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BATHI bazokumisa nse ukufunda nokub-haliselwa konyaka ozayo kwezinganeabazali bezingane zesikole samabanga

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Kwama nseukufundaesikoleni sama­banga aphansiiZamelisizweeGezubusoabazali befunangodli ukuthikulalelweizikhalazo zabongesikole.PHOTO:NOMPENDULONGUBANE

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GOOD news await city residents with majordevelopments in the pipeline. These majordevelopments includeupgradingtheLiberty

midlands mall Oribi airport.Speaking at a Msunduzi Municipality Exco

meeting deputy municipal manager for EconomicDevelopmentDrRayNgcobo,saidthatR500millionhas been set aside for the upgrade of the mall.

“Legal challenges have been resolved and anagreement has been signed with the mall. Every-thing has been sorted with the investor”, he said.

Meanwhile construction at the airport has al-ready started,with office space and roofing almostcomplete.

“An additional airlift capacity has been addedwiththeSAExpressairlinkcomingonboard,whichwill allowdirect flight fromPietermaritzburg to Jo-hannesburg and also Cape Town. “However, withthe growth in population, by 2025, the airport willneed to be relocated”, he said.

Other developments which are still under dis-cussion include the acquisition of land from theGreaterEdendale andVulindlelaDevelopment Ini-tiative. Themunicipality has identified five priorityhousingareasandis intheprocessofacquiringthatland. Amendedlayoutsandplansfromthedevelop-er for the constructionofEdenvisionPrivatehospi-tal inArchieGumederoad,arealsoexpected.AboutR300million isestimatedtobeusedfor thisproject.

PHOTO: NOKULUNGA NGOBESEThe tourism hub, a major development in the city that is nearing its completion.

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WITH theconstructionof theMsunduziTourism hub nearing its completion,an amount of R2.4 million has been

approved for the rehabilitation of the publicityhouse.

Thepublicityhousewhichnowhousesoffic-es of the Pietermaritzburg Tourismwas estab-lished in 1884, to cater for city police and firedepartments.

Speaking at an Exco meeting, deputy mu-nicipalmanagerforEconomicDevelopmentDrRayNgcobo said they got funding from theCo-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs

Department refurbish the publicity house.“The funding that will be used is unspent

funding from for the Msimang museum con-struction”.

City mayor Chris Ndlela said that it wouldnot look good to have a state of the art tourismhub,while the publicity house remains in a di-lapidated state.

Msunduzi Pietermaritzburg tourism asso-ciation director Dumisani Mhlongo said: “Weare excited about the initiative. It would havebeen an ugly island after the finalisation of ur-banrenewalprojectinfrontofthecityhall.Boththe publicity house and the tourism hub willcomplement each other, to create a city centrethat is inviting to both locals and visitors”.

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“Nelson Mandela is theworld icon and giving hisrole to an international ac­tor was a good idea. InNew York, there is NelsonMandela Road, to honourthe old man. Giving IdrisElba Madiba’s role was asmart move.”

Thokozani Ndlovu

“I strongly believe that itwas totally wrong of themto give the role to an in­ternational actor. Theyshould be encouraging theSouth African actors notinternational actors. ASouth African like LuthuliDlamini (who plays ScottNomvete in Generations)would have fitted in therole of Mandela and SoniaSedibe would have beengreat for the role of WinnieMadikizela­Mandela.”

Sipho Sithole

“I don’t see anythingwrong by taking interna­tional stars to play theleading roles. Yes, we dohave good actors in thecountry like Menzi Ngu­bane who would been theright fit for the Mandelarole but I’m happy withtheir choice of internation­al stars.”

Sbonelo Magwenyane

“They should have grantedthe role to a South Afri­can actor not an interna­tional star. A South Afri­can actor relates to thestory, he would haveknown about apartheidand some of the incidentsof apartheid would havebeen told to him by hiselders if he did not experi­ence a pinch of them him­self.”

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The Mandela Long Walk to Freedom movie which is about Nelson Mandela’s life is set to be released later this month. The two leading roles are played by Londonactor and actress. Idris Elba plays Nelson Mandela and Naomie Harris plays former wife Winnie Madikizela­Mandela. South African Tony Kgoroge plays Walter Sisuluand Terry Pheto plays Evelyn (Nelson Mandela’s first wife). With both leading roles given to international stars,NOMPENDULO NGUBANE took to the streets to find out what people have to say.

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poet toreleasealbum>> HE wrote his first poem toescape boredom, notknowing that it would belife­changing for him.NOKULUNGA NGOBESEspoke to Willowfonteinpoet ‘Microphone’Mthembu who willnext month releasea CDalbumtitled‘Inkondloelotshweetsheni’ which is acompilation of hispoems.

Hewrites about love and Chris-tianity.

SPEAKING toEcho,Mthem-bu who is popular for his poem titled‘Kuze kube phakade’ said: “In school Iwas very good in writing essays, thenone day there was a vision to writesomething down.

“I recited my poem in front of myclass, and everyone loved it. Fromthereonwards, Iwasinvitedtoperforminfunerals,communityeventsandfami-ly functions”.

