling andCluster Commander Maj General Funeka Si-ganga for believing in her.“Theduogavemetheplatformtoexploremy

ideas. They supported me through andthrough,” said Lt Gwe.

FormerPEPolice communicationsofficer scoopsnationalaward

Rewarded for hard work is Lt Thembi Gwe(left) with Provincial Commissioner Lt GeneralCeliwe Binta at the National SAPS Awards.

PHOTO:SUPPLIED

NCEBA DLADLA

AKWANOBUHLETownshipman serving15 years at St Albans Prison in Port Eliza-beth for raping a neighbour, has askedthe victim to forgive him.

It is three years since the married man(whose name cannot be mentioned to pro-tect the identity of his victim) has beenimprisoned for the act he now profuselyregrets. He is undergoing a CorrectionalServices Restorative Justice Programme.The man wrote a letter to Phaphani

Rape Crisis Centre, an NGO fighting forthe rights of abused women and childrenin KwaNobuhle, saying that he acceptedhis wrongdoing, was paying for it andasked that the woman would please find

it in her heart to forgive him.The letter read in part: “What I did was

wrong. The (name not mentioned) victimdid not ask for it. She did not deserve it.I was drunk but that did not compel meto do what I did to her. I was wrong andI want to apologise to her. Please helpme!”Secondly, the man wrote to apologise to

Phaphani Rape Crisis “for underminingyour goodwork of protecting abusedwom-en in the community. Please forgive me.”The Restorative Justice Programme

tries to reconcile the victim and the perpe-trator in order to help the victim find heal-ing and closure.During this course, the perpetrator ac-

cepts wrong doing, apologises and helpsthe victim to heal and continue with life

unabated.“In this case the victim told us she does

not want to hear anything from the perpe-trator. She is still hurt. We understandand respect that,” said Sinam, adding thatthey were, however, pleased with the ac-tions of the perpetrator as someone whois remorseful for wrong doing.“It is a good sign. It is important that

people accept it when they were wrongand apologise.”Sinam believes that apologetic perpe-

trators won’t repeat wrongdoing.“The reason why some people become

serial rapists for instance, is that theycannot face their victims. But insteadthey would choose to do something thatwould keep them behind bars for a longperiod of time,” said Sinam.

Rape accused apologises to the victim throughPhaphani RapeCrisis

Nocawa Sinam of Phaphani Rape CrisisCentre. PHOTO:NCEBA DLADLA

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SOCIAL workers at the Dora Nginza Hospi-tal are looking for relatives of a 42-year-oldman who was admitted in their casualtyward from Motherwell Health centre onMarch 10.

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bulance but could not tell or show the ambu-lance people where he stays and was re-turned to Casualty.Rubushe said the man has mentioned that

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TB is curable, but current efforts to find, treatand cure everyone who gets ill with the dis-ease are not sufficient.

Of the 9 million people a year who get sickwith TB, a third of them are “missed” byhealth systems.Many of these 3 million people live in the

world’s poorest, most vulnerable communi-ties or are among marginalized populationssuch as migrant workers, refugees and inter-nally displaced persons, prisoners, indige-nous peoples, ethnic minorities and drug us-ers.WHO and the Stop TB Partnership, hosted

at WHO, are together promoting World TBDayonTuesday,March 24.WorldTBDaypro-

vides the opportunity for affected personsand the communities in which they live, gov-ernments, civil society organizations, health-care providers, and international partners tocall for further action to reach the 3 million.All partners can help take forward innova-

tive approaches to ensure that everyone suf-fering from TB has access to TB diagnosis,treatment and cure.The burden of tuberculosis:World TB Day is an opportunity to raise

awareness about the burden of tuberculosis(TB) worldwide and the status of TB preven-tion and control efforts.The Day is also an occasion to mobilize po-

litical and social commitment for furtherprogress.Progress towards global targets for reduc-

tions in TB cases and deaths in recent years

has been impressive: TB mortality has fallenover 45%worldwide since 1990, and incidenceis declining.New TB tools such as rapid diagnostics are

helping transform response to the diseaseand new life-saving drugs are being intro-duced.

