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TEMBILE SGQOLANA

AHEATEDdebate erupted during the Lu-khanji Municipality’s budget strategyand expenditure framework event at the

Sada Stadium last week with opposition partiescalling themunicipality’sbudget“anti-poorpeo-ple”.

Opposition parties, who were booed by theANC members who filled the tent, complainedabout theR1million that is budgeted for theMu-nicipality’s Speaker’s car, citing that themoney

could be used to improve service delivery in thearea.DA councillor, Chris de Wet, said the money

could be used to build RDP houses as this is ahuge problem in the area.Council Speaker Margaret Snyders said the

budget is a result of the mayor’s roadshow inconsultation with the communities around Lu-khanji, which the DA was part of.“The situation we are in is because of people

like you, Councillor De Wet. The municipalityis not building houses; that is the responsibilityof the provincial government,” she said.

Snyders said opposition parties are in thecouncil to comment on the budget, not to prom-ise people things they will not do.DeWet said hewas not attacking Snyders but

the office of the speaker.“This is not personal. We have (electricity)

outagesinthewholeofKomani,yetwehavebud-geted more than R1million on the master plan.As the DA, we are not supporting the budget be-cause its priorities are not correct,” he said.DeWet said he did not knowwhy themunici-

pality would budget R1.7 million for three bak-kies, while a single bakkie costs about R300 000.

“Wemust avoid a situationwhere themunici-pality isusedasamilkingcowbyserviceprovid-ers. At themoment themunicipality is runningat a loss,” he said.DeWet said there are good aspects of the bud-

get but there also bad ones.UnitedDemocraticMovement (UDM)council-

lorMthuthuzeli Hokolo called on the Speaker toproperly lead the meeting and not be controlledby emotions.

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Komani was abuzz with sport activities as Lukhanji Municipality held the mayoral cup for four sporting codes in three different venues on Sunday. Local clubs competed in boxing, soccer, netball andrugby for the honour of representing Lukhanji Municipality at the Chris Hani District Municipality mayoral cup competition at Engcobo over the weekend. Pictured are the netball teams that competed onSunday. Full report and more photos on page 12. PHOTO: TEMBILE SGQOLANA

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TEMBILE SGQOLANA

THE Komani Independent Ratepayers Associ-ation of South Africa (IRASA) will be contest-ing this year’s local government elections onAugust 3.

Speaking to Express about why the non-po-litical organisation is entering the upcomingelections, IRASA council candidates TokkieDeysel and Edmon Hartnick said there is alack of service deliverywithin themunicipali-ty.Hartnick said the municipality has every-

thing on paper but they are not fulfilling whatthey say they will.“Thepipeline project fromXonxa toKomani

has been discussed and approved by the mu-nicipality since 1995, but it is only being imple-mented now. If this was implemented a longtime ago, we would not be facing the water

problems now,” he said.Hartnick said thewater problem inLukhan-

ji Municipality is a result of poor planning.“The infrastructure is not being main-

tained, and now it is getting worse,” he said.Hartnick said that when they get into coun-

cil, they will deal with the bread and butter is-sues.“Local government cannot create jobs. We

need investors to come and invest money sothat jobs can be created.Weneed to bring part-ners on board so that we can create jobs forthe people,” Hartnick saidDeysel said service delivery has deteriorat-

ed immensely in Lukhanji.“The roads inMlungisi, Ezibeleni and Ilinge

are bad; the infrastructure in town in the CBDis bad.Who can invest in a place like this? Theimage of our town is terrible. Rubbish is lyingaround, yet we say we are looking for inves-tors,” Deysel said.

Deysel said they commit themselves to de-livering services to the people as the residentsof Komani deserve good services.“Wewill playastrongoversight role tomake

sure that everything is done correctly becausewe noticed that in this municipality there isno oversight being done and people do not ad-here to the legislation,” Deysel said.He said the municipality does not need poli-

ticians to run smoothly.“It needs people who are prepared to work

and bring the municipality forward.”He said political parties take time to deal

with service delivery issues as they need toconsult first, but IRASA is independent andtheir minds operate independently,” he said.“We don’t have to take a mandate from our

political parties.“Iwas approached by people to contest these

elections and I did my own research. I ap-proached Hartnick who has more than ten

years’ experience in local government,” hesaid.He said they operate differently from politi-

cal parties.“People now have a choice to vote for us or

stay where they are. Their votes belong tothem and as IRASA we will take responsibili-ty.“Use your vote if you are not happy with

what you have been receiving in the last fiveyears,” he said.Deysel said the constitution of IRASA states

that its members must not support or partici-pate in the affairs of any political party in or-der to ensure that IRASA and its members re-main apolitical and independent.“IRASA needs to be engaged constructively,

on a non-political basis and in liaisonwith thecouncil, in the governance and managementof council to further the interests of ratepayersand residents,” he said.

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SANELE JAMES

RESIDENTS of Gwatyu Farms say the apart-heidgovernmentwas farbetter than thedem-ocratic government in the delivery of servi-ces.

“Under the hands of thewhite governmentwe never had such. We had proper runningwater, but since the government of KaiserMthanzima down to the current governmentthings have gone for the worst.”These were the words uttered by disgrun-

tled farm residents after living without puri-fied water.The community claims the municipality

contractedacompany tobuildwater troughs,windmills and sink boreholes in the area – aproject which they say has failed.“If youwalk around youwill see boreholes

and windmills – yes they were built - butwhere is thewater theywerebuilt toprovide?Therewasnever even a drop ofwater thatwetasted that came from these boreholes, butthe contractor just disappeared,” said one ofthe residents, Angelina Matsheke.They allege that after engaging themunici-

pality, water tanks were delivered to theircommunity as a temporary service while thematter of thewindmillswas being investigat-ed, but to their surprise the water tankers al-so vanished, leaving them with dry watertanks.Matsheke,whowas assignedby themunic-

ipality to keep a record of the water deliver-ies, said she had raised the issue with theirward councillor in the presence of the thenacting mayor, Zakhele Gwantshu.Thobeka Mqamelo of Chris Hani District

Municipality hit back at the claims sayingthe area ofGwatyuhas alwayshadan insuffi-cient water supply and in 2012 an interven-tion programme costing about R7.5 millionwas commissioned by CHDM to augment awater supply for human consumption in thearea.She added that in securing water provi-

sion, a project of installing windmills andboreholes began in 2012 and was completedin 2015.However, when the Express visited the ar-

ea last week, there were water pipes lyingaround and some not connected to the bore-holes–somethingwhichtheresidentssay thecontractor left in that state.

Mqamelo went on to say that they areaware of water challenges in the area as anumber of boreholes have ceased to operateand this is attributed to diverse reasons.“Areas such as Canon 2, which are using

theTurbex type of awindmill, arehardest hitas it transpired that mechanical parts thatare required to repair defunctwindmills can-not be acquired from local suppliers in theEastern Cape Province and have been or-dered elsewhere. Due to a high demand ofthese parts, prompted by the prevailingdrought conditions throughout the country,outlandish waiting periods apply.”Withregard to the issueof thewater tanker

not visiting the community, Mnqameloblamed the cutoff of the service to the recentprovincial protest of the taxi industry.

