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NEKNOMINATIONShave become a socialmedia craze, with

people being challenged todown a drink as quickly aspossible, and then challeng-ing theirfriends to dothe same. It issaid that thenew drinkinggame origi-nated inAustralia afew years ago,but took off inSouth Africaat the start ofthis year.

It has be-comean inter-nationallyrec-ognized game with people allover the world posting theirNekNomination videos on-line. But there have alreadybeen five deaths as a result ofNekNominations - two inBritain and three in Ireland.

There is a huge amount ofpressure involved whennominating, andbeingnomi-nated, as the youth try toshow each other up. What

started out as downing onepint of alcohol quickly, esca-lated to each person trying tooutdo the other.

CaroSmit fromSouthAfri-cans Against Drunk Driving(SADD) said that she is awareof the game and it is concern-ing to see how much South

African youthdrink at suchan early age.

“Anydrink-ing game isdangerousbecause eachperson hasdifferent tol-erances foralcohol. Onepersonmaybeable to drink alot becausethey may be apractised

drinker or alcohol depend-ent. However the sameamountwill kill someoneelsewho is not used to it,” saidSmit.

Sheaddedthattheeffectofheavy drinking to the brain,especially of teenagers, isvery dangerous.

“Young people in particu-lar can die of alcohol poison-ing.”

Cherylynn Wium, a medi-cal scientist at the TygerbergPoison Information Centre,said that Ethanol levels thatcause clinical intoxicationcan vary widely, dependingon an individual’s toleranceto ethanol.

“Cases of ethanol inges-tion complicated by aspira-tion of gastric contents,coingestants, pre-existingdisease, or other factors maycause death at lower bloodethanol levels,” said Wium.

She added that up to 90%of the alcohol is rapidlyabsorbed from the stomachand small intestine withinabout 30 to 60 minutes, andis rapidly distributedthroughout the body water.

Wium said that the rate atwhich alcohol works out of aperson’ssystemdependsonavariety of factors, includingage, weight and tolerance ofalcohol.

According to SADD statis-tics,bingedrinking isdefinedas five units in less than twohours.

“For the inexperienceddrinker, alcohol poisoningand even death is possiblefrom drinking too much, tooquickly.”

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>> Scott Peek went around Pietermaritzburg feeding the homeless as his take on the recent NekNomination craze

FOLLOWING the NekNominationtrend, some South Africans put adifferent spin on it by spreadinglove to others and nominatingtheir friends to do the same.

One of the first was Brent Lindeque from Johannesburg whosaid: “Downing a can of CastleLight is easy. Imagine if we all harnessed the power of social mediato make a real difference in people’s lives.”

Lindeque drove around thestreets of Johannesburg, found ahomeless person begging on thecorner and gave him some foodand drink. He then challenged hisfriends to do the same.

Pietermaritzburg’s very ownScott Peek (22) recently wentaround the city handing out foodand drinks to the needy, with hisgirlfriend Kirstin Mckenzie playingthe role of parcel manager in theback seat. The video was edited

by Etienne Moulin and can beviewed on the Maritzburg Feverwebsite at www.pmbfever.co.za

Peek said that he enjoyed theconcept of NekNominations fromthe start but when it resulted indeaths he began to rethink theidea.

“I think a good few peoplechanged their view, however asSouth Africans normally do, theytake something and make it better. We saw this with Brent’s videoand a few other random acts ofkindness shown by First NationalBank, Nando’s and others.”

Peek was inspired to do something more long term rather thanone simple act of kindness.

“I was inspired to come up witha concept that would last as longas possible, and it tied in with a fewother concepts I have been tryingto get off the ground for a goodfew years now,” said Peek.

He explained that companiesin South Africa are met with sponsorship and donation requestsdaily, and can only do a certainamount of things free of charge.

“Businesses have to actually

do business to survive and thus myconcept is more personal to theindividual. I want to be able to takemoney out of my own pocket anddo something good every month,something to get people smilingfrom all walks of life. In order to dothis I need to gather more contracts for my day to day businesstherefore, I don’t want your donations, I want your business,” saidPeek.

