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TEMBILE SGQOLANA

W ith only two months left, Lu-kanji municipality still has tospend two thirds of its capitalbudget of R99.8 million which

is earmarked for expenses such as roads

and infrastructure.

Opposition parties questioned the mu-nicipality’s ability to spend the rest of itsbudget before the end of June.Speaking during an ordinary council

meeting on Friday, DA councillor Chris de

Wet asked council how they would spendthe whole budget if they had spent only 25%since July 2015.“When the financial year ends in two

months’ time, how much will be spent inthe capital budget?” asked De Wet.Manager of expenditure Thomas Abofra

responded that there were payments out-standing and that VAT had not been includ-ed.“I can assure council that by June we will

have spent a huge amount even if we arenot going to spend 100% of the budget,” hesaid. Continued on page 2

UnderspendingquestionedLUKHANJIMUNICIPALITY FAILS TOSPENDMORE THAN25% IN TENMONTHS

TanksagainstdroughtWhile drought is wreakinghavoc in the Chris HaniDistrict, the MzamoBackyard Food Gardeningproject has received ahelping hand to ensurethat they have enoughwater to sustain theirgardens. The Departementof Social Development onFriday handed over 24Jojo tanks to the project inIlinge Township. Picturedat the handover are (backrow left) Lukhanji munici­pality chief whip Sine­themba Dyantyi andmembers of the gardeningproject. Read the full storypn page 6.PHOTO:TEMBILE SGQOLANA

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WHILE Cosatu will support the ANC in theupcoming local government elections,theANC “should make sure its government de-fends the workers,” says Nehawu deputy gen-eral secretary Zola Saphetha.

He was speaking at the May Day rally atthe Thobi Kula Indoor Sport Centre on Sun-day.

“We need to defend the ANC but the ANCshould make sure its government defends theworkers. Our aspirations and goals shouldmatter and be a priority; we want the ANCto prove that it is still biased towards theworking class, through its actions,” he said.

Sapheta named a long list of issues workerswant addressed, chief amongst which is eco-nomic survival.

“We want a summit to discuss the risingcost of living, a summit thatwill ensurework-ers are able to put food on the table and feedtheir families. We are calling for a summitthat will discuss electricity and petrol priceincreases and the high interest rates and ex-orbitant bank charges,” said Saphetha.

According to Saphetha, workers are alsofirmly against privatization, deindustrialisa-tion and the flight of foreign capital.

“We want the implementation of the alli-ance summit decision calling for the redraft-ing and fundamental overhaul of the core eco-nomic and labour chapter of the national de-

velopment plan. We want a review andwithdrawal of the Employment Incentive taxAct,” he said.

Also on the wishlist is the lifting of the mor-atorium on filling vacancies in the public sec-tor, as well as the abolition of e-tolls and la-bour brokers.

ANC national executive committee mem-ber Enoch Godongwana, when delivering amessage of support, said they are facing thetoughest elections ever.

“My central message today is for all of usto go and organize for a decisive victory forthe ANC. Contrary to the analysis in the me-dia, the ANC’s years in government have co-incided with considerable improvements inthe living conditions of South Africans,” said

Godongwana.He did however concede that the economy

was not going apace.“In our view, the core problem faced by the

governing party is that, since 2007, the eco-nomic model upon which the ANC built itssuccesses has been compromised,” Godong-wana said.

He said debt levels have almost doubled asgrowth levels have more than halved whilejob creation has stalled.

“The fiscal deficit has precluded anychance of the government meeting popularexpectations. We need to continue the fightfor one country, one federation; also we needto confront the subjective factors that makeus vulnerable,” he said.

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ANC NEC member Enoch Godongwana and ANC provincial secretary Oscar Mabuyane singingduring the May Day rally in Komani on Sunday. PHOTO:TEMBILE SGQOLANA

NEHAWU deputy general secretary Zola Saphetha speaking at the May Day rally in Komani onSunday. PHOTO: TEMBILE SGQOLANA

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ANC chief whip in the council SinethembaDyantyi said the core business of the munici-pality is to render services to the people andstarting from now people must “stop goingto school and focus on service delivery.”

He was referring to officials and council-lorswhoattenduniversity classes orcourseswhen they have meetings or have importantservice delivery issues to deal with.

ANC councillor Mlandeli Gxaba said itwould be ridiculous to spend more than 70%of the budget in two months.

“Whose liability is it going to be when themoney allocated for the municipality is not

spent? Is this saying that we are employingpeople who are not equal to the task?” heasked.

DA councillor Zuko Mandile said theyshould not only point fingers at officials.

“We need to also look at the political lead-ership; we will never spend 100% of our bud-get, because thepolitical leadership is not do-ing this municipality justice. At 25% thismeans that we have failed in spending thecapital budget,” Mandile said.

Technical services director MzukisiGwantshu said underspending was a resultof there being acting directors in most ser-vice delivery directorates.

DA councillor Jerome Shaw said they had

failed as Lukhanji municipality and that itwould not be changed in two months.

“Wearehoping that in thenewmunicipali-ty which is formed by the merger of Tsolwa-na, Inkwanca and Lukhanji municipalitieswe will do better,” he said.

ANC councillor Mxolisi Matiwane askedopposition parties not to politicise the mat-ter, butDeWet saidhewouldnot takerespon-sibility for the failure to spend the budget.

“I am not sitting in a leadership positionand Iwon’t take responsibility.Wehavebeenhere for five years and our advice has neverbeen taken. Now that you failed to spend thebudget you want us to take responsibilitythat will not happen,” he said.

Acting mayor Mzoxolo Peter said they allagreed that the report presented to councilis a true reflection of what has happened inthe municipality.

“Let’s not look at the negative, but on howwe can turn the situation around.”

He said municipal manager NolwandleGqiba should follow up and report to themayoral committee.

“All of us must pay attention to service de-livery; councillors and officials who havemeetings or have things to sign must not goto school until what they are expected to dois done. All portfolio heads must look at thereport and check where we are at the mo-ment,” he said.

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TEMBILE SGQOLANA

DISGRUNTLED residents of Lesseyton vil-lage barricaded theN6RoadnearQueenstownon Monday demanding that their candidatefor being a ward councillor in the upcominglocal government elections be recognized bythe ANC.

One of the leaders of themarch, Vuyo Qelo, saidthe protest started aftertheir candidate for being acouncillor was allegedlyremoved by ward council-lor Nombuyiselo Ndlebe.“The community elect-

ed their preferred candi-date and through the gatekeeping of the ward coun-cillor, she elected her owncandidate who is notwanted by the communi-ty,” he said.“The community did not

want the candidate and intheir public meeting they elected their owncandidate to contest the elections,” he said.After appealing to the ANC, the community

decided to go to the streets and voice theirgrievances.

