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Msunduzi

>> The six properties in question are on a total of 14 000 m of land

PHOTO:KELVIN TRAUTMAN

Nyakallo Allinah Khambule stands next to her new CocaCola Bicycle.

77 bicycles for wastepreneurs

NQOBILE MTOLO

>>nqobile@pmbfever.co.za

M

SUNDUZI Municipality

Executive Committee (Ex-

co) has learnt that council

currentlyownssixpropertieswhich

have long term leases that are

unprofitable.

A report shows that these prop-

erties are unprofitable due to the

land lease agreements which were

concluded as far back as the 1920s.

The six properties are located on

a total of 14 000 m of land.

The first long term lease of the

property at 261 Church Street was

approved to run for 50 years - from

17September,1975to31July,2025.

The rental for this property is R256

500 per annum. This amount

excludes rates.

The second property, at 226

Church Street, was approved to run

from January 1, 1927 until 31

December, 2025.Themonthly rent-

al for this 313.01 m land is R7800

per annum.

The lease period for the third

property was approved to run from

1 November, 1927 until 31 Decem-

ber, 2025 with an annual rental of

R7800. The long term lease agree-

ment for aPietermaritz Street prop-

erty was approved to run from 1

April, 1985 until March 2040, with

an annual rental of R167 987.54.

This property is on 4287m council

land. The fifth long term lease was

approved to run from 1 January,

1927until 31December, 2025,with

an annual rental of R4080. This

property is on 222 m council land.

Thesixth longtermleasewasap-

proved to run from 14 September,

2001 until 29 March, 2025 with an

annual rental of R389 205.64.

Msunduzi mayor Chris Ndlela said

that itmakes no sense to hold politi-

cal power without any economical

power.

What is more painful is to learn

howmuchthelesseesaremakingon

rental compared to what they are

paying us. Legal guruswill consider

all issueswhenit istimefornegotiat-

ing options of the termination or

continuationofthesamelease,said

Ndlela.

Municipal manager Mxolisi

Nkosi said that when the leases end

in 2025, there is an option to renew

them for a set of five years each,

howeverhesaidthatthis isoptional.

Eleven years from now, Msunduzi

willwithout a doubt be bigger and it

is90%likelytobeametro.Therewill

be a need for much more office

space,andweareadvisingExcothat

when these leases expire in 2025,

the municipality should not renew

them, said Nkosi.

Excomember Thulani Xulu said

that themunicipality will always be

haunted by its past.

Onething thatwemustaccept is

that our past will keep on haunting

us, especiallywhen it comes to land.

Thisisquitepainfulbecausehonest-

ly if you look at the 40 years that

these companies have beenmaking

money out of our own land, we still

cannot make a decision [on the

leases], said Xulu.

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WILDLANDS Conservation Trust, a

beneficiary of the SouthAfricanGary

Player Invitational (GPI), distributed

77 bicycles to its waste-preneurs

from the Msunduzi and uMngeni

municipalities.

In November 2012, an innovative

and ground breaking partnership

between Coca-Cola, Qhubeka and

Wildlands, was announced at the

Gary Player Invitational. This part-

nership aimed to support the

Wildlands waste-preneurs project

rollout. Waste-preneurs are commu-

nity members who trade waste for

livelihood support items.

The initiative calls on waste-pre-

neurs to trade the plastic and PET

bottles for a Coca-Cola bicycle. At the

beginning of last year, the concept

was presented to existingwaste-pre-

neurs to determine if there was any

interest in the trade-off. Themodel is

based on the collection of an average

of 4 000 2l PET bottles per bicycle.

Waste-preneursoutdidthemselvesin

the municipalites and 77 Coca-Cola

bicycles were distributed. Among

them was 82-year-old Nyakallo

Allinah Khambule from Kwapata in

Msunduzi, who said that she is going

to sell her bike to get money to buy

food for her grandchildren.

Over 1000 waste-preneurs have

collected over one million PET (plas-

tic)bottlesthispastyear.Thisstagger-

ing achievement is real testimony to

the impact of this wonderful project,

made possible by the GPI and Coca-

Cola,saidWildlandsCEODrAndrew

Venter. - Supplied

Wastepreneurs

receive bicycles

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WASTE-PRENEURS ARE COMMUNI-

TY MEMBERS WHO TRADE WASTE

FOR LIVELIHOOD SUPPORT ITEMS

NQOBILE MTOLO

>>nqobile@pmbfever.co.za

F

ORMERMsunduziMunicipal-

ity spokesperson and spin

doctorBrianZuma,has joined

Maritzburg United as its communi-

cations manager.

Zuma once served asMaritzburg

Uniteds spokesperson before join-

ing the Msunduzi Municipality.

I have always believed that I

would return to Maritzburg United

at some point. The messages I have

received, people welcoming me

back and expressing their confi-

dence in me, has really worked me

up and I see a very positive and

productiverelationshipbetweenthe

fans and the club going forward,

said Zuma.

ZumaservedasMsunduzis com-

munications manager for nine

years. He said that he is passionate

about his hometown of Pietermar-

itzburg and as a football club, they

instill the spirit of patriotism among

the people of Pietermaritzburg.

The fact of the matter is that

Maritzburg United plays a very

patriotism for their city by support-

ing Maritzburg United and fill that

stadium each time the team plays,

said Zuma.

Zumasaidmindsetsneeded tobe

changed.

If we can achieve that kind of

support, I believe that will make the

club more attractive to businesses

whomay thenbe interested inspon-

soring or partnering with the club.

