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RESIDENTS of NewGuelderland held aplacard demonstrationoutside the offices ofNew Guelderland SugarEstates on Mondaymorning. Residents arepictured outside the offices. See story onpage 4PHOTO: MERVYN KRISHNA
KWADUKUZA residentsbreathed a sigh of relief lastweek following the break-
through arrest of a notorious armed
robbery syndicate.KwaDukuzaClusterSAPS official-
ly announced that a major break-through was made in the investiga-tion of the syndicate,which has beenterrorising KwaDukuza and sur-rounds since the beginning of theyear.
Recent escapades of thesyndicateinclude an armed robbery at Jim'sStore in Thrings Post, where two po-lice officers were shot, and an at-
tempted robbery at Manor Liquorsin Smither's Road, both on Mondaylast week.
Thorough investigations bymem-bers of the cluster team led to the ar-rest of Hammersdale resident, Nico-laus Mdunge, who was hiding inGlendale.
His nephew Jabulani Mdunge to-gether with accomplices XolaniNdlamini, Kethula Nzuza, ThokozizThusi and Mduduzi Mthanjwa were
alsoarrestedduringastingoperationby the SAPS Special Task Team,KZNTracking Team and KwaDukuzaTask Team members in Umlazi onTuesday last week.
They appeared in the KwaDuku-za Magistrate’s Court on Thursdaylast week facing two counts of at-tempted murder, robbery and pos-session of unlicensed firearms.They were remanded in custody.
A NissanAlmera,awhite VWPolo,
an AK-47, a pistol and a Z88 policeissue firearm which was taken fromKwaDukuza SAPS policeman,warant officer Johannes Khoza dur-ing an escape attempt on Monday,was recovered together with jewel-lery and eight cellphones.
The Almera and Polo were hi-jacked in Montclar and Pinetown re-spectively.
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ATAXI driver accused of driving drunkand killing well known KwaDukuzaresident Francis Peters (35) had a
blood alcohol content more than fourtimes over the legal limit.
Taxi driver Freedom Sabela was alsocharged with culpable homicide and reck-less and negligent driving. He appeared inthe KwaDukuzaMagistrate’s Court onMon-day and was remanded in custody.
The accident occurred in the earlyhours of Saturday morning when Petersand his brother-in-law, Ronald Chinniah,were on their way home after a six-to-sixshift at Sappi Stanger.
The crash took place just two streetsaway fromPeter's home inMahatmaGandhiStreet. Chinniah, who lives in Glenhills, wasturning right into Albert Luthuli Street whenthe taxi, travelling at a high speed towardsthe recreation ground, failed to stop at theredtrafficlightandcrashedintothecar,killingPeters instantly.
Chinniah, who was driving the vehicle,escaped with internal injuries and is in a
stable condition at Victoria Hospital in Ton-gaat.
Sabela abandonedhisvehicleandfledthescene. However, he was arrested by mem-bers of the KwaDukuza SAPS in MahatmaGandhi Street.
According to a police source, the chargesmay later be changed tomurder. This is be-cause Sabela was under the influence, shotthe red traffic light, fled the scene and killedan innocent person.
Peters' family described Peters as awon-derful human being who loved life.
“The large turnout at his funeral justshows you that Peters was well respectedand loved.”
Peters leaves behind his wife Roseanne,parents George and Shiela and sisters Man-dy and Leann. Francis Peters
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According to police, CCTV foot-age from the Manor Liquors inci-dent shows the suspects assault-ing staff members, as well as thevehicles.
KwaDukuza cluster com-mander, Brigadier Derek Cap-tain-Hastibeer said after robbingthe store, the suspects were get-ting into their getaway vehiclesand noticed two Maphumulo po-lice officers driving past andopened fire.
“The suspects chased the po-liceofficersandopened fireon thepolice vehicle with AK-47 rifleswounding one on his legs and theother on his arm, head and legs.
“The suspects then proceeded
towardsKwaDukuza.At theGlen-dale turn-off, the suspects tried tohijack Khoza's Toyota Corolla.
“They assaulted Khoza andtook his firearm. However, theyfailed to start the Corolla and fledbefore coming into contact withtwo Glendale police officers driv-ing past.
“Thesuspectsopenfireontheirpolice vehicle as well.
“The officers fired back andone of the suspects, believed to betheheadof the syndicatewas shotin the leg.
“Theofficerscalledforback-upbut the suspects had already dis-appeared,” said Hastibeer.
The twoMaphumulo police of-ficers are in a stable condition atthe Victoria Hospital.
“Relief” in KwaDukuzafollowing arrests
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RESIDENTS of New Guelderland helda placard demonstration outside theoffices of New Guelderland Sugar Es-tates on Monday morning.
This comes after several promisesby the New Guelderland Sugar Es-tates and Blythedale Coastal Resort toimprove their living conditions failed.
After 19 years, the residents arestill using a communal toilet whichtheysay is ina“deplorablecondition”.
They sa y the drinking water isdirtyandthehouses which weredam-aged in a 2007 storm are still not re-paired.
After several meetings betweenthe NewGuelderland Sugar Estate Af-fected Residents Committee (NG-SEARC) and the Blythedale CoastalResort (BCR), the community waspromised that all queries would be at-tended to.
Chairman of NGSEARC, LuckyNarain, handed a memorandum to
the administration manager of NewGuelderland Sugar Estates, KavithaRamdhani, who promised to hand itto Andrew Tompson of BlythedaleCoastal Resort and Rodger Stewart ofNew Guelderland Sugar Estate.
Narain said since 2006 negotia-tions have been taking place andagreements have been concluded be-tween the various stakeholders.
“However, little or no progress hasbeen made with regards to the futureof housing for the affected residents.
“A promise for a better life for allhas become a disappointment forresidents, especially with regards tothe BCR’s inability to progress the de-velopment.
“The controversy of the landclaimdispute and the deterioration of theliving conditions of the community[must also be addressed]” saidNarain.
The residents havenowagreed onthe following demands:
The land claim dispute be expedit-
ed and resolved between BCR and theDube Land Trust so that the hope fora better life for all canmaterialise anda conducive atmosphere be createdfor residents to live side-by-side, freeof tension and intimidation.
The previous land owner and cur-rentmanager of the farm does not ne-gate his responsibilities and promisesmade to the residents.
Thehouses that residentscurrentlyresidein berefurbished and additionssuchastoilets,waterandbathingfacil-ities be put in as per agreement.
A surveyor be appointed to distrib-ute and allocate properties to currentbeneficiaries as agreed upon.
The roads that are currently beingused, be tarred.
The damage to all the houses dur-ing the 2007 storm be repaired.
The community ablution/ toilets becleaned and maintained and lights beinstalled so that residents can usethem.
The provision of water be regular,
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KwaDukuza Cluster Task Team nabs two alleged drug dealersMERVYN KRISHNA
The KwaDukuza ClusterCommander, BrigadierDerek Captain-Hastibeer,
coordinated a drug sting involv-ing the K9 PietermaritzburgSearch and Rescue Unit, KwaDu-kuza Cluster Task Team and theNational Intervention Unit onMonday.
Due to ongoing anti drug proj-ects in the area, intelligence wasgathered on the alleged drug
dealers who were supplyingdrugs in the KwaDukuza area.
Investigations led the team toa house at the corner of Balcomband Hulett Streets.
Further searches in the houseled to the recovery of 50 parcelsofdagga,crackcocaineandanun-disclosed amount of cash.
Doctor Myela and Phagu Nelewere arrested and charged onthreecountsofdealingincrackco-caine.
According to Captain-Hasti-
beer, the undercover agentswerebuying drugs from Myela amdNele for some time, andhadcom-piled video evidence leading tothe arrests.
“Our team swooped on thehouse and made the arrests. Asalways we were able to compilesufficient evidence before em-barking on the take down,” saidCaptain-Hastibeer.
He added that theywantcrim-inals to know that “we are still
Doctor Myela and Phagu Nele were arrested for dealing in crack cocaine.
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Protesters demand water>> Doringkop residents say ward councillor gave them “false information”
NOTHANDO NDLOVU
OVER 200 Doringkop residentsfrom Wards 1 and 25 took tothe streets on Thursday, de-
manding that they receive water.The angry residents blocked the
roads saying that their ward coun-cillorsmust be held accountable asthey had not received water by 25September, as promised.
“We have taps that have been in-stalled at our houses but there is norunning water.
“We now depend on the rain sothat we can get water to drink other-wise we have to fetch water from theriver, which is not clean,” said a resi-dent.
Fearing that they may be side-linedwhen there are “job opportuni-ties” in the area, three protestersspoke to the Weekly on condition ofanonymity.
“Our councillor gave us false in-formation. There is a water tankerthat delivers water directly to hishouse, which is why he is not affect-ed by this.
“Today we have not had a bath.We basically cannot do anythingwithout water.
“Before the councillors took over,we had running water in our house-holds. But now, the water tankersometimes only delivers water at1am.”
Ward councillor Wiseman Ndi-mande declined comment, and in-stead directed the Weekly to theIlembe communications’ unit.
However, when asked about thewater tanker that allegedly deliverswater tohis house, he said that even
though there is no water in the area,“each person canmakemeans to getwater at a certain cost”.
A community member said thewater problem started in 2008, butpipes were installed in 2011.
“Installing the pipes was a wasteof government’s money becausethey are not functioning,” said theresident.
According to Ilembe District Mu-nicipality’s Communications’ Man-ager, Zee Nqala, the water is avail-able on stand-pipes.
