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WITH environmental ex-perts speculating that thenext world war might be

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Moreover, the sewer system is al-soaproblem,with brokenpipesanddislodged joints causing sewerblockages which impacts on theMsunduzi river system and affectsthe general health of the public.

A recent Executive Committee(Exco) report stated that human re-sourceschallengesandageinginfra-structure in the water and sanita-tions business unit make it harderfor the municipality to avoid waterlosses. Asbestos Cement (AC) pipe-linesmakeup over 66%of the entirewaterreticulationnetworkand havea lifespan of 30 years, with many ofthem already at the end of their life.

This financial year, the munici-

pality has recorded 192 pipe burstsin 50 days which amounts to fourbursts per day, and the projectedbursts for the rest of the year sit at1460.

Duringthisfinancialyear,themu-nicipality has had a record of 520mainline blockages which werepicked up in 50 days. This roughlyamountsto11blockagesperdayandaprojected4015mainlineblockagesfor the remainder of the financialyear.

Themunicipalityisstillcompilinga burst frequency analysis reportwhichwill point out areas of prioritywhen it comes to pipe replacement.

Msunduzi municipality’s annualreports show that the municipalityhas lost a lot ofmoneyover theyearsdue to water losses with R63,066million reflected in the 2009/2010annual report, R75,459 million inthe 2010/ 2011 annual report andR75million in the2011/2012annu-al report.

The reports collectively state thatthe losswasdueto theft,distributionlosses, illegal tampering of watermeters and also to the ageing infra-

structure.In infrastructure annual report,

the municipality set targets for thereduction of water losses andamongst themwere the design of 10new pressure reducing valves, thecommissioning of eight new pres-sure reducing valves, completion ofleak detection and repair activitiesonapproximately1350kmofreticu-lation, the inspection and repair of10reservoirsandthereplacementoffive kilometres of existing AsbestosCement pipelines.

However, the inspection of thereservoirs is a difficult task to fulfilbecause the water and sanitationsunit report states that of the four fit-ter or turner positions passed in the2004 approved organogram, onlyone is filled.Moreover, as of July thisyear,theVulindlelawaterinfrastruc-ture was taken over by the munici-pality.

This poses a challenge to the onefitter who now has to overlook theentire area when it comes to themaintenance work at the 19 reser-voirs.

From 21 July to 20 August this

year, 114 reports were made to themunicipality regarding burst main-lines and 214 for meter leaks.

Thecurrent loss randvalue is stillunknown but earlier this year, theWater Research Commission (WRC)reportedly releaseda report that theMsunduzi municipality was one ofthe worst municipalities when itcame to water loss.

At last week’s Exco, MunicipalMayor Chris Ndlela termed the wa-ter loss a ‘thorny issue’.

Ndlela said that the fitting of newwatermetersmayassist themunici-pality in reducing water losses.

In October last year, MaritzburgFever reported that water–qualitymonitoring tests by Umgeni Waterfoundextremelyhigh levels ofE. coliin the Baynespruit River.

E. coli is a bacteria which indi-cates a faecal contamination.

The Baynespruit River cutsthrough Sobantu, Eastwood, theMountainRise industrial areas, Cin-derella Park and Madiba Park.

E. coli readings for October 2011showed readings of between600 000 E. coli per 100 ml and

1 000 000 E. coli per 100ml.Health effects of E. coli include

kidney failure, abdominal cramp-ing, diarrhoea and death.

At the time, the department stat-ed that “the causes of the increasedincidents of pollution appear to befrom failures and capacity con-straints in the municipal sewer andstorm–water systems, combinedwith potential illegal effluent dis-charged from industries adjoiningthe stream.”

Msunduzi spokesperson BrianZuma responded on the matter bysaying that:

“All stormwater ultimately leadsto streams and rivers. The generaltrendisthatafterheavyrainfalls,theE. coli of streams are elevated incomparisontonon-raindays.Sewerpipelines are not designed to copewith storm–water runoff and there-fore during storms, this invariablycauses sewer manhole lids to bepushed up, with the resultant sew-agespillingonto roads, overproper-ties and then invariably back intostorm-water drains which lead tostreams and rivers.”

>> This financial year, the municipality has recorded 192 pipe bursts in 50 days which amounts to four bursts per day

year, 114 reports were made to the 1 000 000 E. coli per 100ml.

This financial year, the municipality has recorded 192 pipe bursts in 50 days which amounts to four bursts per day

Pipe burst leaks2006/ 2007 – 6082007/2008 – 7802008/2009 – 14322009/ 2010 – 12552010/ 2011 – 8172011/ 2012 – 16842012/ 2013 – 1609

Projected for 2013/ 2014 – 1460

Mainline blockages2006/ 2007 – 14712007/2008 – 16472008/2009 – 17752009/ 2010 – 19162010/ 2011 – 22622011/ 2012 – 24992012/ 2013 – 2853

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THECongressofSouthAfricanTradeUnions(COSATU) supports the stance of financeministerPravinGordhan, regarding thecut-ting out of extravagant spending in govern-ment.

Lastweek, the financeministerdeliveredhis mid–term budget statement and high-lighted themanyopportunitiesathandtoef-fectively manage and cut costs.

Hesaid that thecarcost limits forgovern-ment officials, including those at municipallevel, will be standardized, bulk purchasingwill kick in to save money, security featureswill come into consideration and there willbe no compensation when a private vehicleis used.

Gordhanaddedthatwhentravelling,onlyministers will enjoy the luxury of businessclass and that each minister will only be al-lowedamaximumof twoassistants.Moreo-ver, ministers awaiting allocation of houseswillbeaccommodated inrentedapartmentsand not hotels and no new credit cards willbe issued, while existing ones will be can-celled with immediate effect.

Gordhan also said that no public fundswill be used to purchase alcohol and enter-

tainment allowances will be limited to R2000.

“Wewelcome the speech, this will save alot of money. But the question is, after allthese years, why were government officialsand ministers allowed such privileges?”asked Cosatu’s regional secretary ZimasileGiyama.

Giyama said that the government shouldalso look at the issue of hiring contract engi-neers.

“There are a lot of people in the govern-mentdepartmentswhoarecalledengineersbut all they do is draw up specifications fortenders.Theright jobsshouldbegivento theright and competent people,” said Giyama.

Inhisspeech,Gordhansaidthatthebudg-et was a framework that acknowledges thatthere is hard work ahead – and recognisesthat a faster growing economy is in every-one’s interest.

“We all gain when more people havework. We all gain when our firms can com-pete on international markets. We all gainwhen rising incomes contribute to greatercapacity for public service delivery. We allgainwhen our divisions and inequality fadeinto history andwe celebrate a sharedmoreprosperous future,” said Gordhan.

