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HILDREN dying due to electrocution by exposed electricity wires from illegal connections will soon be a thing of thepastforSwaporesidents,aswell as those in other informal settlement areas. Delivering his ‘State of the City Address’ at the Royal Showgrounds on Monday, Msunduzi Municipality Mayor Chris Ndlela said that, in conjuction with the Department of Energy, the municipality has funded the integrated national electrification project and 2000 homes from the Swapo community will benefit. “This project, and another in Ezinketheni, will be completed before December this year while another in Peace Valley will be completed at the end of the 2014/15 financial year. “More areas will be identified through IDP [integrated development project] processes accordingly,” said Ndlela. While seven people, including children, were reported to have died of electrocution in the Jika Joe informal settlement, more than five children have died in Swapo after
touching electricity wires used by residents to steal electricity from nearby lamp poles and substations. Ndlela said that they are also providing electricity to Vulundlela. “...constant communication has been taking place between the [municipal] council and Eskom and high masts for phase one will be connected this week,” he said. Recently, Ndlela and then KZN Finance MEC Ina Cronje launched an electrification project for Nhlalakahle residents in the Northdale area. “By the end of October, the 600 homes in the community of Nhlalakahle will benefit from an electrification project, thanks to a partnership with the KZN Provincial Treasury” assured Ndlela. The illegal electricity connections are a big concern to the municipality and it has started an offensive to bring this to an end. “Illegal connections and nonpayment of electricity are a thorn in our side, not only because we have lost a lot of money but also because we have lost people,” said Ndlela. He said that from July to December alone, seven people lost their lives in Jika Joe and the municipality lost one of its staff members, while others were injured due to
interference with electricity. All the houses will be electrified despite their conditions, and the municipality will only build better ones when the budget permits. Ndlela was delivering the inaugural ‘State of the City Address’ which was themed ‘Msunduzi, a good story to tell’. He pointed to the delivery of houses, water and electricity as things that were demanded by many struggle hero’s from the apartheid regime as a part of service delivery. He said that if they were alive today, they would be happy to see the change in the lives of many people. He said these include John Langalibalele Dube, iNkosi Albert Luthuli, Harry Gwala, Nelson Mandela, Lilian Ngoyi, AS Chetty, Oliver Tambo, Wally Adams, Helen Suzman, Peter Kerchoff, Chris Hani, Moses Mabhida and Anton Mfenendala Xaba. He also singled out Councillor Truman Magubane as one of the living struggle heroes who can attest to the positive work that has been done to improve service delivery since 1994. His address, which was attended by councillors, business leaders and MP’s, mirrored the State of the
Province Address by Premier Senzo Mchunu last Thursday, and the State of the Nation Address by President Jacob Zuma held recently. Ndlela said that the main aim was to report back to the citizens of the municipality about the progress that has been made since the establishment of the municipality 18 years ago. He said ‘the State of the City Address will be budgeted for as an annual event He, however, said it does not replace izimbizo which are still to continue.
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>>dumisani@myecho.co.za THEstreetchildrenlivingnexttoUpperCrust in the city centre are to be chased away, as they pose a threat to the city traders, according to mayor Chris Ndlela. Ndlela unveiled the municipal plan to move the children who have made a home for themselves along Hesom street, between Upper Crust and Jonathan’s Spar, as he delivered his ‘State of the City Address’ at the Royal Showgrounds on Monday. “The street kids are going to leave. We can’t allow that kind of practise within our governance precinct,” said Ndlela. It is believed that some of the street children intimidate traders with their unruly behaviour. Ndlela said that a place will have to be found to accommodate them or they “must just go back to their various homes.” “They must just go, they must go somewhere else or go back home,” suggested the mayor. Many might be relieved to hear the news, as complaints have often been raised about these children in this particular area. It is suspected that some of the children living in the lane, and those who used to live on Henrietta street, relieve themselves wherever they please as they do not have access to the public toilets at night. KZN Social Development spokesperson Ncumisa Fandesi responded by saying it would be correct to engage the city rather than the department. “This is a mayoral programme and I am not going to allow you to ask me about a municipal programme,” she said, adding that whatever the municipality decides to do about these children, they will be part of it as a department. She said as a department, they have not received any complaints about the children or their conduct in the lane.
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Attempted arson at City Hall >> Candle left behind cardboard “with the intention of setting the City Hall alight” NQOBILE MTOLO
incident happened on 20 June at 12.15pm while there was a general staff meeting by the South African HE recent arson attempt at the Municipal Workers Union (Samwu). “We phoned the fire department City Hall has sparked security and the SAPS and they conducted concerns. Addressing full council members their preliminary investigation. A at the Council Chambers, municipal case has been opened with the SAPS manager Mxolisi Nkosi said that the and we will await their findings. “As management, we are reviewing the policy and the guidelines for the usage of the City Hall, and we are mindful of the fact that the council had previously given us the mandate to attend to the security. Removal of all garnishee “We had submitted proposals to Amafa orders from pay slips. because the City Hall is a heritage building, and 074 161 5649 that is where the delay
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took place,” said Nkosi. After a report was lodged at one of the police stations, two fire engines andacrewweredispatchedtotheCity Hall. According to the report circulated at full council, “a candle was left behind cardboard with the intention of igniting the box…and setting the City Hall alight. This was placed in a void inside the male toilets on the ground floor of the City Hall. The fire wasextinguishedbyCityHallsecurity before the arrival of the fire brigade.” Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) councillor Dolo Zondi said he was worried that criminal cases have become more regular within the City Hall. “It is high time that the municipal manager makes a decision. We must deal with these people who are doing this. This is anarchy. The municipal
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Auditor General South Africa recently made a contribution of R40 000 towards the building of another crèche in Dambuza. Pastor Jacob Khumalo currently takes care of more than 60 orphaned and vulnerable children in a little basement. Khumalo, together with his organisation Grace International Ministries, was overwhelmed to be the recipients of this donation which will assist to build a crèche called Home Sweet Home which will house the children. Pictured is Mala Maharaj (L) from the Community Chest with Merusha Vather from Auditor General SA.
