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‘EFF are barbarians’>> ‘Even before this incident we were annoyed and amazed at the behaviour of the EFF elsewhere in the country’

KHAYA MAGENU>>[email protected]

THE Harry Gwala regional ANCcalled Economic FreedomFighters, who took the Greater

Kokstad municipal manager ZamoMkhize hostage, unruly andbarbaric.

“The EFF abused freedom ofspeech, the right to protest and allother rights enshrined in our Consti-tution. It borders on anarchy andcriminality and unfortunately, wecan’t turn a blind eye to that andwatch our country and ourdemocratic institution being under-mined by a handful of hooligans.

“Evenbeforethisincidentwewereannoyed and amazed at thebehaviour of the EFF elsewhere inthe country,” said Harry Gwala ANCregional chairpersonMluleki Ndobe.

He said some of them aremade tounderstand that this is what theyhave to do to galvanise support fortheir party and they think the peopleof this country will fall for thisanarchy.

“Our people, and the electorate ingeneral, will never fall for anarchyand I’m afraid they now run the risk

of losing the few supporters they gotin the last elections.

“They are now part of govern-ment, but because they lack clarity

and are politically bankrupt, theycan’t engage internally in structuresofgovernment,andtheycan’tprovidea different ideological choice so they

resort to hooliganism and anarchy,”said Ndobe

He said the Greater Kokstadincident can’t be overlooked, and as

the ANC in the region they are deter-mined to pursue this matter with thesecurity cluster and lawenforcementagencies.

“All theculpritsmustbebrought tobook before we undermine protocolandgovernmentapparatus.TheANCis not accountable to the EFF, but tothe people who voted it into thesemunicipalitiesandIamsuretheseun-ruly elements don’t want to see thestrength of the ANC,” said Ndobe.

Greater Kokstad Municipalityspeaker Zolani Mhlongo also ex-pressedshockanddisappointmentatthe conduct of the EFF members.

“As the municipality we condemntheir barbaric action. Disrupting theworkers, especially the municipalmanager’s office, is uncalled for andmust be condemned by everyone inKokstad,” said Mhlongo.

However, Harry Gwala regionalEFF commissar Dumisani Dlamini,said on his Facebook page: “GKM tellthe truth, we did not hold MunicipalManager, we were not carrying anyweapons but we engaged him on is-sues of accountability on corruptionby ANC, Mayor and Speaker we arecoming to you “operation pay backthe money.” (Verbatim.)

PHOTO: KHAYA MAGENUHeavily armed police escort EFF members out of the municipality after they held the municipal manager hostage.

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Water problems in Maluti ongoing>> ‘We are suffering a lot in Maluti — we don’t have any water during the day’NTUNTU DWEBA>>[email protected]

WATER problems in Malutiare far from over says theMatatieleConcernedGroup

chairperson,KhayaMhlaba,aMalutiresident.

Speaking on behalf of the groupMhlaba said the Alfred Nzo DistrictMunicipality (ANDM) is misleadingthe public when it says it is providingsufficient water in Maluti.

“Weare suffering a lot inMaluti—we don’t have any water during theday. Water usually comes out of ourtapsatmidnightandeventhen,itonlyruns for 30 minutes or an hour,” hesaid.

Mhlaba said councillors don’thaveanswersor informationonwhatis going on with water in Maluti.

“We ask ourselves why the waterservicedepartment isnot transferredto the Matatiele Local Municipalitybecauseclearlythedistrict isfailinginthis regard.”

Mhlaba said ANDM cars are seenevery day in Maluti, but the waterproblems are not attended to.

“Water is a basic need for allhumans. We deserve to get water allday, every day as citizens of SouthAfrica, really our rights are beingviolated,” he said.

Mhlaba said people then resort toconnecting to the main line illegallybecause of the irregular supply.

ANDM communications managerNdabuko Masumpa said the munici-

pality is aware of challenges in rela-tiontotheprovisionofwatertoMalutiand surrounding areas.

“These challenges are caused bythe high water demand, ageing andunder-capacitated infrastructure inthearea,aswellasillegalconnectionsto the main line that supplies Malutiand surrounding areas.”

Masumpa said the municipalityhas put plans in place to replace theageing infrastructure in the Malutiand Matatiele areas.

“Currently a tender for serviceproviders to replace theBelfordpipe-linesupplyingMalutihasbeenadver-tised and there is a contractor on siteputting in new infrastructure to in-

crease storage capacity, focusing onRamohlakoana, Tholang, Malubalu-ba,Maluti and surrounding villages,”he said.

“A week ago the leadership of themunicipality spent fourdays inMata-tiele visiting various water schemes,andclearplanshavebeenputinplaceto addresswater and sanitation chal-lenges.Asthemunicipalitywecallup-on communities to work togetherwith the municipality in implement-ingsomeof the interventions thatwillbe introduced in due course to ad-dress water challenges,” Masumpaexplained

Headvised that themunicipality isalso providing temporal measures,

such as water carting, to the affectedareas when a call is made.

He encouraged communities tocall theAlfredNzoDistrictMunicipal-ity customer care line on086 000 3781 if they have waterproblems.

PHOTO: SOURCEDMaluti water problems are far from over.

CUSTOMER CARE 039 797 6600 | FIRE 039 727 5733 | PROTECTION SERVICES 039 797 6657

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kokstad

public noticeINVITATION TO COMMENT ON AN APPLICATION SUBMITTED IN TERMS OF CHAPTER 4 OF

THE KZN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT, 2008(ACT NO.6 OF 2008) FOR A DEVEL-OPMENT APPLICATION OUTSIDE THE SCHEME AREA: FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE45M HIGH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LATTICE MAST AND ASSOCIATED BASE STATION ON

PORTION 19 OF FARM 122, FRANKLIN.

Public Notice is hereby given in Terms of the KwaZulu-Natal Planning and Development Act, 2008(Act No.6 of 2008), that the Greater Kokstad Municipality has received application in Terms of Chap-ter 4 of the Kwa-Zulu Natal Planning and Development Act, 2008 (Act No.6 of 2008) for the develop-ment of the 45m high telecommunications lattice mast and associated base station on Portion 19of Farm 122, Franklin.

The property is located approximately 39 km South East of Kokstad on the P603 in Franklin closeto Franklin High School.

Particulars of the application lay for inspection during normal office hours, between 08h00 and16h00, at The Greater Kokstad Municipality Building, Spatial Planning and Land Use ManagementDivision, at 75 Hope Street, Kokstad, for a 30 days period, no later than 6th of October 2014.

Objections and representations in respect of the application may be lodged with or made in writingto the Municipal Manager, at the above mentioned address or at P.O. Box 8, Kokstad, 4700, whichmay be submitted by fax, mail or email, must be submitted within 30 days or to the Co-ordinator:Spatial Planning and LUMS, Mr S Madikizela, Tel: 039 – 797 6642, Fax: 039 – 727 3676, P O Box8, Kokstad 4700, Email: [email protected]

Please note that the Greater Kokstad Municipality may refuse to accept comments submitted afterthe closing date and that persons who did not comment on the application will not have a right ofappeal against the decision of the municipality.