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party celebrations,Murray challengedhimselfto complete the ComradesMarathon, Dusi Ca-noeMarathon,MidmarMileandtheAmashovaDurban Classic.

“Iwanted toachieve something that Iwouldrememberandmakemyfamilyproud,”hesaid.

Murray said he had completed the Com-radesMarathonand theDusi CanoeMarathonin 2008 and 2011 respectively, and thought itwould be a great feat to complete all four of thecity’sbiggest sportingevents in theyear thatheturned 40.

“I was proud of myself at finishing the fourevents and that I had successfully completedthechallenge. I got themost joy fromseeingmyfamily and friends at the Amashova finish linecheeringmeon.Theyreallyappreciatedmyac-complishment,” he said.

Murray added that hewants to be an exam-ple to his daughter Hayley (12) and son Cohen(9), toshowthat theyneedtosetgoals for them-selves and if they work really hard, then theywill be able to achieve them.

Murraysaidthathechosejustoneeventnextyear to compete in – the ComradesMarathon.

“I would encourage others to at least takepart in one of the events. In doing so, trainingfor the event keeps you fit and healthy,” saidMurray.

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THE Mountain Rise SAPS are in the process of devel-oping an operational plan for the 2013 festive seasonwhich is quickly approaching. In order for them tocompile a comprehensive document and implementan effective strategic plan, they are requesting con-cerned parties to provide them with necessary infor-mation. Once the plan is in place, police officials willbe deployed strategically, according to the festiveseason plan, and regular police patrols will be carriedout at all businesses and organizations that will beclosed during the period.

All business which will be closed over the festiveperiod are requested to contact the Mountain Risecorporate communications office with the followinginformation: Name of business; address of business;name of security company on premises; contactnumber of keyholder in an emergency; date businessclosing for festive season (2013) and date businessreopening in 2014.

Members of the public can contact Captain GayEbrahim at 033 387 9658 or Warrant Officer JoshuaMaistry at 084 620 1968 or 033 387 9690.

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RESIDENTS in Khan Roadarefedupwiththelackof in-terest from the Msunduzi

Municipalityregardingtheriveratthe back of their homes which iscutting into their land.

Gansen Naidoo said that theriver, which lines the back of closeto ten houses, has over the yearscut severely into their land, result-ing in thebackofsomeof thehous-esbeingrightalongtheriverbank.

Naidoo said that he has beingliving on his property since early1970.

“I rememberplaying in thewa-

ter with my friends as a child. Itwasn’t even a river back then, itwas a little sprout which we usedto play in.”

Naidoosaid that themunicipal-ity were going to build channelsand a bridge in order to compen-sate for the excess water flowinginto the river, however this has yetto be done.

Over theyears,whatwasa littlesprout has turned into a river andwith the heavy rains during thesummer months, the banks havebeen slowly eroded to the pointwhere they are now flush withsomeof thebackwalls of thehous-es.

In a letter from Terratest, Geo-

technical, Environmental andEarth Sciences consultants datedApril 2010, it states that the can-cellation of a tributary and a por-tion of the Baynes Stream fromDeccan Road to the Chota Motalabridge has received authorizationfrom the Department of Agricul-ture, Environmental Affairs andRural Development.

“Nothing has happened so far.We have had petitions signed anddelivered to the municipality sothat theycan address theproblembut they have ignored us. It is be-coming more and more danger-ous,” said Naidoo.

He said that over the years, af-fected residents have had to have

telephone poles replaced becausetheyhavefallenintotheriverwhenthe bank eroded. Some of themhave also had the banks cut intotheir properties, under the pali-sade fencing. As a result there areno fences around their propertiesbecause thebankskeep fallingun-derneath them. This has in-creased the risk for small childrenwho play in their backyards.

Naidoo said that they fear theworst with the upcoming rainyseason, and the inevitable devas-tation that will come with it.

The Msunduzi Municipalitywas contacted for comment how-everhadnotrespondedat thetimeof going to print.

The river banks at theback of some housesin Khan Road are grad-ually being eaten awayby the increased flowof the river.

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I AM a resident of Coronet place.As we all know, South Africa hasthe highest crime rate in the world.It is unfortunate that importantmeasures haven’t been taken toreduce or stop this – such as bring-ing back the death penalty, whichhas now become a necessity.

Up until recently, there havebeen robberies in Coronet place.Families have been terrorised, val-uables stolen and they have faced

long hours not knowing whetherthey would be killed while watch-ingrobbersteartheirhousesapart.

This is not 1960 anymore.Coronet place is not a safe

place, and neither is MountainRise, the rest of Pietermaritzburgor any other city in South Africa forthat matter.

The same resident who calledboom gates “illegal” wouldn’t besaying that if it were his or her

house that was robbed.How can something that is

there to protect families be ille-gal?

Fine, the guards can be warnednot to inconvenience your guests.But don’t remove the boom gateswhen wise residents of Coronetplace want safety.

I remember worrying about thesafety of my family after hearingof robberies and hijackings in the

Illegal boom gates in Coronet place

area, and upon seeingthe boom gates, itbrought relief and afeeling of safety to amajority of us in Coro-net place.

In fact, other neigh-bourhoods envied us forhaving this protection,and excellent guardswho checked every car,making sure no dangerentered Coronet place.

To those who have aproblem with it, re-member – this isn’tone of the overseascountries that you canlive in risk–free.

Don’t label a boomgate as “illegal” just foryour convenience. Be-cause convenience isn’tgoing to help our Coro-net place, only safetywill.

CONCERNEDRESIDENT

Coronet place

MSUNDUZI Hospice recently held a verysuccessful inaugural car fair. Blessings in-cluded good weather, willing volunteers,supportive motor dealers amongst a hostof other Hospice friendly sponsors and do-nors who contributed in cash or kind to thesuccess of the day.

The multi–talented Michael Reyhman,who has become the ‘resident” emcee forthe Hospice fairs, and Ken Duxbury provid-ed the days entertainment.

The Traffic Guy conducted anti–hijack-ing talks to eager guests who have now be-come more ‘street wise”.

The positive feedback from this eventis most encouraging, while funds raisedmakes the effort worthwhile. MsunduziHospice acknowledges and appreciatesthe support from all participants who havemade this achievable. The public supporthas been phenomenal while the media as-sisted with publicity.

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SuccessfulHospice carfair

ON 9 October at 4pm,mymen-tally handicapped brotherRussell Cohen took the family

dog Nirvana for her routine walkaround a patch of pine trees in anearby plantation.

When the time reached 5.30pm,my mother Maureen Cohen grewconcerned as the entire trip shouldhave taken less than an hour.

