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NICOLE JOHN
DURING a successfulintegrated crime preven-tion operation in the
Pietermaritzburg Cluster onSaturday, over 100 arrests weremade.
The operation was held bythree police stations - MountainRise, Pietermaritzburg andAlexandra Road - and wasconducted under the commandof the KwaZulu-Natal ProvincialCommissioner, LieutenantGeneral Mmamonnye Ngobeniand acting PietermaritzburgCluster Commander, BrigadierFrancis Bantham.
During the briefing of 240police members, Bantham saidthat it is time to get serious aboutaddressing crime in the city. Shethanked her members for thecommitment and dedication tothe fight against crime.
Msunduzi Municipal Mayor,Chris Ndlela, was also presentduring the parade held at SAPSAlexandra Police Station. Heapplauded the police for theinitiative taken in holding anintegrated crime preventionoperation of this magnitude.
Ngobeni addressed hermembers, emphasizing the
importance of ridding the capitalcity of crime. She applauded theinitiatives of Safe City and thesurveillance that is inplace in thecity centre, which is assisting thepolice to catch many criminals.
She said that one of the mostimportant aspects is to buildconfidence and trust with thecommunity.
The city was swarmed withvisible policingwhich first beganwith cordon and searches androadblocks in the three policingprecincts.
Hundreds of cars weresearched at the various points.Over 50 undocumented personswerearrestedandreferred to theDepartment of Home Affairs.Phase two of the operationincluded infiltrating the taxi
ranks and surroundings. Policevisited the eMatsheni Beer Hallandconfiscatedliquorwhichwasbeing sold illegally.
Various other ‘shops’ werealso searched and liquorconfiscated.
A large amount of marijuana,tothestreetvalueofR20000,wasalso found.
Duringtheone-dayoperation,police arrested suspects forvarious offences includingrobberies, sexual offences,possessionofpropertysuspectedto be stolen, housebreaking,assault, illegal dealing in liquor,possession of dagga, possessionof unlicensed firearms, drunkendriving, fraud and 23 variouswarrant of arrest for traffic viola-tions were executed.
PHOTO: NICOLE JOHNBrigadier Francis Bantham with the R20 000worth of marijuana which was confiscated duringthe integrated operation.
Mountain Rise (75)RTI arrests (14) (six unlicensed vehicles, four notcarrying drivers licence,four not wearing seatbelts)NPC arrests (9) (Three unlicensed vehicles, four nodrivers licence, two other)Detective arrests (8)Four robbery common,three assault common,one housebreakin.Road block arrests (44)One possession of suspected stolen property,three possession of marijuana, one firearms control act, 39 undocumentedpersons.Pietermaritzburg (17)170 vehicles searchedCombined arrestsOne house robbery, threefor possession of stolenproperty, seven undocumented persons, onefraud, two for possessionof marijuana, two for dealing in liquor, one fordrunken driving.Disruptive crime at theeMatsheni Beer Hall.One illegal liquor outletclosed down.Recoveries:
25 bottles of liquor, 20crates of beer and 30empty crates, seven bagsof marijuana.
AFTERbeinginbusinessfor34years and dedicating his lifetowards helping the needy,
PMB businessman Themba Njilowas on Saturday honoured with aphilanthropist award during theFuture LeadersYouthAwards at theOlive Convention Centre.
The awards, which have been inexistence for the past two years,were founded by Zanele Mbokazi -Nkambule, in a bid to salute thoseyoung people who are doing extraordinary things in different sectors,but are unrecognized.
“Iwas chosenbyyoungpeopleasa businessman who is able to uplift
them. I feel honoured that theyappreciate the little that I do forthem. It comes frommyheart as I donot want to see people suffering.These are our future leaders and aselders,wehaveaduty tomentoranduplift them. I am motivated to domore.
“If not guided, our young peopleoften go astray, and I am planning ahuge conference with all the youngpeople from the province tofind out what their dreamsare, and how I can be usedtofulfillsomeofthem,”saidNjilo.
Njilo, who has more than 10awards to his name mostly for hishumanitarian efforts, challengedother businessman.
“When God blesses you withsomething, he does so in order foryou to be a blessing to others. Thegovernment alone cannot reacheveryneedypersonandasbusiness-men,we also have to helpwherewecan.”
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“He’s good at makingpromises but he hasdismally failed to keepthem so far. That is thefirst thing that thepresident should becareful of. There wasnothing that wasinteresting and outstanding from his speech.There is nothingto lookforward toand I wasso disappointed.”
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“The mistake that the president made was to wastetime speaking about whathas been done and referring to his previous speech.That wasted time and asviewers, we lost focus andended up changing channelsto look for something better tolisten to. Hewasted toomuch timeand as aresult, Ididn’tmakesense ofanythingthat hesaid.”
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“I’m not going to sing praisesabout what I thought of thespeech. I’m going to say what Ithink the president should havefocused on. He should havefocused on the changes that heis going to make. Again, heshould have made the youthand education a priority inhis speech but I didn’t hearhim detailing much on that.”
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“We would have loved if thepresident had touched on thematter of the point system atuniversities. We do pass matricbut then we are faced with apredicament when we have togo and register at tertiaryinstitutions. They are asking forso much and that really kills themorale because we end upsitting at home and not beingaccepted at the universities justbecause of the points.”
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THEMaritzburg Fever andMedia24 KZNLocal newspapers have a very goodreason to celebrate after our very own
Nqobile Mtolo took home the Local Newspa-pers Journalist of the year award at theMedia24 Legends awards in Cape Town onFriday.