But the global burden remainshuge andsignificant challenges persist:

) In 2012, there were an estimated 8.6 mil-lion new cases of TB and 1.3 million peopledied from TB.

) Over 95% of TB deaths occur in low- andmiddle-income countries. Poor communitiesand vulnerable groups are most affected, butthis airborne disease is a risk to all.

) TB is among the top 3 causes of death for

women aged 15 to 44.) There were an estimated 500 000 cases

and 74 000 deaths among children in 2012.

Challenges:) Around 3 million people (equal to 1 in 3

people falling ill with TB) are currently being‘missed’ by health systems.

) There is slow progress in tackling multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB): 3 out of 4 MDR-TB cases still remain without a diagnosis,and around 16 000 MDR-TB cases reported toWHO in 2012 were not put on treatment.

) Provision of antiretroviral therapy(ART) for TBpatients known to be livingwithHIV needs to increase to meet WHO’s recom-mendation that all TB patients living withHIV promptly receive ART.– Source: World Health Organisation - www.who.int

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WITH Media24 as its print mediapartner, the Nelson Mandela BayStadium now has the platform toshare the good story of its teams.

This was said by Rian Oberhol-zer, managing director Access Fa-cilities and Leisure Management,the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadiumoperator, at the launch of the part-nership with Media 24’s EasternCape publications. Media 24 is thepublisher of Port Elizabeth Ex-press.“It’s no good to have a good story

if nobody knows it. Now we have aplatform to tell it,” saidOberholzer.

“We are especially excited aboutthe fact thatMedia 24’s publications(which include Die Burger, Son andDaily Sun – reach all the differentcultural groups of our supporters.The NMB-stadium is currently

home to the EP Kings Rugby teamand the Chippa United soccer team.Charl Crous, CEO of the EP Rug-

by Union is also pleased with thepartnership.“The stadium and its teams form

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the Chippa United soccer team andhow it was started is one of pure de-termination. Nowwe can share thisstory with all sports enthusiasts inthe Eastern Cape.Arend Visagie, Head of Sales at

Media24 newspapers, said althoughthe contract is for a year, with effectfromApril 1,Media 24 plans to builda long-term relationship with thestadium and Access Management.With the EP Kings being part of Su-per Rugby again next year, excitingtimes await.“Hopefully, through our partner-

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Media24announcedasofficial printmediapartnerofNMBStadium

At the announcement of Media 24 as the official print media partners of theNMB Stadium were EP Kings players, representatives of Access Managementand Media24. Back from left are Lizo Gqoboka, Mzwandile Stick, CornellHess, Rian Oberholzer (Managing Director of Access Management), TasmiaIsmail (General Manager Die Burger and EP Media), Martin Ferreira, CJ Vander Linde and Carlos Spencer (EP Kings coach). Front from left are, Luther Obiand Charles Marais. PHOTO:THEO JEPTHA

THEAssociation forPeoplewithDisabil-ities (APD) Care Centre in Markman,nearMotherwell,PortElizabethreceivedaR35 000 donation fromToyRun last Fri-day.Receiving the cheque for the most de-

servinginstitutionthatsolelydependsondonations for survival, Principal SocialWorker Bernadine Hendricks said thedonation would make a whole lot of dif-ference.Toy Run PE Chairman Tony Halket

said they had satisfied themselves thatrecipients of the donation were really inneed and did do wonderful work to helpthe needy.

The institution offers education, careand support for children with disabili-ties.With the support of loving caregivers

and teachers APD helps children to im-prove physical and emotional skillsthrough a variety of activitiesItwasstartedbyunemployed,butqual-

ified, teachers with disabilities in Kwa-zakhele in 2006.

