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IN only a matter of weeks, the MsunduziMunicipalitywilladopt itsdisastermanage-ment plan to deal with disasters such as

floods and shack fires.Last week, fires engulfed 100 Jika Joe

shacks. A number of people are currentlyaccommodated in tents.

Municipal mayor Mxolisi Nkosi said thedisastermanagement planwill be taken to thefull council for noting.

“This is one of our unfunded mandatesbecause disaster management is a districtissue. This is thedocumentwhichwill assist usin dealing with disasters,” said Nkosi at theExecutive Committee (Exco) meeting.

IntermsoftheDisasterManagementAct,57of 2002, each organ of statemust have a disas-ter management plan and this needs to bereviewed regularly.

Planning for disastrous events will enablethe municipality organisational preparednessand readiness in approaching emergency anddisaster cases.

Theeffectivenessof thisplanreliesupontheintegrationbyall internal andexternal depart-ments and the active participation at all levelson thedisastermanagementadvisorycommit-tee.

There are social, physical, economicenvironmental and political/ institutionalvulnerability factors which contribute to theincreaseindisasterrisks,includingfireshacks,veld fires, floods, severe weather conditions,strong winds, transportation incidents, build-ing collapses and xenophobia attacks, tomention but a few.

Excomember,andDemocraticAlliance(DA)caucus leader, Bill Lambert said that disastermanagement is something which Msunduzi

should always consider.“This is something we should always have

at the forefrontofourminds.Wearecomingupto December and somehow in this city,December seems to herald floods on a regularbasis. We need to take comfort that there is aproper plan and that we are covered,” he said.

Deputy municipal manager for communityservices, Boniwe Zulu, said “Because we havethe services that we are running, like thedisaster unit, we need to have a disastermanagementplan.Accordingtolegislature,weneed to have this plan in place.”

Commenting on the Jika Joe fires, Zulu said“It was windy and it is always difficult to getcloser to extinguish the flames at an informalsettlement. They did manage to contain it.We have provided the victims with foodparcels,spongesandtents.AtJikaJoe,wewerein the process of moving them into transithouseswhile the formal housing project is stillbeing worked on.

“At themoment, the residentsarehoused intents as a temporary measure. They will betaken to the transit houses on condition thattheyhavesubmittedtheirapplicationtobepartof the transit houses.”

Thedeputymunicipalmanagerforeconom-ic development, Dr Ray Ngcobo, said that theareawhichwasaffectedby therecent fire is thesame area which was burnt down before.

“People who are staying there, fortunately,are on the beneficiary list for transit houses.The problem is that the structures are notcompleteandsopeoplearestaying in tents.Wehave just agreed now with human settlementto devise a strategy on how we accommodatethese people,” said Ngcobo.

Msunduzi mayor Chris Ndlela said that heis happy with the speed in which municipalworkersmanaged toextinguish the firesunderwindy weather conditions.

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NQOBILE MTOLO>>[email protected]

THE Msunduzi Municipalitywill start to repair potholesusing local communities.

This pilot projectwill be restrict-ed to Imbali stage one and two.

“We will start this in Imbali atstagesoneandtwoasapilotproject.If it works out, we can include it aspart of the service delivery imple-

mentation plan,” said municipalmanager Mxolisi Nkosi at theExecutive Committee (Exco)meeting.

There has been a dire need foradditional effort in dealing with

roads and storm-water mainte-nance issues since the municipalinfrastructure has aged to almosta state of disrepair.

Thismeansthatpotholeseasilydevelop after just a few drops ofrainwhich shouldnot be the case,reads the report from theinfrastructure business unit.

For this pilot project to work,teams from the communities willhave to be trained first on potholerepairs using cold mix asphalt.

The trucks to be arranged bythe municipality will supplymaterials close to work sitesto avoid the long haul ofmaterialsusing wheel barrows.

The municipality will alsosupply safety gear, tools andmaterials.

Theteamswillbepaidbasedonthe number of potholes repairedor according to the square metreof repaired road surface.

NQOBILE MTOLO>>[email protected]

MSUNDUZI Municipal manager Mxolisi Nkosisaid that there were communication setbacksthat caused the KZN Department of PublicWorks not to pay Sakhumnotho DevelopmentServices volunteer stipends for three months.

“The first phase of the contract they signedwiththedepartmenthadended,but thereweredelays from Sakhumnotho in submitting itsnew proposal. Everything had to come to astand still for three months while the depart-ment looked at the proposal,” said Nkosi,addressing the Executive Committee (Exco) onMonday.