That is my mission and that is

achievable, said Zuma.

Maritzburg United Football Club

Chairman, Farook Kadodia, said

that the vision is to be the football

team of choice for the people of

Pietermaritzburg and the greater

uMgungundlovu District.

Marketingandcommunications

are a very critical aspect ofmanage-

ment, which needs someone who is

skilful and experienced to add value

to the club and help us achieve our

goals and objectives.

We are confident that given his

experience in this field,hewill deliv-

er on these responsibilities, stated

Kadodia.

PHOTO:FILE

Former Msunduzi Municipalitys head of marketing Brian Zuma has joined Maritzburg Uniteds communication

division.

Zuma joins Maritzburg United

NICOLE JOHN

>>nicole@pmbfever.co.za

LIBERTYMidlandsMall has donated

over 21 000 bricks to Mama Ntombi

Community Projects (MNCP).

This donation will help build a

soup kitchenwhich will help provide

food for the needy in the Jika Joe and

Ezinketheni informal settlements.

MNCP has been working with the

people in these settlements since

2007. They live in poverty, barely

have enough food and limited cloth-

ing.

In an effort to help out and to give

back to the community, Liberty

Midlands Mall has worked consist-

ently with charities throughout

Pietermaritzburg over the years and

has been involved in the work of the

District Community Chest.

The donation will go a long way.

This is a particularly worthy project,

PHOTO:SUPPLIED

Pictured at the brick handover are (from left) Robin Poulter (building servic

es manager at Liberty Midlands Mall), Michael Deegan (Community Chest

director) and Chris Pilley (Mama Ntombis Community Projects).

Liberty mall donates bricks

especially with winter

slowly creeping in when

the soup kitchen will

provide some much

needed warmth to the

most vulnerable, said

Umi Khan, mall, centre

manager.

MNCPs outreach

programmes include a

weekly life skills session

enabling themto focuson

theirstudiesandpursuea

career in order to change

their present circum-

stances.

Most of the children

are orphaned and living

withagedgrandmothers,

other caregivers and

some are in child headed

households.

important role in many

thousands of peoples lives

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clubs],oranyotherteamforthat

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If we are not playing their

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them to be fully supportive of

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99th birthday. Owner, Con Malherbe, told her

that if she returned to Coffeeberry the following

yearwithtenofherfriendstocelebrateher100th

birthday, the celebration would be on him.

Not only did the feisty centenarian take him

up on his offer in 2013, but she returned in 2014

to mark her 101st birthday.

EntertainmentwasprovidedbyPietermaritz-

burgs well-loved busker, Mark Schonou, who

was there to serenade the birthday girl with his

violinalongwiththeCoffeeberrychoir,whodeliv-

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Marian Simmons celebrates her 101st birthday.

Happy birthday

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>> Marian

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NICOLE JOHN

>>nicole@pmbfever.co.za

THE Sanlam Business Partners

Entrepreneur of the Year awards

competition was recently launched

at the Victoria Country Club.

The competition honours, bene-

fits and uplifts South African entre-

preneurs, celebrating their excel-

lenceandinspiringotherstofollowin

their successful footsteps.

Finalists this year stand a chance

of winning a share of the prizes,

whichare totalled at overR1million.

The winner of the Entrepreneur of

the Yearwill receive R100 000 and a

ticket to a trade show of their choice

anywhere in the world.

Theguestspeakerattheeventwas

local entrepreneur, Deon Marilla,

founderofYesPleaseTourism,which

now has branches around the coun-

try.

Theclosingdate forentries isJune

16.

Entry forms are available at

www.eoy.co.za

PHOTO:NICOLE JOHN

Pictured at the event are (from left) Veroshen Naidoo (Business Partners), Ko

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>>nqobile@pmbfever.co.za

I

HHOVISI leMsunduzi Pietermaritz-

burg Tourism Association (Mpta) elib-

hekenenezokungcebelekaedolobheni

laseMgungundlovu limema zonke izikole

ukuba zibe yingxenye yokugubha impilo

yalowo owayengumengameli waseNing-

izimu Afrika ongasekho emhlabeni uM-

nuzNelsonMandela emcimbini ozoba se-

hholo iManaye elisendaweni yaseMbali

Unit 1 namhlanje.

Lomcimbi uzoqa ngo-10 ekuseni.

Lelihholo libaluleke kakhulu ngoba

mhla zingama-25 nama-26 kuNdasa

(March) ngo-1961, uMnuz Mandela

wethula inkulumo yakhe yokugcina

ngaphambi kokuba aboshwe nga-

maphoyisa obandlululo endaweni yase-

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ezochaza kabanzi mayelana nobudlel-

wanobukaMnuzMandelanedolobhauM-

gungundlovu.

