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AS of 1 May, children underthe age of three will be re-quired toonly travel inacar

if they are secured in a car seat.This is required by a new

regulation of the National RoadTraffic Act.

Motorists who have childrenunder the age of three unre-strained in their vehicle will befined.

This comes after some motor-ists refuse to take seriously theconstant warnings and calls byemergency services and authori-ties to have children properlysecured in vehicles.

Speaking to Maritzburg FeverCaro Smit of South AfricansAgainst Drunk Driving (SADD),

said the organisation has beenworking long towards getting thisspecific regulation passed.

According to Smit, the MedicalResearch Council (MRC) statedthat car crashes are the leadingcause of injury and/or deathsamong children under the age offive in South Africa.

“ArriveAlivesays thatcorrectlyinstalled car seats can reduce therisk of deaths by 70% in the infantage, and 47% to 54% in childrenaged one to four.”

Daily, toddlers can be seenjumping on back seats, hangingout of windows and sitting onpassenger’s laps.

“Upon speaking to parents,somewill tell you they never grewup with child car seats and sur-vived. Parents may also tell youthattheirchildrendonotlikebeing

restrained and cry constantly.Some parents insist you not tellthem what to do with theirchildren,” said Chitra Bodasing,ER24 spokesperson.

Bodasing said that emergencyservices attend to collisions in-volving children every week.

“The majority of unrestrainedchildren are flung out of thevehicle and either sustain criticalinjuries or die on impact.”

While the law forcesparents tousechildcarseats forchildrenun-der the age of three, this does notmeanolderchildrenshouldnotal-so be secured in a car seat.

Last year, SADDdistributed 20new car seats for children atWoodlands Primary and TPASchool in Northdale.

“We call on people to donatetheir old unwanted seats to SADDand we will get them refurbishedandhandedout toneedy families,”said Smit.

Smit has just returned from ameeting in Morocco where a planfor 2015 was drawn up for theglobal campaign.

“We will be working with thesame17schoolsonaprojectcalled#SaveKidsLives with regards toroad safety.

“Wewill lookatseat-beltuse,aswell as pupil visibility, alcoholabuse and other relevant road-safety issues.

To donate a car seat orfor more information aboutSADD or #SaveKidsLives, contactSmit on 033 347 0103 or emailcarosmit@sadd.org.za

Two­year­old MiaSoogrin secure and safein her car seat.

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THEMunicipalDemarcationBoard (MDB)willlook into whether Pietermaritzburg can be-come ametro after the 2016 local governmentelections.

At a recent full council meeting, Msunduzimunicipal manager Mxolisi Nkosi said: “Theywill conduct their ownpublic hearing and theywill then make a ruling on the matter.

“We have made our own submission.

“It’s up to theboard tomake their owndeci-sion.

“The Demarcation Board has come backand said that the category A status of theMsunduziwill be considered after the 2016 lo-calgovernmentelectionsandtheywillnotcon-sider that at this point in time.

“That means that the status quo remains.Msunduzi will beMsunduzi and the othermu-nicipalities will remain what they are with theexception of Mpofana which will form part ofuMngeni Municipality,” said Nkosi.

NQOBILE MTOLO>>nqobile@pmbfever.co.za

THE National Education, Health and Allied Workers’Union (Nehawu) stated that it will continue to fightfor the rights of the Midlands Media Centre (MMC)PrivateHospitalworkersfollowingadeadlockinwagenegotiations between the union and the hospital.

This resulted in hospital staff resorting to protect­ed strike action last Friday.

By Monday afternoon the two parties had notreached consensus.

Nehawu’s provincial secretary Phakama Nduna­kazi said the three­month negotiations with hospitalmanagement have proven to be fruitless.

“The employer did not agree with our demands.We went to the Commission for Conciliation, Media­tion and Arbitration (CCMA), but the matter was notresolved.

“Right after the strike started last Friday, the hos­pital applied for a lock­out of all employees who wereon strike. We are still waiting for management to tellus when we can meet to reach a conclusion in thesewage negotiations,” said Ndunakazi.

Ndunakazi told the Maritzburg Fever reporter thatmost of the hospital employees cannot affordmedical aid with what they earn.

MMC marketing and public relations officer KavithHarrilall said that the company’s salary increase,which ranges from 6.8% to eight percent, effectiveon 1 March this year, is “generous” compared to thecurrent and projected inflation rate. He said that theincrease is in line with increases in the private health­care sector.

“MMC is disappointed that at this stage the wagenegotiations between the hospital and Nehawu havereached a deadlock. MMC’s offer is based on varioussalary brackets as well as allowances and companycontributions towards staff benefits.

“MMC recognises Nehawu as an important stake­holder in the employer­employee relationship. How­ever, a defensive lock­out will be implemented to en­sure good order during the protected strike action,”said Harrilall in a statement.

The hospital does not see the strike as an amica­ble way of solving wage negotiations.

Harrilall added: “MMC is of the respectful viewthat strike action is not an effective way to settle thisimpasse. Negotiation and dialogue serve as idealtools from which parties may reach sustainable termsof settlement.

“MMC management and the board of directors as­sure all stakeholders that adequate contingencymeasures have been implemented to minimise theimpact of the strike on patients, visitors, doctors, ser­vice providers and staff.”

