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SINCEthestartof theMsundu-zi Municipality’s Public Ur-ban Renewal Programme

(PURP) construction project infront of the City Hall about fivemonths ago, Café Tatham which islocated inside the Tatham Art Gal-lery has lost 90% of its revenue.

The café is located on the firstfloorofthegalleryandit isprivatelyowned. The art gallery is situatedopposite the City Hall along ChiefAlbert Luthuli (Commercial)Street.

The Maritzburg Fever recentlyvisited the café on a weekday andthere were no customers in sight.

Café manager, Rob Boyd, saidthat had the Tatham Art Gallerymanagement not sympathizedwith them and relieved them frompaying rent due to the decrease intrade, the café would have beenclosed by now.

Boyd’swifeownsthecaféwhichthey took over last year.

The PURP project started aboutsixmonthsagoandaimstobeautifythe city. The project includes pe-destrianwalkwayupgrades,trans-forming Chief Albert Luthuli Streetto a red brick road, installing ener-gy efficient street lights, street art

and furniture and cleaning up thecity streets.

Boydsaidthatwhenthemunici-pality closed off parts of Chief Al-bert Luthuli and Church Street forthe construction plans, the movegravelyaffectedthenumberofpeo-ple who visited the café. He saidthat a lot of people were in the darkas to whether or not the art galleryandcaféwerestill infactopentothepublic.

“It’s been really tough and weare going into the fifth month. Wehave had no communication from

the municipality on when this willend. They just closed the area offand they never told us about it.Members of the public find it diffi-cult to get here. I have had to givepeople free coffee and cappuccinoas a means of trying to steer foottrafficintothecafé.Weusedtohavespecials advertised right by theGallery main entrance and rightnow, we have no means of doingthat.Wehopethatwewill seevalueout of this project,” said Boyd.

He added that with the con-struction underway, the new en-

trance into the Gallery is throughthe parliament parking lot alongLangalibalele Street. The pave-ments on Chief Albert LuthuliStreet between LangalibaleleStreet and Church streets are nowalso closed to the public due forwork. Msunduzi Municipalityspokesperson Brian Zuma saidthat the project would be finishedby the end of this month.

TheWitnessnewspaperrecent-ly reported that the PURP cost’shave increased fromR13million toR17, 9 million.

Café Tath­am assist­ant,SamkeFunekalooks atthe unfin­ishedCommer­cial (ChiefAlbertLuthuli)Streetwhich hasaffectedthe café’sbusinessoperation.PHOTO:NQOBILEMTOLO

City constructionaffects business>> Cafe Tatham haslost 90% in revenue

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THEfirstdayof theNationalUnionofMetal-workers of South Africa (Numsa) strikekicked off on Monday.

Throughout the country, Numsa mem-bers in the national auto industry, includingpetrol attendants and car and spare partsdealers, put down their tools for a R30 anhour pay increase and a total ban of labourbrokers.

On Monday afternoon, the MaritzburgFevervisitedvariouspetroloutlets inthecityto check on the effects of the strike.

Some local petrol attendants ditchedtheir usual work uniform and settled intotheir casual clothing.

At theOrthmanRoadBPgarage,SasolonChief Albert Luthuli (Commercial) Road, BPin Scottsville and Shell at the corner of ChiefAlbert Luthuli and Prince Alfred Street,there were attendants on site and businessranasusual.However thesamecouldnotbesaid for the Shell garage on Echo Road. Oneof the workers said they were greatly affect-edby thestrike.Theworkersaid that thega-rage had turned into a self–service station.

“As you can see, there is no one around.If drivers want to fill up their cars, they firsthave to pay at the till and then go outside tofill up the tanks. Luckily, our computer sys-tem is able to monitor the quantity of petrolor diesel paid for by the drivers,” said theworker.

Cosatu’s Pietermaritzburg secretary, Zi-masile Giyama, said that they support thestrikeandwouldliketoencourageallpartiesinvolved to be part of it.

“With the increase in petrol and food,workersaregreatlyaffectedbytheeconomyinstability. Families expect that the bread-winnerswillbeable toput foodonthetable,”he said.

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BOTANICS>> Pupils given a talk to emphasize the importance of recycling

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THE second annual BotanicalGarden clean up, sponsored byParklane Superspar, took place

recently and enlisted the help of pupilsfromvariousschoolsinthecityandanywilling member of the public.

Before the cleanup got underway,pupils were given various recyclingtalks. emphasizing the importance ofrecycling their rubbish inorder topro-tect the environment.

Ward councillor, Glen MacArthur,was present, showing his support forwhat he termed, a great initiative.

“It’sgoodtoseepeopletakingthein-itiative to clean the environment in-steadoffoulingit.Ithinkthatitisneces-sary that people physically pick up lit-ter so that it reminds them thatsomeoneelsehastopickuptheirmess.There is a certain attitude of lazinesswhen it comes to people having tothrow their dirt into the bin so peopleneed to work together to stop othersfrom littering,” he said.

Chris Willis, Chief Director of con-servation,gardensand tourismfor theSouth African National BiodiversityInstitute, shared his sentiments andadded that it was important to createawarenessaboutpollutioninallforms.

“It’s important to keep the environ-ment healthy in order to maintain thecommunity asset [Botanical Garden]so that it can be enjoyed by the Pieter-maritzburg community members,”said Willis.

OneoftheparticipatingschoolswasRussell High School which took part inthe clean up as an extension of theircleanup campaign at the school.

According to Deneys Linde, theteacher involved with the school inter-act group, each class does a week ofcleanup at the school in order to keepthe premises free of litter.

“This is just part of our lives,” saidLinde.

PHOTO: NICOLE JOHNThe second annual Botanical Gardens clean up campaign took place recently, with the help of pupils and members ofthe public, in order to get the gardens ready for the new season next month.

VARIOUS coffee shops around the citywill be taking part in the annual Cuppafor Cansa campaign during this month.

The event aims to raise awarenessabout cancer and about the servicesoffered by Cansa, while raising funds tosupport the work of the organisation.

‘Our ultimate aim is to reduce theincidence of cancer by educating peo­

ple about simple lifestyle changes thatcan be adopted to lower their cancerrisk. We also promote cancer screeningincluding pap smears for women andPSA tests for men, which are availableto members of the public at our CancerCare Clinic in Pietermaritzburg,’ said Li­sa Strydom, regional manager for Can­sa in Pietermaritzburg.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDLocal coffee shops and res­turants will be participating inthe Cuppa for Cansa campaignduring September.