Elandisa ngokubaluleka kwalomcim-

bi, uMnuz Mhlongo uthe: Ngonyaka

ka1961 lelihholo lalaziwa nge-Arya Sa-

maj. Ngomhlaka-25 kanye no-26 kuNda-

sa kulowonyaka baningi abantu ababe-

qhamuka ezinhlanganweni ezehlukene

zesonto kanye nezepolitiki abeza kulelih-

holongobakwakugujwaumcimbiwe-All-

in African Conference. Kulowomcimbi

kwakukhonaabantuabalinganiselwaku-

1400. Yilapho-ke uMnuz Mandela wat-

shela abantu ukuba kufafazwe izwi

lokuthiumuntungamunyekumeleavote,

UMnuzMhlongouthekuzofikanedlan-

zana labantu abalwela inkululeko yase-

Melika(UnitedStatesofAmerica).Uqhube

wathi: Intsha siyayimema ukuba ize

izoba yingxenye yalomcimbi ukuze yazi

imvelaphiyayo.Intshaeningiayiwazium-

lando waseNingizimu Afrika kanti lokho

akukuhle neze. Abanye abazi ukuthi

kwenzekani ngonyaka ka1976 kanti

abanye abazi nokuthi uMandela waye-

nobudlelwano nedolobha lethu. Ukuba

khona kwabo kulomcimbi kuzobavula iz-

ingqondo bakwazi ukufunda izinto ezin-

ingimayelananomlandowethu.Bazofun-

danokuthi uMandelawayengumuntu on-

jani. Silindele ikakhulu abafundi abenza

isifundo sezomlando.

Kuzobe kugujwa

impilo kalowo

owayengumen

gameli waseNingiz

imu Afrika ongase

kho emhlabeni

uMnuz Nelson

Mandela emcimbi

ni ozoba sehholo

iManaye elisenda

weni yaseMbali

Unit 1 namhlanje.

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O

N Wednesday, 5 March

2014, Msunduzi Pieterma-

ritzburgTourismhostedthe

first meeting of the Local Tourism

Forum. According to Ayanda

Zondi, assistant manager at the

DepartmentofEconomicDevelop-

ment andTourism, this is in terms

ofSection3 (g) (iv) of theKwaZulu-

Natal Tourism Act, no.11 of 1996

as amended in 2002 which states

that the authority shall have the

power to facilitate the establish-

ment of Regional Tourism Fora.

While presenting terms of

reference for the Forum, Zondi

pointedoutthatthestructureofthe

ForaemanatesfromtheProvincial

TourismCommittee,whereMEC

Economic Development and

Tourism sits down with the

mayors to local tourism forums.

Responding to questions about

synergy from provincial to local

tourism forums, she said that the

problem is usually between

district and local municipalities.

Our frustrations are also that

municipalities do not cooperate

with us in the same way they do

with COGTA, she added.

Represented in the meeting

were individuals and organisa-

tions stakeholders like the

Midlands Bed and Breakfast

Association, Midlands Tourist

Guiding Association, Liberation

HeritageRouteprojectandothers.

Issues of transformation in the

industry were also discussed, and

it was noted that the Tourism

TransformationDialoguemeeting

held in Durban last month had

recorded concerns around the

same issue.

Localgovernmentandcommu-

nity tourism organisations have a

huge contribution to make

towards transformation of the

tourism industry and Msunduzi

PietermaritzburgTourismhistory,

characterandprogrammesreflect

this.

CllrEuniceMajola,chairperson

of the Msunduzi Economic Devel-

opment Committee, was con-

cerned about the lack of B&Bs in

areas outside of the city. It was

noted that infrastructure develop-

ment, combined with town plan-

ning process, is limiting for poten-

tial investors in those areas

PHOTO:SUPPLIED

Pictured at the first meeting of the Local Tourism Forum are (from left) Mike Amond (Msunduzi Municipality), Des Morgan (chairman of the

Midlands Bed and Breakfast Association), Cllr Eunice Majola (chairperson of the Msunduzi Economic Development Portfolio Committee), Ayanda

Zondi (assistant manager at the Department of Economic Development and Tourism), Geoff Calmeyer (Midlands Tourist Guides Association),

Dumisani Mhlongo (director of Msunduzi Pietermaritzburg Tourism) and Oscar Dlomo (MPTA EXCO member and Liberation Heritage Route coordi

nator).

Local Tourism Forum established

TALKING TOURISM

DUMISANI MHLONGO: DIRECTOR OF THE MSUNDUZI PIETERMARITZBURG TOURISM ASSOCIATION

KHAYALETHU Outreach Team, a

project of Youth for Christ, recently

held a cleanup project for the children

in the Northdale area.

Khayalethu works daily with

young people living and struggling

with street life and its addictions. It

is challenging work, especially for

those who have been on the streets

for many years.

Whileworkingwiththechildrenin

the Northdale area, the team noticed

that the environment where they

sleep and live was particularly filthy.

They decided to initiate a cleanup

campaign, getting the children who

live in the area to help clean it.

Simphiwe Sithole, YFC outreach

coordinator, said that they were

surprised at the willingness and

enthusiasm of the children to clean

the area.

We reinforced the importance of

hygiene and personal care. Street life

is a hopeless and destructive addic

tion and we will continue to come

alongside them, aiming for them to

make the decision to leave the

streets. We believe that hope can be

birthed in every situation, said

Sithole.

YFCs aim is to give hope and

reduce the number of children and

youth on the streets. For more infor

mation about the work of Khay

alethu, contact Sithole at 033

3944057. Supplied

YFC cleans

up Northdale

March 26, 2014

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7

T

HE article on Water meters

woes (19 March, 2014)

reveals a depth of ignorance,

incomprehension, lack of under-

standing and apparent disinterest

in theproblemby theofficials inter-

viewed, that is too horrifying to

ingest.

Thelistofreasonsfornotreading

the meters on time - lack of new

meters, lackof transport, inclement

weather, meters buried under-

ground, meters cannot be located,

meters covered with soil and mud,

damaged meters, non access,

shortage of readers - reveal a total

lack of management by managers,

coupledwitha total lackofdisinter-

est in the jobs they are appointed to

perform. Theirsolutiontotheprob-

lem is basically spend more mon-

ey, that is to hire transport, hire

more readers, provide raincoats,

replace underground meters with

expensive above ground meters,

the list continues,affirming the lack

of management skills.