Paperwork halted Sakhumnotho finances

NICOLE JOHN>>[email protected]

MEMBERS of the Mountain Rise policestation are requesting assistance from thepublic to help curb the recent increase oftheft out of cars, specifically in theGlenwood area. Members allege that thereis a specific modus operandi - a silver orgrey Toyota sedan has been noticedbetween 10pm and 4am moving in theGlenwood area, allegedly identifying andtargeting specific vehicles. A group of fourAfrican males are then dropped off andwalk, stealing out of cars, and then alleg-edly hide the stolen goods in the long grasson Bishopstowe Road. A second vehicle, awhite Isuzu bakkie, allegedly picks up thestolen goods and leaves the area. Anyonewith information is urged to contact thepolice on 10111, or sector manager, CaptainVan Der Westhuizen at 033 387 9535.

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Last week ,Maritzburg Feverran a story on twoformer Sakhum-notho volunteerswho had said thatthey were allegedlyfired from theorganization.

Sakhumnothomanagementdenied the allega-tions.

A tripartiteagreement wassigned between theKZN Department ofPublic Works, theMsunduzi Munici-pality and Sakhum-nothoDevelopmentServices to initiateaclean-up campaignwhich started on30May, 2014.

For the 2014/2015 financial year,the department hassecured R225 000towards the clean-up campaign in theCBD. This moneywill be used to paystipends for the vol-unteers. The clean-up campaign willfocuson thedemar-cated quadrantwhich is from theVictoria Road toChurch Street andPine Street toCommercial Road.

This project ranfrom 1 July, 2014andwillbeconclud-ed inDecember thisyear.

The municipali-tywillpayR180000toSakhumnothoforthe managementfee.

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DESPITE numerousmedia reports statingthat Liberty Midlands

Mall applied to the KwaZulu-Natal Gambling Board toapprove the installationof Electronic BingoTerminal’s (EBT’s), the mallwill not be engaging in thisactivity.

Speaking to MaritzburgFever, mall manager UmiKhan has dismissed allreportsaboutthepossibilityofEBT’s.

“Over the last few days,there have been variousreports in the mediaregarding Liberty MidlandsMall granting permissionto install electronic bingoterminals on the premises.This is incorrectandinnowayhas Liberty Midlands Mall’scentremanagementagreed tothis.”

It was reported in somemedia that KZNFinanceMECBelinda Scott and the KZNGaming and Betting Boardhad received applicationsfrom 12 malls, includingLiberty Midlands Mall.

Khansaid that thedecisionto decline the request tosecure premises for anentertainment hub, thatincluded a restaurant, barfacility, lounge and bingoplaying areas, was based on avariety of factors.

“The fact that currently,Liberty Midlands Mall doesnot have any suitablepremises available was oneof the reasons; but moreimportantly, our currentleasing strategy for the centreand the fact that the centre -the largest in its catchmentarea - has become so muchmore to our customers thanjust a shopping destination.

“It is used by families andthe wider community and we

do not believe the offering issuitable for our customers,”said Khan.

After reports about thepossibilityoftheinstallationofEBT’s, a group on Facebookcalled ‘Stop EBT’ is urgingpeople to support it.

Membershavealso starteda petition urging the publicto sign it to stop malls frominstalling this system.

“From the coverage thatwe have seen in the media,the response from thepublic regarding the factthat certain malls haveapplied for permission toinstall electronic bingoterminals has been rathernegative.

“However, whilst thisis something that we arenot considering, we areunable to speculate on theresponses that other centresmay have received or theirview on the matter,” saidKhan.

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NQOBILE MTOLO>>[email protected]

IN light of the MsunduziMunicipality’s audited outcomesfrom the Auditor General (AG)

earlier this year, the municipalityestablisheda transformationcommitteeto tackle all the recommendations fromthe AG.

With over 60% of the Pietermaritz-burg population struggling to pay forbasic services, in January the auditorgeneral’s report revealed thatthe municipality had not achievedits objectives of basic service deliveryand infrastructure development.

The audited report showed that themunicipality’s underspent grants wereR170 million by 30 June 2013, andin total, the municipality underspentits capital budget to the amount of R33,557 million.

The financial period under reviewended on 30 June 2013, andwas for the2012/2013 financial year.

The AG’s report also statedmajor water and electricity losses.

Other issues included bad debtamounting to R801, 84 million onconsumer debts, the high percentage ofestimated meter reading, underexpenditure of grants and irregularexpenditure, to mention but a fewissues. Thiscomes in lightof the fact thatthe municipal manger, Mxolisi Nkosi,told theExecutiveCommittee (Exco) thatthe deadline for submittingfinancial reports to the Auditor General

(AG) was on 31 August for thereview of the 2013/ 2014 financialyear.

“Exco would remember thatthere were a number of meetingsthat were held between myself and theauditor general and the mayor.

