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PIETERMARITZBURGprostitutesare here to stay.

The Sex Worker Educationand Advocacy Taskforce (SWEAT), anNGO that fights for the rights and well–beingof sexworkers,hasmade it clearthat it will not entertain the MsunduziMunicipality’snewbylawsofremovingsex workers from the streets.

“No! As SWEAT we do not supportthe removal of sex workers off thestreets because we believe that sexwork iswork,”saidSWEAT’sadvocacyofficer, Ntokozo Yingwana.

Yingwana said that even thoughprostitution has not been legalized inSouth Africa, SWEAT is working hardto make it so.

“SWEAT is advocating for the de-criminalisation of sex work. We havesex workers who lobby parliamentari-ans, unions and community leaders.We are still waiting for the South Afri-can Law Reform Commission (SALRC)to release its report on the DiscussionPaper on Adult Prostitution, Project107, which we made a submission toin 2009. Initially the report was said tobe released in 2011, then 2012, andnow there is no finalisation date. TheSALRC keeps telling us that they arewaiting for the appointment of com-missioners. Until they release this re-port and make its recommendation,parliament cannot debate decriminal-isation of sex work,” said Yingwana.

Yingwana said that sex workers ex-periencea lotofabuseanddiscrimina-tion from both the public and govern-ment service providers, such as clinicsand police stations.

“A lot of the abuse comes from thepolice though. The Women’s LegalCentre (WLC) report on police abusethatwasreleasedlastyearshowedthatof the 308 sex workers interviewed forthisstudy,70%experiencedsomeformofabuseatthehandsofthepolice,”saidYingwana.

Msunduzi Municipality spokesper-sonBrianZumasaid thatPrinceAlfredand Burger Streets are problem areas,filled with prostitutes as well as streetchildrenwhorobpeopleandwhohavesex in full view of the public.

“This is a social problem that needstobedealtwithsensitively.Prostitutionis illegal, and indecent acts on ourstreetscannotbecondoned.Butagain,we need to see the bigger picture. Pov-erty has serious manifestations,” saidZuma.

He said that the presence of streetchildren cripples business operationsin the CBD.

The Maritzburg Fever spoke tothree street children who have formeda small compound at the corner of He-som and Langalibalele (Longmarket)Streets.

Pouring glue from its glass contain-er into an empty milk carton, one saidthat the municipality abuses them.

“Theyusewatercannonssothatwemove from here. They dump us in de-sertedareasoutoftownsothatwecan’tcome back. Our fathers and mothersfought forour freedomandthis iswhatweget?Ipromiseyou,someonewillgethurt.”

Police spokesperson Captain Thu-lani Zwane said that prostitution is asocial phenomenon that cannot be ad-dressed by the police alone.

“The South African Police and the

office of the mayor are currently ad-dressing theproblemofprostitution inthe city and surrounding areas. Nu-merous interventions are carried outand several of the prostitutes arechargedonaweeklybasis.Itisunfortu-nate that finesare lowandareafforda-ble so it does not deter the offenders,”he said, adding that the SAP are moni-toringthesituationaswellasprovidingregular patrols and searches in the ar-ea.

“It is also crucial that communityleadersandreligiousorganizationsas-sist inaddressingthedemand,inorderfor the supply to decrease,” saidZwane.

He said that removing childrenfrom the street fulfils a constitutionalmandate. Although police say that noreports of child prostitution have beenfoundinPietermaritzburg,Zwanesaidthat parents must take responsibilityfor their children.

“SWEATdoesnot support the sexu-al exploitation of children. We actuallydon’tevenrefertochildrenwhosellsexas sex workers; instead we refer tothemaschildrenwhoarebeingsexual-ly exploited. When we do come acrossa child during outreach or get a tip–off,we immediately contact the police andNGOstohelpusremovethatchild fromthat brothel or street,” said Yingwana.

Zumaaddedthatataskteamofvari-ous stakeholders, including the KZNDepartment of Social Development,MsunduziMunicipality,SAPS,KZNDe-partment of Health, and Youth forChrist and some other interested par-ties,hasbeenformedtofindasolution.

“This is not a problem that can besolved by the municipality alone,” saidZuma.

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BOTANICS>> Pupils given a talk to emphasize the importance of recycling

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THE second annual BotanicalGarden clean up, sponsored byParklane Superspar, took place

recently and enlisted the help of pupilsfromvariousschoolsinthecityandanywilling member of the public.

