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SONJA NELL>>ucnews2@feveronline.co.za

OVER the past few months thecommunity were invited bySapphire Coast Toti Tourism to

get involved in making Amanzimtotia better place for residents and tour-ists.

“We identified thatnot everyone isable to give or dedicate a one ortwo-year term to tourism,but people

within Sapphire Coastwant to get in-volved, therefore we appointed taskmembers to take on specific tasks.

They arenot expected to run taskson their own but keep the wheelsturning for that specific task.

“It allows us to accomplish moreand as we are volunteers in this or-ganisation, every bit helps,” saidJacques van Schalkwyk, SapphireCoast Toti Tourism chairman.

TaskmembersareKevinMeredith

(website and online extras), VictoriaMoya (welcome signage, N2 andR603), Wesley Pulvenis (verge com-petition) and Liaan Smit (bridgepainting and maintenance).

They work with committee mem-bersSibusisoMngoma(DurbanTour-ism representative), Cllr AndréBeetge(Ward97representative),KimMcCarthy (vice-chairperson, rulesand regulations and representativefrom the accommodation associa-

tion), Michelle Lowes (secretary andtravel industry representative),Pieter Taljaard (treasurer and DSBFrepresentative), Craig Thompson(transport industry representativeand sits on the police forum), GarthLamprecht (represents the restau-rant industry, fundraisingandeventsco-ordinator) and Jacques vanSchalkwyk (chairman, Crime FreeZone initiative and special projectsco-ordinator).

“These are the people who make,and will continue to make, this towna great place to visit.

“They are passionate aboutAmanzimtoti and without their ef-forts we won’t achieve much,” VanSchalkwyk said.

There are still many things theSapphire Tourism wants to achieve,and if anyone would like to get in-volved, e-mail Van Schalkwyk onchairman@totitourism.co.za

Task team and com­mittee members ofthe Sapphire CoastToti Tourism (front,from left) VictoriaMoya, Kim McCarthy,Liaan Smit, CraigThompson (back,from left) PieterTaljaard, Kevin Me­redith, MichelleLowes, Jacques vanSchalkwyk (chair­man), WesleyPulvenis and GarthLamprecht.PHOTO: SONJA NELL

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DR MAKUA, senior director of MangosuthuUniversity of Technology in Learning andTeaching and the pastor of Higher LifeChurch International, ran a business skillsworkshop in Nsimbini.

Fourteen youths from four small busi­nesses attended the workshop hosted by ACentre That Serves (Acts), a non­profit or­ganisation that has partnered with existingcommunity projects in the rural areas.

The objective of the workshop was totrain participants in small­business man­agement, which included topics such asbusiness mindset, expectations, sustaina­bility, cash­flow management and conflictmanagement.

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Attendees were equipped with theknowledge of developing their businessesinto sustainable entities.

Small businesses that benefited fromthe training were the block­making,sewing, chicken farming and a preschool —all which Acts is in partnership with.

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Citizens’ association,municipal manager meetTHE Park Rynie Citizens’ Associa-tion met with Umdoni MunicipalManager Xolani Luthuli on 11February to discuss service deliv-ery, capital and infrastructureprojects within the area.

The projects prioritised includ-ed the upgrading of the schoolcircle and Rocklyn Avenue roads,Fifth Street from Parkhill Centre tothe House of the Rising Sun, a por-tion of gravel road between Firstand Second avenues, Slayely Road,the northern end of Fourth andThird streets and a ditch on theroad outside Park Rynie Library.

Other concerns for ratepayersand residents are street lights re-quired in Hazel Avenue, the con-version of municipal propertynext to Halfway Service Station toa sports field, the clean up ofMarine Drive drainage from theconvent to the beach parking anddealing with illegal businesses on

private property.Further problems have been

obstruction in Alkins Drivecaused by storm-water overflowand vehicles parked on the road,uncleared verges causing block-ages in the storm-water pipes andmanholes, failure to enforceillegal signage bylaws, failure byprotection services to enforce thelaw, including speeding andobservation of stop streets andillegal dumping.

Also discussed were reviewalof tariffs for Park Rynie beach,speed humps in Wright Lane, Sec-ond Street, the First Street schoolcircle and Second Avenue wherepupils walk to and from school,better refuse removal, and theneed for SAPS and protectionservices to combat drugs, alcoholand prostitution. A follow-upmeeting will be held in duecourse. — Supplied.

Penningtonhouse robberyFIVE men walked into a home in AnnArbour Road, Pennington at around10.45am on Thursday, 20 Februarywhile a 60­year­old domestic helperwas alone. The suspects bound herhands behind her back with a tie andshut her up in the bathroom while theyransacked the house.

