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parts of the CBD has dismissed claims that itallegedly expelled some of its volunteersbecause of lack of funding.

Two former volunteers from SakhumnothoDevelopment Services told the MaritzburgFever that after working for the organizationfor months as volunteers, earning a monthlystipend of R1500, they have been given theboot.

Both former volunteers spoke on conditionof anonymity for fear of victimization. Theyboth started working as volunteers last year.

“We were told that we could not continueworking there because they could not afford topay us. One of the managers said that theMsunduzi Municipality had not paid them theadministration fee and for that, they could notpay us. Sakhumnotho is basically blaming themunicipality for what has happened.

“Sakhumnotho is supposed to develop theyouth and not destroy them,” said the formervolunteer.

Department of Public Works spokespersonMbulelo Baloyi said that the memorandum ofagreementbetweenthe threepartiesstarted inApril 2013 and was terminated on 31 March2014. Baloyi said that the responsibility of theDepartment of Public Works was to pay thestipendsof thebeneficiaries for thedurationofthe contract period.

Baloyi said that the contract has beenrenewedwith thebeneficiaries in this financialyear, however he said that the supplied budgetwill only sustain all the 25 beneficiaries for aperiod of six months.

“The department was not aware that therewerebeneficiarieswhohadbeenexpelledfromthe programme aswe committed to sustain all25 for thenext sixmonthsof this financial year.We were only made aware that Sakhumnothowas failing to get hold of four beneficiaries, asthecontracts thatweresignedthisyeartotalled21.

“Todate,wehaveonly21beneficiarieswhoare currently on site and have commenced thework. We were aware that Sakhumnotho isliaisingwith theward councillors of those fourbeneficiaries to try and locate them. Once

confirmation has been received from theirrespective ward councillors that they haveexited the programme, then the process ofsourcing replacements will commence,”explained Baloyi.

He said that the department has engagedwith Sakhumnotho regarding this inquiry andthey have confirmed that no beneficiary wasexpelled from the programme.

The founder of SakhumnothoDevelopmentServices, Thokozani Gcaba, dismissed claimsmade by the two volunteers saying thatSakhumnotho has never fired anyone. He saidthat those who have left Sakhumnotho hadfound greener pastures. However, he said thathe had told some of the volunteers to stay athome until they received adequate funding.

“Thishasnothing todowith themunicipali-ty.Theywerenot expelled fromSakhumnotho.Currently, we are short staffed by fourvolunteers,” said Gcaba.

Msunduzi’s deputy municipal manager forcommunity services, Boniwe Zulu, said thatSakhumnothowas sanctioned to cleanparts ofthe city and confirmed that the volunteerstipends were paid out by the Department ofWorks. She said that the municipality is notresponsible for the allegedly sackedvolunteers, adding that Sakhumnotho is re-sponsible for the hiring process of volunteers.

“Ourpartnershipwith theorganization is toclean the city and for that we pay them anadministration fee tocover thecostsof runningthe organization on a month-to-month basis,”she said.

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LOCAL teacher, publishedauthor and overall hiddentreasure, Mzi Mngadi, will be

releasinghisninthnovel to thepublicin October this year.

He currently teaches isiZulu atSobantu Secondary School and hasbeen there since 1982.

Inhis career,hehaspublishedoneEnglishandseven isiZulunovels, oneof which has been assigned to thecurriculumasa set bookuntil the endof 2015.

Hereceivedtwosilvermedalsbothtimes that he competed in theComradesMarathon, andparticipat-ed inmany other races. However theintensity of distance running took itstoll onhisbodyand forcedhimtogiveupcompetingwhenhis injuriesset in.

“At one point I was placed fifthnationallyinrunningbutmylegsgaveuponme.Fortunately, I had teachingto fall back on and I love it,” he said.

He said that he always felt he hadtheability towritenovelsandonedayhe decided to put it into action.

received many awardsfor hiswriting, how-ever when askedwhich was themost precioustohimhesaidthat it wasthe P.WVilakaziaward forliteraturestudies.

He saidthat this wasthe highesthonour forhim.

“You must be areader to be able towrite. Youmust readand then learnthroughotherpeopleand their style ofwriting.

