Four-car collision, three dead THREE people died after four cars collided on the N2 south in Amanzimtoti at around 8.50am on Friday, 4 April. Although it is still unclear what caused the crash, reports suggest one of the vehicles may have come across the centre island into oncoming traffic. Netcare 911 paramedics found the wreckages scattered around over a
Accident scene. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
large area. After triaging they established that three people had died — one woman and two men. Three other people were injured and after they were stabilised they were taken to local hospitals. Exact detail to the cause of the accident and preceding events will remain a subject for police investigation and comment. — Supplied.
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April 11, 2014
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2022 Commonwealth games for Durban?
>> ‘We argue that the interests of the beneficiary community should enjoy priority’
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Durban has been encouraged by the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) to state its intention of being involved in the 2022 Commonwealth Games bidding process.
FEVER REPORTER
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Councillor Themba Ngcobo speaks to the Riverside Park community after a meeting last week.
SETON THOMPSON
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FTER a week of often contentious meetings in and around Riverside Park over jobs for locals, the good news is that significant consensus appears to have been reached among those that matter. As Ward 6 Councillor Themba Ngcobo — who has played a key role in achieving that consensus — told the Fever: “All the relevant stake-
holders agree that the wishes of the local community take priority in their area. “What is the purpose of the community electing a ward councillor in his personal capacity, in electing community liasion officers and of having a representative project steering committee if their views are to be ignored in favour of those from another area? “The ANC, of which I am a member, has since its inception in 1912 been the voice of the people.
Whose voices have they been listening to? “Not, it has been shown, to the people of Riverside Park on matters inside Riverside Park.” On Monday 31 March, the Riverside Park community “closed down” work on upgrading their premises because, they alleged, around 40 jobs had been awarded to people from other communities and not to local people. As local spokespeople told the Fever: “Not only is this a breach of
promises and tradition, we also prefer to have our own members working in our homes because we know them and they are accountable to us. “We argue that the interests of the beneficiary community should enjoy priority, not exclusivity, over those of another community. “They now trust that that principle will be paramount in all their dealings with Umdoni Municipality, through their committees and their councillor.”
DURBAN has been encouraged by the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) to state its intention of being involved in the 2022 Commonwealth Games bidding process. At this stage the eThekwini Municipality is only indicating its intention to bid, which has no cost implications. City manager Sibusiso Sithole told members of the Executive Committee on Tuesday, 1 April that bidding for the games would require national and provincialgovernmentsupportandinvolvement. “Thebiddingprocesscomeswithcost implications. Therefore, we will have to look at the financial implications and do our cost analysis. When it comes to hosting such an event we will not be doing it asDurbanalone.Thisisaninternational event and we would expect national government to assist,” he said. Sithole added that if Durban was to win the bid the provincial government would also be involved, as has happened with other high profile events. Bidding formally ends in March 2015 and the announcement regarding the successful bidder will be held in September 2015.
Protection for Umdoni mayor SETON THOMPSON
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FOLLOWING on a threat assessment carried vincial Crime Intelli-outbytheSAPSProgence department, the Umdoni council voted in favour of arranging protection for the mayor, Cllr Siyabonga Khwela at the March general council meeting. DA leader Edwyn Baptie questioned what had prompted the need for an assessment and was told that the burning down of Ward 1 Councillor Ntokozo Maphumulo’s house in Amandawe and stoning of Ward 2 Councillor Bhekisisa Mthethwa’s house in
addition to direct threats had been factors. The recommendation by the police was seen as a key endorsement. Itwasnotedthatadoptionwouldinvolve
additional currently unbudgeted costs. A vote was taken and the ruling ANC councillors, plus Councillor Sritha Bhoola of the MF, supported the recommendation while the DA councillors opposed it.
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