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SCHOOLSCHOOLOPENSOPENS>> “When it was too hot, teaching and learning could nottake place in the tin structures. And when it rained,classrooms would be flooded,” said a teacher
NOKULUNGA NGOBESE>>[email protected]
MEMORIES of a painful history wereerased on Saturday asKwaZulu –Na-tal MEC for Education Peggy
Nkonyeni, officially opened IzwilesizwePrimary School which had been operating inprefabricated structures for ten years.
The school at Imbali’s Unit BB was estab-lishedin1998, followingatragicdeathofapu-pil who had drowned while trying to cross arivertogotoFezokuhlePrimarySchool inUnit18, as therewerenoother schools in the area.
After the incident, the former principal ofFezokuhle, Vusi Ngubane, mobilised parentsand together theyappealed to thedepartmentfor a school in the area.
Telling the school’s history, teacher Ntoko-zo Ngidi said: “When it was too hot, teachingand learning could not take place in the tinstructures. And when it rained, classroomswould be flooded.However, despite all of this,we continued to strive for excellence”.
To date, the school has received many
achievements, both locally and nationally. Ithas recently been chosen as a centre of excel-lence under the department of education’smodel school program, which is aimed atequalising well performing township schoolsand rural schools to former model C schools.
Addressingpeopleat theschool,Nkonyenisaid:
“I amglad tohear that before classes beginin this school, children have to read first. Ac-cording to recent studies, South Africanschools are not doing well in literacy and nu-meracy.Thefocusissomuchonmatricresults,and we forget that the problem starts at thefoundation phase,which this school has beendoing sowell at. Let it continue to be a beaconof hope for the community”.
School principal Thembi Luthuli said:“This is a great achievement for us as theschool,more especially since I have been ableto transform it to be equivalent to a formermodel C school.
“This is also a challenge to other principalsaswell toworkhard in transformingruralandtownship education”.
PHOTO: SUPPLIED(From left)Izwilesizwe PrimarySchool principalThembi Luthuli,and KwaZuluNatalEducation MECPeggy Nkonyeni,unveil the plaquewhich marked theofficial opening ofthe school onSaturday.
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UKUHLALA endlwaneni eyigumbielilodwa nendodana eneminyaka engu 20kunzimakuNkk. BongiweZuma (55) njen-goba kuphekelwa, kugezwe kuphinde ku-lalwe kuyona.
Uthi sekuphele iminyaka engaphezulukweyishumi uZuma wasendaweni yaK-waMnyandu ephila impilo encikincikingenxa yesimo sendlu ahlala kuya emvakweminyaka yodlame ngoMashi ngonya-ka ka-1990.
Le mpi eyabe iphakathi kwe-ANC ne-IFPyadumakakhulungokuthiyimpiyezin-sukueziyisikhombisakantiyashiyaumon-akalo omkhulu kabi.
UZuma utshele leli phephandaba uku-thi indawo yaKwaMnyandu wazalelwawaphinde wakhululela kuyona kodwangenxa yodlame olwabakhonawashonelwa amalungu omndeni wakhe.
Uqhubewathingenxayodlamewapho-qeleka ukubaleka endaweni kodwawaphinde wabuya emva kweminyakanalaphoabeesakha ixhokovane lendluyo-daka engena izimvula uma lina.
“Ngonyaka ka-1990 sathutha ngenxayodlame.Saphindesabuyanendodanaya-mingakwaziukuthingakheindlueyigumbielilodwa nokuyilapho sihlala khona. Indo-danayami isikhulilenjengoba ineminyakaengu 20.
“Ukuhlala endlini eyodwanomuntuos-emdala kangako sekunzima. Nakuyenalokhu kuyamkhubaza esikoleni, kudinge-ka andlale phansi afundele khona laphokule ndlu nokunzima kakhulu.
“Kubi kakhulu uma imvula ina ngobaingena endlini. Lokho ke kuye kudingekeukuthi sobabili nendodanayami silale em-bhedeni owodwa ngoba kusuke kumanziphansi. Ngingasho nje ngithi impilo yethuinzima kakhulu ikakhulukazi ngendawoyokufihla ikhanda,” kusho yena.
