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FOR Umdoni’s ratepayers, a five percentincrease in rates for the 2014/15 finan-cial year will be “too much” in these
strainedtimes,althoughtheirpoorattendanceat the Scottburgh presentation suggested thatpeople from that area are not tooconcerned.
For the Umdoni financial team, entrustedwith delivering income in the same straitenedcircumstances, it is probably too little.
As chief financial officer Adil Nunkumar
have been pruned.Questions from the floor at the Scottburgh
presentation touched on the absence of ratescontributionsfromthe“wealthier”ruralareas.Inresponse,SpeakerSykesNaidoopointedoutthat thosepropertiescarriednotitleandthere-foredonotqualify as rateable, butheacknowl-edged that findingnewareas for rates is anur-gentpriority.Thepublic isencouragedtodeliv-erwritten comment on the budget before 4pmon Friday 11 April in the comments box at themunicipality’sScottburghorUmzintoofficesorby fax to 039 976 2194 or e-mail to [email protected]
PHOTO: SETON THOMPSONSpeaket Sykes Naidoo represents the mayor atthe budget presentation.
PHOTO: SETON THOMPSONChief financial officer Adil Nunkumaraddresses the audience at the Scottburghbudet presentation.
pointed out, the“once vibrant inter-est income is dwin-dling”, but he addedthat there aregrounds for hopingfor a turnaroundfrom that source.Property rates areexpected to accountfor R67,1 million or39% of total operat-ing income and gov-ernment grants andsubsidies are target-ed at R71,7 millionor 42%.
As predicted,roadsandstormwa-ter and then streetlighting are the keybeneficiaries. Nun-kumar agreed thatstaff costs at 37% oftotal operating ex-penditure are “onthe high side” of theidealof30%andsaidthat consultancycosts at almostR24 million (13%)
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ONE of the mildest sentences known toour law was passed in a Scottburgh courtlast week when Alan John Muller fromUmkomaas was “detained until the courtrises”. However, although mild, it shouldwarn even the most law-abiding citizen howeasy it is to fall foul of the law in an instantof frustration or anger.
Convicted by Magistrate Chris Schoemanof assaulting 65- year-old John AndréJordaan through grabbing and pushing himagainst a wall, 53-year-old Muller served hissentence in the minute it took the magistrateto adjourn the court.
The incident occurred on 16 May 2013when Muller, one of the owners ofKwamnadi Lodge in Umkomaas foundJordaan, a tenant, at the stove in the kitch-en.
Jordaan had previously been bannedfrom entering the kitchen and surroundingarea for unspecified reasons and Mullerchallenged his presence there.
Jordaan replied that the stove had beengiven to him by the church and he was
checking on work being done on it by one ofthe staff.
Muller, who told the court that the stovehad been left by another man and hadeffectively become part of the household,told Jordaan to get out in accordance withhis banning.
Jordaan refused and an argumenterupted which saw Muller “forcibly move”Jordaan from the kitchen and down thepassage to the foyer.
Jordaan claimed he had been bruised andinjured in the process and laid an assaultcharge against Muller.
Defence counsel Peter Rousseauargued under the de minimus procedurethat the charge was frivolous but themagistrate ruled Muller guilty ascharged.
However, he also conceded in mitigationthat Jordaan had transgressed by enteringthe kitchen and he sentenced Muller interms of Section 284 of the CriminalProcedure Act to detention until thecourtrose.
This has the unique consequence that nocriminal record attaches to the convictedperson.
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THE eThekwini MunicipalityExecutive Committee (Exco)has approved a proposed
south Illovo local area plan (LAP)which will mainly cater for the localautomotive industry.
Oncecompletedtheplanwillcom-prise of 3 792 residential homes,1316 207m2ofdevelopableindustri-al land and 51 810m2 of developa-ble commercial area.
The plan also includes the up-grading of interchanges betweenKingswayanduMgababaandthere-alignmentofanewbridgeover IllovoRiver.
Theplanhasbeenbroken into sixsub-districts.
The first district, known as the
light industryorcommercialdistrict,will be to the north of the LAP withabout 83.64 ha in extent.
It isproposedtobemainlyforlightindustrial or commercial develop-mentsassociatedwith theaccessibleand visible area at the interchangebetween the N2 route and the R603towards uMbumbulu. This districthas no major environmental re-straints.