Nqala said this had been the case
since the morning of Friday, 27September.
“There was water on 25 Septem-ber as promised, but more time wasneeded toenergise thewhole system.
“The district needed tomake surethat the reservoir was at a comfort-able level to ensure sufficient supplyof water to everyone in the area.
“The iLembe District Municipali-ty, led by His Worship the MayorCllr Welcome Mdabe, would like toapologise profusely to the people ofDoringkop for the inconvenience,”said Nqala.
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THE Minister o f Rural Development and LandReform, Gugile Nkwinti, visited the Qwabe com-munity in Maphumulo recently.
Nkwinti and his delegation visited the localeconomic development farming initiatives inMansomini, Dakadaka and Snamfin.
In his address, Nkwinti said the Mansominiproject is a gold-mine. A total of eight farms inKwaZulu-Natal have been handed to emergingfarmers who have increased the productivity ofthose farms with the help of the industry andgovernment.
Nkwinti went on to say the Mansomini sugarcane farming project was started by a group ofwomen three years ago with theaimof support-ing their families and uplifting the community.
Inkosi Makhosini Qwabe said the project haddone a lot for his community, including decreas-ing the crime rate and keeping skilled people inthe area.
South African Sugar Association chairman,Bongani Linda said the projects are testimonythat partnerships between rural communities,government and the private sector do work.
Coordinator Siya Dladla saidhecouldremem-ber picking up people in his old vehicle to takethem where they could look for work.
“This community was poverty stricken. WhenI see where we are today and what we haveachieved so far, I see we have found a gold-minehere and our gold is sugar cane.”
Farms handed toemerging farmers
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KWADUKUZA mayor RicardoMthembu has expressed shock atthe recent rape of two women inGroutville.
Mthembu said it was shockingthat incidents such as this hap-pened as the country celebrated
women's month.“These attacks undermine our
efforts,” he said.As reported in theWeekly, a 72-
year-old man was shot dead whilehis daughter and granddaughterwere raped.
The man was apparently tryingto help the women when he was
killed.Mthembu urged police to leave
no stone unturned to ensure theperpetrators were arrested andjailed.
He said social workers weresent to the family to helpwith trau-ma counselling. The mayor alsowelcomed thearrest of fivemenac-
cusedofkilling an81-year-oldmanin Bulwer.
The man was found murderedand locked in the boot of his car.
“These arrests show that policeare serious about ending attackson the elderly. We hope these ar-restswill send amessagethatcrim-inals are not welcome here.”
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FOUR men who are believed to be part of a drug syndicatewere released onbail at KwaDukuzaMagistrate’ Court onThurs-day.
NelsonMthembu, SiyabongaMthethwa, Freedom Sithole andSembi Ntuli were arrested during the operation ‘Take Down’which is led by KwaDukuza cluster commander, Brigadier DerekCaptain-Hastibeer, in partnershipwith theNational InterventionUnit (NIU)andLocal CriminalRecordsCentre(LCRC)on4Septem-ber. The case was remanded to 13 November.
Alleged drug dealers outon bail
AFTER three weeks of strikeaction, theFuelRetailersAsso-ciation (FRA) welcomed anagreement on Friday last weekwhich brought an end to thepetrol attendants’ strike.
The National Union of Met-alworkers of South Africa(NUMSA) signed off on a wagedeal that secured an 11.6 per-cent increase for workers forthis year.In 2014, the increase is nine
per cent and in 2015, anothernine per cent.This means petrol attendants
would receive a wage increaseof R2 per hour as of today(Wednesday, 2 October).
Numsageneral secretary Ir-vin Jim hailed the strike as asuccess.
Numsa was still engaged innegotiationswith employers inthe automotive industry as itsworkers were still on strike.
Jim said they would not ac-cept anything less than a “de-cent offer”.
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THE only way to fight the highrate of drug and alcohol abusein the area is by having police
informers and those who will bebrave enough to testify in courtwhenthe suspects are arrested, says Sun-dumbili SAPS spokesman Lt GideonMthethwa.
Mthethwa was addressing over500 residents at a crime awarenesscampaign held at Buhle BeSun-dumbili sports stadiumonThursday.The campaign was held after wardcouncillor Chris Ngcobo, MandeniMunicipality, and SAPS asked theKZN Department of CommunitySafety and Liaison to intervene.
Mthethwa said: “It is sad to seethat Sundumbili has become a depotfor drugs. We are facing a huge riskas our children are affected bydrugs.
“We need the community to act aswhistle-blowers so that drug dealerscan be placed behind bars.”He said people are too scared totestify after arrests have been made,which leads to the dealers walkingfree.
Mthethwa said the police weredoing their job as they arrested 250
criminals during the April 2012 toMarch 2013 financial year.
Ngcobo urged parents to talk totheirchildrenregardingdrugsandal-cohol.
District coordinator, Dorah Nsi-bande said: “We are here to speakto the youth. Statistics indicate thatthey are the ones who are occupying
correctional service centres, tavernsandother places.Weare here to fightdrugs. Let’s work together in doingthis. Everything that happens in thecommunity is in your hands.”
A member of Narcotics Anony-mous, RevashanNaidoo , also spoketo the crowd about his addiction.“I left school because of drugs and
ended up on the streets. Thereafter Iwent to rehab and because of God’smercy I no longer smoke.”He encouraged youngsterswho havean addiction to turn to God for guid-ance.“Even though it was really hard toquit, Godhelpedmedo it. It is not im-possible.”
Seen at the drugawareness campaignare, from left: LtGideon Mthethwa,Phindile Sishi (DeputyMayor), Chris Ngcobo(ward councillor)and Thabo Mkhize.
Zero tolerance for drugs>> SAPS says community must act as whistleblowers to help get dealers behind bars
NOTHANDO NDLOVU
THENEWLYelectedKwaDukuzaCommunity Policing Forum’s (CPF)aimisnotonly to fight crime in thear-ea,buttoimprovetherelationshipbe-tween the community and police.However,onlythreeelectedmembersturned up at a press briefing onMon-day this week where KwaDukuzaSAPS intended to introduced thenew
members to the media.ChairpersonSiphoHlatshwayosaid
the othermembers were ward coun-cillors andhadbeenat the stationbe-fore the meeting started but had torush to ‘serve the community’.
Hlatshwayo said having wardcouncillors as part of his team was aprivilegeastheyknewthecommunitybetter which would make educatingthem easier.
“As theCPFwearegoing to visit vari-ous wards with the aim to educatethem about our role in assisting thepolice tocombatcrime, theprocessofthe justicesystemandhumanrights,”he said.
He added that the CPF aims tostrengthen relationswith stakehold-ers such as private security compa-nies, the business community, sistergovernment departments, schools
safety and NGO’s.“We also intend to continuously
host awareness campaigns on drugsand alcohol abuse crimes againstwomen and children.”Speakingat thebriefing, stationcom-mander, Brigadier Bongiwe Sitholesaidshewaslookingforwardtowork-ing hand in handwith the CPF mem-bers. A CPFAGMwas held at the sta-tionon4Septemberandthe following
were elected: Pastor Saulwas electedas deputy chairperson, SandeepOudhram as secretary, Gcinile Ntakaas deputy secretary, Thulani Ntuli astreasurer, Sooraj Maharaj as publicrelations officer and the additionalmembers are Nsikie Pakkies, NokweNdlovu and Nana Mbalane.
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THE Shakaskraal and Districts Di-wali Celebration promises to bebigger and better this year.
The celebration will be heldover two days, 25 and 26 Octoberat the Shakaskraal SecondarySchool Grounds. On Friday, a Ha-wan will be conducted and localsatsang groups will engage in anight of prayer.
On Saturday, the celebration
kicks off at 2pm with local talent-ed groups performing. TheAashiqui Showband will performfrom 4pm till 7pm.
Also included in the pro-gramme will be a Miss DiwaliCompetition. Corporate companiesare requested to fund the Miss Di-wali entrants. The companies willprovide the entrant with a sashbearing the company name and a
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0846041075.A grand fireworks display will
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The Diwali committee will behanding out hampers to the lessfortunate as well. Supper will beprovided. Should anyone be will-ing to assist or would like to par-ticipate in this function contact theorganisers: Ashwyn on0845806555 or Doeshiee on0799866152.
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‘Take charge’ says CPF>> Take charge, fight crime: CPF chairperson
MERVYN KRISHNA
“THE onlyway to fight crimeis to take charge,” saysnewly electedKwaDukuza
Community Policing Forum (CPF)chairperson, Sipho Hlatswayo.
According to the crime statisticsreleased lastweek, crime is on the upin KwaDukuza.
Houseburglaries rose to969com-paredwith last year's732,hijackingsare up by 35 and murder.
Hlastwayo said on the ground sta-tistics makes very little difference asthere was a general feeling of fear.
“Residents need to create a safeenvironment by being the eyes andears for the police. Make it your dutyto do patrols and contact the police ifyou notice any suspicious activity,”said Hlastwayo.
“The reason for the increase incrime can be attributed to residentsnot being proactive.Manypeople areof the view that by patrolling you areputtingyourlifeatrisk.Thisisnottruebecausewedonotapprehendpeople,but instead contact police for assis-tance.”
Headded that residentsneed tobemore alert and follow crime trends in
the area.Hlatswayoaddedthat thecommu-
nity needs to report crimes , so thatthey were aware of which areas arebeing targeted and could act accord-ingly.
