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“I’m not against “Omalume” taking thechildren to school. They are helpful becausenot every parent can afford to take theirchildren to school themselves. It is ideal foryoung children because some of the childrenare still too young to be travelling by taxi.What I don’t like is seeing young boysdropping out of school and becoming driversof these cars.”
Ncamisile Ngcamu:
“They must stop overloading the youngones in one car. Another thing that is veryimportant is making sure that their cars arein a good working condition. They should beregistered, serviced and in good condition.The drivers must be in a possession of avalid drivers license.”
Khanyo Ngubo:
“My concern is the overloading. I believe thatthe reason they overload is because they aretransporting young children. They shouldn’t bebanned but the government should lay rulesthat they will have to follow like in any otherworking office. The cars they use must be ingood condition at all times.”
A TRAGIC bakkie accident that killed seven pupils from Fezokuhle primary school in ImbaliUnit 18 left the residents of the city in shock. Nompendulo Ngubane spoke to people to findout what they think of these modes of transport, which are referred to as “Omalume”.
AFTERwinningasixyearbattletogetanidentitydocument,anImbali Unit 13 woman is still
unemployable, as her ID numberdoes notmatch the one onhermatriccertificate.
Zanele Gumede (29) had tore-apply for a new identity documentin 2004 after she was told that it wasduplicated with someone else’s.
Gumede, who matriculated in2003,saidthatheroriginalcertificatedid not have an identity number buthad her date of birth only, since theDepartment of Education was not asstrict at that time.
She said that her problem startedwhen she lost her original matriccertificate and had to re-apply for a
replacement.“Thereplacementwassentbackto
me, however after obtaining a newidentity document in 2011, I had toresend my original matric certificatereplacement so that it could bechanged to match my new identitynumber.
“After months of not hearinganything from the Departmentof Education, I went to check ifmy new replacement was ready,only to be told that my originalreplacement had been lost in theprocess.
“From 2011 until last year, I wassent from pillar to post. Last yearin September, I went to thedepartment’s examination section,and I was told by a womanattending to my case that I cannotbe assisted since Umalusi has now
adopted a new system.”Gumede, who recently completed
her nursing training, says that sheis battling to find employment assheisusingcopiesofherreplacementcertificate.
“The only thing I have arecopies, and you cannot certify copiesof copies. Whenever I makeapplications, I have to put inan affidavit explaining why mymatric certificate does not matchmy identity document.
“There have been cases whereI was told that it is fraud. If theDepartment of Education cannothelp me, I don’t know where else togo to.”
At the time of going to print,the Department of Educationcould not be reached forcomment.
PHOTO:SUPPLIEDZanele Gumede whoclaims that the
Department ofEducation lost her
matric certificatesays her life ison hold as shecannot applywithout one.
SupportingWorld CancerDay
YESTERDAY, 4 February, marked WorldCancer Day and the Cancer Association ofSouth Africa (Cansa) is emphasising thatcancer is “not beyond us” in terms of cancercontrol and reducing the impact of thedisease.
“World Cancer Day is importantbecause the global cancer epidemic is hugeand set to rise. Currently 8.2 million peopledie from cancer worldwide every year inSouth Africa, more than 100 000 arediagnosed annually.
“This day helps us spread the word andraise the profile of cancer,” said Elize
Joubert, Cansa’s acting CEO.According to the Centre for Disease
Control and Prevent (CDC) more thantwice as many people die from cancer thanfrom Aids, malaria, and tuberculosiscombined.
The World Health Organization (WHO)projects that without immediate action,the global number of deaths from cancerwill increase by nearly 80% by 2030,.
Taking place under the tagline ‘Notbeyond us’, World Cancer Day focuses ontaking a positive and proactive approachto the fight against cancer, highlighting
that they are within reach and solutions doexist regarding cancer care and earlydetection.
“We want to ensure fewer peopledevelop cancer and that cancer survivorsare successfully treated and offered care,support, guidance and advice to all thoseaffected by cancer to ensure a better quality of life.
“We know that cancer can have aserious impact on a person so by understanding that impact, the quality of life forpatients, their loved ones and caregiverscan be maximised,” Joubert added.
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as a tool for Local Economic Development andTransformation’ at the Old Prison lastThursday”, it was pointed out that communitytourism is listed in the National TourismSector Strategy as one of the priorityareas.