The next four hours involved mywife Helen and I searching the plan-tations and surrounding areas forany trace of Russell.

We feared the worst as it grewdark and opened up a missing per-sons report at Hilton SAPS.

They dispatched a vehicle imme-diately and began the search, whichcontinued until 2am the next morn-ing. We resumed our search at 5amthat day and all other work commit-mentswereput aside to findRussell.Wemadea “missingpersons”posterand distributed it to all major shop-

ping centres, veterinary centres andpolice stations.

Russellwasonlyclothedinablackvest, browncamouflagebaggiesandslops. He has no survival instinctsandhasahighlyemotional tempera-ment.Nirvanaisan11–yearoldGer-man shepherd who is slightly deafand is by no means a tracker dog.

That evening was extremely coldandwefearedthatRussell especiallywould have succumbed to the ele-ments.

At 10.17am we received a visitfrom Sergeant P.K Naidoo and Con-stable Sonia from Town Hill policestation.

the end of Oakleigh Drive in Wem-bley, extremely upsetwith dozens ofbleeding scratches all over his legs.

Theofficerscouldsee thatRussellwas traumatised as he could not tellthem his name or even where helived except that his house was inHilton.

Theofficers,goingbeyondthecallof duty, then drove towards HiltonSAPS using Old Howick Road.

Uponseeingourhouseduringthetrip, Russell signalled the officers tostop.

Russell had become lost whenNirvanagotlooseandrandownafirebreak in a thickwattle plantation. Intrying to find his way back before itgotdark,hemistakenlywalkedintheoppositedirectionandafterdark,hehad continued towalk to keepwarmand even carried Nirvana after herlegs decided to give in.

His panic and his condition musthave kept him walking for at least16km through dense conservanciesand plantations until he reachedOakleighDrivewherehesuccumbed

to his exhaustion and sat on the sideof the road, grief stricken until hisrescue.

My extreme gratitude goes out toSgt P.K Naidoo, Cst. Soni and all theconcerned residents whose supportand prayersmade this rescue a suc-cess.

Russell is still recovering fromhistraumatic ordeal and I don’t thinkanyonewill ever realise exactly howvulnerable he actually is.

We never expected a routine tripthat hehasbeendoing formonths toalmost lead to disaster, but you cannever quite understand the thinkingof ahandicappedperson likeRusselluntil something like this happens.

We are taking precautions bymaking Russell take a cell phone,carrying emergency dog tags andtaking him on supervised trips.

My family, and especiallyRussell,would like to thank the SAPS whoseservice was a credit to humanity

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A credit to humanity

In the back ofthe vehicle theylet out a very ex-hausted andtraumatisedRussell and Nir-vana.

The police of-ficers reportedthat they hadfound Russell at

THE NEXT FOUR HOURS INVOLVED MY WIFE HELEN AND ISEARCHING THE PLANTATIONS AND SURROUNDINGAREAS FOR ANY TRACE OF RUSSELL.

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DUMISANI MHLONGO

ON7June, 1893, a youngIndianlawyer,knowntothe world as Mahatma

Gandhi,wasonhisway toPre-toria on a train when a whiteman objected to his presencein a first–class carriage.

He was ordered to move tothe van compartment at theend of the train.

Gandhi, who had a first–class ticket, refused and wasthrown off the train at Pieter-maritzburg and left shiveringthrough thewinternight in the

waiting room of the station.This was an incidental associ-ation with this great iconwhich was to later be a greatbenefit for theCity of Choice inmany ways.

Gandhi later wrote: “I wasafraidformyverylife.Ienteredthe darkwaiting–room. Therewas a white man in the room.I was afraid of him. What wasmy duty? I asked myself.Should I go back to India, orshould I go forward with Godasmyhelper,and facewhatev-erwas in store forme? I decid-ed to stay and suffer.My active

non–violence began from thatdate”.

He made the momentousdecision to stayon inSouthAf-rica and fight the racial dis-crimination against Indiansthere.

Out of that struggleemerged his unique version ofnon–violent resistance, Satya-graha. Today, a bronze statueof Gandhi stands in ChurchStreet, in the city centre.

The city’s annual GandhiMemorial Peace Walk tookplace on Sunday, 5 September2013. The walk commenced

from Freedom Square andstoppedattheGandhiStatueinChurchstreetforaspeech,andthenproceeded to theRailwayStation where inter–culturalfestivities took place.

This event symbolisespeace and non–violence thatthe man himself stood for andfurther, the Unity in Diversity.It is fastgrowing,reading fromparticipant numbers that lastyearwere at 400 and this yeardoubled.

The event was the last oneon the Pietermaritzburg Tour-ism Month Calendar.

The bronzestatue ofGandhi whichstands inChurch Street.

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A symbol of peace and non violence

Kwenziwa yini ukuthi abantu bathande ukugxekaizinkolelozabanye?Esikhathiniesinin-gi ngike ngizithole sengilalela izintoezikhulunywangabantungenzinkolelozabanye. Angiqale la. Mina ngiyintom-bi yomZulu yakwaMkhize koKhabaze-la, oMumbo, oGcwabe. Ngizalwa yin-tombi yakaGwala, oMphephethwaoMajiyakaMaphindaabehlangomzun-gulu.

Ngakhula emndenini wamaZuluogcina amasiko esiZulu. Ngakho-keusiko lwesiZulu ngiyalugcina ngobayindlela engakhuliswa ngayo. Ngiya-wahlabela amadlozi futhi anginankin-ga ngalokho.

Uma sekuza kuNkulunkulu, yebongiyamkhonza, ngiyamdumisa, ngiya-mhlonipha futhi ngiyakhuleka kuYengaso sonke isikhathi njengoba kun-guYe owadala izulu nomhlaba nakhokonke okusemhlabeni wazogcina

ngokudala umuntu.Ngiyazikukhonaozothilentokaziiyasanganangempela,

ingakholelwa kanjani emadlozini nakuNkulunkulu? Im-

NAMHLANJE ngithanda ukuqala ngokunibongabafundi abahle beFEVER ngen-dlela enisibhalela ngayo,

niphawulangezindabaesinishicilelazo-na.Akuvekumnandiukubona lobubud-lelwane esinabo nani bukhula.

Vele njengoba sihlale sinibhalelangezindabaezahlukene,sisukesilindeleukuthola imibono yenu okukhombisaukuthi niyayifunda iFEVER, siyabongakakhulu. Kuyasithokozisa lokho.

Enginethulela kona namhlanje kuzothanda ukwehluka kancane kunezinda-baengijwayeleukunishicilelazona.Loludabaluyangokuthiumuntuulibukakan-jani, njengoba sihlale sithi yilowonalowo muntu unelungelo lokubekalokho okusuka enhlizweni nasemqond-weni wakhe.