Selected out of hundreds of entries fromaround the country, the judging panel wasunanimous in saying that Mtolo’s strongportfolio stood out from the competition byreflecting top notch journalismwhich coveredall aspects of what makes an excellent story.
“The winning portfolio includes a strongselection of consumerism storiesrelevant to all South Africans, butgiven a strong local interest - fromthe effect of petrol hikes on taxifares inMaritzburg tothe cost ofleakingwatermains andthe use ofdangerousskinlighteningcreams.Nqobile’swas a strong
entry that was enhanced by excellent, cleanlayoutand theeffectiveuseof infographicsandsidebars,” said veteran Afrikaans newsreaderRiaan Cruywagen, summing up the judges’decision.
“Media24 KZN Local News is absolutelydelighted by the strong presentationwehad atthis year’s Legends Awards. The fact thatNqobilewonoverotherstrong journalists fromaround the country points to the fact that ourMaritzburg localpapersarerighton thebuttonwhen it comes to delivering powerful newscontent. This is reinforced by Compass24researchwhich shows that 64% ofMaritzburg
Fever readers feel that community newsis dealt with well by the paper,” saidGeneral Manager, Neil Tapinos.
Mtolo was delighted with theaccolade.
“I am deeply honoured to havebeenselectedthewinner.Iamhappyto have won on behalf of MaritzburgFever and the KZN Fever team,” she
said.
PHOTO:SUPPLIEDMaritzburg Fever reporterNqobile Mtolo (L) and Media24KZN Local news generalmanager, Neil Tapinos at theMedia24 Legends awards.
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14 wounds, 12 years’ jailFamily of murdered FET student Rashmika Janthielayal in shock at sentence of killerINGRID OELLERMANN
CRIES of “There is no justice inthis country” and “It isn’t fair”greeted thesentencehanded to
the killer of FET college studentRashmika Janthielayal this week.
Her former boyfriend and fellowstudent, Claudius Chetty (19), wasjailed for 12 years for the “brutal andinhumane” slaying of the 17-year-old.
Rashmika’s mother, Shireen,broke down in tears and reactedangrily when Chetty’s aunt (who didnot want to give her name) said hisfamily was sorry for what hadhappened to Rashmika.
“Sorry is too late…Mydaughter isdead and she can never come back.Thatar***lewillbe in jail for12years,but we will be waiting for him whenhegetsout,”anemotionalJanthielay-al said before she was led away andcomforted by court preparationofficer Louann Shuttleworth.
Shireen Janthielayal said that herdaughter was afraid of Chetty andstayed home from college a weekbefore the murder to avoid him.
But when she returned to writeexams, he killed her.
Pleading guilty to the murdercharge last month, Chetty admittedhe stabbed Rashmika repeatedly inanger at the Northdale FET collegecampus because she told him shedidn’t want to continue theirrelationship.
Both were students at the college.The postmortem showed
Rashmika was stabbed 14 times.
Regional court magistrateSibusiso Mngomezulu said he didn’tbelieve Chetty was genuinelyremorseful.
He said Chetty had stabbedRashmika in front of eyewitnessesand the state’s case against him wasoverwhelming, sohe’dhadnooptionbut to plead guilty.
He said the postmortem andphotographs of the crime scenerevealed that Chetty subjectedRashmika to “inhumane treatment
and extreme brutality”.“You killed her in cold bloodwhen
shewasnotposinganydangertoyou.One would have expected you tocontrol your anger because she hadbeen your girlfriend.
“But your actions show that whenyou committed this offence, youadopted the attitude that if you can’thave her nobody will,” saidMngomezulu.
However,hetookintoaccount thatChetty was 18 at the time, that his
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He also took into account in hisfavour thathehasbeen incustody fora year.
The state did not submit that themurder had been premeditated andthe minimum sentence prescribedwas therefore 15 years’imprisonment for a first offender.
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Judge on a mission>> Having her brother arrested for something that he did not do at the age of12 was a blessing in disguise for newly appointed High Court judge ThobaPoyoDlwati, as she would not have considered entering into the legalprofession otherwise. NOKULUNGA NGOBESE spoke to the Pietermaritzburgjudge who took office this month, after being amongst other judges who wererecently appointed by President Jacob Zuma.
BORN in theEastern Cape38 -years ago, Poyo-Dlwati is married to Dr
Hlubi-Dlwatiandtheyhavetwochildren, Elihle and Dlwati.Poyo-Dlwati moved to PMB in1996.
She has been in the legalfraternity for more than 15years where she has heldvarious positions, includingbeing the first woman to beelected as the chairperson ofthe Southern African Develop-ment Community Lawyers’Association (Sadcla).
She has also been thepresident of the KZN LawyersAssociation, co-chairperson ofthe law society in South Africa,chairperson of the gendercommittee, chairperson of theAttorneys DevelopmentFoundation in South Africa, amember of the KZN AppealsTribunalandalso thechairper-son of the Black LawyersAssociation.
“Iamhappyandhumbledasit isagreatachievementforme.
There will be challenges sincethis is a new area for me, but Iam on a mission to work. Myschedule will be very busy, as Ihave to do a lot of reading andpreparation. It isbyGod’sgracethat I am here.”
A hard worker by nature,had itnotbeen forherbrother’sarrest shewouldprobablybe ina different field.
“I was in matric when mybrother went to the mountainsfor circumcision. There was afight and one of the boys died.My brother had to spend morethan six days in prison at only12 years old.
