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CHAOS spread throughout the area alongRegina and Khan Roads on Mondayfollowing an illegal protest by the
residents in the area.According to sources, the protest was a
result of the resident’s electricity beingdiscon-nected, evenafter they claim tohavepaid theiraccounts.
The clash between the Ward 28 residents,which included members from both theinformal settlements and formal houses,resulted in a standoff between police andthemselves. Members of the police had closedoffentrytotheareawhiletryingtokeepthesitu-ation contained.
The illegal gathering is said to have startedin the early hours of Monday morning.
The protestors paid no attention tomembersof thepoliceforce, firedepartmentorother lawenforcementofficials andproceededto burn tyres, tree stumps and anything elsethat they could get their hands on.
Residents from the areawere forced to stayin their homesas a result of the violence. Somewere even forced to miss work and school.
When Maritzburg Fever visited the site ofthe protest, which was outside KharinaSecondarySchool, litterwasstrewnalloverthestreets togetherwith the remnants of smashedglass and burnt items.
Somepupilsfromtheschoolintheareawereseen in groups along the side of Khan andReginaroadsbecause theywerenotallowed to
enter the area.Police were still keeping an eye on the area
even though the crowdhaddispersed from thestreets and were back at their settlement.
The protest continued towards the latterpart of Monday afternoon when tyres werebeing burnt and the violence erupted again,although to a lesser degree.
By yesterday morning, there were reportsthateverythingwasbacktonormalandthattheroads had been cleared after members of theMsunduzi Municipality were in talks with theprotesters to resolve the matter.
“The speaker has sent the rapid responseteammemberstotalktothecommunityofward28tohear their issues,”saidmunicipalspokes-person Thobeka Mafumbatha.
PHOTO: NICOLE JOHNLitter, rubble, burnt tree stumps and tyres were strewn along Regina and Khan Roads thismorning following an illegal protest by members of the nearby informal settlement.
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TWO new cabinet members were announced onMonday during the inauguration of KZN PremierSenzo Mchunu at the Harry Gwala Stadium.
The KZNDepartment of Finance, which was headed byIna Cronje, will now fall in the hands of Belinda Scott.
TheDepartment of Agriculture andRural Development,which was chaired by the newly elected legislature deputy
and support them in ensuring that they deliver to all thepeople of the province and usher in a better life,” said KZNlegislature speaker, Lydia Johnson.
Speaking to themedia, Scott said that she recognizes theexcellent work done by Cronje and she will do her utmostbest to do the department and the province proud.
“I do not regard this as an administrative task only. Iregard it as carrying out the mandate of our president andourpremier.Wehaveahugeworkloadaheadof us in termsof fighting corruption and also on clean and good govern-ance. I walk into very good shoes and I also know that I willbe inheriting an absolutely fantastic department. I amlooking forward to the new job. I am still a little bit nervousbut I am confident that I will not let you down,” she said.
Scores of ordinary people, business personnel, officialsand local celebrities came to witness the inauguration.
Mchunu,whotooktheoathundertheguidanceofJusticeChimanlal Patel, was accompanied by his wife Thembeka.
Over the next 100 days, the Premier said that they willinitiate technology hubs in Pietermaritzburg, Newcastle,Port Shepstone and Richards Bay. He added that a cabinetwill announce progress regarding the development of thePietermaritzburg government precinct.
“Through the contract management system to beintroduced in our supply chain and procurement manage-mentunits,wewillcombatfraudulentissuingoftendersandcontracts to unskilled and undeserving entrepreneurs. Allcontractsshouldpassthescrupuloustestofvalueformoneythrough a fair and transparent competitive process,” saidthe KZN Premier.
PHOTO:SUPPLIED/REINHARDT HARTZENBERGThe 2014 KZN cabinet members are (back, from left) MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development Cyril Xaba, MEC forHuman Settlements and Public Works Ravi Pillay, MEC for Finance Belinda Scott, MEC for Health Dr Sibongiseni Dhlo-mo, MEC for Social Development Weziwe Thusi, MEC Economic Development, Environment and Tourism Mike Mabuya-khulu, (front row, from left) MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Nomusa Dube-Ncube, MECfor Transport, Community Safety & Liaison Willies Mchunu, KZN Premier Senzo Mchunu, MEC for Education NeliswaPeggy Nkonyeni and MEC for Arts, Culture, Sports and Recreation Ntombikayise Sibhidla-Saphetha.