Clothing, jewellery, liquor, two TVsand a gas­propelled pellet gun wereamong the items stolen. The victimmanaged to get out of the bathroomand pressed the panic button when sheheard the suspects drive off. Scott­burgh SAPS registered a case of houserobbery.

The case is being investigated bythe Scottburgh Cluster Detective TaskTeam. No arrests had been made at thetime of going to press. Anyone who hasany information that may help withthe investigation can contact the taskteam on 039 978 1900 or039 978 9917. — Supplied.

Settlements are cesspits>> Umzinto’s poorfeel effects ofinadequate municipalleadership

SETON THOMPSON>>ucnews1@feveronline.co.za

A FEW minutes scramble intothe bush surrounding theMsholozi Human Settlement

at Umzinto takes the householder tohis or her daily visit to the only com-munaltoiletformostofthiscommuni-ty — the veld. Sliding among the ex-crement reveals a sight that everymember of the local, provincial andnational government should experi-ence —an open cesspit surroundinga municipal community housingarea.

The same picture, and its threatstohealth,occuracrosstheroadinoth-er settlements. These interim crea-tions to a permanent home havesteadilydeteriorated throughneglectand denial. Yet the Umdoni Munici-pality claims in its 2011-2012annualreport— the latest— that it “ensures

everyone has the right to have accesstoadequatehousingandto liaisewiththe state and other stakeholders totake reasonablemeasures to achievethe progressive realisation of thisright”.

Themunicipalityhasgivennorea-sonwhy it is not doing this. The local

ward councillor, Themba Ngcobo,whose status has in his words “beenmade untenable by Umdoni leader-ship”, has strived long and hard torectify affairs. However, the UguMu-nicipality, which provides sewerageservices, andUmdoni,whichhandlesthehousingonbehalfoftheprovincial

government, has played the blamegame over the issue, while residentssuffer. A lack of other facilities —storm-water drainage, roads andgeneral surface management — hasresulted in frequent flooding of hous-es leading families to seek refuge intoilets. Temporary toilets were pro-

vided fora shortperiod,butwere ter-minatedat theendof2013.The long-termsolution is supposedly the IsontiHousingproject, but that is stutteringalong in the face of “outside issues”.

In themeantime residents are leftin a situation conducive to cholera,typhoid and other diseases.

PHOTO: SEOTN THOMPSONSubstitute for drainage, this contaminated water lies along the rutted roadinto Msholozi and between the houses.

PHOTO: SETON THOMPSONExcrement lies up the path and around the tree visible from the road.

grow.— Fever

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3Women’sWorld Day ofPrayer

THE annual Women’s World Day of Prayer, on the firstFriday ofMarch, is hosted this year by theAthlone ParkMethodist Church with members of its sister churches.Startingat9.30amtheservice is themed“Streamsin theDesert” and was prepared by Christians in Egypt.

This year will be the 85th year of this celebration,commemorated in 170 countries, and on Friday, 7Marchthisservicewillbeconductedcontinuously for36hours, starting on the islands of Eastern Samoa, goingaround theworldback toWesternSamoa. InSouthAfri-ca the service has been translated into nine languages.The Athlone Park service is interdenominational andAthloneParkMethodistswelcomeall. Inquiries:Churchoffice on 031 904 3344. — Supplied.

Councillor’s words of wisdomSETON THOMPSON>>ucnews1@feveronline.co.za

COUNCILLOR and speaker at Umdoni Sykes Naidoogave his colleagues valuable advice last week.

“If you want your pet project to happen, you needto do two things — get it adopted and get the funding

budgeted. That is what you were elected to do, thatis what you’re well paid to do.

“If you don’t, you can complain all you like, getmedia support and even march in the street, but itwon’t happen until it is adopted and budgeted. Whenyou’ve done that, the process becomes virtually auto­matic and you can bask in the glory at that stage.”

Clean­up or cover­up?SETON THOMPSON>>ucnews1@feveronline.co.za

SOMEof themost combative councillorsatUmdoni have welcomed the adoption ofa resolution, calling the Department of

Co-Operative Governance and Traditional Af-fairs (Cogta) to investigate any indicationsbackingupallegations and counter allegationsbeing made against councillors and officials.The move, which was a late addition to theagenda at the February council meeting, alsoreceived nods of support from MunicipalManager Xolani Luthuli.

Suchallegationsare intensifyingas thetem-perature edges higher ahead of the upcomingelections. The speaker, ANC Councillor SykesNaidoo and the DA caucus leader CouncillorEddie Baptie repeated allegations and tradednew ones against their respective opponent’sviewpoint at the meeting.

