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Foreignnational shotdead inKwaMachibisa>> Fresh xenophobic attacks spiral out of Durban

NOKULUNGA NGOBESE>> nokulungan@myecho.co.za

AFOREIGNnationalwas shot to deathbyunknown men at a bottle store he wasrenting in KwaMachibisa on Sunday

night.Although the motive for the killing is

unknown, residents who spoke to Echo saidthey believe the incident is related to thexenophobic attacks currently taking place inthe country because nothing was stolen.

A resident who spoke to Echo, but who didnot want to be identified, said the suspectsknewwhat theyweredoingas theywent to theshopwhere they knew no onewould see themas there was load shedding. It is alleged thatthree people had gone to the shop under thepretence of buying mealie meal. Thereaftergunshotswere heard by communitymemberswho then alerted the police.

“The killing of foreign nationals is gettingout of hand. It’s painful because they are alsohuman, and some of them are in the countrylegally. The only people who should beconcerned whether they are here legally arepolice and the Department of Home Affairs.

“AsSouthAfricancitizensweneedtounder-stand that there is competition in business.

Instead of killing competitors, we need to askthem what the recipe behind their success israther than hold a grudge.”

This incident happened a month afteranother foreignnationalwas shot dead inUnitJ. Foreign nationals were reportedly attackedand orded to leave Pmburg yesterday.

SAPS spokesperson Colonel Jay Naickerconfirmed that a 31-year-old foreign nationalwas shot dead in his shop on Sunday.

“It is alleged that the deceased wasapproached by an unidentified suspect whowanted to buy 25 kilogram of mealie meal. Asthe deceased turned to open a burglar guardthesuspectproduceda firearmandfatallyshothim in the chest.

“Thesuspect fledthescene.No arrestshavebeen made,” he said.

The xenophobic attacks started in Durbanabout two weeks ago after Zulu King GoodwillZwelithini reportedly stated: “We are request-ing those who come from outside to please goback to their countries.” The kingnowsays themedia have ‘distorted’ his comment that for-eigners should leave the country and has con-demned xenophobic attacks, saying the prov-ince should avoid the trap of xenophobia andtribalismwhich, if allowed tocontinue,will de-stroy the gains of a collective struggle.

PHOTO: NOKULUNGA NGOBESEThe store in KwaMachibisa waslocked on Monday after a for­eign national was shot deadon Sunday night.

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Umndeni awunemengokuphathwa kwecala>> Uthi leli cala selidonse isikhathi eside lingafiki esiphethweni futhi lingaqulwa nhloboNOKULUNGA NGOBESE>>nokulungan@myecho.co.za

UKHALA ngokwenzelwaphansi ingalo yomthethoumndeni wakwaNdlovu

e-Unit 2 eMbali emva kokuba osolwangokubulala ashise indodakazi yawongo-2013,engaphandleyizekuthiwawazivumela yena icala.

UNkszNompiloNdlovuowayene-minyaka engama-23 kwenzekaisigameko, wabulawa ngesihlukusokunqunywa nokushiswa waqedewagqitshwa ngemumva kwendluyangasese yakubokammangalelwa.

UMnu Thamsanqa Ntenza uvelekafushane eNkantolo kamantshingoMsombuluko okugcine ngokuthiicala lihlehliselwe umhlaka-23 kule

nyanga ngoba kuthiwa umphathiwecala akalandelanga imiguduefanele yokuphenya icala.

Ummangalelwa kuthiwa emvakokubaephumengebheyilingo-2014uke wazama ukushayisa umalumewakhe ngemoto ngoNdasa (March)walo nyaka, njengoba ebengomunyewofakazi.

Ekhuluma ne-Echo unina kamufiuNksz Gida Ndlovu uthe akagculise-kile ngendlela leli cala eliphethwengayo, njengoba ummangalelwa en-gakaze abuthule ubufakazi phambikwenkantolokusukela lelicala lange-na enkantolo ngo-2014.

Uthe umufi wasukelwa umman-galelwa ezibuyela endaweni yokuci-ma ukoma ngomhlaka 26 Zibandlela(December) owafike wamlandela

wamdonsa,wazewayombulalelaku-bo.

“Akusavumi nokuthi ngidle umangicabanga ngesihluku indodakaziyami eyabulawa ngaso, kodwa icalaliluke lihlehliswa futhi umsolwa uliq-ula engaphandle. Okufike kubulalekakhulu umphefumulo wami ukuthiumsolwa wazivumela yena ema-phoyiseni emva kokuba kutholakaleisidumbu sigqitshwe emva kwendluyakubo.

“Selokhu langena enkantolo,akakhulumi lutho,ukhulunyelwaab-ammeli kuze kube icala liyahlehlis-wa. Sesiphelelwe ithemba ngoba si-bona sengathi umthetho uhudula iz-inyawo.

“NgoMsombuluko obekufaneleumsolwa athule ngabo ubufakazi,

kugcine sekukhulunywa ngezinsolozokuzama ukushayisa ngemotoomunye wofakazi, esikhundleni so-kuthi kukhulunywe ngecala lokubu-lala. Sihlukumezekilekakhulunjeng-omndeningobakushoukuthikufane-le uze ube nemali ukuze kwenzekeubulungiswa.

“Ukuhudulwa kwezinyawo eku-quleni leli cala nami kungibuyiselaemuva ngoba angikwazi ukuqhube-ka nempilo ngikhohlwe okwenzeka,”kusho yena.

