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>> Msunduzi Municipality Mayor Chris Ndlela delivers his State of the City Address
DUMISANI ZONDI>>[email protected]
CHILDREN dying due toelectrocution by exposedelectricity wires from illegal
connections will soon be a thing ofthepastforSwaporesidents,aswellas those in other informalsettlement areas.
Delivering his ‘State of the CityAddress’at theRoyalShowgroundsonMonday,MsunduziMunicipalityMayor Chris Ndlela said that, inconjuction with the Department ofEnergy, the municipality hasfunded the integrated nationalelectrification project and 2000homes from the Swapo communitywill benefit.
“This project, and another inEzinketheni, will be completedbefore December this year whileanother in Peace Valley will becompletedat theendofthe2014/15financial year.
“More areas will be identifiedthrough IDP [integrated develop-ment project] processes according-ly,” said Ndlela.
While seven people, includingchildren, were reported to havedied of electrocution in the Jika Joeinformal settlement,more than fivechildren have died in Swapo after
touching electricity wires used byresidents to steal electricity fromnearby lamppolesandsubstations.
Ndlela said that they are alsoproviding electricity to Vulundlela.
“...constant communication hasbeen takingplacebetween the [mu-nicipal] council and Eskom andhigh masts for phase one will beconnected this week,” he said.
Recently, Ndlela and then KZNFinance MEC Ina Cronje launchedan electrification project forNhlalakahle residents in theNorthdale area.
“By the end of October, the 600homes in the community ofNhlalakahle will benefit from anelectrification project, thanks to apartnership with the KZN Provin-cial Treasury” assured Ndlela.
The illegal electricity connec-tions are a big concern to themunicipality and it has started anoffensive to bring this to an end.
“Illegal connections and non-paymentof electricityarea thorn inour side, not only because we havelost a lot of money but also becausewe have lost people,” said Ndlela.
He said that fromJuly toDecem-ber alone, seven people lost theirlives in JikaJoeand themunicipali-ty lost one of its staff members,while others were injured due to
interference with electricity.All the houses will be electrified
despite their conditions, and themunicipality will only build betterones when the budget permits.
Ndlela was delivering theinaugural ‘Stateof theCityAddress’which was themed ‘Msunduzi, agood story to tell’.
He pointed to the delivery ofhouses, water and electricity asthings that were demanded bymany struggle hero’s from theapartheid regime as a part ofservice delivery.
He said that if theywere alive to-day, theywould be happy to see thechange in the lives of many people.
He said these include JohnLangalibalele Dube, iNkosi AlbertLuthuli, HarryGwala, NelsonMan-dela, LilianNgoyi, ASChetty, OliverTambo, Wally Adams, HelenSuzman, Peter Kerchoff, ChrisHani, Moses Mabhida and AntonMfenendala Xaba.
He also singled out CouncillorTruman Magubane as one of theliving struggle heroes who canattest to the positive work that hasbeen done to improve servicedelivery since 1994.
His address, which was attend-ed by councillors, business leadersandMP’s, mirrored the State of the
ProvinceAddressbyPremierSenzoMchunu last Thursday, and theState of the Nation Address byPresident Jacob Zuma heldrecently.
Ndlela said that the main aimwas to report back to the citizens ofthemunicipalityabout theprogressthathasbeenmadesince theestab-lishment of the municipality 18years ago.
He said ‘the State of the CityAddress will bebudgeted for asan annualevent
He,howev-er, saidit doesnotreplaceizimbizowhich arestill tocontinue.
Offensive to rid cityof street childrenDUMISANI ZONDI>>[email protected]
THEstreetchildrenlivingnexttoUpperCrustin the city centre are to be chased away, asthey pose a threat to the city traders,according to mayor Chris Ndlela.
Ndlela unveiled the municipal plan tomovethechildrenwhohavemadeahomeforthemselves along Hesom street, betweenUpper Crust and Jonathan’s Spar, as hedeliveredhis ‘Stateof theCityAddress’ at theRoyal Showgrounds on Monday.
“The street kids are going to leave. Wecan’t allow that kind of practise within ourgovernance precinct,” said Ndlela.
It is believed that some of the streetchildren intimidate traderswith theirunrulybehaviour.
Ndlela said that a place will have to befound to accommodate them or they “mustjust go back to their various homes.”
“They must just go, they must go some-where else or go back home,” suggested themayor.
Manymight be relieved to hear the news,as complaints have often been raised aboutthese children in this particular area.
It is suspected that some of the childrenliving in the lane, and those who used to liveon Henrietta street, relieve themselveswherever they please as they do not haveaccess to the public toilets at night.
KZN Social Development spokespersonNcumisa Fandesi responded by saying itwould be correct to engage the city ratherthan the department.
“This is a mayoral programme and I amnot going to allow you to ask me about amunicipal programme,” she said, adding
that whatever the municipalitydecides to do about
these children, theywillbe part of it as adepartment.
She said as adepartment, they havenot received anycomplaints about thechildren or theirconduct in the lane.
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Attempted arson at City Hall>> Candle left behind cardboard “with the intention of setting the City Hall alight”NQOBILE MTOLO>>[email protected]
THE recent arson attempt at theCity Hall has sparked securityconcerns.
Addressing full council membersat the Council Chambers, municipalmanager Mxolisi Nkosi said that the
incident happened on 20 June at12.15pm while there was a generalstaff meeting by the South AfricanMunicipal Workers Union (Samwu).
“We phoned the fire departmentand the SAPS and they conductedtheir preliminary investigation. Acase has been opened with the SAPSand we will await their findings.
took place,” said Nkosi.After a reportwas lodgedat one of
the police stations, two fire enginesandacrewweredispatchedtotheCityHall.
According to the report circulatedat full council, “a candle was leftbehind cardboard with the intentionof igniting the box…and setting theCity Hall alight. This was placed in avoid inside the male toilets on theground floor of the City Hall. The firewasextinguishedbyCityHallsecuritybefore the arrival of the fire brigade.”
Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP)councillor Dolo Zondi said he wasworried that criminal cases havebecomemore regular within the CityHall.
“It is high time that the municipalmanager makes a decision. Wemustdealwith these peoplewhoare doingthis. This is anarchy. The municipal
manager must deal with theseperpetrators,” he said.
Nkosi responded,“As council we will
leave no stones un-turned on this matter,andwearecallingup-on anyone withinformation tocome forward tous.”
“As management, weare reviewing the policyand the guidelines for theusageof theCityHall, andwe aremindful of the factthat the council hadpreviously given us themandate to attend to thesecurity.
