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>> ‘Our budget is measured by how the economy isperforming domestically and nationally’
WITH the equitable share declining inKwaZulu-Natal, twoof theprovince’smajor projects will be put on hold for
at least two years until the economic situationstabilises.
These projects include the construction of aR600 milliongovernmentofficeparkinthecityand a parliamentary precinct worth aboutR800 million.
Speaking at a media briefing prior to thebudget speechonTuesday the generalmanag-er of public finance at Provincial Treasury,Tanya Stielau, said increased taxes nationallyhave impacted negatively on the province’sbudget, because for the first time there will beno additional funding from national treasury.
She said while a large chunk of theprovince’s budget will be given to education, itwill have to come from the province’s existingfunds.
HOD of Provincial Treasury SmisoMagagulasaidwiththeSouthAfricaneconomygrowing at a low rate of two percent theprovince decided to freeze plans for these twoprojects and focus on paying off debts until thesituation becomes better.
Hesaid:“Ourbudgetismeasuredbyhowtheeconomy is performing domestically andnationally.
“South Africa incurred debts and it is timethat we address our debt portfolio. We haveheeded thecall fromnationalFinanceMinisterNhlanhla Nene to adapt a fiscal consolidation
programme which is a two-year programmewherebywelookatcost-cuttingmeasuresuntilthe situation becomes better. We are notsuffering a depression, but our economy isgrowing at a lower rate than expected.”
Delivering her speech at the provinciallegislatureMEC for Finance Belinda Scott saidwhile therewere significant budget cuts in the2013/2014financialyear,theyhavehadtotaketough decisions in implementing morecost-cutting measures. Some cost-cuttingmeasures that are to be implemented include:
- To cease the strategic cabinet fund ofR100 million that is allocated for departmentsto host events. Departments will have to fundevents from their own budgets.
- The Royal Household will no longer be astand-alone entity as it will be incorporatedinto the office of the Premier.
- Posts that have beenunfilled for a numberof years will be phased out.
- No tracksuits, T-shirts and otherpromotional materials to be handed out atevents.
- No musicians or performing artists to beused at events as they come at exorbitant fees.
- No team-building exercises or year-endChristmas functionsunlesspaid forby thestaffthemselves.
Good news:- Education still gets the largest portion of
the provincial budget with an allocation ofR46.88 billion in the 2015/16 financial year.
-Healthgets thesecond largestportionwithR36.874 billion over the 2015/16 financialyear.
Big projectsput on hold
PHOTO: SUPPLIEDMEC for Finance Belinda Scott with Provincial Treasury Head Smiso Magagula after thebudget speech on Tuesday.
CONSTABLE Nkululeko Mbanjwa fromLoopStreetPoliceStationwasreleasedon R1500 bail after he appeared in the
magistrate’s court onMonday after allegedlyshooting Thulani Mdunge at a traditionalceremony in Willowfontain.
The incident took place on Friday after-noon at the traditional ceremony premises.
According toCaptainMusaNtombelawit-nesses heard gun shots being fired from ahand gun and went to investigate.
“Onarrival, theyfoundtheconstablehold-ing a gun,” he said.
Ntombela saidwitnesses at thescenesaidMdunge and Mbanjwa fought over liquor.
The witnesses said Mbanjwa refused to
give Mdunge the liquor and so he started at-tacking him.
They further said that Mdunge attackedMbanjwawithabeerbottle,hittinghimonthehead.
“After that, Mbanjwa allegedly took out agun and shot at Mdunge,” said Ntombela.
Thewitnesses allegedly then took the gunaway from Mbanjwa.
“Mdunge was wounded in the head andwas taken to hospital.
“He is currently in a stable condition inhospital. Mbanjwa will make his second ap-pearance in court on 24 April,” saidNtombela.
Someof thewitnessesat thescenerefusedto speak to Echo saying they are scared ofbeing victimised since the matter involve apoliceman.
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Peoples’ views on budget speech
‘I applaud the minister's budget speech since he also spoke about one main problem that is affectingthe country load shedding. It shows that thegovernment is doing something to addressthe challenge. As for the tax increases,it would be better if they increase thetax of businesses and not individualsas they have families to take care of.’PHOTOS: SUPPLIED
Thando Dlamini:
‘I think the R3.4 billion allocated tomentor and train small businessescan help only if the right people areappointed to spearhead the mentoring process. Our government is really trying to assist us as small businesses, but the system needs to betransparent.’
Nangu 'Golide' Makha
‘As a young entrepreneur this budget iswhat I have wanted to hear since acertain amount of money has been setaside to help SMMEs. I’m also happythat SARS will also play a huge role ineducating people about tax clearancesinstead of waiting in long queues to beassisted by accountants. There is somuch that is good because even pensioners will get an increase.’
Nathi Sibisi
‘His speech was relevant as he touched onimportant issues. However, I did not hearmuch about education. Every time there is abudget speech, they always speak aboutprojects that the government has embarkedon, but there is nothing much about improving teaching and learning, especially in thefoundation phase.’
