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SCORES of irate PMB taxiowners recently marchedfromImbali tothecityhall to

demandanswersonhowtheywillbenefit fromthe IntegratedRapidPublic Transport Network(IRPTN) bus project.

Thegroupofmore than50taxiownerssaidthat theyonlydiscov-ered through newspaper articlesthat plans to roll out this busproject in PMB were on thehorizon.

Last week Friday, parts ofChief Albert Luthuli (Commer-cial) Road were closed off due tothe march. The group of taxiowners, led by Njabulo Nkomo,arrived outside the city hall look-ing to meet with MunicipalManager Mxolisi Nkosi,

Some taxi owners shouted,“Wewouldratherdie thansee thebus project being implemented.The bus system will not see thelight of day. The municipalityshould f#$% off. It is better to diethan to go through this abuse.”

Speaking to the MaritzburgFever,Nkomosaid that the IRPTNproject would destroy the taxiindustry.

Hesaidthatthebusprojectwillcause a shortage of passengersand thus financially cripple it.

“We were not told that therewould be a bus system operatinginPMB.Wehave4000taxidriversand 4000 sliding door taxiconductors. What will happen tothese 8000 people? The munici-pality should state in black andwhite how we will benefit fromthis project and that our opera-tionswill not be affected.We can-not be led by the South NationalTaxi Council (Santaco) peoplewhoarepaidbythegovernment,”said Nkomo.

Nkomo said that the marchwas not organized by Santaco,

nor the local taxi alliance.He saidthat after waiting outside the cityhall for 30 minutes, five taxiowners were asked to meet withNkosi inside. After 20 minutes,the men returned.

The men were mandated tocome back with a list of theirgrievances by this past Monday.

“Nkosi said that if we see thattherearedivisionswithin the taxiindustry, the national Depart-mentofTransportcanbecontact-ed to stop the transfer of funds forthe project while we sort out thecurrent situation,” said Nkomo.

Taxi owners marchagainst bus route

>> The owners claim that the bus project will destroy the taxi industry

In 2012, the Msunduzi Municipalitylaunched the R3 billion IRPTN projectto improve the PMB transportsystem. This public transport projectis set to alleviate traffic congestion inthe city, reduce the carbon copy andcreate jobs. PMB is one of 12 citiesidentified by the Department ofTransport to implement the IRPTN.This bus system will boast control­led timetables and every aspect willbe monitored to ensure conveniencefor passengers.

At the launch of the project,Msunduzi Mayor Chris Ndlela saidthat the ticketing system would bedesigned in such a way that there willbe integrated fares which can be usedfor different modes of transport.

At the launch, Ndlela said, “Thestate­of­the­art stops and inter­changes will be designed to make iteasier to move from one part of thecity to the next.”

Freedom Square Park has beenearmarked as the IRPTN controlcentre and this will cost R215­millionto construct. This centre’s mainfunction will be to control andmanage the routes and movementsof buses. Nkosi recently told theExecutive Committee (Exco) that themunicipality will go on tender for theconstruction of the transport hub,once they have secured funds.

Last year October, the uMgun­gundlovu Regional Taxi Councilsteering committee and the Msundu­zi Municipality signed a memoran­dum of agreement. Ndlela said thathe was thankful that this memoran­dum would close a huge communica­tion gap which has existed for yearsbetween the taxi council and themunicipality. At the centre of thisagreement was the IRPTN projectand he commented that there wouldbe ongoing consultations betweenthe industry and the municipality.

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LEOQuaylehasbeen inductedasthe newpresident of the Pieter-maritzburg Chamber of

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Quayle boasts a decade longmembership with the organizationandover40yearsofexperience inthebusiness world.

Quayle retired from his director-

ship at KPMG Advisory Servicesrecently where he specialised in riskand internalaudit services.He isnowan independent professional,consultingintheareasofgovernance,riskmanagement systems and inter-nal auditing.

Speaking to Maritzburg Fever,Quayle said that he has served asKPMG’s representative at chamberfunctions since 2004, and has been aboardmemberof thePCBsince2011.

“I havealways found thePCB tobe

both interesting and useful in manyrespects. Consequently, when Iretired, I continued my involvementwith the PCB, now becoming amember in my own right and I waselected back onto the board in mypersonal capacity in 2013.”