I live in Worlds View and the

Msunduzi Municipality supplies

electricity and employs its own

meterreader.Iaddthatononeocca-

sion, themeter readerarriveddriv-

ingaBMWwithhisgirl friend in the

car.Whocanaffordtoemploymeter

readers driving BMWs? uMgun-

gundlovu Municipality supplies

water and employs its own meter

reader.Whatawasteofmoney.Two

readers when one would suffice.

I was overjoyed when last year,

Msunduzi introducedacardsystem

and asked homeowners to read

their own meters and submit the

readingsbyaduedate.Regrettably,

this system lasted for about two

monthsandwasabandoned.Why?

This system is the answer to all of

the meter reading problems de-

tailed above. What is more, if the

householders read their meters on

the first day of themonth there will

no longer be any need to average

consumptions at any time. A huge

step forward in the billing of

accounts, to everyones advantage.

R. WELLS

Worlds View

Water meter

woes

EVERY weekend, a group of hooligan

bikers ride on residential grass pave

ments in front of peoples houses in

Lincoln Meade.

They ride with reckless abandon,

ignoring other peoples safety.

People in this area walk their dogs

on the grass areas and the pave

ment, have to dive out of the way of

these hooligan bikers.

There was an incident on Satur

day, 8 March at about 4.30pm when

my girlfriend and I were walking our

dog on a leash. This group of hooli

gan bikers came hurtling down at

great speed from around the

Rehoboth Country Estate area.

I had just enough time to scream

to my girlfriend to get out of the way.

I feel that had I been a split second

to late, the situation would have

been more serious or even fatal.

This needs to be stopped before

someone gets killed or injured.

SIMON NEW/VAL MEADE

Lincoln Meade

Riding with

reckless

abandon

THIS is the season of general elec-

tions.

The media in South Africa has

been busy publishing articles on the

numerous contestingparties, togeth-

er with their manifestos. From what

hasbeenpresented,nearlyallparties

claimtheirmanifestos tobethepana-

cea for all the ills in this country.

Foremost among these are

solutions to problems in education,

health,servicedelivery,rampantcor-

ruption (this cancer will eventually

kill our beloved country) and the

roguepoliticians in local (nearly all in

our country) provincial and national

levels.

Manyofmy friendshaveaskedme

these questions and I am sure these

same questions are being asked all

over the country: Which party are

you going to vote for?

My answer, and also that of mil-

lions in our country?

IamgoingtovoteforNelsonMan-

delas ANC and not for the ANC of

Jacob Zuma.

What does this mean?

Two implications:

1. Jacob Zumas ANC will be in gov-

ernment in 2014.

2. South Africa will thus be blessed

withastrong, revitalized,focusedop-

positionparty,hopefullytojackupthe

government to espouse and cherish

democracy in all its names and

forms.

Wishful dream?

RAJMANIKKAM MUNISAMY

Via email

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R. WELLS FROM WORLDS VIEW

Getting ready for the first annual Mum's Mail fundraising breakfast, in asso

ciation with The Sunflower Fund, are (from left) Kenwyn Geyser (The Sun

flower Fund's PR and events specialist for PMB), Kate Oliver (iNsingizi),

Helet Borchardt (Sanlam Personal Finance) and Alice Leah (Mums Mail).

Mum's Mail is hosting a ladies breakfast on 30 May at the Protea Hotel in

Hilton. The breakfast starts at 8.30am and tickets are R200 each or R1750

for a table of ten. Booking is essential. The price includes a goodie bag,

breakfast, guest speakers and lucky draw prizes. There will also be a raffle,

a pamper station and retail therapy shops. The dress code for the morning

is floral with a hat or fascinator and there will be a prize for the best

dressed. The event aims to raise money for the Sunflower Fund whose sole

purpose is to pay for the tissue typing of potential bone marrow stem cell

donors for inclusion on the South African Bone Marrow Registry. To book

tickets, sponsor a prize or items towards the goodie bags, please call Geyser

at 083 632 3224 or email her at kenwyn@sunflowerfund.org.za.

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THE Pietermaritzburg Rotary Club will be hosting fami

ly health days from April 2 to 4. The annual family

healthy living and disease prevention campaign aims

to bring free health care services to people living in

underprivileged communities.

Services over the three days will include HIV coun

seling and testing, screening for TB, diabetes and blood

pressure, measles vaccinations, deworming, Vitamin A

dispensing and more. The Rotary Family Health Days

are open to parents, children, grandparents, friends and

all family members at over 145 sites across the country.

Approximately 4000 Rotarians from 225 Rotary clubs

will be volunteering between 9am and 4pm daily, and

working the sites to assist the medical staff and deliver

healthcare services to South Africans.

Rotary volunteers from the Rotary Clubs in PMB and

Hilton/Howick have consulted extensively with all

stakeholders selected, and will manage sites in

Cinderella Park, Dambusa in Edendale and KwaNoshezi

Hall in Snathing. To find out more about the RFHDs and

the sites in a specific area, visit www.rfha.org.za or di

al*120*7343#

Follow them on Twitter @RFHD ZA or Like them

on Facebook at facebook.com/RotaryFamilyHealth

Days. For more information, contact Brian Bassett at

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NICOLE JOHN

>>nicole@pmbfever.co.za

M

ATTHEW Willmans book, We called

him Madiba, will be launched at St

JohnsDiocesanSchool forGirls today,

Wednesday, 26 March, during a presentation

ofhisworkasNelsonMandelascommissioned

photographer.

