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Load sheddinguncertaintyrocks businesses

At the meeting it was agreed:­ The PCB would have to try to

identify some large companies thatcould immediately give the MsunduziMunicipality the required load in orderto meet load shedding requirementsfrom stages one, two and three.

­ To cost the hire of generators (ona pay­as­you­go basis) for thoseselected companies that are notalready fully equipped to run ongenerator, the costs of which are to beincorporated in a compensation tariff;

­ Affected parties calculate acompensation tariff that includes thereplacement of diesel, the generatorhire costs and any monitoring costs;

­ That all businesses that use morethan 500 KVA, voluntarily contributetowards these costs ­ if it is spread outover a number of businesses, the costswill be negligible and the spendworthwhile in order to avoid loadshedding entirely;

­ The generator usage is to bemonitored by a consultant (like EOH)and based on feedback from theconsultant, individual members will bebilledbythePCBonamonthlybasisandthe large companies will be suitablyreimbursed;

­ The Msunduzi Municipality willsupply a list of consumers who fall intothis 500 KVA+ bracket to enable thechamber to contact them all directly.They will be contacted individually andadvised of the costs;

­ Those contributing will berewardedwithalowertariff,butwillpaythe compensation;

­ Veness will take the proposal thattheMsunduziMunicipalitybepermittedto sign a Load Curtailment Agreement,on behalf of the city, to Eskom, via theSouth African Chamber of Commerceand Industry (SACCI) at a national level.The proposal did not receive favour withEskom at a provincial level. The idea isthat business will then curtail their loadas per agreement with the MsunduziMunicipality. This is consideredtobethemost favoured outcome, because of thecertainty that it brings.

EOH is a company that is part of theindustrial technology, energy infra­structure and services sector and hasbeen assisting Eskom with the demandresponse since 2004.

EOH’s demand response businessarea manager Deborah Blane said that,“It costs more for businesses when loadshedding is uncertain than when it ispredictable.Eskomsuppliesthemunici­pality in bulk load and the municipalitysupplies all its customers and business­es within the municipal network. Socurrently, Eskom is load shedding themunicipality and the municipality loadsheds its residents.

“The load shedding between Eskomand the municipality is currently unpre­dictable.Wearehopingtoworkwiththemunicipality and the PCB to assist themin coming up with a solution to theproblem. If the businesses do not cometogether as a community, there will beno solution. The challenge is to get thebusinesses to work together and thatwill be the role that the PCB plays.”

“Our electricity network is old and itis very sensitive, so the constantswitchingonandoffcreateshavocforthe network. Then the guys [munici-pal electricians] need to find wherethefaultsareandthattakestime.Thisisnotidealforbusinesses,themunici-palityandtheresidents,”saidVeness.Msunduzi Municipality’s infrastruc-ture services deputy municipalmanager Sabatha Nomnganga saidthat themunicipality isalso lookingatways on how it canmeet the demandby implementing waste to energyprojects.

“Those are driven by the city andfrom that, we hope that there will bean improvement in decreasing theload. When we speak of waste toenergy,wespeakof sewageand litter.However at the moment, we have noidea how much power we will begenerating from that. EthekwiniMunicipality has done waste toenergy projects and so has the City ofJohannesburg.”

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ITistheuncertaintyofnotknowingwhen load shedding kicks in thataffects businesses.Under such circumstances,

businesses are not able to planwhentheycanswitchoff theirmachinery toprepare for load shedding, andworkers are not given enough noticein terms of their schedule.

Thiswasthefocusofameetinglastweek, championedby thePietermar-itzburg Chamber of Business (PCB)and attended by 56 PCB memberswho are predominantly large powerusers.

PCBCEOMelanieVeness said thatEskom’s load shedding processcreatesutterchaos for localbusiness.

“This meeting is a result of usrealising that loadshedding isareali-ty of everyday life. It’s so disruptivebecauseof theuncertaintyof it.Asthebusinesssector,howbestdowecometogetherwiththecitytofindasolutionso that we can keep businessoperating?