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ECHO REPORTER IN a bid to improve the matric pass rate, the Department of Education in KZN has started a Matric Intervention Programme which will run from 30 June to 11 July, 2014. The programme is aimed at assisting pupils from schools that achieved below 75% in the 2014 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations. It will target high enrolment and gateway subjects such as mathematics, mathematical literacy, physical sciences, life sciences, economics, accounting, business studies, agricultural sciences, history, geography, tourism and English. About 4 1281 pupils are to benefit from the programme,with393learningcentresopenedacross the province and 49 from the uMgungundlovu district. An amount of R20 million has been set aside for the winter and spring classes. During spring holidays, the programme will run from 6 October to 10 October 2014 and in addition, districts will be expected to implement their own intervention programmes for schools that are not part of the targeted group. These classes will be conducted by teachers who havebeenselectedonthebasisoftheirperformance, having produced 70% or more in the past two years. MEC for Education in KwaZulu Natal, Peggy Nkonyeni said that pupils are expected to be in their respective school uniforms when attending these classes. “Pupils will be provided with a single meal per day,” she said.
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The fingernail which Mabizela says came out of the noodles she ate with her daugher Philile. She says this caused them running stomachs and and vomiting.
DUMISANI ZONDI
>>dumisani@echo.co.za
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PANORAMA Gardens woman and her 13 year-old daughter suspect that a fingernail allegedly found in a pack of Nestle noodles is the cause of their runningstomachandvomitingsince 9 June. Rosemary Mabizela said that on the day she prepared the noodles and ate them, she discovered a human fingernail in the food. “Something prickled my tongue as I was chewing and I picked it out
withmyfingers.Ithenrealiseditwas a human fingernail and I was so shocked,” she said. Mabizela said she subsequently began to have a runny stomach before vomiting. To her surprise, her daughter Philile too suffered the same fate later that week. She used the telephone contacts on the packet to phone Nestle to complain. “Nestle then sent a courier company to come and collect the packet and the fingernail, but I gave them the packet only.
“They left without taking anything. I want to keep the fingernail as evidence. “I had to go to the doctor on 11 June. I left my daughter behind because hers was not as serious as yet. But I had to take her as well to the doctor on Saturday, 21 June since the sickness did not stop,” explained Mabizela. Mabizela said it was only when her daughter got worse that she admitted that she had “stolen” her mothers noodles from the bowl on her return from school. “There are five of us here at home but only the two of us are sick. This is clear proof that the source of the sickness is that packet of noodles that had the nail in it. All other family members are fine. “Nestle keeps sending for the nail but I’m not going to give it to anyone because if we die, people need to know the cause,” said Mabizela. Nestlé South Africa spokesperson Motshidisi Mokwena said Mabizela’s refusal to hand over the nail has prevented them from investigating the matter, adding that the safety and quality of their products are non-negotiable and they have strict measures in place to ensure that. “Untilwereceivetheforeignbody from the consumer, there is no further action that we can take. “We have informed Mrs Mokwenathatwearestillwaitingfor her to reconsider in order for us to conduct the investigation,” said Mokwena.
Supporting blood donor month
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Morar Incorporated, a national auditing and accounting firm, invited the South African National Blood Service (SANBS) to its head office to host a blood drive in support of blood donor month. The firm would like to encourage their clients, friends and even fellow accounts to step forward and make a donation at your nearest centre. Pictured is senior tax manager Ahmed Hoosen making his very first donation.
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Crazy about crochet
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Pictured with their blanket and their handmade dolls which will be part of the Democracy Display at the KwaZuluNatal Museum are (back) Thabisile Dlamini (L) and Nonkazilulo Mthonti with (front, from left) Anelisewe Zuma, Zethembiso Mthembu, Fezeka Duma, Minenh le Zondi and Sbusiso Gumede.
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>>news@myecho.co.za
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ETIRED staff member and dear friend of the KwaZuluNatal Museum, Mabongi Mtshali, spends many of her Saturday afternoons with a group of children teaching them how to crochet and sew. The group of about seven children are between the ages of 10 and 12, and live nearby Mtshali’s home in Caluza near Edendale. They meet on Saturday afternoons when they are available and spend time together crocheting. Mtshali said that she began teaching them how to sew which started with making dolls which she got from Australia. “When it got to making the hair for the dolls, we had to knit and crochet.” Together, the group has crocheted a blanket and areinthefinalstagesofcompletingitnowthatexams
are over. This is all as a result of the hype surrounding the exciting 67 Blankets for Madiba that has captured the attention of the whole world. Echo met the group at the KwaZuluNatal Museum recently. They were excited to show off their blanket, dolls and brought along their needles and wool to crochet in the museum. Viranna Frank, from the museum marketing department, said that they are going to incorporate the project into the museum Democracy Display, which celebrates 20 years of Democracy. “The project will be included in the Democracy Display with pictures, the actual completed blanket and a poster or banner with a further explanation about the initiative highlighting the effort of the children involved,” she said. The exhibition will open on 9 August. To donate wool, needles, old pieces of material to the group contact Frank at 033 341 0500.
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IBANDLA iHis Grace Tabernacle lizogubha iminyaka eyi-11 lasungulwa, libuye livule ngokusemthethweni igatsha lalo e-Edendale (eYideni) eduzane negalaji iThabizolo. Kumenywa umphakathi ngobuningi bawo kulokhu kubungazwa kwalelibandla okuzoqala kusasa kuze kube yiSonto. UMfu Bheki Nowele uthe kuyintokozo kubona njengebandla ukuthi sebezokwazi ukuxhumana nomphakathi weseMgungundlovu njengoba isonto lizobe seliseduzane nawo umphakathi. Uqhube wathi enye yezimbangela yokuba negatsha e-Edendale, ukucabangela umphakathi ngezinselelo obhekana nazo uma kudingeka ugibele uze esontweni njengoba isonto labo belisedolobheni.
