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City traffic plan slated >> After saying no driver’s licences will be issued to people with outstanding fines NQOBILE MTOLO

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USTICE Project South Africa (JPSA) maintains that the Msunduzi Municipality does not have constitutional rights to withhold the renewal of driving licences on the strength of people having outstanding traffic fines. After Maritzburg Fever published a story on Msunduzi’s new plan to withhold licences until all outstanding fines have been settled (28 January, 2015), Justice ProjectSouthAfricarespondedvia Twitter that the municipality cannotdothis.Msunduzi’sdeputymunicipal manager for community services Boniwe Zulu previously told the Executive Committee (Exco) that no driver’s licences will be issued to people with outstanding fines. She was quoted as saying, “…when people are coming in to renew their driver’s licences, the system is connected to the elec-

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Questions surrounding the parking system Dembovsky also criticised the municipality’s paid parking system. “Elsewhere in South Africa, if a person fails to pay a parking fee or exceeds the time they are allowed to park for that fee, a notice in terms of Section 341 of the Criminal Procedure Act is is sued against them and they are expected to pay a fine. Not so in the jurisdiction of the Msunduzi Municipality.Theyhavecontractedwithaprivate company and a law firm that pursues parking feesofR2orlessbyissuingdemandsforpayment ofhundreds,andsometimesthousands,ofrands in legal fees for parking violations. “What possible reason, other than corrup tion, could the Msunduzi Municipality have to pursue the repayment of R2 while enriching a preferred lawyer who isn’t even based in Pieter maritzburg to the tune of what could amount to millions or more? JPSA is and remains only too happy to assist any motorist who is abused by authorities who wish to act unlawfully,” said Dembovsky. Maritzburg Fever approached the Msunduzi Municipality for a comment but they could not respond at the time of print. What is your take on this issue? Please re spond via Twitter and tag @MaritzburgFever

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IETERMARITZBURG motorists wanting to renew their driver’s and vehicle licences will soon get a reprieve from the long queues with a new testing station opening in the city centre. The new station will be in A.S. Chetty building in Church Street and is due to open its doors later this month. The Msunduzi Municipality said it willoffersomeoftheservicescurrently offered at the Mkondeni testing station.Nodrivingtestswill,however,be done there. They already had successful dry runsinJanuarytotestequipmentand are now waiting for the special printingpapertobesuppliedbythenational department, to be delivered. Driving school operators welcomed the move, saying it will alleviate the pressure at the Mkondeni test station. Mkondeni caters for hundreds of people daily. Municipal manager Mxolisi Nkosi

New driving test station to reduce long queues >> It will open its doors after this month said the station will complement Mkondeni station. “This will be a place where people could come to renew their driver’s licence and also to renew their motor vehicle licences, cutting the waiting time.” Nkosi said the station was convenient for the public as it was on a public transport route. IFP leader Dolo Zondi in the council said the idea had been proposed to alleviate the pressure at Mkondeni. “This will be for local drivers … We realised that there was a lot of pressure at the provincial testing ground. “Pietermaritzburg is much bigger now and we needed to build this station to accommodate the local driv-

ers.” Dawn Bekker of the Delta driving school said Mkondeni was under pressure and people had to wait for hours for simple services. “People going to Mkondeni for simple things like renewing their driver’s licence have to sit in long queues, sometimes for three to four hours, before they could get to the counter. This will definitely help with alleviating that pressure.” ShamRajkumar,ofSham’sdriving school, said this was a great move. “There are terrible bottlenecks in Mkondeni. The queues are unreal. There is nothing wrong at Mkondeni; people there work hard but the area they are serving is simply too big.”

Municipality identifies new trading spots NQOBILE MTOLO

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THE Msunduzi Municipality has identi fied 34 new trading sites in the Central Business District (CBD) in order to ease the congestion along Langalibalele Street and Church Street, which are hubs of informal trading in the Pietermaritz burg CBD. The identification of new sites comes after the municipality’s local economic development business unit carried out a survey on street trading in the CBD. According to the recent report pre sented at the Executive Committee (Ex co) from the economic development business unit, the 15 newly identified trading sites are between Church Street and Pietermaritz Street, and the 22 sites are between Slatter and Boshoff Street. The allocation of trading bays will be based on the fact that only bona fide in formal traders will be eligible and not businesses that operate from brick and mortarpremises,preferencewillbegiven to historically disadvantages individuals

