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a jam-packed Nangoza Jebe Hall in New Brigh-ton, Port Elizabeth, on Monday evening.

FormingwhatwasaptlyreferredtoasthePeo-ples’ Parliament by speakers, were members ofNumsa,Fawu,CeppawuSadtu,CWU,andDeno-sa among other unions.

Vavi said he had come to consult the workersand the general public about the way to go in or-der to claim back Cosatu from “liars and thieveswhowereconcernedonlyabouttheirstomachs”.

He said all unions under Cosatu supported

Numsa.Theproblem,however,were the leaderswho were receiving “sweet” tenders and positi-ons of power in government.

“Those who fired Numsa (about 364 000 mem-bers) from Cosatu, and everyone else who sym-pathised with them were killing the union thatwas started by revolutionaries like Vuyisile Mi-ni, Barayi and John Gomomo,” said Vavi.

Vavisaid, theSACPundertheguardofHigherEducation Minister Dr Blade Nzimande was nolonger the one Chris Hani led. Instead of it beingthe vanguard of the poor and marginalised com-munities, the SACP was the vanguard of parlia-ment under Nzimande.

“Weare seeinga slow-motionof the implosionofCosatu.Wehave triedeverything toavoid thiscrisis.”

The unity crisis in Cosatu, SACP, the demo-cratic mass formations and the organs of state,Vavi said, was inevitable because of the currentleadership.

According to Vavi, Cosatu had veered off thewayandworkerswereaskingthemselves“Isthisthe freedom we were fighting for?” - as the ANCgovernmentwasrunbyfactionswhowere“blun-ting, domesticating and hollowing out domesticstructures as instruments of popular power”.

He mentioned the SABC, SAA and SARS assome of the examples.

Vavi said workers had to decide their future.Either they take the mandate of helping Cosatuto rise back to life or find an alternative.

An alternative (trade union) option for theSouthAfricanworkingclasswasdiscussedwith

much ardour as many of those present made itclear that theyno longer trustedCosatu torepre-sent their interests.

In his synopsis of the status quo earlier, firedNumsa general secretary Irvin Jim said disillu-sioned South Africans should not mourn - it wastime for them to act by joining the United Front.“This isofficial. Identifyhonestandtrustworthypeople to represent you in the local governmentelections in 2016,” said Jim.

Both Vavi and Jim said the country shouldawait a call for mass action.

This would be protest marches against load-hedding, poverty, unemployment and corrup-tion, among others.

Jim also said they were against the xenopho-biathatwasrearingitsuglyfaceinSouthAfrica.

Zwelinzima Vavi, suspended secretarygeneral of the trade union federationCosatu, received a warm welcome and loudapplause when he addressed a jam­packedNangoza Jeba Hall in New Brighton onMonday evening. PHOTO: THEO JEPTHA

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A MARCH tomorrow (Thursday) has beenorganised by disillusioned Kwazakhele resi-dents who demand that Sabelo Williams, apensioner who is renowned for fighting fortheir housing problems, is left to work inde-pendently and peacefully in the ward office.

Hundreds of residents are expected to as-semble at Sali Street at 10 am to march to theoffice of councillor Bongo Nombiba.Williams, popularly known as Tshawe, hisclan name, had an arrangement with Nombi-ba to work in his office in Sali Street everyWednesday. On this day, Nombiba works inhis other office in Kwandokwenza.According to Nombiba, the arrangementwas aimed at helping Tshawe to be able toassist residentswhohadproblemswith prop-erties as a result of the process of buying andselling of houses for R15 000.

“I saw that uMdange had passion for thisand, without consulting the municipality, Iopened the doors for him,” said Nombiba ofTshawe, theneighbourhoodwatch chairman.Tshawe, whose services were free, was notonly helping Kwazakhele residents withtheir housing problems. Also benefiting fromhis legal prowess and connections were resi-dents fromZwide, NewBrighton andMother-well.“When Tshawe entered into this arrange-ment with the councillor, there were nowardcommittees in place,” said Nombulelo Ncete-zo, a member of the committee, adding thatwith a legally constituted structure in place,Tshawe was supposed to work with the wardcommittee - and be accountable.When Tshawe failed to account on amatteron which he and the ward Committee did notsee eye-to-eye, they had locked Tshawe out ofthe office and said they would open for himonly when he was prepared to account.

Kwazakhele residentstomarch tomorrow

Sabelo “Tshawe” Williams seen with some of the residents he had to assist at his residence owingto him being locked out of the Ward Councillor’s office. PHOTO:NCEBA DLADLA

SOUTH Africans are at loggerheads aboutwhether it is right or wrong to vandalise thestatuesofapartheidleadersdisplayedinpublicplaces.The law is taking its own course. Port Eliza-beth police spokesman Captain Sandra JanseVan Rensburg reported that a 24-year-oldmanhad been arrested for the vandalism to theQueen Victoria statue in Port Elizabeth onApril 5, but later released in court owing to in-sufficient evidence.Express Indaba asked residents what theythought of the removal of the statues and theyhad this to say:

) “Remove all apartheid statues in publicplaces and replace them with those of our he-roes of the past. We must rewrite history forthe sake of our children. Africans have kings

and queens as well as liberation heroes andheroines who deserve to be honoured,” saidAndile XoliofPortElizabeth, adding thathehadgrown up learning about Jan van Riebeeckand not about the history of African leaders.

