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Parties face fines over posters PHOTOS: DUMISANI ZONDI

These are some of the election posters that can still be seen on poles and trees within the Msunduzi Municipality. The municipality bylaws dictate that they have to be re moved 14 days after the election to avoid fines of about R110 per poster.

>> Parties who fail to remove posters, banners, flags or election advertisements within the prescribed period are guilty of an offence DUMISANI ZONDI

>>dumisani@myecho.co.za

EFTY municipal fines await political parties which have failed to remove their election postersandbannerspastthestipulated time of 14 days after the elections. The last general elections were held on 7 May and the 14 days lapsed last Wednesday (21 May) but posters ofpoliticalparties,includingtheANC, DA, ACDP, IFP, AZAPO and NFP still continue to festoon municipal electricity lamp poles and trees. Although they seem to have been cleared in the CBD, election posters arestillvisibleinareassuchasImbali, Sobantu as well as Raisethorpe. Posters that can be seen in Raisethorpe are those of the ACDP

and NFP, while in other areas they are predominantly of the ANC and DA. It is not clear why the parties have failed to take them down as they are aware of the by-laws of the Msunduzi Municipality. Some of the parties were pleading poverty during the election season, saying they did not have sponsors. Now they face further financial woes if the municipality enforces its election by-laws. In terms of its by-laws, the Msunduzi Municipality charges R110-58 per poster that is not removed in the allotted time period. SpeakingtoEchoboththeANCand DA on Tuesday said they have people who are taking care of their respective election posters. Moses Mabhida ANC regional

secretary, Supa Zuma, said the problem is that the ANC is a big party and it is not possible to clear all the posters and banners in one sweep. He said they have removed almost all of their election posters in the CBD but admits that there are still some posters in other areas. “I have seen that myself but we are not the only party. In fact all political parties still have posters up. We have put together a team that will do the last sweep to ensure that there are no posters left behind,” he said, adding that they had about 30 000 posters within the Msunduzi municipality. Asked if they are prepared to pay thefines,hesaidthatwillbedealtwith in discussions with the relevant authorities. DA KZN leader Sizwe Mchunu said

his party hired contractors to remove the election posters, but he himself has noticed that there are still areas with their election posters up. “I have seen them, I don’t know the reasons. It could just be that we are trailing behind,”said Mchunu. He said the DA Pietermaritzburg leadership is dealing with the matter. Municipal spokesperson, Thobeka Mafumbatha, said that in term of the by-laws, an election advertisement may be displayed from the beginning of the day of declaration of an election to the end of the fourteenth day after the election. “Any person who fails to remove any poster, banner, flag or election advertisement within the prescribed period shall be guilty of an offence,”

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she said. According to Mafumbatha, the municipality shall be entitled to remove any such advertisement and deduct the prescribed amount from any deposit made in respect of the advertisement so removed by the municipality. If the amount to be deducted exceeds the amount of the deposit made, the municipality shall be entitledtorecovertheexcessamount. Mafumbatha said there is no time frame in their by-laws about billboards as the space is leased or bought by a political party from the owner of that particular billboard. “We have observed that a number of posters have been removed and those that have not will be contacted,” she said.

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The 2014 KZN cabinet members are (back, from left) MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development Cyril Xaba, MEC for Human Settlements and Public Works Ravi Pillay, MEC for Finance Belinda Scott, MEC for Health Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo, MEC for Social Development Weziwe Thusi, MEC Economic Development, Environment and Tourism Mike Mabuyakhulu, (front row, from left) MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Nomusa Dube Ncube, MEC for Transport, Community Safety & Liaison Willies Mchunu, KZN Premier Senzo Mchunu, MEC for Educa tion Neliswa Peggy Nkonyeni and MEC for Arts, Culture, Sports and Recreation Ntombikayise SibhidlaSaphetha. support them in ensuring that they delivertoallthepeopleoftheprovince and usher in a better life,” said KZN legislature speaker, Lydia Johnson. Speaking to the media, Scott said that she recognizes the excellent

our premier. We have a huge workload ahead of us in terms of fighting corruption and also on clean and good governance. “I walk into very good shoes and I also know that I will be inheriting an

