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THE proposal of a desalinationplantinDesainagarinLaMercywas met with fury from resi-
dents in the area.Ameetingwasheld at theTongaat
Town Hall on Wednesday, 8 OctoberbyCSIR, a consultancy companywhohas been employed on behalf ofUmgeniWater,toaddressresidentsofthe project and gauge their reactionabout the proposal. They were metwith much resistance.
Residents also lashed out at headconsultant Ismail Banoo for hostingthe meeting at 5pm.
One resident TashaGayapersadh,an environmental attorney, called onCSIR to cancel the meeting becausemost residents were not informed.
“You are hosting this meeting at5pmandexpectworkingpeople tobehere. This is not how this processshould be followed.”
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Banooexplainedthemeetingwason-ly advertised in two paid broadsheetpublicationswhichalsoangeredresi-dentswhosaidthiswasnotsufficient.
He added that it was simply a be-ginning process and that the projectwas not in fact underway.
“We are speaking to you to getfeedback. There is no construction ofany kind under way.”
Therewas an uproar fromanum-ber of people stating that CSIR andUmgeni Water were attempting to“pull the wool” over the eyes of resi-dents.
Once the first presentation got un-der way by Umgeni Water, managerof Planning Services KevinMeier, thesituation escalated.
Meier was grilled on almost everyslide with residents offering alter-nate,moregreensolutionstoadesali-nation plant.
In his presentation, Meier statedthat Umgeni Water supplied KwaZu-lu-Natal with 1 203 mega litres (ML)ofwatereverydayandcouldonlypro-
duce 1156Ml. He also said a droughtwas imminent.
“We expect a drought every 10years and have not had one for 15years.Wehave lookedatmanydiffer-ent alternatives, but this is the mostviable solution.”
He explained the plant would bethree kilometres from the ocean on afarming site in Desainagar.
Residents then questioned whythe site in La Mercy was selected to
would want the project to continue.You are not objective.”
The credibility of Umgeni Waterand CSIR was also questioned byRawheath who, with other residentsclaimedtheCSIRwaspaidbyUmgeniWater and that Umgeni Water was40% government funded.
“This is just another multibillion-rand project that you want us to tagalong on. We will not allow govern-ment to once again make its ownmoney for itself,” said Rawheath.
PHOTO: KAVEEL SINGH
Presenters listen to angry residents.
THE Tongaat Child and FamilyWelfare Society appeals to the publicfor assistance in locating the bio-logical mother (Nomusa Vilakazi) ofSihle Vilakazi, born on 19 February,1999.
The biological father of the saidchild, Bhekizitha Lawrence Mbunda
died on 07/11/2008.The family is originally fromMagwa-veni, Tongaat.
Anyonewith information pertain-ing to the above mentioned persons,kindly contact Devi Naidoo on 0329441514.
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Two injuredin collision
TWO people were seriously in-jured after two motor vehiclesand a motorcycle were involvedin an accident on the R102 out-side the Tongaat SAPS office onMonday morning.
Netcare 911 paramedics andother services found the roadwayobstructed by the vehicles anddebris lying scattered over theroad.
Upon assessment of all the oc-cupants of the vehicles it wasfound that a driver of the one ofthe vehicles and the motorcyclisthad both sustained serious inju-ries.
The occupants of the other ve-hicle were not injured.
The two injured patients weretreated on scene before being tak-en to hospital.
PHOTO: SUPPLIEDScene of the accident.
whichMeierreplied that itwasaquestionofwatergravitating.
TheLaMercyResidenceAc-tion Groups (LaMRAG) BettyRawheath lambasted Meierfor not searching for all viablealternatives.
“Sir, in the reasoning sec-tion of a document you pub-lished for this very project,there are many questions onviabilitythatareaskedandyouanswer them yourself withoutany doubt. What kind of pro-posal is this? Of course, you
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TWELVE people were injuredafter a minibus overturned onthe N2 south bound betweenBallito and Tongaat in KwaZuluNatal this morning.
According to Netcare 911spokesperson paramedics andother services arrived on sceneand found the minibus had come
to a standstill back on its wheelson the side of the road, followingthe rollover.
“Upon assessment of all theoccupants of the minibus, itwas found that 12 peoplesustained injuries ranging frommoderate to serious,” saidspokesperson Santi Steinmann.
“All the injured patients weretreated on scene before theywere transported to varioushospitals for further medicalcare.”
Police are investigating thecause of the accident.
— Supplied.
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PROTESTERS who reigned chaos on theTongaat CBD last Wednesday were ar-rested by swift police action with the
streets being cleared by 11am.Twenty fivemembers of the publicwere ar-
rested and charged for public violence anddamage to property. One of them includedward committee and ANC branch executivecommittee member Zamani Ntuli.
Protesters,fromtheEmonaareaofTongaat,converged on the eThekwinimunicipal officesin Tongaat demanding to meet mayor JamesNxumalo.
Theprotesterswereangryabout thedeathsof a teenager and two men on Tuesday.
A 19-year-old man was electrocuted whileillegally making a connection to the electricitysupply. He fell into a swamp, his 23-year-oldbrother tried to savehim, butwas also electro-cuted.A17-year-oldboytriedtorescuethetwo,butsuccumbedtohis injuriesenroute toa localclinic.
The protesters wanted to be connected tothe electricity grid to prevent illegal connec-tions and similar tragedies.
eThekwini Metro mayor James Nxumalosaid in a statement onWednesday that he hadreceived a report from themunicipality’s elec-tricitydepartment,whichindicatedthatanille-gal connection was responsible for the loss oflife.
“I sendmy condolences to the families wholost their loved ones. Thismust be viewed as alesson to our people that illegal electricity con-nectionsarenotonlybadfortheeconomyofthecity but are a hazard to the lives of the people
who reside in these communities.”Speaking to the Weekly, ward councillor
MichaelAbraham firstsaidhewasalsosympa-thetic to the plight of the people.
“Firstly,Iamverysadaboutthreeofourpeo-ple passing away in this manner. It is indeed atragedy.”
However,Abrahamsaidthecommunityhadno reason to be angered at him. According toAbraham,aBidAdjudicationCommittee(BAC)hadbeensetupto implementcontractors to in-stall electricity in the area.
“The community is well aware of this. Andsince theywere informed of the BAC, the com-mittee selected three different contractors toelectrify the area.”
Explaining why he did not attend the sceneonTuesday,Abrahamsaidhehadbeenadvisedby police not to go to the area.
“I had tovisit the station first because Ihavepreviously hadmy life threatened by people inEmona. Police told me that an angered grouphad gathered and advised me to keep away.”
In a strange twist, Abrahamwas appointedas the defending attorney for the 25 that werearrested.