Peek said that he is appealingto businesses to work with him,rather than simply sponsoring ordonating items. Peek’s love for justice and people lead him to complete seven different courses invarious forensics and Investigativeconcepts. He obtained a certificate in Contract Law and a Diploma in Workplace Health and Safety. Peek, together with his partner,formed Stretch Protection Services and more recently, the IndependentInvestigationAgencyandworks with various criminal, civiland SAP cases.

To get involved with Peek’srandom acts of kindness, contacthim at [email protected]

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WITH the illegal trade of cigarettes causing the country tolosemorethanR4billionintax

revenue annually, on a regular basis the

local police confiscate large amounts ofillegalcigarettesfromthePietermaritzburg area.

Although police spokespersonCaptain Thulani Zwane said he couldnot comment on the exact amountconfiscated, as it would be hard to

obtain the exact figures, he said thatthe confiscated cigarettes are taken bythe South African Revenue Service(SARS) office for their disposal.

“The police are working togetherwithothergovernmentdepartmentstoaddress the issues of illegal cigarettesbeing sold in the city. Operations andregular inspections of business premises are done to help curb the selling ofthese cigarettes,” said Zwane.

Msunduzi Municipality spokesperson Brian Zuma said that the municipality has strategies to curb the sale ofillegal cigarettes.

“As a municipality, we make effortsto fight the selling of illegal products onour streets or anywhere else for thatmatter. In some cases, we confiscate oreven charge people. There are caseswhich need the attention of police aswell to deal with those who violate thelaw,” commented Zuma.

Those responsible for smugglingthese cigarette into the country violatethe country’s customs control regulations and the Tobacco Act.

Earlier this year, it was reported thata bulk of smuggled cigarettes comefrom Zimbabwe. It was also unveiledthat SARS has come up with stringentways to curb the smuggling of cigarettes over South African borders. It hasbeen reported that customs officialswill use an electronic system for efficient physical inspections.

Zwane urged the public to reportsmuggling of cigarettes and the sale ofillegal cigarettes to their nearest police

station. He said that those who wish toremain anonymous may contact thepolice toll free number on 0860 10111.Facts from www.stopillegalcigarettes.co.za>> One in four cigarettes smoked inSouth Africa are illegal products, thisequates to more than 25% of the totalmarket.>>It is estimated that some 20 millioncigarettes are sold illegally in the country every day.>>Revenue loss to the government ismore than R4billion in excise and VATannually, money that could be used toboost much needed public service andinfrastructure.>>Revenue loss to the legitimate tobacco industry is more than R2 billion.>>52% of the price of cigarettes ismade up of excise and VAT.>> If a retailer, or reseller, is caught withillicit products and prosecuted underthe Customs and Excise Act (evasion oftaxes), the penalties are a fine of R20000 or three times the value of thegoods and up to five years in prison.>> A person prosecuted can thereforepay a fine and go to jail.>>If prosecuted under the TobaccoControls Act (noncompliant product)the penalties are up to R1 million fine.How to spot illegal cigarettes:>>Paying less than R15 for a pack of20s.>>The readings on the pack are higherthan 12 mg Tar and 1,2 mg Nicotine.>>There are no health warnings on thepack.

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THE Msunduzi Municipality will construct 350 temporary housing units at the Jika Joe informal settlement. This project will cost R20 million and aims todecrease the number of shacks in this informal settlement.

Each temporary structure costs R47 000.Deputy municipal manager for economic devel

opment, Dr Ray Ngcobo, said that the structures willhave ablution facilities and electricity. Ngcobo saidthat the provision of electricity will reduce thenumber of illegal connections in the area. He alsoadded that concrete structures will be erected nearthe river bank to barricade people from building newshacks.

Nevertheless, this project has received criticismfrom Jika Joe residents who are demanding permanent housing from the municipality.

Jika Joe informal settlement community leaderThembinkosi Magagula said that the municipalityshould provide them with permanent housing.