Quaylesaidthathelookedforwardto many aspects during his term aspresident, butmadespecificmentionto working with the PCB members.

“I lookforwardtoworkingwithmyextremely talented board and meet-ing and communicating with ourmembers.”

Hesaidthat thestateof thecurrenteconomy is well known, and willnaturallyaffectboththechamberandits members.

“The biggest challenge is how toadvertise and develop our region’seconomicpotentialsoastoencourageinvestment which will lead to jobcreation, inflow of revenues andultimately economic prosperity forboth ourmembers and the citizens ofPMB.

“This I hope to support bystrengthening thebonds betweenthe chamberandboth the provin-cial and local government, while re-taining the critical yet posi-tive role the chamberhas played with themunicipality inthe past,” saidQuayle.

Heassuredthe cham-ber’smembersthat underhis leader-ship, he andhis board willcontinue alongthe path that hasbeen set by hispredecessors toensure that thechamber is therecognisedmouthpiece forbusiness, and it’smembers, in PMB.

Duringhis last fewyearsatKPMG,he was involved in advising ongovernance and the ethical consider-ations behind good governance.

“I intend to build my two years of

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be conducted in an ethicalmanner,” said Quayle.

Given that Quayledoes not havethe burden ofcurrent fixedemployment, hesaid that heplans togive thePCB a largeamount of histime andsupport in orderto achieve the best

results for its mem-bers.

“I look forwardto continuing touphold the proudtradition of thePietermaritzburgChamber as beingone of the busiestand most respect-

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THIRTEEN Msunduzi Municipalityemployeeswere suspended this yearonallegations of fraud, corruption, theft

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unveiled at thelaunch of theMsunduzi Munici-pality’s anti-fraudand corruptionstrategy andcustomer servicecharter, aimed atfighting fraud andcorruption andimprovingcustom-er service withinthe municipality.

The hotline hasa provision for thecaller to remainanonymous, toavoid any possiblevictimisation, saidMsunduzi mayorChris Ndlela.

The hotlinefacility is free, withtheexceptionofthesms option whichcosts R1.50, andwill be accessible24/7, 365 days ayear.

The launch wasattended by strate-gic partners fromthe office of thepremier, uMgungundlovuDistrictMunicipali-ty,Msunduzi Informal EconomyChamber,National ProsecutingAuthority (NPA), SpecialInvestigations Unit (SIU), SAPS, IndependentMunicipal and Allied Trade Union (Imatu),South African Municipal Workers Union(Samwu),CooperativeGovernanceandTradi-tional Affairs (Cogta) and the office ofthe Auditor General.

“We are taking a bold step in fighting fraudandcorruptionandalsocommittingourselvesas councillors to serve the citizens ofMsundu-zi. Corruption undermines democracy,creates unstable governments and setscountries back economically. In recent years,thismunicipalitywasinfinancialcrisisandput

under admin-istration part-ly thanks tothe high levelof fraud andcorruption,”said Ndlela.

Ndlela saidthat thecommunityhas played apivotal role inreportingunethicalbehavior -theft of fuel,electricity,cables, fraudcorruptionand othergross irregu-larities takingplace withinthe munici-pality.

MunicipalmanagerMxolisi Nkosisaid that thehotline willnot bemanaged byMsunduziofficials whomight be

temptedtosweepthingsunderthecarpetif thereport presented to them involves one of theircolleagues, adding that the hotline will bemanaged independently by Delloitte.

Bafezwe Khanyile from the office of thepremier said that public service servantsshould familiarize themselves with the cus-tomer service charter.