He has performed alongside the likesofMxolisiMtshali,SbodaPoet,MasojaMsi-zi and Syabonga Mpungose.

“My poems are about God and love. Godis love and there is nothing that one can dowithout getting strength from him. On theother side love is such a beautiful thing, butpeople tend to abuse it. Through my poems, Iwant to encouragepeople to love oneanother,nurture it and above all love God”, he said.

Mthembu said that the current problemsfacing young poets is exploitation.

“People take us for granted, they hire us forbig events and pay us peanuts because they

think they aredoing us a fa-

vour by exposingus to the world,” he

said.Advising other as-

piring poets, Mthem-bu said: “Be patientand do not enter intothe field because youwant stardom. Believein yourself. Find your-self a mentor but do notput your hopes on oth-ers,asyouhavethepow-er to do it on your own”.

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“While it is often referred to as acellphoneallergy,it isactuallyanickelallergy,”remarksFouche.“Ifyoucon-sider that the average cellphone usermakes or receives an average of 22phone calls a day and checks theirphone every six and a half minutes,the prolonged exposure to nickel – ametalwhichisoftenusedincellphonebuttons, headsets and LCD screenframes – canbe the likely cause of theallergy.

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“Somemightonlygetasmallrash,which goes almost unnoticed, so it islikely that the increase in cellphoneallergies are much higher than is ac-tually being reported,” she says.

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Fouche notes that women aremore likely than men to develop theallergy, because they were possiblysensitised earlier in life when theyhad their ears pierced, which can in-troduce nickel into the bloodstream.

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Salute for a gentle giant

IT’S one of the most unfortunatethings thatmanyofusneverget to re-turntoourschools,especiallythoseinthe townships, to thank those teach-ers who helped shape our thinkingand decisions.

I am reminded of this as I think ofthe two years (1979-1980) I spent atQoqisizwe High School where I didForm 1V and Form V under our dis-tinguished and dignified principalMr. Cecil Mkhize.

Mkhize recently passed away.Working under him were equally il-lustrious teachers such as Mr. Wela,Mrs Molefe, Mr. Sandile Ndlovu and

MsGumede.(IhopeIhavenot leftanyteachers out, but if I have, apologiesto them)

I know I am not exaggeratingwhen I say the influence that Mr.Mkhize had on us students was suchthatmanyofuswished tobe teachersafter matriculations. Indeedmany ofmy former classmates are educatorsas we speak.

When I thinkofQoqi (short forQo-qisizwe) and the timewe spent there,a few stories come to mind.

One day my friend Vusi Mkhize(who, incidentally, isnowateacheratMpande - now a high school) and Iwereabsent at school, (wewill notdi-vulge here the reason why since hislearnersmightget ideasandgivehima tough time) the principal called us.

Mr Mkhize listened to us with hisheadslightlyturned,ononesidewith-out interruption. Even as we told ourtale,it justsoundedsolameeventous.The whole thing was so embarrass-ing,more sobecausehedidnot shoutor cane us, whom I thought at thetime, he should have.

After listening to us, he talked to

us inhisusual calmway,occasionallylooking at us but mostly lookingdown,explainingthatwewerewrongto skip class but that we have madethe whole thing worse by lying aboutit.

Students do have this tendency totell liesandhalf truthsbutMr.Mkhizehadthis inexplicablequalityandauraabout him that made you feelashamed if you told him lies.

There and then Iwished the earthwouldopenupandswallowme.Afterhefinishedhesaidwecouldgoandwesheepishly shuffled to the class.

Another incident that manyformer Qoqi guys would remember,involved a fellow student whoclaimed that he had been disciplinedunjustly by a teacher after accusinghim of not wearing a full school uni-form.

Thesaidteachersaidthepantsthestudentwaswearingwasnotgreybutgreen,whichthestudent furiouslyre-futed. So, led by the likes of BhunuHlengwa (the late soccer player ofAmaZulu FC) and others, we assem-bled in front of the school and de-

manded that the teacher apologise.(See what the winds of 1976 Sowetouprising did?)

Mr. Mkhize did not seem ruffledwhen he came to address us. Witheveryone there at assembly, he askedthe aggrieved student (let’s call himNaughty) to come forward and standin front so everyone can see what hewaswearing.He thenaskedasecondstudent to stand next to Naughty, sothat we can compare.

Clearly, everyone could see thatNaughty waswearing a pair of greentrousers, something which humbledhimandus.Butwhatweappreciatedis that Mr. Mkhize, after making usblushso,healsoindicatedthathewasnothappywiththemanner theteach-er had handled this matter and saidhe was going to have a talk with himtoo in private.

Then he impressed on all of usgathered at the assembly spot abouteach one of us taking responsibilityfor what we do and to be prepared tostand up and be counted.

Mr.Mkhize lived inDambuza loca-tion and taught for many years at

GeorgetownHighSchoolintheGreat-erEdendaleValley, beforehegotpro-moted to principalship. Those whoworked with him said he enjoyed histeaching so much that he had to bestronglypersuadedtotakeupthepostof principal.

