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Raising education levels>> ‘There is a need for more people of all ages to learn and grow’
TANIA [email protected]
AFREElearninglabatGalleriaMallwas launched on Friday.
Thelabis thebrainchildof theSiyakaEducationTrust, the communityand education invest-mentdivisionofagroupof property companieslisted on the Johannes-burg Stock Exchange.
In the past, the trustsupported education byhelping schools, oneproject at a time, butrealised there isaneedformorepeopleofallages to learn andgrow.
“We realisedwe haven’t evenscratched thesurface in learn-ing in terms ofwhat we can do,anddecidedthatmalls in ourproperty portfo-lio are perfectfor state-of-the-
art learning labs,” said Fortresschairman Jeff Zidel.
The Siyaka learning labwill offer freecourses and training, space to learn andstudy and access to technology.
“The think-tank is where all trainingtakesplace inamongother things- Inter-net courses and soft-skills training.Courses are presented by guest expertsand qualified trainers. Booked classeswill be advertised well in advance,”Keziah Venter, Siyakha Education TrustCOO said.
The trust will also be doing curricu-lum-supported-based training, byimporting learning material and pre-senting it to pupils.While this preloaded
planstointegratesurroundingareasandwill embark on road shows to showhowthe lab can have a ripple effect on thecommunity.“The learning lab is there for support
and has to be the answer to theAmanzimtoti question and will adapt asnecessary,” she added.
Nomali Magwaza, representing Um-lazi District Department of Basic Educa-tion said it is great to be part of such agood initiative for surrounding schoolsand addressing social inequalities. Shethanked Galleria Mall general managerKurt Hoggan for welcoming them.
“We are delighted and will assist andsupportKeziahandherteamasfaraswecan. It will increase education levels inour province and we, as teachers, willbenefit as well. We will also bring ourstaff to do computer learning,” saidMagwaza. For further information,email [email protected]
At the launch of the learning labare (from left) Rebecca Fakazi,Sihle Dladla and Ayisipho Mquadi
educational software can beaccessed by pupils at thecomputer hives in the lab, it alsooffers access for research, self-study and writing assign-ments. An area with Tablets isdesigned for the community tocheck emails, do online bankingor shopping and keepinformed. Further featuresinclude a study library and astudy bar.
It is the trust’s hope to raiseeducation levels in South Africaandopen the eyes of peoplewhohaven’t worked on a computerbefore, like the granny whowants to learn to use Facebook.
Venter said that the trust
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New child car-seatregulation welcomed>> Disregarding the new law will result in the driver being fined
KALISHA NAICKER
ER24 welcomes the new regula-tion of theNational RoadTrafficAct that aims toprotect children
with the use of a child car seat. Theregulationwillbecomecompulsory forchildren up until the age of three andwill come into effect from 1 May.
Motorists who have unrestrainedchildren three and under in theirvehicle will be fined.
However, some motorists refuse totake seriously the warnings and callsbyemergencyservicesandauthoritiestohavechildrenproperlyrestrained ina vehicle.
Every day one sees young childrenjumping on back seat, hanging out ofwindows and sitting on passengers’laps.Speaking toparents sometell youthat they never grew upwith child carseats and survived to tell the tale.
Parents also say their children donot likebeingrestrainedandcry if theyare restrained. Some parents insistyou not tell themwhat to dowith theirchildren.
Times have changed however, asthenumberof vehicles on the roadhasincreaseddrastically.Withthenumberof cars, buses, bikes and other modesof transport we are surrounded byevery day and the number of distrac-tions on the road, there is no saferoption but to have your child re-strained.
If your child does not like beingrestrained take responsibility andmake themunderstand that it isnotupfor discussion. The sad truth is thatER24 and other emergency servicesattend to horrific collisions involvingchildren every week.
