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THE release on Thursday of the national crime statistics shows that violent crimes are at a 10 year high. Aggravated robberies, residential burglaries, car hijackings and murders all increased for the year ending 31 April. Murder in KwaZulu-Natal increased to 3 629 from 3 422 last year. Driving under the influence of alcohol and burglaries made significant jumps, increasing by 2 245 and 4 363 respectively. “Our performanceintermsofdrug related crimes (42 167 arrests) and driving under the influence of alcohol (15 112 arrests) is to be commended as we have placed a lot of effort in operations especially targeting drug dealersanddrunkdrivers,”saidColonel Jay Naicker of Corporate Communications at the KZN Media Centre. Lucas Holtzhausen of Safe City reported in response to the crime statistics (see side bar) that contact street crimes in Pietermaritzburg were on the decline as a result of the partnership between the SAPS and Safe City.
He also said that many of these common robberies were liquor related; either the victims or perpetrators were heavily under the influence of liquor. “Items mostly targeted were cellphones. We therefore appeal to the public when they are walking in the streets to conceal their valuables, avoid desolated lanes and to answer or talk on their cell phones only if they are in a secure environment such as a store,” said Holtzhausen. Responding to the national crime statistics was Jacques Sibomana, communication and marketing manager of National Institute for Crime prevention and Reintegration of Offenders (NICRO). He said that the statistics raised an increase in concern for the citizens. “It is certainly not a story of crime being under control. Neither is this a story of hope and inspiration,” he said. However, Sibomana said that preventing crime does not start with the police, saying that the police are at the end of the line; a point that Naicker also emphasized. “There is no single cause of crime
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ALTHOUGH the excessive number of taverns in the city centre continues to be an area of concern for Safe City, weekly statistic reports show that there has been a decrease in the number of cases of fighting detected in the upper Church Street area. Earlier this year, Maritzburg Fever re ported that there had been an increase in the number of incidents reported in Church Street, between West Street and the railway station, many of which re and the search for simple causes will merely lead to simplistic and ineffective strategies. “It is also accepted that some of the causes of crime are deep-rooted and related to the history and socioeconomic realities of our society.” Naicker added that the “crime picture” seen by the provincial citizens is a result of years of partnership between the SAPS, other policing agencies, communities and other roleplayers who have been toiling to rid communities of criminals. “We call on them not to be deterred by negative comments by certain individualswhohavenounderstanding of the root causes of crimes. “Citizens are requested to continue reporting the activities of crimi-
quired SAPS response. At that time, Lucas Holtzhausen, direc tor at Safe City, said that some taverns were open all day and night which led to patrons getting “overly inebriated”. He attributed this to the availability of alcohol, drugs and the possession of dangerous weapons. Since then, the SAPS and Safe City have been working together to combat the in creased criminal activity and incidents in the area, with much success. nals to police so that we can make this province a better place for all who live in it. “It is only with your active participation that we will win this war against criminality.
The total number of fighting cases de tectedforthepastweekwas26,ofwhich only three occurred in the upper Church Street area. “This decrease can be attributed to the combined SAPS and Liquor Board opera tions which were held in the area over the weekend. “The other liquor related fighting inci dentswerescatteredthroughoutthecity centre,” said Holtzhausen in his weekly press release. “As members of the SAPS we remain committed to fight for this noble cause. “We will continue in our endeavours to ensure that the people of this province are and feel safe,” he said.
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>>nqobile@pmbfever.co.za MSUNDUZI Municipality Mayor Chris Ndlela, has denied ever receiving any correspondence fromtheNationalEnergyRegulator(Nersa)regarding the municipality’s rejected appeal to increase its electricity tariff by 10%. InJulythisyear,themunicipalitysentanapplication to Nersa to increase the tariff by 10%, but Nersa rejected it. The municipality went back and appealed the decision. Last week it emerged through a correspondence from the Pietermaritzburg Chamber of Business (PCB) that this appeal had also been rejected. Addressing the Executive Committee (Exco), Ndlela said that it would be highly unprofessional if Nersa decided to communicate to all other stakeholders, except the Msunduzi Municipality. “We have not received any response from Nersa saying that they have rejected our appeal. It is important that we state that categorically. And naturally, due processes will unfold as soon as we receive that correspondence. As things stand right now, we have noted the queries from the media around this issue and the commentsaccordinglyfromrespectiveparties and NGOs,” he said. Last week, the Witness quoted Nersa spokesperson Charles Hlebela as saying that Nersa could not find a reasonable motivation for the requested 10% increase. Nevertheless, the decision by Nersa has received support from various organizations. ThePietermaritzburgChamberofBusiness sent out a communiqué to all its members regarding Nersa’s decision. PCB CEO, Melanie Veness, was quoted as saying: “Nersa have confirmed their decision to allow Msunduzi a 7% electricity increase. Charging a higher tariff is illegal, and accounts will need to be adjusted. This tariff is final, unless a further public meeting is requested by the municipality and acceded to by Nersa.” The Pietermaritzburg Agency for Community Social Awareness (Pacsa) researcher Julie Smith said this is good news for all people of Msunduzi.