“The shacks are also temporary housing so whatis different about the new structures? Years back themunicipality erected temporary housing and thiswas a year before the general elections. Again thisyear, the municipality is building temporary structures and the elections are just around the corner.It seems the municipality is planning all of thisaround the election period. People in the Jika Joearea need permanent housing,” said Magagula.

With only 350 temporary housing units to bebuilt, Magagula said that the Jika Joe residents arewaiting to see who will be allocated these new structures.

“We will wait and see if the municipality willaccommodate people whose shacks burnt down inthe Jika Joe area or if they will accommodate theirfriends,” said Magagula.

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THE Checkers Hyper store which iscurrently under construction near theMasukwanaareawillbeopento thepub-

lic by the end of this year.Checkers Hyper will be the anchor store of

the new Brookside Mall. This will be the firstCheckers Hyper in the region.

Shoprite Checkers corporate communica-tions and customer relations manager SaritaVan Wyk, said that the Brookside Mall willprovide easy access from the N3, Chota MotalaRoad and Church Street.

She said that a number of energy efficientelements have been included in the design of

the centre.“All interior and exterior illuminated sig-

nageuseLEDlightingandthesignsandparkinglot lights areactivatedby light sensors.Variousengineering concepts have been employed tominimise sound pollution and the roof insula-tion has been improved to reduce heat radia-tion. These elements will be included in allfuturestoresdevelopedby thegroup toachieveenvironmental sustainability,” statedVanWyk.

She said that the first phase of the develop-ment will provide 15 236m² of retail space andwill be occupied by a wide variety of about 28businesses which include Checkers Liquor-Shop, House and Home, Pep Stores, Acker-mans, Clicks and Capitec Bank, to mention buta few.

“Here consumers will find anything from abicycle to a bagel and can buy anything from acamping gazebo to a Chianti straight fromItaly,” said Van Wyk.

The Brookside Mall will have a total of 690freeparkingbayswithdedicatedareasfordisa-bled customers and mothers with toddlers.

VanWyksaidthatoncethenecessarylicensehas been obtained, there will be an in-storepharmacy.

“ShopriteCheckersisexcitedaboutthisnewdevelopment that seesapproximately1000 jobopportunities being created during the con-struction phase, and thereafter tenants ofBrookside Mall will employ some 500 employ-ees,” she added.

New Checkers Hyper to open this year

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDAn artist's impression of the new Brookside Mall.

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SESIPHINDE sahlangana bafundi bethuabahle. Sagcinana ngesikhathi sixoxa nge

‘minsinsila namadilozi’. Nansi ke indaba engihluphayo kulezi zinsuku.

Ngikhathazwa abantu abathandaukuzikhukhumeza.

Ngiyathanda ukuhlala nabantuabahlukahlukene. Angikhethi bala lamuntu.Angiyingokuthiumuntuuphetheni esandleni kodwa isizathu samiukuthi ngifunde okuningi kubo bonkeabantu.

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TALKING TOURISMDUMISANI MHLONGO: DIRECTOR OF THE MSUNDUZI PIETERMARITZBURG TOURISM ASSOCIATION

ON 7 June 1893, M.K Gandhi, laterknown as ‘The Mahatma’ or ‘GreatSoul’, was forcibly removed from a

whitesonly carriage on a train in Pietermaritzburg, for not obeying laws thatsegregated each carriage according to race.Gandhi was practising as a young Indianlawyer in South Africa at the time, and thisevent proved a remarkable influence onthe future of his political life.

Msunduzi Pietermaritzburg Tourism, inassociation with the PietermaritzburgGandhi Memorial Society, are hosting DrAjit Singh Sikand from the University ofFrankfurt and also the President of HBCTourism Consulting.

Dr Sikand specializes on Gandhi legacytourism products and his company is oneof the very few in the world that offers

intensive Gandhi experiences. Struggleheritage is one of the important components in our destination product mix, andthere can’t be many cities that can claimto have had icons like Gandhi and Mandelawalking through its streets like Pietermaritzburg.

