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A number of reasons to celebrate MANY people either look forward to the festive pe­ riod and begin their countdown to Christmas in Oc­ tober, while others are left running for the hills to avoid the ‘silliness’ that comes with the season.

As we get ready to wind down and take a breath­ er, we decided to reflect on some of the wonderful reasons to celebrate the year that was.

Yes, we can talk about some of the lowlights as well (no pun on the word ‘lights’), but that would not be very festive at all.

The team at the Fever has had a wonderful year and has shared some truly remarkable memories with you.

We’ve had an action­packed year from meeting wonderful individuals who are slowly changing their communities one step at a time to covering campaigns that shows a proactive community who are willing to fight for their beloved home towns.

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This year South Africans voted hoping for the best – many are now glued to the parliament ses­ sion coverage because you never know what to ex­ pect. In 2015 we will be joining the queues for the by­elections and once again, hoping for positive change.

We know we live in a beautiful city and another reason to be a proud Durbanite is Durban has been voted an official new Seven Wonder City of the world.

The picturesque beaches, rolling hills and breath­taking skyline together with a host of won­ derful inhabitants, sets us apart from the rest of South Africa.

After 40 years, the Miss World title is held by a South African.

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Rolene Strauss was crowned Miss World at the weekend and now features in a long list of remarka­ ble women who continue to make a difference to the countries they live in and the world.

South Africans also took time through out the year to remember Nelson Mandela and do their bit to fulfill his legacy.

It’s been a year since his death and many ques­ tioned the stability and patriotism of South Afri­ cans. The good news is, it seems as if communities are now more united than ever. Many believe his spirit still lives on calling it a sprinkling of ‘Madiba magic’.

Clearly South Africans will continue to make great strides despite the negative news that some­ times comes to the fore.

The Fever would like to wish all our fantastic cli­ ents and readers a wonderfully happy festive sea­ son and here’s to welcoming 2015 in style.

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Dear Readers, TODAY marks the end of another year for the Hillcrest Fever, and as the festivities kick off for this season, let us reflect on moments that touched our lives and the community this past year.

2014 has been marked by persistent challenges in our economy with price inflations (food, electricity, fuel, etc.).

We had weather catastrophes and crime

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continues to destroy some of our communities.

However, the one thing that continues to stand undefeated is the spirit of the Upper Highway community. Through the difficult times, our readers have once again proven that we are, without a doubt, among the most resilient and strong-willed.

We have weathered all the storms that came our way and have demonstrated that we can be a community to be proud of - from our disabled horse rider achieving his goals to a local woman beating breast cancer and becoming an inspiration to others - our community stands together proud!

We are confident that 2015 will be better than ever.

We, at The Hillcrest Fever, have faced our

we renew our pledge to you to do our very best to continue to be the most accurate, fair and balanced source of news, opinion, features, sports and entertainment in the Upper Highway Area.

We will continue to be open and honest with our readers and we assure you that the new year will be one never to be forgotten.

Our hearts go out to those who lost loved ones this year and those experiencing difficulties of all types this holiday season. We extend sincere and warm wishes to our Hillcrest Fever family for a safe and peaceful festive season, and a happy and prosperous 2015.

Kalisha Naicker Senior Journalist Hillcrest Fever

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Conquering the Tankwa trail Danielle Confait (right) will be performing with the Julia Powell Ballet and Pilates studio in a ballet performance of ‘The Best of Beatrix Potter’ and ‘Swan Lake’. The performance will be at Hilton College Theatre on Friday, 3 June at 6pm and Saturday 4 June at 12pm and 3pm. Tickets can be booked through www.hiltonfestival.co.za or phone 033 383 0126 for more information.

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>> At the heart of LifeLine’s work is child protection

Child Protection Week draws to a close NICOLE JOHN >>nicole@pmbfever.co.za

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ATIONAL Child Protection Week draws to a close on Friday, 4 June, and is celebrated every year to raise awareness of the rights of children as indicated in the Children’s Act of 2005.

Section 28 of the Bill of Rights states that every child has the right to basic nutrition, shelter, health-care and social services, as well as the right to be protected from maltreatment, neglect, abuse or degradation. This year the theme is “let us all protect children to move South Africa forward”.

Maritzburg Fever spoke to a few city organisations that work with children to find out why education about child protection is important and what work they do with these children.

Julie Todd, director of Child Welfare SA said society has become increasingly violent over the years with higher crime statistics and daily reports of gender-based violence. “It is no surprise that violence against children is common. Despite globally having one of the most progressive Constitutions and child protection laws in the world the country continues to have a high incidence of child abuse. So what are we doing wrong?

“It is not only systems, procedures and implementation that fail our children, but society as a whole. For many reasons parents are often absent caregivers and so children are left to parent themselves. Discipline in the home either doesn’t exist or is corporal in nature - hitting a child is never the answer,” she said.

Todd explained that children are being exposed to high levels of violence and abuse on a daily basis either directly or indirectly through the media and children learn what they live so the cycle of abuse remains unbroken.

“As society has changed parenting styles need to change and if we want the next generation of children to grow up in a less violent society we need to break the current cycle and better protect the children of today who are the adults and parents of tomorrow.

“As Nelson Mandela once said: ‘There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.” And perhaps it is time South Africa re-examined it’s soul,” said Todd.

Irene Dugmore, MIDI project manager, has long emphasised the importance of keeping children safe. The organisation recently released a study done on a “child friendly city” in Pietermaritzburg.

The study showed that children in the city feel vulnerable and unprotected.

“Children are concerned about the high levels of drug and alcohol abuse, they are bullied and subjected to peer pressure, they have to

walk long distances to and from school, along unsafe roads, sometimes through forests and over bridges surrounded by overgrown bush, they fear the suspicious cars moving around the community with the intent of abducting children. They have few safe places to play, they face the dangers associated with social media, and many girl pupils are pregnant. Please keep children on the front page every day not only during Child Protection Week,” she said.

Another organisation working with children in the city since the early nineties is Project Gateway. The church-based organisation has run various programmes over the past 24 years, which include the protection of children.

“We view this as a very important aspect of life. Our values and principles are Biblically based and therefore we respect and value all life, including children. We currently have over 550 children at the Gateway Christian School.

We also support over 500 children in various crèches around the city,” said Di Milford, director at Project Gateway.

At the heart of LifeLine’s work is child protection.

“If we fail as a country to protect our children we are running a risk of having communities who are not emotionally well. If children are not protected from all forms of abuse, including neglect and maltreatment, the country will have dysfunctional communities. The impact is great, it leaves a permanent scar and will cost the country more money to provide psychological support services to the victims than protecting children.

“LifeLine believes that if we protect children from all forms of abuse we will have healthy families and communities in future.