Whistleblowinghotline launched>> Callers can remain anonymous to avoid victimisation

>> Of the 70 cases which were uncovered during theadministration period, eight cases saw the employeesresign. This number includes the most senior managers.>> Forty two cases of fraud, corruption, theft and otherserious irregularities were uncovered and reported to themunicipality between 2011 and July 2014.The value of losses to the municipality of these cases isjust over R3.4 million. This amount excludes vehicle abuse.>> Investigations of fraud and theft of fuel are ongoingand the municipality has estimated annual savings of R12million once measurements have been implemented.>> Of 21 cases, two matters are in a process of civil recoverythrough the High Court and they relate to fraud on thetransfer or sale of 39 houses in Imbali and prepaid electrici­ty. These cases have been discussed with SAPS and havebeen registered for criminal investigations.>> Twenty nine criminal cases have been registered withSAPS and involve 50 suspects. These cases are pendingat the Magistrate’s Court.>> Four employees were suspended and allegationsagainst them ranged from fraud, corruption, theftdishonesty and gross negligence. In one matter, anemployee opted for early retirement.>> In 2012, 11 disciplinary hearings were heard.

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MOTHER and entrepreneur, Asheena Larkin pridesherself on offering her clients top class beauty andaesthetic treatment at her skin clinic, GlamorousAesthetic Skin Clinic.

As a young girl, Larkin was always interested infashion and beauty and wanted to become a model.When she finished school, she studied beautytherapy and cosmetology at the South AfricanCollege for Beauty and Culture and studied underBritish instructors.

She extended her studies in laser therapy,aesthetics and become an aesthetician.

She immediately opened her own clinic after shequalified in 1993. However, after she had her firstchild, she could not manage the demands of runninga clinic and being a full time mother. To do this andpursueherpassionforbeauty,sheworkedfromhomefor many years and expanded her family, havinganother two sons.

Six years ago, she opened Glamorous AestheticSkin Clinic in Raisethorpe.

Larkin said that she opened the clinic at thatstage because her sons were older and independent,so she could invest more time and focus on thebusiness.

In October last year she found a new premisesin Blackburrow Road, Hayfields, and wanted toexpand into that market. This became her secondbranch, however she found it difficult running twopremises and wanted to give one branch her fullattention.

After closing the branch in Raisethorpe, Larkin’sloyal clients were happy to move with her and have

made the Hayfields branch a success. She offersclients full in­house beauty salon treatments, lasertherapy, skin peeling, micro needling and microder­mabrasion.

In celebration of Women’s Month, Larkin, awoman who has overcome numerous health prob­lems and operations, said that becoming a strongwoman is key to being happy and successful.

“It’s ok to go through tough times, that’s whatmakes you stronger. My wish for all women thismonth is to tell them to always persevere with theirdreams. Don’t let anyoneor anything hold youback. Alwaysmake yourself aprioritybecause if youtake care ofyourself,everythingelse in lifewill fallinto place,”said Larkin.

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INabidtolowerthenumberof rape victims andperpetrators in the

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Thenjiwe Ngcobo, who isthegenderbasedviolenceandstakeholder relationsconsult-ant at Incema InformationServices, said that she left herpermanent employment atthe National ProsecutingAuthority (NPA) to helpeducate the public aboutgender based violence andprevention programmes.

“Our mission is to changetherapestatisticsbynotactingonce someone has beenraped,butbybeingpro-activeand making sure that it doesnothappenatall.Whilework-ing at the NPA, I was exposedto a lot of sexual violence as I

interacted with the victims.Even though I was exposed towhat a lot of abused childrenand people go through afterthe incident, I still could notrelate to it. After resigning atthe NPA, I formed IncemaInformation Services whichdeals with public educationandworkshops facilitation onsexual violence and relevantsubjects such as humantrafficking and child justice.

“We look at the childrenwhoareinconflictwiththelawand at the moment, there areno programmes which caterfor their needs and rights.After these children experi-ence abuse, they becomeperpetrators of crime,”explained Ngcobo.

Ngcobosaidthatonewayofdiscovering how children arebeing treated at home isthrough role play.

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“Alotofchildrencomefromwhere rape is taking place.Role playing allows us to seehow these children deem asacceptable behaviour ofthe children,mothers, sisters,brothers, fathers or unclesin the household,” she said.

Incema also looks at theabuse experienced bygovernment officials.

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who marched in 1956 to the Union Building, protesting againstPass laws. And let us, in this generation, protest against rape

and cruelty shown to children, let us burn bras again, Let us beheard, because who else will nurture this world.