Before the cleanup got underway,pupils were given various recyclingtalks. emphasizing the importance ofrecycling their rubbish inorder topro-tect the environment.

Ward councillor, Glen MacArthur,was present, showing his support forwhat he termed, a great initiative.

“It’sgoodtoseepeopletakingthein-itiative to clean the environment in-steadoffoulingit.Ithinkthatitisneces-sary that people physically pick up lit-ter so that it reminds them thatsomeoneelsehastopickuptheirmess.There is a certain attitude of lazinesswhen it comes to people having tothrow their dirt into the bin so peopleneed to work together to stop othersfrom littering,” he said.

Chris Willis, Chief Director of con-servation,gardensand tourismfor theSouth African National BiodiversityInstitute, shared his sentiments andadded that it was important to createawarenessaboutpollutioninallforms.

“It’s important to keep the environ-ment healthy in order to maintain thecommunity asset [Botanical Garden]so that it can be enjoyed by the Pieter-maritzburg community members,”said Willis.

OneoftheparticipatingschoolswasRussell High School which took part inthe clean up as an extension of theircleanup campaign at the school.

According to Deneys Linde, theteacher involved with the school inter-act group, each class does a week ofcleanup at the school in order to keepthe premises free of litter.

“This is just part of our lives,” saidLinde.

PHOTO: NICOLE JOHNThe second annual Botanical Gardens clean up campaign took place recently, with the help of pupils and members ofthe public, in order to get the gardens ready for the new season next month.

VARIOUS coffee shops around the citywill be taking part in the annual Cuppafor Cansa campaign during this month.

The event aims to raise awarenessabout cancer and about the servicesoffered by Cansa, while raising funds tosupport the work of the organisation.

‘Our ultimate aim is to reduce theincidence of cancer by educating peo­

ple about simple lifestyle changes thatcan be adopted to lower their cancerrisk. We also promote cancer screeningincluding pap smears for women andPSA tests for men, which are availableto members of the public at our CancerCare Clinic in Pietermaritzburg,’ said Li­sa Strydom, regional manager for Can­sa in Pietermaritzburg.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDLocal coffee shops and res­turants will be participating inthe Cuppa for Cansa campaignduring September.

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Where to go for your cuppa:Bean Scene (Scottsville Mall)Lakeside Cafe (Armitage Road)Flavour Cafe (Dunrobin GardenCentre)The Cafe at Rosehurst (Boom St)Just Lavender (Gough Road)Keg and Hedgehog (Town BushRoad)Essence Cafe (Victoria Road)Jaxx (Hilton Avenue)RJ’s (Invesco Centre)

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DESPITE the uncertainty of itsfuture, Tembaletu Trust isrunningfullsteamaheadwith

avarietyofnewandexcitingprojectson the go.

Last year, Maritzburg Fever re-ported that the non–governmentalorganization would possibly have toshut its doors at their premises inBurger Street, after receiving a no-tice of the termination of their 25year lease with the Department ofPublic Works.

Onarecentvisit,directorRichardRangiah told Maritzburg Fever thatthey had received a nine month ex-tension to the termination date,which is now 30 June 2014.

“We are happy to get the exten-sion, however this does not solve theproblem. We are still appealing atevery possible level to keep thispremises as a public facility centre,”said Rangiah.

He added that the trust has writ-ten to the director general at the De-partment of Higher Education andTraining,GwebinkundaQonde,pre-senting their case and request to re-

main at their current premises andare awaiting feedback.

However this has not stopped theorganization from moving forwardwith various activities for the public.They have started a ceramics coursewhich invites unemployed youth tolearn how to make ceramics.

The two major projects they willbe involved in this year are in collab-oration with the National Lottery.The first focuses on developing thewritingskillsofschoolchildren,bothinprimaryandhighschool.Thepro-gram will take pupils through thewhole publishing process, from an

idea, to writing a story, editing it andfinally publishing it.

At the end of the program, thetrust will publish a collection of thebeststorieswhichwillbeavailabletothe public to purchase.

Thesecondproject is thedevelop-ment of a music training centre forunemployed youth to pursue theirmusical talents through theory andpractice.

“The struggle for our location isongoing but that hasn’t stopped usfrom continuing to provide our serv-ice to the public. We remain posi-tive,” said Rangiah.

EFF targetsMsunduziMunicipality

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JULIUS Malema’s party, EconomicFreedom Fighters (EFF), has listedthe Msunduzi Municipality as one ofits targets.