“Let’s protect our children today in order to have emotional well and self-empowered communities tomorrow.

“We encourage all South African citizens to put children first in everything they do,” said Sinikiwe Biyela, LifeLine director.

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A message from Msunduzi Municipal Mayor, Chris Ndlela: “Child protection is one of the cornerstones of children’s rights as enshrined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of a Child.

Children need to be protected from all forms of abuse, namely, neglect, physical, emotional and sexual abuse, child labour, early and forced marriages, Ukuthwala, protection from various types of accidents and violation, protection from poverty and protection from alcohol and drug abuse.

“Communities are also made aware of children’s rights during Child Protection Week as most people misunderstand children’s rights. Child protection is a responsibility of every adult in the community.”

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In light of Child Protection Week, ER24 offers the following tips on what a parent can do to protect their children.

• Get to know your children. A close relation­ ship or bond with them will help you determine if anything is wrong.

• Educate your children about the dangers they face like drug use, alcohol abuse, sex and peer pressure.

• Teach children not to go anywhere alone, never to go to secluded areas or anywhere with a stranger. Even if approached by someone they know, they should get your permission first before going anywhere with that person.

• A home is a place where a child should feel safe and loved. Ensure a healthy family environ­ ment.

• Never leave children unattended or in an unsafe environment. If your children are left in the care of someone else ensure the person can be trusted.

• Ensure your children know who to contact in case of an emergency.

• Teach your children about responsibility.

• Pay attention to them, listen to them, spend time with them and let them know that you care.

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• Pay attention to changes in personality or attitude. This could be a signal that something is wrong.

• Teach children about the use of social media, the internet and cellphones. They should be made aware of the dangers.

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Msunduzi Municipality, represented by the executive councillors and officials, led by acting municipal manager, Bomiwe Zulu, welcomed an Indonesian delegation to Pietermaritzburg recently.

The purpose of the visit was to look for investment and business opportunities within the city and build good working relations that will be mutually beneficial to Pietermaritzburg and Indonesia.

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VER R1 million sales were made at the 54th Art in the Park (AIP) which took place last month at KwaZulu-Natal National Botanical Gardens. The top three artist sales went to Simon Addy and Lyn Hoyle, Francoise Cheyne and Lieze Meyer.

The theme for annual AIP “Through the Eye of a Child” Art Competition was “Water is Life”.

Children were given artistic license to interpret the theme by displaying their artistic abilities.

The winners were Lungelo Manci (Gateway Christian Primary School), Praise-God Zulu (Forest Hill School Primary) and Minenhle Mchunu (Forest Hill Primary).

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This can be attributed to new communication mediums that we employed for the first time,” said Dumisani Mhlongo director Msunduzi Pieter-

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light that Maritzburg United had not built the house as stipulated in their agreement with the LAST week Msunduzi Municipali- municipality. ty confirmed that the delay for Brian Zuma, marketing and building houses, as promised by communications manager of the Maritzburg United, is on their side. club, reported at a full council The land in Edendale DD meeting that the reason the team Township had been allocated to had not fulfilled the promise was the Mthiyane family for the because of an internal issue in the building of their private house. municipality.

The house is to be built be “We have confirmed what they Maritzburg United as part of their [Maritzburg United] said, that we agreement with the municipality are holding them up. We must use which states that for every season the remaining season to tie up supported by the municipality, the loose ends,” said mayor Chris club will build a house for a Ndlela. destitute family.

He added that exco needs to be At the last executive committee, clear on matters where the law has the issue of a boundary dispute been broken knowingly and between the municipality and the requested that the economic Makhathini family, who share a development portfolio deal with common boundary with the the illegal matters speedily “but municipality, was discussed. not at the expense of the destitute Deputy municipal manager for family”.

Economic Development Ray DA councillor Judith Lawrence Ngcobo said the city had, upon asked whether the contract with inspection, discovered that the Maritzburg United, of which there neighbouring property had is only one season remaining, illegally extended their house onto stipulated that a house must be the property identified. built for every season that the team “We subsequently received a receive the R12 million funding letter from the public protector and from the municipality. now it is taking a legal course. We She furthered asked how many had to find an alternative site to not houses have been built or if this is delay United further,” he said. the first and only one so far.

The issue of the building of the Ngcobo said that the contract house had been under discussion stated one house per season. for a couple weeks when it came to “We will follow up to check that they fulfil their obligation.

“A great deal of work has been done in order to assist Maritzburg United,” he said.

Saturday 4 June 2015 at 8 am Bill Lambert, DA councillor, said that the houses to be built were not in question, it was a condition of the funding.

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Sadd educates students about alcohol use NICOLE JOHN >>nicole@pmbfever.co.za

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N an effort to educate tertiary students and promote responsible drinking, South Africans Against Drunk Driving (Sadd) and the University of KwaZulu­Natal have partnered and are rolling out a initiative across the five UKZN campuses and other South African universities.

Speaking to Maritzburg Fever, Caro Smit founder and director of Sadd, said the programme has already begun.

“In January Sadd trained about 100 peer mentors and counselling staff from campuses across UKZN. Each person

received a manual on alcohol, ‘drink driving’, basic road safety and ways to run the programme at the university. We also trained 20 Student Representative Council [SRC] members from the Pietermaritzburg campus on the programme.”

Smit said in the next semester five road trips will be rolled across the five UKZN campuses where students will wear “drunk goggles” to illustrate the effect alcohol has on driving skills and will be given material, including fridge magnets and posters, to use during their promotion of the campaign on campus.

The campaign focuses mainly on train­ ing to empower students and counsellors

At one of the campaign events (from left) Dr Sachin Suknunan, Nevil Balakrishna, Nomonde Magantolo, Wulganithi Thaver, Caro Smit, Pinky Mnyaka, Amith Ramballie and Thembani Khumalo. to roll out projects across the campuses.

“The campaign targets students and staff alike. It is mainly a peer mentorship programme so that mentors can run the programmes for fellow students. Peer­to­ peer education is extremely powerful. The programme is not anti­alcohol. It teaches responsible alcohol use and encourages and promotes those who do not drink alcohol to feel proud about this and know it’s okay and why they should not bow to pressure to drink,” said Smit.

Sadd has been running projects in universities since 2008, sponsored by SAB, which the organisation won a “Prince Michael of Kent International Road Safety Award” in 2012.

Sadd has worked in 12 universities across South Africa.

Smit said that Sadd previously worked with the new head of student services at UKZN, Amith Ramballie, when he was at the Cape Peninsula University of Technolo­ gy where he ran these programmes and saw how necessary and impactful it was.

In order to address the overall issue of drugs and alcohol and expose UKZN to Sadd’s work, he invited Sadd to introduce the programme across all UKZN campuses.

