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GREYTOWNand district is one ofthe most well hidden secrets onthe tourismscene inSouthAfrica.Over the years many attemptshave been made to promote Um-voti, but without any lasting andpositive results. This time round,with a newly appointed UmvotiCommunity Tourism and Infor-mationofficer,TheresaEdwards,who is very experienced in thisfield, and the backing of UmvotiMunicipality, the future of thetourism industry looks bright.

It is important forall stakehold-ers, no matter what aspect oftourism they represent, to attendthe public meeting at 11am nextWednesday, 18 March, in councilchambers.

In terms of the KZN TourismAct and a white paper on the de-velopment and promotion of

tourism in South Africa, localgovernment, i.e. Umvoti Munici-pality, is required to implementtourismpolicy,provideandmain-tain tourist services, maintain adatabase of registered tourismproducts and service providersandfacilitatethepar-ticipation of localcommunities in thetourism industry.

The informationofficeneedsdetails ofwhat is available inGreytown and sur-rounds. There arenumerous well- es-tablished bed and breakfastswhich are also well supportedthroughout the year both in townand out.

Communities throughout themunicipality need to submit de-

tails of tourism attractions intheir areas or possible attrac-tions with the potential to attractout-of-town visitors. Obviouslythe economy of the area benefitsfrom every visitor. For example,a hugemotorbike rally lastweek-

end resulted in the increased saleof fuel, food, alcohol, and so onand any such influx provides awelcomeboost to the local econo-my.

Sport plays an important role

inattractingvisitors -not only theparticipants, their families alsoattend motorbike and mountainbike events. Unfortunately, an-other huge drawcard - polo cros-se-seemstohavebeen"eliminat-ed"by themunicipalityandcoun-

cil as the club's leaseto the LakeMerthleyclubhouse was notrenewed "as someindividual wantedthe clubhouse", norwas the old Dundeeroad facilities madeavailable.

Umvoti has al-ways featured strongly in nation-al and international polo-crosseevents. This year is thePoloCrossWorld Cup in South Africa, andUmvoti has the first black femaleplayer, TembiMdonsela, to be se-

lected to play in the world cupteam.

The list of attractions needs tobe built up despite most Umvotiresidents claiming "there's noth-ing to see or do". The obvioussprings to mind - Lake Merthley(when its full), the Kop at Kran-skop, the GreytownMuseum, theHermannsburg Museum, Lilani,Craigieburn dam, full moon boo-gie music evenings, motorbikerallies, mountain bike rides andso on.

It is essential that the privatesector in all 11 wards of Umvotico-ordinates and co-operateswith the Umvoti Municipality toensure the growth and develop-ment of this vital aspect for thedevelopment of tourism inUmvo-ti which in turn will create em-ployment and economic growth.

''BE well governed and demon-strate good governance and ad-ministration by cutting wast-age," said KZN Premier SenzoMchunu when he addressedKZN’s 61 municipalities at hiswide-ranging back-to-basicsprogramme launched with Cog-ta MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube atthe beginning of February.

Each municipality was issuedwith a brief outline of the chal-lenges it had to face. In Umvoti,under the category “PuttingPeople First", vacancies inwardcommittees and non-attend-ance of meetings was raised as

was the fact that just nine per-centof theannualcapitalbudgethad been spent in the previousquarter. Delays in appointmentsand the re-advertisement oftenders due to lapse of validityperiod was also raised.

The number of householdswith electricity is 58.3% of thepopulation. There is the prob-lem of electricity theft and debtand illegal connections.

As far the category of “goodgovernance” is concerned, theabsence of Exco and meetingsover the previous quarter andthat no portfolio committee or

MPAC meetings had been held,was also raised.

There had been no formalmeetingswith organised labour.

of three section 56 managers -technical, corporate service andcommunity service - had beenvacant for two years.

Back­to­basicschallenges

COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THEMUNICIPALITY NEED TO SUBMIT DETAILS OF

TOURISM ATTRACTIONS IN THEIR AREAS ORPOSSIBLE ATTRACTIONS WITH THE POTENTIAL

TO ATTRACT OUT­OF­TOWN VISITORS

On the question ofsound financialmanagement - only11% was spent onMIG-urban settle-ment developmentgrant in the previ-ous quarter.Weak cash flowand VAT manage-ment was alsoraised.

The municipalaudit committeeterm of office hadexpired and alsomentioned was thechange of the fi-nancial system.

Finally the posts

UMVOTI criminals had a window ofopportunity on Monday when theGreytown police station was totallycut off from all communication withthe outside world. This was thanksto some over-officious Umvoti

Municipality official, who decidedthat because the Greytown SAPSwere a month in arrears with its ac-count, to shutdowntheelectricity.Nowarning or thought that if there wasa murder, robbery or whatever hap-pened, that no one would be able toraise the police.

The fact too that the police fall un-der the category of "essential servi-ces" was also not taken into accountby whoever pressed the "switch off"button.

The darkness with criminal disas-ter potential lasted for several hours.

