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Organisation denies ‘FIRING’ volunteers >> Sakhumnotho was sanctioned to clean parts of the city NQOBILE MTOLO
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LOCAL non-profit organization responsible for undertaking the Msunduzi clean-up campaign programme in some parts of the CBD has dismissed claims that it allegedly expelled some of its volunteers because of lack of funding. Two former volunteers from Sakhumnotho Development Services told the Maritzburg Fever that after working for the organization for months as volunteers, earning a monthly stipend of R1500, they have been given the boot. Both former volunteers spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of victimization. They both started working as volunteers last year. “We were told that we could not continue working there because they could not afford to pay us. One of the managers said that the Msunduzi Municipality had not paid them the administration fee and for that, they could not pay us. Sakhumnotho is basically blaming the municipality for what has happened. “Sakhumnotho is supposed to develop the youth and not destroy them,” said the former volunteer. Department of Public Works spokesperson Mbulelo Baloyi said that the memorandum of agreement between the three parties started in April 2013 and was terminated on 31 March 2014. Baloyi said that the responsibility of the Department of Public Works was to pay the stipends of the beneficiaries for the duration of the contract period. Baloyi said that the contract has been renewed with the beneficiaries in this financial year, however he said that the supplied budget will only sustain all the 25 beneficiaries for a period of six months. “The department was not aware that there werebeneficiarieswhohadbeenexpelledfrom the programme as we committed to sustain all 25 for the next six months of this financial year. We were only made aware that Sakhumnotho was failing to get hold of four beneficiaries, as the contracts that were signed this year totalled 21. “To date, we have only 21 beneficiaries who are currently on site and have commenced the work. We were aware that Sakhumnotho is liaising with the ward councillors of those four beneficiaries to try and locate them. Once
confirmation has been received from their respective ward councillors that they have exited the programme, then the process of sourcing replacements will commence,” explained Baloyi. He said that the department has engaged with Sakhumnotho regarding this inquiry and they have confirmed that no beneficiary was expelled from the programme. The founder of Sakhumnotho Development Services, Thokozani Gcaba, dismissed claims made by the two volunteers saying that Sakhumnotho has never fired anyone. He said that those who have left Sakhumnotho had found greener pastures. However, he said that he had told some of the volunteers to stay at home until they received adequate funding. “This has nothing to do with the municipality. They were not expelled from Sakhumnotho. Currently, we are short staffed by four volunteers,” said Gcaba. Msunduzi’s deputy municipal manager for community services, Boniwe Zulu, said that Sakhumnotho was sanctioned to clean parts of the city and confirmed that the volunteer stipends were paid out by the Department of Works. She said that the municipality is not responsible for the allegedly sacked volunteers, adding that Sakhumnotho is responsible for the hiring process of volunteers. “Our partnership with the organization is to clean the city and for that we pay them an administration fee to cover the costs of running the organization on a month-to-month basis,” she said.
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Hereceivedtwosilvermedalsboth times that he competed in the Comrades Marathon, and participated in many other races. However the intensity of distance running took its toll on his body and forced him to give up competing when his injuries set in. “At one point I was placed fifth nationallyinrunningbutmylegsgave up on me. Fortunately, I had teaching to fall back on and I love it,” he said. He said that he always felt he had the ability to write novels and one day he decided to put it into action. “I was always passionate about TOO literature studies. I knew that LATE TO CHANGE YOUR I had understood the LIFE science of writIn different ways and different times we will all eventually come to ing fiction, recognize that together with our physical and emotional selves, we are therefore I true spiritual and emotional beings. Healing acts on the whole person each applied it and it of us is restoring balance, opening our hearts, bringing love, calm. was successFor an appointment: Let Papa help you find peace and love, let him help you ful.” live the best life you can possibly live. No more suffering. Just sweet bliss Mngadi has and abundance.