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Where to go for your cuppa:Bean Scene (Scottsville Mall)Lakeside Cafe (Armitage Road)Flavour Cafe (Dunrobin GardenCentre)The Cafe at Rosehurst (Boom St)Just Lavender (Gough Road)Keg and Hedgehog (Town BushRoad)Essence Cafe (Victoria Road)Jaxx (Hilton Avenue)RJ’s (Invesco Centre)

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PIETERMARITZBURG’S veryown aspiring master chef, Ro­byn Mapstone, recently tookpart in the Rising Stars compe­tition in Johannesburg.

Mapstone, studying foodand nutrition at the DurbanUniversity of Technology, wasthrilled to hear that she wasnamed one of the top five final­ists in the national competi­tion.

“I was astonished when I re­ceived a phone call notifyingme that I was in the final round,which meant flying to Johan­nesburg for a cook–off. Manyyoung chefs around the coun­try enter this competition eachyear and making it to the topfive was so exciting and totallyunexpected,” said Mapstone.

The five finalists were se­lected from 129 entries andwere tasked to produce hon­est, easy–to–make, tasty dish­es,withthemainingredientbe­ing mushrooms. They present­ed creative mushroom dishesthat showcased the best in ver­

satility, flavour, innovation andpresentation, overcoming thepressure of the competition.

Mapstone made mush­room bolognaise baskets.

“My two main passions inlife are food and nutrition. OnceI complete my studies, I wouldlike to pursue a career as a nu­tritionist focusing mainly onpregnant women, infants andchildren. My goal is to developand introduce a food and nutri­tion programme into primaryschools to educate children onthe importance of nutritionand eating a balanced diet. Iwould also love to include basiccooking skills,” she said.

Mapstone said that thecompetition was a once in alifetime experience which hasencouraged her to try out otherculinary competitions in the fu­ture.

Lubabalo Ndlazi of ChezGourmet Cooking School inCape Town was crowned theoverall winner with his mush­room crust pizza. – Supplied.

Robyn Mapstone from Pietermaritzburgtook fourth place with her scrumptiousMushroom Bolognaise Baskets in the Ris­ing Stars competition.PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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THE Unemployment Insurance Fund(UIF) has put in place a new toll freenumber.

This is to save beneficiaries moneywhen phoning the UIF call centre. Thetoll free number, 0800 843 843, will bea welcome relief to more than 20 000UIF beneficiaries who call the centre ona monthly basis.

“It gives me great pleasure to informUIF beneficiaries about the existence ofthe new toll free number. It is a good toknow that the new number will lessenthe financial burden to our stakeholderswhendoingbusinesswiththeFund,”saidUIF commissioner Boas Seruwe.

The previous number, which is widelyused by UIF beneficiaries, will continueto be operational, but UIF clients are en­couraged to save costs and use the newnumber. Beneficiaries can use the newnumber to inquire about any servicesthat the UIF provides. This toll freenumber should also be used to report anyform of fraudulent activities relating tothe fund. – Supplied.

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Memories of Maritzburg>> Ex–resident starts a Facebook page called ‘People I knew from Pietermaritzburg’, in the hopes of reconnecting friends

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FOR many residents, the sightsandbeautyofPietermaritzburgare taken for granted; but for

LesleyMilnethesesightsareonesshelongs to see again.

MilneisadirectdescendantofWil-liam and John Crouch, who travelledtoSouthAfricaaboardtheLadyBrucein 1850 and settled in the Pietermar-itzburg and Richmond area.

She was born and lived in the cityuntilherearly twentiesandmadeher

firstmoveaway fromthecity in1986.Currently residing in Cape Town, af-ter many years of living in other plac-es, Milne still misses her home towndearly.

“I can still remember when Alex-andra Road extension, as it wasknown then, was still just a dirt road.The Southgate Mall nearby my oldhome was built with the help of mygrandfather, Leslie Crouch, who wastheforemaninchargeoftheconstruc-tionoftheroadsandclearingofthear-ea to be built on,” she said.

In thehopesofrelivingsomeofher

childhood memories and reconnect-ing with old friends and neighbours,Milne began a group on Facebookcalled‘PeopleIknewfromPietermar-itzburg’.

In the five years that the group hasbeen active, there are over 3000 peo-ple who have joined with the sameideaofsharingmemoriesandfindingpeople from their past.

“I created the group in 2008 and itgrew slowly at first, but over the lastyear has grown rapidly. I originallystarted it as a platform for people tofind and reconnect with friends and

family that they had lost touch with,but it evolved into a ‘rememberwhen’, with members posting somereally lovely photos and memories,”saidMilne,addingthatthegrouppro-vides a place for people to share theirmemories of when they lived in Pie-termaritzburg.

Many of the members are spreadacross the world but have a nostalgicfondness for the city of their youth.

Members of the group are as closeasHowickandas farasNewZealand,butallwereborn inPietermaritzburgandhad to leave foronereasonoran-

other.“The thing I miss the most about

Pietermaritzburg is the friendlinessofthepeopleandthefeelingofbelong-ing; of being home. No matter whereI’ve lived, I have always thought ofmyselfasaMaritzburggirl. Ifmyhus-band at that time had not found em-ployment elsewhere, I don’t think Iwould ever have left,” said Milne.

For more memories and stories ofwhat some members of the groupmiss most about Pietermaritzburg,visit www.pmbfever.co.za.

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PHOTO: JASON LONDTThe Botanical Society of South Africa is celebrating its centenary thisyear. KwaZulu–Natal’s inland branch recently held a special centenarytea, and talk, at the local Botanical Gardens to celebrate the occa­sion. Alison Young of the University of KZN gave a talk on new legis­lation governing alien invasive plants, which was followed by tea inthe Garden’s restaurant. Chairman of the local committee, Dave Trick­ett, made the point that while the Society was celebrating a hundredyears of existence, there had been a local Botanical Society for manyyears before the national body had been formed, and that the Gar­dens in Pietermaritzburg were well over a hundred years old. Anyonewishing to know more about the Society is welcome to contact JasonLondt at 082 801 6773. Chairman of the Inland Branch of the Botan­ical Society, Dave Trickett (seated) is supported by other members ofthe branch committee (back, from left) Christina Curry, Mary Thrashand Alison Young, during preparations to celebrate the society’s cen­tenary.