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ORTHDALE hospital has confirmed they have been experiencing delays with patient’s files due to structural changes that are underway. Thiswasconfirmedbythechief executive officer of the hospital, Mandisa Dlamini. She told the Echo that there have been delays with patient files at the patient administration department. The Echo was notified about this by a patient who accused the hospital of being negligent, and added that this was not the first time. The recent incident of lost files happened last Wednesday. A 60 year old Sobantu patient said that she was fourth in the queue to collect her medication at 4am.. “I’m always in the top ten in the queue so that I can be attended to early and then go home. I collect

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my blood pressure medication every month. When it was my turn, I was told that my file was missing.Theladythatworksatthe files department told me that I have to start a new file. I refused because I don’t know some of my pills by heart. Opening a new file would mean that the doctor won’t have the history of the medication I have been taking. I was not the onlyonewhorefused.Thatcaused the delay and people were angry,” she said. Echo spoke to another patient who said the incident indicated that the hospital is negligent. “It is not the first time we are having this problem at the same hospital. Last month (April) the files got lost and there was a delay. We asked how was this possible and they said it’s because of structural changes. They should keep the files in a safe place. “We cannot afford to open new files each time,” she said. The hospital had not responded at the time of going to print. estimated readings in water and elec tricity. Meter reading has improved from 60% last year July to 88% this May. Following the AG’s report, the municipality formed a task team which consists of 12 members. The task team meets every Friday to review and tackle the meter reading saga. In 2013 there were 11843 water meters and 8790 electricity meters that have been estimated for the past four to five years. Municipal CFO Nelisiwe Ngcobo said that the municipality has taken the decision to appoint 12 more experi enced meter readers who will be doing quality checks.

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NQOBILE MTOLO IF the Msunduzi Municipality does not spend its conditional grants to meet the demands of its residents by the end of this financial year, this setback will be expected to be part of the Auditor-General’s report. At last week’s Executive Committee (Exco) meeting it was reported that the municipality is failing to spend its grants provided by other departments. This is a hard pill to swallow for city residents who have endless grievances connected to service delivery. The Exco agenda report on unspent conditional grants states that only 34.49% has been spent. “It is important to indicate that the funds are needed but at times we fail to use them,” said Msunduzi mayor Chris Ndlela. Democratic Alliance (DA) caucus leader and Exco member Bill Lambert asked if the municipalitycanfindloopholesinspendingthemoney given. Msunduzi municipal manager Mxolisi Nkosi answered: “Conditional grants come with certain conditions and you can only use

them for what they were intended for. It’s not easy to move funds from one account to the other. We must take the full blame for not spending the money. Most of the conditional grants before Exco today have been known since July last year. Unfortunately, for one reason or the other, we have not been able to spend and we need to go back and look at our processes possible.” The agenda circulated at Exco states that in order to ensure that grant funding is utilized effectively and efficiently, planning for grant funding projects must be done timeously to ensure that grant funding is utilized in terms of the grant conditions. “Where are the bottlenecks? How long does it take us to resolve them? We have to find creative ways of fast tracking processes so that very little, if any, money goes back to the Treasury Department. “Thousands of our people who do not have the privilege of being part of the Exco meeting will take strong exception to our failure to spend the grants which would reduce the number of challenges they have,” said Ndlela addressing Exco members.

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Zibukezulu Technical High School held an awards ceremony recently to honor the 2013 matric pupils who did their best to uplift the school pass rate. Pictured is school inspector Mfanafuthi Thango (L) handing a certificate to Muziwamadoda Mayaya.

