BAMBINO NEWS

4th Quarter Issue - 2011

Official Newsletter of

LOWER

UMFOLOZI

DISTRICT

WAR

MEMORIAL

HOSPITAL

World AIDS Day 2

Editor’s Site 3

New Mom Wrote Matric in Hospital

3

Quality Day and Long Service Awards

4

Early Christmas for our Pt. & Our Christmas Baby

6

Human Resource News 7

Down the Memory Lane 9

Medical Corner 10

Fashion Footwear Info 11

Compliments to staff 12

Photo Gallery 8

In this issue

The Winners in IPC are: 1. Food Service = 90.5% 1st Prize, Top Achiever 2. Intensive Care Unit = 89% 2nd Prize, Best Achiever 3. O / Theatre = 86.8% 3rd Prize, Best Achiever 4. High Risk Clinic = 83.7% 4th Prize, Compliant 5. G O P D = 83.5% 5th Prize Compliant 6. Labour Ward = 83% 6th Prize Compliant

7. Neonatal Unit = 81% 7th Prize Compliant 8. Post Natal Ward = 80.8% 8th Prize Compliant and they are pictured here with Mrs Zuma & Nkazi (Seated).

INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL

I nfection Prevention and control audits have been conducted and Mrs Zuma -

Infection Control Manager emphasized on Hand Washing Week (19/10/11) that, from now onwards we must all be sensitized that IPC is now one of the 6 key priorities in which the National Department of Health wants to improve the quality of life of all the Citizens of the Republic of South Africa. Therefore we are requested to integrate IPC to all other 5 key priorities. For an example:

Positive and caring attitude can be displayed by proper washing of hands.

Facility cleanliness by providing care on a clean environment which is free of pathogens.

Improve waiting times for patients by screening and providing care to patients who can

transmit infection to others.

Improve patient safety and security by proper segregation and disposal of waste.

Provide patients with enough medication and ensure that it is given timeously to prevent

drug resistance.

Once the above key priorities are linked, people will start saying that Lower Umfolozi

District War Memorial Hospital is now... “Looking Like a Hospital”. The Hand Washing Campaign conjoined with the above-mentioned was a great success!!

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LOWER UMFOLOZI DISTRICT WAR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Official Newsletter of

WORLD AIDS DAY COMMEMORATION- 2011 Lower Umfolozi District War Memorial Hospital Staff donned red and white on Friday the 2nd of December 2011 to commemorate and create much needed awareness for World Aids Day. The Opening and welcome was done by Dr I Popa who also highlighted the main purpose of our gathering. Gynae Out-Patient Department entertained the audience with a very informative stage-play that incorporated the theme: Getting to Zero - for Zero New infections, Zero AIDS related Deaths and Zero discrimination. PMTCT Staff rendered a musical item, and then The Guest Speaker on the Dr. M. Khanyeza delivered his speech which had more emphasis also on Getting to Zero.

The CEO then gave a brief speech highlighting the importance of commemorating the day, just before the candle-lighting in which he was leading, and as the say goes “a candle looses nothing by lighting another candle” that process began, and a

moment of silence was observed. Sr Mngomezulu from GOPD shared a powerful word of God with all staff in attendance, and Mr. Mbuyazi closed in prayer

Mr. C.H Myeza, The CEO lead us in candle-lighting

Left: Mrs. Mngome-

zulu Sharing the

Word of God

Right: Staff in

attendance with

Management, listen-

ing attentively to the

Guest Speaker.

BENCHMARKING BY NEWCASTLE /MADADENI HOSPITAL

LUDWMH hosted Madadeni Hospital, Newcastle Hospital and AmaJuba District team, as they came to benchmark on all the activities entailed in managing a maternity hospital. This was because they are planning and are in the process of converting Newcastle Hospital to specialize in Maternity and Gynae cases only. The team was so

grateful to receive the warm welcome from our Management and they left having another picture of what to expect in the running of such a facility.

Top and left: After the formal meeting, the teams embarked on a hospital tour, starting from GOPD to Nursery and up to Maternity/Labour Ward as well as Post and Ante-Natal Wards.