Fifty­eight years ago, about 20 000 women marched to the Unionbuildings to protest against the carrying of passes. They fought fortheir voices to be heard. This day reminds me of the power withina woman to bring about societal change, and to achieve whatevershe has set her mind to. We have been privileged enough to livein a post­modern South Africa, where society is not as patriarchalas it used to be. We have women political leaders, policy makersand women venturing into previously male dominated industries.This alone proves that through hard work and determination, theworld is our oyster. While the struggle for women emancipation contin­ues, let us work together in developing one another instead of pullingone another down. Most of all, as we celebrate our month, let us each takesome time to give ourselves self­love. Let us each take a moment toreflect on whether we are still carrying the legacy of the women of 1956.

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IN an effort to reduce the childmortality rate, the provincialDepartment of Health haslaunched the KwaZulu-NatalInitiative for BreastfeedingSupport (KIBS), together with theUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal andthe Elma Foundation.

Launched during internationalBreastfeeding Awareness Week,KIBS aims to improve exclusive

breastfeedingratesintheprovincebynot only teachingwomenaboutits importance, but also encourag-ing them to donate their breastmilk to be used to help otherchildren.

According to VictoriaMubaiwa, the department’smanager for maternal care andwomen,asmanyas500babieswillbe saved annually if mothersacross theprovince respond to thecall to breastfeed their babies foras long as possible.

KIBS will increase access tohuman milk for sick and smallneonates in KZN by 2017. Theproject also seeks to change themindsetofbreastfeeding,increaseits social acceptability and createawareness about human milkbankingwithinKZNcommunities.Milk banks will be opened acrossthe province in various hospitals.There are currently five banksalready opened.

Speaking at the recent launchwas Anna Coutsoudis from thedepartment of paediatrics atUKZN, who said that the moremothers that take to breastfeed-ing, themoredonors therewill be.

“Most people have never heardof donating breast milk, creatingawareness is the only way we willchange minds and lead peopleaway from baby formula,” shesaid.

SisterShanilaMoodley,manag-er of thematernity unit at NetcareSt Anne’s hospital said that thebenefits of breastfeeding shouldalways be explained and thepractice encouraged for mothers.

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“We encourage mothers tobreastfeed exclusively for sixmonths following thebirth of theirbaby before introducing othersourcesofnutrition.It is importantto begin within the first hour ofbirth if possible, because this iswhen themother’s body producescolostrum, a thick creamy liquidthat is high in nutrients and iseasily digestible for babies.Colostrum encourages the cleans-

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the home,wrote in to TheBig Favourasking for help. Moved by the plightof the162residents,100ofwhomarein frail care, East Coast Radio’sDamon Beard mobilised his BigFavour team.

“I was just heartbroken when Iheard that residents there don’t haveenough money from their govern-mentpensionstobuybasicitemssuchas adult diapers. They don’t havesufficient food, clothes and shoes aswell as items like soap, toothpaste,

toothbrushes, deodorants andfacecloths,” said Beard.

After a few phone calls, BeardarrangedforZaheedTarandtheteamat The Nappy Factory to donateincontinence products valued atmore than R20 000.

Andrew Mills and the BoxerSuperstores team also came onboard, handing over R11 000 worthof toiletries, R3000 for August andR2000eachmonthuntil theendoftheyear. Mills and his team will also begiving Sunnyside Park Homeresidents something to look forwardto - a Christmas party in December.

Sunnyside Park Home staff andresidents were thrilled with theoutcome of ECR’s big favour.

“You do not know how much thiswillhelpus.Asanon-profitorganiza-tion, we depend on donations andfundraising tomakesurewemeet theneeds of our residents and that is notalways possible. Being on the BigFavourhasopenedsomanydoors forSunnyside. We have had numerouspeople and businesses calling, want-ing to donate to our cause,” saidAngelique Swart, from the home.

She said that Community Chestdonated 150 pairs of takkies to theresidents.

“We are so overwhelmedwith thewonderful support and would like toextend a big thank you to all ourdonors, especially the ECR team,”said Swart.

PHOTO:SUPPLIEDPictured at the handover are (back) Andrew Mills (L) of Boxer Superstores,East Coast Radio DJ, Damon Beard, with (front) Trevor Mundy (L) aresident at Sunnyside Park Home and Chantall Croucamp who works at thehome.