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UMVOTIMUNICIPALITY

ESTABLISHMENT OF ACOMMUNITY TOURISM

ORGANISATIONNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Umvoti Municipality is in theprocess of establishing a CommunityTourism Office as per the KWAZULU-NATAL TOURISM ACT,1996 and as advocated by the WhitePaper on the Development and Promotion of Tourism inSouth Africa (1996) which states inter alia:Role of Local Government

Local government must be organised to deliver on:• Integrating tourism policies into local economicdevelopment plans;

• Implementing local tourism policy;• Maintenance of specific aspects of the tourism product atlocal level;

• Provision and maintenance of tourist services, sites andattractions and public services;

• Maintaining database of registered tourism products andservice providers;

• Drive quality assurance;• Provision of local infrastructure;• Health, safety, licensing and local by-law compliance;• Local information services;• Facilitate the participation of local communities in thetourism industry

All owners of tourism establishments and tourism relatedbusinesses/ventures are invited to a meeting to be held asfollows:Date: 18 March 2015Venue: Council ChambersTime: 11am

Should you have any queries relating to the above pleasecontact Mrs T Edwards on Telephone : 033 413 9207 or emailTheresa.Edwards@umvoti.gov.za during the hours of 07hOOto 14hOO.

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RAINWATER harvesting inMsinga has yielded positive re-sults resulting in a 30% increasecompared to current crops.

The Institute of Natural Re-source NPC is workingwith ruralfarmers in Msinga through awater research commission-funded project titled “Up-scalingof rainwater harvesting and con-servation on communal crop andrangeland through integrated

crop and livestock production forincreased water use productivi-ty”.

In the hot dry valley bushveldofMsingagrowingcrops isariskybusinesswith erratic rainfall andhot dry summer weather whichcan spell doom for farmers’maize crop.

Rainwater harvesting is anysystem that collects and storeswater - a dam is a rainwater har-

vesting system, as is a roof-watercollection tank.

This project is investigatingmicro-catchment (in-field) rain-water harvesting and conserva-tion systems in farmers’ fields -water harvesting occurs withinthe field with part of the field be-ing used to generate water andstorage occurringwithin the soil.

While therearea rangeof vari-ousmethods ofmicro-catchment

rainwater harvesting available,this project is making use of con-tour systems to harvest and storerainwater. Contours are spacedat two to three-metre intervalsand maize plants are grownabove and below the contour athigh densities. The space be-tween the contours collects run-off, which gathers at the base ofthe contours and infiltrates thesoil.

Working with the Mxheleniwomen’s group,who farmcollec-tively at Msinga, has yielded en-couraging results.

In the last growing season(2013/2014) yields were com-pared between current practicesof hand-broadcasting seed andthe practice of rainwater har-vesting.

The results showed that grainyieldwas30%higher for therain-water harvesting practice whencompared with current practice(1260kg/ha vs 960kg/ha).

Also, cob size and grain yieldpercobwasbetterunderrainwa-ter harvesting (79g/cob vs 28g/cob).

The maize plants in the rain-waterharvestingwerealsomuchbigger,whichmeansmore fodderfor livestock.

The research suggests thatrainwater harvesting improvesthe soil water content, resultingin higher yields. Even with fewerplantsperhectare, thebiggercobsize and higher grain yield willmore than make up the lowerplant density.

Rainwater harvesting is an in-novative technology that can en-hance food security and build re-silience to climate change.

This work has encouragedfarmers in another area, Fabeni,to try rainwater harvesting.

For more information contactJon McCosh, Institute of NaturalResources jmccosh@inr. org.zaPHOTO: SUPPLIED

Planting crops in contours at Fabeni, Msinga.

Rainwater harvestingyields good results

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDStone contour ridges with earthen ridges between.

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Month ofMarch is …

IT is with great sadness that theGreytown community, in particularthe Muslim community, receivedthe news of the demise, on 5March,of Moulana Ismail Mayet, a well-known and distinguished Muslimtutor and scholar.

Born in 1933 he completed hisprimary schooling in Johannesburgthen continued his studies in AliporIndia.

In 1959MoulanaMayet returnedto South Africa and began Islamicteaching in Standerton. He movedto Cape Town where he taught ata Madressa, then established hisown “Darul Ashraf” where he alsotaught Urdu and Gujerati.

In 1972 he moved to Pieter-maritzburg and then to Greytownthe following year where he livedwith his second wife Aapa Fatimaand children.

In Greytown Moulana Mayetserved as an Imaam of the Masgidand teacher at the Madressa until1985. From 1986 to 1999 he wasprincipal of his institute “MadressaHabibiyyah” where he taught withAapa.

Besides being a scholar, Moulanawasactively involved insocialwork,not only within theMuslim commu-nity but the community at large.

A writer, he published books inEnglish, Afrikaans and Zulu, ex-plaining the basic principles of Is-lam, as well as others in Urdu andGujerati.

Moulana Mayet is survived by hiswife, three sons, six daughters and18 grandchildren. — Submitted.

Tribute toMoulana IsmailM. Mayet

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PHOTO: SUPPLIED BY LADY BILLIE DULCIE JACOBZAt the event Marlene Lombard, Lady Billie, Lorna Calder, Lee Mason, Daphne Bowden, Rose leGrange and Elizabeth Lodwitski.

Umvoti Inter­schoolsEnviro QuizHIGH school teams in Um-voti will take part in the an-nual inter-schools enviroquiz on 12May at theWem-bley College Aloe hall.Schools are limited to twoteams each.Schools thathave not yet registered ateam are asked to contact

leaflets that cover a rangeofenvironmental issuesandprovide an overview of thevarious topics. This projectis sponsored by Pick n Paythrough the WorldwideFund for Nature. E-Info li-braries are a valuablesource of information on all

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Greytown­Muden road problems unsolvedTHIS letter to the editor has been receivedwith regard to the Greytown-Muden roadand the ongoing problems with no one ap-parently prepared to commit to any sort ofproblem-solving.

Quite understandably the name of thewriter of this comment remains confiden-tial.

“Does anyone know when the road route

from Greytown to Muden will be reopened,or is it to be kept permanently closed?