“We had submittedproposals to Amafabecause the City Hall is aheritage building, andthat is where the delay
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NOMPENDULO NGUBANE>>[email protected]
THE number of high school girls hookedon Kuber tobacco is increasing.
According to Plessislaer Youth Deskchairperson Sbonelo Shangase, some of thegirls have confessed that they use the drugbecause their parents use it at home.
Kuber is a chewable tobacco, rich innicotine,which is labelledasabreath freshen-er and sold in shops in plastic sachets forR2.50.
Another concern that Shangase raised isthatmostof theusersdon’tchewthis tobacco,but rather insert it inside their private parts.
“This is a foreign drug which is found inChinese shops. The private parts of a female,areverysensitiveand need tobehandledwithcare.
“Just takeanormalcigaretteand inhale thesmoke. It’s sensitive to the nose and that is anindication that it is harmful and it causesdanger,” said Dr Nomathemba Singaphi.
She said that African people stronglybelievethatcancerisaforeigndiseaseandthatis absolutely not true.
“By inserting these things inside theirprivate parts, they are inviting diseases likecancer. This drugmay have a chemical that isdangerous to the body and that may result inexposing the body to diseases.
“There aremyths about these things; thereare people who are drawing young girls intobuying these things, telling them that thesedrugs stimulate sex. That is a lie. What thesethings do to the human body is destroy,” shesaid.
Singaphi added that the myth that thesedrugs can stimulate their sex lives leads tounsafe sex which is often followed byunwanted pregnancy and abortion.
Kuber tobaccois dangerous
>> Kuber is becoming aproblem amongst theyouth who are using itas a sexual stimulant
Side effects of the drugs
>> Dizziness, headaches, sleeping, weak teeth and gum bleeding.>> In the long run, the after effects could cause tooth discoloration, holeson the gum line and cervical cancer. Sometimes women can become infertile.>> A further caution is that Kuber is a cause for concern because of themental health issues associated with it.>> It impairs memory and causes depression even mere addiction to it isa mental problem. (information from TNT website).
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NOMPENDULO NGUBANE>>nompendulo.ngubane@myecho.co.za
UMNDENI wakwaMswanee-Ashdown uthi usathukilengokubulawa ngesihluku
kukaMnuz Smiso Mswane (25)okutholakale ikhanda lakhelinqunyiwe kuksolakala sengathibese lidliwe yizinja ngoMgqibeloekuseni.
Ngokuchaza kukamalumekaziwakhe uNkk Masbo MswaneNgubo, ikhanda lika MnuzMswane litholakale emzini wom-untu nokusolakala ukuthi beselidliwe yizinja.
Umzimba wakhe wonautholakale emhosheni ngaphe-sheya bude buduze nomuzi laphokutholakale khona ikhanda.
UNkk Ngubo uthe ikhandalibonweyinganeekadeidlala,yag-ijima yayobikela abadala kwabesekubizwa amaphoyisa. Eqhubauthe emva kokubizwakwamaphoyisa kuthunyelweuku-thi kuzobizwa yena nalapho afikewabona khona ikhanda ebese-limathambo lingabonakali ukuthingabe ngelikabani.
Uthe kwabikwa emaphoyiseniasePlessislaer ngomhla ka 15kuNhlaba (May) ukuthi uMnuzMswane udukile.
“Lokhu sakwenza emvakokubona ukuthi akabuyi ekhayakusukela enyamalele ngomhla ka9 kuNhlaba. Sasingaqali ukuyobi-ka kodwa sasiqale ngokuthisibheke ezibhedlela, emakhazeninalapho sasizwa khona kuthiwakutholakale ikhanda lomuntu
e-Azalea, saya sayobheka ngobasase sididekile engatholakali.Sazibheka zonke lezi zindawokodwa sahluleka, sagcina singa-zange simthole. Esasikwaziukuthi ngomhla ka 9 kuNhlabawayekade egcine ehambenomngani wakhe naye owamgci-na ngalo lelo langa.”
Uqhube wathi: “NgoLwesineolwedlule siphume inqina sina-manyeamalunguomndeni sayob-hekakulomhoshalaphoisidumbusakhe sitholwe khona. Sibuyesilambatha singatholanga luthoemva kokuguduza kulo mhosha.
Ngithuke sekuthunyelwa ukuthingizobizwa ngoba sekutholakaleikhanda okusolakala ukuthi be-lidonsweyizinjazalidonselaemzi-ni oseduzane nalo mhosha,” kuc-haza uNkk Ngubo.
Ngenxa yokuthi ikhanda besekungamathambo kuphela,ngihlulekile ukuchaza ukuthingabe uyena yini.
Engikwazi ukukusho ukuthiubengenalo itsako emazinyweniakhe.
Kube nzima ukuchaza kodwaamaphoyisa avele anquma ukuthiawubhekenomzimbangobaesola
ukuthi uma kutholakala ikhandakungenzeka nomzimba ube sedu-zane.
Abe esethuma izinja ukuthizibheke.Akuphelangasikhathies-ingakanani umzimba watholaka-la.
Ngaphambi kokuqinisekisaukuthi ngabe uye, amaphoyisaathe angiqinisekise izimpahlaayezigqokile eduka, ngakwenzalokho.
Abe esecela ukuthi ngiboneisithombe kwisithwebuli ngobaethi engizokubona akukuhle.Nangempela ngenze kanjalongabe sengiqinisekisa ukuthi uye-na ngempela.
Umzimba bewungasena-khanda, nomzimba wakheungenalo igazi. Amanye amalun-guomndeniaceleukuthiazibonelengamehlo umzimba ukuze abenesiqiniseko.
Nabo bakuqinisekisile ukuthinguyenakwabayilaphosonkeses-idela ukuthi nguyena. Sishaqekilesiwumndeni ngesihluku abulawengaso uSmiso ngoba asazi ukuthikungani ebulawe kabuhlungukangaka aze adliwe yizinja.
Sinethemba lokuthi umthethouzokwenzakonkeokusemandleniukuthola abenzi balobububi,”kusho uNkk Ngubo.
Okhulumela amaphoyisauKapteni Thulani Zwaneuthe:
“Amaphoyisa avule icalalokubulala ukuze kube nophenyooluzoqala mayelananalesisihlakalo kanti akekhooboshiwe mayelana nalokhu,” es-ho uKapteni Zwane.
ISITHOMBE:NOMPENDULO NGUBANEUmhosha lapho kutholakale khona umzimba kaMnuz Smiso Mswane(25) bude buduze nalapho kutholakale khona ikhanda.
Intervention formatric students
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IN a bid to improve the matric pass rate, theDepartment of Education in KZN has started a MatricIntervention Programme which will run from 30 Juneto 11 July, 2014.