PHOTO: SUPPLIED/REINHARDT HARTZEN-BERGNew MEC for Finance Belinda Scott
PHOTO: SUPPLIED/REINHARDTHARTZENBERGNew MEC for Agriculture andRural Development Cyril Xaba.
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speaker Meshack Radebe, willnow be headed by Cyril Xaba.
Neliswa Peggy Nkonyeniretained her position as the MECfor Education and so did MEC forHealth Dr Sbongiseni Dhlomo,MEC for Transport, CommunitySafety and Liaison WilliesMchunu, MEC for Arts, Culture,Sports and RecreationNtombikayiseSibhidla-Saphetha,MEC for Cooperative Governanceand Traditional Affairs (Cogta)Nomusa Dube-Ncube, MEC forEconomic Development, Tourismand Environmental AffairsMichael Mabuyakhulu, MEC forHuman Settlements and PublicWorks Ravi Pillay and MEC forSocial Development WeziweThusi.
IN order to prevent further injuries anddeath of its electricity staff, the MsunduziMunicipality has purchased fire resistant
work gear which will protect its electricityemployees while they carry out their duties.
Costing a hefty R200 000 for 20 suits,Msunduzi’s deputy municipal manager forinfrastructure, Sabatha Nomnganga, told theExecutiveCommittee(Exco) thateveryindivid-ual who is authorized to use the suit will haveto sign for it so that should the suits get lost, themunicipality will deduct from the salaries ofthose responsible.
Last year December, the Msunduzi munici-palitylostoneofitselectricians,NtandoyenkosiMgwili, after hewas severely burnt in an ex-plosion while trying to repair the damagecausedbycablethievesatoneof themunicipal-ity’s substations.
Nomnganga said that the protectiveclothingisoneofthemilestonesthatthemunic-ipalityhasaccomplished toensure thesafetyofits employees.
“AftertheincidentwhichtookplacelastyearDecember,wherewe lostoneofourcolleagues,we engaged so many municipalities to adviseus as to what they have in terms of protectionfor their staff. In the end, we came upwith thisprotective suit. When employees go out on siteto work on electricity, this is what they need to
wear to protect them from being burnt whenexplosions take place,” said Nomnganga.
Labeling the fire resistant suit ‘hot andheavy’, Nomnganga said that the inside isequipped with a fan to keep the electricianscool.
“The suits comes in one standard colourfrom the manufacturer. You cannot even burnthemandwe have actually proven that. This is
of high quality. The bigger municipalities likeCape Town and eThekwini use the very sameprotective gear,” explained Nomnganga.
MayorChrisNdlelasaidthat themunicipali-ty will not conduct any tests on its employeesto prove the strength of the suits.
“A responsible employer should be respon-sible for the safety of its employees,” he said.
PHOTO:NQOBILE MTOLOOne of the suits the Msunduzi Municipality has purchased to protect electricity staff while outon duty.
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MEDIA 24 Local Newspapers KZN scoopeda win and several final spots at the annualMDDA Sanlam Local Media Awards on Fridaynight.FormerFever sports’ editorQuintin vanJaars-veld took theprize for sports’writer of the year
andwasa finalist in the featurewriting catego-ry.
Other finalists included South Coast Feverjournalist CandyceKrishna,whomade it to thetop 10 for journalist of the year, and DesireeErasmus, who made it to the top three forcolumnist of the year.
TheSouthCoastFeveralsomadeit tothetop10 for “best corporate owned free sheet”.
A record number of entries - 750 - werereceived for this year’s competition from localnewspapers, community radio stations andcommunity television stations.
MDDA (Media Development and DiversityAgency)andSanlamhost theannualawards to“encourageexcellenceand to rewardmeritori-
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Tapinos, said he was “extremely happy” withthe results.
“Ithasonlybeenayearsince therestructur-ing process that placed the Fever, Echo andWeeklytitlesintheprovinceundertheMedia24Local Newspapers KZN banner.
“To achieve these results in such a shortspace of time speaks to the dedication andcommitment of our editorial teams throughoutKZN.
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YOUTHForChrist recentlyheld itsannualgeneral meeting at Christ ChurchPietermaritzburg, where many role
players, sponsors and partners gatheredtogether to reflect on the year that was.