) “I want the statues of apartheid leadersremoved, but theremust be amore structuredand organised way to do it. We must alwaysshow discipline in what we do as a nation. Idon’t believe in the defacing and painting ofthe apartheid statues. It is wrong andmust bepunished by law,” said Lwandile Nokwe of PortElizabeth.

) Lindokuhle Zicina, also of Port Elizabethsaid, “Those who know politics should do asthey please, but must not touch Nelson Man-dela’s statue. He fought for our freedom.”– NCEBA DLADLA

Port Elizabeth speaks out on vandalism and removal of statues

Andile Mxoli. PHOTO: NCEBA DLADLA Wandile Nokwe. PHOTO: NCEBA DLADLA

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THEimminentopeningofwhatwill be theEast-ern Cape’s only ice rink – in the Fun Factoryzone of theR1.7-billionBaywestMall – has skat-ingenthusiasts,schoolsandfamilieseagertohitthe ice for good, clean and safe entertainment.

DaveRodger, owner of the IceRinkCompanywhich will manage the operation, said thatwhile the primary function of the rink was toprovideavenueforentertainmentandsocialac-tivity, the secondary aim was to identify andgrow skating talent within the region so thatteams could be formed to put the province onthe competitive ice skating map.This, he said, could pave the way for an East-ern Province ice hockey team, as well as schoolteams and amateur leagues.The rink is on track to open when BaywestMall opens its doors on May 21.“Ourmission is to grow the number of peopleskating. From there it will enable the teams toidentifyskaterswithtalent,”saidRodger,whosecompanywas formed in1996andownsandoper-ates five other ice rinks – four in Gauteng andone in KwaZulu-Natal.“If youwant to be a professional skater, you’llneed to learn how to skate first. The benefit forthekids is that theyarenotonlyentertained,butthey are also getting exercise while socialisingwithin a safe and secure environment.”The ice rink would have medics on standbyduringpeaktraffic times,whilemanagersondu-

ty would be trained in first aid.Rodger said the Baywest ice rink would be“North American-sized”, measuring 27m x 54m– the standard size for South African ice rinks,he said.“Ourrinkopens thedoor for school teamsandamateur leagues,” he said. “We are starting offwith a population not acquainted with ice skat-ing, but over time peoplewill learn how to skateand theywill love it. From there theywill followpaths such as figure or speed skating and icehockey. Our rink will cater for this.”Furthering Rodger’s mission to nurture iceskating talent in the province is the opening ofhis skating academy.

“We will run a skating academy which willconsist of an eight-week course, teaching peoplehow to skate. This would give parents a chanceto ‘ice-proof’ their children and for the childrentodecidewhether to continue to advance into ei-ther figure skating or ice hockey sports activi-ties,” Rodger said.WithCCTVandonesideof therinkconsistingof sheer glass, Rodger said the chances for anti-social or bad behaviour were “absolutely mini-mal.”“We also take a hard line on bad behaviour.We are very strict on that, becausewe are cater-ing for ages ranging from five years up to 30years and over,” he said.

The rink would also play host to specialevents in the future, Rodger said. “For now weare focusingonestablishingiceskatingasanor-mal social and sporting activity for the peopleof the EasternCape – that is our primemission.Ice rinks are rare in South Africa, so we haveto introduce people to something which is for-eign to them.”Special discount rates would be available toschools, party groups and other ice hockeysports teams, said Rodger. Social skating ses-sions would last from 10am to 5pm and from7.30pm to 10.30pm or 11pm, with the time from5pm to 7.30pm set aside for sports and the skat-ing academy.BaywestMall marketingmanager SamanthaHewitson said the ice rink was a major draw-card for families wanting to experience uniqueentertainment within safe and enjoyable sur-roundings.“Parentswillbeable todropoff theirchildrenat therinkwhile theyexploreourshopsandres-taurants, safe in the knowledge that the rink isa safeandsecureenvironment,” saidHewitson.“All ourFunFactoryofferingsareboostedbythe fact that they are safe and secure. Parentsare able to do their own thing in themall whiletheir children are left to have fun, but are stillwithin easy reach. Most importantly, they willbe safe.”Restaurants, a bowling alley and games ar-cade, and state-of-the-art cinema wing are alsopart of the mall’s R100-million Fun Factorywing.

Excitementover EasternCape’sonly ice rink

It is all systems go for the opening of the North American­sized Baywest ice rink when the mallopens its doors on May 21. PHOTO:SUPPLIED

ROADmaintenance on the R75 and N2 willnecessitate several lane closures in NelsonMandela Bay from this month.

The South African National Roads Agen-cy Limited said there would be only oneclosure per direction of travel at any giventime.