He currently teaches isiZulu at Sobantu Secondary School and has been there since 1982. In his career, he has published one OCAL teacher, published author and overall hidden English and seven isiZulu novels, one treasure, Mzi Mngadi, will be of which has been assigned to the releasing his ninth novel to the public curriculum as a set book until the end of 2015. in October this year. Speaking to Maritzburg Fever, Mngadi said that he was an athlete when he was younger, passionate about ultradistance running. The smallest thing … makes the biggest difference … IT’S NEVER >>nicole@pmbfever.co.za
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His first script was received many awards a musical which for his writing, howwasperformedat ever when asked the Winston which was the Churchill most precious Theatre to him he said earlier this that it was year. the P.W His Vilakazi second award for script, literature which he studies. is in the He said process of that this was writing, will the highest be honour for performed in him. Zimbabwe and “You must be a speaks to the reader to be able to political struggle write. You must read in Rhodesia. and then learn PHOTO: NICOLE “I feel that I’m through other people JOHN blessed. and their style of Mzi Mngadi is a teacher at “God blessed writing. Sobantu Secondary School but me with the skill “In this way, you is also an accomplished author. of being able to get to know the rules that need to be followed in write and it changed my life,” said Mngadi. particular genres,” said Mngadi.
Call for parties to remove posters NQOBILE MTOLO
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THE Msunduzi Municipality is pushing for all political parties to take down their election posters by this Friday. The general elections were in May this year. At the recent Executive Committee (Exco) meeting, mayor Chris Ndlela said that the municipality will not prosecute political parties but will instead resort to an “ubuntu” agreement by offering them the rest of this week as an amnesty period. Deputy municipal manager, Dr Ray Ngcobo, said that come end of this week, the municipality will take down the posters and be forced to send bills to all political parties that did not comply with the regulation.
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Long serving member of Midlands Medical Centre (MMC) Private Hospital, Zaibie Frank, recently retired as nursing services manager at MMC. She served MMC from its inception, marking 26 years of service. Several hundred employees paid tribute to her loyalty, dedication and impact on their careers. The board of directors and management commended her for the impact she has had on the hospital. Pictured are (from left) Michael Wright (hospital manager), Zaibie Frank and Sweety Pillay (nursing services manager).
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THE recent internal audit results for the Msunduzi Municipality call centre show that the centre is in a shambles. The findings reveal that customer complaints are not formally recorded and followed up, call centre operators do not always interpret and direct calls correctly resulting in delays and that the depot clerks do not promptly assign faults logged to the technicians. The functionality of the call centre is also not well understood by the depot clerks. These are some of the 11 findings for the call centre which were highlighted during the recent Municipal Public Accounts Committee (Mpac) meeting held at the city hall. Faults logged at the call centre are not resolved within stipulated time-frames and the database of attended queries is not up to scratch. Moreover, call centre agents do not always correctly interpret calls and information from the customers. The report states that the staff shortage at the electricity department delays the attendance of other faults logged at the call centre. The audit on the call centre operations and management states that the call centre lacks proper management and that the system operators are in need of training to effectively and efficiently carry out their duties. Between August 2011 and April 2012, a total of 12283 faults logged at the call centre were not resolved within a reasonable time. “With all the issues that the public have, be it account queries or electricity failures, whenever they try to get through to us they first call the call centre. “When they come across a problem and they do not get a proper reply from the call centre, that is when the frustration sets in,” said committee member Roger Ashe. Mpac chairperson Mike Tarr said that the callcentreisthebackboneofcustomerservice and service delivery and its challenges need to be met head-on. “It is an important report and as a committee, we must get feedback on the implementation of this particular report,” he said.
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>> Two precious items have been stolen from the Msunduzi Museum NICOLE JOHN
The silver medal which has been part of the three metal museum collection since 1912. The gold medal has been stolen from the Msunduzi Museum.
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HERE has been a spree of thefts at various museums in the city, resulting in precious historical items being stolen. The Msunduzi Museum in Pietermaritzburg recently discovered that two precious items had been stolen from the museum premises - a leopard skin which was on loan from Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife and an historical gold medal which has been part of the Museum collection since 1912. The medal was part of three others manufactured of different metals. They were specially manufactured by jeweller J Sullivan, in commemoration of the historical event which took place on 16 December, 1838 between the Voortrekkers and amaZulu, and for the opening of what was then known as the Voortrekker Museum, 102 years ago.
