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AFTER a seven–year battle,KZN Capital 104 FM willfinally go on air next month.
Tocelebrate theirvictory, thestationheld a prayer session with differentreligious leadersat itsnewpremisesin Langalibalele street last Friday.
Itwill shareofficeswithMinettesMemorials at number 152 Langali-baleleStreet.Thestationwasgrant-edabroadcasting licenceby Icasa in
2010, and hadbeenbattlingto find avenue.
Itwassup-posedto bebased
at the Golden Horse Casino, but itwas changed after new manage-ment took over, and decided thatthey would no longer be able toaccommodate the station.
StationmanagerJerryJonessaidthatunderthetheme: ‘YourChannelofChoice’, thestationwillstartgoingonairwithpromotionsandmusicasof next month. He said that the offi-cialbroadcastingwillstartnextyear.Expressing his excitement, he said:“It took us seven years to be wherewe are today. There was a timewherewehadbeenpromisedthat we would use theGoldenHorsecasino, onlyto be told we can't. Thisstation is for the wholecommunity and we willembrace different cul-tures.There isalsoaslotforGod’word, and that iswhywe start by thank-inghimbeforeany-
thing else”.He further thankedNeville Teggs
of Minettes Memorials who hasdonated thevenue to them.Directorof the Midlands Christian Council,Reverend Simphiwe Manqokontsi,said: “We appreciate their vision ofserving the Midlands as a diversestation. We also appreciate thatthey have called for a prayerbefore doing anything. We willpray for sponsorship, influ-ence, expansion and educa-
tion. We hope that it willnotonly focusonneg-ative stories, butalso the many
positivethingsaroundthe city”.
FROM LEFT: Pastor Victus Mthembu,Bishop Minah Ngcobo, Jerry Jonesand Neville Teggs during KZN Capital104 FM's breakthrough prayer thatwas held last week
SIYAYA Cash and Carry em-ployees are finally back atworkaftera threeweekshut-
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They say that they have been
unable to support their familiessince its closure . Tovoice theiran-ger, workers of the supermaket inPietermaritz street demonstratedoutside the store two weeks ago,demanding the re-opening.
An employee who did not wantto be identified said that he is sup-porting five people and since theshop closed, theyhavebeen strug-
gling to make ends meet.Head buyer of Siyaya Cash and
Carry, IndriaanPillay, said that thestore has lostmillions since its clo-sure, and workers have not beenreceiving their weekly wages.“About 130 people have not beenabletosupporttheir familiesforal-mostamonthnow.Theyclosedtheshop without even checking prop-
erlym” he said.Msunduzimunicipality spokes-
person Brian Zuma had said thatthey are not targeting anyone butsimply enforcing the law.
However he could not bereached yesterday to clarify as towhy thestorewasre-opened later.
PHOTO: NOKULUNGA NGOBESEEmployees from Siyaya Cash and Carry in Pietermaritz Street staged a peaceful demonstration outside the supermarket, demanding the reopening of the store
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ECHO REPORTERWORLD Aids Day, which takesplace on 1 December, will becommemorated differently inthe city this year, with Rural Youth Development Foundation SA, in partnership withUmvithi Youth Development, hosting aBattle of the singers, drama and poetry festival this Sunday.The festival, which will take place at the CityHall, is aimed at bringing together differentcommunities, church choirs, gospel music,drama groups, poets and individuals in a bidto sing, motivate and battle against thespread of HIV and Aids.Rural Youth Development Foundation ex
ecutive director Mthobisi Mkhize said: “Thefestival aims to acknowledge efforts madeby communities, churches, arts groups andindividuals in eradicating HIV and Aids in ourprovince”.Performing artists include locals Sbu and
Wise, Mthokozisi Zakwe and Smilo andMpumelelo. The event starts at 1 pm.Those wanting to participate in the event
must download registration forms bytomorrow midday at www.kzngospel.wix.com/music, sms group name, capacity and category.For more information, contact Mkhize at084 545 8795 .
CitycommemoratesWorld AidsDay
IGOSPEL Army is having an officiallaunch and revival from tomorrow to 1 December at Full Gospel at Imbali Stage 2 inNyala road from 3pm to 5pm.From 6 pm it will be time for the revival
and speakers will be Apostles MS Mpungose and SJ Shabangu and Pastor TrevorPoswa while the hosts are Bishop CB andLT Thenjwayo. On Sunday, the church willbe handing over Christmas vounchers todestitute family and bursaries to needychildren.BONKE abantu base-Albert Falls
This follows the incident of aman whose car was swept off theWoodhouse low–level bridge a weekago.
Thedriverofthecar,LihleMthiyane(36) from Scottsville, was found at theGrimthorpe Road low–level bridge onFriday, six days after hewentmissing.
Whentheincidentoccurred,hewasin the company of three youngwomenwhom he had managed to save.
Last Thursday, the Themba Njilo
Foundation, in partnership with dif-ferent religious leaders, family mem-bers, Sobantu residents and friends,gathered in prayer at the low levelbridge, to pray for his discovery.
The Pietermaritzburg K9 searchandrescueunit, togetherwith the fam-ily and local residents, had beensearching for him since the incident.
Lieutenant Jack Haskins, whowaspart of the search team, said the bodywas found still in the water, stuckbetween reeds.
The Woodhouse Road low–levelbridge is an on–going safety concern.
Ward councillor Thandi Matiwane
said that thishappensevery timethereis a heavy storm.
“Council has stalled the building ofthe bridge as they claimed that theyneededtodoanenvironmentalassess-ment before proceeding with theproject, depite many people using thebridge to go to work,” said Matiwane.
Msunduzimunicipal spokespersonBrian Zuma that they are consideringclosing the road in the meantime.
“We will then build a pedestrianbridgesothatpeoplewhoneedtocrossthe river have access until such timethat we have a permanent solution forthe challenge”.
PHOTO: NOKULUNGA NGOBESESobantu residents who gathered to pray at the Woodhouse low–level bridge last week. The prayer, which was organized by the Themba Njilo foundation, was for the missing man – Lihle Mthiyane – who has since been found.