>> Dogs will now beallowed in the GardensNICOLE JOHN>>nicole@pmbfever.co.za

DOG owners can breathe a sigh ofrelief while strolling through theBotanical Gardens with their fury

pets, after the proposed plan to ban dogsfrom the garden was rescinded.

The plan stated that dogs would bebannedfromtheGardensfromthebegin-ning of next year.

Dogs-n-Bots, the city’s dog–walkercommittee,managementof theGardens,the South African National BiodiversityInstitute (SANBI), theBotanicalSocietyofSouth Africa and local ward councillorGlennMcArthur,all agreedthatdogown-erswill continuetousetheBotanicalGar-den for walking their dogs.

On a recent visit to the Gardens, theMaritzburgFevernoticedthatthereweremanyelderlymembersof thepubliccom-ing through the gates with their friends,both human and canine.

McArthur, at that stage, said that thedog committee had come to the meetingwith a petition with signatures of peopleopposing the proposed ban of dogs.

One of the issues which promoted theplan to ban dogs was the fact that somedogownersdidnotpickupthemess fromtheir dogs, and also let their furry friendsoff off their leads, resulting in them de-stroying plants.

The agreement to allow dogs in thegarden does however have some revisedpermit conditions.

Dog owners must keep their dogs onleads at all times, and disciplinary meas-ures will be taken against those dog own-ers who disobey the permit conditions.The monitoring of compliance with therevised permit conditions will be under-taken by both Garden management andDogs-n-Bots.

Regular dog–walkers are encouragedto purchase annual dog permits from theGardens.Dogownersapplying foranan-nual permit will need to produce a vet’scertificate, showing that all inoculationsare up to date and that the dog has re-ceived its rabies inoculation.

Once–offvisitorswantingtoenterwiththeirdogsneedtosignanindemnity format the entrance, providing their personaldetailsandagreeingtocoveranymedicalcosts in the event of an incident involvinga dog bite.

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First bronchoscope in KZN at Netcare St Anne’s HospitalNQOBILE MTOLO>>nqobile@pmbfever.co.za

NETCARE St Anne’s hospital has be-come the very first private hospital inthe province to obtain a cutting edgeendobronchial ultrasound scan(EBUS) bronchoscope to diagnosecancers of the lungs and airways andvarious other infections.

ThisEBUSbronchoscopewillhelpmedical experts at the hospital toevaluate and determine the exactstage of lung cancer in a patient andhow far the disease has spread.

NetcareStAnnes’shospitalgener-al manager, Louis Joubert, said thatthe idea of getting this cutting edgeequipment was a motivation drivenby the hospital’s cardio–thoracic sur-geon, Dr James Fulton.

Explaining how the EBUS bron-choscope works, Fulton said that theEBUS bronchoscope is guided intothe chest area through the mouth. Hesaid that the scan has an ultrasoundwhich helps doctors to see and navi-gate inside a patient’s airways. Thescopehasaneedlethat isusedfortak-ing samples of body tissue to help inmedical diagnosis or prognosis.

“This is cutting edge technology

that will improve our diagnosing ofmedical conditions. The EBUS bron-choscope is navigated down the air-ways and into a difficult to reach areaof the body called the mediastinum,whichispartofthechestandcontainsthe heart, thymus, oesophagus, tra-chea and lymph nodes. Unlike otherbronchoscopes, EBUS can be used toinvestigate lymph nodes in the medi-astinumandwithitsabilitytotaketis-sue samples, it allows doctors to seetheextentofthespreadoflungcancer.It is also useful in diagnosing othercancersandmedicalconditions,suchastuberculosis (TB)andsarcoidosis,”said Fulton.

The Cancer Association of SouthAfrica (Cansa) is pleased with theavailability of the EBUS broncho-scope.

Cansa’s clinical specialistMagdalene Seguin said that theyhoped that the cutting edge technolo-gy would be more accessible in thepublicsectorandhospitalsinthenearfuture.

Netcare St Anne’s Hospital is cur-rently undergoing a R125 millionfacelift and expansion programme inupgrading its facilities and equip-ment.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDThe endobronchial ultrasound scan (EBUS) bronchoscope at the Netcare St Anne’s hospital is able to help medicalexperts to evaluate and determine the exact stage of lung cancers and how far the disease has spread.

Helping to make a difference>> The launch of the Wildlands Recycling Transfer Station near Midmar Dam will boost recycling efforts

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MAKING a difference is theprime goal for WildlandsConservation Trust chief ex-

ecutive officer, Dr Andrew Venter.At the recent launch of the Wild-

lands Recycling Transfer Stationnear Midmar Dam, which under-went a major renovation with thehelpofEngen,Ventersaidthispartic-ular concept of collecting waste wasformed when the Wildlands teammade a decision to change the com-munity they lived in.

“This had never been done beforeandwewantedtomakeadifference,”said Venter.

The project started in early 2010in Msunduzi and has since grown toa huge phenomenon where schools,businesses and general members ofthe public, fondly termed ‘waste–preneurs,’ all do their bit to recycle.

“Wefoundfriendswhobelievedinus and wanted to help us and this ishow we managed to persevere,” saidVenter.

With the help of Engen, who haveinvested R4.5 million into the devel-opment, various developments forthe environmental and recycling fo-cused organisation, and its local en-trepreneurs, were made possible.

Wildlands collects waste from anetwork of waste–prenuers, busi-nesses, schools and charitable or-ganisations.

The Wildlands depot workersthen sort and bale the waste materi-alsandsell ittorecyclers.In2012,theorganisation collected and recycledover four million kilograms of recy-clable waste.

The newly developed depot nowincorporates a glass crusher andconveyerbeltsinthedifferentsortingsheds which makes it easier for theworkers to sort through the rubbish.

Before the glass crusher was added,the workers used to crush the glassmanually.

Venter said that the most impor-tantaddition to thedepot is the train-ing centre, which includes two train-ing rooms, a computer room, lockerroom, kitchen and office, allmade possible by the En-gen donation.

“Given the compa-ny’s reach, Engen’s in-vestment will signifi-cantly boost recyclingefforts, and promoteblack empowermentand local enterprises,”said Tasneem Su-laiman–Bray,Engen’sGener-al Manager ofCorporateAffairs.