“I felt helpless and thought ifI was a lawyer, I would havedone something to save him.That is where my passion forlaw started. I wanted to knowmoreandeventually decided tostudy for it.”
Althoughshehasbeenintheprofession for years, herconcern is that there are stillveryfewwomenintheindustry.
“Out of the 31 judges in theprovince, only 10 arewomen. Ithink the problem starts frompractise as it takes a long timefor women lawyers to developself confidence. Our society isstilltoopatriarchalandweneedto change that mindset.
“I want to encourage morewomen to forget about theirgender, as we all have theability tobewhowewanttobe,”said Poyo-Dlwati.
Her dream is to sit in theConstitutional Court one day.She would like to be remem-bered as a loving, caringwomanandanagentofchange.
THE date for the livebroadcast of thelong-awaited KZN Capital104 FM will be July 18, tocoincide with the birthdayof the late, first democrati-cally elected PresidentNelson Mandela.
The station’s CEO JerryJoneswas also born on thisday.
He told Echo onMondaythat theequipment thathadinitially stalled their firstbroadcast has nowarrived.
The station had beenscheduled to render itsbroadcasting services tocommunities around theuMgungundlovu region,and someDurban areas, byJune 16 to coincide withYouth Day.
However, Sentech failedto meet the deadline for atransmission feed.
Familyin shockafterfire gutshome
THAMSANQA MAGUBANE
A NORTHDALE family was left with just theclothes on their backs after a fire gutted theirone-room home this week.
The fire burned through the back-roomshared by three people, but fortunately did notspread to themain familyhomewhichwas justa metre away from the fire.
The Msunduzi fire department deployed
two fire engines and several firemen to put itout.Except forminorburns tooneof the familymembers, there were no serious injuries.
Theroomwastotallyguttedwithnothingleftto be salvaged. All that remained was smoul-dering wood and corrugated iron sheets.
Shane Venketsamy, who was in theoutbuilding when the fire started, said he onlymanaged to grab one bag of his wife’s belong-ings as he fled the flames that were quickly
Theoutbuildinghome thatwas destroyedby fire inNorthdale thisweek.PHOTO:THAMSANQAMAGUBANE
spreading.He shared the
outbuilding with hisson and wife whohad recently movedup toPMBfromCapeTownaftershefounda jobhere.Almostallher belongings wereinside the room.
The emotionallydistraughtVenketsamy said hewas unsure whatcaused the fire.
“I had just put onthe kettle and itwentboom; the flameswere spreading veryquickly. I have losteverything, myclothes, blanketseverything; I am leftwith just the clothesthatareonmyback.”
He said he hadalso lost someequip-ment thatheusedforhis timber business,worth thousands ofrands.
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Interesting factsabout Poyo-Dlwati:
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RECENTLY some PanoramaWard34residentsmistakenlypraisedtheMsunduziMunici-
pality for cutting down overgrowntrees on the corner of NavanBoulevard and Norfolk Pine.
But it was Panorama residentsEddie McDonald and his friendsBradley Van Der Merwe and TelangShiyane who took the local munici-pality’s responsibility into their ownhands when they trimmed some
problematic trees with their owntools.
Residents around the area saythat part of the road was a securityrisk when waiting for publictransport at the local bus stop(knownasthefirstturn),becausethetrees were extremely bushy andhanging into the road.
McDonald said thathedecided tocut the same trees every yearbecause it is an ongoing problem.
“I pass here every day. This placegets so bushy and when trees areovergrown or hanging on the road,it’s so riskyandverydifficult todrivethrough,” said McDonald.
Some of the people who wait fortaxisintheearlypartsofthemorninghave said that a couple of robberieshave taken place around the samespot.
A regular taxi user and RedwoodCrescent resident in Panorama, LeePillay, said that it was unfortunatethat residents around the areaweredoing the job of the municipality.
“Many years ago, we used to seemunicipal workers sweeping,picking up papers or cutting grassand trees around this area.
“But nowadays, nothing like thathappens,” said Pillay.
Another local resident,Annacleta Kenny, also confirmedthat the area around first turn andthe bus stop is not safe.
“Most of the peoplewalk throughhereandwait at thenearbybus stopfor taxis, but it’s not safe at all.
“The whole area was covered bytrees hanging on the road whichmade it difficult for cars to pass ormembers of the public to walk by.”
Ward 34 ANC chairperson IvyTerry-Adams praisedMcDonald forbeingagoodexampleinthearea,butadvised residents not to hesitate tocontact the municipality offices forcomplaints such as faulty streetlights, illegal dumping, openmanholes or long grass.
Ward 34 Councillor EuniceMajola also praised the communityresponsibility initiativedisplayedbythe residents.
-Jerry Barnes
PHOTO: JERRY BARNESPanorama residents (from left) Telang Shiyane, Bradley Van De Merweand Eddie McDonald take matters into their own hands and clear awaydangerous tree branches in their area.
MMC Mens’Health Day
PHOTO: SUPPLIEDOver 100 men from the Pietermaritzburg community attended the recentMen’s Health Awareness Day held by Midlands Medical Centre (MMC)Private Hospital. They made use of the free blood pressure testing, BMIscreening and blood glucose testing. Lancet Laboratories also sponsored freeprostate cancer testing. Pictured at the event are (from left) NatashaRajbally, Ishwar Sewgoolam (Lancet Laboratories regional manager) andLerato Mofokeng making use of the free testing.
OVER 150 schools have benefited from Ripplesfor Good, an organisation that focuses onsustainable and environmentally friendlyprojects in disadvantaged communities.
