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THE lack of control of the MsunduziMunicipality’s forestry operations hasbeenearmarkedasoneofthereasonsfor

the theft of timber at the municipal forest.The municipal forest is located on the

outskirts of Pietermaritzburg and it has beenmanagedbyNatalCo-operativeTimbers (NCT)since 1988.

The forest is about 1475.2 hectares ofplanted land and approximately 700 hectaresof unplanted land. The planted sites boastseucalyptus, acacia and pine plantations. Otherplantations include wattle and gum trees.

At the recent Municipal Public AccountsCommittee (Mpac) meeting, Mpacchairperson Mike Tarr said, “It seems likethere is no proper control of the forest, noproperaccess…soanybodycancomeandstealwhattheyfeel like.Thebiggesttheft isalsodoneby the contractors who take the timber outbecause they load the lorry and no one weighsit.

“No one controls what trucks come in andout of there and I suspect there is a hugeproblem,” he said.

Mpac member ward 24 councillor Philani

Ngidi said that thestolen timber isusedtobuildillegal shacks on municipal land.

“It is a concern, especially with recentincidents that we have witnessed in ward 32and 31. As a result of us not attending to thisissue,forestryshacksarestartingtomushroomeverywhere.

“People use the very same timber from ourforesttobuildtheirillegalstructures.It ishighlyimportant that action is indeed taken incontrolling this,” said Ngidi.

Theworryingfactors for theMpacmemberswere the internal audit findings for themunicipal forest which were concluded from 1July, 2012 to 31 October, 2013.

Some of the findings include the non-functioning of the forestry board ofdirectors, inadequate repairs andmaintenanceof plantationroads,nomeasuresare taken to weigh timber stock afterharvesting and upon dispatch to market,a lack of a review agreement betweenNCT and the Msunduzi Municipality,losses incurred by the municipal, forestryand the incomplete verification of municipalassets.

Tarr requested a detailed report to besubmitted to find out how these challenges arebeing met.

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IT is a challenge for the MsunduziMunicipality to deal with illegal streettrading since there is only one munici-palofficialresponsiblefordealingwiththis problem.

Msunduzieconomicdevelopment’sRichi Ramharak told the Municipal

Public Accounts Committee (Mpac)that the challenges regarding streettrading are great, and that they areincreasing on a daily basis.

“People need sites, people areunemployed and the streets are filthy.There are a whole range of issues thatactually affect us. Today we just haveone person working on street trading.Attempts have been made and reports

havebeensubmittedtosupervisorsonhow the unit should be structuredregarding the personnel and theresources required, but unfortunatelynothing has come forth. This city hasnot provided any human resources atall and this has not happened for thepast 10 years. Promises have beenmade from higher levels but nothinghas been forthcoming,” explained

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THE Baynespruit RehabilitationProject is the contributionof the Msunduzi Municipality

to improve water quality andquantity within the UmgeniCatchment area through communityinvolvement.

The Baynespruit river haspreviouslybeenreportedasunsafebyenvironmental justice organisationgroundWork, as a result ofheavy pollution from the industriesin the surrounding area.

It is still regarded as one of themost highly polluted rivers inthe region, with water monitoringresults consistently showing the

stream has an E. coli level above5000countsper100mlnearly75%ofthe time.

Thesafe level for swimming is130counts per 100ml.

According to the Duzi-UmngeniConservation Trust (DUCT) guide,any E. coli contamination greaterthan 50 000/100ml is a severecontamination and one in threepeople may get sick.

The key purpose and objective ofthe Baynespruit RehabilitationProject is to enhance the waterquality of the Baynespruit streamby implementing communitybased projects to improve ecologicalinfrastructure and reduce pollution.This will ensure that surroundingcommunities have access to

water that is considered safeenough for irrigation of agriculturalcrops, for fishing and recreationalpurposes.

The Baynespruit is approximatelynine kilometres with its headwatersin Northdale and joining theMsunduzi River running throughEastwood and Sobantu.

The Umgeni EcologicalInfrastructure Partnership (UEIP)seeks to formalise the relationshipbetween authorities and thecommunities living near or using theriver and implement UEIP strategiesensuring adequate supply of cleanwater.

Key role players and wardcouncillors in the surroundingcommunities have been identified

to assist in developing a rangeof plans, programmes and projectsaround reducing pollution,managing potential flood eventsincreasing the quantity of waterby removing alien plants.

One of the identified projectsis already in progress andinvolves Mini Stream AssessmentScoring System (MiniSASS) trainingwhich is a rapid technique usedto monitor the health and measurethe general quality of the waterof a river through the identifiedlack of presence of certain smallanimals (macro invertebrates) inrivers.

MiniSASS does not howevermeasure the contamination of thewater by bacteria and viruses and

thus does not determine if the riverwater is fit to drink.

According to ThobekaMafumbatha,MsunduziMunicipalityspokesperson, local schoolsincluding Heather Secondary,Raisethorpe Secondary andNewholmes Primary havebeen asked to participate in themonitoring of the Baynespruit andare involved in creatingenvironmental awareness regardingwater quality issues throughenvironmental education.

“Their participation entails eachschool conducting MiniSASSAssessments on a 200m sectionof the Baynespruit streamusing the miniSASS technique,” shesaid.