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DUMISANI ZONDI

>>dumisani@mye cho.co.za

Alpha Zungu (83)

HE family of a Sobantu gogo, who had to be whisked >> Gogo of Kh away to a place of ambule street in Sobantu ret urned last we ek from a sev safety two week enyear jail ter m in Westville prison, and wa ago after being s not welcome d T houndedbyangry residents, do not know her whereabouts. Gogo Alpha Zungu’s granddaughter Nelisiwe, said other than knowing that she is in an old-age home in “It was a young male town, she does not know its actual location. Zungu (83), popularly know as gogo social worker. He said they would come back to onensumpa, was confronted by angry inform me of her whereabouts once they have residents who gathered outside her house in secured a place for her in an old-age home,” she Khambule street. They demanded that she said. Zungu had served a prison term in Westville leave her home after she returned from serving prison for kidnapping a teenage girl from a seven year jail term. Nelisiwe accompanied her when the police Sobantu secondary school in 2008 and mutilatarrived to save her from the angry mob, ing her private body parts. Community members accused her of comprising mostly of pupils from Sobantu kidnapping, killing and mutilating two other Secondary School. “That was the last time I saw her myself. She children, aged between five and six, before was taken to an old-age home in town. I did not going to jail. They said she used to sell their notice its location because it was very dark private body parts to ritualists. KZN Social Development spokesperson when we got there,” said Nelisiwe. She however did say that a social worker Vukani Mbhele said that they are not aware of cametoherhouselastTuesdaytonotifyherthat the matter. “It has not been reported to us.” Zungu is now temporarily in their care. Sobantu resid ents, including Sobantu seco ndary school pupils, gath ered outside the house of 83 yearold gogo Alpha Zungu in Kha mbule stree t.

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Clean audit for YFC >> International and local sponsors ensured that Youth For Christ managed to have a successful year

Pictured at the YFC AGM are (from left) Ntombenhle Ndlazi, Thulani Zondi, Nana Thabede, Mpho Gwala and Muzi Mzimela.

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Celebrating International Museums Day at the Msunduzi Voortrekker Museum Complex are pupils from Alston Primary School (back, from left) Philasande Mzelenzu, Yaseen Kabura, teacher Cynthia Campbell, Nokuphila Chonza, Bekita Maharaj, Sisanda Ngubo with (front, from left) Emihle Saliwe, Veron Williams, Thabani Nene, Nosipho Davis and Jashmaine Singh.

NICOLE JOHN THE Msunduzi Voortrekker Museum Complex recently celebrated International Museums Day. Pupils from various schools in and around Pietermaritzburg, together with the elderly from old age homes in the city, were invited to the event at the museum which was filled with interesting and informative talks on aspects of South African history. There were also various items held by different schools. Established in 1977, last year over 35 000

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TWO weeks ago, the uMgungundlovu Liberation Heritage Route was launched at the Old Prison. A high profile event attended by uMgungundlovuDistrictMayorYusuf Bhamjee, who is a champion of the project, Minister of Education Dr Blade Nzimande, KZN MEC for Finance Ina Cronje, Deputy Minister for Justice John Jeffreys and many more. Heritage is our legacy from the past - what we live with today and what we pass on to the future generations. Our cultural and natural heritages areourstrongestsourcesoflife,inspiration and our identity. Heritage Tourismofferstheopportunitytopor-

uMgungundlovu Liberation Heritage Route tray the past in the present. Tourism on the other hand is an important industry, and a powerful economic development tool based on local heritage resources (ie: any place or object of cultural significance, both intangible and tangible, is deemed to be of cultural significance). The new growth path, as demonstrated by Mzansi’s Golden Economy, states that heritage, as well as culture and arts should go beyond social cohesion and nourishing the soul of the nation, and should begin to play a pivotal role in the economic empower-

ment and skills development of a people. Cultural or heritage tourism is important for its positive economic and social impact. Economically, heritage tourism can be a source of revenue that is capable of creating jobs, providing new business opportunities and strengthening local economies, increase property values and opportunities for diversified economies. Many local municipalities suffer the absence of tourism products, yet they have powerful liberation herit-

age icons existing within them. These canbeusedtoignitetourismactivities as it has happened in other countries. Msunduzi Pietermaritzburg Tourism has been identified as an important partner and will package this as a tourism product and drive skills development programmes for the benefit of communities within and beyond the district municipality. The protection of Cultural Heritage is a challenge for developing countries like South Africa, particularly where heritage sites are widely spread in rural areas and may not in-