“The Chris Hani District municipality iscurrently reviewing its water carting activi-ties to prioritizehardhit areaswhich includethe area in question.“However, our attempts are thwarted by

consistent mechanical breakdown of thetruck that services the area, further exacer-bated by damages inflicted during taxi block-ades of roads to a truck loaned out to assistLukhanji area. The district municipality isexploring other means to alleviate the situa-tion,” she said.Thandi Mateyise, who lives at Maties

Farm, saidwhen she arrived there in 1985 ev-erything had been in order and they had hadcleanrunningwater,butafter thedemocraticgovernment tookovereverythinghadstartedfalling apart.“These are farms. People have livestock

and we have found ourselves sharing waterfor drinking with cows and goats.“Sometimes you find dung in thewater but

because we have nowhere else to go we takethe risk and drink the water as it is.“We appeal to themunicipality to stop con-

sidering us as citizens only when they needour votes, but afterwards too.“Theoldboreholeshavewater,but theyare

broken so fixing them is the best solutionnow,” Mateyise said.The 62-year-old woman said that the dis-

tance to thestreamswasstrenuousespeciallyfor elderly people.“The walk on the sloping land down to the

river hurts the knees. Imagine how muchmore sowhen an old person has towalk backhome with a bucketful of water,” she added.

Gwatyu farm residents ask ‘where is thewater?’

One of the dry and defunct windmills which thecommunity claims never provided them with even witha drop of water. PHOTO:SANELE JAMES

TEMBILE SGQOLANA

A 30 year-old Komani man was ar-rested in King Williams Town andcharged with fraud on Saturday.

Police spokesperson SiphokaziMawisa said the arrest happenedon Saturday at 10:30am, after thepolice were called to a businessplace at Buffalo Road in KingWill-iams Town, where the man cameto purchase firearms.“It is alleged that the suspect

came with fraudulent documentsto purchase these firearms. Theowner thoroughly checked thedocuments and immediatelyalerted the police,” she said.Mawisa said the police quickly

responded to the alert and arrest-ed the suspect.“He was charged with fraud and

the KingWilliams Town police areinvestigating the matter further.More arrests are imminent,” shesaid.She said the suspect appeared in

the King Williams Town Magis-trate’s Court on Monday.The station commander of the

King Williams Town police sta-tion, Colonel Andile Lamana, ap-preciated the working relation-ship between the community andthe police in fighting crime in thecommunities.“ I thank the community for the

valuable information which led tothe arrest of the suspect,” he said.

He also encouraged communitymembers to report criminals orany criminal activities to the po-lice on their crime stop line bycalling 08600 10111, crime line32211 or visiting the nearest policestation.

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TWO male suspects, who are believed to beinvolved in a shoplifting syndicate in Queens-town, were arrested in Cathcart Road thispast Friday afternoon.

Ayanda Dludla and Lumkile Zantsi were ar-rested after a banker had gone to open a caseof robbery against two men who were travel-ling in a silver sedan vehicle. She spottedtheir vehicle in the road and stopped policefor assistance to apprehend the suspects.

It’s alleged that the suspects had snatched

the banker’s handbag when she was about toswitch on the ignition of her car.

Namhla Mdleni of Queenstown SAPS saidin a statement, “Members of the Public OrderPolicing (POP) arrested two suspects, agedbetween 55 and 63 years, in possession of sto-len property and also confiscated the grey se-dan the two suspects were travelling in.”

According to Mdleleni the complainantspotted the vehicle and immediately stoppeda police vehicle that was on the road. TheSAPS members frisked the occupants andsearched the car where they found suspectedstolen garments to the value of R15 000.

Mdleleni said they suspect that the menare involved in a shoplifting syndicate as theitems were from different retailers.

Angry bystanders reacted to the incidentwith some throwing insults at the detaineesand others taking pictures. Some asked thepolice to release the men so they could dealwith them in their own way.

Members of POP monitored and calmedthe situation before taking the suspects tothe Queenstown police station’s charge of-fice together with the Fiat Palio, with CapeTown registration, that the two suspects aresaid to have been travelling in.

The suspects, of which one is said to be apastor, appeared before the QueenstownMagistrate’s Court on Monday but their per-sonal legal representative wasn’t presentand the case was postponed to May 11.

Copsbust suspected shoplifting syndicate

An angry mob gathered around the police vehicle where the two suspects were kept while policetried to calm the situation. PHOTO:SANELE JAMES

<Members of the Queenstown SAPS with theclothing items that were confiscated during thearrest. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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“We are not sure whether you broughtthese people here to boo at us. We are try-ing to avoid chaos here and continue withthe meeting,” he said.

ANC councillor Siyabulela Gaju ap-pealed to the people not to cause chaos asthey were able to answer for themselvesas ANC councillors.

“The budget is a product of consulta-tions. The vehicle of the Speaker is not aluxury. There are municipalities that areled by the DA where the Speakers havecars,” he said.

What does the budget look likeWhen tabling the budget, Lukhanji mu-

nicipality executive mayor Nozibele Mak-anda said the total budget which the mu-nicipality is going with into the mergerwith Tsolwana and Inkwanca municipali-ties is R689.5 million and it comprises anoperational budget of R613.6 million anda capital budget of R75.9 million.

“The allocation of equitable share hasdecreased by 7%; the municipality infra-structure grant (MIG) increased by 10%and the municipal system improvementgrant (MSIG) decreased by 73% and thistherefore means the continuity of pro-grammes will be compromised as the mu-nicipality is grant dependent,” she said.

According to the budget, the municipali-ty has allocated R21.8 million on bad debtfor electricity, R22.3 million for rates andR14.4 million for refuse collection.

The local authority has proposed an in-crease of 7.64% in electricity, a 6.8% in-crease in rates and a 8% increase in refusecollection.

The equitable share allocation from Na-tional Treasury is R107 291 000 which isdown from the current budget ofR117 676 000. The equitable share is themunicipality’s share of its equitable shareallocated for Enoch Mgijima Local Munic-ipality.

The operating grants, including condi-tional grants and equitable share, have de-creased from R130 million in the 2015/2016financial year to R120 million in the2016/2017 financial year and that has nega-

tively affected the budget, resulting insome budget requests having to be takenoff from the budget.

The national treasury has also given Lu-khanji Municipality a transitional grantof R2 685 000 in preparation towards theamalgamation of the three municipalitiesto be merged in August this year.

In operating expenditure, the employeerelated cost is budgeted at R178.6 million;bulk electricity purchase is budgeted atR203.6 million and has shown an increaseof R16 million over the 2015/2016 financialbudget of R188 million.

The repair and maintenance budget hasincreased from R14.8 million in 2015/2016to R23.4 million in the 2016/2017 budget.

The town hall has been allocated an ad-ditional R3.5 million for the planned reno-vation in the 2016/2017 financial year andthis is in addition to the R1.5 million allo-cated in the 2015/2016 adjustment budget.

An amount of R4.53 million has been al-located in the operating budget for normalstreet maintenance and resealing of pot-holes. This is over and above the R12 mil-lion allocated in the capital budget for theresurfacing of streets in the townships.

On operating projects, the municipalityhas budgeted R1 million for the extensionof the council chambers. The new exten-sion will enable the new municipality toincrease the seating capacity of council-lors, traditional leaders and the public.

R5.2 million has been allocated for theintermodal taxi rank for the 2016/2017 fi-nancial year and a further R18 million inthe 2017/2018 financial year in order tocomplete the multiyear project.

The maintenance of surface roads in Il-inge Township, Ezibeleni, Mlungisi andWhittlesea has been allocated R12 millionfrom the municipality’s own funds; theseprojects were awarded in the 2015/2016 fi-nancial year and will continue until2016/2017 financial year.

R1 million has been allocated for thepurchase of a vehicle for the Speaker’s of-fice and R1.7 million has been budgeted forthe purchase of three bakkies – one for theelectricity department, another for the na-ture reserve and a pool vehicle for com-mon use by the municipality.

