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Bus slams into threecars outside PMB mall

CHELSEA PIETERSE

A BUS crashed into threeparked cars next toScottsville Mall on Monday

afternooncausingmayhemonAlanPaton Avenue.

The Intercape bus filled withpassengers was travelling fromDurban to Pretoria when theaccident occurred.

The bus driver and three otherpassengers sustained minorinjuries in the accident and weretaken by ER24 to Mediclinic forfurther treatment.

Thebuscametoahalt in theslowlane with the three crumpled carspressed up against the body.

The bus’s stewardess, whowould not be named, said she wasinthecockpitwiththedriverandhisco-driver when the accidentoccurred.

She said the co-driver had toldthe driver he was too close to thecentre line and needed to movemore onto the other side of the roadwhen he then crashed into threecars parked next to the ScottsvilleMall.

“I was just in shock. I was

standingnext to thedriverand thenall of a sudden he bumped into theother cars. I didn’t expect it,” shesaid.

A bakkie carrying a tank of oilwaspushedoverintheaccidentandleft pools of oil on the road.

Occupants of the bus stoodaround helplessly snappingphotographs and phoning familyand friends to let them know aboutthe delay.

Johannesburg resident HafizaIsmail said she was on her wayhome fromawedding and enjoyingthe scenery when the bus suddenly

crashed into the cars.“I heard this huge bang and felt

this big bump. I looked out mywindowandsawabakkieleakingoileverywhere.

“… I’ve been travelling by bussince 2000 and this is the first timesomething like this has happened,”she said.

Asourcewhocouldnotbenamedsaid it seemed that the bus driverhadsimplynot lookedwherehewasdriving.

The police media centreconfirmed the accident but said nocase had been opened.

An Intercape buscrashed intothree parked carsnext toScottsville Mallon Alan PatonAvenue onMonday, causingthe road to beclosed while thewreck wascleared.PHOTO: JONATHANBURTON

AMIL UMRAW

PEOPLE were left waiting for more thanfour hours outside theMkondeni vehicletesting centre on Monday due to lack ofstaff.

Only twopeoplewereoperatingat thecounters of the testing office after 12employees had allegedly taken leave atonce.

This resulted in just two queues thatcontinued all the way outside thebuilding.

One of the queues continued into theeye-testing room where more than 50people were huddled together on thebenches.

Peopleinthequeuesaidtheyhadbeenwaitingforalmostfourhoursandhadnoteven got halfway to the doors of thebuilding.

Oneman,whoaskednot tobenamed,said he had been there since 9 am.

“I haven’t yet seen what the queue islike inside the building but I have beenhere more than three hours… My legsreally hurt,” the man said.

A traffic officer from the department,who asked not to be named, said 12administrative employeeswere on leaveor had called in sick.

“This is an ongoing issue, especiallyafter December. Management is poor,”the officer said.

Department of Transport spokesper-son Kwanele Ncalane said there aresome staff who are on leave and somemembers took leave on Mondaymorning.

Accordingtohim, thedepartmenthasaskedtheRoadTraffic Inspectorate (RTI)to investigate why so many employeeshad taken leave on one day.

“We apologise for any inconveniencethis has caused to the public. We willensure that the matter will be dealt withand that itwon’t happenagain,”Ncalanesaid.

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Mr Cat has to goCHELSEA PIETERSE

HOWICK’SAmberValley boardof trustees have said Mr Cathas to go.

The heartbreaking story of anelderly woman, Sylvia Reid (88),havingtopartwithherbelovedMrCatdue to a spat within Amber Valleywentviral thisweekendandgatheredmassive online support.

The online petition created byBritish citizen Cheryl van Dyk hascollected over 17 000 signatures intwo days, all in support of Reidkeeping her furry friend.

However, Amber Valley’s bodycorporate have stood firm, sayingthat after careful consideration theyhave decided that Mr Cat has to go.

“We are unfortunately faced witha very difficult situation in view ofcomplaints received from the neigh-bours of the owner regarding thewandering habits of the cat in ques-

tion.“Wehaveeverysympathywith the

owner and have tried very hard tomediate between the concernedparties - we have unfortunately hadno success in our endeavours.

“Thismatter has been extant for anumber of months and we have nowcome to the stagewhere the issue re-quires to be resolved.”

The board of trustees said whilethey appreciated the sentimentsexpressed in the online petition andFacebook, they had a duty of care toall their members, including thecomplainants, and did “not envisageany other solution to the problem”.

Support has poured in for theelderly pair.

A letter from Susan Kemp said itwas essential for the felineandReid’shealth that they stay together.

“The impact of pets on the healthand happiness of the aged have beenproved many times over.

“A separation of Granny and MrCat would break her heart and affecther health badly. It is a precariousstage of life. Anything can tip thescales,” she said.

Another letter from PMB localHereen Godley said that thosecomplaining aboutMrCat alongwiththe body corporate “should beashamed of themselves”.

“All Mr Cat wants is to live out hisdays in the company of the people heloves and trusts. Sylvia and herdaughter Penny Reid obtainedpermission tokeephim, thus theyarenot in contravention of any conductrules.”

MR Cat’s story received manymessagesof support on theonlinear-ticle on News24.

Reader Shannon Bezuijen said,“Everything is blown out ofproportion in a retirement village.Small issues become so huge. Whenthere’s nothing else to do but to

complain, this is what happens. Thiscat can be your best friend. Rather acat than someonemoaning at you allthe time.”

