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January 25, 2013 - Page 3Public Eye

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The Maritzburg Mus-lim School for (MMSG) Girls has achieved a whopping 100% matric pass rate for the past 15 consecutive years since its establishment in 1998. The 2012 school-ing year proved no different with the school maintaining their set stand-ard of 100% matric pass.

Taking the school to greater heights was Miranda Vengatsamy, head girl at MMSG as she scooped 14 awards includ-ing the Dux at the schools awards function

held last Saturday. Miranda achieved nine distinc-

tions in the NSC exams last year and has been awarded a Sasol bur-

sary to study Chemical Engineer-ing this year.

MMSG learner scoops 14 school awards

Three life sentences for the man who killed her eldest daughter in what was believed to be a crime of pas-sion offer some consolation, but emotions are still raw.

That was the response of Jenni-fer Frank, mother to Merle Mais-try (41), the woman who was shot and killed along with two friends in 2011 by Maistrys boyfriend at the time, 21-year-old Erwin Ramsumuj.

Maistry, a caregiver at the Arthur Blaxall School in Moun-tain Rise, and her two friends, Kubendran Jeffrey Pillay and Musa Ndlovu, were shot exe-cution-style in the head in Pil-lays Larkspur Road home, by Ramsumuj.

We are happy with the sen-tencing and feel that it is fair but I still miss my daughter, said an emotional

Frank. Speaking through her sobs at her Larkspur Road home, Frank described to Public Eye her daughters troubled relationship with Ramsumuj.

He was very possessive because my daughter kept try-ing to break up with him and he couldnt accept it, said Frank. She recounted an incident when her daughter arrived at her home with a black eye. When I asked him (Erwin) if he had done it, he

told my daughter to answer. She was always terrified of him so she never blamed him for the assault, said Frank.

Clutching a facecloth, a visibly distraught Frank could not hold back tears as she recalled the days leading up to the shocking murder. According to Frank, a fight ensued between the couple the day before which led to Ramsumuj hitting Maistry with the butt of the gun.

He was a very troublesome and aggressive someone. His mother who was overseas at that time always kept in touch with my daughter asking her to keep him out of trouble. They had a very abusive relationship that lasted almost a year, said Frank adding that Ramsumuj was never allowed in her house because he would hit Maistry, even in front of her mother.

Comforting his grandmother, Maistrys 10-year-old son (whose name is withheld) spoke about events on that fateful day, say-ing the family remembers it as if it were yesterday.

I went up to Jeffs house with my mother and we werent there too long before Erwin arrived. He walked in, had a beer and sat down for less than a minute before he got up suddenly and shot Jef-frey in his head.

My mum just told me to run and call the police, said the emo-

tional child. He said that the last thing he

remembers of his mother is her screaming, Somebody help us, as he ran off to tell his grand-mother to call the police who arrived to find three bodies and a firearm. Ramsumuj was arrested by police back at his own home in the same road.

Erwin had a lot of evil in him. He was very heartless, said Frank. I miss my child but he must pay the price. It doesnt heal the pain but he must rot in jail, she sobbed.

When asked what he will miss the most about his mother, Mais-trys son said he will miss going to work with her. I loved it when my mother would leave me to play with the children even though they were blind, said the minor.

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Right: Jennifer Frank, mother of murdered Merle Maistry (above),

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Mortuary delays meant even more heart-ache and trauma for the grieving family of 72-year-old Mohammed Sayad Moonsamy, who was killed by a falling wall of bricks in Lotus Road on Monday.

The unexpected death of Moonsamy, fondly known as the uncle of the neighbourhood, has left friends and family shocked and distraught.

But Sayads son, Zubear Moon-samy, said the family was forced to suffer even further when his fathers funeral, which was meant to take place on the day of the death according to Muslim reli-gion, was pushed back until late the next day.

Family members trying to claim Moonsamys body say they were sent from pillar to post by the mortuary and the Muslim Burial Society.

In our belief, the burial is meant to take place as soon as possible on the same day of the death. It was very wrong and dis-appointing as we were left running around until late Monday night trying to get my fathers body released from the mortuary, said a distraught Zubear Moonsamy.

Ward councillor Rooksana Ahmed, who was called in to help the family after Sayads body could not be released from the mortuary, said the SAPS refused to release the body until a post mortem was con-ducted.