The second district is mixed resi-dential which includes the existingIllovo village and surrounding are-as.This land,suitableforhigherden-sity residential development, is be-ing used for sugar-cane production.This district could accommodate anadditional 2 100 higher densityhomes and is also easily accessiblevia the R603 and R197 routes.
District three, also classified asmixed residential, will be aimed atproviding residential opportunitiesclose to the envisaged manufactur-inghub.Thisareacanaccommodate1 700 higher density residentialhomes for workers as well as to ad-dress general housing needs withinthe Illovo area.
The industrial district, the fourthdistrict, is identified as the primarymanufacturinghubandthepotentiallocality of an automotive supplierpark (ASP).
This type of districtwould have toaccommodate at least 100 ha of de-velopable industrial land. This siteshould gain access to theN2 route todevelop its manufacturing potentialandaccesstootherregionaldistribu-tion channels such as the Port of
Durban.The fifthdistrict, also an indus-
trial district, has 42% land availablefor development.
The area is also accessible via theR197 route and although no bulk in-frastructure within this district iscurrently available, theneed for eco-nomic diversification and invest-mentwithinthesouthdeemsit suita-ble for associated light industrialpurposes.
The sixth district is a restrictedarea mainly because it is associatedwith the landfill wayleaf areas limit-ing development and private devel-opment.
Due toa lackof currentbulk infra-structure in this area, it will requirea large scale of public capital invest-ment to address.
THEeThekwiniMunicipality spokes-person, Thabo Mofokeng said thatrecentreports inthemediaregarding
rates rebates is at this stage only aproposal for discussion and has notbeen finalised.
According to the reports, home-owners falling under the eThekwiniMunicipality will have to apply for arates rebate that, until now, has beenautomatic. This will have to be doneeachyear as the city looks to increase
the rates coffers.Every homeowner gets a rates re-
bate of R185 000 on their property’svaluation, regardless of the value. If,for example, your property is valuedatR1 million, the rebate isR185 000,which means you pay rates onR815 000. From the next financialyear, the rebate will continue to be
available, but property owners willhave to apply to the municipality forthe benefit or pay rates on the fullamount.
AccordingtoMofokengit isstillbe-ing discussed and nothing isfinalised.
“It should benoted that the mat-ter is only at this stage a proposal for
discussion and would still need to gothrough council processes for ap-proval. Ifapprovedtheregistrationofaratesrebateforresidentialpropertyowners will only be implemented inJuly 2015. Customers will be in-formed in due course on the processof the registration for a rates rebate,”Mofokeng said.
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KHANYA Hospice’s Pennington shop hasmoved to number 1, at the Palm Centrebuilding in Sardine Road. Everything elseremains the same, including the staff. Thenew number is 039 975 3924.
The shops at Pennington and else-where up and down the coast play a keyrole in enabling Khanya Hospice to providethe free services it does to local communi-ties.
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A 24-YEAR-OLD KwaMashu man ap-peared in the Scottsburg Magistrate’sCourt on 9 April on a charge of hijackinga car at Craigieburn at about 3.30pm onMonday, 7 April.
An alleged accomplice was shot deadby police shortly afterwards and a thirdsuspect is on the run.
A 52-year-old motorist from Craigie-burn, Umkomaas parked his ToyotaCressida beneath a tree near NaidoovillePrimary. He was accosted by three un-known men, one of whom threatened himwith a 9mm pistol. He managed to runaway and as he was doing so he saw hisattackers drive off in his car.
Alerted by radio, members of the Um-zinto K9 Unit and the Umkomaas SAPSlaunched a search for the suspects. Thefleeing car overturned and the three sus-pects fled and were intercepted by policeneartheOrrisaInninRoseneath.Thepolicecame under fire and returned it. Twenty-four-year old Thamsanqa Sanele Mthem-bu was arrested while a 38-year-old sus-pect was shot dead and the third suspectescaped. — Supplied.
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The Top Gear Festival takes place from 21 to22 June and you stand the chance of being avalued part of the action.
All you need to do is visit the Top Gear Festi-val Durban website, upload two to five imagesof your “souped up” car and then wait for thecall from the festival headquarters to let youknow if you are one of 80 lucky winners whowill have their car on display at this year’s festi-val.
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FIXINGpay rate shambles a priority>> Pay rates for people doing the same job can vary from R126 to R200
WHILE a variety of specific dif-ferences are providing theflame for work disputes and
stoppages inUmdoni, andparticularlyUmzinto areas, the underlying gun-powder tomany of them is pay or lackthereof.