“The police arrived and used tear-gas to dis-perse the crowd. No onewas injured,” he said.“We went to the ANC provincial deputy

chairman Sakhumzi Somyo on Monday whoadvised us to write a letter to the ANC secre-tary general Gwede Mantashe.“We wrote the letter and we gave Mantashe

seven days to respond, failing which will leadto more protest,” he said.In response to the protests,

ward councillor Ndlebe saidshe does not have the powersto change the name of the can-didates and that this can bedone only by the ANC.“The candidate that they do

not want was elected by themajority of ANC members. Hewas the first person on the listof candidates and theANCsaidthey cannot change that be-cause of individuals who havetheir own agendas,” she said.Ndlebe said the group who

organized the protests is al-ways causing problems in the

ward. “They lodged an appeal and lost that ap-peal,” she said.Ndlebe said the people that have a problem

are only a few people who have their ownagendas.

Residentsprotest overelection candidate

Angry residents of Lesseyton villageclosed the N6 Road near Queenstownon Monday. PHOTOS:SUPPLIED

Lesseyton residents burn tyresclosing down the N6 road nearQueenstown on Monday. .

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THESouthAfricanNationalMilitaryVeter-ans Association (SANMVA) held a success-ful Chris Hani district conference wheretheyelected theirChrisHanidistrict leader-ship recently.

In a statement released by SANMVA inthe Chris Hani district, Secretary Them-binkosi Mtombeni said as the first demo-cratically elected regional executive com-mitteeofSANMVAtheywould like to thankall thosewhohadmade sure that the confer-ence was a success.“Section 7 of theMilitaryVeteransAct no

8 of 2011, legally establishes the South Afri-canNationalMilitaryAssociation thatwill,amongstotherthings,advisetheMinister inmatters relating to legislation and policy af-fecting military veterans as the Ministermay require,” he said.Mtombeni said as an association

SANMVA aims to protect and promote thecommon interest ofmilitary veterans’ orga-nisations and to promote and protect the so-cio-economic interests and welfare of mili-taryveteransand theirdependants inSouthAfrica.“SANMVA is not the department of mili-

taryveterans– it is thedepartment’srespon-sibility to roll outbenefits toallmilitaryvet-erans regardless of which side of the libera-tionorganisation theyare coming from,”hesaid.Chairperson Zamubuntu Ngwetsheni

said in this district there are sixmember as-sociations,namely theAzanianPeoplesLib-eration Army Military Veterans Associa-tion(APLAMVA),AzanianNationalLibera-

tion Army Military Veterans Association(AZANLAMVA), Council for Military Vet-eransOrganisations (CMVO), theCiskeiDe-fence ForceMilitary Veterans Associations(CDFMVA) and the Umkhonto we SizweMilitary Veteran Association (MKMVA).Ngwetsheni saidSANMVAhasnocapaci-

ty or mandate to roll out benefits from thedepartment of military veterans, but, it isthe main aim and objective of SANMVA tosee to it that allmilitary veterans receive allbenefits as stated in section 5 of theMilitaryVeterans Act no 8 of 2011.“This is a new statutory body in this dis-

trict and it has no offices, stationery or any-thing. Our first meeting has resolved thatthe first step is to have a membership data-base. Each member association has to com-pile and certify its membership and submitit to SANMVA,” he said.Ngwetsheni said they would compile the

lists that would be sent to the departmentand all lists from member associationsshould come with a force number and thecontact details of each member.“We plan to call all government depart-

ments and state organs so that they can ex-plain to themilitary veterans how veteranscanbenefit from their programmes.Wealsowish that ourmembers canbenefit from theindigent policies,” he said.The members of the newly elected

SANMVARECareNgwetsheni as chairper-son, Mpolose Mangqangwana as deputychairperson, Mtombeni as secretary, Si-thembile Simayile as deputy secretary andSipho Ngxande as treasurer.The additional members are Luthando

Ngaleka,VumileMjezu,NtsikeleloMdyoko-lo, Oliver Ketelo and Zukile Strato.

SANMVA leaders electedThe new SANMVA Chris Hani regional leadership was recently introduced to all militaryveterans in the Chris Hani district. PHOTO:TEMBILE SGQOLANA

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A WOMAN (23) from Khayelitsha Townshipnear Queenstown is angry with SAPS for al-legedly stalling an investigation on one oftheir own who allegedly assaulted her.

The woman says she was assaulted by anofficer of theQueenstown SAPS onMarch 10,this year. She alleges that the SAPS has beendragging its feet on the matter.According to thewoman, the officer visited

her home in the early hours of Thursday,March 10 looking for her brother.The officer, who was in civilian clothing,

found the woman still in her nightdress inthe kitchen of her home washing the dishes.She said that the officer asked forher broth-

er’s whereabouts and because she had justarrived in thehouse, she says she told the offi-cer that she didn’t know her brother’s where-abouts.She says the officer seemed to understand

and walked out of the house. He, however,came back only seconds later swearing at hersaying “Yeywena sibhanxa ndin; ucimba an-diyiboni lento uyenzayo?” (Hey you fool, youthink I don’t see what you are doing?)The victim says the officer looked around

the house and found her brother sleeping andsaid to him, “Yey wena kutheni ungazihambinje court appearances zakho?” (You! why areyou not attending your court appearances?)According to the victim theOfficer then left

her brother’s room and went to her in thekitchen, took a mop stick and hit her on thehead and slapped her while shouting at her.

She says the officer then pulled her by herpanties, ripping it off, to her mother’s bed-room where he slapped her twice till she felldown. She further says the officer continuedto rip her underwear off her body.The victim alleges that as she fell, her pri-

vate part was exposed and the officer startedpulling her hair.“I screamed and my brother came in and

asked the officer, ‘You were looking for meandyou foundme,what elsedoyouwant fromher?’”, she said.After the incident the victim says she real-

ised that she couldn’t walk and was taken tohospital. Themedical report says she had suf-fered a fraction of her left ankle.The officer then took the victim’s brother

with him to the Queenstown holding cells.According toheruncle,whoalso raised and

helped her to find a job, the victim has beentraumatised and since then has not returnedto work.“She is the only breadwinner in her home

and what happened to her became a set backfor the whole family,” said her uncle.The victim says she fears everything that

has to do with the SAPS.Queenstown SAPS Spokesperson Namhla

Mdleleni confirmed that a case was openedagainst the officer but couldn’t comment fur-ther on the official charges saying it falls un-der Independent Police Investigative Direct-orate (IPID). She said she couldn’t get hold ofeither the local investigating officer or the IP-ID whose offices are in East London.

