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The medicalmarijuana debate
NICOLE JOHN
THE debate over whether or notmedical marijuana should belegalized inSouthAfrica isanongoing
and contentious one.In February this year, the Medical
InnovationBill to legalize cannabis in SouthAfrica was introduced in parliament byMember of Parliament, Mario GR Oriani-Ambrosini.
The aim is to make provision for innova-tions inmedical treatmentsby legalising theuse of cannabis for medical, economic andindustrial purposes.
Under current legislation, medicalpractitioners are legally denied the right toprescribe proven to be effective andharmless medication to their patients,which includes cannabis.
ProfessorMichael Herbst, head of healthat The Cancer Association of South Africa(Cansa), said that the organization viewsmarijuana as an illegal substance.
“Once legislation has changed in SouthAfricatolegaliseanddecriminalisemarijua-na, or once medicinal marijuana is legallyavailable, Cansa will adapt its position and
will treat it as it would any other medicinalsubstance.”
As far as ordinary marijuana isconcerned,Herbst said that Cansawill treatit as it does tobacco and alcohol and willcontinue to warn members of the public ofthe inherent health implications of its use.
“Cansa laudsOriani-Ambrosiniwhowasdiagnosed with stage four, inoperable lungcancer, for raising the issues aroundcannabinoids and the alleviation of cancertreatment symptoms using cannabinoids,”said Herbst.
Several studies have demonstrated thetherapeutic effects of cannabinoids. Somesubstances in cannabis may be helpful fortreating nausea caused by chemotherapyand for treating pain that is not relieved byconventional medicines.
Currently, there are two forms ofmedici-nal cannabinoids; smokedandoral tetrahy-drocannabinol (THC, dronobinol andmari-nol). The difference between each is signifi-cant. Oral THC is considered safe, isdelivered in standardised doses but has aslow onset effects. Smoked cannabis has arapid onset and almost immediate effects.However smoking is not a good way to takeany medication.
“There is sufficient scientific evidencethat indicates the effectiveness ofmedicinalmarijuana in the treatment of nausea,vomiting, pain control and stimulation ofappetite. There is additional researchcurrently on the go showing the possibilityof medicinal marijuana treating certaintypes of epileptic seizures and itwould evenbe useful in treating certain leukaemias.Timewill, however, informus,” saidHerbst.
Cansa is of the opinion that there aresufficient medicines available in SouthAfrica for the effective treatment of nausea,vomiting and other conditions related tocancer, including end-of-life care, and doesnot support the use of synthetic cannabi-noids and THC.
UmanghHarkuofSouthAfricanNationalCouncil on Alcoholism and Drug Depend-ence (Sanca) offered a contrary view.
“There is no conclusive evidence that themedicaluseofmarijuanawouldbeanymoreeffectivethanthemedicationscurrentlyreg-isteredwith theMedicinesControlCouncil.”
He said that Sanca’s view of the issue isin line with the legislation thatmarijuana is
PHOTO:SUPPLIEDThe debate around the legalization of medical marijuana in South Africa is onging following the introduction of the Medical Innovation Bill toParliament.
illegal.“It is of the
utmost importanceto take into consid-eration the fact thatmarijuana is notharmless. Studiesstrongly supportevidence thatmarijuana is thegateway drug toother drug abuse,”said Harku.
It is Sanca’s viewthat furtherresearch is neededbeforethismatterisfurther considered.
enjoying its long-promised service.Having previously failed to make good on
their promise, the community radio station’smanagement lastweekalmostguaranteedthatthe station will broadcast as of 15 June.
WhenEchovisited thestation lastFriday, itsCEOJerry Jones showeda letter dated15May,2014, from a company called NewInstallations, in which he was informed of aweek’s delay in installation.
“Wearestillwaitingfororderstoarrivefromoverseas suppliers and are hoping for thearrival of orders next week. This mainly beingthe AXIA mixer, hybrid and processor,” saidNewInstallationscompanydirectorKarlBritz.
“With this said, NIC is not able to start theinstallation on Monday, 26 May 2014 asoriginally planned. We are now only planningto senda secondphase crew for installation onMonday [2 June 2014],”
“We apologise for any inconvenience thismay have caused butwe are unfortunately notable to start installation without the outstand-ing equipment,” he further said.