Nansi-ke indaba.Kukhonalentoebizwango‘kholo’no-

ma uku ‘kholwa’. Uma sithi umuntu uyi‘kholwa’, sisuke siqonde ukuthini? Mina ngikholelwaekuthini sikholelwa ezintweni ezahlukene, ngezizathuezahlukene.

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STUDY BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIONPART-TIME

The School of Management, Information Technology & Governance at the University ofKwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) invites applications from candidates wishing to commence eveningclasses for studies leading to the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree in 2014.This after-hours degree programme offered on both the Westville and Pietermaritzburgcampuses comprises 24 modules, spread over a minimum period of three years, coveringareas such as Macro & Micro Economics, General Management Theory, QuantitativeTechniques for Managers, Accounting, Human Resource Management and EmployeeRelations, Marketing Management, Supply Chain Management, Information Systems ande-Commerce, Entrepreneurship, and Project Management.

Lectures will be held onMondays to Thursdays, from 17h30 to 20h30.

Entrance RequirementsTo apply for admission to the programme you must either have:

• obtained a certificate of matriculation exemption with a minimum score of 28 points(new NSC requirements), Level 3 Mathematics, Level 4 English and Level 4 LifeOrientation at the Matriculation or equivalent examination;

or

• been awarded the UKZN Certificate in Business Administration; and have achieved forthe Certificate a weighted average of at least 60% as well as a final mark of at least55% for the Introduction to Management Science module or equivalent.

Closing date for applications is 29 November 2013

PMB Campus Tel: 033-260 5739 Email:mbathaen@ukzn.ac.za

Westville Campus Tel: 031-260 7125/7711 Email: sftpwst@ukzn.ac.za

INSPIRING GREATNESS

PHOTO: NQOBILE MTOLOABAFUNDI baka matikuletsheni sebeqalile ukubhala izivivinyo zabo zokugcina zokuphela konyaka. Abafundi abathathubaka matikuletsheni base Woodlands Secondary School bathe sebezimisele ukuqala ukubhala. Laba bafundi abases-ithombeni bango Luthando Sibiya, Siyophila Shabalala kanye noThandiswa Sobetwa.

Umatikuletsheni usuqalileukubhala izivivinyo

Ake sibonisane ngamadlozi noNkulunkulu

pendula isobala njengaleso sitho seselesele.Ngiyakholelwa kukona kokubili ngobami-

na kuyangisebenzela futhi kuyingxenye yem-pilo yami. Engilwa nakho, noma engin-gakuzwa kahle, wukuthi umuntu agxekeinkolelo yomunye.

Ngake ngezwa umlisa othile ethi: “Ukuhla-bela amadlozi nokufaka iziphandla, yinkoleloyamadimoni.”

Emva kwezinsukwana nje, ngezwaomunye ethi: “Indaba yokuthandaza kuNku-lunkulu ukuchitha isikhathi futhi akusebenzingoba uNkulunkulu akaphenduli.”

Engigakusho nje ukuthi engxenyeni ya-madlozi, umuntu uhlaba ngoba ethanda futhiebona ukuthi kuyamsebenzela empilweni ya-khe. Kanti futhi uNkulunkulu ukhona, uyase-benza, uyayiphendula nemikhuleko. Inkingaisekutheni abaningi behlulwa wukulindanokulalela,ngobayonkeintoinesikhathisayo.

Ngokwami ukubona, kungcono ukuthiumuntu enze okumsebenzelayo, angabanakiabamphazamisayo ngokumgxeka.

Kunjalo nje, akekho umuntu onegunyalokugxeka nokwahlulela abanye ngalokhoabakholelwa kukhona ngoba akekho umuntuomsulwa okwengelosi.

Angikhulumi ngabantu abaphula imith-etho yalapha emhlabeni ngoba zikhonaizinkantolo ezibekelwe ukubahlulela, kephangikhuluma ngamadlozi noNkulunkulu. Sin-gobani thina esesikwazi ukwehlulela abanyeabantu? Noma ngabe sekuthiwa ukuhlabelaamadlozikuyisono-ke,ubaniongenasoisono?Uyedwa kuphela umuntu ongasihlulela,nguNkulunkulu.

Ngakho-ke asihlukane nokugxekaizinkolelo zabanye.

Ake sizwe ukuthi niphawula nithini bafun-di bethu esibathandayo. Inkundla ivulekile.Ningasishayela ezinombolweni ezithi: 031533 7624; 074 696 8731 noma nithumeleekhelini le-email elithi: nosipho.mkhize@wit-ness.co.za.

Attention all local businesses with asoft spot for our furry friends and a de-

sire to do some good.

This is the SPCA’s wish list leading up toChristmas:

invites your business to donate any of the itemson the above wish list to the value of R500 or more, and wewill give you advertising to the value of the goods donated.These adverts will be published in Maritzburg Fever on20/11/2013 (just in time for your Christmas Specials) under abanner heading. “These businesses answered the SPCA plea.We appeal to the public to acknowledge their kindness andsupport them in turn.”

Contact Angela or Thabani at the SPCA on 033 386 9267,or Moira at Maritzburg Fever on 033 355 1229.

CAN YOURBUSINESS HELP?

• Dog and Cat food• 2 x Brushcutters/Lawnmowers

• 15 Pockets ofCement

• 3 rolls of 3,15Straining Wire

• Paint, Paint Brushes,Whitewash Brushes,Buckets,

• 4 x KnapsackSprayers

• 4 Rabbit Hutches,Play Pens

• General Hardware,Picks, Spades

• Chain Saw• Hosepipes• Compost

• Blankets• High Pressure Cleaner• Shelving – metalplastic, wood

• Roof Sheeting• Shade Cloth• Padlocks and Keys• Welding Machine,Welding Rods

• Artificial Grass, Pots ofplants

• Ready Mix Concrete• Fibreglass Sheeting• Hand and Power Tools• Treated Poles andPlanks

• Lengths of Steel.

NOSIPHO MKHIZEnosipho.mkhize@witness.co.za

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NICOLE JOHN>>nicole@pmbfever.co.za

THE plans for the new Mobile Women’sHealth Unit were recently unveiled at theannual fundraising event – The Pink TieDinner – held at Emperors palace.

In four years, the PinkDrive managed toraise enough funds to realise a long term

organizational goal to provide a full wom-en’s health service offering. The unit is thefirst step in that direction.

The new truck will house a gynaecologyarea for pap smears and examinations, areception area for administration and a ra-diology area that is similar to the MobileMammography Unit.