It started with Baptie’s insistence that thespeaker is not a former officio member of theExecutive. Themunicipalmanager gave an in-terpretation that “legislation is silent on this is-sue”,andthatcustomandlogicsuggest that thespeaker is entitled to participate, but not vote.OverrulingBaptie’sdemandonapointoforder,Naidoo told him “to take it up with Cogta” andwent on to the next item.

Through the course of a number of conten-tious issuescouncillorsNaidooandBaptiecon-tinued to clash. Baptie challenged a summaryfromNaidoo relating toBaptie’s visit some twoyearsagotoKyalami,sponsoredbyservicepro-vider Liquid Platinum, saying that it could im-pugn his reputation. Naidoo replied: “I’ll say itoutside”, alluding to the defamation laws andadded“wecan’tafford to fall toCouncillorBap-tie’s shenanigans”.

However, bothNaidooandBaptiehavewel-comedandacknowledgedthepotentialofferedbyaclean-upof thesituation.Baptiehasraisedthe caveat that it will be conducted as a trans-parent and independent operation, effectively

reporting to the community andnot as a cover-up by, and on behalf of, the ANC.

Another regular and cogent contributor tocouncil debates Councillor Themba Ngcobohas also greeted the step as “long overdue”,which will, he hopes, include investigation ofallegedinterferenceinhiswardbycomponentsof the municipal hierarchy.

PHOTOS: SETON THOMPSONSpeaker Sykes Naidoo of the ANC.

Exco memberEddie Baptie ofthe DA.

RailcrossingaccidentSETONTHOMPSON>>ucnews1@feveronline.co.za

A CAR driven byAlan Brown fromPennington,withhiswife as a passenger,wasallegedlyhitbyasingle locomotive atthe railway crossingbetween MpathleRoad and CherryLane on Friday, 28February. The inci-dentwas not report-ed to SAPS. Accord-ingtowitnesses,nei-ther occupant wasseriously injured.

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BIKER angel, please be my guide as I climb aboard myscoot to ride, Let your halo guide my way and keepme safe from harm todayLet your wings provide the wind and air and send itcoursing through my hairShow to me a sunny place and let it shine upon myface Keep the clouds and rain at bay and keep me drythroughout the day, Watch the brothers and sisters

who ride with me, keep them safe and close to theeKeep my wheels upon the ground so I’ll return safe andsound, but, should disaster be my fate guide methrough to heaven’s gate If I must join my fallenbrethren, please show me the way to Bikers’ heaven

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Dear Fever,I received an e­mail from Pennington ratepayers

to announce that work would start on PenningtonDrive on 10 February. Phase one would involve, andIquote“repairstotheroadsurfaceandbase, includingfilling of potholes, and construction of the walkway”.

Good news, I thought.Now as anyone who knows me well will tell you,

cynicism is not one of my failings — “glass half full”is my mantra. However, all I’ve seen so far is somefootings dug for pathways — after three weeks work.No work evident on the bone­shaking, suspension­

destroying road surface. It struck me that as an elec­tion was on the go — and with all the service deliveryprotests erupting throughout the republic — path­ways could be seen by a cynic as a vote­ buyingproject.

I’m not suggesting that pathways should not beprovided — of course, they should — but how aboutspending ratepayers’ money on ratepayers whose ve­hicles are being damaged by past incompetence andneglect.

Ian BirttPennington

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THE fact that the people of Umzinto’s slum settle­ments are tippy­toeing through the minefield of anopen public cesspit is not unknown to the Umdoni orUgu municipalities or to the Department of Health.They merely see it as somebody else’s problem.

But, there are two other facts of life that shouldrather grip their minds. The first is that living in suchconditions is a breach of their people’s constitutionalrights as well as a threat to public health, even forone day, let alone months on end. Umdoni as the im­

mediate public body has the key responsibility to seeit is rectified.

Open the doorThe call to Cogta to investigate the many allega­

tions and accusations blowing through the corridorsof the Umdoni Municipality has the potential to openupkeyareasofdoubt,perceptionandpossiblewrong­doingtopublicandpossiblelegalexposure. It is ineve­ry citizen’s interest that that happen, openly andtransparently — let it happen.

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With that in mind I wish to thank all our sponsorsand supporters for the trust they have placed in usby giving so freely of food and funds.

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ISEKETHE yase-Upper South Coast eban-dleni lamaWeseli, iMethodist Church ofSouthern Africa, yemukele uMfu OlgaDlamini noMfu Xolani Mbatha ngeSontoabazohola imizi yaseTwiniville naseWes-leyville. Le sekethe iholwa nguMfu PeterButterworth kanti bemukelwe nguMb-hishobhi Mike Vorster ophethe isifundasaseNatal Coastal.