Agreeing with Hlatswayo, chair-man of the Stanger Heights/ Doktor-skopNeighbourhoodWatchandCivicAssociation, Anil Kissoonlal said thecommunity must be more proactive.
Kissoonlal added they had a goodworking relationship with the policeand the local security companies hadjointly been successful in clampingdown on crime in the area.
“Currently, we have very littlecrimes reported in our area. Previ-ously we had several robberies andtheft in thearea.Wecurbed theprob-lembyusingresidentstopatrolthear-ea. “We start at 6pm until the earlyhours of the morning.”
Headded thatwithouthisdedicat-ed team doing patrols, the crime fig-ures in the area would have beenhigh.
“Theonlywaythingswillgetbetteris if we take charge and let criminalsthink they have the freedom to do asthey wish,” said Kissoonlal .
Anil Kissoonlal Sipho Hlatswayo
NOTHANDO NDLOVU
KWADUKUZA Municipality council satforthefirsttimeintherefurbishedcoun-cil chambers on Thursday.Addressingthemeetingmayor,Ricar-
doMthembusaidheappreciates theco-ordination from various councillors.
Hesaidbeingatthecouncilchambersfelt like being in parliament.
The chamber now consists of seatsfor councillors, four plasma screens forpresentations and microphones.Director forcorporateservices Sthem-
biso Kubheka said the seats will have
each councillors name embedded andthefirst tworowswillbereservedfortheExco members.He said since technology is fast chang-ing, councillors will soon be using lap-tops to read their agenda.
He added those who need to use thecouncil chamber will have to book it sothat it will remain in good condition.
Councillor Collin Marsh said: “Mag-nificent,butitwaslong overdue.Iwouldlike to know what happened to the twoother contractors which had to do thesame jobbut failed. Iwould like toknowhowtheywillgoabout fixingthematter.”KDM councillors and officials in discussion during their first council meeting in the refurbished chambers.
KwaDukuza Council chamber refurbished
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A31-year-oldmanwas foundhangingin a holding cell at the Newark policestation after he was arrested for thepossession of an unlicensed firearmand ammunition on Tuesday.
MfanafuthiSheziwhousedthealias‘SiyabongaMthembu’was arrested inHlomendlini for allegedly carrying anunlicensed firearm.
Newarkmedialiaisonofficer,Malu-si Ngubane said this is the first timesuch an incident occurred at the sta-
tion.“Concerned community members
who saw a suspicious and unknownlimpingmaninpossessionofa firearminformed the police on Tuesday.
“We usually do not keep any of thesuspects at the Newark police station,but send them to KwaDukuza policestation. However, Shezi slept over andwas going to be sent toKwaDukuza onWednesday.
“Whentwopoliceofficersarrivedatthe cell onWednesday they noticed hehadclimbedonto the toiletandtied the
blankets on the burglar guards, hang-ing himself.”
He said Shezi was alone in the cellat the time.
It isallegedthatShezi wasasuspectin many cases of business robberiesand house robberies in Mandeni andDurban.“It is alleged that Shezi also robbedKFC and the Post Office in Mandeni.”
NgubanesaidtheMalvernpolicere-ported that Shezi is also suspected tohave shot at police during a robberywhich is when he got shot in the foot.
Alleged robber hangs himself at Newark SAPS
We usually do not keep any of the suspects at the Newark police station, butsend them to KwaDukuza police station.However, Mthembu slept over and was going to be sent to KwaDukuza onWednesday.When two police officers arrived at the cell on Wednesday they noticed he hadclimbed up the toilet and tied the blankets on the burglar guards.
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What every womanshould know aboutbreast cancer>> A woman can develop breast cancer any time during her adult life even as early as in her twenties
Who gets breast cancer?One out of 15 women will
develop the disease at somestageduringher lifetime. The riskof de-veloping breast cancer increases withage.
What is breast cancer?Breast cancer is not necessarily re-
stricted to a lump in the breast when di-agnosed, although that is generally thefirst sign of the disease.
As a matter of fact, it is not the lumpitself that kills, but rather the spreadingof cancerous cells to other parts of thebody,aphenomenonknownasmetasta-sis.
Breast cancer - a death sentence?Breastcancer isacollectionofdiseas-
es. Somecasesaremoreaggressivethan
others.The type and course that the disease
takesvaries frompatient topatient com-parable to thevariation thatexists in fin-gerprints.
In other words, the diagnosis ofbreastcancerisnotadeathsentence,butwill have a different impact on the livesof individual patients.
How is breast cancer treated?Thereare threemainarmsof treatment:surgery, radiotherapy and chemothera-py (which can include hormonal thera-py).
Surgery and radiotherapy are localtreatments, while chemotherapy is sys-temic,beingadministeredvia theblood-stream or digestive tract. In most casesa combination of treatments will be ap-
SELF EXAMINATION
In front of a mirror: Raiseyour arms above your headto check for changes in size,shape and contour of eachbreast. Look for puckering,dimpling or changes in skintexture. Gently squeeze bothnipples and look for discharge.
Lying down: Lie down withyou arm tucked behind yourhead. With the other handand with your fingers flattened, feel the oppositebreast.
This illustration shows you how tocheck each breast. Begin at pointA and follow the arrows, feelingfor a lump or thickening. Remember to feel all parts of eachbreast. Most lumps are not cancerous, but if you find one, youshould get it checked by a doctorimmediately.
Underarm area: Begin in the underarm area and move your fingersdown until they are below thebreast. Move your fingers in towardthe centre and go slowly back up.Cover the whole area, going upand down. With your arm restingon a firm surface, use the samemotion to examine the underarm.
What is a Breast Self-Examination(BSE)?
Breast selfexamination is a procedureperformed by an individual to physically andvisually examine herself for any changes inthe breasts and underarm areas of the body.
IthasnotshownthatBSEalonecanaccurately determine the presence of breast cancer.
Therefore, BSE should not be used inplace of, but in addition to, clinical breast examination and mammography.
usually look and feel so that you will noticeany changes from what is normal for you.>> If you still menstruate, the best time todo BSE is several days, or about a week, afteryour period ends. These are the days whenyour breasts are least likely to be tender orswollen.>> Ifyounolongermenstruate,pick acertainday such as the first day of each month to remind yourself to do BSE.>> If you are taking hormones, talk with yourphysician about when to do BSE.
When should a Breast Self-Exami-nation (BSE) be done?
By doing BSE regularly, you get to knowhow your breasts normally feel so that youare more apt to detect any change.
Women should start breast selfexamination at 20 years old and continue the practicethroughout their lives even during pregnancy and after menopause.
Breast selfexamination should be performed every month.
Become familiar with how your breasts
In the show-er: While taking a shower(or bath), explore thebreast and underarm areaswith your fingertips. Raiseone arm andplace yourhand at theback of your head. Slowly and methodically, move the pads of your fingertipsover the breast in a circular pattern.Don't forget to feel the armpit area.Repeat on the other breast with youropposite hand.
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others.The type and course that the disease
takesvaries frompatient topatient com-parable to thevariation thatexists in fin-gerprints.
In other words, the diagnosis ofbreastcancerisnotadeathsentence,butwill have a different impact on the livesof individual patients.
How is breast cancer treated?Thereare threemainarmsof treatment:surgery, radiotherapy and chemothera-py (which can include hormonal thera-py).
Surgery and radiotherapy are localtreatments, while chemotherapy is sys-temic,beingadministeredvia theblood-stream or digestive tract. In most casesa combination of treatments will be ap-
plied.Does a patient need to lose her
breast/s?NO. It has been proven in large over-
seasstudies thatamastectomy(removalof the breast) offers no survival benefit,when comparedwith treatment that re-moves only the lump.
Small lumpscanberemovedwithex-cellent cosmetic results.
Thisapproachresults infar lessmuti-lation and emotional distress for the in-dividual.
Withadvancesinchemotherapy,hor-monal and gene therapy, it is rarely nec-essary to perform a mastectomy.
A mastectomy should not be offeredas first treatment. Its application is re-stricted to very specific cases.
What if the lump is too big?Thereisastrongpossibilitythatsome
cancer cells have already found theirway via the blood stream to other partsof the body (bone, lung or liver).
These cancer cells that went astray(micro-metastasis)cannotalwaysbede-tectedwith the available tests such as x-rays and scans. With a large tumourthere is more than a 70% chance of mi-cro-metastasis. Systemic treatment(chemotherapy ± hormonal therapy)should then be administered to shrinkthe tumour and at the same time kill thecells outside the boundaries of thebreast. If the tumour has shrunk suffi-ciently, it canbe removedwith good cos-metic results - resulting in far less trau-ma and mutilation for the patient.
WARNING SIGNS FOR BREASTCANCER
A lump in thebreast or armpit
A puckering of theskin of the breast
An unusual swelling in the armpit
An unusual increase in the sizeof one breast
A new dimpling ofthe nipple
A change in theskin around thenipple
One breast unusually lower than theother
Nipples at differentlevels
Changes to be aware of:Check with your physician or contactyour nearest breast clinic, if you findany change in your breast(s) thatcauses you concern. Changes in yourbreasts may include:>>development of a lump>>a discharge other than breast milk>>swelling of the breast>>skin irritation or dimpling>>nipple abnormalities (i.e., pain,redness, scaliness, turning inward)
What causes Breast Cancer?While the causes of breast cancer isnot yet known, there are importantfactors that may place you at risk.Risk factors :being over the age of 50>> if your mother or sister had breastcancer, especially if it developed before menopause>> if you have never had a child orhad your first child after the age of30>> early menstruation before your
teens>> late menopause after the ageof 50>> longterm hormone replacementtherapy
Your lifestyle may also play a very important role. Take note of the following risk factors:>>a diet high in animal fats>> alcohol consumption more than2 drinks per day>>smoking>>overweight>> low physical activity
Know the Risk factorsUnfortunately, woman cannot control many of the factors that placethem at a higher risk of developingbreast cancer.Help put the odds in your favour bykeeping to a regular screening schedule, watching for changes in yourbreasts and taking good care of yourself.