“In this way, youget to know the rulesthat need to be followed inparticular genres,” said Mngadi.

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wasperformedatthe WinstonChurchillTheatreearlier thisyear.

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PHOTO: NICOLEJOHNMzi Mngadi is a teacher atSobantu Secondary School butis also an accomplished author.

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The general elec-tions were in Maythis year.

At the recentExecutive Commit-tee (Exco) meeting,mayor Chris Ndlelasaid that themunicipalitywill notprosecute politicalparties but willinstead resort to an“ubuntu” agree-ment by offeringthem the rest of thisweek as an amnestyperiod.

Deputy munici-palmanager, Dr RayNgcobo, said thatcome end of thisweek, the munici-palitywill takedownthe posters andbe forced to sendbills to all politicalparties that did notcomply with theregulation.

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THE recent internal audit results for theMsunduzi Municipality call centre show thatthe centre is in a shambles.

The findings reveal that customercomplaints are not formally recorded andfollowed up, call centre operators do notalways interpret and direct calls correctlyresulting in delays and that the depot clerksdo not promptly assign faults logged to thetechnicians. The functionality of the callcentre is also not well understood by thedepot clerks.

These are some of the 11 findings for thecall centre which were highlighted during therecent Municipal Public Accounts Committee(Mpac) meeting held at the city hall.

Faults logged at the call centre are notresolved within stipulated time-frames andthe database of attended queries is not up toscratch. Moreover, call centre agents do notalways correctly interpret calls and informa-tion from the customers.

The report states that the staff shortageat the electricity department delays theattendance of other faults logged at the callcentre.

The audit on the call centre operationsand management states that the callcentre lacks proper management and thatthe system operators are in need of trainingto effectively and efficiently carry out theirduties.

Between August 2011 and April 2012, atotal of 12283 faults logged at the call centrewere not resolved within a reasonable time.

“With all the issues that the publichave, be it account queries or electricityfailures, whenever they try to get through tous they first call the call centre.

“When they come across a problemand they do not get a proper reply fromthe call centre, that is when the frustrationsets in,” said committee member RogerAshe.

Mpac chairperson Mike Tarr said that thecall centre is the backbone of customer serviceand service delivery and its challenges needto be met head-on.

“It is an important report and as a commit-tee, we must get feedback on the implemen-tation of this particular report,” he said.

Long serving member of MidlandsMedical Centre (MMC) PrivateHospital, Zaibie Frank, recentlyretired as nursing services managerat MMC. She served MMC from itsinception, marking 26 years ofservice. Several hundred employeespaid tribute to her loyalty, dedica-tion and impact on their careers.The board of directors and manage-ment commended her for theimpact she has had on the hospital.Pictured are (from left) MichaelWright (hospital manager), ZaibieFrank and Sweety Pillay (nursingservices manager).PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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THERE has been a spree oftheftsatvariousmuseumsinthecity,resultinginprecious

historical items being stolen.The Msunduzi Museum in

Pietermaritzburg recentlydiscoveredthat twopreciousitemshad been stolen from themuseumpremises - a leopard skin whichwas on loan from Ezemvelo KZNWildlife and an historical goldmedal which has been part of theMuseum collection since 1912.

The medal was part of threeothers manufactured of differentmetals.

They were specially manufac-tured by jeweller J Sullivan, incommemoration of the historicalevent which took place on 16December, 1838 between theVoortrekkers and amaZulu, andfor the opening of what was thenknown as the VoortrekkerMuseum, 102 years ago.

“The thief or thieves came inbroad daylight, cleverly enteredthelockeddisplaycasesandclosedthem up again, moving itemsinside the cases so one didn’tnotice that anything was amiss,”said Elrica Henning, head ofresearch, information and collec-tions at the museum.

This is not the first time a thefthas occurred at the museum.

Earlier this year, ametal part ofthe 1824 year old ox wagon,exhibited in the E.G. Jansenextension, was stolen.

“I don’t know what it could beused for or the monetary value,”said Henning.

The wagon is said to be one ofthe oldest in South Africa and onethat was, in all likelihood, used bythe Voortrekkers themselves.