. Name of the victim is withheld due to thesexual nature of the allegations.

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) Vakele Ngwadla: To me job seekingor finding employment is not excit-ing at all. Yes I am looking for a jobbut the experience is not as excitingas it shouldbe – especiallywhenyouhave a university degree yet youstruggle to secure even a juniorpost. These days a degree no longerguarantees one a job. Even the littlespark of positiveness is dying outdue to constant rejection by poten-tial employers.

) Yonela Mofu: Job seeking for ayoung South African is very toughbecause potential employers re-quire extensive amounts of experi-

ence that graduates have not yet ob-tained, thus resulting in having tofind other alternatives tomakea liv-ing. Entering the ‘working class’ isno longer an exciting thing thesedays; it is rather stressful.

) Vuyile Mbangeni: Being a youngSouth African job seeker can bepretty stressful. I was unemployedlast year for about threemonths andduring that time Iwent door-to-doorbegging for a job. During that peri-od I sent over 15 copies of my CV on-line but only got one useless re-sponse which I demanded. Whatworries me the most is the low level

of response from potential employ-ers; it is totally depressing.

) Thembelihle May: Well, it is no se-cret that job seeking in SouthAfricais one of the toughest tasks especial-ly for youth. We live in a countrywhere it is not really your skills orqualifications that get you em-ployed – it is merely just a matterof who you know, your relations so-cially or personally with an influen-tial individual. Sadly, it cripples alot of young people’s chances of be-ing employed, especially those whospent time and effort on obtainingrelevant qualifications that don’t

come cheap.

) Ayanda Gcisa: Everybody wishesto get a proper paying job of theirchoice one day and that includesmyself, but because of the scarcityof jobs in our country, finishingyour studies and looking for a job isthe worst experience ever. It is nolonger exciting. Due to desperation,the job I have now is notwhat I stud-ied for, but I have to work in orderto survive. Furthermore, at thisstage people end up doing immoralthings to secure jobs andprovide forthemselves.

) Uviwe Jara: Job seeking in South

Africa is no longer as exciting as Ibelieve it used to be. These days theminute you see you are left with afew months before you finish yourdegree, you immediately get de-pressed because even the qualifica-tion you boast about will hardly as-sist you. Almost in every vacantpost advertised, especially in gov-ernment departments, they alreadyhave someone in mind. They adver-tised the post just to follow the for-malities. Also the issue of experi-ence makes job seeking less inter-esting and exciting. Employers willask for a minimum experience offive years for a junior post yetyou’ve just come out of university.

QueenstownExpress readershave their say:OnMay1 thecountrycelebrated Worker’sDay,adaysetasidetocelebrateworkers’ contributiontoourcountry’seconomy.HowpositiveareyoungSouthAfricansabout findingemploymentaftercompletingtheirstudies.Here iswhat theyhadtosaytoQueenstownExpress reporterSANELEJAMES:

Vakele Ngwadla. Yonela Mofu. Vuyile Mbangeni. Tembelihle May. Ayanda Gcisa.

TEMBILE SGQOLANA

THE ANC Youth League EnochMgijima sub-regional task teamheld a cadres’ forum at the ThobiKula Indoor Sport Centre on Fri-day.

Speaking during the event,which was not well attended, AN-CYLEnochMgijima sub-region co-ordinator, Zamikhaya Khondlo,said members of the ANCYL mustmake sure that wherever they aretheir presence is felt.“There are people who say we

are talking about the succession inthe provincial leadership and do

not have our programmes. In thissub-region we are speaking aboutunity first,” he said.Khondlo said the members who

attended the forum must take re-sponsibility for the unity of thesub-region.“The leadership can advance

unity through you and your in-puts. We welcome constructivecriticism in the ANCYL and weneed to make sure that we discussthe issue of unity in this forumandfocus on building the organisa-tion,” he said.Khondlo said the reason for the

cadres’ forum was discussed bythe ANCYL’s provincial extended

meeting, where they were told toorganise the cadres’ forumsaround the province.“Our role is to discuss how we

can make sure that we rescue theANC in the situation that is in.There are people who are here tokill the ANC and we must makesure that we don’t give space tocounter revolutionaries,” he said.Convenor Nkululeko Ngcefe

said as the leadership of the EnochMgijima sub-region they do notcompromise on unity.“We want to show the other sub-

regions that this is the biggest sub-region in our district. Throughunity we can influence the out-

comes of everything in this re-gion,” he said.Ngcefe said they should be talk-

ing service delivery at themomentbut because of the problems in theANC they are still talking unity.“We should be going to the peo-

ple, with our deployees, so that wedo not have the challenge of peopleasking us things we do not know,”he said.

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Nkululeko Ngcefe speaks at theANCYL cadres’ forum on FridayPHOTO:TEMBILE SGQOLANA

REPORTER

WORKisprogressingwell on the fen-cing of 159 schools across theEasternCape as part of the School FencingProgramme of theDepartment of Ed-ucation (DOE).

The project is aimed at addressingsafety in schools across the EasternCape.The totalvalueof theproject is esti-

mated to be R190-million.The Coega Development Corpora-

tion, an implementing agent for vari-ous government infrastructure pro-jects, is providing project manage-ment expertise on the fencing projecton behalf of the DOE as well as driv-ing socio-economic development inthe Eastern Cape.“Beyond thedeliveryofprojectson

time and on budget, theCDCensuresthat SMMEs and communities inparticular benefit from governmentprojects.“To this end, the Schools Fencing

Project has taken into account theparticipationof small businessesand

communities where these projectsare being implemented in various ar-eas across the Eastern Cape,” said DrAyanda Vilakazi, CDC Unit Headmarketing and communications.“Therefore, the project has as one

of its priorities focused on job crea-tion and skills development,” addedVilakazi.“Provision of fencing in schools is

one of the strategic priorities con-tained in the Norms and Standardsfor school infrastructure, in order toprovide a safe environment inschools;which is conducive for teach-ing and learning,” said ThembekaPoswa, CDC ProgrammeDirector forEducation Infrastructure Pro-gramme.“In addition, the Schools Fencing

Project will improve the level andquality of education by establishingsafe, secure school environments, aswell as uplift the communities inwhich the schools are located. Thismeans promoting local economic de-velopment, as well as new work op-portunities for SMMEs,” added Pos-wa.

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Malabar Primary School in Port Elizabeth, is one of the Eastern Cape schools in the School Fencing Programme which iscurrently being fenced. PHOTO:SUPPLIED

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THESABFoundationopenedentries intoitsannual social innovation programme onTuesday.