“Road crashes are the leading cause of death in the 15 to 29­year­old age group and alcohol abuse is usually involved. The families are often too ashamed of this to admit it or work with Sadd.

“Sadd is being proactive to try to stop these unnecessary deaths and injuries.

“Young people often drive after drinking and then speed and don’t buckle up, which

leads to their death and the killing of other innocent people,” said Smit.

She emphasised that education about alcohol is extremely poor in South Africa with many people not realising the differ­ ence between a “drink” and “a unit”.

“People do not realise that you don’t have to feel drunk for your driving to be bad­ ly affected.

“That’s why it is now called ‘drink driving’ and not ‘drunk driving’ as any alcohol affects driving skills,” said Smit.

In some cases, one quart of a beer, for example, is four units of alcohol which will put a person well over the legal blood alcohol content.

The campaign educates students about all there is to know about alcohol and its consequences.

‘Tourism PMB’ has new chairman NICOLE JOHN >>nicole@pmbfever.co.za

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RANSFORMATION is top of the agenda for the newly elected Msunduzi Pietermaritzburg Tourism Association’s (MPTA) chairman, Lwazi Nsele.

With Pietermaritzburg in his blood Nsele, from Edendale, matriculated from Linpark High School and became a street vendor in the heart of the city.

With his braaied chicken business in Market Square from 2000, his business quickly grew from one table to three catering for the needs of the city working class.

“It was here that I recognised the potential for tourism because I often had tourists visit me and buy food. It was an authentic experience of the city and our culture, and that’s what I want to promote,” he said.

Nsele said he did not initially think he would get into tourism and was

happy running his vendor business until a friend asked him to start a tourism programme for tertiary students, which involved taking them around the city and showing them popular sites.

“It was during this time that I met various business people whom I have learnt a lot from.

Melanie Veness, Pietermaritzburg Chamber of Business CEO was one of them and was instrumental in me getting invited to sit on the tourism board. My exposure to tourism in the city expanded and I met many people who helped me get to know the industry,” said Nsele.

For Nsele, giving tourists an authentic experience of Pietermaritzburg is key and in doing so, transform the tourism industry to include township areas and its young entrepreneurs.

“Because of my experience in the industry over the years I know that transformation is key if we are going to increase traffic into the city. People need to be exposed to a different scene, the one that we get to see on a daily basis, like township businesses and street vendors.

“However, in doing so we need to educate those in these areas about tourists and explain to them the benefits of their visits to their businesses as well as im-

prove safety in the areas so that tourists will want to visit there,” said Nsele.

Pietermaritzburg is the gateway to the Midlands and the Drakensburg.

“Not only do we need to ensure that the tourists stop in our city, we need to solidify the relationships between

municipalities and across boundaries,” he said.

He said his focus is to raise the profile of the city and promote the big footprint Pietermaritzburg had in the liberation struggle.

“We need to teach our communities

the importance of tourists, keep places clean and understand Pietermaritzburg’s history themselves. My aim is a complete transformation of the industry promoting service delivery and encouraging communities to raise the bar,” said Nsele.

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‘We need answers’ — opposition KAILENE PILLAY OPPOSITION parties in the uMgungundlovu District Municipality (uMDM) feel the district is too dependent on grants and called on the mayor to answer to issues not covered in his speech.

A State of the District address was delivered last week by uMDM mayor Yusuf Bhamjee, who highlighted the district’s successes.

However, DA councillor Bongumusa Nhlabathi said the party objected to the budget as it left out key factors that needed to be addressed.

“The DA made several comments around the Mandela Marathon and the R3,5 million funding it. We support the marathon, but Mandela believed in clean governance.

There are questions that have not been answered and remain unanswered today,” Nhlabathi said.

He said the DA did not accept the budget as Treasury did not accept the draft budget initially.

He said that although Treasury gave a negative report, “their suggestions have not been changed in this budget”.

Delivering his address at council chambers in Langalibalele Street, Bhamjee said the district achieved six unqualified audits and two successive clean audits and he saw no reason why the district could not achieve another clean audit.

He said the district would source funding for the 2016/2017 year through its own revenue of R637 946 708 and through loans of R99 683 000.

Operational and capital grants are expected to amount to R6 128 000 and R149 865 000 respectively.

Referring to the water and sanitation tariffs, Bhamjee said Umgeni Water issued an increase to the bulk tariff of 6,013%.

“Ideally, the municipality is to transfer the bulk cost to the customers, however, a 100% bulk cost transfer is projected to lead to increased non-payments which will worsen the collection rate.”

The district is proposing a six percent increase across the board for customers and businesses and asked people to preserve water.

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Daily water juggle STEPHANIE SAVILLE PRESTBURY residents were fuming last week as they were once again without water.

In recent weeks the suburb has experienced multiple water outages as a consequence of the drought and the fact that Umgeni Water has cut its supply to the city by 15%.

Brenden Sivparsad from Msunduzi Munici­ pality explained why the suburb sometimes seems to get the short end of the stick when it comes to water supply.

Sivparsad said upper Prestbury and upper Napierville were fed directly out of the Balancing reservoir owned by Umgeni Water, which is also a main in­feed for many large areas in PMB and supplies secondary reservoirs.

Sivparsad explained that due to gravity, when the level of the reservoir starts dropping ­ because of Umgeni Water supplying 15% less water in terms of the drought water restric­ tions ­ the highest area on the system goes without water first. This means that upper Prestbury and upper Napierville, the highest areas fed by the Balan­ cing reservoir are the last to get water at times when the reservoir level has been depleted.

“Everything works on pressure, gravity and flow rates, bearing in mind that the main line from Umgeni Water also supplies Richmond, Thornville and Durban.”

He said the reservoir level needed to be at a minimum of around 15% for all of Prestbury to have water. Last week, the level dropped to below four percent.

“We’re trying to pick up the reservoir and we have asked Umgeni Water to increase the in­ flow into Balancing res­ ervoir, while simultane­ ously closing off other areas to create storage, and ultimately level the system,” said Sivparsad.

He said if the water level in Balancing reser­ voir drops, “we close downstream reservoirs that are not critically low to pick up the Balancing reservoir level”.

“It’s a juggling act that is not automatic and requires staff to manually shut or open valves. It’s a very impor­ tant leg [in the water reticulation system] and that’s why upper Prestbury and upper Napierville become such a volatile supply area because they are receiv­ ing water directly from a core reservoir which also feeds sub reservoirs.”

Sivparsad said the problem was not because people were us­ ing too much water.

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ON 9 May the planet Mercury made a seven-hour transit across the face of the sun for the third time in the 21st century.

Unlike transits of Venus, the transit of Mercury is harder to spot because it is not visible to the naked eye when viewing the sun through a filter. This is due to a combination of smaller planet size and a greater distance away from Earth than Venus is.