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MEMBERS of the public areurged to open cases toassistwiththeremovaland
prosecution of criminals capturedby the police, in conjunction withSafe City cameras in the centralbusiness district (CBD).
Safe City operations managerJasonHerbert , said this toEchoaf-ter the newspaper published an ar-ticle last week in which JwayelaniButchery man-ager, DonovanGabriel, andstreet vendorswere complain-ing about mug-gings and rob-beries that arerife on the pave-ments of ChurchStreetwhich linethe shop.
They saidthat there is onlyone Safe City camera, which is nothelping them since the streetvendors have blocked it.
According toHerbert, todatenocamerashavebeenblockedor van-dalised. He said this would be diffi-cult as the cameras are monitored24/7.
“However, there are numerousviewing hazards in the area, forexample the Jwayelani butchery islocated in Selgro Centre which hasa veranda that extends over the
pavement. Safe City is working inconjunction with the MsunduziMunicipality in regard to the streettraders and other issues fromwhich these viewinghazards arise.SafeCity has installed a PA systemwhereby Safe City, in conjunctionwith the SAPS, can warn membersof the public when suspicious be-haviour is detected,” he said.
Herbert also said that Safe Citywelcomesallmembersof thepublicto contact them via their smsnumber.
“What is of concern, however, isthat the SAPSwill attend to thecrime and thevictim willdecline toopenacase,” said Her-bert.
The sms lineis 083 7677 233and in an emer-gency, 10111should be di-alled.
When send-ing a sms to SafeCity, members ofthe public should include as muchdetailed information as possible toexpedite the response process, i.e.who/what/where/when and how,he said.
Business owners and membersof the public who would like moreinformation regarding the Pieter-maritzburg Central Station Com-munity Police Forum can contact:Claire Crawley at 082 352 5225 orvia email on [email protected].
A Safe City camera inChurch Street. SafeCity managementdeny that the camerais blocked by thestreet vendors asclaimed by a localbusinessman.PHOTO: NOMPENDULONGUBANE
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Residentsurged tolend ahand>> A party for needy children is planned
Residents of Pietermaritz-burg have been urged todonate towards the under-
privileged children’s Christmasparty to be hosted by the DistrictCommunity chest on 5 December.
Five hundred and five under-privileged children will be invitedto enjoy the spirit of Christmas atthe Golden Horse Casino, accord-ing to Community Chest fundrais-ing manager Angie Narayanan.
Shesaidthattheyarecallingonfamilies, companies and businesspeople to step in and make thisyear’s party a success for the chil-dren.
“Your donation in cash or inanykindwouldbegreatlyappreci-ated. The Christmas party startedwith Toy Story and East Coast Ra-dio. Back then it was held at theRoyal Showground where thou-sands of underprivileged childrenenjoyed the season of love,” saidNarayanan.
It thenmoved to JohnDory’s atthe Golden Horse Casino.
“Kids enjoyedmeals, gifts andeachchild even receiveda stackoftokens to enjoy at the gameworldin the casino”, she said.
Narayanan said thereafter, itmovedto the infieldsof theGoldenHorse Casino, adding that chil-dren are picked up from theirareas by Maharaj coaches, enjoymeals, sweets, party pack, giftsfrom Santa and a clown.
“Every child deserves to beloved and to enjoy the true mean-ingofChristmas,whichIbelieve is“loveandgiving”.Andinthatspir-it, why should a child, especiallythe ones living in the rural areas,be deprived of this,” she asked.
According to Narayanan. it’san amazing day fulled with thelaughter of children being on thebus for the first timeor sometimesseeing the Golden Horse Casinofor the first time.
“I am humbly grateful to theGolden Horse Casino and allsupporters,aswellasdonors,whoget on board to make this day aspecial one for special children,”saidNarayanan. Thosewhowishto donate can contact Narayananat0333941031or 0739073637..
EVERY CHILD DESERVES TOBE LOVED AND TO ENJOYTHE TRUE MEANING OFCHRISTMAS, WHICH I BELIEVE IS “LOVE AND GIVING”
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THEREaremanypositive things that havetaken place in SouthAfrica as a direct re-sultof the1994political changes thatsaw
a first democratically elected governmentemergingwith a black person at the helm some20 years ago.
But I noticed, even as the government wastakingoverfromthepreviousapartheidregime,therewasanairofdisillusionabout the fact thatthe new democratic dispensation coincidedwithanewviruswhichisresponsibleforthehu-man immune deficiency syndrome.
This simply means that when one has thisvirus one’s body gradually ceases to be able tofight off diseases or illnesses naturally without
medical intervention e.g. ARVs.The impact of HIV on the lives ofmany ordi-
nary people has indeed been catastrophic at atimewhenwewereexpectingthelivesofthema-jority of South Africans to change for the betterdue to the ANC-led political miracle of 1994.
Of particular concern to many South Afri-canshasbeentherisingnumberofparentswhoare leaving their children as a direct conse-quence of being infectedbyHIVanddying fromopportunistic diseaseswhichattack thehumanbody easily when it can no longer defend itselfagainst diseases because of the virus.
Seemingly, many African countries enjoyedtheir freedomwithoutmajorhealth threats, ex-cept for malaria as well as poverty and unem-ployment. But for South Africa, things werepoised to be different from the onset because ofAids.
It is heart-warming to know that there havebeenmanypositivethingswhichSouthAfricansand their government, are doing in order to re-spond to the Aids pandemic. One of them hasbeen therevival of anoldpracticeamongstmen
males to spread (or contract) the virus if theypracticeunprotectedsex.Havingmultiplepart-nerswhich is fuelled by alcohol abuse anddrugaddiction continues to be a serious threat to so-cietalwell-beingbecausereinfec-tion (or getting the virus againand again) occurs when peo-ple engage in unprotectedsex.Ifapersonwhohasbeenshot at with many bulletshas greater chances of dy-ing, why would allowingthevirus toenteryourbodyrepeatedly, especially fromdifferent people, not even-tually kill you?
Drugs, alcohol and in-creased social alienation dueto poverty and unemploymentare directly related to raping oldpeople, children and defense-less women, and that createsfertilegroundforthespreadofHIV and subsequent Aidsdeaths. Ourcountry,partic-ularly KZN, is reported tobe experiencing a highlevel of teenage preg-nancy and this is a suresign that condomuse isnot necessarily as suc-cessful as statistics wouldhaveusbelieveeventhoughawareness campaigns areabundant and sustained.
