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PHOTO: JONATHAN BURTONCarter High School matric pupil, ChrisGilart, looks through the paper for hisresults while Philile Kumalo (L) andCebo Mkhathini (R) celebrate with him.
NICOLE JOHN>>[email protected]
ASmidnightstruckon7Janu-ary 2014, thousands ofmatriculants waited in
anticipation toreceive their resultsfor the National Senior Certificate.
Duringthebusymarkingperiodof over two million scripts at 27marking centres around the coun-try,MuziMahlambi,DepartmentofEducation spokesperson, said thatthe minister of education washappy with the credible quality ofwork by the markers.
Hewenton tosay that therehad
been minimal disruptions to the2013 matric examinations.
During a live press conference,Basic Education Minister AngieMotshekga announced a nationaland provincial pass rate of 78,2%and 77,4% respectively.
Bothpassrateswereawelcomeincrease in comparison to 2012,and exceeded the department’sexpectation for the year.
“Thebest class since the adventof democracy,” according to Mot-shekga.
Two Pietermaritzburg pupils,Priyanka Ramgoolam and YusufMahomed,werein joint thirdplace
in the country, with four othersfrom KwaZulu–Natal, in thenational top 25.
During the course of the day,schools were flooded with pastpupils coming in to collect theirstatements of symbols.
Jenny Rogers of Carter HighSchool said that the principal andstaff are extremely proud of theresults produced by their 2013matric class.
“Weareproud toannounce thatthepass rate for theNSCmatric re-sults for 2013 is 98,41%,” saidRogers.
Deputy head girl, Jerisa Paday-
achee, achieved eight distinctionsin English, Afrikaans, maths, lifeorientation, accountancy, lifesciences, physics and maths 3.
Other pupils excelling in theschoolwereCurtleyGovenderwithseven distinctions and six distinc-tions from Reosha Premduth andCaryn Anthony.
“We would like to congratulateallourmatricsontheiroutstandingachievements and wish them wellas they embark on the new chap-ters in their lives,” said Rogers.
Russell High School’s topachiever was Bongeka Mntakawho achieved three distinctions.
Mntakasaidthatsheisthrilledwithher results and will be studying atthe University of KwaZulu–Natalthis year.
Arthie Rampesad, deputy prin-cipal at Russell High, was equallydelighted with the outstandingmatric results.
She said that the majority ofgirlsachievedaBachelorspassandmany of the girls are choosing tofollow careers where there is askills shortage.
Nowthepressure is on the classof 2014 who will begin with arevised syllabus for their matricyear.
Matric class ofMMaattrriicc ccllaassss ooff
201322001133>> “The best class since the advent of democracy”
Pietermaritzburg’s Top 23 achievers receiving eight A’s or more
Priyanka RamgoolamYusuf MahomedThimira MoodleyLyndall Callan RowlandsShaneel SinghBhavna BharathTelisha RamlallTashveer SoorjuAdila HassanJerisa Padayachee
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PHOTO: NQOBILE MTOLO(From left) Khwezi Myeni,Nosipho Vilakazi and NomondeNdlovu from GHS.
PHOTO: NQOBILE MTOLO(From left) JustineSingh and MeshanyaNaidoo from GHS.
PHOTO: NQOBILE MTOLO(From left) Kelly Mzobe, Jesseca Le Roux and LaurenStenner from GHS.
PHOTO: NQOBILE MTOLO(From left) Anelisa Mabandla, Victor Mthethwa, Makaziwe Mali Ngubeni and Philile Makhathini from Alexandra High.
PHOTO: NQOBILE MTOLO(From left) Khuleka Nene, Nkululeko Khomo and Fezile Xulu from Alexandra High.
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Well done to theWell done to thematric class of 2013!matric class of 2013!
>> Much excitement as the matric class of 2013 collects their results
NQOBILE MTOLO>>[email protected]
YESTERDAYmorning started off at a slowpacewith only a fewmatriculants visiting their oldschools to fetch their matric statements of re-
sults.Around10amhowever, thenumbers gainedmo-
mentum. The Maritzburg Fever visited variousschools to capture the happy matrics. To see morephotos, please visit www.pmbfever.co.za
PHOTO: NQOBILE MTOLO(From left) Simli Mbongwa and Carmelle Smith from GHS.
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Vandalism atEastwoodswimming pool
>> The windows were smashed by angry youngsters
NQOBILE MTOLO>>[email protected]
WARD councillor 34, Eunice Majola, iscalling on Eastwood residents whohave information regarding the
vandalism of the Eastwood swimming poolproperty to immediately contact local authori-ties.