The apathy of authorities to resolve un-rest issues and service delivery protest ac-tion really puts Greytown “on the map”.

This is a place to be completely avoided,at all cost.

Forget any tourist promotions for futureeconomic growth. They are a total waste of

funds, simply more money down the drain.Unless the saboteurs are brought to book,

and quickly, without remands and indeci-sion by the judiciary, the income from tour-ism and passing trade is a total illusion.

Or is it actually intended that the wholeUmvoti district becomes, like the tribal trustareas, an area of “zero economic activity”as described in the Greytown IDP.

Who then is to pay themayor and council-lors?

The continuous destruction of nationaland provincial assets is an act of sabotageand high treason.

The perpetrators should be dealt with ac-cordingly.

VERY DISGRUNTLED CITIZENMuden

ONSaturday28FebruaryKhamseenMoth-wasmetatArcadia toaward retiringMoth-wa Daphne Bowden with a certificate to

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Cliff Walton on082 804 8303.Deadline for regis-tering is 24 April.

Umvoti winnerswill receive theWizzard Wormsfloating trophy.

The first threeteams will beawarded booksand there is ameritaward to the teamthat shows themost promise.

Winning team ofthis exciting annu-al event will com-pete in thenationalMondi-WESSA fi-nals to be held inPietermaritzburglater in the year.

Certain ques-tions in thequizarebased on informa-tion from the “En-viro Facts” and the“E-Info” box.

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HERMANNSBURG once againhosted the annual mini-Olympia-de of German primary schoolsover the weekend, with partici-pants and their coaches fromMichaelis and Deutsche SchuleDurban (DSD) arriving on Fridaymorning.

The gala saw Deutsche SchuleDurbanwalk offwith the honours,with Michaelis and Hermanns-burg coming in second and thirdrespectively.

Kurt Schwimmbacher (DSD)

and Ivan Tschirpig (Michaelis)werevictors ludorum,whileJamieMower (DSD)wasvictrix ludorum.

Soccer and softball saw parentsand teachers getting just as in-volved and excited as pupils. Theboys’ and girls’ teams played soc-cer on Friday afternoon in around-robin format in various agegroups, before an evening ofgames and fun activities in thechurch hall, organised by ourGrade 11 pupils, while parentsand teachers from the three

schools got to know each otherbetter while chatting around thebraai fires at the lapha.

The children then had a smalltasteof theadventureofhostel life,as theywent tobed tiredbuthappyin our boarding establishments.

On Saturday teams took to thefield bright and early as theyplayed softball (aka “rounders”)against each other. Excitementand tension ran so high that par-ents from each school, as well asour Grade 11 hosts, formed teamsand had an impromptu round-robin softball contest, with theHermannsburg parents showingtheir mettle and ending up in thelead.

Both visiting schools expressedtheir thanks for an outstandingweekend of sport, entertainmentand fun, and said they are lookingforward to next year’s Olympiade.

A big thank you from our sidetoparticipants,organisers, coach-es, parents and especially to par-ents and staff who worked tire-lessly in the kitchen. We look for-ward to seeing you all next year.

In swimming news, the Umvotiteamwas placed fifth in the recentco-ed gala. In the Midlands swim-ming championship gala Her-mannsburg’s Monique Jonkercame third in the 200m freestyleevent.

On the eco-school front SiyandaSokhela of WESSA visited theschool again and spent a day withvarious classes doing wetlandstudies and takingwater samples.Ms Sokhela (WESSA) and Mr R. Gevers from the HMB School Trust and

geography pupils busy with wetland studies and taking water samples.

Hermannsburg happeningsAT Wartburg Kirchdorf Pre-Pri-mary Grandparents (and great-grandparents) Day is a specialoccasion. A funmorning of song,tea, coffee, eats and activitieswas enjoyed with our special

“grandfriends”.Special mention goes to Mr andMrs Sanders and Mr and MrsHills, who have been grandpar-ents in our pre-primary for nineconsecutive years.

PHOTOS: SUPPLIEDPhillip Niebuhr, Mr H. Niebuhr, Kevin Niebuhr, Mrs R. Niebuhr and LaraNiebuhr.

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1 Peanut Butter Lovers' Day2 Old Stuff Day3 If Pets Had Thumbs Day4 Holy Experiment Day5 Multiple Personality Day

6 National Frozen Food Day7 National Crown Roast of Pork Day8 Be Nasty Day9 Panic Day10 Middle Name Pride Day

11 Worship of Tools Day12 Plant a Flower Day13 Ear Muff Day14 Learn about Butterflies Day15 Everything You Think is Wrong Day16 Everything You Do is Right Day17 Saint Patrick's Day18 Goddess of Fertility Day

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Cordwall Grade R pupilsenjoy creative time asnothing beats gluing,painting and having fun.PHOTO: SUPPLIED

TWO Greytown girls, Deante Swartand Alzanne Barnard, have been se-lected to represent KZN at the finalsofMiss Jnr SA 2015 to take place from27April to 3May inPretoria. Theywillbe judged daily with a dress code foreach day. We are looking for sponsor-ships for thesetwogirls. Ifyouarewill-ing to sponsor, no matter how small,contact Luzanne of Simply Modelson 083 280 9847.As part of theMiss Jnr SA competitionthey also stand the chance of winningthe Face of South Africa in their agecategory. To vote for Deante SMS P08to 47018 and to vote for Alzanne SMSMMT03 to 47018We also want to congratulate the fol-lowing models:AlzanneBarnard,MissValentinePho-togenic, third placeAlzanne Barnard and Kayla Maraiswon their age category's in the Faceof Valentine Competition.Callingall photographers andmodels,amateur, freelance and professionalfor a model and togs workshop on 21March, please register as soon as pos-sible as there is limited space. To reg-ister contact Luzanne.