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Ebuzwa ukuthi kuleminyaka eyi 11 bekhona ngabe kukhona yini ukukhula akubonayo ebandleni lilonke,uthe: “Kumina ukukhula kwebandla akusho inani labantu esontweni kodwa kusho izinto abantu abakhula ngazo. Kusho ukuba nabantu abazovolontiya ukuba yingxenye yebandla lokhu engikubona kwenzeka kulelibandla. Kuphinde kusho ukukhula kwabantu ngokomoya nokuhlala kwebandla lisesimweniesigculisayo. I His Grace Tabernacle igxile kakhulu ekunakekelweni nasekukhulisweni kwemindeni. Imindeni ibaluleke kakhulu kithina kanti kulapho sigxile khona kakhulu. Nezinye izinto siyazibheka kodwa umndeni ubekwa phambili futhi kubalulekile ukubona izimpilo zawo zinakekelwa futhi nawo uphilile,” esho umfundisi Nowele.
they heard of a young, disabled boy who was using a broken wheelchair, they knew they had to come to his rescue. “When Lungelo Mkhize was born, his spine was damaged due to alleged negligence from hospital nurses. We cannot mention the hospital’s name because the matter will soon be in court. “We received this information from the Msunduzi Municipality’s youth office. As an organization, we then raised funds for the little boy’s wheelchair and recently donated it to his family,” said Mabaso. Dynamic Youth Development Services also donated food vouchers to the Mkhize family on behalf of local church Trinity Ministries. Speaking to the Echo Lungelo’s mother Fikile said the wheelchair has made her life easier now that she no PHOTO:SUPPLIED longer has to carry her son Dynamic Youth Development Services donated a wheelchair to Lungelo Mkhize (8) (right). Pictured with him is his mother whenever she goes to town or to hospital with him. Fikile. “This experience has been to an eight-year-old boy from a blessing from God. NQOBILE MTOLO “Gettinginsideaminibusis Thamboville, near Glenwood, >>news@myecho.co.za after his old wheelchair had no longer a hassle as the new wheelchair folds easily and A local non-profit become a hazard. The chairperson of the does not take up a lot of space. organisation, Dynamic Youth Mthokozisi The old wheelchair could not Development Services, organisation, recentlydonatedawheelchair Mabaso, said that as soon as support his back and we had to carry him most of the time. Lungelo needsalotofmedical attention and we hope that someone will come through to Dr N. Govender help us,” said Fikile. and Associates Dynamic Youth Development Services was formed in 2010 by five members. “We try to work Tel: 033 342 2595 • Mon-Fri: 08h30 to 16h30 with government whenever we can so • Sat: 08h30 to 13h00 that service delivery Sikusiza Ngalokhu okulandelayo: can be achieved. “We offer skills • Amazinyo okufakelwa, ayiGolide, aweSiliva, training and have • Indathane yezinhlobo zobu cwebe bamazinyo done road safety • Sikusiza ngakhonke okuphathelene namazinyo campaigns with the KZN Department of • Sisiza nasemazinyweni ezingane Transport. Our mission is to help the We accept the following cards: needy and we are happy that we have been able to achieve this objective. We want to make a difference in our Contracted to all medical aids city,” said Mabaso.
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S hops a ct ffor or Shops act cclean lean C BD CBD Group led by Asmalls seek to adopt block to implement New York plan NALINI NAIDOO PHOTOS: JONATHAN BURTON
Prince George Street off Retief Street the city’s open air toilet.
The road and pavement smell of human waste.
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VERY morning, staff at Asmalls in Retief Street have to navigate their way through a smelly sea of urine and faeces. The back of their premises on Prince George Street is being used as a public toilet. For more than a year, staff members have been cleaning up the mess themselves, but now Asmalls director Yunus Asmall asks how long can they go on doing this. He said the staff who do the cleaning do it voluntarily but that the situation had become exploitative and untenable. This, plus the feeling that the Msunduzi Municipality had abandoned downtown Pietermaritzburg, motivated Asmalls to invite other businesses in the Retief Street area to form a committee to look at revamping their block. Businesses involved include Ellerines, Quickserve, Nu Shop, Waltloo and Ballims Pharmacy. They want to adopt the block and embark on revamp, but in order to do so in a sustainable manner they need buy-in
from the municipality. However all attempts to get senior municipal officials to attend their meetings have proved fruitless. “This area was ignored and neglected during the apartheid era and it seems the same thing is happening now,” said Asmall. Kantha Naidoo, HR manager and legal adviser at Asmalls, said safety and security had become a major issue. “When there is a breakdown in law and order, it is very easy for crime to thrive. This is what we found was happening — the piles of rubbish, the traffic chaos and uncontrolled informal trading that was allowed to mushroom has made it easy for muggersandpickpocketstooperateinthe area.” According to Naidoo, the group started meetinginlate2013andtheSouthAfrican Police Service had come on board. She praised Brigadier Johan Reynders and Warrant Officer Farouk Khan for their interest and involvement. They have also had representatives from the Cato Ridge Taxi Association attend their meetings, wanting to play their part. The taxi associ-
ation bemoans the lack of ablution facilities for their passengers. The businesses have tried to keep the areas around their shops clean, but they feel that they are fighting a losing battle. This is why they are looking for a more long-term and sustained plan of urban renewal for their precinct. Asmall said they were mindful of the fact that there were certain formal businesses contributing to the mayhem and this was why upgrading the area would also require the strict enforcement of regulations and bylaws. For Naidoo what they are trying to achieve is similar to New York City’s broken window policy — fix the little things to help crime diminish. She said all they want is a clean-up, a fix-up and a facelift of the area and they do not expect the municipality to do everything. “It is about a partnership. We’ve been asking how can we work together to uplift thisareaandmakeitsafeforresidentsand visitors to the city,” she said. Champion of the city’s Urban Renewal Project, Madeleine Jackson-Plaatjies, has welcomed the initiative. She invited the group to contact her office so that a meeting can be scheduled between representatives of the Retief Street Precinct committee and relevant senior municipal managers. “They can present their ideas and we canworkonfinding middlegroundsothat we can work together for the betterment of our capital city,” Jackson-Plaatjies said. She added that the municipality was working on developing a plan that will deal with the cleanliness of the city on a sustainable basis. “This plan will be put into motion early in the new financial year, which starts in July, when we will be in a position to access funding from the Expanded Public WorksProgramme.Thedeputymunicipal manager for community services, Boniwe Zulu, will manage this programme as part of the Pietermaritzburg Urban Renewal Programme,” Jackson-Plaatjies added.