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3EFF wants statuesremoved in PMB>> ‘The removal of the statues is theopportunist moment because it is not partof our party’s manifesto’

NQOBILE MTOLO>>nqobile@pmbfever.co.za

WITH Pietermaritzburg asan historical tourist at-traction, the Economic

FreedomFighters (EFF)wants thestatues of Queen Victoria, SirTheophilus Shepstone andMahatma Gandhi removed.

However, EFF’s provincialspokespersonReggie Ngcobo saidthe party is split into two on the is-sue. He said that although the re-moval of colonial and apartheid-era statues is not part of its mani-festo,hesaidthat thethreestatuesshould be replacedwith SouthAf-ricanswho fought for the freedomof South Africa.

“The removal of the statues isthe opportunist moment becauseit isnotpartofourparty’smanifes-to. We do not support the statuesofoppressors.Wewouldliketoseethem removed and taken away.These statues do not provide a so-lution in solving the poverty inSouth Africa. The removal of stat-ues is not that much of a priorityhowever, theyshouldberemoved.

“However, we believe thatthere are more pressing issuessuchaspovertyandeducationfac-ing South Africa and those shouldbe prioritised. Now that the re-moval of colonial statues is a na-tional debate,wewill speak to ourtwo provincial legislature repre-sentatives on how this can beachieved. We will also approachthe Heritage Council on this mat-ter,” said Ngcobo.

Ngcobo said that the uMgun-gundlovu district is rich in historyand that the peoplewhose statuesshould be erected include anti-apartheid stalwarts Harry Gwalaand Moses Mabhida.

“There are many other peoplefrom different races who contrib-utedtowardstheSouthAfricande-mocracy. The focus should be onSouth Africanswho fought for ourfreedom. There are other politicalparties who support the notionthat the colonial and apartheid-era statues should be removed,”said Ngcobo.

Amafa-Heritage KwaZulu-Na-tal is the provincial heritage agen-cy which administers heritagematters on behalf of the KZN Pro-

vincial government.Amafa’s Ros Devereaux said

the removal of statues is a publicprocesswhichalsoinvolvesapub-lic participation process and thatafter an application has beenmadefor theremovalofarelevantstatue or statues, Amafa councilwill look at the pros and cons ofsuch actions.

The statue of Queen VictoriaandSirTheophilusShepstoneareat the vicinity of the KZN Legisla-ture buildingwhile that ofMahat-ma Gandhi is in Church Street.

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BELOW are some of the key factsincluded as part of the MsunduziMunicipal Manager Mxolisi Nko-si’s reportat the recent full councilmeeting:• Households that have access torefuse removal: 120 000• Outages experienced in the pre-vious month: 47• Households which had theirelectricity disconnected for non-payment: 4 825• Households that received sani-tation: 85 687• Sewage spillages in thepreviousmonth: 291

• Water stoppages in the previousmonth: 182• Households thathad theirwaterdisconnected last month for non-payment: 305• Indigent households registered:5 884• Kilometres of new roads built inthe previous month: 1 840• Fraud and corruption instancesreported in the past month: 2• Disciplinary cases on fraud andcorruption in the past month: 4• Forensic investigations con-ducted in the past month: 7• Days of sick leave taken by em-ployees in the past month: 309• Temporary employees: 2 091• Permanent employees: 2 518.

PHOTO: NQOBILE MTOLOThis vegetable garden outside Northdale Hospital is part of the Msunduzi Municipality’s plan of action to use va­cant land efficiently to make sure no illegal dumping takes place. The municipality is concerned that illegal dump­ing portray a negative image to residents, visitors and investors.

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Tourism hub battles toattract tenants

>> Councillor urged Exco to fast­track the process of filling vacant offices

NQOBILE MTOLO>>nqobile@pmbfever.co.za

THE Msunduzi Municipality isstruggling to attract suitabletenants to occupy vacant spa-

ces at the Freedom Square TourismHub.

This was noted at today’s Execu-tive Committee (Exco) council meet-ing at the City Hall.

TheTourismHubhousesMsundu-zi Pietermaritzburg Tourism Associ-ation(MPTA)officesand90%oftheof-fices at the hub accommodate exter-nal tenants.

The building has three levels -ground floor accommodates Gijimaprinters, UMgungundlovu FM com-munity radio station, caretaker andICToffices,CoconutGroverestaurantand two vacant spaces. For CoconutGrove, the lease agreement is inplace,buttheareahasnotyetbeenoc-cupied,thereportontheTourismHubbuilding tenancy states.

Thefirst flooraccommodatesXoli-sizwe Trading, the Msunduzi Tour-ismbusinessunitandtwovacantoffi-ces. The second floor is dedicated tothe Small Enterprise DevelopmentAgency (Seda)andaccommodates10office spaces which cost R75 perm2.

For thevacant spaces, themunici-pality loses about R20 000 on rent amonth. Municipal manager MxolisiNkosi said there is no rent charge foroffice spaceoccupiedby theMsundu-

zi business units.Thereportfurtherstatesthatthere

isnoleaseagreementsignedbetweenthe UMgungundlovu radio stationand the municipality however, thespacehasbeenoccupied.Deputymu-nicipal manager for economic devel-opment Dr Ray Ngcobo said that in-steadof paying rent, the radio stationairs a municipal radio slot aimed atdisseminating information andmar-keting municipal services and pro-jects. Ngcobo said the airtime whichtheradiostationgivesthemunicipali-ty is equivalent to rent.

“We are in a process of signing alease so that we use the airtime tomarket municipal programmes,mayoral and departmental activi-ties,” said Ngcobo.