Cansa strongly focuses on the impor-tance of early detection. Breast cancer isthe most common cancer in women andcervical cancer a close second. One in 29women will develop cancer and the high-est mortality rates are in underprivileged

communities.The new gynaecology area in the unit

will address cervical cancer, the secondmost common cancer in women. It is alsothe first in South Africa to include this serv-ice in the unit.

“It is our dream to add to this truck byincluding services that address other fe-

male diseases and concerns such as HIVand Aids, Diabetes and Hypertension,blood pressure, Tuberculosis, and generalhealth messaging. With this in mind, wewould like to call on other organisationsthat may be involved in these areas ofmedicine to join us to create a full women’shealth service offering. We are excited to

begin this new endeavour and get out intocommunities,” said Noelene Kotschan,PinkDrive founder and CEO.

The PinkDrive will be touring South Af-rica as soon as the truck is complete.

For more information about PinkDrive,visit www.pinkdrive.co.za or emailnoelene@pinkdrive.co.za.

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Giving back to the communityNICOLE JOHN>>nicole@pmbfever.co.za

CANSArecentlyhostedagarden teapartyfor the Oncology unit patients and staff atGrey’s Hospital.

BridgetteDlamini,apublicrelationsin-ternatCansa,decided to treat thepatientsto a tea at the hospital. The Cansa teambuilt close relationships with the patientsat the hospital during their weekly well-ness day, which they conduct every Tues-day.

“I thought it was a good idea to have agarden tea party here because it is Cuppaseason and so many organizations arehosting tea parties for Cansa. I thoughthaving one of our own during this season

would be nice,” Dlamini said.She added that they share information

with the patients about healthy living andthedo’s anddon’tswhile they are in treat-ment.

“Very often when a patient is diag-nosed, they hear nothing after they aretold they have Cancer because it is such alife changing thing to hear. We come in toeducate themabout how to keephealthy,”said Anelisa Msimang of Cansa.

Msimang added that they have hadgreat support from the community andtheirinternswhogaveuptheirtimetotakepart in the tea.

“We are just trying to give back to thepublic because they donate and assist usso much,” she said.

PHOTO: NICOLE JOHNPictured at the garden tea party are (front from left) Bridgette Radebe, Lungile Ngubo, Sindisiwe Mthiyane,Nobuhle Dlamini, Sarah Skosana, Jay Vather, Anelisa Msimang and (back from left) Nkosi Nugbane, Roshe-da Ramsumuj and Charlene Sheik.

Encouraging women to gettested for breast cancer>> It’s not only a lump that women should look out for – it can be any change in your breasts

NQOBILE MTOLO>>nqobile@pmbfever.co.za

“IT’S no good pretending that it’s notthere.Youhavegottodoit.Thesooneryoudiscover your lump, if youhave it,

thegreateryourchancesareofrecovery,”saidDenise Phillips (79).

Phillips and co–worker Cicely Meter (69)arevolunteersatReachForRecoveryandtheywould like to encourage women to test forbreast cancer so that it can be treated early.

For Phillips, Meter and three other volun-teers at Reach For Recovery, the subject ofbreast cancer is close to their hearts becauseall of them are survivors.

Thegroupreachesout tobreastcancerpa-tients in hospital for emotional support, andprovide them with information on how theyshouldmanagetheirdaily lifestyle, including,but not limited to, physical exercise andchoosing the right prosthesis.

“I was 56 when I discovered I had breastcancer. Right now we are both living com-pletely normal lives and we are absolutelyfine,” said Phillips looking at Meter.

“I was 57 and it was after I nine mammo-gramswhenthelumpwaspickedup.Iamnowgoing formy 17thmammogram,” saidMeter.

When doing self–examinations, Phillipssaid that it is vital for women to look out forany changes in their breasts.

“It’s not only a lump that women shouldlook out for but it can be any change in yourbreasts. Everybody looks for a lump. Minewas actually a dent that I found by chancewhile I was doingmyhair. I happened to lookin themirrorandtherewasthisdent.So it canbeanychangeinyourbreasts.I foundthedentonaFridayandbyWednesdayIhadamastec-tomy. Right nowwe go every year for amam-

mogramandwedoourmonthlyselfexamina-tion tests. We are noticing that younger andyounger girls are having breast cancer. Mencan also get breast cancer. It’s very rare but ithappens.Nevertheless, if amanfindsanunu-sual lumpor anunusual change inhis breast,he must go and have it checked by a doctor,”said Phillips.

ReachForRecoveryisaworldwideorgani-sation formed inAmerica in1952. Ithasbeenactive in South Africa since 1967.

In the Pietermaritzburg area, Reach ForRecovery volunteers visitMediclinic, NetcareSt Anne’s Hospital, Midlands Medical CentrePrivate Hospital, Grey’s Hospital andHowickPrivate Hospital.

“When we visit the patients we take whatwe call a comfort kit, a bagwith a small cush-ion for under arm comfort and a temporaryprosthesis which they can use until they canbe fittedwith silicone.Whenwego to visit pa-tients inhospital,obviouslywecanempathiseand sympathise with them because we havehad breast cancer.

One of the reasons we like to visit is that alot of them are in shock when they are diag-nosed and they find it really hard to dealwiththat.When they seeuswalking into theward,andwhentheyseethatwearefitandwell,theyall cheer up immediately.

People do take encouragement from that,”said Phillips.

She stressed that no two patients are thesame.

“No one reacts the same to medication.Somepeople just sail through their treatmentand other people battle and they have reac-tions,” she added.

For myths and facts about breast cancerand how you can do a self–examination,please visit www.pmbfever.co.za.

PHOTO: NQOBILE MTOLOVolunteers at Reach For Recovery (from left) Denise Phillips and Cicely Meter urge women to gettested for breast cancer.

Grade 10 Grace College pupil, Tanay Gopal, has been selected to participate in the FSA(Friends of South Africa) Youth Exchange to Germany in December. Out of 143 applicants,Gopal came fifth in KwaZulu–Natal and 28th in the country in the selection program. He willstay with his host family for a month and will also attend school where he will be doingpresentations on South Africa.

PHOTO: SUPPLIED

A Germanexchange

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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDGreat fun was had by both staff and pupils at Pelham's annual obstacle course, a highlighton the school calendar. All the children have a great deal of fun whilst participating in raisingmoney for the school (from left) Lelethu Moseya, Michell du Plessis, Yenziwe Dlamini, EmihleManyoni and Mia Wallace.