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CRIME in Imbali has become such an is sue that it has warranted a youth con vention by local churches in a bid to fight its scourge. Reverend Mkhothameli Bongimpi lo Shamase said the twoday youth convention is scheduled to begin with a parade from Mehlokazulu to Zama zulu secondary school, which is the venue of the convention, at 1pm on Saturday. He said this stems from reports and observations that youth from these schools and others are responsible for mugging others as they go to school.
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“While others are the cause of the crime, some youth have become vic tims of it and that has made us come up with this convention to fight crime and other social ills,” said Shamase. He invited all the youth and resi dents to be part of the gathering at which artists such as Mvuselelo Buthelezi, Maqeda and Mhlekazi will entertain while Pastor Vusi Dube is also expected to deliver a speech. For further information, contact Reverend Shamase can at 082 335 4741.
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UNKSZ Anna Williams waseMgun gundlovu ungowesifazane wokuqala ngqa ukuqokelwa esikhundleni soku ba ngusihlalo wenhlangano yamateki si iSouth African National Taxi Council (Santaco) ngaphansi kophiko lwabe sifazane KwaZuluNatal. Lokhu kwen zeke emcimbini obuseYMCA ngeson to eledlule. UNksz Williams uthe uyajabula ukuthi abesifazane bamkhethe ukuba abahole. Uthe: “Ngiyacela ukuba sibambisane ukuze lento ibe nen qubekela phambili. Ngiyethembisa ukuthi wonke amalungu ngizow aphatha ngokulinganayo.” Usihlalo wenhlangano esifundaz weni iSantaco, uMnuz Boy Zondi uthe maningi amathuba abesifazane okumele bawathathele phezulu. “Niy obe nizilimazile uma leli thuba nin galiphathisi okwezikhali zamaN tungwa. Uma nike nalidelela, niyobe senizonelile. Kumele siqinisekise uku thi lento iba yimpumelelo,” kusho uN ondaba. Owesifazane obekhona em
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cimbini ongathandanga ukudalula igama lakhe, uthe uyethemba ukuthi amalungelo abesifazane embonini ya matekisi azolwelwa. Uthe: “Baningi abesifazane abajwayele ukuhlanga bezana nezinkinga lapho ubaba wekhaya esedlulile emhlabeni ngoba abanye abesilisa abakhona embonini yamatekisi bavele basithathe noma yikanjani. Bavele bakuyise lena nalena baze bagcine sebekukhomba embh edeni ukuze uthole amakhumbi omkh wenyana. Abanye besifazane bagcina sebephelelwe amandla okulwa ngoba abakwazi ukusizakala.” UNksz Winnie Msimang osese benze embonini yamatekisi iminyaka eyi10,uthe:“SicelauHulumeniasikhu lumele namagaraji adayisa izimoto ukuba asehlisele inani lamakhumbi ngoba njalo ekupheleni kwenyanga sigcina sesikhokha izindodla zemali yeinstallment.” UNondaba unezezele wathi: “Thina sisebenze kanzima ukuthi lento yenu ibekhona futhi sisazosebenza kanzima ukuthi iqhubeke ize ibe khona kuzwelonke.Asizovumaukuthiabantu bayone.”
MASONTWENI amabili kusuka manje, kuzobe kungu mhla ka18 kuNtulikazi (July), okuwusuku olufiswa ngabaningi emhlabeni wonke jikelele, ukuthi luthathwe njengolubaluleke ngaphezu kwazo zonke ezinye. Abanye abangani bami abazalwa ngalolusuku, bebe ngenandaba nokulugubha, ngisho nanokusho nje ukuthi bazalwa ngalo. Kodwa banele bezwa ukuthi lolu wusuku okwazalwa ngalo iqhawe elanyakazisa umhlaba wonke uMnuz Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela(uMadiba), owaba ngumengameli wokuqala omnyama eNingizimu Afrika, ngaqala ukuzwa abanye babo sebethi: “Ungangithathi kancane mina ngizalwa namaqhawe,” besho bezishaya izifuba bevula amehlo beqalaza ngapha nangapha. KUHLE LOKHO. Kodwa indaba isekuthini ngabe labo abaziqhenya ngokuzalwa ngosuku olufanayo naleli qhawe baziphathisa okwalo yini? Angingabazi ukuthi wonke umuntu uyazi ukuthi uTata uMadiba ubengezwani nabantu abanamanga. Ezinkulumweni zakhe, ubehlale egcizelela ukuthi enye yezinto ezibaluleke kakhulu empilweni, yindlela
umuntu aziphatha ngayo. Ubethi kufanele wonke umuntu aqikelele ukuthi indlela aziphatha ngayo inomthelela omuhle ezimpilweni zabanye. Iziphathimandla zanquma ukuthi minyaka yonke ngomhla ka-18 kuNtulikazi, kube nemizuzu engama-67 lapho wonke umuntu kufanele enze okuthile okuhle. Ngalolu suku sibona uthando nokukhuthala okuyisimanga. Ubona nabantu ongakaze ubabone bedlubhe ama-avaloli, begcwele ezindaweni eziningi bekhuculula udoti, bependa, behambela amakhaya abadala(old age homes) bebageza, bengena bededelana lapho kuhlala khona izintandane beyotshengisa uthando. NALOKHO KUHLE. Kukhona nalabo abangaphumeleli ngezizathu ezahlukene ukubonakala bebamba iqhaza emisebenzini emihle okufanelwe yenzelwe umphakathi ngalolu suku, kodwa abamane banikelengemali,bangatshelimuntukube wukwazi kwabo bodwa. AkungatshazwaukuthiNALOKHOKUHLE,futhi kuhle kakhulu. Okungekuhle nokho, nokusiphatha kabi nomngani wami uNyikinyibhoxo, ukuthi lolu thando
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>> Isibhedlela sase Edendale si cela ukufuniswa izihlobo noma abangaba nolwazi olungaholela ekutheni kutholakale izihlobo zi ka: Mabothe Samuel (81 years) – Pata Area – near Mzwandile Store. Sicela abanolwazi baphuthume esibhedlela noma bathinte isib hedlela kulezizinamba ezilande layo: 033 395 4020 Samke Mn cube (uMxhumanisi wesibhedle la) ngezikhathi zomsebenzi 033 395 4522 – Sister Mgoza >> Free sewing lessons on in dustrial machines are offered by the Divine Life Society. Each graduate is awarded a certificate and given an electric/manual sewing machine if all require ments are met. To register, please contact Jerusha at DLS at the corner of Mysore and La hore Roads Northdale or phone 0742182246 >> The Child and Family Wel fare Society of PMB are current ly looking for an African lady who is approximately 45 years, who goes by the name of Them bi. She is known to live in Koks tad. Anyone with information about her whereabouts should kindly contact Varsha Haridass at 033 342 8971.