The programme is aimed at assisting pupils fromschools that achieved below 75% in the 2014National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations. Itwill target high enrolment and gateway subjectssuch as mathematics, mathematical literacy,physical sciences, life sciences, economics,accounting, business studies, agricultural sciences,history, geography, tourism and English.
About 4 1281 pupils are to benefit from theprogramme, with 393 learning centres opened acrossthe province and 49 from the uMgungundlovudistrict.
An amount of R20 million has been set aside forthe winter and spring classes.
During spring holidays, the programme will runfrom 6 October to 10 October 2014 and in addition,districts will be expected to implement their ownintervention programmes for schools that are notpart of the targeted group.
These classes will be conducted by teachers whohave been selected on the basis of their performance,having produced 70% or more in the past two years.
MEC for Education in KwaZulu Natal, PeggyNkonyeni said that pupils are expected to be in theirrespective school uniforms when attending theseclasses.
“Pupils will be provided with a single meal perday,” she said.
PHOTO: FILEKwaZulu Natal Education MEC PeggyNkonyeni
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7Supportingblood donormonth
PHOTO: SUPPLIEDMorar Incorporated, a national auditing and accounting firm, invited theSouth African National Blood Service (SANBS) to its head office to host ablood drive in support of blood donor month. The firm would like toencourage their clients, friends and even fellow accounts to step forwardand make a donation at your nearest centre. Pictured is senior tax managerAhmed Hoosen making his very first donation.
Fingernail shock>> Women finds human fingernail in her bowl of 2Minute Noodles
DUMISANI ZONDI>>[email protected]
A PANORAMA Gardenswoman and her 13 year-olddaughter suspect that a
fingernail allegedly found in a packofNestlenoodles is thecauseof theirrunningstomachandvomitingsince9 June.
Rosemary Mabizela said that onthe day she prepared the noodlesand ate them, she discovered ahuman fingernail in the food.
“Something prickled my tongueas I was chewing and I picked it out
withmyfingers.Ithenrealiseditwasa human fingernail and I was soshocked,” she said.
Mabizela said she subsequentlybegan to have a runny stomachbefore vomiting.
To her surprise, her daughterPhilile too suffered the same fatelater that week.
She used the telephone contactson the packet to phone Nestle tocomplain.
“Nestle then sent a couriercompany to come and collect thepacket and the fingernail, but I gavethem the packet only.
“They left without takinganything. I want to keep the finger-nail as evidence.
“I had to go to the doctor on 11June. I left my daughter behindbecause hers was not as serious asyet. But I had to take her as well tothe doctor on Saturday, 21 Junesince the sickness did not stop,”explained Mabizela.
Mabizela said it was only whenher daughter got worse that sheadmitted that she had “stolen” hermothers noodles from the bowl onher return from school.
“Thereare fiveofushereathomebut only the two of us are sick. Thisis clear proof that the source of thesickness is that packet of noodlesthathadthenail in it.Allotherfamilymembers are fine.
“Nestlekeepssending for thenailbut I’mnot going to give it to anyonebecause if we die, people need toknow the cause,” said Mabizela.
NestléSouthAfrica spokes-person Motshidisi Mokwena saidMabizela’s refusal to hand over thenail has prevented them frominvestigating thematter,addingthatthe safety and quality of theirproducts are non-negotiable andtheyhave strictmeasures inplace toensure that.
“Untilwereceivetheforeignbodyfrom the consumer, there is nofurther action that we can take.
“We have informed MrsMokwenathatwearestillwaitingforher to reconsider in order for us toconduct the investigation,” saidMokwena.
PHOTO: DUMISANI ZONDIThe fingernail which Mabizela says came out of the noodles she ate withher daugher Philile. She says this caused them running stomachs and andvomiting.
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maritzburg
ECHOIHis Grace Tabernacle igubha iminyaka eyi-11
NOMPENDULO NGUBANE>>nompendulo.ngubane@myecho.co.za
IBANDLA iHis GraceTabernacle lizogubhaiminyaka eyi-11 lasungulwa,libuye livule ngokusemtheth-weni igatsha lalo e-Edendale(eYideni) eduzane negalajiiThabizolo.
Kumenywa umphakathingobuningi bawo kulokhukubungazwa kwalelibandlaokuzoqala kusasa kuze kubeyiSonto.
UMfu Bheki Nowele uthekuyintokozo kubonanjengebandla ukuthisebezokwazi ukuxhumananomphakathi weseMgun-gundlovu njengoba isontolizobe seliseduzane nawoumphakathi.
Uqhube wathi enyeyezimbangela yokubanegatsha e-Edendale,ukucabangela umphakathingezinselelo obhekana nazouma kudingeka ugibele uzeesontweni njengoba isontolabo belisedolobheni.
“Njengebandla siphokoph-elele ekutheni sixhumanenomphakathi wethu nawofuthiwaziukuthinjengeband-la sikhona. Sineminyakaeyi11 sikhona njengebandlakanti kwakuvele kuyisifisosethu ukuthi ngelinyeilanga sibe seduzanenomphakathi.
Lokhu okuzobe kwenzekakule ndawo entsha kungenyeyezifiso esezifezekileebandleni. Sizowuqala kusa-sa umcimbi wethu kuze kubeyiSonto.
UMgqibelo yilona sukuesizobungaza ngaloukuvulwa kwendawo yethuentsha.
Siyoqala ngomhlanganowabefundisi ekuseni, besekulandela ezinye izihlelo.Kuyoba nesikhathi laphosiyohambela imizi khonae-Edendale, sizibika kubantusibazisa ukuthi sesikhonanjengebandla.
Siyonikezela nanga-maphepha ayobe esichazanjengebandlaukuthisingoba-ni,” echaza uMfundi Nowele.
Ebuzwa ukuthi kuleminyakaeyi 11 bekhona ngabekukhona yini ukukhulaakubonayo ebandlenililonke,uthe:
“Kumina ukukhulakwebandla akusho inanilabantu esontweni kodwakusho izinto abantuabakhula ngazo.
Kusho ukuba nabantuabazovolontiya ukubayingxenye yebandla lokhuengikubona kwenzekakulelibandla. Kuphindekusho ukukhula kwabantungokomoya nokuhlala kwe-bandla lisesimweniesigcu-lisayo. I His Grace Tabernacleigxilekakhuluekunakekelwe-ni nasekukhuliswenikwemindeni.
Imindeni ibalulekekakhulukithinakantikulaphosigxile khona kakhulu.
Nezinye izinto siyazibhekakodwa umndeni ubekwaphambili futhi kubalulekileukubona izimpilo zawozinakekelwa futhi nawouphilile,” esho umfundisiNowele.