Uqhube wathi uyabikelwa njengobakuyisikhathisasehlobongobaisimosezulusibi kakhulu kanti nezimvula nazo zinkulufuthi kuba nezikhukhula.
“Ngiwumuntu othanda ukutshala uku-ze ngikwazi nokuphila. Ngingakuthokoze-la kakhulu ukuthola indawo yokufihlaikhanda yami kanye nendodana yami.Ngakengazamaukutholauxhaso lwezind-lu zikahulumeni kodwa akuzange ku-phemelele.
“Ngingathi nje iningi lemizi engaku lendawo yethu ayinayo imizi yoxhaso.Ayikho into engangijabulisa njengokutho-la indawo engcono yokufihla ikhanda.Lokho kukodwa kungangenza ngijabule.
“Ngiyamemezakunomaubaniongelulaisandla ezwe lokhu kukhala kwami ukuthiangisize. Isimo isicabha esikuso siyan-githusa ngoba nezigebengu zingangenaebusuku silele zingenzakalise minanomfana wami,” kuphetha uZuma.
ISITHOMBE: NOMPENDULO NGUBANELena indlu ka Bongiwe Zuma(55) ahlala kuyo nendodana yakhe eneminyaka ewu 20.
Lona nguBongiwe Zuma wasendaweniyaKwaMnyandu.
UNkonyeniufuna sibuyeisiZulu>> Uthi ufuna zonke izikole zabansundu zifundise ngalolu limi
NOKULUNGA NGOBESE>>[email protected]
UNGQONGQOSHEomushawezeMfundo KwaZulu-Natal uNkk. Peggy
Nkonyeni usephonse inseleloukuba kubuyiswe ukufundangolimi lwebele ezikoleni za-bansundu.
Ekhuluma emcimbini woku-vula isikole samabanga aphansiIzwilesizwe ngokusemthethwe-ni ngempelasonto uthe: “Ngiya-siseka isinqumo esisanda kut-hathwa iNyuvesi yaKwaZulu-Natal yokwenza kube yimpoqoukuthatha isiZulu kulabobafun-di abazobe bezoqala ukufundakulesi sikhungo.
“Isikhathiesiningiubuhlaka-ni bomuntu buhlolwa ngokuthiukwazi kangakanani ukukhu-luma isiNgisi. Ngisho kwenziwainhlolokhono uma uhlulwe uku-khuluma isiNgisi, ubonakalanjengomuntuongekeakwaziuk-wenza umsebenzi.
‘Kungani kungathi umaumuntu ekhuluma isiZulu, kun-gathiwa uhlakaniphile umaekhombisa ukuthi uyakwaziukucikoza ngolimi lwakubo?KukhonanjeamagamaalukhuniesiNgisi, abafundi bazowazikanjani ukuwakhuluma, umabesahlulwa ukuwasho ngolimilwabo.
Impucuzeko nezimfundisozaseNtshonalanga ziyishint-
shile indlela esicabanga ngayo.Ngenkathi kufika impucuzeko,nezingqondozethuzashintshwaukuba sicabange ukuthiamasiko ethu awabalulekile”.
Ngenyanga ka-Meyi kulonyaka iNyuvesi yaKwaZulu Na-tali ibe isikhungo sokuqala uku-phasisa ukufundwa kwesiZulukubobonke labo bafundi aba-zobe bezongena eNyuvesi.
Okunyeungqongqosheakha-lengakhoukushodakwabafundiabamnyama abenza izifundozasemkhunjini, okuwuhleloolusho olukhishwe uMnyangongenhloso yokukhuthazaabafundi ukuba bangene kulomkhakha.
Imeya yoMgundundlovuuMnu. Yusuf Bhamjee,uNgqongqoshe weZemfundo uNkk.Peggy Nkonyeni kanye nemeya yedolobha uMnu.Chris Ndlelaemcimbini wokuvulwakwesikole IzwilesizwengoMgqibelo. uNkonyeniusephonse inselelo ukubakubuyiswe ukufundangolimi lwebele ezikolenizabansundu
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Neglectedresidents stophousing project>> They want the authorities to finish their abandoned housing project first.