Closures might affect traffic flow at on-and off-ramps. Lane closures will be be-tween 9am and 3.30pm fromMonday to Sat-urday.

Road interchanges affected on the R75from April 13 to 18 are:• Uitenhage Industry interchange

• M6 Uitenhage/Despatch interchange• Swartkops/Despatch interchange.

Road interchanges affected on the N2from April 20 until 25 are:• Cape Road/Kragga Kamma inter-change• Cotswold/William Moffett interchange

• Settlers Way/Burman Road inter-change eastbound.

Road interchanges affected on the N2from April 28 until May 4 are:• Settlers Way/Burman Road inter-change westbound• Coega IDZ/Port of Ngqura interchange.

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ALERT Kwanobuhle police officers saved thelife of a two-month-old baby from suffocationby her 17-year-old mentally distressedmother.

Police spokesman Sergeant Majola Nkohlisaid a normal complaint of domestic violencehad been responded to by Sergeant NevilleDouws and Constable Ronel Wesso fromKwaNobuhle Visible Policing on April 7.The officers found a man and the mother ar-

guing. The mother was holding the baby girl.“While they were arguing, the woman be-

came aggressive and an alert Constable Wessonoticed that the woman was squeezing the ba-

by and was confused,” Nkohli said.The constable acted swiftly to remove the

suffocating baby from her mother.The baby was rescued from her mother and

taken to Uitenhage Provincial Hospital formedical observation, but hadnot been injured.Themother was admitted to the same hospi-

tal for mental observation. The baby was re-leased into the care of her maternal grand-mother.The case had been referred to socialworkers

as no criminal case had been opened, Nkohlisaid.Station commander Colonel Zolani Xawuka

commended the officers for their swift actionsin saving the baby’s life.

Swift actionbypolicesavesbaby

Constable RonelWesso feedsthe two­month­old baby.PHOTO:SUPPLIED

NCEBA DLADLA

APORTElizabeth woman became a heroinein a hijack story inKamvelihle,Motherwell.

The woman, whose name is being with-held to protect her fromretaliation by crimi-nals, helped a hijacked man recover his ve-hicle and chased and arrested one of the sus-pects.Police spokesman Captain Andre Beetge

said a man had stopped his vehicle in Bu-thelezi Street, Kamvelihle, just after 1am onFriday, April 3, apparently to relieve him-self.“While he was busy, two suspects rushed

and choked him with shock sticks and thentook the vehicle and drove off,” Beetge said.The next morning, the victim of the rob-

bery was driving another vehicle with awoman, searching forhis vehicle. They spot-ted it in Ndzunga Street and chased it.“Thewoman jumpedout of thevehicle and

started chasing. She caught one of the menand arrested him,” said Beetge. They caughtthe other suspect and handed the two overto the police.“We are not condoning what the woman

did, although we thank her for effecting thearrest. She could have put herself in troublehad the suspects been armed,” Beetge said.He said a hijack victim should inform policeof the incident and let police do their job.The men are expected to appear in court

soon.

‘Superwoman’spoils car-hijacker’sday

CARA-LEE SCHEUN

BULLETS flew in Motherwell on Mondaywhen police chased five robbers after they at-tackedapolice constablewhile shewasasleepin her home.

Two of the suspects died in the shoot-out,while two others were wounded.Thepolice constable,who is stationedat the

NewBrightonpolice stationandwasworkingnight shift, was woken by the robbers about10am. They demanded that she hand over herbank cards.It is not known how they managed to gain

access to the house.They threatened to kill her if the card’s pin

code did not work.Police spokesman Captain André Beetge

said it was clear the robbers had known thevictimwas a police officer as theyhad also de-manded she hand over her firearm, extrama-gazine, car keys and uniform.After the robbery they fled inherFordvehi-

cle.The constable received an sms on her cell-

phone fromthebank, indicatingwheremoneyhad been withdrawn and alerted the police to

the suspects’ whereabouts.The police’s tactical reaction unit was dis-

patched to Nyara Street, but no trace could befound of the constable’s car.They did, however, see suspicious people in

another vehicle. When they heard the policevehicle’s siren, the occupants of the vehiclejumped out and ran away.A shoot-out ensued when the occupants, in

their attempt to escape, fired shots at the poli-ce.“Two of themenwerewounded and died on

the scene,” said Beetge.Another man who ran from the scene was

discovered in the roof of a nearby house andarrested.Two other suspects were also wounded and

arrested.Beetge said the constable’s extra magazine

and house and car keyswere found in the pos-session of the suspects.Her vehicle was found abandoned about

4km from the scene of the shoot-out in Kalen-dula Street.Beetge said police had found two firearms,

one of which belonged to the constable, at thescene. The constable’s uniformwas, however,still missing.

Bullets flew at shoot­out between five house robbers and the police’s tactical response unit inMotherwell. While trying to escape on foot, two of the robbers (who were occupants of thevehicle in front of the police car in this photo) was shot dead, while two more were wounded.They and another suspect were arrested. PHOTO: DEON FERREIRA

Two robbery suspects die inshoot-out with police

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THE Mafikizolo Reunited Tour to Port Eliza-beth has been cancelled.

