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THE Msunduzi Municipality hasdisconnected prepaid electrici-tyforhouseholdswithoutstand-

ing water and rates bills in CinderellaPark, Woodlands, Copesville,Northdale and some areas in Imbali.

Some of the residents are facedwith exorbitant water and rates billsrangingbetweenR7000andR170000per household.

Lizelle Ram from Cinderella Parksaid that at the beginning of January,she received a letter from themunici-palitystating that if shedidnotpayherR7000waterbillbytheendofJanuary,she would be disconnected.

“We are unemployed and cannotafford to pay. I donot have that kindofmoney. I am on a disability grant andsupport three children and a grand-child. How can I pay?” asked Ram.

A handful of Cinderella Park com-munity members who spoke to theMaritzburg Fever, said that after theywere disconnected, the municipalityasked for a reconnection fee of R500.

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Community Social Action (Pacsa)researcherJulieSmithsaid thatPacsais against the disconnections.

“They [the municipality workers]are disconnecting off the electricitypolesmostly,butinsomecasesarealsoremovingpeople’sprepaidboxesfromwithin homes. It is rumoured that 20000 familieshavebeen targeted in thecity for disconnection. One wonderswhat the municipality is thinking dis-connectingpeople, especially in Janu-ary, the hardest financial month forstrugglingfamilies.Dotheywantfami-liestotakefoodofftheirtablesandtaketheirkidsoutofschool?Whereexactlydoes the municipality think familiesaregoing togetmoney topay foryearsof municipal debt?” asked Smith.

Smith said that this financial crisisfacedbymany familieswill force themdeeper into debt, as they will findrefuge in loan sharks.

The reconnection fee, where theconsumer is disconnected for unpaidservices and where the meter is nottampered with, is R317 with vatexcluded. The fee charged where themeter is tamperedwith is R4560withvat included for domestic customers

only. The latter price applies to firstoffences only.

Msunduzi spokesperson BrianZumasaidthatitislegalforthemunici-pality to administer these disconnec-tions and that disconnections are notonly for RDP houses. Zuma said thatsome of the queries are due to unpaidaccounts as far back as 2004.

“If the consumer cannot afford topay the amount as reflected on theaccount,theyareadvisedtoarrangetosettlethedebt.Consumersdonotwantto take responsibility for their leaks. Ifthe leak is not visible, the consumercan test the meter by switching off allwater taps, including the geyser. Takethe meter reading, wait an hour andcompare the readings,” said Zuma.

A movement in the reading wouldindicate a leak.

Zuma said that the municipalityhas debt collectors, but they are notcontrolled by themunicipality as theyhave their ownpolicieswhich themu-nicipality cannot dictate.

“Consumers must also be awarethat the longer it takes them to settlethe debt, the higher it becomes due tointerest,” said Zuma.

Electricity Action Group (EAG)memberBeverlyNaidoosaidthat theyare planning a meeting with thecommunity this weekend to find outhow they can approach this matter.

Naidoo’s current water bill is R46000.

“There are people who were dis-connected without any notice. At themeetingwewillalsotalkaboutthemu-nicipality’s water estimations. Manyof thehighwaterbillsweredue toesti-mations made,” said Naidoo.

Zuma said that people in RDPhomes who are indigent, should haveminimal electricity and water con-sumption.

“Electricity and water requires aperson using discipline based on yourbudget. If an individuals case isbeyond our control, consumers areadvised to write a motivation letterwhereeachcasewill bediscussedanda decision will be taken based on thepresentation. We operate within theprescriptsof the lawandMunicipalFi-nanceManagementAct (MFMA). Ifweare not implementing these laws, weare penalised by the Office of theAuditor General,” said Zuma.

CORRECTING the confusionsurrounding the 2013/ 2014electricity tariff, the NationalEnergy Regulator South Africa(Nersa) and MsunduziMunicipality representativesmet lastweek to findanamica-blesolution.ThiswasbasedonthecommuniquefromNersatothemunicipality dated 15 Jan-uary 2013.

The initial communicationfrom Nersa was to clarify thehigh electricity tariffs whichhad affected business in PMB,who were faced with a 900%electricity tariff. In the letter,Nersa ordered the municipali-ty to adjust its implementedtariffs.

At the meeting, it surfacedthat the tariff structure thatwas communicated to themunicipality combined thebasic charge and the amperecharge into one, while themunicipality had unbundledthe two charges. This led to amisunderstanding of theapproved tariff and an unin-tended overcharge by themunicipality to its customers.

It was agreed that the mu-nicipality will reimburseaffected customers by credit-ing their accounts with theovercharged amount. Thatcreditedamountwillbeusedtooffsetthemonthlybillsfromthemunicipality until the credit isused up. The corrections willbe backdated to 1 July 2013. -Fever reporter.

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THE Msunduzi Municipality is plan-ning to build a 132/11kV Eastwoodprimary substation,which is set tobeon a piece of land surrounded byCanary, Stallion, Bishopstowe andMaryvale roads in Eastwood.

ThissurfacedatarecentExecutiveCommittee (Exco) meeting.