“The last meeting we had withthe mayor and the AGwas on 5December lastyear. This was on theday they were going toannounce the auditoutcomes of all themunicipalities in theprovince.

“After we receivedthose outcomes on 5December, we theninvited theAGto the fullcouncil in January topresent the same auditoutcome,” said Nkosi.He said that in thepresentation by the AGinJanuary, therewas noreferenceof themayor being labelled a “lame duck” forapparently not following the AG’sinstructions.

“Normally, when the AG has givenan audit outcome, they give out whatis referred to as management outcomeswhich are the things thatmanagement needs to attend to.

“We have established a transforma-tioncommitteethat ischairedbythemu-nicipal manager. This committee dealswiththerecommendationsoftheAG,”hesaid. Nkosi said that they continue to

have challenges in spending grants.“We are addressing that by holding

weekly capital expenditure meetingsand setting up weekly targets,” he said.

Mayor Chris Ndlela said thathe will be meeting with chairpersonsof various portfolio committees andresponsible deputy municipal

managers to deal withthe expenditure of the2013/ 2014 financialyear.

In view of the waterand sanitation chal-lenges that are con-fronting the entirecountry, Nkosi saidthat the Department ofWater Affairs has di-rected that all munici-palities should developtheir water servicesdevelopment plans.

Nkosi said that aconsultant has been

appointed and the total cost ofdeveloping the water services plan willbe somewhere in the region of aboutR1,6 million. Following a call from theAG that themunicipality should achieve100%of all itsmeter readingswhich arefree from estimations, the municipalityhas slowlymade strides to improve this.

In June this year, Maritzburg Feverreported that at the time, there wereonly 12% estimated readings in waterand electricity and that meter readinghad improved from60% last year July to88% in May this year.

AG report likely tohave improvements>> A transformation committee has been set up to address recommendations

According to the last story covered by Maritzburg Feveron 29 January 2014, this is a follow-up on the report

submitted by the Auditor General on the 2013/2014budget.

Mayor said that council should use quarterlymeetings to achieve its objectives

MM apologized to the residents of PMB andsaid: This suggests that we have failed and wethought that we had done everything, In allrespects, the Msunduzi of today is better thanthe Msunduzi of yesterday.

PROBLEM: Ability to spend grants

BAD DEPTR801, 84 million (consumer debts doubtful)

INCURRED MATERIAL LOSS (WATER)R92,41 million (1501747 kl)

ELECTRICITYR 122,34 million

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However Ravi Shastri was a legendaryIndian test cricketer. I think he wasreferring to the solid Maritzburg Unitedcentreback Ravi Pillay. Also, BomberChamane represented Moses Allie’schampionshipwinningMaritzburgCityinthe Federation league.

I also sat on the open stand at the thenJan Smuts Stadiumand joined in the roarof “up the Burg”. I particularly rememberthe invincible Highlands Park team thatgraced the stadium.

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THEWoodlands Secondary Class of 1984hada30threunioncelebrationrecentlyatthe Golden Horse Casino.

Most of the 1984 class members werecontacted by committee members overthepastsixmonths.Thefunctionwaswellattendedby75oddpupils fromthegrade.

The invitation was extended to thecurrent acting principal, theForm teach-ers of the eight classes as well as otherteachers who taught the Class of 1984.

The invitationwasopened toex-pupilsas well as spouses or partners.

On behalf of the members of TheReunion Organising Committee, alsoknown as “R.O.C. 84”, we would like tothank all the pupils who attended.

Our reunion would not have beensuccessful without you. The committeethanks everyone one who attended forcontributing to thesuccessofour functionand for sharing their time with us. It wasso fantastic to seeall of youafter30years.

Most importantly, the class of ‘84 arelooking for all their teacherswho thoughtthem from1980 to 1984 aswewould liketo host a dinner for them and bring themback into the systemto teachat the schoolagain.

For more information, please contactmyself,DebbiePillayat0333987607,072616 3616 or email [email protected].

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IT is almost that time of the year againwhenyoungwomencongregateattheroyalpalacein Nongoma in an age-old custom of

presenting reeds - and themselves - to KingGoodwill Zwelithini.

We are told that it was once a beautifultradition that entailed participation by femalevirgins who were proud of their wholesomeways. They deemed it an honour to acknowl-edge their chastity

. Today it may be safer to simply call theparticipants…participants.

Male virgins are not treated with quite thesame celebratory attitude, but that is a subjectfor another column.

Thetraditionwasrevived24yearsagobytheKZNmonarch, to instill pride in young virgins,to encourage them to retain their purity in aworld where traditional morals have beenwatereddown.ForZulus andSwazis, the occa-sion is also a chance for the king to select a newwife, or participant.