Chairman of the board of directors, BrianGovender, reported that through the help ofinternational and local sponsors, YFCmanaged to have a successful year.
“We want to go on record and thank ourvalued funders, without whom none of thiswould be possible. With the relationships wehave formed thus far,we are confident thatwewill be able to fulfil themandate set out byYFCfor the year to come,” said Govender.
Sally Mann, regional director of YFC,emphasizedtheimportanceoftheworktheydoat YFC.
“We are not sitting at a desk crunchingnumbers;weareplayingwithkidsand lookingafter their wellbeing.”
She said that it is the responsibility of YFCto look after the mental, social and spiritualdevelopment of children in underprivilegedcommunities.
“Withoutthepeoplewhosupport theorgan-ization,thestaffandvolunteers,YFCwouldnotbeable to function. It ismyprivilege to lead theteam and I am excited about the future,” saidMann.
With a clean audit given by Price WaterHouse Coopers, YFC is looking forward to asuccessful 2014.
PHOTO: NICOLE JOHNSPictured at the YFC AGM are (fromleft) Michael Deegan (CommunityChest director), Nana Thabede, SallyMann and Brian Govender.
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NICHOLAS Gwala will be running hisfourthComradesMarathonthisSunday,and will be running for the Community
Chest.Gwala, a service advisor of First National
Bank in Boom Street and minister atRestoration of Grace Community Centre, saidhe chose the Community Chest because hebelieves it is a charity for the people and will
eventhoughthedownrunisnot toogoodformyknees,” he said.
Donations have been slow but he has raisedsome money.
“I need people to support me because I do itnot for myself, but for destitute people.”
He joinsover400athletescompetingtoraisemoney for various charities.
To show support for Gwala, visithttp://www.comrades.com/charities/race-4-charity, type Nicholas Gwala and then makesure to click donate.
PHOTO: SUPPLIEDNicholas Gwala will be competing in the Comrades Marathon and is hoping to raise funds forthe Community Chest.
THE following information indicates what medicalfacilities will be provided by the Comrades MarathonAssociation (CMA):
Netcare 911 will provide the following onthe route:>> Fourteen ambulances equipped with satellitetracking.>> Six rapid response vehicles with advanced lifesupport paramedics and full emergency equipment.>> Six motorbikes with paramedics.>> One helicopter dedicated to Comrades.ThesewillbecontrolledfromtheMedicalJointOpera-tions Control Centre (JOC), based at the finish, wherethere will be eight computers, a full complement ofstaff to operate them, record all details, and todespatch vehicles as and where necessary.Call 082 911
All calls for medical assistance for runners shouldbe made to the Netcare 911 medical emergencynumber 082 911.Medical stations (First Aid stations)
There are eight Netcare medical stations on routemanned by qualified professional nurses and para-medical staff. These stations also incorporate diabet-ic facilities where blood sugar levels can be tested.The medical stations will treat minor medicalproblems and will be used to treat or stabilise runnerstill the ambulance arrives.Physio stations
There are eight physio stations on route mannedby qualified physios and third year physio studentswho will treat minor problems like cramping andstrapping injuries. The physio and First Aid stationswill be situated together.Medical tent
The medical facility at the finish venue sponsoredby Adcock Ingram will include critical care facilities,manned by approximately 65 doctors and 20 nurses.The facility will also have a mini laboratory provided
by Ampath. There will also be a three-bed, fullyequipped, ICU-type resuscitation area. This area willhave a dedicated specialist emergency team.
Please note: the medical facility is for runners only.Finish line
There will be a small medical facility on the finishline. This will be staffed by an emergency care doctorand a paramedic - to be used as a primary emergencyresuscitation area if a runner is in severe trouble atthe finish, and needs care immediately.Last mile and entrance to stadium
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He completed hisfirst marathon inJune 2011, and twothereafter between10 and 11 hours.This is the first timehewill be competingto raise money forthe needy.
“I have compas-sion and a caringattitude towards thedestitute. Since I’maminister of God’sword, caring forpeople socially andspiritually is mycalling,” said Gwala.
He said that hehas been trainingintensely for overfivemonthsnowandis confident that hewill be able tocomplete anothermarathon.
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AFTER a series of ‘familyfriendly’ shows, the char-ismatic Karou Charou
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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDKarou Charou unleashes his brand new one man show Ma-Dhir.