Councillor Eunice Majola urgedExcotofast-tracktheprocessoffillingvacant office spaces.

The tourism hub received criti-cismfornothavingadequateparkingspace for visitors asmost of the park-ing is reserved for staff and tenants.

ThehubreportedlycostmorethanR25 million due to glitches whichhalted the construction process. Thehubwas launched in2011, fundedbythe KwaZulu-Natal Department ofCo-operative Governance and Tradi-tional Affairs and was built to boosttourism.

PHOTO: FILEThe Freedom Square Tourism Hub loses about R20 000 a month in rent as it struggles to find suitable tenants.

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Theft of municipal assetscontinues >> More than 30 theft cases of Msunduzi municipal assets have been recorded

since January 2013.NQOBILE MTOLO>>nqobile@pmbfever.co.za

MORE than 30 theft cases of Msunduzimunicipal assets have been recordedsince January 2013.

Thesecases include the frequent theft ofmu-nicipal car batteries, the theft of a Tatham ArtGallery projector, the theft of anair-conditionerfromtheenvironmentalhealthdepartment, thetheft of a laptop from the municipal AS Chettybuilding, fuel and old steel light poles, to men-

tion a few items.On 20 August, 2014 a report submitted to

theMsunduziMunicipality’s legaladvisorLel-ani vandenBergstated thatoneof theKSAse-curityguardshadbeendetainedforapparent-ly selling old steel light poles at the municipalstores. The incident took place on 17 Augustat around11.43am.However, after investiga-tion,resultswerethatthestreet lightpoleshadbeen stolen from the mu-nicipal stores.Asa result,thesecurityguard,whosename is known to theMaritzburg Fever news-paper, was released thenext day on free bail.

The report submittedto Van den Berg statesthat awhite truck arrivedon site where the poleshadbeenkept.Theareaisjust outside the main gate of the premiseswhere there is no presence of KSA securityguards. The report says that the fivemenwhowereinsidethewhitetruckstartedloadingthepoles onto it.

One of the reports from the financial servi-ces business unit states that two car batterieswere stolen overnight fromoneof themunici-pal vehicles.

There have also been concerns about thetheftof fuel.MaritzburgFeverunderstands thatthismatter is currently being scrutinisedby themunicipality’s internal audit team.

“Control measures have been introduced atfuelling bowsers in order to better monitor theuse of fuel and stop fuel abuse that still exists.Regarding battery theft, it is at a minimal levelsincewecompleted the installationof ourEarly

Warning Cop (EWCop)monitoring system al-though it is still unac-ceptableinthat level. It isonly happening in thescrap vehicles that areawaitingdisposalwherethe system does not re-port. We are planning tofit camerasonthatsite toimprove our security,”Msunduzi Municipality

spokesperson Nqobile Madonda responded.On how the municipality plans to curb the

theft of its assets,Madondaexplained: “Councilassetsare taggedwithassetnumbers, especial-lyair-conditionersandlaptopsandasasecuritymeasureoneneedsa signedandauthorisedas-setmovement form to takeanasset out of coun-cilpremises,especiallyassets like furnitureandequipment.”

The Cancer Association of SouthAfrica (Cansa) and Midlands MedicalCentre (MMC) recently teamed upto deliver a successful and colourfulshavathon. The Cansa Shavathon isheld to show solidarity with thoseaffected by cancer, with participantseither shaving or tinting their hair.At the event (back, from left)Cansa volunteers Queenie Naidoo,Karla Gounden, Shamima Sheik,Aneetha Moodley and (front, fromleft) MMC staff Mary Rajah (medicalward), Sweety Pillay (nursingservices manager) and NonsikeleloDlamini (surgical ward).

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THEHollingwoodCemetery,whichhaslongbeenontheMsunduziMunicipalitycards toaddress theshortageofburial space inPiet-ermaritzburg, is still to be developed.

Msunduzi Municipality spokespersonNqobileMadondasaidthatthemunicipalityis ironing out social issues.

“The Hollingwood Cemetery is not cur-rently being used due to social issues thatare being sorted out by the municipalitywith the community. When those issueshave been exhausted, the process of devel-oping a cemetery will commence,” saidMadonda.

Burials are currently conducted at theMountain Rise Cemetery reserves. Madon-da said that the Mountain Rise, Azalea,Snathing and Willowfountain cemeterieshave been closed due to lack of space.

In2012,Mpinvestfour Investments (Pty)Limited circulated a communiqué to local

funeral homes alerting them of the lack ofburial space at Ethembeni Memorial Park.Atthetimethecemeteryhadapproximately7 500 graves.

MadondasaidtheKZNDepartmentEco-nomic Development and Tourism, throughfunding from the Human Settlements de-partment, bought Ethembeni for the devel-opment of a human settlement.

“When the purchase was done, it wasthen discovered that there are about fivehectares that couldbeavailable forpurpos-esofburying,buttherewasaG24noticethatneeded to be sorted out.

“Themunicipality,workingwiththePro-vincial Department of Environmental Af-fairs (DEA), is finalising theG24contraven-tion. Once this has been finalised, burialswill commencewhenanauthorityhasbeenreceived from the MEC, as the land wasbought for building of houses. There is aportionof theburialsite thatwassoldbytheprevious owner for private burial,” ex-plained Madonda.