In the letter,andspeakingtoEcho,Britzsaidhe isstill confident that thestationwill goonairas originally planned for 15 June 2014.
Jones told Echo that on the basis of thisinformation, he could almost guarantee thatthe station will be on air as at June 16, at thelatest.
“IhavepaidSentech fora transmission feedaswell Telkomfor the lines.Thepartitioningofthe building to accommodate a production
Busy at work preparing for KZN Capital 104FM to go on air by 15 June at 152Langalibalele street are Deon McKenzie (back)and Gavin Drake.PHOTO: DUMISANI ZONDI
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These words have to belearned by entrants, who willthen gather at competitions intheir areas, namely Zululand,North Coast, Durban central,Pietermaritzburg or the SouthCoast, to spell their way to glory.
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>> Giving peoplethe platform togrow their skills
PHOTO: SUPPLIEDMthobisi Mkhize of Umvithi Youth Consultancy
YOUTH pioneer Mthobisi Mkhize has avision to develop young talent.
Born in the rural village of Impendle31 years ago, Mkhize established UmvithiYouth Development Consultancy in 2010, in abidtohelpyoungpeoplerealisetheirpotential.Inspiredby the enormous talent in rural areaswhich often goes unexposed, Mkhize quit hisfull time job a few years ago to focus on youthdevelopment.
“Growing up in a rural area, I realised thatthere were a lot of talented young people, butthere were not enough platforms for them toshowcasetheirtalents.Iwantedtochangethatand came up with the name Umvithi, whichmeans a tree that grows in a deserted area.
“I had envisioned it as a shelter for futureleaders. Currently, we have seven portfolioswhichweareworkingon- beautyandfashion,arts, sports, tourism, education and skills,business development and agriculture.
“Throughbeauty and fashion,we instil selfloveandselfrespectamongtheyouth,andalsoexpose them to the fashion industry aswell asavailableopportunities.There is artwherewegive them platforms to showcase their talentsand creativity through visual and performingarts.Therearesomany talentedyoungpeoplein these fields, but they donot have the properskills.Weare lookingat introducingadd-art inrural schools where they will take drama,culture and dance as additional subjects.
“We also introduce sports codes such asrugby and cricket which are not common inrural areas. For aspiring entrepreneurs, wehelpthemregistertheirNPO’sandNGO’saswewant to enhance youth entrepreneurship.”
To commemorate youth month, UmvithiYouthConsultancywillhostayouthcarnivalon27 June where young people will showcasetheir talents,andahugeSouthAfricanflagwillbe made.
“All in all, I lookedat the talent thatwehavein this province and ask myself what is it thatI can do to assist? I want the organization toserve as a hub thatwill empower, develop andemploy youngpeople in all sectors,” he ended.
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Celebrating 17years of careECHO REPORTER
GIFT of the Givers Careline Counsellingcelebrated 17 years of service to thecommunity last month.
The project, which is one of theorganizations 21 ongoing projects, ispredominantly a telephone and contactcounselling service.
Training is offered in various areas, aswellas workshops to schools and communities,according to their needs.
To achieve this much in less than twodecades can only be attributed to its staff andvolunteers, who are committed to the project.
“They take their work seriously, oftenbeyond the call of duty, to ensure that peoplefeel supported and guided to make the rightdecisions and take actions in their bestinterest,” said Aqirah Rawat, projectsmanager at Gift of the Givers.
Sheaddedthatduringthemanyyearsofthecounselling project, they have made adifference to the individuals they haveengaged with and their immediate families.Friends and work colleagues have benefitedfrom the positive effects as well.
Rawat admitted however that the projectwas not without its challenges.
“One of the main difficulties has been tomaintain a significant number of volunteercounsellors.
“The economic recession has had a majorinfluence on the shortage of volunteers. Notmanycanafford the luxuryofworkingwithoutmonetary remuneration.”
Rawat said that the biggest growth pointundoubtedly has been learning andunderstanding thediverse groups of people inthis country.
“Working on a human to human level hasreleased the truthof thespirit for theGift of theGivers Careline counselling team.
“Weembraceevery individualwith respectand dignity,” she said.