A break-inwas also reported atMacrorie House recently, and rarecoins and antique gold watchesworth more than R200 000 werestolen while other valuables leftuntouched.

“Our entire coin collection wastargeted, along with a gold coincaseandtwogoldpocketwatches,”said museum curator, RoxanneThomas.

She believes the theft wasconducted by private coincollectors to be sold or used for aprivate collection.

Another theft that took place atthe beginning of the year was thefour Ormolu angels whichwere stolen from the TathamArt Gallery (TAG).

The angels are part of theOrmolu clock which is one ofTAG’s most prized possessionsandoneof thepieces thatattractedthemost visitors and internationaltourists in particular.

A case has been opened at theLoop Street Police Station.

Anyone with informationabout the theft is urged tocontact Elrica Henning at033 394 6834 or [email protected]

The silvermedal whichhas been partof the threemetal museumcollection since1912. The goldmedal hasbeen stolenfrom theMsunduziMuseum.PHOTO:SUPPLIED

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COTLANDS recentlylaunched its fundraisingproject called Education for

Education Cotlands Tin Project atthe Maritzburg Christian School(MCS).

Cotlands isanon-profit organi-sation which offers integratedearly childhood developmentprogrammes aimed at providingcare, support and developmentopportunities to vulnerable youngchildren and their families.

Cotlands was established in1937.

Priscilla Walters, who is theCotlands coordinator for the tinproject, said that the project wasestablished in 1990.

“It was a dream of mine tocoordinate the tin project intoschools and there is no better timethan now with the buzz-word inthe country being ‘education’.MCS is the first school I hadapproached. They took the offerwith both hands and I think theschool has enjoyed it.

“I have approached a numberof schools in the KZN provinceandmymission is to fill next year’scalendar with tin project eventsat different schools.

“Children do need to be taughtthat we need to give back and thisis a nice gentleway of letting them

do that,” said Walters.She said that Cotlands used to

care for unmarried mothers andtheir babies and they haveconsequently evolved to cater forthe needs of abused andabandoned children andeventually, HIV positive children.

“As the years have gone by, thetoy libraries project wasimplemented. The aim of thisproject is to provide children witheducational toys,” added Walters.

Principal of MCS, EugeneBurger said that the school is veryexcited to be part of a project that

will impact on young people.“The school is about children

learning,growingandourmotto isestablishing firm foundations. Werecognize in Cotlands theirmission to establish goodfoundations in young people’slives, especially children who aredisadvantaged.

“What a privilege for us to bepart of that and to make a smalldifference in other people’s lives.Children need to be taught how togive and for us as a school, webelieve that it is better to give thanto receive.

“Wewant to teach our childrenthe foundations of giving andblessing others,” said Burger.

MCS head boy MichaelPretorius said that the project willbe very effective.

“I really think that it is impor-tant that we give small amountsand together, we can make a bigdifference for those who are lessprivileged than us,” he said.

CotlandsgavethetinstoallMCSpupils.

The school will also receive asmall percentage from thedonated funds

PHOTO:NQOBILE MTOLOCotlands recently launched the tins project at Maritzburg Christian School (MCS) (from left) MCS head girlSheila Volsun, Cotlands coordinator for the tin project Priscilla Walters, MCS principal Eugene Burger andMCS head boy Michael Pretorius.

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AFTER a two year period of uncertaintyabout its future, Tembaletu Trust hasmoved into new premises at 5 Hartford

Road, Pentrich.Maritzburg Fever reported that the

non-governmental organization wouldpossiblyhavetoshutitsdoorsattheiroldofficesin Burger Street after receiving a notice of thetermination of their 25 year lease with theDepartment of Public Works.

Speaking to Maritzburg Fever, Tembaletu

organizations had to come to an end, but theyhave all found alternate premises,” he said.

ThechallengefortheTrustistonowrespondto their new environment and reconceptualisetheir services and training programmes tomeet the needs of the people in the area.

“Yes we are adapting to the area but for themost part, staff are happy about the new loca-tion and I think that this was a good result intheend.Wehavebeenabletoretainallourstaffandprogrammesandhavethepossibilitytoex-pand,” said Rangiah.