“And MPTA as representative ofcommunities and the private sector has amajor role in driving this as spelt out in theKZN Community Tourism Strategy,”committedMPTAdirectorDumisaniMhlongo.
“Local communities have a key role toplay in tourism development, as they arethe focal point where many of the keycultural, heritage sites, historical andadventure venues that are of significance totourists are found within communities,” saidMhlongo.
“Involvement of local communities can
only help to enhance the local tourismproduct and grow domestic tourism,” hecontinued.
Ethekwini Municipality’s Durban Tourismhas achieved a lot regarding this.
SpeakingonbehalfofDurbanTourism,Nel-isa Mshengu, shared many examplesof best practice, including the InandaHeritage Route and Township CultureExperiences.
She said that Durban acknowledgesthe importanceofworkingwithCommunityTourism Organisations (CTOs) to drivedomestic tourism and therefore have astructured relationship through whichthey support the CTOs.
A variety of local key tourism productsand attractions were listed.
A stock of infrastructural needs was takenand themeeting decried the state of neglect ofmany local tourists’ attractions.
The meeting resolved to advocate forimprovement of this situation through theMPTA. - Supplied.
PHOTO: SUPPLIEDAt the seminar hosted by the Msunduzi Pietermaritzburg Tourism Association (MPTA) recentlywere (front, from left) MPTA director Dumisani Mhlongo, Councillor Najmah Ahmed, DurbanTourism representative Nelisa Mshengu, MPTA chairperson Bunny Bhoola and Glen Flanaganand (back) Jabu Mnculwane (L) and Lwazi Nsele.
THE police would like the public to report any information related to illegal firearms, as these firearmsare used to commit serious crimes in communities.
Police spokesperson Captain Zenzele Ndlovu saidthat the police offer rewards to those who supplythem with information on illegal firearms.
“All police daily operations include tracing andsearching of illegal firearms. The illegal firearms in circulation are mainly used to commit serious andviolent crimes.
“The police informers are always sensitised aboutthe importance of supplying intelligence driveninformation about illegal firearms in the hands ofcriminal elements. The police give rewards to thosepeople who give information about these illegal firearms,” said Ndlovu.
He said there are also nongovernmentorganisations that continue to fight thecirculation of illegal firearms.
“The disadvantages of having illegal firearms arethat there are more serious crimes like murder,robbery and rape within that community. The ownerof an illegal firearm doesn’t report loss or theft of hisor her firearm, thus the firearm is circulated to a number of criminal elements,” said Ndlovu.
Just recently, the Department of CommunitySafety and Liaison MEC Willies Mchunuapplauded the police after successfully ambushing an alleged illegal firearm training academy in theprovince, arresting two suspects.
In a statement, Mchunu said that the departmentis concerned about the number of illegal firearms incirculation in the province.
“Our research has shown in no uncertain terms,that these illegal firearms were key drivers of heinouscrimes and criminality in the province. We aretherefore of the strong view that police should beapplauded for these wonderful breakthroughs.Furthermore, we cajole and urge our communities towork with the police to ensure that these tools ofmurder and mayhem are removed from our society,”
"The illegalfirearms incirculation aremainly used tocommit seriousand violentcrimes." Police spokesperson, CaptainZenzeleNdlovu.PHOTO SUP-PLIED
AN official site handover atHenryville primary school inMachibisa was a greatsuccess.
The phase one handoverevent was attended bydifferent members from theDepartment of Education,church members, localleadership as well asmembers of the community.
The event took place at theschoolpremisesonThursday.Twenty one classrooms,which are already in use,were officially handed overto the principal of theschool by Pan AfricanDevelopment (PANDE), theconstruction company that isheading the construction sideof things.
Theprincipalof theschool,Fikile Ngcobo, could not hideher excitement about thecompletion of the project.
“I’m happy and gratefulthat we have finished the firstphase of the project, as thechildren have already startedusing the classrooms,” shesaid.
“We thank all thestakeholders for their supportthroughout thewhole project.All of them have beensupportiveandwearepleasedtohavesuchastrong team.Astheschool,wearevowing thatwe will protect the schoolbuildings to make sure thateven after a decade, we willstill be offering qualityeducation.
“Everyone in this roomcontributed to thedevelopment of the school.