and only one site will be allocated per traderandperhousehold.Preferencewill be given to traders who do not operate in other informal markets within the CBD and people who are unemployed. The trader must be in possession of a valid South African identity document or working permit as per legislation. Any person who is financially in good stand ing will not be considered. The trader must also be in possession of the re quired business licence and a certificate of acceptability. Some of the challenges facing the in formal traders include the lack of sanita tion and ablution facilities, insufficient demarcated areas for informal trading and the lack of overnight storage facili ties. The municipality, together with the informal trade chamber, will meet to solve these issues. All informal traders must have permission to trade. This ran ges from hairdressers and barbers, tradi tional medicine, traditional wear and bead work, pay phones, shoes and shoe repairs businesses, taxi drivers, photog raphers, among others.

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Msunduzi battles with water loss >> The mayor says officials need to sort it out NQOBILE MTOLO

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Msunduzi Municipality’s water loss has been credited to the ageing water infrastructure and the nonattendance to burst water pipes and water leaks by municipal officials.

ITH the KwaZulu-Natal province facing a devastating drought crisis, the Msunduzi Municipality is battling to curb the multi-million water loss challenge. Water loss has been credited to the ageing water infrastructure and the non-attendance to burst water pipes and water leaks happening in the Msunduzi area by municipal officials. Achunkoftheblamehas alsobeen directedattheMsunduzi’scallcentre, as complaints are not properly recorded or directed to the right channels. An October 2014 report on Msunduzi’s call centre states that in many cases, service failures were not reported and recorded through the call centre but directly to the maintenance staff. A recent Msunduzi Executive Committee (Exco) report, which dates back to last year September, shows that the water and sanitation

Multimillion rand N3 upgrade to affect traffic in PMB KHANYISANI DLOMO THE N3 and five off-ramps and on-ramps in and around Pietermaritzburg will be affected when a multi-million rand upgrade of the highway begins in three weeks’ time. South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) said that the 13-kilometre periodic maintenance project - at a cost of about R400 million - is taking place on sections three and four of the N3 from Sanctuary Road interchange in the vicinity of Pietermaritzburg and the Cedara interchange, north of Hilton. The construction is expected to last about 18

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mainN3carriagewayswillbecarriedoutunder limited length, short term lane closures. It said work on the interchange ramps will be done in half widths, while the work on the interchange cross roads will necessitate stop/ go traffic. The following schedule will be followed: • Monday to Thursday from 9am to 4pm: Ohrtmann Road interchange, Armitage Road interchange, Chatterton/Sanctuary Road interchange, Athlone (Peter Brown/Howick Road) interchange and Hilton (Hilton Avenue) interchange. • On Fridays construction work will be done between 9am and 2pm. • When necessary, work will also be carried out on Saturdays from 9am to 4pm.

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many of the pipes in Msunduzi’s network have reached their lifespan, hence bursts are frequent in areas with asbestos pipes. In the 2014/2015 financial year, there have been 409 recorded bursts mains in 91 days, which roughly translates to five burst mains per day. The municipality has estimated a total of 1825 bursts for the remainder of the financial year. Mayor Chris Ndlela told Exco that officials need to sort out the water loss crisis. “Complaints are not acted upon and we lose a lot of water. People are reporting these incidents voluntarily, spending their money but we are not coming to the party in terms of responses. It is really pathetic. We want to find out what the delays have been all about. There was one case reported early yesterday afternoon. At six o’clock this morning it had not been attended to,” said Ndlela. Hesaidthatthelackofattentiontowards water loss will force management to micromanage its staff. As from last year, reports had surfaced that the KwaZulu-Natal province faces a drought crisis. Business Day reported that the drought season is expected to last for a further couple of weeks.