In many collisions, the majority ofunrestrained children are flung out ofthe vehicle and either sustain criticalinjuriesordie.Forparentswhocannotafford car seats, remember that thereare organisations that sell second-hand car seats or give them out for anaffordable donation. While the lawforcesparents touse child car seats for
children under the age of three, thisdoes not mean that adults shouldignore the need to restrain olderchildren. Make sure they are re-strained appropriately. Rememberyoucannotundodeath.Thechoiceyoumake could be the difference betweenlife and death. Make sure your child isappropriately restrained.
PHOTO: SOURCEDSafety in the car.
Refugee camp numbers multiplyCOUNCILLOR André Beetge recentlyreported that Isipingo refugee campnumbers have increased to close on700 people, irrespective of someMozambique citizens leaving the daybefore.
Two buses were standing ready totakeMalawi citizens to the border via
at Beitbridge border post, Beetgesaid.
Hesaidthat thepubliccanassistbydonating maize meal, dried beans,soya, sugar, disposable nappies,sanitary pads, firewood, clothing andthe like, by delivering it to his officewhere it will be taken to the refugees.
Community urged toreport illegal actions
THEmunicipality urges residentsto report illegal water connec-tions, vandalism or theft ofmunicipal infrastructure to080 13 13 013, email [email protected] toorfax 031 311 8220, this follows thetheft of steel brackets of a 375mmsteel water pipeline in AthlonePark on 17 April, causing it tocollapse.
Athlone Park, GalleriaShopping Mall, some parts ofOrientHillsandtheindustrialareasurrounding themall were affect-ed and the municipalitydispatched water tankers.
According to a press release,eThekwini stated that acts ofvandalism taking place in ourcommunitiescannotbeaddressedby the municipality and policealone.
"Theyrequirevigilancefromusas community members and wemustnotlookawaywhenweknowthatour relatives, neighboursandfriends are involved in damagingcouncil property."
The public can also contact its24-hour call centre number on080 131 3013 for water-relatedqueries. eThekwini apologises forany inconvenience caused.
PHOTO: SOURCEDIllegal water connection causes problems.
Water warningstill appliesTHEpowertotheAmanzimtotiWasteWater Works has been restoredfollowing emergency repairs. Thewater works are functioningnormally, reported eThekwiniMunicipality on 15 April.
“The Mbokodweni River is stillbeing monitored by city scientificservices.
:However, thepublic healthwarning will remainin place until suchtime the river waterreturns to anacceptable quality,”eThekwini Munici-pality's communica-tions head, ToziMthethwa said.
Municipaldrinking watersupply was notaffected and tapwaterissafetodrink.
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ER24 offers the following advice forthe appropriate restraint for yourchild:
• Infants should ride rear-facing atleast until they are a year. Once theyexceed the weight or height limit setby the manufacturer of the infantsafety seat, they should continue toride rear-facing in a convertible safetyseat. It is best to keep toddlersrear-facing as long as possible.
• When they have outgrown theseat, they should use a forward-fac-ing safety seat with a full harness.This should be used until they exceedthe weight and/or height limit set bythe manufacturer of the seat.
• Children who have outgrown aconvertible safety seat should use abooster seat until they are at leastfour feet tall.
• Children who are tall enough towear an adult seat belt should stillride in the back until they are 13.Adjust the seat belt so the lap beltcrosses the child's upper thighs andthe diagonal belt crosses the upperchest at a point between the neckand shoulder.
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Making theworld a better placeTANIA SANDBERG>>[email protected]
GREG-WELLS Clifton is thefounder of a communityorganisation called “Pay it
Forward SA”. It strives to make theworld a better place by mobilisingcommunities via Facebook to assistpeople in need.
“The whole of South Africa is ourcommunity. Two years ago we wereon 3 000 ‘likes’ and now we are on13 100. We are not a non-profitorganisationandcannotaskforfundsfrom government.
“Theconceptof theorganisationisbased on leads our organisation getsvia Facebook about people in need,”Clifton said.
“Because it is communityorganisation, it deals with anythingthat can go wrong in the family,missing persons, eviction, drugs,abuse or hunger.”