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Ramharak.Thestreet trading

component hasdrafted a list of 27duties, functionsandtime frames on howto structure streettrading.

“To resolve issuesof street trading andinformal economy,there should be realstructural changes.As the municipality,we need to organizeourselves in a waythatweareequippedto deal with this. Weknow that it isunethical to takepeople’s bread fromtheir mouths. Theseare survivalists weare dealing with.

“The importantcomponents that arelacking from thisreport are structuralcomponents. In thepast, managementhas promised tocreate a streettrading unit, hireenforcement staff,but unfortunatelythose things werementioned in pastreportsandwerelostalong the way,” saidRamharak.

The municipalityhas passed informaltraders bylaws butthere is no enforce-ment to monitor theprocess.

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NORTHDALE Hospital recentlycelebrated National Pharmacy Weekby giving back to its patients.

Northdale hospital’s pharmacysupervisor, Anjori Maharaj, said thateven though the aim of PharmacyWeek was to promote the pharmacy,as a hospital, they gave back to theinpatients and outpatients at thehospital’s paediatric ward.

“Pharmacystaffdonatedanumberof gifts for patients includingsandwiches and cup cakes on Monday,

yoghurt and fruit on Tuesday, popcornand juice for Wednesday, on Thursdaypatients had hot dogs and on Friday wehad a staff fun day.

She said that the staff memberswere able to raise R1000.

“This money will help towards therecreation of the paediatric ward playarea,” added Maharaj.

The theme for the week was ‘useantibiotics wisely’. Patients weretaught about the correct way of usingantibiotics, diabetes and asthmamedication. There were also had dailycompetitions which includedantibiotic quizzes.

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THE Democratic Alliance offices in theprovincial legislature were deliberatelyburntdown, thepartysaid inastatement

this week.“Preliminary forensic investigation into last

week’sfire,whichguttedmostofourPietermar-itzburg parliamentary office, suggests that thiscould be an act of arson,” said the statement.

“At this stage, there are indications that thefirewasstartedbyapersonorpersons.Wehavealso been advised that there was an attempt todamage our information storage unitsincludingcomputersandprintingmachines,” itcontinued.

However, the police, one of the authorities

investigating, said they had not determined thecause of the fire.

The party leaders refused to divulge thesource that declared the preliminary findings.

DA provincial leader Sizwe Mchunu saidthey would not reveal the source.

“There are a number of investigations thatare currently happening … We will not berevealing the source of this preliminaryinvestigation.”

Hesaid: “Therewereclearattempts tomoveourinformationcentres…theyhadbeenmovedfrom their original positions.”

AnotherMPGeorgeMarisaid it is theirbeliefthat the fire could not have just started on itsown.

“We find it suspicious that our offices were

burnt down after we opposed the building of anew premises…We believed there aremore pressing matters that needed to beattended to.”

He said the R500 million that had beenearmarked for the building of the new parlia-ment precinct could be better used elsewhere.

The party statement added: “We will alsofurther engage with KZN’s Community Safetyand Liaison MEC to assist us in bringing thismatter to its satisfactory completion. We aredetermined to get to the bottom of this matter.”

PolicespokespersonCaptainThulaniZwanesaid the cause of fire is unknown at this stage.

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This year in July, Wayne had anoperation where his tumours weresurgically removed in Durban’sParklands Hospital.

He is currently undergoing a five-day aggressive chemotherapy treat-ment thatuses chemical substancesaspart of a standardised chemotherapyregimen.

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His mother, Chantel Rowe, said thesituation is traumatic.

“The doctor said if he doesn’t go forthe operation, there’s only a 30%chance he could survive. We areappealing for urgent assistance,” saidan emotional Rowe.

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THEcurrentgovernmentarreardebtis sitting at more than R122 million,said Municipal Public AccountsCommittee (Mpac) chairperson MikeTarr.

Tarr said that the main obstacle isthat there is no clarity on theownership of government property.

“Currently,thegovernmentarreardebt ismore than that [R122million].The big problem with government

debttothisday,20yearsafterthenewSouth Africa, is that governmentproperties, according to the constitu-tion, should be registered against thedepartments that will use them.

“If it is the national department,they should be endorsed on the titledeeds. It should not be too hard to dothat. If you are really curious to seewho is in the building, just cut thelights off and see who comes runningfirst,” said Tarr.

MpacmemberNaleniAtwarusaidthat should Mpac not resolve the

government debt, they will be fallingshort on their duties.

“The biggest challenge as Mpac isthat I am of the opinion that we wereunder review when we went underadministration. The first committeethat they will come down on will beMpacbecausewewereput inplaceasa turnaround strategy from theadministration period,” said Atwaru.

According to Msunduzi municipalrecords, the KZN Department ofPublic Works, National Departmentof Public Works, Umgeni and the

Department of Co-operative Govern-ance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta)owe Msunduzi Municipality R46 065558.74, R36 454 763, R7 789 568.40and R1 539 123.12 respectively. Thetotal schools debt is R12 582 849 andthere is now intervention from thedepartment of education.

Msunduzi’s process managerfor income, Sifiso Khoza, saidthat already the provincial treasurydepartment is putting pressureon departments to pay themunicipality.