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nalokhu kukhuthala, kuba ngaleyo mizuzu kuphela. Lokhu kutshengisa ukungathembeki. AKUKUHLE-KE LOKHO. Wayengeke akuthande nangengozi uMadiba. Sikholwa wukuthi ‘UKWENZA OKUHLE KUFANELE KUBE YIMPILO YANSUKU ZONKE’. Bekungaba njani uma kungaqala uhlelo lokuthi okungenani njalo kanye ngesonto, kube nosuku lokukhuculula ukungcola ezindaweni esihlala kuzona, esikhundleni sokusakaza udoti emigwaqweni ngoba sicasulwe yilokhu nalokhuya. Sesizwile ukuthi uMnuz Senzo Mchunu onguNdunankulu waKwaZulu-Natal ukhathazekile ngokungcola kwamadolobha athile akulesi sifundazwe. Angisayiphathi eyasema-renke, okukhona kuwona abadayisa nokudla khona kungcole kunjalo. AKUKUHLE LOKHO. Sengathi singabambisana noMacingwane ezinhelweni zokukhuculula ukungcola emadolobheni ethu nasezindaweni esihlala kuzona ukuze kube lula ukuheha abatshali zimali. Lokhu kuzoqala ngokuthi izenzo ezinhle kungabi ezosuku lokukhumbula uTata uMadiba kuphela. Siyohlale simkhumbula njalo, kodwa ukumkhumbula kwethu akungabi okwemizuzu embalwa. Futhi okunga kuhle kakhulu, kungaba wukwenza OKUHLE singalindele ukuvela emaphephandabeni nakomabonakude.
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>> The Child and Family Wel fare Society of PMB are current ly looking for Faroz Khan who is the father of Enrique Ramsook, a minor child who is in the care of his maternal family. Anyone with information about his whereabouts to kindly contact Varsha Haridass at 033 3428 971. >> The Child and Family Wel fare Society of PMB are current ly looking for Muzi Qayi who is the father of Simthandile Mkhize. Anyone with information about his whereabouts to kindly contact Farida at 033 342 8971. >> Ngisacela ungidlulisele lesi simemezelo esiphuthumayo. Kucelwa bonge abesibongo sak wazuma. Amadodakazi Nabashana Abanga manazaretha nabange wona. Ukuba bahlangane ngem va kwenkonzo. Yasekuseni “Ebuhleni Bamanazaretha” Ngalelisabatha esiya kulo loku vula (5 July 2014) esangweni lasedamini lokubhabhadisa ku mayelana nemicimbi yamakhosi akwazuma ehlelwayo. Kucelwa bonke baphelele ngobuningi babo. Abanemibuzo mayelana nales imemezelo bangaxhumana no
• Thembinkosi Zuma • Mfundisi Zuma • Sbo Zuma 082 966 3169. >> There will be an emergency PADSA aeeting for all PADSA af filiated teams (juniors and sen iors) on Monday, 7 July 2014 at the Protea Offices starting at 6.30pm. All teams must forward their credentials for this meet ing. No apologies will be accept ed. >> Sicela ukufuniswa ubaba ka Mavis Rapotlo ozalwa uN thabiseng Rapotlo (umawakhe) ongasekho emhlabeni. Sicela onolwazi athinte uSonhlalakahle uKheswa ku 033392 8609 >> Sicela ukufuniswa umama kaSiyamthanda Wanele Mthem bu owashiywa eZoleka creche eUnit 14 eMbali. Uzalwa uN okuthula Mthembu. Omaziyo akathinte uSonhlalakahle uMad lala ku 033392 8615 >> Usomabhizinisi odayisa ngezindlu udinga othisha noma yimuphi omunye umsebenzi os anda kuthatha umhlalaphansi ukuba eze azozakhela enye imali ngokuba athole uqeqesho kwe zokudayiswa kwezindlu. Abafuna imininingwane bangathintana noMnuz.Mtimande ku 074 943 1784.
The Department of Social Devel opment: Pietermaritzburg Service Office seeks to find the parents of Sinqobile Noluthando Eze merelda Ndlovu (born on 02/04/2003). The child was al legedly abandoned by her biolog ical parents (their names are un known) in Hopewell Informal Settlement in the same month she was born. Anyone with any information on the whereabout of the children's parents may contact Mrs. K. Dobson on 033 3928612 during office hours.