One of the schools that have benefited fromthe project is Dargle primary school in Howick.
The campaign started on a bicycle 10 yearsago, said Ripples for Good founder Maria Botha.
The schools that were part of the projecthave been repainted, had leaking water tapsfixed and more.
“I started on a bicycle 10 years ago with afirm belief that everything we complain about,we have the potential to create in a positiveway. That means starting with our children andwater connecting us.
“We have started by fixing schools, leakingwater taps and pipes, changing their lights toenergy savers and LED, but then we also sharedthe beauty in life by colouring and renovatingour schools for the children to be proud of. Thechildren participate in the process.
“Theygettocleanuptheirownschool,starting with the graffiti, then they get to paint anddo handprints,” said Botha.
The project started on 13 May and benefiteda number of communities.
This project is in partnership with ChevroletUte Force and Builders Warehouse.
They have embarked on a countrywidecampaign tointroducemoreefficient waterandelectricity systems to schools.
As part of their ongoing collaboration tosupport needy schools, volunteers fromBuilders and Chevrolet Ute Force, together withRipples for Good, have installed energy efficientelectricity systems and repaired damagedinfrastructure at many schools.
BFC street‘kids’ initiative>> NGO’s come together to address the issue of glue sniffing
NICOLE JOHN
BUSINESSES Fighting Crime (BFC), aninitiativeformedtohelpgetthecitysaf-er for the public, have joined forces
with the non-governmental organizationsector to address the issue of street childrensniffing glue.
Sally Mann,director of Youth ForChrist (YFC), said thatthe NGO sector havemet with BFC twiceand have identifiedpeople living on thestreetsasanissuethatneeds to beaddressed.
She added that atthe last Pietermaritz-burg Chamber ofBusiness NGO forummeeting, they identi-fiedasmallergroupofpeoplewhowill bemeetingon30June toputtogether a plan of action and communicatewith BFC at their next meeting.
“They [BFC] have committed to partnerwith us in trying to increase our interventionwith the children on the streets,” saidMann.
Some of the organizations partnering forthis initiative are YFC, Project Gateway, theDepartment of Social Development,Msunduzi Municipality and the CommunityChest.
Director Michael Deegan of theCommunity Chest said that glue sniffing is aproblem in parts of Africa, especially withstreet children.
“Three of the most widely abusedinhalants are the Dendrite brand and otherforms of contact adhesives and rubber
cements,” he said.Deegan added that
the United NationsOffice on Drugs andCrime reported thatglue sniffing is at thecore of “streetculture.”
Research conduct-ed found that gluesniffing amongststreet children wasprimarilyfunctional indulling the sensesagainst the hardshipof life on the street, butit also provided a link
to the support structure of the ‘street family’as a potent symbol of shared experience.
Mannemphasizedhowever that themostimportant thing tonote is that theNGOsectorrecognise that the children cannot just beremoved from the streets.
The Street Kids Forum, which is thesubcommittee formed from the PCB NGOforum, will hold its first meeting next weekwheretheywillbediscussinganddrawingupa plan of action
PHOTO: FILEResearch conducted found that gluesniffing amongst street children was primarily functional in dulling the sensesagainst the hardship of life.
PARENTS are warned to hide pornographic DVD’s from childrenas they have a high impact on young children practising sex.This was revealed at the Child Awareness campaign that washosted by the Plessislaer SAPS and Plessislaer Victim Supportat Mthethomusha primary school last Friday.
The other highlighted finding is that high school pupilsdownload pornographic videos onto their cellphones whichalso exposes them to sexual activities, said Victim Supportrepresentative Fisani Ngcobo Khuboni.
She said their investigations have revealed that the mostpornographic videos that children have access to are those thatsell on the street.
“Parents buy loads of these DVD’s at the cheapest prices,they cost only R10 on the street and they are easy to find. Themistake that most parents make is that they leave them ina place where children have access to them.
“Once the child has seen the video, they go to school andperform what they have seen. We have cases where teachershave called us to come to school where primary school pupilshave engaged themselves in sexual activities. When weinvestigate, the child often says that they have seen videos athome,” said Khuboni.
She said high school pupils download the pornographicvideos and keep them on their cellphones.
“These ones are so open about it and they are not shy aboutthe fact that they have pornographic videos. This is one of thereasons we again urge the parents to fully monitor what theirchildren are watching at home. There is parental guidance onalmost every show or movie on television. That is veryimportant and parents should be guided by that, it’s there fora reason and it should be applied in each and every household.We have had two cases in two of the primary schools wherekids were found practising sex. Again it appeared that they hadseen pornographic videos at home. Parents should hide theseDVD’s and lock them away in a place where kids can’t reach,them” she said
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27PMB’s political life relived in play
PHOTO: SUPPLIEDUmkhonto Wabantu, a musical drama about politically significant thingsthat happened around Pietermaritzburg during the times of apartheid will,be staged at the Winston Churchill theatre today and tomorrow. The play isproduced by Mfenendala Legal Trust, written by Mzi Mngadi and directed byThulani Mngadi, both from Sobantu. The production will be on at 3pmtoday and 7pm tomorrow. Tickets are available at Computicket or at thedoor at R60. Scenes of the Seven Days War and Nelson Mandela’ last visitbefore he was captured in Howick are being relived in the play.
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“We are very happy that therobots have been put up after somany injuries and deaths at thisintersection. Although it has takentheMsunduziMunicipality 10 yearsto address this issue, we are verygrateful.Therearealotofpupilswhocrossthisintersectionandtherobots
will ensure the safety of pedestriansand drivers,” said Wagner.