ReaderNicholaSmithagreedwithBezuijen and said when she retiresshe would only look at villages thatallowed animals.

“IaminmyfiftiesandwhenIstartlooking at my retirement homes Iwill definitely only look at thosethat allow pets. How cruel andridiculous.

“I will never desert mypets.Frankly theneighboursshould stop whining andenjoy the ‘visits’. Hope Idon’t become old andcrabby,” she said.

However, not allcomments supportedMr Cat and Reid’sfriendship.

Reader DaurelMergui said“asheartlessas thisbodycorporate appears to be, permissionis always given on condition thatthere is no explicit breachof the rulesor conditions set out by the trustees.

“Pet ownership in sectional title is

a privilege and not a right. There arealways two sides to a dispute so itwouldbeleft toanarbitratortodecideon the fate of the pet…Bodies corpo-ratemustenforcerulestoensuredan-gerous precedents are not set.”

The cat at the centre of the Amber Valleydispute, Mr Cat.PHOTO: IAN CARBUTT

NQOBILE MTOLO>>nqobile@pmbfever.co.za

ANY informal street trader found to be guilty ofcontravening the Msunduzi Municipality’s informaltrading bylaws will be liable to a fine, or imprisonmentfor a period not exceeding six months.

Msunduzi’s informal street trading bylaws, whichregulate street trading, will soon come into effectonce they have been adopted by full council andpublished in the Provincial Gazette.

Contents of the street trading bylaws state thatstreet traders will be prohibited to sell goods similarto those sold at brick and mortar businesses, to avoidcompetition, no open fires on a public road or publicplace will be allowed, no selling or promoting of alco-

holic products, pesticides, insecticides, poisonousand hazardous substances.

Street sellers will be required to get permissionfrom the municipality should their businesses requirethem to use any gas fire equipment, use devices whichemit sounds to attract customers, use electricalsupply or power generation, sell any live-stock, pets,reptiles, birds, rabbits wild animals or poultry.

Thesaleofthelatterwillmainlyaffectdowntown,where chickens are sold on pedestrian walks alongPietermaritz Street and Retief Street.

The street trading bylaws also give right of wayfor the municipality’s authorised officials to impoundany goods from restricted trading zones, and fromplaces and circumstances where the terms of thebylaw have been infringed, without a court order.

PHOTO:FILEMsunduziMunicipali-ty’s streettradingbylaws willallowpedestriansto walkfreely onsidewalkswithoutbeingobstructedby streettraders.

Street trading bylaws on the horizon

Offences and pen-alties will also apply tostreet sellers whothreaten, resist,interfere with or ob-struct an authorisedpersonnel or official,from carrying out his orher responsibilities asstated in the streettrading by-laws.

The bylaws willsoon be adopted by fullcouncil and will bepublished in the Provin-cial Gazette.

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Fiery attacks onUKZN PMBand DUT property>> The protests are said to be against a 12% fee increase

AMIL UMRAW AND JONATHANERASMUS

KWAZULU-NATAL tertiaryinstitutions came underpetrol-fuelled attack as

students burnt property andattempted to use petrol bombs.

At the University of KwaZulu-Natal Pietermaritzburg campus,protesters set a university vehiclealight on Sunday evening whilesimultaneously DurbanUniversity ofTechnology students attempted tothrow petrol bombs at the Steve BikoCampus, Durban. No one wasreported injured at either university.

While the incidents arenot linked,both institutions have institutedseveralsecuritymeasureswithUKZNlast week having suspended alllectures until next week while DUTinstructed its personnel to search allstudentsandstaffbeforetheyenteredthe campus.

Pietermaritzburg campusstudents who saw the vehicle saidblack smoke could still be seencoming from it.

The attack was allegedly carriedout by protesters who have broughtthe university to a standstill as alllectures have been cancelled until

February 23.Theproteststhathavespreadtoall

threecampusesaresaid tobeagainsta 12% fee increase.

According to UKZN spokespersonLesiba Seshoka, the matter wasreported to the police and is under

investigation.“All criminalactswill bedealtwith

in terms of the law enforcementprocesses.

“The university condemns thismalicious destruction of property,”Seshoka said.

The car that was doused with petrol and set alight on UKZN’s Pietermaritz-burg campus on Sunday.PHOTO: SUPPLIED

NQOBILE MTOLO>>nqobile@pmbfever.co.za

UMGENI Water has proposed a bulk water basic tariffincrease of 8.2% for the 2015/ 2016 financial year,which is slightly lower than that of the precedingfinancial year of 8.7%.

The tariff has not yet been approved by thenational minister of water affairs, said Msunduzimunicipal manager Mxolisi Nkosi at the ExecutiveCommittee (Exco) meeting.

“The impact of the tariff increase is such that asthe municipality, we have been previously buying1000 litres at R5,070 per kiloletre (kl) and we willhave to buy the same amount of water for R5,487per kl,” said Nkosi.

Umgeni will formally present the tariff to all its

customers by the end of March.The actual analysis of the tariff

increase over the past ten years showsthat the highest increase was in2014/2015 with an 8.7% increase, andthe lowest was in 2006/2007 with a3.4%.

Msunduzi Municipality’s projected

bulk purchase from Umgeni for the2015/ 2016 financial year is R387 901582 for 70694657 kl.