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TOBACCOsmokecontainsmore than4 500chemicals, 200ofwhichareknownpoisonsand 50 of which cause cancer.Chemicals ingested by smokers include ar-senic, ammonia, carbon monoxide, nico-tine, radioactive substances and tar. ThiswasstatedbyDoctorYussufSaloojee,exec-utive director of the National CouncilAgainst Smoking in a recent press state-ment. He said tobacco use causes or aggra-vates about 43 diseases, including 17 typesof cancer, heart attacks, stroke and lungdiseases.

“Smoking does not cause tuberculosis,but people with TB are at greater risk ofdeath if they smoke. Smoking during preg-nancy increases the risk of a stillbirth andmiscarriage. Babies are more likely to beborn underweight and die before their firstbirthday. Smokers die on average abouteight to 10 years prematurely. Between aquarter to half of all smokers will be killed

by their addiction,” he said.DrSaloojeesaidthat tobaccouse inSouth

Africa has declined dramatically in recentyears, due largely to thebanon tobaccoad-vertising, successful government policies,smoke-free public areas, health warningson tobaccoproducts and the increase in taxon tobacco.

If you think a hubbly bubbly is a betteroption think again. Dr Saloojee says thata hubbly bubbly can cause cancer andheart disease just like cigarettes.

“Even smokers who have already got adisease can benefit from quitting. Sharinga water pipe also increases the risk of TBand herpes infections. All the chemicalsfound in tobacco smoke are also found inhookah-pipe smoke,” he said.

Hesays that thebelief thatquittingsmok-ing is a tortured, impossible process is amyth and it is also a myth to think it is toolate to quit.

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Bids are hereby invited in terms of section 19 of Umvoti municipality SCM policy and section 83 of the Municipal Systems Act, act32 of 2000 as amended and read together with Section 110, 111 & 112 of the Municipal Finance Management Act, act 56 of 2003from suitably qualified and experienced contractors for the Fencing of Kwagijima cemetery, Kranskop cemetery, KwamnqandiEnhlalakahle Township cemetery and Muslim cemetery.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION CIDB GRADE BRIEFINGSESSION DATE

BID NO. BID CLOSING DATE

Fencing of Kwagijimacemetery

3CE, 3CEPE orhigher

17 March 2015 T2015/03/17/A 27103/2015

Fencing of Muslim cemetery 3CE,3CEPE orhigher

17 March 2015 T2015/03/17/B 27/03/2015

Fencing of Kranskopcemetery

2CE,2CEPE orhigher

17 March 2015 T2015/03/17/C 27103/2015

Fencing of KwamnqandiEnhlalakahle Townshipcemetery

2CE, 2CEPE orhiqher

17 March 2015 T2015/03/17/D 27/03/2015

BID DOCUMENTSBid documents will be available during the compulsory briefing session scheduled for 17 March 2015 upon payment of a non-refundable fee of R200-00 per document by means of cash or bank guaranteed cheque in favour of: "UMVOTI MUNICIPALITY".No bid documents will be available after the compulsory briefing session.

COMPULSORY SITE INSPECTIONA compulsory site inspection for prospective bidders will be on the 17 March 2015 starting at 11 hOO am, at the Town Hall , 41Bell ( King Dinuzulu) Street, Greytown, 3250 and thereafter all parties will proceed to the sites. Bidders are advised that it is acondition of the bid that the site must be visited on this date in the presence of the Municipal Represantative.

BID SUBMISSIONBids, in sealed envelopes clearly endorsed with the respective project names are to be placed in the bid box at the UmvotiMunicipality, 41 Bell Street, and Greytown, 3250 - on or before 12hOO noon on Friday, 27 March 2015. Bidders must submitB-BBEE certificate issued by verification Agency accredited by SANAS or a Registered Auditor. Bids will be evaluated using 80/20and 90/10 method.

BID ENQUIRIESAll technical enquiries shall be referred to:

Mr N QwabeUMVOTI MUNtCtPALITYTetephone No.: (033) 413 9148Umvoti Municipality's Procurement Policy will apply and the Municipality is not bound to accept the lowest bid or furnish anyreason for the acceptance or rejection of any bid and reserves the right to accept any bid or part thereof.

B AXULU P. O. Box 71 NOTICE No: 2048MUNICIPAL MANAGER GREYTOWN, 3250

UMVOTI MUNICIPALITYUMVOTI

MUNICIPALITYKWAZULU.NATAL PLANNING AND

DEVELOPMENT ACT, ACT NO 6 OF 2008INVITATION TO A PUBLIC HEARING

In terms of item 11 (1) of Schedule 1 of the KwaZulu-Natal Planning and Development Act, 2008 (Act NO.6 of2008), the public is invited to a public hearing that will beheld in respect of the situated on the Portion 23 and 25 ofFarm Wonderboom No. 1246.

The purpose of the public hearing is to give persons whoobjected to the proposal and other members of the publican opportunity to engage directly with the applicant onthe proposal.