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months. Sanral said the project includes both the east- and west-bound carriageways and construction activities have been planned to minimise disruption to the travelling public. “Motorists are advised to be observant of the advance warning signs and lane closures, and should exercise caution when travelling through the construction work zones,” Sanral said in a statement. “The speed limit through these construction zones will be reduced to 60 km/h and the reduced limits will be enforced.” Sanral added that the construction on the

related service delivery failures and responses rates were 60,19% and 88,94% respectively for the period between 1 and 30 September last year, and that the real water losses and non-revenue water were at 24,8% and 47.3% respectively. Various water bursts and pipe leaks have also bombarded the municipal building structures. Some of the municipal structures which have had pipe bursts and water leaks include the Bombay municipal hall, the Copesville municipal hall, Copesville sports ground, the Georgetown library, Imbali municipal hall, the Sobantu stadium change rooms and toilets, Northdale stadium change roomsandtoilets,thefiredepartment along Pietermaritz Street, public toilets at the Masukwana taxi rank and the Oribi fire station, to mention but a few. The asbestos cement pipes account for over 60% of 1222 kilometre (km) of the Msunduzi’s entire water reticulation network. The asbestos pipes have a lifespan of 30 years and

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Drag racer in hospital after city wide chase

After failing to pull the drivers over, the car chase continued all the way to Northdale, back on the N3 towards Liberty Mall, back towards Eastwood and finally ended in the CBD. Adrian Frank A cop thinks he strong with a uniform and a gun, come face to face by me without ur gun and uniform then he will see whos though idiots

Kate Brazier Todays cops don’t care who they shoot weather you on the streets or in your car they drive like show offs and they don’t care s**t they so slow to a break in a house where in a law book drag racing is a crime wat a joke

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Sawdust and scrap metal MANY schools may be encountering similar problems of theft similar to Ngilosi Primary School in Umlazi, where furniture with metal is being stolen. Any metal that can be sold to scrap metal dealers is cash in the hands of drug addicts. Drug users will do anything for a temporary fix. Any equipment in schools with metal, which includes chairs, desks, manhole covers, copper window latches and other things become easy pickings for these criminals. Those who have been arrested are under age andthengotothepolicestationwhereacriminal case is opened. They are normally released into the custody of their parents who have lost control of them. Their incessant obsession to pillage anddestroyschoolpropertytofeedtheirhabits is a major cause of concern for education stakeholders. They can only be incarcerated and put behind prison bars after they turn 18. Some of the solutions lie in the eradication ofthedrugscourge,whichisdefinitelyanelusive domain, and sending addicts for rehabilitation. Steel barriers erected on the roadsides as protection for motorists in the event of an accident are being ripped out by these unscrupulous thieves to be sold at a fraction of the cost to the scrap yards. Stricter legislation has to be implemented to regulate the sale of scrap metal. These thieves have made it their duty to plunder community resources for their own benefit with impunity. They may even be revellinginthenotionthattheyhaveperpetrated thesamecriminalactssomanytimeswithout being caught that they continue without fear. If this situation continues to fester unabated South Africa will soon be relegated to a scrap heap of sawdust and scrap metal.

HE loss of school children on their way accident happens and children are killed, there home from school in an allegedly over- is a lot of hard sell and promises made, but, a loaded bakkie is tragic (www.pmbfe- few months down the line all is forgotten, until another tragedy. ver.co.za). A database of reliable service providers School transport for children hankering for (minibuses) needs to be created an education has always where a strict set of criteria are been unsafe. The authori- The authorities are too set. ties are too slow in prioritisThis must include licensed ing a dependable and safe slow in prioritising a drivers, roadworthy vehicles alternative. Every day, chil- safe alternative. and the vehicles certified to cardren are shuttled in underyalegalnumberofpassengers. sirable bakkies with fibreglass canopies. The Imbali crash was waiting to These are just a few suggestions from a hearthappen. Many pupils are ferried to schools in broken retired teacher. The authorities must be proactive and enNorthdale and speeding bakkies are spotted daily. Parents are forced to use this unaccepta- sure that a safer transport system will be priorible method of transport as nothing safer and tised to courier tomorrow’s leaders.I extend my condolences to the bereaved families and the more economical is available. Compulsory education is a constitutional re- staff of Fezokuhle Primary School. JAY JUGWANTH quirement but how the pupil arrives at school Northdale is not the government’s concern. Every time an

Blame is solely at Eskom’s door IT is amazing that Minister of Finance Nhlanhla Nene has indicated that he wants to sell the family jewels. What does the minister of finance mean? Yes, Eskom needs R20 billion desperately to plug its cash-flow gap. I believe Eskom doesn’t need R20 billion but it urgently needs 10 times more to meet its demand. The blame is solely at Eskom’s door. Why is Eskom failing to collect its monies from municipalities and government departments? Eskom’s problems are becoming the problems of the residents of our country. What are Eskom’s contingency plans for the future?