The onus is on the mortuary to get a district surgeon to conduct the post mortem. The mor-tuary could not get that done as the district surgeon on duty refused to do the post mortem and we dont know why, she said.

Ahmed said the mortuary usu-ally conducts mor-tems on Muslims as soon as possi-ble but due to the deceased having a non-Muslim sur-name they needed an affidavit to prove he was Mus-lim.

That was the duty of the Mus-lim Burial Society but once contacted they said that they could not assist us and we dont know why. In my opin-ion, the Muslim Burial Society let the family down,

said Ahmed. Aboo Hoosein of the Muslim

Burial Society told Public Eye the society had followed the necessary channels. We followed procedure as usual and unfortunately the funeral could not take place on the same day. The delay was with the post mortem, said Hoosein.

Moonsamy left his home early on Monday morning to pay his electricity bill at a nearby pay point. He died on the spot after the outer layer of the Lotus Road boundary wall of the Pietermaritz-burg Sanathan Ved Dharam Sabha collapsed.

Chairman of the Pietermaritz-burg Sanathan Ved Dharam Sabha, Avinash Samlall, said the Sabha is devastated by the tragedy.

On behalf of all our officials and members of the Sabha, we are very sorry for the loss of a life. We extend our deepest condo-lences and sympathies to the fam-ily members of the deceased, said Samlall.

Samlall said the weekly service was held on Tuesday and a pub-lic announcement was made ask-ing for members to provide contri-butions to the bereaved family for the memorial service that is to be held soon.

Samlall said they have called upon structural engineers to inves-tigate and assess the remain-ing outer wall to make sure it is safe. Based on the engineers full

report, the necessary action will be taken, he said.

Moonsamy was well loved by everyone, according to friend and neighbour Pam Sivnath, and was known to be the most helpful per-son in the neighbourhood.

He was such a won-derful per-son, and I saw him walking down to pay his bill and the next min-ute someone came to tell me he had

died. It was just unbelievable, said good friend and neighbour Pam Sivnath.

Everyone would call uncle to help them out, whether it was a broken tap or just a shoulder to cry on, said Sivnath.

Non-Muslim name delays burial of man killed in freak wall fall

Right: Mohammed Sayad Moonsamy, who was killed by a falling wallof bricks in Lotus Road (above).

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The pupils of Deccan Road Primary School were yesterday rewarded with a personal visit from one of East Coast Radios presenters, Ramona Kasavan, after the school was named the winners of the Toy Story Campaign for 2012.

Deccan Road was one of 63 schools that participated in the campaign. It collected a total of 2 951 toys from September to December last year. The toys were distributed to hospitals in Kwa-Zulu-Natal over the festive sea-son.

Educator T A Pillay, together with last years Grade 7 pupils, spearheaded the campaign in the school, encouraging learners to bring in their toys for donation.

It was great news to hear that once again our school collected the most

toys. Congratulations to the learners

and parents for always support-ing the school and our ventures. Thank you to ECR and Game for initiating the campaign and now we challenge all other schools in

the area to join the campaign this year, said Pillay.

ECR also rewarded the pupil who brought in the most toys from each class with a R300 Mr Fun-tubbles Fabulous Funfair voucher.

Deccan Road Primary the real winners

The Mountain Rise Police, have successfully secured a 15-year jail term for Sandile Siyabonga Mhlongo who was found guilty of hijack-ing a vehicle in Copesville in February 2011.

Mhlongo was responsible for holding up Geren Maharaj with a firearm and rob-bing him of his vehicle.

The vehicle was recovered by the police minutes after being hijacked and Mhlongo was arrested and successfully convicted, due to the swift action of the police.

The vig-ilance of three police offi-cials of Moun-tain Rise Police Station, Major Nxumalo, War-rant Officer Shabangu and Consta-ble Mzolo, led to the arrest of armed robbers last week.

The three policemen were driving along Ohrtman Road, near Albany Bakery when they observed three men behaving suspi-ciously.

They approached them and discovered

that two of them were in fact robbing the third one.

The two suspects were searched. The police recov-ered a 9 mm pistol and two cellphones. The victim identified the cellphones as

belonging to him. Both suspects were arrested and the

firearm will be forwarded to the ballistics department in order to ascertain whether it was used in the commission of other crimes.