Contact the Gift of the Givers CarelineCounsellingServicesat0333450163orphonethe crisis line at 0800 786 786 or send anemail to [email protected]
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VARIOUSinstitutionsinPietermaritzburghavejoined the global revolution, Bring Back OurGirls, which begs for the release of thehundreds of girls kidnapped in Nigeria almosttwo months ago.
On 14 April, over 200 Nigerian school girlswere kidnapped by terrorist group, BokoHaram, from their dormitory at their school inChibok which was later burnt to the ground.
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The kidnapped girls, most of whom wereChristian, are reported to have been forciblyconverted to Islam and forced to marry mem-bers of the terrorist group.
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Reports recently stated that the Nigeriangovernment are aware of the girl’s location,howeverhavenotmoved in to rescue themyet.
The South African Biodiversity Institute(SANBI) KwaZulu Natal National BotanicalGarden has joined the campaign to bring backthe girls safely to their families.
“Let us stand together in solidarity with theAfricannation, showingoursupport toNigeriaand the families that have lost their childrenand hope that those girls will be released backto their families unharmed,” said TanyaAbrahamse, CEO of SANBI.
St Anne’s school initiated a project recentlyto pray for the safe return of the school girls.Pupils at the school tied yellow ribbons aroundan oak tree and on the school gates. Therewasalso a special chapel service held where thesacristansledtheschoolinprayerandover200candles were lit.
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ECHOMlulama secondarysteals the spotlightNOMPENDULO NGUBANE>>[email protected]
PRESENTING solutions that could help them tobetter their school, Umlulama secondary schoolhas made it to the provincial level in the Youth
Citizens Action Programme’s (YCAP) 2014 competition.YCAP is a competition-based programme which
encourages pupils across South Africa to take action onsocial issues they face in their schools and communities.
Umlulama secondary school has previously madeheadlines, with incidents of pupils stabbing each otherat the school premises.
Group member Sindiswa Ngubane (14), said that itwas the group’s responsibility to look deep at what theirschool’s challenges are.
“Thechallengesweare facedwithat school are gang-sterism and bullying and so we needed to come up withsolutions and strategies that would be presented to thejudges. As a group, we decided that we needed to comeup with activities that would keep pupils away fromwrongdoings.Westartedby liaisingwithourcommunityand afterwards, we talked with our fellow pupils. Thetalks includedall the informationwehave researchedongangsterism and bullying. We took all that informationandwe shared it with the community and the pupils.Wespiced up the fun by having a fun day at school. By doingthatwewere trying to show that school couldalsobe fun.With all of that being done and presented to YCAP, wewere then crowned the winners at the district andprovincial level,” said Ngubane.
The district level competition was held at theCamperdown circuit on 16 April, followed by theprovincial level competitionwhichwas inBereaPrimaryin Durban.
Ngubanesaidtheywillbenowsharpeningthemselvesfor the thirdphaseof thenational level thatwill be takingplace from 27 to 29 June.
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They thanked all the stakeholderswhowere part andparcel inmakingsurethat thecompetitionwasasuccess.
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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDCarter High School and KFC ADD HOPE combined forces to aid underprivileged children by hosting a golf day recently at VictoriaCountry Club. With the funds raised from this event, Carter was able to afford two pupils a 50% sports scholarship and donatefunds to the KFC ADD HOPE hunger relief initiative. Calvin Smith (L), the area manager for KFC, presented (from left) NokulungaMalinga and Ntsika Mjoli with their scholarship letters at Carter High School recently, who are seen with proud Carter High Schoolheadmaster, Ashwin Ramgoolam.
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The Msunduzi Municipalitywelcomes everyone to the recentlyupgraded airport and are eager toshowcase what they have on offer.The community at large is preparingfor the day, and small businessesand exhibitors are ready to display
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Festival tohost specialschools’programme
THE Witness Hilton ArtsFestival, which turns 21 thisyear, is offering a bumper
Jongosi schools festival alongside themain arts festival at Hilton College.Jongosiwill takeplaceover twodays:September 12 for primary schoolsand September 13 for high schools.
It’s the fourth year that TheWitnessHiltonArtsFestivalhashost-ed a special schools festival, and it’santicipated that some 1 500 pupilswill attend.