The ‘Khona’ hit-makers were due to per-form at The Boardwalk on Saturday, 18 April2015 as part of a nationwide tour.According to Vuyiswa King, the Entertain-

ment and Events Manager at The Boardwalk,the one-night-only concert in Port Elizabethhas been cancelled due to unforeseen circum-stances.“The reasons for the show’s cancellation

are beyond our control. We deeply regret the

disappointment and inconvenience that willundoubtedly be caused to fans.“We also extend our heartfelt apologies to

those who had purchased tickets and count-ing down to seeing the band perform nextweek.“The showwasamuch-anticipated event on

our Autumn entertainment calendar, and weare committed to working with the band’spromoter, once appointed, to bring the bandtoTheBoardwalk at a future date,” saysKing.Peoplewhohave already bought tickets can

have their money refunded. To arrange a re-fund, ticket-holders can contact their localComputicket..

MafikizoloReunitedconcert cancelled

Mafikizolo whose performance at The Boardwalk has been cancelled. PHOTO:SUPPLIED

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FUNNY man Muthu Murugan, one ofSouth Africa’s most entertainingstand-up comedians, is returning toNelson Mandela Bay with hisbrand new hilarious Durban-fla-voured stand-up comedy show,Muthu Murugan 4 President.

Never failing to have audiencesin stitches, Muthu Murugan ap-peals to a rainbow-nation audi-ence. The evening promises un-controllable laughter, with hisunique, laid-back humour anddistinctive style.Muthu Murugan has built a

solid name and has toured bothnationally and internationallyas a comedian for three decades.The show will be staged at the Board-

walk Amphitheatre on Saturday May 2.Doors open at 7pm and the show starts

at 8pm. Tickets are R140 each (unreserved)and available at Computicket, Chilli Caféin Malabar or call Jason Gabriel on 082 6436000.

Muthu Murugan will be returning to Nelson MandelaBay with his brand new stand­up comedy show.

PHOTO: SUPPLIED

‘MuthuMurugan forPresident’ to be stagedat the Boardwalk

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PORT Elizabeth shone brightly at thisyear’s annual regional Shanduka BlackUmbrellas (SBU) Enterprise DevelopmentAwards at theBoardwalkConventionCen-tre on April 8.

The first leg of the regional awards sawsmall business owners from the SBU PortElizabeth incubator being honoured fortheir contribution to socio-economic de-velopment within the region.SBU says its enterprise development

awards highlight its commitment to assist-ing black business owners around thecountry in becoming sustainable enter-prises.It operates eight business incubators in

the country and has benefited more than2 000 entrepreneurs. “SBU understandsthe dire need to create sustainable jobs.Werecognise the role played by small busi-nesses in our communities and in thebroader economy. Small businesses are es-sentially the heart of our economy and itis our duty to ensure they receive all thehelp they need to thrive,” said Akhona No-ganta, regional manager of the Port Eliza-beth business incubator.Despite being one of the youngest incu-

bators, PE boasted 18 active businessesthat contributed to skills development andemployment within the region, Nogantasaid.Lwazi Gobane, owner of Blue Pepper

Events Management agency and an SBUclient, said the recognition that came withwinning an awardwould encourage youngblack South Africans to consider entrepre-

neurship as a career path. “People will seeit is possible to make it. I never thoughtI would get this far, but Shanduka BlackUmbrellas believes in us and so we haveto make it work,” Gobane said.The Enterprise Development awards

will continue to take place throughoutApril in the seven other regions in whichSBU operates.Nogata said SBU was a non-profit enter-

prise development incubation organisa-tion partnering with the private sector,government and civil society to addressthe low levels of entrepreneurship andhigh failure rate of 100% black-ownedemerging businesses in South Africa. Theprogramme focuses on promoting entre-preneurship as a desirable economic path,and nurturing 100% black-owned busi-nesses in the critical first three years of ex-istence through the provision of nation-wide incubators.Among the winners were Ezamabamba

Trading, a landscaping and gardeningcompany started by Xolisile Kondile in2008, which was awarded first place in twocategories –Most JobsCreated for generat-ing 21 jobs, andBest PerformingCompany.Second, in theMost Jobs Created category,was Carbon Reduction TechnologiesownedbyKhayaMjo for creating four jobs.Millbug (Pty) Ltdwas also recognised on

the night with Sabelo and Thulisile Volwa-na taking third place in theMost Jobs Cre-ated category. Fuel Serve Petroleumowned by Litha Kalipile Nodada took sec-ond place in theBest PerformingCompanycategory.For more information, visit SBU onlinewww.shandukablackumbrellas.org.

Shanduka Black Umbrellas Awardsshine spotlight on rising stars

Pictured are the winners at the Shanduka Black Umbrellas Enterprise Development Awards.PHOTO:SUPPLIED

REPORTER

THENMMUJazzVocalStudiounder thebatonof TwoTone Music director Ulagh Williams,will host a free lunch hour concert in theNMMU South Campus Auditorium from 1pmon April 22.