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Vigilant cops catch thieves red-handed

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I have lived in Gaysingh Road for many years. Its so sad that our municipality has come down to this. Where do our rates go to? Obvi-ously paying fat sala-ries and not to the needs of the ratepayers. Gay-singh Road has now become a haven for rats, criminals and the-homeless. Pictured here is a big hole/trench that was dug up a month or so ago. This road is used by school children, taxis and all other ratepayers in the area. Recently a vehicle drove up that bank of sand because there are no street lights in Gaysingh Road. This is a haz-ard to everyone using this road.

We cant even reverse out of our yard properly.

There is also a vacant flat in front of this hole.

Scholars use the windows as target practice. Criminals use it as a haven.

This is becoming a real problem in the area. The flat has been vacant for well over a year now. The grass alongside has not been cut. Actually the grass alongside the school has not been cut. Is this the environment our chil-dren must be subjected to? Everything escalates except service deliv-ery......Can the munici-pality please inform the residents as to exactly

what their delay is in sorting this matter out. Why must we ratepay-ers be given the shorter end of the stick when municipal manage-ment is enjoying our hard-earned money.

P Bramdutt

Why vote when nothing is done for the community? We are living with weeds and grass around our backyard and side of our house, which the municipality refuses to cut. We called several times but the number just rang and nobody answered. Soon our houses will be covered in

bushes. It is very dangerous because this has caused rats in our yard and they are eating my dogs food. It is out of con-trol. I would really like some help because we are just sidelined. Soon we will have snakes.

Unhappy Gandhi Road Resident

I write in connection with the power cuts in the Copesville area. We are becoming sick and tired of the power failures and we dont want to hear that the municipality is working on the problem. Almost every week without fail we dont have lights. We go for five to six hours at

a time for three to four days. Our lights were off on 7, 9 and 10 Janu-ary. Despite these power failures our bills are higher than normal. And if we dont pay our bills our lights are dis-connected.

So who is steal-ing from the poor? Our meat is going off, our appliances are getting dam-aged. Who is solv-ing this problem?

Municipality, get your act together and solve the prob-lem.

Anonymous Copesville

I am trying to establish why this has happened. It is dan-gerous and can be a health hazard. I am investigating whether this was dug up to fix an electric-ity problem or a water or sewer

problem. In future, it will be much advisable for the complaining res-ident to contact the councillor in the area who would then take it up with the relevant officials and take them to task. This matter will

receive urgent attention.

Brian Zuma Msunduzi PRO

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Power cuts: we are running out of patience

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The recent promotion posts in schools have once again caused stress and anxiety among educators aspiring to be recognised in the profession.

If an internal candidate is known to be an applicant to the post, in most instances, it is a foregone conclusion that he/she will be successful. The apathy amongst educators to apply for the posts lies in the fact that they will be interviewed by parents who in most instances know very

little about educational issues and developments. Most governing bodies are puppets of the prin-cipal. The principal or a junior member of staff who is in cahoots with the principal will contrive to manipulate the result in their favour. This corruption results in undeserving, incompetent and lazy educators being unfairly promoted.

To bring back credibility to the teaching profession the depart-ment must have a completely independent panel to conduct the

process. This will remove the stigma that the post was fixed when educators are promoted. This could be the starting point in addressing the many ills that plague our education system.

As long as educators feel alienated and treat the promotion process with suspicion, the stan-dard of education is always going to suffer.

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letters to the editor

The formula adopted by the Health Department at the Bangalore Road clinic, along with the efficient sis-ter in charge, should be congrat-ulated. It has saved people from having to go to the Out Patients at Northdale Hospital, with attendant

transport costs. I went to the clinic for my last

medication. The clerk told me not to go to the Northdale Hospital anymore and gave me a date for December 2012. The doctor was very kind and helpful, and issued the prescription. The situation was

calm and organised, and I received my medication. Only if the patient has a serious complaint will they be referred to Northdale Hospital.

R M Govender

Residents and businesses in and around the South Road area need to band together to protest about the state of the South Road dumpsite. Rats have invaded the area whilst the

councillor sits by. Wake up, or get out, Mr Councillor.

Irate residentBombay Heights

Ratepayer, R Goven-der should not paint all councillors with the same brush.