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“The thief or thieves came in broad daylight, cleverly entered the locked display cases and closed them up again, moving items inside the cases so one didn’t notice that anything was amiss,” said Elrica Henning, head of research, information and collections at the museum.
This is not the first time a theft has occurred at the museum. Earlier this year, a metal part of the 1824 year old ox wagon, exhibited in the E.G. Jansen extension, was stolen. “I don’t know what it could be used for or the monetary value,” said Henning.
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OTLANDS recently launched its fundraising project called Education for Education Cotlands Tin Project at the Maritzburg Christian School (MCS). Cotlands is a non-profit organisation which offers integrated early childhood development programmes aimed at providing care, support and development opportunities to vulnerable young children and their families. Cotlands was established in 1937. Priscilla Walters, who is the Cotlands coordinator for the tin project, said that the project was established in 1990. “It was a dream of mine to coordinate the tin project into schools and there is no better time than now with the buzz-word in the country being ‘education’. MCS is the first school I had approached. They took the offer with both hands and I think the school has enjoyed it. “I have approached a number of schools in the KZN province and my mission is to fill next year’s calendar with tin project events at different schools. “Children do need to be taught that we need to give back and this is a nice gentle way of letting them
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Cotlands recently launched the tins project at Maritzburg Christian School (MCS) (from left) MCS head girl Sheila Volsun, Cotlands coordinator for the tin project Priscilla Walters, MCS principal Eugene Burger and MCS head boy Michael Pretorius. do that,” said Walters. She said that Cotlands used to care for unmarried mothers and their babies and they have consequently evolved to cater for the needs of abused and abandoned children and eventually, HIV positive children. “As the years have gone by, the toy libraries project was implemented. The aim of this project is to provide children with educational toys,” added Walters. Principal of MCS, Eugene Burger said that the school is very excited to be part of a project that
will impact on young people. “The school is about children learning, growing and our motto is establishing firm foundations. We recognize in Cotlands their mission to establish good foundations in young people’s lives, especially children who are disadvantaged. “What a privilege for us to be part of that and to make a small difference in other people’s lives. Children need to be taught how to give and for us as a school, we believe that it is better to give than to receive.
“We want to teach our children the foundations of giving and blessing others,” said Burger. MCS head boy Michael Pretorius said that the project will be very effective. “I really think that it is important that we give small amounts and together, we can make a big difference for those who are less privileged than us,” he said. CotlandsgavethetinstoallMCS pupils. The school will also receive a small percentage from the donated funds
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Pictured 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.
ALTHOUGH THE AREA ISN’T AS CENTRAL AS IT WAS, THE CURRENT AREA FITS INTO OUR BUDGET AND OFFERS US SPACE TO EXPAND OUR SERVICES TO MATCH THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. NICOLE JOHN
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FTER a two year period of uncertainty about its future, Tembaletu Trust has moved into new premises at 5 Hartford Road, Pentrich. Maritzburg Fever reported that the non-governmental organization would possiblyhavetoshutitsdoorsattheiroldoffices in Burger Street after receiving a notice of the termination of their 25 year lease with the Department of Public Works. Speaking to Maritzburg Fever, Tembaletu Trust director Richard Rangiah said that they had fought until the end to keep their old building in town, however lost the battle with the department. He said the pricing of rental to remain in the centre of town was not feasible for the Trust. “Although the area isn’t as central as it was, the current area fits into our budget and offers us space to expand our services to match the needs of the community.” Rangiah said that the one disappointment for them was the fact that the smaller organizations that operated inthesamepremises as the Trust were not able to move with them, as the new location would not house all of them. “Unfortunately the educational park which we had built over a number of years with other
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(From left) Maritzburg Fever and Echo local community titles editor Bridget Siebert, South Coast Fever editor Vusi Mthalane, Thembelani Zuma (St John Paul School), Pietermaritzburg KZN Premier Spelling Bee winner Nomusa Shelembe, Eastwood Secondary School teacher Barbra Saul (judge) and general manager for Media24 Local Newspapers (KZN) Neil Tapinos.