When the custom was reintroduced in theearly nineties, I remember that on average, themaidens looked a lot older than those of today.In today’s ceremonies, it is not frownedupon tosee10-year-oldgirlsparticipating inthefestivalin the name of culture.

This is where the culture divide gets a littlefuzzy.

Because of the kind of work I do, I often findmyself at corporate and government eventswheresemi-clothedschoolgirls formpartof thefestivities, ostensibly to provide an Africanauthenticity.

As the father of a 12-year-old girl, I almostalways find myself shuddering at thesefunctionswhen I see the reactions to theparad-ing of maidens - cameras are whipped out,Tabletsareplacedonrecordandphotosofsemi-clothed young girls are able to be sent aroundthe world at the click of a button.

Somewhere in the audience, there is alsobound to be one of those “creepy uncle”- types

trying desperately not to lick his lips.In slightly altered circumstances (that is,

without cultural “practice” providing ration-ale), men and women photographing semi-clothed children would be imprisoned.

This brings me to the parents who sign theobligatorydisclaimersallowingtheirdaughtersto undress, jump onto a stage and dance.

What are they thinking? Are they thinking?If a pole and strobe light were added to the

props,wouldparents still behappy for their15-year-olds to participate?

Thereeddanceisusuallyprecededbyvirgin-ity testing,meaning that if youwant todance forthe king, it has to be proven that you are fit todo so - which in this casemeans you need to bea virgin to gyrate in front of him.

Therehavebeenwelldocumentedcallsinthepast - and indeedsomegroupsmakecalls everyyear - to ban virginity testing.

Stalwarts within the Zulu nation tell us thatthis is a direct attack on Zulu culture.

I disagree.Being born in Richards Bay, I am a Zulu

poster-boy,butthepracticedoesnotsitwellwithme. To have a virginity tester don a glove anddigitally penetrate your lady-bits so she canconfirm your hymen is intact is ludicrous,particularly because doctors tell us that thehymen does not need sexual penetration torupture.

A virginity test will, in essence, conditionyoung women into believing that there willalwaysbeandshouldbesomeonewhohasmoresay over their bodies than they do. There is nodoubt that the reed dance is good for tourism,what with the spike in all of those unaccompa-nied male tourists making their way fromEurope at this time of year.

Thankfully, a ban on any kind of photogra-phy, unless it is from accredited and verifiedjournalists,will reduce thenumber of photos ofbarebreastedchildrenontheinternet,butthereare still the creepy uncle-types who go to thefestival.

Cultural preservation should be celebrated -but it must also take into account social changeand the fact that it canbeeasily exploitedby theunscrupulous.

Would it be culturally devastating for ouryoung women to cover their breasts to avoidfalling victim to some opportunistic pervert,whetherhecomes in the formofabusinessmanor royalty?

I don’t think so.

The reed, thebreast, the‘creepy uncle’

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MSUNDUZI Hospice will be hosting their Car Fair atHospice House, 200 Zwartkop Road, on Saturday, 21September from 9.30am.

With the success of the event last year, they havedecided to make the Car Fair one of their annualfundraisers. New cars will be on show, with a limitednumber of vehicles available for test drives. Entranceis R10 and children under 12 enter free.

The fair takes car window shopping to the nextlevel, allowing easy access to various marquees andexposing sales executives to a wider target market.

Supporting displays will include stands featuringmodel cars and motor related products, thus makingthe fair more exciting and attracting a varied public.

Food stalls and entertainment will also beavailable for the whole family. Stall holders withmotor accessories are invited to market their productsat the fair. A limited number of stalls are available.Early booking is advised to secure stands. For moreinformation, phone Rashida Vagh at 033 344 1560.

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JUST outside of Durban in themidlands the PecanwoodOktoberfest isbackagainand

is bigger and better than everbefore.

Patrons can enjoy SA’s topband, Jeremy Loops, along withother top SA acts such as VerandaPanda, Amigo Santana, RyanStylz, Chris Wigens Oompah, Redlight Stereo, Angus, DJ snuggieand many more.

There is also a new addition,the Pecanwood Oktoberfest20/40km MTB challenge (ROAG)and the beer pong champion-ships, where the winning beerpong teamwins a trip toGermanyto the original Oktoberfest inMunich. Pre-entries can be madeon the website only at www.okto-berfestkzn.co.za.

For the 4x4 enthusiasts, LandRoverwill be coming to showcasetheir 4x4 skills on a new, nail-biting designed course.

Attended by over 5000 peoplelast year, with the option of freecampingincludedintheticket, thePecanwoodOktoberfestisnowthebiggest beer fest in KZN, with itsnextgoal tobe thebiggest inSouthAfricaandthen, itsbiggestgoal, tobe the biggest Oktoberfest outsideof Germany.