This past Saturday, at around 3pm, thewindowsof the lifeguards’officeand thepublicchange rooms at the pool were smashed by agroup of angry youngsters who demanded toswim.
A community source said that the pool hadbeen drained andwas being refilledwhen twogroups of youngsters came in through the bro-ken fence and demanded to swim.
“They did not understand that the pool hadto be cleaned. Twogroups entered through thefence openings at opposite ends. When thesecurity guardswent to confront one, theothergroup entered the premises and smashed thewindows. They smashed the lifeguards’ office
and broke all the windows of the toilets andchange rooms. These were young childrenbelow the age of 15. There are often condomslying all over and years ago, a security guardwasassaultedbyagroupofyoungstersandwashospitalized due to the seriousness of hisinjuries. The residents of Eastwood need toreport thesepeople because they are vandaliz-ing our only swimming pool,” said theconcerned community member.
Majolasaidthatvandalismof theswimmingpool property has been ongoing for years.
“They take out some of the concrete slabsused for fencing and break windows. This isworrying. We should be grateful that we havea pool because other wards do not have one.Thecommunityneedsto lookafter itspremiseswhich are provided to them by the Msunduzimunicipality.There isan investigation into thismatterwhich isbeingconductedbyauthoritiesandwewouldwelcomeanyonewhohasanyin-formation related to thematter to contact us sothat we can find an amicable solution to thisproblem,” said Majola.
PHOTO: NQOBILE MTOLOWard 34 councillor Eunice Majola said that the people who are responsible for damaging prop-erty at Eastwood swimming pool should be reported to authorities.
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Kitchenintimacy andthe dark sideMy dearest Nigella Lawson,
IamwritingtotellyouthatI am confounded by the
mediahullabalooafteryouconfessedin court to snorting cocaine andsmokingmarijuanawith and in frontof your children.
You see, I understand, Nigella. Iunderstandthat thestressassociatedwith opening countless packets ofvacuum sealed almonds is enough todrive anyone to drugs, not just you.
Why, just last week in my neck ofthe woods, the good people ofPietermaritzburg again made thenewswhen a brothel was discoveredin one of their fabulous streets.
Hours prior to this, a drug bustoccurred in Montorse Drive, whereR5millionworthofheroinandsugarswas confiscated.
This is not the kind of sugar youmay be thinking of, Nigella. A cup-and-a-half of this stuff will see youtransmogrify into something awfullyunsexy, even if you add a pint oforganic cream and three free rangeeggs.
Indeed, ingesting this sugar willsee you devolve into a poor personwith a drug habit, which is always somuch more unappealing than a richperson with a drug habit, as the fewChanel-saturated users ofPietermaritzburg will tell you.
Nigella, Imustadmit that likemostpeople who havewatched you on thetelly licking spatulas week–in andweek–out, I never realised that your
cookingtalents includedwhippingupa nutritious meal for the nice druglord down the street.
Many of your detractors have saidthat your foray into theworld of illicitsubstances is proof that flirting withcookingutensils leadsone to thedarkside.
However, I am confident that yourvast fan base understands that evendealers need the four basic foodgroups on a daily basis.
I must confess that I don’t knowmuch about cocaine or marijuana,Nigella. Even so, I find it a tad trivialthat so many Nigellaphiles prefer tothink of Britain’s domestic goddesssmoking only salmon or bacon.
Nevertheless, I feel it appropriateto offer my thoughts on other family-centred activities you may want topartake in with your children, nowthat I am aware of your recreationalhabits.
Research indicates that one of thebestways tobondwithoffspringonceyou have smoked marijuana withthem is to find a frail pensioner andbeat her repeatedly with a cast ironfrying pan. It must be cast iron,Nigella. Cast–iron adds a homey
warmth to any occasion.Should you find this too time con-
suming, consider visiting a whore-house with the young-uns andmain-lining heroin. This can be done in thetimeittakesforasimple,hearty,fami-ly–sized flan to rise.
Alternatively, you could pack apicnic basket, take it to the park, finda comfy bench and play drinkinggames with two or three bottles ofStroh Rum. Remember, Nigella, not
only is it sensible to drink alcohol atmiddaywithyourchildren,but it alsooffers you the opportunity to sun–drytomatoes while doing body–shots.
Asyoucanseefrommyadvice,onedoes have to approach the subject ofgoodparentingwithacertainamountof pragmatism and a touch of wis-dom, even if one is a celebrity.
To this end, my final words ofadvice are the most important: Iencourage you to never offer up
macaroni as a post–school snack.Macaroni is a well documented
gateway–food. From macaroni it’sjust a hop, skip and jump away fromthe children staggering around thehouse with glazed eyes looking forpolony and bread. Polony sandwich-es, Nigella!