NOKULUNGA NGOBESE>>[email protected]
IN just a month that a new housing projectstarted at Imbali’s Unit BB area, residentshave threatened that no construction will
continue, until the old housing project whichhasbeenonhold for thepast four years is com-
less for thepast four years.A residentwhoalsodidnotwant tobe identifiedsaid: “Sincewearenolongerinthesamearea,peoplefromWillow-fontein should have houses in their own areainstead of here.
“We cannot have new houses built here,meanwhiletherearestillpeoplewhoarehome-less.
“What happened to the money for the oldhousing project?”, he asked.
Ward councillor Phili Sithole said: “Thesenew houses are for those applicants who ap-pliedin1998.Atthattimeboththeseareaswereone.Theoldprojectwillresumesoon,itwasde-layed because of a change of contractors”.
Residents ofUnit BB's EEsection whomarched to
the construction site last
Thursday, demanding answers about
a housingproject which
has beenstalled for
the past fouryears
PHOTO:NOKULUNGA
NGOBESE
pleted.Angry residents who have had to live in
temporary structures for the past four yearsafter theirwire-wallhousesweredemolished,marched to the construction site last Thurs-day,demandinganswers fromthewardcoun-cillor.
According to the residents, the projectwillsee 73 houses being built at Unit BB’s EE sec-tionandthebeneficiariesare fromWillowfon-tein. They said that when the project was ap-proved both Willowfontein and Unit BB werestill underoneareabefore thewardwas rede-marcated.
They further said that after theirwire-wallhousesweredamageddue to safety concerns,theywere asked to find temporary accommo-dation, while the project continued. They al-leged that there is a lot of corruption in the ar-ea’s housing projects, saying some had to paya certain amount for houses.
“We were told that the project was not re-suming because the Department of HumanSettlement was short of money, now there ismoney foranewprojectwhich ismoreexpen-sive all of a sudden,” said a resident who didnot want to be identified.
Communitymemberssaidthattheyarenotagainst development in the area, but priorityshouldbegivento thosewhohavebeenhome-
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It’s all systems gofor KwaZulu–Natalmatric exams>> With only ten days left before the start of the National Senior Certificate (NSC)examinations, NOKULUNGA NGOBESE spoke to some matriculants to find out abouttheir state of readiness
INKwaZulu-Natal, a total of 150 061 full–time candidates will sit in for examina-tions starting on 28 October.Ayanda Hlela from Mehlokazulu High
Schoolsaidthatsheismorethanreadyasshestarted studying in June, and could evenwrite before the examination date.
“Our teachers have equipped us wellenough for the examinations.Matric classesclose at 4 pm and we would be back at 6pmtostudy ingroups.Thosewhohavenotstart-ed studyingmust do so, before it is too late,”she said.
Hlela hopes to study travel and tourismafterfinishingmatric.SamkeShelembefromNorthbury Park said that although she onlystarted studying last week, she is almostready for the examinations.
“Since the beginning of the year, ourschoolhasbeenhostingSaturdayclasses formatric pupils. So far drama is my favouritesubject. I am hoping to obtain a bachelor’achievement,sinceIwanttostudylaw.Thosewho have not started studying must startnow,asmatric isnochild’splay”.LungileNg-coboalso fromthe sameschool said: “I start-edstudyingafter trialexaminations,but Iamnot yet ready enough. I am optimistic that Iwill do well in both English and Zulu. I amworriedaboutmathematicsandphysicalsci-ence, though. matriculants must preparingthemselves from the beginning of the year”.
Ngcobohopes tostudypsychologyor law.Sithabile Nguse, who is also fromNorth-
bury Park, said that she is not totally ready,and still needs more time.
“I am certain I will do well in languages,and I am only worried about mathematicsandphysicalscience.Itisnottoolateforthosewho have not started studying to start now.If they can focus more, they can pass,” shesaid, adding that she hopes to study IT.