There will be 12 beautifulOktoberfest calendar girls fromacross the country hosting at thisyear’s PecanwoodOktoberfest, as

well as over 20 different types ofbeer to taste and a full range ofDistell’s brands and beverages.Traditional German cuisine willalso be available, as well as othervarieties of different food.

Dodgeball,KZN’sbiggestslide,beer pong, boat races, amechani-cal bull, human foozeball, bungeetrampoline, free weekendgive-aways, the Oktoberfest craft

village, and much more.Gates open at 10am on Satur-

day,4OctoberandcloseatnoononSunday, 5 October.

Strictly no alcohol is allowedinto the event as there will be acash bar available, and securitywill be checking. A big screenwillbe available for the rugby and theentire event is undermarquees incase of rain.

The Pecanwood Oktoberfest isaneventwhereallcultures,18andover, can come and relax in thebeautiful KZN midlands. Theorganisershavetakentheconceptof the Munich Oktoberfest andthrown in a dash of South Africanfor everyone to enjoy.

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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDMidlands Medical Centre (MMC) Private Hospital recently partnered with ML Sultan SecondarySchool in order to promote healthy living as part of its Corporate Social Investment (CSI) ef-forts during Women’s Month. Female pupils were educated on a variety of life orientation is-sues, including the prevention of teenage pregnancy, the impact of social media and careeroptions in the wider healthcare sector. Pictured at the talk are (from left) Sister NontobekoZondi (paediatric ward unit manager), Anash Mangalparsad (head of department at ML SultanSecondary School) and Sister Jenny Maharaj (nursery/neonatal ICU ward unit manager).

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THE rights of unmarried fathersin respect of their childrenwere,untilJuly2007,regulated

by the Natural Fathers of Childrenborn out of Wedlock Act of 1997.

This entire Act has now beenrepealed by the Children’s Act 38 of2005.

In terms of the Children’s Act, anunmarried father can acquire paren-

possible for an unmarried father toacquire automatic rights in respect ofhis child.

Hewill alsobeable toacquire suchresponsibilities and rights through aparental responsibilities and rightsagreement with a person alreadyhaving such rights and responsibili-ties (usually themotherof thechild) interms of section 22 of the Children’sAct.

How can an unmarried fatheracquire automatic rights in terms ofSection 21 of the Childrens Act?

Inorder foranunmarried father toautomatically acquire parental rightsand responsibilities under section 21the following requirements must bemet:1.He must be or have been living in apermanent life partnership with the child’smother at the time the child is born; or2.If he is not living or has never lived withthe mother in a life partnership then inorder for him to acquire automatic parental

rights and responsibilities;(a) he must consent to being identified asthechild’sfatherorapplytobesoidentifiedor he must pay damages in terms ofcustomary law; and(b) he must contribute or must haveattempted to contribute to the child’supbringing for a reasonable period; and(c) he must contribute or must haveattempted to contribute to expenses inconnection with the maintenance of thechild for a reasonable period.

If there isnodispute that the fathercomplieswiththeconditionssetout insection 21, then he and the motherwill be co-holders of parental rightsand responsibilities.

In such a case, the fatherwould beable to exercise his parental rightsand responsibilities sufficiently if heand the mother draw up a parentingplan in termsof section33, settingouthow they would exercise theirrespective responsibilities and rightsin respect of the child.

What happens where there is adispute?

If the child’s mother disputesallegations that the requirementshave been satisfied by the father,then the matter must be referredto one of the following serviceproviders for mediation, namely, thefamily advocate, social worker,social service professional or othersuitably qualified person.

The courts cannot be approachedbefore such mediation has takenplace. If mediation fails or is notpossible, then one of the parties canapproach the High Court for anappropriate order.

The best interests of the childwouldrequireaproperassessmentofthe circumstances before arrange-ments are made.

For example, if the unmarriedfather has never previously hadcontactwiththechild, itwouldbenec-essary to phase in the contact.

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OF the 18 Howick High Schoolscience projects entered atthe regional Science Expo in

Durban held recently, 16 receivedawards as well as two of the threespecial awards presented.

JamieLoaderandMichaelGeldartreceived third class awards whilstKiash Kalipersad, Joshua de Wet,Irfaan Ismail, Marianne Mentz,Tariro Maphosa, Jaydon Jansen vanRensburg, Timothy Probert andMegan Rencken each received asecond class award.

Ismail, Mentz and Rencken wereacknowledged as “Most PromisingScientist” in their respectivecategories.

First class awards were made toKerrin Twigg and Taine Pollard.