The municipality must find a permanent solution to illegal connections. This must be done immediately. Eskom has promised us a dark future. The ANC government must stop blaming the apartheid regime for its failures. It’s amazing that nobody in South Africa has taken the initiative to build a power station for the past 20 years. Surely this would lessen the burden and therefore the load shedding? J.J. PILLAY Pietermaritzburg

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Authorities ignore Hayfields truck hazard I AM at my wits’ end. How is it that the persistent illegal parking of trucks on both sides of the road on an obvious red line outside the Hayfields Kwik Spar is allowed to continue unchallenged? Even more frustrating is the fact that the Spar is frequented by significant numbers of traffic inspectors and police personnel at all hours of the day and they must surely be aware of the situation. The trucks are creating a major road hazard and it will not be long before there is a head-on collision between light vehicles travelling in opposite directions trying to dodge the parked trucks via the inside lane of the road. I would be more sympathetic if the trucks

had a legitimate reason for stopping. Stand there for a few minutes however, and the true reason for the illegal activity is revealed as truck drivers walk brazenly back to their vehicles loaded with fast foods and cool drinks. Thetrucksarethereevenatthebusiesttimes in the morning and evening. The damage they are causing the traffic island and the pavement is also seemingly going unnoticed by authorities. Can something not be done about this scourge? Do we have to put up with this appalling mediocrity until someone is hurt or worse, killed? ROB THOMPSON Scottsville

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HE University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Westvillecampuswillbereceivingitsfirsttelescope as the campus takes steps to introduce astronomy to students. Donated by the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO), the 0,75 metre telescope was hoisted into place last week after an official handover in Sutherland, Northern Cape. UKZN, along with the University of Free State, were the two universities chosen among various applicants to receive a telescope each. The SAAO’s clearly laid out requirements of ensuring that the telescopes would be used for student training, advancing scientific research and public engagement, were met by the two tertiary institutions. UKZN’s Dr Matt Hilton represented the university in Sutherland and said they plan to start UKZN’s first astronomy module in 2016 after a housing installation is built for the telescope. According to Hilton, the “0,75” refers to the

diameter of the telescope’s mirror. “The bigger the mirror, the more light can beletin.UKZNhasneverbeforehadatelescope or an astronomy module. There is a lot of investment in the field currently so we need to train students to conduct scientific investigations,” Hilton said. Once operational, the telescope is expected to also be open to the public. “This is a major undertaking that is the first for the province,” Hilton said. The 0,75 m telescope that will be coming to UZKN was previously used for various infrared and visible light studies of stars, including the supernovathatexplodedin1987inournearest neighbouring galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud. Head of Telescope Operations at SAAO, Dr Ramotholo Sefako, said that once the 0,5 m which is heading to UFS - and 0,75 m telescopes are moved to their future homes, the domesinSutherlandwillbemodifiedtoaccommodate two new robotic telescopes.

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HE South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) KwaZulu-Natal will be hosting its first ever awards ceremony on 20 February at the Orion Hotel in Drakensburg at 6pm. This comes after eight finalists drivers converged at the Mkondeni testing grounds for gruelling driver assessments and tests. The winner will receive the best driver award and will be announced at the awards ceremony. Santaco’s provincial manager, Sifiso Shangase, said that the awards have been staged to recognise the excellent work done by the taxi industry and to instill unity and harmony within the taxi industry. “Each region had to select its outstanding driver to compete in the best driver category. Out of all the regions in the KZN province, we ended up with only eight finalists.Theselectioncriteriaforthefinalists were very strict. Each driver had to have a minimum of 10 years driving experience and they had to have no outstanding traffic fines. “We also selected them on the strength that none of them had gone before their region’s disciplinary committee for whatever reason,” explained Shangase.

