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BANNED skin bleaching prod-ucts have poured into the Pie-termaritzburg market and are

openly available to the public.These creams have been sold on

the streets for around a year nowbutthe Msunduzi Municipality say theyare not aware of this.

The sellers target black womenand promise thema lighter complex-ion.

The products, which includecreams,soapsandlotions,aresoldbyinformal traders along Church Streetand prices range between R30 andR120 per item.

Maritzburg Fever understandsthat these products are similar to theoneswhichtheeThekwiniMunicipal-ity confiscated last year as they con-tain hydroquinone, a substance withis bannedunderSouthAfrica’sFood-stuffs, Cosmetics and

Disinfectants Act No.54 of 1972.Someoftheproductswhicharere-

portedlybannedbySouthAfricanau-thorities, includeExtraClairLighten-ing Beauty Cream which is made inIndia, Caro Light Lightening BeautyCream, Caro Light Lightening lotionand Caro Light Skin lightening oilfromtheDemocraticRepublicofCon-go, Bio Claire Lightening Lotion fromCoted’ Ivoire,ExtraClairebody light-ening soap from Kinshasa and Ricocomplexion cream which is fromEngland.

Hydroquinone is a skin bleachingingredient with side effects such asthe dryness or cracking of skin, hy-perpigmentation, rash, difficultybreathing and tightness in the chest,swelling of the mouth, face, lips ortongue, blistering and darkening ofthe skin.

Moreover, with the World HealthOrganization (WHO) stating that “themain adverse effect of the inorganic

mercurycontainedinskinlightening soapsand creams is kid-ney damage”, thesale of skin light-

ening soaps remains a field whichneeds to be urgently investigated bylocal authorities.

Msunduzi Municipality spokes-person Brian Zuma said that on nu-merous occasions over the years, themunicipality’s environmental healthunit have tried to remove these prod-ucts from the streets. He said that theunit is currently unaware that theseproductshaveonceagainenteredtheinformal market.

“The environmental health unit isresponsibleinensuringthatproductscontaining hydroquinone are re-moved from the shelves of formalbusiness, aswell as informal traders,with the assistance of both the infor-mal trade and security sub–units.Whenever products containing hyd-roquinonereachourstreetsandshopfloors, the national Department ofHealthnormallynotifiesallhealthau-thoritiestolookoutfortheseproductsand seize them,” said Zuma.

Zuma said that skin lightenerscontaining hydroquinone first ap-peared in the country as imports inthe sixties and by the mid–seventies,the South African medical fraternity

hadbegunwarning of the disfiguringandpotentiallycarcinogeniceffectsofit’s use.

He said that these products aresmuggledintothecountryandbypassportandcustomschecks fromthena-tional health department’s port andcustoms authorities.

“South African consumers gener-ally seem to apply skin lightenersmore frequently andovermuch long-er periods of time. In view of this,South Africa initially limited the con-centration of its use and eventuallybanned the complete use thereof,”said Zuma.

Zuma said that the environmentalhealth unit would liaise and work to-gether with the municipality’s infor-mal trade and security sub–unit,while making immediate contactwiththeKZNDepartmentofHealthinaddressing this matter.

Dermatologist and University ofKwaZulu–Natal (UKZN) lecturer DrZamambo Mkhize, said that it’s un-fortunate that some black womenhave been brainwashed to think thatbeauty is synonymous with beinglight skinned, hence there is a huge

market for skin lightening products.“Bleaching your skin puts you at riskof premature ageing and skin can-cers. I strongly discourage peoplefrom changing their complexion.Melanin is the pigment that gives ourskin a brown colour.White people al-so have melanin but the chemicalcompositionisdifferentfromthemel-aninfoundinblackskinandtheyhaveless of it,” she said.

Mkhize added that melanin pro-tectspeople fromtheharmfulultravi-olet rays of the sun.

“Lack of melanin accelerates theskin’s ageing process and also putsyou at risk of developing differenttypes of skin cancer,” explainedMkhize.

A local user of products, who pre-ferred to remain anonymous, saidthatshehasbeenusingsuchproductsfor over 10 years and was not awareof the harm she was causing to herskin.Theveinsonher faceareclearlyvisible,especiallyaroundhercheeks.

“I only wanted to be beautiful andbe light skinned,” she said.

Her face isnowfourshades lighterthan the rest of her body.

Apart from hydroquinone, Mkhizesaid that people use topical andsystemic steroids to becomelighter. She said that side effectsof topical creams steroids include

acne, pimples, warts, darkening ofskin, facial hair, redness, and

stretch marks.These products are Lemovate,

Persivate, Elocon, Advantan, Topi­vate, Dovate, Repivate, Dermovate,Carrot, Carrolite, white pink, greencream, pink cream and Gentle Magic.