Any entrepreneurs or innovators whohave developed a product or service with ademonstrable social impact are invited toparticipate in the programme, which offersa first- place award of R1.2-million, alongwith business development support andmentoring.

The Social Innovation Awards werelaunched in 2011 as part of the SAB Founda-tion’s primary focus to ignite a culture of en-trepreneurship in South Africa.

To date, the programme has invested in 63entrepreneurs and their innovations at a to-tal investment of more than R17-million.

This group has seen a turnover increaseof 61% and job growth of 62.5%.

Previous award-winning innovationshave improved efficiency and/or affordabil-ity in housing, healthcare, smallholderfarming techniques, education, medical di-agnostics, waste disposal, township securi-ty, fire prevention and support for peoplewith disabilities, to name but a few.

The SAB Foundation is committed to im-proving the lives of some of South Africa’smost vulnerable people, particularly wom-en, the youth, people with disabilities andpeople living in rural areas, as well as em-powering entrepreneurs and innovatorswho help change the lives of individuals.

The SAB Foundation Social InnovationAwardsofferasecondplacegrantofR600 000andathirdplaceofR400 000. Inaddition,sev-eral developmental awards are given for de-serving and stand-out social innovations.

In addition to a significant cash invest-ment in the top businesses selected to partic-ipate in the programme, the SAB Founda-tion will offer these entrepreneurs businessdevelopment and growth support.

As part of this support package, each en-trepreneur will be offered a personal mentorwho will help guide them on their journeyto develop their business and product or ser-vice.

This mentorship, which recognises theuniqueness of each entrepreneur, will be tai-loredaccordingtoeachentrepreneur’sstageof operation and growth needs.

The grants and business developmentsupport will help to upscale and commer-cialise innovative solutions.

“The SAB Foundation, through its SocialInnovation Awards programme,aims to em-power SA’s innovative thinkers and bright-est entrepreneurial minds to develop prod-ucts and services which help the country’smost vulnerable communities and at thesame time empower themselves as entrepre-neurs,” said Bridgit Evans, Foundationmanager.

“We are looking to reward and developoriginal thinkers who share the same visionas the SAB Foundation to help build localeconomies and make a sustainable impactin the lives of people who need it the most,”she said.

Product innovations which will be consid-ered for participation in the social innova-tion programme cover goods and serviceswhich can be divided into “new” or “im-proved”.

A new product may use advanced technol-ogy and knowledge, or a combination of thetwo, while an improved product is one thatalready exists, and its performance has beenenhanced.

Process innovations involve adapting andcreatively improving ways of delivering aproduct or service. This could come fromchanges in knowledge, perception and/orunderstanding.

The innovation solution must have pro-gressed past an idea and must have proof-of-concept.

This means applicants must be able toshow evidence that before entering the com-petition they have invested time and/or cap-ital developing the innovation. The socialimpactof theinnovationisastrongselectioncriterion.

An open competition puts innovator ap-plicants and their innovation through a rig-orous, phased adjudication process.

Investments are made in innovationswhich are innovative, scalable and can becommercialised.

Applications close at noon on Tuesday,May 31, and must be completed online atwww.sabfoundation.co.za. – REPORTER

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LUKHANJI municipality audit committeechairperson Loyiso Galada raised concernswith regard to the continued low capital ex-penditure in Lukhanji municipality duringhis audit committee report in council onFriday.

Galada was presenting the local authori-ty’s audit committee report which was not-ed by council during a special council meet-ing.

He also expressed the committee’s con-cern that the internal audit does not seemto enjoy support and co-operation frommanagement and departments.

“This is reflected by the slow response tothe requests for information, unavailabili-ty of key staff and no response to their find-ings.

“It is concerning that the time spent onthe audits far exceeded the planned timeand that further stretches the limited re-sources of internal audit. We appeal thatthe internal audit be taken more seriouslythan it seems to be taken currently,” Galadasaid.

With regard to the underspending on the-

capital expenditure, Galade said the com-mittee indicated that it signals a lack of ade-quate planning and it might lead to finan-cial challenges, given that the capitalexpenditure is funded through conditionalgrants.

“Non-compliance with grand conditionswill subject the municipality to possiblyforfeit the allocation,” Galada said.

He said they noted the progress in cleans-ing the debtors, as identification of indi-gents and destitute households is done andthe process of writing off their balances isunderway.

“We noted that staff debtors are in ar-rears for more than three months and ad-vised that a process be engaged for their de-duction in line with the requirements of thecode of conduct. The revenue collection isbased on cash budget and the committeecould not determine the revenue collectionagainst billing,” said Galada.

He said the quarterly performance re-views must be conducted.

He expressed appreciation that the mu-nicipality’s audit action plan was updatedand progress was done on the implementa-tion of the corrective action planned.

“We could not measure the progress on

the implementation of the audit action planas there was no summary reflecting com-pleted actions, those in progress and out-standing actions. There was no indicationin the action plan whether any of the ac-tions were complete or in progress,” hesaid.

Galada said there was no update on theprogress in the investigation of irregularexpenditure as previously advised.

“We noted the action plan and a summarymust be prepared on the implementation ofthe audit action plan,” he said.

Galada said the audit committee couldnot ascertain the municipality’s readinessfor the submission of the annual financialstatements and the audit.

“The annual financial statements prepa-ration plan submitted to the committeeends with submission of financial state-ment to the audit committee, the municipalpublic accounts committee (MPAC) andcouncil by April 29 and the committee couldnot establish whether the plan was for thepreparation of the interim financial state-ments or whether it was prepared with anunderstanding that the elections could beheld in May this year,” he said.

He said the preparation plan for the fi-

nancial statements must be submitted tothe committee.

According to Galada, the committee com-mended the management for starting theprocess of risk management and advisedthat the risk committee would report at ev-ery ordinary audit committee meeting onits activities and monitoring of the imple-mentation of risk mitigation actions.

“The committee noted that the risk man-agement report and the risk register mustbe updated with progress on implementa-tion of actions to mitigate the risks. The re-ported progress must be validated by inter-nal audit and the updated risk register mustbe presented in all ordinary audit commit-tee meetings for monitoring,” he said.

He said the risk management committeemust report to the audit committee.

Galada said the internal auditors reportstated its progress against the plan and in-dicated that reviews have been conductedon the plan.

“The internal audit report stated that therevenue management audit was conducted,however management comments were notobtained. The second quarter performanceinformation was conducted; again manage-ment did not comment,” he said.

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THE embattled Chris Hani MusicAssociation has recently an-nounced its newly-elected execu-tive.