Amalunguomphakathiakhulumenephephandaba kepha angathan-danga ukudalulwa athe awenemengendlela leli cala elisingethwe nga-lo, njengoba umsolwa engaphandlengemibandela yokuthi akasondelieMbali, bathi kodwa uyaqhubeka

nokubonakala endaweni.“Abangani bamufi sebesabela iz-

impilo zabo ngoba umsolwa usaq-hubeka nokubonakala la. Isigamekosakamuvasokusabisaufakazingoku-zama ukumshayisa ngemoto sik-hombisangokusobalaukuthiasiphe-phile.

“Kunokuthi leli cala liyephambili,sibona sengathi bakhathazeke kak-hulungokuphephakwakhokunecalaalenza. Umthetho awudlale indawoyawo, kade sigqigqa enkantolo sing-ayiboni indlela eya phambili,” kushoilungu lo mphakathi.

ISITHOMBE: SITHUNYELWEUNksz Nompilo Ndlovu owabulawangesihluke eMbali ngo 2013.

Theft worrying in Esigodini

NOMPENDULO NGUBANE>>nompendulo.ngubane@my­echo.co.za

HOUSE break­ins and sellingstolengoodsisaseriouscrimethathas caused members of EsigodiniCommunity Policing (CPF) Forumto become investigative officers.Every night members of this areaare on a mission of searchinghouses of residents accused ofstealing and buying stolen goods.If these items are recovered theyare returned to the legitimateowners.

The chairperson of the CPFMduduzi Majola told Echo they areinvestigating a number of cases oftheft in the area.

“One of the targeted items isplasma televisions which are thensold cheaply. We have now be­come our own investigative offi­cers to fight against this barbaric

behaviour that has become atrend. As we speak we have casesthat have been reported by com­munity members who have beenvictims of doing this. It is knownby every individual that peoplewho commit these crimes arethe whoonga addicts. It is peoplewho are known in the community,but what is disappointing is thatthe same residents with theknowledge of what is going on buystolen goods from these thieves.

“We urge the community tostop contributing to these crimesby buying stolen goods. They mustreport these people to the policeso that they are arrested,” saidMajola.

Other areas that are faced bysimilar situations are Nhlazatshe,Ecabazini and Shayamoya. Allthese areas fall under GreaterEdendale.

Ward 12 councillor Sboniso

Majola said he is aware of the cas­es of house break­ins and thepurchasing of stolen goods. Heurged the community to reportthefttothepoliceandtothestruc­tures within their areas.

“Parents and everyone in thearea must know that this affectsevery individual. People must stoptaking part in these crimes bybuying stolen goods. Parents athome must play their role. Thething with whoonga is that it issold at homes and in the presenceof parents. They are aware of it,but play dumb and support thatbehaviour. It’s up to the communi­ty to fight against this,” said thecouncillor.

The CPF chairperson warnedthat the community membersshould be aware of mugging in theearly hours of the morning and inthe afternoon, especially in darkareas in the Esigodini area.

PHOTO: SOURCEDPlasma televi­sion is one ofthe items tar­geted bythieves.

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3Making SA areading nation>> The department has started a campaign to encourage readingNICOLE JOHN>>nicole@pmbfever.co.za

THEDepartment of BasicEd-ucationhasrolledoutaBookFlood campaign across all

provinces in the hopes that it willpopulate libraries at primary andhigh schools.

According to the National Edu-cation Infrastructure Manage-ment Systems (NEIMS) report of2014, only 25% of schools inKwaZulu-Natal have libraries.This refers to the access pupilshave to a building or room on theproperty that houses books.

Speaking to Maritzburg FeverKhanyi Dubazana, director of Ed-ucation Library, Information andTechnology Services, said thereare 10malls throughout KZN thatwill participate in the initiative.

Liberty Midlands Mall is theselected mall in Pietermaritzburgand has been running thecampaignwhich ends on20April.

There have already been large

donations made by various book-stores including Exclusive Booksand Hargraves Library Servicesdonating R200 000 towards BookFlood.

“Our intention is to promote aculture of reading among pupilsacross the country and build anationof readers.Researchshows

that there is not enough access forpupils to books especially in ruralareas.This iswhatweare trying toimprove on. This in turn willincrease the overall annualnational assessment percenta-ges,” said Dubazana.

Each of the 10 participatingmallswillstockoneprimaryschool

and one high school thus 20schools in the province will begivenaccess toa libraryby theendof the campaign.

Slangspruit Primary Schooland Ingqwangele High Schoolhavebeen identifiedas theschoolsin the Pietermaritzburg area. Thehandoverofbookswillbemadeon23 April, World Book Day.

Gcina Mhlophe, worldrenowned author known for herstorytelling in Zulu and English,was at Liberty Midlands Mallrecently to share a story from herlateststorybookZimnandiNgoku-phindwa.

“Thisdaywasanopportunitytocelebrate the joy of books andreadingandreflectonwayswecanpromote books and improvereading levels. The importance ofreading and the culture of booksneed tobe instilled inourchildren.This provides a solid foundationfor learning and enhances theirknowledgeas future leaders,” saidMuhammad Varachia, LibertyMidlands Mall Centre manager.

Therearegreenboxesplacedatthe information kiosk at the mall,CUM Books or Bargain Bookswhere the public is encouraged todrop off their books suitable forchildren at both primary and highschool.

PHOTO: NICOLE JOHNGcina Mhlophewas at Liberty Midlands Mall recently to share a storyfrom her latest storybook ‘Zimnandi Ngokuphindwa’.