Dr Sikand’s visit presented an opportunity and a different angle of understandingGandhi legacy in the country and world.Germany is one of the major sources oftourists, both for the country and KZNprovince, and as a tourism packager we seegreater opportunities in working together.

We have also discussed future youthexchange programmes, an area that DrSikand seems to be both excited about andexperienced on.

At the Pietermaritzburg RailwayStation are (fromleft) DumisaniMhlongo (directorMsunduzi Pietermaritzburg Tourism), BunnyBhoola (AfricanLink Travel) DrAjit Singh Sikandand Aroo Naidoo(Chairman of PietermaritzburgGandhi MemorialCommittee).PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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XTREMEFUNDRAISERS will be hosting aday full of family fun this Sunday, 2 March,at The Farm at 53 Pope Ellis Drive, Ashburton.

The car and bike display, potjiekoscompetition and flea market will takeplace the whole day with registrations beginning at 8am. The group is made up ofa team of enthusiastic, dedicated, compassionate friends, all with an interest inXtreme Sports. They have worked togetherfor several years on many fundraising andorganisational projects, and have formed

a committee to have fun, and raise fundsfor special needs and causes.

There is no entry fee however adonation of R10 per exhibit vehicle andpassengers, and R5 per spectator isencouraged, all donations go to the Rencken Centre which is a home for adults withspecial needs. All individuals or teamswishing to participate in the events of theday will be required to complete an entryform and sign an indemnity form.

Judging for the competitions anddisplays will take place at 1pm.

For more information, contact MurielKritzinger at 082 823 3848 or HennieKritzinger at 082 556 8016.

PHOTO:SUPPLIEDClare Richardson (L) and Malachi Strauss enjoy the historic Ford Escortbelonging to Hennie Kritzinger which will be on display at the XtremeFunDraising family fun day on Sunday.

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SAMSON Mlambo’s The ShoeMan, which won the covetedaudience award at the Musho!

International Festival of One and Two-Hander Theatre in January, is one ofthe must-see productions at the eighthHexagon Minifest at the HexagonTheatre complex on the Pietermaritz-burg campus of the University of Kwa-Zulu-Natal.

ReggieHoffmanplays the title char-acter, a young man who has grown upinaruralarea,who takes theaudienceon a profoundly moving journey thatimpacts on the education of youth to-day.Sincethereisnoschool inhisarea,The Shoe Man is forced to attend onein the closest town.

Passionate about completing hismatric, he finds himself conflicted ashetriestohandlethepressureimposedbyhispeersaswellasstruggling topayhis fees at his multi-racial school.

The Shoe Man premiered at the24th Annual Masakhane festival inSoweto, where it scooped two awardsforbestproductionandoverallwinnerof the festival under the drama catego-ry.

The play, which will be performedat 4pm on Saturday, March 1, is one ofa range of theatre on offer to suit alltastes and ages.

Theatregoers will be able to enjoyeverything from dance theatre toshadowtheatre,realismtoabsurdism,and comedy to drama. There is also anenvironmental theatre piece whichwill appeal to children.

The full line-up for the two-dayfestival is:

Friday, February 28• 6pm: Her Cradle - Created and

directed by Jessica Killerby, the showcaptures the imaginations of theaudience through a unique narrative,using visual performance, includingshadow dance and shadow puppetryand by employing various elements ofmusicandphysicalaction.Thepiece isinspired by global warming andenvironmental issues facing the worldtoday.

•7.30pm:GivingBirthtoMyFather- Written and directed by WisemanMncube, the play was runner-up forthe emerging new artists audiencefavourite award at this years Musho!festival.

This demanding one-woman showshines the spotlight on a woman whofindsherselfonthebrinkoffreedomaf-ter18yearsbehindbarsforthemurderof her father. Stepping into freedom isthemost frighteningthingshehaseverhad to face.