Baxolile Dimane
THE Minister of Finance Nhlanhla Nene presented his budget speech recently andNOKULUNGA NGOBESE spoke to citizens to find out how they feel about it
PIGEONS caused the MsunduziMunicipality to reach into itspockets and pay R24 251 torepair the City Hall clock.
ThisfigurewasreflectedintheExecutive Committee (Exco)agenda report from the financialservices business unit as part ofnon-motor claims.
At the meeting it was notedthat pigeons make their way
inside the clock and damage themechanisms.
Exco member JudithLawrence said: “It’s quite anexpensive repair. We weresupposed to have done a lot ofwork toprevent thepigeons fromgetting inside.”
Municipal manager MxolisiNkosi said: “We have a contractwith someone who is clued upabout this and does wiring everyweek. The damage was done bypigeons and not one pigeon.”
Pigeons have been blamed forthe R24 000 damage to theCity Hall clock.PHOTO: NQOBILE MTOLO
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NORTHDALE Hospital is partneringwith faith organisations to ease thecongestion of patients who
fet chchronicmedicationfromthehospitaland neighbouring clinics.
Northdale Hospital’s primary health-caremanager Sugen Pillay said the hospitalcurrentlysupplieschronicmedicationtomorethan 20 000 patients and the hospital andclinics cannot cope with the influx.
Hesaidservice timeatcollectionpointshasimproved to no longer than 30 minutes perpatient.
Pillay said theaim is to increase the servicepointssothat they limit thenumberofpatientsto only 1 000 per collection point.
The hospital currently has six collectionpoints open from 8am to 12pm.
The New Birth Ministries at 40 AllendaleDrive opens on Mondays, the Ved DharmaSabha at the Sabha Hall along Bombay Roadopens on Tuesdays, the Andhra Sabha inNorthdale on Ramlingum Road opens onWednesdays, the Christian Fellowship, onthe corner of Judith Crescent and OlympiaWayand theCopesvilleMosque, both openonThursdaysandSolidRock Ministries alongRetief Street opens on Fridays.
“We are looking at increasing collectionpoints and encourage interested faith-basedorganisations to contact us,” said Pillay.
Northdale Hospital pharmacy managerMatshepoMolefe said: “Due to thedecrease inthe number of patients at the hospital, nursesnow get to spend more time attending topatients.Collectionpointsareonlyforpatientswho are well controlled and need repeatmedication.”
Copesville Muslim Society’s NaeemHussain said that when the hospitalapproached them to assist, they were morethan willing to help.
“Wewerewilling toassistbecauseofeldersand the sickly who cannot travel to NorthdaleHospital.”
Arrangements to fetch medication fromcollection points should be made at thehospital and clinics he said.
PHOTO: NQOBILE MTOLOAt the Copesville Mosque collection point(from left) Sugen Pillay, Pranitha Mungal,Shashikala Naicker, Matshepo Molefe, NaeemHussain and Asghar Omar.
MMC buys firstofitskindmachine
MIDLANDS Medical Centre (MMC)has become the first private hospitalin South Africa to acquire and utilisethe VeinViewer Vision2 - a medicaldevice that uses harmless light to vi-sualise a patient’s vein.
The purchase of the VeinViewerVision2,forthepaediatricandneona-tal ICU(NICU)wardswill enhance theeffectiveness of putting up drip-linesand taking blood samples.
“There are countless situations inwhichVeinViewer Vision2 is going to
be a huge benefit to the doctors, ournursing staff and patients. This willmake a typically stressful event nowa quick and easy process.
“It also provides a better patientexperience and improved patientsafetythroughnewtechnology.Theseare key focus areas at MMC,” saidMMC hospital manager Dr DouglasRoss.
MMC acquired the specialisedequipment from a KZN-based com-pany, Abela Africa. - Supplied.
PHOTO: SUPPLIEDCelebrating the VeinViewer Vision2 milestone are (from left) DrManeklal Lalloo (paediatrician and MMC director), Sister JennyMaharaj (MMC NICU unit manager), Dr Douglas Ross (MMC hospital manager), Sweety Pillay (MMC nursing services manager)and Sister Nontobeko Zondi (MMC paediatric ward unit manager).
ACCORDING to an investigation bythe credit ombud, it has beenconfirmed that newly graduatedstudents find themselves beingnegatively listed with the creditbureau when applying for jobs,credit to purchase cars or, at times,when applying for loans to studyfurther.
“Many times, those who havemanaged to find employment areturneddown for credit because theyhave been listed for not paying back
their student loans,” said creditombudsmanManie van Schalkwyk.
He added that in extreme cases,tracers track the graduates downand they end up unknowingly sign-ing documents which may result injudgments or even have emolumentattachment orders being institutedagainst their new found salaries.