Rebecca Webb and Lisa Wadereceived first class bronze medals,Tyron Gibbs received a first classsilvermedalaswellasaspecialawardfor best engineering projectusing limited resources and DanielWhitwell was awarded a firstclass gold medal and the special

award for best project based on ahobby.

Webb, Wade, Gibbs andWhitwell have been invited toparticipate in a four-day sponsoredtour to Johannesburg and Pretoriaon the first weekend of theOctober holidays to visit thePlanetarium, theDrakensberg PumpStation, The Tswaing MeteoriteCrater, The Pretoria Zoo, theSterkfontein Caves, the Sci-BonoDiscovery Centre and a ride on theGautrain.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDSome of the winning scientists from Howick High School (from left) Mariaan Mentz, Lisa Wade, Daniel Whitwell,Tyron Gibbs and Rebecca Webb.

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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDCarla Geyser from Project Rhino was the guest speaker in assembly atLaddsworth Primary School recently. She reminded everyone that Africais facing a wildlife crisis, with poaching completely out of control, andshared the positive news of a new rhino orphanage being developed.Her presentation included details of the ‘One in a million’ campaignwhich aims to get one million people worldwide to show they care bydonating R10 towards conservation, and thereby becoming ‘One in aMillion’. Gavin Lambooy, headmaster at Laddsworth Primary Schoolannounced that the next Laddsworth civvies day will be held in aid ofthe ‘One in a Million’ campaign and encouraged all pupils to contributeR10 to help this very worthy cause. Pictured at the event were (fromleft) Gavin Lambooy, Sally Kelly (junior primary HOD), Carla Geyser andJenny Raubenheimer (Grade five teacher and head of the Enviro Club).

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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDThe Carter High School Grade 10’s entered the life sciences class todissect a cow’s heart, which formed part of the 12 skills that they arerequired to know by the end of the year. Teacher Flo Kleinhans firmlybelieves in visual teaching and the hands on approach to learning (fromleft) Skyler Jamaloodeen, Thalitha Gaya and Neliswa Khuboni.

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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDEpworth Co-educational Preparatory School pupils with the pet food they contributed towards the school’s SPCA civvies day (fromleft) Bhelekazi Khuboni, Rebecca Leroy, Paige Williams, Murray Calitz, Shivaan Sewnandan, Aarnav Baitchu, Josh Govender and DivyaMoodley.

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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDSt Nicholas has just had its basketball courts resurfaced, and paintedfor basketball, netball and tennis. Pictured are three of the pupilsfrom the Grade two class enjoying the new facilities (from left)Joaquin Wildey, Caidan Clark and Lusanda Hlangwane.

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MERCEDES-BENZ includes its coupés,convertiblesandroadstersunder theumbrellaterm “Mercedes-Benz dream cars”.

These models make automotive dreamscome true the world over.

“Following the successful introduction ofthe SLK 250 AMG Line early in 2013, we arenow adding the new SL 400 AMGLine and theE 250 CDI Coupé to our wide range of dreamcars,” says Selvin Govender, divisionalmanager, Mercedes-Benz Cars.

Models in the dream-car range include theCLA 45 AMG 4MATIC, a feisty coupé for theyoung at heart,models from theE-Class coupéand cabriolet range, the SLK sports car, theiconicSLroadster, theCLSfour-doorcoupéandthe ultimate dream cars, the SLS AMG Coupéand SLS AMG Roadster models.

“Further exciting models include the CLSrange that soon gets a face lift and the S-ClassCoupé which will be introduced in January2015,” adds Govender.

“Dream cars from Mercedes-Benz are atop-seller world-wide, and for 2014 alone,more than 50 000 of these dream cars havebeen delivered to Mercedes-Benz customers.Around 20 000 of these customers have optedfor open-air driving,” says Govender.

“We have now updated our E-Class Coupérange to include theE250CDICoupé.This fourcylinderdieselengineisknownforitsefficiencyand features the latest injection technology.Thanks to a revised drivetrain it is now evenmore economical,” adds Govender.

Now in its sixth generation, the iconicMercedes-BenzSLsportscarcontinuestobeaspopular as ever. The SL’s history dates backmore than60 years to the 300SL racing sportscar of 1952.

“Aswith the SLK, for the SLmodel range allseriesderivativescomestandardwiththeAMGSport Line. This offering is proving to beextremely popular with our customerswho bytheir very nature look for a perfect blend oflight-footed sportiness with stylish comfort,”added Govender.

The SL 400 AMG Line’s V6 Biturbo enginewith a displacement of 2 996 cc, produces 245kW of power and delivers 480 Nm of torque.Performance is not compromised and CO2emissions are frugal at 178 g/km.