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clude impressive buildings and monuments. A potential solution to the problem, adopted by a growing number of developing countries, is to link smaller, local sites together into a heritage route, which is then marketed as a package. This dynamic exists within the Umgungundlovu District Municipalityandsuchanapproachmaybeideal. As I applauded this initiative, I was reminded that tourism is government led (which puts the focus on the Umgungundlovu District Municipality to deliver on infrastructural needs), private sector driven (that it will need strongpartnershipasatourismproduct) and community based (community involvement and beneficiation).

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F you ask any scientist why they do what they do, you will obviously get varying answers. An undergraduate might tell you something very different to a post-doctorate student - who at this stage would have asked him or herself the same question with increasing frequency over the years. I could run out of op-ed space explaining the reasons why science is important in our lives, but for the purpose of this column I will only tell you that it is to vanquish ignorance and exercise a healthy dose of scepticism. Too many of us are victims of pseudoscience, myths, misconceptions and incorrect use of science thanks to marketing ploys. Ignorance can be easily overcome, but if you throw a dash of ego into the mix, you have a misguided sense of self-preservation when it comes to “touchy” issues such as creationism, vaccination, evolution, alternative medicine and nutritional information. Thankfully,wecansaveourselves big headaches if we apply the simplest tenet of science, which boils

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Writing science articles is not easy, and given the demands made on small news teams, journalists usually find themselves with ridiculous schedules and little or no social life. This makes it even more difficult to find personal time to write about science, which many editors are loathe to accept as the write-up may nothaveasmuchpullingpowerasan accident or political scandal. But it’s not only about the pulling powerwhenitcomestonon-scientific articles - science can be intimidating to the uninitiated. I would love to tell you that science is all about the discovery of some wonder material or newly discovered giant killer chicken or the advent of a space rock on a collision course with KZN, but this is very rarely the case. Ofcourse,storieslikethisdoexist, and you can and should read about

down to “assume nothing and question everything”. Sciencejournalismexistsnotonly as a fact-checking tool, but as a standard by which we practice healthy skepticism - not cynicism - to better ourselves and others intellectually. It is unfortunate therefore that science stories do not hold a lot of weight in terms of editorial space in many national and indeed local papers in South Africa. Science stories have to compete with sports and politics, with the latter being in great supply. Asascienceadvocate,itismyduty to try to convince you to like (or at least care about) science, but it is not a simple task, and after all, a sports’ journalist doesn’t need to convince sports’ fans why they should like sports.

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The School of Fashion Design (Bhika's) claimed 20 awards at the Golden Horse Sprint Day held recently. Eight of the ten designs for the prestigious top Young Designer awards were also won by the school and first, second and third place were awarded to the college in this category (from left) model Sanelisiwe Ngubane, first place designer Kimberly Naidoo, second place designer Gitanjili Singh, model Michelle Sheyi, third place designer Nonsikelelo Ninela and model Zama Dlamini. The models were all from Intsha Yomzansi. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Top spots for local designers PMB music and poetry festival this Saturday THE P’z Up PMB Rhythm And Poetry Festi val taking place this Saturday at the Win ston Churchill Theatre from 12pm to 4pm will see more local hiphop and rap music artists interacting with music and poetry fans. Local hiphop acts Rashid, Champ and Deekay will be joining the festivities.