The concert will feature NMMU jazz vocalstudents and a fewguest performers fromWill-iams’s private vocal studio, The Talent Facto-ry. Accompanying the vocalists will be Willi-ams (piano), and members of the TwoToneBand who are also music students at NMMU.Williamssaid theprogrammewould include

awide selection of genres, from swing and Lat-in jazz to contemporary music and funk.The audience could look forward to a very

diverse menu, said Williams.“From evergreen hits by Frank Sinatra and

Tony Bennett, to Burt Bacharach, Cole Porter,Jobim, StaceyKent, Al Green, DianaKrall andsome Afrojazz - there’s something for everytaste. Some of the singers will be making theirperformance debut at the concert while othersare seasoned professionals. We’re planning to‘put on the Ritz’ for lovers of fine music,” saidWilliams.For more information, contact Nicky on

041 504 2250.

NMMUJazzVocal Studio topresent freemusic lunchhour

Pictured are Ulagh Williams and MirandaNcwane. PHOTO:SUPPLIED

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THE Khanya Gospel Group from KwaNob-uhle in Uitenhage has a show lined up atthe Uitenhage Town Hall on Sunday 26April. It starts at 2pm.

The group promises music of high quali-ty as it is preparing to record a debut albumlater this year.“Our vision as a gospel group is to give

a message of hope, comfort and healingthrough our music,” said group memberZweliyaduma Ndlazi.Formed in 2006 and having worked with

the great Zwai Bala of the Bala Brothers,the Khanya Gospel Group have recordedtwo songs already, Ithemba Lam and Nda-wulahlela.The two songs, mastered andmixed at Ba-

la Brothers Studios, can be seen on You-Tube. They give a glimpse of what Khanyais all about as gospel group, according toNdlazi, who explained that Khanya was infact a new name adopted for the group sinceworking with Zwai Bala.“We were initially known as Christ’s

Generation. The people of Uitenhage, and

in fact the greater Nelson Mandela Metroknow us. They love our music. The onlything that has been missing was us cuttinga CD. And that is something we’ll definite-ly do after this show,” an elated Ndlazisaid.The Khanya Gospel Group pride them-

selves on having performed on the most-watched SABC gospel programme, GospelGold. This was during the Sounds of theEastern Cape recording by the national tel-evision broadcaster, said Ndlazi.According to Ndlazi, on the day of the

show they also have him as a solo artist,Chumani Ngojo and Jeff “The Psalmist”Bottoman to spice up the show with theirdifferent kind of gospel music.Popular Nelson Mandela Bay Mandila-

khe Nontenjwa would be MC at the event,said Ndlazi.Admission is R50 at the door.

Uitenhage’sKhanyaGospelGrouppresents show

Members of the Khanya Gospel Group areready to wow fans with their scintillating gospelsounds on April 26. PHOTO:SUPPLIED

MORE than 200 youngsters from eighthomes around the city will competeagainst one other in a soccer tournamentorganised by their various NGOs.NGO The Gem Project is spearheading

the tournament, which will be held onApril 18 and 19 at the Northern Lights Spe-cial School in Cotswold.The tournament will see boys and girls

between the ages of 16 and 21 compete inan effort by The Gem Project to give them

life skills and promote a healthy lifestyle.The Gem Project sports coach Thabo

Mosebekoa said, “We have done this as wefeel sport is a fantastic way to distractyoung adults from the vices they are facedwith in the areas they live in. Sports ses-sions have shown to be a helpful tool forat-risk youths to deal with emotional frus-trations and learn to trust again throughteam-building.”Mosebekoa said they had joined forces

with the Khayalethu Youth Centre, EPChildren’s Home, MTR Smit Children’sHaven, PE Central Kamvalethu Drop-InCentre, Maranatha Children’s Home andNorthern Lights Special School.Funding for the tournament had been

difficult to obtain, but as they banded to-gether with other NGOs, they would beable to supply snacks and water for allcompetitors as well as medals for the topteams.

The Gem Project is a small educationalNGO which trains previously disadvan-taged students in mathematics, English,life skills and vocational skills.“As we try to give our students the best

all-round education within two years, wehave recently added sport to our curricu-lum,” Mesebekoa said.For more information contact Mosebe-

koa on 074 728 6915 or email mosebekoath-abo635@gmail.com. – REPORTER

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INDABA | WEDNESDAY 15 APRIL 2015 SPORT 7

SELBY MADIKANE

HUNDREDS of enthusiastic children con-verged on the New Brighton Oval to watch theNew Brighton Football Association (NEBFA)Junior League finals on Sunday.

Stinging Bees were crowned NEBFA EasterTournament U/11 Champions when theywhacked Port Elizabeth Sundowns U/11 3-1.City Defenders U/13 won 2-0 against Port Eliz-

abeth Sundowns U/13.City Defenders U/15 defeated Roaring Ti-

gers U/15 3-2 in their NEBFA Brighton Super-spar Easter Tournament finals.