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THE Msunduzi Municipality call centreis now working efficiently, saidMsunduzi communications andmarketing manager ThobekaMafumbatha.

“There are problems which we arebusy trying to solve. The problem hasnot necessarily been the call centreitself, but it has been the faults office.Whatever issues are sent to theinfrastructure unit via the faults office,do not get resolved. We have sat downwith the deputy municipal manager forinfrastructure [Sabatha Monganga] tosee how we can resolve the issues.

“The recommendation was that weneed to combine the faults office withthe call centre so that the workflow isproperly managed,” said MafumbathaattherecentMunicipalPublicAccountsCommittee (Mpac) meeting.

Mafumbatha said that whatnormally happens is that whencustomers call the call centre, they are

issued with a reference number andtheir call is then logged at the faultsoffice. The faults office then dispatch­es infrastructure electricians orplumbers.

“What we have discovered is thatthe faults office does not open theiremails as the information from the callcentre is sent systematically. Theywould claim to not have received theinformation sent to them. Once thework has been done, there is no reportor feedback that comes back to the callcentre from the faults office to say thatthe work has been done,” explainedMafumbatha.

Mpac member Naleni Atwaru saidthat ward councillors should be giveninformation regarding queries loggedat the call centre on matters takingplace within their wards.

“Having frequent electricity outag­es in my ward…when I speak to officialsthey say that they are too busy toanswer our calls or to provide a followup.Wedonotgetfeedbackonwhattheproblem is, when the matter will beresolved and information on how longthe residents will be without electricity.These are the questions the residentsneed feedback on. I have had residentsgo for five days without electricity andno proper explanation,” said Atwaru.

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she has only been at work forabout two weeks.

“Most of the time I haveto skip work because Ihave to be with him inhospital.

:”We are in a difficult andstressfulsituation.Thedoctorgave me sleeping pills be-cause he said I’m under a lotof pressure.”

Paediatric oncologist, DrMonica Vaithilingum saidthat Wayne will use his ownstem cell and the transplantwas the only hope.

“He is in the last stage hecould get to. The aim is to gethim a stem cell transplantwhichisaseriousprocedure,”said Vaithilingum.

“We make his bonemarrow produce extra stemcells, take them out ofhis blood then store themseparately. Then we give himchemotherapy before wipinghis bone marrow out andputting his stem cells backinto him.”

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greatest expression on 24September, a nationally de-clared day of celebration ofthe diversity that is South Af-rica.

Theaimof thisday is toen-courage critical thoughtaroundthe importanceofcelebratingand appre-

ciating our natural andculturalheritage.

However,when oneanalysesGovern-ment ini-tiatedcelebra-tions

which takeplace on this

auspicious day,it isevidentthatonly

“select” cultures are promot-ed and celebrated.

Cultures like the Hindu,Muslim, Afrikaaner, Tamiland Coloured traditionsare blatantly ignored in theface of the majority.

How does this ignite thespirit of our late President,Nelson Mandela, who coinedthe phrase “RainbowNation”?

And more importantly,whatisthepointofhavingthisnational holiday if minoritycommunities are ignored inthese celebrations?

Our diverse heritage isveryuniqueandpreciousas itdefines our cultural identityand therefore lies at the heartof our spiritual wellbeing.This diversity, ifproperlynurtured, could contribute tobuildingacohesive society.

Our heritage has the po-tential to affirm our diversecultures and in so doing,shape our national characteras a “rainbow nation” atpeace with itself. Therefore,we need to ensure that allgroups, White, Black, Indianand Coloured, feel valuedwithin our celebrations.

Unitythroughdiversity

MELA on SABC 2 on Sunday, which has replacedEastern Mosaic, is fantastic, informative,entertaining and educational.

Theaimistoproduceaprogramthatcatersforthe viewers in the Indian community.

The content is supposed to be for theconsumption of all but with particular emphasison the Asian community as the name Melasuggests.

Mela isamagazineprogramwhichshowcasesevents pertinent to the asian population. It hasfashion shows, cooking demonstrations, yogalessons and singing and dancing, amongst otherthings. I enjoy my dose of Mela every Sundaymorning. For now I feel the show is great. MaybeSABC2needstoflightSundaySadnaimmediatelyafter Mela, like they did previously. Why has thetimeslotforSundaySadnashiftedtoanotherday?

Thereareobviouslydifferingviewpointshow-ever when we do criticize, let’s be constructive inour criticism and give an indication of what con-tent you would want to watch.

Your ideasandsuggestionswillenhanceMela,whichwillmakeitacceptable toadiversepopula-tion. The point is, let’s not criticise withoutoffering a solution that can be explored.

VIJAY SURUJPALVIA EMAIL

Constructive criticism

In short, ourheritage celebratesour achievementsand contributes toredressing pastinequities. Iteducates, it deepensour understandingofsocietywhileatthesame time it encour-ages us to empathisewith the experienceof others.

For a nation thathas just beenthrough apartheid,which had beendeclared a crimeagainst humanity bythe United Nations,the significance ofheritage day cannotbe overemphasised.

Therefore, cele-brations must beinclusive and educa-tional so as to facili-tate this dialogueand bring peoplecloser together inwhat we commonlycall, “unity throughdiversity”.