To us students, he was one of themost intelligent, calm and humbleprincipals and one of the most dedi-cated educators we had the privilegetohaveknown.Heinspiredmanystu-dents to enter the teaching profes-sion. Others have gone on to achievea lot in academic world as well as inboth the public and private sector.

While working as a reporter, webumped into each other along Lan-galibalele Road near the Post Officeand he asked me in his usual quietmanner:

“Are you the onewho regularly writearticles in Echo?”

I said: “Yes sir”“Keep it up,” he said“Thank you sir’Awesome!We salute a gentle giant

BHUNGANI KAMZOLO

Umkhulumeli waBantu

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Ngokuvota uvikela noma ususe uhulumeniNJENGOBA i-IEC ibiveze ithubalokuthi abantu babheke futhi bab-halise uma bengabhalisile ukulung-iselelaukhetho lwango-2014baningiabangalisebenzisanga leli thuba.

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Impela kunzimaumaabantu seb-

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Futhi iningi labo bebazi ukuthingeke nje ushintsho luvele lufikenjengokuwakwesigqokoemvakoku-ba bevotile.

Intshayiyoeyayisekhaleni lokuthikuvotwe, nebala sashintsha isimosezwe njengoba yatholakala intandoyeningi.

Ukuvota phela kungasho izintoeziningi. Kungaba wukuthi ku-vikelwalokhuosekutholakelekusukango-1994 nokuqinisa uhulumeniokhona ukuze aqhubeke nezinhlelozentuthuko ezinhle.

Kantingakolunyeuhlangothikun-

gasho ukumshintsha phela umakubonakala ukuthi akenzi kahle.

Ukungavoti kungasho ukusha-balala kwalokho okubona kukuhlenomakungashoukunqobakwabantuwena obona bengenzangalutho.

Ivoti isona sikhali esikhulu soku-vikelanomasokuqumbaphansiuhu-lumeni okhona. Kusho ukuthi votanoma ngabe ufuna ushintsho nomangabe wanelisekile.

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Latholakalakanzimailungelo loku‘VOTA’

AZIPHUMI kalula izinyembezikuNyikinyibhoxo. Kusukekunzimangempelaumaebon-

akala ezesula izinyembezi ngeth-awula lakhe elincane, ongasabon-akali kahle umbala walo.

Umangimbuzaukuthiungihlolelamhlolamuniezongithelangezinyem-bezi kwami kungafile muntu, uthuleisikhashana ehlezi ebhentshini elin-gaphandle kwegalaji,wase ethi: “An-gikhali.Ngeqiwaukucasukanokudu-mala ngendaba yoku ‘vota’.

Ngisheshe ngasiqonda kahle isi-zathu sokucasuka nokudumalaokumlethela izinyembezi.

Kunabantu abadala abahlale be-fakaumoyawokungavoti ngobaben-gagculiswa yindlela uhulumeni os-haya ngolonwabu ngayo ekuhlanga-bezaneni nezidingo zomphakathi.Kulula nje ukuthi umuntu athi: “I-Af-ricanNational Congress (ANC) ngekeiphinde ilithole elami ivoti ngobaayingenzeli lutho.”

Ake sikuzibe kancane ukuthi yi-

ANC ehola uhulumeni obusayo,sikhulume ngo ‘HULUMENI’ oholwangabantu abamnyama.

Bambalwa abantu abadala aban-gaziukuthi latholakalakanzimakan-gakanani ilungelo lokuvota laphaeN-ingizimuAfrika. Akekho ongazi uku-thi kwaphuma imiphefumuloeminingi kangakanani, kulwelwa lelilungelo lokuvota. Kukhona abava-lelwa emajele iminyaka eminingi,bancama impilo yabo ngoba belwelailungelo lokuvota.Ngeshwaelikhulu,leli dimoni lokungafuni ukuvota sel-idlulela nasezinganeni.

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Today is Diabetes Day>> Prominent people including Gagasi FM presenter Kini Shandu will take part in walk diabetes walk on Sunday

>>What is diabetes?

DIABETES occurs when the level of glucose (sugar) in yourbloodis toohigh–eitherbecauseyourbodydoesn’tproduceenoughinsulinoryourbodydoesnoteffectivelyusetheinsu-lin that it does produce.

Your bodyneeds insulin to carry sugar fromyourblood-stream into your body cells where it is used for energy. Ifthereistoolittleinsulin,yourbloodsugarlevelswillcontinueto rise, as glucose is not removed from your bloodstream.

A screening (finger prick) blood test can be done at ourhospitalstogiveyouasnapshotofhowhighyourbloodsugarlevel is. A normal fasting blood glucose level is between 4-6mmol/l, while for non-fasting 4-10 mmol/l is acceptable.

Levels above these limits will require additional fastingblood glucose testing at your doctor, where levels greaterthan 7 mmol/l would be used as a diagnosis for diabetes.