Speaking to the Maritzburg Fever,EFF convener Reggie Ngcobo saidthatthepartyhasreceivedalotofinvi-tations from people who want to bevolunteer members.

Ngcobosaidthatalthoughthepar-ty isstillwaitingforacomplete formalregistration with the IndependentElectoralCommission(IEC),whichhesaid should be done by end of thisweek, he said that there are unan-swered questions that need to beironed out at the municipality.

He said that some issues that needtransparency include finer details ofthe maladministration whichbrought the municipality to its kneesin2010whileZaneleHlatshwayowasstill the mayor.

Ngcobo confessed that the EFFmade a mistake by not focusing its at-tention on KwaZulu–Natal as soon asthe party was formed by Malema.

“At that time, we did not realizethat EFF is a big brand in KwaZulu–Natal. The support in the province isoverwhelming and we admit that wehavenotputinextraeffort[inmobiliz-ing the party],” added Ngcobo.

With many people coming onboard, the party aims at achieving30% to 35% of votes in the KZN areacome the 2014 elections, said Ng-cobo.

“TheMsunduziMunicipalityisoneof our target areas. There are a lot ofhanging issues that need to be sortedout. Once we become a formal politi-cal party, those issues will be boldlyraised. Although we are still waitingfor thecompletionof theformalregis-tration with the IEC, nothing stops usfrom addressing issues concernedwith the livelihood of the people,”added Ngcobo.

The EFF was formed by Malema,the expelled and former African Na-tional Congress Youth League (AN-CYL) president, in July this year.

PHOTO: NEWS24.COMJulius Malemas’ party, Economic

Freedom Fighters (EFF), has set itssights on Msunduzi Municipality.

The giftthat keepson givingNICOLE JOHN>>nicole@pmbfever.co.za

GIFTof theGiverswarehousemanager,SalimSayed,hasbeenrecognisedby theMountainRisePoliceSta-tionforhiseffortswithjobcreationandskillsdevelop-ment.

Sayed began a small furniture business project atthe warehouse at 31 Willowton Road, which hethought would put the vacant space on the premisesto good use.

The project started off as a hobby, and then grewinto something a little bigger when Sayed realised hecould use this as an opportunity to offer employmentto a few people in the city.

“I started this project in an effort to help people

PHOTO: NICOLE JOHNAt the Gift of the Givers workshop are (back, from left) Samad Sayed, Sanele Dlamini, warrantofficer Joshua Maistry, Justin Wise, Bobby Padayachee and (front) Salim Sayed.

with jobs and help the poverty stricken, even if it isjust in a very small way. These men came to me with-out any skills in furniture making and I taught themwhat I know and now they can make anything,” hesaid.

There are currently five people who work at thebusinesswhichhasbeenrunningsincethebeginningof this year. Sayed said that things started off slowlybut as people got to see their work, it picked up.

Sayed and his team make anything from head-boards, beds, chairs, lounge suites and weddingchairs for Indian ceremonies.

They even do reupholstering and recovery oflounge suites.

Communicationsofficer for theMountainRisePo-liceStation,warrantofficerJoshuaMaistry,applaud-ed the effort of Sayed.

“On behalf of the station commander of MountainRise,wewould like toapplaudMrSayedonhis initia-tive for job creation and enhancing skills develop-mentinthecity.Weappreciatedthejobyouhavedoneand encourage others to follow suit.”

For more information, contact Sayed at 083 6512006 or 079 502 5944.

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LETTERS

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GRUMPY OLD BAGHELLO again, and thank you to those

who responded to my first Grumpy OldBag column – great to know that I am

not alone.My first rant is about cellphone users,

two sub–categories in particular (subspecies would be just too rude,wouldn’t it?). The first is the mon­strous regiment of women whoseem to think an enormous, gasguzzling 4 x 4 is a necessity for theschool run (usually, but not ex­clusively to private schools).

These women seem tofeel they have a special ex­emption from the lawagainst driving while usingcell phones. Yes, sweeties,we realise how totally tire­some it is when Lucy hasturned up late to work andyou’ve had to get Georgeand Emma ready for school yourself.

We understand the urgent need to adviseyour beautician that, due to your stressfulmorning, you need to add a massage to yourmanicure and will be 15 minutes late for yourappointment.