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Protesters, led by Crisis and Disaster Centre (CDC) spokesperson and human rights ac tivist Ibrahim Shaik (centre), gathered out side the court in sup port of the Chinese engineers who were eventually released.
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IGHT Chinese engineers, and one Malawian, who were detained during a raid at Amalgamated Tobacco Manufacturing (ATM) in Portland Road in Mkondeni on September 11, have been released pending an investigation. Thenineaccusedfacedcharges of illegal immigration. Speaking to the Maritzburg Fever, KZN Crisis and Disaster Centre (CDC) spokesperson, and human rights activist, Ibrahim Shaik said that the CDC decided to intervene after it was reported to them that during the raid, the accused were manhandled by the task
force. “ATM is the first black–empowered cigarette manufacturing company in South Africa and is the only cigarette manufacturing company in KZN. The company purchased cigarette machines from China. When the machines were brought into the country, they came in with seven engineers to operate them and to transfer skills to local people. They arrived around November last year. There is no one in this country qualified torunthesemachines,”saidShaik. It has been reported that the men are employed by a Chinese– based company called Tianjin Pengbo Engineering Ltd, and they were mandated by their company to provide training at ATM.
Shaik alleges that last month, home affairs officials did an inspection of the work permits and confirmed that there were no problems. However there was a second inspection by a home affairs official who, Shaik alleges, entered the premises without permission or a search warrant. He further alleges that the official physically abused the accused and told the task force teamtoholdtheminpositionwhile he checked their passports. “The accused were not handled with dignity,” explained Shaik. He said that due to the arrest of the engineers, the company came to a grinding halt which forced 60 locals to be placed on short time. Last week, CDC sent a memo-
randum of demands to Home Affairs which included the immediatereleaseoftheChinesemenwho were held at Loop Street police station. The accused made their first court appearance at the Magistrate’s Court in Otto Road where they were all released on their own cognisance after the state withdrew its opposition to bail. The case has been postponed untilJanuary28nextyearpending further investigations. The nine accused are Yamina Wang (40), Hao Qian (24), Heping Yang (53), Lanxin Wei (58), Xialin Guo (50), Huajun Xie (56), Guiying Liu (61), Baoming Zhao (56) and Malawian Eric Arafi (35).
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ihluke kakhulu kulezo esiphila ngaphansi kwazo namhlanje. Siphinde sabaqaza isigqoko kubona sathi noma ngabe asinawo amandla okubadudula noma ukubajaha, sicela baphuthume bakhanyise ngemibiko eminingi eseBhayibhelini edida abaningi abazibiza ngamakholwa. Eminye yalemibiko ithi yonke into eyenzeka emhlabeni idalwe nguNkulunkulu njengoba enguMninimandla Onke. Izinceku zeNkosi zihlale ziduduza abashiywe yizihlobo zabo zithi abangakhali kakhulu ngoba: “UNkulunkulu uphile, uNkulunkulu uthathile.” Ezinye zize zijuluke ziconse uma sezichaza ukuthi uma umuntu ebona sengathi sezimnetha kakhulu, yilapho kusuke kufanele asondele kakhulu kuNkulunkulu ngoba leso sikhathi esinzima sifika uma eseziqhelelanisile naYe. IzincekuzeNkosizithinoma sekunzima kangakanani, thina luntu akufanele silahle ithemba. Zithi akufanele sivumele isilingo sokucabanga Sunday ukuthi uNkulunkulu akasithGood Old Fun and Games andi. Zithi usithanda noma sesilahlwe yiwo wonke umuntu emhlabeni. Siyavumelana nalezi zinceku ngoba sikholwa Sunflower Fun with The Gardener, wukuthi impilo yethu isezanTanya Visser dleni zaKhe u ‘Sonini nanini’. Yikhona lokhu kukholwa kwethu-ke ukuthi impilo yethu isezandleni zake oPhezukonke, okwenza o ‘sikhwili phambana nobhoko’ abafana Pick-a-box 4 CHOC. Enter the Win noNyikinyibhoxo bajabule An Awesome Party bafe uma kwenzeke inhlekelecompetition le bese besibingelela ngokubhuqa (sarcastically) bathi: “Amen! Intando yakhe yenzekile.” Kusuke kuncinze amaGood Old Fun and Games
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Cupcakes 4 Kids with Cancer CUPCAKES 4 Kids with Cancer willbehostingtheinauguralNa tional Cupcake Day in Pieterma ritzburgon28SeptemberatLib erty Midlands Mall from 8am to 5pm. Last year, the first Nation al Cupcake Day was a resound ing success which raised over R500 000 to help families living with a child with cancer. The money raised from the event is used to assist the chil