Community-based interventions involvinggovernment, NGOs, NPOs, international donorcommunity, business are bringing hope. I amthinkinghere of such interventions as theCom-munity Care Givers (CCGs) who are taking careof theneedsofpeople infectedandadverselyaf-fected byHIV andAids, e.g.meeting the basicneedsofchildrenandyouthswhodonothavecaregivers, includingprovidingfood,school,health, recreational as well as spiritual
It is interventions like these that makemewanttotakemyhatoff tothedemocrat-ic government that is now turning 20 forimplementing the Home & CommunityBasedCareconcept.This is about reachingout to people, (especially in rural communi-ties), who are affected and infected by HIVand Aids, with basic needs, including socialgrants that stabilize their lives.
When you read that ‘there are esti-mated over 1,5 million orphans in
South Africa,” many ofwhom are going withoutfood and basic necessities,there is a reason to be con-cerned. Over half of theseorphansarecausedbyHIVand Aids related deaths.They are either taking careof themselves, or livingwith relatives, friends,neighbours or foster par-ents, (not to mention thosethat are in the streets). Ap-
called circumcisionwhich proves to behelpful in reducingHIV transmissionamongst boys andmen as main trans-porters of the virus.
But again, it isgeneral knowledgethat it is still possiblefor circumcised
parently, approximately 5,7million South Af-rican adults and children are estimated to beinfected with HIV and 5,3 million being 15years and older; 3,3 million female and 334,000children, includingpeople livingwithdis-abilities. Abstaining from sex, postponing theday youwill have a sexual encounter or usingcondomswith one partner and knowing yourHIV status as well as male circumcision re-maintheanswer.AsfarasIamconcerned,HIVandAidsareapoliticalmatterbecausetheykillmore in poorer communities. Hence, we say:prevention is better than cure, (I mean nocure!) Iwouldventureintosayingifyouarenotready to behave responsibly please avoidbringing children to theworld because ill-dis-cipline creates orphans.
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Drugs, alcohol and in-creased social alienation dueto poverty and unemploymentare directly related to raping oldpeople, children and defense-less women, and that createsfertilegroundforthespreadofHIV and subsequent Aidsdeaths. Ourcountry,partic-ularly KZN, is reported tobe experiencing a high
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It is interventions like these that makemewanttotakemyhatoff tothedemocrat-ic government that is now turning 20 forimplementing the Home & CommunityBasedCareconcept.This is about reachingout to people, (especially in rural communi-ties), who are affected and infected by HIVand Aids, with basic needs, including socialgrants that stabilize their lives.
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>> “Artists die poorbecause they arescared to talk abouttheir rights. Music isnot just forentertainment but is acareer,” says gospellegend SiphoMakhabane
IN gearing up up for the Sipho ‘Big Fish’Makhabane gospel festival this Saturday,aspiring local artists had an opportunity of
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They got valuable information on how tocarry themselves as artists, among otherthings.
Theworkshops, organisedbyuMgungund-lovu district municipality in partnership withtheUmgungundlovuArts and Culture Council,were aimed at developing local talent and alsoteaching aspiring artists on how to make aliving out of their music careers.
Addressing artists, Makhabane saidthat although the city has somuch tal-ent, city artists have to work harderas there are very few who havemade strides in the music indus-try.
“Many artists make the mis-take of wanting to record beforethey are even ready. Theysuccumbtopressure,especiallythose who sing gospel. Beforethey can even start pursuing acareer in the music industry,they must be able to establishwhether they are singers orsong writersand
do not do everything by themselves,” he said.Makhabane said that artists die poor be-
cause theyare scared to talk about their rights.“Music is not just for entertainment but is acareer.This is anothermistakemadebygospelartists, they perform in churches and eventsandarescaredtoaskforpaymentbecausetheyfeel as Christians, it is not the right thing todo.God gave you the talent to use it to make aliving. Stand up for your rights as an artist. Itisgoodtoblessthechurch,butitmustalsoblessyou”.
Makhabane further encouraged artists toread thoroughly, or ask for assistance, beforesigning recording deals, as they are easily ex-ploited.
The festival, which will take place atWoodburn stadium, is aimed at pray-
ing for safety during this festiveseason, against social ills and toalso commemorate the lives ofthose who have passed on dueto HIV and Aids. Artists whowill be performing includeSfiso Ncwane, PastorNcanda, ThinaZungu, IsraelMosehla, Jabu Ngcobo,Mvuselelo Buthelezi, Babo
and Sgwili, Donny, NduduzoMatse, Nathi and Nkanyiso,Andile ka Majola, DumiMkokstad, Buhle, MthokoZakwe, France Dlamini,
Melusi Nzimane and localtalent. Tickets are
R80 at Com-puticketandR100 atthegates.
Sipho 'Big Fish'Makhabane speaking tolocal artists before thebig gospel festival onSaturday.PHOTO: NOKULUNGANGOBESE
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KWAZULU–NATAL has increased voter reg-istration figures on the voters roll from 4.5million to 4.8million, and has themost newpotential voters.
KZN Independent Electoral CommissionofficerMawethuMoseryalso confirmed thatfemales ingeneral continue tobe thehighestgender to show an interest in voting.
The provincial registration statisticsshow that 620 864 registered at voting sta-tions on theweekend of 9 and10November,that isaccordingtothetotalnumbersprovid-ed by the IEC.
The283407werenewregistrations and267 572were peoplewhowere already reg-istered, but were changing their details onthe roll because they havemoved to a differ-ent voting district.
Gautengprovincewas thesecondhighestwith 572 395 new and re–registered votersfornextyear’sgeneralelections.Moserysaidthat KZN recorded the highest voter turnoutduringtheregistrationweekend,followedbyGauteng.
“The Eastern Cape followed with 339614, Western Cape 295 497, Mpumalanga197 551, Limpopo 178 800, Free State 140304,NorthWest116438andNorthernCape50756. Outofthe283407newregistrations,152 942 were female voters.