Could you not perhaps pull to the side ofthe road and make the call? Instead of block­ing traffic by slowly weaving from lane to lane,

scattering small children and the crossingguardinyourwake,whileyouinclineyourheadto talk into the phone sandwiched betweenshoulder and ear. Ever heard of hands free?

The second category is the businessmanin a restaurant, airport lounge or other pub­

lic place, who uses his cellphone to barkorders to some poor minion back at theoffice. Guess what? The rest of us really

do not care that the non–arrival of purplewidgets is jeopardising the order of the

century. And, I hate to tell you, thecute young waitron standing pa­

tiently waiting for you to finishbullying your employee and

place your food order is reallynot impressed.

Cell phones are won­derful – it is inconsiderateusers that need to havetheir signals blocked.

Next month I will be fo­cusing my indignation on lack of respect andbad manners in general. I have had emailsfrom readers telling me stories of public serv­ants behaving badly and citizens of our oncelovely city using it as a public toilet. I will leaveyou wondering for the next 30 days, if you areguilty of either of these things and whetheror not we have photos of you carrying out yourdastardly misdeeds. Sleep well.

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Readers are invited to share their views, news andissues with the Pietermaritzburg community. Onlyletters with an address will be considered for publi-cation. This week’s winning letter is from VIJAYSURUJPAL who has won a R100 shopping voucherfrom Jonathan’s Spar. Winners of the best letter musttake their ID book, as well as this letters’ page, to Kr-ish Naidoo, at Jonathan’s Spar at City Square, Lan-galibalele Street, in order to claim their prize.

Write to the MaritzburgFever editor, at P. O. Box 362,or send an e­mail toeditorial@pmbfever.co.zaor fax the letter to 033 3551164.

I WOULD like to say that I strongly agreewith the letter sent in by Wayne Pillay,published on 7 August 2013.

As someone who has witnessedthese informal gatherings of local dragracers, it is clear to me that if people canafford to spend their hard–earnedmoney on fuel (keeping in mind the es­calating petrol costs) for the purpose ofracing their motor vehicles, this is obvi­ously an activity which they greatly en­joy.

Not forgetting that it is an illegal ac­tivity and despite the risks and costs in­

volved, these racers are willing to leavethe comfort and safety of their homesto break the law, all so they can do whatthey enjoy.

This should be a clear indicationthat the municipality is not providingfor the needs of these people whowould be willing to pay for the use ofproper facilities.

As opposed to trying to lock thesepeople up, the municipality should pro­vide a venue for these events and fora reasonable fee, allow the drag racingenthusiasts to do what they love. I feel

this would serve the community a lotbetter than trying to apprehend theseracers, as this is potentially a newsource of revenue which can then beused where needed such as fixing themultitude of pothole on our roads.

If our police placed more impor­tance on dealing with serious crimes,such as rape and murder, as opposed tochasing down drag racers, our citywould be a far more pleasant place tolive in.

ANONYMOUSPietermaritzburg

Dragsters should be allowed to race legally

GREED has driven the rhino to the brinkof extinction. Soon children will not beabletomarvelatthesightofabeautifulrhino. At the rate at which the rhino isbeing poached, experts are predictingthat it will be extinct by 2015.

When this happens, it will be a sadday for the human race.

The number of rhinos poached thisyear alone stands at a staggering 553.The demand for rhino horn has been in­creasing steadily, with 83 rhinos killedin 2008, 122 in 2009, 333 in 2010, 448

in 2011 and 668 in 2012.There is a lack of political will to deal

with this carnage. Too often, the battleis lost in court with documents missing.Poachers get out on bail and continueto kill. Recently, a poacher awaiting hisnext court appearance was found withtwo rhino horns on the Swaziland bor­der, the cartilage intact and blood stilldripping.

We are not only losing our rhino, weare also losing our human dignity.Neighbouring countries like Botswana

have implemented shoot to kill policiesand tougher penalties on poachers inan effort to protect the rhino.

South Africa needs to implementsimilar strategies if we want to win thisbattle against rhino poaching.

Let’s do our bit to save this magnifi­cent creature who may suffer the samefate as the dodo and be poached to ex­tinction.

VIJAY SURUJPALVia email

Stand together to save the rhino

MOIRA SMITHgrumpyoldbag@pmbfever.co.za

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Angihlale odabeni.Awu! waze wayisikhohlakali uma-

ma. Ngimbuka njengoSathane uqobo onamabibane,

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Hayi ngiphoxekile ngalo mamawaseGamalakhe eNingizimu yaKwa-Zulu-Natal, owakha itulo lokubulawakwamadodana akhe amabili, ngenxayemali yomshwalense ayezoyitholauma nje efa amadodana.