City Lads U/17 registered an easy 4-1 victo-ry over City Defenders U17. All the winningteams were awarded floating trophies andgold medals and the runners-up were present-ed with silver medals. City Defenders U/15 re-ceived a set of strip that was sponsored byBrighton Superspar.

NEBFAJunior LeagueEasterTournament finals results

City Defenders U/15 with Brighton Superspar manager Adrian Pnenaar, NEBFA PRO Phillip Tsoaelo,City Defenders head coach Xolisa Musa and manager Mzuzile Majola. PHOTO:SELBY MADIKANE

SELBY MADIKANE

SWARTKOPS Valley United Brothers(SUBS) went down 2-1 to FC Buffalo intheir ABC Motsepe Second Division clashat Motherwell NU 2 Stadium.

SUBS had numerous clear-cut scoring

opportunities, but their strikers failed toconvert them. A shot that should havebeen saved by SUBS goalkeeper LwandoNkohla was sent home by Buffalo wingLuvuyo Kellem in the 39th minute. SUBSapplied more pressure in pursuit of anequalising goal but luck was not on theirside.

Buffalo wing-back Andrew Ntabeniwho played a phenomenal role in theirfirst goal, also scored an easy goal in the78th minute.

SUBS wing-back Mbuyekezo MarcelloSomtsewu came up with his side’s conso-lation goal in the 81th minute. SUBS headcoach Lindisizwe Pro Ndwayana admit-ted that his strikers had squandered gold-en opportunities. “We did not play to ourbest ability. We could have killed thegame, but we could not convert our chan-ces. I want to commend Buffalo, becausethey are a good side.”

Morning Stars registered a hard-fought2-1 win over relegation candidates Caca-du United at the Zwide Stadium, whileHighbury drew 0-0 with Kokstad Liver-pool at the Riverview grounds in Kok-stad. Real City were thwarted 3-0 by FCElliot United at the Elliot High Schoolgrounds.

OtherABCMotsepe SecondDivision re-sults:*Mthatha Bucks 2-0 Matta Milan*JB Milan 1-3 La Liga*Zimbane Killers 1-2 Mthatha City*Angavu Stars 4-0 Tembu Royals

SUBS gored by Buffalo on their ownhunting ground

SUBS defender Athenkosi Latile, who isheading the ball, is challenged by FC Buffalostriker Siphamandla Zaca while a SUBSwing back looks on. PHOTO:SELBY MADIKANE

SELBY MADIKANE

FOLLOWING the recent heavy rainfall, theNEBFA Easter tournament was finally com-pleted at New Brighton Oval on Sunday.

In the semi-finals Real White City secureda hard-fought 2-1 victory against Roaring Ti-gers. Eastern Jumpers put up a spirited per-formance when they defeated PE Sundowns1-0 in the extra time in their semi-finals.

Eastern Jumpers then beat Real WhiteCity 1-0 in the finals.

Jumpers were presented with R7000, afloating trophy and 20 gold medals, whileCitywent homewithR4000 and 20 silvermed-als. The losing semi-finalists received R500each.

NEBFA president Hlanganisile Chippa Hi-na said their football association had nosponsor for the Easter Tournament and theyhad to dig deep into their pockets for theevent to take place.

He thanked all the teams of NEBFA, matchofficials, spectators and his executive com-mittee members for making the tournamenta resounding success.

NEBFAEaster Tournament champsare Eastern Jumpers

NEBFA president Hlanganisile Chippa Hinapresents a trophy and medal to Eastern Jumpersskipper Mkhululi Solani. PHOTO:SELBY MADIKANE

SELBY MADIKANE

MAJOR Chiefs are likely to defend theirtitle following their string of wins in theZWIFA Ntando Transport & Tours Pre-mier League since the beginning of theseason.

Chiefs drubbed the struggling CamperUnited 4-2 at Zwide Stadium on Sunday.This win raised their hopes of winningthe league trophy this season.

Cheered on by a vociferous crowd,Camper made most of the running to se-cure a win but Chiefs were equal to thetask. Kuyasa United notched up a 4-3 winagainst Golden Aces.

SwartkopsUnitedweredemolished 3-0by their neighbours, Real Crusaders.

Other results:*Real Dodgers 1-4 Strikers United*Shining Stars 1-0 Zwide Pirates*Manchester City 3-3 Zwide Celtics*Morning Stars 2-0 Sophakama

Chiefs dominate in ZWIFANtando Transport League

Golden Aces striker Fundisile Smile shields theball from Kuyasa United defender NdimphiweNelani. PHOTO:SELBY MADIKANE

SELBY MADIKANE

HIGHLAND Spurs’ top-four hopes re-ceived a huge boost when they notchedup a hard 2-1 win over Young Romans intheir MOFA Build It Premier Leagueclash at Motherwell NU 9 Stadium onSaturday.

Spurs goalkeeper Mzwandile JosephNtlaki, who was swopped to a strikingposition, struck the first goal of the gamein the first half.