PHOTO: ADI WEERHEIMPictured at the opening of the Wildlands Re­cycling Transfer Station are (from left) Tas­neem Sulaiman–Bray (GM Corporate AffairsEngen), Dr Andrew Venter (CEO of Wild­lands)and Khanyisa Balfour (Group CSI Man­ager Engen).

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fashion shows, dancing, cake icingand decorating, decapouge andflower arranging. There were alsogoodie bags and lucky draws. Guestof honour, Kavisha Seevnarian, gavea heart wrenching experience of herhi­jacking where she was thrownover a bridge and left for dead. Herencouragement to the ladies was toget up, dust yourself off, put onyour high heels and move on in life.Pictured with Seevnarian (L) is di­rector of the School of Fashion Pris­cilla Bhika.

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Attention all local businesses witha soft spot for our furry friends and a

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This is the SPCA’s wish list leading up toChristmas:

invites your business to donate any of theitems on the above wish list to the value of R500 or more,and we will give you advertising to the value of the goodsdonated.These adverts will be published in Maritzburg Fever on20/11/2013 (just in time for your Christmas Specials) under abanner heading. “These businesses answered the SPCA plea.We appeal to the public to acknowledge their kindness andsupport them in turn.”

Contact Angela or Thabani at the SPCA on 033 386 9267,or Moira at Maritzburg Fever on 033 355 1229.

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nesokukhala.Kwesinye isikhathi lezi zimo zifikakanyekankanye. Izincithabucho­pho kwezenkolo ziyaye zithi konkeokwenzekayo kusuke kuhlelwengoPhezukonke. Besingobani­kethina ukuphikisa okushiwo yiz­inceku zeNkosi ezaqeqeshwa eku­tolikweni kweBhayibheli.Kodwa singasho nje ukuthi cishesesifike saze sedlula isikhathisokuthi sizicele izinceku zeNkosiukuthi zicacise ngokuningi okudi­dayo ngothando lukaSimakadeezidalweni zakhe. Ngenhlanhlazikhona esengike ngazihlokolozangokuthi zicacise ngezigamekoeziningi ezishiya abafishanekwezenkolo bedidekile, bengaziukuthi kufanele benze njani. Ez­inye zalezi zinceku zivumile ukuthizicacise lapho kudingeka khona,ezinye zama ngentaba zathiumuntu ofuna ukuqondisisa kahlengeBhayibheli akaye eSontweni.

Lezi ezivumile ukuhlaziyela uqu­qaba, zithe zingajabula kakhuluukunikezwa lelo thuba ngoba velekwasazona kunezinto eziningi ez­ingahambisani nazo eziqukethweyiBhayibheli.Lezi zinceku yilezi ezingagcinangangokwamukela ubizo kuphela,kodwa zaqhubeka zafunda zago­goda zaze zafika nakuzona lezizindawo okuxoxwa ngazo eBhay­ibhelini,zenzanocwaningongemi­lando yazo.Enye yalezi zinceku efundisakwenye yamanyuvesi aKwaZulu­Natal, ilimise lama lathi mpoelokuthikungakuhleiBhayibheli li­buyekezwe ngoba labhalwa nga­bantu ababephila ngesinyeisikhathi esingafani nesamanje.Le nceku esigeke siyidalule okwa­manje, ithe basaphikisana benga­befundisi ngokuthi kuyiqinisongempela yini ukuthi umndeni os­honelwe kufanele usamukele isi­mo sokushonelwa kwawo ngishonoma ngabe isihlobo sife ngayiphiindlela.Ngokubona kwayo le ncekuyeNkosi yaseMgungundlovu enez­iqu zobudokotela kwezeNkolo,kungumbhedo ukuthi ukufakomuntu kusuke kuhlelwenguNkulunkulu nanxa kuyiqinisoukuthi asidalelwanga ukuphila in­gunaphakade. Kodwa­ke asiyishi­ye lapho okwanamhlanje, wenamfundi uhlale uqaphe lengosi.Angiqondile nokho ukunkanta.Ngisuswa wubuhlungu engingekengikuchaze ngokwanele bezinda­ba zezingane ezishone engoziniyebhasi ziphuma emkhosini wom­Hlanga kwaNongoma ngempela­sonto. Ngizibuza ukuthi ngabe yiy­onandlelauSomandlaayeyibekileukuthi lezi zingane uzozilanda ka­buhlungu kanje? Angikholwa. Lesi

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UMTAPO wolwazi oseMgungundlovu,maphakathi nesifundazwe saKwaZulu-Natal,iBessieHeadLibrary,usuzokwaziukubhekele-la izimpumputhe.

LomtapowolwaziokuChurchStreetwakhe-lene nehholo ledolobha (City Hall) nenkantoloephakeme, maphakathi nedolobha.

Umtapo wolwazi ongamele eminye esifun-dazweni saKwaZulu-Natal, iKwaZulu-NatalProvincial Library Services, iqoke lomtapowolwazi ukuthi ube ngomunye wemitapo yol-waziezokwaziukubhekelelanezimpumputhe.

Imenenja yaseBessie Head Library, uMnuzMandla Ntombela uthe azikho izindleko ezi-zobandakanya umkhandlu woMsunduzi njen-goba umtapo wolwazi kazwelonke onakekelaabakhubazekile, iSouthAfricanLibrary for the

Blind (SALB) izonikelela ngefenisha nama-computer. UMnuzNtombelauthenabasebenzibaseBessie Head bazothola uqeqesho olusez-ingeni eliphezulu ukuze bakwazi ukusiza laboabaphila nokukhubazeka. Uthe: “Lenkundlayalungiswa ngo-2006 kanti kuyimanje ikwaziukwamukelanabasebenzisa izihlaloezinama-sondo (wheel chairs).”

Uthe ulwazi yinto okumelwe itholwe yiwowonke umuntu, futhi yinto ehlanganisa imi-phakathi eyehlukahlukene.

Okhulumela umkhandlu woMsunduzi, uM-nuz Brian Zuma uthe lokhu kuyinkombayokuthi umkhandlu uzimisele ngokuletha in-tuthuko kubantu. Uthe: “Ngumthetho kaHulu-meni ukuthi njengomkhandlu kumelesithuthukise imiphakathi. Ngokusiza laboabaphila nokukhubazeka senza imiphakathiyethu ukuthi ibe yizindawo ezamukela wonkeumuntu.”