“The sad thing is that some doctorsissue these products irresponsibly atpatients’ request. I was shocked tolearn that some people use steroidinjections and steroid tablets such asprednisone to lighten the skin. Sys­temic tablets and injection of ster­oids have a place in medicine, buthave to be used under a doctor’s su­pervision. Side effects includeweight gain, water retention, highblood pressure, diabetes, strokes,kidneyproblems,thinningbones, im­

pairment of immune system and in­fertility,” said Mkhize.

Mkhize said that to maintain yournatural complexion, people need tostay away from the sun, use sunblockor sunscreen everyday and even oncloudy and winter days, eat freshfruits and vegetables, avoid smokingand get a good night’s sleep.

“Fruit and vegetable are rich in vi­tamin C which protects the skin andorgans from toxins; Vitamin C alsostimulates collagen production

which slows down the aging process.If you have blemishes or dark marksthat need any lightening, I recom­mend you consult a dermatologist. Itis usually a very slow process butsafe. If something works very fast itis very likely to damage your skin inthe long run.

Most of the time the damagefrom long term use of these skinlightening products is irreversible,you end up having a frog skin whichis not a good thing,” she said.

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stuffs, Cosmetics and mercurycontainedinskinlightening soapsand creams is kid-ney damage”, thesale of skin light-

Apart from hydroquinone, Mkhizesaid that people use topical andsystemic steroids to becomelighter. She said that side effectsof topical creams steroids include

acne, pimples, warts, darkening ofskin, facial hair, redness, and

stretch marks.These products are Lemovate,

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FARHANA Vally of Growing Parks in Pieter­maritzburg recently won a Black BusinessQuarterly award for Community Builder ofthe Year 2013. Growing Parks rehabilitatesand maintains parks to create safe, openspaces for children to play.

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of life. The BBQ awards is aimed at recog­nizing BBBEE companies and entrepre­neurs who have redressed inequality,boosted economic growth and created abetter life for all.

This was the twelfth annual install­ment of the awards which are held at Em­perors Palace in Johannesburg.

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said Vally.She added that the work she does is not

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“Dr Mampele Rampele said she lovesthe work that we do which inspires me, andher acknowledgment adds credibility andvalue to the project and ideals that we

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park, only four people had used it in thatmonth however on 24 September this year,over 1 500 people visited the park. Schoolshave also used the park for their schooloutings, including special needs schools.

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SA Express has launched a new route be-tween Pietermaritzburg and Johannes-burg.

Msunduzi Municipality Economic Develop-ment Deputy Municipal Manager Dr Ray Ng-cobo, said the route is neededasPietermaritz-burg is growing at an alarming rate andhas allthe features of a fully functional metro.

“This fact has made the city significantlymoregloballycompetitiveandattractivetoeco-nomic activity of various types. We have seenasignificant increase inbusiness tourism– es-peciallygovernmentrelatedbusiness– aswellas events tourism. It is for this reason that ourcity economic development strategy identifiesthe airport precinct as a strategic area for in-vestments, in order to keepupwith the growthof global business in the city,” said Ngcobo.

SA Express sees the new route as a growth

strategy that is aimed at expanding operationsinto untapped markets which exist in andaround South Africa.

Strategic developments of the precinct willsee an improvement in access andmovement,anintegratedopenspacesystem,theestablish-ment of ahumansettlements unit forOribi andintroducing rental housing in the area.

“Theimprovementofaccessandmovementin the precinct is basically to address traffic, aswell as movement through the precinct beingthe gateway into the city. There is thus a needto enhance accessibility into the precinct, withthe main structuring elements within the pre-cinctbeingPelham,Oribiandtheneighbouringindustrial areas in Mkhondeni,” said Ngcobo.

He said that in theOribi area, therewill alsobeanadditionofnewrental stockandmix–usehousing developments. The precinct will alsobe a revenue stream, especially in the fields oftourismandhospitality, so that themunicipali-ty can continuously upgrade the airport.

“Inourview,thefutureisbrightandwehavea committed public sector that would lead pri-vate sector in investing into strategic economicinfrastructure,” said Ngcobo.

The NPO provides 24–hour security, de­velopmentally stimulating play equip­ment and continuous maintenance for thepublic to utilize parks for a better quality

never won any award before and this wasthe first time that I was nominated for theBBQ award. I won a teddy bear in a Hospiceraffle once, but that doesn’t compare,”

value to the project and ideals that westrive towards. All I’ve ever wanted was aplace for children to play freely; a simpleconcept that has had a profound impact

Vally.