He is currently in Amanzimtotiassisting families to find missingpersons.
He said that Vicky Burger,reported missing in Fever recently,died inacaraccidentonherwayback
to Nelspruit. Her parents finallydiscovered that her body was at amorgue inStangerandcamethroughto identify the body last week.
Also recently reported missing,Nico Ball has unfortunately passedaway.
Clifton says it is imperative toreport missing persons to the police.
“Some say the SAPS will notphysically conduct a search. I agree,and itwouldbe foolish toexpect themtobe inapositionwitheveryreportedmatter to do. Of course, when itinvolvesaminor theirphysicalactionis more visibly present. Children donot often decide for themselves todisappear.Ispeakhereoftheyoungerset, not teenagers,” he said.
“Having said that, not all teenswhogomissingdo soout of their owneither.To the importanceof reportingany missing person, I say ‘yes’irrespectiveof theaforementioned.The police, once an inquiry hasbeen opened, are able to makethe information availablecountrywide. That in itself is aplus.”
Clifton said that a largepercentage of cases, need for
food, furniture,missing persons, etc,comes from Amanzimtoti and he issubsequentlyrentingaflat in theareato assist.
“Sadly inAmanzimtotipeople won’t getinvolved. They areoften prepared todonatemoney, but donot want to getinvolved. We workon the basis that theperson who is in thearea assists anotherperson in thearea. In
this way people can see where theirmoney is goingand it reduces costs tothe organisation.
“I would like to call on thecommunity to join our Facebookpage, if there is a post that grabs youand you can assist with, then do it. Iwill give you the person’s address.You thensendusaslipandwriteyourname on it to say it was done,” headded.
Clifton said they will infiltrate thistown as far as they need to help thesituation. The fact that they assistwith food does not however, mean
theygooutwitha“feedofsustain-ing themselves.
“There is no pride inbegging.”
Contact details for yourorganisation, the Faceooklink is www.facebook.com/Pay ItForwardSA/info?tab=page_info
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Greg-Wells Cliftonfrom Pay it
Forward SAassists
families inneed.
Hospice needsyour help
KHANYAHospiceShopsiswaitingdesperately for your kinddonation of clothes, brick-a-brac,cutlery, crockery, furniture,garden tools, garden furnitureand equipment, sport and gymequipment, and what-have-you-to-give-away.
“Hospicedoesnotgetagovern-ment subsidy and puts thedonated itemsup for sale in oneofour three Hospice shops. Themoney generated by the shopshelps sustain the free palliativenursing care that Hospice offersand the free support to the familyof the patients.
“Our nursing staff go into therural areas and have to walk twoto threekilometresas therearenoroads,” Neil McDonald, CEO ofKhanya Hospice said.
McDonald said that they needto maintain their vehicles as theycannot let their nursing staff getstuck on the road.
“Please think of Hospice if andwhen you clean and clear yourcupboards, or move house andhome, scaling down, goingsmaller – just donate to Hospice.”
Anyone wanting to make adonation to Hospice can call083 597 8985 or email [email protected]
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Hosting a pet-food fundraiserTANIA SANDBERG>> [email protected]
ESTATE agency Re/Max’s staff and agentshosted a fundraiser to donate pet food forthe SPCA and 4 Paws and a Tale anddonated 82 bags of eight-kilogram bags ofdog food, 16 bags of two-kilogram cat foodand 59 tins of pet food to bothorganisations.
“Re/Max staff and agents have anAmanzimtoti community fund and part oftheir commission is donated to this fund.We collected R6 500 through the fund andwent to Pick n Pay in Athlone Park. Theywere absolutely amazing and gave us amassive discount. We bought most of thepet food there and also had pet food
donations,” said Re/Max’s CatherineSalbemini.
Salbemini says the estate agency usesthe community fund for worthy causesthroughout the year.