“If a factory is not surewhen itwillbe load shed, it does not have time totake its equipment down. The work-ers have to be given notice and shorttime must be declared. The cost isenormous, so we are saying that wewant some certainty from Eskom.

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“IF you don’t know your area,you will arrest the chance tomarket your area as a tourist

destination.”These were the words from

Msunduzi Pietermaritzburg TourismAssociation (MPTA) director

Dumisani Mhlongo during aCommunity Tourism seminar whichwas recently held at the Old Prison.

The theme of the seminar was‘Community Tourismas a tool for Lo-cal Economic Development andTransformation’.

The seminar was attended byMPTA board members, NelisaMshengufromeThekwiniMunicipal-

ity’s tourismunit and local councillorNajmah Ahmed.

“Aswe interact,we tend to lose theimportance of community tourism.Thegovernmenthastheresponsibili-ty to make the environment condu-cive for tourists. This is because tour-ism is government led, private sectordriven and community based. Themaintenance of tourism facilities,which are largely located at localgovernmentareas, isstillachallenge.

“Local communities have a keyrole to play in tourism development,as they are the focal point wheremany of the key cultural, heritagesiteshistorical andadventurevenuesthat are of significance to tourists arefound,” said Mhlongo.

Mshengu shared with MPTAboard members how EThekwiniMunicipality structures its communi-

ty tourismandhow the local commu-nity tourism organisation can driveits tourism.

“The success of any tourismdesti-nation is dependent on tourism

attractionsthatthedestinationoffers.Key heritage, cultural, historical andadventurousplacesthatareofsignifi-cancetotourismarefoundincommu-nities. Community based organisa-tions are locally based organisationsthat incorporate public, private and

community elements as integralparts and that are structured to bothdevelop and promote tourism at anarea level,” said Mshengu.

Mhlongo stated that community

tourism is listed in theNational Tour-ism Sector Strategy as one of thepriorityareas, andMPTAhasamajorrole to drive this as a representativeof communities and private sector asspelt reflected in theKZNCommunityTourism Strategy.

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THE police would like the public to report anyinformationrelatedto illegal firearms,as thesefirearms are used to commit serious crimes incommunities.

Police spokesperson Captain ZenzeleNdlovu said that the police offer rewards to

those who supply them with information onillegal firearms.

“All police daily operations include tracingand searching of illegal firearms. The illegalfirearms in circulation are mainly used tocommit serious and violent crimes.

“Thepolice informersarealwayssensitisedabout the importanceof supplying intelligencedriveninformationaboutillegal firearmsinthehands of criminal elements. The police giverewards to those people who give informationabout these illegal firearms,” said Ndlovu.

He said there are also non-governmentorganisations that continue to fight thecirculation of illegal firearms.

“The disadvantages of having illegalfirearmsarethattherearemoreseriouscrimeslike murder, robbery and rape within thatcommunity. The owner of an illegal firearmdoesn’treport lossor theftofhisorher firearm,thus the firearm is circulated to a number ofcriminal elements,” said Ndlovu.

Justrecently,theDepartmentofCommunitySafety and Liaison MEC Willies Mchunuapplauded the police after successfullyambushing an alleged illegal firearm trainingacademy in the province, arresting twosuspects.

Inastatement,Mchunusaidthatthedepart-ment is concerned about the number of illegalfirearms in circulation in the province.

“Our research has shown in no uncertainterms, that these illegal firearms were keydriversofheinouscrimesandcriminalityintheprovince. We are therefore of the strong viewthat police should be applauded for thesewonderful breakthroughs. Furthermore, wecajole and urge our communities to workwiththe police to ensure that these tools of murderand mayhem are removed from our society,”

"The illegalfirearms incirculation aremainly used tocommit seriousand violentcrimes." ­Police spokes­person, CaptainZenzeleNdlovu.PHOTO SUP-PLIED

Public urged to report illegal firearms

TODAY, 4 February, marks World CancerDay and the Cancer Association of SouthAfrica (Cansa) is emphasising that canceris “not beyond us” in terms of cancercontrol and reducing the impact of thedisease.