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A digital battlefield

AS social beings, humans are inher-ently attracted to persons of the oppo-site gender. Marriage provides a safer,secure, loving environment in whichtwopeoplecanthrive,whilegettingthesupport and affection they need to getthem through the hardships of life.

Gettingtoknowsomeonebeforede-ciding whether or not to get marrieddoesnotnecessarilyprovideaguaran-tee that themarriagewill sustain itself,or bring out the negative characteris-tics that are sought to be avoided in a

prospective partner.More commonly, youth no longer

seek to find dating partners with thesole aim of getting married. Datingamongsttheyouthhasbecomesocom-mon that it is seldom viewed as inap-propriate. Rather, it is seen as some-thing normal and acceptable. Mediainfluence and the desire to get to knowa partner before marriage are not theonlyreasonsfortheincreaseinthedat-ing phenomenon amongst the youth.

When the need for love and affec-

tion are not met by family members,and when the pressures of home lifebecome intolerable, youth turn to oth-ers outside the home to have theseneeds met. In order to try to reduce theseverity of the repercussions, it is im-portant that we educate our youth andfind some ways to reverse the harmsthatexist inourhomesandoursociety.

A.S.E. AMEENMountain Rise

Pietermaritzburg

Dating amongst the youth

CORPORAL punishment inschools was banned in 2006.Now the Department of Social

Development wants the Children’s Acttobeamended,givingchildrenprotec-tion in their homes as well.

This means that if you as a parentspank your child, it will be deemed asatypeofassaultandyouwillbe in trou-ble.

Whatwouldbetherepercussionsofsuch a law? We would end up with ageneration of ruthless and lazy chil-dren who would fear nothing becausethey will be fully aware that there areno reprisals for bad behaviour.

One can argue that just as an adulthas laws that protect them from being

assaultedbyanotheradult,childrenal-so need that same level of protection.

This will be in tandem with the typeof non–violent society South Africa as-pires to be. We have to acknowledgethat our present children are destinedtobeourfutureleaders.Ifwesowseedsof appreciation, tolerance, peace andlove that is what will be reaped in thefuture.

The flip side of the coin is that someparents may argue that when theywere growing up, they were spankedto be brought under control and to bedisciplined. This is how they weretaught to discriminate between rightand wrong. However an integral as-pect of the spanking was that parents

wereintotalcontrolofthemselves,andneededtodistinguishbetweenpunish-ingachildandbrutalisingachild. If theparent is not in control of their emo-tions, then its easy to cross the linewhere spanking becomes brutality. Achild also must be told why he/she isbeingspankedandwhatcorrectivebe-haviour is required in the future. How-ever this is an argument which willsoonbeaviolationof the lawif theChil-dren’s Act is amended.

The question that arises is – are weready for such drastic measures whenour schools are experiencing so manydiscipline problems?

VIJAY SURUJPALVia email

Ruthless children

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WHILESyriahasbeenanongoing top-ic of interest in the news these days, aninteresting aspect of this situation istheothertypeof ‘war’whichhasdevel-oped. The Syrian Electronic Army(SEA), also known as the Syrian Elec-tronic Soldiers, is a collection of pro–government computer hackers whoare responsible for defacing or com-promisinghundredsofwebsiteswhichtheysayspreadnewshostiletotheSyr-ian government.

TheydenythattheyarealignedwithSyrian President Bashar al–Assad andclaimrather that theyare just “agroupof Syrian youths who want to defendtheir country against the media cam-

paign that is full of lies and fabricatednews reports.”

The group has attacked websitessuch as the BBC News, the AssociatedPress, National Public Radio, AlJazeera, Financial Times, The Wash-ingtonPost,Syriansatellitebroadcast-erOrientTV,andDubai–basedal–Ara-bia TV, as well as rights organizationssuchasHumanRightsWatch.Itrecent-lyhijackedtheTwitter feedof theAsso-ciated Press and sent out a false reportabout a bombing at the White House.Adigitalbattlefieldisonewearenotac-customedto,anditisquitemind–blow-ing just how much damage can becaused.

And this is not a ‘war’ that is onlyplaying out in the international field. Irecently heard of a case in Pietermar-

itzburg where a local company hadtheir computer server hacked, andshut down, by an unidentified group.Theywereeffectivelyheldhostageanda ransom was demanded for them toregain access to their information. Ithink it is safe to say that the informa-tion would probably not bring downanygovernmentsoreventhecompanyitself. But the fact that someone sittinghalf way across the world, probablystill inbedwithholes in theirsocksanda cup of coffee next to them, could ran-domly cause such chaos is a scarythought. We rely so much on cyber-space and yet I am sure many of usdon’t realise how much power it holdsover us…until we can’t access our per-sonal information, or when someoneelse does.

On his wayto Oxford

HILTON College 2008matric pupil Mat-thew de la Hey, has

been selected as a Weiden-feld scholar to study at Ox-ford University on the LouisDreyfus–Weidenfeld Schol-arship and Leadership pro-gram.

Hewill readanMSc inAf-rican Studies through theschool of InterdisciplinaryAreaStudiesasamemberofNew College.

Twenty–eight scholarswere selected from over1800 applicants this year,and de la Hey is one of twoSouthAfricanstobeselectedfor the program.

The Weidenfeld Scholar-ship aims to cultivate theleaders of tomorrow, mostlyfrom transition and emerg-ing economies. They do thisby providing outstandinguniversity graduates, andearly–career professionals,with the opportunity to pur-sue fully funded graduatestudies at the University ofOxford, in combination with

a comprehensive programof leadership development,long–term mentoring andnetworking.

De la Hey was awardedthe Sizana award for out-reach activity in Form 1(Grade 8) at Hilton College,participated in the schooloutreach program and hasremained committed toserving his communities.

In Matric, de la Hey wascaptainof thecanoeingclub,chairman of the enterpriseclub and the recipient of theNormand Dunn and Ken-nethBeghinprizesforVisualArts and the Jimmy NisbetPrize for history.

AfterHiltonCollege,de laHey went on to StellenboschUniversity where he com-pleted a Bachelor of Ac-countingandHonoursinAc-counting.

Whilst at Stellenbosch,hewasselectedasamemberof a team of 15 for the SouthAfrica–Washington Inter-national Program, a sixmonth leadership develop-

ment programme throughwhich he interned at theWorld Bank in Washington,DC.

He was also awarded aMandela Rhodes scholar-ship for 2012 as a young Af-rican with extraordinaryleadership potential and inrecognition of his commit-ment to the scholarship’svalues of reconciliation, en-trepreneurship, leadershipand academic distinction.