Z J MKHIZEMUNICIPAL MANAGERNOTICE NO.: 19-2014/2015


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public noticeINVITATION TO COMMENT ON AN APPLICATION SUBMITTED IN TERMS OF CHAPTER 3 OFTHE KZN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT, 2008(ACT NO.6 OF 2008) FOR THE SUBDI-VISION AND CONSOLIDATION OF AGRICULTURAL LAND USE FOR PROPOSED PORTION45 AND REMAINDER OF THE FARM FRANKLIN NO. 122 AND PROPOSED CONSOLIDATIONOF PORTION 45 WITH REMAINDER OF PORTION 1 OF THE FARM WAGNER’S KRAAL NO.

124 TO CREATE THE FARM SUNRISE NO 18635.

Public Notice is hereby given in Terms of the KwaZulu-Natal Planning and Development Act, 2008(Act No.6 of 2008), that the Greater Kokstad Municipality has received application in Terms of Chap-ter 3 of the Kwa-Zulu Natal Planning and Development Act, 2008 (Act No.6 of 2008) for the Subdivi-sion and Consolidation of Agricultural Land use for Proposed Portion 45 and Remainder of the FarmFranklin No. 122 and Proposed Consolidation of Portion 45 with Remainder of Portion 1 of the FarmWagner’s Kraal No. 124 to create the Farm Sunrise No. 18635.

The property is located on the Main Road 601 and District Roads 627 and 637, Franklin.





Chain storerobbed, carthief arrested

MATATIELE Shoprite became thelatest victim of armed robbery afterburglars made off with an undis-closed sum of cash on Sunday atabout 7.15am.

Police spokesperson LieutenantRaphael Motloung said about five to10 armed men entered the storeand pushed employees and securityguards into the strong room.

“Some employees were forced tolie down on the floor,” he said.

He said the store administrationmanager was punched by thethugs, demanding that he showthem where the money was.

Motloung said armed robberyusually only happened in Decemberin Matatiele and warns businessowners, managers and staff to bevigilant when they open up in themorning and when closing becausethugs target those times.

A case of armed robbery case

had been opened at Matatiele po-lice station and investigations con-tinue, although at this stage no onehas been arrested.

He appealed to communities toact as source of information to curbincidents of this nature in Mata-tiele.

“We are to intensify police visi-bility in night patrols on foot and invehicle patrols,” said Motloung.

In another incident five suspects

were arrested for car theft inCedarville near Matatiele lastThursday.

The vehicle was recovered bythe SAPS in Mount Ayliff the sameday.

“One of them appeared in theMatatiele Magistrate’s court onMonday and is out on R1 000 bail.

Motloung commended the SAPSfor swift action.

— Supplied.

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PHOTO: NTUNTU DWEBAMatatiele Concerned Group chair-person Khaya Mhlaba.

Rapistsget lifeNTUNTU DWEBA>>[email protected]

JUSTICE prevailed in the KokstadRegional Court last Friday when twomen were sentenced to life imprison-ment for rape in two separate inci-dents.

In the first case, it was reported thaton 20 January, 2012 Makhosonke Sello(35) of Horseshoe, was left to lookafter with his two stepchildren whenhis then girlfriend went to a funeral inanother town.

When she returned a day later oneof the children told her that Sello hadraped her.

The victim said that Sello sent hersibling to the shop and that is when therape took place. After raping the childhe gave her R1.

A rape case was opened at theKokstad police station.

In the second incident, on 2 June,2013, 26-year-old Vusumzi Ngcobo,who lived in the Spoornet quarters inFranklin, was caught raping a seven-year-old girl.

Kokstad Police SpokespersonLieutenant Dumisani Ncongo said thewitness immediately called the policeand Ngcobo was arrested and detainedat the Franklin police station.

“Through proper investigations inboth cases by Constable Qasha fromthe Kokstad Family Violence, Child andSexual Offences Unit, the men weresentenced to life imprisonment, whichwill send a stern message to would-beoffenders,” Ncongo said.

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Kokstad sanitation problems worsen>> ‘Almost every sewerage pipe around ourhouse leaks and sewage flows straight into theUmzintlava River’

NTUNTU DWEBA>>[email protected]

THE sanitation crisis in Kokstaddeepens, this after residentssaytheyhaveheardenoughex-

cuses and empty promises from theHarry Gwala District Municipality(HGDM).

Aratepayer inLowerSouthEnd inKokstad said he is tired of living likea pig.

Captain Wayne Basson from theKokstadpolice stationsaidheandhisfamily have had to put up with thesmell of faeces every day for the pastthree years.

“The place we live in is a disaster.Almost every sewerage pipe aroundour house leaks and sewage flowsstraight into the Umzintlava River.What isworse is that the sewage also

comes into our yard,” he said.Basson has reported thematter to

Harry Gwala District Municipality acouple of times, and workers havecome to fix the situation, but unsuc-cessfully.

“This crisis has resulted in block-ages in my home’s sewerage pipesand I had to pay R700 for a plumbertocheckthepipeshowever,hetoldmethere is no blockage, the problem iswith the sewerage systembehindmyhouse.”

He saidHGDMworkers dugaholebehind his yard about three monthsago, trying to sort the problem out.

“They dug a deep hole behind myhouse trying to fix the seweragepipe,now it overflows. I don’t evenwant totalk about the smell — it is unbeara-ble,wehonestlydon’thaveanyappe-tite for food any more because of the

smell,” he said.TheareabehindLowerSouthEnd

is used by Mphela residents as ashort-cut, but they have to walk insewage to get to town because theycan’t afford taxi fares.

“Some young children fromMphela actually swim in this river.Can you imagine what disease theycan contract, not only that, cowsgraze alongside the river and drinkthe filthy river water. It is really a sadstate of affairs.Wedon’t knowwho toreport this to any more because wedon’t get any assistance and theproblem only gets worse,” he said.

Bassonsaidtheyarewillingtotaketheproblemto theprovincial govern-ment if necessary.

“Honestly, we are fed up with thistreatment. It is clear that the HGDMdoesn’tcareaboutourlivelihood.Oneemployee had the audacity to tell usthatgoingtothepaperswon’thelpbe-

cause their bosses are not here.”Harry Gwala District Municipality

spokespersonNdabezithaTenzasaidcontrary to what people are sayingthey are taking the sewer issue inMphela very seriously.

“Not so long ago our accountingofficers led a delegation of seniormanagement on a fact-finding mis-sion in Mphela.

“We have R3.5 million set aside to

fix theMphela situationasan interimmeasurewhilewebusywithcompre-hensive planning for a long-termsolution.

“We understand the frustrationthecommunityhas,butweurgethemto be patient a little longer and askpeople to co-operate by not throwingforeign objects into the sewer line asthis is a recipe for blockages whicheventually lead to spillages.”

PHOTO: NTUNTU DWEBASewage lies stagnant behind an angry resident’s home.

PHOTO:NTUNTUDWEBAA gushingsewer pipenear thebridge be-tweenMphela andLowerSouth End.

PHOTO: NTUNTU DWEBASewage flows into the Mzintlava River.