Theirnumbershavegrownandresult-ed in a need for more space, hence themove to the current premises in Mark-man, said Hendricks.“We provide a warm and inviting at-

mosphere that allows children to growat

theirownpace,”saidHendrickswhoadd-edthatcaregiverswash, feedandhelpthelittle children do physical exercise.Anothermemberofstaffaddedthat the

institutionmakesuse of a dietician to en-sure that the warm meals they providefor the children are nutritious.“We also cook fresh vegetables coming

from our own garden, “ she said.APD also offers a School Readiness

Programme which helps children to en-rol at a mainstream school. They workclosely with the Department of Educa-tion Therapists.The school is open from8amuntil 4pm

from Monday to Friday. – NCEBA DLADLA

APDCareCentre a home away fromhome

APD Care Centre staff, in front, from left, Khanelisiwe Bokwa-na, Vusiwe Ngwekazi, Yoliswa Hoyi, Lindiwe Dudula, andBernadine Hendricks (Head). At the back are, Sylvia Khoboka,Khuthala Zele and Noluvuyo Kondile. Not in the picture isNosipho Mangwana. PHOTO: NCEBA DLADLA

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SAPPHIREPrimarySchool isrevolutionalisinglearning with its launch today of its UBUNYEproject which will see parents being active par-ticipants in the children’s school work.

Principal Bruce Damons, together with theschools SGB and parents, is taking learning astep further - upskilling parents and givingthem tools which would help them be more ac-tive with their children’s home work.Martin Green, who is coordinating the

project, said the project consists of a threefoldprogrammewhich consistsmainly of characterdevelopment, skills development and leader-ship development.“Each of these groundbreaking programmes

will requireparents toundergoworkshops, par-enting skills, mentorship, resilience trainingand diarised plans and ideas on how to helpteacherswiththemammothtaskof teachingstu-dents,” said Green.Green said the school will first initiate a pilot

phase from June with 20 people participatingwhich includes 14 parents, Damons and some ofthe HODs. The first group will then graduate inNovember, with another group of parents pro-ceeding.“We are determined to improve the quality of

education in our society and this can only bedone if the children have the right direction athome.Wethinkbyupskillingparentsandgivingthem an opportunity to become part of a stu-dent’s life, the child can only benefit,” saidGreen.Green said the project is a concept taken from

the Global University of Lifelong Learning(GULL) which the school says has extended itsfull support to their programme. The school’s

first graduates will also receive the caps fromGULL’s president, Richard Teare.The project will be launched by NMMU re-

search associate and North-West University re-searchprofessorLesleyWoodwhoisalso theRe-search Director of GULL, tasked with research-ing the impact of GULL in South Africa andbeyond. “This is not a paid position; I am justfascinated by the concept and really believe thatit iswhatisneededtorestorecommunitydignityand wellness, in all its aspects,” stated Wood.Wood said the Global University for Lifelong

Learning (GULL) provides access to lifelonglearning for people in communities and forworkplace organizations around the world. Tofacilitate large scale participation, GULLworksonly with affiliated organizations which useGULL’s system for action learning to developtheir own pathways to professional certifica-tion.

Wood said community members would be as-sisted to develop a programme that would ulti-mately benefit the education of children in theircommunity.“However, as they learn how to do this, they

will develop technical and personal skills andvalue systems that will enable them to improvetheir own lives and cascade this learning to oth-ers. The initial participants will teach parents,who can then go on to teach others. They willlearn skills that will improve their employabili-ty and personal wellbeing and restore life en-hancing values that may have been robbed bythe harsh realities of township life. This is thefirst project forUBUNYE,and theyalreadyhaveplans for more.”GreensaidUBUNYEwill inthefutureregister

as an NGO which focuses on community devel-opment, born out of the vision of the volunteersat Sapphire.

Sapphireparents taught tohelptheir children succeed in school

Sapphire PrimarySGB memberMartin Green withpupils (from left)Josh Johnson,Sinovuyo Dwlengu,Paris Jacobs,Zikhona Klaas andOyama Gwele.

PHOTO:LIZEKATANDWA

NCEBA DLADLA

FRIENDS of the New Brighton Li-brary have organised a school’s de-bate at the Nangoza Jebe CommunityHall in New Brighton on Tuesday,March 31.