How Umgeni’s tariff increase will affect the public at a local municipal levelwill soon receive attention with the helpof the Msunduzi Municipality’s office ofthe CFO, chaired by Nelisiwe Ngcobo.

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Love reigns against all oddsNQOBILE MTOLO>>nqobile@pmbfever.co.za

LOVE broke all boundaries andobstacles to unite MeganHunter and her prince

charming Warren.With the world celebrating Rare

Conditions Day on 28 February,Megan would like to reach out to thepublic and let them know that it isokay to live with a rare condition.

While shewas inGrade10,Meganfelt her cheeks becoming numb, butshe could not get a clear diagnosisfrom her doctor.

Despite struggling to swallowanything, even water, her generalpractitioner mis-diagnosed her withGlobus Hystericus, which is apsychological illness that makes onefeelasiftheyhavealumpinthethroat,therefore making it difficult toswallow.

At this time, shewas only eating aquarter of a jar of baby food.

Her mobility ground to a haltand immediate action was neededfor more medical attention.

Eager to finish her studies so thatshe could enrol for a teachingdiploma, simple tasks such ascombing her hair, reading, chewing,talking and walking became achallenge.

While in Grade 11, she wasdiagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis,which is a chronic autoimmuneneuromuscular disease character-ised by swings of muscle weaknessand fatigue.

Megan was immediatelyhospitalised at St Augustine’sHospital in Durban, and herdoctor advised her that she had toundergo surgery to remove herthymus, which is found behind thesternum.

However, removing the sternumwould not exactly solve the problem.

Megan continued to receivetreatment and was able tomatriculate at Howick High School.

“It would take me about threehours to swallow 5ml of water. I hada permanent bed in hospital andI am glad that my mother helped meto get dressed and bath.

“When I was younger, I wantedto be a teacher but now I can neverdo this. I then studiedbeauty therapyfor three years at the Academyof Beauty Therapy in Hillcrest.

“When I graduated, I was reallyexcited because that’s when I saidto myself at least I have donesomething,” said Megan.

While dealing with her illness,Megan found love.

Two years ago, she married herhusbandWarren. Threemonths intodating, Megan got septicemia andended up in a coma.

Warren said the experiencecemented their relationship.

“When I met Megan I didn’t knowthat she had an illness. When therelationshipgot serious she toldme ifI wanted to leave I was more thanwelcome to do so.

“I thoughtitwasunfairto leaveherand now I am glad that I did not. Weare married now.

“I don’t think that you get used toit andunderstand it. It’s not her fault,but the illness is part of life.

“Wedon’tmaketheillnessthecen-tre of our lives. It s a sub factor thatwe deal with,” said Warren.

Despite the fluctuations of herillness,Megan is now able to eat, talkand use her mobility.

“I don’t want people to see me asthe sick one. The condition I livewithis part of who I am,” she said.

Megan Hunter (L) and her husband,Warren.

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Get with the Modernera MsunduziITwas very sad to read that theMsunduzi

Municipality’splan to recoupoutstandingfines against the reissue of licences

has been scuppered, and I would liketo encourage them to follow theJohannesburg and Tswane route to ensurethat they do, eventually, secure the right towithhold licences against outstandingfines.

Thesame‘privilege’shouldbeextendedtoall municipalitieswithin South Africa.

I support theMsunduzi Munici-pality (and othermunicipalities) inthis regardbecause acertain gentlemanwith two carsregistered inCamperdown (NCnumber plates) hasgiven my Scottsvillestreet address to the authorities and Iam inundated with at least two, sometimesfour, notices per week for: crossing a redtraffic light, speeding along Alan PatonDrive, parking facing on-coming traffic,parking in a “no parking zone” to name but

a few.Thepersonconcernedalternatesbetween

using his Mercedes Benz and a Toyota.He is not related to me in any way and he

does not have the right to use my privateaddress to hide his misdemeanours.

I continually correspond withthe Msunduzi Municipality (who wereresponsible for issuing the ‘tickets’) but theysay that they cannot do anything until the

gentleman in questionreports to renew hislicence for the vehiclesin question.

I have, however,been warned to expectthat officers may cometo my residence toexecute a Warrant ofArrest for failure to paythe fines.

Come on, MsunduziMunicipality, get with it

and join the modern era by updating yourcriminal procedures so that you can catchthese ‘criminals’ and earn much deservedrevenue for the city coffers.

AUBREY BOWLESScottsville

THE garden refuse site in Ritchie Road inPelham is a shameful disgrace and yet such apure example of mismanagement.

The site was established as a service tothe community and is now nothing more thana dumping ground for the lazy and a haven forvagrants hoping to make some money.

There is no form of control at the site toregulate who dumps what and when theydump it.

The fence surrounding the site was stolenover a year ago and vagrants have taken upresidence in the on-site toilet, which nowaccommodates up to five people a night.

Firesburndailyon thepremisesandsmokeblows over to the surrounding houses.

Municipal security, the SAPS and theMsunduzi council are not willing or preparedto do a single thing to resolve these issues, allhavingtheirownexcusesastowhytheyarenotliable for sorting it out.

Iwouldlikethecounciltotakenoteofthefactthat this site is in violation of its own publichealth bylaws as well as the constitutionalrights of all of the ratespayers.

I think it isabout timethat legalproceedingsare instituted against the council to have thissite removed permanently.

If you can’t manage it, then close it.

