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Anger overencroachingcity traders>> Legal traders want them off reserved spots

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THE Msunduzi Informal TradeChamber is hoping that 2015willbetheyearthelocalauthor-

ities will tackle issues of illegal streettrading.

The Msunduzi Informal TradeChamber chairperson Pat Mchunu

said that street traders with permis-siontosell insidetheFreedomSquaretaxi rank are affected by those whosell outside this taxi rankalongLang-alibalele (Longmarket) Street.

“The Msunduzi Municipalityshould protect those who have per-mits to trade. Those who are tradingwithout licences should be dealt withbecause they are the reason we are

losing out on business.“The peoplewho are illegally sell-

ing outside the Freedom Square taxirank get most of our customers andwe are unable to attract a sufficientnumber of customers.

“Thelastmeetingwehadwithmu-nicipal officials was last year Decem-ber before the festive season.We un-derstand that themunicipalitywill beallocating new sites but we don’tknowwhenandwhere theywillbeal-locating those sites,” said Mchunu.

Hesaidthat thechallengefacedbyinformal traders is that they cannottrade anywhere they think is benefi-cial to them.

“Thereareareaswhicharenotde-claredas tradingzones.The lawdoesnot allow us to trade in those areas.

“However, there are people whoregistered to trade inside the Free-dom Sqaure Taxi rank but they havenever set their foot inside the sellingzones. The selling spots are still va-

cantwhereas there are a lot of peoplewho need space for selling. We arehoping this will also be addressedduring the course of this year,” saidMchunu.

He said that themunicipality doeshave permission to terminate suchcontracts as the lease agreementstates that those who are selling arerequired tobeat their tradingspot forfive days a week.

“If theyarenot there for thisspeci-fiedperiod, their leasesare terminat-ed,” added Mchunu.

He said that he would also like tosee the municipality tackling formalbusinesses who are now into illegalinformal trading.

“They take their goodsout of theirshopsand they sell themon thepave-ments where pedestrians walk.” hepointed out.

However, for some, illegal streettrading is the only income source ofputting food on the table.

Mavis Gabsile Gabela (59) fromKwaSwayimaneisthesolebreadwin-ner at her home. The little she getsfrom selling home grown potatoes,mealies, sweet potatoes and ama-dumde affords her to care for her sixgrandchildren.

“I use the money I get to pay fortheirschoolfeesandtoputfoodonthetable,” said Gabela.

Gabela sells her produce outsidethe Freedom Square taxi rank alongLangalibaleleStreet.Shesaidthatsheis forced to sell without a permit be-causeshehad tried toobtainapermitbut her efforts have been unsuccess-ful.

Occasionally she dodges the mu-nicipal security officials so that hergoods will not be seize.

“Some of the people I used to sellwith along Langalibalele Street arenowtradinginsidethetaxirank. Iwilltry again this year. Hopefully the out-come will be different,” said Gabela.

PHOTO:NQOBILE MTOLOThe Msunduzi Informal Trade Chamber says that the Freedom Square Taxirank informal business is suffering.

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cans Against Drunk Driving (SADD).The initiative was started in 2010

by SADD and challenges people togive up alcohol for themonth of Feb-ruary in support of road crash vic-tims.

This past festive season sawKwaZulu-Natal with the highestnumber of road fatalities of all theprovinces. Alcohol abuse was recog-nized as a significant factor in thesedeaths.

“We urge the community to standup against this carnage on our roadsand to the problem of drink driving.AlcoFreeFeb is the perfect campaignto show your support and lend yourvoice,”saidKristenWilliamsofSADD.

All funds raised go to continuingthe work of SADD in education, pre-vention, research and service deliv-ery concerning the use of alcohol andthe harm it causes and to supportfamilies of victims of road crashes.

Teens can take part in AlcoFreeT-een to understand the importance ofsensible drinking at a young age.

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THE Panorama Gardens Civic Associa-tion chairman Harry Hlubi, hopes thatthe office of the Public Protector willhelp uncover how the Msunduzi Munici-pality sold a Panorama piece of land,apparently reserved for community de-velopment, to a local church organisa-tion without any public consultations.

Hlubi said that the piece of land wassold to a church organization withoutconsulting the community or the localcivic association.

Documents Hlubi gave the Maritz-burg Fever show that the land was soldfor R95 000.

This site is within the residential ar-ea of Panorama.

“Deals were concluded, but we werenot told about this. A church has since

been built and no one knows how theywere sold the site,” said Hlubi.

He said that he had approached themunicipality to give answers from thetime that the Msunduzi Municipalitywas under administration and was ledby the then city administrator JohannMettler.

Hlubi also hopes that the munici-pality will give clarity on the Panoramacommunity hall, which he said has no

running water and electricity, despitethe R500 000 the municipality madeavailable for renovations to this hall.“We have nothing in Panorama. Weneed development. We want to knowwhat happened to the R500 000 re-served for renovations. This is our mon-ey as taxpayers,” said Hlubi.

The Msunduzi Municipality had notgathered a response at the time ofprint.

Panorama needs concrete answers

Former PMB pupilis KZN’s last hope inMiss SA contest>> “I’m honoured and humbled”KHANYISANI DLOMO

MISS SA2015hopeful SihleMakhanya swapped herquantity surveying safety

boots forhighheels, tocatwalkherway to the final of the beauty com-petition.