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DURING the welcoming of 400former ANC members whohave joined the Democratic Al-liance in Mbekweni village inWhittlesea on Tuesday lastweek, DA provincial chairper-son Veliswa Mvenya said thatsome people don’t care if theyare voting for a donkey – aslong as it is wearing an ANCT-shirt they will vote for it.

Hundreds of people gatheredin two big tents at the openspace in the village for the wel-coming.Mvenya said the members

are not joining the DA becauseoftheANCbutbecausetheyno-ticed that there is something

wrong in the ANC, and theywant to create a better futurefor their children.“It is you who voted out the

apartheid government and it isyou that said this is not theANCyouvoted for and decidedto leave it.“You said you cannot be led

by people who do not respectthe constitution of the countryand their constitution whichthey drafted themselves,”Mvenya said.She called on the DA mem-

bers to make the ANC collapseor the country will fall.“Nelson Mandela did not

fight for us to bind ourselveswith an organization that doesnothing for us,” said Mvenya.She said parties are given

five years to lead so that whenpeople are not satisfied theycan vote for another party.“I want to thank you for not

destroying property whenthings did not go your way inthe ANC, instead you decidedto join the party that willchange your situation. It isyour right to vote for the partyyou love,” she said,Mvenyasaidpeoplevoted for

councillors and it is in theirpower to remove the council-lors.“Politicians were put into

their positionbyyouandwhenthey are in office they forgetthat you voted for them.”She said by continuing to

vote for the party that does notserve them, they are making

that party disrespect them.“Byvoting for them, you are

saying you are satisfied withwhat they are doing eventhough there is no service de-livery. Some don’t even knowtheir ward councillors. Be-cause they are voting by heartthey are still voting for them,”she said.ShesaidtheANC-ledmunici-

palities are corrupt andmoneywhich is meant for service de-livery ends up being spent incorrupt activities.She told themembers to take

the food parcels they will begiven when parties are cam-paigning, but to show themwhen they are voting on Au-gust 3 by voting for the DA.“By voting DA you are pre-

paring your children’s future.Wewant tomakeEasternCapeto be like Cape Town and stopour people from going to CapeTown looking for jobs. Let’svote for the organization thatwill create jobsbyattractingin-vestorsintothetown,”shesaid.According to Mvenya, the

DA had 50 votes in Whittleseain 2011, but now they are aim-ingat taking thewhole ofChrisHani.“ We are starting at a ward

level andwill be goingup to themunicipalities and the dis-tricts,” she said.DA Chris Hani region con-

stituency leader Celest Barkersaid the DA is making historyby welcoming the more than400 people.

Former ANC branch chair-person Mbongeni Mapila saidthe ANChas abused them, tak-ing their votes but doing noth-ing to develop their area.“We had a problem with the

selection of the ward council-lors and we raised the issuewith otherwards inWhittleseabut they did not take it serious-ly – instead they swore at us.Mapila said the residents of

Mbekweni last witnessed ser-vice delivery during the apart-heid era.“ When we received democ-

racy, there is nothing that hasbeen done in this area. We aretired of theANCandwe assurethe DA that all the villages inWhittlesea will vote for theDA,” he said.

DAwelcomesmore than 400ANCmembers inWhittlesea

) Thandeka Ntlonti: I am nothappy at all. Firstly, these po-litical parties force their cro-nies downour throats and thisimpedes the working relation-ship between the councillorand the community they aresupposed to serve. Sometimesthey just give us a person wehardly know, a candidate whodoesn’t even know our strug-gles and at times it is someonewho doesn’t even reside with-in that particular ward.

) Khayalethu Jara: I don’teven know who my wardcouncillor or the person run-ning for the councillor seat is.We are just in the dark aboutthe things that happen in ourward. But whoever gets intopower, when they assumetheir duties they should firstfix the roads because servicedelivery begins with properroads so that other govern-ment departments can be ableto provide services smoothly.

The garbage collectors strug-gle to do their job because thestate of our roads is very bad.Even ambulances and policevehicles struggle to go aroundand render services becausetheroadsaren’t inagoodstate.

) Babalwa Kokwe: Eventhough I am not familiar withwho my ward councillor is, Iam quite pleased with them.From the streets to every-thing, they are in a good state.

Everything is just in order.

) Phiwe Ngcengi: I am nothappy with the current coun-cillor in my ward. Everythingisamess.Thestreetsaredirty,the waste is not collected andwe don’t receive refuse bags.When there are vacancies, theyouth do not get employed, it’sonly the people who are relat-ed to the councillor or wardcommittee who get jobs. If weare going to have a new coun-

cillor, that person should sitdownwith thecommunityandtry to understand their griev-ances.

) Gweedi Ibrahim Mohamed:All I can say is that theyshould attend to the needs ofthe people they serve ratherthan listening to political in-fluences.Thepeople in theoffi-ces don’t know what the peo-ple on the ground need so thecurrent councillors, even

those who are running forthose positions, should strivefor inclusion of the communi-ties they serve. If I were to bea councillor in my area Iwould capitalize on thosethings.

) Mariska Lee Schwartz: Idon’t evenknowwhomywardcouncillor is but I am regis-tered to vote. And judging byhow things are in my area, Iam happy with their work.

‘QueenstownExpress’ readershave their sayManypartsof thecountryhavebeenrockedinrecentweeksbyprotests fromresidentsoverwardcouncillorcandidateswhotheysayhavebeenimposedonthem.QueenstownExpress reporter,SANELEJAMESaskedlocalswhether theywerehappywith thewardcouncillorcandidates in their respectiveareasandif thesecandidateswin in theupcomingelections,what theyshouldprioritiseandfixfirst.

Thandeka Ntloni Khayalethu Jara F Babalwa Kokwe Phiwe Ngcengi F Gweedi Ibrahim Mohamed Mariska Lee Schwartz

TEMBILE SGQOLANA

POLITICALparties thatwillbe participating in the up-coming local governmentelectiononAugust 3, 2016, inthe Chris Hani District Mu-nicipality, pledged to abideby the Independent Elector-al Commission (IEC) rulesduringthesigningof theIECcode of conduct by politicalparties on Friday.

The parties that will beparticipating in this year’selectionsareANC,PAC,DA,Congress of the People(Cope), United DemocraticMovement (UDM), Econom-ic Freedom Fighters (EFF),Independent Ratepayers As-sociation of South Africa,United Front-EC, VF plusand two independent candi-datesSpeaking on behalf of the

Congress of the People,Mzwandile Bula said thisday reminds them about thevalues in the constitution of

the country.“AsCopeweknowwhat is

meantbydemocracyandwebelieve that not standingand defending the democra-cy will kill the nation,” hesaid.He said they hope what

happened during the previ-ous elections will not be re-peated again this time.“We had boxes that were

openedandsomenotproper-ly closed.Weknowand trustthe IEC that it knows thatthis country is amulti-partydemocracy and this democ-racy will be strengthened ifviews of all political partiesare treated the same,” hesaid.Bula said as opposition

parties they want an incor-ruptible IEC.DA representative Zuko

Mandile said both politicalparties and the IEChave theresponsibility ofmaking theelections free and fair.“If officials have challen-

ges theyneed toask their su-

periors for assistance in or-der tohave freeand fair elec-tions where we as politicalparties and officials workwell together,” he said.PAC representativeMpol-

oseMangqangwana said theIEC must do its job and notinterfere with their politicalissues.“The IEC did not want us

to participate in this year’selections, until we went tothe constitutional court andit intervened. Now we arepart of the elections,” hesaid.Mangqangwana said the

IEC must guard against thepolitical parties that set ta-blesinvotingstationstellingthe people who to vote for.United Democratic Move-

ment (UDM) representativeMthuthuzeli HokolothankedtheIECforgrantingthem the opportunity tospeak with officials beforethe elections.“ We ask the IEC to in-

clude unemployed people to

work during elections aspart of creating jobs. Weknow that most of the staffare teachers.Weneed to cre-ate jobs, rather than givejobstothosewhoarealreadyworking,” he said.United Front Eastern

Cape representative KhayaNgwana supported theUDM’s call for employingunemployed people to workfor the IEC rather thanteachers.“We are going to abide by

the laws and rules of theIEC,” he said.EFF central command

team member Zolile Xalisaasked the IEC to co-operatewithpoliticalpartiesandnotto cause trouble.“We ask them (officials)

not to wear their politicalT-shirts on election day. Wewill guard everything in theupcoming elections and weurge other political partiesnottoremoveourpostersbe-cause thatmay lead to some-thing else,” he said.