DelaHeygraduatedfromStellenbosch in 2012 andupon leaving Oxford, in-tends to complete his Char-tered Accounting qualifica-tion and thereafter be in-volved in trans–Africanbusiness.

He is also a co–founderand director of InkuluFree-Heid:anon–partisanyouth–led movement of ordinarySouth Africans, aiming tounite people and organisa-tions behind a collective vi-sion for the country.

De la Hey will start at Ox-ford in October. – Supplied.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDMatthew de la Hey was in India when he got the news that he had been awarded anoxford scholarship.

>> Hilton old boy scoops prestigious scholarship

Every year, Scottsville PrimarySchool celebrates the arrival ofspring by thinking of people lessfortunate than themselves. Thisyear, they donated fresh fruit andvegetables to The Oscar Foundation,Azalea Old Age Home, SunnysideOld Age Home and Emma BarterOld Age Home. The donations camefrom parents and children ofScottsville Primary, including (fromleft) Nicolas Pieterse, Lance Vermeu­len, Alwande Ngcobo and AmoneStieger.

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Fresh fruit forthe start ofspring

The Grade 7 Epworthpupils who made it intothe top 200 of the Ho­rizon Mathematics com­petition held in Durbanrecently (back, fromleft) Boitumelo Sishi,Cara Henman, Charnevan Onselen, JosieMakkink (front, fromleft) Max Wedekind,Tasmei Ramchandra,Jimmie Mae Avila andShraya Moodley

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Epworth’s budding mathematicians

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDTatum Chalk (L) and Emma Wayt of The Wykeham Collegiate junior school display ‘baby packs’made up by the Grade four and five girls for distribution to the paediatric wards at local hospitals.Included in the packs are knitted beanies made by the girls, parents and grandmothers for prema­ture babies.

TWC pupils distribute baby packs

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDRussell High girls, under the guidance of geography teacher Johane Hlatwayo, have embarked onan indigenous tree planting exercise. The girls have been collecting seeds from various indigenoustrees, planting them in containers and caring for them in the school "nursery". Hlatwayo, who hasa Masters degree in environmental management, offers encouragement and advice. Seen mixingsoil and compost in containers are (from left) Fathima Badat, Tazlynn Green, Jessica van denBerg, Samke Hlongwane, Wakhile Zimu, Johane Hlatwayo, Noluthando Khanyile, Nompilo Dladlaand Nicole Green–Thompson.

Russell girls embark on tree planting effort

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THE Shadow of Brel is Godfrey Johnson’s homage to themusic of legend Jacques Brel, who took his audiences ona journey of pain and joy.

His genius was capturing the fullness of life, whethertender or savage, through his evocative sound and lyrics.The show features classics such as ‘Carousel’ and ‘If WeOnly Have Love’, all performed with Johnson’s captivatingarrangements and signature vocal style.

In 2007, Johnson shared the Fleur du Cap award withClaire Watling for Best Performance in a cabaret for ‘Kissedby Brel’. He was nominated again in 2009 for his perform­ance in ‘Flirting with Coward’, directed by Sanjin Muftic ofYawazzi Theatre Productions, which honoured the spiritand wit of the 20th century composer Noel Coward.

The Shadow of Brel is Johnson’s fourth collaborationwith Muftic. The show will feature at the Hexagon Diveon 27 and 28 September at 7 for 7.30pm (doors open at6.50pm).

Both nights are picnic evenings where the audience canbring their own food, but no drinks as there is a cash bar.

Tables seat 10 and tickets are R90 per person. Bookingscan be made at hexagon@ukzn.ac.za or by phoning 033260 5537. – Supplied.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDGodfrey Johnson brings ‘The Shadow of Brel’ tothe Hexagon Theatre.

Paying homageto Jacque Brel

EPWORTH School are currently host-ing their Spring Arts Festival whichwill end on September 19.

While many of the events on theprogram are internal, there are a fewwhich are open to the public.

Christopher Duigan will feature on17 September at 7pm at the EpworthChapel.

In this uplifting and varied pro-gram, international concert pianistand Steinway virtuoso Duigan,presents an evening of popular clas-sics for piano and will also feature vis-iting Cape Town–based musicianBarbara Kennedy (cello), and a not–to–be–missed item featuring BruceCopley (didgeridoo) with Epworth’sDavid Orr (organ). Tickets are R50(R25 for pupils) and are available atthe door from 6.30pm.

Tshepang will feature on 18 Sep-tember at 6pm at the Epworth Gymhall and is only suitable for pupils inGrade nine and older.

Inspired by the gruesome 2001rape of a nine–month old baby,Tshepang shows what horrors takeplace in a community ensnared bypoverty, isolation and a lack of pros-pects. Tshepang is written by multi

award–winning writer and directorLara Foot Newton, and directed byKline Smith.

Tickets are R40 per person andbookings can be made through moell-ermann@epworth.co.za.

A Night in Venice will feature on 19September at 7pm at the Epworth

Chapel. Epworth and Maritzburg Col-lege choirs, with professional musi-cians from Durban presents Vivaldi’sfamous ‘Gloria’ as the principal workinthisall–VenetianBaroqueprogram.Tickets are R90 (R25 for pupils) andareavailableatthedoorfrom6.20pm.– Supplied.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDDavid Orr joined Epworth earlier this year as the head of music and will be per­forming in a number of the music events in the Epworth Spring Arts Festival.

Epworth Spring Arts Festival

Local house musictalent goes global>> The deep house track has opened doors for the trio to work with international producers

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ALOCAL deep house musicband, Brewed Souls, hasgained international on-

line success after one of theirtracks stayed at the number onespot on global music platform,ww.traxsource.com, during themonth of August.

Siqiniseko Nxumalo fromEdendale, Ntando Lungwazefrom Scottsville and Njabulo‘Njebster Sole’ Kunene fromRichmond Crest are the heart ofBrewed Souls.

The deep house music trackwhich has gained them globalsuccess, All Along, has openeddoorsforthetriotorubshoulderswith national and internationalmusic producers.