A view from the traffic controllers towerat the Pietermaritzburg airport looks ontothe first SA Express plane at the airport.PHOTO: JONATHAN BURTON

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OF the 325womenwhowere raped from JulytoSeptember this year in theUmgungundlovudistrict area, 106 were girls under the age of12.

This shocking revelation was unveiled byUmgungundlovu District Municipality healthrepresentative,SthembileDlamini, ata recent‘anti–sugardaddy’ campaigneventheldat theCity Hall.

The campaign was organized by variousstakeholders, including the UmgungundlovuDistrict municipality, Msunduzi Municipalityand the KZN Department of Health.

“Our survey shows that in the age group of15 to 21–year–olds, there aremore girls livingwithHIVthanboysof thesameagegroup.Thismakes us realise that these girls do not havesexual relations with boys their age, but witholdermenwho give themHIV.Around the ageof25, thenumbersof femalesandmales livingwith HIV are almost similar because at thatage, most females are working and they nolonger look for sugar daddies who will buythem cellphones and clothes,” said Dlamini.

He added that the local HIV prevalenceshows thatoutof100pregnantwomen,39areHIV positive.

“The lifestyle andmindset of young peopleleads to high risk behaviour, exposing youngpeople to a range of social ills such as HIV/AIDS, alcohol, drugs teenage pregnancy, gen-der based violence and the catastrophic phe-nomenon of sugar daddy syndrome,” he said.

Acting Msunduzi municipal manager DrRayNgcobosaid that younggirls arenotdoingwell in school because they are busy focusingtheir attention on sugar daddies, purely be-cause they want material things.

He said that it is important that young girlsdo not miss out on their youth.

Last year the MEC for KZN Health DrSibongiseni Dhlomo launched a comprehen-sive campaign to fight trans–or cross–genera-tional sex.

“Cross–generational sex is the practice ofexchanging sex for goods, or for financial orlifestyle rewards, usually in the context of anongoing relationship. The idea behind thecampaign is to challenge the acceptance ofcross–generational relationships as the normand to introduce an element of communityleadershipandastigmaofoldermenwhoseeksex with young girls,” stated Dhlomo.

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BRIGADIERJohanReynders,SAPS Pietermaritzburg Po-lice Station Com-

mander, and histeam at theLoop Streetstation re-cently re-ceived top

honours for the outstandingachievements and results at thestation.

The station won theawardforBestStationin Crime Investiga-tion under a Briga-dier level inKwaZu-lu–Natal, Best Con-tact Crime Station inthe province, Best Sta-tion within the Pieter-maritzburg cluster aswell as being namedthe number onestation inKZN.

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past few months, the award win-ningmembersof thePietermaritz-burg Detective Services have sent

15 men to a total of 189 yearsbehind bars. The memberswhohaveworkedtireless-ly tobringperpetrators tojustice and secure convic-

tions, were rewarded fortheir outstanding achieve-mentatanawardsceremo-ny which was held at theSAPS KwaZulu–Natal

headquartersin Durbanrecently. “Iam veryproud ofmy detec-tives andtheirachieve-ments.Althoughwe havebeen rec-

ognized for this we are not abovecriticism andwe are trying to givethe best servicewe can,” said Rey-nders.

Healsoemphasizedthatshouldany members of the public haveany queries, they can find an opendoor at his office. Between Sep-temberandOctober, thePieterma-ritzburg detectives have success-fullysecuredconvictions for11ac-cused, six of which are awaitingsentencing.Theother fivehaveal-ready been jailed.

Provincial Commissioner Lieu-tenant General MmamonnyeNgobeni acknowledged the hardwork and dedication of the mem-bersinvolvedintheeffectiveinves-tigation of the crimes.

“The members will continuetheir goodwork tomake sure thatall suspects who disobey the lawarebroughttobooktofacethecon-sequences of their actions, therbymaking our province safer”.

Pictured with their station award are (from left)Colonel Sam Naidoo and Pietermaritzburg Sta­tion Commander Brigadier Johan Reynders.PHOTO: NICOLE JOHN

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The first of its kind for the TsogoSun group is the Vigour & VerveCafe which recently opened at theGolden Horse Casino. The restaurantis owned by the Southern SunsPietermaritzburg Hotel which alsounderwent a multimillion rand re­vamp. Pictured are (from left)Arisha Stanley (hotel manager),Maureen Kivits (complex generalmanager) and Prabashni Reddy(casino marketing manager).PHOTO: NICOLE JOHN

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WEDNESDAY, 20 November promises the la-dies of Maritzburg a stunning opportunity toenjoy a Breakfast with a Cause – in support ofEsther House – which will be hosted at Red-lands Hotel with MC Ingrid Roberts.