Should the above not appeal toyour good sense, you may want toconsider trying something radical,and something I must confess I havenever heard of beingdonebya celeb-rity before.
Youmaywant to hire PR people toleak a story to the media about howan insufferable marriage led to yourdrug–useandhow“mortifying”it istohave your entire life on display.
I am almost sure the fan base thatmade you a multimillionaire willswallow this. But, as I said, I havenever heard of a celebrity shiftingresponsibility,sodothinkitovercare-fully…as a fragile, damaged andvulnerable domestic goddess should.
January 8, 2014
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REMEMBER, NIGELLA, NOT ONLY ISIT SENSIBLE TO DRINK ALCOHOL ATMIDDAY WITH YOUR CHILDREN,BUT IT ALSO OFFERS YOU THEOPPORTUNITY TO SUNDRY TOMATOES WHILE DOING BODYSHOTS
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Write to the MaritzburgFever editor, at P. O. Box362, or send an email [email protected] fax the letter to 033355 1164.
TO give blood is the mostgenerous, selfless giftthat a person can give.
Nobodyisgoingtothankyouand you will never know thosewhose lives youhelped to save.
My husband was recentlyrushed to hospital for a bloodtransfusion.
Fortunately, his blood wasable to bematchedat thebloodbank. His life was perhapssaved by an unknown donorwho I wish I could havethanked.
Blood is always in shortsupply, so thank you blood do-nors.
Ihopethis letterwill servetopersuade others to give.
One day it could be you.Sadly I am tooold todonate.
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THEworldthatweliveintodayhasbecome somewhat of a place to beon account of those who meddle,pry and prod into the lives andaffairs of others.
Sadly, it is adults who have tak-en this as a favourite hobby, totallyoblivious of its grave consequenc-es.
Discussing the lives and eventsof others has become somethingthat some adults thrive on.
The strangest part of this past
time is that this evil is done withmalicious intent rather than nobleintentions.
Theramificationsof thisevil actof backbiting are far reaching forbothpartieswhile it isobvious thatthe victim suffers the most in thisworld.
Family structures are some-timesbrokendown, thereputationof innocent people are heavilytarnished by unfounded accusa-tions and allegations.
When we focus on our own illsinstead of the ills of others, we be-come better people.
Finally, there is so much bad inthebest of us, and somuchgood inthe worst of us, that it is reallydifficult to say who is really goodand who is really bad.
ASE AMEENMOUNTAIN RISE
Meddling in the lives of others
LOOKforthesignsinanabusivere-lationship.
Verbal, physical and emotionalabuse cannot be wished away.Speak out about your dilemma tofriends, relatives and organisa-tions that will refer you to institu-tions where you can obtain assist-ance.
You may seem trapped, butsummon all the courage withinyourself and take those integralsteps that will save your life.
Violence and abuse in arelationship is symptomatic of adisturbed and unstable mindwhich once analysed, needs to betreated.
However this does not happenand instead of the problem beingnipped in the bud, it is allowed tofester until it rages out of controlwith devastating repercussions.
A fatherdrives into thebaywith
his children and recently, a fatherclubstodeathhiswifeandtwochil-dren with a mace.
These acts, as revolting as theymay sound, do not happen over-night. They are premeditated,planned and executed with preci-sion.
What kind of human can inflictsomuchdamage to his own familywithout having any remorse fortheir actions?
People in abusive relationshipsadopt the wait and see approachand have this fictitious hope thatthingswillgetbetter...remember,itnever does.
Youaretheonlypersonwhocanchange your circumstances. Youarethemasterofyourowndestiny.Abuse is abnormal and an abnor-malrelationshipcannotbecalledarelationship.
Astablerelationshipisbasedon
love, care, understanding, hones-ty, empathy, compassion and anunrelenting feelingofhelpingeachother to be the best in all facets oflife.
Continuous deviation fromtheseattributeswillmeantherela-tionship is on the verge of a break-down or has completely brokendown.
Divorce is not socially accepta-bleand it stigmatisespeople, espe-cially in the Indian community.
Couples have this notion of liv-ing together for thesakeof thechil-dren.Rathermoveoutofa lovelessrelationship.
Your precious life will dependonthedecisionsyoumakeandhowyou act on those decisions.
The power ultimately lies in thepalm of your hands.
VIJAY SURUJPALVia email
Gender based violence is rife in this day
WHAT this country needs is an honestpresident who can ‘crack the whip’ andmake his ministers crack theirs too – bethey black, brown, yellow or white.
Affirmativeactionmustgotoo.Madibawiselykeptoutofcommentontheineffec-tivenessanddishonestyofgovernment inso many fields.