While there are arrogant and indifferent councillors in the northern areas there are dedi-cated councillors in our munici-pality. Councillors Babu Baijoo and Manilal Inderjit, whenever approached to address concerns, resolve matters to the commu-nitys benefit. It was their hard work, together with that of Coun-

cillor Mergan Chetty, that saw the Olympic Swimming Pool open this summer.

Likewise, councillor Jay Singh has assisted in ensuring that dys-functional street lights and col-lapsing electricity poles have been attended to.

Sadly, a few haughty council-lors apathy must not eclipse the work of dedicated councillors.

Jay JugwanthNorthdale

I co-ordinated CANSAs mobile clinic to visit the Carissbrooke rural com-munity, outside Ixopo, KwaZulu-Natal.

The mobile clinics programme staff educated the community about the different types of can-cers and carried out pap smear and prostrate tests for free. I could really see the joy, gratitude and deep satisfaction the community showed towards the CANSA staff for rendering their valuable time

and services. CANSA, Pietermaritzburg, is

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Mohamed SaeedPietermaritzburg

On 3 and 13 January 2013 I saw a traffic official hiding in the bushes across from Prilla Mills in Bhambatha Road between Allan-dale and Ohrtmann roads using a camera to trap speedsters travel-ling into town, as well as those travelling towards Greytown.

Traffic officials are always picking on easy prey from the Northern Suburbs.

In this particular instance the official and all his fines will be null and void.

When using a camera an offi-cial needs to operate where a speed camerawarning sign is visible. This sign is only visible to motorists travelling further up Bhambatha Road from Copes-ville/Greytown towards town. Motorists who turned right into Bhambatha Road from Allandale

Drive would not have seen this sign. Motorists travelling towards Greytown on Bhambatha have no speed camera warning sign at all.

These officials and their superi-ors have now wasted an entire day of our tax monies as they have no comprehension of speed trap-ping laws. If any fines are issued from these speed traps they are fraudulent. Many traffic offenders are aware of these laws and bum-bling by these officials ends up wasting taxpayers resources and also the courts time as these fines get thrown out. Motorists can be more educated by visting this site: www.trafficfinelaw.co.za and apparently so can our local traffic authorities.

Iqbal MahomedPietermaritzburg

All the idiots out there, please stop with the bursting of fireworks. You are so inconsiderate towards the dogs. A fine should be imposed with a reward for anyone who reports these idiots (the reward will be the fine that the idiot pays). About R500. Is there anyone else who feels the same?

Vinochani Govender

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Why then Chrysler, the owners, put one into thepress test fleet I'm not entirely sure, especially asthe vehicle remains inherently unchanged. Perhapsit was to remind motoring journalists just what afine vehicle it still is.

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On-road performance - and naturally most SUVsspend most of their life on sealed surfaces - isperfectly adequate, with a fair amount of body roll.You wouldn't want to try an overly brisk lane-change in this Jeep, nor would you want to getoverly adventurous with cornering.

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Meanwhile, the Infinity Premium Sound System,standard on the Ohio-built Cherokee tested, comeswith nine speakers, including a big subwoofer, andwith an eight-channel amplifier, bangs out 368watts.

Its appetite for diesel is modest, considering thatit's an SUV, and Chrysler claims that it will drink8.6 litres of diesel per 100km in the combinedcycle, while it has a towing capacity of up to2,800kg. Impressive.

All of which means that the Cherokee, eventhough it's now ageing, remains another jewel inChrysler's crown. And if the current model is stillthis capable considering it was launched in 2008,the new Cherokee is bound to be exponentiallybetter. That's the way it is with Chrysler products -each new model seems to be a quantum leap over

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A dynamic lookingCor olla...?

The Corolla Furia Concept caused a stirat the 2013 North American Interna-tional Auto Show in Detroit last week.This exciting compact sedan concept hints atthe styling cues consumers can expect to see onthe next-generation C o ro l l a * .

The concept represents an exterior stylingstudy by Toyota designers, and it builds on thebrands product development priority to developmore dramatic, expressively designed vehicles.

While very definitely just a concept, the Corol-la Furia Concept is an early indicator of wherecompact car design will lead Toyota in the future.According to Bill Fay, Group Vice President andGeneral Manager of the Toyota Division, ToyotaMotor Sales U.S.A, it blends a heightenedemphasis on dramatic design and modern el-ements of high technology to generate curbappeal that will surprise a lot of people.