ECR brings sunshine to Sunnyside>> A phone call to the East Coast Radio Big Favour team has resulted in numerous donations

ing of the baby’s in-testines,whichhelpsprevent jaundice,”she said.

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THE annual Cancer Association ofSouth Africa (Cansa) is currentlyhosting theirannualCuppa forCansacampaign,whichrunsuntil theendofOctober 2014.

ShopriteCheckersstoresthrough-out the country held their ownCuppaevents in support of Cansaduring themonth of June and from this month,several coffee shops in and aroundPMBhavebeen invited toparticipate.Cuppa for Cansa is a fun event thatencourages people to enjoy a cup oftheir favourite beverage and supporta great cause by giving a donation toCANSA.

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On 20 September, Cansa will alsobehosting itsCuppaevent,TeaInTheAvenue,whichhasbeen runsuccess-fully in the past at the BotanicalGardens. Members of the public areinvited to assist by volunteering tohost a table, decorate it according toa particular themeand sell tickets forthat table.

Tobeapartof theeventof formoreinformation contact Bruce Kennethat 033 342 9837 or emailbkenneth@cansa.org.za

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDTea in the Avenue will take place on 20 September at the BotanicalGardens as part of the Cuppa For Cansa campaign.

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IN celebration of 20 years ofdemocracy in South Africa, theKwaZulu-Natal Museum, with

supportfromtheDepartmentofArtsand Culture, recently opened itsDemocracy Exhibition.

Rejoice Mabudafhasi, DeputyMinister of Arts and Culture, waspresent at the launch and officiallyopened the exhibition to the public.

During her keynote address,Mabudafhasi said that a nationwithout culture is a lost nation.

“This exhibition allows us to beproud of our diverse culture.Museums play a big role in under-

standing our heritage. This exhibi-tion highlights the success of ourhistory and shows how far we havecome as a nation.”

The Democracy Exhibition is anextensionoftheFreedomExhibitionthatwaslaunchedlastyear.Thenewexhibition pays tribute to variousaspects of South Africa’s history,culture, people and struggles.

“Museum’s are a window to thenation’s soul,” said Mabudafhasi.

Also present at the opening wasthe chairperson of the KwaZulu-Natal Museum, ProfessorNomahlubi Makunga, whoexplained that last year’s exhibitionlookedat thehistoryof the liberationstruggle to freedom with a local

perspective.This year’s exhibition shows the

change in thecountry toensure that,as a nation, no one forgets whereSouth Africa came from.

“Aswecontinueasayoungnationweare bound tomakemistakes, butat all times we need to rememberthose who have gone before us andthe sacrifices they made.”

Theexhibition is part of anation-alprogrammethatDACisrollingoutthroughoutschools inthecountry, inorder to teach children how toidentify with the symbols andidentity of the country.

Over 22 000 schools will beflagged, bookswill be handed out topupils with all the national symbolsand there meanings and there willalso be a CD teaching the childrenhow to sing the national anthem.

“The country is faced with manychallenges that threaten to break-down what we have built. We needtopromotenationhoodfromayoungage.Childrenneedtolearnaboutourhistory,” said Mabudafhasi.

PHOTO:NICOLE JOHNRejoice Mabudafhasi (L), Deputy Minister of Arts and Culture, officiallyopened the Democracy Exhibition at the KwaZulu­Natal Museum withchairperson of the KwaZulu­Natal Museum, Professor NomahlubiMakunga (R).

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WHENthePietermaritzburgChildren’sChoir visited Riga, Latvia in July,there were amongst them three

songbirds from Laddsworth Primary School’schoir - Anja Dippenaar, Airen de la Mare andTiana Nzimande.

The choir sang in the 2014 World ChoirGames,which is theequivalentof theOlympicsfor choirs.

There were 420 choirs from 52 countries

whocompetedandSouthAfricawontheevent.These Laddsworth girls earned three silver

diploma’s each, a jubilant result in a competi-tion which included adult choirs.

The girl’s most memorable highlight fromtheirtripwassingingwiththeKearsneyCollegeChoir outside McDonalds in Riga.