“Youth also showed an interest in regis-tering their names on the voters roll as thethosebetweentheagesof18and19recorded80 276 and the youth between 20 and 29years recorded 120 065 new registrations,”said Mosery.
He urged voters to visit their municipalelectoral offices to register before theelectiondateisproclaimed,sayingthosewhocannot travel or visit theirmunicipal offices,canwrite to the IECstating their reasonsandarrangements will be made for commissionstaff to visit themat theirhomesandregisterthem.
To check your registration status smsID number to 32810.
Young potential voters are
RARING TO GO>> All they arewaiting for now is the2014 general electionsso that they can givemandate to a politicalparty of their choice
THE Independent Electoral Commission(IEC)hasembarkedonavotereducationcampaign at tertiary institutions to
attract the youth, especially first time voters,KwaZulu–Natal IECspokespersonThabani
Ngwira, said social networks such as Twitterand Facebook have also been used as a tool toconveyandencourage theyouth to takepart innext year’s elections.
TheSchoolsDemocracyprogrammewasal-solaunchedlastmonth, jointlywiththedepart-ments of Education andHomeAffairs andwasconducted by the IEC staff in classrooms.
“TheDepartmentofHomeAffairswasavail-able to assist pupils to apply for their identitydocuments. Our records show that only ninepercent of youth between the age of 18 and 19are registeredasvoters. It is difficult topredicthowmanyyoungvoterswillvotebutweareex-pecting them to come out in their numbers.Campaigns by political parties also assist to
createamoodof excitementand interest in theelection. They are focusing on youth and firsttime voters as well,” said Ngwira.
First time voter Thembelani Zondi said hewill be taking part in next year’s electionbecause he believes that his vote is important.
“I will be voting so that I will have a say inmycountryandbeexposed toopportunities asa young person. By voting, I will be giving myvoice to the political party that I will be votingfor,” he said.
“My vote will make a difference and byvoting, I will be making that difference to mycommunity and my country,” said CeboMadlala.
SabeloZondisaidhecannotcriticiseanyoneor any political party if he has not voted.
“My vote is my right, and by putting that Xsign on theballot paper, Iwill be exercisingmydemocratic right”.
“Votinggives ownershipandasyoungpeo-ple, we should have that ownership by voting.I won’t miss a chance to exercise it,” said firsttime voter Nhlanhla Xaba.
ThembelaniZondi, SabeloZondi andNhlanhla Xabacan’t wait tocast their votefor the firsttime in the2014 generalelections.
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MY ECHO SOAPIESGENERATIONSNOLUNGU is horrified by what she finds inher room. Choppa pleads with Matthew togive them one more chance. Senzo has ameltdown. Jason loses it and punches acolleague. Akhona is furious when shehears about the ‘engagement’. If Phenyowants a fight, Dineo will give him one.Ngamla and Jabulani bump heads aboutthe bad press they’re getting. Zodwa becomes suspicious when Nicholas pullsaway from her. Scott has found somethingto use against Sello. Nurse Veronica breaksthe news that Mnqobi is not doing well.Queen is aghast when she sees what Noluntu is wearing. Ruby gets her back upwhen Sylvia taunts her. Dineo makes anunlikely pact with a Dlomo. Matthew reveals how lonely he really is. Cindy realisestheir houseguest has a screw loose.
ISIDINGODRAMATIC events at KME and strongwords from the Prophet cause Jeff to takedecisive action. Mac is back where he can’tattack and all Ben can do is smile. S’Khudrives a hard bargain when Caitlin wantsto hire out The Rec. Just as Katlego’s worldturns upside down, there’s one more shockin store. Daniel and Benjamin rediscoverthat blood really is thicker than water. Lerato and Sechaba learn exactly how badlythe reality of cancer can affect them. Calmis restored to the Sibeko family but not forlong. Mounting pressure on the work fronttakes its toll on Rajesh and Priya. Horizon
Deep’s most eligible bachelor finds himselfon a date from hell. Will anyone discoverthat Jefferson beat Katlego? Rajesh needsto convince Barker not to jump ship. Leratocan’t decide if the love around her is ablessing or overwhelming. Nikiwe learnsthe awful truth about Katlego’s disappearance. Lerato barely hangs on while thechemotherapy steadily drains her of herconfidence. Priya and Rajesh fail to interpret initial warning signs exhibited by theirdaughter.
MUVHANGOSUSAN and Pfuluwani learn their days asthe occupants of the royal house are numbered. Khomotjo gets a call of a lifetime.Sanele plays hot and cold with Rendani.Thuli, unwittingly, gets on Khomotjo’s badside.VhoMakhadziorganisesameetingofthe Royal Council to decide who the nextregent will be. Nonny gives Rendani somevaluable advice regarding Sanele. Rendanigets her sweet revenge on Sanele. Khomotjo is on the warpath and Thuli is thetarget. The Royal Council chooses a newleader for Thathe. The Royal Councilmakes a shocking decision on who the regent chief will be. Sanele invites Rendanito meet his mother. Thandaza decides tothrow Vusi a birthday party.
RHYTHM CITYA STARTLING event at NFH does nothingto alert the staff to any imminent danger.Maletsatsi feels betrayed by someone she
would never have expected it. Gloria’s manipulative tactics backfire on her. TheDustbin Man makes his move, but amidstthe smoke and chaos, no one realiseswhose life is in danger. Dintle and Gontse’sattempts at being proactive are disappointing. Gloria receives a surprising request. Fats searchesforanswersafteranother“miracle” has him questioning God’s plan for his life.Stella apologises to Victoria. Nomzamo begs Suffocate to leave the past behind. Sifiso sees Eugeniastealing a bottle of whisky.Gail advises Niki to talk toSuffocate about their relationship. David persuadesNomzamo not to claim selfdefence for killing Mbuso. Bashdesperately tries to motivate anextremely nervous Fats. Suffocatecannot come to terms with his mother’s decision.