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ECONDS after Grade 11 pupil from St John Paul II High School, Nomusa Shelembe, was announced the first winner of the PMB leg of the KZN Premier Spelling Bee competition, there wasn’t a dry eye in the room. “I am so excited and I was not expecting to win. I have been studying the
words since schools closed for the June holidays. From this competition, I have learned new words and I have gained great confidence,” said Shelembe in complete shock, with tears of joy streaming down her face. St John Paul School is in Elandskop, 45 minutes outside of Pietermaritzburg. The Pietermaritzburg KZN Premier Spelling Bee competition was held this past Saturday at the Eastwood community hall. There were a total of 69 entries received, and 37 schools which participated. As soon as Shelembe was announced the winner, correctlyspellingthewordthatrunner-uppupilMzolisi Zulu from Fundokuhle Secondary School had spelt incorrectly, Shelembe’s teachers Thembelani Zuma and Nokuphila Ndlovu ran on stage to congratulate her. “We are very excited and so proud of the two pupils who represented our school. The fact that one of our pupilswonisacherryontop.Itwasagreatcompetition but challenging. It gave our children great exposure as to what they can expect next year,” said Zuma. Shelembe won a R6000 cash prize, a trophy and certificate, a box of books, a Gem voucher, a Spar voucher as well as Comrades Marathon goodies. Her school won books. Runner-up
Mzolisi Zulu won a R3000 cash prize, a medal and certificate, a box of books, a Gem voucher, a Spar voucher and Comrades goodies. His school won a box of school books. His English teacher, Bukiswa Mamane, won a Spar voucher and R1000 cash prize. Third place went to Andiswa Hlengwa from Fundokuhle Secondary School. She took home a R1 500 cash prize, a medal and certificate, a box of books, a Gem voucher and a a Spar voucher. Her school also won a box of books. Hlengwa’s teacher, Moses Zuma, won a R1000 cash prize and a Spar voucher. The top five contestants were automatically entered into a bonus round, where the five pupils not only had to spell a word correctly, but they also had to give the correct definition of the word. Cool, calm and collected, Siphesihle Cele from Siqongweni High School, won the bonus round. For the bonus round, Cele took home a R5000 cash prize, a medal and a certificate. The runner-up for the bonus round, Hlengwa, won a R1000 cash prize, a medal and a certificate. Shelembe took the third place spotforthisround,andwonaR500cashprize,amedal and a certificate. Other prizes for the day included two R100 Spar vouchers and 10 movie tickets.
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Pietermaritzburg’s KZN Premier Spelling Bee second and third place contestants Andiswa Hlengwa (L) and Mzolisi Zulu.
Earlier that day, not even the chilly morning winds could stop the participants from being excited about the competition. The participants, dressed in their respective school uniforms, basked in the sun while they went over the challenging words one last time, minutes before the competition started. Emcee for the day, Celeste Hadlow, helped release the stress by encouraging everyone to stand up and dance. Judges for the day were Maritzburg Fever and Echo local community titles editor Bridget Siebert, Eastwood Secondary School teacher Barbra Saul and general manager for Media24 Local Newspapers (KZN) Neil Tapinos. “As expected, the Pietermaritzburg leg of the KZN Premier Spelling Bee did not disappoint and we are grateful to our partners for helping to make the day a success. Pupils in this part of KZN exude confidence and they had obviously swatted hard for the competition,” said Tapinos. Maritzburg Fever, Echo Edendale and Maritzburg Echo would like to thank all its sponsors - Via Afrika, Spar, Rotary International, Gem Schoolwear, Comrades and Msunduzi Museum - for a successful event. More photos from the event can be seen at www.pmbfever.co.za.
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The bonus round top three contestants were (from left), Andiswa Hlengwa (runner-up), Siphesihle Cele (winner) and Nomusa Shelembe (third place).