The new Chairperson of the orga-nisation, Bassorito Rodney Sana,said it is going to correct the mis-takes of the past.

Bassorito said the objectives ofthe association are to groom youngartists within and outside the ChrisHani District borders, but he af-firmed that they would first focus onlocal artists.

In their endeavours to unearth lo-cal talent and attracting outside tal-ent, the multi-skilled music mae-stro said they were planning on es-tablishing a music academy wherethey would teach young artists theropes of the music industry, music

production and instruments.Komani has a rich history in Jazz

music but Hip Hop is slowly findingits way to the local musicians.

In the new executive, Tabang Pa-tu was elected to occupy the DeputyChairperson position; MawongaTwalo was elected the Secretary;the Deputy Secretary is SivenathiDastile and Mxolisi Malotana filledthe Treasurer vacancy. His deputyis Naniwe Mtshemla and the associ-ation’s PRO is Nkululeko Molet-sane.

ChrisHaniMusicAssociationhasnewexecutive

The newly­elected executive of ChrisHani Music Association are, at theback from left, Mawonga Twalo,Tabang Patu, Bassorito Rodney Sanaand Naniwe Mtshala. In front areNkululeko Moletsane, SivenathiDastile and Mxolisi Malotana.PHOTO:SUPPLIED

SANELE JAMES

WR SONDLO Primary School’sU/12 soccer team is set to representtheir region in their own backyardduring the Danone U/12 Cup.

WR’s team triumphed at the cir-cuit level of the tournament, pavinga smooth way for themselves to the

district clash. The Komani side re-cently drubbed and eliminated theircounterparts, Mzomhle PrimarySchool, by 3-2 at the Dumpy Adamsstadium, booking themselves a spotin the regional games of the tourneywhere they will be representingtheir region.

Things seem to be going well forWR as they also won a bid to hostthe regional games at their slaugh-ter house – the Dumpy Adams stadi-um.

According to the team’s coach,Xolani Bomvana, the winning bidto host the coming games is goingto boost the confidence of his boys.

“Everybody acts boldly whenthey are on home territory. Theirconfidence grows drastically and Iam sure the boys will try by allmeans not to disappoint their homefans,” he said.

WRSondloPrimarySchoolto representKomani

WR Sondlo Primary School U/12team. At the back from left areSinethemba Mosabe (assistant coach),Siphelele Tshem, Mandilakhe Javu,Jack Zamokuhle, Uthando Mbuqe,Somilakuhle Nkasana and XolaniBomvana (head coach). In front fromleft are Qiqa Mathandabuzo, SandiseFunali, Nikani Magwentshu, SiyavuyaRangana, Buntu Rwanqa and AyakhaNjova. PHOTO:SUPPLIED

UDMstarts election campaigns

UDM members visited the Ezibeleni location where they recruited members during their door­to­door campaignsrecently. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Thozamisa takes part in Transnet games

Thozamisa High School pupils who participated in the Transnet foundationgames and received medals are from left, Aviwe Qamata (silver: netball),Anelisa Rwaxa (gold: soccer), Mihlali Mdunyelwa (bronze: netball), Chuman­inande Qamata (bronze: netball), Emihle Daldali (bronze: netball) and Asandis­wa Duku (gold: soccer). Asandiswa will be participating at the national eventlater this year. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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THE department of social devel-opment handed over 24 Jojotanks to Mzamo Backyard FoodGardening project of IlingeTownship on Friday.

The project started in 2013 aft-er the residents of Mzamo loca-tion noticed the high levels ofpoverty in the area.

Nokholeji Mzilikazi chairper-

son of the project said they start-ed the project as 30 members butnow they are only left with 24members.

“The project is a women’sproject with only three men. Weare doing the food gardening tofeed ourselves and to sell the foodto the community,” she said.

Mzilikazi said they also have apoultry project in which they sellchicken to the residents in orderto make money.

“I want to thank the depart-ment and our councillor VivianMpolo who, when she heardabout the project, thought of usand the situation we live in atMzamo. She decided to start theproject with Mzamo to addresspoverty in the area,” she said.

Mzilikazi said the project hasmanaged to chase away povertyin the area and all 24 members ofthe projects are able to feed theirfamilies.

Mpolo thanked the departmentof social development for theproject and the residents of Mza-mo who welcomed the projectwith both hands.

“The tanks will assist us in thedrought that is affecting our ar-ea, because this area suffersfrom a shortage of water,” Mpolosaid.

Lukhanji municipality councilchief whip Sinethemba Dyantyithanked the project members for

doing a great job in their gardensand promised that the munici-pality would work closely withthe project.

“We need to work the land andthese people are showing us thatpeople can benefit for planting intheir backyards.

“The project has done a lot andwe will ask local businesses towork with them,” he said.

(See photo on page 1)

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Credit Card, said, “Most people willneed credit at some stage in their livesand it is important for parents to teachtheir kids to understand the basics be-hind how credit works to equip themwith good money making decisions.”Credit is a tricky concept, especially

when it comes to compound interest.However, thisshouldnotbeadeterrentas there areways of demonstrating thepower of credit and interest throughpractical examples.

Demonstrating what credit is“The very first port of call is to ex-

plain what credit is,” said Labuscha-gne. “The easiest way to start the con-versation is to showthemacredit card,as this is themostvisible formofcredit,and they have probably seen you takeit out your wallet.”Explain to them that the money in

thiscarddoesn’tactuallybelongtoyou,

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DURING the first thousand days of a child’slife, his or her physical, intellectual and emo-tional progress develops at its quickest rate.In thisperiod,whichranges fromconception

up toachild’s secondbirthday, thebraingrowsby 80%.Prof Mariana Kruger, Executive Head of the

Department of Paediatrics and Child Health atStellenbosch University’s Faculty of MedicineandHealthSciences, said, “Iwould like to focuson each child’s right to have access to the bestcare during its first thousand days of its life,as it is of critical importance for intellectual de-velopment and lifelong health.”There are currently 17 million children, ap-

proximately one third of all children world-wide, experiencingweakgrowth in length, alsoknownasstunting.This irreversiblecondition,attributed to chronic malnutrition in the firstphase, is on the rise in sub-Saharan Africa.“The influence of chronic malnutrition on

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the first six months is the most important stepfor a child’s survival. “Babies in developingcountrieswhoareexclusivelybreastfedduringthe first six months of their lives, have a sixtimesbetter chanceof survival compared toba-bies who are not breastfed,” Kruger said.After the first six months, a baby needs ac-

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especially thosewho are involved during preg-nancy and in primary health care clinics.”

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QUEENSTOWN Boys’ Boxing Club(QBBC) hosted the Chris Hani month cele-brations boxing tournament at the ThobiKula Indoor Sport Centre on Saturday.