Abrina Esther House opened on Septem-ber 1 in 2001 at 11 West Street, the home offounders Ivon and June Grindley–Ferris, as atemporary shelter for abused and vulnerablewomen and their children to recover fromphysical and emotional troubles.

Sincethen, thecouplebought4WestStreet,which became their home and the official ad-dress of Esther House, they have reopenedtheirCrisisCentreat11WestStreetandinJune2011, theyopenedawoodworkshopat7WestStreet, which they are building up to help fi-nance Abrina Esther House.

“Thereisalsoasecond–handshopinthega-rageat4WestStreeteveryWednesdayandFri-day to help fund the house and we take any-thing that is offered,” said June.

She said that so often, people speak of thesize of their carbon footprint that they inevita-bly leave behind.

“But Iwouldpersonally like to leaveaheartprint behind so that in the future, as a servantofGod, ImayberememberedasawomanwholovedenoughtochangethelivesofwomenandtheirchildreninPietermaritzburg.Tothisend,I haveaburningdesire topurchaseapropertyforAbrinaEstherHousetobekept inperpetui-ty as aplace of safety for thewomenof this cityand their childrenwho are victims of abuse orrapeoranyoftheotherthingswhichsadlystealaway our lives. I have trained up a team whodo the job better than I can, but they need thesolid foundationofabase thatbelongs to themfreeandclear, toensure that theworkwehavedone over the last 10 years may not be lost,”said June.

ActivitiesforBreakfastwithaCausewillbe-ginat8.15amwith somepopupshopsand thefirst cupof coffee for theday.At9am, theeventwill officially begin, focusing on the theme of“A woman served, is a woman saved”.

Nadine Smith of Nadine Smith & Associ-ates, a Westville based accountancy firm, willinfo–tain with tips and techniques on how tobecome financially savvy as a woman.

She will be followed by Lynn Reynolds, amother of six girls and abusiness owner of artdecor and linen shop Lime and Roses in Not-tinghamRoad,whowillsharesomeofherlife’sjourney entitled “Life, Beauty and 2nd chanc-es”.

After breakfast, the keynote speaker of thedaywillbe IrisFrancis,CEOof theSABCFoun-dation and woman leader extraordinaire.Francis hails from a small rural village on thesouthern coast of KwaZulu–Natal and is thedaughterofMorrisFynn, oneof SouthAfrica’sstruggle veterans.

Amarketing and communications special-ist with varied experience, ranging from tour-ismandFMCGtomotorretail,Francisbelievesshe was born to be of service to others.

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She is a true South African example of howsomeone from grass roots level can achieveenormous success and recognition throughsheer hard work and incredible passion.

Thoseattending thebreakfastwill have theopportunity to assist in fundraising for EstherHousebyparticipating in anauction for oneofthree fantastic prizes, including two returnSAAirlink flights to Johannesburg and a safarigetaway to the exclusive Springbok Lodge,tucked away in the Nambithi game reserve.Tickets are are R180 per person and are ex-tremely limited – only 70 available. For book-ings,contactJuneat0727131285.–Supplied.

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THE Pietermaritzburg community iscatching the Christmas Fever with anumber of schools and businesses

getting involved in the campaign. Membersof the public are encouraged to get their office,

church or school to buy R10 tickets which could wina surprise in the 24–day Advent Lucky Drawer. For more

information, or to take part in the campaign, contactLara Edmonds of Just Boutique at info@justbou­tique.net.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDThe Christmas Advent House has been embraced by Cas­cades Lifestyle Centre who will not only give it a home, butare filling the advent drawers with surprises gifts. Picturedare (back, from left) Nicole John (Maritzburg Fever) CathyDoherty–Bigara (Cascades Life Style Centre) Lara Edmonds(Just Boutique) and (front) Chilufya Pikiti (CHOC PMB).

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FOR the last few years, the annual per­formances of Handel’s Messiah have beenattended by capacity audiences.

This year it will be the first time thatthe Messiah has been sung in the SethMokitimi Chapel at 115 Golf Road, next toEpworth School.

A performance of Handel’s Messiahbrings people together all over the worldat Christmas time.

Many places hold an annual perform­ance but there are only a few where thetime span of this tradition stretches overa period of more than 140 years.