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HE Maritzburg Fever and Parklane Centre baby competition has been a great success, with the public avidly voting for their favourite. The public has voted six-month-old Hunter Janse van Rensburg the winner of category one, three-year-old Meliyah Francis the winner of category two and seven-year-old Abby Clayton the winner of the final category. Each winner receives a mini photo shoot with Tracey Potgieter photography, Parklane SuperSparvoucherandaBella&Boovoucherallvalued atR1100percategory.Parentsofthechildrenwill be contacted to collect their prizes. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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Three Grade 11 pupils from The Wykeham Collegiate (from left) Amanda Peake, Catherine Barrett and Sesetu Holomisa, participated in the Model United Nations Debate organised by the South African Institute of International Affairs at New West Secondary School in Durban. They were members of the United Nations Environmental Programme and represented the country Nepal in the issue of rhino poaching. Sesetu Holomisa was awarded first best speaker of the debate and Team Nepal was awarded the first best delegation of the debate. They are pictured with Desirée Kosciulek, youth development officer for the South African Institute of International Affairs who co-ordinated the event.
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Fifteen Merchiston Preparatory School pupils have been awarded scholarships to the following high schools (front, from left) Siyanda Mkhize (Michaelhouse), Luc Pousson (Michaelhouse), Thomas Dixon (Hilton College), David Godleman (Maritzburg College), James McFarland (Maritzburg College), Kheta Khoza (Michaelhouse) (middle, from left) Jarrod Du Plessis (St Charles), Chad Fortmann (Maritzburg College), Thamsanqa Zakwe (Michaelhouse) (back, from left) Singata Jolwana (Hilton College), James Moodie (Michaelhouse), Trent Le Roux (St Charles), Liam Fourie (Michaelhouse), Anele Nzimande (Maritzburg College) and Luc Robinson (Maritzburg College).
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IN the previous week, we looked at online storage and the benefits of using cloud storage. Following that article, we have had a few inquiries regarding online storage usage in a business model. It is worth mentioning that the rules change slightly in this regard. Business based IT needs to focus on more than just reliability, it also needs to focus on performance. The basic cloud storage mentioned in last week’s article may be useful for basic document storage, but if you are looking at backing up your business’s entire database, you will need to consider a few other options. Keeping in mind, that if there is an emergency, your data will need to be re-downloaded from your cloud storage provider. There are a few companies that have made arrangements to have your data delivered to you on a separate hard drive in the event of system failures, as well as companies that keep a local copy onsite at your premises as well as online. The key features to consider when looking at cloud storage in your company is as follows: 1. Exactly how much data do you need to backup, and what are your limitations? 2. In the event of system failure, how quickly can your data reach your company? 3. Once the data has arrived, how easy is it to restore the backup? 4. And lastly, how secure is your data whilst it is offsite?
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A birthday party worth of a century MASERATI brought its past, present and future to life in celebrating the marque’s 100th birthday at the Monterey Car Week in California recently. As the featured marque at Pebble Beach’s Concours d’Elegance, the celebration was stylish, reminding petrol-heads of the same event in 1968, when a Maserati Mistral Coupé took top honours as best of show. Coming back to the present, the lawn at this Concours d’Elegance was packed with examples of Maserati’s rich history, including — in the Maserati Centennial Racing Class — a 1954 A6GCS Spyder, a 1955 Maserati 250F Monoposto, and a 1956 Maserati 300S Fantuzzi Spyer. The 1954 A6GCS took the trophy for best gran turismo, noted for its artistic beauty and high level of performance.
One of the most fascinating cars of all time, designed by Pininfarina in 1954, the A6GCS proved a valuable source of inspiration for the designers of today’s Alfieri concept. This highly acclaimed concept made its North American debut during a special centennial celebration at the Mazda Raceway during the Rolex Monterey Motorsport Reunion, where Maserati was also the honoured marque. Lorenzo Ramacioitti, head of Fiat Chrysler Automobile Global Design, presented the stunning concept, saying “this car has a racing breed, but with a kick of poetry. The new Alfieri also made a star turn on the concept lawn at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. It was a birthday party worthy of a century.
