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should always consider. “This is something we should always have at the forefront of our minds. We are coming up to December and somehow in this city, December seems to herald floods on a regular basis. We need to take comfort that there is a proper plan and that we are covered,” he said. Deputy municipal manager for community services, Boniwe Zulu, said “Because we have the services that we are running, like the disaster unit, we need to have a disaster managementplan.Accordingtolegislature,we need to have this plan in place.” Commenting on the Jika Joe fires, Zulu said “It was windy and it is always difficult to get closer to extinguish the flames at an informal settlement. They did manage to contain it. We have provided the victims with food parcels,spongesandtents.AtJikaJoe,wewere in the process of moving them into transit houses while the formal housing project is still being worked on. “At the moment, the residents are housed in tents as a temporary measure. They will be taken to the transit houses on condition that they have submitted their application to be part of the transit houses.” The deputy municipal manager for economic development, Dr Ray Ngcobo, said that the area which was affected by the recent fire is the same area which was burnt down before. “People who are staying there, fortunately, are on the beneficiary list for transit houses. The problem is that the structures are not complete and so people are staying in tents. We have just agreed now with human settlement to devise a strategy on how we accommodate these people,” said Ngcobo. Msunduzi mayor Chris Ndlela said that he is happy with the speed in which municipal workers managed to extinguish the fires under windy weather conditions.
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>>nqobile@pmbfever.co.za MSUNDUZI Municipal manager Mxolisi Nkosi said that there were communication setbacks that caused the KZN Department of Public Works not to pay Sakhumnotho Development Services volunteer stipends for three months.
“The first phase of the contract they signed with the department had ended, but there were delays from Sakhumnotho in submitting its new proposal. Everything had to come to a stand still for three months while the department looked at the proposal,” said Nkosi, addressing the Executive Committee (Exco) on Monday. Last week , Maritzburg Fever ran a story on two former Sakhumnotho volunteers who had said that they were allegedly fired from the organization. Sakhumnotho management denied the allegations. A tripartite agreement was signed between the KZN Department of Public Works, the Msunduzi Municipality and Sakhumnotho Development Services to initiate a clean-up campaign which started on 30 May, 2014. For the 2014/ 2015 financial year, the department has secured R225 000 towards the cleanup campaign in the CBD. This money will be used to pay stipends for the volunteers. The cleanup campaign will focus on the demarcated quadrant which is from the Victoria Road to Church Street and Pine Street to Commercial Road. This project ran from 1 July, 2014 and will be concluded in December this year. The municipality will pay R180 000 to Sakhumnotho for the management fee.
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It was reported in some media that KZN Finance MEC Belinda Scott and the KZN Gaming and Betting Board had received applications from 12 malls, including Liberty Midlands Mall. Khan said that the decision to decline the request to secure premises for an entertainment hub, that included a restaurant, bar facility, lounge and bingo playing areas, was based on a variety of factors. “The fact that currently, Liberty Midlands Mall does not have any suitable premises available was one of the reasons; but more importantly, our current leasing strategy for the centre and the fact that the centre the largest in its catchment area - has become so much more to our customers than just a shopping destination. “It is used by families and the wider community and we
do not believe the offering is suitable for our customers,” said Khan. After reports about the possibilityoftheinstallationof EBT’s, a group on Facebook called ‘Stop EBT’ is urging people to support it. Members have also started a petition urging the public to sign it to stop malls from installing this system. “From the coverage that we have seen in the media, the response from the public regarding the fact that certain malls have applied for permission to install electronic bingo terminals has been rather negative. “However, whilst this is something that we are not considering, we are unable to speculate on the responses that other centres may have received or their view on the matter,” said Khan.
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Midlands Medical Centre (MMC) Private Hospital recently hosted expectant and new mothers at a breastfeeding awareness day. Pictured at the event were (from left) Jenny Maharaj (nursery and NICU unit manager), Elizabeth Jones (MMC baby clinic), Sweety Pillay (MMC nursing services manager), Thembisa Mazwi (paediatrician), Maryanne Pillay (MMC), Nerosh Orie (maternity unit manager) and Thandiwe Nzimande (MMC).