“World Cancer Day is importantbecause the global cancer epidemic is hugeand set to rise. Currently 8.2 million peopledie from cancer worldwide every year ­ inSouth Africa, more than 100 000 arediagnosed annually. This day helps usspread the word and raise the profile ofcancer,” said Elize Joubert, Cansa’s acting

CEO.According to the Centre for Disease

Control and Prevent (CDC) more thantwice as many people die from cancer thanfrom Aids, malaria, and tuberculosiscombined.

The World Health Organization (WHO)projects that without immediate action,the global number of deaths from cancerwill increase by nearly 80% by 2030, withmost occurring in low­ and middle­incomecountries.

Taking place under the tagline ‘Notbeyond us’, World Cancer Day focuses on

taking a positive and proactive approachto the fight against cancer.

“We want to ensure fewer peopledevelop cancer and that cancer survivorsare successfully treated and offered care,support, guidance and advice to all thoseaffected by cancer to ensure a betterquality of life. We know that cancer canhave a serious impact on a person’semotional, physical and mental state ­ soby understanding and responding to thatimpact ­ the quality of life for patients,their loved ones and caregivers can bemaximised,” Joubert added. ­ Supplied

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MONTHSafter theproposalfor a truck stop inMsunduzi was issued, no

progress has beenmade, plans liestagnant and residents remainfrustrated.

In December, the municipalityhad received a proposal bySuperintendent ChanderalallParbhoo, that suggested a truckstop be built next to the HayfieldsKwikspar in New England Road.

The proposal was presented inJune2014andsuggestedthetruckstop be funded by the SouthAfrican Roads Agency Limited(Sanral).

Residentswere outraged at thethought of a truck stop in aresidential area, and saidproblemswith prostitution, drugsand noise pollution wouldincrease.

Msunduzi spokespersonMadeleine Jackson, however, said

lastyeartheproposalwasstill initsearly stages and planning wouldbegin again in the new year.

Hayfields councillor SandyLyne said she had heard nothingfrom the municipality on theprogress of the planning of thetruck stop despite her sendingnumerous e-mails.

“I’ve had such a terrible timetrying to contact them. I havefollowed up with them about thetruck stop twice and have had noreply from them. The officials arenot communicating with thepublic at all,” said Lyne.

Another Msunduzi spokesper-son, Thobeka Mafumbatha,confirmedthatnofurtherprogresshad been made in planning tobuild a truck stop.

Hayfields residents say theyhave had the issuewith the trucksfor years but their complaintsalways seemed to land on deafears.

AHayfieldsresidentwhowould

not be named said the truckactivity had worsened and he hadseen many trucks parking on thecentre island of the traffic circle socars passing around could not seeoncoming traffic.

“It is amajor hazard.We asked

them to do something two yearsago and still nothing has hap-pened.

“Themunicipalityneeds to findasuitableplaceforatruckstopanddo something as quickly aspossible,” he said.

Illegally parked trucks on New England Road. Outraged residents saythe trucks are a menace and they want Msunduzi to build a truckstop somewhere else.PHOTO: JONATHAN BURTON

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PIETERMARITZBURG Agency forCommunity Social Action (Pacsa)hasproposeda rangeofmeasuresto close thewidening gapbetweentheChild SupportGrant (CSG) andwhat food actually costs.

Pacsa’s Food Price Barometertracks the price of a basket of 36basic food items from six differentretail stores.

“Pacsa’s research on foodprices finds that the CSG rand val-ue of R320 is not enough even tomeet a child’s basic nutritionalneeds, which in December wasR489,88,” the non-profit agency

figures put the cost of feeding girlsand boys aged 10 to 13 years atR529,70; R558,81 for girlsaged 14 to 18 years; and R619,85for boys aged 14 to 18 years.”