Willman said that hehad committed almost

a decade of his life going around the country,

visiting and documenting places of historic

significance in Mandelas life - from Robben

Island to Inanda Heritage.

It was these various portfolios of images

that I had been submitting to the foundation

that finally theygotmenoticedafternineyears.

Ibecameacommissionedphotographerforthe

Nelson Mandela Foundation in 2004, said

Willman.

He described his experience working with

Mandela as extraordinary.

One never got used to the feeling that you

were in his presence. I often found myself just

staring at him, trying to ensure I was remem-

bering it all. From my personal experience, I

can happily say that theman you saw in public

was the same man in private. That says a lot

about a person.

He loved to make jokes and made a con-

stant effort tomake thosearoundhimcomfort-

able and happy. He loved laughing and telling

stories, said Willman.

Hesaid that themaingoal forpublishing the

book was to find a platform where he could

share an insight into his 10 year commission

with the Nelson Mandela Foundation. The

proceeds from the book sales will go towards

theMatthewWillman Visual Arts Foundation,

towards a scholarship fund for young artists at

tertiary level studies.

Its very rare to get the opportunity to see

what is happening behind the scenes, to

witness places that were very familiar to

Madiba. In the book you will experience the

iconic images that have grown to become

known around the world, but alongside those

you have an opportunity to view images that

would never make it into the limelight, said

Willman. .

Headded that thebook isanhonest account

of a common South Africans journey with

Mandela.

Imno different to any other SouthAfrican

whohadadreamandembarkedonthejourney

towards thatdream.The legacyofMrMandela

lies not only in the historic events, but in the

shared stories from the commonmanwhowill

carry his legacy forward.

Willmansbook launchwill beginat6.30pm

onthe26th.TicketsareavailableatacostofR20

per person and the book costs R350.

To book tickets, contact Heather Evans at

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S the weather cools down in

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busiest planting months on the gar-

dening calendar. Its the correct time

toplantsomuchintothedamp,warm

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of the last summer.

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and vegetables that need to be set out

during this season, either as seeds or

seedlings. The list is seemingly end-

less and far to long to print, but con-

sider a few of the best known.

The vegetable garden is ready for

peas,broadbeans, carrots, cabbages

and cauliflowers, lettuce and other

salad greens. Flowers include sweet

peas, Namaqualand daisies and Vir-

ginian stocks sown directly into the

garden.Seedlingsofsuchwellknown

flowers like pansies, violas, stocks,

primulas and poppies will be ready

for planting as soon as the weather

cools down further.

Pleasebepatientandwait for tem-

peratures to plummet before being

tempted to plant many of these cool

seasonplants.Manygardenersmake

the error of planting too early and

subjecting young plants and seed-

lings to heat stress that impacts on

their performance.

Its also bulb planting

season, with an abun-

dance of different

flower bulbs ready

for planting in the

next six weeks. These

include freesias, sparaxis,

ixias, hyacinths and daffodils.

Again, be patient and wait

until after the Easter week-

endbeforeputtingthebulbs

i nto the soil. Keep them

in the refrigerator until

its cool enough to plant.

Grow them inpots topre-

vent any threat from

moles. Plunge the pots into

the flower garden if neces-

sary, to create the impres-

sion that they are part of the

l andscape.

Talkingaboutplanting in

general - always remember

to spend plenty of time and

energyonpreparing the soil

forplanting.Thisentailsdig-

ging the ground over to the

depth of a garden fork, add-

ing copious amounts of well

rotted compost and the rec-

ommended amount of root

stimulatingfertiliser.Digalltheingre-

dients into the soil and rake to a fine

tilth before planting seeds or seed-

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and2:3:2generalfertiliserareallroot

stimulatingamendmentstoaddtothe

soil.

Autumnisagreattimeforplanting

or transplanting trees and shrubs as

well. Established garden plants that

need tobe relocatedmust be cut back

or pruned before moving them. This

reduces transplant trauma and al-

lows them to recover more rapidly.

This can mean that all foliage is re-

moved.

Woodyplantscanbecutbackhard

before being dug up and moved to a

new position within the garden. Post

transplant watering is vital to suc-

cessful relocation of mature plants.

Again, prepare the planting holes

with due consideration, adding com-

post and root fertiliser. Trees and

shrubs from nursery containers can

also be planted out into the garden

with a great degree of success during

the autumn period.

There is little or no transplant

shock and the plants have the whole

winter season to settle before new

spring growth commences. Trans-

planting in spring can be extremely

traumatic for the young plant.

Plant out shade trees, fruit trees,

hedge or screen plants and shrubs.

Every garden needs to have at least a

lemonor lime treegrowing in it.They

are decorative and productive, pro-

ducing aromatic fruit virtually all

through the year.

In the cooler climates, deciduous

fruit trees excel and fill the kitchen

with fresh peaches, plums, apricots,

nectarines and pomegranates to

name but a few.

Every year, new plants are intro-

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plants are no different to other day to

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striped leaves are topped with feath-

ery plumes during autumn. Another

new plant to shine is Echinacea

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that is now available in a range of

brightautumnshades.Normallyonly

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available, but now theres orange,

yellow, cream, rust and maroon.

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The Msunduzi Museum recently launched

its library week, commemorating the

national theme Celebrating libraries in

20 years of Democracy. Bev Dyer (pic

tured), from READ Educational Trust,

was one of the guest speakers who

spoke about the Trust projects and read

some stories to inspire children to read.