Kayleigh Szente, a Laddsworth old girl nowin Grade eight at Howick High, alsoparticipated in the event.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDLaddsworth Pietermaritzburg Children’s Choir members (from left) Airen de la Mare, AnjaDippenaar and Taina Nzimande with Gavin Lambooy, headmaster of Laddsworth PrimarySchool.

Laddsworthsongbirds>> The choir sang in the 2014 World Choir Games

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDGrace College pupil, Carl Brann (Grade nine),was awarded a silver certificate for achievingsecond place in KwaZulu­Natal in the WorldKnowledge Olympiad. Brann actively partici­pates in all spheres of school life and iscongratulated for this well­deserved award.

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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDClarendon Primary School pupil Cara Harrisonhas been awarded a full scholarship toRussell High School.

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The St Nicholas matric dance washeld at the Imperial Hotel recently.

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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDMerit awards at Howick High School are awarded to pupils for service to the school and head girl Suman Nunkumar (second left)was recentlyawarded a gold merit at a school assembly. Silver awards were also presented to (from left) Kimberleigh van Jaarsveld, Genna Els, LindoSibisi, Christina Rencken, Abby­May Jones and Tracy Gardner.

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MAMANtombiCommunityProjects (MNCP) hasadopted Umsilinga

Primary School as one of itsprojects in order to help pupilsunderstand thebasicsof speakingand writing English from afoundation age.

From Grade one to three, themedium of instruction andteaching is in Isizulu, but fromGrade four pupils are introducedto English as a second language.

“We are delighted to help witheducational support at UmsilingaPrimary as we believe thateducation is key to breaking thecycleofpoverty in thesechildren’slives. They come from a severelydisadvantaged background,” saidSandra Pillay, fundraiser forMNCP.

“Not only are many of thechildrenorphanedand livingwithaged grandmothers, many ofwhom are not literate, but thearea they live in lacks the basicinfrastructure of decent homes,

water supply, electricity or properroads. These children, in ourestimation, are the poorest of thepoor.”

She added that they aregrateful to Robyn Groenink whohas volunteered her services tocoordinate this educationalsupport programme and toKatherine Jackson who is a highschool teacher who has alsovolunteered her services to teachEnglish.

Solomon Qadi, MNCP’s fieldworker, assists with Zulu transla-tion and helps the pupils tounderstand concepts and words.

“We are delighted that our firstlesson went so well and arelooking forward to going back toschool,” said Pillay.

MNCP is looking for donationsto continue their project, be itpaper, financial support or petrolfor the volunteers.

For more information about theproject, contact Sandra Pillay at033 342 6525 or email mncp@tel-komsa.net.

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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDNetcare St Anne’s Hospital partnered with the local trafficdepartment to educate the community about road safety andprecautions. Points covered during the campaign were the importanceof wearing a seatbelt, the dangers involved with using a cellphonewhile driving and adhering to road signs at all times. Pictured are(from left) senior traffic officer Dijendra Rajkoomar, paramedicMazibuko Gcinumndeni Wycliff, Sabitha Moodley, paramedic NdlovuKevin Zola, Anisha Amichand, Shubnum Ismail and Irene Jones.

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CHEVROLET, Isuzu and Opel continued thetrend of strong sales in July, giving GeneralMotors South Africa (GMSA) a 10.1% share ofthe market for the month.

Total South African new passenger vehiclesalesinJulystoodat57 670,and5 821ofthesewere from the GMSA stable.

This allowed the company to rise above thetrend, despite the South African motorindustrydecliningby4.7% for theperiod fromJanuary to July, compared to the same periodlast year. July also had 23 selling days, whichhad a positive impact on the overall market.

“July saw Chevrolet models, including theSpark,CruzeandCaptiva,surpassallprevioussales records achieved in 2014. The finalnumberswere1 020 for theSpark,199 for the

Captiva and 356 for the Cruze,” said BrianOlson, GMSA vice-president of vehicle sales,service and marketing.

“The sixth generation Isuzu KB is enjoyingthe brand’s highest share of the one-tonsegment in five years as 1 379 Isuzu KBpickups were sold in July,” said Olson.

“In addition, the Opel Corsa, Astra, andMeriva each recorded their best retailperformances for thisyear.Opelvolumeshavenow increased by 54% so far this year, whencompared to January to July 2013.