Sicela ukufuniswa ubaba ka Kukhokonke Ndlovu ozalwa uNonhlanhla Ndlovu ongase kho emhlabeni. Sicela onol wazi athinte uSonhlalakahle N. Madlala ku 033392 8615
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wo of South Africa’s hottest DJs will be onthedecks tomorrownightatTigerTiger Night Club. 5FM’s DJ Euphonik (pictured) and Dj Milkshake will be ripping it up back to back, blowing the crowd away with the best of hip hop andhousemusic.CoverchargeisR30before10pm and R50 after 10pm. Doors open at 8pm. Euphonik’s real name is Themba Nkosi and he is the flag bearer for House music in SA. This DJ, music producer, radio presenter and entrepre neur, aims to “put smiles on people’s faces”. Milkshake has devoted the last ten years to honing his DJ skills and conquering dance floors at the country’s toprated clubs, parties and festivals. 5FM snapped him up in 2010 and every Fridaynightfrom10pmto1amhequenchesSA’s thirst for clubrocking sounds on ‘The Shakedown’.
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prise. Dintle suddenly cools off while Kila’s health worries heat up. Mlungisi gets in sight into a family issue from an unexpect ed source. RHYTHM CITY David tries to bribe Stanley Gwala. Niki blurts out the wed ding secret to Cuba. Mamokete stands uptoherteacherMr Masondo and of fends him. Gail is disgusted by Er rol. Lerato finds a new mark David’s liquor supplier. Mamokete’s growing ad miration for Masondo is punctured when she catches him breaking the school policies. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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IGHT Pietermaritzburg fashion designers will represent the city in this years Vodacom Durban July taking place this Saturday. The designs, by fashion designers from Eldonai School of Fashion, will be showcased by models from Intsha Yomzansi modelling agency and Juice Models The horse racing event taking place at Greyville is expected to draw thousands of fashion lovers. This year’s theme is:“For those who remember the past, a present. The big screen. Life’s a box of chocolates, you never know what you’ll get. “So here’s a chic suggestion, it’s one you’ll love, we bet. Now this is an offer, you simply can’t refuse. Those smart last year outfits, in some way you can re-use. “Twenty thirteen it was posh, oh my gosh what a sight. All dressed to the nines, celebrated into the night.
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Eight models from Intsha Yomzansi modelling agency and Juice Models will represent the city at the Vodacom July this Saturday. They will be wearing designs by designers from Eldonai School of Fashion in Pietermaritzburg (from left) Lerato Sibiya, Shanees Green, Noluthando Ndlovu, Asanda Ntombela, Ayanda Shangase, Zuziwe Sit hole, Zandile Zondi and Zinhle Mkhize. We will play it again SAM, there’s a bit of a curved ball. If you don’t give a damn, quick rush to the mall. “What a swell party it’ll be, posh again, it would seem, but Bolly, Nolly, Hollywood is the underyling theme.”
Founder of Eldonai School of Fashion, Joy Nxumalo, said that her designers will be representing the city for the third time in three consecutive years. “The inspiration behind these
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LOCAL guitarist Zazi Ncube and his band are scheduled to belt out old and new songs from his recently released album ‘After Working Hard’ at Imbali’s Emakhehleni on Saturday at 3pm. Entry fee is R50 per person for the show and it will run until late. Emakhehleni jazz club is situated at 1906 in Imbali Unit 3. For further information, call 072 833 8125.
designs is of course the theme, since it is a big screen. “We decided to be unique and creative but also stick to the theme which has a touch of vintage. It is classy and stylish.”
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UNDREDS of performers braved the gloomy weather in PMB recently to audition for The X Factor, South Africa’s newest reality show, at the Royal Showgrounds. Executive producer Kee-Lin Irvine said: “In terms of the different regions we had a great turnout, especially as we had the Durban auditions just a couple of weeks ago. We had a few hundred people, both groups and solo acts ... and we are getting a lot more women than men entering, so that’s interesting.” Irvine said that some of the wannabes had travelled from East London and Queenstown in the Eastern Cape to audition for the show’s producers. Others travelled from Kokstad and some of
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KE ngiphawule ngodaba olwavela kwi phephandaba lethu i-echo ngomhlaka 05 June 2014. Cha kuyadida uma okuwuyena muntu okumele achaze aphendule uma ebuzwa bese ethi “akakaze ezwe ngokuthi kuthiwa ubugebengu bunyukile kulendawo yase Ashdown”, angazi noma kwenziwa ukuthi vele ikhansela alihlali la kulewadi(ward23),yikhonjelingazi, okunye phela kumele libe nekomiti lomphakathi elakhiwe yizigceme zonke, bese ethola umbiko kuwona. Mhlawumbe kwawona awekho noma awasebenzi kahle, uma kunjalo sinenkinga impela thina njengo mphakathi. Njengoba ubugebengu budlangile
POLITICSinSouthAfricaturnsout to be a different type of music indeed. Not so long ago, Julius Malema was a bitter pill to swallow to the media, as well as political parties opposing the ANC. He was called nasty names, a bad rude and undisciplined bastard. Today,Malemaisahero,agood guy and in the news for good reasons. One does not need to be of high intellectcapabilitytoseethatithas never been about Malema. This is the media war that is the mouthpiece of the political parties that failed to defeat the ANC in the polls. Now that Malema is no longer ANC, he is no longer a bad guy. Theproblemis,somepeopledo notunderstandthattheANCisstill in power because God says so. God knows when the new political party will take power because that time will come. At present, God wants all South Africans to clean up this beautiful countryofallthehatredofthepast. The bible tells us that Moses was called by God to take the Israelites out of Egypt. It was not the duty of Moses to enter Palestine with them. BHEKI NDLOVU Imbali
July 3, 2014
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kumele kuqondakale ukuthi yini inkinga. 1. Abantu abasha abasenazo izindawo zokucija amakhono njengokucula, ukudansa nokunye. Ihholo lomphakathi livulwa uma kunomngcwabo noma imihlangano yemiphakathi, ngeke livulwe kuthiwe abasha abazihlanganise. Mhleli wonke amakhansela anamahora awatholayo mahhala ukusebenzisa ihholo ngosuku. Ukube uthando lwentsha lukhona ngabe beyalungiselwa lokhu. Sakhula kukhona oG-
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Weneedtotellthecouncillors,innoun certain terms, that their indifference to our complaints will not be tolerated. We want to see service delivery and ethical leader ship. If our councillors are not interested in doing their jobs diligently, we should ask them to resign. Some believe that we should be privileged to get a hearing from them. They owe it to us for the positions they hold, and not vice versa. Pietermaritz burg residents deserve better. Our Constitution encourages the in volvement of communities and communi tyorganisationsinmattersoflocalgovern ment. MOHAMED SAEED Pietermaritzburg
IN order to address constructively Pieter maritzburg’s crisis, residents should approach their ward councillors and outline their grievances. We should ask them critical questions regarding the sad state of our city and its suburbs. They are responsible for much of the service delivery that affects our daily lives. Councillors are the legitimate link be tween communities and the municipality. If the municipality is not delivering, it is the responsibility of the councillor to bring it to the attention of the city council. In terms of the Municipalities Public ParticipationPolicy,allwardcouncillorsre ceive funding and support from the munic ipality.