“Children will be fully occupied ina day filled with performance,
wonder and inspiration. They willhave the opportunity to experience afestival atmosphereaswell aswatch-ing several performances. Somerefreshment outlets will be open,”said festival director Sue Clarence.
The primary-school programmestarts at 9.30am with a session withinternationally acclaimed storytellerGcina Mhlophe. At 10.45am, pupilscan see Clinton Marius’s delightfulThe Calf with No Name, whichexplains the importance of Ngunicattle in the context of Zuluculture.
Pupils then have the option of see-ing either Thulani and the Rabbit, amusical story told byPedro theMusicMan or Dr Pocket’s Ocean Commo-tion, featuring Jacobus van HeerdenandClintonSmall,andlotsoffantasti-cal creatures, at 12.30 pm.
The programme for high-schoolpupils will run from 9am to 4pm onSeptember 13.
There are various show packagesto choose from, which teachers canselect depending on the ages of thepupils.Choices include:
>> The Witness flagship production, LaraFoot’s Solomon and Marion, starring DameJanet Suzman and Khayalethu Anthony,which tells the story of two injured soulssearching for redemption in postapartheid South Africa;>> Pedro the Music Man’s One Person OneNote, an interactive production with manyinstruments;>> Greig Coetzee’s informative and funnypoetry programme Rhymes with Orange.Coetzee has taken prescribed matric andhighschool poems, mixed them withsome of his favourites, and thrown theminto a fabulous teenage love story;
>> Jacobus van Heerden’s Super Chop,with a cast of great characters (all playedby him);>> TheLine,bymultiaward winningactorand director Gina Shmukler, which looks atwhat makes friends and neighboursbecome bitter enemies; and>> The Pirates of Penzance, whichfeatures five men, one pianist and a wholelot of dresses, eye patches and swashbuckling.On both days, pupils will be able toexplore a range of art exhibitions and thereis a free presentation on stage lightingtitled Without Light, Only Radio.
For more information aboutJongosi, go to www.hiltonfesti-val.co.za or phone 033 383 0126/7.Peopleorschoolswishingtobookcancontact Sheryl or Doreen at033 383 0126/0127 or [email protected].
For schools unable to attendJongosi, school packages will beavailable over the festival weekend.However, the programming may notallow the package to be identical tothe schools package.
Attention all rural schools/schoolswithEnglish as a second language
Rural/previously disadvantaged schools are invited to enter their top two(2) English spellers fromGrade 10 and Grade 11 (one from each grade) into
the KZN Premier Spelling BeeMaritzburg regional event, to be held inAugust 2014 (Date and venue to be confirmed, keep reading your local
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Words to be learnt for theMaritzburg Spelling Beewill be published in the 20 June 2014 edition of the
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Show producer, MonwabisiGrootboom,said that theyhavereceiveda lot of demand for theshowinPMB.Theaudiencewillbe giggling at the jokes ofKediboneMulaudzi,MduNtuli,Simphiwe Shembe, FelixHlophe, Siyanda Maphumulo,Nzuzo Cele and SpheleleKhanyile.
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“Over the years, people inPMBhaveaskedfor freshfaces,as well as established comedi-ans from other parts of thecountry. This coming show islittered with fresh talent.
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EDENDALE secondaryschools will today havetheir turn in deciding
the finalists of the ThembaNjilo schools tournamentwhich involves football andnetball.
This is the third of fourstreams to stage such acompetition, after Imbali andVulindlela schools finishedtheir contest and are waitingfor the winners in the other
two streams.Vulindlela’s Langalakhe
played Phayiphini secondaryschool while Sikhululiwecame up against Kuhlekonkeyesterday.
No result was available atthe time of going to print.
Seventeen Vulindlelaschool participated in theelimination encounters.
After today’s clashes, thetown stream will be the onlyoutstanding one before thefinals of the four streamvictors whichwill then decide
the overall winner.Organising committee
publicist, Bheki Radebe, saidthat the Edendale streamwillbe played at Wadley stadiumfrom 9am.
Schools expected toparticipate in the competitionare Pata, Nyonithwele,Bongudunga, Siyahlomula,Georgetown, Makholwa andLaduma.