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TALKING TOURISM DUMISANI MHLONGO: DIRECTOR OF THE MSUNDUZI PIETERMARITZBURG TOURISM ASSOCIATION
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HE past three weeks saw the city hosting a group of political activists from America who came to Pietermaritzburg to experience the local Freedom Route. This was the second group after the first was hosted in September 2012. The group leader is Dr A Lenora Taitt– Magubane, a native New Yorker who became involved in the civil rights movement while attending Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. She also became a member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and the Committee on Appeal for Human Rights. She has worked as an education/social services officer in Lusaka, Zambia for the UN High Commissioner on Refugees, and with the UN Development Program in setting up the first international conference on human resource development in South Africa. The group highlighted a lot of similarities between political struggle stories here and experiences in their own country. For most of them, touching African soil for the first time
was an emotional experience and an ancestral connection. Before the commencement of the tour, the group was hosted for tea by Mrs Motala, widow of Dr Motala who was host to Nelson Mandela in March 1961 after he addressed the All in Africa Conference at Plesislaer Arya Samaj Hall, now known as Manaye Hall, in Imbali. When Madiba made a surprise appearance and addressed the conference, he was dressed in a smart suite but when he arrived at Motala’s house later, he was disguised in overalls, Mrs Motala remembers. The tour proceeded along Edendale and Imbali Heritage and Freedom Route which incorporates, amongst others, Heroes Acre, DCO Matiwane Museum and Peace Monument. The Mandela Capture Site in Howick was also part of the experience. A farewell gathering was held at the City Hall where Msunduzi Pietermaritzburg Tourism and the city mayor formally handed over Freedom Route certificates.
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Epworth co–educational preparatory school senior choir, and twentythree of the school’s musicians, recently took part in the annual SASMT (South African Society of Music Teachers) Eisteddfod. The Senior Choir (pictured) performed a golden performance achieving an A+. The school’s ensemble, made up of boys and girls in various grades playing a range of instruments, achieved an A. The twenty–three musicians all played beautifully with many outstanding performances and great results. Eleven of the pupils were also selected to perform in the Best of Eisteddfod Concert.
St Charles win Enviro Quiz
Alex pupils support Arbour Week
>> There were 15 participating teams from as far afield as Gauteng
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The winning St Charles College team (from left) Mark Ortmann, Peter Taylor, Matthew Germishuizen and Cameron Gemmel.
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HIS year’s Enviro Quiz saw St Charles College take top honours at the national event held in the Colin Webb Hall at UKZN. There were 15 participating teams from as far afield as Gauteng. Each member of the winning team received
a book, plus vouchers to the value of R750. The College received seven R200 Exclusive Book vouchers, compliments of UKZN. Certificates were presented to each member of the first three teams and their schools. The questions have become more challenging over the years and this year was themed ‘Water conservation’. There are many parties that contribute to the organisation and success of the quiz with the main three being Mondi, WESSA(WildlifeandEnvironmentSociety of South Africa) and UKZN, while hours of preparation are spent by Cynthia Dibben from Epworth and Heather Ducasse from WESSA. The St Charles College team, consisting of Mark Ortmann, Peter Taylor, Matthew Germishuizen and Cameron Gemmel, excelled, lead from the start, worked well as a team and successfully contributed in their fields of speciality.
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The Alexandra High School Rotary Interact Club celebrated Arbour Week by planting four Grewia Occidentalis Crossberry Trees in the school grounds. Holes were prepared by the pupils who were delighted to have planted the trees as they should attract birds to the schoolgrounds once they start bearing fruit. Suhaila Gabey, the President of the Rotary Interact Club, said that she and her fellow members will look after the trees (from left) Suhaila Gabey, Andile Gumede, Thabani Mdlalose, Nduduzo Dlamini, Yolisa Base and Thabeka Ndlovu.