Tackling all obstacles at Pelham

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDTo celebrate its 110th anniversary this year, Laddsworth Primary School inHilton has held a commemorative event of some kind each term. Tomark the start of spring and celebrate the anniversary, the school recent-ly planted 11 indigenous trees along the boundary of the sports field,once for each decade of the school’s history. Grade five teachers JennyRaubenheimer (left) and Di Smythe and Grade five pupils help to planta Broom cluster fig.

A tree for each decade

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDRussell High recently held their annual matric farewell luncheon. Staff and girls dressed appropriately for the Bolly-wood theme. The event was held in the beautifully decorated hall where guests were treated to a performance ofIndian dancing. Delicious snacks were served by the Grade 11 girls who were also responsible for fund raising for thismemorable event. Seen having fun at this special function are matric pupils (from left) Mbali Zulu, ThandekaMazibuko and Bongeka Mntaka.

Saying farewell in Bollywood style

The Grade 6 boys at CordwallesPreparatory School have spentthe entire year learning aboutrunning a business, marketingand taxation before they had

to put all their skills andknowledge to practice at their

annual Grade six market day.This event took place in the

chapel quad and was supportedby enthusiastic parents and fel-

low Cordies boys (from left)master chef Bryce Lawson of

'Spanners Pit Shop' served deli-cious doughnuts and pancakes

to Ziana, Mikyle, Sherina andJeremy Reddy.

PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Market day at Cordwalles

Arron Correia and Jessica Arnold, bothin Grade 10 at St John’s Diocesan

School for Girls, attended Tara AnglicanSchool for Girls in Sydney, Australia, for

a period of about a month. Whilethere, they each stayed with an Aus-

tralian family. Their Australian ‘sisters’,Adelaide Davies and Tayla Gabin, ar-

rived at St John’s after half–term for areturn visit. They had wonderful SouthAfrican experiences both at school and

with their host families. Pictured sayinga fond farewell to their ‘sisters’ are

(from left) Tayla Gavin, Arron Correia,Jessica Arnold and Adelaide Davies.

PHOTO: SUPPLIED

A fond St John’s farewell

THEstarofthesecondannualNation-alChoralMusicAchievementAwards2013 (NACMA) is on a definite rise.With growing support and over-whelming response from the localchoralmusic entertainment industryand national fans, organisers havehadtosecureanewdatetoaccommo-date the spectacular showcase.

The venue will soon be revealedand will spotlight a technically ad-vanced and creatively dynamic stage

platform.Hosted by KwaZulu–Natal, na-

tional choral music stars and guestswill nowbehonouredandcelebratedin a glittering ceremony scheduled totake place on 6 December 2013.

Implemented by the NACMAAwards PTY LTD and launched in2012, the red carpet NACMA affairsupports, recognises and awardschoral excellence, while celebratingand honouring the South African

competitive talents and artistic ex-pression in the choral music sector.

Last year more than the 3 000show visitors had the great opportu-nity of watching NACMA live andcatching their favourite singing sen-sations from across South Africa.

NACMAfounderVusiMvelasesaidhewasconfident that theeventwouldsurpass the success of last year.

Official Nacma ambassador andwell-knownSABC1TVpresenterVee

Mthembu said he was thrilled andhonoured to again be invited and bepart of Nacma Awards 2013.

Tickets are available at Com-puticket for R250 PP.

For more information log ontowww.nacma.co.za

New date and venue secured for Nacma 2013WIN

We’re giving away double ticketsto the Nacma 2013 Awards! To enter,simply email your answer, name, andcontact details to sharmaine.reu-ter@witness.co.za. Include NACMAcompetition in your subject line.Competition closes on 24 November.

Question: When will the 2013Nacma Awards be held?

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Join theresistance tomediocrity

VUSIThembekwayoandJustinCohenwillbeinDurbanfrom13to16November,topresenttheseminarJoin theResistance toMediocrityat The Olive Convention Centre from 9am to4pm.

Theseminarisdirectedatallthosewhoareseeking to change their lives andadopt excel-lence in all they do.

The duo will be offering the communitysteps to take to reach unstoppable successthat is like a bullet train, which they claim

starts with one taking a stand against all themediocrity in life.

Thembekwayo will be presenting from9am to 12pm about continuous inspiration.

Lunchwillbebetween12pmand1pmandCohen will follow from 1pm to 4pm.

He will present on Psychology of success,which is a talk that is supremely geared tohelping one redesign their life.

Tickets are available at Computicket. Formore information contact 084 304 9726.

Vusi Thembekwayois one of thespeakers at theevent.

We’re giving away DOUBLE tickets to the Join the Resistance event! To enter, simplyemail your full name and contact number to sharmaine.reuter@witness.co.za. Pleaseinclude Join the Resistance in the subject line. Deadline for entries is Sunday 10 Novem-ber.

NICOLE JOHN>>nicole@pmbfever.co.za

COUNT down to Christmas with CHOC,a campaign designed to create aware-ness of the Childhood Cancer Associa-

tion, has been launched by Just Boutiqueowner Lara Edmonds.

Theideabehindthecampaignistoencour-age thecommunity toembrace theChristmasspirit which is just around the corner.

Edmonds challenged theGrade 11 art pu-pils atMaritzburgCollege todesignandbuildaChristmashousewhichwillresemblethere-cently opened CHOC House in Montrose.

“I have challenged the boys to show ustheir red,blackandwhiteCollegeSpirit in theform of, not Clark House, but a ChristmasHouse. Not a red and white tie, but a candycane or two.Not a rugger bugger in red black

andwhite,butanotherolderfellowwithblackboots and a Christmas uniform,” said Ed-monds.

The ChristmasHousewill have 24Adventdrawers to begin the countdown to Christ-mas. Just Boutique is going to inspire busi-nesses to fill each drawer with a prize. Justlike a normal calendar, there will be a luckydraw for every day of themonth until Christ-mas.

Bookletsof ticketswillbesoldto interestedentrants. The campaignwill be running from1 November to 24 December. The ChristmasCHOCHousewillbeofficially launchedatJustBoutique’s Christmas Event “A ChristmasMarket @ Homewith CHOC” on 27 to 29 No-vember.

To get involved in the campaign, or formore information, contact Lara Edmonds at084 587 0880 or email info@justbotique.net

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDThe Maritzburg College Grade 11 art boys show their red, black and white Christmas Spirit as theytake up the challenge to build a Christmas Advent House for the campaign “Count down to Christ-mas with CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation”.