The play, which is performed withintegrity and intensity by Ayanda Fali,serves to remind us that many peoplewho end up in jail have been at thereceiving end of a flawed judicial sys-tem.

Saturday, March 1•2pm:ABraveNewWorld-anenvi-

ronmental theatre piece for childrenaged between eight and 12, the workis presented by Arley’s Workshop.Through a combination of high energyphysical theatre,mime,rap,songsandmovement, with equal parts pathosand humour, they weave together aseries of scenes that ask: How do wecreate a brave, new world?

In a holistic approach inspired bythree principles from the permacul-turemovement:carefortheearth,care

for people and return of surplus, theycreatively explore a range of themesthrough diverse stories.

The production is directed byChantal Snyman, and performed byThobani Mbhele and Sam Hlophe.

• 4pm: The Shoe Man (see above).• 5.30pm: Hush- By hiding behind

our insecurities and constantly tryingto protect ourselves and others fromthe world around us, how can we trulyknow what lies beyond? As a societyand individually we all have our ownsecurity blanket.

Accompanied by ChristopherDuigan on the piano, Bonwa Mbontsi,Ashleigh Joubert and Tegan Peacockattempt to discover an understandingof what it means to be protected andfearful by using contemporary danceto tell a collection of differentnarratives.

• 6.30pm: The Bald Prima Donna -Eugene Ionesco’s The Bald PrimaDonna has been given a new twist bydirector Brenda-Lee Cele who hasmasterfullyadaptedit toalocalsetting.Showcasing classic absurdism in a21st century South African context itbrings what is essentially a periodpiece, kicking and screaming into2014.

Theplaymirrorstheridiculousnessof human interactions, as two couplesfrom different cultures let us observetheir relationships.

Its main characteristic is the utterbreakdownof every formof communi-cation, leaving the characters on astage that becomes the empty reflec-tion of their own vapidness.

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IAM taking early retirement, stop-ping work for the first time in 40years, on Friday. How do I feel?

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But I am so excited. I will be free.Free to take on a new challenge, freeto be a granny, free never to have towearhighheelsagain,andmostofallfreetogohomewhenIfeellikeit.Iwill,never again, be constrained by anannual leave allowance.

I have lived in this wonderfulcountry for a long time, and I will livehere for the rest of my life. But I’m aLondoner,bornintheEastEndwithinthe sound of Bow Bells which makesme officially a Cockney. London willalways be the home of my soul.

WhenIcatchanews itemshowingtheThamesembankmentonadrizzlyautumn evening, or the dome of StPaul’s glinting in late summersunshine, I have an ache in the pit ofmy stomach and the taste of properfish and chips in my mouth.

This is thesamekindof feelingourexpatriate children experiencedwhenlivingthegoodlifeoverseasandis the feeling that eventually broughtthem back to settle in their country ofbirth.

My husband and I (don’t I soundlike Queen Elizabeth?) are leavingPietermaritzburg the day after Iretire. Iamtakingtheadviceofagoodfriend who recently retired after 45years as a nursing sister in London.

She came to stay with us in SA for

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in artistic Islington, maybe buyingsome item of clothing described as“vintage” but that I can rememberwearing at Camden Market.

I’ll visit the East End and revel inthe different cultures that have mademy birthplace their home. My earswill pick up at the hundreds of differ-ent languages,myeyeswillwonderatthecolourfuloutfits. Mysenseswillbeoverwhelmed by scents of exoticcookingcoming fromBrickLanewithits curry restaurants liningbothsidesof the road. We will be eager andadventurousdiners- luckily therearepeople at hand to explain the menusand guide your choices from thecuisines of North and South India,Bangla Desh, Pakistan and manyother eastern countries.

I will go to the theatre, queuing atthehalfprice ticketbooth inLeicesterSquare as I am now a pensioner.David Bailey’s Stardust exhibition isonattheNationalPortraitGalleryandwe get cheap tickets for being over60.

I’ll come back soon, happy andrested and with my London cravingsated for a while. I won’t mourn as Iusually do when leaving Heathrow.I’mnowfree,andcangohomewhen-ever I need another hit!