He emphasized that walk-ins are stillwelcome.

PHOTO:NICOLE JOHNPictured are some of the ceramic course students who were setting up their new working area(from left) Cliynton Ngxongo, Sphamandla Maduna, Nkosinathi Ngcobo, Bongekile Mbewana,Makhosi Ngcobo and Thandekile Sithole.

New home forTembaletu Trust

Trust directorRichard Rangiahsaid that they hadfought until the endto keep their oldbuilding in town,however lost thebattle with thedepartment. He saidthe pricing of rentalto remain in thecentre of town wasnot feasible for theTrust.

“Although thearea isn’t as centralas itwas, the currentarea fits into ourbudget and offers usspace to expand ourservices tomatchtheneedsof the commu-nity.”

Rangiah said thatthe one disappoint-ment for them wasthe fact that thesmaller organiza-tions that operatedinthesamepremisesas theTrustwerenotable to move withthem, as the newlocation would nothouse all of them.“Unfortunately theeducational parkwhich we had builtover a number ofyears with other

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PHOTO:SUPPLIEDPictured at the Comrades Exhibition are (from left) Lindo Hlongwane, Zandile Masikane (bothinterns who have become permanent staff), Patrick Lambie (Wildlands Rhino Ambassador andmentor) and Siphindile Moloi.

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THE National Groen Sebenza (GreenWork) programme began in May 2014,with 800 young graduates and

matriculantswithaninterest inandpassionforthe environment being selected frompredominantly rural parts of South Africa.

TheGroen Sebenza programme, funded bytheDevelopment Bank of SouthAfrica (DBSA),is coordinatedby theSouthAfricanBiodiversi-ty Institute (SANBI).

Thetwoandahalfyearprogrammesees theyoung ‘pioneers’ placed with various hostorganisations, like Wildlands ConservationTrust, which provides them with skills andexperience that will lead to environmentalcareer opportunities.

The role of host institutions like theWildlands Conservation Trust is to introducethepioneersintothesector,addressingpriorityskills shortages and giving them the mentor-ship and training they need to developthemselves further before entering the

competitive South African job market.Wildlands Conservation Trust is host to 38

pioneers. Each were placed with mentors forguidance and to learn from their experience.

“Wildlands has in turn benefited from theadditional able bodied and capable youngpeoplewhohaveaddedrealvaluetotheorgani-sation,” said Moira Potter, assistant coordina-tor of Wildlands Groen Sebenza programme.

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SECONDS after Grade 11 pu-pil from St John Paul IIHigh School, Nomusa

Shelembe, was announced thefirst winner of the PMB leg of the

KZN Premier Spelling Beecompetition, there wasn’t a

dry eye in the room.“I am so excited

and I was notexpecting to win. Ihave been studying

the

words since schools closed for the June holidays. Fromthis competition, I have learned new words and I havegained great confidence,” said Shelembe in completeshock, with tears of joy streaming down her face.

St John Paul School is in Elandskop, 45 minutesoutside of Pietermaritzburg.

The Pietermaritzburg KZN Premier Spelling Beecompetition was held this past Saturday at theEastwood community hall. There were a total of 69entries received, and 37 schools which participated.

As soon as Shelembe was announced the winner,correctly spelling the word that runner-up pupil MzolisiZulu from Fundokuhle Secondary School had speltincorrectly, Shelembe’s teachers Thembelani Zumaand Nokuphila Ndlovu ran on stage to congratulateher.

“We are very excited and so proud of the two pupilswho represented our school. The fact that one of ourpupils won is a cherry on top. It was a great competitionbut challenging. It gave our children great exposure asto what they can expect next year,” said Zuma.

Shelembe won a R6000 cash prize, a trophy andcertificate, a box of books, a Gem voucher, a Spar

voucher as well as Comrades Marathongoodies. Her school won books. Runner-up

Mzolisi Zulu won a R3000 cash prize, a medal andcertificate, a box of books, a Gem voucher, a Sparvoucher and Comrades goodies. His school won a boxof school books. His English teacher, BukiswaMamane, won a Spar voucher and R1000 cash prize.