Christmas

FEVER>> Get into the Christmas spirit with the Choc campaign

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Notice is hereby given by Treated Timber Products(Pty) Ltd for interested and affected parties toregister comments with regards to the conversionof an existing provisional certificate issued underAtmospheric Pollution Prevention Act of 1965, toa provisional atmospheric emission licence to beissued in terms of Section 41(1) (a) of the NationalEnvironmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004(Act No 39 of 2004) (“the Act”).The application for this provisional atmosphericemission licence is being made in respect of combustioninstallations and carbonization and coal gasification1 Subcategory 1.3 and 3 Subcategory 3.3 as statedhereunder:-Subcategory 1.3 Solid biomass combustioninstallationsSubcategory 3.3 Tar ProductionSituation: Ashton - Seven OaksTo comment on the process, kindly provide anysubmissions, in writing, to the Designated Air QualityOfficer listed below within 21 days of publication of thisnotice.Mr Brendan RajooUMgungundlovu District MunicipalityP0 Box 3235, Pietermaritzburg 3200Phone: 033 897 6887Cell: 079 491 2148Email: rajoob@umdm.gov.za

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Westville campus Tel: 031- 260 7125/7711 Email: sftpwst@ukzn.ac.zaPietermaritzburg campus Tel: 033- 260 5870 Email: PGMgtPmb@ukzn.ac.za

The School of Management, Information Technology & Governance at the University ofKwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) invites applications from candidates wishing to commence eveningclasses for the postgraduate programmes offered on the Pietermaritzburg and Westvillecampuses.

Postgraduate Diploma Programmes:

• Postgraduate Diploma in Finance, Banking and Investment Management• Postgraduate Diploma in Management• Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing Management• Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing and Supply Chain Management• Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resource Management (Westville only)

Duration:

All programmes can be completed through one year of full-time study or two years part-time study. Lectures will be held on Mondays to Thursdays, from 17h30 to 20h30.

Closing date for applications is 30 November 2013.

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THE MSUNDUZIMUNICIPALITY

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CONSENTNotice is hereby given interms of section 67 bis(2)of the Town PlanningO r d i n a n c e ( O r d i n a n c en o . 2 7 o f 1 9 4 9 , a samended) that it is theintention of The Msunduzito consider an applicant forp e r m i s i o n t o : T OR E G U L A R I S E A NE X I S T I N G H O M EBUSINESS (TUCKSHOP).In respect of this site,being: PORTION 65 OFE R F 1 2 0 3P I E T E M A R I T Z B U R G .Street address 38 Banga-lore Road Northdale. Plansand particulars may beinspected during normalo f f i c e h o u r s a t t h ec o r p o r a t e A s s e tM a n a g e m e n t P u b l i cEnquiry Counter, 5th floor,P r o f f e s o r N y e m b e z iCentre, 342 Church Street,P i e t e r m a r i t z b u r g .Interested parties maylodge written objectivesa n d r e p r e s e n t a t i o n sre la t i n g t h e re to w i t hm a n a g e r [ f o r w a r dplanning and DevelopmentManagement] at 5th floor,P r o f f e s o r N y e m b e z iCentre, 341 Church Street,Pietermaritzburg (P.O Box1 3 9 3 P i e te r m a r i t z b u rg ,3200) on or before:11/12/2013. Any party whofails to lodge writteno b j e c t i c t i o n s a n dr e p r e s e n t a t i o n s a n dresponse to this notice bythe aforementioned dateshall be precluded fromfurther participating in theprocess with regard to theapplication.

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Please consider the positive impact you can makeby donating to

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you’re sellinghttp://www.communitychest.org.za/

Tel: 033 394 1031

100% donated is 100% distributedSMS CHEST to 40838 to donate R20

CALLING ALL GRADE 6 PARENTS!Unsure of which High School tosend your child to in 2015?

Scottsville Primary Schoolis hosting the

High Schools’ Expo 2013Come along and see what each school has to offer:

The following schools will be exhibiting:

• Alexandra High School• PMB Girls’ High School• Chistlehurst School• Russell High School• Carter High School• St Charles College• Epworth High School• St John’s Diocesan• Grace College• St Nicholas Diocesan• Heritage Academy

• Treverton College• Linpark High School• Wartburg Kirchdorf

School• Maritzburg Christian

School• Weston Agricultural

College• Maritzburg College• Vootrekker High

School

Where: Scottsville PrimaryWhen: 7 November 2013

Time: 13:30 - 17:00

Kindly contact Yolanda on 033 342 5881 should youhave any queries.

Scottsville Primary School

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A fewweeksback Iwrote anarticle regarding thenewHaswell Compu-ter Processors, to which I received a response from a lady asking meforsomeadviceregardingherprocessorasitwashavingheatingissues.

ThemaincausewasfoundtobetheThermalCompoundonherproc-essorwhichhadsomehowbeenwipedoff.Thethermalcompound,alsoreferred to as Thermal Paste, is a small layer of grease that is appliedto the surface of the processor before the heatsink (the big fan in themiddle of the main digital board) is placed on top.

It’s an absolute necessary component as there are small gaps of airbetween the processor and the heatsink. Now as we all know, air con-ductsheatpoorlyandthereforecausesaverynegativeeffect intransfer-ring heat from the processor to the heatsink. Thermal Paste is used tofill these gaps of air. Thermal compound can bemade of a fewdifferenttypes of materials, the most commonly used materials are: ceramic,metal and carbon.

The above mentioned materials are often in powder form and sus-pendedinagelatinoussiliconecompoundwhichiswheretheterm“sili-cone paste” derives from. Years ago, CPU’s only dissipated around10wattsandthermalcompoundwasonlyusedbytechnicianswhoover-clocked their computers.However, in today’sdayandage, yourcompu-ter has compound placed under every heatsink!

TECH TALK

This column is sponsored by Computer World, open at the Park LaneCentre, 12 Albert Luthuli Street. Inquiries: 033 342 3235.

NITE MOUNTAIN BIKINGEVERY Wednesday and Thursday night

at Bushview Bike Park from 5.30pm. In-quiries : Gill at 072 665 7442.CANOE POLO

PRACTICES are held every Monday andWednesday from 6pm to 8pm at the UKZNswimming pool. All men, women and chil-dren 14 years and older are welcome. In-quiries: Kevin Meier at 033 341 1281 or 082454 5686.CROQUET

THE Maritzburg Croquet Club wel-

comes visitors and new members onWednesday and Saturday afternoons at2pm. The club is in Alexandra Park near theOval and the club provides equipment. In-quiries: Tim at 033 344 3368) or Richardat 033 396 6204.ATHLETICS

HERMAN’S Delight time trials are heldevery Tuesday by Collegians Harriers atCollegians Club, 381 Boshoff Street, at 5.30pm. All runners and walkers are welcome.Choice of distances, 2,8 km, 4,4 km or 7,3km.

ORION Athletic Club time trials everyWednesday at 5.30pm from the ProteaSports grounds, Raisethorpe. Choice of ei-ther a 2,7km or 5,4km.