UMbhishobhi Vorster uthe umsebenziomkhuluobhekenenabefundisinamhlan-je, owokukhulula abantu ebugqilini, ika-khulukazi abesifazane nezingane abaphi-la ngokuhlukumezeka okwehlukene.

ISITHOMBE: GUY VEZIUMfu Xolani Mbatha noMfu OlgaDlamini bethandazelwa yibandlaenkonzweni yokubemukela ngeSontoeManzimtoti

KUYATHUSA ukuzwa umfundisi wezenkolo ekhu-luma ngendlela okukhulume ngayo uMfu KennethMeshoe ongumholi we-African Christian Demo-cratic Party (ACDP) ngoMgqibelo ethula umhlahl-andlela (manifesto) wale nhlangano.

UMfuMeshoeungomunyewosopolitikiabanga-magagu okukhuluma, kangangoba noma unga-vumelaninemibonoyakhe,kumnandinjeukumla-lela.

Kodwa igwebu alishaye ngoMgqibelo, lingishi-ye nomcabango wokuthi akafanele ukuba ngum-fundisi.Asilindeleukuthiumfundisiwezenkolo,ol-indeleke ukuthi abe phambili ekubuyiseni izimvuezilahlekile, kube nguyena okhuthaza ukuthi zin-gawanikezwaamalungeloafananawabanyeaban-tu.Ulinikwangubani ilungelo lokwahlulelaabantubakaNkulunkulu?

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PROPOSED OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES INTHE DEEPWATER DURBAN EXPLORATION AREA,

OFFSHORE OF THE EAST COAST OF SOUTH AFRICA!

ExxonMobil Exploration and Production South Africa Limited (EMEPSAL) hassubmitted an application for an Exploration Right with the Petroleum Agency ofSouth Africa (PASA) to explore for oil and gas reserves in the Deepwater DurbanExploration Area offshore of the East Coast of South Africa. The DeepwaterDurban Exploration Area is located far from the coast and in deep water.

During the proposed initial three year exploration programme EMEPSAL proposeto undertake at a minimum airborne geophysics data aquisition (7,000 km2) andlicensing (and possibly acquisition) of 2D seismic survey data (2,600 line km).Depending on the results from these surveys, additional exploration activitiesmay then be undertaken.

In terms of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA), anEnvironmental Management Programme (EMPr) covering the proposed activitiesmust be prepared and submitted to PASA for consideration and for approval bythe Minister of Mineral Resources. PASA accepted EMEPSAL’s application on 22November 2013 and the EMPr is due to be submitted to PASA by 18 March 2014.

Invitation to Provide Input and Comment

The draft EMPr has been compiled by Environmental Resources Management(Pty) Ltd and is available online at www.erm.com/deepwaterdurbanEMPR and inthe following locations for review: Port Shepstone Public Library,Amanzimtoti Public Library, Margate Public Library, Austerville Public Library,Durban Public Library, Ballito Public Library, Richards Bay Public Library andKwaDukuza Public Library.

The initial public notification about the proposed project was issued in December2013. A further notification regarding the availability of the draft EMPr has beensent to all stakeholders on the stakeholder database.

As part of the process, additional input and comment on the proposed activitiesis being solicited from stakeholders and the general public. Please send yourcomments to the person below.

Contact Person Tougheeda AspelingContact No. Tel. 021 681 5400 or Fax. 021 686 0736Physical address 2nd Floor, Great Westerford, 240 Main Rd,

Rondebosch, Cape Town, 7700.Email address deepwaterdurban@erm.com ExxonMobil Exploration & Production South Africa Limited

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CROSSWORD 143Weekly winners are announced and stand in line to win the monthly prize of R200. One name is drawn in thelast week of the month to determine the winner. You can post entries to Upper Coast Fever, P.O. Box 23,Port Shepstone, 4240, or deposit into the entry boxes in Athlone Park ­ Pick n Pay.Closing date: one week from date of publication.

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All set for Irish Hooley

IN celebration of St Patrick’sDay, this year’s Irish Hooleywill be on Sunday, 16March

at the Scottburgh Town Hall at12.30pmfor1pm.LunchofIrishstew will be served and tradi-tional Irish Guinness will beavailable from the bar. This willbe the 14th Irish Hooley and isheld in aid of the Society of StVincent de Paul which providesrelief for the poor and needy.

The 1Medical Battalion PipeBandfromDurbanaswellas thetwo Irish dancers — Celtic

Heartbeat—will provide anau-thentic Irish atmosphere andSix plus One will entertain witha variety of songs and danceroutines.