Third place went to Andiswa Hlengwa fromFundokuhle Secondary School. She took home a R1500 cash prize, a medal and certificate, a box of books,a Gem voucher and a a Spar voucher. Her school alsowon a box of books. Hlengwa’s teacher, Moses Zuma,won a R1000 cash prize and a Spar voucher.

The top five contestants were automaticallyentered into a bonus round, where the five pupils notonly had to spell a word correctly, but they also hadto give the correct definition of the word.

Cool, calm and collected, Siphesihle Cele fromSiqongweni High School, won the bonus round.

For the bonus round, Cele took home a R5000 cashprize, a medal and a certificate. The runner-up for thebonus round, Hlengwa, won a R1000 cash prize, amedal and a certificate. Shelembe took the third placespot for this round, and won a R500 cash prize, a medaland a certificate.

Other prizes for the day included two R100 Sparvouchers and 10 movie tickets.

Earlier that day, not even the chilly morning windscould stop the participants from being excited aboutthe competition. The participants, dressed in theirrespective school uniforms, basked in the sun whilethey went over the challenging words one last time,minutes before the competition started.

Emcee for the day, Celeste Hadlow, helped releasethe stress by encouraging everyone to stand up anddance. Judges for the day were Maritzburg Fever andEcho local community titles editor Bridget Siebert,Eastwood Secondary School teacher Barbra Saul andgeneral manager for Media24 Local Newspapers(KZN) Neil Tapinos.

“As expected, the Pietermaritzburg leg of the KZNPremier Spelling Bee did not disappoint and we aregrateful to our partners for helping to make the daya success. Pupils in this part of KZN exude confidenceand they had obviously swatted hard for thecompetition,” said Tapinos.

Maritzburg Fever, Echo Edendale and MaritzburgEcho would like to thank all its sponsors - Via Afrika,Spar, Rotary International, Gem Schoolwear,Comrades and Msunduzi Museum - for a successfulevent. More photos from the event can be seen atwww.pmbfever.co.za.

Pietermaritzburg’s top speller>> Nomusa Shelembe from St John Paul II High School in Elandskop walked away with the top prize on the day

(From left) Maritzburg Fever andEcho local community titles editorBridget Siebert, South Coast Fevereditor Vusi Mthalane, ThembelaniZuma (St John Paul School), Pieter-maritzburg KZN Premier Spelling Beewinner Nomusa Shelembe, EastwoodSecondary School teacher BarbraSaul (judge) and general managerfor Media24 Local Newspapers(KZN) Neil Tapinos.PHOTO: NQOBILE MTOLO

PHOTO: NQOBILE MTOLOThe bonus round top three contestants were (from left), AndiswaHlengwa (runner-up), Siphesihle Cele (winner) and Nomusa Shelembe(third place).

PHOTO: NQOBILE MTOLOWinner Nomusa Shelembe (L) getsa hug from one of her teachers,Nokuphila Ndlovu

PHOTO: NQOBILE MTOLOPietermaritzburg’s KZN Premier Spelling Bee second

and third place contestants Andiswa Hlengwa (L) andMzolisi Zulu.

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AS the springseasonarrives,

there is a newawakening in every life form,from animals to plants.

It’s the beginning of awhole new growth cycle.

Gardeners get excited andget back to planting new crops

and flowers in anticipation of thespring rains.

This year, spring promises to be filled with abounty of flowers, blossoms and blooms after aprolonged dry autumn and winter season.

There are many plants that are symbolic of thearrival of spring. The local indigenous Clivia hasbecome an icon of the spring garden and this year

promises to be a special time for Clivia’s.The International Clivia Conference is to be held

in Pietermaritzburg during September. Howeverplants are bursting forth into bloom right now. Oneof the few very striking flowering plants that growin shaded growing conditions, Clivia’s have beenhybridised extensively. This has given rise to numer-ous different colour and flower variations that arenow becoming more accessible to gardeners.

Other plants that make spring so spectacularinclude Azaleas, Bougainvilleas and floweringblossoms. Pietermaritzburg was famous for theazaleas growing in and around the city. Many stillflourish and burst into full bloom when conditionssuite the plants.