Crazy about crochet
NICOLE JOHN>>[email protected]
RETIRED staff member and dear friend of theKwaZuluNatal Museum, Mabongi Mtshali,spends many of her Saturday afternoons with
a group of children teaching them how to crochet andsew.
The group of about seven children are betweenthe ages of 10 and 12, and live nearby Mtshali’s homein Caluza near Edendale.
They meet on Saturday afternoons when they areavailable and spend time together crocheting.
Mtshali said that she began teaching them howto sew which started with making dolls which she gotfrom Australia.
“When it got to making the hair for the dolls, wehad to knit and crochet.”
Together, the group has crocheted a blanket andareinthefinalstagesofcompletingitnowthatexams
are over. This is all as a result of the hype surroundingthe exciting 67 Blankets for Madiba that has capturedthe attention of the whole world.
Echo met the group at the KwaZuluNatalMuseum recently.
They were excited to show off their blanket, dollsand brought along their needles and wool to crochetin the museum. Viranna Frank, from the museummarketing department, said that they are going toincorporate the project into the museum DemocracyDisplay, which celebrates 20 years of Democracy.
“The project will be included in the DemocracyDisplay with pictures, the actual completed blanketand a poster or banner with a further explanationabout the initiative highlighting the effort of thechildren involved,” she said.
The exhibition will open on 9 August.To donate wool, needles, old pieces of
material to the group contact Frank at 033 3410500.
PHOTO:NICOLE JOHNPictured with their blanket and their handmade dolls which will be part of the DemocracyDisplay at the KwaZuluNatal Museum are (back) Thabisile Dlamini (L) and NonkaziluloMthonti with (front, from left) Anelisewe Zuma, Zethembiso Mthembu, Fezeka Duma, Minenhle Zondi and Sbusiso Gumede.
Wheelchair donationmakes a difference
NQOBILE MTOLO>>[email protected]
A local non-profitorganisation, Dynamic YouthDevelopment Services,recentlydonatedawheelchair
to an eight-year-old boy fromThamboville, nearGlenwood,after his old wheelchair hadbecome a hazard.
The chairperson of theorganisation, MthokozisiMabaso, said that as soon as
they heard of a young,disabled boywhowas using abrokenwheelchair, theyknewtheyhadtocometohisrescue.
“When Lungelo Mkhizewas born, his spine wasdamaged due to allegednegligence from hospitalnurses. We cannot mentionthe hospital’s name becausethe matter will soon be incourt.
“We received this informa-tion from the MsunduziMunicipality’s youthoffice.Asan organization, we thenraised funds for the little boy’swheelchair and recentlydonated it to his family,” saidMabaso.
Dynamic Youth Develop-ment Services also donatedfood vouchers to the Mkhizefamily on behalf of localchurch Trinity Ministries.
Speaking to the EchoLungelo’s mother Fikile saidthe wheelchair has made herlife easier now that she nolonger has to carry her sonwhenever she goes to town orto hospital with him.
“This experience has beena blessing from God.
“Gettinginsideaminibusisno longer a hassle as the newwheelchair folds easily anddoesnot takeupa lot of space.The old wheelchair could notsupport his back and we had
PHOTO:SUPPLIEDDynamic Youth Development Services donated a wheelchairto Lungelo Mkhize (8) (right). Pictured with him is his motherFikile.
to carry him most ofthe time. Lungeloneedsalotofmedicalattention and wehope that someonewill come through tohelp us,” said Fikile.
Dynamic YouthDevelopmentServiceswas formedin 2010 by fivemembers.
“We try to workwith governmentwhenever we can sothat service deliverycan be achieved.
“We offer skillstraining and havedone road safetycampaigns with theKZN Department ofTransport. Our mis-sion is to help theneedy and we arehappy that we havebeen able to achievethis objective. Wewant to make adifference in ourcity,” said Mabaso.
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NEWS
10July 3, 2014
maritzburg
ECHO
NALINI NAIDOO
EVERY morning, staff at Asmalls inRetief Street have to navigate theirway through a smelly sea of urine
and faeces. The back of their premises onPrince George Street is being used as apublic toilet.
For more than a year, staff membershave been cleaning up the messthemselves, but now Asmalls directorYunus Asmall asks how long can they goondoing this. He said the staffwhodo thecleaning do it voluntarily but that thesituation had become exploitative anduntenable.
This,plusthefeelingthattheMsunduziMunicipality had abandoned downtownPietermaritzburg, motivated Asmalls toinviteotherbusinesses in theRetiefStreetarea to form a committee to look atrevamping their block.
Businesses involved include Ellerines,Quickserve,NuShop,WaltlooandBallimsPharmacy.
They want to adopt the block andembark on revamp, but in order to do soin a sustainablemanner theyneedbuy-in
from the municipality.However all attempts to get senior
municipal officials to attend their meet-ings have proved fruitless.
“This area was ignored and neglectedduring the apartheid era and it seems thesame thing is happening now,” saidAsmall.
KanthaNaidoo,HRmanagerand legaladviser at Asmalls, said safety andsecurity had become a major issue.“When there is a breakdown in law andorder, it is very easy for crime to thrive.This is what we found was happening —the piles of rubbish, the traffic chaos anduncontrolled informal trading that wasallowedtomushroomhasmadeiteasyformuggersandpickpocketstooperateinthearea.”
AccordingtoNaidoo, thegroupstartedmeetinginlate2013andtheSouthAfricanPolice Service had come on board. Shepraised Brigadier Johan Reynders andWarrant Officer Farouk Khan for theirinterest and involvement. They have alsohad representatives from the Cato RidgeTaxi Association attend their meetings,wantingtoplay theirpart.Thetaxiassoci-
ation bemoans the lack of ablutionfacilities for their passengers.
The businesses have tried to keep theareas around their shops clean, but theyfeel that they are fighting a losing battle.This is why they are looking for a morelong-termandsustainedplanofurbanre-newal for their precinct.
Asmall said they were mindful of thefact that there were certain formalbusinesses contributing to the mayhemand this was why upgrading the areawould also require the strict enforcementof regulations and bylaws.
For Naidoo what they are trying toachieve is similar to New York City’sbroken window policy — fix the littlethings tohelp crimediminish. She saidallthey want is a clean-up, a fix-up and afacelift of the area and they do not expectthe municipality to do everything.
“It is about a partnership. We’ve beenaskinghowcanwework together toupliftthisareaandmakeitsafeforresidentsandvisitors to the city,” she said.
Champion of the city’s UrbanRenewalProject,Madeleine Jackson-Plaatjies, haswelcomed the initiative. She invited thegroup to contact her office so that ameetingcanbescheduledbetweenrepre-sentatives of the Retief Street Precinctcommittee and relevant seniormunicipalmanagers.