Rashid has worked with established hiphop groups and artists such as Skwatta Kamp, Hoodlum, Kruna, Relo, Dynamic, Shluda, Snoop Dogg, Masta Ace of USA, Ayo of France, to name but a few. He has written and produced television documentaries for SABC and etv, and written a articles for various

publications. Rashid has appeared on five television advertsandhasmadecameoappearances on music videos for Skwatta Kamp, Slikour and Revolution. Champ started writing songs in 2006 and has been featured in numerous projects including the Lexicon Supplement

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HE first CHOC tattoo-a-thon will be taking place at PMB Ink in Victoria Road on 6Juneaspartofthenationaleventaimed at raising R750 000 for the children’s cancer charity. This is the third annual tattoo-a-thon set to take place and will make its debut across international borders to run concurrently with the event in South Africa. From its humble beginnings in Cape Town in 2012 withonly10studioscompeting, the event raised R70 000. In 2013 the number of Tattooathon participating studios almost tripled, with 28 participating and raising R25 000. Thisyeartheeventissettobethebiggestyet, breaking international boarders and incorporating eight cities in the country: Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Bloemfon-

Date: 30 May (Friday) Event Name: COTTON FRIDAY Venue: Cotton Pub (Boshoff & Berg Street) Admission: Ladies Free all night and R30 voucher for guys. Bar Special: Buy one get one free from 8 to 10pm (guarana) Djs: Supaman, Chris, Omega Doors open: 6pm For information call Fano at 083 499 1222.

tein, Port Elizabeth, East London and Pietermaritzburg. The goal for the participating tattoo parlours is to make their contribution towards the global goal of completing 1 500 tattoos in one day, across the world. The interest shown over the last two years for the event indicated that it would do well on an international level,thereforeseveralstudios was asked to join the event. Thetattoo-a-thonwillfeature artists from top studios in South Africa such as Wildfire Tattoos, Electric Eye and Metal Machine. All tattoos are a set size, PHOTO:SUPPLIED based on an hour’s work and will cost R700. Participants canbooktheirtattoodirectlywiththetattoostudio and can visit www.tattooathon.co.za to choose an artist of their choice For further information contact Jordan Gray at 076 483 3580 or email tattooathon@gmail.com

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Date: 30 May (Friday) Event: DUNCAN (Music Video Launch) Venue: Coco Lagoon

Admission: Ladies free before 10pm and R50 guys DJ’s:Mshudu,Ngane,etc. Doors open: 6pm Dress code: Strictly Smart casual Event:UKHOZIFMDjs (Live at SobantuEmahlanyeni) Date:31May(Saturday) Venue: NHLALENHLE PUB (Sobantu) Admission: R30 per person DJ’s: Sgqemeza, Chilli M, Khetha Gwala, Doors open: 6pm.

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with Pietermaritzburg producer Abiku, T.O’s mixtape tickled XR and a number of albums. Champ’s 2009 album The Manual received great reviews and won airplay on local radio stations. In 2010, he won the Best MC award and Best Album Art award at the 2010 Original

Material Awards (Omaz). Tickets for the festival cost R30 and R50 at the door and at Easy Eating, Pizza Perfect and Sophie’s Choice. For more information on the festival, follow @PMBRapFest on Twitter or join the Facebook page P’Z Up PMB: Rhythm and Poetry Fest. – Supplied

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IX lucky Carter High School pupils have been chosen to represent South Africa at the 2014 Shanghai International Cities Youth Camp from 16 to 29 July. The school was selected by the Department of Education this year to participate in the initiative by the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, to promote friendship and understanding but, most importantly, to build relationships between international cities. Speaking to Echo, the pupils were very excited to be afforded the opportunity to be ambassadors for the country. The Shanghai Education Commission will be responsible for the pupils’ expenses when in the country, including meals, accommodation, activities and local transport. The only expense the pupils’ have is the plane ticket and airport taxes. The school, together with parents, sponsors and the pupils, have been hosting various fundraising initiatives to raise the money for the airfares. They have also received generous sponsorships from Govender’s Garage, Shuter and Shooter, David Harley and other family donations; however they are still R25 000 shy of the required amount. “We are doing everything we can to raise the funds for the pupils, becauseitwouldbeheartbreakingfor them not to be able to go and represent the country.