ROY BHOOLAVIA EMAIL

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@chestermissingCOSATU: 2 million members. Generations: 5 million viewers. Whoever called for this boycott was on strike during maths class.

I AM completely fed up with the lack of service inPietermaritzburg.

Andthistimeit’snotwiththemunicipality,butratherwithprivate businesses. Over the past few weeks, I’ve hadnothing but bad service from companies that charge moneyfor that poor service.

I needed cupboard doors repaired; it took three weeks.I needed parts for an appliance; that was also three weeksago and I still don’t have them. This particular applianceshop never returns my phone calls and there’s always someexcuse as to why my parts have not arrived. We asked abuilder to give us a quote on renovations; he arrived, hada look and we never heard from him again.

After discussing repairing our concrete boundary wallwithmyhusband,Icoincidentallyranintoamanatthepetrolstation who was advertising that very service on his truck.I spoke to him, took down his telephone number and SMSedhim as he requested. I never heard back from him.

I could go on and on. Clearly, businesses in Pietermaritz-burg are doing so well that they don’t need my patronage.Well, if I can possibly help it, I’m never going to use anyof them again and will be vociferous in my condemna-tion of them should anyone ask.

L. SIMMONSPietermaritzburg

Poor service by city’sprivate businesses

I VACATED my house due to a termite infestation andengagedaremoval company tostoremybelongings. I chosewhat I thoughtwasareputablecompany.Theinventorywasprofessionally conducted and the owner appeared helpful.

When my belongings were returned, I received a brokenchair and couch, damaged DSTV decoder, six pictures withglass breakage and scratching of the pictures, and six bedlegs “lost themselves” and were finally found on theirpremises.

Missing were irreplaceable hand-painted pictures andbookshelves that a carpenter will need to replace with simi-lar wood.

A company representative noted the missing anddamageditems.Nothingwasdone.Ithenreceivedademandfor full payment. I e-mailed the owner to ask when I wouldbe refunded for these items, the cost of which I requestedbededucted frommypayment. Iwas told Iwouldbehandedover if I did not pay. Following legal advice, I paid ande-mailed the owner again, expressing disappointment. Henever replied.

My neighbour had the misfortune of choosing the samecompany. Her new fridge was damaged and boxes weremissing. She also received no compensation.

It seems honesty, common courtesy and empathy are al-ien concepts these days and that these companies appearto be above the law. Anyone moving house, choose yourcompany very carefully.

JACKIE QUINTONPietermaritzburg

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All Saints United Church is planningto hold an arts festival in their newauditorium between 24 and 26October and many local artists arebusy preparing works for the showand sale. A variety of art forms areto be featured. Inquiries may bemade by phoning the church officeat 033 347 3177. Local artenthusiasts Kirby McCall (L) andMal Singh admire works by localartist Veronica Herbert (R) whichare to be featured at the festival.

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KZN Capital FM radiostation has graced thecity for over a month

now.Founder Jerry Jones,

was born to RhodaNzamafromSobantuand

an American professionalboxer and musician, Billy

Jones, more than 50years ago.

His love formusic goes wayback to his schooldays when heplayed thedrums.

Growing up,his life was notplain sailing,

as he had to work while still at schoolto make ends meet. Affectionatelyreferred to as the “Captain” of thecrew, Jones hosts “Night cruiser”from 9pm -12pm every Monday toFriday.Hisshow,whichkicksoffwithfuneralannouncements, also focuseson various societal issues andprovides sound advice in business,law, managing finances and homemanagement.

“My relationship with music goesway back to my high school days

whenIusedtoplaythedrums.Afami-ly relative sawthat Iwas talentedandhelped me to enrol for a marketingand sound engineering course.

“In 1995, together with a group ofpeople, we formed Radio Maritzburgwhich was shut down due to anumberofproblemsafewyears later.

“In 2006, I re-applied for a newbroadcasting licence, which wasofficially granted to the station in2010.Evenafterwehadbeengranteda licence, it took us some time and

patience to be where we are today.”Having been in the broadcasting

industry for years, he says theproblem with community radiostations is that people want quickmoney.

“Peopleareinsuchahurrytomakemoney and forget to put the needs ofthecommunitybeforetheneedsofthestation. Inorder tosucceedin life,youmust start somewhere,” he said.

He said the long term goal of thestation is for it to be a training groundforyoung,aspiringpresentersso thatthey are employable in commercialradio stations.

“I am proud to have produced thelikesof formerUkhoziFMdeejayLin-da Sibiya, Zanele Mbokazi, the lateMandla Ngcobo and NkosinathiMshengu. While we are a communityradio station, I want us to positionourselves as a commercial radiostation.”

Aspiring presenters need to lovepeople and respect them irrespectiveof their position in society. Jonesurgedresidentstoworktogetherwiththe business sector to put the city onthe map.

“The city belongs to all us. Let usbe pro-active and sieze all theopportunities given to us,” endedJones.

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THE Maritzburg Fever and Parklane Centrebabycompetitionhasbeenagreatsuccess,with the public avidly voting for their

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Janse van Rensburg the winner of category one,three-year-old Meliyah Francis the winner ofcategory two and seven-year-old Abby Claytonthe winner of the final category.