Pay rates for people doing the samejob,especiallyamongsemiorunskilledlabourers,canvary fromR126toR200per day at the whim of the contractor
paying it. That in itself is an issue — anumber of disputes and ongoing stop-pageshavearisenfromcontractorsnotpaying at all. This has been an allegedissue at times at the football field, thetest centre and the Riverside Park up-grade, among others.
TheMarchcouncilmeetingdebatedthe issue when it was pointed out thaton adjacent contracts, the Ugu con-tractor was paying R200 per day andthe Umzinto contractor R126 for thesame work.
At Farm Isonti, R180 is reportedly
the vogue. Such differentials have, insome cases, been explained away bydefining the job as task-based or evenpiecework,but thisbreedsdissatisfac-tion.
Resolving the problems end up onward councillors’ desk after it hasbrought everything to a standstill.Mu-nicipal Manager Xolani Luthuli statedthat “councillors are not socialfacilitators” and that standardisationof pay rates in general, and prior tocommencement of contracts, is theonly solution.
PHOTO: SETON THOMPSONWork stoppages hamper service delivery and disturb community harmony.
Pull together or fail against fighting crimeSETON THOMPSON>>[email protected]
AT a time when law enforcement andsecurity operators are coming in forcriticism from the public representa-tivesof theequivalentorganisationsonthe Umdoni scene are hitting back.
“Community members have to ac-cept that they are just as important asweare if the fight against crime is to bewon,” a senior police officer told theFever.
He was talking against a back-groundofreportedunlockeddoorsandgates, unactivated alarms, valuablesandweapons left unsecured andunre-ported crime.
“It’s a chicken and egg situation toargue that the public doesn’t reportcrime because they don’t trust the po-lice to domuch about it. The flip side isthat the police cannot follow up oncrimes they know nothing about,” theofficer added.
These themes have also surfaced atlocal community police forum andneighbourhood watch meetings. APennington resident reported a house
he visited with doors left open and no-body there.
An elderly woman reported that aman entered her premises through anopen gate and door. Some beachfrontestablishments are allegedly suspect-eddrugdealerswhoareplyingtradeonsite.
On the other hand, police admitthey are woefully under-resourced.
“When I joined we had 21 detec-tives,nowwehavenine,”saidoneoffic-
Pennington has experienced highburglary figures and perpetrators pre-pared to use firearms are a concern.Several cars apparently used in suchcaseshavebeenhighlighted, includingasilverMercedesEClasswithregistra-tion NU116605.
Police appeal to the public to reportany suspicious activity.
er. They also complain of lackofmunicipal back-upandRTIsupport, notably on drunkdriving.
The official numbers con-tinueto lookgoodwithoverallserious crime down by some10% in the latest reportedmonth, backed up by annualfigures.
Somecommentatorsques-tion this picture and whilesenior police persist, they ac-knowledge that repeated im-provements are likely to see areversal sooner or later.
The features remainmuch
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Dear Fever,THE photo of ANC councillor Themba
Ngcobo, together with the DA Umdoni Caucusmembers, was taken many months ago at afuneral. It is not related in any way to the reportit is associated with.
We respect Cllr Ngcobo’s principled stand inthe faceofhishecklingcolleagues,but theunrulyconductof theANCCaucusmembersinthecoun-cilmeeting, is unacceptable, andentirely of theirownmaking.We do not understandwhy the DAis linked to the internal skirmishes in the ANC.
The fiasco thateruptedat lastmonth’scouncilmeeting, inwhich all theANC councillors rose totheir feet and engaged in ugly unbridled ex-changes was inevitable. Such lack of disciplineandrespect for thehouse is theoutcometobeex-pected when the chairperson of Council (TheSpeaker) regularly displays contempt for therulesoforder,andabuseshispositionby launch-ing unsubstantiated and unnecessary personalattacks, and delivers lengthy politically chargedspeeches. The errant councillors are confidentthat suchmisconductwill never be pursued by aSpeakerwhose inconsistentandunfairhandlingof council process gets progressively bizarre aselections grownearer. Hewent as far as threat-ening councillors with legal action should theydare to expose the dubious conduct of officials inthe press. Cutting off the opposition andprotect-ing the cadres has become the order of the day.Democratic process and oversight have beentrumped by the desire to feed an outsized ego.Whilst it may be of much amusement to thosewho find joy in the perceived discomfort of oth-ers, suchdisregard for the rules of order cannotbe in the council’s best interest.