Bougainvilleas withstand dry conditions andenjoy periods of little or no rainfall. This encouragesthe formation of extra flower buds and ensures anoverabundance of spring colour. Remember that allbougainvillea flowers are cream in colour. It’s the

bracts (modified leaves) that surround the small tu-bular flowers that appear in an array of bright colours.

Small blossom trees like flowering peaches,apples and cherries always add a special allure to thespring garden. Look out for these lovely plants in thenext six weeks, especially in the colder regions.

Spring heralds a change in planting patterns, witha whole array of summer and autumn flowers andvegetables coming into season. Seeds and seedlingsof these wonderful garden gems need to be plantedwhen all dangers of winter frost and cold are over.

Just some of the vegetables to plant out thisspring season - sweetcorn, maize, tomato, pepper,pumpkin, squash, marrow, egg plant.

Flowers include – Begonia, Marigold, Impatiens,Browallia, Torenia - the list is seemingly endless.

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PHOTO: STEVIE WAYASMaritzburg Christian School hosted their fifth inter-schools' Spelling Bee recently. Points wereawarded to the top three finishers in each grade, with the points for each grade contributingto each school's final tally. Scottsville primary won this year's event with a total of sixpoints, ahead of Clarendon in second place with five points, and Athlone who finished thirdwith three points. Hosts Maritzburg Christian School tied with Pelham, Heritage Academy,Longmarket Girls' and St Nicholas on two points. Pictured are the individual top threespellers (from left) Uyikhonke Xulu (Pelham), Ryan Govender (Scottsville and Grade fourwinner), Luthando Dube (Clarendon), Sakina Sitoto (Scottsville and Grade seven winner),Sumayya Essak (Longmarket Girls'), Aphiwe Karuhije (St Nicholas), Cashmia Singh (Pelham),Tatum-Shae Petersen (MCS), Sankalp Katiyar (Athlone and Grade six winner), GugulethuDanisa (MCS), Keegan Stevens (Clarendon and Grade five winner), and Sabelo Shabalala(Heritage Academy). Lisa Martin of MCS and the event coordinator is pictured behind thewinners. Nashua Maritzburg sponsored the cash prizes.

Inter-schools Spelling Bee at MCS

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDGrace College celebrated Founders’ Day on 26 July. The day was packed with exciting activities,starting with an assembly. Guest speaker, The Reverend Colin Bishop, inspired the audience, andin particular the pupils, with his talk on ‘being the solution to the problem’. The assembly wasfollowed by an inter-house soccer festival. A Founders’ dinner dance took place later in theevening. The guests were treated to the wit of MC, James Cuenod, and a three course mealand live music by the band, Los Locos. Many lucky draw prizes were won and the school isgrateful to the sponsors for the generous donation of prizes. To end the evening, the gueststook to the dance floor to music provided by DJ Aiden Kobus. Pictured at the event are (fromleft) Trish Gatland (founder), The Reverend Colin Bishop (guest speaker) and Frances Stimson(founder).

Founders Day celebrations at Grace

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDFifteen Merchiston Preparatory School pupils have been awarded scholarships to thefollowing high schools (front, from left) Siyanda Mkhize (Michaelhouse), Luc Pousson(Michaelhouse), Thomas Dixon (Hilton College), David Godleman (Maritzburg College), JamesMcFarland (Maritzburg College), Kheta Khoza (Michaelhouse) (middle, from left) Jarrod DuPlessis (St Charles), Chad Fortmann (Maritzburg College), Thamsanqa Zakwe (Michaelhouse)(back, from left) Singata Jolwana (Hilton College), James Moodie (Michaelhouse), Trent LeRoux (St Charles), Liam Fourie (Michaelhouse), Anele Nzimande (Maritzburg College) and LucRobinson (Maritzburg College).

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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDIan Griffiths (middle) has recentlybeen appointed as sports coordina-tor in the primary school at StNicholas. Griffiths, a Comradesrunner and accomplished canoeist,brings a wealth of experience in themore traditional team sports aswell. He is seen with principal LukePerkins (L) and deputy principalKamal Rugbar.