Chairman Stan Mosia said theevent, featuring five New BrightonHigh Schools, i.e Cowan, Newell,Thubalethu, Sophakama and Ithembe-lihle Comprehensive, is sponsored bylocal businessman Khulile Nzo to co-incide with the National LibraryWeek Celebrations which started onMonday the 16th.“Owing to some business of the met-

ro municipality this week, we had tochange our date to the 31st of March,“explained Mosia.According toMosia, the theme of the

event is “Enhancing innovation andcreativity through technological ad-vancement to learners”.The first winners of the event, two

years ago, was Cowan High Schoolwith Newell High as runners-up.The event was not held last year.He said through this debate, they

were also trying to move away fromthe traditional form of having oneteam arguing for the motion and theother against the motion, to one thatchallenges learners to be innovativein their arguments.“Courtesy of the sponsor, there are

attractive incentives for participatingschools and learners,” said Mosia.

NewBrightonHighSchools debate callsfor innovation

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THE Coega Development Corporation(CDC), a leader in socio-economic develop-ment, is rewriting the future of the EasternCape by empowering youth through skillsdevelopment to either become employable orself-sustainable.

This year, CDC announced plans to buildon the success of an existing programme of-fered by its Technical Skills DevelopmentCentre.“We are exploring the idea of mobile Fur-

ther Education and Training (FET) labs thatcan possibly offer national qualifications toindividual, rural and historically disadvan-taged communities, and this idea is in a con-ceptual phase,” said Mzoxolo Dube, head ofCDC’s Technical Skills Development Centre.The Department of Education has been on

record stating the importance of Further Ed-ucation and Training (FET) colleges as thecentre of skills delivery to drive the SouthAfrican economy, thereby reducing unem-ployment and improving the livelihoods ofmillions of South Africans.Dube said the initiative flows from CDC’s

highly successful mobile skills labs initia-tive.“Skills development is one dynamic asset

of economic growth, social change and pov-ertyalleviation, especiallywithavastmajor-ity of the youth in South Africa and particu-larly in the Eastern Cape.We have been run-ning this programme for more than twoyears now and it feels good to know that weare making a difference in the society,” add-ed Dube.Technical training and life skills courses

have capacitated 3 500 individuals throughCDC’s 12 mobile labs that have been customfitted with the necessary tools and equip-ment for training.Around 1 500 people, mainly youth, have

received technical construction relatedtraining and another 2 000 have received lifeskills training.CDC is an implementing agent for various

government departments and theCDC’s fleetof hope is present at construction sites ofma-jor infrastructure development programmesundertaken by the CDC.“Weprepare local people to takeadvantage

of theopportunities that arise fromconstruc-tion projects. The trainingwe do through themobile skills labs have been offered acrossthe country where we have standing pro-jects.We have a national footprint that is notlimited to urban areas but goes deep into therural areas of the country such as Matatiele,Qumbu, Mthatha and Ngcobo and of coursehere at home in Port Elizabeth,” said Dube.Technical skills training offered through

the mobile labs are unique and include pro-grammes in electrical fields, carpentry andjoinery, bricklaying andplastering, paintingand decorating, as well as welding and scaf-folding. The programmes in this categorylast between 20 and 30 days.The life skills programmes which last two

to three days have included classes in firstaid, basic financial literacy,HIVAids aware-ness and career guidance.CDC works with Community Liaison Offi-

cers (LIO) and Labour Coordinators to con-duct skills audit in areas were the construc-tion sites are situated to help identify indi-viduals interested in training.“Some of the candidates are already em-

ployed by contractors. We retain their de-tails on our G2O database,” added Dube.In keeping with the principle of localised

staff and CDC policy, construction compa-nies are compelled to hire 80% of staff fromeach townwhere theywork. “Coega’s techni-cal training and life skills courses are tailor-made to meet certain provincial strategicshortfalls in the construction industry,” saidDr Ayanda Vilakazi, CDC head of marketingand communications.“We train community members so they

are in a position either to become employa-ble or to take ownership of their own uplift-ment with entrepreneurship as the corner-stone,” added Dr Vilakazi.