NATAL Carbineers AC members gatherevery Wednesday at 5.30pm at the Car-bineers’ Drill Hall, Geere Street. All wel-come. There are training groups from nov-ice to speedsters in running and walking.Inquiries: John at 082 491 7679 or Eileenat 082 495 1118.SELF DEFENCE

SELF defence classes, including Wing

Chun Kung Fu, Eskrima Filipino Martial Artsand various other combat systems, offeredfor men, women and teenagers every Mon-day and Thursday at 6.30pm at EddelsSports & Social Club, Dartnell Road, Moun-tainRise. Inquiries:GusHornsbyat0836380801.RUGBY

YOUNG Lions Lions Rugby Club trainsat the Woodlands Rugby Stadium on Mon-days to Thursdays from 6pm to 8pm. Allwelcome. Inquiries: Joe at 078 799 8386or Edwin at 074 465 5172.

FOOTBALLSHAMROCKS FC at the Golden Horse

Casino community fields. Juniors trainingon Friday from 5 to 6pm, seniors U17 andU15 training on Tuesdays and Thursdaysfrom5 to 6.30pm.Inquiries:DanielHaswellat 083 792 3668.

October 30, 2013

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StAnne’sWaterpolowinners

The following playersfrom St Anne’s Diocesan

College have been cho-sen to represent KwaZu-

lu–Natal water polo atthe 2013 SA Schools wa-

ter polo championshipstournament to be held inEast London in December

(from left) NaomiForrester–Smith (U15),

Dom Riley (U19B),Camilla McCormack(U16), Sally Fowler

(U19A), Emma Lunde(U16), Brady Wisemanand Megan Rebstein–

Dovey (U14).PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Bezuidenhoutbrothers winjudo gold>> The Merchiston Preparatory School pupils are members of thePietermaritzburg Judo Kwai club and have been involved in thesport for three years

NICOLE JOHN>>nicole@pmbfever.co.za

BROTHERSLuke (11) andBrent(9) Bezuidenhout have bothwon gold at the South African

Schools 2013 judo championshipwhich took place recently in Johan-nesburg.

achievement for themandsomethingfor them to be proud of,” he said.

“Itwasveryexcitingtowinthegoldmedal,” said Luke.

His brother on theotherhandwasmore concerned about what hisfriends thought of his gold medal.

“They told me that it’s very cool.”

The MerchistonPreparatory Schoolpupils are membersof the Pietermaritz-burg JudoKwai cluband have been in-volved in the sportfor three years.

Lukecompetedinthe under 38kg andBrent in the under27kg category.

Their proud fa-ther Johan said thatthe boys are verydedicated to thesportandtraintwicea week.

Hesaidthatwhentheywere preparingfor the competition,they trained threetimes aweek as wellas over weekends.“It’s not very oftenyou get two youngbrothers competingin the same sportand winning gold.It’s just a big

PHOTO: NICOLE JOHNPictured with their gold medals are(from left) Luke and Brent Bezuiden-hout.

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of 1973 invites all classmates to be part ofthe 40-year reunion which will be held at

Club Woodlander, Allandale on the7th December 2013.

All former classmates are urged to cometogether to celebrate this occasion andreminisce about the years gone by.

For more information please contact.Dayalan Sundrum: 082 559 1974Vishan Ramchandra: 083 636 0954

Talent runs in the family

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDThe Spur KZN Trail Series finished recently with a petite 11–year–oldgirl from Pietermaritzburg taking top honours in the series. JullieteGoebel (R) entered the short course Challenge races in the open cat-egory and came in first position in the female category in all but oneof the races in the series. She beat male and female runners mucholder than her, ending third overall in two of the races. Her lowestoverall placing was eighth in the last race. Over the course of the se-ries, she has proven herself as a talent worth keeping an eye on, andthe future of KZN trail running is bright with this young star at thefront of the field. Her dad, Arno Goebel (L), also took part in thelonger Championship Series and was the second male in the veterancategory.

The point ofdifferenceon the field>> Former All Blacks head coach John Mitchell speaks about his passion

JONATHAN COOK

THERE is an exciting buzz at theUKZN Rugby Club’s headquar-ters on the Pietermaritzburg

campus – and it’s not just on the field.The Varsity Rugby Stadium club-

houseinthePeterBooysenSportsParkoff Golf Road in Scottsville has a newlyrefurbishedpubunder thedirectionofthe experienced Frans Vorster, whilegrounds keeper Dave Evans has therugby field in superb condition aheadof the new season.

Muchof this impetus isdown tooneman, former All Blacks head coachJohn Mitchell who shocked the rugbyworldwhenhe took the post of head ofrugby at UKZN and head coach of theUKZN Impi, the club’s flagshipVarsi-ty Shield team.

Mitchell spoke exclusively to theMaritzburg Fever at the Sin Binpuband restaurant in the rugbyclubhouse.

He said youngstersmust re-member there is a connectivityunique to the sport that createsjob opportunities outside thegame, the rugby family ralliesaround its members all over theworld and while few make it to thetop echelons of the sport, there is aplace for all.

But much of this is underpinned bygetting a good tertiary qualificationpost–school.

“Rugby connects people for life,”said “Mitch” as he is universallyknown.

“The people youmeet, thelifelong friendships youmake, the support when intime of need, it’s amazingwhat rugby can do foryou.”

The coach will be imparting hisknowledge to all the club’s coaches, sofromU20sidesuptheplayerswillhavethe benefit of Mitch’s knowledge.|

“Rediscoverwhat’sinsideyou.Ival-uetrust,beinghonest,workingtogeth-er.”

Pre-season is important.“Conditioning is key. The little

thingsmake the difference. Rugby is agame of transition, a game of somanyunseen things.

Don’t get frustrated,but if youcometomatchdaywithoutapositiveattitudeit counts for nothing.

Nutrition is very important,putting the right fuel in your body.

Ifyoudon’t fillyourtankcorrect-lyeveryday,itwillcomeback

and bite you in the back-side at training or onmatch day in the daysahead.”

Pre–seasonMitch is big ondevelopingarun-ning base, mus-cle endurance,repeat effort,physical contact

and self–awareness.“You don’t have tobe the best player inthe team, but whatyou have got to dois bring out thestrengthsyouhave.

As a lock you mightbe just okay in the

scrums, just okay in thelineouts, butwhat is your

pointofdifference? Is ithit-ting the rucks, the cleanout,what special strengths canyou bring to the team?Don’t turn up for the new

season thinking it’s going to bethe same as last year.

What is your point of differ-ence?”

Head of UKZN RugbyClub and head coachof the UKZN Impi,John Mitchell.PHOTO: JONATHANBURTON