Churches to fight moral decayNOKULUNGA NGOBESE>> nokulungan@myecho.co.za

CHURCH leaders across theprovince have been called to be atthe forefront in fighting moraldecay politically and socially.

Speaking at the interfaithsymposium at the city hall onTuesday, Moral RegenerationMovement chairperson FatherSmangaliso Mkhatshwa said thereligious sector needs to be at theforefront for moral renewal.

The symposium which wasattended by different churchleaders intheprovinceisoneof thelegislature’s public participationinitiatives aimed at giving thereligious sector a voice in thelegislative process as required bythe ConstitutionAddressing thedelegatesMkhatshwasaid:“Moraldecay ishighandSouthAfrica is indeep trouble ethically because ofthe culture of materialism. Thereare concerns about certain formsof behaviour ofmoral decay goingagainst the national agenda.

“There is fraud, corruption,

unite with other countries againstsocial ills that are currently facingour countries.”

Dr Lucas Ngoetjana of the KZNChristianCouncil said thepurposeof thesymposiumwastoengage indebate about the contribution ofthe religious sector towardsaddressing social ills.

“We have to ask ourselves howwe can partner with institutionsother than the government infighting social ills. The missionwas to discover common thingsthat combine different churches,”he said.

Speaking on African religion,founder ofNomkhubulwane Insti-tute Nomagugu Ngobese said:“From an African religionperspective, there is moral decayin society because people haveabandoned their culture andadults have lost respect for them-selves.

“Before we can correct ouryoungones,weneed to leadby ex-ampleasadults.Weneedtore-lookat ourselvesonwhatarewe teach-ing our children.”

rape, disrespect,abuse of women andchildren, lack of ser-vice delivery andmany other socialills.There isahumandisjuncture betweenmaterial and spiritu-ality.

“Churches have arole to play in thelegislative frame-work as they shouldprovide guidance onwhat type of leadershould provide lead-ership. As thereligious sector weneedtobethevoiceofthe voiceless andtake a stand againstissues that affect thecountry socially andpolitically.

“The public needsreassurance thattheir spiritual lead-ers care about theirwelfare. We need tohave internationalsolidarity where we

Dr drops bombshell

‘What Dr Nala just did is unac­ceptable, why I say that is be­cause it would have been better ifhe started as Plentian from thebeginning. The other confusingfactor is that he still uses thesame Bible that Christians are

using ­ that is a totalcontradiction of he is now say­ing.’

Reverend Caleb Mbokazi:

‘He started by taking a second wifewhile he was a Christian. That alonewas the opposite of Christianity. I

can’t make a clear understandingof what his intentions are. Inmy opinion I think Dr. Nala isone of the pastors of the lastdays. The Bible warned usabout these incidents and thatis exactly what is happening.’

Reverend Bethwell Zulu:

‘This is an insult to Chris­tianity. From what Iknow as Christians, welive different lives andwe must portray a goodimage to the public. It’sa pity because we knowNala as a Christian andsuddenly that haschanged.’

Bishop Minor Ngcobo:

NOMPENDULO NGUBANE>>nompendulo.ngubane@myecho.co.zaAFTER making the headlines about taking a second wife, Dr. H.Q.Nala dropped a bomb when he said he is no longer a Christian, heis now a Plentian.Nompendulo Ngubane spoke to some pastors and bishops aboutNala’s journey.PHOTO: NOMPENDULO NGUBANE

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ECHOAddressing poverty alleviation

NOKULUNGA NGOBESE>> nokulungan@myecho.co.za

ONamissiontoreduceunem-ployment and inequality,the KwaZulu-Natal Chris-

tian Council (KZNCC) adopted afarming project in Bishopstowe ina bid to provide sustainability tounderprivileged communities.

KZNCC CEO Dr Douglas Dzivasaid R2 million has been injectedinto the project by the InterchurchDevelopment Corporation (ICCO)in partnership with the NormanHudson Trust and Umgungund-lovu District municipality.

Speaking to Echo, Dr Dzivasaid: “Churches are movingbeyond just Sunday prayers. Wewant to make a contributiontowards curbing inequality,unemployment and increase foodsecurity.Therewillbeseven farmsproducing vegetables, pigs andchickens.Thesefarmswilloperateon a 10-year free-leaseprogramme, and85peoplewill be

employed.”Project manager of ICCO Musa

Zakwe said the organisationsupports non-governmentalorganisations (NGO) fromareas inthesectorsofhealth,HIVandAids,

small-hold farmers and peace-building.“Wehavedecidedtosup-port the project seeing that thechurch is going all out to help peo-ple to become self-sufficientthrough agricultureandcapacity-

building. We urge businesses tosupport this initiative, and seewhat they can do to contribute to-wards development.

“Congregants will be involvedin the project, which also encour-ages the spirit of voluntarism.”

HIV/Aids co-ordinator for theDistrict Aids Council (DAC) atUmgungundlovu Leslie Sakunekasaid the district’s responsibility isto make an enabling environmentfor all NGO’s within Pietermaritz-burg to reduce HIV/Aids throughprojects. “KZNCC will work handin hand with DAC in the Bishop-stowe farm project and we hopethe relationship yields positive re-sults. The project fits well as it willbe driven by people living withHIV/Aids. We offer donations tocorporates, give them businessstart-up kits and provide themwithcapacity-buildingtrainingsinself-sustaining projects. Ourman-date is toensureagenerationof lo-calemploymentopportunities,”hesaid.