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>> The only expense the pupils’ have is the plane ticket and airport taxes. “We have built the dreams of the children and they have now been given the opportunity by the department [of education],” said teacher, Michelene Savary. The estimated cost per pupil is R11 000. The money raised thus far is R45 000. The pupils, together with the school at large, appeal to the community and especially corporate businesses to help them raise the necessary funding. “We will do everything to repay the trust that the department has put in us to be the South African representatives,” said Adam Butler, one of the pupils selected. Many of the pupils expressed that as they get closer to July, reality starts setting in and their nerves and excitement increases. For many of the children, this will

be their first opportunity to leave South African soil and travel overseas. “It is such an honour for us to be chosen; this is going to be a real adventure,” said Luhle Shange. “We are making a general appeal to the community to get involved. Any donations towards the trip will be greatly appreciated,” said Jenny Rogers, school marketing manager. Any donations will be recorded on the school website and social media platforms. Banking details: Nedbank, Hayfields Branch code: 134025 Account Number: 1340509180 Reference number: Shanghai – Student name and surname Email or fax the deposit slip to michelensavary@yahoo.com or 033 342 7105

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Hoping to jet off to the Shanghai International Youth Camp are (back, from left) Hermant Soni, Austin Sharkey, Adam Butler, Asanda Mthethwa and (front, from left) Luhle Shange, Michelene Savary and Thembelihle Ngubo.

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Fever Attention all rural schools/schools with English as a second language Rural/previously disadvantaged schools are invited to enter their top two (2) English spellers from Grade 10 and Grade 11 (one from each grade) into the KZN Premier Spelling Bee Maritzburg regional event, to be held in August 2014 (Date and venue to be conﬁrmed, keep reading your local newspaper to ﬁnd out the details!) Words to be learnt for the Maritzburg Spelling Bee will be published in the 20 June 2014 edition of the Maritzburg Fever, Edendale Echo, Maritzburg Echo & Greytown Gazette.

Prizes: Cash prizes, book hampers, stationery hampers, bursaries and goodie bags for the top spellers, schools and teachers! To enter: Complete the entry form found in this local newspaper and fax it to us at 0865344256, or email it to kznspellingbee@media24.com OR Send us the below information via email, kznspellingbee@media24.com OR fax, 0865344256. * School name, school address, English teacher’s name and contact details, registration number of your school, district of your school * Full names of your two spellers * Both spellers’ ID numbers OR copy of birth certiﬁcate * Entries are limited per regional event * Get your entries in early to ensure your spot at the 2014 Maritzburg Spelling Bee * Entries close on 20 June 2014

ENTRY FORM Please ﬁll in all the following sections and send it to us via email, kznspellingbee@media24.com, OR fax it to 0865344256.

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EHLOKAZULU secondary school in Imbali have earned bragging rights after becoming the first finalist of the inaugural Themba Njilo Foundation’s schools tournament by beating their neighbouring Zamazulu counterparts last Friday. The two squared up in a final of Imbali secondary schools, after eliminating their respective opponents at Imbali soccer field opposite Sukuma secondary school. The final was a culmination of a two-day event that started on Thursday, with eleven secondary schools, including Mehlokazulu, Sobantu, Sukuma, Zibukezulu, Fundokuhle, Mvuzo, Ikusas’elihle, Siqongweni, Willowfountain, Zamazulu and Nsikayethu, participating. Mehlokazulu beat Zamazulu 2-0 while Sukuma netball team beat Zibukezulu’s to be the finalists of the Imbali stream of the tournament which was divided into four streams. Forty-five Vulindlela secondary schools will lock horns tomorrow (Friday) to decide the finalist of their stream. The tournament will then move to Edendale schools and later to secondary schools in town. All the streams’ finalists will play to decide the overall winner