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Eden Kids Garden was started byPastor Joel Ruttenberg, who felt acalling to get involved and help thecommunity in thatarea. Itwasestab-lished to create a fun-filled, safe andexcitingenvironment for thechildrenof the Jika Joe informal settlement, togrow and develop in order to havehope for their futures. Over the lasttwo years, he has built a relationshipoftrustwiththechildrenandcommu-nity workers.

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Pupils were challenged to collectempty Sunshine bread bags for recy-cling, to try and win their school ashare of the prize money which wasover R50 000.

Winning schools were rewardedfor their efforts, but were also givenmoney which they were able todonate to a charity of their choice.

The overall winner was CliviaPre-Primary School which wasawarded R10 000. An amount of R5000 went to St Christopher’s Schoolwhich was their chosen charity.

Clivia’s class of five-year-oldscollected the most bags and won anall-expenses paid trip to the movies.

There were also five runner upschools - Settlers Park Pre-Primary,Nottingham Road Primary,Glenwood Primary, Newholmes Pri-mary and Howick Secondary.

Each school was awarded R5 000and R2 500 which they were able todonate to a charity of their choice.

Maritzburg Fever visited SettlersPark Pre-Primary School for thecheque handover.

PrincipalMaryGraywasexcitedtoreceivetheirwinningsonbehalfoftheschool and promised her pupils thatshe would be buying toys for themwith the money.

Settlers chose iThemba Trust astheir charity. The organization isbasedinImbaliandhelpsunderprivi-leged schools with basic needs forthem to run properly.

The pupil that brought in the mostplastic bags at the school was five-year-old Lauren Gelderblom.

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Dependingonthequantityofemp-ty bags returned, Sunshine bakeryalso donated money back to eachschool, with some schools receivingover R2 000 just for the empty bags.

Sunshine Bakery managing direc-tor, Taki Anastasis, said that thiscompetition allows the company toeducateyoungmindsaboutnutrition,support theschools intheareaaswellasgivingbacktocharitiesandeducat-ing children about the importance ofrecycling.

“Based on the huge success of thecompetition in 2013, we are runningit again in 2014. We look forward togetting even more schools on boardand recycling more bags than in2013,” said Anastasis.

This year, the competition will runfrom term two onwards and is opento all schools. To enter, contact Sun-shine Bakery at 0861 333 409.

PHOTO:NICOLE JOHNPictured at the cheque handover are (from left) Nicola de Wet, Kay Chetty(Sunshine Bakery), Lauren Gelderblom and Mary Gray (Settlers Park PrePrimary School principal).

Spreading some sunshine>> Pupils were challenged to collect empty Sunshine bread bags for recycling, to try and win their school a share of the prize

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDThe Kids Lit Quiz is an annual literature competition for primary school children aged between 10 and 13 years.Heats are held in countries around the world, where the winning teams qualify for national and world finals.Athlone Primary hosted the Pietermaritzburg and surrounds heat on 12 February, where one of their two teamsthat were entered won. The team, comprising of Grade 7 pupils Jocelyn Finnie, Anna Dahlgren, Carl Martin andKamentha Moodley, then traveled to Cape Town on 15 February to compete in the national finals. St Johns fromJohannesburg were the eventual winners, and they will be travelling to Cornwall in July for the world finals.Athlone Primary is extremely proud of the pupils who at took part, as well as their librarian, Linda Brand, andlibrarian assistant Cindy Hammond for all their hard work in preparing the children and planning the event(back) Tiny Coetzee (L, principal of Athlone Primary), quiz master Wayne Mills, (middle) Anna Dahlgren (L) andJocelyn Finnie, (front, from left) Carl Martin, Kamentha Moodley and Linda Brand.

Kids Lit Quiz

Russell High Grade 11 pupilNonkululeko Khumalo (centre) was

recently elected chairlady of the2014 Rotary interact committee.