DA Umdoni CaucusCllrs E. Baptie, K. Armugam, D. Mdluli,
S. Sookhraj• Published verbatim.
• TheFeverapologies for any inconsiderationorharm caused. An error in editing was made.
Councillor putsrecord straight
ITishardtoavoidtheimpressionthattwogroupsofpeoplewhoareingreatneedof eachother— the communityin general and the law enforcementcommunity — are talking and walk-ingpast eachother.At anational lev-el, this is being highlighted in theOs-car Pistorius case, but it is also evi-dent at local levels. The policeundoubtedlyhavemajorproblemstoresolve but the general public— youandme—also havemuch to answerfor. The sarcastic belief that “it’s nouse reportingcrimebecausenothingwill be done” is more of a challengetousall than it is to lawenforcement.Taken to its logical conclusion, crimepreventionwillgrindtoahalt.Addedto that, frequent failure touse theop-tionsavailable—alarmsswitchedonandsecuringentrypoints—canonlyhurt you more than it does anybodyelse. It just makes no sense.
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Also yourresponsibility
Beste Fever,EK hoop om deur hierdie skrywe
antwoorde op my vrae te kry, veralsedertdieverkiesingvoordiedeurlê.Ek sal hoop dat die party(e) wat mystem wil hê in die komende verkies-ing,moeitesaldoenomantwoordeteverskaf en die probleem sal uitsor-teer.
Die voortslepende water — ofmoeteksê“geenwater”—probleemin Athlone Park is besig om ‘n kop-seer te word. Sedert ons vir tweeweke inDesembersonderwaterges-it het, is dit nou niks ongewoon niedat ons ten minste een tot twee daeperweekhoogendrooggelaatword.
Kan iemand die inwoners vanAthlone Park asseblief inlig ten op-sigte van wat die probleem blyk tewees?Dit iswerklikniemeer snaaksom nie te kan hare was, skottelgoedskoonkry of bondels wasgoed te laatopgaar nie.
As waterverskaffing dan nou ‘nbasiesediens is,waaromkanonsniedaarop staatmaak nie? Is dit ‘n kw-essie van “watershedding” en datdaar nie genoeg is vir almal nie? Ofisdaarproblemeindiesisteemendiemunisipaliteit onbevoeg om dit aante spreek en uit te sorteer?
Karel BotesAthlone Park
Hoekom isons kranedroog?
HAVE you ever wondered why Easter Sunday can fallanywhere between March 22 and April 25? Actuallythere is a simple explanation — the early church fatherswished to keep the observance of Easter in correlationto the Jewish Passover. Because the death, burial, andresurrection of Jesus Christ happened after Passover,they wanted Easter to always be celebrated subsequentto Passover. And, since the Jewish holiday calendar isbased on solar and lunar cycles, each feast day is mova-ble, with dates shifting from year to year. — Supplied
Every-changingEaster date
Letters to the Editor must be received by no later thanMonday 4pm. Letters and e-mails should be addressed toThe Editor and e-mailed to [email protected] to 031 533 7972 or posted to PO Box 20162, DurbanNorth, 4016. Letters should not be longer than 350 words.While pseudonyms are allowed, writers must include fullnames and contact details (which will not be published) orletters will not be printed. The Editor reserves the right tonot run letters or to alter letters so they are legible.
THE Pennington Christian Com-munity Centre held an awardsceremony on Friday 11 April atwhich 18 students from the cen-tre’s four primary “faculties” re-ceivedtheircertificatesofcompe-tency.
Seven students graduated in
the computer group, six fromthe sewing group, four fromblock-making and one fromcooking.
The successful students wereurged by their teachers and col-leagues to apply their talents andexperience to good use for thebenefit of their communities andthemselves by continuing in theirchosen areas.
The sewing group of graduatingstudents, and staff.
EIGHT fashiondesigners fromtheDurban and surroundingareas, who were chosen to
benefit fromtheeThekwiniMunici-pality’s Fashion Development Pro-gramme,arrivedback fromItalyonFriday, 11 April.
They were part of a two-monthinternational fashion internship atSAE Comunicazione Integrata inMilan.