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PROBLEM: Ability to spend grants BAD DEPT R801, 84 million (consumer debts doubtful)
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ELECTRICITY R 122,34 million
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MM apologized to the residents of PMB and said: This suggests that we have failed and we thought that we had done everything, In all respects, the Msunduzi of today is better than the Msunduzi of yesterday.
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N light of the Msunduzi Municipality’s audited outcomes from the Auditor General (AG) earlier this year, the municipality established a transformation committee to tackle all the recommendations from the AG. With over 60% of the Pietermaritzburg population struggling to pay for basic services, in January the auditor general’s report revealed that the municipality had not achieved its objectives of basic service delivery and infrastructure development. The audited report showed that the municipality’s underspent grants were R170 million by 30 June 2013, and in total, the municipality underspent its capital budget to the amount of R33, 557 million. The financial period under review ended on 30 June 2013, and was for the 2012/2013 financial year. The AG’s report also stated major water and electricity losses. Other issues included bad debt amounting to R801, 84 million on consumer debts, the high percentage of estimated meter reading, under expenditure of grants and irregular expenditure, to mention but a few issues. This comes in light of the fact that the municipal manger, Mxolisi Nkosi, told the Executive Committee (Exco) that the deadline for submitting financial reports to the Auditor General
(AG) was on 31 August for the have challenges in spending grants. “We are addressing that by holding review of the 2013/ 2014 financial weekly capital expenditure meetings year. “Exco would remember that and setting up weekly targets,” he said. Mayor Chris Ndlela said that there were a number of meetings that were held between myself and the he will be meeting with chairpersons of various portfolio committees and auditor general and the mayor. deputy municipal “The last meeting we had with responsible managers to deal with the mayor and the AG the expenditure of the was on 5 December last WE ARE 2013/ 2014 financial year. This was on the year. day they were going to ADDRESSING THE In view of the water announce the audit and sanitation chaloutcomes of all the ISSUE BY HOLDING lenges that are conmunicipalities in the fronting the entire province. WEEKLY CAPITAL country, Nkosi said “After we received that the Department of those outcomes on 5 EXPENDITURE Water Affairs has diDecember, we then MEETINGS AND rected that all municiinvited the AG to the full palities should develop council in January to SETTING UP their water services present the same audit development plans. outcome,” said Nkosi. WEEKLY TARGETS Nkosi said that a He said that in the consultant has been presentation by the AG in January, there was no reference of the appointed and the total cost of mayor being labelled a “lame duck” for developing the water services plan will apparently not following the AG’s be somewhere in the region of about R1,6 million. Following a call from the instructions. “Normally, when the AG has given AG that the municipality should achieve an audit outcome, they give out what 100% of all its meter readings which are is referred to as management outcomes free from estimations, the municipality which are the things that has slowly made strides to improve this. In June this year, Maritzburg Fever management needs to attend to. “We have established a transforma- reported that at the time, there were tion committee that is chaired by the mu- only 12% estimated readings in water nicipal manager. This committee deals and electricity and that meter reading withtherecommendationsoftheAG,”he had improved from 60% last year July to said. Nkosi said that they continue to 88% in May this year.