Transits of Mercury happen more often than transits of

Venus, about 13 times in 100 years.

At 1.11pm local time Mercury began to move over the face of the sun. With the help of a solar filter placed over binoculars steadied on a tripod, I was able to view this spectacular event. The planet was revealed as a tiny round black dot and moved leftwards from the top right side of the solar disc. Mercury appeared slightly smaller than a sunspot present near the centre of the sun’s surface.

The transit was still under way as the sun set just after 5pm.

Although a tiny black dot moving over the face of the sun seems like a mundane event to most, it allowed me to appreciate the impressive scale and beauty of the solar system. I am already looking forward to the next transit on 11 November 2019, a simple but extraordinary phenomenon.

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Therefore you must put forward the best candidate or individual,

who will be capable of handling all service delivery issues serious­ ly at any given time.

During local elections one should never look at the party, but rather the individual who will look into the interests of the community. Remember the person you vote in now will be your ambassador for the next five years.

Naturally, that person should be familiar with the area and have a sound track record with

first­hand knowledge and experience with local service delivery issues.

At the end of the day, it is the individual or the independent candidate you voted in, who will be of assistance to you and not a party.

Consider the above before making your choice, and the best of luck on 3 August.

RAJENDRA NAIDOO Ward 30 resident

Supermarkets, ditch mangled trolleys HERE is a question for some local supermarket managers why do you make grocery shopping such a difficult, unpleasant and awkward experience?

We are obliged to pay for our purchases with good quality, undamaged money, yet to select these goods, we are

forced to utilise pieces of mangled scrap metal that masquerade as supermarket trolleys, whose sole means of mobility appear to have lost all their wheel bearings and tyres, and which break into a speed-wobble at nothing greater than walking pace, making it impossible to push them in a

straight line over even the shortest distance.

Why don’t you repair or ditch them? In their current state of (dis)repair, they impact, sadly, on your corporate image.

BRIAN SWART Pietermaritzburg

Will death of child be a catalyst?

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EBOLETHU Ngcobo, a child of the street (and not a street child), was killed in a shooting incident in the city. Cebolethu’s mother, Nonhlanhla Ngcobo, immediately came forth, rightfully expressing her ire at the loss of her son, simultaneously voicing the challenges she faced to get her child off the street.

Not so long ago, the Msunduzi municipality and SAPS passed the buck, both refusing to address the issue of children of the street. Many of these children work as car guards in the city and the Raisethorpe business area to feed their drug habits.

It is sad that the former uMgungundlovu cluster commander Major General Lucas Ngobeni, who spearheaded the district drug plan, did not identify with children of the street

and drugs - the most common being whoonga and Bron-cleer cough mixture.

On the other hand, Msunduzi remains a pathetic to the problems in the streets. SAPS are embroiled in internal sagas and careerism while preoccupied with corruption and paid parking.

The powers that be that can affect change have lost direction and lack the capacity and vision to strive towards making Msunduzi the city of choice.

Will the tragic death of Cebolethu Ngcobo be the much-needed catalyst to address the plight of the children of the street and the drug problem?

A child of the street (and not a street child), was killed in a shooting incident in the city

JAY JUGWANTH Northdale

‘Made in South Africa’ heater surprise THE other day I purchased, from Game in Pietermaritzburg, an Econo-Heat panel wall heater to prepare myself for winter’s icy blasts.

Now, possibly the three most cherished words in the English language are “I love you” - at least among normal folk - although I must confess that my entreaties along these lines have been consistently ignored by Angelina Jolie, who stoically pretends that I do not exist.

At the other end of the spectrum there are those three-word groupings that instil fear, hatred and loathing. In my case those words are “Made in China”.

Which are precisely the words I expected to find when I got my heater home and unpacked it Imagine my surprise to discover a product: • Made in South Africa.

• Bearing the SABS stamp of approval.

• Superbly packed.

• Supplied with comprehensive instructions, including (would you believe) an 8mm drill bit for drilling the correct size holes in the wall.

• Polystyrene packing that also serves as a template for correctly placing the heater on the wall.

• A three-year warranty.

Appreciate every moment with loved ones LIFE is so short and you never know when the people you love will leave you. Life is uncertain and it hurts to lose your loved one. The pain is unbearable. You can’t understand why they had to leave your life. You prayed, hoped, believed had faith for a miracle to save them or heal them but instead are heartbroken and sad at their loss. Their presence forever gone.

Which is why I say appreciate every moment with them because their time could be up anytime. Their life snatched away ruthlessly, stolen from you and you are left to deal with insurmountable and incomprehensible pain.

There’s nothing the world can offer to help heal with it. There is no fame or fortune that can compensate you or bring back the ones you love and it is the ugly truth. They can be the strongest people but death swallows weak or strong. It has no favourites. It is a bitter pill to swallow and to digest. Words seem drowned in the pain.

Appreciate family and friends because their passing is a tragedy and and an irreplaceable loss. Fights are unnecessary and love is over all powerful.

Put every issue aside and make every effort to forgive one another because the hurt when they leave you far outweighs any problem. Love deeply and truly. Take advantage of every opportunity to be blessing in their lives, you will remember everything you did.

Hospitals, doctors and nursing staff learn to have compassion with people and families that are suffering. It is not just a body or a job you do but a heart for people that surpasses and introduces greatness in the position you are placed. Every person is an individual and has a heart and soul to be nurtured and cared for.

Provide support and strength.

The electrician who installed it for me, whose presence was required because a new power point was needed, was equally impressed and even ventured to suggest: “You know what, John, I reckon this was all designed by a woman.”

Whether or not that was the case I just wanted to convey my thanks and appreciation for what appears to be a superb product.

The only thing I haven’t yet done is try it out, but I have every confidence that it will be well up to its allotted task.

JOHN GARDENER Howick

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Even if you think you are doing the job for many years, every family and patient is different. Assess their needs, it is not about you. It’s about being there giving advice not argumentative. Listen to the family’s concerns and truly care because if it were your loved one, you would want the best. Do not become numb because you have seen so many deaths. It is a soul, a life, a body, a heart that’s broken and needs mending. Provide counsel.

You have the greatest job that leads from life to death or death to life, you have the ability to impact, restore, help and serve. The reward is the job itself and the unending gift you have to make a difference in peoples lives, to change them for the better, to heal them is a powerful gift so use it wisely because you are accountable for those people under your care and no amount of money will ever be enough but it is not about money.

It’s a profession that requires sacrifice and steadfastness, a genuine heart for people, a kind word, a hug or a smile when everything is falling apart for families and patients. Your strength is needed and your love bucket has to be filled everyday. Your bank account of grace must be sufficient. Your funds and resources must be enough. Spread love to a dying world and equip them with tools to cope.