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THE Chris Hani District Municipality beganworkshops for its community-based waterand sanitation forums of various local munic-ipalities on Friday in an attempt to improvewater and sanitation services in their respec-tive jurisdictions.

CHDM was recently voted the best districtmunicipality in the Eastern Cape in the “Dropa Block Product” which is based on the princi-ple of dispensing just enough water to enablethe flushing of the toilets instead of using ninelitres of water to flush.

Officially opening the workshop, Executive

after we have been acknowledged. Yes, thereare those areas where a lot of work still needsto be done but in your municipalities makesure that you involve the communities youserve and improve the services you render tothem,” said Koyo.

He added that providing poor water andsanitation services was a violation of rights.“If we say water is life and sanitation is digni-ty, then if we fail to provide these services tothe people aren’t we violating their rights? Ofcourse we are,” he said.

In his remarks Koyo highlighted the issueof local operators who mistreated the peoplethey are serving.

He said the mistreatment and misinforma-

tion contributed to the service delivery pro-tests and complaints that are happeningacross the country and urged municipality of-ficials to keep their communities in the loopof any of their plans and actions.

“If people don’t know why there is no wateror why you are digging out pipes, they willsurely react to that. It is better if you are openwith them and tell them that there won’t bewater for a certain period of time.

“Also, because we have limited resourceswe can’t go out at night to fix a broken tapor pipe.

“Therefore we have introduced local opera-tors to attend to water and sanitation prob-lems in their areas so that matters are swiftly

attended to. And if the problem is beyondtheir capabilities then we send an expert.

“To our surprise, however, we have been re-ceiving complaints from disgruntled resi-dents who say the operators are centralisingthe service. In some areas they go out party-ing and disappear the whole weekend whilepeople are in need of their services. Pleasewatch this behaviour,” he concluded.

Other officials from the Department of Wa-ter and Sanitation also gave some pointers onhow local municipalities could maintaintheir water and sanitation infrastructure.Water leakages are one of the key issues theofficials touched on, saying municipalitieswere losing large amounts of money to them.

Localmunicipalities told toup their game

Mayor of the municipality, Mxolisi Koyo,told the attendees that they were fortunatethat the “Drop a Block Product” was pilotedin their region and urged them to maintaintheir good work and even improve wherepossible.

“Not everyone has the chance we havehere in CHDM and we should seize it andwork harder. Let us not drop the guard just

TEMBILE SGQOLANA

THE Chris Hani District Municipalitycouncil has approved the district au-thority’s plan to request assistancefrom the department of water and sani-tation for two water carts to assist theareas which are hit by drought in thedistrict.

Chris Hani District Municipality ex-ecutive mayor Mxolisi Koyo said coun-cil had declared a drought area duringthe council meeting in December 2015.

“This resolution was taken after themunicipality had assessed the severityof the impact of drought affecting live-stock and the non-availabilty of waterfor communities residing in the ChrisHani District Municipality,” he said.

Koyo said the Minister of Water andSanitation, Nomvula Mokonyane, ini-tially assisted the district municipalityby providing two water carts to assistin the area.

“ The drought situation has pro-longed way beyond what it was envis-aged and thus more resources in theform of water carts are needed,” Koyosaid.

He saidpart of thedroughtmitigationstrategies were, among others, to resus-citate and fix wind mills, water carting,drilling of additional bore-holes andSaveWatercampaigns–all ofwhicharein different stages of implementation.

“Two additional water carts to aug-ment thoseownedbythedistrictmunic-ipality would go a long way in alleviat-ing the problem,” he said.

He said the two carts will cost R2.8million.

“The drought is still severe in Dor-drecht and Komani and if nothing isdone, possible water borne diseasescould occur due to water scarcity,” hesaid.

Koyo said the dam at Dordrecht isclosed as there is no stream that feedsthat dam.

“Bonkolo dam in Komani is alsoclosedas there isnowater;henceweareasking for the two carts. We request thedepartment to either fund, purchase orlend the district the two water carts fora period of six months,” he said.

Congressof thePeople (Cope)council-lor Mzwandile Bula said council mustnote that the department must alsobuild dams that can collect the water.

“We need infrastructure that can har-vest the water in terms of capturing wa-ter,” he said.

Chris HaniDistrict needsnew carts to dealwith drought

6 LifestyleJuly 7, 2016Queenstown Express

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WALTER Sisulu University’s fine artdepartment is flying the institution’sflag high at this year’s National ArtsFestival inGrahamstownwhich is cur-rently taking place.

The department is exhibiting, underthe theme, “Fluid Bodies:When bodiesremember”, close to 90 curated art-works created by about 70 second- andthird-year students during the past 18months to create a pathway for stu-dents to have their work exhibited.“We are very excited about the en-

deavour because it will expose and en-hanceWSU’s image and that of its artssector. This will of course also be agreatopportunitytomarketsomeofthetalent we have at the institution,” pro-gramme coordinator Dee-Ann Leachsaid.This year’s exhibit would see stu-

dents assisting in gathering informa-tion about marketing, pricing, exhibit-ing and other logistical aspects of theindustry as part of their overallmarks,she said.“We are imparting such skills and

knowledge gathered at the festival to

the students so that they can experi-ence first-hand what the industry islike once they eventually graduate andleave school. They have to start famili-arising themselves with these realitiesnow,” Leach said.The core reason behind the decision

to exhibit at the festival is to shift thefocus of the programme from being apurely academic-based programme,which often sees students working justfor a passmark, to one that encompass-esthedifferentaspectsinvolvedinmar-keting and selling one’s work in orderto challenge students to gain the skillsnecessary to fend for themselves oncethey have left the university.WSU spokespersonYonela Tukwayo

said the university fully supported thecreative initiative.“Exhibiting at a prestigious and re-

nowned event such as the NationalArts Festival provides the universitywith a powerful platform to showcasethecalibreof our fineart students,” shesaid.“WSUhas awealth of talent inmany

different departments across the uni-versity and it is heartening to have theopportunity to showcase the excellentwork being done by our students.”

The exhibition is set to run through-out the duration of the festival at thefoyer of theAlbanyMuseum, inSomer-set Street.