Okubhlungu kakhulu ukuthi loma-ma wayihlela kahle lento ehleli nawoamadodana akhe endlini, ngokushokwelinye lamaphephandaba. Lishonokuthi lezi zithombe zama dodanawazithatha ehleli nawo, waqambaamanga wathi uyozisebenziselaokunye,ekubeniwayeyonikezainkabiukuthi ingalezi nakancane iphuthauma isigadla. Heh!

Kuthiwa wathembisa nokuthi umaumsebenzi wenzeke kahle uzonikezainkabi eminye imisebenzi yokususaabanye abathathu.

Ngiyazibuza ukuthi uSathaneusengaze angenelele kanje kumuntuaze afune ukubulala izingane zakheazithwala izinyanga eziyi-9,wazikhulisa zaze zaba ngamadodaamadala, ngenxa yemali nje? Kubekuyimalini nje yona le engaze imenzeacabange ukuchitha igazi lezinganezakhe? Namanje ngivukwe wuhle-vane uma ngicabanga ngalo mama.Ngiyazibuza ukuthi ukube bekungu-mama wami owenze lento kimina,bengizokwenze njani ngoba phelauyikho konke empilweni yami.

Uma usujikelwe umama okuzal-ayo,kufananokuthiujikelwewumhla-ba wonke, ngoba kungenzeka lamadodana angaphinde athembe muntuemhlabeni.Lomamauwuphazamisileumqondo wezingane zakhe ngoba an-gikholwa kuzoba lula ukukhohlwangokucishe kwazehlela.

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reasonably priced and trusted serviceprovider, and is recognised as the big­gest plumbing company in the Mid­lands area.

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water heat pumps and general plumb­ing, and has been under the ownershipof Richard McEwan since 2000.

The company has an extensive cus­tomer base and has developed a solidfoundation of repeat customers, withnew customers being added to the liston a daily basis.

McEwan Plumbing has built, andwill continue to build and improve on,

specialist services within the industry,and for the public at large.

McEwan Plumbing is an Eskom­ac­credited specialist installer of air­to­water heat pumps and solar units. Thecompany provides general mainte­nance and plumbing repairs, industrialand commercial plumbing, high­pres­sure drain cleaning, sonic leak detec­tion, renovations and installations.

istered with the Plumbing InstitutionRegulation Board, which controls theworkmanship and qualifications of allthe plumbers in its service.

All employees have been with thecompany for a considerable length oftime. Crews work with one qualifiedplumber and assistants, and plumberscomplete a two­year apprenticeship.

With 24 years of experience andgrowth in the industry, one can be sureto receive honest, cost­effective andquality service from McEwan Plumbing,

which is based on integrity and a highstandard of workmanship.

On behalf of McEwan Plumbing, Ri­chard McEwan would like to thank cus­tomers for their support over theyears. By creating a brand that is syn­onymous with quality, value and greatservices in every home, office and fac­tory, McEwan plumbers are, and con­tinue to be, innovative leaders in theindustry. Visit McEwan Plumbing at 65Winston Road or phone 033 345 2085for more information.

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The plumb­ing experts alsostrive to im­prove environ­mental sustain­ability throughits installationsand preferenceis given to theuse of energy­saving devices.

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MSUNDUZI HospiceAssociation will behostingtheirveryfirst

car fair at their premises at200 Zwartkop Road, Prest-bury on September 24 at10am. The idea for the car faircameaboutasawaytoprovide

car dealers in the city with anopportunity to display theircars at a reasonable cost tomembers of the public. Therewillbevintagecars,streetrodsand demonstration cars ondisplay.

There will also be testdrives available for those in-terested. The Hospice tea gar-den will be open and braai

meals served in celebration ofBraai Day. Live entertain-ment, stalls selling audio andauto related products and ac-cessories and a children’s cor-ner will be on offer.