I’mhappyandsadat thesametime, because some of theteacherswho taught in theoldbuilding are retiring.
“Some of them won’t beable to reap the fruits of thisnew building,” said theprincipal.
Apart from being over themoonabout thenewbuilding,Ngcobo promised that theywill make it a point that theiracademicperformanceexcelsthis year.
“We are one of the schoolswith a good academic
performance. The newbuilding will boost the selfesteem of the teachers. Notonly will it allow for a positiveattitudefromtheteachers,butthisnewbuildingalsoimpactspositively on pupils,” saidNgcobo.
Community liaison officer,JackieMalima,saidthatasthecommunity,theybelieveintheculture of learning.
He also thanked all theteam of stakeholders forworking hand in hand withthe school.
PHOTO:NOMPENDULO NGUBANETwenty one classrooms which are already in use were officially handed over to the principal of the school Fikile Ngcobo.She is opening one of the clasrooms that are already in use.
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GENERATIONS - THE LEGACYGADAFFI wants payback for his tip-off
and is not taking no for answer. Namhlaconfides in her teacher about her troubles.Mr Sokhulu has no idea that one of hisstudents has a crush on him. Simphiwepanics after her girl talk and books herselfa flight home. Mazwi is touched aboutTebogo’s special gift to him. Bheka as-sures Lucy he’ll be watching her like ahawk.
ISIDINGOBarker’s hopes of rebuilding his em-
pire in the time he has left, is dealt a ham-merblow.Benattemptstodriveawedgebe-tween Charlie and her parents. Sechabafinds Lerato’s attitude perplexing. Brad isasked to cross thepoint of no return.Katle-go is appalled at the lengths Nikiwewill goto in order to be part of the community. Ni-kiwebeginstodoubtherrashdecisionwithregards to the kiss-a-thon.
MUVHANGOJames forces Busi to do an awkward
thing, inviting a stranger in his house. Theprofessor makes a good impression onJames and Nthabeleng. A new man givesBusi flowers. Nthabeleng gives Ndalamohis test results. Busi comes close to sharingan intimate moment with her new crush.Gizara forbids the idea. Thandaza pushesher mother over the edge. Mulimisi tellsNdalamo what he needs to do if he wantsto be healed.
SCANDALRevelations about the past lead Lerumo
to believe that he may have found the an-
swer to a terrifying riddle. Dintle is con-frontedwiththememoryofherdaughter ina manner which does nothing to bring outher motherly instincts. Mangi receivessome rather disturbing information fromTino which is cleverly spun by someoneelse. A shocking admission has Lerumoquestioningeverythinghethoughtheknewabout a loved one. A prison guard receivesa flatteringandexcitingbut illegalproposi-tion from someone on the outside.
RHYTHM CITYVictoria andMilesmake a drastic move
in order to avoid having Victoria testifyingagainst Miles. Maponya rests his case in adramatic turn of events in court. WhenBash asks Suffocate for the manager’s jobatKilowatt, Suffoblowshimoff. Zolani andDocareatcross-purposeswhen it comes toappointing a newMD.Miles deliberates onMaponya’s plea bargain. Lucilla worriesthat if she tells the truth, it will have devas-tating consequences for all of them. Suffo-cate doesn’t want Niki to go back to work.
PHOTO: SUPPLIEDGadafi in GenerationsThe Legacy.
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The Island is now in PMB
THE Hexagon Theatre will, on 17 to 21Februaryat6pm,beshowingTheIsland,aplaystarring Mpilo Nzimande and TQ Zondi anddirected by Peter Mitchell.
The play is written by Athol Fugard, JohnKani and Winston Ntshona.
“But just remember this, brother, nobodylaughs forever! There’ll come a time whenthey’ll stop laughing, and that will be the timewhen ourAntigone hits themwith herwords.”is one of the salient highlights of the Island.
JohnandWinstonaretwoprisonersonRob-ben Island, bound by ideology, proximity,shacklesandadeepaffection.AstheyrehearseforaperformanceofSophocles’Antigoneattheprison concert, John learns that his release is
imminent; Winston is a lifer.This classic South African play balances
hope and despair as it identifies with Antig-one’s struggle of right and wrong, the law ofState versus the lawof theheart. It exposes thedepthsof crueltyand inhumanitywhileaffirm-ingthedignityandcourageof thehumanspirit.