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PIETERMARITZBURG sporting life. What to talk about, so many options, so many memories. Back in the seventies the KZN capital presented a smorgasbord of options for a little boy who, along with friends and family, took to sport like Chad le Clos to water. So many memories: a phantom weightlifter with the lovely name, Pietermaritzburg’s Precious McKenzie, a man I never saw in the fleshbutreadabout,whohadtomake his career in New Zealand due to the constraintsofapartheid-andwenton to win a Commonwealth Games medal. Watching silky footballers Ravi Shastri - the surname is spot-on (if memory serves me correctly) and deadly goalscorer Bomber Chamane of Northdale club Real Taj, which was owned by hotelier and community leader the legendary Pops Chetty, father of current DA MP in KZN - and voice of conscience, Mergan Chetty. Maritzburg Football Club (MFC)
Rifle results NATAL Combat Rifle Association results for the league shoot held in Merrivale X Class (Scoped Rifle Class) 1.Archie Smythe Natal Carbineers 341 2.Brian Padayachee SAPS 333 3.Del Lamech SAPS 310 A Class (Open Sight Class) 1.Richard Caine NMR 305 2.Nick Noome NMR 300 3.Malcolm Wight Dbn Reg 259 Ladies 1.Gill Sage Natal Carbineers 288 2.Marieta Grove DCS 262 3. Usha Ramkusen 84 Sigs 136 Veterans (aged over 45) 1.Brian Padayachee SAPS 333 2.Richard Caine NMR 305 3. Gill Sage Natal Carbineers 288 Masters (Over 55) 1.Archie Smythe Natal Carbineers 341 2.Hamun Singh NMR 235 3.P Shunmugam 84 Sigs 228 B Class (Beginners) 1.M Potas SAPS 230 2.Adriaan van Jaarsveld SAPS 222 3.TC Bamballe Dbn Reg 198 Juniors (Under 25) 1.M Caldecott 65.
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Pietermaritzburg’s Precious McKenzie who had to make his career in New Zealand due to the constraints of apartheid and went on to win a Commonwealth Games medal. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
centrebackandcaptainMike“Horse” James (one of this particular Maritzburg institution’s many nicknames); the way left back Dave Loveridge, socks around his ankles, used to sprint onto the park alone as his team-mates strolled out of the stadium tunnel; get-out-of-my-way sharpshooter Bobby Chalmers
stroking his silky passes around the park - and controversial MFC chairman Mitch Mendonides, whose tussles with glamorous Durban City owner Norman Elliott spiced things up in the KZN derbies. Watching Mike James’s younger brother - centre forward Buddy James, socks always down around
whosethunderousshotsatgoalatJan Smuts Stadium (now Harry Gwala) reminded me of my Tiger comic hero “Hot Shot Hamish,” he of the thickest, most muscular thighs you could ever imagine. Bobby wasn’t far off in the big legs business. Classy midfielder Alan Varner, who never seemed to raise a sweat -
his ankles - who had an uncanny radar that produced many memorable goals out of nothing. My recollection of second or third cousin Rodney Anley (I’m going to claim him no matter how far removed we are!) scoring a goal on Shamrocks debut while still in matric at Maritzburg College. Scanning the then Natal Witness anxiously to see whether MFC or Shamrocks had a home game on Sunday afternoon, knowing it was guaranteed that Dad and my two brothers would be with me on the grass banks, cheering MFC or Shamrocks on against all-comers, especially the toffee-nosed Cape Town City and Highlands Park of Jo’burg, who always thought they were a cut above the rest. The packed open stand of Indians, massive MFC supporters, who had to sit in a segregated area because of Apartheid - what an absurdity when you think of it. So many magical memories that forged a lifelong love affair for sport in a little boy. Part 2 will appear in the Fever next week.
Stihl donates to Standard Cricket Club Stihl recently sponsored a ride on lawn mower to Standard Cricket Club to maintain the fields at the Wanderers Club. Pictured at the handover are (from left) Kyle Mckinley (Standard Cricket Club secretary), Duncan Fryer (Stihl area sales manager) and Rolf Siebert (Standard Cricket Club vice-chairman). PHOTO: NICOLE JOHN
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