“Our regional ANC askedme to assist thosemembers. At the end of the day they are ourmembers.”
Also commenting on the matter, ZamaniNtuli, one of the arrested who is also a wardcommitteeandANCbranchexecutivecommit-teemember said the communitywas “angryatthe time”.
When asked about the councillor being hislawyer Ntuli said: “Without the councillor wecannot do much. He is the leader for the area.We do not fully understand why he is our law-yer. He was just appointed to us. He told us hewill help us.”
Ntuli didnothaveany criticismofAbrahamwhen asked for comment on the councillor.
FIVEpeoplewereinjuredfollowinganaccidenton the R102 near Umhlali on Tuesday after-noon.
Netcare911paramedicsandother servicesfound that two motor vehicles and one heavygoods vehicle were involved.
A light delivery vehicle left the road andcrashed into a tree following the collision.
The heavy goods vehicle also left the roadand came to a standstill in the grass area next
to the roadway, said Netcare spokespersonSanti Steinmann.
“Upon assessment of all occupants of thethreevehicles,itwasfoundthattwopeoplesus-tained serious injuries and three people sus-tained minor to moderate injuries.
“All the injured patients were treated onscene, the patients were transported to hospi-tal,” she added.
- Supplied.
The van thatcrashed into atree.PHOTO:SUPPLIED
Five injured in accident
A TWOYEAROLDchild has been killedafter the vehicle he andfour others were travelling in overturned onthe R614 near Tongaaton Monday, 13 October.
Members of Reaction Unit South Africa(Rusa) had been dispatched to the accident scene after receiving a call from a motorist on Sunday.
Officers were informed that the occupants of the vehiclewere seriously injuredand required urgentmedical assistance.
Upon arrival, officers and paramedicsfound five people, including a twoyearoldchild, lying on the sideof the road.
The injured werestabilised and transported to hospital.
The child later diedas a result of injuriessustained during thecrash.
Investigations areongoing.
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5THE Tongaat Child and Family WelfareSociety Youth Group were given the opportunity during the holidays to visit the RainFarm Game Lodge were they were treatedto a game drive and teambuilding activities.
Youth group members reported thatthey “are now more educated on animal lifeand the environment’’.
The TCW Youth Group consists of members from the Tongaat community between the ages of 12 and 16.
Young leaders are keen to give back topoverty stricken areas in Tongaat and plan
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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDMembers of the youth group during the holidays.
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Eye institute brings sight>> Underprivileged children to see clearly againKAVEEL SINGH
THE Brien Hold Vision Institute and Ster-Kinekor, the Departments of Health andEducation and the South African Opto-
metric Association (SAOA) have partnered tolaunch the South African School Eye HealthProject.
The project was launched at the GatewaySter-Kinekor Cinema on Thursday, 9 October.
The programme aims to support the imple-mentation of eye health services within thegovernment’s national Integrated SchoolHealth Programme, by providing eye care tothousandsofdisadvantagedpupils infiveprov-inces-KwaZulu-Natal,EasternCape,NorthernCape, Mpumalanga and Gauteng.
The institute plans to screen about 150 000children, and provide free spectacles to 7 500of thosesuffering fromrefractiveerrorand lowvision.
Theinstitute willalsobelaunchingotherini-tiatives including health promotions andeducational messages to reach an even widergroup of children and adults in the targetedprovinces.
According to Professor Kovin Naidoo, theGlobal programmedirector for theBrienHold-en Vision Institute, the School Eye Health Pro-gramme addresses a “desperate need”.
“Ourcountryfacesmanysocialandeconom-ic challenges. In such a context of competingneeds, it is critical that civil society, businessand government work together.
“TheBrienHoldenVisionInstituteapplaudsthe concern and caring that Ster-Kinekor andSAOAhave shown in supporting government’sIntegrated School Health Programme.
“This public private partnership is a qualityinvestment in the future of our children,” saidthe professor.
It is estimated that six out of 10 children inSouth Africa with reduced vision can be cor-rected with glasses, yet only 20% of those chil-dren needing glasses have them.
Considering that an estimated of up to 80%of what children learn is assimilated through
error and low vision.“Workingwithourpartnersinthisinitiative,
it isouraimtorenderthesemuch-neededservi-ces in public schools as a pilot programme ini-tially,inpartnershipwiththevariousprovincialdepartments.
Ster-Kinekor CEOFiazMohamed said sightwas perceived as a luxury that has been takenfor granted.
“Beforeweundertookthispartnership, Ididnot realise the need for something of this na-ture.”
Ster-Kinekor customers can contribute tothe School Eye Health Project either whenbooking online on www.sterkinekor.com or atone of the self-service terminals in the cinemafoyer.
The public donate from as little as R2.50 toVision Mission when prompted during thebooking process.
PHOTO: KAVEEL SINGHAt the launch ofthe School EyeHealth Project today, World SightDay SterKinekorGateway in Durban(from left) FiazMahomed, CEO ofSterKinekor, Professor Kovin Naidoo,Global ProgrammeDirector of the BrienHolden Vision Institute, Dr Nina Kriel,President of SAOA(South African Optometric Assn), Jayshree Naidoo, representing the KwaZuluNatal Dept ofHealth and somepupils at the event.
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TONGAAT DA councillor, Brian Jayanathanhopes to form a cancer support group in association with Cancer Association of SouthAfrica.
Jayanathan, a cancer survivor, said hewas hoping to give people with this illnessa place to express themselves and relateto others. “This was a very difficult challenge in my life and I am now aware of the
direct impact it has. I want others to knowthey are not alone and that we are here forthem. Tongaat needs something like thisand we have to be open to supporting ourfellow residents.”
Jayanathan is a cancer motivator anda life member of Cancer SA serving on theregional executive of Cancer Association ofSA, Durban region.
Jayanathan saidhe hoped to begin thefirstcancersupportgroupmeeting onSun
day, 9 November at the V Moonsamy Hallin Buffelsdale at 1pm. He said guest speakers included Consul General of Lesotho Lerato Tsosane, Nadia Baderoon and ClaraNobel from Cancer Association of SouthAfrica, Durban. The event will also havefree cancer testing and education from10am till 12.30pm. The public and other interested community and religious organisations and businesses are invited . For further information, contact Jayanathan on083 555 0886 or email [email protected] or visit www.cancersupportgroup.co.za
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Water restrictions to hit the north
THE eThekwini Municipalitywill be implementingwater re-strictions in the north because
of limited supply in the area.According to the statement re-
leased a few days ago, the far north-ern region of eThekwini is suppliedfrom Umgeni Water’s Hazelmerewater works.