An enlargement ofthe glands
What is a mam-mogram?A mammogram isa lowdose breastXray that can detect cancer in thebreast even beforea lump is felt. It iscurrently the bestmethod of detection.How is a mam-mogram done?When a womanhas a mammogram, she standsnext to the xraymachine and a radiologist helps toplace her breastbetween twocompressionplates (plastictrays) which flatten the breastwhile the Xray istaken. The platesare used to compress the breastto a thickness ofabout 46cm.More compressionrequires less radiation and the better the image produced. It may be alittle uncomfortable for a while,but the procedureis well worth it.Who shouldhave a mammo-gram?For woman over50 a mammogram should bedone every one two years (European recommendation). TheAmerican CancerAssociation recommends yearlymammogramsfrom the age of40.Have a mammo-gram .... it candetect breastcancer years be-fore you can.
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OVER 600 people attended the Gled-how Cultural Council Awards Day attheStanger SivaSungumHall onSat-urday.
According to chairman, George
Naicker, theeventwasheld tohonourlate pioneers and those individualswho dedicate themselves to religionand culture.
At the event 170 current and for-merresidentsreceivedawardsontheday.
“We host these awards every 10yearstorecognisepeoplefromourar-ea,” said Naicker.
“We wish to place on record oursincere thanks and heartfelt grati-tude to all thosewho have so lovinglysupported us during our heritage
function.”The organisation was established
in 1989 and has about 35 members.Naicker said their main task is to
co-ordinate all committees involvedin religion and culture.
Theeventendedinsonganddancetogether with a sumptuous meal.Pioneers of Gledhow cultural council from left: Soobramoney Naidoo, Siga
Murugan and M Geggan
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KWADUKUZA SAPS celebrated heritagemonth with song, dance and traditionalfood at the police station on Wednesday.
According to spokesperson constable Sbu-siso Khumalo the eventwas held to embrace di-versityas thestaffmembersweredressed inZu-lu, Hindu and Isixhosa attire.
“In order to know where we are going, weneed to know where we come from.
“We need to remember the past and entice itso that we do not forget where we want to be,”said Khumalo, describing the event as a hugesuccess.
Theeventwascompletedwithvariousdishesfrom the different cultures.
“We hope to host this event every year as it isimportant torememberourrootsasmembersofthe SAPS.”
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1. Set your retirement goalBefore you start your journey, you can estimate howmuch money you will need to save for retirementto maintain your current standard of living. Apension equal to 60% to 75% of the salary you areearning in the year before you retire will be enough.For example, if your income before you retired isR10 000, a pension of R7 000 should be enough tomaintain your lifestyle.
2. Find the best retirement savings optionYou can save for retirement in a retirement annuity(RA), pension or preservation fund, savings plan orbank account.A retirement annuity is designed forretirement savings and you get tax breaks as well.You can save a set amount every month into your
RA to build up a retirement fund. You can also save a large single amount of money into yourRA (i.e. you can save R300 every month or R1 000 every three months).
3. Check your savings regularly against your retirement goalRetirement is a long-term saving goal. You need to check the retirement fund valueagainst your retirement goal. A qualified financial adviser can assist you by using the rightfinancial tools. If you are not savings enough to meet your target, you may have to increaseyour contribution to your retirement fund. You can start by revising your monthly budget
to cut down on unnecessary spending. For example, eat less takeout food and preparehome-cooked meals.
4. Don’t be tempted to cash in your fund before retirementIt can be very tempting to dip into your retirement fund to help pay off debt now. If you areretrenched or resign from your job, move your retirement money to a preservation fund oranother retirement product. If you cash out your retirement fund and spend the money, youwill have to save twice as much to make up for it.
5. Know your options when you retireAs you get closer to retirement, you need to start considering the details of the annuity that you willpurchase.Anannuity isapolicywhereyouwill investyourretirementfundtosecurearegularpension.
At retirement, you will be faced with a number of annuity options, for example a living annuity,joint life annuity, etc. This is a critical stage in your retirement journey. Your financial adviser canexplain each type of annuity along with the advantages and disadvantages of each.
This important decision means the difference between making your retirement money lastand running out of money midway through retirement.
6. Shop around for competitive annuity ratesWhen choosing an annuity, compare the annuity rates offered by the various insurancecompanies. The annuity rate is the rate of interest used to determine your monthlyannuity amount. The higher the annuity rate, the more pension you’ll receive. Try toaim for the company that offers the best annuity rates.
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PRESIDENT of Child WelfareSAKwaDukuza, Pravin Shamcommended pupils from HarryBodasingh Primary School forraising R1 000 for the organisation.
The money will be used topurchase nappies for abandoned babies at the society's
safe house facility.Sham said the pupils come
from disadvantaged backgrounds. They must be commended for their efforts to raisefunds for abandoned babies.
“They deserved to be acknowledged for their splendidwork and their gesture to helpother disadvantaged children,”he said.
Some of theHarry Bodasingh PrimarySchool pupilswith schoolprincipal KKBodasingh andsenior socialwork managerPenny Dhaver
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A DINNER and dance in aid of medicalfunds for Kashveer Singh will be held onFriday, 18 October at the Stanger SivaSungam Hall commencing at 6:30pm.
Entertainment will be provided by radio and television comedian Pranesh Maharaj. Tickets can be purchased from Singh’s Mutton Market (Stanger Manor) or Taste of IndiaTake Away. For details, contact Jack on 082 574 6828.
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Brighter future for pupils>> Company donates muchneeded new uniforms
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THUBA Constructiondonated30new school uniforms and shoesto underprivileged pupils identi-fiedbyDepartment ofBasicEdu-cation at Mcatshwangelwa Pri-mary School outside Isithebe re-cently.
While Mpume Gumede, own-er of Thuba Construction wascarrying out site visits aroundIsithebe,shenoticedpupilsgoingto school without appropriateuniforms and without shoes.
She then approached the de-partment to identify underprivi-leged pupils atMcatshwangelwaPrimary School so she could ar-range a donation.
Gumede said: “I always value
education as a key to success inlife since my childhood in Isithe-be. Iwould like toseemorewom-en-owned businesses givingback to their local community in-cluding providing assistance tolocal schools especially at thefoundation phase.”
Local Inkosi Mathonsithanked Thuba Construction fortheirdonation.Headdedthatpu-pils will be proud to be wearingtheir new uniform at the begin-ning of the new school year inJanuary. He also challenged oth-erlocalbusinessestosupport ed-ucation initiatives.
Principal M Zungu said thatthese pupilscannowattendtheirclasses with improved confi-dence levels.
At the presentation from left: CJ Mgabhi (Sanral PLO) Siboniso Dubazane (Thuba employee) Thabani Shale (BHP BillitonProsperator Manager), MR Msimango (ward councillor) Induna, Inkosi Mathonsi, Mpume Gumede (company owner), Lawrence Magwaza (SGB chairperson) K Siyaca (Department of Education) and M Zungu (principal) with pupils.
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1).Glenhills-Brand newsemi-duplexes to let, 2brm, L/K + basement.2).Stg Heights-Outbuildings to let-formore info on otherprops kindly contact:Resha Singh-084 2249201/032-552 5596.
House to let in Stanger.Contact: 074 7293030.
Large Farm House tolet. Contact: 073 1314603.
Outbuilding to let,Room and kitchen,Highridge, R1600-00with L/W. Contact: 032-552 3358.
Rooms to let, R1500incl. W/L. Contact:083 365 6882/074 2050952.
1).Windy Heights-2brm, L/K, starter homeon large property forfuture developments-R500 000.2).Vacant land for salein Stg Mnr-R200 000.3).Highridge-3 brm,L/K, garage + more-R590 000.4).Blythedale-3 brm,L/K/D, fully fitted-R1.2m.5).Dbn-Opposite DbnSands, few min frombeach-Land for sale-POA.6).Com/Resident ia lland in cbd-1900m-POA.7).Farms for sale-moreinfo contact office.For all your Buying/Selling/Letting contactResha Singh on-032-552 5596/084224 9201/email:[email protected].
HERBALISTS
Dr. Maida in Stanger,24 hours. Contact: 074489 4532.
LOANS
Are you drowning indebts? We assist youwith an admin order,remove all garnisheesfrom your salary andincrease your takehome pay. Pay oneaffordable installmentwith repayments fromas low as R600 perR50 000 debt. We donot charge any upfrontfees. Take action now:Phone-Princess (StgOffice)-032-552 1194/A/H: 084 211 3587,Makhosi (DBN Office)-031-306 7250/A/H: 083348 1663, Indira-032-552 1170 (A/h)/083 6512441.
PREMISES TO LET
Factory/Warehouseto let, 2000 squarem e t r e s - i n c l u d e smezzanine floor,R70 000 per month,Stanger IndustrialArea. Contact: 082 4241885/083 449 0939.
Starter Home or VacantLand Wanted in theStanger Manor Area.Phone: 082 310 6279.