You have the hardest and most privileged position to hold the key to health, life and death.

You carry the responsibility of your calling.

Ultimately God is in control.To my dad words can never express my love and pain is too much to bear. We miss you dearly. You are always in our hearts and minds. We hope to one day see you again and are happy and at peace where you are. You are our pillar of strength and kindness you walked out in your life will be remembered.

Your memory treasured in our hearts. I love you.

Y. OPPERMAN Pelham

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A total of R45 210 was raised at a recent race day in aid of The Sunflower Fund at Scottsville Race­ course. All funds will be used to pay for the tissue typing of potential stem cell donors for inclusion on the South African Bone Marrow Registry. The Sunflower Fund would like to express its gratitude to its headline sponsors, De Heus and McCarthy Toyota, as well as its co­ sponsor, Govender’s Garage. Their generosity contributed significantly to the success of the event. Thanks must also go to Venns Attorneys, ANA In­ surance Brokers, Konica Minolta and Green Network for sponsoring races and to the other corporates who supported the event. A special thank you to Gold Circle and Rockafellas. At the event (back, from left) Russell Goosen (McCarthy Toyota) Diren Chetty (Govender's Garage) Kenwyn Geyser, Deon Oliver, and (front, from left) Premmie Govender, Vani Naidoo (Govender's Garage), Annetjie Smith and Carmen Oosthuizen.

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Marriage is a journey CATHY SMITH DID you know that you cannot change your matrimonial property regime after the wedding without an application to the High Court?

If you would like to be married out of community of property, an antenuptial contract (ANC) must be signed in front of a notary public before your wedding. If you don’t sign your ANC before the wedding, you will automatically be married in community of property. Don’t be fooled – an application to the High Court to change your matrimonial regime is a very expensive process, which can easily be avoided by getting good advice before you get married.

It is important to remember that all your efforts should not be focused on just that one special day. You need to think beyond the wedding and plan for a lasting marriage, by choosing the

best marital regime to suit your circumstances.

There are two matrimonial property systems that could apply to your marriage in South Africa: • Marriage in community of property You will automatically be married in community of property, if you do not sign an antenuptial contract before your wedding. All your assets become part of a joint estate, in which you and your spouse will share assets and liabilities equally. This can have serious implications regarding your contractual capacity and can directly affect your ability to conduct business or buy and sell immovable property.

As a couple, you and your spouse would remain jointly and severally liable for all liabilities incurred during the marriage, which will expose all your assets to risk.

• Marriage out of community of

property 2.1.With the exclusion of accrual By signing an antenuptial contract before your wedding, you and your spouse will have separate estates and be entitled to contract freely in respect of your respective assets and liabilities. No joint estate is created and you are not responsible for your spouse’s debts. On death or divorce, each party walks away with his or her own assets and liabilities.

2.2.With the application of accrual In addition to providing for separate estates, this option provides for a division of the assets acquired during the course of the marriage, in the event of death or divorce. In short, the growth of both estates during the course of the marriage is measured and a calculation is applied to share the difference in growth equally between you and your spouse. Thus you retain separate control of your respective estates during the course of the marriage, but you share the growth in your estates equally on dissolution.

In addition to being informed about the legal consequences of your marriage it is also important to update

your will, to take into account your changed circumstances. It would, in particular be wise to get advice regarding: • estate planning, to suit your particular circumstances and needs which may include the creation of a trust during your lifetime, and • the effect of Captial Gains Tax , if any on you and your estate • the creation of a trust in terms of your will to provide for any minors who may inherit in terms of your will • the appointment of a guardian to your minor children.

Before you get carried away with the myriad of details that will consume you for the next few months, there are some very important questions that you need to ask in order to ensure that you are making an informed

decision regarding your matrimonial regime and any revisions to your will.

Remember, marriage is a journey … don’t leave your destination to chance.

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Prestige for PMB fashion designers

IGHT students from the Pietermaritzburg School of Fashion have been selected for the top 25 of the Young Designer Awards in the run-up to the Durban July. Fashion colleges from across the province competed in the event.

Priscilla Bhika, founder of Pietermaritzburg School of Fashion, said she is thrilled with the progress for her students.

“I am really chuffed. They keep getting better each year. This is all about the students and sometimes people think that because we are a small town we cannot produce a competitive standard of design. Our students have shown the exact opposite. We know we are going somewhere, the student’s creativity knows no bounds.”

The top 10 designs will be chosen next Monday, 6 June.

CHERI WILLIAMS (23) WILLIAMS is from Howick and has been selected for the first time to showcase her work on a public platform.

The young designer said she always knew fashion was something she wanted to pursue.

“It’s an expression of art in a practical way. I love to see my designs come to life.”

Williams describes herself as an alter­ native designer who prides herself in using artworks in her designs.

“There is always something artistic in my work whether it’s paintwork or dye, but there has to be some art technique involved, that’s my own persona trademark,” she said.

CLAUDIA NOVUKA (27) The Eastern Cape’s Novuka will also be showcasing her work for the first time this year.

She said she has been interested in fashion from a young age and came to the school to get her formal education in the industry.

“Fashion is so interesting. It’s art. You are creating art. So when I design I like to be versatile. I can’t just stick to one kind of style and then design similar outfits. I want to be able to design anything and everything. My favourite thing at the moment to design is evening dresses. I love everything about fashion,” she said.

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The young designers from the Pietermaritzburg School of Fashion selected for the Young Designer Awards (back, from left) Claudia Novuka, Athenkosi Mfungula, Leona Magdalene Pillay, Zama Msomi, and (front, from left) Princess Hlatshwayo, Tessa van Rensburg and Ceri Williams with principal and founder, Priscilla Bhika.

ATHENKOSI MFUNGULA (24) ASHDOWN’S Mfungula has made it to the showcase for the second time this year with his edgy male clothing designs. He has only been studying fashion design for the past three years and has already come far in his career being recognised for his trendy work.

“I think I’ve always had it in me, but I just didn’t know it. I would always draw designs of clothes in my spare time, but never thought about getting into it. I even studied an LLB after school, but it never worked out. My mother suggested I should give design a try since it’s something I love and I have never looked back,” he said.

Mfungula’s designs are described as classic “swag” for men.

LEONA MAGDALENE PILLAY (21) ANOTHER first timer in the showcase is Pillay who prides herself for being selected and explained that fashion has always been her fashion.

Pillay, from Raisethorpe, said she has always been interested in clothes and admired clothing on other people.

“I’ve always been inspired by clothing and then understanding and learning about clothing from other cultures and countries.”

She describes herself as an “open­ minded” designer who does not want to be put in a box.