This substation has been identi-fiedasamajor requirement betweenthe Northdale and Riverside

132/11kV substations, in order torelieve the loads of the two substa-tions after they have been upgraded.

The Eastwood substation willeventually supply the Eastwood andsurrounding areas, providing alter-native supply to theWillowton indus-trial area.

The site was identified years agoand the landbelongs to theMsunduziMunicipality.

Thedownsideof theproject is thatthe land is currently occupied byinformal settlers.

“We recommend that the processof relocating those people be dealtwith jointly by the deputy municipalmanager for infrastructure and thedeputy municipal manager for eco-nomic development services.

“We don’t have the number of thefamilies that are occupying thespace,” said municipal managerMxolisi Nkosi.

Exco member and ward 34 coun-cillorEuniceMajola resettlement cantake a long time.

“Butwereallyneedthissubstation

so what is going to be of the situa-tion?” asked Majola.

MsunduzimayorChrisNdlelasaidthat between informal settlementsand the construction of thesubstation, only one would receivepriority attention.

Eastwood Community Forum(ECF) chairperson FredWagner saidthat in order to avoid any inconven-iences with relocations, themunicipality must considerupgrading the existing smallsubstation in Eastwood.

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THE first Pietermaritzburg Farmers Marketwas held at its new home at the BotanicalGardens recently and was a huge success.

MikePaulton, secretaryof thePietermaritz-burgFarmersAssociation,saidthatthemarketwent extremely well being the first time at thegardens.

The farmersmarket has been around since1991, with people visiting it every Saturday at6am to buy their weekly fresh vegetables,plants, flowers, dairy products and muchmore.

What started out as 12 stalls somewherealong Victoria Road, has grown into anextensivemarketcatering foreveryneed in the86 stalls it now holds.

AftersettlingdownatAlexandraParkmanyyears ago, which was always abuzz onSaturdaymornings, the decisionwasmade bythe farmersmarket association tomove to theBotanical Gardens for a number of reasons.

Thegardenswillbeabletoofferstallholdersmore space and customers better parkingfacilities and ablution blocks.

“It waswonderfully attended and far betterthan one we’ve ever had. Personally, I had a

higher turnover than the Christmas marketthatwe had at theHarry Gwala Stadium,” saidPaulton.

He added that the market was abuzz fromthe time it started right until 10.30am.

Allen Gcina Nene, Botanical Gardenscurator, said that the gardens believe they areready to host the market on an ongoing basis.

“Webelievewehave thecapacity tohost themarket. There is enough parking inside thegardenpremisesandweevenhaveextrapark-ing across the road.”

He said that the market will run for aboutfour to five hours every Saturday morningwhich is usually a quiet timeof theday.He saidthat the gardenshavehostedbig events beforeso the staff believe they have the capacity andexperience to make sure things run smoothly.

Themarket is held in one of thewell–main-tained parking lots next to the main entrance.Visitorsarenotexpectedtopayafeeforcomingto themarket. There are also arrangements inplace should visitors want to use the ablutionfacilities.

“This is another way of generating much–needed revenue for the gardens. And I canassure people that this move won’t have anynegative impact on our preciousKZNNationalBotanical Garden,” said Nene.

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THEMsunduziMunicipality recentlygavebursaries amounting to a total of R140000 to 134 local 2013matric pupils who

did well in their exams.All these pupils come from disadvantaged

schools. Among the 134 pupils, four top pupils- Nomvula Ndlela from Nsikayethu High

School, Nonkanyiso Nene from Laduma HighSchool,SnenhlanhlaDlamini fromMconjwanaHigh School and Sphamandla Meyiwa fromBhekiximba High School - received fullbursaries from the municipality.

Speaking to a pool of former matriculantswho were present at the full council meeting,Msunduzi mayor Chris Ndlela said that thebursaries are a small token which will assistthem to register at various tertiary institutionsandeventually,helptomaketheirdreamscometrue.

“Today is a big day for us as the MsunduziMunicipality. As a collective, we are contribut-ing to assist students who come from difficultand different backgrounds. It’s a small tokenbut will go a long way,” said Ndlela.

Nomvula obtained six distinctions and shewill be enrolling at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) for a law degree.

“I amvery excited that they have helpedmefinancially. The thought of going to universityis scary because that is a new environment forme. I amused to allmy former school teachersbut even though they supportedandmotivatedmethroughoutmyhighschoolyears,rightnowI need to rely on myself,” she said.

Nenewill also be enrolling for a lawdegree.She obtained six distinctions and said that sheis looking forward to tertiary life.

Dlamini obtained seven distinctions.“If I did not get the bursary Iwould not have

beenable togo touniversitybecause therewasno money for tertiary studies. I will do aBachelor ofCommercedegree inaccountingatUKZN. To obtain this degree, I am aware thatI need to work harder,” said Dlamini.

Meyiwasaid thathe isproud thathis formerschool is able toproduce topperformingpupilslike him.

“I am proud to be an example for mycommunityandmyformerschoolinthatevery-thing is possible through hard work,” saidMeyiwa.

Hewillbeenrolling foraBachelorofSciencedegree in computer science.