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New Mom writes matric in hospital

Eighteen year-old Slindokuhle Mthembu from Ndamkane High School in Ngwavuma was grateful to the Department of education for allowing her to write her matric examination despite being in hospital after delivering her twins. Mthembu delivered her pre-term twins in our Hospital (LUDWM) on the eve of the IsiZulu second paper. Her Teacher, Nontobeko Nyawo came all the way from iNgwavuma to ensure that she writes the paper and a DOE representative was also present to observe proceedings. While we do not condone this teenage pregnancy that they put themselves in, but I know that Slindokuhle is one of the best students in my class, so I could not allow the circumstance to hinder her from passing matric, said her teacher. I wish she will recover soon for next week’s third paper, and hopefully she will be home by then.

The third paper was to be written on Tuesday the 23rd November, and Slindokuhle was so excited when she was discharged on Monday, just before the big day. Although two months pre-mature, her two babies were born healthy and strong, a boy named Luyanda and a girl named Lusanda Dhludlu, weighing 2,080kg and 1,840kg respectively. While she is overjoyed at the births, Mthembu’s advise to other young girls is to never involve them-selves in sexual activities while studying. ‘when my Grandmother and Aunty told me that pregnancy will result form my unruly ways, I did not pay any attention. But I am now feeling the pain and the difficulty and I don’t wish it for any young girl out there. Nonetheless I am forever grateful for this rare chance that the department has given me, and thank you to Sr Shelem-be and other Sisters who organized the room for me to be able to write. Ngiyabonga kakhulu, said the patient.

Serve with a smile… A smile is the light in your window that tells others that there is a caring sharing person inside!

FROM THE EDITOR... Another year is gone, and a New Year has come… Welcome to this yet another issue of your publication. Compli-ments of the New year. To all who have been on leave (Holidays) welcome back, hope you had a

good rest and are back with a bang and well refreshed. Year 2011 was just exciting; with all the fun activities that

we held, I choose to look at the good side of the year than the bad. From taking part in the Community events to internal activities that we had for staff, the year was just fun-filled. Hope the team spirit and your participation with passion that was shown will be even more this year. A warm welcome to all our new staff members, hope your stay with us will be fruitful to you and to the institution as well. Our Hospital recorded 28 births for Christmas and 19 Babies for New Year. Well done to all our dedicated staff members that were on duty during these Holidays. The time for me to pass the baton has come, very sad to leave, but I had such a fulfilling time with you colleagues. The pastures are green, and growth is everybody’s dream, that’s my reason for leaving.

Till we meet again!!

Enjoy the reading…

your comments &

suggestions about this

Bulletin are always

welcome!!

Mrs Zodwa Zikalala - PRO

Standing, Miss N Nyawo, assisting

Slindokuhle to prepare for her exam

Slindokuhle Mthembu was so excited to get the

news from the Doctor that her babies were healthy

to go home, in time for her to finish her remaining

exams.

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QUALITY DAY AND LONG SERVICE AWARDS CELEBRATION LUDWMH held Quality Day and Long Services Awards

on the 8th of December 2011 at High Risk Clinic. The

audits were done in all departments for Quality surveys.

The top four departments that were found compliant

with the Quality standards include: Human Resources,

Maintenance, Food Services and Gynae Outpatient

Department. Mr Myeza Handed over the certifications

of compliance and trophies to the departments and

applauded them for the quality service they are doing in

their departments.

The Guest Speaker for the day, Mrs N. Zulu - Our

Hospital Board Chairperson, emphasized the point of

ensuring that our environment is kept in good quality

standards for the benefit of our patients and the

community at large. The departments that entered for Quality projects then show-cased their projects.

These included Radiography, Postnatal Ward, Nursery and Human

Resources. Post Natal Ward took the first prize, which was comprising of

a trophy, certificate, a nice pot-plant for the ward and a goody basket for

all the team to indulge. Many thanks to our Hospital Board for moral and

financial support in ensuring that the day goes as planned. Radiography

project was also an eye catching display and they were the runner-up

winners. All other departments that took part received certificates for the

efforts that were highly commendable.