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The South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) KwaZuluNatal recently facilitated the best driver award assessments at Mkondeni testing grounds. Pictured at the event were (from left) Themba Mweli (uMgun gundlovu district regional secretary), Simphiwe Hlatshwayo (uThukela district driver finalist), Mbuyiseni Bu thelezi (Amajuba district driver finalist), Mfanawenhlanhla Nkomo (uMgungundlovu deputy chairperson), Bhekokwakhe Mabuza (Mkhanyakude district driver finalist) and Sifiso Shangase (SantacoKZN office man ager). For the best driver assessment tests, Shangase said that this was made possible through partnerships with the KZN Department of Transport’s Road Safety unit and the Road Traffic Inspectorate (RTI). “The drivers were tested on different obstacles. I wish I can say whothewinnerisbutunfortunate-

ly, the winner will be announced duringtheawardsceremonyon20 February,” said Shangase. The other winners will be chosenfromavarietyofcategories,including the women’s desk, conflict management and resolution, recapitalisaion and innovation. Santaco will also host the awards to thank its business partners.

“The taxi industry is famous for being violent and with the awards ceremony, we want to turn over a newleafandthankthosewhohave done well, empower women emancipation, promote road safety, instill a culture of stability and show our communities that we care,” said Shangase.

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AMILY loyalty to a school is not unusual, with siblings often attending the same institution in succeeding years. But one family has taken the concepttoanewlevelwiththefifthgeneration enrolling this year at Epworth. Sandy Benkenstein, of Kloof, said Epworth has become entrenched in her family’s blood. Their relationship with Epworth began in 1910 when hergrandmotherenrolled,andcontinued this year when her three-year-old granddaughter started Grade RRR at the school. Benkenstein’s late grandmother, Fanny Crookes, started at Epworth as a boarder in 1910 and contin-

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ued her education until 1916. In her matric year, she was forced to leave school when her mother died, compellinghertoreturntoherKloofhome to take care of her younger siblings. Thereafter, Benkenstein’s mother, Patricia Oehley, started school at Epworth in 1946 at the age of 10 and matriculatedin1952.Twentyyearslater, Benkenstein herself enrolled at Epworth as a boarder and finished her schooling in 1979. She was followed in 1991 by her daughter Nicola Blomeyer, whose own daughter, Abigail, has just completed her first month at Epworth. Benkenstein’s mother and grandmother continued their involvement withtheschoolthroughouttheirlives, resulting in Crookes receiving an honorary life board membership. “The school is close to all our hearts and has become a part of our family. Epworth stood out as a warm, loving and beautiful school for us,” Benkenstein said. Nicola agreed, saying it was easy to choose a school for Abigail. “It’s in our blood so there was no other option for us when I was choosingschoolsforAbigail.Igetemotional just talking about it.” She said Abigail would be at Epworth all the way through to matric, and she hopes to have a granddaughter enrol there in the future. “I even married at the Epworth Chapel. It’s almost like the school has its own soul,” she said.

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Cowan House Co educational Prep School is fortunate to have a wetland on its property, which is used to teach the children about caring for the environment. To mark World Wetlands Day on 2 February, the Cow an House Grade four boys and girls spent time seeking out creatures which live in the wetland and learn ing about the re habilitation of this area. Pictured is Chloe Papageor giou at the Cowan House wetland. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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The St Charles Grade seven leadership camp was held at Cumberland Nature Reserve recently. The camp followed on from the boys submitting their CV’s and application letters for various leadership portfolios outlined as “Opportunities to Serve”. The aim of the trip was to unify the boys as a group and integrate new boys with various teambuilding activities. Communication, conflict management, encouragement, perseverance and other characteristics were focused on while the boys took on a "low ropes obstacle course”, kayaking, hiking, spider’s web, tunnel maize and other challenges.