“Umgeni Water has requested arestriction in the Hazelmere supplyarea, as the weather forecasts areshowing strong prediction of the EINinoeffectoccurringtowardstheendof this year.
“This is likely to result in impactsassociated with a draught cycle.
“ElNinoreferstoanirregularlyoc-curring and complex series of climat-ic changes affecting the equatorialPacific region and beyond every fewyears.
“Water levels in the HazelmereDamhavebeendroppingsinceMarchand have reached a critical level of51% according to eThekwiniMunici-pality.
“To minimise the impact, UmgeniWater has requested level one waterrestrictionstobeappliedintheHazel-
mere supply zone.Level one restrictionmeansa10%
reduction in demand.“Themunicipality urges people to
reduce their demand by at least 10%to recover the water level in the damand avoid any further restrictions.
“Themunicipality is also checkingforwater leaksandburstpipesorwa-termeters to reduceanypossiblewa-ter losses.
“Waterwill be available, however,we urge you to use water very wiselyduringthisperiodasthesupplyofwa-ter will be limited. It would really as-sist if we could reduce our demandover the next few months,” said thestatement.
The areas affected include Veru-lam, Grange, Redcliffe, EverestHeights, Waterloo, Trenance,Tongaat, Westbrook, La Mercy, SeaTides, Hambanati, Emona, Bur-breeze and Umdloti.
Water saving tips• Do not water the garden.• Avoid washing cars or wash us-
ing bucket water instead of a hosepipe.• Do not fill the swimming pools.
• Do not leave the tap runningwhen brushing your teeth or for anyother activities.
• A two-minute shower is betterthan bathing.
• Insteadofwashing clothes everyday with half load, wash every alter-nate day with a full load.
• Whenwashingvegetables,washthem in a dish, instead of washingvegetables under running water.
• Read your meter daily to ensurethere are no internal leaks in yourproperty.
• If you are going away close themain valve.
• Whenwashingdishesdonotuserunning water, rather fill a basin.
• Report leaks to our call centre• Use water sparingly andwisely,
do not waste water in any way.The municipality urges residents
to continue reporting illegal waterconnections and water leaks to 08013 13 013.
Residents can also use 083 7073013 to SMS when reporting waterleaks or email [email protected]
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Communitystands togetheragainst poaching
SHANNON HOPKINS
AFTER witnessing poachers andtheir hunting dogs in action twoweeks in a row, residents are nowfighting back.
Poaching activity has been seenintheopenlandinfrontof theBalli-to BayMall bordering the SimbithiEco Estate.
Residents contacted local wild-life authorities and the UmhlaliSAPS to form an informal anti-poachinggroup.Those living inthearea will keep authorities in-formed.
The Glen resident, Danie Tal-jaard, said he and his wife sawpoachers intheveld twoweeksagoin what they assumed was a “suc-cessful hunting venture”.
He said the poachers went intothebushabout200metresfromhishome and therewas a lot of noise.
“Wecouldnotseeanything,butthedogswentwildand therewerechopping sounds, so it seemed asthough they had caught some-thing.Poaching isnotonandwearenot going to tolerate it,” said Tal-jaard.
He said he sawa youngmanandadogagainlastThursday,buthedidnot appear to catch anything.
He said his neighbours are alsoon boardwith the anti-poaching ef-fort, and relevant contact numbershave been passed around.
Animals like bushbuck, smallerbuck varieties and rabbits, havebeen seen in the area.
vation manager Lionel van Schoorarepartof thegroup,asarelocalen-vironmentalist Simon Bundy andUmhlali SAPS acting station com-mander Dieter Fittkau.
“We want to know when peopleare breaking the lawwith regard towildlife so we can deal with theproblem.Weareverypositiveaboutthis effort,” said Howard.
If you suspect poaching activity,contact Howard on 083 263 4766,Fittkau at the SAPS on032 947 9900 or Lionel van Schooron 082 559 2847.
PHOTO: SUPPLIEDKZN Wildlife honorary officer BillHoward will help eradicate poachingin Ballito.
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IN a class of 90 pupils, we were in a“special” class in grade 2 in a rural schoolin the late nineties.
It was special not in the sense of ourmental challenges, which I don’t think Ihad, but in the way we were made to feelproud to be in a classroom the size of two
and being taught by two teachers at thesame time.
Fast forward to another school in atownship and I found myself in a class ofabout 70 pupils in grade 5 and we weretold how lucky we were to be in such asmall class. There were rumours of modelC schools in town having as few as 20 to30 pupils, but this was disregarded as “utter nonsense” and described as another urban legend.
As the years went by and I changedschools, class numbers varied and something disturbing occurred when I went tohigh school.
We were given a chance to decide ourfutures in grade 9, a year before we weremade to choose subjects we would studyfor the remainder of our schooling careers.I will be honest, I chose physics because
I thought it sounded cool and despised accounting as I vaguely knew that my oldersister studied it and she looked miserablewhen she spoke about it.
As luck would have it, I chose a classwith physics and biology and core mathematics and accounting. There were sevengrade 10 classes in our school and I was inthe “double science” class. What worriedme, however, was the number of grade 11and grade 12 classes.
At my school in 2006, there were fiveclasses in grade 11 and only three in grade12.
It was constantly reinforced that notall of us would make it, that not all of uswere smart enough, and it was halfknocked out of a lot of us how our dreamsof big houses and many cars were unrealistic, but we did not know then how bad it
would really be.If I remember correctly, the 2007 class
grade 11 pupils was a staggering six classes,but two of the classes were so small thatthey had to be merged, leaving us with onlyfive. And in that fateful year, our teacherswent on strike and stayed away from theclassroom for, according to my memory,close to a month, or longer.
Maybe we can blame the strike for thedismal results, or maybe it was bound tohappen, but it was seriously bad.
I failed two subjects and produced dismal marks for mathematics that theclients I tutor will cringe about.
Anyway, I was “condoned” as I was considered a victim of the strike and given achance to redeem myself in matric.
So in grade 12 we merged with the classof grade 11 G (we being F) as we both lostmany to the hatchet of failure and the guillotine of dropout and just like that webecame grade 12 D.
We were the guinea pigs for the then
new national senior certificate and no oneknew what to expect from us in terms ofpass rates. Our school had a 95% pass rate(about 200 pupils) in the previous yearand we were under pressure to keep it thatway, or improve.
In the end, we achieved a 96% or sopass rate, but only a quarter of us qualifiedfor university. Of that minute number, asmaller fraction still, got accepted at university, and fewer still could afford it orwere lucky enough to get financial aid.Gloomier still, of those who held out andcontinued to study, a few finished and gottheir degrees and a lucky few of us havebeen fortunate to secure employment.
Why am I telling this gloomy story itis just an observation I have made, albeitwith a heavy heart.