One of these is Pietermaritzburg.Mary Anne Hartley from Maritzburg

College, when reviewing a previous per­formance of the Messiah by the same mu­sicians wrote “Messiah has always beenabout shared communal experience and

tradition. This conductor, so­loists, choir and orchestra havean understanding of what an in­volvement in music can do for people. Itenriches us and unites us for those fewhours reminding us of our humanity”.

The 2013 Messiah performance will beheld on 17 Novemberat 2.30pm.

The singers will be thePAMS Choir accompanied by

the PMB City Orchestra under thebaton of Robin Walton and four profes­sional musicians will sing the solo roles.

The orchestra will be augmented byprofessional musicians Christopher Cock­burn, Nigel Fish and Malcolm McKinley.

Tickets are R90 and areavailable by phoning

033 347 5464 or at the door.It would be wise to book early as where­

as the Cathedral seated 400 people, theSeth Mokitimi Chapel only has 350 seats(with cushions).

Tea and scones will be available at in­terval for R10.

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IFyouwouldliketowinoneoffivehampersfromtheKwaZulu–Na-talMuseum,thenmakesurethat

you visit the museum’s Victoriangallery which has been trans-formed into a Halloween setup.

The museum’s marketing man-ager, Viranna Frank, said that towin one of the five hampers, peopleneed to visit the Halloween in-spired–Victorian gallery, writedown five things that scared themthemostand thendropoff theentryform at reception.

Shesaid that therewillbeadrawthis Friday where all the winnerswill be announced.

TheHalloweengallerywill beupforpublicdisplayuntilthisFridayaswell.

The gallery is decorated withcobwebs, spiders and pumpkins.

“The plan was to do somethingfun around Halloween. Next yearweareplanningtohaveasleepover,

almost like thenight at themu-seum,” she said.

The museum is open tothe public weekdays from8:15am to 4:30pm, onSaturdays from 9am to4pm and on Sundaysfrom 10am to 3pm.

To see more photosfrom the gallery, pleasevisit Maritzburg Fe-ver’s online photo gal-lery by logging on towww.pmbfe-ver.co.za

The KZN Museumis running a Hal-loween competi-tion which is end-ing this Friday.PHOTO: NQOBILEMTOLO

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Maritzburg Christian School recently hosted their annualprize–giving. After a time of worship and a message givenby Stella Pretorius, awards for sport and academics werehanded out to celebrate individual achievements. The 2013prefect body were then called up to hand over their badgesto the prefect body of 2014 and Eugene Burger announcedthe heads. Toni Volsum and Simone van Niekerk were an­nounced as deputy heads and Michael Pretorius and SheilaVolsum as heads. Pictured are the heads from 2010 to 2014(from left) Eloff Pretorius, Musa Mnguni, StephanOosthuizen, Sandile Khambule, Michael Pretorius and MCSheadmaster Eugene Burger.PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Having a ball at the St Nicholas end of year danceSt Nicholas Dioce­san School recentlyheld their annualGrade 11 ball. Aftermonths of prepara­tion for some, theevent finally cameinto being. It was ajoyous occasionwhich everyone en­joyed. Pupils cameout in their tailormade suits andbeautiful dresses.Great food wasserved followed byspeeches and danc­ing. This event wasdefinitely one of thehigh lights of theyear (from left)Buyisiwe Mchunu,Yoliswa Zondi andOwethu Kleinbooi.PHOTO: SUPPLIED

(From left)EuniceNtshangase,headmistressof AshburtonPrimarySchool, waspresented witha cheque forR5000 fromAndrew Pratt,chairman ofthe Parents’Association forSt John’s DSG,as a contribu­tion from theproceeds ofthe Stihl Bun­du Bash heldat Bishop­stowe recently.PHOTO:SUPPLIED

Stihl Bundu Bash beneficiary

The staff, pupils and parentsof Cordwalles PreparatorySchool witnessed the openingand blessing of the CentenaryPavilion at Gibson's Field.Funds to build the pavilionwere raised by the CordwallesParents' Association fromaQuelle Cordwalles Mudmanevents (from left) GrahamEvans (chairman of theBoard), Kevin Holton (chair­man of the Parents' Associa­tion), The Reverend NicDenny–Dimitriou, SimonWeaver (headmaster) andThe Reverend Julia Denny–Dimitriou.PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Celebrating the opening of the Cordwalles Centenery Pavilion

Grace College matric pu­pils (from left) LiamForder, Daryn Houston­McMillan, GeorgeWilliams, Cameron Tilleyand Warren Viljoen, aka“Team Opulens Potens”,were selected as finalistsin the Nag Lan at theRage Festival held at theCoca–Cola Dome inJohannesburg recently.Nag Lan is a three daygaming competition. Theteam competed againstthe top 16 teams in thecountry and were theyoungest team to beselected. They made itinto the semi–finals andare now officially rankedfourth in South Africa.