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>>A Morning Market will be held bythe All Saints Anglican Church on 5October at 8am at the church, 142Balcomb Street. Plants, vegetables,jams ,cakes, white elephant, a teagarden – tea and cakes, raffles,handmade crafts, kiddies games willbe available. Bring your family,friends, children and neighbours!Call 032 551 2156 for more infor-mation.
>>The Windy Heights Sri RamMandir, 5 Hornbeam Drive, will ob-serve Navarathri from 5 Octoberdaily at 6.30pm. Shri Durga Poojaoin Sunday, 13 October at 2pm. Allwelcome. For more information call032 551 2430.
>>The Stanger Manor HinduTemple Society wishes to inform thepublic that the resident priest, ShriRanganathan Kurrukkal has re-signed on his own accord as of Mon-day 16 September.
All prayers and services will con-tinue as normal. The society apolo-gises for any inconvenience caused.
>>Africa Ignite is involved with atravelling storytelling celebrationsproject. It is a rural developmentagency that was formed in 2004 andhas been operating since 2007. Itfocuses on women and youth devel-opment.
Craft enterprises have been en-couraged and work has been ex-ported and markets created in SouthAfrica. Youth are empowered in theareas of media, marketing research,writing, photography and journal-ism.
The KwaDukuza Libraries will behosting Africa! Ignite for Story Tell-ing, Songs, Games as well as aReading/Writing Corner from 9amuntil 5pm.
KwaDukuza Library : 1– 5 Octo-ber. Stanger Manor Library: 8 – 12October. Darnall Library: 15 – 19October. Ballito Library: 22 – 26 Oc-tober. Entrance is free and open toeveryone.
>>The RA Moodley residentscommittee would like to thank MeshDayal from Express Couriers for thegenerous donation to the home.
>>An informative workshop onlearning how to operate and clean avariety of domestic appliances willbe held at Hirsch Ballito on Wednes-day, 9 October from 10am to11.30am. Contact Jennilee on 032946 7400 to book. Free of charge.
>>Shanta Narshima Temple (13Centenary Road, Oceanview) will becelebrating NAVARATRI from Satur-day, 5 October until Monday, 14 Oc-tober.
Commencing daily at 6.30pmwith Puja, Yagna/Hawan, Abhishek-um, Bhajans and discourses. Con-tact Kriyananda 032/5514795.
>>Join Hirsch Ballito on theweekend of the 5th and 6th Octoberfor their Tidal Wave 8th birthdaycelebration.
Cooking demonstrations andgreat prizes to be won throughoutthe weekend. Contact Jennilee on032 946 7400 for more information.
>>The Mdoniville Hindu Temple
Society invites you to their annualPurattassi prayers.
Flag hoisting on 17 September at6pm. Flag dehoisting on 17 Octoberat 6pm. All Saturday prayers at3pm. Service will be rendered. Of-ferings can be made. All welcome.For more information call the clerkon 032 551 1744.
>>The Mdoniville Hindu TempleSociety invites you to observe Nav-arathri included into their PurtassiPrayer programme Mother DurgaPrayer – Saturday 5 October andMonday 7 October at 6pm. MotherLakshmi Prayer – Tuesday 8 Octoberand Thursday 10 October at 6pm.Mother Saraswathi Prayer Friday 11October at 6pm. Speaker – ProfessorKandasamy G Moodley Sunday 13October at 6pm. Pupils and studentscan bring items of study for bless-ing. Vijay Dasami Prayer – Monday14 October at 6pm. Offerings wel-come. For more information call theclerk on 032 551 1744.
>>Abhishegum for ShantaNarshima and Radha Krishna isperformed every Saturday at theShanta Narshima Temple, 13 Cen-tenery Road, Oceanview commenc-ing at 2pm. The community is invit-ed to attend, participate in thebhajans and may make offerings tothe deities. Contact Kriyananda(032/5514795) or cell 0845514795.
>>The Windy Heights Sri RamMandir, 5 Hornbeam Drive, con-ducts Satsang every Tuesday at6.30pm. All welcome. For more in-formation call 032 551 2430.
what’s onTo place a notice in the “What's on” section, email stangerweekly[email protected] or fax 032 552 3985.Deadline – Monday 10am. Items in thissection will only be run twice ahead ofyour event and are free of charge.
THE minister for social development,Bathabile Dlamini, has called on un-employedsocialworkers toregisteronanewdatabase aimedat keeping a re-cordof all unemployedqualified socialworkers in the country.
The database will be used to lobbyfor funds to create social work poststhatarerequiredwithin thepublicser-vice. Currently there are 9 456socialworkersintheemployofgovern-ment.
The Unemployed Social WorkersDatabase will also inform the depart-mentaboutthenumberofunemployedsocial workers who have studied out-side the Social Development scholar-ship programme.
This is in response to the issueraised by communities and the mediathat there are qualified social workers
who are unemployed.ThegovernmentDraft ScarceSkills
and Policy Framework of 2003 recog-nized social work as a scarce skill andmandated the development of strate-gies to facilitate the recruitment andretention of such scarce skills.
The Department of Social Develop-ment has been the main driver in theimplementationof this social policy. Inaddition, the National DevelopmentPlan refers to social work as a scarceskill and indicates that 60 000 socialworkers will be needed by 2030 toserve the population.
Those who qualify and are interestedin registering must submit the follow-ing information to the Department:
>> Name and surname
>> Contact details (physical address, cellnumber/ landline number, email address)>> Province of origin>> Name of qualification>> Year of qualification>> Registration status with the council forsocial work (if registered please provide registration number)
Submissions may be faxed to 086 5471262Enquiries on the registration process may bedirected to: Kefiloe Bosman on 012 312 7223/ 073 726 8178 or [email protected],Vuyelwa Mngadi on 012 312 7294 or082 997 2416 or [email protected] enquiries may be directed tothe department’s customer care unit on thefollowing numbers: 012 312 7980,012 312 7233, 012 312 7221, 012 312 7091,012 312 7232 or 012 312 7716.
UNEMPLOYEDsocial workerscalled toregister
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17FEVER WEEKLY
AN Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) councillor,whowasdescribedas‘young’and‘smart’diedon Sunday.
Mimmie Hlatshwayo, an iLembe councillor, served for 10 years as a councillor and shewas the chairperson of the IFP Women’s Brigade in Mandeni.
iLembe mayor Welcome Mdabe describedHlatshwayo as a dedicated councillor with
the people’s interest at heart.“We are deeply saddened by her passing.
We would like to extend our heartfelt condolences to the family, friends.”
IFP district chairperson, Msawenkosi Ngidisaid they are very saddened by this ‘untimely’loss.
“We are heartbroken because of this incident. Hlatshwayo communicated very wellwith young women and we have really lost,”explained Ngidi.
Hlatshwayo was an executive committeemember and had been a member of the IFPfor over 20 years.
The motherofthree was the councillor forward five in Mandeni under the Nokayabranch. She was elected to the council ofiLembe from the proportional representativelist of the IFP in 2001.
The latecouncillorMimmieHlathswayo.
ILembe councillor will be remembered for her hard work
THE second annual National Choral Music Awards2013 (NACMA) is ready to shine as local gospel starsand celebrities prepare for the glittering award function to be held from 1 to 2 November at the DurbanChristian Centre Jesus Dome.
Hosted by the Province of KwaZulu Natal, over5 000 show visitors will have the great opportunityof watching NACMA live and catch their favouritesinging sensations from across South Africa.
Implemented by the NACMA Awards PTY LTDand launched in 2012, the first red carpet NACMA affair attracted over 10 000 patrons who supportedthe awards whose quest is to recognise choral excellence and celebrate and honour the South Africancompetitive talents and artistic expression in thechoral music sector.
Through the collective efforts of the KZN Provincial Government, NACMA Awards Foundation andthe public at large, the inaugural NACMA Awards2012 showcased and celebrated the best of choralmusic from South Africa which, according to organisers, contributed immensely to nation building, socialcohesion and the implementation of the NACMAAwards, objectives and vision.
While guests and award recipients were entertained by a host of renowned artists last year, thisyear promises another glittering starstudded cast.
This year’s lineup includes Team Zwai, Judith Sephuma or SibongileKhumalo, Drakensberg BoysChoir, SollyMahlangu, Black Coffee, Jaziel Brothers,KZN Philharmonic Orchestra, Gauteng Choristersand Sinikiwe High School.
The highlight this year is the launch of the Siyakhulisa Campaign, which aims to develop andplant seeds that will grow and strengthen Choralmusic in this generation and throughout future generations.
Siyakhulisa Campaign will be giving musical instruments and bursaries to winners.
First time winners receive a piano whilst previouswinners who have won pianos will receive an alternate musical instrument.
Tickets can be booked through computicket R150pp for general admission and R300pp for VIPadmittance. For more information go to www.nacma.co.za or contact Gail Samuels on 082 614 6063.
NACMA ready forKwaZulu-Natal
Verosha Maharajwith her award.
MERVYN KRISHNA
STANGER High School teacher,VeroshaMaharaj hasbeenvotedthe best history teacher in South
Africa. This was announced at the2013 national finals for the Albert Lu-thuli Oral History Competition in Pre-toria last week during a gala dinner.
The Department of Basic Educa-tion’s deputy director–general GTNdebelepresentedMaharajwithatro-phy, certificate and a R3 000 Wool-worths voucher.
The competition is a project of theDepartment of Basic Education, sup-ported by the South African HistoryOnline (SAHO).