The new SL 400 AMG Line also works witha direct injection system with spray-guidedcombustion, which Mercedes-Benz was thefirst carmanufacturer tooffer inseriesproduc-tion.

The flagship models in the “dream car”range are the SLS Coupé and SLS AMG Road-ster super sports cars.

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ELEVEN plants, 118countries, 88 awards - andnow, three million sales for

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model crossed the milestone thismonth, just 16months after sellingits 2 millionth model. From SouthAfrica to the U.S. and Canada, toLaos and the Philippines, Lebanonand Qatar, the Chevrolet Cruze hasproved itself a global player amongmid-sized cars.

“The Cruze is an adaptable carthatcaters tothedemandsofnearlyevery market in the world,” says

Alan Batey, GM executive vice-president of Global Chevrolet, inDetroit.

“It is testament to Chevrolet’sglobalfocusandcapabilitiestooffera car that is highly regarded in somany places.”

The Cruze has collected 39product awards in China, 27 in theU.S. and 12 in Brazil.

Chevrolet is committed to build-ingproductsinthemarketstheyaresold, and the Cruze is built in 11countries on five continents.

GMdesignteamsinSouthKoreaand Germany had the global

consumer in mind when develop-ing the car in just 27months in thelate2000sbeforedebuting inSouthKorea in November of 2008.

“Medium to small-car salesaround the world have beengrowingexponentiallyasemergingmarkets, in Asia and SouthAmerica, increase car ownershipwhilematuremarkets, liketheU.S.,downsize for fuel economy,” saysMichelle Krebs, senior analyst forAutoTrader.com.

“Smallercars, liketheCruze,aredriving sales globally and willcontinue to do so.”

The Cruze also enduredintensive durability testing, includ-ingextremeweathertestsandmorethan 210 crash tests tailored to theregulatory demands of the coun-tries where it is sold.

To appeal to different markettastes, the Cruze is available inthree body styles, including a four-door sedan, five-door hatchbackand station wagon. Cruze ispowered by five different enginesglobally - 1.4, 1.6, and 1.8-litrepetrolengines,and1.7and2.0-litrediesel engines.

Chevrolet recently also

launchedanewversionoftheCruzecatering to the styling and packag-ingdemandsofChinesecustomers.Cruze sales in China lead allcountries with 1.13 million soldsince its launch in 2009.

In South Africa, the ChevroletCruze is sold as a seven-modelrange comprising two hatchbacksand five sedans, powered byeither 1.6-litre or 1.4-litreturbocharged petrol engines or the2.0-litre diesel motor.

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Launch of the 90thComrades Marathon>> Entries have opened and will close on 30 November 2014

THE Comrades MarathonAssociation (CMA) recentlylaunched its campaign for the

90th Comrades MarathonThe 2015 campaign is centred on

the CMA’s vision of an all-inclusiveComrades Marathon, with theslogan: ‘BePartof It -Bamba Iqhaza’.

“We invite every Comradesrunner, stakeholder, volunteer andsupporter to be a part of this iconicrace inonewayoranother.Therearenumerous ways to get involved andparticipate in the camaraderie whileuniting thenation through this iconicevent. Please visit our websitewww.comrades.com to see how youcan be a part of it,” said CMA generalmanager, Chris Bruwer.

The90theditionof the racewill berun on Sunday, 31 May 2015.

The ‘up-run’ will start at theDurban City Hall at 5.30am and end12 hours later at the Oval CricketStadium in Pietermaritzburg, cover-ing a distance of 87km.

Entrieshaveopenedandwill closeon 30 November 2014 or as soon asthe special entry cap of 23 000 hasbeen reached. Prospective entrants

are encouraged to get their entries inearly so as to avoid disappointment.The local entry fee is R380.

SouthAfricanrunnerswillbeeligi-ble for the ‘early bird’ entry fee ofR350 if their entry is received before30 September 2014. The regularSouth African entry fee of R380 willkick in on 1 October 2014 until theentry process is closed.Runners can enter as follows:• online via the Comrades Marathonwebsite at www.comrades.com;• by posting their completed entry formwith proof of payment to the CMA Officein Pietermaritzburg: P.O. Box 100621,Scottsville, 3209;

• by handing in their completed entry formtogether with payment at the CMA officein Pietermaritzburg.

Entry forms will be available atlocal running clubs, provincial sport-ing federations and the CMA, as wellasselectedqualifyingraceswhichtheComrades team will be attendingfrom September to November.

Qualifying for the 2015 ComradesMarathon will be applicable until 4May, 2015. Runners are advised thatthe 2014 Comrades Marathon willnot be an automatic qualifier for nextyear’s race.