If this story has a moral to it, it may bethat we have to remember that not all ofus will prosper and that is a reality we caneither choose to accept or change. Thereality is, it exists.
Not all will prosper
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Time for us toclean up
MY mother raised me to believe that theprinciples and values espoused by the Bible are sacrosanct and that whatever lessons doled out by the church and its authorities are a concomitant part of the religious doctrine meant to enlighten theLord’s flock.
Hence, “cleanliness is Godliness” was asacred “law” that governed my home fromthe living room to the kitchen and into thebedroom. Chaos was avoided and ordermaintained thanks to these three simplewords.
A living room with several comfortablecushions scattered around, couch coverswoven by the most skilful seamstress, acheap vase whose oriental decorative de
tail gives of the elusive impression of exoticopulence and a wall unit carved from themost expensive wood filled with trophies,family photos and other souvenirs gleanedfrom many a travel up and down the wildand adventurous Zululand coast, is a potential field of chaos.
In reality, however those cushions wereused as projectiles, couch covers as bandanas masking the smirk of a 10yearoldwouldbe villain, the vase an imagined bazooka and the wall unit either as the indestructible edifice of a warlord’s fortress oras a storage facility for the “regiment”, chaos. And bedrooms were also susceptible tobecoming the stage upon which our youngminds could act out the narrative of copsand robbers, cowboys and Indians superheroes and villains with the liberty to messup and leave order shattered into a thousand pieces, scattered throughout theroom.
The kitchen was for recuperation purposes. Filling up, and preparing a sandwichwould leave the place looking just as untidy, as if an impi of hungry children havingrun through the place with the same destructive force as Shaka’s regiments.
mares when my phone’s incessant vibrations shook my dream world, I could havesworn it was the bewitching hour when Icame to, but it was only 10pm.
I was receiving a call from an“anonymous”, I guess, reader last week,who asked me to follow up, cover and report on the uncleanliness and filth of anarea somewhere in Mkuze.
I’m of the opinion that journalists are“the human voice” ‘infused’ into words tocreate “shades of deeper meaning”, to borrow from the late Maya Angelou. A scribewhose poetic prowess painted pictures sovivid in her autobiography, I know Why TheCaged Bird Sings, I was moved to tears inthe novel’s sad points and uncontrollablelaughter when celebrating her human victories.
Anonymous caller must have been inneed of that “human voice” to answer,make sense of or at the least portray the“shades of deeper meaning”, with regardsto why would humans continue to existand live normally in an environment asfilthy as his is. I’m speculating.
Unfortunately, I could not go to Mkuzeto see the filth anonymous caller was concerned about but KwaMsane, my township, is, for a lack of a better phrase, “a pigsty occupied by pompous middle classfamilies who seem not to care about thecleanliness of their ward”.
Lutherans, Dutch reformists, Catholics,Salvationists, Adventists, Apostles inChrist, Methodists, Nazareth’s and manymore who profess to be God’s children,seem to have forgotten the three simplewords my mother used to maintain orderand cleanliness in our home “cleanlinessis Godliness”.
Before we quickly cast a finger of blameto our leaders and our council, we shouldanswer this what have we done to showto the world what we profess lives in oursouls, our godliness?
MAKHOSANDILE ZULUWITH a new year soon upon us, manyparents have applied to schools of theirchoice in the hope of educating their children. Yet every year there are those whoare faced with a letter of rejection.
The autonomy of our schools is crucial. It is a large factor that contributesto the success of many of our schools.This includes the right to set their ownadmissions policy, among others. Butwhen that autonomy is used to gatekeep or reserve space for certain types ofpupils it becomes a problem.
The law is very clear about schoolsdenying access to a pupil based on discriminations set out in our Constitution.The National Education Act says specifically of admissions: “The admission policy of a public school and the administration of admissions by an education department must not unfairly discriminate
in any way against an applicant for admission.”
It is therefore disconcerting thatsome schools seem to routinely deny admission to pupils, who in some cases liveless than a kilometre from the school towhich they have applied, seemingly onthe grounds of race, religion and otherspurious claims. While, in these cases,there will be a followup with the Department of Education, it is worth remindingourselves of the inherent advantages ofdiversity in our schools.
It is therefore the duty of parents,school governing bodies and schoolauthorities to actively strive to provide aholistic and diverse school environmentfor our pupils.
Mbali Ntuli, MPLDA KZN Spokesperson on
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But my mother was alwaysthere, tracking our every movement like a seasoned scout, scanning the Earth for clues on thewhereabouts of her subjects.
Her words were a constant reminder that after the fairy tale ofwar had come to a conclusion, theLord God would be more pleased byour cleaning up afterwards.
I was half asleep, my sobrietypolluted by fantasies and night
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Protec vacation classes>> Career talks and more for local pupilsWEEKLY REPORTER
THE highlight of the Protec September holiday programme wasa Career Day where speakers
from the KZN Sharks Board and Corporate Business spoke to pupils about career and study opportunities in thesesectors.
Motivational speaker Sbonelo Mzimele inspired the pupils by emphasizing that the “Key to Success lies withineach of us and that we alone are responsible for creating our own destinyand success in life”.
“These career talks are extremelyvaluable in increasing the learners’awareness of the many exciting careeropportunities available to them andassisting them with their career decisionmaking and planning,” said Protec manager Marion Takis.
Grade 11 pupils were also extremelyprivileged to attend a “business workshop” hosted by Unilever.
The day was filled with exciting interactive activities that showed thepupils all the research and development that goes into producing a product.
Working in teams of five membersthe final challenge was for each teamto ‘make’ their unique washing liquid,design the label and packaging and
Grade 10 is vital if pupils want toachieve top results” said Takis.
Grade 10 and 12 pupils also enjoyeda Wellness Workshop facilitated by lifeskills coach Ndabenhle Myeza.
Topics such as peer pressure,sexual health, selfdiscipline and making right choices emphasized the importance of pupils accepting responsibility for, and taking control of theirown lives.
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“Realizing howmuch science goes intothe development of every product was quitean eyeopener for thelearners” said Takis.
“Suddenly the importance of Physicsand Maths even forsomething as makingicecream, has taken ona whole new meaning,”she added.
Protec pupils alsomade the most of theSeptember holidays torevise their math andphysical science andprepare for the end ofyear exams.
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Brake Village Alayam: Deepavali cheer>> Free multilingual concerts create awareness
THE Brake Village Alayam has hostedmany free concerts featuring multilinguistic devotional and film songs as
well as classical and other forms of traditional dancing.
These concerts are hosted at no cost tothe devotee primarily to say thank you forthe tremendous support that the Alayamenjoys from the residents of Tongaat and itssurrounding areas.