PHOTO: NQOBILE MTOLOMsunduzi municipality gave bursaries worth R140 000 to former matrics who did well lastyear (from left) Mxolisi Mnwabe (Department of Education), Nomvula Ndlela (Nsikayethu HighSchool), Nonkanyiso Nene (Laduma High School), mayor Chris Ndlela, Snenhlanhla Dlamini(Mconjwana High School), Sphamandla Meyiwa (Bhekiximba High School) and Jenny Baijoo(Department of Education).

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THE much anticipated Msun-duzi TourismHub, located atFreedom Square, has finally

opened its doors to the public.Msunduzi Pietermaritzburg

Tourism Association (MPTA) direc-torDumisaniMhlongo,saidthatthebuilding now compliments thenewly opened Chief Albert Luthuli(Commercial) Street precinct.

“The tourismhub is strategicallylocated to accommodate the entiredistrict. The Small EnterpriseDevelopment Agency (Seda) will beone of our major tenants. A lot oflocal businesses were leaving thecity centrebecauseof crimeand thegeneralappearance.Withtheopen-ingofthistourismbuilding,andoth-er projects under the Pietermaritz-burg Urban Renewal Programme(Purp)stillunderway,wearechang-ing the face of the city centre.

“Safe City has done so much infighting crime. We are confidentthat businesses will come back to

the city centre,” said Mhlongo.Since the tourismhub is a public

building, there will be free access.The tourism hub has a restau-

rant which will operate on the firstflooranda fast-foodoutletwill openon the ground floor.

Provision has beenmade for 22offices, and five shops which willface Langalibele (Longmarket)Street.

Thebuildingisexpectedtohousetourism businesses, including theMPTA offices. Mhlongo said thatthey will relocate from PublicityHouse to the new building soon.

Theproject isexpectedto createat least 50 permanent jobs.

Thekeyfeaturewillbeanexhibi-tion area and a waiting room fortourists arriving and departing ontour buses. Parking facilitieswill bemade available for the tour buses.

Theproject,whichhascostmorethanR20million,was fundedbytheKwaZulu-Natal Department ofCo-operative Governance andTraditional Affairs (Cogta).

PHOTO: NQOBILE MTOLOThe Msunduzi Tourism Hub is now open.

Public NoticeREF: SPDA 095

In terms of Item 6 of Schedule 1 of the KwaZulu-NatalPlanning Development Act No. 6 of 2008,

Notice is hereby given for the subdivision of land,as follows:

Proposed Subdivision: Portion A and Remainder,both of Erf 18 Ashburton - 16 Wally Haywood Drive,

Ashburton [Ward 37]A copy of the application and accompanying documents

are open for inspection between 08h00 and 16h00weekdays, in the offices of the Manager: Development

Management and Forward Planning, PlanningReception, 5th floor, Prof. Nyembezi Building, The

Msunduzi Municipality, 341 Church Street,Pietermaritzburg.

Any person who has sufficient interest in the applicationmay lodge comments thereto not later than the closeof business on the 12 March 2014 with Mr N. Khoali,

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THE ANC–led Msunduzi Municipal Council is businessand investment friendly. Or is it?

Rumour has it that the council is about to publisha guide to attract new business and direct financialinvestment to the Mkondeni industrial zone in thecity.

Apparently, the first step is to improve inaccessi­bility to certain areas at the Mkondeni site.

The ripping up of the Lester Brown link roadsystem in 2008, and deliberate ploys by the ANCmajority each year since then to divert budgetedfunds approved for the black–topping of the roadsystem to other projects not initially budgeted for,are quoted as prime examples of how to abuse infra­structure planning and development to meet theANC’s dead–end party political objectives at theexpense of Msunduzi ratepayers.

The second step, we are lead to believe, is toincrease electricity charges exponentially and tosingle out the business sector for special treatmentby subjecting it to massive increases of 900% andmore. This, the guide assures us, will guarantee theclosure of many small and medium–sized businessesand contribute meaningfully to the planned realgrowth in unemployment in the area.

The mind boggles. No wonder the guide is to beentitled: “How to kill the goose that lays the goldenegg in two easy steps”.

CLLR VIC WINTERBACH (DA)Ward 36

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IWANT to use your newspaper to apologise tothe female (lady not being an appropriatedescription) in the brownAudi estate carwithan NJ registrationwho, when I stopped at thecornerofRobertsandVictoriaRoadat7.50amon 28 January to allow pedestrians to cross,hootedandemployedsignlanguagetoindicateher displeasure.

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NGIBEnenhlanhlaemasontwe-ni ambalwa adlule okulalelaintshumayelo eyethulwe ngo-

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UMfu Vido Nyobole onguNobhalaJikelele webandla lamaWeseli, iM-ethodist Church of Southern Africa(MCCSA), usemkhakheni walababefundisi abangagcini ngokusabisaabantu ngokuthi bayosha esihogwe-ni uma bengakholwa, nokuthibayohlala eduze komdali umabephenduka benze okulungileyo.Kodwa uyilenhlobo ebamba iqhaza

ekucebiseni abantu ngokufanelebakwenze besanyathela kuwonalona omagada ahlabayo.