ospel Connection, Sarafina, Voices Of Praise, Lethokuhle, Masheshi Drama Group, Ball Room Dancers nabanye kodwa ngenxa yokungatholakali kwehholo lamaqembu awasekho. Nangesikhathi sobandlululo yayikhona ne-AYO (Ashdown Youth Organization). Ngisho ezikoleni amalungu emikhandlu yezikole awavumi. Kanti obani ikusasa lalo mphakathi na? 2. Inkundla yezebhola nayo esinjalo ayitholakali kanti bazodlala kuphi na?
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A FORMER Witness and Echo sports journalist, I am currently unemployed. I keep myself busy by giving my service to Echo free of charge. In order to keep my writing skills sharp, I also freelance for other local publications in KwaZulu-Natal. I also do some voluntary work for Gift Of the Givers and the local ANC branch. I am very active in my area - Ward 34(Eastwood,Glenwood,Panorama, Cinderella Park and Thembalihle) -and keep myself busy doing community projects. For the past two years, I have been asking the Northdale Hospital management if I
can become one of its volunteers in any department, but nobody is prepared to give me a chance, or at least a straight answer, and I am tired of being sent from pillar to post. Unfortunately, my area is known to be a drug lord and gangster’s paradise. The unemployment rate is high, but some of us who were lucky and learnt skills are trying to give back to the Pietermaritzburg community and are being rejected. Why is it such a mission to volunteer at government departments, in the local business sector and especially at Northdale Hospital? JERRY BARNES Eastwood
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This sophisticated design of the Polo has now been made even more precise, and the newly de signed headlights and tail lights have their very own charisma. The new Polo has been launched with fuel efficient TSI engines. Initially only the fourcylinder 1.2 TSI engines are available, with power outputs of 66kW and 81kW. The entrylevel derivative’s TSI engine delivers an output of 66kW at 4 800rpm. The claimed combined fuel consumption of this engine is as low as 4.9l/100km. This engine is mated to a fivespeed manual transmission, and is available with the Trendline and Comfortline derivatives. The higher specification model is the 1.2 TSI, which delivers an output of 81kW at 5 000rpm, and attains a fuel consumption value of 5.1 l/100km. The 81kW engine is available in the Highline derivatives as well as the CrossPolo. An extra safety feature, known as the Driver Alert system, is standard in Highline derivatives. It detects when a driver’s concentration begins to wane, and emits an acoustic sound, while a message appears in the instrument cluster recommending a break from driving. The new Polo comes standard with a 3 year/45 000kmServicePlan,3year/120000kmwarrantyand a 12 year anticorrosion warranty. Service interval is 15 000km.
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Section to remain in Register: PROW 340: D630 – D654 (DC 43) • Starts at: District Road 630 • Ends at: District Road 654 • Length: 5.265 km • RRTF: East Griqualand • Local Municipality: Greater Kokstad The Department of Transport herewith requests comments within 30 days. If no comments are received within this period it will be assumed that there are none about the intent to de-register a portion of this public right of way and will be deemed as such. Comments can be marked for attention of Ms Margie Vosloo and sent to: Postal Address: Department of Transport, Private Bag X9043, Pietermaritzburg 3200 Fax: 033 342 6596 E-mail: margie.vosloo@kzntransport.gov.za
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A problem of identity THABO DLADLA IT is now history that Spain was knocked out of the 2014 World Cup in group stages. Does this make their philosophy less relevant or outdated? It would be naïve to think along these lines. In fact it is a sign of ignorance. All the great football nations have philosophies that form the foundation of their football. It is not possible to be another person. Presently, South African football has a problem of identity. We have failed to recognizethatwearedifferent toothernationsinmanyways. Presently, all the nations in this tournament play differently, mainly because they are different people. I am sure the way they
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dance, pray, celebrate, the food they eat, customs and culture etc. is different. We are probably one of the few nations that have tried every other nation’s philosophies. It is easy in South Africa for foreigners to impose their ideas. In fact, the powers that be will give you all the support as long as you come from abroad. We still have a long way to go before overcoming the effects of colonialism. The challenge is to outgrow the stage of information and knowledge consumption. We need to begin developing football coaching material based on the qualities, culture, strengths and mentality of South African footballers. Thisrequiresresearch,observation and lots of experimenting.
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THABO DLADLA The year 2014 was the end of an era for the Xavi group in the Spanish national team. This is a group of players that have won almost everything in football history. Spanish football remains powerful because of the foundation laid over the past 20 years. South Africans need to focus on their challenges and start doing the right and correct things. There are no short cuts in life. Unzima Lomthwalo!