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T is almost that time of the year again when young women congregate at the royal palace in Nongoma in an age-old custom of presenting reeds - and themselves - to King Goodwill Zwelithini. We are told that it was once a beautiful tradition that entailed participation by female virgins who were proud of their wholesome ways. They deemed it an honour to acknowledge their chastity . Today it may be safer to simply call the participants…participants. Male virgins are not treated with quite the same celebratory attitude, but that is a subject for another column. Thetraditionwasrevived24yearsagobythe KZN monarch, to instill pride in young virgins, to encourage them to retain their purity in a world where traditional morals have been watered down. For Zulus and Swazis, the occasion is also a chance for the king to select a new wife, or participant. When the custom was reintroduced in the early nineties, I remember that on average, the maidens looked a lot older than those of today. In today’s ceremonies, it is not frowned upon to see 10-year-old girls participating in the festival in the name of culture. This is where the culture divide gets a little fuzzy. Because of the kind of work I do, I often find myself at corporate and government events where semi-clothed schoolgirls form part of the festivities, ostensibly to provide an African authenticity. As the father of a 12-year-old girl, I almost always find myself shuddering at these functions when I see the reactions to the parading of maidens - cameras are whipped out, Tabletsareplacedonrecordandphotosofsemiclothed young girls are able to be sent around the world at the click of a button. Somewhere in the audience, there is also bound to be one of those “creepy uncle”- types
The reed, the breast, the ‘creepy uncle’ VUSI MTHALANE PROPHET OF HUME @ Foggy Windows1 trying desperately not to lick his lips. In slightly altered circumstances (that is, without cultural “practice” providing rationale), men and women photographing semiclothed children would be imprisoned. This brings me to the parents who sign the obligatory disclaimers allowing their daughters to undress, jump onto a stage and dance. What are they thinking? Are they thinking? If a pole and strobe light were added to the props, would parents still be happy for their 15year-olds to participate? Thereeddanceisusuallyprecededbyvirginity testing, meaning that if you want to dance for the king, it has to be proven that you are fit to do so - which in this case means you need to be a virgin to gyrate in front of him. Therehavebeenwelldocumentedcallsinthe past - and indeed some groups make calls every year - to ban virginity testing.
Stalwarts within the Zulu nation tell us that this is a direct attack on Zulu culture. I disagree. Being born in Richards Bay, I am a Zulu poster-boy,butthepracticedoesnotsitwellwith me. To have a virginity tester don a glove and digitally penetrate your lady-bits so she can confirm your hymen is intact is ludicrous, particularly because doctors tell us that the hymen does not need sexual penetration to rupture. A virginity test will, in essence, condition young women into believing that there will alwaysbeandshouldbesomeonewhohasmore say over their bodies than they do. There is no doubt that the reed dance is good for tourism, what with the spike in all of those unaccompanied male tourists making their way from Europe at this time of year. Thankfully, a ban on any kind of photography, unless it is from accredited and verified journalists, will reduce the number of photos of barebreastedchildrenontheinternet,butthere are still the creepy uncle-types who go to the festival. Cultural preservation should be celebrated but it must also take into account social change and the fact that it can be easily exploited by the unscrupulous. Would it be culturally devastating for our young women to cover their breasts to avoid falling victim to some opportunistic pervert, whether he comes in the form of a businessman or royalty? I don’t think so.