Abaningi bayalazi iqhaza alibam-bile ezinhlelweni zokuthuthukiswakomphakathi (community develop-ment), nangesikhathi eyingxenyeyekhomishini yamaqiniso nokubuy-isana (truth and reconciliationcommission).

Ubeshumayela ngesihlava esibu-lala abaholi sokuzicabangela bonakuqala ngaphambi kokucabangelaabantu ababaholayo. Uthe izintozimapeketwane kanjena nje ezweningoba yokuzicabangela kwabaholi.Okubi kakhulu, ngokusho kwakhe,ukuthi abaholi bavame ukuthandaukuhola abantubakaNkulunkulubo-na bebe bengaholwa umoya kaNku-lunkulu. Uthe ukuhola abantungentandokaNkulunkulu,ukuwenzayonke into ngeqiniso.

Le ntshumayelo kaMfu Nyoboleingihlabe umxhwele kakhulu ngobaukuba abaholi bayalithanda iqiniso,ngabe kunokuthula emhlabeni.Iqiniso alihambisani nomhobholo,amanga, ukukhohlisana, inhliziyoembinokungabinandabanomakhel-wane.

Iningi lalezi zinto zihlala obala

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Sesike sasho kulengosi yima sisa-zozibona izimanga zothando olusha,sizwe nezethembiso esihlale sizizwaminyaka uma sekusondele ukhetho,lunele ludlule kuthi nya. Esikhundle-ni salokho sibone ukuqhubekakogebe phakathi kwabadla izam-bane likapondo nabadla imbuya

ngothi.Okunye okubuhlungu ukuthi

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Kukhona abasakholwa wukuthiuDkt Mamphela Rampheleucabangela umphakathi nomaududulwawubu ‘mina’? KwasayenauHelen Zille, ongumholi weDemo-

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Njengoba sithe ubuholi obuhlebuhambisana nenhlonipho, ngabesiyaligwema iqiniso uma singayigx-eki indlela aziphathe ngayo uMnuzFikile Mbalula ekhwela ezehlela ku-badlabeqembulesizweiBafanaBafa-na.

Yenabani nje?Akusiyena lo osan-da kuba nenkinga kaziphu njengobaesekwazi ukugxeka abadlalibeBafana Bafana abahluleke emi-zamweni yokukhuphula igamaleNingizimu Afrika?

UMfu Nyobole uthe: “Abaholikufanele baqinisekise ukuthiababaphathi kabi abanye abantu.Mabahlale benza okuhle kwabanyeabantu.”

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“I’M proud to have left a legacyto the school that has playedsuch a major role in my life,”

said Graham Bennetts during aninterviewaboutthebookheproducedfor Maritzburg College’s 150th anni-versary.

Bennetts, who has been at theschool for around 20 years, said thattheproductionof thebookwassome-thing very close to his heart becausethe school was so much a part of hislife.

Although Bennetts did not schoolat College, his family generationsbefore him had. Unfortunately, heand his brother were victims of theNationalEducationDepartment zon-ing system of the early 1970s and1980s.

Devastatingasthiswas,hefulfilled

adreambybecominga teacherat theschool. An English major who hasbeenpublished inEnglish, educationandmarketingjournals,andinLivingandLovingmagazine,Bennettshasapassion for writing and enjoyed thelong process of putting differentstories together and incorporating aCollege spin to it.

“College boys, past, present andteachersalike,have theirownstyleofspeaking, with our unique manner-isms, and it was very enjoyable to beable to put that spin on the stories,”said Bennetts.

He said that his favourite part ofresearching the book was readingabout all the mischief that the boys,then and now, used to get up to.

“You relive your own personalexperiences.”

While the planning of the bookbegan four years ago, the researchwent full steam ahead in February

last year.“I spent a lot of time digging

through deep boxes full of dust andcobwebsbutIfoundsomanypreciouspieces of history that it made it allrewarding,” said Bennetts.

The book is filledwith rich historyfrom old school pupils.

Bennettsmadeparticularmentionof three people who helped himwiththe book - Linda Laubscher andDebbieCraigwhoassistedwith thescanning and typing and MatthewMarwickwhoBennetts referred toas his right hand man.

“Anyone with an interest, espe-cially in schoolboy history, educa-tion, traditionsandthemischief thatschoolboys get up to, should get thisbook which was praised by otherschools as the best produced book todate,” said Bennetts.

The Maritzburg College Book isnow available for purchase online.

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PHOTO: LINDA LAUBSCHERPictured are (from left) Des Galtry (Class of 1944), Graham Bennetts withthe Maritzburg College 150th book and Anthony Pinnell (Class of 1952).

NQOBILE MTOLO>>nqobile@pmbfever.co.za

THE Msunduzi Municipality is in a ‘catch­22’ situation on whether or not to providewater services to the Shenstone communi­ty near Slangspruit.

At the last Exco meeting, municipalmanagerMxolisiNkosisaidthatthemunic­ipality needs to tread carefully whenapproaching this matter.