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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDThree Grade 11 pupils from The Wykeham Collegiate (from left) Amanda Peake, CatherineBarrett and Sesetu Holomisa, participated in the Model United Nations Debate organised bythe South African Institute of International Affairs at New West Secondary School in Durban.They were members of the United Nations Environmental Programme and represented thecountry Nepal in the issue of rhino poaching. Sesetu Holomisa was awarded first bestspeaker of the debate and Team Nepal was awarded the first best delegation of thedebate. They are pictured with Desirée Kosciulek, youth development officer for the SouthAfrican Institute of International Affairs who co-ordinated the event.

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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDLaddsworth pupil Tyler Francis (L) has been awarded a hockeyscholarship to Maritzburg College for 2015. Francis recently represent-ed the KZN inland U14 C team at an inter-provincial tournamentwhere he was the highest goal scorer, scoring four goals. Francis ispictured with Gavin Lambooy, headmaster at Laddsworth PrimarySchool.

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MASERATI brought its past, present and future to lifein celebrating the marque’s 100th birthday at theMonterey Car Week in California recently.

As the featured marque at Pebble Beach’sConcours d’Elegance, the celebration was stylish,reminding petrol-heads of the same event in 1968,when a Maserati Mistral Coupé took top honours asbest of show.

Coming back to the present, the lawn at thisConcours d’Elegance was packed with examples ofMaserati’s rich history, including — in the MaseratiCentennial Racing Class — a 1954 A6GCS Spyder, a1955 Maserati 250F Monoposto, and a 1956 Maserati300S Fantuzzi Spyer.The 1954 A6GCS took the trophy for best granturismo, noted for its artistic beauty and high levelof performance.

One of the most fascinating cars of all time, designedby Pininfarina in 1954, the A6GCS proved a valuablesource of inspiration for the designers of today’sAlfieri concept.

This highly acclaimed concept made its NorthAmerican debut during a special centennialcelebration at the Mazda Raceway during the RolexMonterey Motorsport Reunion, where Maserati wasalso the honoured marque.Lorenzo Ramacioitti, head of Fiat ChryslerAutomobile Global Design, presented the stunningconcept, saying “this car has a racing breed, but witha kick of poetry.The new Alfieri also made a star turn on theconcept lawn at the Pebble Beach Concoursd’Elegance.

It was a birthday party worthy of a century.

PHOTO:SUPPLIEDTheMaseratiAlfiericonceptrecentlymade itsdebut asthemarquecelebrateditscentenary.

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MORE than 20 000 of the sixth generationIsuzu KB have been sold since the vehicle’slaunch in March last year.

Following on the success of this model,Isuzunowoffersamoreexclusivevariant - theMidniteEditionKB 300doublecab -withonly500 units being produced.

“The new addition continues Isuzu’sheritage of special models in South Africa.Limited edition vehicles are part of Isuzu’sDNA in our country, and the new MidniteEdition has the looks and appeal to attractattention on the road and set its owners apartfrom the rest,” said Mlungisi Nonkonyana,brand manager for General Motors SouthAfrica.

“Special design and engineering develop-ment by our local team has resulted in a trulydesirable bakkie, built just for SouthAfricans,and with limited production of 500 units weexpect our passionate followers to receive itenthusiastically.”

Paintedexclusively inred,whiteormetallicsilver, the exterior of the Midnite Edition isenhanced by a classic black theme frombumper to bumper. At the front, a specialisedblack bumper guard adds larger-than-lifeattitude and is complemented by a blackradiator grille.

The classic black treatment continues onthe flanks with black mirror caps, roof-rails,side-steps, window-surrounds and black 17-inchalloywheels,while at the reara standardtowbar sits beneathablack rearbumper. Thespecial design changes are finished off by ablack sports-bar behind the cab, completewith special decals and branded door sillplates.

Eachvehicle receives a special plaquewiththe unit’s unique number engraved on it,indicating which of the 500 special editionunits it is.

The interior is further distinguished byspecial Midnite Edition carpets.