“They can present their ideas and wecanworkonfindingmiddlegroundsothatwe can work together for the bettermentofourcapital city,” Jackson-Plaatjies said.
She added that the municipality wasworking on developing a plan that willdeal with the cleanliness of the city on asustainable basis.
“Thisplanwill beput intomotionearlyin the new financial year, which starts inJuly, when we will be in a position toaccess funding from theExpandedPublicWorksProgramme.Thedeputymunicipalmanagerforcommunityservices,BoniweZulu,willmanagethisprogrammeaspartof the Pietermaritzburg Urban RenewalProgramme,” Jackson-Plaatjies added.
PHOTOS: JONATHAN BURTONPrince George Street off Retief Street the city’s open airtoilet.
The road and pavement smell of human waste.
Shops act forSShhooppss aacctt ffoorrclean CBDcclleeaann CCBBDD
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ECHOA call to the
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CRIME in Imbali has become such an issue that it has warranted a youth convention by local churches in a bid tofight its scourge.
Reverend Mkhothameli Bongimpilo Shamase said the twoday youthconvention is scheduled to begin witha parade from Mehlokazulu to Zamazulu secondary school, which is thevenue of the convention, at 1pm onSaturday.
He said this stems from reports andobservations that youth from theseschools and others are responsible formugging others as they go to school.
“While others are the cause of thecrime, some youth have become victims of it and that has made us comeup with this convention to fight crimeand other social ills,” said Shamase.
He invited all the youth and residents to be part of the gatheringat which artists such as MvuseleloButhelezi, Maqeda and Mhlekazi willentertain while Pastor Vusi Dube is alsoexpected to deliver a speech.
For further information, con-tact Reverend Shamase can at082 335 4741.
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The Department of Social Development: Pietermaritzburg ServiceOffice seeks to find the parentsof Sinqobile Noluthando Ezemerelda Ndlovu (born on02/04/2003). The child was allegedly abandoned by her biological parents (their names are unknown) in Hopewell InformalSettlement in the same monthshe was born. Anyone with anyinformation on the whereaboutof the children's parents maycontact Mrs. K. Dobson on 0333928612 during office hours.
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Euphonik andmilkshake at TigerNight Club
Two of South Africa’s hottest DJs will beon the decks tomorrow night at Tiger TigerNight Club. 5FM’s DJ Euphonik (pictured)
and Dj Milkshake will be ripping it up back to back,blowing the crowd away with the best of hip hopand house music. Cover charge is R30 before 10pmand R50 after 10pm. Doors open at 8pm.
Euphonik’s real name is Themba Nkosi andhe is the flag bearer for House music in SA. ThisDJ, music producer, radio presenter and entrepreneur, aims to “put smiles on people’s faces”.
Milkshake has devoted the last ten years tohoning his DJ skills and conquering dance floorsat the country’s toprated clubs, parties andfestivals. 5FM snapped him up in 2010 and everyFridaynightfrom10pmto1amhequenchesSA’sthirst for clubrocking sounds on ‘TheShakedown’.
GENERATIONSMJ hates himself for what he’s done.
Ngamla throws a mourner out of thechurch. Prince gets a lesson about the birdsand the bees. Everyone at Ezweni is panicked when the lie detector results comeback. Khethiwe is furious when Priska pullsrank. Noluntu finds out Mawande is sick.ISIDINGO
Barker finds himself on the receivingend of a vicious threat. A paranoid Katlegoprepares herself as well as she can for Jeff’slong awaited and much feared return. Eddie tries one last roll of the dice with Charlieto get her away from Brad. Georgie makesromantic moves on Mbali. In the midst ofreconciliation comes a killing with a twist.MUVHANGO
Khomotjo seeks forgiveness from Albert, but it seems old scars run deep for Albert. Thuli embarks on a mission to findJames a woman. Pfuluwani battles old demons when Sthembiso comes to Thathe.Sthe and Vusi are enjoying Thathe until Teboho points at the elephant in the room.Sthembiso is unhappy in Thathe andwants to go home.SCANDAL
Things go terribly wrong when Anzanitries to help Scelo. An unexpected arrivalcould derail Shakira’s plan and discredither reputation. Lucas’s unexpected encounter with a new guard takes him by sur
prise. Dintle suddenly cools off while Kila’shealth worries heat up. Mlungisi gets insight into a family issue from an unexpected source.RHYTHM CITY
David tries to bribeStanley Gwala. Nikiblurts out the wedding secret to Cuba.Mamokete standsup to her teacher MrMasondo and offends him. Gail isdisgusted by Errol. Lerato findsa new mark David’s liquorsupplier.Mamokete’sgrowing admiration forMasondo ispuncturedwhen shecatches himbreaking theschool policies.
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Does PMB havethe ‘X Factor’
ESTELLE SINKINS
HUNDREDS of performers braved thegloomy weather in PMB recently toauditionforTheXFactor,SouthAfrica’s
newest reality show, at the RoyalShowgrounds.
Executive producerKee-Lin Irvine said: “Interms of the different regions we had a greatturnout, especially aswehad theDurbanaudi-tions just a couple of weeks ago. We had a fewhundred people, both groups and solo acts ...andwearegettinga lotmorewomen thanmenentering, so that’s interesting.”
Irvine said that some of the wannabes hadtravelledfromEastLondonandQueenstowninthe Eastern Cape to audition for the show’sproducers.
Others travelled from Kokstad and some of
those turned away in Durban came through totry their luck again.
The Pietermaritzburg auditions completethe regional phase of the singing contest.
For those lucky enough to impress theproducers, the next step will be to perform infront of the show’s judges at the end of July.
Thejudges’auditionswillberecordedasliveand then broadcastwhen the show,whichwillbehostedbyAndileNcube,airsonSABC1fromSeptember 6.
The X Factor is one of world’s biggest andmost successful singing competitions. CreatedbymediamogulSimonCowell, itwasa launch-ing pad for both Leona Lewis and One Direc-tion. For the SouthAfricanwinner a recordingcontract with Sony Music and R300 000 prizemoney awaits at the grand finale inDurban onDecember 13.
PHOTO: SHAN PILLAYSABC1 ‘XFactor’ hopefuls at the auditions a the Showgrounds on Saturday (from left) LizaanPelser (17), Joel Naidoo (25), Lousile Vezi (18) and Reshano Gallant (24).
City fashiondesigners totake part in theVodacomDurban JulyNOKULUNGA NGOBESE>>[email protected]
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The horse racing event takingplaceatGreyville isexpectedtodrawthousands of fashion lovers.