“It’sacatch­22situationinthatwetookthem to court for invading municipal land.Maybe providing them with water mightbe legitimizing their invasion but at thesame time, water is regarded as an essen­tial service and you cannot deprive peopleof that,” said Nkosi.

Exco member Jabu Ngubo said thatwater is a basic service that the municipali­ty needs to supply to the Shenstonecommunity, but there needs to be a cost

to them.Mayor Chris Ndlela said that the

Shenstone community secretary wouldhave to supply the municipality with adatabase of people who occupy the land,so that the municipality would know whothe beneficiaries are.

“With a community of 1100 house­holds, we have a big challenge and we needto move swiftly and interact with them.Everything will be done pending the

submission of the particulars of those whoneed these services,” said Ndlela.

Representative of the Shenstonecommunity, who declined to be named,said that there is a water car that comesaround and only a few people get waterservices.

“The people even asked for a votingstation but were not given one. Peoplehave been living there for more than 10years. The municipality did take us to court

in January last year but we won the case.They said that we were staying illegally ontheir land but we went to land affairs andwe found that the land is not owned by themunicipality. We have a legal representa­tive and we handed over the matter to him.These people are citizens of South Africaand they need water.”

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MY first article, which appeared in thisnewspaper on 15 January 2014, dealtwith the importance of taking good care

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Unfortunately you cannot, by law, apply tothe Registrar of Deeds for a substitute copy ofyourtitledeedyourself.Theonlywayofobtain-ing a substitute copy of your title deed is toconsult with an attorney, preferably a convey-ancer, who will then be able to prepare thenecessary application in the form of a swornaffidavit.

This will have to be signed by you and willneedtobelodgedbyyourconveyancerwiththeRegistrar of Deeds who, after examining yourapplication, will issue you with a certifiedcopy of your title deed.

The first thing you need to do though, andbefore consulting your conveyancer, is toconductathoroughanddiligentsearchofyourresidence - and any other place where youmighthavestoredthetitledeed- toensurethatit really has been either lost or destroyed.

It costs over R1000 to obtain a copy, so itpaystoensurethatyourcopyisnot lyingunderthe vacuum cleaner in the broom cupboard.

As I mentioned in my first article, wherethere are one or more mortgage bonds regis-tered over your property, then the title deedwill, in all probability, bewith the bondholderwhowillberetaining itaspartof theirsecurity.It is also important to note that the mere factthat your bond may have been repaid in fulldoes not necessarily mean that the mortgagebond has been cancelled.

It is quite possible that a mortgage bondwhichhas beenpaid off in fullmany years agohas still not been cancelled in the deedsregistry, and that the bondholder is still inpossession of your title deed.

Your conveyancerwill be able to guide andadvise you on this.

It is very important to note that once youhave been issued with a certified copy of yourmissing title deed, the original title deedbecomes a ‘dead deed’’ and can no longer beused foranypurposesshouldyousubsequent-ly locate it.

In fact there is an obligation on you, shouldyoubeissuedwithasubstitutecopyofyourlostor damaged title and then manage to locateyour original title, to submit the original titleto the Registrar of Deeds immediately.

ReaderswillnodoubtnowunderstandwhyI emphasised the importance of taking goodcare of your holding title in my first article.It pays, always, to take proper legal advice inthese matters.

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LLOYD Cele’s Pietermaritzburg fans arein for a superb treat this February whenhe performs live at the Golden Horse ina special Valentine’s concert on 14February.

He’ll take fansonanamusical journeyof his most memorable songs including‘Thanks To You’ and ‘Make It Easy’,whichwas nominated at SAMA 2012 forsong of the year and led to the danceinspired hit ‘My Air’, one of the biggestlocal hits of the summer of 2011.

Currently promoting his secondalbum,Celewillalsotreathisfanstosomeof his latest material.

“Weareabsolutelythrilledtobebring-ing the inimitableLloydCele toourstage.ComeandswaywithyourValentineashetakes you on a superlative trip of breath-takinglybeautifullovesongs,”saidcasinomarketing manager, Prabashni Reddy.

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Lloyd Celewillentertainfans attheCasino onValentinesDay.PHOTO:SUPPLIED

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PHOTO: NICOLE JOHNLungelo Madlala from Carter High School was present at the recent Museum PassportCompetition Launch at Project Gateway. This year, there will only be four places to visit ­KwaZulu­Natal Museum, Msunduzi Museum Complex, PMB Tourism and the Old Prison. Thecompetition will run from 3 February to 30 May. For more information, contact any of the fourparticipating museums.

Have you got your museum passport?

NICOLE JOHN>>nicole@pmbfever.co.za

AMAQOLACrewplanstotake the

music industry bystorm this

year, proving that Pietermaritzburgartists can make a name for them-selves in a tough industry.