The Furia is designed around a theme ofIconic Dynamism, which uses pure and simplesurface elements to create a confident, decisiveand recognisable appearance appealing to more

youthful consumers.It features a more provocative, dynamic in-

terpretation of a compact sedan that displays amore stable, athletic stance with 19-inch allowwheels pushed to the vehicles corners with shortoverhangs to help emphasize its long wheelbase.

The Corolla Furia design includes a sweptwindshield, with a sloped roofline and pro-nounced fender flares, to help communicate asense of motion even when the car is stationary.

The aggressively styled front fascia, with ablacked-out grille treatment, helps highlight a pairof sculpted front LED headlamps that combinewith the rear composite LED taillight assemblies toadd a sense of advanced technology to the Furiasimpactful exterior.

Carbon fibre accents adorn the Corolla FuriaConcepts wheel wells, rocker panels, and rearvalance, which includes ornate metal exhaustoutlet surrounds to add a sense of modernathleticism.

According to Calvyn Hamman, Senior VicePresident of Sales and Marketing at Toyota SA

Motors, the FuriaConcept offers theworld a sneak previewof what people can ex-pect from our nextbest-selling sedan, youcould call it a high-techtake on classic Corollava l u e s .

As one of SouthAfricas all-timefavourite vehicles it hasachieved iconic statusand there is still some-thing reassuringlyCorolla in this con-c e p t .

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By Miles Downard

Put the word sports car alongside the nameJaguar and you'll send shivers up myspine. Since the days Mr William Lyonssat on his estate in Warwickshire, crafting artwith his pencil and paper, Jaguar has beenturning sheet metal into sculpture.

Continuing that tradition is Jaguar's director ofdesign, Ian Callum, who alongside his team hascreated what I believe to be one of the best lookingcars in the last 30 to 40 years. It's called the F-Typeand it is Jaguar's first two-seater sports car sincethe iconic E-Type back in 1961.

The gorgeous newF-Type pictured here

and on opposite page.

Launched at last year's Paris Motorshow, theleaping cat caused a ruckus that could arguablyonly be matched by the E-Type on its debut. Itwould have caused a stir too when seen on thestreets of Norfolk with three world-renowneddrivers behind the wheel, because late last De-cember the F-Type underwent its first dynamicchallenge outside of Jaguar's internal developmentprogramme.

In cold and challenging conditions at the UK'sSnetterton circuit and on the surrounding Norfolkroads, Martin Brundle, Christian Danner andJustin Bell were able to experience the F-Type's

performance in full - all 365kW of its snarling V8,as well as the V6 model.

Their efforts were witnessed by Mike Cross,Chief Engineer Vehicle Integrity, Jaguar, the manwho has directed the team which has workedtirelessly to ensure the F-Type delivers a trulyrewarding sports car driving experience.

"It's been a fascinating day," said Mike. "Theentire F-Type development programme has, from avehicle development perspective, been focused ondelivering a connected sports car driving ex-perience. To witness three respected drivers take tothe track and to hear their positive commentsvalidate our work has been great."

The camouflaged prototype F-Type S and F-Type V8 S models provided for the test were fullyrepresentative of production intent from a dynamicand powertrain perspective. The 280kW F-Type Scovers the 0-100km/h in 4.9 seconds and has anelectronically limited top speed of 275km/h. Cor-

responding headline figures for the F-Type V8 Sare 0-100km/h in 4.3 seconds and an electronicallylimited top speed of 300km/h. Both feature all-aluminium construction, Adaptive Dynamics sus-pension and an Active Exhaust system.

"Nice bark from the exhaust is the first thing younotice," commented Brundle. "It's agile and preciseand I know that when I turn the wheel I won't get aload of understeer, with the nose washing outacross the road, so I can place the car exactly whereI want it."

"The supercharged Jaguar V8 is one of theworld's all-time great motors. The power, theresponse, it's just incredible," added Brundle.

The other two were equally complementaryabout the power, noise and handling charac-teristics. "I do love the way it sounds," said Bell,while Danner added that the F-Type is a "prettyperfect combination between agility, pure powerand you can still control it."