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public noticeINVITATION FOR COMENTS AND INPUTS ON THE 2015/16 DRAFT IDP

AND BUDGET PROCESS PLAN

Notice is hereby given in terms of chapter 4 Section 34 of the Local Government Municipality Sys-tem Act (Act 32 of 2000) and the Local Government Municipality Finance Management Act, (Act 56of 2003) that the Greater Kokstad Municipality has drafted its IDP and Budget Process Plan for the2015/2016 financial year. Members of the public within the municipality are hereby afforded an op-portunity to comment on the draft 2015/2016 IDP & Budget Process Plan.The documents are openfor public viewing during office hours, i.e. 08:00 - 16:30 on Monday to Friday.

Document will be available as from 08thSeptember 2014 to 30th September 2014 at the followingplaces:• Greater Kokstad municipal library in town• Greater Kokstad municipal library in Bhongweni• Greater Kokstad municipal offices, customer care• Franklin Area (SAPS)• Swartberg Area (Swartberg shop)

Any comments that people wish to make must be submitted in the writing to the office of the munici-pal manager at the address below. The closing date for acceptance of comments / inputs will be onthe 30th September 2014.Any enquiries may be directed to the Executive Support Officer Ms H Adkins or Community Partici-pation Coordinator Ms B Mkulisi at:Tel No‘s: 039-797 6604 or 039-797 6636Fax No: 086 506 2523E-mails: [email protected] or

[email protected]: P.O. BOX 08, KOKSTAD, 4700

INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE ON 2014/15 IDP PREPARATIONAll key role players and interested parties in the municipality are hereby invited to participate in thereview of the IDP in order to receive future invitations of the IDP Representative Forum meetingsyou are required to register your name and contact details with the municipality as an interestedparty in the municipal planning process.

Please forward your name and the name of your organisation, your contact details and your areasof interest to Ms H Adkins of Greater Kokstad Municipality at 75 hope street, Kokstad. Telephone:039-7976604; fax: 086 506 2523 or email: [email protected] on or before02 October 2014.

Z.J. MKHIZEMUNICIPAL MANAGERNOTICE NO.: 18-2014/2015


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public noticeINVITATION TO COMMENT ON AN APPLICATION SUBMITTED IN TERMS OF CHAPTER

2, 3 AND 4 OF THE KZN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT, 2008(ACT NO.6 OF 2008),FOR THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF GENERAL PLAN S.G. NO. 890/2011, IN TERMS OFCHAPTER 3 SECTION 21 (1)(G) AND PROPOSED REZONING OF PORTIONS OF VARIOUS

ERVEN IN TERMS OF CHAPTER 2 OF THE KZN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT,2008(ACT NO.6 OF 2008)

Public Notice is hereby given in Terms of the KwaZulu-Natal Planning and Development Act, 2008(Act No.6 of 2008), that the Greater Kokstad Municipality has received application in Terms of Chap-ter 2, 3 and 4 of the Kwa-Zulu Natal Planning and Development Act, 2008 (Act No.6 of 2008) for theProposed Amendment of General Plan S.G. No. 890/2011, in Terms of Chapter 3 Section 21 (1)(G)and Proposed Rezoning of Portions of various Erven in Terms of Chapter 2 of the KZN Planning andDevelopment Act, 2008(Act No.6 of 2008)

The property is situated on Erf 1 (Previously Portion 43 of Portion 41 of the Farm Franklin No. 122)Franklin Low Cost Housing Development, Franklin Village..





Roads get rehabilitated>> Municipality is aware of the poor state the roads are in and is going to attend to the problem

COMPLAINTS about the state ofroads inKokstad fromthecom-munity are not falling on deaf

ears.TheGreaterKokstadMunicipality

spokesperson Sabelo Ncwane saidthey are aware of the poor state theroads are in and are going to attendto the problem.

“The infrastructure planning anddevelopment department has a planto rehabilitate all our roads.We havealreadyrecordedsomeachievementstowardsmakingsureourroadsare ina good state,” he said.

Ncwane said that themunicipalityhas already completed the construc-tion of Flemming and Wylde roadsbelow Usher Memorial Hospital,Brownlee Road, the Horseshoe taxi

route and Groom Street.“In Shayamoya we have already

completed three roads and the lastone is about to be finished. Lastweekweadvertisedforatenderwhowilldophase three, Shayamoya and theHorseshoe roads.”

Documents for the construction ofDower Street next to the sewer treat-ment, Coulter Street and BarkerStreet are currently with the consult-anthesaidandassuredpeoplethatassoon as the consultant is done withthem they will be returned to themunicipality for furthersupply-chainprocessing.

“Through our facilitation the De-partment of Transport is patchingHope Street and [full] construction isexpected to start in October or

November,” he said.“The upgrade of Main Street is

anotherexample that themunicipali-ty is taking the matter seriously.

“Theupgradewill improve the im-age of the town and hopefully attractinvestors. We appeal to the businesspeople to be patient during construc-tion.”

TheGreaterKokstadMunicipalitymayor, Nosisa Jojozi had in the pastsaid that if it wasn’t for financial con-straints all the roads in Kokstadwould have been attended to.

“Themunicipalitywillimprovethestate of our roads, community priori-ties are our main priority and thecouncil will do whatever is in itspower to deliver basic services,” saidNcwane. — Fever Reporter.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDFlemming Drive has been completed.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDGroom Street has also been completed.

PHOTO: SOURCEDThe municipality has already completed the rehabilitation of some roads(not pictured).

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New IxopoAckerman’sopeningSHOPPERS are in for a treat with the

opening of well-known value re-tailer Ackermans in Ixopo this

week.The opening of this exciting new store

will fulfil the need for a value retailer inthe area and will be celebrated with sev-eral opening special offers.

The new store, which opens on Friday5 September, will ensure convenienceand value for shoppers right on theirdoorstep.

Special opening offers include bigsavings on girls’ dresses for ages two toseven, and seven to 14 and boys’ printedT-shirts for the same age groups. Foot-wear also gets the discount treatment,with leather sandals for boys and girls,ladies and toddlers at opening specialprices.

Moms can also look forward to big

savings on nappies and T-shirts for babies. Furthermore,moms and their little ones canmeetbig,friendly,cuddlyBuddyBear on Saturday 6 Septemberfrom 12pm to 1pm.

Other specials on offer will bediscounts on bath sheets andtwo-pack poly-cotton pillowsand several great deals for cell-phone users.

All merchandise on special offer isavailable while stocks last.

The new store is located in Shop 2,44 Margaret Street, Ixopo.

Moms and their little onescan meet big, friendly, cuddlyBuddy Bear on Saturday 6September from 12pm to 1pm.

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Bishop wants to return to workANAnglicanbishophas turned to theHigh Court for an order to allow himto resume work.

He also wants to interdict thechurchfrompreventinghimdoingso.

ActingJudgePietBezuidenhoutonMondayreserved judgment in theap-plication by Bishop Mlibo Ngewu, inwhichheseekstheright toresumehisepiscopal duties and rights as thebishop of the Diocese of Umzimvubuin the Kokstad area.

The application is against Angli-canArchbishopThaboMakgoba, theSynod of Bishops of the AnglicanChurch of Southern Africa, and theAnglican Church Diocese of Umzim-vubu.