Lastyear, themunicipalitypriori-tizedtheinstallationoftrafficsignalsat four intersections before the endof June 2014. This project receiveda budget of R1 million.
The four intersections areArchieGumede/Reggie Hadebe/ GladysManziRoad,French/BarnsleyRoad,Mysore/Bombay intersection andBishopstowe/Starling.
PHOTO:NQOBILE MTOLOTraffic lights are busy being installed at the intersection of Bishopstowe and Staling Road in Eastwood.
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LETTERS
30June 26, 2014
maritzburg
ECHOTALKING TOURISM
DUMISANI MHLONGO: DIRECTOR OF THE MSUNDUZI PIETERMARITZBURG TOURISM ASSOCIATION
DUMISANI MHLONGO
IT is time to reflect on successesof the tourism industry in thepast 20 years.According to President Jacob
Zuma’sStateoftheNationaddress,“The tourism industry has growndramatically. In1993,SouthAfricareceived a mere three millionforeignvisitors.By2012, thefigurehad grown to 13 million visitors.”
According to South AfricanTourism, the industry has grownsignificantlyoverthepast20years,with visitor growth outstrippingthe global average.
However, not enough is beingdone to market the countryinternationally.
The findings by Grant
Thornton, based on data since1994 and forming part of the 20YearsofTourismreport,confirmedthis.
“We’ve done exceptionally wellin a number of areas and sincedemocracy,we’vereallyopenedupasan international tourist destina-tion in a big way,” said GillianSaunders, head of advisoryservices at Grant ThorntonJohannesburg.
Growth in the tourism sectorover the last two decades includeshotels more than doubling from726 in 1994 to over 1 500; casinosgrowing from 17 often small semi-rural establishments to 38 largemega-complexes; thetotalcar-hirefleet increasing from 25 000 to 65000; and luxury coaches from 340
to720.Thenumberof internation-alairlinesflyingtoSouthAfricaalsogrew, from 21 to 76 during theperiod.
The issue of investment inmar-keting, from local to internationallevel is usually cited as a limitationformoregrowth,whichit is,buttheside of growth that pertains totransformation of the industry isalways neglected.
In 2012, the National Depart-ment of Tourism (NDT) togetherwith provinces, identified lack ofuniformity across spheres ofgovernment when it comes totourism programmes.
In lightof this, theNDT,provinc-es and the national treasury devel-oped the Tourism BudgetProgramme Structure, which
identified tourism as a coreprogramme with its own sub-programmes.
The stand-alone programmewill have three sub-programmes,namely Tourism Planning, Tour-ism Growth and Development andTourism Sector Transformation.Industry transformation was alsolisted as a critical success factor bythe National Department of Tour-ism. Twomajor players - local gov-ernment and Community TourismOrganisations (CTO) have animportant role to play in the trans-formation of the tourism industryandtheKZNCTOstrategyspeakstothis question.
Transformation of the industrywill mean enhancement of thetourism product.
Real community buildersI WOULD like to express mydeepest gratitude to Mr MuziMzila, owner of Mzila HMIncorporated at Hayfields Mall,fordonatingfootballequipmenttothe amount of R5000 to theEdendale Football Association(EFA) amateur side, The SpecialXI.
I felt it appropriate that thisgestureofgenerositybehighlight-ed and mentioned in the localpapers
This is a great example of alocal community leader puttinghis money where his mouth is.
What Mr Ndaba and his
company have done for this localclub side has resulted in a greatbenefit for local youngsters, whopreviouslydidnothave theneces-
sary equipment to play the gamethat they truly adore...football. Iwould like to point out that thekindofgestureshownbyMrMzilacharacterises thequality that truelocal community builders andleaders should possess.
ThankyouMrMzilaandonbe-half of theSpecialXI football club,wewish you nothing but the best.
SANELE VILAKAZIPietermaritzburg
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GENERATIONSKHETHIWE realises Queen tricked her.
Priska refuses to be beaten by her man’sex. Ngamla says it’s time to switch off themachines. Queen is on a mission again.Choppa gets his job back.
Jason reels after hearing very bad news.Mary panics when she hears about a liedetector test. Senzo finally breaks down.How does a mother accept her child isdead?
ISIDINGOThe murder trial gets off to an explo
sive start. Sizwe and Zukisa’s problemsseem to be solved at last Jeffcontinues his pursuit of Katlegofrom afar but it all goes horriblywrong. Barker thinks he’sfound a way to torpedothe case. Katlegofears she’s being followed. Sechabastruggles to sell GeorgieastherightmanforMbali.
MUVHANGORanthumeng and Vusi bond over
Thandaza’s illness. Ranthumeng decidesto turn his wife’s unfortunate situationintosomethingpositive.Khomotjotriestokick Pat out of the house.
Khomotjo and Albert realize oldfeelings are still alive. Everyone wants to
do their bit for the malaria fundraiser including KK.
SCANDALLucas tries to get to the bottom of
Neo’s intentions. Sparks fly between Kilaand Palesa, prompting to a big decision byPalesa. Quinton makes a surprising career
move. Scelo can’t find the words tocharm bornfree92 but may have
found a way to uncover hertrue identity. Kila discoverswho Dintle blames for herlatest move.
RHYTHM CITYThoko reels at the news
that Zolani and Lucilla areinvolved. David isfrustrated in hisattempts to find outmore about what’shappening with the
Mkhize family.Sifiso insists on
viewing video footageof the night they got
drunk to find out whetherhe and Prudence had sex.