The Amaqola Crew was formedearly last year by fivemusicians whoalready had their own solo careers.The group is made up of MuntuMahlobo (Muntu Wabantu),

Sfiso Khoza (Tee-R), SbusisoKhanyile (Madida), Sihle Xulu(Madizah) and Mduduzi Ndlovu(Mafeja). Their mission was to taketheir music to another level. The

group felt that, because of thehistory of PMB artists strug-gling in themusic industry, ifthey come togethertheywouldstandabetter chance.AmaqolaCrew

has their

own record label, Amaqolatainment,and are currently working withproducer Dj Classa. According totheir manager, Sanele Sithole,Amaqola Crewmusic has been airedon local and national radio stationsand they have had the opportunity toperform alongside the likes of BigNuz, DJ Tira, Black Motion andTeargas. They havealso shared thestage withinterna-tional art-

ists, Julian Gomez and Nick Holder.Amaqola Crew’s most recent per-formance was at the ANC Rally heldin Pietermaritzburg on18 January atHarry Gwala Stadium. Some of theirsingles include, One Thing, SwaggerandWeLove It and theyarehoping torelease an album sometime in thenear future.

“We are hoping to go far in themusic industry and, by workingtogether, want to reach a level thatmany people in our city feel is notpossible,” said Sithole.

Meet the Amaqola Crew>> Making a name forthemselves in a toughlocal industry

The Amaqola Crew (from left) MuntuMahlobo (Muntu Wabantu), Sfiso Khoza(Tee­R), Sbusiso Khanyile (Madida), SihleXulu (Madizah) and Mduduzi Ndlovu (Ma­feja).PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Celebrating 50>> On 27 January, 50 years ago, WA Lewitt opened its doors to pupils

NICOLE JOHN>>nicole@pmbfever.co.za

WA Lewitt PrimarySchool recentlycelebrated its

golden anniversary in agrand event held at theschool in Chetty Road,Northdale.

On 27 January, 50 yearsago, WA Lewitt opened itsdoors to pupils and hasgrown from strength tostrength with the dedica-tion and hard work of itsteachers and staff.

The current principal isNerand Harrilall who wasjoined by two past princi-pals, Abdool Banoobhaiand David Ellapen. Therewere also teachers presentat the event who had beenthere for many years. Oneof the highlights for fourteacherswasbeingpresentat the ceremony at theschoolthattheythemselvesattended.

Excited pupils filled theschool grounds waiting forvariousrenditions,speech-es and plays by the pupilsandteachers.Formorepic-tures of the event,visit www.pmbfever.co.za.

PHOTO: NICOLE JOHNDancers from the Kantharuby Dance Academy were part of the entertainment at WA Lewitt incelebration of its 50th birthday (from left) Samantha Naicker, Priyanka Ramharak and YulishaNaidoo.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDGrace College has welcomed a number of new staff at the start of this year (from left) Libby Streatfield (head of mathemat­ics), Pauline Cronje (drama), Symon Hlophe (intern), Carrie Luksich (business studies), Cecile Hackland (Afrikaans) with VincentLuksich (headmaster).

Grace welcomes new staff

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDDelighted to start his first day in Grade RR at CordwallesPre–primary school was (from left) Heath Bullock with hisdad Grant.

First day smiles

PHOTO: ROGER FANNERChistlehurst Academics and Arts supported InternationalHolocaust Remembrance Day on 27 January. Pictured isBernice Cockbain (Grade 11).

Showing their supportfor Remembrance Day

THE top Carter High School matric achiev­ers of 2013 were invited to a special tearecently with the principal AshwinRamgoolam and staff members, tocongratulate them on their outstandingachievements and present them with acongratulatory gift.

Jerisa Padayachee achieved eight

distinctions for English, Afrikaans, maths,life orientation, accountancy, life sciencesand physics. She will be studying civilengineering at Wits University.

Curtley Govender achieved sevendistinctions in English, maths, life orienta­tion, accountancy, geography, physicalscience and maths paper 3. He will be stud­ying to become a mechanical engineer atUKZN Howard College. Govender wasawarded a full scholarship by UKZN.

Reosha Premduth achieved six distinc­tions in English, Afrikaans, life orientation,accountancy, history and business studiesand will be studying a B­Com at UKZN inPMB. She was also awarded a UKZNscholarship to the value of R25 000.

Caryn Anthony achieved six distinc­tions in English, Afrikaans, life orientation,accountancy, history and life sciences. Sheis also going to be studying at UKZN PMBfor her B­Com.

Gwen Fynn achieved five distinctions inEnglish, maths, life orientation, geographyand life sciences and was awarded twoscholarships, one being The Old CarterianBursary which will be paying for her resi­dential and travelling fees and a scholar­ship from the University of Stellenbosch topay for her tuition and textbooks.

Carter High School is proud toannounce its pass rate of 98.41% for theNSC Examinations 2013 and boast 149bachelor passes and 36 diploma passes.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDAt the achievers tea at Carter High School were (from left) Gwen Fynn,Reosha Premduth, principal Ashwin Ramgoolam and Curtley Govender.

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days to Thursdays from 6pm to 8pm. Allwelcome. Inquiries: Joe at 078 799 8386or Edwin at 074 465 5172.FOOTBALL

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.

EASTWOOD Lads Football Club hastraining at the Eastwood Primary Schoolgrounds on Wednesdays and Fridays from4 to 5.30pm for U11 and U13. All Welcome.Inquiries: Donovan at 073 274 5565 or

Sports grounds, Raisethorpe. Choice of ei­ther a 2,7km or 5,4km.