Each winner receives a mini photo shoot withTracey Potgieter photography, Parklane Super-SparvoucherandaBella&BoovoucherallvaluedatR1100percategory.Parentsofthechildrenwillbe contacted to collect their prizes.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDWinner of category one (chubby cheeks orbest facial expression) is Hunter Janse vanRensburg (six months) with 1 203 votes.

And the winners are...

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDLinpark High School hasjoined the Young Ladywith Heart campaign andthe school is very excitedto start putting forwardtheir nominations.Pictured after a visit bythe team are MandisaBhengu (L) and LungeloNgubo.

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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDWinner of category two (dressed up or childwith pet) is Meliyah Francis (three years) with1 116 votes.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDWinner of category two (outdoor fun) is AbbyClayton (seven years) with 1 013 votes.

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THE Gay and Lesbian Network (GLN), incollaborationwithTheRainbowTheatreGroup, launched its School Projectrecently.

GLN, through dramatic performanc-es, explores issues in PMB schools suchas hate crimes, homophobia, prejudice,discrimination, stereotypes, bullyingand peer pressure.

The Schools Project is funded by theEmbassy of Finland and targets lifeorientation teachers, pupils andmanagement at schools. It aims to com-bat hate crimes, homophobia and bully-ing and to work closely with teachers toensure that they are able to approachthese issueswithpupilswhoarevictims.

Using drama as a means of exploringthese issues, GLN uses strategies offorum theatre, which enables theaudience watching the performance toget involved and to present them withchallenges that they face..

The forum theatre was adopted byGLNinordertocreateawarenessofLGB-TI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgenderand intersexed) issues through creativestrategies.

“The performance by the dramagroup was excellent and they were ableto convey the message of bullying in acreativeandsafewaythatallowedpupilsto participate in the performance,” saidGLN director, Anthony Waldhausen.

Schools interested in joining theSchools Project can contact AnthonyWaldhausen at 033 3426165.

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PHOTO: TRACEYPOTGIETERTalia John thewinner of ‘A YoungLady with Heart2013” attended herMatric Dance at StJohn’s D.S.G. Shewas rewarded forthe sincerecompassion she hasfor others andreceived a ‘Belle ofthe Ball Prize Pack­age” valued at overR15 000 from thefollowing sponsors:Lady Di ExclusiveBoutique, Sole’Salons and Spa,Sherallee JewelleryManufacturing,Tracey PotgieterPhotography, PulseMagazine, JustBoutique, The LittleShoe Company andDangling Diva. The20 Grade 11 schoolgirls who have beenselected as semi­finalsits for “AYoung Lady withHeart 2014” willenjoy andenrichment work­shop and interviewsthis week

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THE stage is set for the fifthPecanwood Oktoberfest ­ a dayof music, activities and

entertainment that over the years hasturnedintooneofthemostanticipateddates on the midlands events calendar.

MUSICSet on the picturesque Pecanwood

farm just outside Pietermaritzburg andan hour from Durban, this year’sOktoberfest on Saturday, October 4will be headlined by versatile folkartist Jeremy Loops. Known for hisability to move across a host of genres,Loops has fast become one of themost respected artists on the SouthAfrican circuit. With a love for musicbeing a common theme of PecanwoodOktoberfest every year, Loops willbe supported by Veranda Panda,Amigo Santana, Chris Wigens,Oompah, Red Light Stereo, Angusamongst others.

MTBA new addition to this year’s

programme is the inclusion of theROAG­affiliated Pecanwood Oktober­fest 20/40km MTB challenge ­ a scenicride that will take you through thesurrounding pine forests beforefinishingbackonthefarm.Registrationfor the MTB ride can be done onwww.roag.co.za and this will alsoinclude a ticket for the rest of the day’sfestivities.

BEER PONGThe always popular Beer Pong

Championships remain a feature atthis year’s Pecanwood Oktoberfest.Once again, the winners of thetournament will win a trip for two tonext year’s Munich Oktoberfest ­flights, accommodation and food allcourtesy of Student Flights and

Busabout. Spaces are limited, soanybody wishing to enter into the BeerPong Championships should do so assoon as possible on www.oktober­festkzn.co.za. Simply click on the BeerPong link, fill in the details and bringyour printed out form to the gate asyour ticket in to the premises onOctober 4. Those wishing to take partin the Beer Pong Championships andthe MTB race need only register for theBeer Pong. They will then need toforward their proof of payment toROAG, who will sign them up for theride.

4X4For the 4x4 enthusiasts, the Land

Rover owners club and Killarney havedesigned and built a 4x4 courseespecially for Pecanwood Oktoberfest.The team will be demonstrating their4x4 skills while offering to take festivalgoers along for a ride. Definitely one forthe petrol heads.

offer from various breweries as well asthe full range of Distell’s brands andbeverages for those of you who don’tdrink beer. As always, traditionalGerman cuisine will be on offerthroughout the day but there will alsobe loads of other food options.

OTHER ACTIVITIESThere really is something for

everybody at this year’s PecanwoodOktoberfest. Dodge ball, humanfoosball, a mechanical bull, a bungeetrampoline, prizes including freeweekend giveaways and thePecanwood Oktoberfest craft villagewill all form part of what is sure to bean unforgettable experience. TheSpringbok game against the All Blackswill be televised at 5.05pm and theatmosphere for that is sure to beelectric. Also look out for the 122014 Pecanwood Oktoberfestcalendar girls, who will be hosting theevening.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDThe always popular Beer Pong Championships remain a feature at this year’s Pecanwood Oktoberfest.