Pupils and teachers are invited toenter thecompetitionannuallybypro-ducinganoralhistoryresearchprojectthat investigates unique aspects oftheir local history and heritage.
This competition forms part of thedepartment’s contribution to the
strengtheningof historyasa subject ofchoice in schools and is named afterthe first Nobel Peace Prize laureateSouthof theSahara,NkosiAlbertJohnLuthuli.
Apart from Luthuli’s fight for totalemancipation of the oppressed, hewas also an educationist of note, hav-ing taken up his first teaching assign-ment atAdamsCollegewherehe com-pleted his Higher Teachers’ TrainingCourse.
The provincial elimination roundsculminated in the finals held at theDe-partment of Basic Education’s SolPlaatje House from 20 to 22 Septem-ber. Thewinnerswere announcedat agala evening following an extensiveadjudication process.
The were three parts to Maharaj’spresentation.
The first partdealtwith themythol-ogy of teaching oral history.
The second part gave examplesfromtheircommunitywhichincluded,GeneralJusticeGizengaMpanza,Sha-ka’s Monument, Luthuli Museum andthe history of indentured labourers.
Maharaj also had to submit a workplan and explain what the pupilsgainedafter researchingandcomplet-
ing an oral history project.Maharaj said after her presenta-
tions, she knew she had done a goodjob.
“However,winningthecompetitionnever really crossed my mind. I amgrateful toGod,my family, friends andmyprincipal JBSingh for all their sup-port,” said Maharaj.
Speaking at the gala awards eve-ning,Ndebelesaiditwasfittingthatthecompetition was held in September,which is Heritage Month.
As part of theANC’s centenary pro-gramme, thedirectorgeneral said thatit was fitting to stage the event in Sep-tembersince this is themonthdedicat-ed to the life of the late President-Gen-eral of the party, Albert Luthuli.
“Through this competitionwe cele-bratethelifeofChiefAlbertLuthuliandhis contribution to South Africa’sequalityand freedom,”said thedeputyminister.
“However, history is not only aboutour heroes, but also about everydaypeople in our communities.
“Theirnamesmaynotappearinthehistory books, but they have made amassive contribution to get us wherewe are today,” he added.
Maharaj comes out TOPSSouth Africa’s besthistory teacher comesfrom KwaDukuza
MANDENI LOCAL MUNICIPALITYREQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
REVIEWING OF THE MUNICIPALITY’S ELECTRICITYMASTER PLAN
Tender No.: 13/13/14 • PN 69/2013Proposals are hereby invited from suitably qualified and experiencedprofessional service providers to assist the municipality in reviewing itsElectricity Master Plan.
The 80/20 principle applies to this bid.
A compulsory clarification meeting will be held on Wednesday, 9 October2013. Prospective tenderers shall meet at 12h00 at the Technical ServicesDepartment, 2 Croton Place, Mandini.
REVIEWING OF THE MUNICIPALITY’S INTEGRATED WASTEMANAGEMENT PLAN (IWMP) AS WELL AS CONDUCTING
AN ASSESSMENT INTO THE PROVISION OF WASTE SERVICESWITHIN THE MUNICIPALITY IN TERMS OF SECTION 78 OF THE
MUNICIPAL SYSTEMS ACT, ACT 32 OF 2000Tender No.: 14/13/14 • PN 70/2013
Proposals are hereby invited from suitably qualified and experiencedprofessional service providers to assist the municipality in reviewing itsIntegrated Waste Management Plan (IWMP) as well as conducting anassessment into the provision of waste services in terms of Section 78 of theMunicipal Systems Act, Act 32 of 2000.
The 80/20 principle applies to this bid.
A compulsory clarification meeting will be held on Wednesday, 9 October2013. Prospective tenderers shall meet at 10h00 at the Technical ServicesDepartment, 2 Croton Place, Mandini.
CONSULTING SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THEESTABLISHMENT OF SPORTS FACILITIES IN WARDS 3, 4,
8 & 14 MANDENITender No.: 15/13/14 • PN 71/2013
Tenders are hereby invited from suitably qualified and experienced civilengineering consultants to assist the municipality in implementing the MIGFunded Projects: Establishment of Sports Facilities in Wards 3, 4, 8 and 14Mandeni Municipality.
The 90/10 principle applies to this bid.
A compulsory clarification meeting will be held on Wednesday, 9 October2013. Prospective tenderers shall meet at 14h00 at the Technical ServicesDepartment, 2 Croton Place, Mandini.
FOR THE ABOVE TENDERS:
Queries regarding these notices may be directed to: Mrs. Anthea Lourens orMs. Noma Gumede at tel. (032) 456 8200.
Terms of Reference documents will be available at the Cashier, Civic Centre,2 Kingfisher Road, Mandini from Wednesday, 2 October 2013, until Tuesday,8 October 2013 during the cashiers hours, Monday to Thursday from 08h00to 16h00 and Friday, 08h00 to 13h00. A non-refundable fee of R300.00 will becharged per document (cash or bank guaranteed cheques only).
NOTE: No sale of documents after 16h00 on Tuesday, 8 October 2013.
Tenders are to be completed in accordance with the specifications and mustbe sealed in an envelope and marked: “WITH THE RELEVANT TENDER NUMBERAND PROJECT NAME” and must be deposited in the tender box situated atthe reception: Civic Centre, 2 Kingfisher Road, Mandeni not later than 12h00,on Wednesday, 23 October 2013, at which time tenders will be opened inpublic. The name and address of the tenderer must be clearly written on thesealed envelope containing the Tender. Late tenders or tenders received byway of post, facsimile or e-mail will, under no circumstances, be considered.
The Mandeni Municipality subscribes to the Preferential ProcurementFramework Act, Act 5 of 2000 and the Regulations, 2011. A two envelopesystem applies to these bids as stipulated in detail in the Terms of Referencedocument. Tenders shall be valid for a period of 90 days.
The Mandeni Municipality does not bind itself to accepting the lowest, or anytender, either wholly or in part or give any reason for such action.
MR L.H. MAPHOLOBA - MUNICIPAL MANAGER14127KZN www.ayandambanga.co.za
MANDENI LOCAL MUNICIPALITYCALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSINGON EXTENSION 8: MANDINI SUBURB
Bid No. 16/13/14The Mandeni Municipality owns a large portion of un-serviced land in theMandini Suburb known as Extension 8 Mandini. The land is situated adjacentto a nature reserve known as Ngwenya Nature Reserve which is underthe control of the Municipality. The Municipality has through its strategicplanning processes earmarked Extension 8 for development into muchneeded affordable housing with an intention to provide residential housing aswell as enhance its revenue streams.
Further, due to its strategic location on the KwaZulu-Natal Primary DevelopmentCorridor (PC1), being positioned midway between the Ports of Durban andRichards Bay and only forty minutes drive from the new King Shaka InternationalAirport, the Mandeni Municipality is set to experience huge developmentpotential and as such needs to ensure that housing requirements are met tosupport the anticipated growth to be experienced.
The Municipality is not in a financial and technical position to address therequirements of this project on its own and hence has recognized the need topartner with suitable experts in this field of development to realize the strategicobjectives set out with this project. The Mandeni Municipality therefore invitesall suitably qualified, experienced and resourced service providers to submitexpression of interest to partner with the municipality in the development ofExtension 8 Mandini into affordable residential housing.
Further details regarding this notice may be down loaded from the Municipalitywebsite www.mandeni.gov.za from Wednesday, 2 October 2013. These detailswill be in the form of a Terms of Reference inclusive of a map depictingExtension 8.
The Expression of Interest submission must contain at least the following: • Aprofile of the bidding party, specifically describing the expertise and relevantexperience and access to the relevant resources required to implement thisproject • A description of the approach and methodology that the bidder willtake towards implementing this project showing value that will be added to theobjectives of the Municipality • A high level framework for the implementationof the project, addressing methodological, institutional, legal and financialissues relating to the project • An explanation of the resource base, includingfinancial and technical which the bidder will be able to deploy in executingthis project.
Please submit your Expression of Interest in a sealed envelope endorsed“BID NO. 16/13/14: EOI FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING INEXTENSION 8: MANDINI” to be placed in the tender box situated in the receptionat the Municipal Offices, 2 Kingfisher Road, Mandeni on or before 12h00,Thursday, 31 October 2013, at which time EOI’s will be opened in public. Thename and address of the bidder must be clearly written on the sealed envelopecontaining the EOI. Late EOI’s or EOI’s received by way of post, facsimile ore-mail will, under no circumstances, be considered.
The Mandeni Municipality will assess the EOI submissions on the basis ofexpertise, relevant experience, legal and institutional integrity an innovation inapproach, methodology and framework and available resource base, and willshortlist the submissions before issuing a full request for proposals to such shortlisted bidders. The Mandeni Municipality does not bind itself to accepting anyEOI, either wholly or in part or give any reason for such action.
Queries regarding this notice may be directed to: Mrs. Anthea Lourens orMs. Noma Gumede at tel. (032) 456 8200.MR L.H. MAPHOLOBA - MUNICIPAL MANAGER PN 72/2013
14128KZN www.ayandambanga.co.za
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THE fifth annual DawnheightsCricketClubgolfdaywasahugesuccess with a phenomenal 20
teams teeing off at the Prince’s GrantgolfcourseonSundaytoparticipate inthe four-ball tournament.