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Write to the MaritzburgFever editor, at P. O. Box 362, or send an e-mail toeditorial@pmbfever.co.zaor fax the letter to 033 355 1164.

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A MAN known for circumnavigatingthe globe in a magic sleigh has beenhospitalised for depression after an-nouncingthat thereisaglobalconspir-acy to overthrow him.

Mr S Claus, otherwise known asSanta, who goes by the alias of FatherChristmas, was hospitalised in aPietermaritzburg rehabilitation cen-tre this evening for a severe nervousdisorder allegedly brought onby spec-ulationthathe isno longerrepresenta-tive of the global population.

But Claus’ public relations official –Thabo D’ Elf – has hit back at what hecalls the disingenuous mainstreammedia, saying that Claus has becomethe object of a corporate–controlledsmear campaign.

“For the last decade or so, Mr SClaushascomeunder increasingpres-sure to allowhis goodname to be usedby multinationals who insist thatChristmasshouldstart inmid–Octoberand incorporate Valentines and East-er. Claus has exhausted his jollinessthrough takingastandagainst this.Heis no longer able to get his jollies on,”said D’ Elf.

D’Elf added that therewas“nosub-stance” to rumours that the cause ofClaus’ breakdown could in fact be pin-pointed to his estrangedwife catchinghimentering the femaleelvinbarrackswith a bottle of Klipdrift and a crate ofChristmas mince pies just before hiscollapse.

“These aremalicious andunfound-ed lies,” said D’Elf.

A family source known to the Feversaid that Claus had been “emotionallydegenerating” in recent years aftercoming under severe scrutiny for his“consistent and uncompromising” so-cialist attitude.

While Claus’ estranged wife was athisside,anursingsistersaidhercoun-tenance could best be described asodd.

“Itwaslikeshewasjust thereforthepublicity. She smiled at the camerasbut as soon as they left, she steppedaway from him and started adjustingher frock,” said the nurse.

Ms Devi Claus, who originally hailsfrom Stanger and was a finalist in the1942 Stanger Pineapple Festival pag-eant, hasbeen in thepress recently forher very public “reinvention”.

Ms Claus has been hailed by fash-ionistas for revampingherhousewifeyimagetoonethatis“veryMadonnaandsuper–duperinspiringtoothercookie–making grandmother types over theage of 65”.

MsClausdroppedfourdresssizesinthree months, an accomplishmentwhich saw her grace the cover ofVogue.

“I owe it all to a consistent routineof binge and purge,” she said in an ex-clusive interview with Huisgenoot.

Thesamefamilysourcequotedear-lier said that relations between the

Clauses had been “strained” formonths.

“It has become malicious, and thedownward trend in the economy andmedia scrutiny about his status havejust added fuel to the flames,” said thesource.

“He [Claus] had to retrench eightreindeer this year. A retrenched rein-deer isneverahappychappy,” said thesource, adding that death threats hadbeen levelled against Claus since therestructuring.

“Glittered pine cones and rolls ofClicks gift wrap were hurled throughhisbedroomwindowonmorethanoneoccasion,” said the source.

“Everyone knows she [Mrs Claus]wasbehindtheretrenchments.He [MrClaus] told her to cut–back on the sur-gery, but shewas adamant it had to bedone...so reindeer had to be re-trenched to accommodate the im-plants,” said the source.

“Itwasroundaboutthistimethatheforfeited Woolies’ eggnog for the hardstuff.”

Clauswentpublicaweekago todis-miss allegations that hewas no longerrepresentative of the greater popula-tion.

“Nobody says these things aboutBoney M,” he wept at a UN–hostedpress conference before dashing off tothe Midlands for a spiritual retreat.

YOUmagazinehaspromisedanex-clusivewith Claus upon his discharge.

THE Mitchell Centre has beenstarted for children sufferingfrom Epilepsy and who have

been badly affected because of it.It is named after Mitchell Buxton

Forman,whois thesonofDonnaandMurray Buxton Forman. Murraygrew up in Pietermaritzburg and hisroots go very deep here. His friendsdecided to join forces and, with thecombination of all their talents, theymanaged to raise over R70 000 fortheMitchell Centre by holding a din-ner/dance at Maritzburg College.