These concerts are also meant to createawareness of the various prayer festivalshosted at the Alayam and the spiritual benefits of temple worship during Kali Yuga.
The Alayam also operates a culturalschool, BVSSSA School of Arts, Dance andMusic, in conjunction with experienced tutors every Saturday mornings.
The school affords an opportunity toyouth and others in the community to learn
years and the Alayam intends to acceleratethis programme by adding more families tothis altruistic initiative.
In anticipation of Deepavali this year, thedevotees have once again shown their limitless generosity by partnering with the Alayam in significantly increasing the number ofhampers that we usually distribute.
This now enables them to distribute thehampers to many more families in need anopportunity to celebrate this auspicious occasion with dignity and pride.
All of these initiatives are a part of theAlayam’s philanthropic undertaking aptlytitled “Muruga in Motion” through which wehope to extend the blessings of Lord Murugafar beyond the confines of the Alayam’s precinct.
Call the Alayam on 032 945 1919 oremail: [email protected] should you choseto be part of “Muruga in Motion” and helpmake life a little brighter for a family in need.
The hampers this year will be distributedattheAnnualDeepavaliMusicCelebration which will take place at thetemple hall on Sunday 19 October commencing at 11am.
The event which is free features the popular Jayendren Kandasamy and dancersfrom the Verona Naidoo Dance Institute.Lunch will be served.
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In addition to the Alayam’s religious and cultural commitments, endeavors are made toreach out to the less fortunateamongst us.
To this end the Alayam, currently undertakes a monthly foodhamper project. Identified families attend the monthly Sashti Viratham (monthly Muruga Prayer)where they participate in theprayer, enjoy a hot meal and receive their monthly food hamper.
This programme has been effectively running in excess of two
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11diwali celebrationsDiwali, the significance>> A celebration of good triumphing over evil
DEEPAWALI or Diwali is one ofthebiggestandthebrightestofall Hindu festivals.
In India it is the festival of lightsthat'smarkedbyfourdaysof celebra-tion, which literally illumines thecountry with its brilliance, and daz-zles all with its joy.
Eachof the fourdays in the festivalof Diwali is separated by a differenttradition, but what remains true andconstant is the celebration of life, itsenjoyment and goodness.
Historically, the origin of Diwalican be traced back to ancient India,when it was probably an importantharvest festival . However, there arevarious legendspointing to theoriginof Diwali or 'Deepawali.'
Some believe it tobe the celebra-tion of the marriage of Lakshmi with
Lord Vishnu. Whereas in Bengal thefestival is dedicated to the worshipof Mother Kali, the dark goddess ofstrength.Lord Ganesha, thesymbolofauspi-
ciousness and wisdom, is also wor-shiped in most Hindu homes on thisday.InJainism,Deepawalihasanadded
significanceto thegreat eventofLordMahavira attaining the eternal blissof nirvana.
Diwalimainly commemorates thereturn of Lord Rama along with SitaandLakshmanfromhisfourteenyearlong exile and vanquishing the de-mon-king Ravana. In joyous celebra-tion of the return of their king, thepeople of Ayodhya, the Capital of Ra-ma, illuminated the kingdom withearthen diyas (oil lamps) and burst
fireworks. The SignificanceofLights& Firecrackers
All the simple rituals of Diwalihave a significance anda story to tell.
The illumination of homes withlights and the skies with firecrackersis an expression of obeisance to theheavens for theattainment of health,wealth, knowledge, peace and pros-perity.
According toone belief, thesoundof fire-crackers are an indication ofthe joy of the people living on earth,makingthegodsawareoftheirplenti-ful state.
Still another possible reason hasamorescientificbasis:the fumespro-duced by the crackers kill a lot of in-sectsandmosquitoes, foundinplentyafter the rains.
From Darkness Unto Light: In
eachstoryofDeepawaliliesthesignif-icanceof the victoryof goodoverevil.
From darkness unto light — thelight that empowers us to commitourselves to good deeds, that whichbrings us closer to divinity.
During Diwali, lights illuminateevery corner of India and the scent ofincense sticks hangs in the air, min-gled with thesoundsof fire-crackers,joy, togetherness and hope.
Diwali iscelebrated around theglobe.
Outside India, it is more than aHindu festival, it's a celebration ofSouth-Asian identities.
If you are away from the sightsand sounds ofDiwali, light a diya , sitquietly, shut your eyes, withdraw thesenses, concentrate on this supremelight and illuminate the soul.- Supplied.
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Ingredients200 grams sweetened condensed
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Instructions1Mix the condensed milk, milk
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Crush the cardamoms in a mortar-pestle to a fine powder. discard thepeels. Microwave on high for oneminute. Addthecardamompowder,nutmegpowderandsaffronstrands.
Stir and microwave on high foroneminute. Remove and stir again.Microwave for 30 seconds on highand check. If the mixture looks a bitliquid, microwave again for 30 sec-onds on high.The mixture would thicken. If the
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Milk Peda recipe1Ingredients2 cups all purpose/cake flour½ cup channa/chickpea flour¼ cup semolina¾ cup bakers sugar/casor sugar, (use lesssugar if your prefer)¼ tsp. bicarbonate of soda/baking soda1 tsp. ground cardomom¼ tsp. ground nutmeg (optional)Fine slices or pieces of blanched almonds1 cup ghee
METHOD1Mix ghee and castor/bakers sugar in abowl. Use a wooden spoon to create a softcreamy mass. Keep aside ½ cup of cakeflour.Combine the rest of cake flour with chickpea flour. Sift to remove lumps. Add semolina, spices, & baking soda. Blend ingredients.Add creamed mix to the flours to form a
smooth dough. If dough is too sticky addsmall amounts of saved flour. Rub a smallbit of butter on two baking trays. Breaksmall pieces of dough. Form little balls.Flatten slighty and place on baking tray.Add slivers of sliced almonds to each pieceof dough. Bake in a 350° oven for 1620minutes.As it cools it will become firmer.
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"There's no good evidence at themoment that one method of brushingis more effective than another," Dr.JohnWainwright, the study's lead au-thor, told Reuters Health in an email.
"Ask more than one dentist or hy-gienist how to brush your teeth, andthey're likely to give conflicting mes-sages. It's confusing and potentiallywillmakeyouwonderwhoyoushouldtrust to give you the best advice," hesaid.
Wainwright is a practicing dentistfromUniversity CollegeLondon inEn-gland.
Tooth-brushing recommenda-tions
Heandacolleague,Dr.AubreyShei-ham, examined tooth-brushing rec-ommendations in dental textbooks,from toothpaste and toothbrush com-paniesand fromdentalassociations in10 countries. Most sources recom-mended twice-daily brushing for twominutes, they found.