Hollingwood Cemetery talkscontinue

Control measures havebeen introduced at fuellingbowsers in order to bettermonitor the use of fuel andstop fuel abuse that stillexists

NOT so long ago the challenges atNorthdale Hospital were exposed inThe Witness. Many of Northdale’sproblems with staff emanate from ashortage of human resources, lowmoraleandchallengingworkingcon-ditions.

TheMEC,DrSibongiseniDhlomo,scurried to charge that if Northdalewas his bank, he would move to an-otherbank - presumablyforaccepta-ble service delivery.

Currently, theKZNprovinceneedsa minimum of 800 well-staffed andequippedambulances,but it nowhas

just fewer than 600 vehicles andabout less than50%of thatnumber isin good working order.

The provincial Department ofHealth was only able to allocateR1 million towards ambulances dueto its crippling financial situation.

Dhlomo is in deep denial - health,like Eskom, SAA and local govern-ment, is bust. Among hospitals,Grey’s, Addington and Inkosi AlbertLuthuliCentralHospitalareall forcedto turnawaycancerpatients asonco-logy treatment is impossible andequipment is in a state of disrepair orcollecting dust.

JAY JUGWANTHNorthdale

Healthdelivery isbust

CITY CA Roshan Morar’s ap-pointmentaschairofSanralavoids addressing the real

issues concerning tolling and pet-rol price hikes.

Morar can make all the rightnoises about Sanral since as anemployee itwouldnot be inhis in-terests to dootherwise, but unlesshe addresses why motorists haveto pay four times to use publicroads he and Sanral are “barkingup the wrong tree”.

Since self-propelled vehiclesbegan using roads, governmentsintroduced an annual licence feewhichwas supposed to be used toconstruct and maintain roads.

During the sixties, when theBroederbond-dominated Nation-alists began misappropriatingpublic funds to maintain their

homelandpolicies, they instituteda levy of 2c per litre of petrol at thepumps, with the excuse that therevenue so generated would beused to upgrade inter- provincialroads to world-class standards .

As the misuse of state revenuecontinued unabated, the Nation-alists used spurious excuses tobuild toll plazas,muchagainst thehuge outcry from the motoringpublic.

Come 1994 and the ANC gov-ernment realized that tolling canbe “an instant cash cow” - hencethe introduction of e-tolling on in-ter-city roads.

In Robert Nicolai’s letter (Wit-ness 6November, 2014), he right-fully questioned the logic of e-tol-ling since81%of the revenuegoesto the Austrian Billing Co. What

logic was used by ‘Sbu Ndebele toconceive such a system is beyondordinary comprehension .

The ANC is obsessed with tax-ing the paying public in order toemploymore of its cadres, who inturnmaketherightnoises thatap-peal to the gullible masses thatblindly vote for it election afterelection .

As an auditor Morar shouldhave been employed to figure outwhy the millions pouring in frommotorists is not judiciously util-ised to benefit motorists and notcadres. More of Morar’s propa-ganda about Sanral and its crea-tion can be read in last year’sglossy magazine - another wasteof taxpayers’ money.

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BORN and brought up in the mist ofLadysmith then relocating to Pieter-maritzburg where he met his wife,and thenhaving three children is noother than Goraknath BhagwandasMaharaj, known as “Vickey”.

Amanof hisword, aman of hon-our,amanofintegrity,amanoftrust,a man of wisdom, knowledge andunderstanding, amanwhostoodupfor what’s right, a man whom I cancall “dad”.

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FOLLOWING the devastating hail­storm last month, a strange phe­nomenon has occurred. All the birdsseem to have disappeared.

We live in Sunnyside and have acottage near a wooded railwayproperty adjacent to the mainline.We used to feed birds daily ­ hun­dreds of birds ­ pigeons, weavers,finches, etc. But after the hailstormwe have seen hardly any birds.

Seed that previously barely last­ed a few hours now remains un­eaten for more than an entire week,indeed until washed away by rain.

What has happened to thebirds?

Some will maintain they werekilled by the hail, and while this ispossible, surely we would have comeacross dead birds, but is there an­other explanation.

During the tsunami on BoxingDay in 2004, the elephants appar­ently, mysteriously, being aware of

impending disaster, moved up tohigher ground well before the tsuna­mi struck the coast.

In other recorded examples ofanimal presentiment they are al­leged to be able to detect earth­quakes and avalanches.

Is it possible that birds possessthe same survival instinct andsomehow knew that a hailstormwas about to strike Pietermaritzburgand migrated to pastures greener, orat least safer pastures?

If so, the second question relatesto why haven’t they returned. Havethey decided that the Pietermaritz­burg region is now a no­go zone, ordo they know something that wedon’t ­ like another hailstorm iscoming?

But whatever the reason, theirabsence is for the birds.

HENRY SPENCERPietermaritzburg

Where have all the birds gone?

ONE way of showing dissatisfactionagainst exorbitant increases in theprice of fuel, electricity, water sanita-tion and taxes is to protest.

How ironical it seems when thereare service delivery protests, roadsare blocked and vehicles stoned.Those workers on their way to workare contributing to the sustenance ofthis struggling economyvia their tax-es. Its a case of the tail wagging thedog.

SouthAfricaisbecomingawelfarestatewith almost 16.5million peopleon some form of social security.Therefore there is so much pressureon taxpayers to sustain these socialsecurity grants.