Students’worksonshowatNationalArts Festival

One of the art pieces on show at theNational Arts festival in Graham-stown. PHOTO:SUPPLIED

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STOUT ONION SOUP

Difficulty: Very easyServes: 6Hands-on (preparation) time: 40 minutesTotal time: 1 hour

Ingredients:• 1 Tbsp. butter or vegetable oil• 2 bay leaves• 1 tsp. fresh thyme• 3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped• 6 cups of onions, thinly sliced into half rings• 1 Tbsp. brown sugar• Salt & ground black pepper, to taste• 340ml Castle Milk Stout• 6 cups of stock [vegetable or beef]• 4 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar• 3 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed• 2 cups of kale or spinach, shredded•Double cream plain yoghurt [optional] to serve• Parsley, to garnish

Method:

• Thinlycoat thepotwithbutteroroil, andaddthe bay leaves, thymeandonion and stir to com-bine.• Oncefrying,addthegarlicandsugarandsea-son to taste with salt and pepper.• Caramelise onions till golden, but not burnt

brown (patience is required here, stir every fewminutes).• Use half the can of Castle Milk Stout to de-

glaze theonionsandprevent themfromstickingto the bottom.• Addthestock,vinegarandtherestof theCas-

tle Milk Stout; add the cubed potato and boil inthe liquid till soft, about 30 minutes.• Once slightly thickened, add the shredded

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MustardCheese ToastandOnionSoupwithaStout twist

Stout Mustard Cheese Toast. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

TEMBILE SGQOLANA

AKOMANIbornsongbirdBhekumziSongxis-he is performing at the Grahamstown ArtsFestivalaftersigningarecordingdealwiththeEastern Cape Audio Visual Centre (ECAVC)recently.

Songxishe who is the founding member ofthe Two Guitar Soulars, a group made up oftwo members, him and Avela Jaska, said heis aiming high after his great performance atthe ECAVC music talent search in East Lon-don which was held from June 24 to 27 thisyear.Songxishe has shared a stage with the best

local artists and national artists in his career.

Recently he performed at the QueenstownJazz Music Festival.In a interview with Express about his

achievement, Songxishe said he started sing-ingatanearlyage. “I sangoutof loveandwhenI grew up, I started listening to other people’smusic and dreaming of becoming a well-known musician,” he said.He said performing at the Arts Festival is a

dream come true for him, as he will have theopportunity to market his talent.Songxishe competed in theECAVCcompeti-

tionandwasgiven thebestperformancecertif-icate and a recording deal.“ I was position six from the 45 people that

participatedat thecompetitionandthathelpedme a lot. Now I have a deal to record a single

with ECAVC and they also marketed me;henceIamgoingtothearts festival inGraham-stown,” he said.With his best song, “Wena Ulubambo

Lwam”, the afro soul singer promises to takethe festival by storm. “The ECAVC competi-tionwasthefirstcompetitionIenteredasamu-sician and out of that I achieved a lot. I assureyou that it won’t be the last,” he said.He called on local people to start supporting

local artists as artists are leaving Komani tolook for greener pastures in other areas.“We do not get support here in Komani; the

onlydepartmentthatissupportingusistheDe-partment of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Cul-ture.We urge local businesses to support localtalent,” he said.

Local musician Songxishe performs at Arts Fest

Local musician Bhekumzi Songxishe who isperforming at the National Arts Festival.PHOTO:TEMBILE SGQOLANA

Stout Onion Soup. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Queenstown Express

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THE department of social development MEC,Nancy Sihwayi, held a parents and pupils dia-logue with parents and grade 12 pupils’ fromGwarhubana Senior Secondary School inEngcobo and Siyaphakama Senior SecondarySchool in Sterkstroom at the Thobi Kula In-door Sport Centre in Komani on Tuesday.

This is part of the department’s interven-tion in unearthing and addressing the causesof poor school performance.

According to the department’s survey, it re-vealed that numerous family-related issuessuch as lack of parenting skills and drug

abuse were among the causes of the poor passrate in schools.In an interviewwithExpress, Sihlwayi said

it being June month her department is deal-ing with challenges that face the youth.“We have four schools which we adopted

last year in the Chris Hani region. We havecome here to find out what the challenges arethat are faced by both the parents and the pu-pils at their homes,” she said.“We want to know what leads to the poor

pass rate of the pupils; we want parents andpupils to interact, citing their challenges. Wehave reverends who are here to motivate thefamilies and advise them on how to deal withthis situation,” she said.

She said their role is to support the depart-ment of education, the pupils and their fami-lies that are here.

Reverend Mzukisi Faleni, who was theguest speaker, said the day was very impor-tant in building families. “We are encourag-ing parents to take responsibility for theirfamilies. When families fall that is when thenation and the country falls,” he said.

He said the department of social develop-ment is building homes, which is not its role.Now it is bringing back home values.“The department is closing the gap between

parents and their children,” she said.Gwarhubana SSS principal, Wendy

Mgudlwa, said the initiative started after the

MEC adopted the school. “She encouraged usto work well with parents and to try and un-derstand the social ills that are facing the pu-pils. This initiative has helped us restore theimage of the school andhelpedboost the confi-dence of both pupils and parents,” she said.A grade 12 pupil at Gwarhubana Achumile

Ngenelo said as pupils they noticed the poorpass rate at the school but they did not knowthat social ills were contributing to the out-comes of the school.“The MEC adopting the school and the dia-

logues, have resulted in us doing self intro-spection and improving our relationshipwithour parents,” she said. Ngenelo thanked thedepartment for investing in them.

MECholdsdialoguewithparentsoverpass rate

SIMBONGILE MDLEDLE

PEOPLE globally will participate inMandela Month this month by vol-untarily making a difference in thelives of the less privileged.

In its marking of the occasion, theDepartment of Water and Sanita-tion, the Worldwide Fund for Nature(WWF) and the National BusinessInitiative (NBI) will embark on acampaign to ensure pollution-freerivers and environmentally savvycommunities.The campaign started at the begin-

ning of the month and will continueuntil the end of July.It will be closely associated with

the volunteerism that is promoted aspart of Mandela Month activities.Provincial department spokesper-

son, Thandile Ngcume, said the needfor water security, particularly inthe face of global climate change anda multitude of anthropogenic im-pacts affecting our rivers, called fora unified national approach to pro-tect our rivers, wetlands and broad-er catchments.

He said this was necessary for allpeople to benefit from the added-val-ue products of healthy rivers and tohave access to clean water for basichuman needs.“It is for this reason that the de-

partment would like to connectSouth Africans to their sources ofwater and the natural infrastructurecrucial for a water-secure future,”Ngcume said.

Effort to clearrivers inMandelaMonth

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THE Chris Hani District Municipality hasrallied their support behind Lungile Gong-qa (37) from the dusty streets of Esithebenivillage in Mhlophekazi administrative ar-ea in Engcobo who will be flying the dis-trict flag high at the Olympic Games in Rio,Brazil on August 5.

The unemployed athlete said he is pre-pared for the Olympics and will not disap-point the district.

He started running at an early age. Healso took part in boxing, soccer and rugby,but decided that running is his thing.

“What I love about running is the factthat the money you get when you win therace, all goes to you,” he said.

Gongqa is a member of the Nedbank Cluband is also sponsored by Nike.

“ I wake up in the morning and run, comeback home and sleep, then wake up againand run again,” he said.

He thanked the district municipality fortheir support and promised to make themproud at the Olympics.

“Qualifying for the Olympics was notthat hard as I was fit for all the races,” hesaid.

Gongqa said his secret is not to run allthe races in one year.

“You need to choose the race that youwill target in order for you to win a race.I usually run two or three races a year. The

secret is that I want to compete, and not justtake part. When you run all the races, youend up killing your body because you don’thave time to train,” he said.

Gongqa said the body needs time to heal.The district authority has assisted Gong-

qa with R35 000 for pocket money going tothe Olympic Games.

Chris Hani District Municipality execu-tive mayor Mxolisi Koyo said Gongqa wasthe first Chris Hani District Municipalityresident to win the 25km Chris Hani Free-dom Marathon.

“He took second position in the 42kmCape Town marathon and was selected tobe part of the South African team that isgoing to the Olympics.

“He won the Mzimkhulu 42km marathonand he has represented South Africa in Tu-nisia and other countries. Now he is goingto represent the district at the OlympicGames in Rio,” he said.