Miles gives an unwillingPrudence the job of finding the
culprit who damaged RedemptionRecords.
Suffo struggles to make a decisionabout his future with Niki.
MY ECHO SOAPIES Charities benefit from Sprint Day
PHOTO: SUPPLIEDThis year, 16 local charities supported by the Community Chest wereselected to benefit from the Golden Horse Sprint Day. In each of the races,there was a designated horse running for one of the charities. ZizameleniAction Group for the disabled won a cash prize of R20 000 when theirhorse, “Normanz”, won the main race. The other 15 charities received R3000 each, courtesy of Gold Circle Racing. Pictured at the handover toZizameleni Action Group for the Disabled at the beginning of June are(from left) Thoka Ngcobo, Michael Deegan (Community Chest director),Sizakele Shezi and Lundelo Ndlovu.
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Pietermaritzburg Jazz Festival>> The line up will include international, national and local artists offering the public a choice of musical entertainment
NICOLE JOHN
THE first Pietermaritzburg JazzFestival,organizedbyStarlightPromotions, will be taking
placeon2Augustat theGoldenHorseCasino.
At the recent launch, Brian ZumaoneofStarlightPromotionsdirectors,said that the festivalwill be coming toPietermaritzburgtoputthecityonthemap in terms of musical festivals,which other cities already have.
He said that although the city haslongstandingeventswhichhavebeenheldhere successfullyover theyears,amusic festival isanareawherePMBfalls short.
In order to address this, manystakeholders have come on board,including theMsunduziMunicipality,TsogoSunandtheDepartmentofArtsand Culture, to bring the inaugural
festival together.“Conspicuous by its absence is a
signature music event to set the cityalight. It has been proven whateconomic and tourism benefits thesekind of events have for their cities.Pietermaritzburgneededtoclose this
gap,” said Zuma.The line up will include interna-
tional, national and local artists,offering thepublicachoiceofmusicalentertainment.
Includedinthe lineupisAmericanRnB crooner, Chris Walker, Letta
Mbulu and Caiphus Semenya,Mafikizolo, Lira, Naima Kay andmaskandi legend Phuzekhemisi, toname a few.
“One of our aims is to make PMBthe city of choice, second to none.Weneedasignatureevent like this one to
help us get there,” said ThobekaMafumbatha at the launch.
Tickets for the event are availableat Computicket. Prices range fromR200 pre-sale to R1000 for VIPS. Ontheday, ticketswill costR250 forgen-eral access.
Pictured at the launch are (backfrom left) Xolani Mnguni (EdwardSnell), Kas Naidoo (ABI), SbongaShelembe (The Witness) with(front, from left) ) ThobekaMafumbatha (Msunduzi Municipality), Maureen Kivits (Golden Horse),Darryl Topper (Audi Centre Pietermaritzburg) and Nathi Mthombeni(SAB).PHOTO:JONATHAN BURTON
LEARNING new things is a mandate that theMpophomeni theatre group has to follow, andtheir journey to Grahamstown next month ispart of that.
Izwi Youth Movement will be travelling toGrahamstown where they will be performingsome of their theatre plays.
This is part of the learning experience thatthegrouphastogainfromothertheatregroups,said chairperson, Thulani Mthalane.
Speaking to Echo he said all nine membersofthegroupareexcitedaboutthetripwhichwilltake place from 4 to 25 July.
“Onthistrip, therewillbealot that thegroupwill be engaged in. Firstly, it’s the learning andwhen we talk about learning we are referringto them grasping something from the othertheatregroupstheywillmeet inGrahamstown.Again, thatwon’t be the conclusionas theywill
also have to deliver by performing their playsInhlambuluko (cleansing) and Battle of theAges.
“Theywill be going around and performingthese plays in different theatres inGrahamstown. For the group, this is again agolden opportunity they will use to put theMpophomeni area on the map.
“It isexposureforthemandthatcouldbettertheir careers in theatre,” said Mthalane.
He added that they are very grateful to theirpartners, Twist Project, who have made theirshows a success.
“The members are very excited about thewhole trip and their families are celebratingtheir journey with them,” said Mthalane.
Izwi Youth Group has nine members fromdifferent areas of Mpophomeni.
The initiative of forming the group was togather the youth of Mpophomeni so that theycould share their views through theatreproduction.
PHOTO:SUPPLIEDIzwi Youth Movement theatre group members from the Mphophomeni area will be going toGrahamstown for a learning experience from other theatre groups. Sitting down is SaneleNgobese and Sabelo Khoza some of the members of Izwi Youth Movement.
Nelisiwe scoops first placein ‘I want to sing gospel’
>> A free Sinqobile gospel celebration concert has been organised by her friendsDUMISANI ZONDI
IMBALI gospel artist NelisiweDlaminiwas onFriday announcedas the winner of the SABC2’sseason three of ‘I want to singgospel’ contest.
Dlamini, from Imbali’s Unit 13,walked away with R200 000 inprize money and a recording deal
with an undisclosed record label aftergarnering the most votes.
Her first runner-up, Lynnzay Baartjiesfrom theEastern Cape,wonR30000whileSthembiso Gumede from Durban was thesecond runner-up andwas rewardedwithR20 000 for his efforts.
Speaking to Echo onMonday, Dlaminisaid that she is over the moon.
“I was not really expecting to scoopfirst prize. I thought it belonged toLynnzay - she can sing! I had just toldmyself that maybe I will come secondafter her or third,” she said.