PHOTO:SUPPLIEDSome of the farm employees feeding chickens at the Bishopstowefarm.

Kusinda kuyitshekongenamlenzeNOMPENDULO NGUBANE>>nompendulo.ngubane@myecho.co.za

KUSINDA kuyehlela kowesifazane waseWillofontainongenamlenze ebe ehlala yedwa njengoba ekhalangesimo sendlu ohlala kuyona. Uthi iyavuza kanti in­ezimbobo ezingenisa amakhaza kanye namanzi umalina izulu.

UNkk Nomusa Zuma (52) onqunywe umlenzengonyakaodlulengenxayesifosikashukelauthikunzi­ma ukuhlala kule ndlu ohlala kuyo njengoba ingekhongisho indlu yangasese okuze kuphoqeleke ukuthiuma ezikhulula lokho akwenze endlini kuplastiki.

Echazela iphephanmdaba i­Echo ngesimo athesibuhlungu kakhulu kuyena, uthe okunye okumenzaabe nokwesaba ukuhlala kwakhe endlini, umsindokanye nokuzizwa engaphephile.

Uphinde wathi uyafisa ukuba akhelwe indlu ezobasesimeni esihle ukuze azokwazi ukuhlala akhululeke.UZuma uhlala endlini engamagumbi amathathuisakhiwo sayo esilapho kwakhiwe khona ihholo kanye

nenkundla yezemidlalo yomphakathiwaseWillowfontain.

Uthe okunye okumhlukumezayo ukuthi le ndawokungena kuyo yonke inhlobo yomuntu ngobaiyindawo esetshenziswa umphakathi.

“Ihholo kulapho kwenzelwa khona izintoezehlukahlukene zomphakathi waseWillofontainnamaphethelo,” kubeka yena.

“Abantu bayafika bezobamba izinkonzozemingcwabo nemicimbi eyehlukahlukene khonalapha ehholo. Akugcini ngemingcwabo kodwa futhikuba nemicimbi ehlukene eba khona ngezimpelason­to.

ISITHOMBE:NOMPENDULO NGUBANEUNkk Nomusa Zuma waseWillofontain uthisiyamkhathaza isimo sendawo kanye nedluahlala kuyo.

“Lokho kuyinto engihlukumezayo ngoba abantuabasuke belapha ukuzothamela imicimbi yabo,bayagcaluza lapha ngaphakathi ngigcine sengisabangoba ngingazi ukuthi luhlobo luni lwabantu.

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Ngokuthola kwe­Echo indlu lena ahlala kuyouZuma kwabe kuhlala umalume wakhe osewadlulaemhlabeni. I­Echo iphinde yathola ukuthi lo muziwawuhlala abelungu ngezikhathi zakudala kanti keuZuma ubehlala nomalume wakhe obe eseshonaeshiya yena.

Ikhansela lendawo uMnu Sibusiso Mkhize uthebayazi ngodaba nangesimo sikaZuma kungakhongenyanga edlule bamvakashele bamlethela ukudlaukuze athole ukusizakala futhi athole nokuyangasethunjini.

“Udaba lwakhe ngazibonela mina ngaphandlekokutshelwa umuntu. Emva kokubona isimo sakhesimvakashele ukuyobheka, safike sathola ukuthi isi­mo sendawo ahlala kuyo simbi kakhulu. Udaba lwak­he ngiludlulisele eMnyangweni wezokuHlaliswakwaBantu ukuthi kebalubheke babone ukuthi bang­amsiza kanjani, lusezithebeni ezifanele sikhulumanje,” kuchaza uMkhize.

Okunye uZuma athe uyakufisa ukukwazi ukutho­la impesheni yokugula ngenxa yokuthi akasenawoumlenze. Uthe okufike kube yinselelo kuyena ukun­gabi nayo imali yokuhamba aye emahhovisi okub­haliswa kwempesheni.

“Ngiyafisa ukube ngabe sengiyasithola isibone­lelo semali kahulumeni yokugula kodwa angibi nayongisho imali yokuya emahhovisi abo ukuyofaka isic­elo. Nokuba ngilala ngidlile ngisizwa omakhelwaneabangilethela ukudla,” kubeka uZuma.

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AS of 1 May, children under the age ofthree will be required to only travelin a car if they are secured in a car seat.

This is required by a new regulation of theNational Road Traffic Act.

Motorists who have children under the ageof three unrestrained in their vehiclewill be fined.

This comes after some motorists refuse totake seriously the constant warnings and callsby emergency services and authorities to havechildren properly secured in vehicles.

Speaking toMaritzburg Fever Caro Smit ofSouthAfricansAgainst DrunkDriving (SADD),said the organisation has been working longtowardsgettingthisspecificregulationpassed.

According to Smit, the Medical ResearchCouncil (MRC) stated that car crashes are theleading cause of injury and/or deaths amongchildren under the age of five in South Africa.

“ArriveAlivesaysthatcorrectlyinstalledcarseats can reduce the risk of deaths by 70% inthe infantage,and47%to54%inchildrenagedone to four.”

Daily, toddlers canbe seen jumpingonbackseats, hanging out of windows and sitting onpassenger’s laps.

“Upon speaking to parents, some will tellyou theynevergrewupwithchildcarseatsandsurvived. Parents may also tell you that theirchildren do not like being restrained and cryconstantly. Some parents insist you not tellthemwhat todowith their children,” saidChit-ra Bodasing, ER24 spokesperson.

Bodasing said that emergency services at-tend to collisions involving children everyweek.