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SELBY MADIKANE

PE COMETS BasketballTeam managed to defendtheir title when they over-came the NMMU BasketballTeam 79-68 during the Nel-sonMandela Bay BasketballKnockout Finals at Ray-mond Mhlaba Sport Com-plex on Sunday.

Comets beat Spartans 65-81 in the semi-finals whileThe Students earned a com-

fortable 95-88 victory intheir semi-finals.In the finals the tempo of

the gamewas very high. Thespectators were pleased tosee the real final. But no-body can pull a bull by itshorns in its own kraal andComets supporters ralliedbehind their side. In all thequarters Comets dictatedterms.Ultimately the Mother-

well lads had what it takesto be champions in so much

that they defended their titleagainst NMMU. Cometsovercame NMMU in the fi-nals last year.In the enterprising ladies

finals, fans saw PE Cometsdefeating NMMU 48-45.During this final the

coaches were nervous asboth sides were equal to thetask. The winning teamswent homewith floating tro-phies plus goldmedalswhilethe runners-up settled forsilver medals.

Comets teachNMMUabasketball lesson

< Winning teams PE Comets men’s and ladies’ teams with their officials show their fruits ofhard labour. PHOTO:SELBY MADIKANE

JAMAICANStarswerenot friendlytoCity Friends when they whackedthem4-0 inNODEFAVWCommunityTrustPremierLeaguecontest at Jaba-vu Stadium inKwaNobuhle on Satur-day.Stars, that are setting their sights on

the league title, put more pressure onlog leaders Manchester United whodrew 1-1 with Really Rangers. High-land Spurs, that were flying high, se-curedthemaximumthreepointswhenthey devastated Golden Chiefs 2-0.Manchester Babes, who are the last

team on the league log standings,brought joy to their supporters in awell-deserved 3-1 win over StokesUnited. ImbabalaYoungStarshumili-ated City Style 5-2. Temptations man-aged towalkawaywitha hard3-2winover Kabah United Brothers.

NODEFA VWCommunity Trust FirstDivision results:*XI Stars 8-0 New City Stars B*Chelsea 7-0 Cango Chiefs*Lion City w/o-0 Young Culture*Young Pirates 3-1 Reservoir Strikers.– SELBY MADIKANE

SELBY MADIKANE

NORTHERN Areas Football Associa-tion (NAFA) Premier League openedits season’s curtains over the pastweekend.

Stardrift cruised to a 1-0 hard winover Saints at Saints’ grounds. BloomCallies shared the 2-2 spoils withWolves at Marock Fields.Hotspurs salvaged a 1-1 draw when

they took on Swallows atDykeFields.NAFA Premier League reigning

champions Glenville Celtic trouncedFairview Rovers at Errol Heynes.HelenvaleovercameEbenezer1-0 in

their nail-biting contest at HelenvaleGrounds. Blackpool baptised thenew-comers Rangers with fire when theypipped them 2-1. Booysen Pride vsFairdeneandWestlakevsParkUnitedgames did not take place because oftechnical problems.

SELBY MADIKANE

FANS could not confirm whetherthe LAROFA VW CommunityTrust Premier League gamewhichwas between African Chiefs andTrymore was a practice session atRosedale Stadium on Saturday.

Chiefs dominated their oppo-

nents from the outset and it seemsthat Chiefs were teaching Try-more a free soccer lesson. Chiefsdemolished Trymore 10-1, and asthings stood Trymore should goback to the drawing board to puttheir house in order so as to avoidanother embarrassment.Moonlight City thumped Young

Professionals 4-0, with Island City

getting soft points from Green-field. Golden City Press overcameSundowns 2-1. Joe Slovo lost 2-1 toUnited Brothers while WesthillUnited earned a narrow 3-2 winover Atlantic Spurs. Vuselela FCgot maximum three points with-out taking the field following fail-ure of Thunder Stars to honourtheir game.