This year’s theme is:“For thosewho remember the past, a present.The big screen. Life’s a box ofchocolates, you never know whatyou’ll get.
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“Twenty thirteen it was posh, ohmy gosh what a sight. All dressed tothe nines, celebrated into the night.
We will play it again SAM, there’s abit of a curved ball. If you don’t givea damn, quick rush to the mall.
“What a swell party it’ll be, poshagain, itwouldseem,butBolly,Nolly,Hollywood is theunderyling theme.”
Founder of Eldonai School ofFashion, JoyNxumalo, said that herdesigners will be representing thecity for the third time in threeconsecutive years.
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designs is of course the theme, sinceit is a big screen.
“We decided to be unique andcreative but also stick to the themewhich has a touch of vintage. It isclassy and stylish.”
PHOTO:SUPPLIEDEight models from Intsha Yomzansi modelling agency and Juice Models will represent the city at the VodacomJuly this Saturday. They will be wearing designs by designers from Eldonai School of Fashion in Pietermaritzburg(from left) Lerato Sibiya, Shanees Green, Noluthando Ndlovu, Asanda Ntombela, Ayanda Shangase, Zuziwe Sithole, Zandile Zondi and Zinhle Mkhize.
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A FORMERWitness and Echo sportsjournalist, I am currentlyunemployed.
I keep myself busy by giving myservice to Echo free of charge.
In order to keep my writing skillssharp, I also freelance for other localpublications in KwaZulu-Natal.
I also do some voluntary work forGift Of the Givers and the local ANCbranch.
I amvery active inmyarea - Ward34(Eastwood,Glenwood,Panorama,Cinderella Park and Thembalih-le) -and keep myself busy doingcommunityprojects.For thepast twoyears, I have been asking theNorthdale Hospital management if I
can become one of its volunteers inany department, but nobody isprepared to give me a chance, or atleasta straightanswer,and Iamtiredof being sent from pillar to post.
Unfortunately, my area is knowntobeadrug lordandgangster’s para-dise. Theunemployment rate is high,but some of us who were lucky andlearnt skills are trying to give back tothePietermaritzburgcommunityandare being rejected.
Why is it such a mission to volun-teer at government departments, inthe local business sector andespecially at Northdale Hospital?
JERRY BARNESEastwood
Why so difficult to volunteer?
SILVER Heights Secondary School held its annualfundraising golf tournament recently at Howick GolfClub.
The school is indebted to the Midlands Golf Clubfor bringing teachers, golfers and the business sectortogether in a highly successful event.
The funds that have been raised provide anecessary source of upliftment for the school.
The school is faced with the task of renovating anageing infrastructure and the support the school isreceiving is very important.
Once again, my sincere thanks to all roleplayers.
DINA MOODLEYPrincipal: Silver Heights Seconday School
Successful Silver Heights School fundraiser
IN order to address constructively Pietermaritzburg’s crisis, residents shouldapproach their ward councillors andoutline their grievances.
We should ask them critical questionsregarding the sad state of our city and itssuburbs. They are responsible for much ofthe service delivery that affects our dailylives.
Councillors are the legitimate link between communities and the municipality.
If the municipality is not delivering, itis the responsibility of the councillor tobring it to the attention of the city council.
In terms of the Municipalities PublicParticipation Policy, all ward councillors receive funding and support from the municipality.
We need to tell the councillors, in no uncertain terms, that their indifference to ourcomplaints will not be tolerated. We wantto see service delivery and ethical leadership.
If our councillors are not interested indoing their jobs diligently, we should askthem to resign. Some believe that weshould be privileged to get a hearing fromthem. They owe it to us for the positionsthey hold, and not vice versa. Pietermaritzburg residents deserve better.
Our Constitution encourages the involvement of communities and community organisations in matters of local government.
MOHAMED SAEEDPietermaritzburg
Go to your ward councillor
POLITICSinSouthAfricaturnsoutto be a different type of musicindeed.
Not so long ago, JuliusMalemawas a bitter pill to swallow to themedia, as well as political partiesopposing the ANC.
He was called nasty names, abad rude and undisciplinedbastard.
Today,Malemaisahero,agoodguy and in the news for goodreasons.
One does not need to be of highintellectcapabilitytoseethatithasnever been about Malema.
This is themediawarthat is themouthpieceof thepolitical partiesthat failed to defeat theANC in thepolls.
Now that Malema is no longerANC, he is no longer a bad guy.
Theproblemis,somepeopledonotunderstandthattheANCisstillin power because God says so.
God knows when the newpolitical party will take powerbecause that time will come.
Atpresent,GodwantsallSouthAfricans to clean up this beautifulcountryofallthehatredofthepast.
The bible tells us that Moseswas called by God to take theIsraelites out of Egypt.
It was not the duty of Moses toenter Palestine with them.
BHEKI NDLOVUImbali
Not such abad guy
Mhleli
AKE ngiphawule ngodaba ol-wavela kwi phephandabalethu i-echo ngomhlaka 05
June 2014. Cha kuyadida uma oku-wuyena muntu okumele achazeaphendule uma ebuzwa bese ethi“akakaze ezwe ngokuthi kuthiwaubugebengu bunyukile kulendawoyase Ashdown”, angazi noma kwen-ziwa ukuthi vele ikhansela alihlali lakulewadi(ward23),yikhonjelingazi,okunye phela kumele libe nekomitilomphakathi elakhiwe yizigcemezonke, bese ethola umbiko kuwona.Mhlawumbe kwawona awekho no-ma awasebenzi kahle, uma kunjalosinenkinga impela thina njengomphakathi.
Njengoba ubugebengu budlangile
kumele kuqondakale ukuthi yini ink-inga.
1. Abantu abasha abasenazoizindawo zokucija amakhono njen-gokucula, ukudansanokunye. Ihhololomphakathi livulwa uma ku-nomngcwabo noma imihlanganoyemiphakathi, ngeke livulwe kuthi-we abasha abazihlanganise. Mhleliwonke amakhansela anamahoraawatholayo mahhala ukusebenzisaihholo ngosuku. Ukube uthandolwentsha lukhona ngabe beyalung-iselwa lokhu. Sakhula kukhona oG-
ospel Connection, Sarafina,VoicesOfPraise,Lethokuhle,MasheshiDramaGroup, Ball Room Dancers nabanyekodwa ngenxa yokungatholakalikwehholo lamaqembu awasekho.Nangesikhathi sobandlululo ya-yikhonane-AYO (AshdownYouthOr-ganization). Ngisho ezikoleniamalunguemikhandluyezikoleawa-vumi. Kanti obani ikusasa lalomphakathi na?