Before being chosen designerMelinda Gopaul was under the im-pression that government pro-grammes only benefited peoplewho are well connected. However,her perceptions have sincechangedaftershewasselectedtobeamong theeightdesigners to bene-fit from the programme. The otherparticipants are Buhle Zulu, Nku-luleko Njapha, Jacqueline Munsa-mi, Kayleigh Savings, Sanele Cele,Sibusisiwe Msimang and Zama-khosi Mathe. The city’s fashion de-
velopment programme started in2011andhas benefited16aspiringdesigners.Deputymayorandchair-person of the Economic Develop-ment Committee, Cllr NomvuzoShabalala said thisprogrammewillboost local designers’ businessesbecause theyhadtheopportunityofexhibiting their clothing labels attop fashion cities such as Florence,Rome and Venice.
“We established this pro-grammeafterwerealised that fash-ion and textile sectors can contrib-ute to job creation. We have seengreat success with some designersopening their ownshopsafter com-pleting the programme and creat-ing job opportunities,” said Sha-balala.
Shabalalasaidoneof the fashiondesigners who attended the coursein 2011, Kujula Mntambo of Gravi-tie Designs, has opened a store atuShakaMarineandisabout toopenanother at Galleria in Amanzim-toti.Hehascreatedemployment forsix people.
PHOTO: SUPPLIEDMelinda Gopaul arrives from Italy.
Car club names showbeneficiaries
THE 2014 Scottburgh Classic CarShow on 20 July at Scottburgh Coun-try Club will primarily benefit TheSociety of St Vincent de Paul and thePenningtonPeople’sCommunityCen-tre. Secondary beneficiaries are TheAlexandra Homes for the Aged inScottburgh and Scottburgh High.
StVincentdePaulprovidesrelief tothepoorandneedy,whilePenningtonPeople’s Centre is an upliftmentcentre, teaching skills to the unem-ployed.
The Scottburgh Classic Car Club’sPeter Fielding reported that the BlueMarlinHotelhasoffereda“specialac-commodation” deal for enthusiastsattending the show. All the hotel’spublicroomsandpoolareahavebeenrenovated,providingaspecialexperi-ence for guests.
Further information can be ob-tained on www.scottburghclassiccarshow.co.za or by contacting Field-ing on 039 976 1995.
— Supplied.
Cars like this 1940Bentley will be onshow.PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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) intothe KZN Premier Spelling Bee Durban Central regional event, to be held inJune/July 2014 (Date and venue to be confirmed, keep reading your local
newspaper to find out the details!)
Words to be learnt for the Durban Central Spelling Beewill be published in the 2May 2014 edition of the
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New pastor atPennington
FEVER REPORTER
PASTOR Brian Hopf, who has steeredPennington Christian Community formany years, has retired for health rea-sons.Hissuccessor isPastorJanFerrei-ra, whose wife Cheryl is also a pastor.
TheFerreiras,whohavemovedfromadministering and guiding an orphan-age in Pietermaritzburg, have been intheministry for 22years andaredeeplysteeped in KZN.
“We have a heart for a mission,reaching out to improve the lives of the
disrupted and unemployed,” said Jan.They are looking forward tomeeting
and worshipping with the South Coastcommunity and can be contacted on072 254 3617.
Pastors Jan and Cheryl Ferreira atPennington Christian Community Cen-
tre.PHOTO: SETON THOMPSON
NEWS
8April 18, 2014
upper coast
FEVER
VOX POP >> FEVER reporter SONJA NELL asked people if they think South Africa hastoo many public holidays.
‘I don’t have a problemwith it as it gives peoplemore opportunity to goaway for holidays insteadof only during their annualleave. I can imagine thatit does the economy ofsmall towns like Amanzim-toti good.’
LEROYBOSHOFF
‘It doesn’t bother me atall, but it would be nice ifthere was a more specificmeaning to each of them.It is as if public holidayshave lost their meaningand are just seen as daysto rest.’
BIETSIEBOSHOFF
‘I like them and especiallyto work on them becauseit means more money —double pay, thank you.’
ANGELMYENDE
‘I’m quite happy with allthe public holidays as itgives everyone enoughtime to rest properly.’
NQOBILENDWANDWE
‘I’m happy with the publicholidays. There are somepeople who work continu-ously without weekendsoff. The holidays givethem time to rest.’