The Island is remembered as one of the fewplays that helped to change the world.
Its tour of America was crucial in bringingthe Americans to impose sanctions on SouthAfrica -amovewhichhelped toppleapartheid.
Tickets are R70 (R50 for students and sen-iors).
Bookings at Computicket (school blockbookings through the theatre). - Supplied.
PHOTO: SUPPLIEDTQ Zondi (Tshepang, Woza Albert!) and Mpilo Nzimande (Horn of Sorrow, Cinderfella).
PLESSISLAERresidentswill bespoiltwitha mix of cocktail of music and soccer aspart of celebrating the life of BobMarley
at the Bob Marley Soccer Challenge onSaturday.
The event will take place at Plessislaer FETCollege sports ground.
The challenge is organised by Rastafarianswho believe that Marley’s life in soccer shouldalso be acknowledged, said one of the organis-ers Thami Ntuli.
Elaborating on Marley’s life, he said thatmost people know Marley as a musician, butthey don’t know that his other talent was soc-cer.
“This event is not only for Rastafarians, buteveryone is invited to come and celebrate thelife of this wonderful icon,” said Ntuli.
“Marley played a huge role in the world ofsoccer.Helovedsoccersomuchthatevenwhenhe went to music tours, he would demand ac-cess to a soccer field at all times.
“He would be seen carrying a soccer ballwith him all the time and challenge his fellowmusicians, players or even journalists to playwith him. It was also during a football gamewhenMarley hadoneof his toe nails rippedoff
and he discovered he had a type of cancer thatwould see him pass away at the age of 36.
“Insteadofstayingoffhis feetasperdoctor’sorders, he continued his European tour,” saidNtuli.
Hesaidthattheylaunchedthechallengelastyear and it was a great success.
“Wewillbehosting twosoccer tournamentsin the city of Pietermaritzburg and one in Dur-ban. We were lucky that last year we werejoinedbytheJamaicancommissionerwhowaspart of the tournament.
“We are inviting only four soccer clubs thatwill be playing against each other. It is a firstcomefirstserveserviceaswewill takeonlyfourteams. We will start with a speech that talksaboutMarleythenmusicandsoccerwill follow.Musicbandsfrominandoutoftheprovincewillbe performing on the day.
“Some of the groups are Jahkongo Shango(Cape Town), Ras Eye Melody Johnson (PortElizabeth), Spear-Nazarites (Durban), Undi-vided Roots ZA (Pietermaritzburg), Rastas @Work (Durban) King James (PMB) .
“We will be joined by MCs, poets, and localDjs,” said Ntuli.
Team registration is free and entry fee is adonation of R20.
For inquiries, phone Ntuli at 078 918 1140or 079 625 5660 or 078 125 7352.
PHOTO:SUPPLIEDMusician Bob Marley will be celebrated in music and soccer at Plessislaer FET College sportsground on Saturday.
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19Shooting thebreeze
LETme take this opportunity towish the South African Cricketteam,theProteas,goodluckfor
theirquesttowinthe2015ICCWorldCup in Australia and New Zealand.
To the Proteas captain AB DeVilliers, we are saying go out there,represent uswith pride, hoist the SAflag aloft and bring back glory.
Show the world that our countryis made of heroes and we are proudto be South Africans.
The games are scheduled to kickoff from February 14 and run untilMarch 29.
The 2015 Cricket World Cup willbe the 11th Cricket World Cup,scheduled to be jointly hosted byAustralia and New Zealand.
A total of 49 matches will beplayed in 14 venues, with Australiastaging 26 games at grounds inAdelaide, Brisbane, Canberra,Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Syd-ney while New Zealand hosts 23games in Auckland, Christchurch,Dunedin, Hamilton, Napier, Nelsonand Wellington.
Thefinalmatchofthetournamentwill take place at the MelbourneCricket Ground.
This week it was very interesting
to chat to my neighbours, friends,colleagues, familymembers, follow-ersandexpertsaboutourchancesofdoing well, or possibly winning, theICC World Cup.
The million dollar question thathasbeen thrownaroundwhereeverI go is:will theProteasbeable toout-smarteverybodyontheworldstage?
Ialsopersonallyagree that theSAteam is one of the best in the worldand stand a good chance of bringinghometheICCCricketWorldCupfromAustralia.