Phumi Zikode from the Family Literacy

Project also gave an inspiring speech.

Pupils from Maritzburg College, Heritage

Academy and Siyahlumula Secondary

School gave talks about their love for

reading and why it is important to read.

PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Celebrating

Library Week

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Varsity College and the South African National Blood Services (SANBS) recently partnered to host

a very successful blood donor drive on the Pietermaritzburg campus. Over 70 students donated

blood with a number of other students showing an interest. Unfortunately, due to a stringent

screening process, not everyone was able to donate. Varsity Colleges philosophy is to encourage

students to engage in good citizenship and to be socially responsible. Sinelungelo Memela (L), a

student at Varsity College and Berry Radebe, phlebotomist from SANBS.

Every drop

counts

NQOBILE MTOLO

>>nqobile@pmbfever.co.za

N

OT even the searing heat could keep

scores of Pietermaritzburg pupils from

attending the launch of the 2014 Apply

Nowcampaign and careers expo at Dales Park

sports field.

This two-dayeventwashostedbytheminis-

try of higher education and it aimed at encour-

aging pupils to apply on time to post school

education and training institutions of their

choice, and to equip pupils with the necessary

information for them to make informed

decisions about career choices.

The event was hosted by the Department of

Higher Education and Training.

Deputy Minister of Higher Education and

Training, Mduduzi Manana, said that South

Africa has a greater need for artisans.

While building the 2010 Fifa World Cup

stadiums,wewerefacedwithalotofchallenges

because we did not have enough qualified

artisans in the country.We had to look beyond

our borders and outsource from Ireland and

India.WeshouldnotlookdownuponFetcolleg-

es because they provide training for fitters and

turners and boilermakers. We need more

artisans in the country to build a stronger

economy. Right now we are working on a

turnaround strategy to make Fet colleges look

attractive to potential students, saidManana.

Mananasaid that there isamajordifference

betweenunemployedyouthandunemployable

youth.

Unemployable youth do not have the right

skills for themtobeemployed.Therearemany

university graduates who are currently at

home with no job.

Mananaurged lifeorientationschool teach-

ers to be responsible and help pupils to apply

tovarioustertiary institutionsandalsodissem-

inate information on how they can apply for

student loans.

We have developed a life orientation DVD

about the fieldofartisananditwillbedistribut-

ed to all the schools.

As a department, we want to see a lot of

pupils from previously disadvantaged back-

grounds becoming pilots and maritime

engineers. It is not where you come from that

matters but it is where you are going, he said.

PHOTO:NQOBILE MTOLO

Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training Mduduzi Manana addresses pupils at an

event held recently at Dales Park sports field.

SA needs

artisans for

a stronger

economy

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Charlotte Sullivan from South Africans

Against Drunk Driving (SADD), recently

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Grade five pupils from Athlone

Primary School thoroughly enjoyed

participating in a maths evening

hosted by Cowan House recently.

Pupils from the participating schools

paired up with a pupil from a

different school and together,

through discussion and logical think

ing, they had to attempt to solve

various mathematical challenges.

Kyran Otto and his teammate were

placed third overall, and Matthew

Oosthuizen and his partner were

placed second. Pictured are the

Athlone participants (back, from

left) Storm Smith, Menoka Maharaj,

Callyn Parus, Andiswa Zimu, Mary

Beth Wilson (front, from left) Yusuf

Badroodeen, Kyran Otto, Matthew

Oosthuizen and Troy Williams.

A challenging

evening of

maths

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Ros Crookes, a Grade three teacher at Merchiston, supporting a very

successful blood drive held at the school recently.

Blood drive at Merchiston

Laddsworth Primary Schools headmaster

Gavin Lambooy, head of rugby Jeremy

Farqurhson and senior primary sports co

ordinator Sean Veenstra, were presented

with Laddsworths 2014 season rugby kit

by Gary Stokes, regional manager of the

Fury Motor Group. The Fury Motor Group,

together with Castrol, Chevrolet,

Wesbank, RDG and Itec Central, sponsor

more than 60 schools around South

Africa through their rugby development

program. To date, this initiative has

raised R12 million for the participating

schools. Laddsworth Primary School is

proud to be associated with the Fury Mo

tor Group (from left) Gary Stokes, Jeremy

Farquhson, Sean Veenstra and Gavin

Lambooy.

New rugby jerseys

for Laddsworth

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RT pupils at Russell High School recently

went on a walkabout of the city to take in

the sights of the historic buildings, which

theyreplicatedintoworksofartundertheircrea-

tive theme Love Your City.

Alana Leigh, who was instrumental in deco-

rating the Isibindi rhino which now stands at

King Shaka International Airport, had a vision

forherpupilswhichwas inspiredbythemassive

revamp taking place in the city at the moment.

Leighs key objective was to teach the girls a

love and awareness of the beautiful historical

Pietermaritzburg buildings, teach them to have

an understanding of the architectural elements

and the history associated with the city.

Tokick-start thiscreativecampaign,shetook

the girls on a walking tour of the inner city.

Fortunately, thiswasmadeeasierbythefact that

Russell High is situated on the fringe of the city

centre.

I never thought so much time and effort

could go into creating a building. I now truly

appreciate the buildings and notice every detail

when I see an old Church in town, said Nikita

Johnson.

The girls found and identified the old build-

ings and photographed them. Many were

amazed to discover that they had regularly

walked past them without realizing their true

value to the city.