Stars not friendly to Friends

NAFAPremier League first gamesof theyear

AfricanChiefs beat TrymoreNEBFA Sedgars Sport PremierLeague reigning champions Dodgerscollected six valuable maximumpoints when they beat two opponentsover the weekend.Dodgers registered a whopping 4-1

score over the struggling Pondo Starsin their first game and they deserved-ly defeated the high-riding WinterRose 2-0. Bush Bucks collected fourpoints when they pipped FriendlyCity 1-0 and they drew 1-1 with Roar-ing Tigers.Real White City defeated Black

Stars 2-1 while Stars bounced back intheir secondgamewhich theywon3-1overStingingBees.PESundownsalsoaccumulated four points in their dou-

ble header following their 1-1 drawwith Stinging Bees and won 2-0 overRealWhiteCity in their second game.City Lads drew 1-1 with Stinging

Bees while Eastern Jumpers trailedby 1-0 toWinterRose.CCXCallies lost4-3 toBoastPirateswithRedCitywin-ning 2-1 over City Defenders. EasternJumpers salvaged a 1-1 draw whenthey faced Friendly City.

NEBFA Sedgars First Division re­sults:*Rangers 0-2 Bold Tigers*PE All Stars 3-0 Vuku Wanderers*Amakhosi 0-2 HUBS*PE Rovers 0-2 Young Lions*PE Sundowns B 6-0 PE United.– SELBY MADIKANE

Dodgerswin their doubleheader

MELISSA CLAASEN

TO compete in an Ironman eventtakes hours of training, dedica-tion, determination and hardwork. All the training athletes gothrough to prepare for the eventdevelops physical strength, emo-tional resilience as well as mentalfortitude.

It is widely understood that it isnecessary for athletes to be at theirpeak to participate in the event.Even if an athlete isn’t in top form,their training programme for theIronman can assist in improvingtheir health and physique and alsomental well-being.The event hosts many partici-

pants who never thought theywould one day participate in, orcomplete, an Ironman. Some par-ticipants challenged themselves toimprove their lifestyle, loseweightand take control of their health.One such athlete is Dawid Mou-

ton, 28, from Theresa Park in Pre-toria. He says that participating inthe Ironman changed his life. “Itgot me to stop smoking and drink-ing excessively. I also lost 25kg.”Ross Lutsch, 32, fromArcadia in

Pretoria admits to enjoying life onthe couch before participating inIronman. He aims to complete therace in a “reasonably good time”,andhis personal victory lies in los-ing a third of his body weight in alittle more than a year.Luvuyo Bangazi, 38, of Love-

more Heights in Port Elizabethtipped the scales at 117kg. In 2013he volunteered at the IronmanSouth Africa bike check-in/check-out station. He says, “From thenon, I was fascinated with the sportand the enduring spirit of the ath-letes. I knew then that it was an ex-perience Ihadtogo throughmyselfas a way to help me battle myweight. Today I weigh between75kg and 78kg and feel muchstronger mentally and physically.Ironman has given me a secondchance at life.”Louis-Ras Joubert, 35, of Lange-

baan lead an unhealthy lifestyleand, at 124kg, couldn’t walk to thebus stop. He decided to put himselfthrough training to complete theIronman and has completed therace in less than 11 hours.The Standard Bank Ironman Af-

ricanChampionship takes place onSunday,March29inPortElizabeth.

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Port Elizabeth’s Luvuyo Bangazicompleted his first IRONMAN racelast year. PHOTO:CHRIS HITCHCOCK

NCEBA DLADLA

HEADBUSH Funeral Undertakerswill be celebrating their 40th anni-versary in style with the communi-ty of New Brighton in which it wasoperating, by organising a footballtournament involving local commu-nity teams.