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William Shake-speare, who obvi-ously found him-self as hard-put as we are for

words at this time, said, I can no other answer make but thanks and thanks and ever thanks.

And thus, thanks and thanks and ever thanks to the hundreds of people who packed the Truro Hall on Saturday, 19 January to attend the Inaugural Awards Pre-sentation Function of the Sports Veterans Association. Life affords us few joys more sweet than being appreciated by our peers. We acknowledge the very gener-ous and lavish praise and thank all those present for their display of affection and friendship.

All of our guests remained

for the duration of the function, which was presided over by Krish Reddy, renowned historian, educa-tionist and cricketer.

The awards function recognised the laudable achievements of our 143 awardees, all of whom repre-sented various codes of sport. If this function served to keep alive an appreciation of the greatness of our sports veterans and their accomplishments it will indeed have been fruitful.

We owe a debt of gratitude to our primary sponsor, Nedbank, especially branch manager Ashley Peters and area manager Ashreeni

Gopi for their boundless enthu-siasm and invaluable assistance. This is a heart-warming demon-stration of commitment. We also acknowledge the financial support we received from Trevor Visvana-than from Caltex (Bird Sanctuary) and Navin from Hatton Cycles. We also express our sincere thanks to all our advertisers and corporate businesses.

The SVA realises that the great achievements of the past will be the basis for further advances in the future. We have reinforced our ideal in the past two-and-a-half years that every man, woman and

child, regardless of his/her station in life, regardless of racial origin, is worthy of and should be treated with respect, as befits the essen-tial dignity of all human beings. Thanks, thanks and ever thanks.

The next council meeting of the SVA is due to take place on Sat-urday, 2 February at 2.30 pm at Allandale Primary School.

Jay Ranghia

No other answer but thanks

Jay Ranghia

If ever the young KZN Inland side needed a baptism of fire in both the Cricket SA Pro20 and three-day competition, the double header against Gauteng over the past weekend at The Oval was it.

Having played against the other coastal stream squads in the three-day competition, the second half of the season will see Inland taking in teams in the inland stream.

To this end, Inland found the going tough against one of the strongest teams in the competition. Having won the three-day toss, Inland sent Gauteng in to bat. They amassed an impressive 365, before declar-ing with four wickets down.

The rain interferred with proceedings to

an extent and for once Inland might have hoped for an intervention. But the weather could not save Inland who was forced to follow on after posting 175, and then 200 in their second innings.

Gauteng had no trouble knocking off the required 10 runs for a comprehensive nine-wicket win.

The T20 game on Sunday saw Gauteng bat first and compile a defendable 132 with five wickets down. A new-look Inland with Kyle Heyns cracking the nod found the pace hard to handle and, after losing early wickets cheaply, battled to get on top of a rapidly escalating run rate.

Despite the heroics of captain Kyle Nipper (24 runs and 3/29) and top scorer

Jared van Heerden (34), Inland went down by 29 runs.

Coach Grant Morgan has his work cut out ahead of Inlands next encoun-ter against Namibia in the unfamiliar surrounds of Wind-hoek.

Its tough going, and this is a time of real character-testing for the squad, said Morgan.

But this is what top-class cricket is about and Ive full confidence in the teams ability to bounce back and play at their full poten-tial, he said.

Inland find the going tough

Inland skipper Kyle Nipper is thoroughly deserving of

his Sportsmans Warehouse Man

of the Match award. Nipper

netted three wickets and

also weighed in with 24 against Gauteng in their

Pro20 match.

The popular Sunfoil Night League is well and truly under way with matches daily this week at The Oval, the home of cricket in the KwaZulu-Natal interior

Proceedings kicked off on Monday, 21 January, featuring some of the top cricket-playing schools in Pietermaritzburg and the surrounding midlands. The competition concludes on 1 March.

Conceived as a means to promote cricket by encouraging competition among top schools, the league features a

primary schools and secondary schools competition. Primary schools compete in a T20 format, while secondary schools play a 40-over match.

The action is highly spectator-friendly, and more so given The Ovals unique ambience. Spectators are welcome to braai or picnic on the banks during the games. Entry to The Oval is R5 per person and R10 per vehicle.

For any queries or more information, contact the KZNICU on 033 345 2791. See page 14 for full fixture list.

Schools night league in full swing

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