I came to realise the significance that the

buildings have to our city. Before studying the

buildings in detail, they were just regular old

buildings, but now I realise just how important

theyare toall ofusas theyareourheritage, said

art pupil Nosipho Zaca.

Onreturningtoschool,thephotographswere

printed and used as references. The outlines

were drawn using black pens. These were then

workedupusingcoloured inksandwater colour

washes.Theendresult isanarrayof inkwashed

drawings thatdepictbuildingsaroundthecityof

Pietermaritzburgwhich serves as a reminder of

its VictorianHeritage. Leigh hopes to find away

to have the drawings printed onto postcards or

calendars. She is also planning for the girls to

researchthehistoryof thebuildingsandtoinvite

guest speakers to further their knowledge.

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Russell High School was one of the buildings which its art pupils used in their Love Your

City art project.

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ICKETS are finally on sale for the most anticipated

event on South Africas motoring calendar and to cel

ebrate, Top Gears mystery racing driver, The Stig,

made a surprise visit to KwaZuluNatal to give some local

celebrities and media a taste of whats to come.

In just 100 days time, Jeremy Clarkson, James May and

Richard Hammond jet in to Durban to be part of what has

been an incredible trilogy of Top Gear Festivals in The

Warmest Place to Be.

Some of South Africas most famous sporting, enter

tainment and television personalities were lucky enough

to take part in experiencing The Stig pushing a Mercedes

C63 and Ford ST to their limits at the famous Dezzi

Raceway.

For Rugby Legend AJ Venter and Springbok Ryan

Kankowski, who are no stranger to adrenalininducing

situations, being in the car with The Stig took this to a whole

new level. When asked about the experience, Kankowski

said. Amazing we all know how to drive quickly in a

straight line but to be in the car with someone who is in

such control is almost relaxing. I love cars so being able to

experience that was really special.

There were celebrities aplenty and most of the guests

were lost for words after their experience with Top Gears

infamous man in the white suit. For the guys it was all about

driving skill and speed.

TV personalities Zakeeya Patel of MNet Series, The

Wild fame, Dineo Moeketsi from Vuzu and Bridget Khati

of Mzanzi Magics The Road to Miss SA reality series also

took an exhilarating ride with The Stig ,but despite their

best efforts, did not manage to tease a word out of the

tightlipped driver.

In Top Gear Festival Durban year one, over 67000 petrol

heads watched The Stig set unprecedented times in several

supercars including a Lamborghini Aventador and McLaren

12c. Last year, The Stig tackled the longer, more challenging

course in some of the worlds fastest track cars and joined

Top Gear Presenters Jeremy Clarkson, James May and

Richard Hammond for their live show within the Moses

Mabhida Stadium.

The third episode in the Durban Top Gear Festival trilogy

will take place from 21 to 22 June 2014 at Durbans Moses

Mabhida Stadium. Tickets are on sale now and range from

the Basic Ticket at R260 to R1995 for a SuperSport Elite

Village. For more information on ticket prices or to book,

visit www.topgearfestivaldurban.co.za.

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Festival 2014 launch that took place recently.

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tournament in May 2014. The Over

Tournament consists of the following

categories: ladies Over 30 and Over 35,

men Over 30, Over 35, Over 40 and Over

45. Our new action cricket league starts

on 27 January and any ladies or men

looking to play action cricket should

contact Jannetta at 033 346 2936 or

email jannetta@actionsportskzn.co.za.

We have the following leagues availa

ble: mens, mixed and ladies.

NITE MOUNTAIN BIKING

EVERY Wednesday and Thursday

night at Bushview Bike Park from

5.30pm. Inquiries : Gill at 072 665 7442.

ATHLETICS

ORION Athletic Club time trials every

Wednesday at 5.30pm from the Protea

Sports grounds, Raisethorpe. Choice of

either a 2,7km or 5,4km.

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 Eileen at 082 495 1118.

RUGBY

YOUNG Lions Lions Rugby Club

trains at the Woodlands Rugby Stadi

um on Mondays to Thursdays from 6pm

to 8pm. All welcome. Inquiries: Joe at

078 799 8386 or Edwin at 074 465 5172.

FOOTBALL

SHAMROCKS FC at the Golden Horse

Casino community fields. Juniors train

ing on Friday from 5 to 6pm, seniors U17

and U15 training on Tuesdays and

Thursdays from 5 to 6.30pm. Inquiries:

Daniel Haswell at 083 792 3668.

SAVAGES Savages Football Club

holds junior training every Friday from

5pm at Collegians Club. All welcome. In

quiries:Raymondat0729081370orVe

ronica at 072 212 1067.

PIRATES Junior FC trains at the

Woodlands rugby grounds. Divisions

from U6 to U15. New and old players

welcome. Inquiries: 072 329 1645 or 033

260 5156.

EASTWOOD Lads Football Club has

training at the Eastwood Primary

School grounds onWednesdaysandFri

days from 4 to 5.30pm for U11 and U13.

All Welcome.

Inquiries: Donovan at 073 274 5565

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AS of April 8, 2014, Windows XP, Office 2003, and Exchange Server

2003will no longer be actively supported. Older systems, as you know,

cannot easily handle todays security threats. Without critical support

updates,yourPCscouldbevulnerabletomalicioussoftwareandcompli-

ance issues.