Karou Charouback in town
PHOTO: SUPPLIEDThe Tatham Art Gallery hosted the opening of the Juliet ArmstrongRetrospective and the Legacy exhibition recently. Well known ceramicistArmstrong attracted a large crowd from as far away as the UK as wellas Cape Town, Johannesburg and other parts of South Africa. Picturedat the opening are Muziwandila Gigaba (L) and Peter Tennant from theUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal Pietermaritzburg campus
Retrospective opening
THE P’z Up PMB Rhythm And PoetryFestival taking place this Saturday at theWinstonChurchill Theatre from12pm to4pmwill see more local hip-hop and rapmusic artists interacting with music andpoetry fans.
Localhip-hopactsRashid,ChampandDeekay will be joining the festivities.
Rashid has worked with establishedhip-hop groups and artists such asSkwatta Kamp, Hoodlum, Kruna, Relo,Dynamic, Shluda, Snoop Dogg, MastaAce of USA, Ayo of France, to name but afew.
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TWO weeks ago, theuMgungundlovu LiberationHeritage Route was launched
at the Old Prison.A high profile event attended by
uMgungundlovuDistrictMayorYusufBhamjee, who is a champion of theproject, Minister of Education DrBlade Nzimande, KZN MEC forFinance Ina Cronje, Deputy Ministerfor Justice John Jeffreys and manymore.
Heritage is our legacy from thepast - what we live with today andwhat we pass on to the futuregenerations.
Our cultural andnatural heritagesareourstrongestsourcesoflife,inspi-ration and our identity.
HeritageTourismofferstheoppor-tunity to portray the past in thepresent.
Tourism on the other hand is an
important industry, and a powerfuleconomic development tool based onlocalheritageresources (ie:anyplaceorobjectofculturalsignificance,bothintangible and tangible, is deemed tobe of cultural significance).
The new growth path, asdemonstrated by Mzansi’s GoldenEconomy,states thatheritage,aswellas culture and arts should go beyondsocial cohesion and nourishing the
soulof thenation,andshouldbegintoplay a pivotal role in the economicempowerment and skills develop-ment of a people.
Cultural or heritage tourism isimportant for its positive economicand social impact.
Economically, heritage tourismcan be a source of revenue that iscapable of creating jobs, providingnew business opportunities and
strengthening local economies,increasing property values andopportunities for diversifiedeconomies.
Many local municipalities sufferthe absence of tourism products, yetthey have powerful liberation herit-age iconsexistingwithin them.Thesecanbeusedtoignitetourismactivitiesas ithashappened inothercountries.
Msunduzi PietermaritzburgTourism has been identified as animportant partner and will packagethis as a tourism product and driveskills development programmes forthebenefitofcommunitieswithinandbeyond the district municipality.
The protection of CulturalHeritage isachallenge fordeveloping
countries like South Africa, particu-larly where heritage sites are widelyspread in rural areas and may notinclude impressive buildings andmonuments.
A potential solution to theproblem, adopted by a growingnumber of developing countries, is tolink smaller, local sites together intoa heritage route, which is thenmarketed as a package.
This dynamic exists within theUmgungundlovu District Municipali-tyandsuchanapproachmaybeideal.
AsIapplaudedthis initiative, Iwasremindedthattourismisgovernmentled (which puts the focus on theUmgungundlovu District Municipali-tytodeliveroninfrastructuralneeds),private sectordriven (that itwill needstrongpartnershipasatourismprod-uct) and community based (commu-nity involvement and beneficiation).
Msunduzi Pietermaritzburg Tourism has beenidentified as an important partner and willpackage this as a tourism product and driveskills development programmes.
St Nicholassteel drumsare back>> The school managed to source a set of high-quality drums
ST Nicholas Diocesan School in JabuNdlovu street has for many years beenknown for its famous steel drum band.
The School won the national steel drumcompetition for several years running andwas a fixture at the Comrades MarathonwheretheyplayedattheNedbankGreenMile.
Unfortunately, a decision had to be takena few years ago to cut back on costs as thetuition and hiring of steel drumswas provingtoo expensive.
Theschooldidnotownitsownsteeldrumsand had tomake use of an outside steel drum
expert to bring his own drums.Happily, the school is now able to report
thatagoodsetofhigh-quality steeldrumshasbeen sourced in Port Elizabeth, and beenpurchased.