“The majority of unrestrained children areflung out of the vehicle and either sustain criti-cal injuries or die on impact.”

While the law forcesparents touse child carseats for children under theageof three, thisdoes not mean older children should not alsobe secured in a car seat.

Lastyear,SADDdistributed20newcarseatsfor children at Woodlands Primary and TPASchool in Northdale.

“We call on people to donate their old un-wanted seats to SADDandwewill get them re-furbished and handed out to needy families,”said Smit.

SmithasjustreturnedfromameetinginMo-roccowhere a plan for 2015was drawn up forthe global campaign.

“We will be working with the same 17schoolsonaprojectcalled#SaveKidsLiveswithregards to road safety.Wewill look at seat-beltuse,aswellaspupilvisibility,alcoholabuseandother relevant road- safety issues.

To donate a car seat or for moreinformation about SADD or #SaveKidsLives,contact Smit on 033 347 0103 or emailcarosmit@sadd.org.za

>> Not adhering to the newlaw will result in motoristsgetting fined

Car seat tips•Infants should ride rear­facing at least until theyare a year old. Once they exceed the weight orheight limit set by the manufacturer of the infantsafety seat, they should continue to ride rear­fac­ing in a convertible safety seat. It is best to keeptoddlers rear­facing as long as possible.•When they have outgrown this seat, they shoulduse a forward­facing safety seat with a full har­ness. This should be used until they exceed theweight and/or height limit set by the manufacturerof the seat.•Children who have outgrown a convertible safetyseat should use a booster seat until they are atleast four feet.•Children who are tall enough to wear an adult seatbelt should still ride in the back seat until they are13. Adjust the seat belt so the lap belt crosses thechild’s upper thighs and the diagonal belt crossesthe upper chest at a point between the neck andshoulder.

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Let’s not promotehatred of one another

WHAT is happening in ourbeautiful country regard-ingthe destructionofco-

lonial and apartheid statuesat this juncture of our history iswrong.

Ihavenever seenall the colonialor apartheid figures in question, Ihave only read about them.

The ways employed in dealingwith removal of statues is totallywrong and might have direimplication for us as a diversenation.

It is taking us back in terms ofmulticultural heritage.

IwishEcho, as a people’s paper,

would conduct research and findout from the young what theiropinion is and what is going on intheir mind.

As far as I understand this issueneeds special attention fromrelevant authorities.

They must deal with itaccordingly to avoid racialdivisions among South Africans.

As young as I am, I would like tosee SouthAfricans always at peacewith each other as Mandela wouldlike to see happening.

Those statues played asignificant role to where we arenow, soIbelievetheyshouldbekept

in a certain place so that whoeverwants to remind him or herselfabout them can go there.

The fundamentalmessages thatcome with them are moreimportant than it is thought byothers.

History is part of development.Wherever you go, there is history.Let’s not destroy what is ours, weshould protect it and preserve it.

Let’s not provoke our ancestorsby promoting hatred of oneanother.

JM ZUMANorthdale

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UNjilo uhlale elindele ukusizaMHLELI: Akuve kubuhlunguukuhanjelwa izingane zakho zonkekuze kungenele nakubazukulubakho. Lapha ngikhuluma ngobuh-lungu obuziwe udadewaboomncanekamamawamiuSibongileodume ngelika Sbobobo endaweniyakwaDambuza kwaShwi, budebuduze nomuzi weqhawe uHarryGwala.

Phela lapha ubefihla indodakaziyakhe yokugcina isiseleuThembelihle emasont-weni ambalwa adlule.Ngaphambi kokubasivale unyaka odlulesasifihla umzukuluwakhe owadutshulwaiphoyisa lakuLoopStreetemakethe kwasekuthuleka kanjalo ngobasezwa kuthiwawayezama ‘ukubambainkunzi’ kodwaamaphoyisa asaphenya.

Kwahlula nomasesiya khona sozibuzelangokuqhubekayosatshelwa ukuthi sizothintwaamaphoyisa aseThekwini aphenyangezenzo zamaphoyisa. Kuze kubeinamhlanje awakaze abuyele kuthi-na. Angikho-ke lapho kodwa laphongikhona izenzo zomakhelwanebakhe abazenza kuyona yomibiliimingcwabo engihlaba umxhwele.

Kuyajabulisaukuthikusenomak-helwane abasadla ngoludala lapho

kuthi ma kudlule khona umakhel-wane banikele noma ingani aban-ganikelangayo,ngishonangesikha-thi sabo uqobo.

Ungeke usho ukuthi indawo yak-waShwi isunguleke manje emvakwenkululeko kodwa ungafungaukuthikadebazanakuloyamphaka-thi.Izenzozabozimenzewaduduze-ka kakhulu umama wami omncanewazibona ukuthi akasele yedwa

ngampela kuleya ndawo. Ngithengimvakashelewashowathi ‘mfanakasisibengingaziminaukuthiaban-tu bakule ndawo kanti bangithandakangaka ngoba esikhathini esiningingihlala emsebenzini’.

Angijwayele nokuhamba imihl-anganoyalaphakodwabangisuleiz-inyembezi.Ngifisalentoenhleabay-enze kumndeniwakithi enhle kang-

aka baqhubeke nayo bayenzenakwabanye. Ngifuna ukubalulakakhulu umama uMrs ZandileNzimande okunguyena obebaholaphambili ekulekeleleni.Phambilimphakathi waseReggie Hadebe vil-lage! Ngizosale sengithatha leli thu-ba ngibonge bonke abantu baseM-phithi kodwa ngiphume iqhubunabantubaseNhlazatshe (ikakhulu-kaziuKenZuma) naseSigingqini

(ikakhulukazi uBon-gani Sibiya)ngokubanathi ngezikhathi ez-inzima esibhekanenazo sidlulelwaizin-ganezakheuSbobobo.