“I think as a designer you need to be able to adapt to changes and design clothes for people catering for everyone.

So I think I have a bit of every style,” she said.

The eighth designer selected is Aarifah Ebrahim from Gabarone, who was unavailable for an inter­ view.

ZAMA MSOMI (25) EDENDALE’S Msomi will be showing her work for the first time in a public space.

“It’s so exciting to get to show your work in a public space and have other people admiring it.”

Msomi, whose ultimate goal is to become a clothing buyer, said she had to understand fashion in order to achieve her dreams.

“Last year was the first time I touched a sewing machine so when I went to showcase my work at the event I didn’t believe in myself and didn’t think I had what it takes to make it, but then, when the judges looked at my work and liked it I realised that I might actually be good at designing,” said Msomi.

Her style is laid back and casual and she takes great pride in her ability to manipulate fabrics to create an addi­ tional exciting element to her clothing.

TESSA VAN RENSBURG (22) VAN RENSBURG from Scottsville said for three years, after finishing school, she studied a couple things, but nothing ever took her interest.

“I really had no idea what I wanted to do, but I was always musically and artistically inclined, so during my years of trying my hand at a few things I took a short course in fashion design just to find out what it was all about and I

PRINCESS HLATSHWAYO (22) ANOTHER first timer, Hlatshwayo is from Johannesburg, but chose the fashion school in Pietermaritzburg to get her formal education in the industry.

“I love fashion. I get to do my own thing. I also like the fact that I have the ability to design my clothes so that no one else will will wearing the same outfit as me. I like to be unique and I feel that’s what fashion is about, expressing your own creativity,” she said, wearing one of her designs.

Hlatshwayo said she took an inter­ est in fashion at the age of 13 when she watched her mother work in the industry.

“I think my designs can be described as ‘classy’ and ‘modern’. I like being edgy, but not over the top,” she said.

absolutely loved it.”

She said she loves to see her inter­ pretations come to life and takes time to understand the different types of fashion across the four seasons.

“I was a tomboy growing up so I have never really been overly feminine in my designs. I like simple and sleek looks with a touch of feminine. This was my very first time showing my designs publically so I am very excited ,” she said.

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FACE OF KZN THE fourth Face of KZN Model Search Contest is calling for entries from young people of KwaZulu­Natal.

The contest is open to both males and females across race groups between the ages of 18 and 35 years, who are currently at school, college, university or working. They must not be engaged, married or pregnant and be living in KZN. Send your name, sur­ name, age, cell number, location, height, waist size, bust or chest size, shoe size, eyes and hair colour and three recent clear photos in full length, head and shoulders and swimwear via Whats App at 073 356 3737. No collage photos are allowed. Do not wear glasses in your photos and make sure that your photos are not older than three months. Entries close on 30 June. The 30 finalists will be informed via WhatsApp , SMS and Facebook on 1 July. Photos of all 30 finalists will be published on Facebook and the public will have a chance to vote for their fa­ vourite contestant. For more informa­ tion find Face of KZN on Facebook.

MMAC CAR BOOT SALE MARITZBURG Model Aircraft Club is hosting a Radio Control Model Aircraft Boot Sale in Pietermaritzburg from 8am to 12pm on Saturday, 4 June at the Maritzburg Model Aircraft Club.

Current RC pilots from KwaZulu­Natal are encouraged to bring along any un­ used but serviceable RC equipment that you want to get rid of at a give­a­ way prices. Now is the time to clear out your hangars and raise some money for the next project. For more information contact Johan at 082 202 4163.

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Something exciting happening in your area?

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Model aircraft club invites you

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ODEL aircraft enthusiasts from the Pietermaritzburg area can enjoy the Maritzburg Model Aircraft Club outside Pietermaritzburg on the Lion Park road.

The facilities include two tar runways and a covered pits area.

The club caters for various disciplines including thermal gliders, fun-fly power planes, scale models, pattern aerobatics and helicopters.

Pilots meet on Saturdays and Sundays with flying taking place

FLIMCLUB AT TAG FILM screenings will take place at the Tatham Art Gallery lecture theatre weekly on Tuesdays at 7pm. For R35 The Tatham coffee shop will be open. For more information email AntonvdHov­ en@gmail.com ALLISON HOMES FETE THE annual Allison Homes Fete will take place at 488 Burger Street on Saturday 4 June from 8am. There will be a tea garden and many stalls.

from about 8am to 1pm. There is a wide variety of competencies and new members of any proficiency level and age are welcome. We have several experienced and qualified members who will provide instruction to ensure that new members have a safe introduction to the hobby.

There are scheduled events to promote various aspects of the hobby, and members are encouraged to participate and increase their skill levels.

BRAVE WOMENS CONFERENCE ALL Saints United Church will be hosting a Brave Women’s Conference to empower and equip women to lead ‘brave’ lives at home, in the workplace, and in daily living. The conference will take place on Friday 3 June from 5.30pm to 9pm and Saturday 4 June from 8am to 3.30pm at the church in Montgomery Drive. Entry fee is R250 per person. The event is in aid of church outreach. For more information or to book contact the church office at 033 347 3177 or visit www.allsaintschurch.co.za

We invite anyone with an interest in radio control model aircraft to visit us one weekend and discover our hobby.

Contact Johan on 082 202 4163 for more information.

Directions: Take the Lion Park exit from the N3 and go three kilometres along the road. There is a sign-posted turn-off to a gravel road on the left. Follow this road to the club. GPS: 29º40’36.71” S, 30 º29’57.98”E. - Supplied.

LADDSWORTH NIGHT FUN RUN/WALK THE Laddsworth Night Fun Run­ Walk has grown over the years from 300 entrants in 2012 to 755 entrants in 2015.

This growth can be attributed to the fact that the staff and parents of Ladds­ worth work together to organise a safe, fun­filled event for the whole family.

The six­kilometre route starts at Laddsworth, then weaves through the streets of Hilton and the St Anne’s Col­ lege wetlands, and finishes back at Laddsworth. There is a shorter route of

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COUNSELLING WORKSHOP THIS workshop looks at the basic skills needed for counselling, such as ac­ tive listening and empathy and will be helpful to anyone needing to know the basics of counselling and good commu­ nication skills that are useful in any ther­ apeutic relationship. It can also be help­ ful to those wanting to help family and friends. The course is interactive and al­ lows time to practice new skills. Some notes will be provided, but bring writing material and instruments to make addi­ tional notes. The workshop is on 8 and 9 June from 8.30m to 1.30pm at Msun­ duzi Hospice Conference Centre, 200 Zwartkop Road, Prestbury at a cost of R285 per person. RSVP by today, 1 June.