Romans’ ever-shining Bonisani Dan-ster brought his side level with a spec-tacular goal late in the first half.

Then Spurs proved they are a force tobe reckoned with when AthenkosiMbongo executed a perfect long-rangevolley to give his side a much-needed 2-1victory.

MOFA Build It Pre-mier League log lead-ers Young Madridwere dealt a seriousblow by ManchesterUnited in their 3-1 loss.Ayabonga Tofile, Nkul-uleko Oysies and Sive-nathi Dosini helped tosteer Manchester Unit-ed to their resoundingvictory, with MasixoleApril scoring a latesecond half goal. Whatlooked like a boxingfight ensued betweenManchester Unitedplayer Andile Bakhoand Madrid’s LuthoSongo and the referee

showed the culprits red cards.

Other MOFA Build It Premier Leagueresults:*Tomorrow Stars 1-4 Motherwell United*Young Tigers 3-1 Lion Stars*Manchester FC 0-1 Valencia*Tottenham Spurs 0 0- Shining Stars*SUBS 1 -0 Liverpool*Real Aces 3 –0 Real Strikers*Valencia 0- 3 Young Madrid*Milan Stars 2- 4 Crystal Palace*Liverpool 2- 0 Milan Stars*Shining Stars 0 – 3 Real Strikers*Manchester United 0-2 Highland Spurs*Crystal Palace 3-4 Tottenham Spurs

MOFA Build It First Division results:*Tomorrow Stars 0- 2 FC Motherwell*FC Angels 4-0 Young Killers*Scorpion 1 -0 XI Brothers*Young Swallows 0-2 Real City*Young Killers 4- 4 NU 29 United Stars*City Rangers 2-0 Young Eagles

Huge boost for Spurs’ top-four hopes

Young Romans defenderMto Sibusiso competeswith Highland Spurs’newly promoted playerDumisani Manzana forball possession.PHOTO:SELBY MADIKANE

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REAL City were crowned the 2015MOFA Build It-Big Daddy’s-Heinek-en-NMB Municipality Easter Tour-nament champions after beatingYoung Ideas 4-2 on penalties follow-ing a goalless full-time score atMotherwell NU 2 Stadium last week-end.

In the semi-finals City dethroned

defending champions Valencia 2-0,while Young Ideas edged out Shin-ing Stars 1-0. Real City went homewithR18 000, a floating trophyand27gold medals while Young Ideas set-tled for R13 000 and 27 silver medals.The losing semi-finalists scoopedR5000 each and the losing quarterfi-nalists received R1000 each.

Individual presentation awards:*Player of the tournament: Lindo-

kuhle Madikizela (Young Ideas)*Goalkeeper of the tournament:

Andile Rajah Yako (Valencia)*Most disciplined player of the

tournament: Siyabulela Witbooi(Showvillage United Brothers)*Top goal scorer: Farouk Abra-

hams (Real City)*Coach of the tournament: Bonke

Namba (Real City)*Manager of the tournament:

AthenkosiNdzube (Manchester FC).

CitywinEaster Tourney

MOFA President Simphiwe Mkhangelwa and Motherwell Build It owner Sibongile Nkebe with Real City players after theEaster Tournament. PHOTO:SELBY MADIKANE

SELBY MADIKANE

ABRACE scored by VuyolwethuMancane Dingani and a goalthanks toAkhona SereroManxo-la demolished Royal Bucs intheir SAFA Nelson Mandela BaySAB Regional League game atMotherwellNU2StadiumonSat-urday.

City upped the tempo and dic-tated the pace of the game in theearly stages of the first half.A back pass by aBucs defender

cost them dearly as Mancane in-tercepted it and scored an easygoal.In the second half Bucs looked

dangerous, but the City defencemarshalled by skipper ThulaniTable Motloung was rock-solid.Mancane then scored his secondgoal.It looked as if a goal might

come forBucs, but Serero dashedtheir hopes by scoring the lastgoal of the game to give LionCitya well-deserved 3-0 victory.In the battle of big guns, Fair-

view Rovers held SAFA NelsonMandela SAB Regional Leaguelog leaders Young Ideas to a goal-less draw atMarock Road Fields.The struggling Hotspurs regis-

tered a comfortable 2-0 victoryover another struggling side,Camper United, at Moore DykeFields. The game between Moth-erwell Academy and Peace Unit-ed which was scheduled to beplayed atKemsleyParkwaspost-poned until further notice.

SAFANelsonMandelaBaySABRegional League results:*Ghetto XI 2-1 Despatch Pioneers*Highland Spurs 1-2 Central Acemates*Ikamva Movers 1-3 Callies*Island City 4-3 Showvillage United

Brothers

LionCity too good for Bucs

Royal Bucs utility player Luntu Boloti is stopped by Lion City defendersAndile Gerrie Nyodi and Mzikayise Williams. PHOTO:SELBY MADIKANE

SELBY MADIKANE

NEDBANK Central Gauteng Ath-letics Club star Xolisa Tyali, 26,came home first with a time of29:021 in the 10km MotherwellFreedom Run on Saturday.