There are 2 main types of diabetes – Type 1 (insulin de-pendent) and Type 2 (also known asmaturity onset or non-insulin dependent diabetes). Type1usually affects youngerpeoplewhileType2tends todevelopgradually inadultsandismuchmorecommon.Youaremorelikelytodevelopdiabe-tes if you have one or more of the following risk factors:

•being overweight or obese•physical inactivity•family history of diabetes•previous diabetes in pregnancy (gestational diabetes).It has been estimated that there are about 1.5 million

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ONE of the biggestevents on the South Africancalendarandcertainly thepre-

mier event on the entertainmentscene, the South African MusicAwards (Samas) is taking entries forthe milestone 20th edition in 2014.

According to the organisers in apress release, the Samas will takeplace at the mecca of entertain-ment, Sun City, on 27 to 28 April2014. The awards ceremonies cel-ebrateexcellence in theSouthAfri-canmusic industryandarethecul-mination of months of hard workfor the artists involved.

They said 2013 witnessed anew breed of musical superstarsdominate the Samass; and 2014is expected to be a watershedyear for the awards as they cele-brate their 20th anniversary.

“Following a highly success-ful event this year, we have keptthe format and the categoriesfor the iconic20theditionof theAnnual Samas largely thesame.

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Art groups to share ideas>> Mpophomeni’s Izwi Youth has been recruited to benefit from an exchange programme

TWIST Theatre DevelopmentProjectshasbeenprovidedwithalife-line thanks to anewgrant agreementwiththeNationalLotteryDistributionTrust Fund (NLDTF).

DrEmmaDurden,managerof the

project, said: “It iswonderful forus toreceive this boost at a timewhen artsfunding is hard to find.

“Wearedelighted that theNLDTFhascomeonboard, and look forwardto an exciting period of working with

new community theatre groupsaround the province.”

The agreement with the NLDTFmeans that Twist has been able to re-cruit four groups for its new pro-gramme cycle, which will span twoyears.Thegroupswereselectedaftera month of meetings with differenttheatre groups around the province.

Theatreactor,BhekaniShabalala,who was on the provincial tour said:“You can see that some of thesegroupshavespentlittletimewithpeo-ple who have knowledge of the thea-tre scene, but they are still able topresent brilliant, powerful pieces.

“The groups who go to the localcommunity theatre festivals shareideas, seewhere other groups are at,and raise the bar for their next per-formances.It issoimportantthattheyget continued exposure to others sothat they can continue to grow.”

The Twist programme brings thecommunity groups together in tenprojects each year. Members are ex-posed to a range of community festi-vals, professional festivals and skills-building workshops that focus onboth artistic and administrativeskills. “Without administrative andmanagement skills, even the mostoutstanding performers and per-formances will struggle to survive,”says Durden.

“Most of the eight groups that wehave worked with in the past havegrown to be able to carve a place forthemselves on the local theatre land-scape, andwe are so pleased that wecanoffer this opportunity to fournewgroups.” The groups in-cluded in the2013/2014 Twist pro-gramme are Afri Bul-letin Arts Organisa-

tion from Hlabisa, Lashona IlangaYouth Arts Creation fromMarianhill,SiyathuthukaTheatreCompanyfromLindelani north of Durban, and IzwiYouth Movement based at Mpopho-meni near Howick. The first part ofthe new Twist cycle starts at the endof October, where the groups willcome together in Durban for an in-duction workshop, and a session onworkshopping new plays, led by theaward-winning theatre-maker, NeilCoppen(AbnormalLoads,TinBucketDrum, Tree Boy). The groups willthen participate in a skills exchangeandsharingprogrammewiththeStutCommunity Theatre group from theNetherlands,whowill be performingin Durban courtesy of funding fromthe Embassy of the Kingdom of theNetherlands.

— Arts Editor

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDPictured here are members of a theatre group from Mariannhill who have benefited from the work of Twist TheatreDevelopment Projects.

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MY ECHO SOAPIESGENERATIONSNICHOLAS refuses to give up his new­found happiness. Sello is set on gettinghis revenge. A fight at the shebeen getsout of hand. Ruby wants to show theworld she still has what it takes. Theprophet aid has some upsetting news forthe Dlomos. Dr Chetty decides to do someinvestigating of her own. Akhona is con­vinced Kimberley’s hiding somethingfrom her. Zodwa isn’t ready to give up thelove of her life yet. Ngamla has a majorsetback. Nicholas is furious when MaSon­go chases him away. Choppa has a bee inhis bonnet and refuses to back down. Jab­ulani puts two and two together and isshocked by what he finds. MJ refuses tohave contact with Mawande. Queen hasan idea on how to help Ruby with hercomeback. Phenyo is determined to havehis revenge.

ISIDINGOTHE hacker strikes again this time directlyat his target, Benjamin le Roux. Leratomeets a cancer survivor and her attitudeto her own cancer changes. Jeffersoncharms an associate into signing a crucialdeal ­ surprising Nikiwe in the process.Benjamin reels as he realises exactly whois under threat. Lerato uses her new foundpower and takes no prisoners. Frank findshis authority challenged and does not likethe outcome. Eddie finally has a case tonail the one person he’s been after for solong. A surprise return leaves a naggingquestion as to why the youngest Sibekois back. Lerato’s test results deliver a life­changing revelation. Ben is in hiding buta familiar face helps him find hope. Pradaputs his foot deep into Lerato’s tragedy.With the world at his feet Ntando makesan earth shattering decision. Despiteclaims of innocence, Eddie isn’t letting goof his guilty pleasure. Jefferson is livid atNtando’s actions and is left with no doubthe’s his father’s son. You can say what youlike about her hair but never call her a vic­tim.