Seen with her are other members ofthe Committee (from left) LuthandoNgubane, Nonjabulo Khumalo (deputy), Nhlaka Msimang (deputy) and

Sphlimelele Hadebe.PHOTO: SUPPLIED

InteractingRussell pupils

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDIf you go down into the St John’s gardens you would be in for a bigsurprise. The Grade R’s have been having a Teddy Bear picnic and thoroughly enjoying the time with their favourite teddies are Kayleigh Smithers (L)and Reegan Walton.

Teddy Bear picnic at St John’s

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDThe following boys were champion swimmers at the 2014 Cordwalles Prep School championship gala (back) best U12 Hylton RoydenTurner (L), senior victor ludorum Jacques van derWalt (front, from left) junior victor ludorum Ryan Jenkins, best U9 Craig Thomas, guest ofhonour Tarryn Mason, best U10 Declan Sawyer.

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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDThe Wykeham Collegiate is very proud of the five girls who completed the Dusi CanoeMarathon. Sarah Harries, with her partner, came second in the U18 girls section and the fourother girls, paddled with their fathers (front, from left) Katherine Barry, Sarah Harries, EmmaMoor (back) Holly Edmonds (L) and Sarah Dixon.

Ladies of the Dusi Canoe Marathon

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDEpworth’s budding athletes were selected to represent various KwaZuluNatal teams (fromleft) Zanegugu Mbonambi was a member of the KZN development athletics team that competed in the SA schools’ sports competition in Bloemfontein and Nolwazi Njilo and Natalie duTrevou were in the KZN invitational athletics team that competed at Menlo Park recently.

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SVA was established four years ago,withtheaimtohonourandshowrecogni-tion to all the sporting personalities ofboth genders who made a significantcontribution to the welfare of sport in thevarious communities in the greaterPietermaritzburg and northern KwaZu-

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THEREisanewfaceattheComradesMarathonAssoci-ation (CMA) as Cape Town-based Rowyn James wasthis week unveiled as the new race director for the

world’s largest ultra-marathon.James replaces the outgoing and popular Johan van

Staden, who served the post for four years before announc-ing his resignation in December.

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has already run an impressive 15 Comrades Marathonshimself.

CMAchairpersonMacChitja said: “Theboard is relievedthat the [race director] position has been filled. Rowyn hasall the qualities to be a very successful race director and wewish him well.”

VanStadenhassincesignedonasracedirectorofPieter-maritzburg’s Mandela Marathon, while he also cited ‘per-sonal business interests’ as the reason for his resignation.

“I just needed a new challenge in my life,” he said.

New Comrades Marathonrace director RowynJames.PHOTO: SUPPLIEDNew race director

for ComradesMarathon>> Rowyn James replaces Johan van Staden, who served the post for four years

tion of operations and logistics in the build-upto and on race day, which is set for June 1 thisyear. James will take over on March 12.

AracedirectoroftheTwoOceansMarathonfor six years, James says that working on therace that he considers amongst the best in theworld has always been a dream of his.

“I am honoured and privileged and thanktheCMAboardfor the faithandtrust theyhaveplaced in me; thereby enabling me to achievemy lifelong dream of being a part of the iconicCMA,” James said in a statement.

“The key for me will be to maintain and en-hancethewealthofknowledgeandexperienceof my fellow team players - which already ex-ists -andworkwiththeminenhancingnewin-novations and strategies which will continueto propel the Comrades Marathon forward.”

Whenaskedwhat themajorchallenges fac-ing the race - which is in its 89th edition thisyear - were, James said that he would not belookingtoimplementanyimmediateanddras-tic changes.

“We are less than 100 days from race day,soforthemomentitisacaseof‘ifitisn’tbroken,don’t fix it’,” said James

James is set to relocate from Cape Town toPietermaritzburg, and he said that he doesn’tfeel any added pressure due to the fact that heis not a KZN boy.

“I am actually very fortunate. I know a lotof the board members already from my timeassportsmarketingmanagerofNikeSouthAf-rica when Nike was sponsoring the race,” hesaid.

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