SARShassomuchpoweritgoesin-to your bank account and takes outyourmoneyowedto it.Taxpayersareeasy targets. Taxpayers’ money canbe used productively if unscrupulouscorruption is curbed. TheR30 billionlost annually through corruption andincompetence can be used to buildhouses for people living in the squat-ter and transit camps. This will re-duce the number of service deliveryprotests and enhance their quality oflife. Another option that can be ex-ploredisbringingbackthe independ-entbody like theHawkswhocandealwith corrupt government officialswithout fear or favour.

A clear message must be sent togovernment during these protests.

• Theft and corruption must beeradicated.

• Those involved in corrupt activi-ties must be sent to jail.

• A proper adjudication processfor tenders. There must be an inde-pendentbody thathas theknowledgeand expertise whomust be in chargeof all tenders. There should be notenders for pals.

• Mechanisms must be put intoplace to eliminate theft of water andelectricity.

• All government officials mustsign performance agreements andknowexactlywhattheirportfoliosen-tail.Non-performingofficialsmustbefired as they are accountable to tax-payers.

• Reduce the number of membersgoing to cabinet from 400 to 200.

• Cadre deployment and rede-ployment must be eradicated at allcosts.

• The twopowerstationsofMedu-pi and Khusela must be investigatedas to why they are running so far be-hind and costing billions of randsover-budget.

• Eskom needs to become proact-ive and sort out the energy require-ments of South Africa. Alternativemethods of sourcing energy needs toexplored.

• Salaries and perks of ministersmust be slashed. The state of ourcountry is evidence to this. We havean electricity crisis, an impendingwater crisis, daily service deliveryprotests, an almost stagnant econo-my and some of our institutions, likethe police services, are engaging incourt battles.

Itistimetocollectivelydemandan-swers. Government understands on-ly one language and that is the lan-guage of protest. The escalation ofprices and exorbitant taxes that gov-ernment collects has to be ques-tioned. The buck has to stop some-where. The taxpayer cannot besucked dry of every ounce of blood. Itis taxpayers’ rights to demand trans-parencyandaccountability fromgov-ernment.

VIJAY SURUJPALVia email

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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDLaddsworth Primary School children collect strips of marshmallow eggs for Siyabonga Educa­tion Centre every year, which Pat Kanzler collects to take to the children. With the eggs(back) Gavin Lambooy (Laddsworth Primary School headmaster) and Pat Kanzler, and (front,from left) Andrew Burton, James Nielsen, Mitchell Gevers, Thomas Truter and Aaron Ward.

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KATEKILE Dakile and Georgia Lupton-Smith were two of the 15 promising youngspeakers selected to represent the Pieterma-ritzburgLeagueat theKZNschools’debatingassociation inter-league tournament held atHillcrest High recently.

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St Charles CollegeSenior Primary had aweek full of art recentlyas they had their ArtBlast programme. Usuallesson were replacedwith exciting art ses­sions for three days.Teachers and visitingartists planned uniqueart projects to teachthe boys new skills andtechniques as well asprovide them withsome fun. CameronBarker shows one of hiscompleted works of art.

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THE Department of Basic Education hasrolledoutaBookFloodcampaignacrossallprovinces in thehopes that itwillpop-

ulate libraries at primary and high schools.According to the National Education Infra-

structure Management Systems (NEIMS) re-port of 2014, only 25% of schools in KwaZulu-Natal have libraries. This refers to the accesspupilshavetoabuildingorroomontheproper-ty that houses books.

Speaking to Maritzburg Fever Khanyi Du-bazana, director of Education Library, Infor-mationandTechnologyServices,saidthereare10 malls throughout KZN that will participatein the initiative.

LibertyMidlandsMall is the selectedmall inPietermaritzburg and has been running thecampaign which ends on 20 April.

There have already been large donationsmade by various bookstores including Exclu-siveBooksandHargravesLibraryServicesdo-nating R200 000 towards Book Flood.

“Our intention is to promote a culture ofreading among pupils across the country andbuild a nation of readers. Research shows thatthere is not enough access for pupils to booksespecially in rural areas. This is what we aretrying to improve on. This in turnwill increase

the overall annual national assessment per-centages,” said Dubazana.

Eachof the 10participatingmallswill stockone primary school and one high school thus20 schools in the province will be given accessto a library by the end of the campaign.

Slangspruit Primary School and Ingqwan-gele High School have been identified as theschools in the Pietermaritzburg area. Thehandover of books will be made on 23 April,World Book Day.

Gcina Mhlophe, world renowned authorknown forher storytelling inZuluandEnglish,was at LibertyMidlandsMall recently to sharea story from her latest storybook ZimnandiNgokuphindwa.

“This day was an opportunity to celebratethejoyofbooksandreadingandreflectonwayswe can promote books and improve readinglevels.

“The importance of reading and the cultureof books need to be instilled in our children.This provides a solid foundation for learningand enhances their knowledge as future lead-ers,” said Muhammad Varachia, Liberty Mid-lands Mall Centre manager.

There are green boxes placed at the infor-mationkioskatthemall,CUMBooksorBargainBooks where the public is encouraged to dropoff their books suitable for childrenatbothpri-mary and high school.