“He will be running his favourite 42kmat the Olympics. As the district municipali-ty we decided to give him R35 000 pocketmoney so that he can be like the other ath-letes participating in the games,” he said.

Koyo said Gongqa’s achievement is agreat achievement for their leadership inthe district authority.

“We need to celebrate this achievement.We will all be supporting him and we wishto extend the support of the whole of theChris Hani District,” he said.

Chris Hani athlete is on his way to RioOlympicGames

Chris Hani District Municipality handing over a cheque for R35 000 to Lungile Gongqa (middle).With him, are from left, council chief whip Lindiwe Gunuza, Chris Hani District Municipalityexecutive mayor Mxolisi Koyo, Chris Hani Sport council secretary Cebisa Sixaba and councilspeaker George Xoseni. PHOTO:TEMBILE SGQOLANA

TEMBILE SGQOLANA

SOCIAL Development MEC Nancy Sihlwayiofficially opened a multi-million rand gym inLady Frere on Thursday.

Ukhanyiso Gymnasium, a fully fledgedcommercial gym, furnished with state of theart equipment, is set to service the residentsof Lady Frere and surrounding areas.

Speaking at the opening, Sihlwayi saidyoung people need to cultivate creative ideasto beat unemployment, especially in rural ar-eas.

“Youth development now is moving to-wards ensuring that young people’s projectsare becoming self-sustainable and this is acrucial step towards economic freedom,” shesaid.

She said the department assisted the pro-gramme through financial assistance after re-alising the challenges facing young people ofEmalahleni.

“There are challenges of substance abuse,limited job opportunities, teenage pregnancyand obesity. The youth of this municipalityhad a vision to address these challengesthrough a fitness and wellness centre with anincome generating element intending to pro-vide business and job opportunities for youngpeople,” she said.

Sihlwayi said the department trained theyouth that owns the gym and when they wereready to work, it assisted them with R1.3 mil-

lion towards the building and furnishing ofthe gym.

“Ihope this gymwill organiseyoungpeoplein this area so that they work together,” shesaid.

She encouraged young people who have in-novative ideas to go to the department of so-cial development.

“We will do everything in our power to as-sist them. We want them to be business peo-ple and contribute in the economy of thecountry and that of their own municipality,”she said.

Emalahleni Municipality mayor Nomveli-so Nyukwana outlined the programmes thatthe municipality and the ANC-led govern-ment have done in the area.

Chairperson of Ukhanyiso Gymnasium,Thulani Mganga, said they had started the in-itiative in 2011.

“We approached the department of socialdevelopment with the aim that the gym mustbe in town so that the youth of Emalahlenimunicipality can all benefit from the gym,”he said.

Mbanga said the gym is the answer to thehigh rate of unemployment in the area.

“This will also assist in the fight againstpoverty and crime in this area as people willspend more time at the gym.

“We said let us stand up and change thelifestyle of young people of Emalahleni; thatis when this initiative came through,” hesaid.

He said in the initial stages of the gym, thedepartment promised to give themR600 000 aspart of their contribution to the gym.

“We received R300 000. We then told themof our idea of creating this type of a gym andthey increased the funding. We receivedR1.3 million as our second funding,” he said.

He thanked the department and local mu-nicipality for their contribution in buildingthe facility.

“ At the moment we have 100 people whohave started at the gym and 48 of those arefull-time. We can say that we are in a processof making this business grow,” he said.

MECopensmultimillion randgym in LadyFrere

EmalahlenimayorNomvelisoNyukwanaand SocialdevelopmentMEC NancySihwayiopening thegym.PHOTO:SUPPLIED

NCEBA DLADLA

TWO Port Elizabeth Taverns proved to bevery serious about their football at theweekend.

Their football teams, Swallows and Lindi-khaya, took part in the Provincial CarlingLeague of Champs competition that tookplace at Wolfson Stadium, Kwazakhele overthe weekend. Swallows beat Lindikhaya 2-0.

Ten teams took part in the competitionwhose winners will take part in the Nation-al Championships in which winners fromthe other provinces will compete at theNike Centre in Pimville, Soweto on Friday23 July for a whopping R30 000 in prize mon-ey.

Winners will also get VIP treatment dur-ing the Carling Black Label Cup match be-tween Soweto giants Kaizer Chiefs and Or-lando Pirates.

To take part in the competition that hasbeen going on for five years now, tavernsfrom across the country are judged accord-ing to their sales of Carling Black Label.

“The company’s agents contact winningtaverns and tell them to assemble a strongfootball team. We then train and sharpentheir bodies,” said owner of Amathole Bot-tle Store, Sintu Tom.

“Swallows, as a winning team, will bedressed, transported and accommodatedfor the duration of the competition in Jo-hannesburg,” said the competition’s East-ern Cape ambassador Patrick Mayo.

Mayo, who is a former Kaizer Chiefs andBafana Bafana marksman, lauded CarlingBlack Label for the initiative.

Mayo said it would be foolish for anyoneto underestimate the amount of talent dis-played by the players.

“I see the need for responsible drinking,discipline and an active citizenry that Car-

ling Black Label is trying to create throughthis competition,” said Mayo.

Among the other ambassadors of the Car-ling Black Label League of Champions areformer football stars like Thando Mngome-ni, Fabian McCarthy, Siyabonga Nkosi andEdward “Magents” Motale.

“Through the Carling League of Champswe have been successful in making a con-tribution to bringing a difference in com-munities through football.

“As we count down the days to the lastplay-offs happening in the Western Region,we look forward to witnessing the great at-mosphere of supporters coming out in theirnumbers to rally behind their heroes,” saidNkosi.

Local tavernspromote soccerdevelopment

Soccer legend Patrick Mayo (left) and AmatholeBottle Store owner Sintu Tom lauding the CarlingBlack Label Football initiative at Wolfsonstadium at the weekend. PHOTO:NCEBA DLADLA

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THE new vehicle industry sales continuedto decline in June.

Aggregated sales data from the NationalAssociation of Automobile Manufacturersof South Africa (Naamsa) shows that indus-try sales were down 10.6%, year-on-year,with 44 939 new vehicles sold – 5 311 fewerthan the same period in 2015.

Total industry sales are down 9.9%, year-to-date. This comprises respective declinesof 10.4% and 8.9% for the passenger car andLight Commercial Vehicle (LCV) segments.

At the Car Of The Year banquet, in March,WesBank delivered its annual new vehicleindustry sales forecast. It predicted that theindustry would recede 10% during the first

half of 2016.Passenger car sales through the dealer

channel, where consumers are most active,plummeted 17.8% – correlating stronglywith the decline in applications for new ve-hicle finance.

This decline is indicative of new car priceinflation and pressure on consumer bud-gets, which has resulted in a migration tothe used market. Despite this, Light Com-mercial Vehicle (LCV) sales through thedealer channel rose 4.8%on thebackofhigh-ly anticipated new model arrivals, includ-ing the new Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger.

The rental channel also saw a surge in de-mand, in June. Vehicle sales to rental com-panies were up 43.7%, year-on-year. Thatcontributes to the 47.7% growth for thischannel, year-to-date.

“This sales performance is in line withour forecast for the year, and it’s been in-formed by a number of macroeconomic fac-tors. The Rand has struggled, interest rateshave been hiked and inflation has taken itstoll on household budgets,” said SimphiweNghona, CEO of WesBank Motor Retail.

“New model introductions have been pos-itive for the LCV segment, as these vehiclesare clearly popularwith consumers.Howev-er, the passenger car market is under tre-mendous stress due to consumeraffordabili-ty.”