NATAL Carbineers AC members gatherevery Wednesday at 5.30pm at the Car­bineers’ Drill Hall, Geere Street. All wel­come.

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HERMAN’S Delight time trials are heldevery Tuesday by Collegians Harriers atCollegians Club, 381 Boshoff Street, at 5.30pm. All runners and walkers are welcome.Choice of distances, 2,8 km, 4,4 km or 7,3km.

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WHATshould I look forwhenbuyinga computermonitor?Most peoplewill go for thebiggest screen that theycanafford.However Ihave foundthat this is generally an ill-informed decision making process.

There are a few things to look for. Size is one of the factors so let’slookat that first.Big screensnormally comewithbig resolutions,whichmake most pictures look sharper and improve clarity.

We do, however, have to consider the fact that a screen and TV aretwo different things.

A computer screen is generally positioned45cm to75cmaway fromyourface.Goingforanoverlylargescreenwillthenforceyoutophysical-lymoveyourheadwhenworkingondifferentareasonthescreen,caus-ing possible strain on your neck.

A good aspect to go for is a 27” for a developer or a designer and upto a 23” for any normal desk job.

The next thing to look at is the type of lighting in the screen. LEDscreensarenormallymoreexpensive,buthavebetterclarityandbettercontrast.Ontheotherhand,LCDscreensarenormallyquiteabitcheap-er, but the ‘black’ is generally actually a dark grey instead. This causesa reduced picture crispness. The last thing to look for is a warranty.When purchasing a screen,make sure that thewarranty is at least twoyears.

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IT’S all systems go for the 41stedition of theworld’s largest openwater swim, the aQuelle MidmarMile, which will take place thisweekend.

During the launch recently,Mile coordinator Wayne Riddensaidthathebelievesthisyearisthestart of a new and improvedtechnological era for the race.

This year, the Midmar Mileteam have turned to social mediato help them communicate withtheirswimmers.Therewillalsobea new timing system which willsend an sms to each swimmerscellphone as soon as they finishthe race,making the resultsmoreaccessible for everyone.

Ridden said there are alreadyover 14 000 entries for the swim,an increase of about 200 from lastyear.

“This number just shows howfartheMidmarMilehascome.Thefirst race had 153 swimmers.Hopefully we will one day get toourlongtimegoalofhaving20000swimmers in the race.”

There are new and excitingdevelopmentsalsopossiblefortherace, with great interest from in-ternational partners. This will

hopefullybeastep in thedirectionto make this a World Mile Swim,which has been a dream of Rid-den’s for many years.

This year, the oldest male par-ticipating is Ted Beukes (83) andoldest woman is Lorna Cochran,who will turn 90 this year.

Chad Ho, defending men’schampion of the Midmar Mile,was also present at the launch.Ho is hoping to go for his fifthconsecutive win this year.

“I’mveryexcitedbutnervousatthe same time. I try not to thinkabout it too much. I just focus onmy training and preparation andtaketheraceasitcomeontheday.”

The 8 Mile charity swim haveidentified six charities to contrib-ute to: The Pink Drive, Red Cap,Princess Charlene of MonacoFoundation, CHOC, SwimmerswithDisabilitiesandSave theRhi-nos.

Ridden made special mentionof the loss of Gareth Beech, ayoung swimmer who died tragi-cally last year. He said that therewill be a special ceremony tointern his ashes at the dam in thepresence of his fellow swimmers.

“This race is 100% for the peo-ple.It’swherepeoplecometogeth-er, yes tocompete,butalso tohavefun,” said Ridden.

Chad Howill belooking forhis fifthconsecutivewin at theaQuelleMidmar Milethis year.PHOTO:NICOLE JOHN

Ready, set, swim...

JONATHAN COOK IN CAPE TOWN

THERE are few more focusedplayers in the world’s 11th-ranked Investec South Africa

women’shockeyteamthangoalkeeperPhumelela “Phume” Mbande.

TheCarterHighSchoolproducthasfast been making a name for herselfoverthepastthreeweeksinCapeTownduring theHartleyvaleSummerSeriesagainst the world’s top-rankedHolland, world number four Australiaand world number 12 Belgium.

Her performances on the pitch andonthetraininggroundhaveimpressedthose in the know.

Investec South Africa teammanag-er, and specialist goalkeeper coach,Sheldon Rostron - not easily pleased -cannot sayenoughabout theUniversi-tyofPretoria(Tuks)charteredaccount-ancy student.

“Phume has a very strong workethic, knows there are no short-cuts to

success andhas theuncommonabilityto be honest when it comes to self-as-sessment,” the Pretoria-basedRostron, himself a former provincialgoalkeeper and Mbande’s personalcoach, said Tuesday.

What impresses Rostron further isthe Mthatha-born Mbande’s ability toblock a mistake out of her mind andconcentrate on the next save.

“Phume has that rare trait of beingable to forget the immediate past andfocus on the next moment, which notall goalkeepers are blessed with.”