President of Dawnheights, RoyRamsunder said: “After Saturday’storrentialdownpour,weweredelight-ed to see more than 80 golfers takingadvantage of the overcast conditionsonSundaytoparticipateinourannualfund-raising tournament.
“The course was in perfect condi-tionsandwemustcommendtheman-agement of Prince’s Grant for ensur-ing the success of Sunday’s tourna-
ment”.The KwaDukuza quartet of Mage-
shan Iyer, Richard Ponnadu, AshleyPonnadu and Gonna Ponnadu repre-senting Team Safepro proved toostrong for their rivals finishing the18-hole course with a team score of 100points to secure a runaway victory.
Therewasa solitarypoint separat-ing the second and third team, withTeam Gora’s Northern Drive ServiceStation outfit (represented by AsheenDurjan, Kushen,Mandoda andMark)holding off a strong late challenge inthe latter 9-holes to grab second spotwith 87 points.
AvanthKassie, Vijen Singh, ToshiePatherandJeffMariemuthooofTeamExcel Tax and Accounting claimed
third spot with 86 points.The longest drive awards were
won by Mageshan Iyer and AvanthKassie. Sirish andSagren claimed theclosest to the pin awards.
All golfers participating in Sun-day’s tournament did not go homeempty-handedwithprizesawardedtoall 80 golfers.
Public relations officer of Dawn-heights Suveer Maharaj thanked allgolferswhosupportedtheclub’sfund-raising golf tournament.
Maharaj said that the fundswill beused to subsidise transport costs forplayers representing the club in theKwaZulu-Natal Cricket Union Chal-lenge League in the 2013/2014 sea-son.
Roy Ramsunder presents the longestdrive award to Mageshan Iyer.
Dawnheights golf day a huge success
President of Dawnheights Cricket Club, Roy Ramsunder (extreme right) congratulates Richard Ponnadu, Gonna Ponnadu, Mageshan Iyer and AshleyPonnadu of Team Safepro who were crowned champions on Sunday.
NEVIL’SAutohumbledDarnallAc-tion Sporting I (9-4) in their ownbackyard (Darnall Action SportsBar) in an Isithebe Paints andSigns-sponsored Dolphin CoastDarts Union League game playedon Wednesday night.
Thehonourswereshared in theteam competition (2-2) beforeheading into the three doublesmatches of the evening.
The duo outclassed the Darnallpair of Jerry Arunachellam andVishalin Parmasivan in the open-ing doubles match of the eve-ning.
Local heroes Nine Pillay andVinesh Geanballey suffered a hu-miliating one-sided defeat in theirdoubles clash against Sidney Na-icker and veterandarts campaign-er Paddy Padayachee.
The “Naidoo twins” Jimmy andKubenrubbedsalt into thewound-ed Darnall outfit after outwittingJerry Govender and Ramen Pillayin the final doubles match to givethe visitors an unassailable 5-2lead.
Singh and Naidoo proved thattheir doubles victory was no flukeafter they mercilessly annihilatedArunachellamandParmasivanre-spectively in their singles clash to
virtually seal the fate of the hometeam.
Theteamwerestaringdownthebarrel of defeat after trailing 2-7with four singles matches remain-ing.
Withthematchsewnup,thevis-itors stepped off the accelerator.
Nine Pillay’s victory againstNa-icker in the singles clash gave thehome lads something to cheerabout beforePadayacheeand Jim-my Naidoo silenced the Darnallfaithfuls with resounding victoriesagainst Geanballey and Govenderrespectively to extend Nevil’s Autolead (9-3).
The hosts grabbed a late conso-lation point (4-9) after Ramen Pil-lay won his singles clash againstKuben Naidoo.
Meanwhile, Gledhow Unitedadded to thewoesof thehostsaftertrouncing Darnall Action SportingII (10-3).
The visitors held a comfortable5-2 lead going into the singlesmatches of the evening.
Unitednotchedupahat-trick ofvictories in the singles’ competi-tion.
United’s Charlie Pillay, VasaRungasamy and Jodie Naidoo re-cordedfluentvictoriesagainstKes-hlin Kanniappa, Preollen Moo-thusamy and Dave Govender re-spectively to extend the visitors
Home team humbled
lead (8-2).Darnall’s Knowl-
edge Mthembu wasecstatic after beat-inghismore fanciedopponent TerrenceSubban.
Afterwards Jus-tin Naidoo and Yo-gan Pillay wrappedup comfortable vic-tories against JeanMarkDevasagayamand Richard Menento guide United toresounding 10-3victory.
Gledhow kepttheir league title as-pirations alive witha 13-0 routingagainst a four-manNevil’sAuto IIoutfit.
Dad you were my pillar,my strength, my rock.You gave off your verybest to everyone inneed yet you tooknothing back. You hada heart of gold. “Family”meant everything toyou. God knew what hedid was the best foryou, for he saw yousuffer. Now your hardworking hands and
JEYARAM KILAWON
03 October 2013
legs are at eternal peace. No words, no matterhow heartfelt can describe what you meant to meor the loving bond we had. Now I know you will bewatching down on me and be my guiding light.You will always be the hero and love of our lives.You will always and forever be remembered mydearest Daddy by all those whose lives youtouched. We love and miss you dearly.From: The Jeyaram Family
Remembrance:Remembrance is agolden chain deathtries to break, but allin vain. To have, tolove, and then topart is the greatestsorrow of one’sheart.The years:The years may wipeout many things butsome they wipe outnever.Like memories ofthose happy times
In Loving Memory
Valiyama Govender(Maliga)
whenwewere all together.You and your family are invited to attend theYearly Memorial Service of the lateValiyama Govender (Maliga) to be held asfollows:Date: Sunday, 6October 2013Time: 10.30amVenue:StangerSivaTempleHallPlease accept this as a personal invitation.Sadly missed by her brothers and her lovingfamily.Inserted by: Sandesh, Shriyan andUdaiyan.
th thThe 15 /16 Day Memorial Ceremony ofthe lateMrs. Sivagami Perumalwill be heldat her residence, 10 Devshi Road, Stanger
thHeightsonSunday, 6 October 2013.All friends, family and relatives are invitedto join the family for supper between 5.30-6.30pm followed by a service between 7-8pm.The Perumal family would like to thank allfriends, family and relatives for thetremendous support and words ofencouragement during this difficult time.
In Loving Memory
Mrs. Sivagami Perumal
Remembrance is a golden chain death tries tobreak, but all in vain. To have, to love, and thento part is the greatest sorrow of one’s heart.The yearsmaywipe outmany things but somethey wipe out never. Like fond memories ofthose happy timeswhenwewere all together.
LOVED FOREVER
From your loving wife, children,grandchildren, great grandchildren,
son-in-law and daughters-in-law.
N.R. NAIDOO
2/09/1925 - 29/09/2011
Dear DadaYou never sa idgoodbye, you nevers a i d y o u w a sleaving. You weregone before weknew it and only Godknew why. If loveonly could save you,you would neverhave died. In life weloved you dearly, indeath we love youstill. In our heartsyou hold a place that
In Loving MemoryIn Loving MemoryIn Loving Memory
ANDY HOOBLAL
no one else can fill. It broke our hearts to lose you,but you didn’t go alone for part of uswent with youon the dayGod took you home.No one knows theloneliness that’s within us all the while, just howmuch we miss you, no words can ever say, wesmile with others but weep alone. In our hearts,you will always live, the dearest Dad that Godcould give.
Kindly accept this as a personal invitationfrom: Cookie Hooblal, Ashveer, Rihanna andthe family.
You and your family are invited to the 6MonthsCeremonyof the lateAndyHooblalDate: Sunday, 6October 2013Time: 9.00amVenue: 4Violet Street, StangerManor
THE Megladon Fight Club (MFC)50 karate tournament took placeat the Sibaya Casino recently.
The tournament is one of thebiggest in South Africa as fightersfrom all over the country partici-pated in it. The tournament isbased on a round robin basis andthereafter the knock out stagescome into effect.
Local lad Nesh Maharaj has be-ing fighting for many years andmade his debut at MFC 50.
Although he lost in the secondround due to a leg lock (knee bar)he put on a tough fight against aseasoned fighter, Radely deVries.
The experience gained waswelcomed and for an up and com-
ing club, Fighters Edge, to make itto a top level of competition is ahuge achievement.
Fighters Edge is the first MMAclub in Tongaat with fighters com-peting on a regular basis.
It’s not only focused on compe-tition but also on getting peopleinvolved in exercise and keepingfit.
The club is currently lookingfor equipment sponsors.
Those wishing to sponsorFighters Edge in whichever waypossible as well as those willing tojoin the club to lead a muchhealthier, fitter and confident life-style can contact Nesh on0847986519 or [email protected].
Local excels inMFC tourney
CLASS OF ‘93
REUNIONSTANGER SECONDARY SCHOOL
All those interested in attending thisReunion, can contact either Sashnee
Govender on 071 310 0977, orDhanjay Ramjass on 083 382 6007
20 Year Reunion14 December 2013
Sunil Pranpath Incorporated Corporate LeagueWednesday, October 2
7pmTeachers Style vs Cool Leaders (umpireTeamStyle)8pmTeam Style vs Grove End (umpireTeachers Style)9pmTeachers Style vs Team Style (Grove End)Official on Duty: Thula SomduthClub on Duty: Teachers StyleKDSA Social League
Thursday, October 37pmTeachers Style vs MOB (umpireCool Leaders)8pmVirgo vs Preston (umpireMOB)
9pmDarnall Action vs Cool Leaders (umpirePreston)9pmTitans vs MOB (umpireVirgo)Club on Duty: PrestonOfficials on Duty: Alvin Moonsamy/CooksMoodley
EZE’S Electrical Competitive League
Thursday, October 37pmGrove End vs Warriors Sport (umpireKSST)8pmRandsons vs KSST (umpireGrove End)Club on Duty: KSSTOfficial on Duty: Krish Kisten
Jugmohan inspiresRandsons’ win>> Jubilant team celebrates muchneeded victory
WEEKLY REPORTER
SANDHIR“Tinboy”JugmohaninspiredRandsonsto a morale-boosting victory against Grove Endin an EZE’S Electrical-sponsored Stanger and
District Volleyball Association Competitive Leaguegame played at the association courts on Thursday.