“It is a great feeling to knowthat we come from a small townlike Pietermaritzburg and wecompeted against internationaltalentandmanagedtostayontopfor four weeks. That has enabledus to work with successful pro-ducers such as Andy ComptonfromPanAfricaandCraib StuartfromtheUK.Wearealsoworkingwith two groups from Italy– FunkyLovers and Dolls Comb-ers,” said Nxumalo, who is thegroup’s vocalist, producer and

key board player.He added that the song ex-

pressesaman’sheartbreakafterhis relationship with the womanwho he loved comes to an end.

Lungwaze is also a vocalistbut his strength is with the elec-tric and acoustic guitar. Kuneneis on the decks.

Thetrio isexcitedthatsomeofthe tracks they have compiledwillbeused inanumberofhouse

music compilation albums. Thegroup has also been featured onMetro FM’s house music slot.

BothNxumaloandKuneneat-tended the same primary schoolandaboutfivemonthsago,Lung-waze came into the picture andBrewed Souls was born.

“For us, music is self taughtandit issomethingwearedeeplypassionate about,” said Nxuma-lo.

BrewedSouls’managerHugoNgcobo said that the trio will notrelease an album any time soon.

“Atthispointwewanttointro-duce the group to its hometown.We will release the album oncethere isademandfor it,” saidNg-cobo.

Tolistento AllAlong,andoth-er tracks fromBrewedSouls,vis-it Maritzburg Fever’s video gal-lery on www.PMBfever.co.za.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDHouse music band, Brewed Souls, is a new house music talent from Pietermaritzburg. Members consistof (from left) Siqiniseko Nxumalo, Njabulo ‘Njebster Sole’ Kunene and Ntando Lungwaze.

MSUNDUZI Hospicewill host a Jazz Sup­per with Karen Dev­roop on 13 Septem­ber at 7pm. The costis R100 per personwhich includes amealandwillbeheldat the Hospice Con­ference Centre inPrestbury. Inquiries:Anila Sewlall at 033344 1560.

THE SAVF will beholding a springfashion showand tea party on14 September atthe Dutch Re­formed Church inBeverley Road at9.30 for 10am.The cost is R60.Inquiries: L Mool­man at 083 6430681.

THE HILTON GARDENCLUB will visit “Sevilla”,home of Dr Keith Wimble,on 17 September at 56Hilton Avenue, Hilton at9.30 for 10am. Direc­tions: 56 Hilton Avenuefrom Crossways intersec­tion is on the left, pastthe robot and just beforeSt Anne’s College gate.Inquiries: Jenny Hoepfl at033 343 4119.

A MULTI­CULTURAL Carnival willbe held on 18 September from theKZN Museum to Freedom Square.Inquiries: 033 345 1404.

THE PAFTA Pre­School will beholding a flea market on 21 Sep­tember at their premises at 187Deccan Road. Tables cost R50. In­quiries and bookings of tables:033 387 8005

THE NATAL Midlands branch of the SAGenealogical Society and The Natal In­land Family History Society are open­ing their Clubhouse, on the grounds ofthe Natal Carbineers, and their libraryon 21 September at 2.30pm to offer anintroductory talk on research facilitiesin South Africa and the use of overseaswebsites. This is open to the generalpublic and is an ideal opportunity forthe beginner to start this hobby. Book­ings and inquiries: John Deare at 033344 2170 or dearej@mweb.co.za

GAY and Lesbian Helpline operate fromMonday to Friday from 4 to 8pm and Sat­urday and Sunday from 10am to 8pm.Please phone us at 0860 3333 31 or SMSHELP to 079 891 3036 for free informa­tion, counseling, support or referrals.

COMPUTER WORLDSLOWcomputers canbe incredibly frustratingandat timeseven infuri-ating.Theobviousquestionthatfollowsis ‘Why?”.Therearethreemaincontributors to this branch of computer frustrations.

The first accomplice is Hardware. Faulty hardware will drasticallyreduce the performance of any computer, if not completely halt the sys-tem.Acomputer ismuch like thehumanbodywhereall partsplay theirownroles in thesystem. Thesameconceptcounts forcomputers.Someparts of the system are more crucial then others, nonetheless a faultyhardwaredevicewillcausenoticeablesluggishness.Thesecondaccom-pliceiscorruptsoftware.Thesoftwareonthecomputerisaconglomera-tion of all the programs, applications and operating system files on thecomputer.Whensoftwarebecomescorrupt, it canslowupthePCwhen-ever is tries to do something. For instance, if your web browser hassomehowgonecorrupt,itwouldstartcausingsysteminstabilityorslow-ness whenever you try to go to a website. The last accomplice is a virus.If youhaveonevirusonyourcomputer, chancesare thatyouhavemanymore lurking in the background. Anti-viruses have thus become essen-tial.Avirusprimarilydisruptscommunicationonyoursystem,prevent-ing important files from working together and thus causing major slug-gishness. Another common trait of viruses is to duplicate. Imagine run-ning a thousand instances of a single program, this would slow yourmachine to a grinding halt.

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We are seeking an experienced Marketing and Events Practitioner to submit proposals toenter into a contract with the company to provide marketing and eventing services tothe company for a period of 12 months. It is envisaged that a monthly retainer be paidfor approximately 50% of the professional’s time.For the Ugu SCT to make an informed decision, the practitioner will need toimpress on the Selection panel of their credentials, to include:Requirements:• A minimum of 10 years’ senior level experience in the spheres of media (print, TV,

film and electronic), eventing and marketing.• Journalistic wherewithal to identify stories, themes and creative measures to secure

successful exposure outcomes.• Record of experience within similar assignments and specifically in the spheres of

tourism, leisure and recreation.• Ability to work directly with Ugu SCT personnel, Government agencies, local tourism

Area Committees, Ugu SCT members and the public in general.• Technical skills in terms of visual, computer driven communications and

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roll out of marketing tools, content, desired themes and marketing messages anddesired marketing outcomes.

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The successful candidate/company will be required to sign a service level agreementlinked to agreed performance targets.All applicants must request the full Terms of Reference.Please contact Mrs D. Ludick on 039 682 7944 or email: admin@tourismsouthcoast.co.za.The closing date for final submissions of applications is 10h00, on the 25thSeptember 2013.The company reserves the right not to make an appointment.

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visitors and new members on Wednesdayand Saturday afternoons at 2pm. The clubis in Alexandra Park near the Oval and theclub provides equipment. Inquiries: Tim at033 344 3368) or Richard at 033 3966204.ATHLETICSHERMAN’S Delight time trials are held eve­ry Tuesday by Collegians Harriers at Colle­gians Club, 381 Boshoff Street, at 5.30 pm.All runners and walkers are welcome.Choice of distances, 2,8 km, 4,4 km or 7,3km.