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goers are giventhe option of freecamping whenpurchasing theirticket. The farm isspacious, andPecanwoodOktoberfest doesnot wantanybody to drivehome afterhaving a fewbeverages.

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There will beover 22 differenttypes of beer on

GENERALGates open at 10am on Satur­

day, October 4 and close at 12pm onSunday, October 5. No alcohol willbe allowed into the event ­ securitywill check.TICKETS

Pre­booked tickets are availableat Computicket for R150 on­line orat any Checkers or Hyper Marketstores. Tickets will be more expen­sive if you buy at the gate.

Check out the insane video oflast year on Youtube by searching‘Pecanwood Oktoberfest 2013’.Brought to you by MRJ events andTZ productions

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ZELDA la Grange, author ofGood Morning Mr Mandela,addressed a packed Colin

Webb Hall at the University ofKwaZulu-Natal’s annual HeritageDay event.

LaGrange’s focuswasonthe threemain principles of courage andconviction, respect and discipline,which Nelson Mandela taught herduring her 19 years as his personalassistant.

Speaking after almost a yearafter his death, la Grange said thatshe feared that those who reveredMandela when he was alive, hadalmost forgotten what he wasabout and the respect that he had

for everyone, including his enemies.“People have lost respect for one

another. We claim that NelsonMandela was ours but we don’tlive the way he did or the way hewouldhavewantedusto.Hisheritageisoursandweneedtoembraceit,”shesaid.

ShespokeofthestoriesofMandeladuring the time she was around,explained her experiences and theaudience was left in awe after herspeech, feeling almost as though hewas alive again.

“Madiba knew my heart andnever questioned it. Even thoughmy book was written and thereare stories in the public domain,the rest will live with me in my heartforever.

“My loyalty lies with him andprotectinghisdignity,”saidlaGrange.

PHOTO:JONATHAN BURTONPictured at the UKZN annual Heritage event are (from left) Joyce Myezi, Peter Nel, Zelda la Grange, Nazim Gani,Estelle Liebenberg­Barkhuizen and Donal Mccracken.

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OUT with the old and in with the new.Brian Khoza, who is famously known in the entertain-

mentindustryasThaPlaymaka,hasannouncedthathewillnow be known as Brian dot Khoza.

This change comes amid Khoza’s book and ExtendedPlay(EP)re-launchon3OctoberattheIlawuBoutiqueHotelin Morcom Road in Prestbury from 6pm to 9pm.

“People know me as Brian Khoza and Tha Playmaka.However, with a bit of research I discovered that morepeople are familiar with Brian Khoza, so that is the reasonwhy I have decided to change from Tha Playmaka to BriandotKhoza.Weliveintheinformationagesowhynotchangewith the times?” he asked.

Khoza’s autobiography, Born Almost Free... In SouthAfrica, will be independently re-issued and has beendescribed in the foreword by his former University ofKwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) politics lecturer and academic,

Professor Laurence Piper, as “like a World Cup for the soul- an affirming celebration of life and humanity in spite ofall the trials and tribulations of our changing times, bothgrand and intimate”.

The book is a collection of columns published in TheWitness newspaper from 2008 to 2010 and consists ofunpublished essays about South African social issues.

Khoza’sEP,PlayerPoetry:Learning toRespectWomen,is a seven-song album and some of the songs have beentaken from Khoza’s current album called Pmb Poison:Personal Moral Regeneration. The seven songs have beenremastered by Pietermaritzburg musician LukeWyngaard.

KhozawasrecentlynominatedintheLyricistof theYearcategory at the Original Material Awards which were heldrecently in Durban.

Khoza has promised that attendees at the launch willexperienceapoetryandhip-hopmusicconcertexperienceafter the book reading and discussion sessions.

Entry at the venue will be R50, entry with a CD will be

PHOTO:SUPPLIEDBrian ‘Tha Playmaka’ Khoza has now changed his name to Brian dot Khoza. He will be re­launching his autobiographyand Extended Play (EP) on 3 October at the Ilawu Boutique Hotel in Prestbury.

From ThaFrom ThaPlaymaka toPlaymaka toBrian DotBrian DotKhozaKhoza

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDGolden Horse VIP guests were invited to the driving range for alongest drive competition. They played on behalf of two charities. Atotal of R13 000 was collected and split between the two charities.Pictured at the handover are (from left) Golden Horse VIP servicemanager Des Govender, Rosalind Samuel, Gaynor Money, DennisNaicker from Hearts of Compassion charity and Golden Horseassistant marketing manager Nazley Mullah.

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When you click the “forgot password” link within a webmail serviceor other site, you’re asked to answer a question or series of questions.The answers can often be found on your social media profile. Don’t usepersonal information . When 32 million passwords were exposed in abreach last year, almost one percent of victims were using “123456.”Reusing passwords for email, banking, and social media accounts canlead to identity theft. Social engineering is an elaborate type of lying.Analternative to traditionalhacking, it is theactofmanipulatingothersinto performing certain actions or divulging confidential information.Nextweekwewillshowyouwaystoprotectyouraccountsfromhackers,for more information go to our Facebook page https://www.face-book.com/computerworldkzn for other interesting articles.