“Thereasonforthisistwo-fold.Wewant to encourage runners to be fit

and healthy forrace day. Further,we want tosupport all otherroad-runningraces in thecountry,especially theComrades Marathonqualifying races, by driv-ingComradesrunners topartici-pate in those running events,” saidrace director Rowyn James.

The substitution window periodwill be from 1 to 21 April, 2015.

In a first for South African road-running, R1.5-million is up for grabsto the first man and woman respec-

tivelywhobreakthecurrentmaleandfemale up-run records, therebymaking the Comrades Marathon byfarthemost lucrativeraceonthelocalathletics scene.

Leonid Shvetsov holds the maleup-run recordof5:24:47 forhis2008win, while Elena Nurgalieva’s 2006

victory in a time of 6:09:24 standsas the female up-run record.

The first man andwomantocrossthefinishline will receive R375000 each. The totalprize money for the2015 ComradesMarathon is R2.600000 in addition to therespective R1.5-million

incentives for the manand woman should they

break the record.“We are pleased to unveil

our 2015 Comrades Marathoncampaign and invite the nation to bea part of it.

“The 90th edition of this world-famous ultra-marathon promises tobe the best one yet,” said CMA chair-man, Macdonald Chitja.

JONATHAN COOK

PEDALLING around Pietermaritz-burg, stopping off at the Oval inAlexandra Park (home of OldCollegians), Collegians Club (Zingari),Dalry Park (Varsity) and Jan Smuts(Harry Gwala) Stadium, formed amajor part of this child’s sporting life.

Yes,itwassafetocyclewhereverthewhim took you, whether age eight ormore, parents were secure that theworst collateral damage might be ascraped knee.

Zingari, Natal and SA cricketerVincent Adriaan Pieter van der Bijl,whose remarkable height couldconjure up vicious rising deliveries offa good length at the picturesque Ovalin Park Lane Drive, was one of thepersonalities that captured theadmiration of a little boy.

Standing six foot seven inches (the

metric system is nowhere near asdescriptive) in his slops, “Big Vince”was hugely popular and had a uniquebowling style that hordes of kids triedto copy in the tennisball tusslesduringthe lunch break at Natal matches.

To my unbridled delight, Big Vincewas appointed a geography teacher atMaritzburgCollege and lo andbehold,in his first year - and my second - atCollege, he was the man assigned toteach a disinterested bunch about aircurrents and the like.

We soon learnt that the gentle giantwasnot tobemessedwith. Soon-to-beCollege first XV captain, and later theNatal Currie Cup flyhalf Henry Cox-well, was one of the few brave enoughto test the boundaries of behaviour -that was the last time any of us did.

I remember my mortification atU14 net practice in Pape’s nets (nowPape’s hockey Astro) when Big Vince

ambled over - he could not coach aspecific team, he had his own cricketon Saturdays - and said, “Cook, thinkyou’re [legendary cricketer and OldHiltonian] Mike Procter? Don’t eventry hitting sixes over extra cover.”

Pedalling furiously to watch myKing of Kingsmead, Barry AndersonRichards - one of theworld’s greatestever wielders of the willow - play arare match at the Oval for his club,DHS Old Boys. A technically flawlessopening batsman, Barrywouldmakea ton in no time and then, bored, popacatch toagrateful fieldersohecouldgo shower and put his feet up in thepav.

Helping Dad wash the car Satur-day morning, listening to the dulcettones of Neil Adcock on radio, mypater dropping the bucket, sprayingmewith the hosewhen “Proccie” hadTransvaal captain Dave Dyerpouched at second slip by fellowMichaelhouse Old Boy Henry “Foth-ers” Fotheringham first ball of thematch at the Oval. “Jon, we’re goingto the Oval, now!”

And off we sped at breakneckspeed,possiblythemostspontaneousthingmycautiousDaddid inhiswholelife!

The invitation matches: NeilAdcock’s Magpies versus Wilf Isaacs’XI in wonderful annual battles beforebig crowds at Collegians Club. Wilf’steam was essentially Transvaal’s“meanmachine” while legendary fastbowler Adcock had the virtual Natalside.

It was tradition for Adcock to bowland,despitehisage, itwas immediate-ly apparent - seeing that long run-up,beautiful gather and deliver - why topbatsmen the world over quiveredwhen they spotted the whites of hiseyes.TherewasverylittlecricketonTVthen, television only arrived in SAwhen I was 12, so kids had to get outthere and see their heroes in the flesh.Andthat’swhatmadeitsomemorable.

Part 3 will appear in Fever nextweek.

PHOTO:GALLO IMAGESSouth African cricketer Mike Proctor (L) bowling and Vince van der Bijl fielding.

Capturing the imagination of a little boy