PAUL RABEPelham

Garden refuse site mismanaged

I AM utterly fascinated by the wondrousclassifiedadsplacedby those inourmidstwhohave clearly attained the status of miracleworkers, and in particular that entered byMaama andBaba Subi in the 28 January issueof Maritzburg Fever.

The unfortunate witness quoted in the adsuffered the indignity of discovering that herhusband’s manhood “was not working”, but Iimagine that her disappointment wasshort-livedwhenshewentontowinaR750000Lotto prize.

Help is clearly at hand for chaps seeking

“manhood enlargement”, with prospectiveclients having the choice of L, XL or XXL.

It all sounds to me like a bit of a stretch.My advice is that interested persons

should proceed with caution, since aninadvertent slip of the scalpel might haveconsequences quite the opposite of thoseintended.

This is not the sort of procedure to beundertaken willy-nilly.

JOHN GARDENERHowick

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OUR elite, meticulous,hard-working and crack lawenforcement officers.

The latest daring high-speed chase of youngunarmed criminals, whoseonly undoing is a simple,fun-filled race in their own(not stolen) motor vehicles.

I could not in my wildestimaginationconjureuphowitcame about that hardened,experienced police officerssped after these dangerousmurderers who, aftercommitting the ultimate incriminal activity, were actingin a fugitive capacity.

Whatmeritorious service?Those police officers

deserve a medal for bravery.Eighteen bullet holes in avehicle fromwhich there wasnot a single return of gunfire.

The brave officers (don’tforget their medals now) beatuponeof theyoungmenwhilehe was on the floor.

I thank theGod that I servethat the young man who wasshot was not killed.

Just a few weeks ago,another young man was shotdead in a road rage incident.Whodid the shooting?Ohyouguessed it - a police officer.

I did not readily concurwith this friend of mine whovery gravely stated that therewere more criminals in ourlaw enforcement agency thanon the streets. But now I amfully persuaded that this ringstrue.

I will bewatching this caseand I want to see those pistol-wielding, trigger happy,irresponsible, undesirableelementsgetwhatiscomingtothem, when divine judgmentrears its head in impartiality.

PASTOR FRANCIS PAULVia email

Congratulations tothe SAPS

THE City Council will shortlybe dealing with the 2015/16budget, and once again, acontentious issue which is ofgreat interest to thepublicwillbe the electricity tariffincreases.

At this early stage, it isanticipated that the increasefrom Eskom, which thecouncil has no control over,will be in the region of 12.2%.

Most municipalities havean additional fixed basiccharge as well as a consump-tioncharge,butdonothaveanMCB (ampere charge) as doesMsunduzi Municipality.

On the other hand,MsunduzihadanMCBcharge

but did not have a basiccharge. Some years ago,Msunduzi added a separateDomestic Basic Charge toconsumersaccounts,as itwassuggested that Msunduzishould fall in line with othermunicipalities which have abasic charge.

However, the fact that wehaveanMCBcharge,whereasother municipalities do not,was not taken into account.

The DA believes that thisdoublechargeisanunfairandexcessive burden to consum-ers who are already sufferingwith high electricity costs,albeit for an intermittentservice.

The Domestic BasicCharge should be removed.

The DA also believes thatthe increase in tariff imposedby Eskom for electricityconsumed should not beapplied to the basic MCBcharge.

The DA will thereforepropose that in the nextbudget, theMCBbasic chargeisnotincreasedinlinewiththeEskomtariff increaseandthatthe Domestic Basic Charge bedropped all together.

COUNCILLOR RODGERASHE

Chief caucus whip -Democratic Alliance

The debate over electricity tariff increases

IT is the beginning of the year andmedical aidmembers will find themselves faced withincreased membership fees but reducedbenefits.

Some patients collude with medicalpractitioners to defraud the medical aids,hence the situation mentioned abovemanifests itself.

There have been numerous reports in themediaabout swindlesused todefraudmedicalaids.

Patients and doctors are aware of theirwrongdoing; however, many patients are notaware of the ramifications and seriousness oftheir collusion.

Health-carepractitionersareknowntogivecash-strapped patients a “cut” for billing their

medical aids.The biggest annoyance at present is the

shortage of beds for the genuinely ill in privatehospitals.

This must be attributed to memberscolluding with doctors to admit them intohospital in order to receive payouts fromhospital cash-back plans.

The private hospital, the patient and thedoctor all score financially. If the admittingdoctor is a shareholder, then he or she hits thejackpot twice.

It’s an intricate web of deceit anddownright conflict of interest.

K. SINGHPietermaritzburg

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Come on, Msunduzi Municipali-ty, get with it and join themodern era by updating yourcriminal procedures so that youcan catch these ‘criminals’ andearn much deserved revenuefor the city coffers.

Letters to the Editor must be received by no later than Friday 4pm to be considered for the following edition.. Letters ande-mails should be addressed to The Editor and e-mailed to editorial@pmbfever.co.za or posted to PO Box 362, PMB, 3201. Lettersshould not be longer than 350 words. While pseudonyms are allowed, writers must still include their full names and contactdetails or letters will not be printed. The Editor reserves the right to not run letters or to alter letters so they are legible.

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My long walk to campus>> “Nothing is impossible if you are prepared to give it your all” - Xolani Mbuyisa.

WHEN Xolani Mbuyisa wasseven years old, his motherpassedawayandhewasleft

in the care of his grandmother, RoseMbuyisa.