Inparticular,weneedapresidentwhoreally understands how important edu-
cation is for all areas of public life.Whenalmostanybodycanpassmatric
and get to university, what future is therefor a country hoping to improve its pros-perity and, thereby, the employment andhappiness of its people, andplay apart inAfrican and world affairs?
DMR LEWISHowick
Time to crack the whip
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CHRIS Folker Tennis wrapped up abusy 2013 with another successfulyear–end McDonalds Junior TennisTournament.
The Hilton Village tennis courtswitnessed a flurry of junior tennisactivityinaneventthatsaw100entriesof keen young players from across theKwaZulu–Natal midlands, and organ-isers CF Tennis were stretched all theway in completing250 tennismatchesamidst rain–threatening weather,which posed a constant challenge.
All the round–robin matches werecompletedunder ominous cloud coverand the organisers said creditmust goto the players, plus the numerousspectatorsonthesidelines,forcompet-ingandwatching in theuncomfortable
weather conditions, which did notmake the search for quality play veryeasy.
“Oneof thegreatspectaclesof thefi-nalsdaywasthematchbetweenJamesMartens and Murray Baker,” tourna-mentdirectorChrisFolkertoldMaritz-burg Fever. “Playing full–court rallies,these two competitors were hittinghard ground shots and exhibited awide range of strokes allied to aconsistency that was most impressivefrom young players.”
Baker was the eventual winner ofthemost pulsating of finals. Also grati-fyingwas thesupportofferedbyHiltonbusinesses as co–sponsors.
“A special thank youmust go to thelocalbusinessesforsupportingthisan-nualeventwithfantasticprizes,name-ly Talent Window Africa, SMG Pieter-
maritzburg, Quarry Spar, H2O, HiltonHarcourts, Hilton Village Build-it,Aquélle, Hanbury Chickens, theCompany Man’s Shop, Blackwood’sHome of Gardening, Racefood andTecnifibre,” said Folker.WINNERSSingles: Murray Baker, Brooke Veenstra,Matt Bray, Chloe Morton, Gavin Veenstra,Ashley Starmer, James Clark, Jodie Conollyand Cailene Jamaloodeen.Doubles: James Martens and Murray Bak-er; Brooke Veenstra and Robyn-Brooke deKlerk; James Godleman and Matt Bray; AlexCandler and Chloe Morton; Gavin Veenstraand Ruben Jacobs; Ashley Starmer andCatherine Dent; James and Murray Clarke;Yasha Nair and Milan Comley; Abi van Heer-den and Cailene Jamaloodeen.Go to www.facebook.com/cftennis.co.za forthe full results.
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STEVE Komphela is the beaconof hope who is expected to takeMaritzburg United out of its
gloomymiseryaftertheirpoorstartinthe Absa Premiership.
ClintonLarsen,whonotmorethanthree months ago was appointedhead coach of Maritzburg United,was sacked last week after the teamof choice found themselves in thebottom three.
Maritzburg United chairmanFarouk Kadodia said that Komphelais able to take the team to its initialgoal of finishing off the season in thetop eight.
“It’s an exciting challenge and oneneeds to acknowledge that it will not
beeasy. In2005Icamehere foraveryshort period but it didn’t work out.This time I’mhappy to say that I haveofficially been given this huge oppor-tunity to be coach of MaritzburgUnited. It’s a serious responsibility tobe brought back again to what I callstress avenue. I accepted the jobwiththe full understanding that this chal-lengeshouldbeturnedtoanopportu-nity.Whowouldn’twant to comeandwork in Maritzburg? The city itself isbeautiful,thesupportandtheamountof talented youngsters in Maritzburgare great,” said Komphela.
He said that the team of choiceneeds to face the fact that it is in thebottom three.
“It’s a wonderful opportunity. Wehave been through challenges of thisnature before.”
He reflected on his past achieve-ments and said that these shouldserve as a point of reference thatwould leaveonewithhopethatsome-thing will give.
“Weareallexcited. It’snotgoing tobe easy but we assume the responsi-bilityfully.Theplayersarequiteexpe-riencedand the squad is respectable.I hope that comeMay22, all of uswillbe smiling. I am prepared to be partof the struggle, opportunity andchallenge,” said Komphela.
He added that he was happy thatKadodia had already given himapproval to bring in new playersshould the need arise. Until then, hesaid that he will focus on groomingand coaching the current players.
Komphela has coached severalteams, including Bafana Bafana.
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PHOTO: NQOBILE MTOLO(From left) Maritzburg United chairman Farouk Kadodia welcomes Steve Komphela as the new head coach during amedia briefing at the Stay Easy Hotel.
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