Any person has a right to attend the hearing or to berepresented at the hearing, to personally, or through arepresentative, state their case, to call witnesses to testifyand to present other evidence to support their case, tocross-examine any person called as a witness by anyopposite party, to have access to documents producedin evidence and toaddress the merits of the application.Date: 20 March 2015Time: 15HOOVenue: Umvoti Municipality, Council Chamber

Enquires: L. NgidiTel: 033 413 9208email: Lumka.Ngidi@umvoti.gov.za

MUNICIPAL MANAGERP.O. BOX 71GREYTOWN3250

WEMBLY, Wartburg, Hermannsburg andGreytownHighwillparticipate in theannu-al enviro quiz at Wembley on 12 May.

Thequiz is a series of questions on ecolo-gyespeciallyrelatingto theKwaZulu-Natalbiomes.Theevent starts at 6pmand finish-esat9pmandwildlifeandoutdoorenthusi-asts are invited.

On Friday 27 February Grade 3 pupilsenjoyed a successful market day. We wereconcernedabouttheweather,but itclearedsufficiently to enableus tohaveourmarketday on thequad.Theprofitswere goodandthe children were satisfied with their ef-forts.

TheclassmanagedtoraiseR2 100whichwas a stout effort on the part of parentsand pupils.

JP 3March,Mini Cricket Grade 1 vs Clift-on won.

Mini Cricket Grade 2 vs St. Gregory’swon.

SP28FebruaryCricketU11vsTrevertonwon.

26 February Swimming Umvoti GalaWembley A placed second.

Wembley B placed fourth.HS3March, swimmingco-edgala,Wem-

bley placed fifth.3Marchgirls’ tennis first vsHowick, sec-

ond lost 2-4.AcombinedteamofWembley,Wartburg,

Hermannsburg and Greytown High tookpart against teams from PMB in the co-edgala. Despite excellent performances fromTayla Poreé (three first places and the vic-trix ludorum for U15 girls), Louné Lötter(first for breastroke) and Tyler McCabe(first for butterfly), as a whole the teamcame fifth.

This brings the swimming season to acloseandaspecial thankyougoes toEmmaPoreé for being a diligent and enthusiasticcaptain.

Congratulations to Lance Comins on be-ing selected to represent theMidlands U19tennis team. This is a fantastic achieve-ment.

Dean Page is a reserve for the MidlandsU15 team. Congratulations boys, you havedone Wembley proud.

Congratulations to all who took part inthe Epworth Mudman on Sunday 1March.It is fantastic to see so many of our pupilssupporting these events. Marc and SarahBarber took part in the half individualswim. Marc was placed 10th in the boys’categoryandSarah second in thegirls’ cat-egory.

Congratulations should also be awardedto Chloe Hechter, Lizé Pretorius, Lily andJorgen Nel and Bruce and Kelly Cotterrell.

Congratulations to Nicola Herbst andJoshua Cope on achieving the swimmingtimes forMidlands colours at the SP cham-pionship gala on Saturday 28 February.Nicolahada timeof42:68 for50mfreestyle

and Joshua 54:46 for 50m breaststroke.The followingWembleypupilshavebeen

hard at work this lifesaving season andhaveachievedexcellent results:NicolaandLudwig Herbst passed their Lifesaving SANipper Level 1 and Level 2 examinationsrespectively. Nicola, Ludwig and MillaHerbst competed in the 2015 LifesavingKZN Surf Nipper Championships on 28February and 1 March and achieved thefollowing results: Nicola: third U9 girls’body board, seventh U9/10 combined surfswim relay, seventh U9 girls surf swim.Ludwig: finals for body board, top 20 forsurf swim.

Milla: 10thU14girls’Malibuboard, sixthU14 girls’ surf swim, eighth U14 girls’beach run. All three siblings have qualifiedto participate in the 2015 Lifesaving SAStillwater National Championships in Dur-ban from 29 April until 2 May. We wishthem the best of luck.

Marc Barber took part in the WartburgClassic 25kmMountain Bike ride on Satur-day 28 February. - Supplied.

Congratulations to Dean Page (U15) and Lance Comins (U19) on being selected to representthe Midlands tennis teams.PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Window on Wembly

WITH a little help from friends CameronNortonmakes it home froma field tripwiththe assistance of Uzubenathi Xulu, sisterDonna Norton, Layla Mthimkhulu andZama Zondi.Cameron is being treated for a hip condi-

tion - Perthes disease - a condition wherethe top of the thigh bone in the hip jointsoftens and breaks down, and he is unableto walk far.His classmates take good care of him so heis able to join in activities.

Grade 2pupils lend ahelping hand.

PHOTO: SUP­PLIED

St David’s Doings

FOR children, the senses are the most fa-miliar, most basic way to explore, processand come to understand new information,which iswhy our current theme is all aboutthe five senses.Through touching, rubbing, smelling, lis-tening, looking, investigating, tasting, lick-ing, walking, crawling andmore, our LittleOaksuse their senses tocollect informationand, from that can often figure out the an-swers to questions on their own.Of course, they also build on their vocabu-lary, gather new experiences and learnnew concepts.