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A successful reunion THE Woodlands Secondary Class of 1984 had a 30th reunion celebration recently at the Golden Horse Casino. Most of the 1984 class members were contacted by committee members over the past six months. The function was well attended by 75 odd pupils from the grade. The invitation was extended to the current acting principal, the Form teachers of the eight classes as well as other teachers who taught the Class of 1984. The invitation was opened to ex-pupils as well as spouses or partners. On behalf of the members of The Reunion Organising Committee, also known as “R.O.C. 84”, we would like to thank all the pupils who attended. Our reunion would not have been successful without you. The committee thanks everyone one who attended for contributing to the success of our function and for sharing their time with us. It was so fantastic to see all of you after 30 years. Most importantly, the class of ‘84 are looking for all their teachers who thought them from 1980 to 1984 as we would like to host a dinner for them and bring them back into the system to teach at the school again. For more information, please contact myself,DebbiePillayat0333987607,072 616 3616 or email debbie.pillay@cte.co.za. DIANE PILLAY VIA EMAIL
Bringing back memories JONATHAN Cook’s article ‘A priceless childhood’ (Maritzburg Fever, 27 August) certainly brought back memories. However Ravi Shastri was a legendary Indian test cricketer. I think he was referring to the solid Maritzburg United centreback Ravi Pillay. Also, Bomber Chamane represented Moses Allie’s championship winning Maritzburg City in the Federation league. I also sat on the open stand at the then Jan Smuts Stadium and joined in the roar of “up the Burg”. I particularly remember the invincible Highlands Park team that graced the stadium. Some of my MFC favourites were goalkeeper Len Wilkinson, rightback Chicken Price, defender Dave Forsyth, Robbie Davidson and, of course, Robbie Geils whose surname became my nickname. NALEEN MAHARAJ Chase Valley
A total circus in parliament BOSWELL Wilkie said a circus show is not possible without animals. Former best buddies Messrs Jacob Zuma and Julius Malema are proving that theory very wrong, in Parliament of all places. Watch out Trevor Noah! Then again, Noah does not clown around; he is a respected comedian. CECIL PIENAAR Hayfields
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Pre-booked tickets are available at Computicket for R150. Tickets will be more expensive at the gate. To register for the MTB challenge, visit www.roag.co.za which will also include the ticket to the festival. See www.oktoberfes tkzn.co.za for more information on the event or phone 074 821 1144.
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Pecanwood Oktoberfest patrons relax around a beer with two of the Oktoberfest calendar girls. well as over 20 different types of beer to taste and a full range of Distell’s brands and beverages. Traditional German cuisine will also be available, as well as other varieties of different food. Dodge ball, KZN’s biggest slide, beer pong, boat races, a mechanical bull, human fooze ball, bungee trampoline, free weekend give-aways, the Oktoberfest craft
village, and much more. Gates open at 10am on Saturday,4Octoberandcloseatnoonon Sunday, 5 October. Strictly no alcohol is allowed into the event as there will be a cash bar available, and security will be checking. A big screen will be available for the rugby and the entire event is under marquees in case of rain.
The Pecanwood Oktoberfest is aneventwhereallcultures,18and over, can come and relax in the beautiful KZN midlands. The organisers have taken the concept of the Munich Oktoberfest and thrown in a dash of South African for everyone to enjoy. You can never be too old to attend this festival. Brought to you by MRJ events and TZ productions
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HE rights of unmarried fathers in respect of their children were,untilJuly2007,regulated by the Natural Fathers of Children born out of Wedlock Act of 1997. This entire Act has now been repealed by the Children’s Act 38 of 2005. In terms of the Children’s Act, an unmarried father can acquire parental rights and responsibilities automatically (without needing to go to court) if he complies with conditions set out in section 21. Previously, it was not
possible for an unmarried father to acquire automatic rights in respect of his child. He will also be able to acquire such responsibilities and rights through a parental responsibilities and rights agreement with a person already having such rights and responsibilities (usually the mother of the child) in terms of section 22 of the Children’s Act. How can an unmarried father acquire automatic rights in terms of Section 21 of the Childrens Act? In order for an unmarried father to automatically acquire parental rights and responsibilities under section 21 the following requirements must be met: 1.He must be or have been living in a permanent life partnership with the child’s mother at the time the child is born; or 2.If he is not living or has never lived with the mother in a life partnership then in orderforhimtoacquireautomaticparental
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What happens where there is a dispute? If the child’s mother disputes allegations that the requirements have been satisfied by the father, then the matter must be referred to one of the following service providers for mediation, namely, the family advocate, social worker, social service professional or other suitably qualified person. The courts cannot be approached before such mediation has taken place. If mediation fails or is not possible, then one of the parties can approach the High Court for an appropriate order. The best interests of the child would require a proper assessment of the circumstances before arrangements are made. For example, if the unmarried father has never previously had contact with the child, it would be necessary to phase in the contact.
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Epworth Co-educational Preparatory School pupils with the pet food they contributed towards the school’s SPCA civvies day (from left) Bhelekazi Khuboni, Rebecca Leroy, Paige Williams, Murray Calitz, Shivaan Sewnandan, Aarnav Baitchu, Josh Govender and Divya Moodley.