Then Mr Myeza and Mrs Zulu proceeded to handing out the certificates to our loyal staff members who

have served the department for 20 to 30 years.

Left: Doctor Popa, handing over the prizes for the

winning Post Natal Ward’s Sr Zondi - Team Leader,

Matron Mtshali and Sr Mkhize Ops Manager

Ms. Dana Moodley, showing off X-Ray’s Project

Loyal for 30 years and still going are “Baby” Smo Ntuli, Bab’ Nkwanyana and Mrs Hlongwa. Well done!!

Above: They

have been loyal

employees for the

past 20 yrs.

Right: Mrs

Paliam handing a

token of apprecia-

tion to MC Mr PB

Khumalo.

Our event was honoured and graced by Mrs. NMC Zulu - Chairperson of the Board, as a Guest Speaker. Powerful words!

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CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR BABIES Our Christmas Baby was a twin set, and they arrived @ 00h02. Both girls weighed 2.6kg and were in a perfect condition. Their mother, Lahliwe Mpontshana was so excited to receive the double blessing on this special day. Twenty-seven mothers delivered twenty-eight babies on Christmas day.

PRODUCTIVE NEW YEAR The first baby to arrive at LUDWMH on New Year’s Day was baby boy Luthando Ndlovu. Arriving at 30 minutes past midnight, he weighed in at 2.9kg. His excited mother, Nonhlanhla Sithole had NVD and was already discharged by 12h30 same day, as both mother and child were in fine health. Nineteen babies were born in the hospital on the day.

DOWN SYNDROME AWARENESS DAY LUDWMH successfully hosted the Down Syndrome Awareness Campaign, organized Under the theme “Count us in” meaning Sibaleni Nathi - The Zimisele Support Group of Down Syndrome, hosted every last Wednesday of the month, was well attended this month as it was conjoined with Awareness Day on the 27th October 2011. The CEO, Mr Myeza graced us with the opening and welcome, then Matron Mtshali outlined the purpose of the day. Dr M Khanyeza was the Guest Speaker and he enlightened the community and all the attendees about Downs. Mrs D. Khanyile (Community member) addressed

under the item “I’m rais-ing a baby / child with Down Syndrome”. She encouraged new mothers that these children are very special and there is no much difference from them and other normal children. We also had a guest from Social Development Department and she explained the procedures and processes in applying for disability grant with regards the kids with Downs. Our Student Nurses and the Zimisele Group entertained us by rendering musical items, respectively. Mrs Zuma did a vote of thanks and then we marched around the hospital creating that awareness. Last but not least… lunch was

served!!!! Dr. S. M Khanyeza - Guest Speaker, addressing the guests.

Left: excited Mom on Christmas, Lahliwe Mpontshana with

Sr Ngema and Sr Mabaso, Holding the twins.

Bottom: For New Year’s day, Nurse Mbambo, Sr Khumalo,

Sr Adigun and Mrs Zikalala congratulate Nonhlanhla.

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EARLY CHRISTMAS FOR OUR PATIENTS!

As with many other years before, for over a decade now, Victory Church’s Bless-the-baby Ministry blessed our patients with early Christmas, when they came on Monday the 12th December 2011. The team visited all the wards with gift hampers for the

moms and babies in each section, and they prayed with those who were allowing them to pray. A team from the Gideon's International in SA also came and donated Bibles to all the patients that were willing to get one. The compassion and tireless dedication of these ministry groups are always appreciated and brings so much joy to our patients.

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE EAP What is an EAP? "An organized, systematic, program of counseling, advice and assistance, operating within organizations, designed to help employees with personal and work-related problems" EAP identifies, prevents and treats problems that adversely affect job performance Role of an EAP

Facilitate lifestyle change and wellness promotion in the context of improved productivity and performance

Provide simple, quick access to help and information

Incorporate assistance on a broad range of issues

Evaluate itself and add value to the organization What EAP can do for you!