Last week we held our annual cake saletoraisefundstowardstherenovationofourKindergarten’s bathrooms. As always,thanks to all our moms for baking suchyummy cakes, biscuits and tarts - it wasa great success.Abig thankyoualso toall theother familieswho supported us with a donation.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDLittle Oaks pupils line up for action

HermannsburgLittle Oaks’oracle

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12 Thanks

A heartfelt and sincerethank you to all thepeople of Greytownan afar, for your kindsupport, duas, loveand comfort. On thepassing of our be-loved and dearest fa-ther, Moulana IsmailMoosa Mayat, (Allahgrant him Janat, In-shallah) fromVoortrekker Street. MayAllah grant you all khair,rizik and baraka, in-shallah Ameen. Withmuch love, from hischildren in Cape Townand Natal

18 Clubs andMeetings

DINGWANE SecurityAGM. 25th March 4p.mat the Greytown CountryClub. Please will allmembers make every ef-fort to attend. Apologies/enquiries Rolf Gevers082 392 9253

TO the Greytown and sur-rounding EMMAUS andCHRYSALIS Communi-ties. A reunion Meetingwill be held at Assemblyof God Fellowship OldDundee Road Sunday22th March 2015 at3:00pm

34 CleaningServices

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38 FencingServices

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47 PersonalServices

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49 Plumbing/Electrical/Home Repairs

PLUMBER: for all yourplumbing requirements,gyser instalation, shower,toilets, painting, leakingtaps, blocked drains,bathroom renovation,leaking roofs and all con-struction work call Ntini076 062 2999/ 084 7778229.ntiniplumbers@gmail.com

73 General Sales

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79 Pets/Aquariums/Tropical Fish

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126 Houses to Let

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129 Outbuildings

OUTBUILDING to let forsingle person. Smallkitchen, lounge& bed-room with en-suite. Fullytiled. Semi- furnished,carport. In large secureyard, remote access.R3,000 including water &electricity. Available fromApril. Tel: 082 717 6060

SECURE building for rent,1 bedroom R2500 inclw&l 079 986 4313

130 Rooms to Let

LARGE open plan room,kitchen, bathroom, toilet.R1500-00pm. Contact:076 236 4076/ 033 4131444

144 Housesfor Sale

2 bedroom house, bath-room, lounge and kitchenwith secure fencing forR300.000.00 Contact 061795 7761/ 073 649 9904

146 Land for Sale

PHUMALANGA EatingHouse with liqour facili-ties on large piece of landfor sale. Vacant land forsale @ 3 Mill Road Wart-burg. For more detailsContact Mrs Maharaj 082624 8819

173 GeneralEmployment

SENIOR Bookkeeper va-cant position available atBooysens ProfessionalAccountant. 3 years pas-tel accounting experienceessential. email cv tohannatjie@booysengroup.co.za

TYPIST: The succesfullcandidate must have thefollowing requirements.The applicant must haveexperience in typing,emailing and designing.Experience in Coral Drawwill be an added advant-age. Be prepared to workunder pressure. Goodplanning and organisa-tional skills. Closing date:2015-03-18. Applicationscan be posted to: TheManager P.O Box 648Greytown, 3250 or fax to:086 242 2486. Applicantsnot contacted before the24th March 2015 shouldconsider their applicationunsuccessful

179 Work Wanted:Domestic

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186 Estates

NOTICEIN the Estate of the latePROMISE PHUMZILE

NXELE, Identity Number:6308180689086,a widow,who died on the 15th ofJune 2013 of 9 Protea

Place, Greytown KwaZulu-Natal.

Estate No: 6868/2013/PMBIn terms of Section 35 (5) of

Act 66 of 1965, NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN that thefirst and final Liquidationand Distribution Account inthe above Estate will beopen for inspection of allpersons interested therin fora period of of TWENTYONE (21) days from Friday27th February 2015 at theoffice of the Master of theHigh Court Pietermaritzburgand the MAGISTRATEGREYTOWN.

Should no objections thertobe lodged with the Masterduring the specified period,the EXECUTOR will pro-ceed to make payment inaccordance herewith.

Dated at Greytown,KwaZulu-Natal on this 27thday of FEBRUARY 2015.

- Nel & StevensAttorneys for Executor117a Voortrekker Street(P O Box 60) Greytown3250.

189 Public Notices

WILL the owner Mr MD Sit-hole of vehicle 1 Ford Ban-tam, maroon, Reg NPN89671. Final notice: to payoutstanding amount and tocollect vehicle from JACZtowing, 40 Dr WesselsStreet Greytown. Within 30days or vehicle will be soldto defray expenses. Call076 700 8634

190 Sale in Execution

IN the Magistrate’s Courtfor the District

of Umvoti held atGreytown

Case No: 93/15and94/15in the matter between:

JACOBUS MARTINUS BO-THA

Execution CreditorNOTICE OF SALE IN

EXECUTION (AUCTION)In pursuance of an ordergranted in the Mag-istrate’s Court of Greytownon 25 FEBRUARY 2015.The following animals listedhereunder will be sold in ex-ecutive on 26 March 2015 atthe WEENEN POUND tothe highest bidder.

Lot 1.1X Dark brown Oxen1X Red and white spotted

Heifer1X Red brown Cow1X Dark brown/ black and

white spotted heifer1X White creme small Oxen1X Black Heifer with white

face

Lot 2.1X Young black bull1X Red/ brown Cow1X Red/ brown old Cow1X Black Heifer1X Red/ brown Cow1X Black OxenDated at Greytown on this

25th day of March2015.

Execution Creditor’s Attorney– NEL & STEVENS

117A Voortrekker StreetGreytown 3250

11 March2015 Greytown Gazette Page 11

Greytown ChildWelfare islooking for …

KM Hydraulics

GREYTOWN JUNIOR SCHOOLhas a vacancy for an

ADMINISTRATION CLERKThe applicants must have knowledge of the following:

• Computer Literate (Microsoft Office)• General Office Work• SA SAMS /FIZIEP

• Stock Control• Admissions

First Aid• Finance.