“There are so many homeless animalsthat need feeding. This donation is mostappreciated and means we can use ourfunds to build more kennels to house morepets for longer and cover veterinary bills,”SPCA PR Michelle Hannan said.
Jacqueline Crossley Smith of 4 Pawsand a Tale Rescue said that the food willgo a long way in supporting their feedingprogramme in rural areas.
“We feed about 100 animals a day.Because we don’t have kennels, we put theanimals with foster families until we finda home for them and we have to supplyfood for them during that time. We alsohave many feeding stations spread overthe rural area and grateful for thiscontribution,” said Crossley Smith.
PHOTO: TANIA SANDBERGRe/Max’s staff and agents hosted a fundraiser and donated more than one-and-a-half tons of pet food to the SPCA and 4 Paws and a Tale.
Celebrating granny and grandpaFEVER REPORTER
IT was smiles all around when theRobin Hood Foundation (RHF)arrived at Jabulani Senior CitizensResidencefora“Bless-a-GrannyandGrandpa Tea and Time” heldrecently.The initiative was introduced byErrol and Sharon-Ann Theron whowork in the community ofAmanzimtoti to help make adifference.
“Each month we at the RobinHood Foundation visit differenthomes for the elderly to spread loveand spend a timewith residents, for
a change in their daily routine and achat over a cup of tea.“This visit was special as we had ateamof volunteers pack gift bags forthe 81 residents filled with toiletriesand treats aswell as a beautiful newtowels for the ladies, generouslydonated by the Business Women’sAssociation in Durban last year,”RHFco-ordinatorKimGriffithJonessaid.
Over the past 10 years, thefoundation has regularly run “Lovethe Babies, Gogo Bags, Hope Break-fasts for vulnerable and orphanedchildren, Bless a Granny campaignand Christmas 4 Kids” projects.
To celebrate its 10ththanniversary, the Robin HoodFoundation team is producing acoffee-table book - A Decade ofMiracles. On 28 and 29 July it willhost a conference in Hillcrest for1 000 previously disadvantagedwomen between the ages of 16 and35.Titled“FutureWomenofAfrica”,it will be an intense two-dayconference of inspiring, empower-ing and igniting.
To find out more about these so-cial responsibility initiatives visitwww.robinhoodfoundation.co.zaoremail Griffith Jones at robin [email protected]
PHOTOS: FEVER REPORTERMarie and Eldon Lieberz and Nola Rossat the Robin Hood Foundation eventon Friday.
Jimmy Ross, John and Mary Phillips and Gertie Human at the RobinHood Foundation event.
Joe Hainsworth and ChristineEngelbrecht at the RobinHood Foundation event.
ABOVE: Kim Griffith Jones(RHF co-ordinator), MayDurward, Gertie Human andStella Homan who celebratedbirthdays last week.
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5‘Double-take’duet for Toti>> Boys are fundraising to participateinternationally
TANIA SANDBERG>> [email protected]
TRISTAN Dale and Shaun Schoemanplayed a duet at the national TalentAfrica competition and won gold.
Their story is unique in that both Tristan andShaun have never had piano lessons prior tobeing scouted andTristan only started playingpiano last year.
“Shaun,whoisextremelytalentedonpiano,started playing in harmony with Tristan andtogether they are a real hit. Theywere scoutedbyKindermusik to partake in the Talent AfricaNationals, and the rest is history,” Tristan’smom explained.
Theboyswillnowparticipate international-ly and receive their colours. However, there ismore to the story than meets the eye. Tristanwas diagnosed, at the age of nine, with pro-found deafness in his left year as well as beingdiagnosedasan epileptic.Thishasnotstopped
him from reaching for the stars when it comesto his passion for music.
“I started playing instruments at the age ofnine. I first started playing the guitar and soondiscovered my passion to learn additionalinstruments, so last year I started teachingmyself to play the piano,” Tristan said.
“I started off justwanting to learna song formymother -Sky full of Stars - but soonmovedonto more difficult songs to challenge myself.