Confidential Service

Help for the family Empowerment Problems that employees are facing (Most Common identified) Personal problems can affect an employees job performance, including, but not limited to health, family, financial, alcohol, drug, legal and emotional stress or other problems. EAP Services available in this institution operates under Legal and Ethical guidelines as stipulated by the HPCSA and the South African Labor Legislation. For more information please contact the EAP office 1

st floor PMTCT clinic

EXT 7096

Hi, My Name is Sindy Mchunu, I am the Employee Assistant Practitioner @ LUDWMH, and I joined them in October 2011. Before that, I worked for Bidfreight Port Operations for 4 years and prior to that, I was at Hulletts Re-finery for 2 years in the same field. I obtained my BA in Industrial Psychology @ Unizul, and am currently doing my Honours through UNISA. In my spare time, I love reading and travelling. Please Make use of EAP Office.

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HR NEWS A warm welcome to all our new staff members, and all the best to those who left on promotions. We also pray that God will soothe the hearts of those who lost their loved ones. Below are the changes that took place in HR files as of October-January.

Molweni, igama lami ndingu

Nqubela “Rhorho” Sikotane,

ndibuya eThekwini. Apha

ndenza iComm Serve in Clini-

cal Psychologist. Ngaphambi

koko, bendise Sterfontein Psy-

chiatric Hospital in Jo’burg.

Uba ndinexesha, ndiyathanda

u-reader ndiye nase Jimini.

Sanibonani, mina ngingu

Simlindile Ndlovu, ekhaya

kuse Thekwini, lapha

ngiqashwe njenge Dietician.

Ngaphambi kokuza lapha

bengenza i-Comm Serve e St

Andrews. Isikhathi esiningi

ngisichitha nomndeni wami

ekhaya. Ngiyabakhumbula.

Hello, My name is Channelle

Coetzee and I am also from

Durban, and have joined

LUDWMH as a Comm Serve

in Diagnostic Radiography.

Before that I was studying at

DUT and have travelled for a

year to US. I love painting &

outdoor sports.

Dr. Motsema Medical Officer Grade 1

Dr. T Magwaza Medical Officer Grade 2

Ms. NV Mlambo Comm Serv Prof Nurse

Ms. M S Mthimkhulu Comm Serv Prof Nurse

Ms. Z Ngcobo Comm Serv Prof Nurse

Ms. S. Maseko Comm Serv Prof Nurse

Ms. GK Ntuli General Orderly (in-serv prom)

Ms. NE Shozi General Orderly (in-serv prom)

A warm welcome also to:

October - December 2011

HL Nathan Medical Officer Grade 1

MA Godfrey Medical Officer Grade 1

VS Mthembu Finance Services Officer

XD Selwane Records Officer

S Mfeketho Artisan foreman Plumber

MS Dlomo Supply Services Officer

TK Gumede Professional Nurse

NN Biyela General Orderly

SS Mthiyane Human Resource Officer

SH Makhathini Linen Orderly

PN Manzini Comm Serve

OE Usher Medical Officer Grade 1

SI Ndaba Enrolled Nurse

KE Ncayiyana Health and Safety Officer

BL Buthelezi Finance Service Officer

NN Myeni Radiographer

January 2012

MS Bodlani Medical Specialist Grade 1

B Duze Medical Specialist Grade 1

SN Cebekhulu Medical Officer Grade 3

M. Pule Medical Officer Grade 1

SAD GOODBYES FOR THE FF TERMINATIONS:

October - December 2011

AK Ismail Resignation

M Naicker Resignation

ZG Masondo Post transfer

A Goldstone Post transfer

NT Ngcobo Cross transfer

SN Ngonyama Post transfer

JP Mkhize Deceased

MC Hlongwane Deceased

TJ Ndlovu Retired

MP Zungu Deceased

PA Dubazane Deceased

GF Makhaye Transfer

CL Ngcobo Cross transfer

SI Ngonyama Transfer

EN Ngxongo Post transfer

ZG Dube Post transfer

UJ Akpan Transfer

BT Fusase Retired

ST Mthiyane Retired

January 2012

TB Pewa Retired

CZM Magagula Deceased

NS Mzimela Dismissed

DF Ifeorah Transfer

RF Mnqayi Prom transfer

BC Mthethwa Transfer

Wise Corner…

The great pleasure in life

is doing what people say

you cannot do.

Walter Bagehot

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PICTURES TELL IT BETTER..!!