Tea will be served. For more information, email training@hospicekzn.co.za CANSA FUND­RAISER FREE Me KZN wildlife rehabilitation will host a meet and greet at Greetings coffee shop, 6 Somme Street, Howick from 12.30pm to 4pm. Come and enjoy a cup of coffee with a muffin or scone, and mingle.

All proceeds will go to Cansa.

about four kilometres, available for younger children and grandparents.

This year’s event will take place on Wednesday, 15 June at 6pm at Ladds­ worth Primary, 1 Winstead Road, Hilton.

For more information, contact Sha­ maine Rajah at 033 343 3256, extension 4. Entry forms on the website www. laddsworth.co.za.

Participants must remember to dress in luminous gear, as the theme is “glow in the dark”. Headlamps are encouraged.

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TWC pupils go on science tour in Gauteng Grace College in blood donation drive The Wykeham Collegiate sport and exercise science subject pupils recently enjoyed a tour to Gauteng. Staying at the Sports High Performance Centre at Pretoria University, they visited several exhibitions and the high performance centres of the Preto­ ria University and the University of Johannesburg.

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GHS pupil and father conquer Tankwa trail

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Grace College is proud to be associated with the South African National Blood Service, and as a school, can support this worthy cause once a term. A total of 41 units were collected at the recent blood donation drive at Grace.

ABOVE: Eric Hyde (Grade 11) does his bit to save a life.

St John’s junior pupils ‘recycle’ water wisely St John’s Diocesan School for Girls Junior School has been encouraged to bring 2 litre bottles of ‘grey’ water from home to water the gardens in their play­ ground and Lungelo Dlamini (Grade R) puts the water to good use.

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Joelle Botha, a Grade 9 pu­ pil at Pietermaritzburg Girls' High School recently completed the Tankwa Camino Trail covering a distance of 256km over 10 days with her father, Craig. Joelle's journey has encouraged the girls and staff to challenge their own limits, which has led to the inception of the GHS 256km Club. To be part of the club, staff and girls will need to complete their own ‘local’ Camino trail, a distance of 256km will need to be walked around or outside of the school over a 10 week period, and raise money for the GHS Outreach fund while doing so.

Fireman gets thank­ you gift from Epworth

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Station officer Anwar Kajee from the Msunduzi Fire Department with a thank­you gift he received from Epworth Pre­Primary School pupils, Nqaba Baai (left) and Kaila Stander, for visiting the school.

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Chistlehurst Academics earn 2015 recycling certificate Wildlands and Nedbank, partners in a Sustain­ able Schools Project, visited Chistlehurst Academics and Arts to present them with their 2015 recycling certificate. The school was applauded for the large amount of recyclable material they collected despite having only 60 pupils. With Nedbank representatives Nkosi Zuma and Prish Maharaj is Jacyn Fanner and Larnelle Maddocks, teachers at the school.

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Exploring their five senses, Hilton Pre­Primary pupil Aphelele Mhlongo enjoys one of the many fun activities on Sensory Day.

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Russell High holds money­mile fund­raiser Russell High supported the SPCA by an inter­house money­mile competition, which Schreiner house won.

Representing the house (from left) Zama Khumalo, Naledi Khumalo and Snethemba Nene, house captain.

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Hilton College pupil collects, donates running shoes to Ithemba Project

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ABOVE: In the garden (from left) Northdale Primary principal, Sue Singh, Mama Nomusa Ndlela­Bayeni and Douglas Mkhize.

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ILDLANDS top recycling school for 2015, Northdale Primary, boasts a massive vegetable garden that fills the school with pride.

Established primarily to alleviate the problem of dumping on the school’s premises, the vegetable garden has become a productive piece of land that provides both revenue for the school as well as food for the school’s feeding scheme.

At the helm is Mama Nomusa Ndlela-Bayeni, who gracefully carries this massive job on her shoulders. After losing her husband in 2007 she joined the school on a voluntary basis.

“Working in the garden has been a very therapeutic experience,” she said.

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Admiring the flourishing in their school vegetable garden Riya Naidoo (left) and Akhona Xaba.

She is assisted by Douglas Mkhize, the school’s groundsman. When vegetables are ready for harvest, teachers and parents are notified of a market day where the vegetables are sold at a reasonable price. Revenue generated from this is used to buy gardening equipment, seedlings and fund school excursions.

Wildlands and Nedbank, partners in a sustainable schools project, recently visited the school.

Wildlands’ Sustainable Schools relationship manager, Moira Potter, was full of praise for this worthwhile initiative.

“What a wonderful example for other schools to follow,” she said.

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Jeremy Braithwaite (right), a Grade 12 pupil at Hilton College, collected running shoes for underprivileged children. The shoes were donated to the Ithemba Projects Sweetwaters children cross­country project. He handed over the shoes to Masamina from Ithemba.

Merchiston pupils ‘build bridges’

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The Cordies Families concept at Cordwalles Preparatory School is one of boys building relationships in small groups, each made up of boys from Grades 1­7. There are two or three boys from each grade in every Cordies Family. All the boys in the family are from the same school house, as is the teacher assigned to the family.

There is approximately 20 Cordies families. The teacher assigned to each family is there to lead the discussion and encourage each boy to participate in the discussion. Topics that have been discussed include positive role models, giving, self­ discipline, manners maketh man, outreach ­ 67 Minutes, values and more. ABOVE: Recently Denise Dedekind (right, Grade 4 teacher) spoke to her Cordies family about the importance of Mother's Day and the value of environmental trips that the boys will be involved in.

The Merchiston Preparatory Grade 7 boys have been learning about structures and bridges, their purpose, strength and how they help people around the world in their everyday lives. As part of their practical, Seth Gobel, designs and constructs his own bridge.

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In terms of Item 6 of Schedule 1 of the Kwazulu-Natal Planning Development Act No. 6 of 2008 and Section 14 (1) (d) of the regulations made in terms of the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act 16 of 2013 Notice is hereby given for the consolidation of land as follows:

CONSOLIDATION APPLICATION: CONSOLIDATION OF ERVEN 9543 AND 9544 PIETERMARITZBURG – 33 AND 35 UMDONI WAY – VICTORIA COUNTRY CLUB – (WARD 25) COUNCILLOR D F RYDER. A copy of the application and accompanying documents are open for inspection between 08h00 and 16h00 weekdays, in the offices of the Manager: Development Management and Forward Planning, Planning Reception 5th floor Prof. Nyembezi Building, The Msunduzi Municipality, 341 Church Street, Pietermaritzburg.

Any person who has sufficient interest in the application may lodge comments thereto not later than the close of business on the 4 July 2016; with Mr N Khoali, Manager: Development Management and Forward Planning of The Msunduzi Municipality, by post to; P O Box 1393, Pietermaritzburg, 3200, or by hand delivery to the abovementioned physical address.