Theonlypoint that Iwant all of usto remember is that our boys aregoing to face thewholeworld.All thecountries participating in this eventare world beaters and can out-mus-cle any opponents.
The ICC World Cup is alwaysexciting and its history is justunbelievable. It will be the secondtimethatthetournamentwillbeheldin Australia and New Zealand, withthefirstbeingthe1992CricketWorldCup. Sachin Tendulkar has beennamed as the 2015 Cricket World
Cup ambassador by the ICC for thesecond time, after the 2011 CricketWorld Cupwhen hewas also an am-bassador.
India are the defending champi-ons, having won the tournament in2011 when it was held in the Indiansubcontinent, defeatingSri Lanka inthe final by six wickets.
Tickets for the Pool B match be-tween India and Pakistan scheduledon 15 February 2015, were report-edly sold out within 12 minutes.
*Letmealsotakethisopportunityand wish one of our local footballstars and Woodlands born, BryceMoon good luck in his new camp.
LastFriday,Moonofficially joinedtheNorthWestbasedoutfitPlatinumStars from Mamelodi Sundowns.
As a parent and a passionatesports follower, I am happy for thisplayer because he went through alot.
Just to think that the same playerplayed for big PSL sides such asSundowns, Bidvest Wits,SuperSportUnited,AjaxCapeTown,
Lamontville Golden Arrows and atone stage, hewas a regular player inthe Bafana Bafana team,makes yousee that the player went to hell andback.
It also proves that South Africansoccer will always be dominated,ruled and affected by politics.
In order to be up there on thegravytrain,ortomakesurethatyourgravy is always spicy, you need to befriends with the big wigs or at leastbe in the right clique.
Just like in politics, in SA soccer ifyou are not in the right group, yourskills, talent and contributionwill always be overlooked orsidelined.
Brycemy boy, I amhappy for youand your family. Platinum Starsmaybe taken as a small team or notone of those household names fromJohannesburg, but believe me, it’s awell run outfit and very rich.
Your career can still stay in goodshape, go to another level and whoknows, onedayyoumight goback tothe SA senior team.
PHOTO: GOAL.COMBryce Moon from Woodlands in Pietermaritzburg has been signed as a player of Platinum Stars.
JERRY BARNESTalk is cheapTHABO DLADLA
THEREisanEnglishsayingthatsays:takecareoftheroots,therestwill takecare of itself.
It is proving extremely difficult inSouth Africa to find leadership withthis kind of mentality.
People expect ababy to runbeforelearninghowtocrawl.Therearea lotof egos, power struggles andwastageof scarce resources. Empowering theyouth of this country is the last thingin theminds ofmany in football lead-ership.Thesamescenarioplays itselfoutinmanyotherspheresofourlives.
SouthAfricans have to accept thatwe are not at the level of top footballnations administratively, technicallyand also as fans of the game.
Weneedtobehumbleifourunder-standing of football dynamic is togrow. One does not become a topsports athlete by chance. It takesyears of quality training and coach-ing. Every year after failure in majortournaments, lots of meaninglessnoise is made by government offi-cials, football officials, experts andfans.
There have been no meaningfulactions since Afcon 98.
I think it should also be clear thatthe senior national team is not a de-velopmental team.
Everyself-respectingnationsendstheir best footballers to internationalevents. Age is not a factor. Peopleshould be judged on their class andperformances.National teamplayersare also not judged on their formalone, class or the level of talent anddevelopment is critical.
Playing well in a few PSLmatchesdoes not make you Bafana Bafanamaterial. Every league has its fairshare of mediocrity.
Presently,teamsinourprofession-al league do not have youth players -boys under the age of 19.
It is laughable therefore to suggestthat the present Bafana Bafana ismade up of young players.We do nothaveexcellentyoungplayerspresent-ly in our professional set-up. Thepresent team is no different fromthose of the previous three nationalteam coaches.
I think this idea that nationalcoaches candevelopplayersneeds tobedispelled.Playersaredevelopedatclub level. Generally, national teams,including youth and junior sides,meet for a few days before thematchor tournament. National coaches’jobs are to develop teams.
This maybe explains why there isso much age cheating in all thirdworld countries, including SouthAfrica.
Where do you get under-17 play-ers in a country that lacks properyouth structures?
I am afraid 50 years from now,South Africans will still be arguingabout these issues.
Talk is cheap; action requireseffort, time and energy.