Ngewu fell foul of the church au-thorities from 2011 due to concernsover allegedmismanagement of, andgrowingdivisionswithin,hisdiocese.

According to court documents,Ngewu reached agreement with theMetropolitan (Archbishop Makgoba)inFebruary2012to“temporarily”re-linquish his position at Umzimvubu,pending investigations to be carriedoutbyaprovincialtaskteam.ThetaskteamreportedbacktotheSynodattheend of September 2013.

While thereportwassaidtobe“in-complete”, it recommended thatNgewureturn tooffice “withaview toeffecting reconciliation” at the dio-cese. Since then disciplinary chargeshavebeenfiledagainstNgewu,whichare still pending.

They include charges that his con-duct was “cause for scandal or of-

fence”; accuse him of “fraudulent,corruptordishonest”behaviourand/or of “negligent or reckless”manage-ment of church property and funds.

Advocate GavinMorley SC, for theAnglican Church, submitted that un-der theagreementwith thearchbish-op, Ngewu’s return to office was amatter of “mutual agreement”.

And, pending the outcome of thedisciplinary process, the Diocese ofUmzimvubueffectively remainedun-der administration, he said.

“Until thedisciplinaryprocessisfi-naliseditwouldbehighlyundesirablefor him [Ngewu] to return with sucha cloud hanging over his head,” saidMorley.

However, advocate Peter Blom-kamp, appearing for Ngewu, saidNgewu’sagreementtostepasidetem-porarily fromhisofficewas“notopenended” .

Ngewu agreed to “give space” tothe provincial task team to do theirwork in a bid to resolve the divisionsin the diocese. Once the task teamcompleted its work and reported tothe Synod of Bishops, hewas entitledto return.

Blomkamp said when the agree-mentwasreached, therewerenodis-ciplinary steps envisaged againstNgewu, and it could not have beenpart of the agreement that these hadtobefinalisedbeforehecouldresumehis duties.

“If hewants to return toofficewitha cloud hanging over his head, so beit,” he said. WR.

GREETINGS to the people of Kokstad.Pay packing in the CBDAs you may have noticed the Greater

Kokstad Municipality has started implement-ing a pay-to-park system in town.

When you park a parking attendantwill tellyou that you have to pay a fee.

One local newspaper reported last weekthat there are challenges concerning the sys-tem as attendants are harassing motoristswhile conducting parking duties.

Ihaverequested theheadof thedepartmentto look at the ways of preventing such things ifthey do exist, however, motorists should obeyparking attendants and pay as requested.

I happened to witness a similar situationwhenamotoristrefusedtopaywhenrequestedto do so by the parking attendant. I know thatchange is difficult, but I humbly appeal tomotorists to comply with this system becauseit is for their own benefit.

Stillonthesamesubject, Iwishtocorrectthe

statement thatwasmadebya local newspaperthat the municipality is entirely dependent onthis parking system for revenue.

The Greater Kokstad Municipality is a gov-ernment institution that has a reputation. Asthe administration leader of the organisation Ifeltmarginalisedby that statement.Wecannotdepend on that money. Such statements lackfacts and is cheap journalism. The journalistwhowrote that storymustnote that inaccuratereportingcan incite thecommunityagainst themunicipality only to find thatwhatwas report-ed is untrue.

I totally respect independent reporting, butreportersmust look for facts so that theydonotmislead the community.

Sometimes we will call journalists to briefthemabout positive development stories, but Iam starting to worry about journalists whomake sure that whatever good story we haveis turned into negative stories.

Inkosi inibusise.

GREETINGStoallKwaSaniresi-dents. It is throughGod`sgracethat we meet again this week.

August has gone and as with anygood story it has an ending. On 22August the Kwa Sani MunicipalityheldaWomen’sDaycelebrationintheJabulani hall in Himeville.

The event was successful withspeakerstalkingaboutimportantandcritical points giving insight into theissues that facewomen today,not for-getting to mention the contributionthatwasmadebywomeninthestrug-gle for freedom in South Africa.

I take this opportunity to informthe residents of Kwa Sani that thesituation is currently taking place inLesotho is likely to affect us as KwaSani as we have two borders joiningour two countries.

At themoment there has not been

any serious threat or reports of refu-geesentering thecountryatSaniPassaswell as at Bushman’sNeck.We ap-peal to citizens to be aware about thissituation and inform relevant stake-holders orthe munici-pality of anyrefugeescome acrossthe border.

On 2 Sep-tember weheld an ur-gentmeeting at theKwaSaniMunici-pality with relevant stakeholders aswell as representative from provin-

cial department co-operativegovern-ance and traditional affairs. The ob-jective of themeetingwas to come upwith a planwhichwill be used to pre-pare for the influx of refugees to our

municipal jurisdictions, the entailedthe steps that needs to be followed aswell as precautionary measures that

will be undertaken when, and if thesituation in Lesotho gets out of con-trol, and as Kwa Sani we find our-selves in a demanding situation thatwill need every stakeholder to be in

control inorder toavert anydangerarisingfrom thesituation.

Tworefugee

stations have been identified by KwaSani stakeholders—KwaPitela com-munity hall at Ward 1 and St Francis

church at Ward 4 — even thoughthese venues are not close to the bor-ders they are venues that can be usedand are the only venues close to theborders.

Let us respect our fellow Lesothobrothersandsisterswhowillbegoingto these refugee stations to seek as-sistance, safety and security until thesituation returns to normality.

As the African continent let usdemonstrate unity and solidarity andlet us remember that our charac-ters are shown during difficult situa-tions.

Until next time, have yourselves ablessed week ahead.

WARM greetings to Umzimkhulu peopleHandover of title deedsTheUmzimkhuluMunicipality has handed

over the title deeds to residents of extensionthree and five and Ibisi (Cutter Msomi).

The municipality is very proud to take thisinitiative of issuing these title deeds. Since ourpeoplearenotempoweredyet to fullyacknowl-edge the significance of property ownership,we decided to do it on their behalf.

This was prompted by the failure to do thetransfers since their properties were regis-tered under the Umzimkhulu Municipality. Asa result our relationship with the AuditorGeneralwasvery fragiledue to the fact thatourassets register was very clumsy.

The aim of this initiative is to return dignityto themostvulnerablecitizens inorder toenjoythefruitsofdemocracy.Indeedourpeopleweredelighted to receive what rightfully belongs to

them. The Umzimkhulu Municipality mayorspoketothemabouttheimportanceofsupport-ing thegovernmentas it is thegovernment thatis reliable, saying that it is about bringingchange to the lives of our people.

KZN LegislatureTheKZNLegislaturevisitedUmzimkhulu to

tomingle with stakeholders in preparation fora full sitting of the legislature in Umzimkhuluby October. In cognisance of the importance ofthis forthcoming sitting, the speaker of thelegislature has to consult with the communityto make then aware of the visit. What was ex-pectedofthepeoplewastopartakeintheevent.Ultimately theyshouldalsoraise issuesof serv-ice delivery. The legislature is the sphere ofgovernmentwith powers to enact laws and re-peal them where necessary.