Hesaidnodatehasbeensetfor the town stream as thematter is still beingdiscussed.
Having won the Imbali secondary schools stream of the Themba Njilo foundation schools tournament, Mehlokazulu secondary school soccer players and their technical team are waiting forother streams to decide their finalists. Vulindlela schools finished their eliminations yesterdaywhile the Edendale stream start theirs today.
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ECHO23Focus onpotentialabilityA PHYSICALLY challenged,but iron willed, footballer hasmore chance to succeed thana physically gifted but lazyplayer.
The majority of coachesandparents easily fall into thetrap of being overly excitedabout thepresenceofphysicaltalent.
We become too fixated onshort term ability as com-pared to focusing on potentialability. Physical talent presentin a young footballer is thrill-ing towatch,but it isnotareli-able indicator of a future suc-cess.
The soft skills likediscipline, perseverance,motivation, dedication, thewill and want, and self-man-agement are gifted from birthasmuch as the physical skills.
Coachesputalotoffocusondeveloping physical skills andneglect the mind-set skills.Proper human development
entails focus on both aspects.Mind-set talent is
important in thedevelopmentof physical and technicalskills. It ensures that a playerprogresses from one agegroup to another, from youthfootballtosenior/professionalcompetition.
Mental strength hasbecome even more critical inhighly competitive football.We see it everyweek - playerswho shudder with fear onmatchday.Thesearetheplay-ers who compete withconfidence and with lots ofskills on the training ground.
The trap for the so called‘talented’ children is that theybecome too comfortable. The
mind tells themthat theyhavealready succeeded and do notneed to work hard. We haveseen many promising foot-ballers over the years endingin the scrap heap. Coaches,teachers and parents need tounderstand that attributingsuccess to talent can lead tofailure.
Siyanda Zwane,Lamontville Golden Arrowsright back, has done verywellfor his club in the PSL.
He is one of a very fewfootballers from this town tofeatureconsistentlyatthis lev-el.
I doubt if he was the ‘best’in his age group in SobantuVillage.Iamsurethatatschooland community level therewere boys who were thefavourites of teachers andcoaches. It would help youngfootballers from this town tofind out the secrets behindhissuccess. I have no doubt thatdesire and perseverancepushed him to the top.
>> Mthembu will be taking a long, deserved break before thinking about his future plans
THE newly crownedComrades Marathonchampion, Bongumusa
Mthembu, showered former NewYork Marathon winner, WillieMtolo with praise after his win.
The Nedbank Athletics Club,and Bulwer born Mthembusingled out Mtolo, an Underbergresident, formapping out his roadtosuccess.Mthembusurprisedhisfollowers and fans at KingsmeadCricket Stadium after crossing thefinish line.
Mthembu clocked 5:28:34.In second place was the 2012
downrun winner, LudwickMamabola, in a time of 5:33:14.According toMthembu,Mtolowasresponsible for his trainingprogramme for a lengthy period.
“I think were were in histraining camp for about threemonths. We trained around thehilly Underberg, Sani Pass areaand in some mountains around
Lesotho. Aside from guiding useveryday with our training, Mtoloadvisedusand spoke fromexperi-ence and straight from the heart.
“I can openly say it - Mtolo’strainingmethodsmademe awin-ner. He will be always my rolemodelandmentor.Iamverygrate-ful to him,” said Mthembu.
Mthembu said his plan was tostay with a group of elite athletesand work from behind.
“It’s not wise at all to lead therace in the early stages. Toprunners or potential winnersalways work slowly from behindthe leaders. I stuck to that plan.Later I stepped it up a gear andfortunately itworked forme,” saidMthembu.
Mtolo said Mthembu deservedto be a winner after trying for acouple of years and stayingfocusedonhis goal toonedaywiththe title.
“Totellyouthetruth,Ihavenev-
er seen a totally dedicated,focused, clean living and disci-plined athlete such as Mthembu.The fact is, hard working, honestandcleanlivingathletesareboundto win one day,” said Mtolo.
Mthembu say his aim now is totakea long, deservedbreakbeforethinking about planning for thefuture.
“I need a long rest and to fully
recover before thinking about anyfuture road running events orplans.”
The women’s winner wasEleanor Greenwood from Great