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

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INVITATION TO COMMENT ON A SPECIALCONSENT APPLICATION

Notice is hereby given in terms of section 67bis (2) ofthe Town Planning Ordinance (Ordinance no.27 of 1949,as amended) that it is the intention of the MsunduziMunicipality to consider an application for permission to:ESTABLISH A BOARDING HOUSEIn respect of this site being:PORTION 10 OF ERF 1341Street Address:16 ANDRIES PRETORIOUS ROAD: PELHAMA copy of the application is available for inspection duringoffice hours (08h00 and 16h00) at the Corporate AssetManagement Public Enquiry Counter, 5th Floor, ProfessorNyembezi Building, 341 Church Street, Pietermaritzburg.Comments on the application may be submitted to the TownPlanning Administrator; Msunduzi Municipality (Tel 033392 2180), by e-mail (Ziphelele. Shinga@msunduzi.gov.za), hand deliver (Municipal offices, 5th floor 341 ChurchStreet, Professor Nyembezi Building) or post (Private Bag X1393, Pietermaritzburg, 3200) by 18 May 2015.The Msunduzi Municipality may refuse to accept commentssubmitted after the closing date.People who failed to lodge comments by the closing datewill not have the right to appeal against the decision of theMunicipality.MR M. A. NKOSI: MUNICIPAL MANAGERCITY HALL, PIETERMARITZBURG

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MSUNDUZIMUNICIPALITY

INVITATION TO COMMENT ON A SPECIALCONSENT APPLICATION

Notice is hereby given in terms of section 67bis (2) ofthe Town Planning Ordinance (Ordinance no.27 of 1949,as amended) that it is the intention of the MsunduziMunicipality to consider an application for permission to:ESTABLISH A BOARDING HOUSEIn respect of this site being:PORTION 4 OF ERF 1855Street Address:3 ESCOMBE ROAD: SCOTTSVILLEA copy of the application is available for inspection duringoffice hours (08h00 and 16h00) at the Corporate AssetManagement Public Enquiry Counter, 5th Floor, ProfessorNyembezi Building, 341 Church Street, Pietermaritzburg.Comments on the application may be submitted to the TownPlanning Administrator; Msunduzi Municipality (Tel 033392 2180), by e-mail (Ziphelele. Shinga@msunduzi.gov.za), hand deliver (Municipal offices, 5th floor 341 ChurchStreet, Professor Nyembezi Building) or post (Private Bag X1393, Pietermaritzburg, 3200) by 18 May 2015The Msunduzi Municipality may refuse to accept commentssubmitted after the closing datePeople who failed to lodge comments by the closing datewill not have the right to appeal against the decision of theMunicipaity.MR M. A. NKOSI: MUNICIPAL MANAGERCITY HALL, PIETERMARITZBURG

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THE MSUNDUZI MUNICIPALITYPUBLIC NOTICE REF: SPDA 159

In terms of Item 6 of Schedule 1 of the Kwazulu-NatalPlanning Development Act No. 6 of 2008,Notice is hereby given for the subdivision and rezoning

of land as follows:APPLICATION FOR THE SUBDIVISION AND REZONING

OF:PORTION 5 ERF 752 PIETERMARITZBURG, BEING

No.5 ALAN PATON ROAD INTO A SINGLE SUBDIVISIONAND A REMAINDER AND TO REZONE THE PROPOSEDSUBDIVISION, WHO’S FUTURE DESIGNATION WILL BEPORTION 8 (OF 5) OF ERF 752 PIETERMARITZBURGFROM “PRIVATE OPEN SPACE” TO “INSTITUTION’’

AND TO ALSO REZONE A PORTION (OF PORTION 4) OFERF 752 PIETERMARITZBURG, CURRENTLY ZONEDAS “PRIVATE OPEN SPACE” AND BEING USED AS A

PUBLIC ROAD, TO “PUBLIC ROAD”.A copy of the application and accompanying documentsare open for inspection between 08h00 and 16h00weekdays, in the offices of the Manager: DevelopmentManagement and Forward Planning, Planning Reception5th floor Prof. Nyembezi Building, The MsunduziMunicipality, 341 Church Street, Pietermaritzburg.Any person who has sufficient interest in the applicationmay lodge comments thereto not later than the closeof business on the 18 May 2015 ; with Mr N Khoali,Manager: Development Management and ForwardPlanning of The Msunduzi Municipality, by post to; P OBox 1393, Pietermaritzburg, 3200, or by hand delivery tothe abovementioned physical address.Please be advised that failure to lodge or forwardcomments in response to this notice shall disqualify aperson from further participation in the process.Enquiries: Ms Z I Shinga (033) 392 2180

ISAZISO SOMPHAKATHINgokwesivumelwano SesiGaba sesithupha (6) Sohlelolokuqala Somthetho Ophasisiwe Nombolo 6 ka 2008.Isaziso sikhishelwe ukwazisa ngokuhlanganiswa kanye

nesichibeyelo somhlaba:ISIHLONGOZO SOKUGUQULWA KANYE NOKUKLANYWA

KOMHLABA:INGXENYE 5 YEIZA 752 PIETERMARITZBURG, OKUWUNO. 5 ALAN PATON ROAD UBE ISIZA ESISODWA KANYE

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Ikhophi yesicelo nosomqulu ohambisana nakhokuyatholakala ukuba kuhlolwe kusukela ngehora lika08h00 kuya ku- 16h00 phakathi nesonto, ehhovisinileMenenja: Emnyangweni wezokuphathwa kwentuthukokanye nokuhlelwa ehhovisini lokwamukelwa, kwisitezisesihlanu (5th floor) Kwisakhiwo esibizwa ngokuthi:Pro. Nyembezi Building, uMasipala wase Msunduzi, 341Church Street, Pietermaritzburg.Noma ngubani onentshisekelo mayelana nalesiphakamisoangafaka isikhalazo noma alethe isethulo ngaphambikokuvala kosuku lokusebenza 18 May 2015 ; ku MnuN Khoali, iMenenja: Emnyangweni wezokuphathakanye nokuthuthukiswa nokuhlelwa ku MasipalawaseMsunduzi, ngokuthumela ngeposi; ku- P O Box1393, Pietermaritzburg, 3200 noma ayilethe yena uqobokwikheli elinikeziwe ngenhla.Uyaziswa ukuthi uma wehluleka ukufaka isikhalazo nomaumbono mayelana nalesi saziso kuyobe sekukukhiphaohlelweni lokuzibandakanya mayelana naloludaba.Imininingwane yemibuzo ungayithola ku- Ms Z I Shingakwinombolo yaseHhovisi (033)3922180.