Over the course of the next sixyears, Rose lost all her children andwas left as primary caregiver to fourgrandchildren, including Xolani.

Her only source of incomewas thelittle she earned from washing otherpeoples’ clothes.

Then Rose Mbuyisa heard aboutThandanani Children’s Foundation(Thandanani).

When Rose explained hersituation to Thandanani, they beganassisting her through their FamilyStrengthening Program. Thisprogram involves supportingfamilies caring for orphans andvulnerable children over a three yearperiod, with the aim of increasingtheir self-reliance and strengtheningtheir ability to provide for the basicneeds of the children in their care.

Partly as a result of this support,Xolani was able to stay in school andcompletehismatric -with exemption- in 2011.

After matriculating, Xolani wasacceptedtostudyaB.Sc.atUKZN.Hisgrandmother scraped together hisregistration fee and Xolani receivedsupport from the National StudentFinancial Aid Scheme to cover histuition.

However, as he had no money foraccommodation,Xolaniwalked fromhis home in Slangspruit to campusand back each day to attend class - around trip of some 18km.

He did this for two years untilThandanani stepped in to providehim with a travel and subsistencebursary during his final year.

However Xolani’s determinationhas paid off as he graduated fromUKZN last year and is now registeredfor an honours degree.

As a result, Thandanani hasextended his travel and subsistencebursary for a further year.

“Xolani deserves this chance tosucceed.Notonlyhashedemonstrat-

ed remarkable determination butalso remarkable compassion,” saidThandanani’s Director, DuncanAndrew.Andrewexplains that duringhis finalyear, Xolani met another studentwho, like him, had nowhere to stayandsoXolani invitedhim to staywithhis family.

Whenaskedwhatdriveshim,Xol-anisaidthatheisdeterminedtomakeabetterlifeforhisfamily.Henolongerwants to see his grandmother strug-gle. He wants a better future for herandhiscousins.Hewantstosetagoodexampleandshowthat nothingis impossible if youare preparedto give it your all.

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Thandanani currently supports the education of children like Xolani by:

• Distributing school uniforms to children from families they support• Regularly monitoring the school attendance and performance of these children, and• Providing travel and subsistence bursaries to selected students pursuing tertiary studies.In addition, Thandanani is also training staff in Early Childhood Development (ECD) with the aim of introducing a new homebased ECD program in the near future.To find out more about Thandanani and the work that they do, please visit www.thandanani.org.za.To make a contribution to support children like Xolani, please visit www.4kids.org.za.

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Ninth annual Hexagon Minifest>> This year, there is a range of theatre to suit all tastes - from classic South African theatre to poetry

THEHexagonisproudtopresenttheir ninth annual Minifest.

This year, they have a rangeof theatre to suit all tastes: fromclassic South African theatre andexciting new theatre creations topoetryandawardwinnersfromotherfestivals, all in the space of two days.

Schedule:Friday, 27 February:6pm: Last Cow Standing7.30pm: The Island9pm: Burn OutSaturday, 28 February:4.30pm: Morgue6pm: Croc E Moses7.30pm: The ChameleonTHE SHOWSLast Cow StandingLast Cow Standing is an epic

fantasy story about Samira, a youngboy who is charged with a quest tosave his land. The Kingdom’s cows,oncehundredsof thousandsof headsstrong,hasbeenalmostkilledoffoveryears by amysterious plague. On theadvice of his council, the King ordersamasssacrificeoftheremainingherdinorder tocleansehisKingdomof thecurse. An old woman however,believes that this will do the exactopposite and bring about the finaldownfall of the Kingdom. Too ill totravel, she sends her grandsonSamira towarn theKing inher stead.

Written by and starring MenziMkhwane, son of celebrated SouthAfrican theatre legend Bheki

Mkhwane, Last Cow Standing is ariveting one-hander performance.

The IslandJohn and Winston are two

prisoners on Robben Island, boundby ideology, proximity, shackles anda deep affection. John learns that hisreleaseisimminent;Winstonisalifer.This classic South African play byAtholFugard,JohnKaniandWinstonNtshona balances hope and despairas it exposes thedepthsof crueltyandinhumanity while affirming thedignity and courage of the humanspirit.

Under the direction of PeterMitchell, TQ Zondi and MpiloNzimande deliver riveting perform-ances of this South African classic.

Burn-OutImagine superheroes sitting in a

minibus responding to every call. Nomatterhowbigorsmalltheadventuremaybe, the only thing they think of issaving at least one life. Unlike ourfantasyheroes, theseheroes’ shiningarmour is their courageand fearless-ness.

Burn-out tells the stories of twoparamedics -storiesof trauma,bloodandguts.It’sawitty,gruesome,funny,heart-warming tale. This is an urbancomedywithadifference-realheroesgrappling with the Grim Reaper.Basedon true stories and events, thisplay takes the audience on a ride-alongthroughthedaytodayactivitiesof paramedics and the obstacles and

threatstheyencountereachtimetheyare called to save a life.

Through the use of physical thea-tre and narrative, director JC Zonditakesusinsidethelivesofthemenandwomen who save lives every day.

MorgueAs world domination by a corpo-

rate colossus looms, Slim, a coronerwith multiple personality disorder,becomes compelled to find out whythree fresh cadavers have takencontrol of his mind. A masterfulone-manphysical theatre satire from

the ridiculously talented FrancisMennigke is described as “…one ofthe most brilliant pieces of art I haveever seen.” Nolan Haukeness, Todaycolumnist, Alberta, Canada.