One of the main attractionsis Johann von Bargen, TheTraffic Guy of East Coast Ra-dio, who will present an anti–hijacking talk. There will also

be other talks on car safety.The entrance fee is R10 andchildren under 12 enterfree.For bookings and furtherinformation, contact AnilaSewlall at 033 344 1560. Tostandachancetowinticketstothe Msunduzi Hospice CarFair visit www.pmbfe-ver.co.za or www.face-book.co.za/MaritzburgFever

PHOTO: NICOLE JOHNPictured at the Msunduzi Hospice Car Fair photoshoot representing some of the car dealers in Pietermaritzburg were (from left)James Perryer, Musa Mthembu, Lihle Deyi, Niel Rajah, Brian Bassett (Msunduzi Hospice), Kevin Coyne, Yagan Padayachee,Etienne Burns and Robynn Thrash.

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7The Hilton Food and Wine Fair will be held on September 13and as always, promises to be an evening of much merriment.Quarry Spar and the Protea Hilton Hotel will again host theevening as part of their unending support of the community.This is the main fundraiser for Hilton Pre­Primary School and isa fun–filled evening of much laughter, fun and friendship, not tomention loads of delicious food and wine. Tickets are R100 perperson and are on sale at the boerewors roll stand at QuarrySpar and are available in Quarry Spar and at Hilton Pre–Primary.Tickets can also be purchased on the evening at the door whichopens from 6.30pm.

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An evening of food and wine

Lookingdashing fortheir dance

St Anne’s girls weredressed to thenine’s for their fifthForm formal heldrecently in the Col­lege dining hall(from left) XolisaMagwentshu, TaylaBird, Sarah Thatcher,Annabel Rattray, Ju­lia Church and Siph­esihle Sokhela.

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Finance guru at St Charles>> Cees Bruggemans encourages boys, and some parents, to remain focused in life

NICOLE JOHN>>nicole@pmbfever.co.za

RETIRED First National Bankchief economist, Cees Brugge-mans, recently addressed the

Grade 11 and 12 pupils, and some oftheir parents, at St Charles College.

Bruggemans addressed their un-certainty about entering into the busi-ness world and how the economic cli-mate would affect their lives, and thesuccess thereof.

“All we are ever sure of is the total,utter unpredictability of life. All wehave to do is remain focused,” he said.

He gave the boys a general outlookon his interpretation of what the busi-nessworldwillbe likewhentheyenterinto their first jobs.

Painting a picture of positivity,Bruggemanssaidthatthecountry,andthe world at large, were in the processof repair.

“You are the lucky generation thatwill walk into a working world that isfully functional again.”

Pictured at the talk are (from left)Cees Bruggemans (retired First Na­tional Bank chief economist), LukeFourie (St Charles head boy) andMike Honeywell (regional head ofFNB).

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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDHannah Jacobs (Grade RR) found a great way to cooldown in the recent heat wave with a freshly squeezedpineapple juice bought at the Grade 5 St John’s IndabaDay.

Beating the heat wave

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDGrace College pupils delivered an excellentperformance at the ‘Grace’s Gifts’ talent showheld recently. From entertaining and well­spo­ken MC’s, to talented musicians, singers,dancers and actors, the evening held some­thing for everyone. Ending their school careeron a high note were matric pupils SarahTychsen (L) and Skhulu Zondi (R), whoshared the winners’ trophy. Tychsen did abeautiful rendition of Adele’s ‘Chasing Pave­ments’ and Zondi entertained with his owncomposition called ‘Loud!’.

Talent at Grace

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDTwo 11–year old Cowan House students, Kezia Taylor and Lauren Wood,raised R5138 for the KwaCheetah Project at a fete they held recently. WhenWildlands CEO Dr Andrew Venter heard about this, he was so moved by theyoung girls’ passion for conservation, he chatted to his team at Wildlandsand the Wildlands Conservation Trust decided to match the girl’s donation,rand for rand, and donated a further R5138 to the KwaCheetah Project. Des­mond Gouws of the KwaCheetah Project praised the girls and Wildlands forthe much needed funds. If anyone would also like to contribute to the con­servation efforts of the KwaCheetah Project, please contact Desmond atwoodlands@nambiti.com. Pictured at the cheque handover are (front) Lau­ren Wood (L), Kezia Taylor (back) Desmond Gouws (L) from the KwaChee­tah Project and Dr Andrew Venter from Wildlands.

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and you can no longer afford to pay theamount.You may approach the court in the districtwhere the person to whom maintenance ispaid lives, for a variation of the existingmaintenance order.Enforcement of maintenance ordersMaintenance is a serious duty and thereforefailing to pay maintenance constitutes acriminal offence.You can enforce a maintenance order by en­forcing criminal proceedings, alternativelyyou can approach the court to attach thedebt (unpaid maintenance and interest) tothe non–payer’s salary and benefits, execu­tion and sale of his/her property or by at­taching debts which are owed to such per­son.