“Depending on the loanagreement, students have the obli-gation topay for the loan (the capitalportion) either upon completion oftheir studiesoronce theyhavegrad-uated.When the student fails to payas stipulated in their contract with
the credit provider, they will facebeing listed by the credit provider atthe credit bureau, often with a de-fault listingor inextremecases,witha judgment,”warnsVanSchalkwyk.
He said that at times, those whomanage to find employment riskbeing handed over for debt collec-tion. When applying for studentloans, students must alwayscommunicate in writing with thecredit providers should their cir-cumstances change. The studentmust takenoteofwhensheorhehastostartpayingforthecapitalamountof the loan,” said Van Schalkwyk.
PHOTO: SUPPLIEDCredit Ombud is advising students to pay back study loans as they may cause a negative credit history if theyare not paid back.
NSFAS owedmillions>> Financial aid beneficiaries fail to pay back
THENational Student FinancialAid (NSFAS) scheme hasprovided funding of R41,5
billion to more than two millionstudents, but recovered aboutR338 millioninthelastfinancialyear.
With ongoing strikes at varioustertiary institutions due toinsufficient funding fromNSFAS, thescheme says that there is more workto be done, with student debt havingaccumulated to about R18.6 billionup to last year’s financial year saidcommunication officer at NSFAS,Tshepo Khanye. He said that whilethe issue of unemployment is on therise,witha recordednumberofmorethan322 000unemployedgraduatescurrently unable to repay the fund,there is a recorded number of about38 000graduateswhoareemployed,but who have not madearrangements to repay the fund.
“Out of the R18.6 billion that isowed in student debt, we expect torecover about R8 billion because ofthe rise in the country’s unemploy-ment. Thereare employedgraduateswho are paying back the money, butwehaveaproblembecause there aremore students who owe. We get ourfunding from various governmententities, but we cannot provide
funding to everyone who is needywhile there are still more graduateswho owe.
“Weurge thosewhohave not paidto make arrangements so they cancreateabetterfutureforthosebehindthem.”
He said that out of these statistics,there are students whose debts arewrittenoffdue todeathorpermanentdisability.
Speaking to Echo, WellingtonNdlovu, a Bachelor of Social Sciencegraduate,whohasbeenunemployedfor the past five years, said the issueof insufficient funding from the fundis cause for concern.
“Asmuch as we want to repay thescheme, it is difficult because thereare no job opportunities. In the pastit was easier for non-deservingstudents toget financialaid,but ithasclosed doors for deserving studentswhoare entering tertiary institutionsnow.”
Sbonelo Mdletshe, a Bachelor ofSocial Science graduate, said: “Weoften hear the government talkingabout creating job opportunities foryoungpeople,but it isnothappening.The unfortunate part is that not all ofus can be entrepreneurs. By provid-ing jobs to unemployed graduates,thegovernmentwillbeopeningdoorsfor financially deserving students toget funding from the scheme.”
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LOCAL businesswoman and communityactivistGethwanaMahlasewillfinallyseeher dream of five years materialising
on Saturday when she officially opensGethwana Guest House, a venue for partiesandweddings, andwhich boasts a restaurant,nursery and conference room at her Manda-stone farm near Thornville.
Echo reporter spoke to her.Frombeingaprofessionalnurse, a commu-
nity activist and a businesswoman, Mahlasesaid that everything happens in God’s owntime.
The businesswoman from Mafakatini quither jobasaprofessional nurse in1995 to focusherenergiesoncommunitydevelopment,afterhaving lost many relatives to HIV.
“I wanted to play a role in teaching peopleabout the virus, so I combined themedical ex-pertise I had with HIV courses to help ruralcommunities. I started working with womenand based on research, I realised that morewomen do not have choices when it comes tosexual matters because they were relying ontheir husbands for financial support.
“I later worked with men, particularly soc-cer players, where I was preaching to themabout the importance of safe sex. In 2007I decided to venture into farming,and from the first time I boughtthe farm, I knew it would hostfunctionsbecauseofitsbeau-tiful view.”
Mahlasesaidshestartedbyhostingwomen’sprayergroups and eventuallyused it to counsel marriedcouplesandalsoconductedreconciliation processesbetween families.
Prompted by the incon-venience that normally hap-
pens during weddings where guests have tostarvewhilewaiting for thebrideandgroomtotake photos at a different venue, Mahlasedreamtof startingaone-stop-shop forcouples.
“I wanted to start something that would as-sist couples inplanningweddingswithouthav-ing to run around in different areas. I also sawthat there is a huge demand for weddingvenues, with most places being fully booked. Ilove gardening and I knew that by having aplant nursery, it would attract guests. I will beworking in partnership with people who willassist couples with their wedding gowns,cakes, chefs, décor and wedding cake. Otherthanbeingaboutme, it is also about encourag-ingpartnerships in businesses since Iwill seekassistance from others.”
She said that her wish is that her venuecaters for different budgets.
She has created job opportunities for eightpeople who will be working in the garden andguest house. Her long-term goal is to have aboutiquewith an in-housemake-upartist, andalso a chapel.