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GROUP of 300 gifted young cricketers from KZN, Gauteng, Border, Griqualand West and Western Province have taken to the fields of Hilton College for the 2014 Sunfoil Township Tournament, now in its seventh year. The tournament is a key element of a successful development programme run by the Kwazulu-Natal Cricket Union (KZNCU) and Willowton Group, manufacturers of Sunfoil cooking oil, to give disadvantaged youngsters the opportunity to compete against other quality players in match conditions to boost their skills and confidence. The ultimate goal of all players is to be selected for the elite Sunfoil development teamwhichwillbeannounced at the end of the tournament. “This year’s tournament promises a higher standard of play than ever before,” said Linda Zondi, the KZNCU’s Township Development Manager. The format remains the same. Twenty-four teams made up of 12 Under-19 and 12 Under-15 sides will play 49 matches, with 20 overs per match. “We have introduced some changes. We will be playing on
two fields this year instead of one. We have also invited a fourth province from outside KZN to participate. Griqualand West will be joining Gauteng, Border and Western Province in bringing one Under-15 and one Under-19 team each to the tournament,” said Zondi. Shoaib Moosa, Sales and Marketing Director of Willowton Group said that The Sunfoil Township Cricket programme is inspiring young cricketers to develop a love for the sport. “There is no doubt that we are seeing an increasing general awareness of the sport in the townships, along withanever-growingenthusiasm for the game amongst disadvantaged youngsters as a result of our development partnership with the KZNCU,” Moosa said. Moosa and Zondi believe that the annual Sunfoil Township Tournament has been a major factor in the success of the 55 township teams playing in the Durban and District Cricket Union league in the 2013/14 season. “We were delighted to see five of the teams win their league. Our kids are scoring runs and taking wickets. Now, when they play league games, they play to win. Before, they
went out to play with the attitude that they would be beaten,” said Zondi. Two of the township players have also been accepted into the Suncoast Cricket Academy which is the training ground for the Dolphins B team. There are six township boys attending Glenwood Prep on School financial assistance and another ten who are being educated at other respected schools with KZN, the assistance of sponsors like Super Sport and other families within these schools have played a major role in this regard. “It is also rewarding to see that four township girls were chosen to represent KZN Provincial Under-19 team last year,” Zondi said. Apart from the 300 players taking part in the Sunfoil Township Tournament, there is a working committee of almost 150 people who score and coach, selectors, umpires all of whom will be staying at Hilton College’s world class facilities this week. The tournament is an excellentopportunityforplayers to gain match awareness and enhance their performance but it also gives coaches the opportunity to improve their skills, Zondi believes.
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T’S official. Maritzburg United is here to stay. Msunduzi Mayor Chris Ndlela said that the local football club will not leave theHarryGwalaStadiumandthecityfor Port Elizabeth as its home base. Although he did not have the figures on him, Ndlela said that the deal is better than the three-year sponsorship of R36 million which had been put on the table by the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality. Ndlela said that there are a number of stakeholders involved in the new deal. He also added that Maritzburg United’s presence in the city is good for local football enthusiasts who want to pursue a career in the football world. Ndlela said that the Msunduzi
Municipality will be the guarantor for Maritzburg United’s annual sponsorship, and said that they are aiming to get the sponsorship from various stakeholders “Maritzburg United’s presence is good for Pietermaritzburg. The youngsters begin to aspire to be professional football players because they watch professional football week in and week out. Also, sports fans take time to watch football. “The offer is better than what was being offered in the Eastern Cape. But obviously we have put other conditions which will see the city and the people of the province as well as the people of the district of uMgungundlovu deriving some benefits out of it,” said Ndlela. The sponsorship is reportedly worth R12 million a year. “Coming in as a guarantor, we are
mindful that if we don’t succeed in raising what we have guaranteed, we will foot the bill as the council. But we believe it is worth doing that in the interest of the citizens of the city. “We are hoping that we will get the guarantee we have made to them from the private sector. If we don’t, full council endorsed that we serve as the guarantor,” said Ndlela. Maritzburg United’s marketing and communications manager Brian Zuma also released a media statement confirming the news. “The chairman and the board were appreciative of the gesture by the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality for a very good and tempting offer they had made to the club, but believed that remaining in Pietermaritzburg was the more reasonable option in the long run,” he stated.
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MARITZBURG United is likely to be dominated by new faces after an exodus of players. Anencouragingthoughthoweveristhatthe Team of Choice management and its technical bench is working hard to form an all round balance in the side. At the end of last season, contracts of ageing Delron Buckley, Pieter Petersen, Dillon Sheppard and Robyn Johannes were offloaded. While the former Orlando Pirates star left back Ruben Cloete followed his former coach Ernst Middendorp to Bloemfontein Celtic. Hard working midfield anchor, and former Bidvest player Michael Morton returned to GautengandSuperSportUnited,andmidfielder and Soweto born Bongolethu Jayiya went backtoWitsafteraloanspellinPMB.Thelatest crew to exit to Gauteng is United’s defence backbone Rheece Evans and Mario Booysen, who joined the tycoons of South African soccer Mamelodi Sundowns. The departure of so many players may look daunting for United’s head coach Steve Komphela, but the situation is under control and some changes were overdue. Financial challenges and lack of major sponsor were some of the reasons that change was needed. The Team of Choice management cannotaffordsuchhighpaidplayersorplayers that spend the majority of their season being sick. The good news is that Abel Mabaso (right back), Rodney Ramagalela (striker) and Kwanda Mngonyana (centre back) are expected to come on board from Sundowns. United’s chairman Farouk Kadodia recently confirmed that negotiations are currently on going with the Pretoria outfit. Meanwhile AmaZulu general manager Peter O’Connor says the club are still on the lookout for players in two positions as they prepare to step up their pre-season training this week, their second one back following the off-season. Usuthu made a low-key return to their People’s Park training base last week with some of their new signings like Sadate OuroAkoriko, who signed from Free State Stars, and ex-University of Pretoria and Lamontville Golden Arrows goalkeeper Siya Mngoma in attendance.
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