MUVHANGOBUSANI searches for a sign to be able tounderstand Joyce’s last dying wish. Te­boho starts pushing Mulalo towardsthe throne now that Azwindini isgone. Agnes and Vho­Masindireconcile after years of animosi­ty. Pfuluwani, Susan and Tshi­aneo say a tearful goodbye toAzwindini. An unwanted guestarrives at the royal house. Busa­ni finally reads the letter Joycewrote to him on her death bed.Rendani is left embarrassed whena new waiter calls her a snob. Busa­ni finds himself caught betweentrue love and dead wife’s last wish.Rendani gives up on Sanele. Vele re­veals her real reason she’s back andit’s ugly. Thuli surprises everyonewith a big announcement. Gizaraannounces his intention to takeover as regent. Rendani decides togive Sanele the cold shoulder.

RHYTHM CITYMLUNGISI’S decision to do the rightthing forces him to make a drastic de­cision regarding his family. A threat toMotshabi’s adoption looms. Gloria as­sumes another identity in order to im­press someone. A threat to Motshabi’sadoption looms. Erin deflects it with de­ception. Kila alerts Mmadika to an injus­tice. Gloria manages to escape someunwanted attention. Dintle managesto manipulate Tino and Erin. Mangi has

an encounter with Joe which worries Kila.Gloria is determined to avoid a situationwhich could send her back to her old life.Tino and Erin are forced to reveal their se­crets. Mlungisi learns some hectic newswhich has a massive effect on the Ngemafamily. Gloria’s new suitor attempts anovel approach to woo her. LosingMotshabi may well be just one terrible or­deal of many which Tino and Erin have toendure. Joe’s treads a thin line betweenbarelykeepingittogetherandcompletelyunravelling. Gontse brings news to Gloriawhich upsets her terri­bly.

DAYS OF OUR LIVESLEXIE is devastated when Theo is able toreadbutnot comprehendwhatheisread­ing. Bo tells Abe and Sami that Rafe isjoining the station as a detective and hedoesn’t want anything to ruin it. Will andGabi show Rafe the wedding pictures andhe sees the white spot on Johnny’s eye aswell. Daniel overhears Stephanie tellingCaroline that Philip cheated. Daniel andPhilip get into a fight on the docks whenDaniel accuses Philip of cheating on Mel­anie with the girl from the pub. Victor

drops by to see Parker unaware thatMaggie is babysitting. Lexie

makes an appointment forJohnny with a specialist.

Will and Gabi can’tkeep the truth from

Sami. Bo tells Julieand Ciara he has

to leave townfor a few dayson a case. E.J.catches Samidoing her se­cret handsignal withJohnny.

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FULTAYLOR’S

ability as apsychiatrist

and as a friend isput to the test

when she learns vi­tal information

about a loved one. Steph­anie and Eric reminisce about

the special times that theyhave shared with a very oldand dear friend. Taylormeets with Dr. Meade aboutKatie’s current conditionand prognosis. The over­whelming guilt that Rick isfeeling regarding thescheme that he formulat­ed against Hope and Liamis fueling his need to con­fess. Taylor returns to herhome to find a desperate

Katie there looking for as­sistance with her plan to

leave Bill. As Liam andSteffy are on their way to

a romantic getaway, Billand Brooke hijack their

trip to search for Ka­tie. Katie stands firm

in her decision topermanently erase

herself from Billand Baby Will’slives as Taylorcontinues herattempt to dis­suade her.Brooke at­tempts to com­

fort an angryand confused

Bill, as he uses hismany resources to

find Katie.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDLinda Sokhulu plays NikiweSibeko in Isidingo.

MAKE a date this 6 December 2013 andbook your front row golden ticket to thespectacular second annual NationalChoral Music Achievement Awards 2013(Nacma) taking place at the Durban Ex­hibition Centre.The Nacma Awards Pty Ltd was imple­mented and launched in 2012, as a redcarpet affair supporting, recognisingand awarding choral excellence, whilecelebrating and honouring the SouthAfrican competitive talents and artisticexpression in the choral music sector.