Iwould like to take thisopportuni-ty to thank the individuals who gaveof their time and their resources tomake this fundraiser happen.

RobynneMills fromDixieRecruit-ment, who co–ordinated the wholeevent, Sherree and Renzo Hamblinfrom Hamblin’s Catering andMuirhead’s Hiring for the wonderfulmeal provided at the dinner/dance,

thedrapingandall thecutlery, crock-ery,tablesanddécoritemsneededforthe night.

Rob Mills from Rob Mills Designsfor the graphic design of all the post-ers, flyersandtickets,and forputtingtogether the presentation on thenight.

To Kevin Wright from Taylored-wrightAdvertising for theprintingofall the posters and tickets, to KerriMills from Amazing Daze EventDesign for the décor, to MaritzburgCollege for all the support and for thewonderful venue they provided, toBig Beat Productions and SoundSensations for the lighting, thesoundand the music, to Guy Allen fromArtisan Eventing for providing the

bar and donating all the proceeds, toJo–anneBushellfromBeyondBeautyforherhelpand thevouchers shedo-nated, and to Brenda de Waal fromBrenel Puddings for her donation ofpuddings for the evening.

Toallothercompanieswhodonat-ed prizes a big, big thank you.

Without the big hearts of all theselocalbusinesspeopleandthesupportof the Maritzburg Old Boys and thepublicofPietermaritzburg,wewouldnever have been able to realize thisdream.

‘It takes a village to raise a child’– African Proverb.

MARILYN MILLSVia email

It takes a village to raise a childTo all other companies who donated prizesa big, big thank you.

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NATAL Carbineers AC members gather

every 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.FOOTBALL

SHAMROCKS FC at the Golden HorseCasino community fields. Juniors trainingon Friday from 5 to 6pm, seniors U17 andU15 training on Tuesdays and Thursdaysfrom 5to6.30pm. Inquiries: DanielHaswell

at 083 792 3668.NATAL Carbineers Football Club invites

youtoenrollyourchildintoitsfootballclub.Players aged four to 12, both experiencedand potential are welcome. Training ses­sions take place on a Friday evening from5.30 to 6.45pm at the Natal Carbineersgrounds (Geere Street). Inquiries: JustinTocknell at 079 870 0455.

SAVAGES Savages Football Club holdsjunior training every Friday from 5pm atCollegians Club. All welcome. Inquiries:

Raymond at 072 908 1370 or Veronica at072 212 1067.

PIRATES Junior FC trains at the Wood­lands rugby grounds. Divisions from U6 toU15. New and old players welcome. Inquir­ies: 072 329 1645 or 033 260 5156.

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THEREare three typesof touchscreenswecomeacrosseveryday– re-sistive, capacitive and surface acoustic wave.

The resistive system consists of a normal glass panel that is coveredwith a conductive and a resistive metallic layer. These two layers areheld apart by spacers, and a scratch–resistant layer is placed on top.

An electrical current runs through the two layers while themonitoris operational. When a user touches the screen, the two layers makecontact in that exact spot. The change in the electrical field is noted andthe coordinates of the point of contact are calculated by the computer.

Inthecapacitivesystem,alayerthatstoreselectricalchargeisplacedontheglasspanelof themonitor.Whenyoutouchthemonitorwithyourfinger, the charge on the capacitive layer decreases. This decrease ismeasuredincircuitslocatedateachcornerofthemonitor.Thecomputercalculates, fromtherelativedifferencesinchargeateachcorner,exactlywhere the touch event took place.

On the monitor of a surface acoustic wave system, two transducers(one receiving and one sending) are placed along the x and y axes ofthe monitor’s glass plate. Also placed on the glass are reflectors – theyreflect an electrical signal sent from one transducer to the other. Thereceiving transducer is able to tell if the wave has been disturbed by atouch event at any instant, and can locate it accordingly

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BROTHERS Hemal (12) andDhruv (7) Heeralal, who havejust come back from participat-

ing in thekarateworldchampionshipswhichwere held in Poland lastmonth,believe that the experience they havegained from the championships willsee themtakingpart in the2020Olym-pics.

ThiswasHemal’sthirdtimefightinginternationally and itwasDhruv’s firstinternational tournament.

Hemal came fourth in his age cate-gory and Dhruv, who had to competewith bigger boys in the eight to nineyear age group because there were noyounger opponents, gained sixth posi-tion.

ThebrothersgotoAllandalePrima-

ry School and during the champion-ship, they competed against 40 coun-tries.

“The competition was very toughbut we are proud that we were able torepresent our country.Theexperiencewas awesome because we met peopleand other karatekas from diversebackgrounds and religions, and wedefinitely made lots of internationalfriends,” said Hemal.