Three Midnite Edition models areavailable, eachofwhich is poweredby Isuzu’sproven 3.0-litre D-TEQ diesel engine with130kW and 380Nm on tap. Customers canchoose between a five-speed manual, a five-speed automatic transmission with a 4x2drivetrain,or4x4withamanualgearboxonly.

As with the rest of the Isuzu KB range, thismodel carries a five-year/120 000kmwarranty and a five-year/90 000km serviceplan, with service intervals scheduled every15 000km.

The IsuzuKBMidniteEditionwhichwill beon sale in late September. — Supplied.

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TWO new special edition models from Chevroletwill soon be offering customers value andexclusivity. The black and white models, availa-

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“Chevrolet is well known for offering great valueto our customers and we are confident that withthese distinct special versions, with exclusivity andadditional standard features, we will delightChevrolet buyers,” said General Motors South Africa’sChevrolet brand manager Tim Hendon.

“The modifications on the Spark black and whiteedition have been developed by our local engineers,and are factory-approved and fitted for peace ofmind,” added Hendon.

Based on the popular Chevrolet Sonic 1.6 LSfive-door hatchback, the new Sonic black and whiteedition is available as a limited run of 200 units, in“carbon flash black” or “snowflake white pearl”, withside mirrors and the rear spoiler painted in a contrast-ing “orange rock”. Value-adding standard featuresinclude Chevrolet’s MyLink infotainment system andblack 16-inch alloy wheels.

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JONATHAN COOK

A PIETERMARITZBURG sport-ing life.

What to talkabout, somanyoptions, so many memories.

Back in the seventies the KZNcapital presented a smorgasbord ofoptionsforalittleboywho,alongwithfriends and family, took to sport likeChad le Clos to water.

So many memories: a phantomweightlifter with the lovely name,Pietermaritzburg’s PreciousMcKenzie, a man I never saw in thefleshbutreadabout,whohadtomakehis career in New Zealand due to theconstraintsofapartheid-andwentontowinaCommonwealthGamesmed-al.

Watching silky footballers RaviShastri - the surname is spot-on (ifmemory serves me correctly) anddeadly goalscorer Bomber ChamaneofNorthdaleclubRealTaj,whichwasowned by hotelier and communityleader the legendary Pops Chetty,father of current DAMP in KZN - andvoice of conscience, Mergan Chetty.

Maritzburg Football Club (MFC)

centrebackandcaptainMike“Horse”James (one of this particular Maritz-burg institution’s many nicknames);the way left back Dave Loveridge,socks around his ankles, used tosprint onto the park alone as histeam-mates strolled out of thestadium tunnel; get-out-of-my-waysharpshooter Bobby Chalmers

whosethunderousshotsatgoalatJanSmuts Stadium (now Harry Gwala)remindedme ofmy Tiger comic hero“HotShotHamish,”heof the thickest,most muscular thighs you could everimagine. Bobby wasn’t far off in thebig legs business.

Classy midfielder Alan Varner,who never seemed to raise a sweat -

stroking his silky passes around thepark - and controversial MFC chair-man Mitch Mendonides, whosetussles with glamorous Durban Cityowner Norman Elliott spiced thingsup in the KZN derbies.

Watching Mike James’s youngerbrother - centre forward BuddyJames, socks always down around

his ankles - who had an uncannyradar that produced many memora-ble goals out of nothing.

My recollection of second or thirdcousin Rodney Anley (I’m going toclaimhimnomatterhowfarremovedweare!) scoringagoal onShamrocksdebut while still in matric atMaritzburg College.

Scanning the then Natal Witnessanxiously to see whether MFC orShamrocks had a home game onSunday afternoon, knowing it wasguaranteed that Dad and my twobrothers would be with me on thegrass banks, cheering MFC orShamrocks on against all-comers,especially the toffee-nosed CapeTown City and Highlands Park ofJo’burg, who always thought theywere a cut above the rest.

Thepackedopenstandof Indians,massiveMFCsupporters,whohad tosit in a segregated area because ofApartheid - what an absurdity whenyou think of it.

So many magical memories thatforged a lifelong love affair for sportin a little boy. Part 2will appear in theFever next week.

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