“Nacma 2013 has pulled out all thestops with an incredible line up that willsee exhilarating performances frompast and prospective Nacma winnerslight up the stage at this year’s glitteringred carpet event on the South Africancalendar”, added Nacm founder VusiMvelase.Presented this year by the official Nac­

ma ambassador and well­known SABC1 choral music show Imizwilili presenterVee Mthembu, this year’s entertain­ment line­up includes, among others,Zonke, Team Zwai, Abanqobi, IhhashiE­limhlophe, Sinikiwe High School, Cler­mont Choir, Kholwa Brothers and OldTimers.Nacma will present the following awardcategories:

1.Best Choir Large NCF2.Best Choir Standard NCF3.Best Choir Champ of Champs NCF4.Best Conductor Standard NCF5.Best Conductor Large NCF6.Best Conductor SASCE7.Best Conductor Champ of Champs8.Best Soprano SASCE9.Best Tenor SASCE10.Best Baritone SASCE11.Best Mezzo SASCE12.Best Platinum Choir SATICA13.Best Gold Choir SATICA14.Best Silver Choir SATICA15.Best Conductor SATICA16.Best Choir POLMUSCA17.Best Conductor POLMUSCA18.Best Pianist (2012 Nominees)19.Best SABC PBS Choral Radio DJ20.Best SABC PBS Choral Radio Pro­gramme21.Best Community Radio Station22.Best Provincial Department of Arts &Culture23.Lifetime Achievement AwardTickets are available at Computicket forR250 pp which includes entry to theevent , awarding of choral music excel­lence awards and a three course mealdinner.

For more information log ontowww.nacma.co.za ­Supplied

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDNacma ambassador and well­known SABC 1 choral music show Imizwili­li presenter Vee Mthembu will be the programme director at the Nac­ma Awards ceremony in Durban on 6 December.

>> Intrigue, betrayal and romance

Plea for public to buy local craftTHE African Art Centre, one of the longestsurviving non­for profit organisations ofits kind in the country has invited membersof the public to the opening of its muchanticipated Christmas exhibition 2013.“Established more than fifty years agoas a centre which promotes and de­velops the work of artists andcrafters from KwaZulu­Natal, we continue to beactively involved in im­plementing sustainabledevelopment programmeswhich impart new skills and ex­tend on already existing skillswithin the craft communities ofurban and rural KwaZuluNatal,”said the centre in a pressrelease. According to thecentre the annual Christ­mas exhibition will high­light the vibrant creativeculture of KwaZulu Nataland will raise awarenessabout the economic ben­efits of supporting our lo­cal craft producers by buying locally.“The exhibition will feature a wide range

of affordable, original, handmade Christ­mas ornaments and gifts. The variety ofproducts include beaded, embroideredand felt Christmas tree ornaments, colour­fully beaded tableware, recycled cards andornaments and Christmas gifts including

j ewellery, books, ceramics,candles and telephone

wire products,” said therelease. The productson the African Christ­

mas exhibition culminat­ed as a result of workshops

facilitated by Interior Decoratorand Trend Forecaster Pippa Whit­tle and Development Officer of

the African Art Centre, Nozipho Zu­lu.

Every purchase madefrom the African artcentre provides incomeand employment formore than 600 crafterscurrently supported bythe centre.For additional informa­

tion contact the Director, Sharon Cramp­ton on 031312 3804/5.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDSafety pin Angel is ofthe crafts that will beexhibited at the Afri­can arts centre in Dur­ban from 14 November.

Book yourticket for achoralextravaganza

Zondi team second>> Widely tipped Sbonelo Zondi and Andy Birkett came in second after the Jasper Mocké and Hank McGregor pair

HANK McGregor and JasperMocké powered to an impres-sive victory in South Africa’s

premier one-day canoeing race, theOzzie Gladwin, presented by Park-lane Superspar, on Sunday.

In the women’s race, Abby AdieandAnnaAdamovádominatedtofin-ish a strong 21st overall.

“We didn’t know what to expect.We’re up against pure Dusi crewshere and I said to Jasper just beforethestartwehavetotryandstayincon-tention andhopefully catch up on thewater,butweseemedtodominatetheportage and we got out first and putinfirst,sothat’sabigconfidenceboostfor the two of us so early in the sea-son,” said McGregor after clinchingvictory.

“It was fun. We had enough of abufferandwedidn’t leaveanythingtochance.”

The pair’s victory comes on theheels of their win in the Vaal Canoe

Marathon last weekend, which alsoserved as SA K2 River MarathonChampionships.

“We got into the boat for the firsttime just over aweek ago, just beforethe Vaal, and straight away felt niceand comfortable,” said Mocké.

Conditions were cool and wind-less and the Albert Falls Dam flat,making for a very fast start to theevent over the 4km lap that led to the1km run around the dam wall.

At the takeout, McGregor andMockeledintotheportage,withAndyBirkettandSboneloZondijustbehindthem in second, Cam Schoeman andJakubAdamin third, followedbyLenJenkins and Matt Bouman in fourth,and reigning Dusi K1 championLanceKime andThulaniMbanjwa infifth.

McGregor and Mocké underlinedtheirfineformandfitnessbyreachingthewater first after the portage, withBirkett and Zondi holding onto sec-ond and Kime and Mbanjwa movingup to third.

The two leading boats then man-aged to open a gap on the other chas-ersuntil, atTheCascades rapids,Mc-Gregor and Mocké put the hammer

down and pulled clear to win by 49seconds over Birkett and Zondi.

Cam Schoeman and Jakub Adamwere in position to capture third, butthey suffered a bent rudder about akilometre-and-a-half from the finishand were passed firstly by Kime andMbanjwa and then by Jenkins andBouman.