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Matric learners (from left) Thembilihle Ndlovu, Dianah Munhuweyi and Zizipho Bam recently represented Russell High School at the official opening of the new Democracy Exhibition at the KwaZulu-Natal Museum. The three girls were invited to present their own original poems at the event.
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F the 18 Howick High School science projects entered at the regional Science Expo in Durban held recently, 16 received awards as well as two of the three special awards presented. Jamie Loader and Michael Geldart received third class awards whilst Kiash Kalipersad, Joshua de Wet, Irfaan Ismail, Marianne Mentz, Tariro Maphosa, Jaydon Jansen van Rensburg, Timothy Probert and Megan Rencken each received a second class award.
Ismail, Mentz and Rencken were acknowledged as “Most Promising Scientist” in their respective categories. First class awards were made to Kerrin Twigg and Taine Pollard. Rebecca Webb and Lisa Wade received first class bronze medals, Tyron Gibbs received a first class silvermedalaswellasaspecialaward for best engineering project using limited resources and Daniel Whitwell was awarded a first class gold medal and the special
award for best project based on a hobby. Webb, Wade, Gibbs and Whitwell have been invited to participate in a four-day sponsored tour to Johannesburg and Pretoria on the first weekend of the October holidays to visit the Planetarium, the Drakensberg Pump Station, The Tswaing Meteorite Crater, The Pretoria Zoo, the Sterkfontein Caves, the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre and a ride on the Gautrain.
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The Carter High School Grade 10’s entered the life sciences class to dissect a cow’s heart, which formed part of the 12 skills that they are required to know by the end of the year. Teacher Flo Kleinhans firmly believes in visual teaching and the hands on approach to learning (from left) Skyler Jamaloodeen, Thalitha Gaya and Neliswa Khuboni.
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Carla Geyser from Project Rhino was the guest speaker in assembly at Laddsworth Primary School recently. She reminded everyone that Africa is facing a wildlife crisis, with poaching completely out of control, and shared the positive news of a new rhino orphanage being developed. Her presentation included details of the ‘One in a million’ campaign which aims to get one million people worldwide to show they care by donating R10 towards conservation, and thereby becoming ‘One in a Million’. Gavin Lambooy, headmaster at Laddsworth Primary School announced that the next Laddsworth civvies day will be held in aid of the ‘One in a Million’ campaign and encouraged all pupils to contribute R10 to help this very worthy cause. Pictured at the event were (from left) Gavin Lambooy, Sally Kelly (junior primary HOD), Carla Geyser and Jenny Raubenheimer (Grade five teacher and head of the Enviro Club).
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Some of the winning scientists from Howick High School (from left) Mariaan Mentz, Lisa Wade, Daniel Whitwell, Tyron Gibbs and Rebecca Webb.
A fun ride at Cowan House Cowan House families enjoyed a fun “colour” bike ride around the 10 hectare school grounds. Pictured are (from left) Kezia Taylor, Jamie Gilson and Ashley Low who participated in the 10km event. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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TECH TALK WEARABLE technology is a topic we have previously touched on, however there are still a few unexplored devices. In today’s article, we are going to have a quick look at how some of the devices and their respective developers are opening a whole new world of technological possibilities. The first device we can look at is the Oculus Rift DK2. The Oculus Rift is a headset that fits over your eyes and allows you to step into a virtual world. It comes complete with head tracking technology, which creates an almost-total realistic reality to play in. Combining the Oculus Rift technology with the Myo armband (developed by Thalmic Labs) puts us even farther into the virtual reality world. The Myo armband gives you full gesture input. By simply having the band on your forearm, the device can pick up how many degrees it has twisted, which fingers you are holding up and how tight your fist is. A few developers have already been working on software that is built on the principle of these two. There are a couple of YouTube videos available showing some of this work - most definitely worth a look! A few years back, the idea of full virtual reality seemed like an unattainable paradise, but today we are feeling the first tremors of the new world being born.