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Pupils in Grades eight to 11 at Capulum College in Hilton recently visited Roselands Outdoor Adventure Centre and throughly enjoyed themselves. Pictured gearing up with war paint for the scavenger hunt challenge are (from left) Ndumiso Dladla, Jordan Taylor, Daniel Harvey, Kayla Edwards, Scott Kelly, Kelly Logan and Jordan Lee.
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For local families with kids and family members either studying or living in the other major cities in South Africa, having a Neotel phone in each city, makes it easy and cost effective to communicate with one another. You are able to practically talk for free during off peak hours.
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Everyone wants to access the internet, either for business, pleasure or for just doing research for school assignments. With the superfast Neotel network and affordable data bundles costing just R49 for 2GB, which offers exceptional value , we are able to bring internet access to every home within the Neotel covered areas. No wires, no fuss. With a wireless Neotel data stick , upto 5 wireless devices such as laptops, tablets, I pads , smartphones and desktops can simultaneously connect to the internet at exceptionally good rates.
oosas Discount Warehouse is Pietermaritzburg’s premier retail store and a household name in the Natal Midlands, having served the needs of its loyal customers for the past 20 years, says Firoz Moosa, a director.
Quality, Value and Choice is what we offer and have built our reputation on this. Our customers know that we are a one stop shop for all of their needs and we go the extra mile, to get what our customers need, says Firoz. We believe that by offering Neotel to our customers, we would be helping them save money on calls, data bundles and the like. With the cost of cell phone calls being so high, having a Neotel wireless handset makes a lot of sense. With Neotel to Neotel calls costing just 17c per minute during peak hours, customers will certainly save money on a daily basis. All call rates are on a per second billing basis, therefore you only pay for the time you have used. All Neotel to Neotel off peak calls from 6PM to 7AM weekdays, all day on weekends and Public Holidays are free!
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Residents of Pietermaritzburg can really look forward to excellent voice and data rates, one of the benefits of using Neotel’s CDMA network in Pietermaritzburg. For the launch, Moosas Discount Warehouse will be offering all their Neotel Prepaid products in stock at cost. In addition, we also stock a full range of Neotel airtime, as well as smartphones with dual SIM , enabling you to have your existing mobile number as well as your new Neotel number and to be able to switch between the two when needed. Customers are able to choose between prepaid and contract options which are very affordable.
Very soon, Moosas Discount Warehouse customers would be able to pay their local electricity and other accounts in-store as well as buy airtime at our till points.
“Neotel has launched post-paid and prepaid services to the market and we required a partner that has a regional wide operational
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“More so, as our customer base increases we want to ensure that they have easy access to our products and consumer voice and data services, both on a regional basis and with this new partnership we are convinced that there will be a strong uptake from the customers using our services
Two lucky customers, who buy their Neotel handsets during our launch day, will stand a chance to get back their full purchase price. All you have to do is to make sure you write your name and contact number on your copy invoice and pop it into the Neotel box in store. The lucky draw will take place in store at 2:30 in the afternoon.
Customers can also take out contracts and the benefit of this is that you can do away with your current landline and port your existing home or business number to Neotel. Why be tied down to a landline when you can use a Neotel line to roam around Pietermaritzburg and people can call you on your “landline” , whilst you are out of your home , provided you are in Neotel covered area, Simple, isn’t it.
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Water harvesting at Botanical Gardens
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Standing next to the large water tanks sponsored by Rotary and installed by Irritech are (from left) Rotary President Jay Ghela, Reg Sitaram (Irritech), Allen Nene (Gardens Curator) and SANBI’s Chief Director of Conservation Gardens, Chris Willis.
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THE Rotary Club of Pietermaritzburg has formally handed over water harvesting equipment to the National Botanical Gardens in Pietermaritzburg. Rain water is harvested, collected in large tanks and sprayed over the many plants in the Garden’s nursery. While Rotary paid for all the equipment, Irritech Agencies International installed the irrigation system at no charge. Botanical Garden’s curator, Allen Nene, thanked both Rotary and Irritech. “Not only has this development allowed us to free up one of our staff members responsible for hand–watering all the plants in the nursery, but it is saving us the many thousands of rand we used to spend on municipal water. As conservationists,westronglybelieveinutilizing natural resources in a sustainable manner and hope to show many people what can be achieved through water harvesting,” he said. – Supplied.