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of the competition at a date still to be announced. There is also a primary school component in all of these areas. Speaking to Echo, businessman Themba Njilo said that just as he was nursing a dream to do something to unite the youth with sport in Pietermaritzburg and surrounding areas, the local sports committee came to him for assistance. He said it was easy to start the tournament because the sport committee was already in place. “The goal is to build unity among the youth but it will also help to build their confidence. As we know, some of them are not good in class but they shine when given sporting activities. The games will help them feel important again and have self-esteem which might motivate them to do well, even in class,” explained Njilo. Njilo, who is regarded as a good samaritan because of his philanthropic gestures to communities and individual families in distress, said he sponsored the tournament with R50 000 from his purse. The money will be given to the winning schoolintheformofvoucherstoavoidtempting people to use it for personal gain. The school will identify their needs and they will be given vouchers to buy. The owner of Nduduzo Funeral Home, Njilo pledged that this will be an annual event.

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THABO DLADLA DEVELOPING yourself as a coach makes it easiertodevelopthosewhoaremostimportant - footballers. Our football coaches in South Africa have to understand that qualifications are not the only fruit, continuous study and research is important in an ever expanding tree of knowledge. Presently, many of us are content to sit backandenjoycertificatesthatadornourliving rooms or offices. The best practitioners in the football coaching business did not arrive in this world as coaching experts. It is self-learning, difficulties, adversities and open-mindedness that has led to greatness. Creativity is the son of dedication to knowledge. It is impossible to create without knowledge. Our people need to be dedicated to self-improvement and knowledge. The greatest football coaches have gone through some bumpy rides and rocky roads.

They say change is the enemy of comfort. It exacts a full look at one’s inadequacies. Presently, the majority of us expect favours from the game. Our people think that the mere fact that they are Black or South African, entitles them to lucrative positions. We complain about European or foreign football coaches, and yet we have no claim to any football coaching literature. Qualifications, licensing and certifications are the entry doors you open as you step into a maze of corridors and hallways. They are not the finishing point. Modern football demands lifelong learning. It challenges us to keep up with contemporary methodologies, sport science and talent development. Football coaches are no longer babysitters or drill instructors. IfSouthAfricantalentistoblossom,coaches will see sessions as opportunities to improve players. A lazy training session stifles ability, smothers development and generates a shift away from excellence. A lazy coaching session destroys dreams. We cannot expect to beat the world while our training sessions are business as usual. Planning should be detailed to the minute. Lastly, the coach who sweats the small stuff at training sweats less on match day. Unzima Lomthwalo!

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The Padca Moffatt Mile promises a fun morning out for senior citizens. This year's Mile, on 4 June, is being held on the Goldstone field of Mar itzburg College and offers two fun walks the 3.5km and 7km. There will be a tea garden to enjoy as well as wellness displays and activi ties sponsored by key partners. There will be lots of socialising, laughter and a sprinkling of prizes as a celebration of Padca’s 65 years of service to the PMB community. For more information, contact Jean at 033 345 4711 or visit www.pad ca.co.za.