WesBank’s internal data shows a corre-sponding decline in vehicle loan applica-tions. During June application volumes fornew vehicle loans fell 19.2%, year-on-year.In contrast, demand for pre-owned vehiclesweakened slightly by 0.2%.

Consumers who are buying vehicles arealso spending more, in line with new carprice inflation as well as increasing demandin the used market. The average deal valuefor a new vehicle grew to R291 000 this pastmonth – an increase of 11%, year-on-year.Average deal for used cars rose 10%, to R188000.

“As new vehicle sales continue to declineit will start drawing more attention to af-fordability and factors that affect consum-ers’ budgets,” said Nghona.

“Fuel price increases, interest rates hikesand rising inflation will continue eating in-to disposable income.Thosewithhigh levelsof debt may soon find themselves in finan-cial trouble. More prudent consumers willalso be affected, and may have to scale backtheir dreams of buying a new car.”

New vehicle sales decline further

REPORTER

FOLLOWING the introduction of the KIA Pi-canto 1.0 LS in October 2015, KIA MotorsSouth Africa has expanded its Picanto offer-ing with a 1.2-litre LS model to fill the gap be-tween the 1.0 LS and 1.0 LX models.

“The need for reliability still sees many val-ue-seeking consumers opting for a smallernew car rather than a bigger pre-owned car,”says Gary Scott, Director of Sales for Kia Mo-tors South Africa.

“In this climate, where affordability contin-ues to drive the trend of downsizing, it makessense for KIA to expand its Picanto line-up tooffer our customers even more choice in thehotly contested A-segment.

“Since its introduction in October last year,the Picanto LS has become the bestsellingmodel in the Picanto line-up, offering custom-ers access to a globally renowned vehiclewithouthaving to sacrifice onaward-winningdesign or exceptional quality,” he adds.

“We are confident that the new 1.2-litre LSmodelwill follow in its sibling’s footsteps, bol-stered by KIA’s new 5-year / Unlimited kmwarranty.”

Five years since itmade its debut at the 2011Geneva Motor Show, the KIA Picanto re-mains the best example of how an affordablecar doesn’t have to make any compromises,

thanks to its innovative combination of cut-ting edge and award-winning styling, a highquality interior and an inspiring driving ex-perience.

Positioned just above the entry-level Pican-to 1.0 LS, the new Picanto 1.2 LS continuesKIA’s renowned history of offering customersa significant value proposition without com-promising.

Visually, the Picanto 1.2 LS is identical tothe Picanto 1.0 LS, offering customers colour-coded bumpers at the front and rear, as wellas colour-coded door handles and side mir-rors and 14-inch steel wheels shod with 165/60R14 tyres and full wheel covers.

Inside, the LS models feature air-condition-ing, tilt-adjustable steering, a trip computer,height adjustable head rests, 60:40 split rearfolding seats and a convenient luggage floorbox. While the Picanto LS is not fitted witha standard radio, two front speakers and anAux/USB connection are included and wiredto work with an aftermarket radio unit.

The new KIA Picanto 1.2 LS shares its pow-ertrain and five-speed manual transmissionwith the Picanto EX, with the efficient four-cylinder, 1,2-litre Kappa MPI engine produc-ing 65 kW of power at 6 000 r/min and 120 Nmof torque at 4 000 r/min.

The engine features DOHC, dual CVVT(continuously variable valve timing), a castaluminium block, off-set crankshaft, mainte-

nance-free long-life timing chain and low fric-tion “beehive” valve springs, which aid re-duced tailpipe emissions and increased fuelefficiency.

The car also features a Shift Indicator Light(manual transmission models), which assistsdrivers in changing gears in such a way asto optimize fuel efficiency. The new Picanto1.2 LS is also available with an optional auto-matic transmission (not available on 1.0 LSmodels).

Safety remains uncompromised due to thegreater percentage of high-strength steel usedin the construction of the Picanto’s bodyshell,with greater rigidity achieved through ring-shaped reinforcing loops within the B- andC-pillars, across the floor pan and roof, andadditional bracing at the front between thecowl and suspension towers.

A driver’s airbag and ISOFIX child seat an-chors remain standard.

All models ship as standard with KIA’sclass-leading new 5-year / Unlimited km war-ranty and 5-year / Unlimited km roadside as-sistance.

The KIA Picanto range is available in 10 ex-citing colours and comprises the following de-rivatives:•KIA Picanto 1.0 LS Manual R129 995.00•KIA Picanto 1.2 LS Manual R139 995.00•KIA Picanto 1.2 LS Automatic R152 995.00•KIA Picanto 1.0 LX Manual R159 995.00•KIA Picanto 1.0 LX Automatic R172 995.00•KIA Picanto 1.2 EX Manual R178 995.00•KIA Picanto 1.2 EX Automatic R191 995.00A two-year/45 000km service plan is availa-

ble across the range at an additional cost,while 1.2 EX models can be specified with anoptional sunroof for an additional R7 500.

KIA launches its newPicanto1.2 LS

KIA MotorsSouth Africa hasexpanded itsPicanto offeringwith a 1.2-litreLS model.Visually, thePicanto 1.2 LS isidentical to thePicanto 1.0 LS,offeringcustomerscolour-codedbumpers at thefront and rear,as well ascolour-codeddoor handlesand side mirrorsand 14-inchsteel wheels.INSERT: Inside,the LS modelsfeature air-con-ditioning,tilt-adjustablesteering and atrip computer.PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

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TOYOTA’Sall-newFortunerhaspickedup thepacewith a record 1 405 units retailed in June.

Its Hilux is also South Africa’s best-sellingnew vehicle so far this year, helping to posi-tionToyota for the sixth consecutivemonth asthe country’s most popular automotive brand.

Once again, unabated demand for the all-new, eighth-generation Hilux with 3 072 sales,has placed it ahead in the motoring top five,which includes Toyota stablemate Fortuner(1 405),SA’sbest-sellingSUVnameplate for thepast ten years.

Sustained demand via both private, as wellas very robust rental channels, for these andother Toyota models, has lifted the brand to amarket-leading sales total of 9 557 vehicles forthe month of June; close to 2 400 units in frontof itsnearest rival. This equates to a creditablemarket share of 21,27 percent.

Toyota’s Senior Vice President of Sales andMarketing, Calvyn Hamman, said the com-bined impact of general economic lethargy,new vehicle price increases, poor consumerconfidence and lower finance approvals con-tributed to a less-than-desirable overall mar-ket result but that Toyota is ‘weathering thestorm well.’

“Hilux is well placed to extend its remarka-ble run of 44 years as SA’s best-selling bakkieand the results reflect the enviable reputationthisvehiclehasdeveloped for toughness, relia-bility and – in the context of this latest genera-tion – refinement too.

“Fortuner’s popularity is also very telling.No other SUV comes close to the volumes(1 405) it achieves. RAV4 for example, whichcurrently leads the compact SUV segment,sold 284 units this month. It has to be saidthough that RAV4 sales have been somewhathamstrung by supply constraints as demandfor this model remains very high,” Calvynsaid.

Other notable performers that have contrib-uted to Toyota’s sales success include the Co-rolla/Auris/Quest triumvirate whichachieved sales of 1 300 units; Etios with 1 009retail units; Quantum with 991 sales and LandCruiser pick-up which tabled a segment-lead-ing 392 units.

Hino sales for the month equalled the targetof 327 units. It was another strong showing forthe 300 series in the MCV segment with 205units sold, only one unit behind the first-placed manufacturer and 27 more units thanwere sold in May 2016. Hino’s MCV share re-mains constant at 26.3 percent.

Toyota surges aheadwith Hilux and Fortuner

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THE new Volvo S90, the Swedish company’sflagship luxury sedan, will be making its wayto South Africa.