The tournament was attended by sevenboxing clubs and was one of the most suc-cessful tournamentsQBBC has ever orga-nized.The hall was packed

up to its full capacitywith both pugilists andboxing fanatics fromKomani and the sur-rounding areas.While the pugilists

fought in the ring,groups of fans chantedin the packed hall sing-ing and praising theirown boxers.Things got even loud-

er when QBBC’s Sinawo Sam, one of thelocal boxing hopefuls, got into the ringwith Simamkele Njila from Xalanga Box-ing Club in Cala to prove which the bestpugilist in the district is.The first round in the bout between the

two orthodox boxers produced a high levelof boxing with Sam dominating the round.In the second round Njila kept attacking

Sam – a move which exposed him. Samkept on delivering his blows straight intoNjila’s face and the round was stopped acouple of times as Njila had a bleedingnose.The two pugilists looked tired in the

third round, but Sam had the better game.

After moving around a bit, both boxersgave a few good punches, but that was toolate for Njila. By the end of the round thecrowd was jumping and singing callingSam’s name.Sam won the bout and he was named the

Boxer of the Tournament and their boutwas the Best Bout of the Tournament.In other bouts, QBBC’s Thimna Ntetha

beat Ncedo Kota from Sa-da, Siyavuya Yona fromQBBC beat SiphokuhleKaleni from Fort Beau-fort, Sabelo Ngebhiyanabeat Luxolo Duma fromFort Beaufort and QBBC’sSiphosethu Tshibo beatLutho Saule from FortBeaufort.Chris Hani Amateur

Boxing Organisation(Chabo) secretary Mabhu-ti Mapeyi said the tourna-ment was a success.“We appreciate the

turnout of the fans since our last tourna-ment. This shows that boxing is slowlygrowing in the area,” he said.Mapeyi thanked the Chris Hani District

Municipality for supporting the event.“I want to thank Chris Hani youth coun-

cil chairperson Mlondolozi Mpemba whosupported us and pledged to support box-ing in this area and all our events,” hesaid.The teams that participated in the tour-

nament are, Banda Boys’ Boxing Club, Ek-uphumleni Boxing Club, Sada BoxingClub, Xhalanga Boxing Club, Eyethu Box-ing Club, Ilinge Boxing Club and QBBC.

BoysBoxingClubhostssuccessful tournament

Queenstown Boys Boxing Club boxer Sinawo Sam in blue delivers a blow to the head of Simamke­le Njila in red. PHOTO:TEMBILE SGQOLANA

QBBC fans singing as Sinawo Sam is about to enter the ring for his bout against Simamkele Njilaon Saturday. PHOTO: TEMBILE SGQOLANA

Weappreciate theturnout of the fanssince our lasttournament. Thisshows that boxingis slowly growingin the area. -MABHUTI MAPEYI

PORTElizabethwillbecompetingagainstNicein France andBudapest inHungary to host the2018 Ironman 70.3 World Championship overtwo days with more than 4 000 athletes fromaround the world expected to compete.This announcement was made in Tampa,

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event is expected in June.The 2018 Ironman 70.3 World Championship

will be a two-day event, like the 2017 edition –with the professional women and age-groupwomen racing on one day and the professionalmen and age-group men racing on the other.“TheIronman70.3 triathlonserieshasgrown

exponentially over the past few years, with theWorld Championship featuring the best ath-letes from around the world,” said AndrewMessick, chief executive officer of Ironman.“We have been extremely pleased with the

global rotation of the event and providing ourathleteswithanexceptionalworld-classrace infantastic locations. Nice, Budapest and PortElizabeth,NelsonMandelaBay, areall extraor-

dinary hosts to current Ironman and Ironman70.3races–providingbeautifulandchallengingcourses andworld-class hospitality for our ath-letes and families. Each city is well suited tohost this pinnacle event.”ThisSeptember, the 2016 Ironman70.3World

Championship will be held in Queensland,Australia, with athletes representing morethan 70 countries and ranging in age from 18to 75-plus.In 2017, the championship event moves to

Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA, where it will bea two-day event for the first time.Beginning in July 2017, athletes fromaround

the world will earn the right to compete in the2018 Ironman 70.3 World Championship byqualifying at any of themore than 100 Ironman70.3 events globally.Ironman expects approximately 190 000 reg-

istered athletes to race atmore than 100 eventsin the global Ironman 70.3 Series during the2017 season in locations such asAustralia, Bra-zil, Malaysia and China to qualify for the 2018Ironman 70.3 World Championship. – REPORTER

PE in running for Ironman70.3

PEUGEOT Citroën South Africa (PCSA) aimsto revolutionise theway people can buy cars inSA with the opening of their E-sales Centre.“More and more people shop online, and we

needtorealignourbusinessoperationtobeableto meet this demand, says Francis Harnie, themanaging director of Peugeot Citroën SA.“Our website gets a substantial amount of

traffic, showingpublic interest in our products.Survey statistics recently revealed that in thisday and age, a customer physically visits onlytwo dealers before making their buying deci-sion, whereas in the past many more dealerswere visited.“As a Brand, it is important for us to connect

with our customers, and to get to knowour cus-tomers’ needs wants, aspirations and desires.ThenewE-SalesCentrewill have amajor focuson delighting our customer with a unique Cus-tomer Experience.”The E-Sales centre will be staffed by highly

trained personnel who will respond quickly todigital enquiries by telephoning the potential

buyer.Their sole objective is tomake life easierfor all existing and potential buyers.Customers will benefit frommore affordable

pricing in a climate where prices are risingsteadily and from a simplified buying process.Theywill be able to provide a full service, in-

cluding arranging a test drive, handling thetrade in, providing information of all aspects ofthe deal, including finance and insurance. Af-fordable and set prices will be quoted that in-clude licensing and other on road costs.Harnie says, that while their dealer network

remains an important part of their future busi-ness inSouthAfrica, the role that theyplaywillchange.“Dealerswill stillmake their own sales; how-

ever, we believe that their businesswill benefitfrom the additional leads and qualified custom-ers obtained throughourE-SalesCentre.”Theywill also be involved in taking trade-ins andthen retailing these cars as well as providingparts and servicing.For info, visit www.wecometoyou.co.za.– REPORTER

Peugeotaims to revolutionise car­buying

11MotoringMay 5, 2016

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FOLLOWINGon the launch of the B-segmentCaptur crossover in May 2015, Renault hasexpanded its offering in SA’s hotly contestedSUV crossover market with the new RenaultKadjar.