“I have only played by ear and watchingtutorials on YouTube. I played for Khan fromthe Parlotones which is something I amextremely proud off. My friend Shaun and Idecided to try play duets and were amazed bythe awesome feedback and rave reviews wehave received so far. I cannot begin to tell youhowexcitedweareforwhatliesahead,”Tristansaid.
ShaunandTristanarefundraisingtopartic-ipate internationally and are calling on thepublic to support their fundraising initiatives.
Tristan Dale andShaun Schoemanwon gold withtheir piano duetat the nationalTalent Africacompetition.
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Sharks players delightfans at Galleria Mall
SHARKS fans crowded theentrance to the Cell C outlet atthe Galleria ShoppingMall onThursday, when a number ofplayers were due to appearbriefly for a photo andautograph signing session.
The area was abuzz as thefans eagerly awaited thearrival of the players, andwere not disappointed as thelattermade their appearance,accompaniedbypopularmas-cot Sharkie, as well asmembersof theSharks liaisonteam.
Photos were taken of fanswith their favourite player orgroup of players, and theautograph cards. specificallyplaced out for the fans. weresnapped up and handed toplayers, who signed the cards
with matching enthusiasm.The time came for the
session to end sooner thanmany fans wished for, and
the general consensus wasthat the waiting was wellworth it.
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PHOTOS: BANDIT PHOTOGRAPHYCell C staff and Sharks players.
Sharkie and Mike van der Watt.
Win movie tickets with SPCAAPRIL is Animal Anti-CrueltyMonth and you can make adifference by donating pet food tothe Amanzimtoti SPCA.
“Simply drop off your donationat the SPCA and you will beentered into the draw to one offive sets of Nu Metro movietickets. Donations can be madefrom 8:30am to 4pm onweekdays and 8:30am to 12pmSaturdays at 1 Nyati Road,Athlone Park,” said SPCA PROMichele Hannan.
Winners will be notified byemail. The competition willcontinue until the end of May.
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PHOTO: TANIA SANDBERGSPCA PRO Michele Hannan asks the public to donatepet food and stand a chance of winning movie tickets.
Putting pet safety into practiceTANIA SANDBERG
FIREWORKS Action CampaignToti (Fact) launched a campaignto ensure the safety of pets andtheir owners recently.
The idea behind theinternational yellow ribbon “Givethem Space” campaign is to
support sensitive dogs in everydaylife among people and animals.
To participate, one simply tiesa yellow ribbon or bandana onthe leash or dog, to signal thatyour dog needs space or time toget out of the way of people andanimals.
“There are many reasons to
need more space and it may befor a shorter or longer period oftime in the dog’s lives. They maybe ill, hurt or maybe just old.
“They may have a new familyor bad life experiences and needsome space to slowly train to copewith their new surroundings.Another dog may be ‘in training’,Fact chairman, Lee Lewis said.
The campaign has beenendorsed by dog-training groupsand the SPCA and Fact will bepublishing information about thecampaign for release at theHighlands Gathering.
“The campaign banner willalso be displayed at local shopsand veterinarians to spread theword.
More information about thecampaign can be found onwww.yellowdog.se The sitementions that dog owners alsoneed to have knowledge about thecountry's laws on dog ownership.Among other things, you arealways responsible for your dog'sactions, with or without the yellowsign, whether people know aboutthe meaning of the yellow sign ornot.
“A big problem in our town isthat people are letting their dogsoff their leashes in public areas,”said Fact committee member,Zeele Pauw.
Pet owners need to takenote that according to ouranimal by-laws generalprohibitions 4, number 2, “theowner of any dog which isfound in any street or public areaotherwise than on a leash held bya person or under some other formof bodily restraint, shall be guiltyof an offence”.
PHOTO: TANIA SANDBERGFact committee chairman Lee Lewis and Zeele Pauwlaunch the yellow ribbon 'Give them Space' campaign.