CHANTELHOEK
>> LAST Thursday of every month:dementia and Alzheimer’s supportgroup for families and carers. Com-pletely confidential. At the Scott-burgh Library from 9 am. Inquiries:Evelyn on 083 393 7275.>> Every Sunday a service is held atthe Sanctuary of the Great WhiteLight in Barrow Road, Umkomaas at10am. All welcome. Inquiries:031 903 8108.>> April 14: Diabetic meeting at10am in the hall of Poinsettia ParkRetirement Village hall, Kingsway,Athlone Park. Diabetics and theirspouses, as well as anybody inter-ested welcome. Following meet-ings: 9 June, 18 August, 20 October.Inquiries: Minnie van Zyl on083 564 5655.>> April 18: Easter Friday market
and fun day at Relton Hall in Pen-nington, 8am until 3pm. This yearwe are raising money to upgradeRelton Hall. Indoor and outdoormarket, beer garden, tea garden,jumping castles, fun for the wholefamily. For more information if youwould like to showcase your prod-ucts contact Rebecca or Lorraine on071 088 1341 or 039 975 3442 or e-mail [email protected]>>April18:InflatableswillbeatRel-ton Hall, Pennington. Water slides,jumping castle4s, climbing wallsand more. Inquiries: Jack:031 701 9911 or 082 376 8840 orMornay on 083 561 0896 or [email protected]>> May 1: May Day May Fair, to raisefunds for Khanya Hospice, will take
place at the Lynton Hall DrivingRange in Pennington, from 8am to3pm. Entrance: R10 per person andR5 for children and pensioners. If youwould like to showcase your prod-ucts contact Rebecca on071 088 1341 or Lorraine on039 975 3442 or e-mail [email protected]>> May 3 and 4: The Sanctuary ofthe Great White Light is holding aspiritualist symposium in Frere RoadDurban (Albert Dlomo Road) inUmbilo. On Saturday there will betalks on spiritualism, a group medi-tation, past-life regressions, a cross-ing-over demonstration, aura pho-tography and hypnotherapy. Re-freshments and eats available. OnSunday there will be a spiritualistservice at 10am.
SOLIDARITEIT Helpende Hand se nuutges-tigteAmanzimtoti-takhetonlangssaammetdie NG Kerk Suidkus nie-bederfbare kos enklerebydieWinkelspruitKaravaanparkuit-gedeel. Hierdie skenking is deur leerlingevan Kuswag Skool ingesamel en aanHelpende Hand oorhandig.
André van Heerden, voorsitter van dieHelpendeHandAmanzimtoti-tak, sê dat dieinwoners in die karavaanpark wissel vanvoorskoolse kinders tot bejaardes en dathulle dringende behoefte aan kos en klerehet.
“Onswil egter ook die ander behoeftes indiekaravaanparkidentifiseerenkykhoeonsdaarmee kan help,” sê Van Heerden.
“Dieinwonersbenodigtoiletware,komb-erse en seile omtegebruikas skuiling vir die
komende winter.”Hy vertel dat die vroue in die park ook
behoefte het aan wol, materiaal en naald-werkmasjienewaarmee hulle produkte kanmaak wat hulle op plaaslike markte kanverkoop.
“Helpende Hand Amanzimtoti glo inopheffingtotopleiding.Deurwerkskepping-sprojekte daar te stel, gee onsdie behoeftigeinwoners vanWinkelspruit Karavaanparkgeleentheid omop hul voete te kom enweerekonomies onafhanklik te raak,” sê hy.
“Omhierdie werkskeppingsprojekte vandie grond af te kry, benodig ons vrywilligersom by die plaaslike Helpende Hand tak aante sluit en sodoende daadwerklike verskilin hul gemeenskap te maak.”
Kontak vir Mariëtte van Heerden [email protected] vir meer in-ligting of om by die Helpende Hand Amanz-imtoti-tak betrokke te raak.
FOTO: VERSKAFBy die Winkelspruit Karavaanpark is (van links) Mariëtte van Heerden (sekretaresse vanHelpende Hand se Amanzimtoti-tak en skakelbeampte by Kuswag Skool), André vanHeerden (voorsitter van Helpende Hand Amanzimtoti-tak), Ria Breedt (streeksbestuurdervan Helpende Hand in KZN), ds. Mauritius Pienaar (NG Kerk Suidkus) en Martin Prinsloo(NG Kerk Suidkus) deel kos en klere by die karavaanpark.