Left: Mrs Phakathi was answering one of the questions during the Infection Prevention and Control awareness day. Middle: Nurse, NS Mlungwana showing the Judge Mrs Paliam how it done, during the hand-washing competition. Right: Nathi Mtshali, from Stores, showing that it is not only the wards that are expected to comply with hand-washing.

Left: Almost everybody was in orange during the Down Syndrome Day to create much needed awareness. Middle: Not even the rain could deter the staff members and community from marching around the Hospital. Right: Sr N Mkhize, from Genetics organized the awareness, and with her is Sr Zondo, who was the MC on the day.

Right: Radiology put up a table during the world Aids Day, very informative , thank you so much X-Ray team for your valued participation on the day. Middle: Educational and informative stage play was performed by GOPD team, exactly on to the theme “getting to zero”, the team kept audience laughing all the time. Your effort is very much appreciated. Left: Sr N.N Diamond was the MC of the day, and the program was very well driven.

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GOING DOWN THE MEMORY LANE...

Top & Below: We took part in the Cansa Shavathon & Cansa Relay 2011 - LAUGHTER ALL THE WAY!!!

“EXTERNALLY”

“INTERNALLY”

We celebrated Women’s month (Aug) in style with the most beautiful and craziest hats. Sabuye sadla ngoludala sigubha amasiko ethu ngokwehlukana kwawo, ngo Mandulo.

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MEDICAL CORNER

Midwives receive ultrasound training from Norwegians

Ten experienced midwives began an intensive five week course in the use of ultrasound technology in our institution in October 2011. the Midwives are primarily from a number of local rural clinics, but some had come from as far as Mpumalanga and Gauteng provinces. The training was run by a group of Norwegian doctors and midwives, headed by Professor Sturla Eik-Nes, who is the head of the National Centre for Foetal Medicine in Trondheim, Norway and an international authority on ultrasound technology. After completing the course the midwives will receive field training with intermittent further training at LUDWMH, before writing exams in order to be

issued with certificates allowing them to do ultrasounds on pregnant women. According to Dr Batchelder, Africa has a very severe shortage of the staff and equipment needed to offer ultrasound scanning in many rural areas, and this training will certainly have a positive impact on the health of pregnant women and their babies. The midwifery training is part of an extensive programme by the Norwegian delegation, with back-up from the Norwegian Government, the University of Trondheim and various international companies including “Laerdal and Siemens” to improve maternal and child health in the rural areas of South Africa.

At the launch were: Drs Logie Govender, Nasim Mayat, Prof Sturla Eik-Nes, Sr Sthandwa Mnqayi, Dr Charles Batchelder, Gerd-Inger Laanke, Eva Tegnander, Morten Dreier (Front): Ntokozo Buthelezi, Nonhlanhla Hlongwane and Dana Moodley

FAREWELL DR ISMAIL Colleagues shared some laughs as they bid Dr A K Ismail (Second from right) a goodbye, with him are: Dr Nasim Mayat, Dr James Turner and Dr Charles Batchelder. Dr Ismail has taken up a new challenge in a new environment, with effect from November 2011. A nice gift from his colleagues was handed over to him during the farewell lunch that they organized for him. We wish him everything of the best in his career.

Wise Corner…

Winners are losers who got up and gave it one more try.

Dennis DeYoung

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Fashion footwear hurts feet

If you’re a fan of sexy, trendy shoes you might be doing your feet a disservice. Most fashion footwear places stress on ligaments, tendons and intrinsic muscles (the ones that connect your joints), forcing the body to compensate. Here are 6 ways sexy shoes damage your feet, and how to prevent this from happening

Unnatural foot position

High heels force the feet into an unnatural position every time you take a step. Each step puts four times your normal weight on the ball of your foot when you strike the ground. In this position the long metatarsal bones meet the sesamoid and toe bones. Pressure can inflame these

bones and the nerves around them. A lower heel will ease the pressure on the metatarsal bones. How high can you go with wedges?