WrittenandperformedbyFrancisMennigkeanddirectedbyWilliamLeCordeur.

Croc E MosesBased in Swaziland and South

Africa formore thanhalf his life, CrocEMoses is a creatorandperformerofword-music. His delivery borders onincantation. With oodles of poly-

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDTQ Zondi and MpiloNzimande in “TheIsland”.

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published last month and will beavailable in the country later thisyear.

Emily, a Grade 12 pupil atMaritzburg Christian School,described how a string of disap-pointments turned into a joyousmoment when Ravenswoodexpressed interest in thebookandfinally offered her a contract inDecember last year.

“I [in 2014] submitted mymanuscript to 21 local publishersand the UK and received my fairshare of rejections. But I kept onknocking on the doors until theywere opened,” she said, addingthat she decided to pen a bookwhen she was doing Grade 7 andthat it took her roughly two yearsto write and edit it.

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“Iwasshockedanddidn’tknowhowtofeel.Iwassohappy,Ialmostcried. It had been a hard journey,but I’m grateful for the support Ihave been getting from family andteachers.”

Pietermaritzburg’s Emily Burger has had her fic-tion book published in the USA.PHOTO: SUPPLIED

PMB teen gets her first book published

THEBrooksideMallMotor Showwilltake place on 22 February in theBrookside Mall parking area from10am to 4pm.

The event is open to all types ofshow vehicles, from vintage tomodern day, iconic classics to sportscars, and extremely customised tohigh performance cars.

A couple of local dealerships willalso be showcasing their vehicles atthe event.

The shopping centre haspartnered with Motor Show, JustBoutique and Funzania to not onlycreate an exciting event forMaritzburg families to enjoy, but toraise fundsfor localcharitableorgan-izations-theCHOCChildhoodCancerFoundation and Eden Kidz.

Thehighlight of theMotor Show isthe “Show and Shine Competition”,where independently owned showcars will be judged in 20 differentcategories, with the best on show

receiving awards. Car enthusiastswho attend the event will also beinspiredbyanumberofmotorrelatedexhibitors and new car promotions.

Entry to patrons is free, with onlyShow and Shine fees of R150 per carapplying. The hosts have invitedsomeofDurban’s showcars toattendand compete against the Pietermar-itzburgcars,makingitanexcitingdayof motoring enthusiasm.

PHOTO:SUPPLIEDPictured with Chemo the CHOC COW is Chilufya Pikiti (front) with (back) Samuel (L) and Isabella Edmonds readyfor the Motor Show, Kidz Zone and Boutique Market at the Brookside Mall on Sunday the 22 February. Pikiti isdriving one of the entries, a Millenium Bug Convertible.

Brookside Mall Motor Show

rhythms, a soothing accent andlots of word play, he draws hisaudience into many differentways of experiencing words. Hetakes many risks in his contentand with his imagination, hiswork being serious, sensitive,deep, sometimes profound, butequally flippant and possiblyhumorous. His content is mainlysocial commentary, alwaysencouraging people to “playattention”.

The ChameleonThere are two kinds of people:

good and bad. And each has itsextremists. Discipline is whatelevates you above a world ruledby chaos but, sometimes thingshappen that are just out of yourcontrol. The bad things formpartof the garbage that needs to betaken out. What happens whenthe garbage is actually multiplepersonalities, apart from the selfand ego or ultra-ego, inside youlikeawoundedmonster?Itwouldappear that there’s a choice to bemade: take care of themonster orput it out of its misery.

Fresh from the Musho!Festival in Durban, written anddirected by Wiseman Mncubeand performed by Sipho Zakwe.

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PHOTO:SUPPLIEDTrevor Govender looks forward to having fun at hisfirst ever Dusi Canoe Marathon.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDTrevor Govender’s friend and colleague Donovan Boldhas helped with the training sessions since last yearwinter.

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FOR the very first time,Pietermaritzburg residentTrevor Govender will be

participating at this year’s 64th DusiCanoe Marathon which takes placefrom Camps Drift to the Blue Lagoonin Durban from tomorrow, 19February, to Saturday, 21 February.

Nervous and excited at the sametime,Govendersaid thathe is lookingforward to having fun.

“I was always interested in riversport andgotmy first tastewhen Ididthe River Rats at the South Coast. Ifirst got into a canoe two years ago,when my pastor wanted to train fortheDusiandaskedmetopaddleattheback of a K2.

“There is no time like the present.When I told a colleague that I wasinterested in the Dusi he startedcoachingme immediately andwe setthe2015DusiCanoeMarathonasourgoal.

“Donovan Bold has done the Dusibefore so when I mentioned myinterestinpaddlinghewastednotimeincoachingme.Westartedtraininginthe middle of winter in 2014. He

insisted I train inaK1andthat leftmeswallowing a lot of freezing Dusiwater.

“It’s always great to achievemilestones in life and the Dusi CanoeMarathon is certainlyagoodone.Notmany Indian people paddle so I amhoping to break the stigma,” saidGovender.

He said that he prepared for theDusi Canoe Marathon by running,and paddling for an hour every daywhich roughly adds up toapproximately 8,5 kilometres a day.

Govender plans to finish thepaddling marathon before 5pm onSaturday.