KZN Education MEC Peggy Nkonyenisaid: “Our goal is to present an irregularityfree examination process. We have ensuredthat our systems are ready and set up for thetasks that lie ahead.Wewould like to assurepeople that we have done everything that isrequiredbypolicy tosafeguardtheexamina-tionprocess.Wewishall ourpupilswell dur-ingtheforthcomingexaminations.Wecallonallparentsandcommunities toallowourpu-pils the opportunity and space to study andfocus on the examinations in order to makeus all proud at the release of the results”.
Samke Shelembe from Northbury Parksaid that although she only started lastweek, she is almost ready for the examinations.
Lungile Ngcobo, also from Northbury Parkschool, said that although she started studying after trial examinations but she is notyet ready enough.
Sithabile Nguse who is also from Northbury Park said that she is not totally ready,and she still needs more time
TEN DAYS LEFT:Are you ready?
PHOTOS: NOKULUNGA NGOBESEAyanda Hlela from Mehlokazulu HighSchool said that she is more than ready asshe started studying in June, and couldeven write before the examination date
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What people say about Mchunu and Nkonyeni
“Peggy Nkonyeni was involved in the three Amigosscandal not so long ago.What I don’t understand ishow can a person withsuch a record be electedas MEC. They should haveput someone with a cleanrecord, not someone whowas once investigated forcriminal activities.”
>>nompendulo.ngu[email protected]
On 26 Septem-ber, SenzoMchunu took
over from Dr ZweliMkhize as premier ofKwaZulu–Natal.Mkhize is now theANC treasurer-–gen-eral full time.
On 7 October, thethen provincial legis-lature speaker, PeggyNkonyeni, was an-nounced as the KZNEducationMEC,apo-sition made vacantwhen Mchunu as-cended to the pre-miership position.NOMPENDULONGUBANE took to thestreet to findoutwhatpeople have to sayabout the appoint-ments.
“As a taxi driver I hopethat Mchunu looks at usas people who can be ofassistance in some of thegovernment departmentssuch as the Departmentof Health. We have gooddriving skills which wouldbe useful in driving ambulances. We would be happy with that opportunity.As for Nkonyeni, I believethat as a woman she willdo a good job.”
“Mchunu must firstly tackle the corruption that isgoing on in almost all ofthe government departments. He must fight nepotism and the high unemployment rate. As Imbaliresidents, some of us arein need of houses and weare faced with bad roadconditions that must befixed.”
“Maybe Mchunu will dobetter as premier. There’snot much that he didwhile he was still Education MEC. except abolishingschool trips last year afterthere was an accident thatkilled some pupils. Maybeas premier, there will bevisible things a person canlook at and say “it’sMchunu’s hard work” butfor now there’s nothing atall.”
“Mchunu has been in politics for too long and Itrust that with such experience, he will do a greatjob. It’s the same withNkonyeni, she has been inpolitics for a long time soshe will excel in her job.”
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I-CHILD and Family Welfare icela ikufuniswa aba-zali bezinganeokungoLethiweNgcobo,ThokozaniNgcobo, Bayanda Ngcobo, umama wabo uNom-pumelelo Ngcobo. Kanti futhi kufunwa abazalibaThembeka Ndlovu ubaba wakhe okunguBheki-sizwe Ndlovu. Kubuye kufunwe abazali ba-Aman-da Ngcobo umama wakhe okunguNtingi Ngcobokanti uBaba uBhekisisa bakwaPata. Kungashay-elwa usonhlalakahle Miss Phakama Ndamase ku-033 342 8971.
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The Arts and Culture Department should learn to take our artists seriously
WHEN the ANC established its department of arts and culture(DAC) in 1982, it was not just a
mere amorphous and ludicrous gesture,but it was initiated to mobilise South African cultural workers at home and abroad.It was also to engage a broad range of people in the culture of protest and resistance,its goal broadly being the democratictransformation of arts and culture in ourcountry.