Pacsa also wants annualincreases in theCSGtobe linked tofood price inflation, as caregiversspendmostof theCSGonfood,andinflation on food is higher thanoverall inflation.

Pacsa suggests that full alloca-tion of the CSG be provided on aonce-off basis, aswithother socialgrants, tobestprotectagainst foodinflation.

More thanhalf of SouthAfricanchildren (56%) live below the pov-

erty line, and nearly a third underthe age of five are stunted, wastedor underweight.

reportcompiledin2012foundthatthe CSG had positive nutritional,educational and health outcomes.

Pacsa bid to change child grant

said.In the2014budg-

et, the CSG wasincreased fromR300 to R310 amonth from lastApril, and to R320 amonth from Octo-ber.

“Children are noteatingenoughnutri-tious food, whichnegatively affectstheir cognitive andphysical develop-mentandwellbeing.And other essentialexpenditures oneducation, healthcare, transport,clothes and shoesare unlikely to beabsorbed,” Pacsasaid in a statement.

The agencywantstherandvalueof the CSG to be in-creased in the 2015Budget to R489,88,which was the costin December ofproviding childrenbetween the ages ofthree to nine withenoughbasic food tomeet theirnutrition-al needs.

In addition, Pac-sa wants the randvalue of the grant tobe stepped up as thechild grows, as theirnutritional needsincrease with age.

“Our December

“Studies indicatethat the CSG is well-targetedand isbeingusedforits intend-ed purpose, but it isnot enough to suffi-ciently break thepoverty cycle orimprove oureconomic, social,education andhealth outcomes,”Pacsa said.

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FREDandMarionLammas,whomet when they were only 17-years-old celebrated, their

50th wedding anniversary over theweekend.

Eighteen months after they met,they became husband and wife andimmediatelystartedtheirownfamily.

“A lot of people said that ourmarriagewouldnot last longbecausewe got married at a young age,” saidFred.

Reminiscing on how they bothmet,Fredsaid,“MarionmetmewhileI was atmy housewithmy sister. Shecouldn’t keep her hands off me. Shewas just all over me.”

Fred and Marion have put all thenaysayers’ comments to rest as theyareahappycoupleblessedwiththreechildren,sixgrandchildrenandthreegreat grand children.

“We had two children virtuallystraight away. So many people saidthatwewould break up.However forus,divorcewasnotanoption.Wehadto work things out,” said Marion.

Besides the affection the coupleshares, they believe that beingChristians made their marriagestronger.

“Christianitymadeabig impact inour lives. At our anniversarycelebration over theweekend, all the

speakersmentioned thatwe are veryaffectionateandthatwearenotafraidof showing love for each other bykissing in public. It was an absolutebrilliant evening,” said Fred.

Hesaidtheeveningwasevenmorespecial when their favourite song Ilove you because by Jim Reevesplayed at the party.

“That song encapsulates wherewe are in our lives,” said Fred.

Marion’s message for othercouples is, “When you get marriedyou don’t get married to get out.Divorce is not an option. You have tobe there for each other through thickand thin.

“Having one car between us hasalso helped us to spend more timetogether.We plan our lives accordingto what we do on a daily basis.”

Fred said that to make marriagework is a partnership.

“You give until it hurts. You don’tgive simply because you areexpecting something back. It is easyforsomanycouples thesedays togiveup and not work on their problems.

Years ago divorce was somethingunheardof.Thesedays,peopleeasilygive up,” said Fred.

Fred and Marion said that theywere surprised to notice that theycould not find 50th weddinganniversary cards which they couldexchange as presents for theiranniversary.

“Maybe even the people whomake cards do not believe thatcouples can actually last that long,”said Marion.

Fred and Marion were born inLondonandmoved to SouthAfrica in1996.

“We are definitely home. SouthAfrica is our home,” said Fred.

The couple will continue tocelebrate their wedding anniversaryin May as they will embark on atwo day holiday at Victoria Falls, andthen four days and seven days inBotswana and in Zanzibarrespectively.