Ngingakhohlwaumsizi wabantuabahluphekayonongumnikaziweNduduzo FuneraluMnu Themba Njiloowasenzela imilingoesixhasa singazangesimcele nokumcelafuthi naye engasazi-sanga kodwa ebona

isidingo salokho. Sithe sesihleli ses-ihlaziya umcimbi wonke sabu-zanaukuthikwavelaphikodwasazesathola kubasebenzi bakhe ukuthisanikezelwa umhlonishwa. Isizulusithi ‘ukwandakwaliwaumthaka-thi’.

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Alivulelwe Icala ikhansela likaward 12MHLELI: Namanje ngisathuthu-mela ukwethuka ukuzwaukuphawula kukaKhanselaDumsani Phungula oyikhanselalase-Ashdown ephephandabenilabantu i-Echo ngo-12March 2015.

Kumele i-ANC imvulele icalaumholi othi kulungile uma amalun-ga omphakathi ebanobudlelwanoobunenkohlakalo ekusetshenzis-weni kwemali yabakhokhi bentelabudlabha.

Angazi noma ingoba uSaneleMtshali yingoba engunobhala waloyini leli khansela noma yingobaeyilunga lesigungu segatsha le-ANC

njengoba ezenzele nje ezintwenizomphakathi bese ikhanselaliyameseka ngaleso senzo.

Kusho ukuthi uma wonkeumuntu engenza njengoba kusholeli khansela isizukulwane sethungeke siyibone nakancane intuthu-ko uma kusewuyena ikhansela. Mi-na Mhleli uKhongolose engiyilungalawo awuhambisani nenkohlakalo,angiwazike lo kakhanselauDumisani BernardPhungula. Ngi-yazibuza?

Leli tiyela elifakwe kwaMtshalielomphakathi akulona elikakhan-sela. Kumele i-ANC imvulele icala

noma lolu daba lubikwe kuMvikeliwoMphakathi (Public Protector)uThuli Madonsela.

Futhi akayeke ukulokhu esi-fundekelangodaba lomhlabangobale ndaba isezithebeni zenkantolookumeleumasipalaavezeubufakazibokuthi ungumnikazi ngokusem-thethweni waleya ndawo.

Ubugebengu budlangileendaweni futhi yena ungamunyewabantu akade bedayisa utshwalangokungekho emthethweniendaweni yaseGomora.

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AMALUNGU e-ANC kwaward 12endaweni yase-Edendale afunakungenelele uMnyangowezokuVikela umphakathi ukuzekuphenywe kabanzi ngomgunyathiowenziwa ngamafomu obulunguobabuzogunyaza ukhetho lwesiguguesiphethe igatsha elidume oligcinelumisiwe.

La malungu atshele iphephanda-ba i-Echo ukuthi asekhatheleukushaywa indiva ubuholibesifundazwe kanye nehhovisii-Moses Mabhida region, njengobakade ayebika ngomkhonyovunoqhekeko kule ward. Atshele leliphephandaba ukuthi azimiseleukuphazamisa uhlelo lokukhethwalaso isigugu esiphethe igatshaesaziwa ngebranch executivecommittee (BEC) entsha, kuze kubelukhethwa ngokwenqubo yalenhlangano.

Athi ukungezwani phakathi kwa-wo nalawo aseka ikhansela lendawouMnuSbono Majola kuholele eku-theni kumiswe ukhetho lwe-BECngoNhlolanja(February)walonyaka,emva kokusola labo abahambisananekhansela ngokwandisa ubulungungokugcwalisa amafomu omgun-yathi.Bathi emvakokubonaukuthilabo abangahambisaninekhan-sela baningi ukudlulabona, kubesekugcwalisiswa noma ubani ukuzeathole ubulungu ukuze akwazi uku-vota. Elinye ilungu elikhulume naleli

phephandaba elingathandangaukudalulwa lithe: “Ngokwezibalosiyazi ukuthi thina sibaningi kodwasiqale ukusola ngoba sesibonaabanye bethu sebekhishiwenasohlwini lwamagama abantuabazovota. Leli elinye iqeqebanalimane laba namalungu amaningikunawethu, okwenze sikhalazelumisweukhetho.Siceleelinyeilunguebesilazi ukuba lisikhombise ifomulalo lobulungu okuthe uma sibhekasatholaukuthikukhonaokungaham-bisani.

“Sibe sesiya ebhange laphookuthiwa bakhokhela khona o-R20bobulungu, satshelwa ukuthikunomgunyathi owenziwe. Yizengokwefomu kubekwa ukuthileli lungu lakhokha ngonyaka odlule,ebhangebasitshelaukuthiabaligxivi-ziifomuelingabhaliweusukuumuntuafake ngalo imali.

“Bathi isitembu asibi sincane,futhi umaumuntuekhokhakuneslip-hu esidatshulwayo ezansi. Phezukwalokho umuntu owayesayinilekuleli fomu kukhombisa ukuthiwayengekho ngalolo suku.

“Babesebethiakukhoabangakus-ho okudlula lokhu ngoba kumelekuvulwe icala lo mgunyathi. .”