Please be advised that failure to lodge or forward comments in response to this notice shall disqualify a person from further participation in the process.

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ISAZISO SOMPHAKATHI Ngokwesivumelwano SesiGaba sesithupha (6) Sohlelo lokuqala Somthetho Ophasisiwe Nombolo 6 ka 2008 kanye nesigaba 14 (1) (d) imigomo nemibandela yomthetho Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act 16 ka 2013 Isaziso sikhishelwe ukwazisa ngokuhlanganiswa komhlaba:

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Notice is hereby given in terms of section 67 bis (2) of the Town Planning Ordinance (Ordinance no. 27 of 1949, as amended) read with Spatial Land Use Management Act (No 16 of 2013), that it is the intention of The Msunduzi Municipality to consider an application for permission to: ESTABLISH A BED AND BREAKFAST in respect of this site, being: PORTION 75 OF ERF 804 PIETERMARITZBURG Street Address: 4 RUSSELL AVENUE, SCOTTSVILLE Plans and particulars may be inspected during normal office hours at the Corporate Asset Management Public Enquiry Counter, 5th Floor, Professor Nyembezi Centre, 341 Church Street, Pietermaritzburg.

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Unogwaja cyclists given a rousing welcome

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One of the ‘Unogwajas’ ­ Dale Banna­ tyne has an emotional moment as he met wife Sarah and baby Mckenzie.

THABANG MATHEBULA CYCLISTS taking part in the Unogwaja Challenge - which has raised money for Umsilinga Primary School - were given a rousing welcome as they arrived in the capital city on Saturday.

The Unogwaja (hare) had cycled from Cape Town before running the Comrades Marathon on Sunday.

The challenge started six years ago to emulate Phil Masterton-Smith, who in 1933 could not afford a train ticket from Cape Town to Pietermaritzburg to run the Comrades.

Masterton-Smith cycled to Pietermaritzburg and finished the marathon in 10th place that year. The challenge raises funds for the Unogwaja Light Fund, which generates financial support for community-based organisations in South Africa that are focused on education and skills development.

The Unogwaja Light Fund currently supports Umsilinga Primary in Pietermartizburg, Vukusebenze Shelter in Cradock and Lebone Village in Bloemfontein. To date this year Unogwaja has raised R1 107 770.

The cyclists, Unogwajas, this year included riders from the U.S., Brazil, England, Canada, Australia and South Africa.

The 12 men and women of Unogwaja were welcomed at an emotional ceremony at the Natal Carbineers on Saturday.

The cyclists met their families and pupils who were waiting for them.

The procession then embarked on a kilometre walk to the city hall where Msunduzi mayor Chris Ndlela officially welcomed the team.

Ndlela commended the efforts of the team.

“We are thankful that you chose one of our schools as a beneficiary of this initiative. The only way to have a better future is through school. You all started the race together and you finished it together,” said Ndlela.

Unogwaja captain Nathaniel Mabe- twa encouraged the over 1 000 pupils of Umsilinga Primary and Berg Street Primary who came to welcome them, saying they must not to allow anyone to stop them from studying.

“Never forget these words. ‘We see doctors and the leaders of tomorrow in you. Along the journey we came across young people of your age walking to school very early in the morning. Never allow anyone to rob you of your education’,” said Mabetwa.

Mabetwa said their journey was “exciting and educational”.

“It was about spreading the message of hope, love, courage and taking responsibility.”

“We as adults should take responsibility to remove anything that will be an impediment to our children’s future.

“We should ensure today’s problems are not going to hinder their future. Our problems should not be inherited by our children,” he said.

GHS pupils selected for inland hockey team

Fourteen hockey players from Pietermaritzburg Girls' High School have been selected to play for the KwaZulu­Natal Inland Hockey team. The team (back, from left) Nolwazi Zondi, Jess Holder, Nandi Ngubane, Courtney Dysell, Jacquie Minnaar, Lulonke Methusi, Gemma Cox, and (front, from left) Mandisa Ngcobo, Emhile Methusi, Nox Manele, Polly Mashau, Ahmeadyn Claasen, Jamie Smith and Noky Nyati.

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Mini­soccer festival at St Charles

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The first St Charles College mini­soccer festival took place on Thursday afternoon. The boys from all participating schools showed their skills they had developed at practise. ABOVE: Grade 1 Matthew Palmer goes for goal for the Saints.

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Ahtlone Primary pupils picked for inland hockey squad

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Three Athlone Primary pupils (from left) Courtney Muller, Hannah Clark and Gemma Phipps have been chosen to represent the inland hockey squads.

Fun at Grace College night relay Grace College’s annual fun night relay was a memora­ ble event again this year.

Fire pits, warm beverages and food as well as the chatter of eager runners, all contributed to the festive atmosphere of this event.

A number of pupils also had craft and food stalls where visitors could browse and support our budding entrepreneurs. LEFT: At the event is winning team representative Nicholas De Scally (left) and principal, Vincent Luksich.

Cordwalles boys chosen for Midlands rugby teams Cordwalles Preparatory School pupils have been selected to play for Midlands rugby teams. The U13 team (back, from left) Avuyile Zondi, Callum Lee, Travis Holdsworth, James Lalor, Mhleli Khuzwayo, Wihan Joubert, Craig James with the U12 team (front, from left) Fortune Mpofu, Olwethu Kweyama, Kamohelo Rathepe, Yamkela Mkize, Jarryd Pike and Byron Mitchell­Innes.

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Laddsworth pupils in Umgungundlovu hockey squad

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Hilton College cricketers awarded

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Eathan Bosch (left, U19) and James Richie (U15) were awarded the KZNCU Inland Player of the Season awards at the recent Sunfoil Dolphins Awards. Hilton College was the only school that had more than one pupil receiving an award. Eathan has also been selected for the South African U19 cricket team.

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Eight pupils from Laddsworth were chosen to represent the Umgungundlovu District hockey squad in the U12 and U13 age categories. They competed in the KwaZulu­Natal Inland Inter­District Hockey Festival where the KZN Inland teams were selected. With the director of sport Sean Veenstra (back, left) and principal Gavin Lambooy (back right) the team (front, from left) Luke van Niekerk, Connor Baldrey, Ashleigh Rohrs, Mary­Lynn Cotton, Sarah Anders, Mikha Sabatta, Rachel Tegg and Ayakha Mthalane.

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Representing SA on the water water Dylan Lowe a Grade 10 Maritzburg College pupil will be flying to Recetto, Italy in August to water ski for South Africa.

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DYLAN Lowe, a Grade 10 pupil from Maritzburg College, will be flying to Recetto, Italy in August to water ski for his country for the first time.

He will be awarded his South African colours along with his green South African blazer on his return.

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