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Though a majority of sources ad-
vised brushing for two minutes, somerecommendedbrushingforuptothreeminutes. One even recommendedmore than three minutes of brushingat each tooth cleaning.
Dentists and dental associationsrecommend six different methods ofmanual tooth-brushing, the authorswriteintheBritishDentalJournal.Themethods vary by toothbrush anglesand preferred motions.
"Alotofdifferentdentalprofession-als advisedifferentways tobrushyourteeth,"Wainwrightsaid."With theevi-dence currently available, a complexmethodmay be nomore useful than asimple scrub, which is a lot easier tolearn."
We could be doing betterDentalepidemiologistDr.Benjamin
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"There's a lot we could be doingbetter," he told Reuters Health.
"After 100 years of thinking abouttooth-brushing,theprofessionhasn'tbeen able to reach a consensus thathas really strong evidence behind it.It's entirely plausible that there's noone technique that's superior," hesaid.
Chaffee and Wainwright agreedthat the conflictingmessages point totheneedforevidence-basedresearchintothemosteffectivetooth-brushingmethod.
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Youngheartattackpatientstendtohave better physical and mentalhealth afterward if they have closefriends and family who care aboutthem, the study found.
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"Things like love and friendshipmake a big difference in the recoveryof heart attacks," said Dr. HarlanKrumholz, the study's senior authorfrom the Yale University School ofMedicineinNewHaven,Connecticut.
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Analysing social support afterheart attack
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Overall, 21 percent of the partici-pantswereconsideredtohavelowso-cial support, based on questions thataskedwhether the personhad some-one who listens and cares for them,offers advice, loves them and offersemotional support.
The amount of social support wasevenly distributed between men andwomen, the researchers found.
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Thesizeof theeffectwassimilar inmen andwomen. "We failed to find adifference," Krumholz said. Overall,theeffect fromlowsocial supportwassmall, but Krumholz said even small
differences are important."I wouldn't dismiss the impor-
tance of this," he said. "I think forsomepeople it canbevery important.By itself, it's modest, but so are mostthings we do in the recovery period.Why not try and line it all together?"
How does social support affect re-covery?
The researchers can't say how so-cial support affects recovery, howev-er.
It could be that social support in-stils a feeling that encourages heartpatients todobetter, forexample.Butit can also be that people with moresocialsupportareinbetterhealthandhave someone to take care of themduring recovery.
"It would be great to understandthis better, but since there are littleside effects to love and friendship, Ithinkwe should be encouraging peo-ple to pay attention to the peoplearound them," Krumholz said."There is a strong possibility thatthese things play a role in recovery."
Dr. Leslie Cho, director of theCleveland Clinic's Women's Cardio-vascular Centre in Ohio, said it's alsoimportant forhealthcareproviders topay attention to their patients' socialsupport systems.
"It'snotallonpatientstoseektheirown help and find their own supportgroup," she said. "I think it's part ofgood comprehensive medical care."
People may be able to use cardiacrehab programs that work with pa-tients after a heart attack or similarevent as a support group, said Cho,who was not involved with the newstudy.
Additionally, she said to check atlocal American Heart Association of-fices for information on supportgroups.
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Successful funrun for welfare>> Verulam Child Welfare event well supported
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THEVerulamChildWelfare inassociationwithPickandPayFamilyStore,Verulamand the Verulam Athletics Club (VAC)
held a successful fun walk/run recently at theVerulam Sports Ground.
The society places thanked Selva NayagertheCEOof thePickandPayFamilyStore,Veru-lam.
Nayager was the driving force behind theevent and provided goodie bags andmedals toall participants.
Anand Naicker and his team from VAC at-
tended to the logistics of the fun run, preparedthe grounds and provided the marshals.
In a statement the society said it was“deeplybeholden” to theathleticsclub for theirhelp.
“Rajen Munien the chairperson of YAHIPandhis teamaddedglamourto theeventbydo-ing facepaintingandarranginga jumpingcas-tle for our children.”
Nayager also arranged for theAlbany truckwith a sound system to be on the grounds.
Albany handed out bread rolls and othergoodies to our children and also provided en-tertainment.
Pick n Pay’sSelva Nayagerpresents acheque ofR10 000 tothe presidentof the society,Dr. K. Naidoo.Also in thephotograph isMr T. Harikaran, an honorary life vicepresident ofthe society.PHOTO: SUP-PLIED
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THE Verulam Child and Family Welfare Society received a R70 000 cash sponsorshipfrom NMI Durban South Motors recently.
The motor company made the donation as part of their social responsibilityprogramme.
The donation of R70 000 received fromNMI Durban South Motors will ease the financial burden the society currently
faces.In the statement, the society said its ar
ea of operation is in the magisterial districtof Inanda and its borders stretch fromMount Edgecombe in the South to UmdlotiBeach in the East including Waterloo, Cottonlands and Hazelmere in the North andInanda Tea Estate in the West.
The area of operation covers a radiusof approximately 30 km and has a population of approximately 400 000 people of
which over 80% are blacks.“The donation received will assist the
society in its core function of social workservices which includes inter alia work inthe area of poverty and unemployment,child abuse and neglect, family discord andviolence, abandoned and orphaned children and HIV/Aids,” said the statement.
At the presentation Jarryd Smithpresents acheque ofR70 000 to MrK.N. Rajoo, anhonorary life vicepresident of theSociety. They areseen with members and staff ofthe VerulamChild Welfare
PHOTO: SUPPLIED
Welfare receives R70k cash injection
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GENERATIONSyoungandoldhadaheatedde-bate recently at an event, held at the SharksBoard, to discuss Teenage Pregnancy and itsimplications.
Thedialoguewas conductedby theANCWLin eThekwini’sWard 35 and the audience con-sisted of teenage girls and boys (representingthe teenage parent group) and men andwomen (representing the grandparent targetgroup).
Thedebatewasheld inpartnershipwiththeNatalWomen’s Resource Centre and Love Lifein response to the perceived increased rates ofteenage pregnancy in KZN.
The organisers believe that this increase isadirectresultofthetornfabricofsocietyintermof cultural norms.
Theeventwaswellattendedandthegeneralobservation was that the topic is a very broadone. The dialogue veered in the direction ofcausalitywhichseemedtobeofgreaterinterestfor the participants.
The teenagers who have managed to stayclear of the problem counted some of the gov-ernment programmes as a deterrent thatworked for them.
Oneof these is theHealth Promoting SchoolProgramme which provides teenagers inschoolswithdolls that emulate real babiesandcry for feeds and nappy-changing to give thema taste of what to expect should they fall preg-nant.
The “baby” cries right in the middle of astudyor class sessionand itmeans theparents
have to drop everything to attend to its biologi-cal needs.