Elinye ilungu lithe bake bazamaukususa uthuthuva kule ward kulonyaka ukuze banakwe, kodwabagcina bengasizakalanga.

“Sifuna kuhlakazwe ubuholiobukhona ngoba asisizakali ngalut-ho, kunalokho kusizakala laboabahambisana nekhansela. Sifunakungenelele uMnyangowezokuVikela uMphakathi.

Libuzwa ngalezi zinsolo ikhan-sela uMajola uthe ilona leli qeqebanaelenza umgunyathi ngamafomuobulungu, njengoba liwaphucaabantu ngesidlozana.

“Siyaziqhelelanisa nalezi zinsolonjengoba konke sikwenza ngemigo-mo,futhisiyabhalanezinsukuabantuabasuke bekhokhe ngazo ebhange.Labaabantuabadungaukuthulakuleward, abaphazamisanemihlangano.

“Ihhovisi lesifunda liyazi ngakhokonke okwenzekayo okubalwanezinsongo abanazo. Benza konkelokhu ngoba ukhetho seluseduze.Ukuba ngisebuholini obuphezulukule nhlangano, ngabe sengibakhi-phile nasembuthweni ngendlelaabaziphethe ngayo.”

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GENERATION: THE LEGACYZONDIWE convinces Tshidi to fight for

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THE number of players representingKZN in the PSL and national teamshave declined over the past few

years. The midlands region in particularhas not done well both in youthcompetitions and club football.

People should also remember thatKZN is the biggest province in SouthAfrica. Numbers on their own do not helpif people are not doing the right things.Pietermaritzburg is representedonly by five players in the professionalleague compared to over twenty five afew years back.

The lack of facilities is not helping thesituation. I firmly believe that authoritiesare letting down the young people in ourdistrict. We have worse football facilitiescompared to the apartheid era. This issad considering that the majority offootballers are young black boys and girls.

League matches are played on gravelfields. Why do municipalities find itdifficult to prepare fields for weekendfixtures i.e. cut grass and mark the lines?We cannot talk service delivery andfailtheyoungpeopleonjustsimplethingslike marking the fields.

We have not promoted any team tothe NFD in the past 15 years. The calendarof competitions is disadvantagingour clubs. Planning is non­existent.Football is played for four to five months.We lack the interest and the will to do the

correct things.SAB clubs have to play on a Saturday

and Sunday. Do football authoritiesunderstand the implication of this to thehealth of our young people. Playing asingle 90­minutes match in a weekend isa challenge in itself. Technically, this alsohas a lot of implications. It develops slowfootball and yet internationally intensi­ty is critical.

Refereeing also needs someattention. I have been very impressedwith most of the guys in our local SABleague. They do honest jobs althoughthey can do with more and bettertraining. It is important that cheating isremoved out of KZN football. Bribing ofreferees does not help improve the game.Referees themselves should understandthe implications of dishonesty in theircareers. KZN does not have referees in thetwo top tiers of South African football.

We also do not have people featuring ininternational competitions.

I would like to encourage thosehonest guys to carry on with their goodwork.Coaching itself need to improve ifour young players are to reachinternational standards. Football, justlike schooling, requires lots of dedicationfrom all parties. It is unfortunate thatcurrently South African children do nothave proper support structures bothat home and within communities.

We live in a society where theinterests of adults come first.

We expect someone else to look afterour children. Unzima lo mthwalo.

THABO DLADLA

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HILLVIEW FC MUST COME CLEAN-JERRY BARNES

I MUST say I was very happy to hearthat the Hillview FC Easter tourna-ment at Newholmes grounds wasgoing to take place again this year. Ibelieve thiswell-organised event hasbecome one of the crowd pullers.

I remembermanyyearsagowhenone of the long serving and hardworking members of Pietermaritz-burg andDistrict SoccerAssociation(Padsa) Kay Parus and a few otherspulledout fromthis organisationand started their own event awayfrom Northdale Stadium.

I was also there to support themand also attended their event fromday one. Although I was told orunderstood that therewere a fewdif-ferences between Padsa officials andHillviewFCmanagementatthattime,I personally did not see Parus andhisgroupasrebelsorasplinterorganisa-tion.

I saw a competition and anotherdevelopmentofourlocalsoccer. Ialsosaw more options for players, teamsand local media houses. I actually

still have a picture that I took duringthe first tournament at Newholmesgroundsofacertain junior teamfromGlenwood.

The two players that I rememberinthephotoare Brendan Bezuide-houtandPapiPetersen,whowerestillveryyoungand playingfortheunder12 side. By theway these twoplayersare grown up men now and one ofthem is happily married.

ThisweekIwasverydisappointedwhenIheard that thesame HillviewFCEaster tournament allowedoneof the local professionals PSL andChippa United player Enver Wiltwerto play for Hillview Old Boys. Whyallowaprofessional tocomecompeteagainst amateur players? It was alsoallegedthatacertainplayerwasgivenmarching orders (red card) duringthe games but was later allowed tocarry onplaying after paying a fine.

So inshort,hepaidmoney toclearhisnameandtobere-instatedintotheevent. Oh what a mistake!

As event organisers, Hillview FCofficials were just too wrong and outof line to change or overlook the redcard issued by the referee for adisciplinary reason, just to makemoney, if all this is true.

I believe events like these are notmoney making scheme but thedevelopmentof the localgameandanexercisetounearthunknown talent.

I am also aware that Hillview FCopponents and certain unhappyofficialsout thereontheoppositesidemaycookupsomenegative storiesorlookforfaultsintheevent,justtopainta black picture.