Advisingaspiringbusinesswomenshesaid:“Thereisnothingaspainfulasdyinghavingnotachieved your goals. There is also nothing asbad as living with guilt and regret. If you wantsomething, leave out the fear and listen to yourinner voice. Take risks, and sometimes itdoesn’t takealotofmoneytofollowyourvision.
Everything happens in God’s own time sodon’t be discouraged if it doesn’t workout the first time.”
Mahlase attributes her successto God and through interactingwith women from all spheres.
PHOTO: NOKULUNGANGOBESEBusinesswomanGethwana Mahlasewho will open a restaurant, guest houseand wedding venue ather Mandastone farmnear Thornville on
Saturday.
Mentoringgraduates for theworking worldTHETembaletuTrustwill implement an eight-week work experience and mentoring pro-gramme in April.
The programme is aimed at unemployedgraduates and offers them the opportunity ofacquiring the necessary skills needed for theworking world.
Graduates will undergo aweek-long induc-tion and orientation session with theTembaletu Trust before being placed on a six-week block of workplace experiential learningwithin a business environment.
Duringthis timegraduateswillbementoredby both Tembaletu Trust and their host busi-ness. Throughout the programme, graduates
will be encouraged and supported in their ef-forts to secure an employment opportunity.
To conclude the programme, the graduateswill spend a final week with Tembaletu Trust,where theywill be assisted in fine-tuning theirstrategies for entering the world of work.
The programme will be coordinated byTembaletu Trust whowill forge networkswiththe public and private sectors of business, aswellasthenotforprofitsectoracrossKwaZulu-Natal, for the placement of participants.
Minimumrequirements for graduates to beconsidered for the programme include a com-pleted undergraduate degree or higher diplo-ma, commitment to the eight week period andcomputer literacy.
Only a limited number of applicants will beselected, based on the quality of their verbaland written application.
For more information to apply or be aparticipating business, contact Kay Bhagwandhin, Tembaletu Trust project manager, at033 346 1106 or email [email protected].
CHELSEA PIETERSE
PIETERMARITZBURG’S Oval Cricket Stadiumwas transformed into a kaleidoscope of colouron Saturday night when people from aroundthe city celebrated the Holi Colour Festival.
Holi is an ancient Hindu festival signifyinggoodtriumphingoverevil,andisnowcelebrat-ed all over the world.
Families and friends of different races andreligions gathered at the stadium to dance, lis-ten to music and throw coloured powder intothe air and at each other.
Festival organiserBunnyBhoolasaid itwasa “fabulous, world-class event”.
Bhoola added the festival was the first of itskind in Pietermaritzburg and was a step for-ward in putting KwaZulu-Natal’s capital city“back into focus”.
Sheacknowledgedtheturnoutwaspoor,butattributedthis tothefestivalmakingits firstap-pearance in Pietermaritzburg.
“Although the turnout was not too great, Iwas so happy to see somany different races atthe event.
“ItwasasignthatPietermaritzburgisslowlybecoming more progressive.
“It was indicative of a changing mind-setwhich I consider to be nation-building.”
Bhoola saidPietermaritzburgneededmoreauthentic and innovative events to keeptourists fromdriving past the city andmust fo-cus on how to draw them into its precincts.
Withwell-known local deejays suchasAlanChetty, Dino Bravo and Deon Govenderproviding entertainment, the crowdwere keptdancing until midnight.
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PHOTO: CHELSEA PIETERSETanya Rimell experiences the Holi Colour Festival at the Oval Stadium in Pietermaritzburg onSaturday.
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MARCH is internationally known as EndometriosisAwareness Month.
In endometriosis, tissue that looks and acts likeendometrial tissue is found outside the uterus,usually inside the abdominal cavity. This misplacedtissue acts like it would if it was inside the uterus. Moreoestrogen is produced than progesterone, resultingin hormonal imbalances too.Over time, scarring or adhesions inside the reproductive organs, pelvis, and intestines can appear. Someof the common symptoms are painful and heavymenstruation cycles, chronic pelvic pain and reducedfertility.
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Hospital has lostits former gloryAT one stage the most talkedabout hospital wasNorthdale, but not anymore. It has lost its glory thatonce prevailed.
Issues remain unresolved due to poormanagement and planning.
The hospital was built to cater for communitiesclose to its proximity. However, due to the sudden influx of patients from outer districts, this has added
an enormous amount of additional work for staff.The hospital has now lost many skilled and professional staff.
These staff sought greener pastures due to employment being reserved for inexperienced staff,which increased the workload of skilled workers, andthe lack of maintenance coupled with the appallingworking conditions.
Attempts were made to highlight the issues withthe hospital CEO, but sadly a lack of communicationalso prevails at Northdale Hospital. Intervention bythe MEC for Health is needed for Northdale to returnto its former glory.