“Itwas also interesting to learn that this didnot deter some, but then this goes a long wayto saying the attitude of the teenagers con-cerned may be having everything to do withcausality,” one of the participants said.
The teenage girls were quite vehementabouttheone-sidedparentingapproachwhichputs pressure only on girls to avoid pregnancyand not on boys as a big part of the problem.
“Why is it only the girl who bears the bruntofmyparents’ anger andnotmybrotherwhenhemakesagirlpregnant?”wasoneoftheques-tions thatwere raisedby an irate girl duringthe debate.
“Why do I get heavily penalised by my par-ents for falling pregnant and told to get outof school andmy brother allowed to carry onwhen he has committed the same sin?
“How will the boys learn that this is wrongwhenparentsdonot sayanythingabout this tothem?”
On the grandparents side it wasmentionedthat children abusing substances made theirwords of caution fall on deaf ears.
These and many other issues were raised.“It was clear that this is a topic that needs
moretimethantheallottedafternoontodissectfurther and reach a way forward that will at-tract a positive public view on the matter,” aspokesman said.
“As can be seen only the tip of the icebergwastouchedandtheissuesofrestorationof thecultural fabric could not be fully addressed. Afollow-up dialogue will be organised soon.”
Heated debate on teenage pregnancy
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THE second business BootCamp for Charity was well at-tended on Saturday.
The workshop, held by BSquare, was hosted at CurroMount Richmore.
The charities representedat the training included faith-basedanddisability organisa-
tions as well as various com-munity centres.
Various topics were pre-sented to thembyMartin Bar-nard (B Square), Suzette Bar-nard (B Square), Fanie Noth-nagel (Dalmeny Consulting)andMarquePretorius (Victoryover Disability).
“We were once again re-minded of the mammoth sur-vival task many of the organi-sations face on a day-to-daybasis and that the need forfunding is a continuous bat-tle,” said Suzette Barnard.
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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDRepresentatives from various local charities at a free workshop held last weekend.
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Zaba is passionate about wildlife and ani-mals “and issues such as dog-fighting andpoaching”.
Adoring “doggymom” to Roscoe - a two-year-old x-Staffie-Pitbull, Zaba is also thebrand ambassador for KZN’s Centre for Reha-bilitation of Wildlife (Crow), lending her faceand voice towards its campaigns.
“I firstvisitedCrowin2012whileIwasfilm-ing for Hectic Nine-9 and get involved whenpossible.
“My favourite resident there is Wendy theWarthog,” Zaba.
She has also got on board in support ofCrow’s “Under AnAfrican Sky” calendar cam-paign.
“We all know that our wildlife is underthreat, but I think many people who want tohelp simply don’t know how to go about it orwhere to start.“This is why I’m encouraging everyone I
know to support this campaign as it’s a quickandeasy way tomakea real difference tohelpour wildlife in need.
“I have always loved animals -my first petswere Russian hamsters. And when mommyand daddy hamster started making babies, itbecame a business for me, selling them to myfriends and the pet shop.
“My dadwas also very long-suffering withme when I went through my silkworm phase.He would patiently scour the neighbourhoodfor mulberry trees and knock on doors askingfor leaves for the hungry worms back home.”
The hamsters and silkworms, though, hadto takeabackseatwhenthedemandsof school
and all Zaba’s extra-curricular activities tookover.
“I was very active in speech and drama,choir and dance at school (Zaba matriculatedfrom Durban Girls College in 2004).”
The deejay’s first exposure to the spotlightwas at the age of three when she was spottedbyamodelling agentwhile ridingaMynahbuswith her mom.
She then became the model and face for awell known clothing store until the age of 10.
Zaba’s first foray into radio was when sheworkedforasmallradiostationduringtheholi-days.
Then while studying at Wits University sheworked at Val Radio in Gauteng.
In 2011 she began at ECR on the “weekendgraveyardshift-firstthemidnight-to-3amshiftand then the 3am-to-6am shift.”
Her break on Beard’s show happened“whenTheTrafficGuy, JohanvanBargen,wassickandIwascalledtostepintodotraffic.Inev-erleft-theycouldn’tgetridofme,”Zabalaughs.
All the while she was wanting her ownshow.
“Mybossandmentor([TrishTaylor] just toldme to be patient.”
In February she was first given the 4am-6amslotduringtheweekandthen the9am-to-noon slot a few months later.
“Ilovethatradioissointeractiveandsponta-neous. I can be myself - I have always been achatterbox.”
Although a fair bit of planning is done foreach show, “I have to be open to things chang-ing along theway. It’s great when the listenersget involved.”
Onadviceforthosewhowantaradiocareer,Zaba said: “You don’t necessarily need a de-gree or diploma, but you must be prepared toput in the hard yards to start - on any radiostation you can find. Get the experience. Radiofinds its people.”
The animal lover iseager tosee theKwaZu-lu-Natalcommunity“cometogetherand standup for the welfare of our animals.
“They need a voice too, which is why I’veadded mine.”
Zaba Simbine, Crow’sambassador (left)displays the 2015‘Born Free’ calendarand with her areClaire Hodgkinson(Crow director) andSimone Logan (publicrelations and communications officer forUnder An AfricanSky).PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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Cycling for glory>> Podium finishes for Rourke in most SA MTB races this year
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UCI MTB cross-country cyclistand Sheffield resident Ro-urkeCroeser hadagreat first
season this year as an elite level rid-er.
Croeser has been cycling for 11years and cycles full-time.
Hewent elite – the formula oneofcycling–atthebeginningofthisyear,and claimed his first elite SA title inAugustat theSouthAfricanNationalCross-Country Mountain BikingChampionships at Thaba Trails inGauteng.
“Itwas suchanhonour towin thenational champs at junior and un-der-23level,butthisseemsalittlein-significant incomparison to theelitetitle,” said Croeser.
Hesaidhehashadpodiumfinish-es in most national and provincialcross-country races this year.
He also came second in thenational marathon champs and18thintheworldmarathonchamps.Croeserrecentlygotbackfromthefi-nal round of the World Cup inFrance, which he said went well forhim.
“Competitionwasstiff,but Iman-aged to come in the 20s and 34th inthemainracebecauseofapuncture.Itwasstill thebestposition forSA,soI was happy with it,” said Croeser.
He also took part in the worldchampionships in Norway in Au-gust, which he said was one of hismost challenging races due to thetough track and the amount of trav-elling he had to go through to getthere.
He competed in the Isuzu 3 Tow-ers inNelspruit lastweekend,wherehe and his partner finished second
overall.Hisnext race is theCapePio-neertrack,secondonly inprestigetothe Absa Cape Epic.