We look forward to this prestigious event.Thank you.

Smile awhile

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2015-2016 IDP FRAMEWORK PLAN

Notice is hereby given, in terms of Section 28 (1) which states that each municipal council, within aprescribed period after the start of its elected term, must adopt a process set out in writing to guidethe planning, drafting, adoption and review of its integrated development plan.

(2) The municipality must through appropriate mechanisms, processes and procedures establishedin terms of Chapter 4, consult the local community before adopting the process.

(3) A municipality must give notice to the local community of particulars of the process it intendsto follow.

It is against this background that members of the community are invited to submit representation inrelation to the 2015-2016 IDP Framework and Process Plans

The copies of the 2015-2016 IDP Framework and Process Plan can be viewed in the followingmunicipal areas under Harry Gwala District Municipality:

1. Ingwe Local Municipality ( 15 Watson Street, Creighton)2. KwaSani Local Municipality (32 Arbuckle Street, Himeville)3. UBuhlebezwe Local Municipality (29 Margaret Street, Ixopo)4. UMzimkhulu Local Municipality (169 Main Street, UMzimkhulu)5. Greater Kokstad Local Municipality (72 Hope Street, Kokstad)6. Harry Gwala District Offices (40 Main Street, Ixopo)7. Bulwer Library8. UBuhlebezwe Library9. UMzimkhulu Library and;10. Greater Kokstad Library

Enquiries regarding this notice may be directed to the office of the Municipal Manager (for attentionof the Director- IDP/PMS Mr. Zweli Mtolo) on 039 834 8700 during office hours.

Yours Faithfully

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WARM greetings to all readers of this viewpoint.Heritage and Tourism Month celebrationsTourism is one of the important strategic sectors

in South Africa. It has shown a growth of about 20%over the past years.

It continues to grow, and has become the secondlargest economic sector, next to manufacturing andmining. It employs about three percent of the workforce in the country and is responsible for the creationof about one in eight job opportunities.

In his 2012 State of the Nation Address PresidentJacob Zuma mentioned that South Africa has thetriple challenge of unemployment, poverty andinequality. Tourism is one of the economic sectorsthat can address these challenges. As part of cele-brating Heritage and Tourism Month, Matatiele LocalMunicipality and the Mehloding Community TourismTrust will hold a heritage event on 24 September atMpharane in Ward 13.

This event will give us an opportunity to reflect onwhether this country, with its abundance of talentand natural resources, is in fact able to take care ofits own children and grow a new nation, a nation wewill be proud of one day.

The municipality is responsible for local tourismin terms of the powers and functions as outlined inour Constitution, Act No 108 of 1996. Further, tourismis earmarked as one of the pillars of the Matatieledevelopment in general, as earmarked in the munici-pal vision “where nature, agriculture and tourism areinvestments of choice”.

Matatiele designated groups empower-ment indaba

Designated groups should use government re-sources to transform their lives and benefit their com-munities. These words were shared throughout theindaba held at the Matatiele Local Municipality from27 to 28 August.

The aim of the indaba was to create a platformfor the development of new projects and/or support

existing ones, eliminate the dependency on stategrants and employment by invoking the spirit of en-trepreneurship, foster entrepreneurial skills to estab-lish SMMEs as a solution to poverty and unemploy-ment among the youth and women and employ eco-nomic empowerment as a tool to fight poverty.

“Women, the youth and children constitute a bigchunk of the municipal population and this necessi-tates response to issues and challenges faced bythese groups,” Matatiele mayor Cllr. Momelezi Mbedlasaid.

Out of the 49 527 households in the municipality,55.3% are headed by women and 1.8% are headedby children up to the age of 17.

These factors necessitate the development of co-herent and focused strategies that address the needsand challenges faced by vulnerable groups.

The objective of such strategies is to ensure therealisation of government’s strategic objective of im-proving the lives of previously disadvantaged peopleof South Africa.

The mayor applauded the initiative which demon-strated exceptional qualities and what can beachieved when the community provides an enablingenvironment and respects the space to determinethese groups’ future.

“This event is only one step in a long process toensure that the voices of a diverse spectrum ofMatatiele women, young people and people with dis-abilities are heard in the Matatiele economic develop-ment process.

Our commitment stems from our shared beliefthat no sustainable solution to poverty and unem-ployment issues of Matatiele can be reached withoutthe participation of Matatiele community,” saidMbedla.

That is all from us for now, till next time, stay safeand be blessed.

Thank you sweet people from sweet Matat, adestination of choice and excellence.

MATAT VIEWPOINTDR DCT NAKIN

MUNICIPAL MANAGER

EDITORIAL COMMENT

No excuse for poorservice deliverySOUTH Africa is one of the few countries in the worldthat enshrines the basic right to clean water in its Con-stitution: “Everyone has the right to have access to[...] sufficient food and water.”

However, much remains to be done to fulfil thatright. About 15 million people are without a clean wa-ter supply and over 20 million are without sanitation.

Although the government has committed to provid-ing high service standards and high levels of invest-ment, subsidies to achieve these standards have notmaterialised. Progress has been made in water provi-sion in certain areas, but less progress has beenachieved in sanitation issues.

Corruption and mismanagement of funds is a hin-drance to proper service delivery because in some mu-nicipalities money set aside for sanitation infrastruc-ture has disappeared. The government inherited ahuge service backlog, but surely that should not bea reason for poor service delivery as it is now 20 yearssince democracy began in South Africa.

CALL me an old lady if you will. But in my daysof being a student, and being ever poorer thanI am now, I worked part-time in a bookshop. If

I had shown any of our customers the dismal service,disgruntled demeanour, or utter disregard that peo-ple at various businesses have shown me of late, Iwould have been unemployed faster than I could say"would you like a packet with that?".

"In my day", one was expected to address cus-tomers as "sir" or "ma'am" and to be so attentive totheir needs that on more than one occasion I wasasked to stop hovering and leave people to browse.

If customer service had gone any further, we'dhave been carrying purchases to cars, washing feetand offering in-store massages while customersbrowsed.

Fast forward 14 or so years, and customer servicehas not only gone out the window: it has disappearedwithout a trace, much like MH17.

I recently had to return a defective purchase to alocal sports-goods store. I had lost my receipt for saiditem , but had been assured over the phone, by themanager, that if I came in with the item and a print-out of my credit card statement reflecting the trans-action, all would be sorted out.

Upon arriving at the shopping centre, I single-

handedly manoeuvred the equipment out of my carand into a trolley. This while a car guard, who laterexpected a tip, looked on. Out of breath and sweatyafter lugging my pointless purchase from my car atthe other side of the planet, I was met at the storewith the absence of the helpful manager and theblatant hostility of his staff. "You don't have your re-ceipt," they said.

After giving them a brief lesson in their company'spolicies, a sullen phone call was made, and their tunechanged. After two staff members walked away fromme while I was mid-sentence in a conversation withthem, I suggested to the assistant manager thatsome training in customer service be given. This wasmet with a raised eyebrow and look of disbelief. I havealso been liaising with travel agents with regards toan upcoming overseas holiday. As one does, I spoketo representatives from several different agencies,and the most affordable option that I originally foundinvolved four different flights to reach my destina-tion, and included a 20-hour stop-over. When a dif-ferent agency offered me a direct flight for only R600more, I naturally changed my mind.