Investec South Africa assistantcoachFabianGregory,whoalsoservesasdirectorofcoachingatthePieterma-ritzburg-based University of KZNHockey Club, was in full agreement.

“Phume’smost admirable attributeis her humility, she is well-groundedandhas a strong sense of responsibili-ty,” said Gregory.

“Phume is a brilliant shot-stopperandgivenherdetermination, Ihaveno

doubt thatshecangrowintobecominga permanent member of the nationalteam.”

Now 21, Mbande’s first taste ofinternational hockey began with theSA U17 side at the Youth OlympicGames in Singapore, was enhancedwhen playing for the SouthAfricaU21team at the 2013 Junior World Cup inGermany, and underlined by her 14Testmatches during last year’s Invest-ec World League semi-final event inLondon, the 2013 Africa Cup ofNations tournament in Nairobi – andnow the recent series in Cape Town.

Incomingmonths,theSAteamhaveahostof commitmentsas theypreparefor the 2014HockeyWorld Cup in TheHague,Netherlands in June, aswell asthe Commonwealth Games inGlasgow, Scotland in July.

It will be a battle for Mbande to fitin her studies alongside lofty hockeyambitions, yet there few players morecapable of winning on both counts.

PHOTO: PLATE PICTURESEx­Carter High School and current Investec South Africa women's hockey team goalkeeper Phumelela Mbande is fastestablishing a name for herself.

PHUME…shot-stopper of

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ST John’s DSG matriculant,Natalie Esteves (18), has beenselected for the South African

under 18 youth hockey team and willbe participating in the Africa YouthOlympicqualifier from10 to15Marchin Zambia.

Esteves sat down with theMaritz-burg Fever soon after shewas told thenews about her selection.Question: When did you begin playinghockey?Answer: “From before I can evenremembersoprobably fromtheageofthree or four. I played when I was atScottsville Primary School. I was veryfortunate there because I was pushedup a few ages in hockey so I got to bebetter from a younger age.”Q: When did you realise you had apassion for playing hockey?A: “WhenIwas in juniorschool Iknewthat I lovedhockeybut I developed thepassion in high school because it was

all I ever wanted to do. I would saythough, that I also had the passion, Ithink it just grewbigger as I got older.”Q: How often do you train?A: “When I amonholiday I train for atleast one hour a day, but when I’m atschool it’s about four to five times aweek, depending on how much workI have.”Q: What’s your greatest hockeyachievement?A:“WellobviouslybeingchosenfortheYouth Olympics but I was also award-ed the U18 defender of the inter-pro-vincial tournament.Thatmeantthat Iwasthetopdefenderfrom all the teams in South Africawhich was a big deal for me.”Q: What process did you have to gothrough to stand a chance to bechosen for the Youth Olympics?A:“At the inter-provincial tournamentthere were 36 players that werechosen as part of the squad. We thenhadtogotoatrainingcampearlierthisyear and from those girls, only ninewere chosen.”

Q: Describe how you felt when youfound out you were selected?A:“Itwaskindofanoutofbodyexperi-ence. It was completely unreal andindescribable.”Q: What are you plans when you finishschool?A: “Iwant togo touniversityandstudySports Science. I have always beeninspiredbymycoachesandallthehelpthat theygivemeso Iwant togivebackto other players.I will definitely continue playing

hockey though, it’s what I love morethan anything.Hopefully I will be able tomake to it tothe U21 team and then work my wayinto the women’s team.”Q: What is you motto in life?A: “The fears you don’t face becomeyou limits. No matter how scared youare, go for it.I was competing with women mucholder than I was during the trainingweek, but I believed in myself and Ifaced my fears.It’s the only way you get better.”

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDNatalie Esteves (C) will be representing South Africa at the Africa Youth Olympic Qualifiers in Zambia next month.She is pictured with her proud parents, Hilda (L) and Luis.

ONE of the highlights on thePietermaritzburg cricketcalendar, the Sunfoil SchoolsNight League, sports a differentcharacter this year.

Still contested inthree categories –primary, second-ary and main tier –the biggest differenceis that a T20 formathasbeenadoptedandthat all threecompetitions havebeen condensed into a week in abid tomake it easier for schools tocompete.

Thefinaloftheprimaryschoolswill be followed by the final of thetoptiercompetition-involvingthebig four schools - Hilton, StCharles, Maritzburg College anddefending championsMichaelhouse-on14February, in

whatpromises tobeaspectaculardouble-header at The Oval.

A knock-out format will beapplied to the primary and

secondary schoolscompetitions, with gamesbeing scheduled atvenues across the city.The primary schools

competition starts on 7Februarywhile the second-aryschoolstournamentwillbe played on Saturday

morning, 8 February.The final is scheduled for

Thursdayafternoon,13Februaryat The Oval.

The top tier competitionfeaturing the big four schools willbe played on a league basis withthe two sides emerging with thetop points meeting in the final onFebruary 14.

Still contested in

ary and main tier –the biggest differenceis that a T20 formathasbeenadoptedandthat all threecompetitions have

secondary schoolscompetitions, with games

competition starts on 7Februarywhile the second-aryschoolstournamentwillbe played on Saturday

morning, 8 February.