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11GOLF DAYTHE SPCA Golf Day will take place at theMaritzburg Golf Club on 6 September. In­quiries: Angela Hodgson at 033 386 9267or 074 136 6385. SILVER Heights Second­ary School will be holding a fundraisinggolf day on 8 September at Howick GolfClub. Open to all golfers. Tournamentstarts at 8am. Inquiries: 033 391 4524.LADIES RACETHE Spar Weekend Ladies race will takeplace on September 8 at The Oval. Inquir­ies: Brett at 033 341 0709.NITE MOUNTAIN BIKINGEVERY Wednesday and Thursday night at

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033 344 3368) or Richard at 033 3966204.ATHLETICSHERMAN’S Delight time trials are held eve­ry Tuesday by Collegians Harriers at Colle­gians Club, 381 Boshoff Street, at 5.30 pm.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 ei­ther a 2,7km or 5,4km.NATAL Carbineers AC members gatherevery Wednesday at 5.30pm at the Car­

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TECH TALKCOMPUTER WORLDREPAIR or replace? A common phrase we hear every day. Computers will usuallylast two to three years before the hardware starts running down. In the samebreath, it is also worth noting that an average computer will be irreparable dueto technological advancements rendering it’s hardware obsolete after six to sev­en years. When this happens, the first thing to consider is whether to repair orreplace. The basic guide for making a decision like this lies in a logical conclusionbased on the information provided above, coupled with the cost of the solutionto repair. For instance, a four year old computer that has been riddled with viruseswould be viable to fix based on the average virus removal cost. However, thatsame machine also having a faulty motherboard and power supply unit mightbe due for replacement, depending on the original value of the machine. A goodrule of thumb to stick to is as follows: Software based crashes and errors areworth having repaired almost every time, however, hardware based repairs areusually only viable during the first thee years. In the case of laptops, the ruleschange slightly. Laptop parts are expensive, with the exception of the hard driveand the memory (RAM). The average mainboard for a laptop will cost almostdouble the original purchase value of the laptop. Another point is that laptophardware repairs are more time consuming due to the sensitive stripping. Therule of thumb for laptops is as follows: If the unit is less than two years old, repairit if the cost of repairing is less than 20% of the original purchase price. If thelaptop is over two years old, only repair if it is a software based error or crash.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDMaritzburg Christian School junior campus hosted its annual sportsday recently. Pictured are winning house captains Tamsin Cunning­ham (centre) and Andisa Mkhize (R) with sport co­ordinator RyanCalder (L).

MCS hosts their sports day

By popular demand, the hugely successfulLaddsworth night relay and walk is back. Thisrelay run and walk will take place on 19 Sep­tember starting at Laddsworth Primary Schoolin Hilton at 6pm. Every participant will receivea glow–in–the–dark stick. Participants will runor walk a 3,2km marshalled route along thelanes of Hilton. There are lots of spot prizes tobe won, sponsored by local businesses. Foodand drinks will be on sale. Book online atHiltonVillage.co.za or with Sharmaine at 033343 3256 ext 4 or at admin@laddsworth.co.za.For information, contact Jo at 083 600 3636.Entries close on 17 September.

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Laddsworth nightrelay and walk

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDAthlone Primary had a number of teachers and pupils who ran theCapital Climb (back, from left) Merle Nicholson, Zelda Schonken,Letho Dladla, Luyanda Bhengu, Prelene Perumal, Channell da Rosa(middle, from left) Julia Stewart, Jessica Croudace, Sarah Upfold,Tamika Baker, Jared Smith, Tristan Mustard (front, from left) AlishaMaharaj, Jared Maharaj, Lincoln Diedericks, Melonie Croeser, KaylaParfitt, Tyler van Rensburg and Talente Ngcobo.

Conquering the Capital Climb

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDJohn Homes, a Grade 9 pupil at Carter High School, is on the road to victory. Homes has been mountain biking sincethe beginning of this year and has placed in the top five for all his races in his age group and is ranked in the top 20overall. He claimed victory in a Greytown race and won himself R500. He was then asked to ride in the Jowett’s Cycle’scolours with a full sponsored kit. Homes’ ambition is to take part in a race at the end of the year with a R20 000prize up for grabs.