All CVs must be sent to:The Principal,

Greytown Junior SchoolPrivate Bag 5580, Greytown,3250

This is a State Paid PostClosing Date is 18 March 2015

ALTHOUGH South Africa hasmanyindigenousflowers,onlyonegoesby thecommonnameofTrea-sure Flower - the gazania.Although officially said to benamed after a Greek scholar The-odore of Gaza, in Greek the wordgaza means “riches”.In Afrikaans, the flower is knownas botterblom, meaning butterflower, which evidently refers tothe petals tasting like butter whenchewed, although this is not wide-

ly documented.Gazaniahas sucharichhistory -

usage can be found documentedback in 1883 by John Wood, aSouthAfrican botanistwhowrote:“The tomentum [a felt-like cover-ingof downyhairs] foundupon thelower side of the leaves forms theonlydresswornbya largenumberof Zulu girls. The back of the leafis scrapedwith the thumbnail andthe woolly covering removed,which is then twisted, soaked in

fat, and attached to a string untilsufficient is collected to form athick fringe which is then tiedaround the loins.”

Getting back to modern-daySouth Africa, gazanias are stillwinners in gardens, especially inareas where drought is prevalentbecause these beauties laugh inthe face of drought. Gazanias en-joy basking in full sun and beingwater wise don’t need a lot of wa-ter. If youwant a sturdy and bushyplant then pinch the young seed-lings and they’ll offer upmore sidebranches in return. Deadheadingis not essential, but it will encour-age more flowering.

Gazanias are available in anamazing array of colour combina-tions and are brightly coloured toattract a host of insects to aid withpollination. Amazingly they arenot plagued by pests and diseasesthough, and where there are in-

sects, there is also birdlife. Don’tworry if your flowers close oncloudydaysorat dusk, it’s perfect-lynormal.Theyopenandclosede-pending on the intensity of thelight which is why planting them

year. You can’t ask for better valuefor money.

Information supplied by theBedding Plant Growers Associa-tion. For more go to www.lifeisagarden.co.za

Gazanias are winners ingardens.PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Gazania, great fordrought colour

• Whereabouts of the biologicalmotherofNonhleMazibuko.Thefam-ily were originally from the Mbul-wane area. The child’s biological fa-ther, Mr Sifiso Ayanda, Mtshali is de-ceased.

• Whereabouts of the biological fa-ther of Banalo Mkhize. The familywere originally from the Mbulwanearea. The child’s biological mother,Ms Xolisile Virginia Mkhize, is de-ceased.

• Whereabouts of the biological fa-ther of Kwanele Bonginkosi Madon-sela and Ntombikhona Madonsela.The family were originally from theeMatimatoloarea.Thechildren’sbio-logical mother, Ms Thandazile, is de-ceased.

• Whereabouts of the biological fa-ther of Okuhle Cele and NongceboCele. The family were originally fromMbulwane area. The children’s bio-logical mother, Ms Celiwe Cele, is de-ceased.

Anyone with information is askedto contact the social worker Miss S.F. Mngonyama on 033 413 3174.

ANYONE with information regarding thefollowing people are asked to contact MissZ.P. Makhaye (social worker) Child Wel-fare Kranskop on 033 444 1578.

We are looking for the following people:Father of Bonisiwe Ntuli, biological

mother Thabili Olga Ntuli is deceased.Father of Prince Msebeni and Thabo

Mhlongo, biological mother NtombenhleMsebeni is deceased.

Mother of LethukuthulaMaseko, biolog-ical father Simosakhe Msebeni is de-ceased.

Mother of Thembeka Shangase, biologi-cal father Mafukwana Shangase is de-ceased.

Father of Siyethemba Myeza, biologicalmother Tholakele Gedeonet Myeza is de-ceased.

Father of Sinenhlanhla, Senele andSthandiwe Magubane, biological motherZinhleBusiMagubane is deceased. Fatherof Slindelo Sabathile Mkhize, biologicalmother Phindile Xoliswa Mkhize is de-ceased.

Missing persons

in full sun is best.Gazanias are excel-

lent ground covers be-cause of their water-wise nature and beingable to grow practicallyanywhere, as long asthere is sun, their trail-ing nature also makesthem wonderful hang-ing-basket subjects. Ona sunny day your gar-den will be burstingwith colour and team-ing with nature's aero-bics if you’ve chosen toplant gazanias and bestof all, these plants willflower for most of the

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GREYTOWN Tennis Club regu-lars were overwhelmed, and de-lighted,onSaturdaybythedeluge

of tennis players claiming theirplace on the courts filling fivecourts. With perfect autumn

weather this surely is the bestplace to be on a Saturday after-noon.

The splendid afternoon of ten-nis was made so much more en-joyable by the young children en-joying themselves and having funwhile their parents played tennis

followed by the well-supportedbring-and-braai afterwards.Shark supporters tried their bestto support their team, but sadlyto no avail.

Tennis players who played lastSaturday are challenged to be onthe courts again this Saturday.

MASCOR Business League 2015started on Saturday 7 March. Itmust have been the after-effect,likeabadhangover,of theProteas'meek pressure that induced sur-render to Pakistan earlier in theday which affected the team turn-out for the first leg.

However, the five teams partici-patedhadading-dongbattle to thebitter end with Vijay Roopai's CPSteam taking home the team prizewith 107 points. Close second wasPannar on 105 points.

Flip Botha probably didn’twatch the cricket because heromped home in the MascorMonthly Mug with 65 net, therebyalso winning the B division. Sec-ond was Egon Kassier with 68 netoco from Robin Furniss. The A divwaswonby SizweDlaminiwith 67net, with Martin Bloy 2nd with 69net.

Our sincere thanks to AheersSupermarket for sponsoring theteam prize and Mascor for the in-dividual prizes throughout 2015.