The instruments arrived a fewweeks ago.Withitsownsetofsteeldrums,St.Nicholas
isnowable to resume its legacyof exceptionalsteel drum playing.
The pupils are still re-learning the art ofplaying thesedrumssoat thisyear’sNedbankGreen Mile the trusty marimbas will onceagain be on display.
PHOTO: SUPPLIEDGrade 10 St Nicholas Diocesan School steel drum players Sinothile Zulu (L) and AmandaNkosi.
PHOTO: SUPPLIEDAs part of the Grade 11 consumer studies coursework, the Grade 11 pupils at Howick HighSchool learned to bake and decorate a sponge cake. To enhance the learning experience,Alexander Poltera executive chef and instructor at Fern Hill Hotel and Training College, and hishead pastry chef, Mums Cele, were invited to critique the cakes and give the pupils somevaluable feedback. They also selected the cake which they felt had displayed a good varietyof icing and decorating skills and this was awarded to Kendal Havard (L) and Dannica Baillie(R). They have been awarded a private skills lesson at the Training College.
SIX lucky Carter High School pupils have beenchosen to represent South Africa at the 2014Shanghai International Cities Youth Campfrom 16 to 29 July.
The school was selected by the Departmentof Education this year to participate in theinitiativebytheShanghaiMunicipalEducationCommission,topromotefriendshipandunder-standing but, most importantly, to buildrelationships between international cities.
Speaking to Maritzburg Fever, the pupilswereveryexcited tobeafforded theopportuni-ty to be ambassadors for the country.
The Shanghai Education Commission willbe responsible for the pupils’ expenses whenin the country, including meals, accommoda-tion, activities and local transport. The onlyexpense thepupils’ have is theplane ticket andairport taxes.
Theschool, togetherwithparents, sponsorsand the pupils, have been hosting variousfundraising initiatives to raise the money forthe airfares. They have also received generoussponsorships fromGovender’s Garage, Shuterand Shooter, David Harley and other familydonations; however they are still R25 000 shyof the required amount.
“Wearedoingeverythingwecantoraise thefunds for thepupils, because itwouldbeheart-breaking for them not to be able to go andrepresent the country. We have built thedreamsof thechildrenandtheyhavenowbeen
given the opportunity by the department [ofeducation],” said teacher, Michelene Savary.
Theestimatedcostperpupil isR11000.Themoney raised thus far is R45 000.
Thepupils, togetherwiththeschoolat large,appeal to the community and especiallycorporate businesses to help them raise thenecessary funding.
“Wewilldoeverythingtorepaythetrust thatthe department has put in us to be the SouthAfrican representatives,” said Adam Butler,one of the pupils selected.
Manyof thepupilsexpressedthatastheygetcloser to July, reality starts setting in and theirnerves and excitement increases.
For many of the children, this will be theirfirstopportunity to leaveSouthAfricansoilandtravel overseas.
“It is suchanhonour forus tobechosen; thisis going to be a real adventure,” said LuhleShange.
“We are making a general appeal to thecommunity to get involved. Any donationstowards the trip will be greatly appreciated,”saidJennyRogers, schoolmarketingmanager.
Anydonationswillberecordedontheschoolwebsite and social media platforms.
PHOTO:NICOLE JOHNHoping to jet off to the Shanghai International Youth Camp are (back, from left) HermantSoni, Austin Sharkey, Adam Butler, Asanda Mthethwa and (front, from left) Luhle Shange,Michelene Savary and Thembelihle Ngubo.
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13Life Hilton Private Hospitalon track for opening in 2015
AHARDhat event in honour ofthe new Life Hilton Privatehospital recently took place
on site.Thehospital is25%completeand
on track tomeet theMay2015dead-line.
Knownasthegreenesthospital inthe Life healthcare group, the 94bed,twostoreyhospitalisbeingbuiltwith the latest green technologyavailable.
Also underway is the develop-ment of a medical centre, HiltonHealth, adjacent to the hospital,which will house a retail pharmacyand consulting rooms for doctors.
“Thebrief toA3architectswas todesign the hospital with a strongfocusonaestheticsandgreenprinci-ples,notonlyonoptimal functionali-ty. We want the community to beproud of its hospital,” said CraigKoekemoer, regional manager at
Life Healthcare.The main disciplines offered will
be general surgery, orthopaedics,maternity and paediatrics, with fivetheatres including one laminar flowtheatre.