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Killing and mutilating for muthi is more common than people realiseCHELSEA PIETERSE and SISONAILE
THREE children have been founddead, withmissing body parts, in thepast few months in KwaZulu-Natalalone. With another three suspecteddead and used for muthi, the total ofsuch murders has risen to six this
year.Oneof thesixvictimswasNompilo
Zuma, who went missing from Mpo-phomeni in May 2014 and whosebody was found on 1 June in a river.
Hermother spoke out after the se-vered hands of two children werefound in Mpophomeni two weeksago. “Herbodywas found in theriver.
Hereyesweremissingandher throathad been cut,” said an emotionalThabisile Zuma.
Thabisile said when her daughterwas foundwith her eyesmissing, sheimmediately suspected her daughterwas killed for muthi.
Thedevastatedmotheroffoursaidherdaughter and two friendshad lefthome to sell second-hand clothingaround Mpophomeni in early May.
The day she disappeared Nompi-lo’s friends told Thabisile that herdaughter had been approached by aman who asked to walk home withher,andthatwasthelast timeshehadbeen seen.
Thabisile has made the trip fromherhomeinDargletotheMpophome-ni police station every month sinceherdaughter’s bodywas found to askif there had been any progress in thecase.
She said she finally decided tospeakout aboutherdaughter’s deathafter The Witness reported lastmonth that two hands, suspected tobe those of an infant and a youngchild, had been found floating in theUmgeni River inMpophomeni, alongwith bark and herbs traditionallyused for muthi.
Police spokesperson Major Thu-laniZwanesaida caseofmurderwasopenedatMpophomeniafterNompi-lo’sbodywas found.but saidonlyoneof her eyes were missing.
“No arrests have been made. Themotive for the killing is unknown,” hesaid.
Khanyisani Khumalo (6) wentmissing inmid-December in Vryheidlast year and was found later thatmonth, decapitated and with his in-testines missing.
LastJuly, theremainsofLungisaniNtuli (4) were found in a church inPongola.
Bongani Zulu, a practising inyan-ga of five years, said the practice ofpeople being killed for muthi is morecommon than people realise.
He said the act of using body partsfor muthi was witchcraft and black
magicandnotpractisedamongquali-fied sangomas and inyangas.
“It is happening in Mpophomeniand more often in Greytown. Therehave been a few cases where bodieshave been found with their tonguemissing,” he said.
Zulusaidpeoplewhowerelookingforspells to“getrichquick”wouldap-proach a witch doctor, who wouldthen tell them which body part wasneeded. for the spell.
“The person who wants the spelldone will extract the body part fromtheir victim while the victim is stillaliveasitisbelieveditmakesthemed-icine more powerful, and thenpresent it to the witch doctor.”
Zulu, previouslyaparamedicwithKZNEMRS, said he had often attend-edmuthimurderscenesandthebodyparts most often removed were thegenitals.
“The new thing amongwitch doc-tors it appears is to harvest the
tongue,” he said.University of KwaZulu-Natal
criminologist Professor Robert Pea-cock saidwitch doctors often requireparts fromchildrenas theywerecon-sidered the most “pure”.
“A human head will fetch aroundR1 000 on the muthi market. All ofpeople’s energy is focused on thewitch doctor, but as long as there is abuyer, there will be a demand,” saidPeacock.
People in the Mpophomeni com-munity and surrounding areas saidthey have heard that taxi bosses usebodypartsasmedicineforprotection.
A senior Umngeni official, whowould not be named, said he knewtwo men who had left the taxi busi-ness “because of the muthi”.
However, Santaco KZN chairper-son Boy Zondi said he had neverheard of taxi bosses using body partsfor medicine, saying they were “justrumours” and people were “lying”.
A relative holds up a photograph of Nompilo Zuma, who is suspected ofbeing murdered in a muthi killing last year in Mpophomeni.PHOTO: IAN CARBUTT
WITH 15 Msunduzi municipalfirearms not recovered, a specialinduction workshop is to takeplace where all municipalfirearm-bearing lawenforcementofficers will receive a refreshercourse on new procedures to beadopted.
The law enforcement officerswill also be introduced to the newissuing register to beimplemented.
Thisinductionprogrammewillhelp the municipality to stopspending money on lost or stolenfirearmsandisexpectedtoreducetherisktomunicipalofficersnotinpossessionof firearms inacriticalsituation.
The police are still investigat-ing the circumstances surround-ing the 15 stolen firearms.
A recent report from thecommunity servicesbusinessunitstatesthatthemunicipalityhadnoproper firearm rule and that
paved way for the misuse, theftand loss of firearms increasingcrime in communities.
Municipal manager MxolisiNkosi told the ExecutiveCommittee that a circular will besent to all employees, alertingthem of the rules regarding thedischarge of firearms.
The circular states that theemployees with council firearmsare responsible for immediatelyreportingstolenor lost firearmstothe police. The replacement ofammunition will only be done ifshooting reports are accompa-niedwith reports or statements ofmembers involved in a shootingincident.