“The race was very tough,” Zondisaidafter finishing. “Therewerea lotof good combinations, especially onthe dam where six boats jumped tothe front together.”

Whileheadmittedtonotbeingful-lysatisfiedwith theirperformanceontheday, three-timeDusi champAndyBirkett said he was satisfied with therapid improvements the pair wasmaking every time they paddle to-gether.

“It was a tough race today,” saidthird place finisher Michael Mban-jwa. “I think we did alright. The fieldwasverystrongandHankandJasperare flying! Sbonelo and Andy arealsoverystrongandmanagedtokeepwithupwiththem,wherewecouldn’t.But I thinkwe’regetting better every day.”

“We’retryingtonotreadtoo much into results asthis early stage, but we didnotice that Hank and Jas-perwerevery, very strong,”said Lance Kime. “We knowtheir paddling will always bephenomenal and they also ranverywell today.AndyandSbone-lo are also great all-rounders andtheyarebothgoing tobeverydifficult

to beat in the Dusi.”Women’s winners Adie and Ada-

mová bent their rudder at the Cas-cades Rapid, but not even the loss ofone or two minutes put them underpressure.

“We’vehadagoodday,”saidAdie.“It was quite relaxed, especially onthe dam.We just hungwith the othergirls and then just before the portageweputinanintervalandbrokeahead.From the portage there was no look-ing back and we pulled away.”

“It was so hard,” Adamoválaughedasshedescribedtheportage.The Czech star recently finished sec-ond in theK1divisionand third in theK2s at the Marathon World Champi-onships and based upon the pair’searly season form, they are going toverytoughtobeatinthe2014DusiCa-noe Marathon.

Runners up Andy Birkett (left) andSbonelo Zondi negotiate the Albertfalls weir on the upper uMngeni riv­er during the Ozzie Gladwin CanoeMarathon, presented by ParklaneSuperspar.

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SUMMARY OF RESULTSMEN1. Hank McGregor/Jasper Mocké1:49:00.022. Andy Birkett/Sbonelo Zondi1:49:46.903. Lance Kime/Michael Mbanjwa1:51:37.434. Len Jenkins jnr/Matt Bouman1:51:55.835. Cam Schoeman/Jakub Adam1:52:20.156. Brandon van der Walt/Josh Kippin(1st u23) 1:54:22.797. Siseko Ntondini/Thando Ngamlana1:54:32.888. Lucas Mthalane/Mmeli Cele1:54:36.239. Damon Stamp/Mthobisi Cele1:56:37.72 (1st u18)10. Murray Haw/Andrew Houston1:56:46.14WOMEN1. Abby Adie/Anna Adamová2:06:32.002. Jenna Ward/Kerry Segal 2:12:58.933. Hilary Bruss/Donna Tutton2:14:27.464. Debbie Germiquet/Carmen Donald2:18:04.075. Kelly Howe/Hayley Arthur2:18:27.70More info can be found at www.ozzie­gladwin.co.za ­Supplied

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FOOTBALL challenges in South Africa should not bedivorced from political, social and economic challeng­es. Football is an activity where many of our peopleare involved.

Presently, unemployment figures are too high. Thishas an effect on the socio­economic status of manyof South Africans. We cannot talk of junior leaguesif there are no football clubs within communities.The majority of people are battling for basic things

like food, medical care, accommodation etc. It is scan­dalous therefore to spend fortunes on parties orevents under such conditions of poverty. A lot of mon­ey is spent on lunches for officials while there are nofacilities and equipment for sports. It is unfortunatethatwetendtosupplythosethatarealreadyfatwhilepotential stars are starving.It isachallengetogetthebestoutofstarvingchildren.One needs energy to train and compete effectively.Football challenges therefore should be addressed

with problems of food production, skills develop­ment, service delivery, and drug and alcohol abuse.Development of top footballers is not just training

in the fields. It involves everyone including parents,councillors, churches and schools. We have said thisbefore that though leadership is important, individu­als cannot be expected to perform miracles.Locally, how do we ensure that young people take

their places among the elite footballers in this coun­try? It will involve co­operation instead of petty jeal­ousies. Acquiring knowledge and its application, hardwork and desire tomake a difference in the lives of the young.Empowerment of the young is not just about money.We can also support people through using our talents,timeand love.Pietermaritzburg has given South Africa top football­ers in the past. The present generation of young peo­ple have our genes. They will not succeed or work totheir full potential unless we as leaders and adultsplay our role. We need tomove away from the mentality that money can doeverything.Many of us became footballers through sacrifices of

thepreviousgeneration.ThepresentfreeSouthAfricais also a product of sacrifices made by our parents andforefathers.We can do it. We just have to focus more on importantthings than dealing with petty issues. Knowledge,dedication and hard work are what can make youngpeople in our town excel. Managers and coachesshould take responsibility in creating a culture of ex­cellence. Unzima lo mthwalo!