“Life Hilton Private Hospital willbe the first private hospital in thearea.We look forward to serving theGreater Pietermaritzburg region,includingHilton,Howick and the vi-brantMidlands,”addedKoekemoer.
PHOTO:JONATHAN BURTONPictured at the recent hard hat function on the site of thje new Life Hilton Private Hospital are (from left)Francois Theron (Life Healthcare), Denis Scheuble (Chief operating Executive Coastal region) Andre Voigts (prop-erty developer), Indren Poovan (project and hospital manager), and Craig Koekemoer (regional manager LifeHealthcare).
WORLD No Tobacco Day takes place on31 May, the aim of which is to focus onthe increased use of tobacco amongthe youth.
According to the World HealthOrganization (WHO), most peoplestart smoking before the age of 18 andalmost a quarter start using tobaccobefore the age of ten.
According to Cansa’s Head ofHealth, Professor Michael Herbst, thetobacco industry actively targets theyouth with appealing products andexpensive marketing strategies andprovides flavoured cigarettes andsmokeless tobacco.
“Young adulthood is the mostsusceptible and vulnerable period to
start using tobacco products and amain target for the tobacco industry.The resting heart rate of youth thatsmoke is faster than that of their peers.Long-term effects before the age of 18,include chronic diseases such as lungand stomach cancer, stroke and heartdisease,” said Herbst.
Hubbly bubbly, waterpipes orhookahs are more dangerous. Herbstwarns of the increased use of waterpipes, hubbly bubbly or hookah smok-ing amongst young people.
“It is especially bad because theirlungs are still growing and can bedamaged ,” said Herbst.
CANSA can help people addicted totobacco with a unique online smokingcessation programme at no charge.The series of tools help smokers quit forgood.
Visit http://www.ekickbutt.org.za/for more information. - Supplied
World NoTobacco Day
PHOTO: SUPPLIEDThe annual Tekkie Tax fundraising campaign will take place on May 30. Theproceeds will be donated to participating welfare charities in the non-gov-ernmental sector, including SOS Children’s Village, Child Welfare SouthAfrica, CHOC (Childhood Cancer Foundation), Hospice Palliative Care SouthAfrica and the South African Woman’s Federation (SAVF). A Tekkie Taxsticker costs R10 and is available at the participating welfare organizationsor via the Tekkie Tax team. For more information about the campaign,contact the Tekkie Tax marketing team at 012 663 8181 or visit the websiteat www.tekkietax.co.za.
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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
newspaper to find out the details!)
Words to be learnt for theMaritzburg Spelling Beewill be published in the 20 June 2014 edition of the
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Cricket School of Excellence concluded another successful clinic atMerchiston Preparatory School recently. The three day clinic had 21boys in attendance. The coaches department was led by CSA levelthree coach Naveen Ramnarain. The boys were exposed to a well-structured and high level programme. At the conclusion of the finalday of the clinic, an awards ceremony was held were various awardswere handed out. Each boy also received a certificate which includeda full report on their performance during the clinic (front, from left)Most Improved Senior Cricketer Ebrahim Bayat, Most CommittedJunior Cricketer Liam Armstrong, Junior Cricketer of the ClinicBenjamin Wright, Most Improved Junior Cricketer William Gilson (back,from left) CSA level one coach Sithembiso Makhaye, (CSA level twocoach Jomo Mbili, Senior Cricketer of the Clinic Storm Wiggill, MostImproved Junior Cricketer Todd Armstrong and CSA level three coachNaveen Ramnarain.
Cricketers in the making
THIS last week has been an interesting week on the IT news front.Last week Tuesday, Microsoft unveiled the new Surface Pro 3. For
thoseof youwhoareunfamiliarwith it, it isMicrosoft’s latest andgreat-est in tablet/laptop convertible technology. The latest edition sportinga12 inch screen alongwith the fourth generation IntelHaswell proces-sors.Onemorezinger: it is 30%thinner than theMacBookAir.Thenewtablet isn’t the only big thing from Microsoft: eight million students inThailand, alongwith 400 000 teachers, are getting access toMicrosoftOffice365foreducation.This isby far the largestcloudeducation initia-tive yet, and once again showsMicrosoft’s dedication to education andgrowth. Google has also been making waves in the last week. Googlehas overtaken Apple as the world’s top brand. Apple had held thenumber one ranking for three years running before being knockeddownby thepopularsearchengineprovider.With thecomingofGoogleGlass, the improvements to theAndroidOperatingSystemand the con-stant evolution of the Google Search Engine itself, there is no doubt astowhyGoogle havemade such strides. For the gamers out there, somebignews, theMSIGT70 ismakingmassivestrides incompact technolo-gy. It’s available with a GT880 8GBGFX card and 32GB of RAM! Nevermind the 1TB hard drive and both the 384GB Solid State Drives. Thisis a laptop to remember!