Iwould like toprofer aplatform toHillview FC officials to come outclean, explain and give us a fair andhonest answer about what exactlyhappened. My e-mail address isjerryb.barnes228@gmail.comor083521 9553.

JERRY BARNES

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PHOTO: GALLO IMAGESRefiloe Jane of Banyana Banyanaduring the All Africa Games qualifiermatch between the South AfricanWomens National team and Bot­swana at Dobsonville Stadium inSoweto on Saturday. Banyana Ban­yana qualified for the All AfricaGames following a 5­0 thrashing ofBotswana.Having led 1­0 from the first leg,the game was a mere formality forVera Pauw’s charges, who madelight work of reaching the finals inCongo in September. The goalscame from Mamello Makhabane,Portia Modise, Amanda Dlamini, No­ko Matlou and S’lindile Ngubane. Itwas Modiose’s 101st goal for hercountry.

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SA U23 to miss All Africa GamesJERRY BARNES

South Africa U23 (0) 1Sudan U23 0(Sudan go through 2-1 on aggregate)

SOUTHAfricanswill have to dowithout tak-ingpart inthenextAllAfricaGamesafterfail-ing on Saturday.

The SAU23 team failed to qualify for thisyear’s Africa’s event to be held in Congo.

Most of the SouthAfricanshada lot of ex-pectations for the U23 outfit who thoughttheir earlier qualification matches weresmooth sailing.

Bafana Bafana head coach and formerU23mentorEphraim“Shakes”Mashabathisweeksaid theSA teamwas“justunluckyand

second half and got the opening goal of theday, but timewas not on their side to add theall-important second goal.

The All-Africa Games, sometimes calledtheAfricanGamesorthePanAfricanGames,are a continental multi-sport event held ev-ery four years, organised by the SupremeCouncil for Sport in Africa.

All of the competing nations are from the

African continent.The first games were held in 1965 in

Brazzaville, Congo.The International Olympic Committee

granted official recognition as a continentalmulti-sport event, along with the AsianGames and Pan American Games.

Since 1999, the games have includeddisabled athletes.

JERRY BARNES

ONE of KwaZulu-Natal’s PSLhopefuls -AmaZulu - are pre-

pared to go all the way intheirbid toavoid relegation.

Usuthu’s hard-workingand seasoned defenderMarc Van Heerden says al-thoughhis teamseems tobedeep in relegationand fight-ing an impossible battle, thegood signs are there.

“What is nice about us isthat we are playingwell. Al-so the mentality and vibe inthecampisverypositive.Weare not going to give up, thisis soccer and anything ispossible.

“What ever happens,weare prepared to fight all theway until the final whistle. Ipersonally believe we stillstandachancetochangethesituation,” said Van Heer-den.

Usuthu last night playedagainst Polokwane City atKwaMashu’s Princess Ma-gogoStadiumandtherewas

no result at the timeof goingto print.

The local PSL outfit,Maritzburg United, willtravel to face BloemfonteinatKaizerSebotheloStadiumon Sunday at 3pm

United’s experiencedand evergreen midfielderKurt Lentjies feels the Teamof Choice stands a goodchance to hang in the topeight bracket because it’stheir aim.

Lenjtiesagrees that theirtrip to the Free State won’tbe easy or awalk in theparkbut they are prepared tofight for points.

“Look, to play Celtic athome is always a tough as-signment but we are pre-pared to take them on,”saidLentjies.

As visitors to the FreeState, United’s players willhave to have nerves of steelbecause vocal Celtic sup-porters can be intimidating.

United’sPROBrianZumaagrees that their mentalstrength will be tested.

sometimes thegameis cruel”.

Duringthematchthe national U23men’s team made alate rally but it was aquestion of too littletoo lateas they failedto qualify.

Despite winning1-0 in the second legatDobsonvilleStadi-um they could notoverturna2-0deficitthey suffered inKhartoum a fort-night ago. It was adisappointing endfor the U23.

Theyputtremen-dous pressure in thedyingminutes of the

FULL PSL WEEKEND FIXTURES:

17 AprilAjax Cape Town v University of Pretoria at Cape Town

Stadium at 8pm18 AprilPolokwaneCityvFreeStateStarsatOldPeterMokaba

Stadiumat 3pm,WitsvChippaUnited at Bidvest Stadiumat8:15pm,SuperSportUnitedvMorokaSwallowsatPeterMokaba Stadium at 8:15pm

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bothelo Stadium at 3pm21 AprilFree State Stars v Ajax Cape Town Charles Mopeli Sta­

dium at 7:30pm, Orlando Pirates v University of Pretoriaat Orlando Stadium at 8pm

PHOTO: GALLO IMAGESMatome Mathiane of Gold­en Arrows and ClaytonDaniels of SuperSportUnited during the NedbankCup last 8 match betweentheir two sides at PeterMokaba Stadium on Satur­day. SuperSport scored theonly goal of the match togo through to the semi fi­nals. Arrows were the onlyremaining KZN team inthe competition. (EE)

Chiefs widenthe lead

PHOTO: GALLO IMAGESKaizer Chiefs team manager Bobby Motaung(left) and suspended coach Stuart Baxterwatch the Absa Premiership match betweenUniversity of Pretoria and Kaizer Chiefs atTuks Stadium on Tuesday from the stands.AmaKhosi look set to walk away with theleague after amassing their points to 60after Siphiwe Tshabalala scored the only goalof the match through a free kick.