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RESIDENTS around Howick under uMn-geniMunicipalitywillbeabletotrainfreeof charge in a gym built outdoors for

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ofHowicksuchasMpophomeni,Cedara,How-ickWest, Hhaza, Shiyabazali and others gath-ered at uMngeni sports complex to attend theofficial opening of the unusual outdoor yetworld class gym.

The function attracted a lot of municipalitycouncillors and government officials from theKwaZulu-NatalDepartmentofSportsandRec-reation, led MEC Ntombikayise Sibhidla-Saphetha.

Sibhida-Saphetha said the new outdoorgym was one of the governments ongoingprojectstoencouragepeopletolivehealthylife-syles by training their bodies.

She challenged the members of the publictomakesuretheirbodieswerelookingniceandtrimmedwhen she comes back in a fewweekstime for another project.

“I am saying down with the big tummies,down! I am saying down with the shapelessbodies,down!Whenwecomeback foranotherproject in the Shiyabazali area, I want to seegood looking ladies with figured bodies.

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I wants to see six packs not big and roundstomachs. The fact is if we train our bodies wewill live long and stay healthy,” said Sibhidla-Saphetha.

UMngeni mayor Mbali Myeni urged thecommunity to use the facilities and look afterit.

“We are lucky, we won’t pay a cent to trainour bodies. Let’s use these facilities wisely andmake sure that we don’t vandalise them. Wedon’t want to see these facilities becomingwhite elephants,” she said.

SportsandRecreationuMgungundlovudis-trict manager Busi Nkomo says free outdoorgymswill be extended to other areas or wardsaround the district.

“As theMEC pointed out, this is not the endof it.We are looking at other areas because thegovernment’s aim is to build a healthy nationand force that mentality to live a heathly life-style within our communities,”said Nkomo.-Jerry Barnes

PHOTO:New outdoor gym was officially opened in Howick by Sports and Recreation MEC NtombikayiseSibhidla­Saphetha.

PMB golfer bring home the global trophyDREAMS of competing like a ‘pro’golferandraising thewinning trophyin the 19th Amateur World GolfersChampionship came true for localgolfer, Ajith Ghareeb.

In a press release World GolfersChampionship said, Team SA2 fin-ished in a proud 3rd place out of 26competing countries at the world fi-nal. Ajith also finished 10th in his in-dividual 21 to 25 flighting division.

“Founded by the late sportingicon, Sven Tumba and supported bythe patronage of world-class golfers,Arnold Palmer, the late SeverianoBallesteros and Annika Sorenstam,World Golfers Championship is theworld’s largest amateur golf tourna-ment that gives amateurs the uniqueopportunity of experiencing the thrillof competing as a professionalagainst competitors from all over theworld,” said the press release.

Over200golfersfrom26countriescompetedacross fourofKZN’s cham-pionship courses - Cotswold DownsCountry Club, Durban Country Club,Umhlali CountryClub, Prince’sGrantGolfEstate – from26October to2No-vember.

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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDTeamSA2 from left to right are Ivano Ficalbi (CEO of the PGA of SA), Obie Oberholzer, Nundhkumar Maharaj, Ganas Naiker, Ajith Ghareeb, Arthur Mzimela(Team SA Captain), and Pierre Smith.

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Bafana preprare for Chan>> Tomorrow it’s Swaziland and on Tuesday it’s Spain against the national team

AT least tomorrow the majority of SouthAfrican soccer followers will be able tojoin hands, be united and support the

country’s senior men’s national team, BafanaBafana.

to be held in the country in January.IgesundsaysSAplayersshouldforget treat-

ing Swazilands as one of the minnows of Afri-cansoccer intomorrow’s friendlybecauseseri-ousness isneeded toachieveasolid foundation

achieveourmissionofbuilding for theJanuaryevent.

“The players are clear and know very wellwhatwewant to achieve,” said Igesund. -JerryBarnes.

Last week it was irritating and discourag-ing to see or hear some short-sighted peoplenot supporting Orlando Pirates in the finals ofthe Caf Champions League against Al Ahly inEgypt.

ThefactthathasalreadygonetotheAfricanstatisticsandhistorybooksisthatPirateswerethe SA’s representatives in theCaf ChampionsLeague and were officially the runners-up af-ter Al Ahly.

Tomorrow the Bafana Bafana, which is allmadeupbythelocally-basedplayers,willplaya friendly international against the neigh-bours next to Mpumalanga Province, Swazi-land.

The game is scheduled for 8:30 pm atMbabane’s National Stadium.

According to the Bafana head coach, Gor-don Igesund this match should be taken seri-ous to achieve convincing results in order tobuild for the next year’s Caf Chan tournament

for next year’s Chantournament.

“We are not wor-ried or looking at theprofile of our oppo-nents but wewant to

Heroes’welcome forBucs backhome onMonday

Orlando Piratesplayers pose for ateam pictureahead of the Afri­can ChampionsLeague second legfinal betweenthem and Egypt'sAl­Ahly in Cairo onSaturday.Despite play well,the Buccaneers didnot convert theirchances and werebeaten 2­0, mak­ing the final score3­1 on aggregate.PHOTO: GALLOIMAGES

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