She expressed her gratitude to thepeople of Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal and thewholeof SouthAfricawho
voted for her, making it possible for her toachieve this coveted feat.
“I would also like to thank God becauseit is clearly his will,” she said.
Apart from unsuccessful auditions withJoyousCelebrationmanyyearsago, ‘Iwantto sing gospel’washer first singing compe-tition. The contest started in March thisyear. DlaminisingsunderUhologoproduc-tions,whichisownedbylocalbusinessmanThemba Njilo.
Expressinghisdelight,Njilo toothankedall those who voted for Dlamini, inPietermaritzburg in particular.
“I justwanttothankGodthat Ihavebeenabletogroomhertothislevelandnowshehasbeenthrustintostardom.Myadvicetoheristhatsheshouldalwaysrespectpeople, irrespective of her achieve-ments,because it’scoldupthere”,hesaid.
Niilo himself was on Saturdaygiven an award for being a philan-thropist of notewho cares about theneeds of young people by FutureLeaders Youth Awards in Durban.
In appreciation of Dlamini’sachievement, a free Sinqobile gospel
celebration concert has been organised byherfriendstotakeplaceonSaturdayat2pmat the Pietermaritzburg city hall.
Artists and groups lined up to entertainare FikileMlomo, Thina Zungu, Abanqobi,Motivation, Mthoko Zakwe, Nathi andNkanyiso, Melusi Ndimande, Avodah,Justice Kubheka (comedian), Babo, NdodaMaphumulo, Dudu ka Ndaba, NjabuloMkhize, Sgwili and many more.
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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDNelisiwe Dlamini was announced as the winner of theSABC2’s ‘I want to sing gospel’ contest on Friday.
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Depot Site GPS Point at Centre of SiteDepot Site 1: South East Pietermaritzburg (Faxhill) 29º39’15.54”S and 30º22’41.68”E
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More talk thanactionSOUTH African football continues toshy away from real issues that delayprogress of our football.
Presently, we do not have coachesandplayers towinmajor internationalevents.
Since 1994, we have failed to ad-dress the deficiencies of players andcoaches in this country.
SAFA, PSL and the local govern-ment municipalities need to under-stand that co-operationwill benefit allrole players. It will benefit both clubsandthenationalteamstoputemphasison youth development and nurturingof potential stars.
Presently, there is too much noisefromhigherechelons,butverylittleac-tion.Thepoor relationsbetweenSAFAand the PSL has not helped the situa-tion.
It is worth checking what has hap-pened in German football since the2000 Euro Championship disaster.
Theywent all out to improve the fa-cilities and coaching at youth level.This saw the construction of 121 na-tional talent centres to help 10 to 17yearoldswith technical practice.Eachcentre would employ two full-timecoaches. Secondly, all professionalclubs in both Bundesliga 1 and 2 hadto put up youth academies.
This was a condition that all theclubs needed to abide with to be al-lowed to operate.
Consequently in 2010, the Germanteam came third with the youngestteaminthetournament.It isalsoworthnoting that 19 players from this groupcame from Bundesliga 1 while fourcame from Bundesliga 2.
You have young players like Gotze,Schurrle and Reus coming up, whileother youngsters likeOzil andBoateng
are now established members of theteam.
Obviously this is a team capable ofplaying in the present and the future.
It is also important to note how thisforward thinkinghashelped club foot-ball inthiscountry.Lastseason,thetopEuropean competition was contestedby BayernMunich and Borussia Dort-mund.TherearenowmoreyoungGer-manplayers featuring in theBundesli-ga. This in turn has helped in improv-ing the numbers of fans in thestadiums. People always like to sup-port the home grown talent.
Surely we are opposite of these de-velopments?
The topic is always about the nextnational coachwho can come upwithmiracles. Our club sides have also bat-tled to assert themselves in Africanclubcompetitions. Itwillbe interestingto see how an international MamelodiSundowns does in the CAF Cup.
Sure,wecanlearnfromtheGermanandSpanishmodels.However it is im-portant that South Africans developsomethingsuitable to their conditions.
This demands a lot of hard work intermsof thinking, researching and ex-perimenting. Are we disciplinedenoughtoentrust therightpeoplewiththese responsibilities?
Weneedtobeourselves if thiscoun-try is to become contenders of WorldCup glory.
The politics of us and them in foot-ball is not helping the country tomoveforward. Personally, I believe thiscountry has capable people. The chal-lenge is for those in power to learn towork even with those they do not like.
A lot of money is circulating in ourprofessional football. The problem isthat most of this cash does not benefitour youth. The TV deals and higherwages have benefited foreigners rath-er than the development of local foot-ball. The rules about foreignplayers inour professional league need to be re-viewedifweareseriousaboutempow-ering South African boys. A situationwhere a club competes with natural-ized South Africans deprives localyoung players’ opportunities to grow.
The problem with us is that thereare lots of words and promises of abrighter future, yet no governing bodyin total control of youth development.
Itwill takeBafanaBafanahundredsof years to catch up with top nations ifwe continue doing more talking thanactions.
Boys and girls are born every daywithout anyhope for abrighter future.
Unzima Lomthwalo!
Playing for youthunity in fighting
social ills>> The event will give a platform to talk about issues affecting wellbeing
ANUMBERofunder10soccerteamsare to battle it out at Zibomvinisportsground in kwaShange in the
Vulindlela area this Saturday andSundayfor attractive prizes.
The Msunduzi Municipality Ward 24soccer tournament, held just before theend of youth month, is organised byMthetheleliShangase,ThembaZondiandlocal councillor Thandiwe MercyButhelezi.