Visitwww.pmbfever.co.zatolistento Fred and Marion’s favourite song,I love you because by Jim Reeves.

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THE annual Museum Passport Competition will belaunched on Friday, 6 February at the Nashua officesat 203 Berg Street.

Established in 2009, the competition invitespupils to visit museums and learn about culture,heritage and science in a fun way, and win great prizesin the process, including a Nashua sponsoredphotocopier or printer, a printer sponsored byProsyscom (for the schools), Specsaver sunglasses,Lotus Stationery hampers, Spur vouchers, SouthernSun hampers and cameras.

In order to qualify to win these fabulous prizes,schools must book a visit to the KZN Museum,Msunduzi Museum, Old Prison Museum and MsunduziPietermaritzburg Tourism Association any timebetween 6 February and 29 May 2015.

Schools will be issued with a ‘passport’ which hasto be stamped at all the participating institutions,and handed in before the closing date.

All schools are invited to attend the launchfunction.

RSVP to Merle Perumal at 033 845 0400 orcontact any of the participating institutions for moreinformation.

Pictured readywith their pass­ports for thecompetition are(from back, left)Nonsi Khumalo,Merle Perumal,Lungi Ngcobowith (front, fromleft) SyethembaKathi, SylviaNtombela, andPhumeleleNgubane.PHOTO:SUPPLIED

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Duringher journey as a finalist, shewas sponsored Pietermaritzburgfashion designer Jane Lait, who hasdressedVurovecz forall theglamorousoccasions she had to attend as afinalist, which include The DurbanJuly, The Celebrate Life Ball, a Galaevent and the Mrs SA Life StyleChallenge in Cape Town at the GrandRoche Hotel.

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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDClarendon's Gradeones had greatfun learning theletter 'c' andwearing theirfavourite caps toschool. Picturedare (back, fromleft) CassidyTredgold, AarnaGunpath, LaurenGelderblom, Rileyvan Zuydam(front, from left)LangelihleKubheka, TylerPaul, Trey Pillay,Max Lubbe andKatelin Pieterse.

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PHOTO: JUSTIN SMITSt Charles College Grade eight boys took part in a tree planting ceremony on their first day ofhigh school. Simon Bushell (with spade), takes his turn to help secure the tree his registrationclass are responsible for.

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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDIn December, Grade 10 Epworth pupil Shaniaé Maharaj competed inthe national debating championships as a member of the junior KZNteam. She was ranked as the second junior speaker in South Africaand was selected as a South African junior trialist. Maharaj willattend training in Johannesburg and will be eligible for trials in Mayfor a team that will travel to Germany at the end of the year.

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In South Africa, we face a majorchallenge as a considerable amount ofinformalsettlementsaresituatedalong-side busy roads and highways, whichforces inhabitants of these settlementsto cross over these roads, with risk inorder to access necessary amenities.

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TWO former EpworthSchool matriculants,Faye Cooper and Amy

Greaves, are among sevenPietermaritzburg womenwho will be representingSouth Africa during the 2015Indoor Hockey World Cup inLeipzig, Germany.

The tournament will runfrom 4 to 8 February.

CooperteachesatEpworthandGreaves isastudentat theUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal(UKZN) studying towards aBachelor of Arts Degree inEnglish.

Cooper matriculated fromEpworth in1999andGreavesmatriculated in 2011.

“There was an inter-pro-vincial hockey tournamentheld in Durban last year. Ourteam, the KZN inland hockey

team, won the tournament.The women’s South Africanindoor hockey was selectedfrom that tournament. Prettymuch our team is from theprovince.

“Seven team memberscome from Pietermaritzburgand the rest are from the KZNcoastal areas. We are prettymuchaKwaZulu-Natal-basedteam,” said Cooper.

Both Cooper and Greaveswere introduced to indoorhockey the moment theystarted their first year of highschool at Epworth. However,they had both played fieldhockey before then.