DAYS OF OUR LIVESBO and Hope continue to hide out atthe cabin. The Warden accuses RomanofhelpingBoandHopehideout.Roman asks Rafe to be the actingchief in order to have the state police keep the Salem PD updated onthe search. Daniel hears on the radio about Bo breaking Hope outof prison. Rafe dresses as Santa
and visits Johnny at the hospital. Johnnyis released from the hospital in time forChristmas. Johnny wants to see Sami butE.J. refuses. Johnny begins to throw a fitwhen Nicole steps in and suggests openinga present. Kayla arrives back in Salem andquestions Caroline about how everyone reacted to finding out Philip is Parker’s father. Daniel and Chloe prepare for the
christening. Nicole brings Sydney to thehospital to be checked by an eye doc
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BOLD AND BEAUTIFULTHANKS to the manipulative
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Aspen. While Bill and Brookeare taking in the town, Steffy and Liam test out theirbabysitting skills on Will.Brooke becomes increasingly anxious about theidea of seeing Ridge at
Stephanie’s party. With herparty just hours away, Steph
a nie is reunited with two very special guests. She becomes concernedwhen she notices that her party plansaren’t panning out the way she intended. As family and friends gather forStephanie’s party, many can’t helpbut wonder if Ridge will be in attendance. Eric has a few surprises up hissleeveforStephanieandherguests.
Kgomotso Christopher playsKatlego Sibeko in Isidingo.
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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDNick Holder from Canada and Problem Child will rock City of Choice tonight at Tiger Tiger Night club for the first time in the history of Pietermaritzburg as part of the annual IMPI 2013. Fano Gumede of Fanotaiment said this event is known for bringing the best international andlocal Djs at the endof November.“This is going to bea showdown, thisevent will also feature the best talent,Dj Sox, Sabza,Stutter, Snow, Cuba,Mshudu, Tevin Band live on StageDimension & Tee.All this for onlyR100 at the doorbefore 10.30pm andR120 after. VIP willbe R250 and is limited to 60 people,”he explained.Doors open at 7pmand there are freedrinks from 8 to10pm. For moreinformation, phoneFano at 083 4994122 /082 712 0648bbm 26B963B7
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Renowned jazz muso to perform at the RainbowINTERNATIONALLYacclaimed bassistand Sama award–winning jazz luminary,Herbie Tsoaeli, will embark on a nationwide tour, starting in Johannesburg laterthis month.This tour forms part of the Concerts SA
programme, a joint South African/Norwegianlivemusicinitiativeundertheauspicesof the Samro foundation.After the Johannesburg concert, the bass
maestro will be hosted by the KZNSAGallery in Glenwood, Durban on Saturdayat 6.30pm.The concert will be followed by another onSunday at the Rainbow in Pinetown at2pm.Tsoaeli has developed the reputation of
being one of the most accomplished,respected and indemand bass players –bothelectricandacoustic–inSouthAfrica.His performances are often referred to as“joyful” and Tsoaeli is known to love improvising and freestyling. He allows the energy of his fellow musicians and the moodof the audience to impact on the textureof each performance.His album African Time won him a Samaaward for Best Jazz Album in 2013. AfricanTime showcases his true talent by allowing
a myriad of influences from across genresand idioms to inform the compositions andinfluence his performance style.
He has worked with internationallyrespected South African jazz royalty such asAbdullah Ibrahim and Bheki Mseleku, andalso toured extensively with the late greatZim Ngqawana.The line up for the Durban leg of the tour
consists of celebrated drummer KesivanNaidoo, joined by Mthunzi Mvubu on sax,and Mdu Mtshali playing the piano.The Rainbow at 23 Stanfield Lane. For
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uMGUNGUNDLOVU DISTRICT MUNICIPALITYThe uMgungundlovu District Municipality, with its seat in Pietermaritzburg,invites suitably qualified candidates to fill the undermentioned position.Canvassing of Councillors and Officials will lead to candidates being dis-qualfied and the Municipality reserves the right not to make an appointment.
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advantage.• Code EB driver’s licence is essential.• Be computer literate (MS Word, MS Excel and PowerPoint and Pastel
Evolution).• Minimum of 3 years’ relevant experience.• Good knowledge of English and IsiZulu.• Exposure in Local Government will be an added advantage.• Good interpersonal and communication skills.• Good knowledge of Batho Pele Principles and be client orientated.
KEY PERFORMANCE AREASReporting directly to Chief Financial Officer (HOD) the incumbent will beresponsible for the following, inter alia:
• Typing of correspondence and reports for the HOD.• Schedule appointments.• Faxing, filing and E-mailing for the HOD.• Arranging traveling bookings.• Be able to take Departmental and Bid Evaluation Committee minutes when
necessary.• Organising conference venues.• Answering telephones and screening of calls, making calls for the HOD and
taking messages.• Procurement of requisitions and incident management for Financial
Services.• Perform legitimate ad-hoc tasks for the office of the Chief Financial Officer,
including making follow-ups with the Auditor General on audited financialstatement.
Application forms are obtainable from the offices of uMgungundlovuDistrict Municipality, 242 Langalibalele Street, Pietermaritzburg, or can bedownloaded from our website WWW.UMDM.GOV.ZA (please follow the link).Interested applicants should forward their application forms together withtheir COMPREHENSIVE CVs AND ATTACH CERTIFIED COPIES OF THEIRQUALIFICATIONS, to the Executive Manager: Corporate Services Mr M.S. Mathe,uMgungundlovu District Municipality PO Box 3235, Pietermaritzburg 3200 nolater than 10 December 2013 at16H00 sharp. Enquiries should be directed tothe Executive Manager: Corporate Services, Mr M.S.Mathe, on 033 897 6752.Applications by fax transmission will not be accepted, Candidates are stronglyadvised to use the uMgungundlovu District Municipality application form (NOTZ83) and ensure that they are filled in completely as failure to do so will resultin a disqualification of the application. Use of Z83 will automatically disqualifyyour application.Women and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. The Councilsubscribes to an Employment Equity/Affirmative Action Policy which is non-discriminatory and based on merit. Should you not have had any responsefrom the Municipality within 90 days after the closing date, kindly consider yourapplication as unsuccessful.
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AFTERbeing crowned a champion in the nationalViceroyMakoyaMix battle of the deejays competi-tion,Imbali’sownDJSabzaNeneisploughingbackinto his community through music.