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LEVEN plants, 118 countries, 88 awards - and now, three million sales for the Chevrolet Cruze. The best-selling Chevrolet model crossed the milestone this month, just 16 months after selling its 2 millionth model. From South Africa to the U.S. and Canada, to Laos and the Philippines, Lebanon and Qatar, the Chevrolet Cruze has proved itself a global player among mid-sized cars. “The Cruze is an adaptable car that caters to the demands of nearly every market in the world,” says
Alan Batey, GM executive vicepresident of Global Chevrolet, in Detroit. “It is testament to Chevrolet’s globalfocusandcapabilitiestooffer a car that is highly regarded in so many places.” The Cruze has collected 39 product awards in China, 27 in the U.S. and 12 in Brazil. Chevrolet is committed to buildingproductsinthemarketstheyare sold, and the Cruze is built in 11 countries on five continents. GM design teams in South Korea and Germany had the global
consumer in mind when developing the car in just 27 months in the late 2000s before debuting in South Korea in November of 2008. “Medium to small-car sales around the world have been growing exponentially as emerging markets, in Asia and South America, increase car ownership while mature markets, like the U.S., downsize for fuel economy,” says Michelle Krebs, senior analyst for AutoTrader.com. “Smaller cars, like the Cruze, are driving sales globally and will continue to do so.”
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The Cruze also endured intensive durability testing, includingextremeweathertestsandmore than 210 crash tests tailored to the regulatory demands of the countries where it is sold. To appeal to different market tastes, the Cruze is available in three body styles, including a fourdoor sedan, five-door hatchback and station wagon. Cruze is powered by five different engines globally - 1.4, 1.6, and 1.8-litre petrolengines,and1.7and2.0-litre diesel engines. Chevrolet recently also
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Now in its sixth generation, the iconic Mercedes-Benz SL sports car continues to be as popular as ever. The SL’s history dates back more than 60 years to the 300 SL racing sports car of 1952. “As with the SLK, for the SL model range all series derivatives come standard with the AMG Sport Line. This offering is proving to be extremely popular with our customers who by their very nature look for a perfect blend of light-footed sportiness with stylish comfort,” added Govender. The SL 400 AMG Line’s V6 Biturbo engine with a displacement of 2 996 cc, produces 245 kW of power and delivers 480 Nm of torque. Performance is not compromised and CO2 emissions are frugal at 178 g/km. The new SL 400 AMG Line also works with a direct injection system with spray-guided combustion, which Mercedes-Benz was the first car manufacturer to offer in series production. The flagship models in the “dream car” range are the SLS Coupé and SLS AMG Roadster super sports cars. “Needless to say all “Mercedes-Benz Dream Cars” feature the unique assistance systems which are helping to bring the vision of accident-free motoring closer to reality. We are also honouring the claim made by Gottlieb Daimler: ‘the best or nothing’ Mercedes-Benz is an aspirational brand and these models in particular are what make the brand so exciting,” said Govender.
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• by handing in their completed entry form together with payment at the CMA office in Pietermaritzburg. Entry forms will be available at local running clubs, provincial sporting federations and the CMA, as well as selected qualifying races which the Comrades team will be attending from September to November. Qualifying for the 2015 Comrades Marathon will be applicable until 4 May, 2015. Runners are advised that the 2014 Comrades Marathon will not be an automatic qualifier for next year’s race. “Thereasonforthisistwo-fold.We want to encourage runners to be fit
and healthy for race day. Further, we want to support all other road-running races in the country, especially the Comrades Marathon qualifying races, by driving Comrades runners to participate in those running events,” said race director Rowyn James. The substitution window period will be from 1 to 21 April, 2015. In a first for South African roadrunning, R1.5-million is up for grabs to the first man and woman respec-
tivelywhobreakthecurrentmaleand female up-run records, thereby making the Comrades Marathon by far the most lucrative race on the local athletics scene. Leonid Shvetsov holds the male up-run record of 5:24:47 for his 2008 win, while Elena Nurgalieva’s 2006 victory in a time of 6:09:24 stands as the female up-run record. The first man and womantocrossthefinish line will receive R375 000 each. The total prize money for the 2015 Comrades Marathon is R2.600 000 in addition to the respective R1.5-million incentives for the man and woman should they break the record. “We are pleased to unveil our 2015 Comrades Marathon campaign and invite the nation to be a part of it. “The 90th edition of this worldfamous ultra-marathon promises to be the best one yet,” said CMA chairman, Macdonald Chitja.