Priced from R359 900, the new Kadjar com-bines the best of three motoring worlds inone: SUV + hatch + sportswagon making itready for day-to-day life, action and adven-ture,

Its F1-inspired petrol and diesel turbo en-gines boast efficient and advanced technolo-gies affording Kadjar optimum fuel con-sumption and CO² emissions amongst thelowest in its class.

ExteriorSolid and sporty by design, Kadjar’s ag-

gressive grille is complemented by a sleek yetmuscular build. Athletic, dynamic and stur-dy by design, it has impressive length, width,wheelbase andground clearance dimensions.The Kadjar’s SUV-styling is reinforced

with an integrated roof spoiler and front andrear skid plates. The Dynamique trim addsroof rails and allows an option to upgrade to19” alloy wheels.

Its distinctive new lighting identity –C-shaped zero maintenance LED daytimerunning lights – enhances Kadjar’s visibilityto other road users.

InteriorFrom the elegant double topstitching and

body-contoured seats to the soft touch dash-board – with chrome-bordered gauges – theonboard environment is stylish and refined.Leather seats (electric and heated) are availa-ble as an option on the Dynamique trim.

A high-tech touchscreen infotainment sys-tem, automatic climate control (Dynamique)and intuitive digital instrument clustermake motoring even more enjoyable and ef-fortless.

The New Renault Kadjar’s modular cabinboasts 30 litres of practical storage spacewhich is apportioned between the doors,glove box and central armrest.Thanks to Renault’s Easy Break System

(Dynamique), the 60/40 rear bench seat canbe folded down easily using the side handleson the backrest. Handles are also located inthe boot for easy access via the rear of the ve-hicle.

Driving smart technologyThe New Renault Kadjar boasts a host of

exceptional high-end features and fitments.The ultra-modern instrument panel has a

7” TFT colour screen digital dashboard withadaptable display.The dash provides standard information

such as the rev counter and speed, as well asinformation for the navigation (Dynamique),audio and advanced driving assistance sys-tems. Fuel levels and engine temperature areindicated by LED gauges.The steering wheel is equipped with user-

friendly controls for using and configuringthe on-board computer, controls for the infor-

mation displayed on the console, controls forthe hands-free telephone, as well as cruisecontrol/speed limiter controls.

The second 7” screen (housed in the centreconsole) is a multi-touch customisable Multi-media systemwhich has a configurable homepage to which widgets can be added.

It offers Birdview (2.5 D) type navigation,has a new display screen for advanced driv-ing assistance features, Eco Driving and AirQuality monitoring.

Intuitive voice recognition is used to navi-gate, control selected audio functions andmake telephone calls. The latest system hassuperb audio quality and music playback in-terface and also allows the occupants to viewphotos and videos.

When on the go, Bluetooth® connectivityenables safe, convenient and hands-free te-lephony and audio streaming from externaldevices. SMS’s can be received audibly andthere is a ‘push to talk’ button on the steeringwheel for voice-prompted dialling.

Radio controls, including source selection(USB&AUX) are easily accessed via fingertipcontrols conveniently located alongside thesteering column.

Smart technology that crosses over into thesafety spectrum is the cruise control andspeed limiter which is standard across theNew Renault Kadjar range.

EngineTheNewRenault Kadjar line-up comprises

threemodels all powered by forced inductionturbo engines.

The turbo diesel-powered Renault KadjarDynamique 96kW 1.6 dCi (320Nm) 4x4 is theflagship of the three-strong line-up.

Renault’s 96kW 1.2 turbo petrol engine isstandard in both the Kadjar Dynamique andExpression variants with maximum poweroutput of 96kW @ 5 500rpm.All three models come standard with

6-speed manual transmissions.Renault’s engineers have adapted their ex-

tensive experience gained over the past 39years in the design of F1 power plants, to de-velop technically advanced engines for pro-duction cars.

As a direct result, Renault is now at theforefront globally in respect of engine down-

sizing on road cars, with no compromise onpower and performance.Fuel consumption for the petrol powered

Expression and Dynamique models is stat-ed at 5.7 and 5.8 litres/100km respectively(in combined NEDC cycle) with CO² emis-sions at 127g/kmand 131g/km respectively.Standard across the Kadjar range, ECO

mode function is available at the push of abutton and electronically modifies the en-gine’s response to automatically lower fuelconsumption (by up to -12%).

Safety featuresThe New Renault Kadjar achieved a

5-Star Euro NCAP rating in September2015. Safety fitments across the range in-clude: Kadjar’s Anti-Lock Braking System(ABS), coupled with Emergency Brake As-sist (EBA) which kicks in and automatical-ly applies maximum brake pressure when

an emergency braking situation is detected.It can reduce stopping distance by up to 20%.

The Electronic Stability Program or Con-trol (ESP/ESC) ensures vehicle stability andassists the driver to avoid possible loss of con-trol resulting from excessive speed or slip-pery road conditions. It detects and reducesloss of traction, reduces engine power and au-tonomously brakes on independentwheels inthe event of loss of control.

Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD)automatically varies the amount of force ap-plied to each of a vehicle’s wheels based onroad conditions, speed, loading etc.Traction Control (ASR - Anti-Spin Regula-

tion) avoids wheel spin and loss of tractionduring acceleration and helps to maintainsteering power and safe road-holding.Hill Start Assist (HSA) is automatically ac-

tivated (upon complete stop) as soon as an in-cline of at least 3% is detected. The systemis engaged by stepping firmly on the brakeand prevents any backward movement longenough for pull off without requiring the useof the handbrake. When stepping off thebrake, the car will hold for approximatelythree seconds to allow pull off with no roll-back.Additional safety features include six air

bags (driver, front passenger, side and cur-tain), seat belts with pre-tensioners, 3-pointsafety belts for the three rear passengers, an-ti-whiplash headrests (front and rear) and areinforced sub-frame structure. In addition,two ISOFIX positions (with 3 anchor points)are located in the rear seats.

Optional extraTo make motoring easier and more fluid,

high-tech Advanced Driver Assistance Sys-tems, including Self-Parking with Blind SpotDetection and 360° Park Distance Controlwith rear camera are available as an option(Dynamique).

Recommended retail pricing:. Renault Kadjar petrol Expression 96kW

Turbo R359 900. Renault Kadjar petrol Dynamique 96kW

Turbo R384 900. Renault Kadjar diesel Dynamique 96kW

dCi 4x4 R 449 900

Renault launchesKadjar in competitiveSUVcrossovermarketRenault’s new Kadjar is athletic,dynamic and sturdy in design makingit a good­looking competitior in thetough SUV market. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

The New Renault Kadjar boasts a host of exceptional high­end features and fitments such as theultra­modern instrument panel which boasts a 7” TFT colour screen digital dashboard withadaptable display. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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TOYOTA was South Africa’s top seller for thefourth consecutive month in 2016, as demandfor the all-new Hilux and Fortuner helped thecar brand head off its nearest competitor in theretail race by no less than 28 per cent.