2. Inkundla yezebhola nayo esin-jalo ayitholakali kanti bazodlala ku-phi na?
Ngisho ngoba nazo ezezikolezivaliwe,akukhoyouthcentre, imise-benzi inikwa abaseduze nekhanselanabaliphakamisalivotelwa.Inqwabayabantu abasha bahleli emakhayabaphila ngezimpesheni zabazali,kunabantu abafonelwayo uma kun-ezikhalabeseabanyebenziweizilimakuthiwe abafake ama CV. Mhleliengikubona kukhula ngamandlaama-tavern kuphela, ngeke kulungeuma kunje. Uma kungalungiswa lez-izinto lingehla izinga kancane kan-cane. Ngeke ungumholi uthi awaziukuthi kwenzekani endaweni oyi-holayo. Uma kunjalo sisenkingenienkulu.
YiminaSIBONELO GUTHA GWALA
ASHDOWN
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Lexushad the lowestnumberof faults of the32 vehicle brands involved, recording onlyalmost half the industry average. The brandtookhonours inall fourvehicle segmentsof thestudy, conducted by US information servicescompany McGraw Hill.
LexusES350,GS,LSandRXall receivedthehighest scores for dependability and quality inthe survey.
The J.D. PowerVehicleDependability Studymeasures problems experienced during thepast12monthsbytheoriginalownersof three-year-oldvehicles(carsbuilt in2011)across202different areas of the vehicle.
A vehicle’s overall reliability is determinedby the number of problems experienced per100 vehicles, with the lowest score indicatingthe greatest reliability.
J.D.Powerglobal automotive vicepresidentDaveSargentsaidLexus is leadingthe industryin reliability by a substantial margin.
“Vehicle dependability has been a strengthofLexussince itcameontothemarket,andthisyear is no exception,” Mr Sargent said.
In 2014, Lexus had 34% less issues than itsnearest rival, and scored over 48%better thanthe industry average.
J.D.Powerclaims that theVehicleDependa-bility Study is used extensively bymanufactur-ers tohelpproducebettervehicles,whichoftentranslatestohigherresalevaluesandcustomerloyalty.
Lexus has come out tops in recent vehicle quality awards.
Lexus leads in quality rankings
SINCE its launch in 2010, the VW Polo hatch hasconsistently been the second bestsellingpassenger car in South Africa.
The new Polo has been enhanced both visuallyand technically. The driver assistance and infotainment systems as well as the new TSI engines and theaward winning DSG gearbox, have taken the new Poloto another level. Thanks to these TSI engines, the newPolo’s fuel economy has been improved by as muchas 20%.
Visually, the new Polo can be identified by asharper front and rear design. In addition, the newmodel introduces fresh colours, new interior materialsand new specifications. The new Polo now comes inthree equipment levels: Trendline, Comfortline andHighline. Customers who want a Polo with rugged butsporty looks can opt for the CrossPolo.
Assistance systems that are traditionally associated with cars found in upper segments have foundtheir way into the new Polo. For example, the Polois the first vehicle in its class to include an automaticpostcollision braking system, which automaticallyinitiates braking once it has been in an accident, inorder to prevent a subsequent collision.
The radio has been upgraded to a modularinfotainment system. Depending on the equipmentlevel,this includefunctionssuchasbluetoothconnectivity and a proximity sensor.
This sophisticated design of the Polo has nowbeen made even more precise, and the newly designed headlights and tail lights have their very owncharisma. The new Polo has been launched with fuelefficient TSI engines. Initially only the fourcylinder1.2 TSI engines are available, with power outputs of66kW and 81kW.
The entrylevel derivative’s TSI engine delivers anoutput of 66kW at 4 800rpm. The claimed combinedfuel consumption of this engine is as low as4.9l/100km. This engine is mated to a fivespeedmanual transmission, and is available with theTrendline and Comfortline derivatives.
The higher specification model is the 1.2 TSI, whichdelivers an output of 81kW at 5 000rpm, and attainsa fuel consumption value of 5.1 l/100km. The 81kWengine is available in the Highline derivatives as wellas the CrossPolo.
An extra safety feature, known as the Driver Alertsystem, is standard in Highline derivatives. It detectswhen a driver’s concentration begins to wane, andemits an acoustic sound, while a message appears inthe instrument cluster recommending a break fromdriving.
The new Polo comes standard with a 3 year/45000km Service Plan, 3 year/120 000km warranty anda 12 year anticorrosion warranty. Service interval is15 000km.
The new VW polo boasts sharper lines andgreater sophistication.
VW Polo steps up
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31A problem of identity
THABO DLADLA
IT is now history that Spainwas knocked out of the 2014World Cup in group stages.
Does this make theirphilosophy less relevant oroutdated? Itwouldbenaïve tothink along these lines. In factit is a sign of ignorance.
All the great footballnations have philosophiesthat form the foundation oftheir football.
It is not possible to beanother person.
Presently, South Africanfootball has a problem ofidentity. We have failed torecognizethatwearedifferenttoothernationsinmanyways.Presently, all the nations inthis tournament playdifferently, mainly becausethey are different people.
I am sure the way they
dance, pray, celebrate, thefood they eat, customs andculture etc. is different.
We are probably one of thefew nations that have triedevery other nation’s philoso-phies.
It is easy inSouthAfrica forforeigners to impose theirideas. In fact, the powers thatbewill give youall the supportas long as you come fromabroad. We still have a longway to go before overcomingthe effects of colonialism.
Thechallengeistooutgrowthe stage of information andknowledge consumption. Weneed tobegindeveloping foot-ball coaching material basedon the qualities, culture,strengths and mentality ofSouth African footballers.Thisrequiresresearch,obser-vationand lots of experiment-ing.
The year 2014was the endof an era for the Xavi group inthe Spanish national team.
This is a group of playersthat have won almost every-thing in footballhistory.Span-ish football remains powerfulbecauseof the foundation laidover the past 20 years. SouthAfricansneedto focusontheirchallenges and start doing theright and correct things.
There are no short cuts inlife.
Unzima Lomthwalo!
TALKINGFOOTBALL
A week ofquality cricket>> The goal is to be selected for the Sunfoil development team
A GROUP of 300 giftedyoung cricketers fromKZN, Gauteng, Border,
GriqualandWestandWesternProvince have taken to thefields of Hilton College for the2014 Sunfoil TownshipTournament, now in itsseventh year.
The tournament is a keyelement of a successful devel-opment programme run bythe Kwazulu-Natal CricketUnion (KZNCU) and Willow-ton Group, manufacturers ofSunfoil cooking oil, to givedisadvantagedyoungsterstheopportunity to competeagainst other quality playersin match conditions to boosttheir skills and confidence.