The22–year-–olddeejayfromthePhendukaar-eahasbeenconducting toursaroundtheprovince,to seek talent from youngmusic producers to fea-ture in his newalbum titled ‘ViceroyMakoyaMix’.
Speaking to Echo, his manager DJ T-RoxterNene said: “After winning this competition, hewanted to do something for his community. Therearesomanytalentedyoungartistswhohaveneverbeen given an opportunity to record their albumsbefore. We have local talent such as Monecio, In-vaders andDimensions.While this album is to ex-pose him, it is also to showcase unrecognised tal-ent”.
Nenewillalsobesharingthestagewithinterna-tionallyacclaimeddeejaysat the Impi, battle of theDJs competition today, 28 November.
For more information, contact him on twitteras@deejaysabza_033and@SabzasaNeneonface-book
MUT hopes formore choral award>> The awardwinning MUT choir vies for Nacma top honours
gosuthu University of Technology(MUT) choir can now proudly boastqualifying as one of the nominees inthe second annual National ChoralMusic Achievement Awards 2013(Nacma).
TheUmlazibasedchoir –current-ly the champ of champions in theSouth African Tertiary InstitutionsChoral Society – will compete for thegrand trophy under theplatinum category duringthe 6December 2013 spec-tacular red carpet event tak-ing place at the DurbanExhibition Centre.
There are three nomi-nees within this category,whichisoneof22awardcat-egories supporting, recognis-ing and awarding choral excel-lence, while celebrating and hon-ouring the South Africancompetitive talents and artisticexpression in the choral mu-sic sector.
A remarkable successstory, the 70 piece choirboldly stepped out into thechoralmusicplatformde-spite the tertiary institu-tion’s lack of a musicdepartment. Formed inthe mid-80s byformer choir-masterMS Sikhosana, to-gether with a groupof registered stu-dents, the choir’s ini-tial objectives wereto perform during the university’sfunctions; graduation ceremonies;memorial servicesandother internalfunctions.
According toMUTchoir’s Mt Jiya-ne,duringtheearly90stheChoiraffil-iatedwith the Imvunge Choral MusicAssociation, the KwaZulu–Natal mu-sic structure that back then assistedchoirs;,ran provincial music compe-titions and workshops.
“By affiliating with this structure,thechoirwas inaposition tocompetewith community choirs. Althoughthey were a university choir, theywerecompeting in thestandardcate-gory and continue to compete in thiscategory.
Itwas toughand it is still toughbe-cause they use strictly registered stu-dents in thechoir. In short theydevel-op choristers and all of their choris-ters come from different regions andprovinces of South Africa.”
In 1993 the choir affiliated with
the South African Tertiary Institu-tions Choral Association (Satica),where all South African Institutionsmeetandcompeteagainst eachotherfor an entire week.
“In the Satica the Choir competesonthePlatinumlevelwithsomeof thetop South African Universities. De-spiteMUTnothavingamusicdepart-ment, the choir’s standards matchtha t of
other institutions that offer musicprogrammes.
“MUTisproudthat it isabledevel-op choristers to match the nationalstandard,”saidchoirmaster,MrJiya-ne. Currently in the professional careof choirmanagerMENtuli andunderthesuccessfulbatonofconductorandformer student ‘S’gqoko’Jiyane, theMangosuthu University of Technolo-gy choir’s blue ribbons include:>>2004: Second position in the WesternPiece, Standard Category, KZN Arts &Culture competition.>>2005: Winner in the Western
and African Piece, Standard Category, KZN Arts & Culture competition.>>2006: Winner in Western and African Piece,Standard Category, KZNArts & Culture competition.>>2006:Overallsecondposition in the Large Cate
gory, Satica Eisteddfod.>>2006: Winner in the Inaugural KZN Premier Eisteddfod.>>2006: Third position in the AfricanPiece, Standard Category, NCF/Old MutualKZN Regional competition>>2007: Second and third position in theAfrican and Western Piece respectively,Stand ard Category, Imvunge ChoralMus ic Association Competition.
>>2008: Overall third position in the
Satica Eisteddfod, Large Category.
>>2009: Received both secondpositions in the African and West
ern Piece, Standard Category,Imvunge Choral Music Associ
ation competition.>>2009: Third position
in both the Westernand African Piece, gotthe overall 3rd posi
tion, champ of champsfor Satica Eisteddfod.>>2010: Received the
second and third positionin both Western and Afri
can Piece respectively,and got the overallthird position, Standard Category, NCF/OldMutual KZN regionalcompetition.
>>2011: Third position in both African
PrescribedPiece and African ChoicePiece, and overall third position, StandardCategory, KZN
Arts & Culture Competition.>>2012: Second position in the HIV/Aids
piece, Large Category, Satica Eisteddfod.>>2013: Winner and second position in theboth African and Western Piece respectively, currently are the Champs of Champsin the Platinum Category for the Satica Eisteddfod.
Expected to be a notable glitzyevent, it will be hosted by the officialNacma ambassador andwell-knownSABC 1 choral music show Imizwilili
presenter VeeMthembu.Tickets are availa-
ble at Computicketfor R250 pp whichincludes entry tothe event, award-ing of choral mu-sic excellenceawards and athree course mealdinner. For moreinformationlogontowww.nacma.co.za
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SUMMER is here, and there’s no betterway for Mzansi to get into the festivespiritthanarollickingDoritosGoodSundae party with the most sizzling acts onthe block.Get down to Berea Rovers sports club
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This multi–award–winning hip–hopmusician is renowned for his ability to
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Mangosuthu University of Technology has qualified as one of thenominees in the second annual National Choral Music AchievementAwards 2013 to be staged in Durban on 6 December 2013.
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Durban Ladiesrepresent KZNin nationalchampsTHE KwaZulu– Natal winners, Dur-banLadiesaretheirprovince’srepre-sentatives in the 2013 Sasol LeagueNational Championships, currentlytaking place in Klerksdorp, NorthWest.
The tournament kicked off onMonday, 25 November, and will berounded off on Sunday, 1 December.
The DBNLadiesarenot justproudrepresentativesofKZN,butarehotfa-vouritesandarecarryingalotofexpe-rience after representing their prov-ince umpteen times.