“I started playing indoorhockeywhenIwas in thegoodold standard six, now calledGrade 8, at Epworth. Duringthose days, we used to travelto the YMCAas it was the onlyindoorcentre inPietermaritz-burg,” said Cooper.

With the ladies up againstGermany and theNetherlands, they areconfident that hard work willsee them through.

Cooper said that trainingvery hard will give them anextraaddedadvantageduringthe tournament.

“We play hockey becausewe love itwhereasmost of thegirlswewillbeplayingagainstare professional indoorhockey players andprofessional hockey fieldplayers. That is what they dofor a living all year round,”said Cooper.

Greaves added, “We havebeen working very hard.Hopefully we will do better. Iturned21and this is really ex-citing for me.”

Theyboth thankedsomeofthe sponsors such as Spar,Tayla, Adidas and Gryphonfor making the trip possible.

PHOTO:SUPPLIEDThe South African women’s hockey team will be competing in the 2015 Indoor Hockey WorldCup in Leipzig, Germany. Pictured here are (back, L­R,) Taryn de Winnaar, Lennie Botha(coach), Emma Bray, Eloise Walters, Cindy Hack, Jessica O’ Conner, Tracy Martens, Face Cooper,(front, L­R) Celia Evans, Kara Stella, Shelley Higgo, Kelly Madsen and Amy Greaves.

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He was selected last year froma pool of hopefuls whowere vyingfor the same position.

Bennettsiscurrentlythedeputyheadmaster for MaritzburgCollege’s co-curricular.

“Last year I went through aprocess of selection by SAHockey.My Curriculum Vitae (CV) wassubmitted and scrutinised withother aspirants by their ExecutiveCommittee (Exco). The call cameas I was having lunch with mydaughter and one of her friends.Thehaironmyarmsstoodonend,it was a dream come true.

“The manager is essentiallyresponsible for everything thathappens off the immediate field ofplay,” said Bennetts.

He mentioned planning,logistics, player welfare before,during and after the game as hisfew major duties.

“I am quite a hands-on kind ofguy,soIalsoliketo immersemyselfinthemotivationalandpsycholog-ical aspects,” added Bennetts.

Fromayoungage,Bennettshasalways loved sport.

“I played most sports at schooland carried on into tertiary andclub level. I soon realised I had aknackforcoachingandworkedmyway up the ladder to coach cricketand hockey for the South Africanjunior team, as well as rugby,athletics, squash, soccer and

volleyballathighschoollevel.Iwasalso honorary secretary of SASchools Hockey and sat on theexecutive committee of KZNSchools Cricket.

“In 2008, I was honoured tomanagetheSAU21hockeyteamtotheJuniorWorldCup inSingaporeand Malaysia. Since then, I havebeen tournament director for theSA Schools U18 hockey week andthe recent test series betweenSouthAfrica andAustraliaU18’s,”Bennetts explained.

As the deputy headmaster forthe co-curricular at MaritzburgCollege, Bennetts is responsiblefor all activities outside theclassroom, on the sporting andcultural fraternities.

“You can imagine that it is arather diverse role, but I relish thedaily challenges as well as the

support of the amazing staff atMaritzburg College. We make astrong and formidable team,” hesaid.

Bennetts’ love for sport washugely influenced by hiscompetitive and sports-lovingfamily. His two cousins areOlympians.

“I grew up in a very sportingfamilyandwheneverwegathered,there were bats and balls of someform involved for everyone, fromyoung to old. As children, therewas always some form of ‘test’,especially cricket or rugby, goingon in our back yard or the nearbypark.Wewereall verycompetitivefrom as far back as I can recall.”

Hegivescredit tohisparentsforbeing the best role models and forencouraging him to reach hisdreams.

“I looked up to a number ofsportsmen and generally thosewhoplayedhardbut fair. FrancoisPienaar and Freddie Flintoffwould be examples of that kind ofsportsmen,” said Bennetts.