Any law enforcement officeronleaveforaperiodoftwoormorecyclesmust book their firearms infor safekeeping.
“We are not suggesting thatpeopleshouldcometotheCityHallwith firearms, are we? We sawthat in Parliament,” said DAcaucus leader Bill Lambert.
Nkosi saidpeoplearenotbeingtrained towanderaround theCityHall with firearms.He said that intermsof theFirearmsControlAct,the induction workshop will onlybe limited to security officers andtraffic officers who are armed.
He said that should anythingdeviate from the Act, themunicipality can be sued and theoffender can be jailed.
“Ordinary citizens are notallowed to bring their firearmsinside the City Hall, except lawenforcement officers,” saidNkosi.
He said that council willreinstate an old rule that City Hallvisitors who have a firearm mustleaveit inasafeat theCityHallandfetch it upon departure.
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Support Cansa Relay For LifeTHEannualCansaRelay forLifewillbeheldon20March at the CascadesMountain Bike Parkand will run from sunset to sunrise.
The theme of the event is “Celebrate,Remember, Fight Back” and activities for the
evening will be structured around this theme.Since its inception in the United States in
1985,therelayhasspreadtoover20countries.Theracebeginswithasurvivors’ lapas they
celebrate their lives and their victory over thedisease. In the second lap, they are joined bytheir caretakers who give them love and sup-port during their illness. Thereafter the relayis open to everyone.
Participating teams are also encouraged todo their own fundraising to raise additionalmoney for Cansa.
Althoughtherelay isheld toraise fundsandcreate awareness, teams are encouraged totake this opportunity to have fun.
Prizesareawardedtotheteamwiththebesthealth message on their banner, most spirit,bestdressed,teamwiththemostsurvivorsandthe team that raises the most money.
Formore informationabout therelay,or forregistration forms, contact Lisa Strydom on033 342 9837 or email [email protected] Registration closes on 10 March.
PHOTO: SOURCEDCansa Relay For Life.
How to survive load sheddingThe KZN Museum will be hosting a talk thismonth on how to get over the loadshedding
blues. Power outages have become a way oflife and people are still struggling during theoutages. Mark Blomeyer, and his team fromBlomeyers Electrical, will be enlightening thepublic about practical solutions on how toovercome the challenge of regular power outages.
They will be on hand to answer questions and queries. This promises to be a veryhelpful interactive session. By the end of thetalk, you should be equipped with ideasabout what will work best for you in yourhome or business during the frequent outages.
The talk is on Saturday, 21 March at10am. Entrance is free and there is plenty ofon street parking available. Refreshments willbe served.
For any further questions or queries,please contact the KZN Museum at033 345 1404. Supplied.
Collegehostsfirst donor drive>> Blood donation is a step in the right direction
THE South African National Blood Services(SANBS) recently hosted its first blood donordrive for 2015 on the Varsity CollegePietermaritzburg campus.
The hosting of a blood donor clinic fourtimes a year ties in with the Varsity Collegephilosophy of good citizenship and social
responsibility.The donation of blood, albeit a small
gesture, is a step in the right direction forstudentswhoneed tobemadeaware that theiractions can impact positively on the lives ofothers.
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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDAt Varsity College’s first blood donor drive (from left) Thando Dlamini, Alana Marais and BerryRadebe (SANBS).
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WHENshe chosedrama inhigh school asaway to escape, little did Pietermaritz-burg’s Thuso Mbedu know she would
one day make a career out of it. Echo reporterspoke to Mbedu recently joined the e.tv soapieScandal after her role in Saints and Sinners.Bornto the lateSibongileMbedu, the23-year-oldfrom Pelham completed hermatric at Pieterma-ritzburgGirls’Highandholdsanhonoursdegreein dramatic arts from Wits University.
She did her first shoot on Scandal inNovember. She plays the role of Kitso, a juniorjournalist who is on probation willing to do any-thing to prove herself.
Mbedu attributes her success to her biggestcheerleader, her late grandmother ThokozileZulu, who died two days before her firstappearance on Saints and Sinners.
She had to go through three auditions beforelanding her first role.
“Growing up I was good at mathematics andphysical scienceand Iwanted tododermatology.I was also conditioned to think that I would bemore suitable inmedicine.When I was in Grade10,
“I took drama as a relaxation subject and wewere encouraged to do plays. I directed my ownplays and realised that actingwaswhat Iwantedto do, rather than being stuck behind a desk.”
Mbedu says that this is just the beginning ofher journey and hopes to learn as much as shecan.
“One thing Ihave realised is that in this indus-try, one can never stop learning in order to berecognised. IdidnotgetwhereIamthroughluck.I worked hard and put in a lot of effort. I’m also
grateful for the support I have re-ceived from my family and the KZNcommunity. I appreciate it a lot,” shesaid.
Advising other young aspiringactors, she said: “While talent isimportant, you must study for it.Ihaverealisedthat there isvalueinhavingsometraining,aspeo-plewill respect you for it.Theywill know you never tookchances, that you are therebecause you deserve to be.Lastly, pray and work hard.”