Capturing the imagination of a little boy
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South African cricketer Mike Proctor (L) bowling and Vince van der Bijl fielding.
JONATHAN COOK PEDALLING around Pietermaritzburg, stopping off at the Oval in Alexandra Park (home of Old Collegians), Collegians Club (Zingari), Dalry Park (Varsity) and Jan Smuts (Harry Gwala) Stadium, formed a major part of this child’s sporting life. Yes,itwassafetocyclewhereverthe whim took you, whether age eight or more, parents were secure that the worst collateral damage might be a scraped knee. Zingari, Natal and SA cricketer Vincent Adriaan Pieter van der Bijl, whose remarkable height could conjure up vicious rising deliveries off a good length at the picturesque Oval in Park Lane Drive, was one of the personalities that captured the admiration of a little boy. Standing six foot seven inches (the
metric system is nowhere near as descriptive) in his slops, “Big Vince” was hugely popular and had a unique bowling style that hordes of kids tried to copy in the tennis ball tussles during the lunch break at Natal matches. To my unbridled delight, Big Vince was appointed a geography teacher at Maritzburg College and lo and behold, in his first year - and my second - at College, he was the man assigned to teach a disinterested bunch about air currents and the like. We soon learnt that the gentle giant was not to be messed with. Soon-to-be College first XV captain, and later the Natal Currie Cup flyhalf Henry Coxwell, was one of the few brave enough to test the boundaries of behaviour that was the last time any of us did. I remember my mortification at U14 net practice in Pape’s nets (now Pape’s hockey Astro) when Big Vince
ambled over - he could not coach a specific team, he had his own cricket on Saturdays - and said, “Cook, think you’re [legendary cricketer and Old Hiltonian] Mike Procter? Don’t even try hitting sixes over extra cover.” Pedalling furiously to watch my King of Kingsmead, Barry Anderson Richards - one of the world’s greatest ever wielders of the willow - play a rare match at the Oval for his club, DHS Old Boys. A technically flawless opening batsman, Barry would make a ton in no time and then, bored, pop a catch to a grateful fielder so he could go shower and put his feet up in the pav. Helping Dad wash the car Saturday morning, listening to the dulcet tones of Neil Adcock on radio, my pater dropping the bucket, spraying me with the hose when “Proccie” had Transvaal captain Dave Dyer pouched at second slip by fellow Michaelhouse Old Boy Henry “Fothers” Fotheringham first ball of the match at the Oval. “Jon, we’re going to the Oval, now!” And off we sped at breakneck speed, possibly the most spontaneous thing my cautious Dad did in his whole life! The invitation matches: Neil Adcock’s Magpies versus Wilf Isaacs’ XI in wonderful annual battles before big crowds at Collegians Club. Wilf’s team was essentially Transvaal’s “mean machine” while legendary fast bowler Adcock had the virtual Natal side. It was tradition for Adcock to bowl and, despite his age, it was immediately apparent - seeing that long run-up, beautiful gather and deliver - why top batsmen the world over quivered when they spotted the whites of his eyes.TherewasverylittlecricketonTV then, television only arrived in SA when I was 12, so kids had to get out there and see their heroes in the flesh. Andthat’swhatmadeitsomemorable. Part 3 will appear in Fever next week.
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