The event,whichwas organisedby the Ikamva Athletics Club andWarriors Road Running Club inassociation with the Nelson Man-dela Bay Municipality, took placeat the Motherwell NU 2 Stadiumon Saturday.Event organiser Michael

Mbambani said the race had beenorganised to honour the roleplayed by the late President Nel-son Mandela in uniting all SouthAfricans through sport. The raceattracted more than 500 road run-ners from all corners of the Bay.The 5km fun run also drew a largenumber of participants.The Eastern Cape-born Tyali

had to show his abilities to beatNedbank Road-Running ClubWestern Province athlete LungileGongqa, who recorded the nextbest time of 29:23. The LusikisikiAthletics Club’s Xolisani Zamkele

came in third with a time of 29:36.In thewomen’s section, individ-

ual runner Zintle Xiniwe wonwith a time of 34:45 and NedbankRoad-Running Club WesternProvince athlete Bulelwa Simaetook second place with a time of34:56. The Nedbank Road-Run-ning Club local runner Ntombe-sintu Mfunzi finished third witha time of 34:56.Results:

Junior ladies:1. Nomakhosi Ntliziyo –Youth For

Change AC (42:09)2. Siphokazi Liwani Motherwell AC

(43:29)3. Vuziwe Dlavana –Hlazo AC (49:14)4. Bradley Carther- Temp (55; 24)

Junior men:1. Andile Motwana- Tinarha AC (31:51)2. Mkhanyiseli April- UMF AC (32:50)3. Lonwabo Williams- Tinarha AC

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Tyali wins 10kmMotherwell FreedomRun

Michael Mbambani presents a trophy to Zintle Xiniwe while Mazizi Msutuawards Xolisa Tyali his. PHOTO:SELBY MADIKANE

SELBY MADIKANE

MOTHERWELL soccer side Tomor-row Stars shared the spoils 1-1 withContinental Express in their SAFANelson Mandela Bay ABSA LadiesRegional League at Motherwell NU 9Stadium on Saturday.

Both sides looked rusty after a longseason’s layoff. Stars registered theirfirst goal of the season when AnelisaNdyebi delivered a thunderous shot,but Continental came up strongly insearch of an equaliser and the long-

awaited goal was scored by Thande-ka Gegesi.Continental could have won 2-1,

but the referee denied them whatlooked like a legitimate goal whentheir attack was adjudged to be off-side.Sophakama Ladies thumped Afri-

can Chiefs 4-1. Sophakama strikerAnelisaNyobonotchedupahat-trickand Gciniwe Ntsinde also scored.KUBS Ladies succumbed 2-1 to No-buhle Ladies, with NMMU Madibazdrubbing Warriors Ladies 5-1. High-bury beat Hearts Ladies 3-0.

StarsdrawwithContinentalExpress inopeninggame

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MITCH D’ Avary’s ability to take the pressurewillbe testedwhenPortElizabeth-based leagueoutfitChippaUnited facesMorokaSwallows inthe Absa Premiership league encounter at theNelson Mandela Bay Stadium tonight. Kickoffis 7:30pm.

The team known as the Chilli Boys will beplaying without German head coach ErnstMiddendorp, whowas suspended onMarch 30.D’Avary and assistant coach Fadlu Davids

will be holding the fort for the next few gamesand hope that the great Eastern Cape hope,ChippaUnited, will not be relegated to the low-er First Division next season.FormerKaizerChiefsandBloemfonteinCelt-

ic coachMiddendorp failed to live up to expec-tations and manage to take the Chilli Boys outof the relegation-threatening zone.All he could bring was four points in four

stalemates and an equal number of losses, oneof which was a worst performance against sec-ond division outfit Natal United FC in theNed-bank Cup.Against Swallows tonight, Chippa United,

who must fight to win to assure their fans oftheir will to succeed and remain in the elitefootball league, will engage a team in need ofmaximum points to get away from the relega-tion zone.In their last three games, Chippa United lost

3-0 to Orlando Pirates, drew 1-1 with Amazuluandwerethumped3-0bythedefendingchampi-ons, Mamelodi Sundowns.

TheBirds, on the other hand, beat Free StateStars 2-1, and Mpumalanga Black Aces by thesame margin, before dropping three pointswhen they succumbed 3-1 to Amakhosi.After 25 games played so far, the local team

isplacedatnumber 13 on the logwith 25points,while their opponents are placed at number 15with 24 points.Swallows veterans Lerato Chabangu (6) and

Siyabonga Nomvete (5) scored 11 of the club’s25 league goals between them this seasonwhilethey have a massive 45 goals scored againstthem.ChippaUnited,whohave scored 20 goals and

had 30 scored against them, will surely rely onthe ability of their rear guard to defend, if thatelusive goal becomes hard to get for theirmarksmen.

ChippaUnited facemust-winmatchagainst Swallows Any news? Contact NcebaDladla at 041 503 6007.