Mbedu hopes to do a lotmore work as she is busy witha few projects behind the scenes and isalso focusing on script-writing. Musician
THE death of South African rapperNkululeko “Flabba” Habedi has hitmusician Nkanyezi Cele hard.
Cele is currently preparing for histour thatwill be takingplace after therelease of his album in three weekstime.
The Sobantu singer featuresHabedi in a song called Mr Pocketfrom his 12-track album titled DigDeep.
“The song is about a guy whoexcels when playing drums andHabedi is featured as a rapper on it.”
Speaking to Echo Cele said that itwas his dream that the two tour to-gether,asHabedi rapsonthenumbertwo track on his album.
“It’sapity thatwhatwewereplan-ningas friendsandasmusicians isnolonger going to happen. His deathcame as a shock and for me it hap-penedatatimewhenIwassureaboutmy dreams and goals. It was a greatexperienceworkingwithhim.Hewasa very talented person and as amusician I learnt a lot from him.
“His creativity was the outstand-ingfactorinhispersonality.Iam sad-dened by his passing.Wewere aboutto start a journey together,” saidCele.
TherelationshipbetweenCeleandHabedi started four years ago whenCelewassearchingforarappertofea-ture in his song.
“Wemet throughNativeRhythms’SiphoSithole and thatwas four yearsago. Since thenwegrewcloserwork-ing together. We phoned each otherandhewould jokeabout things. Iwasshocked to hear the allegations thathis girlfriend is involved in his mur-der. He loved his family and that iswhat he always talked about.”
The Skwatta Kamp member diedon Monday morning after an allegedstabbing in his room. He has wonseveral awards with Skwatta Kampand for his solo projects, includingBest Rap Album at the 2007 SamaawardsforhisalbumNkulivsFlabba.
PHOTO:SUPPLIEDNkululeko ‘Flabba’ Habedi died onMonday after an alleged stabbing.
PHOTO: SUPPLIEDNkanyezi Cele, a local musician, willbe releasing an album with a songthat features Flabba who died onMonday.
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INTSHA Yomzansi Modeling Agen-cy invitesallmalesandfemaleswhoare passionate about modelling topitchupfortheMrandMissUMgun-gundlovu Top Models auditions on28 March.
The auditions will take place atCapital Centre, said the co-founderof the agency Thando Dlamini.
Men and women from in andaround Pietermaritzburg are invit-ed to be part of the auditions. Thereare three categories that the judgeswillbe focusingontheday. Thesen-iorcategoryinvitesmenandwomenbetween the ages of 18 and 24, fol-lowed by the teen categorywhich isforages13to17.Thefiveto10yearscategory invites littleboysandgirls.
Dlamini said they are looking formen andwomenwho are preparedto work hard.
“Theauditionsaretoselect those
who will be part of the competitionhappening in April. We are invitingeveryone who has what it takes toauditionandbepart of the competi-tion. All thosewhowill be audition-ing are urged to bring their jeans,t-shirtsandmenshouldnotforgettobring a pair of shorts.
“Ladies should bring theirheels,” said Dlamini.
All thosewhowill be auditioningwill be judgedbasedon their intelli-gence, confidence and passion.
“To sum it all up, we are lookingforsomeonewithideasinallcatego-ries.Ouraimasanagency is togrowmodelling talent.Whoknows,may-be the next Miss SA or Miss WorldwillbefromPietermaritzburg,”saidDlamini.
The entrance fee for the seniorand teen category is R100 and R60for the teen’s category.
For more information, phoneDlamini at 073 027 6084 or [email protected]
Reflecting on democracyFROM 16 to 20 March, St Anne’sCollege will showcase itsproduction, Love, Crime and Jo-hannesburgbytheJunctionAvenueTheatreCompany,at7.30pmatTheTheatre.
The play is regarded as highlyrelevantandtopical investigationofSouth Africa’s democracy.
Created through workshoppingat the Market Theatre in 1999, thecast worked with the real stories ofthree high profile South Africans -the people’s poet Mzwakhe Mbuli,who was arrested in 1997 andaccusedofrobbingabank,acontro-versial soldier of the struggle anddeathrowprisonerRobertMcBrideand Colin Chauke, who was aformer Umkhonto We Sizwecommander.
Chauke was arrested and ac-cusedofmastermindingbankheiststhat were plaguing Johannesburg.Speculation was that members ofMK,theformerguerrillaarmyofthestruggle, were now putting theirskills to work robbing banks andorganising crime. Chauke, a highprofileprisoner,managedtoescapea high security prison andwhile onthe run, lived a glamorous lifestylepartyingwithcabinetministersand
movingfreelyinandoutthecountry.Yetwhenhewasfinallyarrested,hisgirlfriend did not even have themoney to pay the rent on her smallBenoni flat.
The tickets are R40 forconcession and R60 for adults.