Eight local clubs vying for R10 000prize money, a huge trophy andmedals will be locking horns at theNew Brighton Oval, ePakini, thisSaturday and Sunday - 21 and 22March.“It is 40 years of good business in

this community, so we felt like cele-brating the anniversary with localresidents as a way of ploughingback,” saidManagingDirector SelloHeadbush.The beneficiaries will be Red Lo-

cation-based Local Football Associ-ation (LFA) clubs, Real City, CCXCallies, Boast Pirates, Bold Tigersand RealWhite City (AmaJamaica).Headbush added, “We chose foot-

ball because of its role in the devel-opment of the community. And ofcourse, because I also played forCCX Callies FC growing up.”Apart from the local teams to be

in action, Headbush said they had

organised aHeadbushEleven team,made up of ex-football players toplay against Inkqubela (KQ) FMEleven (made up of the Zwide-basedCommunity Radio Stations’ staffmembers) as curtain raisers inwhat promises to be fun-filled eventfor the whole family. Entertain-ment will be provided, he said.

HeadbushFuneralUndertakerscelebrates40years

; Fourth from left, is HeadbushFuneral Undertakers MD, SelloHeadbush and representatives ofcompeting NEBFA clubs.PHOTO:NCEBA DLADLA

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MORNING Stars caused a headachewhen they edged out Real City 1-0 intheir ABC Motsepe Second Divisiongrudgematch at Motherwell NU 2 Stadi-um on Saturday evening.

Stars looked comfortable as they dom-inated the hosts in the first 30 minutesof the game. The first half score was astalemate.In the second half City left wing Si-

phelele Gwenu Jonas showed morecommitment as he searched for goalsbut Stars defence was solid. City alsopicked up their form as they pursued ran elusive goal but it was difficult forthem to break the ice.All the fans were of the opinion that

the game would end up in a goallessdraw. City supporters were stressedwhen Stars midfielder Simamkele Be-beto Pefile scored an all-important goal85th minute.City skipper Landile Mfulana could

have equalised but his efforts wentwide. In another Nelson Mandela Bayderby Highbury had the better of SUBSin their 2-1 win.

Other ABC Motsepe Second Divisionresults:

*Tornado 2-0 Kokstad Liverpool*Mthatha Bucks 6-3 Angavu Stars*La Liga 1-1 Zimbane Killers*FC Buffalo 2-1 Cacadu United

Stars beat City at their hunting ground

Morning Stars danger man Thembelani Tshisabeats Real City wing back Lingelethu Gcwabe onpace. PHOTO:SELBY MADIKANE

SELBY MADIKANE

HOPES of winning the league are still aliveas Shining Stars hammered Liverpool 3-1 inMOFA Build It Premier League game atMotherwell NU 9 Stadium on Sunday.

Both sides played entertaining footballbut Stars had an upper edge than Liverpool.Despite losing the game Liverpool had someopportunities but Stars goalkeeper WandaMyoyo stood his ground.Following their recent l1-0 oss to Tomor-

row Stars, Shining Stars looked more pol-ished anddetermined.Real Strikers heldTo-morrow Stars to a 1-1 draw. ManchesterUnited secured four league points when

they drew 1-1 with Valencia in their firstgame and defeated SUBS 2-1 in their secondmatch.Tomorrow Stars edged out Crystal Palace

1-0.Young Madrid continued with theirleague campaign when they defeated SUBS1-0.

Other MOFA Build It Premier League re­sults:*Liverpool 2-0 Real Aces*Millan Stars 1-2 Young Romans*Crystal Place 2-0 Real Aces*Tottenham Spurs 1-2 Lion Stars*Manchester FC 4-0 Young Tigers

Shining Stars devastate Liverpool

Shining Stars are set to win the premierleague. PHOTO:SELBY MADIKANE

NCEBA DLADLA

CHIPPA United is still winless, despite at-tempts by local club supporters demandingthe head of the coach Ernst Middendorp.