Croeser’saimis to takepart in the2016 Olympic Games. “I actuallyqualify, so Rio is a real possibility,”said Croeser.
He also qualified for the Com-monwealth Games, but only oneSouth African participant was se-lected.
Hewas always “sporty”, andhadto choose between cricket, rugbyand cycling as his sport choice atschool.
Croeser is dedicated to the sport,often training sixhoursadayaswellas doing supplementary training
such as gym, Pilates and yoga.He said nutrition is very impor-
tant, and calculates the kilometreshe cycles vs calorie intake, to be theright weight.
“I put in a lot because I alwayswant to better myself. I hate losing,more than I enjoy winning,” saidCroeser.
CroesermovedtotheNorthCoasttwo years ago, after cycling profes-sionally in the United Kingdom forthree years.
He alsowanted to be closer to hisfamily, who live in Richards Bay. “Ienjoy living on the North Coast. It’sespecially good for cycling as theweather is good all year round.”
VERULAM Athletic Club (VAC) hoststhe Heritage Day 15km Challenge on26 October at Mount Edgecombe Si-phosethu School grounds.
VAC andUmhlangaHindu Society(UHS) has continued its communityoutreach partnership with the host-ing of this race and the entire pro-ceeds will be retained by UHS to-wards theircommunityandsocial re-sponsibility programmes.
This year sees the combination ofboth events into one racewith the in-
corporation of the KGB Challenge.VAC urges local communities to
support this race as all proceeds areploughed into community benefitprogrammes.
The 15kmrace includes a run andwalk, with a pleasant route thatis fast and flat starts at 6.30amsharp and starts and finishes at Si-phosethu grounds next to the iconicheritage site, the Mount Edgecombetemple.
It certainly is one of the fastestcourses around tailor made for easyrunning or walking.
Withagenerous twoandhalfhourcutoff the racecaters fora tenminuteper kilometre for the social walkersand runners to still make the cut off.
The UHS will also co-ordinate a5km fun run for those who want totake a reduced distance at 8am.
The route takes in the picturesqueMount Edgecombe golf course andmembers of local communities areexpected to shake off the Diwali ex-cesses with a healthy run/ walk.
Prizemoneywillbegiventothetopthere finishers in the open categorywhilst winners in each category as
well as juniors are catered for in therace.
T- shirts will be given to the first500finisherswithmedalsgiventothebalance of finishers.
The race is sponsored by KGBHoldings and is presented by UHS.
Entry fees remain a generous R60for licenced runners and walkers,whilst unlicenced participants willhavetopayanadditionalR20fortheirtemporary KZNA licences.
Online entry facility is now availa-ble at www.eventtime.co.za or directdeposit and submission of proof of
payment.EntriesarealsoavailableonSatur-
day 25 October, the day before therace or on race day morning from5.30am to 6.30am. Enquiries:0837836363.
Hulamin Half marathon results10kmBhavistra Ramlagan 1:40; Bobby
SPAIN A and Supersport Unitedplayed to a 2 – 2 draw in the TongaatFootball Association SAFA premier-ship match up at the Buffelsdale Sta-dium over the weekend.
Unitedopenedthescoringasearlyin the 15th minute when one of theirdefenders carried the ball forward.
He weaved his way along thetouchline before crossing the ballfrom the left flank which dropped infront of midfielder Charles Mhlongowhofiredathunderousshotfromout-side the 18 yard box to score the firstgoal.
As a result of the goal Supersport,continuedtoimpresstheywerepush-ing for the second and in the 30thminute midfielder Mhlongo crossedapinpoint ball toMcebisi Qinatexanewhovolleyedtheball intothenetleav-ing the Spain goalkeeper to watchtheballfloatpasthimintothetoprightcorner.
Despite having more territorialdominanceinthefirsthalfSupersport
squandered r a number of goal scor-ing opportunities as they could havebeen up by a bigger margin.
United continued in the secondhalf from where they left howeverthis lasted only for a few minutes.
In the fifthminute aUnitedplayerhandledtheball in theboxtherefereedid not hesitate to give Spaina penalty.
NjabuloCeleconvertedthepenal-ty, Spain increased the pressurefrom the moment the goal wasscored and within minutes Cele re-ceived a through ball from the leftwinger he weaved his way past twoSupersportdefenders before scoringhis second goal to the delight ofthe spectators.
United continued to search for thewinner but Spain stood firm they didnot allow the home team to make abreakthroughandboth teamssettledfor the one point each.
WITH a week to go to the South Coast marathon and half marathon prospective participants honed their fitness over the past
weekend. Fabulous weather conditions made forpleasurable running and walking.
Quickie Joseph Mangcwangule was in sublimeform as he blitzed through the course in 35 minutes.He was followed by the tenacious KB Chain.
An improved Brian Ngcobo sounded out his marathon aspirations as he comfortability completed the15km in 70 minutes ahead of the lanky Mongi Tshikititwa. Eddie Singh and Celiwe Ndaba were the leading15 km walkers. With Mogie Padaychee and PremieReddy were the leading walkers over the shorter distance.Results
The participants fromthe Falconsoutfit.PHOTO:SUPPLIED
Saturday 18 OctoberSheik Mohideen Stadium8.30am U13 Gandhis Hill vs Trouble-
makers;9amU15AllStarsvsTroublemak-ers; 10am U13 Gandhis Hill vs All Stars;11amU15GandhisHillvsBelvedere;12pmU17 All Stars vs Troublemakers; 2pmUthongathi vs Belvedere United; 3.30pmMaidstone vs Thanx
Hambanathi Stadium10.30am Hambanathi Tigers vs Beeva
Ramblers; 12.30pm Newtown Stars vsThanx; 2.30pm Spain A vs Uthongathi
SAFA FixturesWEEKLY REPORTER
INTERNATIONAL Sanshinkan Karatedo South Africa(ISKSA) recently held a Training Seminar.
The event was held at the Tongaat Indoor Sports Centrewhich was hosted by Sensei Denzil Govender – from Sanshinkan Karate. The importance of self – defence for youthwas highlighted and karatekas were shown how to defendthemselves.
He further provided students with important knowledge such as hand to hand combat and self defence techniques with various common household objects such as a stick.
For more information on karate classes in your area contact Sensei Denzil Govender on 078 497 0897 or
WENTWORTH Football club, over 50 leg-endsknockouttournamentWillBehostingaSoccer tournamentonSaturday18Octo-ber. Isipongo, Merebank,Went-worth,Phoenix, Durban and Tongaat dis-tricts will be attending. Players fromTongaat thatwould like toplay in this tour-nament, to contact the following: RuebenPillay on 073 687 7961 or Bushie Arbeeon 076 299 2484.