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The new Kia Sorento will beshowcased in Korea in late August, andis due to make its European premiere onThursday2Octoberatthe2014ParisMo­tor Show. It is expected to arrive in SouthAfrican showrooms in the first quarter of2015.

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Hi Performance Radials:195/50 15 VR R588195/55 15 VR R686195/60 15 VR R661195/65 15 VR R629205/60 15 VR R733205/65 15 VR R759205/55 16 VR R733

Ultra Hi Performance205/45 16 WR R864205/40 17 WR R734225/45 17 WR R944235/45 17 WR R1 009225/40 18 WR R996

COMMERCIAL155/80 12C R524195/80 14C R734195/70 15C R839195/80 15C R944215/80 15C R1 107245/75 15C R1 352255/70 15C R1 353245/70 16C R1 347

SHOCKSLESS 50%

THE KZN midlands is bracingitself for the biggest field in theMidlands Ultra Triathlon since

its inception in 2009.“Entries from all over South Africa

andinternationallyhavebeenfloodinginsinceApril thisyearandatthispoint,we have far exceeded our past raceentries. The Midlands Ultra, KZN’smost popular triathlon which takesplaceon30Novemberhasanentrycapof 1000 competitors and is known asone of the premier triathlons in thecountry,” said race director DamianBradley from B-Active Sports.

The Midlands Ultra has gone fromstrength to strength since its first raceat Midmar Dam in 2009.

In March this year, it was againselected tohost theSouthAfricanLongCourse Triathlon Championships,

making it the selection event for ITUWorld Long Course TriathlonChampionships.

ItisthethirdtimeinsevenyearsthattheMidlands Ultra Triathlon has beenawarded this prestigious title.

The World ITU Long CourseTriathlonChampionshipsisbeingheldin Weihai in China in September, andTriathlon South Africa is sending astrong team to represent the growingtriathlon community in SA.

TheMarchMidlandsUltraattracteda strong field of athletes from theCapeto Cairo, who came to battle it out onthe midlands course.

“The top athletes are coming to dobattle again inNovember,which lendscredibility to the status of the event,”said Bradley.

On the international stage, the

South African overseas Triathlon fieldgets stronger each year, with over 32international athletes attending theMarchracecomingfromDubai,UnitedKingdom,UnitedStates andGermany.

“Past winners of the Ultra includeJames Cunnama, Kent Horner, StuartMariasandDonovanVanGelder,someof whom have already secured theirplace on the Ultra starting line.

The event has grown in leaps andbounds over the past three years bysecuring strategic partnerships withOld Mutual, ORCA, Saucony and GUEnergy,” said Bradley.

Anyone looking to try somethingdifferent should give the race a go.

Theevent canbedone in teamsandindividuallyand there is something foreveryone. To book a place, go towww.midlandsultra.com.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDPast winner of the Ultra, Stuart Marias, in action.

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>> The event has grown in leaps and bounds by securing strategic partnerships

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDCanoeist Julia Trodd, a Grade 12 pupil atPietermaritzburg Girls’ High School, wonat the SA canoeing championships, heldin Benoni, where she was representingthe KwaZulu­Natal team. She is off toOklahoma USA in September tocompete.

GHS KZN canoeist

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDDuring their July holiday, siblings fromLaddsworth Primary School, Demi (R) andJordan Edwards, participated in a horse showwhere they were rewarded for a variety ofachievements. Demi earned five rosettes forsecond place in the best rider category, thirdplace in dressage, third place in activity,fourth for the pole on the ground event andfifth for jumping. Jordan, who is in Grade two,won six rosettes for coming first in best riderand activity, second in dressage and pole onthe ground, fifth in jumping and he receivedthe victor ludorum.

Equestrian siblings

Russell High Schoolrecently held the

finals for theirinterhouse hockey

competition.Pictured are pupils

from CampbellHouse who were

the winners of theevent (back, from

left) Zama Radebe,Mandisa Madlala,

Nosipho Nxumalo,Snazo Duma

(front, from left)Nonjabulo Majozi,

YolokaziMpathampi,

Kerri­Lee Ram andAmanda Biyela.

PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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