Wedges are the ‘in’ thing this summer. Although they may appear comfortable, they have stiff

foot-beds. This throws off the mechanics of walking as your feet try to bend a certain way. If the heel is higher than the toe it also puts pressure on the metatarsal bones. Experts recommend a lower wedge or one that is parallel to the ground, as it will lessen the pressure on your feet.

No arch support

Ballet style shoes may be cute and comfortable, but they are no good for feet. There is no arch support, which puts pressure on the knees, hips and back. With no strap to sup-port the foot the toes claw at the shoe to keep it on. Experts recommend a shoe with a slightly higher and wider heel and a higher back. Don’t wear them for extended peri-ods, especially when you’re doing a lot of walking.

Article by: Leandra Engelbrecht, Health24, November 2011) Sources: www.webmed.com Visit the site for more kinds of shoes that are described.

LUDWMH HOSTS A WORLD-RENOWNED PROF ...Because Breast-feeding is always best, even for the HIV Positive Mothers… Despite evidence that HIV positive mothers should breastfeed to maximize their babies’ health prospects, South African health workers face a battle to change entrenched attitudes and habits that favour formula milk. As part of the campaign

to reduce infant mortality by encouraging mothers to breastfeed, Professor Anna Coutsoudis visited our Hospital in December 2011. Professor Coutsoudis of the department of Paediatrics and Child Health at the University of KZN, is a world authority on breastfeeding and her research has played an important role in shaping the World Health Organization's guidelines on HIV and infant feeding. Her address to doctors and nurses pointed out the dramatic life saving benefits of early and complete breastfeeding. According to an article by WHO, exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months of an infant’s life results in a three-to-fourfold decreased risk of HIV transmission compared to infants who were breastfed and also received other milks or foods. Breastfeeding by HIV positive mothers must be accompanied by anti-retroviral treatment. Most children born to HIV-positive moms and raised on formula do not die of AIDS, but of under-nourishment, diarrhea, pneumonia and other causes that are not related to HIV.

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A call to all departments: we would like to share in our employees’ successes and celebrations by publishing such on our Bambino news. If there is a staff member in your

section who is getting married, been blessed with a new-born baby, received academic achievements, celebrating birthdays etc. please contact the editorial team with the information, and we will gladly add it on our next issue.

GBPY… (Gilikidi Bhu Phansi Yinsini)

A sales rep, an administration clerk, and the manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp.

They rub it and a Genie comes out. The Genie says, 'I'll give each of you just one wish.' 'Me first! Me first!' says the admin clerk. 'I want to be in the Bahamas, driving a speedboat, without a care in the world.' Puff! She's gone. 'Me next! Me next!' says the sales rep. 'I want to be in Hawaii , relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of Pina Coladas and the love of my life.' Puff! He's gone. 'OK, you're up,' the Genie says to the manager.

The manager says, 'I want those two back in the office after lunch.'

Moral of the story: Always let your boss have the first say.

PATIENTS’ COMPLIMENTS BATHINI NGATHI...

Ave ngiphatheke kahle esibhedlela senu noma

ngabe uyabuza uphenduleka kahle, lesibhedlela

asifani nezinye izibhedlela zangakithi even nama

clinic angakithi awafiki kulesisibhedlela. Impela

lelikhambi sengathi ningaledlulisela nakwazinye

izibhedlela namaclinic futhi awangakithi bandla

siyakhalaza impela ngazo.

Lindiwe Buthelezi - Jozini Ngiphatheke kahle kakhulu, kungesikho

okokuqala, selokhu ngafika kulesisi

bhedlela ave ngiphatheka kahle.

Bengiifisa lelithuba kodwa ngingazi

ngizolithola kanjani. Unkulunkulu anigcine

ningawuyeki lomoya wenu, ngathi nizalwa

sisu sinye, God bless.

K.M Masinga - Ubombo

Kulesisibhedlela indlela engiphatheke ngayo

ngiphatheke kahle akaze ngiyibone inkinga uma

ngifika khona ngendlela abangiphathe kahle ngayo

futhi bayanginakekela cha ngiyasincoma isibhedlela

ngendlela esisebenza ngayo ngiyafisa iqhubekele

phambili behlale besiphatha kahle njalo.

Ntombi Ngwane - Richards Bay