United look ahead LOCAL PSL outfit, Maritzburg United want to be competitive next season but cannot keep highly paid players that spend most of their time in the sick bay. This is the message you get if you look at the recent list of names off loaded. It is also clear that the Team Of Choice management is not going to rest during the current off season, but are prepared to go all out to reinforce the side. This week, United confirmedthattheywillwillnot retain the services of injuryprone Curacaoan midfielder Orlando Smeekes and former Moroka Swallows defender Peter Petersen. The PMB outfit has also placed Ghanaian striker Yakubu Mohammed on the transfer list, while exercising the options of extensions on the contracts of Terrence Mandaza, Philani Zulu and Heinrich Isaacks. United’s boss Farook Kadodia this week pointed out the reasons not to retain some players. “Let’s remember that Maritzburg United does not have a major sponsor. We battle around a tight budget every season and wise business decisions are essential. We are not renewing the contracts of Orlando and Petersen and we have placed the Ghanian born striker on the list. With some of the players, it was more about the financial strain and injuries,”said Kadodia. Kadodia also explains the situation regarding Robyn Johannes, who was released along with Delron Buckley and Dillon Sheppard towards the end of the season. “We choose not to exercise the option we had on his [Johannes] contract, while with Delron and Sheppard their contracts were up.” The Team of Choice, who have also lost Ruben Cloete and Michael Morton on free transfers to Bloemfontein Celtic and SuperSport United respectively, will start pre-season training on June 17. -Jerry Barnes

SuperSport’s Fifa World Cup pledge

>> The Fifa World Cup will kick off on 12 June with a match between the host country and Croatia

SUPERSPORT WILL OFFER TWO 24-HOUR CHANNELS - ONE IN HD (SS3HD), ONE IN SD (SS3) - FOR THE DURATION OF THE TOURNAMENT WITH FOUR LANGUAGE OPTIONS: ENGLISH, PORTUGUESE, SESOTHO AND ISIZULU

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Reputed sport presenter Robert Marawa was the programme director at the Brazilian soccer carnival in Durban lheld recently, where SuperSport announced that it will cover the whole Fifa World Cup in Brazil from 12 June.

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UPERSPORT will dispatch a host of presenters and commentators to Brazil for comprehensive coverage of the 2014 Fifa World Cup which starts next

month. Addressing journalists and guests at the SuperSport Brazilian soccer carnival in Durban recently, SuperSport acting CEO Brandon Foot said the paid TV channel will have a multiplatform coverage of the tournament of64matchesinvolving32participat-

ing countries. “SuperSport will be rolling out a galaxy of football idols to head up its coverage of the 2014 Fifa World Cup, starting in June,” he said. Foot said that Manchester United superstar Ryan Giggs, former World Cup winner Marcel Desailly of

France, English legend John Barnes and former Spanish star Gaizka Mendieta are among the big-name football personalities who will be analysing matches for SuperSport. They will be joined by Sammy Kuffour, Jay Jay Okocha, Shaun Bartlett, Andre Arendse, Andy Townsend, Sunday Oliseh, Neil Tovey, Ernst Middendorp, Ruud Krol, Stuart Baxter, Gavin Hunt and Doctor Khumalo. In Brazil, meanwhile, SuperSport’s coverage will be anchored by popular Robert Marawa,CarolTshabalala,Phumlani Msibi, Oliseh, Townsend and Colin Udoh. “SuperSportwilloffertwo24-hour channels - one in HD (SS3HD), one in SD (SS3) - for the duration of the tournament with four language options: English, Portuguese, SeSotho and isiZulu. Every match will be broadcast live,” pledged Foot. Fortheeightmatchesthatrunconcurrently, in the last-round roundrobin stage, SS4HD and SS4 will feature these fixtures. “We are the World of Champions. We’ll be bringing Brazil to the fans, hence our payoff line ‘We are Brazil.’ And we’ll go beyond the football, bringing viewers the feel, culture and rhythms that surround the World Cup,” said Foot. The Fifa World Cup will kick off on 12 June with a match between the hostcountryandCroatiainSoaPaulo, while the final will be on 13 July in Rio de Janeiro. LocalsoccerfundiZephMthembu, whoisateacherandasoccerdevelopment coach, expressed his excitement about the forthcoming Fifa World Cup. He said he is very much looking forward to the event and that he fancied Brazil to be the champions. “Brazil has a 99,5% chance of winning this World Cup. No country has prepared like them as they have played more friendlies than any of the countries that are participating. It is going to be tough, as is always the case, but Brazil has individuals who can win the game for them unlike other countries,” said Mthembu.

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