He said he is happy that hisfamily has been very supportivethroughout his journey and said thathe will continue to be a regularparticipant at the Dusi CanoeMarathon.

“My family has been amazing andsupportive. Iguesstheyareasexcitedas I am. They say once the bug bites,not theparasites in thewater, youarehooked.

“Seriously, the paddlingcommunity is so friendly andsupportiveitwillbehardtostop,”saidGovender.

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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDOn Friday, 13 February, hundreds of loving Scottsville School pupilskindly donated R5 to the C.H.O.C Foundation and dressed inValentine’s day civvies (from left) Hlumelo Modi, Xavier Jacobus,Hope Spencer and Kwenzi Khumalo

Local schools celebrate Valentines Day

Carter High Schoolpupils (from left) Lut-hando Mavundla, Asan-da Mkhize, Nolut-hando Zondi, ThembaZimu and AsandaMalevu, took the initia-tive to pick up litterafter school to pro-mote a litter free envi-ronment.PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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New parents atLaddsworth PrimarySchool in Hiltonreceived a warmwelcome from head-master Gavin Lambooyrecently. This annualevent is a wonderfulopportunity for parentsof children joiningLaddsworth to get toknow the staff andother new parents. Thefunction is enjoyableand as always waswell attended (fromleft) Harry Shaw(chairman of theSchool GoverningBody), Bryn Pollard,Janine Pollard and Ga-vin Lambooy.PHOTO: SUPPLIED

New parents meeting at Laddsworth

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDMaking the most of the Grade one clown day at Ridge Junior Primary are(from the top) Declan Pillay, Hureshin Chetty and Theo Bromehead.

Clowning around at Ridge

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDThe romantic scent and vibrant colours of Valentine’s Dayfilled the classrooms at Howick High School on Friday, as theGrade 11 fundraising committee delivered roses to sweetheartsand friends (back, from left) Lily Jordan, Hawa Chandlay,Yadna Brijmohan, Preston Govender, Thomas Bull, Cara West,Kirsten Fourie, Nathan Mellet (middle) Claire Etherington (L)and Rachael Dolbey and (front, from left) Zama Gqiba,Zinhle Gwala and Minenhle Makathini.

Howick High School

In preparation for Valentine’s Day, the Grade one’s,two’s and three’s had great fun modelling beesand beehives to decorate some cupcakes. There

was also a little sign that said “Will you bee myhoney?” on top of each one. Pictured with theircreations are (from left) Callum Hancock, Haden

Mcleod and Zekhethelo Dladla.PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDThe St Anne’s Form five social functionscommittee sold over 1000 Valentine’s roses toraise funds for this years’ Matric Ball. A recordnumber that will result in lots of happy heartsthis Valentine’s Day (back, from left) ChrissieRattray, Rebecca Throssell, Fikile Ntshanga,Claudia North (front, from left) NombulisoMkhize, Kwenzeka Mathe and Chumisa Mban-de.

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Scottsville Primarycelebrates 100 years>> The school has grown from 43 pupils in 1915 to 863 pupils in 2015

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SCOTTSVILLE Primary School has just celebratedits 100th birthday.

Markingthismilestone,theschoolhostedanevent which was attended by school staff members,current pupils, former pupils, local authorities andmembers of the public.

Hayfields KwikSpar sponsored a cake for thecentenary celebrations, which was decorated withthe school’s emblem.

Scottsville School headmaster Bobby Nefdt saidthat the centenary celebration is an importantmilestone. Looking back on the school’s humblebeginnings, Nefdt said that Scottsville has grownfrom only 43 pupils and three classrooms in 1915 to863 pupils in 2015.

“Scottsville Primary School has not merelysurvived the past 100 years, but has thrived over thisperiod. It has seen the school transition from the

apartheid era into the democratic era, resulting intruly representative pupils, staff and governing bodygroups. It has embraced technology, where everyclassroom is equipped with data projectors, mimeosand Wi-Fi connections,” explained Nefdt.

As time progressed, Nefdt said that the schoolembraced the multiracial South African society andin 1981, IsiZulu was introduced as part of the school’scurriculum.

“The school prides itself in the caring, familyrelationship that exists between staff and pupils. Thestaff consists of a group of dedicated teachers whogenuinely care for the children,” said Nefdt.

He added that the school is working hard to meetits short term and long term goals.

“The school has just finalised a strategic planningexercise that will take it forward through the next fiveyears and beyond. The management team and staffare constantly reviewing the school’s academicprogramme with a view to upgrading its academics,”he said.

PHOTO:SUP-PLIEDHayfieldsKwikSparsponsored acake toScottsvillePrimary for itscentenarycelebrations.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDThe Scottsville Primary School choir delivered a music item during the centenary celebrationsevent.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDScottsville headmaster Bobby Nefdt addressesguests and pupils.

New uniform for guides

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDThe Epworth Girl Guides show off their new uniform. They will no longer be wearing thedistinct blue sash, but rather their badges will be sewn onto their white shirt in the styleof the Scouts, and they will continue to wear their yellow scarf (back, from left) KenyaMask, Catherine Moffett, Lisa Bertling-Roodt, Rebecca Pieters (front, from left) DainaPieters, Suthu Memela, Jade Duncan and Julia Bertling-Roodt.