For decades instruments of division andsubjugation, arts and culture were seen bythe DAC as unifying tools of liberation forall South Africans.In 1993 the Culture and Development Conferences (CDC), convened by former ANCpresident Oliver Tambo, was held in Johannesburg, primarily to draw up an inclusiveand nonsectarian national arts and culture policy for South Africa. The importantthing about CDC is that it was not concerned with questions of liberation, butthat of governance.Some of its objectives were: to bring to
gether creative workers from across thecultural and political spectrum and provide a showcase for their work and creations, and to provide a platform for allstakeholders to make their contribution todeveloping a new culture dispensation.
The call for a ministry of arts and culturewas sounded at this conference, and shortly after the election, the ministry wasformed with Dr. Ben Ngubane at the headand Winnie Mandela as his deputy. All theabove mentioned efforts demanded a lotof seriousness, commitment and dedication on the part of the ANC, and it was nota child’s play.But since the attainment of our freedom
in 1994, it seems as if our department ofarts and culture has forgotten that it wascreated on the premise of transformingSouth Africa’s cultural landscape for thebetter. Our artists are perishing in destitution in the presence of the DAC. Artistic andcultural organisations struggle to get financial assistance from the department.The reason being that it is highly bureaucratic and this bureaucracy being the maincause of its inefficiency and dysfunctionality.These faceless, cynical and jealous offi
cials with their red tape, who perceive andtreat arts and culture with frivolity and insensitivity, are the chief stumbling block tothe development of our artists. Let alonetheirnotbeingpassionateandknowledgeable about the arts, they are there, just likeany other employees, to support their families.Foryears, ItogetherwithlocaljazzguitaristZazi Mncube, bass player Langa Mthalane,Vusi Msomi and Sabelo Mwandla, both theactors, tried to approach the departmentto assist our Take Four Musical Organisation, to no avail. This transpired despite thefact that we had all the required documentation. When we realized that they wereutterly reluctant to assist us, it became vividly clear to us that pestering them was afutile exercise.
Bhekabona Qwabe, the late freelancedrummer, and Smanga Zibula, the guitarist for the local jazz band, Fate for Africa,are some of our highly talented musicianswho died without having been supportedin their creative endeavours. Even the artists who called themselves, uMgungundlo
vu Concerned Artists, under the chairmanship of Kwenza Mthembu, in June this year,raised this matter of our artists being takenfor granted by the department, with theMEC for Arts and Culture, NtombikayiseSibhidla Saphetha.These departments of ours are very good
in terms of returning funds allocated tothem back to the National Treasury, butextremely incompetent when it comes tospending them to the benefit of eligiblepeople. South Africa is a land of plenty, soseeing our artists suffering is iniquitous.But then how do we expect our artists in
this part of the world to flourish when ourvery current national minister of arts andculture, Paul Mashatile, regarded his appointment to head the ministry, as a political demotion? Do you think our honourable minister who feels as having been relegated can work diligently to address theplight of our creative workers? Do our municipalities together with their ward councillors comprehend the importance of thearts in their communities?I received with jubilation the news that
Winston Churchill Theatre had been revamped. But how do we take pride in thephysical structure of the hospital withoutcherishing health practitioners, and isn’t ridiculous to admire a university’s exquisiteness and denigrate its lecturers?South Africa has a high rate of unemployment, and in the ranks of the unemployedwe have artists who only need governmentsupport to do their creative work, whichcould help in the reduction of unemployment. Even the private sector has the social responsibility to assist our artists. Howdo you explain the philanthropy characterized by selectivity, the philanthropist whocan’t operate without the media? Shouldour good Samaritans be selective in termsof rescuing the indigent artists? Should thewhole world know when I have been assisted, and is being generous quietly not beneficial or an anathema? I don’t think knowing why some of our philanthropists can’tbe dissociated from politicians, and vice
versa, is a problem.The indispensability of the arts in human
existence is indisputable, and music is aclassic example: weddings, parties, celebrations, churches, funerals, political gatherings, electronic media, schools and othersettings, music plays a pivotal role and isunavoidable. The contribution of our musicians in the political struggle can never bedisdained and trivialised.