The ultimate goal of allplayers is tobeselected for theelite Sunfoil developmentteamwhichwillbeannouncedat the end of the tournament.
“This year’s tournamentpromisesahigher standardofplay than ever before,” saidLinda Zondi, the KZNCU’sTownship DevelopmentManager.
The format remains thesame.
Twenty-four teams madeup of 12 Under-19 and 12Under-15 sides will play 49matches, with 20 overs permatch.
“Wehave introduced somechanges.Wewillbeplayingon
two fields this year instead ofone. We have also invited afourth province from outsideKZN to participate. Griqua-landWest will be joining Gau-teng, Border and WesternProvince in bringing one Un-der-15 and one Under-19teameachtothetournament,”said Zondi.
Shoaib Moosa, Sales andMarketing Director ofWillowton Group said thatThe Sunfoil Township Cricketprogramme is inspiringyoung cricketers to develop alove for the sport.
“There is no doubt that weare seeing an increasinggeneral awareness of thesport in the townships, alongwithanever-growingenthusi-asm for the game amongstdisadvantaged youngsters asa result of our developmentpartnershipwith theKZNCU,”Moosa said.
Moosa and Zondi believethat the annual SunfoilTownship Tournament hasbeen a major factor in thesuccess of the 55 townshipteams playing in the Durbanand District Cricket Unionleague in the 2013/14 season.
“We were delighted to seefive of the teams win theirleague. Our kids are scoringrunsand takingwickets.Now,when theyplay league games,they play to win. Before, they
went out to play with theattitude that they would bebeaten,” said Zondi.
Two of the townshipplayershavealsobeenaccept-ed into the Suncoast CricketAcademywhichisthetrainingground for the Dolphins Bteam.
There are six townshipboys attending GlenwoodPrep on School financialassistance and another tenwho are being educated atother respected schools withKZN, the assistance ofsponsors like Super Sport andother families within theseschools have played a majorrole in this regard.
“It is also rewarding to seethat four township girls werechosen to represent KZNProvincialUnder-19 team lastyear,” Zondi said.
Apart from the300playerstaking part in the SunfoilTownship Tournament, thereis a working committee ofalmost 150 people who scoreand coach, selectors, umpiresall of whom will be staying atHilton College’s world classfacilities this week.
The tournament is anexcellentopportunityforplay-ers to gain match awarenessand enhance their perform-ance but it also gives coachesthe opportunity to improvetheir skills, Zondi believes.
PHOTO: SUPPLIEDBudding cricketers celebrate their victory at the 2013 Sunfoil Township Tournament.
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JERRY BARNES
MARITZBURGUnitedis likely tobedominatedby new faces after an exodus of players.
AnencouragingthoughthoweveristhattheTeamofChoicemanagement and its technicalbench is working hard to form an all roundbalance in the side.
Attheendof lastseason,contractsofageingDelron Buckley, Pieter Petersen, DillonSheppard and Robyn Johannes wereoffloaded. While the former Orlando Piratesstar leftbackRubenCloete followedhis formercoach Ernst Middendorp to BloemfonteinCeltic.
Hardworkingmidfield anchor, and formerBidvest player Michael Morton returned toGautengandSuperSportUnited,andmidfield-er and Soweto born Bongolethu Jayiya wentbacktoWitsafteraloanspell inPMB.Thelatestcrew to exit to Gauteng is United’s defencebackbone Rheece Evans and Mario Booysen,whojoinedthetycoonsofSouthAfricansoccerMamelodi Sundowns.
Thedepartureof somanyplayersmay lookdaunting for United’s head coach SteveKomphela, but the situation is under controland some changes were overdue.
Financial challenges and lack of majorsponsorwere someof the reasons that changewasneeded.TheTeamofChoicemanagementcannotaffordsuchhighpaidplayersorplayersthat spend the majority of their season beingsick.
The good news is that Abel Mabaso (rightback), Rodney Ramagalela (striker) andKwandaMngonyana (centreback)areexpect-ed to come on board from Sundowns.
United’s chairmanFaroukKadodia recent-lyconfirmedthatnegotiationsarecurrentlyongoing with the Pretoria outfit.
Meanwhile AmaZulu general managerPeter O’Connor says the club are still on thelookout for players in two positions as theyprepare to step up their pre-season trainingthisweek, their secondoneback following theoff-season.
Usuthu made a low-key return to theirPeople’s Park training base last week withsome of their new signings like Sadate Ouro-Akoriko, who signed from Free State Stars,and ex-University of Pretoria and LamontvilleGolden Arrows goalkeeper Siya Mngoma inattendance.
>> United believe that remaining in Pietermaritzburg was the more reasonable option
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IT’S official.Maritzburg United is here to stay.
Msunduzi Mayor Chris Ndlela saidthat the local football club will not leavetheHarryGwalaStadiumandthecityforPort Elizabeth as its home base.
Although he did not have the figuresonhim,Ndlelasaidthat thedeal isbetterthan the three-year sponsorship ofR36 million which had been put on thetable by the Nelson Mandela BayMunicipality.
Ndlela said that there are a numberofstakeholdersinvolvedinthenewdeal.He also added that Maritzburg United’spresence in the city is good for localfootball enthusiastswhowant topursuea career in the football world.
Ndlela said that the Msunduzi
Municipality will be the guarantor forMaritzburg United’s annual sponsor-ship,andsaid that theyareaiming togetthe sponsorship from various stake-holders
“Maritzburg United’s presence isgood for Pietermaritzburg. The young-sters begin to aspire to be professionalfootball players because they watchprofessional football week in and weekout. Also, sports fans take time towatchfootball.
“The offer is better than what wasbeing offered in the Eastern Cape. Butobviously we have put other conditionswhich will see the city and the people ofthe province as well as the people of thedistrict of uMgungundlovu derivingsome benefits out of it,” said Ndlela.
The sponsorship is reportedlyworthR12 million a year.
“Coming in as a guarantor, we are
mindful that if we don’t succeed inraising what we have guaranteed, wewill foot the bill as the council. But webelieve it is worth doing that in theinterest of the citizens of the city.
“We are hoping that we will get theguarantee we have made to them fromtheprivatesector. Ifwedon’t, fullcouncilendorsed that we serve as the guaran-tor,” said Ndlela.
Maritzburg United’s marketing andcommunications manager Brian Zumaalso released a media statementconfirming the news.
“The chairman and the board wereappreciativeof thegesturebytheNelsonMandelaBayMetropolitanMunicipalityfor a very good and tempting offer theyhad made to the club, but believed thatremaining in Pietermaritzburg was themorereasonableoptioninthe longrun,”he stated.
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