Upon having the courtesy to phone Agent 1 back,inform her of what I had been offered and ask herif she could offer me the same deal, I was shoutedat and told that it was impossible to have obtainedsuch a deal. Needless to say I won't be using her, orher travel agency, again.

As for many of the waitrons I have encounteredin recent months, don’t get me started. Customer ser-vice is, undoubtedly, only a small step up from beingthe guy who works for a plumber, for whom a workday involves being up to one's elbows in the faecesof people wealthier than you could dream of being.

The pay is little, the hours long, and the irksomecustomers without measure.

On the other hand, a huge percentage of our popu-lation has no job at all. Smiling costs nothing, andthe customer is always right.

STEPH MCLENNAN

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2015/2016 IDP WARD COMMUNITY OUTREACHNOTICE NO: 2014/2015-21

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Matatiele Local Municipality hereby invites the Community within the Municipal area in terms ofSection 29 (i) and (ii) of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, (Act 32 of 2000), to attend the2015/2016 IDP Community Outreach which will be held as follows:

ISAZISO

UMasipala wase Matatiele umema lonke uluntu olungqonge loMasipala ngokomthetho olawulaooMasipala kwisahluko 29 b (i) and (ii) of Local Government: Municipal Sytems Act (Act 32 of 2000),ukuba lube khona kwindawo apho kuzabe kuboniswana khona ngenqubo phuhliso ka 2015/2016ewadini. Ezindibano zime ngoluhlobo:

TSEBISO

Masepala wa Matatiele o mema batho bohle ba phelang tlasa Masepala hoya ka molao o laolang boMasepala karolo ya 29 b (i) and (ii), of Local Government: Municipal systems Act (Act 32 of 2000),hore batle pitsong ya moralo wa ntlafatso Lebatoweng. Lenaneo la dikopano le eme ha tjeena:

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Die gemeenskap van die hele Matatiele Plaaslike Munisipaliteit se munisipale gebied word hiermeeingevolge artikel 29 b (i)(ii) van die Plaaslike Owerhede: Munisipale Sisteme Wet 2000 (Wet 32 van2000) uitgenooi om Wyksgebaseerde Beplanningsvergaderings by te woon wat op die volgendedatums gehou word:

IDP WARD COMMUNITY OUTREACH TIMETABLEDATES WARDS VENUES TIME15 SEPTEMBER 2014 WARD 21 Ntlola Morivian Church 10H00

WARD 10 Magadla Church 10H00WARD 03 Mademong Community Hall 10H00WARD 02 Sassa Hall 10H00WARD 04 Bethel Church 10H00WARD 13 Mpharane Community Hal 10H00

16 SEPTEMBER 2014 WARD 24 Moriting Community Hall 10H00WARD 15 Qhobosheaneng Community Hall 10H00WARD 09 Mphoshongweni Community Hall 10H00WARD 07 Pamlaville Community Hall 10H00WARD 18 Mnyamaneni Community Hall 10H00WARD 20 Nokhwezi Hall 18H00

17 SEPTEMBER 2014 WARD 8 Mafube Community Hall 10H00WARD 11 Madlangala Church 10H00WARD 26 Cedarville Town Hall 18H00WARD 01 Maluti Civic Centre 18H00WARD 06 Dengwane Community Hall 10H00WARD 23 Mangolong Community Hall 10H00

18 SEPTEMBER 2014 WARD 14 Thabachicha Community Hall 10H00WARD 25 Khaue Community Hall 10H00WARD 19 Matatiele Town Hall 18H00WARD 22 Epiphany Primary School (Hotolo) 10H00WARD 12 Nkau Community Hall 10H00WARD 16 Likhetlane Community Hall 10H00

19 SEPTEMBER 2014 WARD 05 Mzongwana J.S.S 10H00WARD 17 Sigoga Community Hall 10H00

DR DCT NAKINMUNICIPAL MANAGER

Black empowerment outdated and racist

I WAS amazed to read recently howthis country has a shortage of40 000 skilled artisans, as quoted by

Blade Nzimande, South African minis-ter of Higher Education.

Does this man realise that we havethousands of skilled artisans who can-not get a job due to one reason only —they are not black South Africans.

As we are all so aware, companiesare forced to employ black people

above any other race.How sad this is after more than 20

years since the abolishment of apart-heid.

Does this man also not realise thatthe government has chased away somany of our young to seek work over-seas.

Why, because if you are white thereis no future for you. Could it be he is onlyspeaking to the black youth.

Nzimande says we are moving backto before 2010 when we had to importartisans to work on stadia.

Maybe if companies had been al-lowed to employ any and all races, farfewer “imports” would have been re-quired. It is ludicrous to turn away a non-black artisan due to the black empow-erment ruling.

Reduce these figures now bythousands — abolish the black empow-

erment system which is outdated andracist.

Give everyone an equal chance.The government must allow em-

ployers to take on people who have theskills and experience needed regardlessof race or colour, before we become an-other Zimbabwe.

Concerned mother of anunemployed artisan

Portfolios given to councillorsAFTER more than a year of waiting,Kokstad’s council speaker, ZolaniMhlongo conceded and allocated port-folio committees to two DA councillorsduring a special council meeting lastFriday.

Interestingly the item was not partof the agenda at the meeting.

The event took place after the DAlast week issued a strong media state-ment condemning the ANC-led munici-pal council for failing to appoint DA

members to portfolios.While we welcome the speaker’s re-

cent about-turn, his inaccurate andmisleading response cannot go unchal-lenged.

According to the speaker, DA coun-cillor Karen Walker was allocated toserve on the community developmentcommittee, but only attended onemeeting.

Walker did attend one meeting — asan observer.

Given his outrageous statement,perhaps the speaker would like to sup-ply the people of Kokstad with a copyof the resolution where the allocationwas made. Perhaps he can also explainwhy, as per the monthly executive min-utes,

Walker is not listed as a servingmember on any committee.

The Kokstad community want factsMr Speaker – not “mumbo jumbo”without any substance.

In light of the speaker’s unfoundedallegations, it is also interesting to note

that the council minutes for July indi-cate that only 25% of all committeesof the Greater Kokstad Municipalitymet. This was due to non-attendanceby ANC councillors.

It is time the speaker focused asmuch time and energy on councilmatters as he does on his business in-terests. The people of Kokstad deservemuch more.

Francois RodgersDA constituency leader for

Sisonke, MPL

Recipients of title deeds, training certificates, overjoyedTHE Umzimkhulu community foundmore reasons to celebrate 20 years ofdemocracy when they were handedland title deeds.

Small-business owners, includingthose skilled in the hospitality indus-try, bricklaying, carpentry andplumbing,were chosen to be trainedin their field.

Due to how the government inte-grates its empowerment pro-grammes, Esayidi FET College(Umzimkhulu and Clydesdale cam-puses) became the trainers, thenUmzimkhulu Municipality co-ordi-nated the beneficiaries and also paidfor them to undergo training, whichthey successfully completed and re-ceived certificates.