Changing to a newerWindows system can seemdaunting, but hon-

estly,changeisgood.GettingcurrentwiththelatestversionsofWindows

andMicrosoft Office helps youmodernize your business and dramati-

cally simplify everyday tasks. Bring together critical aspects of your

businessandgainaconsistentexperienceacrossawidearrayofdevices

that you use at home, in the office, or on the gowithWindows 8.1. Gain

efficiencieswithWindows8.1devices:Fasterandlighter, longerbattery

life and touch for an easier user experience. Increase productivity and

access applications and files from virtually anywhere with Office 365.

Access business email, calendar, and contacts on your PC, phone, and

web browser with Exchange Online. Windows 8.1 has addressed the

fact thatsynchronisationhasneverbeenauser-friendlysetup,andper-

sonally I find that, with the help ofMicrosofts built-in OneDrive aswell

as Office 365, synchronisation has never been easier. Looking at all of

these factors, theobviousmovewouldbe toWindows8.1. If youarestill

unconvinced, I would suggest speaking to one of your IT consultants.

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The following Wykeham Collegiate junior school girls have been chosen for the midlands tennis team (back, from left)

Teagan Kroukamp, Frances Martin, Pranjal Gongal (front) Jaimie Sibiya (L) and Alice Beckett.

KZN midlands tennis selections for TWC pupils

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The Cordwalles Parents Association hosted their 11th aQuelle

Cordwalles Mudman event at Orient Park Midmar Dam. With no wind

or rain, it was very hot day and nearly 1500 athletes came out to

play. Generous sponsors, willing staff, enthusiastic parents, supportive

friends and many excited children got involved one way or another,

to make the event another huge success. The first overall team

winners were Team Major, first winner in the mens category was

Garth Marquis, overall winner in the ladies category was Sarah Gray.

Pictured are a group of Spur Mudskippers dashing out of their start

ing blocks towards the bike transition, then a wade through the

water and a run to the aQuelle Arch finish line.

Cordwalles Mudman

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Natalie Esteves a Grade 12

pupil at St Johns Diocesan

School for Girls, has just

arrived back from competing

in the U17 Youth Olympic

Games African qualifier in

Lusaka, Zambia, where she

was elected as captain of

this national U17 team.

Their results were as follows:

Beat Zimbabwe 132

Beat Zambia 72

Beat Namibia 92

Beat Kenya 150.

In the final, they played

Zambia again and won 53,

winning the gold medal.

They have now qualified to

go to the Youth Olympic

Games in Nanjing, China in

August.

Victory at Youth

Olympic Games

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OctoberDecember: 39880

T

HE KwaZulu-Natal under 19

underwater hockey boys have

been crowned South African

championsattheannualSouthAfrican

junior national underwater hockey

tournament that took place in

Stellenbosch recently.

Many of the boyswho played in the

KZN team this year were promoted

from the B-league to the A-league,

following their B-league win last year.

At the tournament, the team

managed to play some goodunderwa-

ter hockey and won most of their

matches, advancing to the final where

they were up against Gauteng.

The KZN boys showed determina-

tionandfoughtbackfrombeingtwonil

down to level the score to three all at

final time.

However theKZNteammanaged to

score the winning goal with a few

seconds left on the clock. This was the

first time in thehistoryof thesport that

KZN has managed to win gold in the

boys U19 A-league.

Unfortunately, KZN did not have

enough girls to send through a team to

nationals this year, however Len

Calitz from Voortrekker High School

enteredthetournamentandplayedfor

Gauteng North in the ladies league

whichtheyalsowongoldfor.-Supplied

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Pictured is the underwater hockey team (back from left) Dirk Calitz, Dillon Watkins, Lorcan Slabbert, Josua Joubert,

Deane McNeil (coach) with (front, from left) Josh Neill, Derick Fitzgerald, Michael MacDonald and Luke Honneysett.

Underwater

hockey champs

>> The KZN boys showed determination and faced Gauteng in the final

THE Nashua Maritzburg United FC

School Soccer Challenge kicked off

recently, with aspiring soccer players

from16schools intheregionshowcas-

ing their skills.

This tournament is an opportunity

for pupils, from both rural and former

model C schools, to play against one

another in a formal match format,

where they will compete for a trophy

and will be named overall winner.

The games will also be watched by

talent scouts from Maritzburg United

and players will stand a chance to be

signed up for the Maritzburg United

Colts, the development team for

Maritzburg United.

Nashuahas invested its timeinsup-

porting the tournament and will be

sponsoring the kits for the players.

Soccer development in South

Africa is critical not only to the future

of the sport, but also to the betterment

ofthelivesofthechildreninunderpriv-

ilegedareas forwhomsoccerprovides

apositiveplatformfromwhich togrow

and excel, said JP du Toit, General

Sales Manager at Nashua Pietermar-

itzburg.

South African Soccer Association

(SAFA) President Danny Jordaan,

acknowledged that the development

structures in SouthAfrica need urgent

attention if the country wants to

produce players capable of competing

internationally. Du Toit views the

Nashua Maritzburg United FC School

Soccer Challenge as a big step in the

right direction.

Thetruthof thematter is thatsome

of these schools that take part dont

even have proper kits. Theyve never

played on even pitches with proper

goalposts and a linesman in an actual

tournament format, so its a huge deal

for them, said du Toit.

Last years tournament resulted in

Ryan Moon and Ayren Bond from

Maritzburg College both being award-

ed professional contractswithMaritz-

burgUnited after having been scouted

during the tournament.

Ourgoal issimple-wewanttokeep

kids off the street and provide a plat-

form for them tomake their dreams of

one day playing professional soccer a

reality. said du Toit. Supplied

Nashua schools soccer challenge kicks off

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