SUDOKU 149How to play: Fill in the missingnumbers on the grid so every horizontalrow, vertical column and every 3x3 squarecontains the numbers 1-9, without omit-ting or repeating any.Submit You can post entries to UpperCoast Fever, P.O. Box 20162, Durban North,4016 or deposit into entry boxes in Ath-lone Park Pick n Pay or Amanzimtoti Pickn Pay. Closing date: one week from date ofpublication. The first correct entry drawnweekly, will go Into the monthly draw.Only one entry per person per week.No registered letters or faxed entries.
CROSSWORD 149Crosswords will no longer carry a cash prize. You can post entries to Upper Coast Fever, P.O. Box 20162, DurbanNorth, 4016 or deposit into the entry boxes in Athlone Park Pick n Pay, Amanzimtoti Pick n Pay and ScottburghPick n Pay. Closing date: one week from date of publication.
Across1 Morally binding (9)8 Itinerary (5)9 Zeppelin (7)10 Legal (6)11 Gain victory over (6)12 Intense dislike (8)15 Biased (3-5)18 Meaning (6)20 Something uncom-mon (6)21 Attentive (7)22 A punctuation mark(5)23 Reduce in importance(9)
Down2 Disturbing sound (5)3 Invisible (6)4 Reacted angrily (8)5 Playing hooky (6)6 Too much of anything(7)7 Careless (9)11 Popular government(9)13 Increase (8)14 Metal cap on a stick(7)16 To mean (6)17 An arachnid (6)19 18 holes in golf (5)
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WINNER 147: Molly Nienaber (Scottburgh)Congratulations! Your name goes into the monthly draw.
ANDRÉ van Heerden isonlangs aangewys asSolidariteit se
Helpende Hand takvoorsitterinAmanzimtoti. DieFeverhetgaan uitvind wié die persoonis wat hierdie reuse taak aan-pak om hulpbehoewendemense se lewens aan te raakdeur sy passie om ander tehelp.
• Hoe lank woon jy in Totien waar kom jy oorspronklikvandaan?
Ons het in 2001naDurbanverhuis vanaf die Vaal Drie-hoekasTegnieseonderwyser.Ek was eers by Port Natal Sk-ool betrokke as Sportorgani-seerdermaar het die onderw-ys in 2004 verlaat vir dieprivaatsektor.EkwerktansbyFirstTechnologiesasbestuur-dervandiemultimediadepar-tement.
• Vertel ons meer van jougesin.
My vrou Mariëtte is
Kuswag Skool se skakel-beampteenwerkookdeeltydsas oudioloog. My twee seuns,Ronan (Graad 8) en Dillon(Graad 11), is leerlinge vanKuswag Skool.
• Hoekom het jy byHelpendeHand betrokke ger-aak?
Afrikaans en die Afrikanerkultuur lê my na aan die hart.Helpende Hand doen goeiewerk onder die Afrikaner ge-meenskap. Ek wil betrokkeweesby ‘ngeorganiseerde lig-gaamwaarekweetekmaak‘nverskil.
• Watter aspek van vry-williger werk staan jou diemeeste aan?
Dat ek my ervaring en tal-ente kan gebruik om andermensewatdieselfdeasekdinkofvoel temobiliseerom‘nver-skil in hul gemeenskap temaak. Ons het soveel om voordankbaar te wees daarom isdit ons plig om terug te gee.
• Watterprojektebeoogdietak om van stapel te stuur?
Helpende Hand glo in leer
visvang eerder as om net visuit te deel. Ons wil graag ‘nkleuterskoolopdiebeenbringin een van die karavaanparkein Winkelspruit en menseoplei omdaar tewerk.Onswilook met naaldwerkklasse be-gin om vroue te bemagtig omhul eie inkomste te genereer.OpnasionalegebiedisonsookdeelvandieHelpendeHandsegroter projekte en beplan-ning.
• Wat isdie taksedoelwittevir die jaar?
Ons wil eerstens so veel asmoontlik lede werf sodat onsbefondsingvannasionalevlakkry omons beplande projektete kan loods.
• Watter raad het jy vir ie-mandwat by die gemeenskapwil betrokke raak?
Sluit aan by die HelpendeHand wat reeds die infras-truktuur in plek het om ‘ngroot verskil te kan maak.Kontak ons sekretaresse [email protected] ‘n registrasievormofmeerinligting.