To book, phone 031 343 6100.- Supplied
PHOTO:SUPPLIEDSt Anne's College will host theproduction of ‘Love, Crime and Johannesburg’. The cast consists of(from left) Khanya Pama as LewisMatome, head of the bank, FelicityNoge as Bibi, and NokubongaSithole as the gangster, Bones.
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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDSt Charles College matric pupilNkensani Mkhabele was selectedas one of the members of theNBA Africa team. The team ismade up of the top players fromthe St John's Invitational and arerecognised for their exceptionalperformance. Mkhabele also wonthe slamdunk competition.
CelebratingRead OutAloud DayCelebrating World Read AloudDay are Epworth CoeducationalPreparatory pupils (from left)Zethembiso Radebe, LwandleDlwati, Georgia Dawson, ZenandeMtshali. This day is commemorated every year around theworld on the first Wednesday ofMarch. It encourages children andadults to celebrate the power ofwords and creates a communityof readers taking action to showthe world that the right to literacy belongs to all people.
PHOTO: SUPPLIED
Mwenya Chishimba with a Cape Eagle Owl. The St Anne’s Enviro Club arranged a visit to The African Bird of Prey Sanctuary in Camperdown recently. The sanctuary is an educational facility that houses multiple nonreleasable rehab birds such as eagles, owls, falcons, vultures and the Egyptian Vulture that is extinct in the South African wilds. The girls observed a group ofvultures they described as ‘moving around violently in their enclosure all inthe name of food’. The guide explained that some cultures believe that ifyou eat a vulture's brain, you are able to predict the future, which has ledto a decline in vulture numbers. Rhino poaching has also had a knockoneffect because of the use of poison and vultures feeding off the infectedcarcasses. The girls were given the opportunity to feed a Marabou Storkand enjoy a bird show featuring many of the centre’s birds of prey.PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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ORLANDO Pirates, Kaizer Chiefs and Mamelodi Sundowns are the biggest football clubs in South Africa.Any football match between these three clubsreflects the standards and quality of South Africanfootball.
The Soweto derby last week reflected everythingthat is good or bad about South African football. Statisticsdonotliei.e.thenumbersshowthetruequalityof our technical play. The number of balls lostwithout any time, opponent and space pressure isembarrassing. The view that other football clubshave improved in this country is nonsense in my view.These three clubs have access to the best talent inthecountry.Everygiftedfootballer inthiscountryhasambitions to play for one of these clubs.
They also have the finances to acquire the besttalent in South Africa. How a striker for a team in therelegation zone finds himself in the senior nationalteam becomes mindboggling. A player in the secondtier playing for a team that is battling at that levelcannot push into the senior national team. BayernMunich and Dortmund serve as a barometerof German football. The same thing can be saidabout Barcelona and Real Madrid in Spain. In fact,even in South Africa, where teams like OrlandoPirates are doing well, the chances of the nationalteam dominating on this continent improves.The case in point is 1995 success of Orlando Pirateswhich led to the 1996 Bafana Bafana success. Thebottom line is that players are developed at club level. South Africans need to learn that football needsall available human resources. Currently, we hold anaive view that those who do not agree with us areenemies. We have leadership that focuses more onplaying the man rather than the ball. It is impossibletobuildsomethingsubstantialwithyourfriendsonly.We do not need to like each other to serve this nation.
Kanti i-Ajax Cape Town kuhlelweukuthi itholaneneBloemfonteinCelt-ic e-Athlone Stadium ngo-20 Marchngo-8 ebusuku.
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Milano United ePhilippi Stadiumng-5.30 ntambama. Kanti iKaizerChiefs iyobhekananeBlackLeopardseFNBStadiumemdlalweniobhekekeukuthi ushube ngendlela eyisiman-ga.
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PHOTO: GALLO IMAGESAmaZulu defender Mbulelo Mabizela lead his teammates in celebrating their third goal during the Absa Premiershipmatch between AmaZulu and Bidvest Wits at Moses Mabhida Stadium on Tuesday night. Usuthu beat the Studentsby 31. The AmaZulu goals were scored by Mbulelo Mabizela, Goodman Dlamini and Bonginkosi Ntuli while Papy Faty pulled one back for Wits. Another KZN PSL side Maritzburg United played Kaizer Chiefs at Harry Gwala lastnight. There was not result between the two sides at the time of going to press.
Kanti imidlalo yeligi imikanje kule mpelasonto:13 MarchIChippa United namaAmaZulu eNelson Mandela Bay Stadium ngo8 ebusuku.14 MarchIBlack Aces neMoroka Swallows eMbombela Stadium ngo3:30 ntambama, Polokwane City neBloemfontein ICelticeOld Peter Mokaba Stadium ngo3:30 ntambama, ISuperSport United neUniversity of Pretoria eLucas Moripe Stadiumngo8:15 ebusuku.15 MarchIPlatinum Stars neMaritzburg United eRoyal Bafokeng Stadium ngo3:30 ntambama. Jerry Barnes
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