He said that through this experi-ence,hehas learnt thatkarate interna-tionally is very competitive and tough.“The competitors eat, sleep and drinkkarate,” he said.

He noted, however, that the experi-ence has made them stronger and en-thusiastic towant to train harder to beselected to represent South Africaagain and to be number one in theworld.

“When I was a little boy, I confidedin my grandfather that I wanted to belike Bruce Lee. He told me that if thatiswhat Iwanted, Iwouldachieve it.Headvised me to focus on my goals andthat if I dream big, success would fol-low. I live by these words everyday toachieve my success,” said Hemal.

Hemal’s goal is to wear Protea col-ours by 2014 and he also wants to notonly be the first South African karatechampion to put the country on themap, but also to be an inspiration toyounger generations who have an in-terest in karate.

“Karate teaches you discipline, selfmotivationandselfdefence.Eachchildin South Africa has the opportunity toachieve his or her goals. This countryhasalotofhiddentalents.Astheyouth,we just need to focus on our goals andfight social ills,” said Hemal.

PHOTO: NQOBILE MTOLOHemal (left) andDhruv Heeralal wantto be the best in theSouth African karatearena.

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KARATEKARATE>> The brothers have just competed in the karate world championships

Clarendon recentlyhosted an inter–schools C mini ga­la. Clarendon U9and senior primaryswimmers workedtogether to winthe gala ahead offive other localschools. Seen en­joying the eventare (from left)Tyla­Paige Clowes,Chanel De Wit,Serena Craigie andLizzy Clouston.PHOTO: SUPPLIED

ClarendonClarendonswimswimachieversachievers

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDRyan Harrison, a Carter High School pupil, competed in the gymnas­tics senior national competition recently in Pretoria. He was awardedtwo silver medals and one bronze medal, ranking him third in SouthAfrica in his level and age group.

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TRAVIS Teasdale (16) fromGraceCollege has just been crownedthe 2013 junior national off–

roadmotorcycle championof theopenmotorcycle (250cc) class after havingto fight from theback towin the cham-pionship title amongst tough competi-tion.

Teasdale,a formermotocrossrider,has been competing in the HusabergAlfie CoxRacing TLBPlantHire Porta-ble Shade team in the junior nationalmotorcycle championship for ridersyounger than 17 years of age, and hasclinched his second consecutive na-tionaltitleashealsowonthe125ccmo-torcycle class in 2012.

It was, however, not easy as Teas-dale had to stomach the disappoint-ment of not finishing the season open-er, theJuniorRoof inMarchinLesotho,due to a small technical issue with hisnewHusaberg bikewhile hewas lead-ing quite comfortably.

This resulted in Teasdale having tostart at the back of the field at the nextround of the series, the GOC Rysmi-

erbult junior national outside Ven-tersdorp in the North–West Province.Buthefoughthiswaytothetop,beatinghis closest opposition after a dry anddusty race.

Round three of the championshiptook the young off–road motorcycleriders to the mountainous Hankey ar-ea in theGamtoosValley in theEasternCape, where Teasdale proved that hisprevious victory was not only luck.

Hewontheopenclassbythreemin-utes and 37seconds, but although hecrept closer to the front, hewasnot outof the woods yet and the battle wouldcontinue at the final two rounds of theseries.

The final two rounds, the Kambergjunior national that took place in Not-tingham Road, tested the riders inmoreways than one. Not only did theyhave to compete for two consecutivedays, but rainy and cold conditionsgreeted them on the second day.

All the pressurewas onTeasdale asthe open class title could have gone toanyof four riders.Thedefending2012

champion was again leading comfort-ably for the best part of the race, butrearbrakeproblemsandafootpegthatbrokeoff slowedhimdownandhehadto settle for third place on the day.

At the end of the day, andwith onlyone race to go, his teamhadcalculatedthe points and realised that it was stilltoo close for comfort – Teasdalewouldhave to give it his all to ensure the title.

Once again he was hampered bybrake problems and a heavy crash didnot help his cause, but another thirdplace was enough for him to clinchhissecond title in the extremely competi-tive junior national championship.

Teasdale was approached by TeamBrother Broadlink KTM and has sinceswopped his Husaberg for a KTM.

Teasdale now has his focus on theRoofofAfrica,oneoftheworld’stough-estenduromotorcycleraces,thattakesplaceoverthreedays from14to16No-vember in Lesotho.

It will be his first taste of ‘The Roof’andheislookingforwardtothisallnewexperience. – Supplied.

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