Dress up in one of the 40shades of green and go along tobe entertained for only R80 perperson, including lunch.TicketsfromValLaueon039 975 1821,Barney Crawford on039 975 3842 or 082 266 3614or Jeanette Bardon at Aladdin’sCave, Scottburgh on076 058 4880. — Supplied.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDSid Gibson (92) and the oldest founder memberand organiser of the past 13 hooleys joined theSociety of St Vincent de Paul at the age of 29.

Toti swimmer excels in PMB swim challengeSIX-YEAR-OLD Monica Botha heldAmanzimtoti’s name high at theMaritzburg Swim Challenge 2014earning three goldmedals, one silverand one bronze.

She achieved the following theseresults—girls’nineandunder100SCmetre individual medley,third in apersonal best of 1:46:2 (previous PB2:00:56); girls’ six and under 25 SCmetre freestyle, first in 21.5 seconds;girls’ six and under 25 SC metre

breaststroke, first in personal best of25.2 seconds (previous PB 27:98);girls’ six and under 25 SCmetre backstroke, first in personal best of 22.2seconds(previousPB24:18)andgirls’eightandunder25SCmetrebutterfly,second in personal best of 21.8 sec-onds (previous PB 25:93).

Monica is home schooled, regis-teredwith theKZNDepartmentofEd-ucation and follows the ACE curricu-lum. — Supplied.

MonicaBothawith themedalsshe wonat theMaritzburgSwimChallenge.PHOTO:SUPPLIED

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JY kan doen en word in die lewe watookal jy wil. Dit was die kern van dieboodskap van bekende Afrikaanseakteur en wenner van die realiteit-sprogramSurvivor,HykieBergtoehyKuswag Skool se hoërskool leerlingeDonderdag, 27 Februarie toeges-preek het.

Berg is bekend vir sy televisie rollein reekse soosEgoli,Binnelandersen7de Laan, hy was aanbieder vanKykNet se grafte-reeksWie lê Waar?en het in verskeie rolprente gespeel,wat insluit die lokettreffer KleinKaroo.

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“Hykie-partykie 24/7. Baashaastussen die Duracells, met sy gunstel-ing woord ‘verskriklik’.”

InsyonderhoudmetRetiefpleithy:“Wysvirkindershuleiegoddelikheid,juffrou, hul eie mooigeid.”

Dit was dan ook sy boodskap aandie Kuswag leerlinge.

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Unleashing the ‘titans’

HAVING been embargoed due tozealous fans, rugby matches be-tween Kingsway High andAmanzimtoti High have been ona two-decade-long hiatus.

During the Gelofte Night Se-ries however, these two titanswent head to head on the neutralgrounds of Gelofte Skool in Pine-

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Fans of both teams werepleased that once again thesesporting rivals could engage in a

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the second of two milestones —takingonKuswagSkoollastweekthe school walked away with ahistoric 21-14 victory, and this isKingsway’s first victory againstKuswag in 23 years.

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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDKingsway High School’s first rugby team with coaches Calvin Bennett and Hector Gumede.

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THE Comrades Marathon brings to mindan image of a day spent treading the as-phalt between Pietermaritzburg and Dur-ban.Forthecompetitorshowever,itrepre-sents much more with personal goals tobeat.

During March and April competitorsfocusonmileagewhenthefurthertheyruninthesemonths,thebettertheyperformonrace day.

Amanzimtoti Athletics Club membersare going all out in a bid to conquer theComrades this year.

Last year’s unforgiving weatherclaimed many casualties with some en-trants not completing the race.

This year is the down run and the clubis pulling no punches with training.

DesmondvanderMerwe,AmanzimtotiAthletics Club chairman is proud of the ef-fortmembersareputting into trainingandpreparation.

“They’re putting everything into theirtraining. Charles Panaino will be runninghis 31st Comrades in club colours,” saysVan der Merwe.

The club has 60 members taking partthis year.

Club members train six days a week ina strict training programme.

Cecile Clarke takes the helm on Tues-days.LongrunsaredoneonSundaysstart-ing at 6amwith distances of up to 21kms.

Chris Stange, club captain, takes theteams for their time trials on Wednesdayevenings over a distance of eight kilome-tres. Long-distance runs are done on Sat-urdays.

While entries are now closed forComrades, athletes will be doing a 55kmrunon16MarchalongtheComradesrouteas part of their long-distance training.

The final long run will take place nextmonth, after which athletes will betaperingdownbeforethebigdayon1Junewhen they form part of a field of 18 000runners.

Comrades Marathon trainingunder way at Toti Athletics Club