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>> Thousands of women – and some confused men – expected to turnour for the Spar ladies race this Sunday

PHOTO: SOPHIE THOMPSONStriding down the hill dashing for the finish, South Africa’s ultra–marathonqueen and PMB local, Kerry Koen, chases down the leaders in last year’srace.

The Gally model will work for all

JONATHAN COOK

COACHINGsportat school anduniver-sity level is no easy task in what is afiercely competitive environment. Allinstitutions see success as a powerfulmarketing tool as they compete for thebest students.

Sporty fathers place as much em-phasis on an institution’s prowess onthe playing fields as they do on qualityin the educational and culturalspheres, and to this end top coachesare employed.

Maritzburg College and UKZN Pie-termaritzburg product Darryn Gal-lagher, is a prime example of the newera.HeadofhockeyatNorthwoodHighin Durban, “Gally” offered insight toMaritzburg Fever on his coachingmodel. And he walks the talk. Amongmany, many achievements, the ex–South Africa midfielder played nearly

100 test matches and is a Beijing 2008Olympian. He has coached a host ofteams to national and provincial suc-cess. He is head coach of the SA U21team for the Junior World Cup in Delhiin December. Northwood have comefrom nowhere to the top echelon of SAschoolboy hockey in Gallagher’s threeyears there.

Here are a few key factors in hisschool sport coaching model.

“Communication with all stake-holders is vital. The first team is onlyasgoodastheteamsbelowit.Youmustbuild a team of coaches. Basic skills,physical conditioning and tacticalawareness are vital components. Boyswill have the right grounding whenthey reach me, allowing for focus onfiner things and not having to re–teachthe basics.”

The teacher/coach versus outside–coach conundrum? “Employ as many

teachers as possible but always em-ploy the best person when it comes toAteams.Buildathree–yearplan.Bringthe most talented into the first team;grade10sifneedbe.Growthem.Disci-pline? You set the example.”

Different personalities?“Incrediblyimportanttoknowwhat

motivateseachplayerifyouwantthemtofunctionwellwithinateam,”hesaid.

Gallagher is a disciple of Mike Be-chet.

“MiketurnedCollegehockeyintoanempire that other schools have alwaysstrived to emulate. Like Mike, winningisveryimportant tome,but isn’tevery-thing. If we deserve to lose on the day,thenIamallforit.Createawinningcul-ture rather than a win–at–all costsmentality.”

The Gally model, tried and tested,can be applied by all school sportscoaches.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDSouth Africa midfielder Darryn Gallagher in his playing days, during a Test match against Belgium in Belgium.

A race for the ladies

THE annual Spar Women’s10/5km race will be held thisSunday, September 8.

The running of the original Sparwomen’s race in the country takes tothe streets around Alexandra Park,starting in Princess Margaret Driveoutside Maritzburg College and fin-ishing at The Oval cricket stadium.With the increase of interest, the raceroutehasbeen tweaked toaccommo-date the anticipated extra numbers.

Last years champion, PoppyMlambo,will beback todefendher ti-tle. She will be lining up with TanithMaxwell,SouthAfricanOlympicmar-athon runner. As the clock strikes8am, a limited field of 4000 women –and confused blokes – will take to theroadstocompeteinthetwodistances.

With only one start for both, runnersare urged not to miss the gun.

“It is wonderful to see that the Pie-termaritzburg race numbers are in-creasing and that there is so much in-terest and enthusiasm in the Sparrace. It is affirming to see that moreladiesarebeingproactiveandgettingout there and being healthy,” saidSpar KZN’s MD, Rob Philipson.

Spar has joined forces again withCHOC as the official race charity andR2 from each entry is being donatedto CHOC.

There are two ways to enter – on-line at www.sparwomensrace.co.zaor manual registration at the Oval onFriday, 6 September from 10am to5pmandSaturday,7Septemberfrom10amto3pm.Noentrieswillbe taken

on race day. All online entries re-ceived stand a chance to win a week-end away at The Springbok Lodge inNambiti Big 5 Private Game Reservevalued at R15 000.

Entry fees are R70 for the 10km li-censed athletes and for the 5km run-ners. The entry fee for the non–li-censed athletes is R80, the extra R10includes a temporary licence for theday.

All female finishers stand in line towinoverR30000inluckydrawprizesincluding three flat screen LED TV’s.For more info contact the race organ-isers on maritzburg@sparwomen-srace.co.za or visit the official racewebsite www.sparwomen-srace.co.za/pmb-home.html

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