RandsonscapitalisedontheabsenceofGroveEnd’splay-maker, Ronald “Tiger” Ponnsamy to take a com-manding 8-0 lead. With Satish Bhowanibhik servingin the role as setter, Grove End had to pin their hopeson the talented 18-year-old Vinnie Singh and veterancampaigner Neil Perumal to turn the tide in their fa-vour.
The introductionofRajNaidoomidwayintheopen-ing set created more attacking options for the GroveEnd outfit, who gradually chewed away the deficit toclose the gap to just 2-points (18-20).
After a sluggish start, Grove End found a new leaseof life and quickly moved to match-point (24-22). Butman-of-the-matchJugmohan, enjoyingabevyof goodsetsfromNeerajBagelooguidedRandsonstoathrilling26-24 win.
Thesecondsetwasevenlycontestedwiththebighit-tersonbothsides toweringwayabove theiropponentsto keep the scoreboard ticking.With the scores lockedat 20-20 volleyball enthusiasts were optimistic thatGrove End would win the set in the hope of levellingthe scores andpushing the game into a third anddeci-sive set.
But, Randsons who suffered back-to-back defeatsatthehandsoftheirnemesisproducedscintillatingvol-leyball at the death with Ahmed Essack blocking outPerumal to guide his team closer to the finish line.
There was tumultuous jubilation after Randsonsconqueredtheirrivalsinstraightsets,winningthe sec-ond set 25-23 to elevate to the top of the log standing.
Randsons’manager, AslamRanderee commendedhis charges on an outstanding team display, but wasfull of praise for Jugmohanonhis stellarperformance.
Reigning leaguechampions,KSSTkept their leaguetitle aspirations alive with a hard fought 25-19 winagainstWarriors Sport in the opening set, butwere onthe bicycles in the second set racing to a fluent 25-13 Manofthematch Sandhir Jugmohanwin.
Powertrans heldon to a hard fought25-22 win againstGrove End in theopening set, beforeslumping to a 14-25defeat in the secondset. In the third anddecisive set theybat-tled to outwit theGrove End lads re-sulting in their 7-15demise.
Despite the earlysetback, Powertransbounced back to acomfortable 25-15;25-15 win againstTeam Style in theirdouble headerclash.
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ILEMBE Cricket Union got off to a disappointing startin the 2013/2014 KwaZuluNatal Challenge Leagueafter going down by 9runs to Chatsworth CricketClub at the Penguin Street Grounds in Chatsworthon Sunday.
The 50over league game was reduced to 20overs due a damp pitch and waterlogged outfield.The match initially scheduled to get underway at9am kicked off well after 1.30pm.
The decision by Ilembe to bowl first after winningthe toss backfired with openers Neolan Pillay andDaylin Gounden posting a splendid 82runs openingstandin14overs.DaylinwasrunoutbyDillonRautenbach for a well played 32 runs which included threefours and a huge six.
Four overs later Darryl Govener (4) was caughtby Alveiro Nadasen off the bowling of Yusuf Moolla.
The visitors grabbed two late wickets in the lastover of the match with Preneshan Pillay (11) caughtand bowled by Nadasen before opener Neolin dismissed by Nadasen.
Neolin scored a brilliant 47 runs which includedsix boundaries. Nadasen was the pick of the Ilembebowlers claiming 2/21 from 3 overs.
Chasing 110 runs for victory (at a rate of 5,5 runsper over) Ilembe got off to a disastrous start afterRadeshwar Singh was adjudged LBW to a Neolin delivery for just one run. The visitors lost the 2nd wicketwith just 29 runs on the board after Steven Jacobs(22) was dismissed by Preneshan Pillay.
At the end of their allotted 20overs Ilembe were9runsbehindthehostswithDarrylGovender(22notout.) and Rautenbach (22 not out) holding theirheads in disbelief.
Neolinwhoscored47runsandgrabbed2/21from4 overs was adjudged manofthematch.
Ilembe Cricket offto a disappointingstart
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SPORTOctober 4, 2013
THE Department of Sport and Recre-ation (KwaZulu-Natal) will host theiLembe District Work and Play Gameson Saturday 25 October at the StangerHigh School Ground commencing at9am.
Co-ordinator of the event,WisemanCelesaid,“Wearebracingourselvesfora bumper 2013Work and Play Festivaland I want to urge all government sec-tors in each of the four municipalities,namely KwaDukuza, Ndwedwe, Ma-phumulo and Mandeni to come out intheir numbers to participate in thisyear’s event.”
TheWorkandPlayGameswill caterfor soccer (males and females), volley-ball andnetball.Matcheswill beplayedonaleaguebasiswiththetoptwofinish-ers contesting the final.
Trophieswillbeawardedtothewin-ners and runners-up.
CelewasindebtedtoMaxwellGweg-we (SAFA KwaDukuza Local Footballassociation), IvyKhumalo (IlembeNet-ball) and Isaac Abraham (Stanger andDistrict Volleyball Association) whohave readily agreed to co-ordinate thefixtures in each of the three codes ofsport.
Governmental sectors expected tofield a team in each code of sport in-cludes the Departments of Justice,SAPS,Education,Health,Hospital,Cor-rectional Services, Clinics, iLembeDis-trictMunicipalityandthefourlocalmu-nicipalities.Celesaid:“Therewillbeen-tertainment throughout the daycreating a razzmatazz atmosphere.”
Playersparticipatinginthecompeti-tionmust complete a team registrationformandsubmitacertifiedcopyoftheiridentity document and a payslip asproof of employment. The due date forsubmission of all documentation is 11October.
For further details regarding theiLembeDistrictWorkandPlayFestival,contact Cele on 076 678 8546.
Work and Playgames comesto Stanger
Titans consolidatetop spot in league>> Contest too tough for Cool Leaders
WEEKLY REPORTER
TITANS Volleyball Club cementedtheir position at the summit of theStanger and District Volleyball As-
sociation (SDVA) Social League log stand-ing with a comprehensive 2-0 victoryagainst Cool Leaders at the associationcourts on Thursday night.
Nashlyn Moodley, Roland Chetty andLazarus Chetty mercilessly annihilated ahaplessCoolLeadersoutfitwithabarrageof thunderous attacks from the wings toguide the log leaders to a comfortable 25-18 win.
The introductionofRobinReddy in theCoolLeadersline-upatthestartof thesec-ond set changed the complexion of thegame. The left and right combination ofAlvin Ramalingam and Reddy created aheadache for the Titans rear-guard.
CoolLeadersheldontoanarrow15-12leadbeforeacatalogueofunforcederrorsby the veterans which resulted in Titansclawing their way back into contention.
Setter Desmond Chetty and man-of-the-matchKubendranCuppanswungthependuluminfavourofTitanswhowentonto clinch the second set (30-28) to keeptheir unbeaten record in the third roundof the league campaign intact.
NazirKhan’schargescantered toa flu-ent25-16intheopeningset.Style’splayerrotationpolicybackfired in thesecondsetaftertheysufferedahumiliating23-25de-feat.Khanregroupedhischarges inthe fi-nal set to snatch a comfortable 15-8 win.
The team had to work extremely hardagainstarch-rivalsSunbrookintheirdou-ble-headerclash.PeejayJankipersadandPunch Milligan, feeding off the brilliantsets of Raja Pillay guided Style to an em-phatic 25-20 win in the opening set.
Sunbrook’s twin-attackersSumanandSugenMunien wreaked havoc in the sec-ond set, but too many unforced errors atcrucial stages of the match resulted inSunbrook’s narrow 23-25 defeat.
With Virgo and Darnall Action Sport-ing fighting for a podium finish at the endof the season, volleyball enthusiastswereprivy to some enthralling volleyball onThursday’s humdinger.
Darnall, noted for their slow lethargicstart, were caught ball watching in theopening set after going down 17-25.
The change of sides at the start of thesecond set saw a more determined Dar-nall outfit enter the courts. The lankyNishendran “Niknaks” Dhaver, who wasdisappointing at the start, set the courtsablaze with some thunderous attacksfrom the centre and brilliant blocks.
InspiredbyDhaver’sperformance, the“sugar-cane”ladsturnedontheheat,win-ning the second set 27-25 to level thescores at 1-1.
The Glenhills-based Virgo outfit heldon toa2-point cushion (8-6)at thechangeof sides in the third set before Darnall fiz-zled out of contention resulting in their 9-15 demise.
Darnallwillbehopingtogetbackonthewinning trail tomorrow (Thursday)whenthey lock horns with Cool Leaders, whohave been blowing hot and cold since thestart of the third roundof the league cam-paign.
Titans Volleyball Club cemented their position at the summitof the Stanger and District Volleyball Association SocialLeague log table after beating Cool Leaders in straight sets(20).
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