THE MSUNDUZI MUNICIPALITYKWAZULU-NATAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT,

2008INVITATION TO COMMENT

Public Notice REF: SPDA 145In terms of Item 6 of Schedule 1 of the Kwazulu-NatalPlanning Development Act No. 6 of 2008, Notice is herebygiven for the subdivision and rezoning of land as follows:

APPLICATION FOR SUBDIVISION:SUBDIVIDE INTO 13 PORTIONS AND

REMAINDERPROPOSED REZONING:

FROM “SPECIAL RESIDENTIAL” TO “SPECIAL AREAZONE”

IN RESPECT OF THE REMAINDER OF ERF 1417PIETERMARITZBURG, BEING BETWEEN HENDERSONROAD AND GEORGE MACFARLANE LANE : ATHLONE

WARD 25 – DF RYDER (COUNCILLOR)

A copy of the application and accompanying documents are openfor inspection between 08h00 and 16h00 weekdays, in the officesof the Manager: Development Management and Forward Planning,Planning Reception 5th floor Prof. Nyembezi Building, The MsunduziMunicipality, 341 Church Street, Pietermaritzburg.Any person who has sufficient interest in the application may lodgecomments thereto not later than the close of business on the 22May 2015; with Mr N Khoali, Manager: Development Managementand Forward Planning of The Msunduzi Municipality, by post to;P O Box 1393, Pietermaritzburg, 3200, or by hand delivery to theabovementioned physical address.Please be advised that failure to lodge or forward comments inresponse to this notice shall disqualify a person from furtherparticipation in the process.Enquiries: Ms Z I Shinga (033) 392 2180

UMASIPALA WASEMSUNDUZIKWAZULU-NATAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT

(NO. 6 OF 2008)ISIMEMO SOKUNIKEZELA NGEMIBONO

ISAZISO SOMPHAKATHI

Ngokwesivumelwano SesiGaba sesithupha (6) Sohlelolokuqala Somthetho Ophasisiwe Nombolo 6 ka 2008. Isazisosikhishelwe ukwazisa ngokuklanywa kanyi nokuguqulwaekusetshenzisweni komhlaba:

ISICELO SESISONGOZO SOKUKLAMA UMHLABA:IZINGXENYE EZIWU 13 KANYE NENSALELAISIHLONGOZO SOKUGUQULWA KOMHLABA:

USUSELWA KU “SPECIAL RESIDENTIAL” KUYA KU“SPECIAL AREA ZONE”

MAYELANA NENSALELA YESIZA 1417 PIETERMARITZBURG– OKUMAPHAKATHI KUKA HENDERSON ROAD NO GEORGEMACFARLANE LANE: ATHLONE. WARD 25 – DF RYDER

(COUNCILLOR)Ikhophi yesicelo nosomqulu ohambisana nakho kuyatholakala ukubakuhlolwe kusukela ngehora lika 08h00 kuya ku- 16h00 phakathinesonto, ehhovisini leMenenja: Emnyangweni wezokuphathwakwentuthuko kanye nokuhlelwa ehhovisini lokwamukelwa, kwisitezisesihlanu (5th floor)Kwisakhiwo esibizwa ngokuthi: Pro. Nyembezi Building, uMasipalawase Msunduzi, 341 Church Street, Pietermaritzburg.Noma ngubani onentshisekelo mayelana nalesiphakamisoangafaka isikhalazo noma alethe isethulo ngaphambi kokuvalakosuku lokusebenza 22 May 2015; ku Mnu N Khoali, iMenenja:Emnyangweni wezokuphatha kanye nokuthuthukiswa nokuhlelwaku Masipala waseMsunduzi, ngokuthumela ngeposi; ku- P O Box1393, Pietermaritzburg, 3200 noma ayilethe yena uqobo kwikhelielinikeziwe ngenhla.Uyaziswa ukuthi uma wehluleka ukufaka isikhalazo nomaumbono mayelana nalesi saziso kuyobe sekukukhipha ohlelwenilokuzibandakanya mayelana naloludaba.Imininingwane yemibuzo ungayithola ku- Ms Z I Shinga kwinomboloyaseHhovisi (033)3922180.

APPLICATIONAANSOEK

IN TERMS OF SECTION 67 BIS OF THETOWN PLANNING ORDINANCE

KRAGTENS ARTIKEL 67 BIS VAN DIEDORPBEPLANNINGSORDONANSIE.