Our theatres have always been sacredspaces because our stories, poems, musicand dance have been soldiers that escalated the liberation struggle which ultimatelydismantled oppression. Theatre in SouthAfrica has always been a dynamic forumthat has given us courage to grapple withthe state of our nation. Our writers, standup comedians, satirists and communitybased artists have utilised their immenseand remarkable talents to create and nurture a climate that has allowed us all tobecome active participants in our democracy.
Our artists are our nation’s conscience;they give us a window on our world, butalso give us glimpse of an imaginary world.They have incredible gift of uniting us allin a common celebration of humanitywhen we are able to laugh, cry, feel sorrowand experience hope.Musa Nkuna, a supremely gifted South African opera singer, says: “We are culture, wedefine our own culture, and we are responsible for our culture. Because culture is social glue that keeps societies and communities together, any little crack will causethings to fall apart.We earnestly entreat and appeal to the
department of arts and culture to changetheir attitude towards our artists, thisthing of belittling our artists should cometo an end. Our society, as well, should takearts and culture seriously, for the nationthat doesn’t embrace its cultural aspect isdoomed to deteriorate.
Siyabonga Mshengu is an artistand secretary of KwaPata school
governing body.
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Former Edendalebusinessman dies
A SEGMENT of Edendale’s history cametolightwiththedeaththismonthofCar-ol Sebastian, who was affectionately
known to residents in the area as “M’Christiana”.
Sebastian was a businessman who livedand ran a general dealer shop in Georgetownuntil 1981. His family was among the last ofthe Indian families tomove out of the area be-cause of the enforcement of the Group AreasAct.
Sebastian(82)diedafterashort illnessandhis funeral was held last week at theRaisethorpe Catholic Church.
When he moved out of Edendale, a largefarewell party was held in his honour.
The functionwas reported inTheWitness.Thearticle said theSebastianswereverypop-ular in Edendale while they operated theirgeneral dealer business for more than 25years. It added that because of his Christianhabits, the local community gave Sebastianthe nickname of “M’Christiana”.
Accordingtothereport,MrP.A.C.Mseleku,a church member, said Sebastian “was lovedand honoured” by most of his customers andthis boosted his business. “He treated all whocamehisway as humanbeings, thus present-ing amodel lesson in race relations,”Mselekusaid.
Induna in the area Johannes Simelane de-livered a speech, honouring the family and“presentedM’Christiana with a walking stickand meat tray, while another speaker, MrsE.M. Cele, presented him with a clock and acarvingofclaspedhandsinaprayinggesture”,the report said.
Sebastian’s son, John, said that when hisfatherwent to church for the first timeatStAl-bert’s Mission in Esigodini, the priest ap-proached him and inquired if he was a Chris-tian.
“Theparishionerswereof theopinion thatall Indian businessmenwere non-Christians.Upon establishing that my father was indeeda man of their own faith, they called himM’Christianaandreferredtothestoreas ‘Isto-lo Kwa Christiaan’.”
Thefamilyrecalledthathisfriendsandcus-tomers includedsuchstalwartsof thecommu-nity as the late Professor Sibusiso Nyembezi,Selby Msimang and Bishop Dominic Khum-alo.–Witness Reporter
PHOTO: SUPPLIEDLate Carol Sebastian
HE TREATED ALLWHO CAME HIS WAYAS HUMAN BEINGS,THUS PRESENTING AMODEL LESSON INRACE RELATIONS
Fingers crossed for Bucs
THE South African pride and the onlyMzansi team campaigning in the highprofile CAFChampionsLeague,Orlando
Pirateslooksettomakeanotherpieceofhistory.TheMightyBucsistravellingfortheirCham-
pions League semi- final showdown on Satur-day against Esperance in Tunis.
Pirates only need a scoring draw to reachthe final phase of the tournament.
A fortnight ago the Soweto giants played toa goaless draw at Orlando Stadium during thefirst leg of the semi final.