TheKZNoutfitalsoboastsahand-ful of national players in their team.DBNLadieseasilywonintheKZNtitleinstyleduringtheprovincialplay-offsheld a fortnight ago at ImpumeleloStadium in Dundee, after beatingRemax Shooting Stars 4–2.
DBNLadiesarealso theonly teamgoing to the national championshipwithanoutstandingrecordorpieceofunusual history.
They are unbeaten in their prov-ince. They were able to collect 36points after winning all 12 gamesplayed this season.
They have also scored 52 goals intotal,whichis thehighestoutofall theteams currently taking part in theongoing national champs.
Thisyear,DBNLadiesaregoing totheir fifthconsecutivenationalcham-pionships. Their top goal scorer atprovincial level was Slindile Ngu-bane, after she scored three goals inthe provincial play–offs.
Ngubane was also the top goalscorer with five goals at the nationalchampionships held in Durban lastyear.
BesidesNgubane, theotherplayerto receivea lot of attention in theDBNLadies side is Nomfundo Mchunuwhowas also outstanding during theprovincial play-offs.
“WeallbelieveweconqueredKZNmany times and we ran out of chal-lengesinourprovince.Wewanttobe-comethe trueoverallwomen’scham-pions of South Africa,” said Sokhela.
Banyana Banyana head CoachJosephMkhonza, said the KZN play-offs gave him the idea of what to ex-pect in the national champs andhopesaregoodinpreparingforfutureinternational events.
“As we look forward to the 2014BanyanaBanyanaseason,weneedtostartstrengtheningournationalteamfor the2014AfricanWomen’sCham-pionship in Namibia.
“Weneed toput ourbest teamfor-wardinabidtoqualify forourfirstev-er Fifa Women’s World Cup that willbe taking place in Canada in 2015.Events such as the Sasol league na-tional champs afford us the opportu-nity to do a nationwide search for thebest women football players in thecountry,” said Mkhonza.
–Jerry Barnes
Jali in contract talks with Pirates after rumours of transferORLANDO Pirates have confirmedthattheyareengagedincontracttalkswith Andile Jali and are pouring coldwater on speculation that the mid-fielder may switch his allegiance toanother club.
Jali’s contract runsuntil theendofJune2014,andMamelodiSundownsare among those linked with a movefor the Bafana Bafana man.
It isalsobelievedthat ‘AJ15’mightopt for a move to an overseas club.
Following his impressive formthat has seen him playing a key rolein helping Pirates qualify for the Tel-kom Knockout, Pirates have nowstepped up efforts to tie the playerdown for a few more seasons.
“I am not able to give you the de-tails of the actual discussions. Thiswillemergeasthediscussionscontin-ue.Besides, we are focusing on ourLeague match against MaritzburgUnited on Wednesday [yesterday]and we do not want any distractionsgoing into that game.”
Pirateswillbehopingtosecurethesignature of the midfielder soon. InJanuary, the playerwill be entitled tosignapre-contractwithanotherclub.
Jali’s agent, Mike Makaab, haspreviously opted not to reveal theplayer’s intentions to KickOff.com.
–Farirayi KahwembaPHOTO: BACKPAGE PIX
Andile Jali who is talking to his team about a new contract.
Pirates deservemore: Roger De Sa>> He believes it’s time for the club to start collecting
THE recent Caf ChampionsLeague runners-up, and thisyear’sTelkomKnockout (TKO)
finalist Orlando Pirates, are a bigteam, well followed and only de-signed to win gold.
Pirates head coach, Roger De Sasays from now on, hisclub’s cabinet willonly have spacefor goldmedals.He said that be-sides being abig, well sup-ported team,Bucs boast along and richhistoryanddon’tdeserve toalways
play second fiddle.The former Bafana Bafana goal-
keeper and Bidvest Wits mentorbravely, and surprisingly, said thathis team will only go for gold in theforthcomingTKOfinalsagainstPlat-inum Stars on December 7.
De Sa was speaking afterhisteamcamebackfrombe-hind 1-0 to win the TKOsemi final against Super-Sport United last Satur-day.
“This team is not justoneoftheoldestandbiggestin the country, but deserveto win big things
Ourfollow-ers
want usto keepon win-ning andwe can’t
be
underachieversorrunners-uporsil-ver medals. This team deserves thebest and from now on, we are onlygoing to fight and chase gold med-
als,” said De Sa.ThePSLhasal-
ready confirmedthat the TKO fi-nal betweenAmaBhakaB-haka and Dik-wena is sched-uled forMbombela
stadiumin Mpumalanga onDecember 7. –Jerry Barnes
Orlando Pirates head coach Roger De Sa flanked by his assistant coaches Tebogo Moloi (left) and Eric Tinkler during the CAF Champions Leaguefinal 1st leg match between Orlando Pirates and Al Ahly at Orlando Stadium on 2 November.
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30 NovemberFree State Stars v Kaizer Chiefs Charles atMopeli Stadium at 3:30 pm, University ofPretoria v AmaZuluat Tuks Stadium at 3: 30 pm, Golden Arrows v PlatinumStars at King Zwelithini Stadium 6 pm, Orlando Pirates v Bloemfontein Celtic at Orlando Stadium at 8:15 pm
1 DecemberMamelodi Sundowns v Moroka Swallowsat Loftus Stadium at 3:30 pm
4 DecemberBloemfontein Celtic v Golden Arrows at18:00 Kaizer Sebothelo Stadium at 6 pm,Moroka Swallows v Wits 19:30 at Dobsonville Stadium at 7:30 pm, Black Aces vMamelodi Sundowns at Mbombela Stadium at 7:30, University of Pretoria v FreeStates Stars at Tuks Stadium at 7:30 pm.
6 DecemberAjax Cape Town v Maritzburg United atCape Town Stadium at 8 pm –Jerry Barnes
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Khenyeza casepostponed againTHE case involving the PSL, Safa and MpumalangaBlack Aces striker Mabhuti Khenyeza has beenpostponed until a later date – again.