NATAL Carbineers AC members gatherevery Wednesday at 5.30pm at the Car­bineers’ Drill Hall, Geere Street. All wel­come. There are training groups from nov­ice to speedsters in running and walking.Inquiries: John at 082 491 7679 or Eileenat 082 495 1118.SELF DEFENCESELF defence classes, including Wing ChunKung Fu, Eskrima Filipino Martial Arts andvarious other combat systems, offered formen, women and teenagers every Mondayand Thursday at 6.30pm at Eddels Sports

& Social Club, Dartnell Road, MountainRise. Inquiries: Gus Hornsby at 083 6380801.RUGBYYOUNG Lions Lions Rugby Club trains atthe Woodlands Rugby Stadium on Mon­days to Thursdays from 6pm to 8pm. Allwelcome. Inquiries: Joe at 078 799 8386or Edwin at 074 465 5172.FOOTBALL5­A­SIDE Corporate Soccer Challenge to beheld on 13 September at Dales Park. Inquir­ies: 033 345 1348.

PIRATES Junior FC trains at the Woodlandsrugby grounds. Divisions from U6 to U15.Inquiries: 072 329 1645 or 033 260 5156.EASTWOOD Lads FC train at the EastwoodPrimary School grounds on Wednesdaysand Fridays from 4 to 5.30pm for U11 andU13. Inquiries: Donovan at 073 274 5565.

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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDSeen dashing for the finish line in the St Charles College Prep inter–house athletics day are (from left) Guy Morgan, Sean McCord, Zibusiso Nduna and Romano Green.

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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDMelissa Lubbe, a Grade four Pelham pupil,was awarded her KwaZulu–Natal colours forgymnastics in the U11 age group. Lubbe hasbeen doing gymnastics for the past six yearsand is a member of the PietermaritzburgGymnastics Academy.

Awarded colours

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDScottsville PrimarySchool’s inter–house ath­letics day was loads offun this year, with somelong standing records be­ing broken. Cheering fortheir teams (from left)are Thuthukani Ngwenya,Gary Joubert, Erin Joband Shanice Easthorpe.The winning house wasGillespie, followed byHandley, Macdonald andWheeler house respect­fully.

Fun at Scottsville’s inter–house athletics day

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDClarendon pupils Sisanda Ndlela (L) and Tristine Geel were chosento represent the KwaZulu–Natal gymnastics team on their tour toPretoria.

Clarendon’s KZN gymnasts

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDGrace College pupils, Ki­An Kambaran (L) and Megan Tychsen were se­lected for the midlands U16 girls’ soccer team recently. Both pupils havedone exceptionally well in various sports for a number of seasons now.

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PMB scoopscycling milestone>> The CAC forum will bring together all cycling leaders and role players

INthewakeofthesuccessfulhostingof the 2013 UCI MTB and TrialsWorld Championships, Pietermar-

itzburg’s reputation as the “Bike City”of the African continent has been en-trenched by the awarding of the rightsto host the 2015 Confederation of Cy-cling forum.

The CAC forum will bring togetherall cycling leaders and role players ofthe African Continent, with a series ofmeetings, conventions and plenarysessions taking place in order to aid inthe development of the sport in theyears ahead.

CAC President Dr Mohamed WagihAzzam, who is also a UCI Board mem-ber, said the CAC Forum was critical toprioritising the strategies to supportand uplift African cycling.

“Africa is proud to have hosted the2013UCIMTBandTrialsWorldCham-pionships, and it is equally importantthat we use these high profile events tokeep focus on developing all cyclingdisciplinesineverycountryontheAfri-can continent” said Azzam.

He said thathostingevents toworldclassstandardsisonepartofthestrate-gic plan to nurture cycling in Africa,and the first CAC forum will be a vitalopportunity for all stake holders to en-ter into debate on how best to realisetheir objectives.

The 2015 CAC forum will be theforerunnerforamuchlargerofthever-sion that Pietermaritzburg is biddingfor,the2016UCIWorldCyclingForum.

The annual meeting of global cy-cling stakeholders, including interna-

tional federations, officials, disciplinecommissions, media and commercialpartners includes numerous work-shopsandexhibitions,tradeexposandworkshops debating the strategic di-rection for the sport, and will attractmore than 1500 delegates to the RoyalShowgrounds.

UCI Commercial and Events Direc-tor, Gerrit Middag, completed an as-sessmentof theCity’s readiness tohostthe event during the fortnight longmasters and Elite World Champion-ships, and gave the plans an unquali-fied thumbs up.

TheSwisscityofLausannewillhosttheWorldCyclingForumin2014,withMonaco hosting the 2015 event.

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PHOTO: DARREN GODDARD/GAMEPLAN MEDIARatifying the awarding of the hosting rights of the Confederation of African Cycling Forum in 2014 to Pietermaritzburgare (from left) event director Alec Lenferna, UCI President Pat McQuaid, CAC president Dr Mohamed Wagih Azzam, andDr Clive Coetzee General Manager: Infrastructure Management and Economic Services, KwaZulu–Natal Treasury.

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PIETERMARITZBURG anglerSantoshBalram, hasbeen selected toparticipate inthe AnglingChampionshipat Hardapdam,Mariental inNa-mibia at the endof this month.

Balram hasbeen fishingcompetitivelyfor the past 14years and hasearned his Kwa-Zulu–Natal col-ours 11 times.He is part of theKwaZulu–NatalProtea team.Thiswill not be the first time that Bal-ramwillberepresentingSouthAf-rica – he was selected as a repre-sentative in 2000 and 2011.

“The greatest moment of myangling career was winning thetri–nations tournament in 2011;beating Namibia and Zimbabwe.

Another greatmoment waswhen the KZNteams won goldin 2004 and2010 at theSouth AfricanChampion-ships,” said Bal-ram. He saidthat while it is agreat honour tobe selected, thecosts of compet-ing are continu-ously escalating.For this compe-tition alone, Bal-ram has to raise

R10 000. He is appealing to anypossible donors to contact him at083 785 4190, 033 391 4450 oremailbabestackle567@gmail.com

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDPietermaritzburg angler, SantoshBalram, is looking for sponsor­ships to enable him to repre­sent South Africa in the upcom­ing Angling Championships inNamibia.

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