Golfers are remindedof the clubchampionships on 28 and 29March. Pleasemake anote in yourdiaries of the dates as this is ourmost prestigious tournament oftheyear.Entries forA,BandCdivi-sions will be on the notice boardat the club from this week.

SvenBruss lostoutonthemoneyas he was not present at the timeof thedraw.Next attendancedrawwill be on Friday (13 March) withR600 up for grabs. Be here from6:30pmandyoucouldbe the luckywinner.

The AGM is on Tuesday 17March at 6pm in the Pannarlounge.Allmembers are invited toattend the meeting. Financials upon the notice board. The club willbe closed for the duration of theAGM.

Sunday golf special: The "9@9"entry fee is R40 and to play 18holes is R80. Richard Chiazzari issponsoring a chicken for the"9@9" that will be up for winningon Sunday mornings. Steve Munawon the chicken with 15 points.

Dates to diarise:Tuesday, 17 March - AGMFriday, 27 March - Happy HourSaturdayandSunday, 28and29

March - FNB club championships

GreytownCountry ClubnewsIF you suffer from paraskavede-

katriaphobia or friggatriskai-dekaphobia you have, in scientif-ic terms, a fear of Friday the 13th.Triskaidekaphobia is fear of thenumber 13.

It's not clear when or why Fri-day the 13th became associatedwith bad luck, but it is thought itcould be biblical, given that the13th guest at the Last Supper be-trayed Jesus. His crucifixion wasthenext day, apparently aFriday.Ormaybe 13 suffers fromcomingafter the more-pleasing number12, which gets to number themonths, the days of Christmasand even the eggs in a dozen.(There are also 12 signs of the zo-diac, 12 gods of Olympus, 12 la-bours of Hercules, 12 tribes of Is-rael and 12 apostles of Jesus.)

Whatever the reason, the fearof 13 has spread far and wide -hotelsandhospitalsoftenskipthe

13th floor, and even airports qui-etly omit gate 13 sometimes.

If you think your Friday the13th could be a problem thinkabout this legend. OnOctober 13,1307, officers of King Philip IV ofFrance raided the homes of thou-sands of Crusades warriors, im-prisoning themoncharges of ille-gal activities. Although the char-ges were not proven, more than100 died from torture, accordingto Tales of the Knights Templar(Warner Books, 1995).

Fidel Castro was born on Fri-day 13 August, 1926.

Sowhydoes theFridaythe13thsuperstition stick so firmly in ourminds. According to Thomas Gil-ovich,whochairs thedepartmentofpsychologyatCornellUniversi-ty, “our brains are almost toogood at making associations. Ifanything bad happens to you onFriday the 13th, the two will beforever associated in your mind,and all those uneventful days onwhich the 13th fell on a Fridaywill be ignored".

For pagans, 13 is actually a

lucky number. It correspondswith the number of full moons ina year.

President Franklin D. Roosev-elt is said to have avoided travelon the13thdayofanymonth,andwould never host 13 guests at ameal. Napoleon and PresidentHerbertHooverwerealsotriskai-dekaphobic, with an abnormalfear of the number 13.

Mark Twain was once the 13thguest at a dinner party. A friendwarned him not to go."Itwasbad luck,"Twain later toldthe friend. "They only had foodfor 12." Superstitious diners inParis can hire a quatorzieme orprofessional 14th guest. The fearof Friday the 13th can be seriousbusiness, according to the StressManagement Centre and PhobiaInstitute in theU.S,which, amongother things, offers therapy tohelp people overcome their fearof the freaky Friday. It estimatessuggest hundreds of millions ofdollars are lost due to people'sfear of flying or doing the busi-ness on that day.

Freaky Friday13 facts

Exciting week ahead –to startis the revival of floodlight bowlsThrusdays from 5.30 to about7p.m.,when teamsof threewillplay ten ends before socialisingin the tavern with a light meal.Last week tasty boereworswent downwell –for if you havenot yet booked a place contactGerhard Balzer on 082 3799675 or Bryan Paul on 033 4132157.

Then the Umvoti Tyres funtrips takes place on Sunday15th March –entries R50 perperson which includes a fabu-lous potjie prepared by potjieexpert JacquesMinnaar –howsthat for starters? So pleasedon’t wait phone Gerhard orBryan and book a place now –it helps also to know howmanyto cater for.

From theditch

CONTACT US ON 033 413 2161

Twk Greytown would like to invite the community to take advantage ofthe specials on:

JO JO TANKS, PASCALI PRESSURE PUMPS ANDHONDA WATER PUMPS.

Specials!!

TWO holes in one, and a three-iron thrown into the lake. Thisdidn’thappenatStCathryn'soverthe weekend, but during a tour-nament in the U.S.

Reaction was very differentfrom the three golfers as the golf-ers were happy with their shotsand within 24 minutes of eachother on the same par 3 hole, saw

two golfers get holes in one andthen another golfer had a badshot on another hole, andwe sawa three-iron "swing" into thedam.

Golfers' reactions to their goodand bad shots can often affect therest of their games’ play as wellas the rest of their day.

Care Monthly Mug on the week-end of 21 March.

On the followingday, 22March,we take on Darnall and Mandeniin the first leg of the triangular tobe played at St Cathryn's. Bothtournaments are open to all golf-ers.

On Friday, 13 March, we willbring-and-braai, so book yourplace. Bring your meat and comefor a chat and a laugh at St Cath-ryn's.

Please phone 083 269 1661 tobook for golf and/or the braai.

St Cathryn’s news

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