Shangase said that the winners willwalkawaywithanewsetofsoccerjerseys,atrophyandmedalsandthefirst runners-upwill alsowin a set of soccer jerseys andmedals,whilst thesecondrunners-upwillbe rewarded with a set of soccer jerseys.
He said other than uniting the localyouthundersport,theeventwill givethema platform to talk about issues affectingtheir wellbeing.
“We wanted to include netball for theward’s youngwomenbutwe couldnot af-ford it since we have no sponsorship andare financing the tournament from ourown pockets.
“We however invite all the youngwomen in the ward to support the eventsothattheywillhearthemessages.Wewilldefinitely do something for them infuture,” said Shangase.
The tournamentwill kick off at 8amonSaturday.
PHOTO: SUPPLIEDUMthetheleli Shangase who is one of the organisers of the Ward 4 soccertournament scheduled for this weekend.
ShiningexamplefromEastwoodEASTWOOD is an area which has previously produced a number of professional soccer players and academics.
This is the thought of proud formerresident, and soccer player, GodfreyTenoff.
Tenoff said that criminal activitiesthat from time to time take place in thearea are normal, and not unlike otherareas in the city.
“Maybeweshouldpressuriseourlocal government to sort out all thesporting facilities around Eastwood. Itis impossible to expect this area to produce future sport stars as they didmany years ago because the sportsgrounds are in a shambles. It is shocking to think how we used to train from4pm to 8pm every day,” said Tenoff.
The Eastwood born and well travelled Tenoff is one example of successfrom the area. He is not just anoutstanding, focused character, but aliving example that Eastwood is not agangsters paradise or drug infestedcommunity, but can also produce quality future leaders and sport heroes.
“Eastwood is made up of a proudand talented community of integrity.Unfortunately, there is the wrong perception out there about the area,” saidTenoff.
He started his early schooling atEastwood Primary School and latermoved to Haythorne High School.
During his early career at juniorlevel, Tenoff played as a midfielder andas a defender for local amateur sidessuch as MDFA’s Pirates (U8, U12 andU14) and coached Craig Davis.
His former teamates say he was
always a disciplined player, arrivingearly for training and listened to thecoach.
He also played for the old, popularEastwood crowd pullers Leicester City(U16 and seniors), under the guidanceof Chris Morrison and Gallies Marais.
“Uncle Chris Morrison was alwayspassionate about the development ofjunior players in the area. He produceda lot of household names and a teamthat later dominated a lot of competitions around the Natal midlandsregion, especially the annual Padsa’sEaster tournament in Northdale,” hesaid.
Tenoff is currently based inBloemfontein where he has beenemployed as the head soccer coach ofthe University Of Free State since 2011.
After matriculating at Haythorne,Tenoff was offered a scholarship at theUniversity of Dayton in Ohio with thehelp of Gus Hornsby.
He was there from 1996 to 2000and won three Atlantic championships. He also attended coaching classes and holds a United States SoccerFederation D and C licence. He wouldlike to complete his coaching licensein the USSA and then continue to gethis CAF qualifications.
Aside from his coaching papers,Tenoff also studies for a BachelorsDegree in exercise science.
Tenoff says he has always wantedto plough back into his community andcity when he came back from Americabut was unlucky not to be given an opportunity in local circles.
“I applied everywhere, I even had aninterview at Mamelodi SundownsAcademy. Then a post for the soccermanager at the UFS came up and I applied for that job. They were impressedand as they say, the rest is history.”
Tenoff’s short but loud and wisemessage to youngsters around hisneighbourhood is to “always make education the priority because yourdreams will be limited without education.”
Jerry Barnes.
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KwaZuluNatal needs an athletics academy says Willie MtoloTHE 1992 New York Marathon winner,1989 and 2002 Comrades Marathonrunner upWillie Mtolo said that his nextdream is to producequality athleteswhocan take the national and internationalscene by storm.
Mtolospoke toEcho thisweekafterheattendedafunctionheldbytheMsunduziMunicipalitytohonourlocalathleteswhodid well in this year’s ComradesMarathon, including overall winnerBongumusa Mthembu.
The veteran ultra athlete said that heis prepared to work around the clock toconvince provincial government, localmunicipalities, KwaZulu-Natal Athletics(KZNA),AthleticsSouthAfrica (ASA)andthe business sector to come on board inorder to start an athletics academy.
Mtolo said that it is now high time forall stake holders to stop talking and takeaction.
The Underberg resident said thatwhen he staged a training camp in hishometown for six Comrades Marathonrunners, the hardship he went throughwas unbelievable.
“You need to make sure that runnersare able to sleep and eat properly. Theenvironment is also very important for
them.”Mtolo said that for accommodation,
Mondi Forest played a very importantrole by giving his runners a place to stay.
“Theyreallysavedthesepoorathletes
a lot ofmoneybyprovidingaccommoda-tion,” said Mtolo.
TheWillieMtoloAthleticsClubownersaid that if KZN want to see moreMthembu’s winning Comrades
Marathons, or KZN athletes represent-ing South Africa at the highest level, aproper academy needs to be built.
“We need all relevant departments,federationsandprivatesponsorstocomeon board, work together and make it areality. If we are all really focused inachieving this goal, we need to stopdreaming and provide resources,” saidMtolo.
ASA new elected president, who isalso a former KZNA chairman, AleckSkhosana said that Mtolo’s idea wasgreat and needed to be put into writingfor the relevant stakeholders.
- Jerry Barnes
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