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INGAKWENZA Education and Health, a non–profit organisation that aims to provide low cost, high impact health and early education, held a fundraising evening in Hilton recently. Guests at the event participated in a silent auction and enjoyed the inspirationalmessagebySibusiso Vilane. Vilane is the only black African to summit all seven of the highest mountains in the world, but was once a herd boy until he was giventheopportunityto go to school. More opportunities led to him becoming a game ranger and ultimately, a renowned adventurer. “Sibusiso was a very appropriate speaker, obviously having received various opportunities during his lifetime. It just shows what a difference one can make,” said Chief Investment Officer at Harvard House Group, Michael Porter, a guest at the event. The public is invited to become a Rainbow Champion for Singakwenza. Please contact Linda at linda@singakwenza or 082 3211 283 to find out how you can become involved. – Supplied
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Community sports day at Panorama LOCAL sports veteran, Jerry Barnes, will be hosting a community sports day at the Panorama Grounds on 28 September at 8am. Barnes returned to the city last
EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT IN ANYBODY’S LIFE. THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS I WANT TO DO FOR MY COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY FOR THE CHILDREN AND OLD PEOPLE year after spending eight years in Johannesburg, and is using this event to let the people of Pietermaritzburg know that he is back and to show his appreciation to them.
Barnes said that he owes his success to the Pietermaritzburg community. He will be using the day not only to promote his love for sports, but also
to incorporate educational speakers for the youth with regard to the social ills that they face every day such as drugs, crime and alcohol. There will also be a speaker from local government who will present a speech on the importance of the upcoming elections and voting. “Education is important in anybody’s life. There are a lot of things I want to do for my community, especially for the children and old people,” said Barnes.
Pelham inter–house athletics
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For more information, contact Barnes at 083 521 9553 or email jerryb.barnes228@gmail.com. – Supplied
St Charles junior athletes
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Melville House were the overall winners at the Pelham Primary school inter–house cross country day. All Pelham pupils are en couraged to participate and score points for their house during this event. Pictured with the Pelham School sports director, Dylan Campbell (back) are the individual winners of each event (front, from left) Zolile Shange, Montel Dorlly, Nadia Holhs and Lu zaan de Wit.
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The Wykeham Collegiate junior school recently took part in the inter– schools athletics meet at Pelham and were placed second in the girls sec tion (from left) Sophie de Klerk, Brooke Aylward and Thirusha Naidoo.
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St Charles College Prep recently hosted their annual junior athletics day. The afternoon’s events are all track based and there are no points and therefore no winners or losers, just great competition. Patrick Atkins passes the ba ton to his team mate, Owethu Mqwambi, in the four by 100m relay.
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THE Lee Bromley Golf Foundation (LBGF) in Howick aims to introduce golf to disadvantaged children with thepurposeofprovidingthemwithan opportunity to build character and learn various life skills. LBGF is a youth development organisation using skills activities to assist in the development stages that all children go through, whether they are physical, emotional or social. “We are more than a golf learning centre. We provide a positive impact on children, their families and their communities through the great game of golf. It provides the perfect framework for optimal growth, development and maturity through golf,” said founder Bromley. He said that there are currently 30 children enrolled at the foundation between the ages of six and 14. “We have limited the number to 30 until we have transport and other resources to enroll further children,” he
said. He said that the response and eagerness from the children has been incredible, and the LBGF could easily have over 200 children enrolled if it had the necessary funding and required resources. “The response from the corporate sector has been slow, as can be expected with an unknown entity, but I am sure with the right exposure and the goodwill we are creating within communities, LBGF will get the recognition and affiliate partners looking to expand their corporate social investment,” said Bromley. The Howick Golf Club will be hosting the inaugural LBGF Classic on 27 October to raise funds for the foundation. “Wewouldliketoinvitecorporates and individuals to get involved and make a difference in the lives of the children of the KZN Midlands.” For more information, contact Lee Bromley at 072 249 2733 or email lee@leebromleygolf.co.za.
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The Lee Bromley Golf Foundation, which opened only two months ago, allows children from disadvantaged back grounds a chance to learn the sport.
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“We encourage seniors to join us all forthefirstofmanysuchfunwalks.We are looking to encouraging the over sixtiestocomeoutandjoinus,”hesaid. There will be two distances to suit different levels of fitness; a mile (2km) and three miles (5km). For more information visit www.padca.co.za or www.moffatt.co.za or email adminsec@padca.co.za or phone Jean at 033 345 4711. There is no entry fee although donations will be appreciated. Pre–registration is preferable. – Supplied
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