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Xenophobia president’ssilence deafeningIT seems that foreigners entering
South Africa are in for hard anddangerous times. Accusations
levelled against foreigners are thattheyaretakingthelimitedjobsavail-able and are associated with therampantcrimegrippingthecountry.
There is always speculationaboutNigeriansbeingkeyplayers inthe drug trade which is destroyingthe youth. However, these are mereallegations that have not been con-clusively investigated and verified.
Distinct attributes of the peoplewho enter the country empty-hand-ed to make a living in SA are theirentrepreneurial acumen and adetermination to make a success oftheir lives.
The Bangladeshis and Soma-lians, who have opened businessesin the townships, have done menial
jobs, accumulated some capital andstarted small spaza shops. They didnot takeanybody’s jobor steal. Theyused their imagination and creativi-ty to become successful.
This is the fundamental ideologyunderpinning the free-marketeconomy in this country.
Whattheydohaveisanunwaver-ing commitment to extricate them-selves from their poor circumstan-ces and improve their quality of life.This must be a lesson for everyperson to emulate. This level ofentrepreneurial thinking and questfor self-sufficiency can be placedsquarelyat theeducation systems inthese foreign countries whereemphasis isplacedonthecreationofsmall businesses with the effect ofgrowing the economy.
The recent attacks on foreigners,
which led to the deaths of fourpeople, with many being injured ordisplaced, is in danger of spirallingout of control. Looting foreign-owned shops and murdering for-eigners isnot theanswerwhendeal-ing with this issue. The challenge ismuch more complex and multifaceted. Home Affairs MinisterMalusi Gigaba, together with ahigh-powered government delega-tion, must deal with the issues ofxenophobia immediately. JacobZuma’s silence is obviously deafen-ing.
These attacks have to be avertedat all costs. If left unchecked, theycould reach similar proportions asthe Rwandan genocide thatoccurred in 1994.
VIJAY SURUJPALVia email
Let us live in peace with each otherI AM saddened by the way South Africans are behav-ing. I just feel that this is going to be an eye for aneye and innocent people are going to die becauseAfrican countries are now going to be at warunnecessarily.
We had the greatest leader in the world (NelsonMandela) who gave 27 years of his life so that wecould be united as one nation.
Today he turns in his grave because his sacrificewill not be worth it as the very people he set free are
now turning on those who have come to seek a betterlife for their families. They are people who ran awayfrom oppression in their own countries.
Imagine if South Africans were not able to travelto neighbouring states if the xenophobia wasreversed.
Let us continue Madiba’s legacy and live in peacewith each other.
ZILLAH FRANCISVia email
IT is time to become realistic. The country is in a messand wanton spending by irresponsible officials,whom are not qualified to perform their duties, hasbecome a huge problem.
An excellent example is the R1,2 million spent ona Christmas party which clearly does not fall underthe scope of what rate payers hard earned funds areto be spent on.
We all pay rates, but what is it that we are payingfor? We pay for all services except for the totalmismanagement of the funds which is included in ourrates bill.
We have requested the qualifications of all munic-ipal staff. Apparently most do not qualify for thestandards required.
No question, BEE is the single most importantfactor behind this shocking mess.
It istimeforallpeopletostandtogetherasenoughis enough.
Eskom is in financial dire straits caused by munici-palities’ non-payment of funds.
It is time Eskom took over and the public dealtdirectly with Eskom. Eskom could charge municipali-ties more and the people might pay less so it is awin-win situation.
“We are facing a national disaster thanks to theANC regime.
“The past cannot be blamed for the incalculableharm to the economy and the enormous losses inmoney and jobs.” - Professor Christo Viljoen ex-Eskomboard and ex-Nersa member.