PIETERMARITZBURG TOWNPLANNING SCHEME

PIETERMARITZBURGSTADSBEPLANNINGSKEMA

Notice is hereby given in termsof section 67 bis (2) of the TownPlanning Ordinance (OrdinanceNo. 27 of 1949, as amended) thatit is the intention of The MsunduziMunicipality to consider anapplication for permission to:

In respect of this site, being:

Street address

Plans and particulars may beinspected during normal officehours at the DevelopmentServices Public Enquiry Counter,5th Floor, Professor NyembeziCentre, 341 Church Street,Pietermaritzburg.

Interested parties maylodge written objections andrepresentations relating theretowith the Deputy MunicipalManager (Development Services)at 5th Floor Professor NyembeziCentre, 341 Church Street,Pietermaritzburg (P. O. Bos 1393,Pietermaritzburg, 3200) or orbefore:01/06/2015Any party who fails to lodgewritten objections andrepresentations in response tothis notice by the aforementioneddate shall be precluded fromfurther participating in the processwith regard to the application.

Mr M.A. NkosiMunicipal ManagerCity HallPietermaritzburg

Kennis word hiermee ingevolgeArtikel 67 bis (2) van dieDorpbeplanningsordonansie(Ordonansie No. 27 of 1949,soos gewysig) gegee dat diedie voorneme van Die MsunduziMunisipaliteit is om ‘n aansoek teoorweeg om:

Ten opsigte van die perseel,synde:

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Planne en besonderhede kanbesigtig word gedurendenormale kantoor ure by dieOntwikkelingsdieste PubliekeNavrae Toonbank, 5deverdieping, Professor NyembeziSentrum (Symons Gebou),Kerkstraat 341, Pietermaritzburg.

Enige persoon met voldoendebelang kan skriftelike beswareof vertoe, met betrekking totdie aansoek indien by dieAdjunk Munisipale Bestuurder:Ontwikkelingsbestuur, 5 de vloerProfessor Nyembezi Sentrum(Symons Sentrum Gebou),Kerkstraat 341, Pietermaritzburg(Posbus 1393 Pietermaritzburg,3200) voor of op:

01/06/2015

Enige party wat nie skriftelikebesware of vertoe in reaksietot die kennisgewin teen dievoorgenoemde datum indiennie, sal uitgesluit word vanenige verdere deelname metbetrekking tot die aansoek.

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The Comfortline grade, whichcomes with 1.4 TSI and 2.0 TDI ver-sions, adds 16-inch alloys, automaticheadlights andwipers, ambient interi-or lighting and other aesthetic addi-tions.

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PORSCHE South Africa has launched twospecial versions of its popular four-door sedan- Panamera Edition and Panamera 4 Edition.

The special editions are equipped with en-hanced design elements throughout as welltechnical and mechanical improvements.

Each is powered by a 228kWV6 though thePanamera 4 Edition has all-wheel drive andtraction management.

Theexteriorhasgloss-blacktrimonthewin-dows and door releases (if Porsche Entry &Driveischosenasanoption) inthesamecolour.Itsstandard19”alloyrims(inPanameraTurboII design) have hub-covers with a colouredPorsche crest.

Inside, the Panamera Edition gains dual-tone,black leatherupholsterywiththePorschelogo embossed on head rests, sport steeringwheel, door sill plates with “Edition” letteringand special floor mats.

The standard Porsche communicationmanagement system,with 17cm touchscreen,combines audio, satnav and communicationfeatures. Sound is provided by a 14-speaker585 watt Bose surround-sound system.

Technicalenhancementsincludeisitsactivesuspension management, bi-xenons with dy-namic light system,parkassist (front and rear)includingareversingcameraandpower-steer-ing plus.

According to Porsche: “The Panamera hasbeen one of the key pillars of success since itspremiere in 2009. A total of 24 864 units of themodel were delivered in 2014.”

PricesPorsche Panamera Edition - R1 055 000Porsche Panamera 4 Edition - R1 084 000Includes a three-year drive plan.

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Maritzburg Christian School pupilsMea Stiglingh (left) and SethJoubert performed well at the recentKZN Sprint Championships at NagleDam. Mea was announced victrix

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national netball tournamentwhich saw netball playersfrom all provinces battling itout towards victory.

The tournament startedlast Monday and ended onSunday.

Most gold medals werewonbyWestern Province andmost silver and bronze med-alswerewonby theKwaZulu-Natal teams.

The KZN Midlands wonsilver in the U18 age group.

There were seven age-groupcategoriesplayingfrom6 April until 12 April.

The teams which partici-patedweretheKZNMidlands,KZN Coastal, Gauteng North,GautengSouth,GautengEast,Gauteng West, Limpopo,Mpumalanga, Boland, West-ern Province and EasternProvince.

The event organiserAndrew Sardinha said therewere 61 teams from the U13up to theU18, andU18mixedcategories.

“They had been playingfrom Monday to Sunday andthese teams come from allover the country.

Netball tourneyattractscompetitive players

Action at the junior national netball tournament.

The St Charles College Prep1st XV rugby team had thepleasure of hosting and play­ing a team from St John’sBeaumont that had travelledall the way from Berkshire,England. Francois Boshofffrom St Charles manages toescape a tackle.PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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“It is the first time thatPietermaritzburg is hostingthe junior netball tourna-ment. It normally rotatesaroundthecountry.Itwasalsothe first time that KZN Mid-lands teams entered,” saidSardinha.

He said KZNMidlands hasfive teams in the U13, U14,U15,U16andU17categories.

By last Friday, the U13Eastern Gauteng coachConnie Jenkinson said thecompetition was gettingtougher towards the finals.

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