Reaching the Champions League final andwinningitwill surelybringbackgoodoldmem-ories to Pirates dies-hards when they claimedit in 1995.
Duringthehistoricyear,theBuccaneershadquality players all round and in all positionssuch as Gavin Lane,
MarkFish,EdwardMotale,JerrySkhosana,Helman Mkhalele, Brendon Silent, Papi Kgo-maneandWilliamOkpara, justtocountthefew.
Pirates former star defender, Motale be-lieves the SA side
is standing a good chance to make it to thefinals, but will have to dig deep, be united andbe strong mentally and physically.
“Thefirst thingtheymustunderstandisthatthere’s a lot in stake. The opponents are likelytodoanything just toplaymindgames for themto lose focus.
“The players must also remember what isthe meaning
of reaching the CAF Champions League fi-nal. Conquering Africa and earning anotherstarwillbeground-breakingandanotherhisto-ry for Pirates as an SA side.
“Personally, I thinkthisteamcangothroughandwinprovided that theyplay likea team,diefor one another from the first whistles.
“For me, I think, with a strong and rightmentallity they
are standing a good chance,” said Motale.He further said the only thing that carried
Pirates through during their “old glory” dayswas “unity and brotherhood”.
Pirates assistant coach, Teboho Moloi saidhisteamwasreadyforthebigstageandagruel-ling encounter away. He said the only way towinistohaveawinningmentalityandgoingfora kill.
“It’s an away game andwon’t be easy at allbutwecanwin it ifweplaywith the right frameof mind and attitude.
“In games like this the attitude and strongmentality countsa lot togo through,”explainedMoloi.
Piratesveterandefender, captainandanat-ural leader, Lucky Lekgwathi is expected to bebackinthefoldafterSiyabongaSangweni,whoacted as a skipper recently,
picked up an injury.It is left to be seen if the personal problems
Lekgwathi had with the head coach, Roger DeSa and other techical team members are nowsorted and if he is in the good shape to play.
His presence and his leadership skills areneeded in the team. A plus for Pirates is thattheir industrious midfielder, Thandani Ntshu-mayelo will be fit to play.
IfPiratesachieveascoringdrawagainstEs-perance, they will advance to the final wheretheywillmeet eitherCamroon’sCotonSport orAl Ahly of Egypt.-Jerry Barnes
Roger De Sashows anxiety
during one of theAbsa Premiership
matches.PHOTO: GALLO IM-
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THABO DLADLA
TALKINGFOOTBALL
PRESENTLY, the majority of us seek more faults andweaknesses than solutions for South African football.We are failing to understand that the future and thestrength of our game depends on everyone involved.We need to move away from the thinking that individuals can provide all solutions. It is not by chance thatother nations are doing well. There is always the rightor correct way of doing things. South Africans muststart to do things the right way. This is a simple formula for success.We cannot claim to be a football loving nation whilethere are no facilities. Government cannot claim tobe behind football while facilities in most areas areeither in disrepair or nonexistent. Players need decent training and competition fields to develop theirskills.ThenumbersthatDannyJordanistalkingaboutin terms of players and matches will not materialise
without facilities.We are a country that has no respect for sports. It
is the last thing in our priorities. We find it easy to erecttents and park vehicles thereby destroying the turf.People do not understand the value of quality facilities in terms of training and competition. It is also obvious that the understanding and appreciation forquality fields will take many years to materialize. Ittakes some time to change the thinking through training and education.A country that hosted the top world footballers in
2010 has no business subjecting their children to playunder dangerous conditions. We cannot be talking ofunmarked fields with uncut turf in 2013. The conditionsdonotencourageouryoung totakeupthis beautiful game. I think we spend a lot of energy talkingabout useless rights for young people. The right toplay and develop sporting skills is being violated inour country.Football is more about what happens inside the fieldthan many useless things people talk about. It isabout dominating the ball and making the right decisions. Football is both an art and science. Young people therefore need to be trained to develop their abilities. Trainers/ coaches themselves need to be empowered with knowledge and skills.We need to develop a culture of excellence in football.Managers, referees, coaches and players should striveto do their best. Aristotle says: “We are what we repeatedly do; excellence then is not an act but a habit.”If nations like Germany and Brazil can do it, nothingcan stop us.Unzima lo mthwalo!