Toyota recorded 8 791 sales in April; a lead of2 529 units over its nearest rival - this equatesto a total market share of 21,8 per cent.

The new-generation Hilux in its first fullmonth of sales found 3 221 new homes; morethan800units aheadof the second-placedmodelon the bestseller’s list.

Hilux currently enjoys a 26,4 % share of theLCV segment.

AsCalvynHamman,SeniorVicePresidentofSales and Marketing for Toyota South AfricaMotors pointed out, these strong sales reflectthe continued trust South African car buyershave in the Toyota brand, especially duringthese economically challenging times.

“After just twomonthsinthemarket, thenewHilux is clearly resonatingwithbuyerswhoap-

preciate not just the refreshed styling, leadingtechnology and superb performance offered bythe latest range, but also the intrinsic valuethat’s inherent in every single Hilux, includingproven reliability and durability coupled withbullet-proof residuals,” Hamman said.Anotherstarperformerwas the freshly-mint-

ed Fortuner with a segment-leading 846 sales -a figure it notched up in just 14 retail days.“Completely renewed, the all-newseven-seat-

er Fortuner is the ultimate all-rounder -– com-bining top-of-the-class off-road credentials withoutstanding refinement and styling. It’s a win-ner and its return to the sales podium shouldcome as no surprise,” Hamman added.Also liftingToyota to an industry-topping tal-

ly in April, were Quantumwith a segment bestof 1 148 sales, as well as laudable contributionscoming from Etios (785), Corolla/Auris/Quest(1054), Avanza (321) and RAV4 (291).Anothernotable is thenewly-launchedLand-

cruiser200 ofwhich128unitswereretaileddur-ing the month while demand remains at an in-satiable high for this premium SUV.

Toyota picks up the pacewith Hilux and Fortuner

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SIYABONGA “Mkelele” Landelo scoredfive goals, including a first half hat-trick, asValgas Football Club thrashed Madrid 9-1 inthe South African Football Association (Sa-fa) Chris Hani Stream C SAB league on Sat-urday.

Valgas offered no let-up in the race for theSAB title against Madrid, picking up thethree points to close the gap between themand the log leaders Holy Kings.

Valgas won the game in style, scoringnine times and putting on a match for theirhome crowd to savour.

Landelo scored two quick goals in the firstfive minutes of the game, four quick chan-ces that he received.

Valgas were the all over the visitors andtheir fans braved the chilly weather to sup-port their team which is on the race for thesecond position on the log.

Madrid was defending most of the firsthalf as the ball was played on its half.

After thirty minutes of football in the firsthalf, Lusanda Hani increased Valgas scoreto 3-0 with a stunning shot pass the Madridgoalkeeper.

Madrid had their few chances but Valgas

were all over them, as they dominated themiddle of the field and their defence wasfirm.

A great pass from a Valgas player landedon Landelo’s foot and he had only the keep-er to beat; Landelo shot the ball pass the Ma-drid goalkeeper to register his hat-trick inthe first half of the game.

Ten minutes later, Masonwabe Mapeteincreased the score to five with a stunninggoal, helping his team go to the break witha 5-0 lead.

During the second stanza, Valgas contin-ued with what they had started 45 minutesearlier, when Landelo scored his fourthgoal of the match with only ten minutes inthe half.

A good display of passes from Madridplayers broke into the Valgas defence, al-lowing the visitors to score their consola-tion goal five minutes later.

Madrid’s celebrations were short-livedas Haki scored the seventh goal for his teamthree minutes later.

Dono “Musona” Welakabini registeredhis name on the scoring list, when he in-creased Valgas lead to 8-1 on the eightiethminute.

In the last minutes of the game, Madrid

was doing all the defending.With just two minutes remaining in the

second half, Landelo scored his fifth and fi-nal goal of the match.

Valgas won the game by 9-1 making this

the highest score that an SAB team wasbeaten by, following the two losses from AllStar XI in the first two opening games of theleague where it was beaten 7-2 by Mk Acade-my and 8-2 by Holy Kings.

Valgas thrashMadrid in crowd-pleasing game

Valgas player, Siyabulela Ntoni, dribbles past a Madrid player during their 9­1 win overMadrid on Saturday. PHOTO:TEMBILE SGQOLANA

TEMBILE SGQOLANA

THE anticipated grandstand finish promisedfor the final week of the South African Foot-ball Association (Safa) Stream C SAB leaguewas swept from the agenda as Utando HolyKings successfully defended their league titlethis season, while Valgas abdicated their titlehopes on Monday.

Olwethu Poni caused the upset for Valgasplayers and fans who watched the game be-tween Holy Kings and Mk Academy, hopingthat Academy would claim the three pointsin order for them to stand a chance of stealing

the title away from them in the last gamesover the weekend.

The game between Kings and Academy wasa balanced game with both teams having theirfair chances.

Both teams played very well and had wellorganised defences.

The first half ended in a stale mate, with noteam wanting to be the first to concede a goal.

The second half was the same; both teamsplayed very well and created their own chan-ces.

In the last ten minutes of the game, poor de-fending from Mk Academy saw Poni headinga rebound straight into Mk’s goals, stealingthe much needed three points from the Whit-tlesea team.

Holy Kings are now on top of the log with30 points in 13 games, followed by Valgas with26 points in the same number of games.

With all the teams left with one game toplay, Amathole are in position three with 26

points, followed by MK Academy with 20points.

The bottom four teams are still not safe, asRoman Callies, who are in position five, aretied with 14 points with All Star XI who occu-py position six.

Seven Stars are occupying the second lastposition with 12 points while Madrid is in thelast position with only 2 points.

On Saturday, it will be the battle to avoidrelegation, as All Star XI face Seven Stars atDumpy Adams. This game is followed by agrudge game between log leaders and defend-ing champions Holy Kings who will be hostedby Valgas at the same venue.

Amathole will be playing MK Academy atthe Sada Stadium while Madrid will host Ro-man Callies at Ezibeleni.

Seven Stars Amathole drew 0-0, Valgas beatCalies 2-1, Madrid did not pitch for the gameagainst All Star and Holy Kings beat Mk Acad-emy 1-0.

UtandoHolyKingswinsSAB league

Battling for the ball is a Holy Kings player inblue and a Mk Academy player wearing goldduring their game on Monday.

PHOTO: TEMBILE SGQOLANA