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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDThe Padca Moffatt Mile promises a fun morning out for seniorcitizens. This year's Mile, on 4 June, is being held on the Goldstonefield of Maritzburg College and offers two fun walks - the 3.5km and7km. There will be a tea garden to enjoy as well as wellness displaysand activities sponsored by key partners. There will be lots of social-ising, laughter and a sprinkling of prizes as a celebration of Padca’s65 years of service to the PMB community. For more information,contact Jean at 033 345 4711 or visit www.padca.co.za.
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LASTweek, the slowpaceof transformation, soreviledbythepowersthatbe,wasdiscussedandthe conclusion was reached that this disap-pointing state of affairs at senior level is beingtackled incorrectly.
The solution is not rocket science, justcommon sense.
Primary schools, those schools with asporting history, strive even harder today toimprove standards and are the major forcebehind the number of previously disenfran-chisedchildrencoming through thesystemand
making it by virtue of merit alone.Thesituationathighschoolscontinuesinthis
vein,althoughquotasatprimaryandsecondarysystem at provincial level, where the powersthat behavea say, doesbecomebedevilledwithselection based on colour.
This does cause some white children (okayIhavehadtobringindifferentshadesofmelaninfor ease of getting the point across) to becomedisheartened, but those with a genuine futureare, for themost part, among the fortunate fewwho make the cut for the white quota.
Yet you still have farcical situations wherepeopleofcolour (whatstupiddescriptionsthesethings are - white is also a colour) in schoolsecond teams make selection for provincialschools’ sides and so destroy any white child’snotion of selection based on merit.
If the actual model used in the established
schools - selection onmerit alone - was used atprovincialandnationalage-grouplevel,thebestwould be recognised and respected.
As things currently stand, the establishedschools are bringing talented players of colourinto the fold through bursaries and the benefitsare enormous.
The school ensures a mix of cultures, thechildren interact and recognise that they areessentially all the same, while the players ofcolour, in many cases, are exposed to a wholenew range of life experiences offered by theseschools (a seemingly endless number of extra-curricular activities to sample and enjoy).
TheoldCommunist system, in its pure form,is what this country needs.
Qualified sports personnel shouldbe funded
byourtaxesthatareallocatedtosport, togointocommunities with difficult socio-economicconditionsandeachyoungchildofpre-teenageshouldbetestedbyapprovedscientificmethodstoidentifythosewithexceptionalsportingtalentand these children must be funded, monitoredbyexpertsandofferedtheopportunitiesthates-tablished sports schools bring.
Only then will the tip of the iceberg becomea mountain of talent pouring into thepost-school talent pool and then selection atnationallevelwillbedevoidofthecolourconsid-eration.
Not rocket science
College kayak champions>> Maritzburg College convincingly won the SA inter-schools Kayak Centre floating trophy for the winning boys school
THE20th SouthAfrican SchoolsSprint Kayak Championshipswas hosted by the East Cape
Canoe Union together with CanoeSouth Africa.
The championships were held atStompdrift Dam near De Rust in theWestern Cape.
Therewere119schoolclubsregis-tered and competition was intense,
withthebestofthecountry’spaddlerson display.
Maritzburg College proved thatthey were the school to beat as theyconvincingly won the SA inter-
schools KayakCentre floating tro-phy for thewinning boys school (334points).
Individually, the U18 age groupwas dominated by College boy Louis
Hattinghwhowonthevictor ludorumwitha totalof sixgoldmedalsandonesilvermedal.IntheU14section,Josh-ua Giddings placed second andJoseph Clacey third.
PHOTO: SUPPLIEDThe Maritzburg College team which participated in the 20th South African Schools Sprint Kayak Championships (from left) Joshua Giddings, Nicolas Smuts, Joseph Clacey, Rob Marriott, Jarryd Gib-son, Louis Hattingh, Murray MacKenzie, Andrew Burns and Bevan Roets.