RAY MILLICANVia email
Deal directly withEskom
Fever diary>> Friday 24 April - Probus Amanzimtoti social clubhosts their monthly meeting at 9.20 for 10am inUmbogavangoNature Reserve. Interested visitors canphone Sharon-Ann Theron at 083 312 5360 byWednesday, 22 April to enter your name on the listfor the security staff at the gate.>> Friday 22 May - Kamalinee Primary School hostsits annual Grade 7 Debs Ball at 6pm at the Amanzim-toti Civic Centre. Tickets are R60 for adults and R30for children. For further details contact the school at031 902 4534.>>Every Wednesday from 9.30am to 12.30am,Amanzimtoti Trauma Unit hosts a tea kiosk at theUmdoni Bird Park. Tea, coffee, juice and eatsavailable.
>> Last Thursday of every month: Same LoveSupport Group Toti (previously PFLAG) providessupport for LGBT, support for parents of LGBT,informational material, talks and meetings and a 24-hour helpline. Phone: 084 700 2536 or email [email protected]>> Dance Basics, a ballroom and Latin-Americandance studio in Durban, is offering beginner classesfor physically disabled people. Inquiries: JanelleYunnie at 084 474 0531 or e-mail [email protected]>> Every Sunday, Amanzimtoti Methodist Churchhosts a 5pm church service during which there isSunday school. This is convenient for children whoattend sports events on Sundays. The church alsohosts a 9.15am to 10.15am Sunday school service. Forfurther details, contact Gwenda at 031 903 2540.
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Selected forthe boysUpper SouthCoast U12hockey teamare (fromleft) LukeBowley,Ethan Elder
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visited our school for a performanceand then asked if anybody wanted toaudition. I did the audition and wasinvited to visit the choir during aweekend at the Drakensberg, and Iwas selected to join,” said Henrique.
He has been singing in the schoolchoir since Grade 1 and also playsdrums, the guitar and the piano.
“My mother teaches music and Ihave been exposed to music since Ican remember.
“I am so excited to be selected,there are so many talented childrenand it means one has to be reallymusical and have a good singing
voice. I amnow inGrade6 and want to join theDrakensberg Boys’Choirnext year, but it isexpensive and Ihope to get a bursaryor a sponsorship.”
“I amabit shy to sing infront of people, it is muchbetter to sing in a group,” hesaid when asked if he wantsto follow a career as asinger.
WhenHenrique isnot singing,he playsrugby forthe schoolorpartici-patesinchess.
PHOTO: SUPPLIEDSebastian Coetzee, a pupil at Athlone Park Primary shows off hisgrandfather’s gold pocket watch during the Grade 4 museum display aspart of their history lesson.
Display of history at Athlone
Doon HeightsPrimaryswimmers placedthird inbreaststroke,butterfly andfreestyle in theinterschool galalast week (fromleft) SmisoMancele, Connorvan Tonder,Lindo Goge andThandiswaMbambo.
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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDTwo Kingsway High pupils, Dumisa Dumisa (left) and Amanda Tobela,have been selected to take part in the final rounds of the nationalacting competition for high-school pupils who will take part in theArtscape Theatre in Cape Town. This is an exceptional achievement asabout 450 pupils took part in this competition. They are with RiaKleynhans, HOD of dramatic arts.
Selected for acting competition
Toti Primary sports achievers
Tannah Withers(left) and TannaWesson have beenselected for the girlsUpper South CoastU12 hockey team.
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FIRST TERMHIGHLIGHTS
Adeela Msomi has made the EthekwiniU19Tennis team.
Our DebatingTeam,under the leadership of MrsVaniPillay has done very well this term,winningmost of theirdebates and Shenice Pillay was named Best Speaker
onmore than one occasion.
Our athletes were all placed 1st,2nd or 3rd in the recentUmlazi District Trials.
Kelsey Booysen represented KZN at LifeSaving and Dance.
Shaun Schoeman andTristan Dale represented KZN attheTalent Africa competition. They won gold and have
qualified to represent SA in NewYork in July.
Tyra-Jade van der Spuymade the KZN U18 Currie CupWaterpolo side and Cassandra Daymade the KZN
Ladies Currie CupWaterpolo side.