Goals from Orlando Pirates players MphoMakola and Sifiso Myeni that sank the PortElizabeth-based Premier Soccer League(PSL) Football outfit Chippa United 2-0 in anAbsa Premiership League match last Tues-day, were the last straw for “impatient” clubsupporters to demand the coach’s head.Since the German coach arrived in Port

Elizabeth late last year, he has still to win amatch. That has irked the supporters of theclub known as The Chilli Boys.About 100 supporters of the club waited for

the coach, the players and management toarrive at the PE Airport on Wednesday lastweek to ask the coach to leave.They were singing and toyi-toying carrying

placards that read in part: “The coach is dead.The players are dead.” “Bring back our Si-khakhane,” referring to Roger Sikhakhanewho was fired from the head coach positionafter three losses.Sikhakhane left the club at number eight

on the log standings. They are currently sit-ting at number 12 and with the PSL matchesplayed tonight (Wednesday), things could bedifferent.A few days later, there were media reports

confirming that club Chairman Sivuyile

“HireFire”Mpengesi had fired the coachandreplacedhimwith theSerbianVladislavHer-ic. This was, according to the reports, afterhe did not agree with Roger Sikhakhane whowas fired before Middendorp.“We do not want our club to be relegated

in the PSL. This club is the hope of the East-ern Cape and especially Port Elizabeth. Wewould like it to remain here for the futureof our own children,” said Pamela Buwa, asupporter who was at the airport.During the upheaval at the airport, a sur-

prised Middendorp said, “Please be patient,results are coming.” Then he asked, “Whois paying you to do this? For how much?”at which the supporters were very angry.Everybody in the club is mum about the

position of the head coach.“We understand the supporters’ frustrat-

ions. We plead with them to give the coacha chance. We are also concerned, “ said clubCOO Lukhanyo Mzizi, at the time.Chippa United played against Amazulu at

Nelson Mandela Bay stadium on Fridaynight.The German was at the helm and the local

football outfit managed yet another 1-1 stale-mate.Chippa United is standing at number 12 in

the log with 25 points from 23 games. Theyare playing second-placed Mamelodi Sun-downs away tonight.TheChilli Boys drewagainst the defending

champions in the first round.

Chippasupportersdemandcoach’shead

Chippa United’s coach Ernst Middendorp had to be escorted by police at the Port Elizabeth Airportlast week after angry fans arrived demanding his head over the team’s loss against OrlandoPirates. PHOTO:THEO JEPTHA

SELBY MADIKANE

YOUNG Ideas’ skipper AsandaMatsitseMak-ana helped his side to earn asweet 3-2 revengevictory over Lion City in their SAFA NelsonMandela Bay SAB Regional League enthrall-ing clash at Motherwell NU 9 Stadium on Sat-urday.

Ideas were like a house on fire and theircounterparts were not disturbed by the Ideassupporters. Both sides played a top-class foot-ball in front of hundreds of fans who hailedfrom all corners of the Nelson Mandela Bay.When the two sides met in the first round

City overcame Ideas 2-1 and fans knew thatthe second round gamewas going to be a hum-dinger. Makana headed home Ideas’ first goalwhich sent the fans into raptures. Ideas’ joywas short-lived as City’s experienced strikerVuyolwethu Mancane Dingane registered an

equaliser to make the half time score 1-1.In the second half playing with wind in

front of them, Lion City midfielder AkhonaSerero Manxola increased his side’s lead to2-1. Makana‘s second goal silenced City’sspectators when the score was 2 all. In thestrokeof time Ideas’marksmanZukisaniBen-ni Ngalo scored the final winning goal tomake the full time score 3-2.Other title contenders Fairview Rovers

gave Camper United a 1-0 hiding at Mother-well NU 9 Stadium with former Bay Unitedand Rovers veteran goalkeeper Sheldon Baat-jies pulling brilliant save. The game betweenMotherwell Academy and Island City did nottake place owing due to the clash of colours.

Other SAFA Nelson Mandela Bay SAB Re­gional League results:*Callies 3-1 Ghetto XI*Central Acemates 1-0 Despatch Pioneers

*Royal Bucs 1-0 Hot-spurs*Peace United 1-1 Ikam-

va Movers*Showvillage United

Brothers 2-1 HighlandSpurs

Ideas’Matsitsekills LionCity

Young Ideas defenderNkuza Swartbooichases Lion City strikerVuyolwethu MancaneDingana. PHOTO:SELBY

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