PHOTO: SUPPLIEDThe UCI (Union Cycliste Internation-ale) released the latest world rank-ings and Alexandra Mapstone fromSt John’s DSG is currently rankedeighth in the world for cross countrycycling.
World rankedSt John’s cyclist
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Rugby season is in full swing at Cowan House. The Cowan HouseU10A team played recently against the Cordwalles U10A team. Pic-tured are players from the Cowan House U10A team (from left) An-othile Nzimande, Kyle Gilson and Callum Kirby.
Rugby season in full swing
PHOTO: SUPPLIEDEpworth’s U10 canoeists shone at the recent KZN Canoe Marathonchampionships at Nagle Dam (from left) Cohen Murray (second U10boys), Jodie Fuhri (first U10 girls) and Tsungi Mutomba (second U10Girls)
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Skillful rugby>> A total of 27 games were played, with each division having three games a day
THERE were 330 exhaustedbodies who concluded the17thSPARKZNPrimaySchool’s
Rugby Tournament that took place atWoodburn Stadium on the weekend.
KwaZulu-Natal’s finest youngaspiring rugby players converged onPietermaritzburg to strut their skills inthe three day tournament.
Atotalof27gameswereplayedoverthe weekend, with each divisionhaving three tough games a day. Sixregionsparticipated,allgettingagamea day. The regions were DurbanCoastals, Midlands, Northern Natal,Pinetown and Districts, SouthernCoastals and Zululand.
In the Merit division, or the U13Asides, Durban Coastal and theMidlands didn’t drop a game over thethree days. In the final game of thethree days, the two teams clashed to a5-5draw,provinghowlevel theywere.
In the U13B sides, the DurbanCoastal teamwere theonly teamnot todrop a game. They opened up theirscorecard, trouncing the team fromNorthernNatal74-5onThursday.TheU12 teams had two regions that didwell.
TheMidlands teamwon twogamesand drew against Northern KZN, withthe consistent Pinetown and Districtsteam winning all of their games.
All thegameswere50minutes longwith the lads changing sides after 25minutes.
Forty-four lads have been invitedback toparticipate in thenext roundoftrials on Wednesday, 28 May.
These boys will make up the twoteams, the U13A KZN side that will becompeting in the CravenWeek inDur-ban and the U13B KZN team that willtravel to Sasolburg.
There were 22 lads in the U12 age
groupwhohavealsobeen invitedbackto the next trials for selections for theU12 KZN side that will travel toVryheid.
“A superb festival! Boys were allgiven an opportunity to realize theirpotential,discoverthevalueofcourageand play the great game of rugby withfree abandon.“Thank you to SPAR for making thispossible,” said tournament director,Louis Botha.
PHOTO: SOPHIE THOMPSONMerchiston’s Daniel Cooper, playing atscrum half, clears the ball out after ascrum during the game against Dur-ban Coastal that ended in a draw.Cooper, representing the Midlandssquad, participated in the SPAR KZNPrimary School’s Rugby Tournamentthis past weekend.
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THE fourth edition of the JonssonValley Run will begin on 30 May atmidnightat theBlueLagoonandfinishat theNatal CanoeClubon the eveningof 31 May.
There will be 25 athletes makingtheir way up the Dusi route, throughthe Valley of a 1000 Hills, completing110km of off road running.
Four of the runners will go on tocompeteintheComradesMarathonon1 June, which makes their journey atotal of 200km in two days.
The Jonsson Valley Run isorganised by the Mamu LomanFederation, an undergroundadventuregroupwhose fundamentalsare health, vitality and mobility.
Jonsson Workwear has been theheadlinesponsorof theJonssonValleyRun for the third year. The recipient ofthe fundraisingdrive thisyear isLettieHaynes, the champion cancer fighter.
For more on this visit Facebook orTwitter www.facebook.com/Jonsson-Workwear or @jonssonworkwear.
To contribute towards thefundraising for the event email GuyAllen at [email protected]
PHOTO:SUPPLIEDGetting ready for the annual Jonsson Valley Run are (from left) Guy Allen, Richard Allen, Blake Dyason, Mark Ferreira,James Davis.
Jonsson Valley Run kicks off on Friday night
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