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PIETERMARITZBURG will behosting the PietermaritzburgAgency for Community SocialAction (Pacsa) Film and Artsfestival which will begin thisFriday and wrap up on Sunday.

Under the theme of “PeopleLive Here … 20 Years into Democ-racy”, the annual Pacsa Film andArts festival is set to showcase astimulating and highly topicalrange of films, art, poetry, musicand debates that celebrate thelives and power of ordinary SouthAfricans.

The arts festival is hosted in acollaboration between Pacsa andthe Alan Paton Centre andStruggle Archives at theUniversity of KwaZulu Natal(UKZN).

Filmswithanationalfocus,andwhichcall forcompulsoryviewingfor all South Africans, include thehighly acclaimed ‘Miners ShotDown’ directed by Rehad Desai,which tells the story of the 2012Marikana Massacre from theperspective of the miners; and‘Crumbs: Toppling the BreadCartel’, written and directed bylocal filmmakersDanteGreeffandRichard Finn Gregory, about oneman’s bid to expose collusionamong some of the country’sbiggest bread manufacturers.

Local “bread hero” ImraahnMukaddam, the former distribu-tor at the centre of the story, andcurrent representative of theNational Consumer Forum, now

Consumer Fair, will be at thescreening to share his experienc-es.

Well-known Daily Maverickcontributor, political analyst andtalk radio host Stephen Grooteswill be at the launch of the festivalon Friday at UKZN’s Colin WebbHall at the Pietermaritzburgcampus.

An exhibition of the evocativeworks of Cedric Nunn, one ofSouth Africa’s best knownphotographers,willalsoformpartof the launch.

There will be two communityfilmsonshowthisSaturdaywhichare‘Kwenzakalani?Washusiswa,wadingiswawangaxolelwa!’, and‘Justice Switched Off: the Electric-ityActionGroup’s struggle fordig-nity’.

‘UN-A-FOOD-ABLE’, a docu-mentary that explores the impactof the rising cost of food on thepoor, will also be shown onSaturday. ‘Food Onsecurity OnThe UKZN Campus’, a documen-tary which reveals the repercus-sionsofstudenthungerwillalsobeshownonSaturday.Forthosewholove film, there will be a film-mak-ingworkshopandlaterajazzfesti-val for the music lovers.

Sunday will kick-start with achurch service and later on therewill be poetry and music sessionfestivities.

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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDAs part of the successful outreach association Cordwalles Preparatory School has withAshdown School in Edendale, the Grade four boys recently spent a very productive andenjoyable art lesson with Grade four children in their classroom at Ashdown. The morning wasa great opportunity for the children to interact together while learning a new painting skill.Working together are (from left) Anele Mkhulisi, Noluthando Shelembe and Liam Bekker.

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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDZazi Kunene, a Grade 9 PMB Girls High School pupil, was one of the cast of the show YoungGifted & Gorgeous. Kunene was the only scholar in the cast as the rest of the cast havematriculated and were older, some were even honours drama students at the local university.Kunene gave an outstanding performance and had the second solo of the evening. She ispictured with PMB GHS drama teacher Arum Bydawell (L) and Erin Fourie (R).

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The Pietermaritzburg Bowling Clubhosted The Wykeham Collegiate and

Cordwalles Preparatory schoolsannual sports and cultural dayrecently. The pupils dressed in

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Voortrekker history. The event wasan opportunity for Grade four pupils

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The quiz aims to develop the literaryknowledge and comprehension skills of pupilsthrough reading.

Pupils were given access to each of the 21books included in the reading list in April thisyear, and will be tested on questions based onthemes from each book.

They read the books and are then askedquestions about them while competing againstpupils from various schools in their region.

Marj Brown, founder of the quiz, said thatPhendulani was started because there is a lackof basic literacy in South Africa.

“There is an urgent need to enhance thecomprehension skills of learners who do nothave access to libraries and reading materialto help educate them.

“The quiz is a fun way to get childreninvolved and excited about reading.”

Through generous donations from

individuals, publishers, and funds raised bybetter resourced schools, more than 1000books were donated in support of the quiz.

Thebook list includesDiaryofaWimpyKid,Children’sMadiba,TheChristmasMystery,MrNobody’s Eyes and The Girl who married aGhost.

The themes for 2014 are: courage, lifelessons, school and family life and folk tales.

The Phendulani Literacy Quiz takes place infive regions across the country and includesschools in Port Elizabeth, Johannesburg,Pretoria, Durban and Pietermaritzburg.

Prizes in the formofbooksorbookvouchersto the value of R7 500.

Thebooksdonated for thequizwill formthestart of or addition to, library resources thatwill be made available to all the pupils at eachschool.

“The support we have received thus farhas been phenomenal but we need moreeducators who are willing to get involved.

“Our aim is to expand the quiz to as manyschools as possible that have not yet had theopportunity to participate,” said Brown.