Economic Development Tourismand Environmental Affairs was rep-resented byMrMabhida as a districtmanager in theHarryGwalaDistrict.Environmental health in the samedistrict was represented by Mr Ma-khoba.Both the leadershipandman-agement of the UmzimkhuluMunici-pality is proud to empower benefici-aries of this nature.

At the hand over of the title deeds

many couldn’t hold back tears. Tosome, that moment brought memo-ries back of how they were nearlyrobbedofwhatwasleftoftheirdignity— certificate of land ownership.

The Umzimkhulu Municipalitymayor, Mphuthumi Mpabanga com-mended the beneficiaries for beingpatient with the process and remind-ed them that the economy of

Umzimkhulu is in their hands there-fore SMMEs are one of the majoreconomy drivers in the district.

He also urged to beneficiaries tolook after the title deeds.

“Never take the title deeds forgrantedas theywill openmanydoorsfor you,” he said.

Beneficiaries expressed theirgratitude toUmzimkhuluMunicipali-ty.

“Iwaitedformorethan30yearsforthis, thankyou,”saidanemotionalMrGoodman.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDAfter waiting for more than 30 years Mr Goodman (front) owns property.At the handover his title deeds are (back) Umzimkhulu municpality MayorMphuthumi Mpabanga, speaker Khaya Thobela, Cllr Jabulile Msiya andmunicipal manager Zweliphansi Skhosana.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDTrainees with their completition certificates.

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Major outlet relaunches in Kokstad

IT was fun and enjoyment forShoprite staff, management andcustomers at the official relaunch ofthe outlet in Kokstad last Friday.

Regional manager AndrewSoqinase said the upgraded state-of-the-art outlet is nowable to offer cus-

tomers a more conducive shoppingexperience.

Thetradingfloor,hesays,hasbeenexpanded by 900 squaremetres, andthe upgrade has created more than50 employment opportunities forlocals. — Fever Reporter.

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PHOTO: NTUNTU DWEBAShoprite regional and branch managers with staff at the relaunch last Friday.

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Theseasonal change fromwinterto spring ismarkedwhen bare treessuddenly begin to show signs ofrenewed life indicating that a newseason has arrived.

Atthistimeoftheyear,flowergar-denersareenjoying thebeginningofspring.

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She said her business also growsroses, shrubs, fruit trees and flowerseedlings.

“I have been running Plants ForAfrica for the past 20 years nowandstarted this garden with my motherbecause of our love of gardening.”

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autofeverCruze sales hit 3 million mark

The Cruze hascollected 39

product awards

ELEVEN plants, 118 countries, 88awards - and now, three million salesfor the Chevrolet Cruze.

The best-selling Chevrolet modelcrossed the milestone this month, just 16months after selling its 2 millionth model.From South Africa to the U.S. and Canada,to Laos and the Philippines, Lebanon andQatar,theChevroletCruzehasproveditselfa global player among mid-sized cars.

“The Cruze is an adaptable car that ca-ters to the demands of nearly every marketin the world,” says Alan Batey, GM execu-tive vice-president of Global Chevrolet, inDetroit.

“It is testament to Chevrolet’s globalfocus and capabilities to offer a car thatis highly regarded in so many places.”

The Cruze has collected 39 productawards in China, 27 in the U.S. and 12 in Bra-zil.

Chevrolet is committed to buildingproducts in the markets they are sold, andthe Cruze is built in 11 countries on fivecontinents.

GM design teams in South Korea andGermany had the global consumer inmind when developing the car in just 27months in the late 2000s before debutingin South Korea in November of 2008.

“Medium to small-car sales aroundthe world have been growing exponen-

tially as emerging markets, in Asia andSouth America, increase car ownershipwhile mature markets, like the U.S., down-size for fuel economy,” says Michelle Krebs,senior analyst for AutoTrader.com “Small-er cars, like the Cruze, are driving salesglobally and will continue to do so.”

The Cruze also endured intensive dura-bility testing, including extreme weathertests and more than 210 crash tests tai-lored to the regulatory demands of thecountries where it is sold.

To appeal to different market tastes,the Cruze is available in three body styles,including a four-door sedan, five-doorhatchback and station wagon. Cruze ispowered by five different engines globally— 1.4, 1.6, and 1.8-litre petrol engines, and1.7 and 2.0-litre diesel engines.

Chevrolet recently also launched anew version of the Cruze catering to thestyling and packaging demands of Chinesecustomers. Cruze sales in China lead allcountries with 1.13 million sold since itslaunch in 2009.

In South Africa, the Chevrolet Cruze issold as a seven-model range comprisingtwo hatchbacks and five sedans, poweredby either 1.6-litre or 1.4-litre turbochargedpetrol engines or the 2.0-litre diesel motor.Since launch in 2009, Cruze sales in SouthAfrica have totalled 27 000. — Supplied.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDThe Chevrolet Cruze.

MERCEDES-BENZ includes its coupés, con-vertibles and roadsters under the umbrellaterm “Mercedes-Benz dream cars”. Thesemodels make automotive dreams cometrue the world over.

“Following the successful introductionof the SLK 250 AMG Line early in 2013, weare now adding the new SL 400 AMG Lineand the E 250 CDI Coupé to our wide rangeof dream cars,” says Selvin Govender, divi-sional manager, Mercedes-Benz Cars.

Models in the dream-car range includethe CLA 45 AMG 4MATIC, a feisty coupé forthe young at heart, models from the E-Class coupé and cabriolet range, the SLKsports car, the iconic SL roadster, the CLSfour-door coupé and the ultimate dreamcars, the SLS AMG Coupé and SLS AMGRoadster models.

“Further exciting models include theCLS range that soon gets a face lift and theS-Class Coupé which will be introduced inJanuary 2015,” adds Govender.

“Dream cars from Mercedes-Benz are atop-seller world-wide, and for 2014 alone,more than 50 000 of these dream carshave been delivered to Mercedes-Benzcustomers. Around 20 000 of these cus-tomers have opted for open-air driving,”says Govender.

“We have now updated our E-ClassCoupé range to include the E 250 CDI Cou-pé.Thisfourcylinderdieselengineisknownfor its efficiency and features the latest in-jection technology. Thanks to a reviseddrivetrain it is now even more economical,”adds Govender.

Now in its sixth generation, the iconicMercedes-Benz SL sports car continues tobe as popular as ever. The SL’s history datesback more than 60 years to the 300 SL rac-ing sports car of 1952.

“AswiththeSLK,fortheSLmodelrangeall series derivatives come standard withthe AMG Sport Line. This offering is provingto be extremely popular with our custom-

ers who by their very nature look for a per-fect blend of light-footed sportiness withstylish comfort,” added Govender.

The SL 400 AMG Line’s V6 Biturbo en-gine with a displacement of 2 996 cc, pro-duces 245 kW of power and delivers 480Nm of torque. Performance is not compro-mised and CO2 emissions are frugal at 178g/km.

The new SL 400 AMG Line also workswith a direct injection system with spray-guided combustion, which Mercedes-Benzwas the first car manufacturer to offer inseries production.The flagship models inthe “dream car” range are the SLS Coupéand SLS AMG Roadster super sports cars.