Kuswag Skoolse Laerskoolhoof ChrisLindequeoorhandig nie-bederfbare kosen ou klerewat dieKuswag leer-linge ingesa-mel het aanAndré vanHeerden, voor-sitter van dienuutgestigteHelpendeHand tak inAmanzimtoti.FOTO: SONJANELL
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Toti sportsstar has eyeon the ball>> ‘Elsuné has always been interested in any sport where a stick and aball are involved’SONJA NELL>>[email protected]
ALTHOUGHit’snice towin,oneshouldnothaveemotion-al issueswhen losing.Thoseare thesentimentsofyoungrising sports star Elsuné Roode from Amanzimtoti.
The 15-year-old, a Grade 10 pupil at Amanzimtoti High isone of the youngest members of the U19women’s South Afri-can Action Cricket team.
She is one of 10 girls who will tour New Zeeland to play inthe World Cup in October. In preparation she attends trainingcamps with the team in Johannesburg over weekends.
In 2012 she played for the U16women’s South African ActionCricketteamwhentheycamesecondafterlosingagainstAustralia.Elsuné was named Woman of the Match during that game. She isa good all-rounder being a great spin bowler aswell as a great bats-man.
Besidesactioncricket,shealsoplaysindoorandfieldhockeyforherschool’s first team,softball andgolfandhasreceivedprovincial colours in all of them.
Althoughtalented, theyoungsportstar takesnothingforgrantedandrealises that talentalone isnotenough.
“Even if someone has natural talent, you still haveto train hard — if you don’t you won’t get anywhere.It takes a lot of discipline, focus and dedication,” shesaid.
According to her father Riaan, she takes after hermother, Rinette who was also a vivid sportswomanwhen she was younger. Her brother, 13-year-oldRuan is also sporty.
“Elsunéhasalwaysbeen interested inanysportwhere a stick and a ball are involved. She worksvery hard in both her sport and school work andwe are extremely proud of her,” Riaan said.
Elsuné has many role models in the sportingworld, including cricketers Dale Steyn andJacques Kallis and golfer Rory McIlroy.
Although she doesn’t receive any formal golfcoaching, she excels in it and admits that it isher favourite sport.
“I would love to be a professional golferone day playing the American tournaments.
“To excel in sport takes a lot of hardwork.Iamluckytohavethesupportofmyteachers,coaches, my parents and my grandfatherPeet Roode.
“They make sure I get to practice andgames on time and support me and watchwhen I play.”
Warner Beach Prep newsPUPILmakes it tothe nextround ofUpper SouthCoast trialsfor the re-spectivesports.
THE 2014 annual competition be-tween the Sezela and Umtentwenibowling clubs took place at Umtent-wenionSunday6April. Six teamsofmixed fours from each club partici-pated with Umtentweni winning by99 shots to 95.
The winning four event was wonby the Sezela four comprising JerryDavey, Dave Geils, Michele Davey
and Lynn Clifton. The return matchwill take place at Sezela in Septem-ber.
Monday 7 April saw the men’strips event at Sezela sponsored byBuildersExpress inParkRynie,Pen-nington Superette and Bakery andBasset Brewery at Pennington. Vic-tory in the second session went toUmkomaas with 2+9. The runnersup were AMBC with 4+5 were Alan“Papa G”, Mike Mordant and Tony
Simpson. On the day, Sezela wonwith a score of 4+14 by SjoerdIdzerd, Corrie vanAsweganandPe-ter Woolcock.
The highlight over the Easterweekendwillbe the“twilightbowls”competition on Friday 18 April. En-try is R20, which includes catering.The format isdrawn three tripsover15 ends starting at 3.30pm. TherewillbeprizesforthebestEasterBon-net and April Fool. — Supplied.
Sezela fellowship bowls
Kuswag sport nuus
KUSWAGSkoolseO14rugbyspanhetAmanzimtoti High gewen 22-0 opSaterdag, 12 April. Drieë is gedrukdeur Ronan van Heerden, Pieta Ven-ter en Juan Naudé. Die wedstryd hetgeëindig met ‘n skepskop deur Pieta
Venterwatdie laastedriepuntebyge-las het.
Kuswag se eerste rugbyspan hetAmanzimtoti High 36-5 gewen. ZaneKapp is as man van die wedstrydaangewys. — Verskaf.