The League had initially banned Khenyeza for 12months for allegedly spitting at a match officialwhile still on the books of Ajax Cape Town.However,heappealedthedecisionandgotthebanoverturned to only an effective R25 000 fine.But the League then in turn appealed the decisionwith the Safa appeals’ aboard, with PSL CEO Brandde Villiers saying that they “weren’t happy at theLeague with the outcome”.The case was meant to sit on Monday but it hasbeen postponed due to Safa’s inability to find anarbitrator. It’s the latest in a spate of postponements which have prevented the case from reaching a conclusion.
MabhutiKhenyeza’s casepostponed againas Safa couldnot find an arbitrator.PHOTO: BACK-PAGE PIX
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SA football needseveryone
THABO DLADLA
WEare at a stage in the history of South Africawherepeopleneedtopauseandthinkabouttheimportant things in life. This is a period whenwe have seen so many religions and churchesspringing up all over the show.
It is a good thing that people are turning toGod.However, thepointstill remainsthat thereis no bigger religion than service to humanity.We are presently obsessed with serving our-selves.
It is in this spirit that one has to appreciatetheroleplayedbysomeofourdeparteduncles,fathers, mothers and brothers in football. Thefootballinstitution,undermyleadership,bene-fitted hugely fromPadsa, an organisation builtover the years by selfless men and women.
Uncle Thumba, Ronnie Naidoo and manyothers spent countless hours serving the youth
of this country in the football fields.Personally, I benefited tremendously from
men like Henry Mhlongo, Phillip “Uncle”Ndlovu and many others who cared about us.I doubt if the majority of us realises that SouthAfrica is our country.
Presently, it seems as if the important ques-tion iswhat can this country do forme?Wearealways looking at how life can serve us insteadof the opposite.
Theysaycharitybeginsathome.Howdoweexpect the country to advance if parentswouldratherbuyalcohol insteadof food for theirownchildren? How does it help us to fill churcheson Sundayswhen the youth are dying of drugsandalcohol?Howdoweclaimto loveourcoun-try when we leave patients dying in hospitalandpupils loiteringintheclassrooms?Is itpos-sible to volunteer your services when you arecheating the system in your place of employ-ment?
I salute men and women who spend theirfree time serving others. This is what SouthAfrican football requires. Presently, it is moreabout free tickets, free lunches and hotelrooms. Our boys and girls deserve better thanwe are doing presently.
Let us start dirtying our hands to help ourcountry progress. Unzima lo mthwalo!
Buckleyurges youthto finishschool>> While playing soccer is not a long term career,Maritzburg United midfielder Delron Buckely has urgedaspiring footballers to go to school in order to havesomething to fall back on. NOKULUNGA NGOBESE spoketo him.
BORN in Durban 36 yearsago, well–travelled de-fender Buckley, has also
played for the national teamandspent18yearsplayingsoc-cer abroad.
He joined Maritzburg Unit-ed last year. Before joining theclub, he was playing for Karl-sruher SC in Germany.
Although he spendsmost ofhistimeintraining,heisadedi-cated family man who spendsthe little spare time that he haswithhisGermanwifeRaphaelaand their three daughters –Charlize, Jada and Malia.
“My daily routine involveswakingupat 6 ameverymorn-ing to have breakfast with myfamily. I take my youngestdaughter to kindergarten andshoot straight to training.Aftertraining, I go home for lunchand then transport my kids toseveral activities”.
Speakingabouthisdecisionto come back home, he said: “Iam a Durban boy, so it is greattobeclose, tocomehomeagainandtoseemyfamilyregularly”.
Speaking to MaritzburgUnited fans, Buckley said: “Weare grateful for the supportfromourfansastheyhavebeenwith us through thick and thin.We urge them to keep on sup-porting us no matter what be-causeweneedthemasmuchasthey need us”.
Although there are chal-lenges within the football in-dustry,hethinksthat itcanonlychange if they can stop racism.Buckley, who looks up to RyanGiggs, hopes to be a managerfor a top football club one day.
Motivating aspiring foot-ballers, he said: “Dreams docome true, but never forgetabout finishing school, so thatyou can have something to fallback on”.
PHOTO: SUPPLIEDMaritzburg United midfielder Delron Buckley who joined theclub last year after spending 18 years playing abroad.
>> Having been the runners up of the Caf Champions League and MTN8, they are now in the final of the Telkom Knockout
ALTHOUGH the talks in local soccer cir-clesarealreadyabout theTelkomKnockOut final scheduled for December 7 at
Mbombela Stadium in Mpumalanga, leaguegames are also going on as planned in the fix-tures.
Ahandfulof fixturesstartedonTuesdayandWednesday, but more games will take placeover the weekend.
The local PSL outfit, Maritzburg United,hostedthehighridingOrlandoPirateslastnight(Wednesday) at Harry Gwala Stadium.
The other KZN side, AmaZulu, also hostedanother on form team, Platinum Stars at Prin-cess Magogo Stadium in KwaMashu.
The results of these fixtures were not yetavailable at the time going to print.
OnSaturday,Usuthuwill travel toPretoria’s
Tuks Stadium to square up against Universityof Pretoria at 3.30pm. Things have not kickedoff on a sweet note for Usuthu under the guid-ance of Craig Rosslee. What is also interestingis that Amatuks are in an uncomfortable posi-tion on the log table and need to redeem them-selves. Rosslee insists that they lost a handfulof games recently because of “small and care-less”mistakesbytheirdefence. Usuthuspokes-person, PhilaniMabaso, says the situation hasreceived enough attention from all the stake-holders andwas on themend. “It’s not bad as
many people think. That is what happens is inthe name of the game and it can’t be avoidedbut canbe controlled.Weare on the right trackandeverybody in the teamisworkinghardandare united so that we do better in our nextgames,”said Mabaso.
PHOTO: GALLO IMAGES(From left) Orlando Pirates midfilder Andile Jali celebrates with his teammate Aubrey Ngoma during the Telkom Knockout semi–final match between SuperSport United and their team at Lucas Moripe Stadium in Atteridgeville on Saturday. Orlando Pirates won21, with Oupa Manyisa scoring an equaliser for Pirates after Mame Niang made the Buccuneers trail by a goal.
The Team ofChoice’s next gamewillbeonDecember6against Ajax CapeTown away at CapeTown Stadium.