Cassandra Day has been selected to the SA SchoolsU16 team and will represent SA in Serbia and Hungary
in July.
Lee-Anne Blake has been named as the fastest 800mjunior girls runner in SA and one of the fastest in the
world in her age group.
The Interact team raised funds to purchase 10 chesssets,which we delivered toAdams Senior Primary
School,as they only had one chess set in their chessclub.
Vashurin Pillay will be representing SA at the Interna-tional Biology Olympiad in Denmark in July.
Dumisa Dumisa andAmandaTobela have beenselected,out of more than 450 competitors, to competein the final rounds of the National Acting Competition
for High School learners in CapeTown in May.
Six Grade 11 and 12 learners took part in theVegaVibeHuman Rights Day competition. They had to
create an advertising campaign focusing on aHuman Right. Thy made it into the finals and eventually
came 4th.
Our boys were all selected for various Ugu DistrictHockey teams.
NtandoMsweli,our Deputy Head Boy,will represent KZNat the Inter Provincial Touch RugbyTournament.
Our girls were all selected for various Chatsworth Zonalhockey teams.
The team of staff and learners who took part inMidmar this year.
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ABOVE: ShannonSteyn shoots for thenet.
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PHOTOS: SUPPLIEDABOVE: This year’spupil producedmusical -‘Footlooze’ - isbased on themovie ‘Footloose’.
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ABOVE: Dumisa Dumisa(left) and AmandaTobela (right) have beenselected out of more than450 competitors tocompete in the finalrounds of the nationalacting competition forhigh school pupils inCape Town in May.
RIGHT: Dana Erasmuswas selected torepresent KZN inlifesaving.
RIGHT: Ntando Msweli, deputy head boy, will represent KZN at aninter-provincial touch rugby tournament.
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Transport department spokesperson,Ishmael Mnisi, states that the regulationsare in “draft form” and will have to be pre-sented to his party’s cabinet, discussed inParliament and will incorporate publicinput. He states that the departmenthopes to implement the proposedregulations by the end of 2015.
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Toti athletes participate inTwo Oceans marathon
A GROUP of Toti athletes tookpart in the Two Oceans 21kmand 56km Ultra Marathon.
Due to the devastating fires onChapmans Peak, this year's TwoOceans Ultra Marathon had a routechange and runners had to runupOuKaapse Weg.
On race day the athletesencountered wind, rain andtemperatures of 6°C.
Race results:
Female runner Amy Naidoo hadthebest timeof 02:33:03, followedbySandra Odendaal at 03:03:44,Catherine Carr finished in 05:55:55,JolandaBroodrykcompleted theracein 06:21:31, Thobekile Zamacompleted the race in 06:32:55 andJayne Wright's time was 06:53:39.
Male runner Cecil Clarke's timewas 06:21:31, Russell Warren com-pleted it at 06:14:12, Laurie Martindid a time of 06:35:47 and Godfrey
Mnisi finished his race in 06:51:00.Comrades runners are reminded
that the substitution window openedon1April, athletesnowneed toemailComrades their qualifying time to gettheir seeding batch.
man Martyn Clark for remarking thefour and eight-kilometre time-trialroute.
Time trails will now finish at ournew clubhouse. Members arereminded that reflectivegearmustbe
worn. Also a headlight will berecommended as it gets dark early.
Thanks to our chairman Des vanderMerweandmemberswhohelpedwith the clubhouse.
- Supplied.
PamYelsethand JeanRees atthe DickKingHelpersRuncompletedthe 15kmwalk.
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The clubjoined RunWalk for Life onEaster Sundayfor a 32km runfrom Scott-burghtoAman-zimtoti.
The clubthanks WarrenGibson and the'Run Walk forLife' team forproviding thesecondingvehicles withrefreshmentsand water. Theclub alsothanks Belindafor assistingwith the sec-onding.
Theclubwillbe supportingthe TronoxMarathon inEmpangeni on26 April.
Thanks tothe vice-chair-
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