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High schools expo Twenty four schools exhibited at the Laddsworth High Schools’ Expo, affording par ents and pupils some insight into what these schools have on offer. This annual expo is a highlight on the Laddsworth calendar and has over the years created valued bonds be tween Laddsworth staff and the marketing teams who at tend. Pictured at the event are (from left) Gavin Lambooy, headmaster of Laddsworth Pri mary School, Laddsworth old girl Megan Tyschen (now head girl at Grace College) and Ther esa Jager, admissions and headmaster secretary. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Jag’s XF RSport on the prowl JAGUAR’S XF is the first model to benefit from the automaker’s new R-Sport brand in South Africa. While Jaguar’s performance models have long been marketed under its “R” banner, the new R-Sport badge, the automaker says, “extends the automaker’s performance DNA, a first in the XF range”. The new R-Sport benefits from several cosmetic upgrades including new spoiler, redesigned bumpers, 18” alloys and R-style sidesills. The new model gains R-Sport treadplates and R-badging. The optional black pack adds gloss surrounds for the windows and bootlid as well as a black grille with black, chromed surrounds. It’s powered by Jaguar’s 3.0-litre V6 supercharged petrol engine capable of 250kW/450Nm. JaguarLandRoverSouthAfricabrandmanager Janico Dannhauser said: “We wanted to give our customers an XF model that strikes the right balance between superb comfort and sport. “The XF R-Sport does just that. Our 3.0-litre V6 supercharged engine delivers thrilling performance, yet returns excellent fuel economy. VisuallytheR-Sportsetsitselfapartwithanum-

No room for drinking and driving HAVING a beer or a glass of wine before a meal or drinking cough syrup before hitting the road could see you fined or tossed in jail as the Department of Transport has proposed a zero blood-alcohol limit. A proposal to cut to zero the current maximumalcohollevelof0.05g/100 mlofbloodwas publishedearlierinJanuaryintheGovernment Gazette. The legal alcohol level was dropped from 0.08g/100ml in 1996. Those who wish to comment on the new bill and drink-driving restrictions, have until February 27 to respond as the draft bill has yet to go through the parliamentary process. The original National Road Traffic act reads: “No person shall on a public road- (a) drive a vehicle;or(b)occupythedriver’sseatofamotor vehicle the engine of which is running, while the concentration of alcohol in any specimen of blood taken from any part of his or her body is not less than 0.05g/100ml, or in the case of a professional driver referred to in section 32,

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WO Pietermaritzburg athletes, Mikaela Jonsson and Gregg Brown, have been chosen to be part of Team Jeep SA’s compact, yet extremely competitive 2015 squad. Team Jeep started in 2001 with only six athletes as an adventure racing team. Team Jeep has produced professional and successful teams in the local, national and world championships across a variety of sporting disciplines which are adventure racing, mountain biking, BMX, surfski, canoeing, multisport and extreme sport, trail running and the obstacle course racing. “It feels great to be a part of Team Jeep. I am really looking forward to my season, racing in the colours of Team Jeep for the fifth year now. I raced my first KZN Triathlon Championships in 2012. I won my age group and was selected for the KZN team. It was a great experience for me and I was definitely bitten by the triathlon bug,” said Jonsson. At age 17, Jonsson’s success record speaks volumes. She has been a KZN provincial champion for three times, came second during last year’s SA Triathlon Championships and the Africa Cross Triathlon Championships. Last year she represented South Africa at the World Cross Triathlon Championships where she secured the fourth position. Jonsson is currently in matric at Pietermaritzburg Girls’ High where she is involved in swimming, athletics and cross country. “I came from a very strong cycling background with several South African mountain biking championship titles to my name and I hadalwaysbeenverycompetitiveinswimming

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Mikaela Jonsson

and running, so naturally I grew to love the sport. My ultimate dream would be to compete at the Olympic Games. But first I would love to enjoythejourneyandbeabletotraveltheworld competing on the World Circuit and be the best athlete I can be,” said Jonsson. Last year Brown represented South Africa attheUCIMTBWorldChampionshipsinHafjel, Norway. “It feels absolutely amazing to be a part of such an amazing team. I got into the sportbyjustwantingtoridemybicycleveryfast downahillandstartedparticipatinginKwaZulu-Natal and South African nationals. I was very lucky in 2013 to participate in the world championships as a junior in my home town Pietermaritzburg. I had problems with my bike on the race so it wasn’t what I was hoping for,” said Brown. He said that his wish is to compete at the world championships in Andorra, Spain. He attended Voortrekker High School where he participated in swimming, cricket and rugby. He cites Pietermaritzburg-born professional downhill mountain biker, Greg Minnaar, as his inspiration in the sporting world. Co-founder and manager of Jeep Team SA, Max Cluer, stated that the main focus this year is to showcase up-and-coming junior athletes while continuing to mentor and work with the Under 23 athletes and elite athletes. He stated that it is also important for the athletes to be taught the business of sport, media, sponsorships and relationships.

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Gregg Brown

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