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15ClintonLarsen isthe newcoach ofMaritzburgUnited
AS predicted by a lot of socccer pundits andscribes, the formerManningRangers,OrlandoPirates midfielder and
Bloemfontein Celtic coach, Clinton Larsenhas taken over the coaching reigns at Maritz-burgUnited. TheDurban-born Larsenwas of-ficially appointed on Tuesday. United’s chair-manFaroukKadodiasaidhewasexcitedaboutLarsen’s arrival because he was familiar withthe set and culture of the team.
“Larsen isnotastranger to theclub.HewasanassistanttoGordonIgesundaboutfiveyearsago. He iswell versed about the teamand fullyunderstand our future plans,” said Kadodia.
Kadodiasaid thereare three things that the
new coach is expected to achieve or honour.“Wewould likehim toget thebest out of the
players. Playersmust be able to express them-selves but positive results must be achieved.
“It is also ourwish as a big brand to securea topeightspotandreachat leastonecup final.Webelieve the team isnowabigbrandandwediscourage to always finish outside the topeight bracket, ”said Kadodia.
Larsen saidhewasawareof the challengesawaitinghimviaUnited’swebsite. ”Iwillstriveto fulfil all the goals of the club. There is a lotofhardwork,butwearegoingtoworktowardsour goals together and I’m confident that wewill achieve success.”-Jerry Barnes
PHOTO: NASH NARRANDESMaritzburg United’s new coach has signed a threeyear contract with the Team of Choice.While former Maritzburg United coach Ernst Middendorp was head for Bloemfontein CelticLarsen was head this way.
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cer will switch to the inter-esting annual Telkom
Knockout series.It is interesting to note that the
2012 TKO Champions, Bloemfon-tein Celtic are not only already outbut have also suddenly partedwayswiththeirheadcoachClintonLarsen,whohadathree-stintwiththem.
Although the Free State-basedoutfit still insist that the departureoftheWentworth-bornandformerManning Rangers player was notexpected and took them by sur-prise, indications are clear thatpoorresultswerethemainreason.
“Larsen’sresignationtookallof
and also the disappointing4-0 to Sundowns during the re-
centTKOgamesbrokethecarmel’sback and Phunya Selesele did nottake it kindly.
Currently as things stands, theTKO trophy seems to be an openracebut itwillbewise topayatten-tion to the likes of Kaizer Chiefs,SuperSport United, MamelodiSundowns,PlatinumStarsandOr-landoPirates. They are likely to betaken as dark horses operatingfrom a distance.
The twoKZNhopefuls,Maritz-burg United and AmaZulu are al-ready out of the picture.
The only side expected to hoistthe KZN flag aloft is Lamontville
GoldenArrowswhoarescheduledto meet ever-travelling Pirates on23OctoberawayatOrlandoStadi-um. By co-incidence the Teams ofChoice and Abafana Bes’thendewere also dumped by their coach-es, Enrst Middendorp and Man-qoba Mngqithi respectively last
week, in a week that was dubbedthe “Darkest week of SA soccer”.
>> Golden Arrows, who are the only hope for KZN, will play Pirates
us by surprise andwedidnotseeitcom-ing,”said Celtic’sCEO, KhumbulaniKhonco.
Echohas reliablelearnt that losing toBidvest Wits 3-0 inthe MTN8 fixture
-JerryBarnes
LARSEN’S RESIGNATION TOOK ALL OF US BYSURPRISE AND WE DID NOT SEE IT COMING
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AsMiddendorpwent Bloemway Larsenwas headthis way
PHOTO:Clinton Larsen (right)was on Tuesady unveiled as the man totake charge of Maritzburg United followingthe resignation of ErnstMiddendorp last week.Middendorp is nowwhere Larsen was atBloemfontein Celtic.