Due to be launched towards the end of 2016,the new Volvo S90 sets new benchmarks incomfort, luxury, technology, design, efficien-cy and semi-autonomous driving.

The new Volvo S90, which is built on thecompany’s ground-breakingScalableProductArchitecture (SPA) platform, builds on thestrengths of the all-new XC90 and reimaginesthem for the large sedan segment.

Absolute Swedish luxury – from the svelteand understated exterior design to the ulti-mately-comfortable interior – is the overrid-ing S90 theme, matched by Volvo’s latest effi-cient powertrains and semi-autonomousdriv-ing technology.

“After the all-new XC90 made an absolutelyenormous impact across the globe – includingwinning the 2016 WesBank/ SAGMJ Car ofthe Year title here at home – the new S90 isa continuation of Volvo’s renaissance inSouth Africa and around the world,” saysGreg Maruszewski, Managing Director atVolvo Car South Africa.

“The new face of Volvo takes on a sleek,post-modern approach in this large sedan, ce-menting it as a stand-out player ina tough lux-ury segment. We believe that the new S90 of-fers a genuinely good, value-packed alterna-tive to segment stalwarts, and we are keen toexpress our new Swedish luxury to this mar-

ket in South Africa.”Launching initially in 2016 with D5 AWD

and T6 AWD derivatives with Momentum orInscription trim, the full S90 range will bemade available in South Africa.

In 2017, D4FWD,T5FWDandR-Design var-iantswill be introduced,with theT8TwinEn-gine to follow at a later stage.

“The S90 has taken a big stride forwards interms of driving dynamics, performance andride. We have completely redesigned the Vol-vo driving experience from the ground up todeliver a sense of precision, engaging controland comfort,” says Dr Peter Mertens, SeniorVice President, Research & Development atVolvo Car Group.

The comprehensive range, which echoesthat of the XC90 in South Africa, brings ulti-mately efficient and powerful Drive-E en-gines to the fore, with the range-topping T8Twin Engine (300 kW and 640 Nm) emittingjust 44 g/km of carbon dioxide, while still be-ing able to propel the S90 to 100 km/h fromstandstill in just 5.2 seconds.

The updated D5 twin-turbo diesel engine,featuring new PowerPulse technology, is in-cluded in the range – with its unique com-pressed air solution to low-rpm turbo lag.

Naturally, Volvo’s safety arsenal is fitted asstandard, with the inclusion of the latestLarge Animal Detection and Run-Off-Roadmitigation complementing the existing com-prehensive IntelliSafe technology, which in-corporates Volvo’s autonomous emergencybraking system, City Safety.

Semi-autonomous driving is included as

standard.Fitted as standard to all S90 models, the lat-

est version of Volvo’s Pilot Assist semi-auton-omous technology is now able to run up to130 km/h with clear lane markings and with-out the need for a lead car. Pilot Assist is asupport system optimised for highway driv-ing, which allows the driver to relax behindthe wheel and enjoy the journey.

With fully-autonomous Volvo cars makingtheir way to real owners in Sweden, China

and the UK over the next few years, the latestversion of Pilot Assist is a step closer to a newdriving world.

In South Africa, the new Volvo S90 is set toreintroduce the Volvo brand to the large exec-utive sedan segment – bringing Swedish luxu-ry to an elite set of customers.

Indicative pricing, which will be finalisedcloser to the time of launch, sees the compre-hensive range being positioned between themid-R600 000 mark and R900 000.

NewVolvoS90heading forSouthAfrica

The new Volvo S90 is the Swedish company’s flagship sedan which is making its way toSouth Africa and is due to be launched at the end of this year. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

The new Volvo S90 features absolute Swedish luxury – from the svelte and understated exteriordesign to the ultimately-comfortable interior. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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KOMANI was abuzz with sport activities asLukhanji Municipality held the mayoral cupwith four sporting codesbeingplayed in threedifferent venues on Sunday.

Local clubs competed inboxing, soccer, net-ball and rugby for the position to representLukhanji Municipality at the Chris Hani Dis-trict Municipality mayoral cup competitionat Engcobo over the weekend.Speaking at the opening of the games, the

local authorities special programmes unithead Thembile Joki said their aim as the mu-nicipality is to shift the youth of Lukhanjiaway from drugs and criminal activities.

“We aim to promote sport throughout Lu-khanji Municipality.“Wewant the youth of this area to get expo-

sure so that people can identify talent fromthe area,” he said.Joki said the competition started at ward

level where teams competed in knockoutgames.“The winners of the ward knockouts com-

peted in their cluster as themunicipality wasdivided into eight clusters.“The winners of the eight clusters compet-

ed in the finals of the municipality,” he said.Joki said the aim of the games is to get

young people from all wards to play sport inevery ward.All the sporting codes competed to the best

of their abilities, with boxing attracting fourlocal clubs in the Lukhanji Municipality.Ekuphumleni Boxing Club, Queenstown

Boys Boxing Club and Tiger Boys BoxingClub competed for the top position in the dis-trict.Ekuphumleni tookpositionone followedby

QBBC in position two and Tambo in positionthree.All three teams had three gold medals,

Tambo had no silver and no bronze whileQBBC had three silvers and four bronzemed-als.Ekuphumleni had four silver medals and

four bronze medals.One of the organisers, Bongani Mofu, said

the tournament was a success and all pugi-

lists were competent.Sinawo Sam was named the best boxer of

the competition.According to Mofu, Sam met all the re-

quirements theywere looking for in choosingthe best boxer of the tournament.The bout between Ntlantla Ntetha and Si-

nayo September was the best bout.In soccer Mlungisi’s Swallows Football

Club beat Doves Football Club from Ilinge 5-3on penalties to book the spot into the districtevent.In rugby, Old Collegians beat Breakers 17-

16 towin the finals of theLukhanjiMunicipal-ity mayoral cup.In netball Komani registered their place in

the district finals this week.

Actionaplentyat Lukhanjimayoral cupgames

On of the boxing bouts during the Lukhanji municipality mayoral cup. PHOTOS:TEMBILE SGQOLANA

TEMBILE SGQOLANA

LOCAL teams playing in the Sasol women’sprovincial league are struggling to attendtheir away games and that may affect theteams badly going into the second round ofthe league.Over the past weekend All Star XI failed to

play against Amanqilo Birds in the Mthathaarea, ending up in their having to give awaythree soft points.Golden City also gave away three soft

pointswhen their players did not pitch up forthe game against Eastern Rangers.The only team that had a positive outcome

is Cumakala from Lady Frere.Cumakala took threepointsafterMqanduli

Ambassadors did not come to the game onSaturday.Speaking about the teams’ financial prob-

lems, Golden City coachMondeMnyaka saidthe local teams are suffering because theycannot attend away games.“It is difficult to deal with the women’s

team because you have to buy food, pay thereferee and transport,” he said.He said it used to bebetterwhen thedepart-

ment of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Cultureused to assist them with transport money.“Now that we are no longer getting that

money, Idoubtwhetherwearegoing to finishthis league,” he said.All StarXI coachRingoKlaas said theyhad

failed to attend their away games and thatmay lead to the team being disqualified fromthe league.

“The teams might not finish the league ifwe do not get support from local businessesand the department because we are strug-gling financially,” he said.Klaas said his team will not play its away

games because they are still in debt from theprevious games.“Taxi owners don’twant to transport us be-

cause we still owe them a lot of money. Wereally need financial assistance because ourteams are going to be disqualified from theleague if they miss two games,” he said.

Lack of funding prevents local teams fromattending awaymatches

The Old Collegians rugby team beat Breakers in the Lukhanji mayoral cup.