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13SCHOOL SCENESome of Scottsville Primary School’sclass of 1944 pupils were presentduring the centenary celebrations.Below is a poem they put together tocommemorate the centenary:

Now Scottsville School I have to sayIs quite a place in every wayWe finished there in ‘44Could not have wished for any moreAt sport, in class and manners tooWe were the champs tween me and youThe other schools came down the lineWhile we enjoyed our glory time!There was no place to swim at schoolWe had to walk to Alex PoolDomestic Science for those who tookLongmarket Girls helped us to cookThe boys went down to B.M.S.To have their woodwork classThey learnt a lot and made quite sureWhen test time came they’d passA hundred years is reached this yearWe wish our school great joysAnd please remember this is fromYour aged girls and boys!

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Nissan goes Stealth: NP200 LTD for SA>> A SUV to suit every drivers need

NISSAN is celebrating itsNP200 as a market leaderin South Africa’s sub

one-ton segment with aspecial-edition bakkie calledStealth.As its name suggests, the

Stealth has a black themewith dark decals andcosmetic enhancementsthroughout. It’s being puttogether at Nissan’sRosslyn factory inGauteng.

The bakkie has aircon,anti-lock brakes, two airbags, dark-grey paint, ablackgrillebarandaflush-fitting load-bed cover.

It has black alloy rimswith red accents, dark sideand rear Stealth decals andtinted smash-and-grab filmon the windows. There’salsodaytimerunninglightsand central locking.

AnAlpineradio,withBluetoothandUSBconnectivity, is standard,along with leather seats withcontrast stitchingandStealth-em-broidered logos. The logo isrepeated on the carpet.

Nissan celebrated its NP200’sbest year yet in 2014 with 17 412units sold, reports the NationalAssociation of Automobile Manu-facturers.

Aspokesmansaid:“In2014theNP200 Loaded Special Editionwas a big success but for 2015wechallenged our design and engi-neering team to push the bounda-ries. The result is the NP200Stealth, a pick-up we believe willbeevenmoresuccessful, especial-lybecauseitrepresentssignificantvalue and the quality of factoryfitment.”

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Nissan Stealth NP200.PHOTO: SOURCED

SOUTH Korean automaker Hyundai hasstartedproductionat its first assembly factoryin South Africa, initially building medium-sized commercial trucks, reports theautomaker.

HyundaiSA’sgeneralmanagerofcorporatecommunications, Deon Sonnekus, said itsfactory in Benoni, Gauteng has beenassembling trucks since July 2014, ahead of aformal launch in September 2014.

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However, labour strikes and slowingeconomicgrowthinrecentmonthshavecurbedoutput at the local factories of some of theworld’s top automakers includingFord, Toyotaand BMW. – Wheels24.

PHOTO: SOURCEDProduction line at Hyundai SA.

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autofeverPARAMEDICS have sent out an importantmessage to drivers: be alert when reversingyour vehicle.

This comes after several incidents inwhich paramedics have had to attend tomotorists reversing into children. In oneincident, the paramedics attended to a one-year-old who was fatally injured when avehicle knocked him over while reversing.

ER24 spokeswoman Chitra Bodasing saidthe incidents were attended to both atpeople’s homes and in public areas such asparking lots. Paramedic Cameron Horner saidit was important to make sure children wereout of harm’s way at all times.

“Put them in the vehicle first or make suresomebody is holding them a safe distanceaway from a moving vehicle. If you are in anarea where you know there are children,make sure you look around before reversing.”

Red Cross Children’s Hospital’s ProfessorSebastian van As said they received at least10 cases annually of children being reversedover. Van As said the problem was worse nowwith people driving 4x4s.

“People look into their mirrors but can’tsee and the cars have big spaces underneathmaking it even harder. The bottom-line mainmessage is people who have small childrenmust never reverse if they do not know wheretheir children are,” he said.

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2015 Dusi most daunting yet for Stott

THE 2015 Dusi CanoeMarathon sees canoeingicon and former champion

Ant Stott set to tackle one of themost daunting and pressuredoutingsofhispaddlingcareer,andyetthefourtimeracewinnerwon’teven be up against his regularfellow racing snakes.

The 64th edition of the iconicPietermaritzburg to Durbanpaddling classic will instead seeStott out to overcome thechallenge of navigating his 63year-old mom, Beth, safely downthe Msundusi and Mngeni Riversfrom Camps Drift to Blue Lagoon.

While appearing to most as amore social and less scrutinisedoption than Stott’s previous Dusiefforts, thehighlydecoratedstarisall too aware of the direconsequences that await shouldhe not perform his role of ‘momprotector’ fully throughout thethree day adventure.

“There is huge pressure on methis time around!” laughs Stott.

“My whole family is going to bewatching closely and checkingto see that my mom doesn’t suffera single scratch or bruisethroughout our three days in theboat together!”

Despite the added pressure ofhis eagle-eyed family though, Stott

is relishing the opportunity toaccompany one of his biggestsupportersdowntheriver this timearound.

“I’ve always wanted to paddlewith the people who supportedme so incredibly during mypaddling years, such as mysponsors, friends and family andso I’m really looking forward

to doing this year’s Dusi with mymom,” explains the Pope’sCanoe Centre/Matelec paddlerexcitedly.

The 64th edition of the DusiCanoe Marathon takes place fromCampsDrift in Pietermaritzburg toBlue Lagoon in Durban fromThursday 19 to Saturday 21February 2015.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDAnt Stott will be paddling with his mom Beth this year.