I doubt if many of us are ready tosweat blood for excellent results.
When we are still importing fakeforeign football training exercises inthenameofdevelopment,appointingordinary personnel to top technicalpositions for political reasons,the youth of this country will haveto wait longer to realise theirpotential.
Unzima lo mthwalo!
THABO DLADLA
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Bongani Khumalo (41), of Westgate in Pietermaritzburg, has been praised for his contribution inmaking squash sport noticeable in KwaZuluNatal.PHOTO: JONATHAN BURTON
Coach’s talent-spotting is putting PMB onthe squash mapKHANYISANI DLOMO
TWO Pietermaritzburg squash stars have put thecity on the map thanks to their coach BonganiKhumalo.
The widely recognised squash coach is creditedwith grooming winning players and is looking to thetownships for the next top stars.
Anele Ngubane, of Ridge Park, is ranked numberone in the country, followed by Sanelisiwe Sitholeof The Grange. Khumalo said the pair, both aged17, are examples that the best players can beproduced without topoftherange resources andfacilities.
“Seeing young girls excelling in this sportingdiscipline is inspiring. These girls are talented andit shows that, if a talent is adequately nurtured, wecan produce the best players in the world,” said the41yearold.
Anele, who attends Epworth, has taken homesix gold medals.
She has been in the top 10 of the South African
ranks in her age group since 2011.Sanelisiwe, who goes to Alexandra High School,
has managed to get two medals, one of which shereceived in the interprovincial tournaments.
Squash SA honoured Khumalo in 2011 for hisdedication and contribution in the sport.
“It was exciting to be recognised and honouredby the squash body. It made me realise that we aredoing a good job. But the inspiration comes fromAnele and Sanelisiwe. They are committed anddisciplined. I am proud of them.”
He said they don’t have a permanent venue fortraining and the two use Alexandra High andEpworth High courts when they are available.
Now Khumalo is looking to different townshipsto unearth new talent. He said he will have threeworkshops this year as a drive to lure young bloodinto the sport.
“Our work is starting to be noticed. We now haveto take it further. There is a lot if talent that hasto be nurtured into a finished product. I alwaysmake an effort to make a difference.”
Inhloso manje ukuthi uma abantwanabesemaholidini siqhubeke sibe nemiqhudelwano yezemidlalo ezobaqhelanisa nokusetshenziswa kwezidakamizwa.Okunye lo mdlalo sifisa ukuwubona ukhula ezindaweni zasemakhaya. Sifuna ukubona ngisho abantwana bamantombazane banda kule ndima yomkhalambazo.”
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Maritzburg look toextend Komphela’s stay>> Farouk Kadodia is confident that he can secure the services ofMaritzburg United coach Steve Komphela beyond the end of the seasonLLOYD BURNARD
MARITZBURG UnitedchairmanFaroukKadodia isconfident that he can secure
the services of coach SteveKomphela beyond the end of theseason.
The former Free State Stars bosswas linked with Orlando Piratesafter the Soweto giants parted wayswith Vladimir Vermezovic inDecember, but the Buccaneers seemlikely tostaywithcaretakercoachEr-ic Tinkler until the end of the
campaign.Komphelawas also heavily linked
with Chippa United at the beginningof the 2014/15 season, but Kadodiaand Maritzburg fought hard then tokeep their man.
“WeunderstandthatSteve,likeev-ery coach, has ambitions to coach atthe top level,” Kadodia tellsKickOff.com.
“Butwehavebentoverbackwardsto accommodate him in Maritzburgand we are confident we can keephim.”
Kadodia also points out that
Pirates could have approachedKom-phela after Vermezovic’sdeparture, and didn’t.
But that doesn’t mean that Kom-phela, who has guided the Team ofChoice to seventh in the logstandings,won’tbea targetofBucsatthe end of the season.
“I can’t saywhat theywill orwon’tdo,” Kadodia says of Pirates’ ambi-tions.
Maritzburg are back in AbsaPremiership action when they hostWits on February 10 at 7.30pm atHarry Gwala Stadium
PHOTO: GALLO IMAGESSteve Komphela inaction on the touchlineduring the Fifa WorldCup Qualifier matchbetween Botswana andSouth Africa. Hiscurrent club, MaritzburgUnited, aims to extendhis stay at the clubbeyond the season.