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The Citizen
17-07-2025
- Sport
- The Citizen
Local schools crowned champions at Schoolboy Mathunyane Sports Tournament finals
The inaugural Schoolboy Mathunyane Sports Tournament finals took place on Sunday at the Themba Senamela Stadium, with both netball and soccer taking centre stage. The tournament consisted of 12 schools, in four groups of four teams each, and ran for over a month. Mkhulu Combined School triumphed over Kwazamokuhle High School during thrilling penalties in the first semi-final match. In an exciting and electrifying finals, LD Moetanalo emerged as champions against Mkhulu Combined in penalties, with a score of 5-7. They were rewarded with a floating trophy, gold medals and a voucher for R5 000, as well as a new playing kit for their victory. Mkhulu received a runners-up trophy, silver medals and a voucher for R3 000, as well as a new kit. The third position went to Kwazamokuhle, who defeated Phumelela by a solitary goal in the losers' final. For their efforts, they were rewarded with bronze medals and R1 500. LD Moetanalo pocketed the Top Goal Scorer and Best Goalkeeper awards, while the Player of the Tournament went to Mkhulu. • Eastdene Combined School faced off against Sozama Secondary School in the netball finals. Eastdene emerged as winners in the exciting final and were crowned the inaugural netball champions of the tournament. For their efforts, they were rewarded with a netball kit, gold medals, a floating trophy and a whopping R5 000, while Sozama received a kit, silver medals, R3 000 and a floating runners-up trophy. Phumelela, who were third, were awarded bronze medals and R1 500. Sozama scooped the Player of the Tournament award, while Eastdene and Phumelela shared the Best Defender award. The tournament was described as a great success and good motivation for school children, which aligns perfectly with what the late Paul Mathunyane lived and strived for, to see young people getting an opportunity to excel on the sports field. Congratulations to the Mathunyane family, led by Thato Mathunyane, and the Local Football Association, led by Giji Motha, for organising such a great, professionally run tournament. 'The Steve Tshwete community, especially schools, must definitely embrace such initiatives from philanthropists of this calibre, who play a vital role that helps take our young ones off the streets, where they fall into many forms of mischievous activities, that include substance abuse and teenage pregnancy,' said Thato. The founders of the tournament stated that they are confident the initiative will grow even bigger going forward, judging from the success of the competition this year. At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
The Citizen
16-05-2025
- Politics
- The Citizen
DA wants STLM Speaker booted over alleged corruption ‘cover up'
The Democratic Alliance (DA) will table a motion of no confidence against Council Speaker Thato Mathunyane, for delaying the release of a forensic report into allegations of corruption and financial mismanagement with the construction of the multi-million rand Mhluzi substation. The DA will seek to remove Mathunyane, accusing him of a R200 million 'cover up.' In a statement released by DA Councillor Palesa Mobango, she says that the DA will file the motion with Municipal Manager Mandla Mnguni on May 19, citing his failure to table the findings of the forensic report, despite calls by opposition parties for it to be released during multiple previous sittings. According to Mobango, the report in question will detail alleged corruption, when the substation was built in Mhluzi in October 2023. A special council will have to be called for the report to be tabled, which Mathunyane has failed to do. During a previous sitting of council it was revealed that former Chief Financial Officer, David Mogofe, and the Executive Director for Technical and infrastructure Services Reginah Makgatha, had been placed on precautionary suspension over the above allegations. Both have since resigned. Read more: The full DA statement: On Monday, 19 May 2025, the DA in Steve Tshwete will file a motion of no confidence against the Municipal Speaker, Thato Mathunyane. This comes after the Speaker who represents the Middelburg and Hendrina Residents Front (MHRF) failed to facilitate the tabling of a forensic report. The report in question details alleged corruption that took place when an intake substation was built in Mhluzi. In October 2023, a special council meeting was held and an internal report into the construction of this substation was tabled. In this meeting, it was resolved that the Chief Financial Officer, David Mogofe and the Executive Director for Technical and Infrastructure Services, Reginah Makgatha, be placed on precautionary suspension immediately, together with other ex-officials implicated by the internal investigation. It was further resolved that a team of external forensic investigators be appointed by council through the office of the Municipal Manager, to conduct a thorough investigation into all the allegations. Although the investigation was concluded, the Speaker has failed in his duties to call a Special Council sitting to table the outcomes of the external forensic report, despite numerous calls from opposition parties. The Speaker's conduct has allowed the ANC to get away with corruption and financial mismanagement. Steve Tshwete is technically bankrupt; therefore, the DA will not sit idle while the ANC-led administration runs this municipality to the ground. The DA will keep fighting for a clean governance and a corrupt free municipality that will efficiently deliver services to the residents. At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