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The Wykeham Collegiate is proud of two of their top swimmers,Chelsea Meiring (L, Grade 11) and Catherine Royden­Turner (Gradeeight) who took part in the SA short course swimming championshipheld in Pietermaritzburg at the Seals Club Pool (G.C. Jolliffe). Bothgirls performed well against some of the best swimmers in SouthAfrica and received top positions in the various events they swam.Meiring recently returned from the Dubai leg of the World Cup shortcourse championship. There were a number of international swimmersat this event and Meiring gained a great deal of experience as oneof the invitational team members. She will travel with theinvitational team to Hong Kong during the September school holidayswhere she will swim in the third leg of the world cup short coursechampionship. At the end of the year, Meiring will represent theSouth African U20 swimming team that will take part in the AfricanYouth Games in Zimbabwe.

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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDGrade 10 Epworth pupil,Obakeng Letlhage, hasbeen selected for theKwaZulu­Natal U16soccer squad.

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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDHenry Trodd (L)and DavidStubbs proudlyhold the trophyawarded to theMerchiston teamfor the mostattractive 7'srugby. Theaward was forthe boys whoplayed the bestbrand of rugbyin terms of skill,speed and teamwork, at a tour­nament hostedat Michaelhouserecently.

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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDThe St John’s D.S.G. junior athletics morning is always a loud affair,with plenty of encouragement from both the girls and their parents.A mixture of fun for some and serious concentration for others, suchas Sarah Kurz.

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A five-speed manual gearbox is standard,but a four-speed automatic transmission isavailable as an option.

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ACHILDHOODmemoryofsportintheKZNcapitalhas to include thosecrispwinter afternoons on endlessSaturdays where the might ofMaritzburg College’s first XV pittedtheir wits against Alexandra,Voortrekker St Charles College,Linpark, Hilton and Michaelhouse infront of jam-packed crowds ofcheeringparents, oldboysandwildlyexcited schoolboys.

Alex, Vories and Linpark werestrong sides then and gaveMaritzburg College a run for theirmoney, winning on occasion. StCharles College are better now thanthey were then, Michaelhouse too.Hilton had their moments then - andstill do now.

The epic clashes between Maritz-burg College and a then powerfulsports school in Alexandra High; theunbridled admiration of MaritzburgCollegepropforwardandcaptain,therotund beach ball that was PipAnderson inhispomp,sprintingontoGoldstones having been given agenerous start by his team-mates.

Alex’spowerfulscrumhalfDavedeLange, theplace-kickingskillsofAlexflyhalfColinBird,howBullerLindsay,College’s SA Schools’ prop, allegedlystretched the testicles of an opponentinaloosescrumtothepointwheretheplayer was a limp reminder of hisformer self. The never-to-be forgot-ten College/Alex derby at the Alexan-draRoadschoolwhenthe formidablebulk of Enzo Penessi and a posse ofAlex Old Boys had to be pacified byreferee Robbie Moll, a College teach-er. First XV captains Clive Packer ofAlex and sworn enemy Brian Denni-son of College clashing after an up-and-under in the firstminute, later tobecome firm friends.

The spectacular College/Voor-trekker clashes in the 1970s andVories’brilliantsidesthatincludedSASchools’ star Baby Reynecke, Natal

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at Patensie for the fifth and penulti-mate round of the LiquorlandNationalEnduroMotorcycleChampi-onship, but they once again broughthome the silverware, scored greatresults and bagged valuable points.

The Liquorland National Winter-berg Enduro saw Team ProudlyBidvest Yamaha Racing without theirmultiple former 200cc champion,Marc Torlage, who is still sufferingfrom injuries.

The times of only three specialstages counted towards the points forcompetitorsinthemasterclasswherePietermaritzburg businessman,Denzil Torlage, claimed his fifthconsecutive runner-up result.

Although he never gave up thefight, themultiple formeranddefend-ing champion admits that Alfie Coxdeservesthevictoriesandthefriendlybut competitive relationship andmutual respect between these two

arch-rivalscanserveasanexampletomany younger riders.

Young Brett Swanepoel (19) fromSaltRocksteppedoutforhisnewteamfor the second national enduro andscooped the third place in the E1(200cc) class.

The defending national off-road(OR1)championfromPretoria,KennyGilbert, rode like a star despite aninjured ankle that caused him majordiscomfort right through the race.GilbertclaimedthesecondplaceinE2(open class) and finished fifth overall.Having trained very hard during theweeks before the event, he admittedthat his fitness pulled him throughduring this tough event that wascharacterised by the extremely highlevel of competition.

Before the final round of theLiquorlandNationalEnduroChampi-onship on 25 October, Gilbert willtackle the Rysmierbult 200, the finalround of the National Off-roadMotorcycle Championship that takesplace on 27 September.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDPietermaritzburg businessman Denzil Torlage was second in the master class and kept his second place in this class championship.

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and Springbok propLood Muller and thehugelytalentedSarelErwee, whosehandling skillsthrilled a young boy.

The advent oftelevision was mind-blowing.Wecouldn’taffordoneforawhileso Mom’s shoppingtrips to town alsosaw a little boy gluedto the window atDick’s Radio , watch-ing endless re-runsof Springbok/BritishLions rugby tests,that ghastly serieswhere Willie JohnMcBride’s Lions atethe bewildered Boksfor breakfast.

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