“Needless to say all “Mercedes-BenzDream Cars” feature the unique assistance

systems which are helping to bring thevision of accident-free motoring closer toreality.

“We are also honouring the claim madeby Gottlieb Daimler — ‘the best or nothing’and Mercedes-Benz is an aspirationalbrand and these models in particular arewhat make the brand so exciting,” con-cludes Govender. — Supplied.

The SLSAMG Coupé.PHOTO: SUP-PLIED

Benz adds new ‘dream’ models

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King Edward High news>> At the conclusion three teams had to fight it out in a tie breaker

LAST weekend four King Ed-ward High School pupils par-ticipated in the Varsity College

Schools Quiz.Schoolswereprovidedwiththree

publicationsaweek—Pietermaritz-burg Sun, Pietermaritzburg FeverandtheWeekendWitness—tostudyover a period of four weeks.

OnSaturday,30August,35teamsfrom21schoolsdescendedon theStCharles sports centre for the first oftheneweraschoolquizzes– theVar-sity College Quiz,

At the conclusion of the competi-tion three teamshad to fight it out ina tie breaker — Russel Girls’ High,

Maritzburg College and KingEdward.

King Edward was placed secondbehindMaritzburgCollegewithonlyone point separating the two teams.

The KEHS team of Thuto Letuka,Liam McLeod, Liam Jacquire andReuvenRawlins, tookhomeperson-al prizes of R560 each— sponsoredbyVarsityCollegeandSAIIA, aswellas a Varsity College bursary ofR25 000 to be used at the school’sdiscretion.

A big thank to Kevin Young fordriving the team through the snowyand icy conditions that prevailed intheearlyhoursofSaturdaymorning.

KEHS athletes overpowersSisonke

LastWednesday the trials for thesenior primary Sisonke teams wereheld at King Edward High.

KEHS athletes proved them-selves by winning 29 events, takingsecondplace in21and thirdplace in16 events.

Our pupils also broke eight dis-trict records and no fewer than 39pupils made the JP and SP SisonkeAthletics team.

Congratulationstoall theathleteswho performed so well and a bigthank you to the coacheswho put inlong hours to train the athletes.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDKEHS team members (from left) Liam McLeod, Thuto Letuka, Liam Jacquire and Reuven Rawlins.

IT is early days in the English Pre-miershipsoccerseason,butevendie-hardManUtd supportersmustbe leftwondering.Afterthreegamesagainstprettyweakopponents, theyhaveon-ly managed two points.

What is more disturbing is thattheirdefenceismorethansuspect,yetthe manager has not bought any de-fendersalthoughhehasspentenoughmoney to buy a small country.

Liverpool have also spent a greatdeal, but with better results. Chelsealookmagnificentandappear tobe theteam to beat this year. Swansea hada great start having won all threegames so far, but will slide down thelog as the season progresses.

Last weekend saw Burnley holdMan Utd to a 0-0 draw. West Hamwere disappointing at home, goingdown 1-3 to Southampton. Swanseacarried on their winning ways in de-molishing West Brom 3-0.

In an exciting game, Newcsatleand Crystal Palace ended in a 3-3draw.ManCitywereshockedathomeby Stoke who deservedly won 1-0.QPRwonathome1-0againstSunder-land. Chelsea were magnificentagainst a determined Everton atGoodison,andendedupwinning6-3.Theyaresimplyplayinggreat footballand deserve to be on top of the log.

Spurs were brought back to earthby Liverpool in rampant mood, asthey lost 0-3 at home. Aston Villamade heavy weather of their 2-1 winagainst Hull. Leicester surprised allby playing out of their socks against

Arsenal and earned a point in draw-ing 1-1.

In Currie Cup Rugby, Pumas weregood value in their 32-22 win overSharks, who led 22-18 with 10 min-utes to go. Griquas started off wellenough, but ill discipline yet againcost themdearly, as they receivedan-otherredcardinasmanyweeks,hav-ingtoplaywith14men.Cheetahstookadvantageandendedupwinning36-25 in Kimberley.

Bulls played their best game thisseason against WP, but still wentdown 18-23. WP should have won alot easierbut for somepoorhandling,especially in the first half. EP put upa bit of a fight for 60minutes, but ranout of puff against Lions and wentdown 22-41.

On Friday evening at 7:10pm,WPwillwipe the floorwithEPandgo intothe second round still unbeaten andwellaheadinthetable.Cheetahshavea tough encounter against Pumas at3pmonSaturday- thiscouldgoeitherway. Later at 5:05pm, Sharks shouldtake care of Griquas in Durban, eventhoughthehomesidearemissingalotof players due to injury.

The best game should be betweenBulls and Lions at 7:10pm, where Ithink the visitors will win by two orthree points in a low scoring game.

The Rugby Champs carry on thisSaturday, with New Zealand playingat home in Napier against Argentinaat 9:35am.This couldwell endupbe-ingacricketscore,withthehomesidecruising to a 20 plus points win. TheBokstraveltoPerthtotakeontheWal-labies at 12:05pm, where the homesidewillprevailagainstaSAsidelack-inginmanydepartments.Australiatowin by at least eight points.

Bafana travel to Sudan on Fridayin an Afcon qualifier at 6:30pm. Na-tional coach, Shakes Mashaba, haselected to play three members of theSA under 20 team, namely AyabulelaMagqwaka, Rivaldo Coetzee andDumisani Msibi. We wish them well.

Happy punting.

St Monica’s Diocesan newsSisonke district athletics

ON Wednesday, 27 August, ourSt. Monica’s pupils from U7 to U13tookpart in the Sisonkedistrict ath-leticsmeeting.Theyperformedwelland enjoyed themselves. We wouldlike to thankBergviewandFocusedfor organising this event and KEHSfor hosting it. — Ms M. la Marque

First teamgirls’ andboys’ soccerteams vs St. Patrick’s College

OnThursday, 28August our firstteam soccer girls’ took on St.Patrick’s College. It was the girls’first match and they played well.Both teams played an entertaininggame.

Our first team boys’ playedagainstSt. Patrick’sCollegeand thistoo was highly entertaining. Welldone to all our players.

— Mr A. Suddes.PHOTO: SOURCED

Teams played an entertaining game.

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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FORENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION

Notice is hereby given that one application is being made by Batubangbataung Projects (Applicant).An application for environmental authorisation, in terms of the National Environmental ManagementAct, as amended, EIA Regulations of 2010 is being made to the following Department EasternCape Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism and Departmentof Mineral Resources.

Project DetailsThe environmental authorisation application is being submitted for a sand mining operation withinthe Nkomoziyehlisa River, within the Reminder of The Lugada Farm. The property is owned by theDepartment of Rural development and Land Reform. It is the intention of the Applicant to removesand from a 5ha area within the Nkomoziyehlisa River. The method of mining / removal of buildingsand from the authorised and permitted area will be by way of using machinery to stockpile the sand,later loading the sand onto trucks and removing sand from the site.

Should you wish to be registered as an Interested and Affected Party, and receive further informationregarding these applications, please submit all your contact details and interest in the matter to theaddress below on or before 08 October 2014.

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