With his experience, Bennettssaid that he will continue to buildon the diverse activities offered atMaritzburg College.

“We have been identified as aSchool of Sporting Excellence bythe Department of Sport andRecreationandthisgivesusaccessto leaders in the field of sport,nutrition and sports medicine.

“On the hockey front, I wouldlove to attend amajor tournamentwith the hockey men’s teamand my absolute dream would beto experience theOlympics aspartof team South Africa,” saidBennetts.

PHOTO:SUPPLIEDGraham Bennetts (wearing a blue t­shirt) is the manager for the South African Men’s Hockey team.

Bongani Khumalo (41), of Westgate inPieter­maritzburg, has been praised for hiscontribution in making squash sportnoticeable in KwaZulu­Natal.PHOTO: JONATHAN BURTON

Coach’s talent-spotting is putting PMB onthe squash mapKHANYISANI DLOMO

TWO Pietermaritzburg squash stars have put thecity on the map thanks to their coach BonganiKhumalo.

The widely recognised squash coach is creditedwith grooming winning players and is looking to thetownships for the next top stars.

Anele Ngubane, of Ridge Park, is ranked numberone in the country, followed by Sanelisiwe Sitholeof The Grange. Khumalo said the pair, both aged17, are examples that the best players can beproduced without top­of­the­range resources andfacilities.

“Seeing young girls excelling in this sportingdiscipline is inspiring. These girls are talented andit shows that, if a talent is adequately nurtured, wecan produce the best players in the world,” said the41­year­old.

Anele, who attends Epworth, has taken homesix gold medals.

She has been in the top 10 of the South African

ranks in her age group since 2011.Sanelisiwe, who goes to Alexandra High School,

has managed to get two medals, one of which shereceived in the interprovincial tournaments.

Squash SA honoured Khumalo in 2011 for hisdedication and contribution in the sport.

“It was exciting to be recognised and honouredby the squash body. It made me realise that we aredoing a good job. But the inspiration comes fromAnele and Sanelisiwe. They are committed anddisciplined. I am proud of them.”

He said they don’t have a permanent venue fortraining and the two use Alexandra High andEpworth High courts when they are available.

Now Khumalo is looking to different townshipsto unearth new talent. He said he will have threeworkshops this year as a drive to lure young bloodinto the sport.

“Our work is starting to be noticed. We now haveto take it further. There is a lot if talent that hasto be nurtured into a finished product. I alwaysmake an effort to make a difference.”

>> Graham Bennetts named as manager of the SA men’s hockey team

JONATHAN COOK

THERE are few cricketers who can fit the billas far as all the disciplines and facets of thismost intricate of games is concerned.

Among the stellar performers thatimmediatelycometomindinthehistoryofthisrevered game is one Sir Garfield St AuburnSobers.

Gary,orGarryashewassometimescalled,grew up in Barbados in the Caribbean andplayed for theWest Indies in his heyday. Theysay that as a young boy he was born with anextra finger on each hand, which laterwithered away and dropped off.

But right from the start, supernatural giftsornot,hecouldspintheball likeatop,hitcoverdrive after drive whizzing across the turf,catch like a dolphin chasing an errant fish,andwas so athletic he could slingshot the ballback into the wicketkeeper’s gloves from theedge off the boundary rope with a thunk!

Well, maybe not quite in the same leaguebut a remarkably skilful cricketer is MbasaGqadushe, who plays for KN Inland.

Hebats for the teamatanalarminglyquickrate of scoring, bowls spin with the best ofthem and is also a first-class wicketkeeper.

“Basa” isoneof themostcappedcricketersin Inland’s history and his arrival here fromEast Londonwas certainly KZN Inland’s gainandEastLondon’s loss.Alikeable, largerthanlife character with a great team ethos, Mbasais key to the success enjoyedby InlandCricketpresident Yunus Bhamjee’s flagship side.

And long may it continue.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDInland’s multi­skilled talisman MbasaGqadushe.

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