Makhanya(23) isKwaZulu-Na-tal’s only hope in the beauty con-test, following the elimination ofUKZN student Iman Sheikh.

Thetop12finalistsvyingforthecrown at Sun City on March 29were announced last week inJohannesburg.

HavingbeenafinalistinMissSATeen in 2009, the Empangeni-bornbeauty isnowclosertorealis-ing her dream of being an SA am-bassador.

“I didn’t know how to feel. Ithought the judges were joking.After the judges gave me con-structive criticism, I thought I wasout. It’s still hasn’t sunk in but I’mextremely excited,” said the char-ismatic former PietermaritzburgGirls’ High School pupil.

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veyor technician at Makhanya’sServices.

Makhanya said she was neverinterested inmodelling.Her sisterentered her intoMiss SATeen andlittledidsheknowshewouldreachthe final.

“SincethenIneverlookedback.Idreamtof representingSA. Ihavea passion for my country. When Itoldmymother, she said: ‘Are youtellingme I gave birth toMiss SA?’At home they are happy and havebeen supportive.”

Makhanya said she was in-spiredbyTatumKeshwar-MissSA2008 - whom shemet while doingmatric.

“She [Keshwar] spoke aboutpositivity, which changed how Ilooked at myself as a woman. Sheempowered me and that is how aMiss South Africa should be. Idoubt she remembers this inci-dent, but I doand that’s the impactI’d like to have on young girls.”

Unlike other students, Ma-khanya said she enjoyed mathsand used to do other students’maths assignments for a fee.

“I lovemaths! I wasa boarder and so ifour lunch for theday in the kitchenwasn’t nice, I’ddoassignmentsfor sandwich-es and some-times money.I’d used thatmoneytopayfor myswimmingclassesasIwas a goodswimmer inthose days.”

In her spare time, she jogs orplays sport, or “I’m soaking in anice warm bath or simply relax-ing”.

“I work hard so I trymy best tostay healthy through sports, butalsogivemybodyabreaknowandthen.”

And if Makhanya were toscoop the title?

“I’d use sport and the arts astools to empower youngwomento not only dream but also seetheir true potential.”

Miss SA finalist, Sihle Makhanyaof Empangeni, is KZN’s last hopein the competition. The formerPMB GHS pupil is a junior quanti-ty surveyor.PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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REGISTRATIONprocesseshavestartedatvari-ous tertiary institutions.

Despite scorching hot afternoon weather,students braved theheat to finalise their regis-trations at respective tertiary institutions forthe first semester of the 2015 academic year.

At the Durban University of Technology(Dut) Riverside campus, first-year studentsLindani Dlamini, Zoleka Skhakhane and Zen-ande Ngwane said that they are looking for-ward to their first year of studies.

Dlamini will be enrolling for his BCom de-gree in marketing, Skhakhane will go for hu-man resources studies while Ngwanewill reg-ister for a journalism national diploma.

“I have just been told that the journalismdi-ploma is only available at the Durban campus.I will have to wake up tomorrow morning sothat I can be first in line,” said Ngwane.

RegistrationsatDutwillcloseon27January.Dutwill alsobehavinganopenweek for late

registration for semester students. For semes-ter andannual subjects classeswill commenceon 26 January.

At the University of South Africa (Unisa) Pi-etermaritzburg campus, registrations startedon5Januaryandwill endon23January forse-mestermodules.Forsecondsemesterandyearmodules registration will stretch further until27 February.

University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) BComaccounting honours graduate Abraham Mub-vumbi said that he expected to be caught up inthe xenophobia whirlwind because he is fromZimbabwe.

However, he said that the opposite hap-pened and he now has friends from differentcultures and from all walks of life.

“I have met a lot of wonderful people fromdifferent cultures and had the best time while

Rikesh is living his dreamHealth scare reminds entrepreneur of schoolboy vision of owning two thriving service stations

FEVER REPORTER

“I BELIEVE we all have an innate ability to do some-thing great in this world.”

This is what entrepreneur Rikesh Parthab said ata recent Business Partners breakfast function at the Pieter-maritzburg Victoria Country Club.

While he was working part-time at a service station asa schoolboy in Durban he dreamt of one day being in theposition he is today — the owner of two thriving Shell servicestations.

But it took a frightening incident years later to remindhim of his dream.

Parthab remembers how he would work at the servicestation as a boy and watch the other young people makingtheir way to the local municipal swimming baths to escapethe Durban summer heat.

He envied them sometimes, but he stayed conscientiousand invested his earnings throughout his school years.

He continued doing this, even while studying for a Na-tional Diploma in Electrical Engineering after being awardeda bursary by Telkom. Also while pursuing a National HigherDiploma in Education to further what had now become hiscorporate career as a trainer of Telkom technicians aroundthe country. This commitment to saving was what would oneday help him realise his dreams.

Then one morning, at the age of 32, Parthab collapsed

at the beginning of a training class he was giving. Doctorsdiagnosed exhaustion and Parthab began to think about hislife.

While recuperating, Parthab’s childhood dream of own-ing a service station began to re-emerge. He realised thathe wanted to do something more meaningful with his life,and the corporate world did not seem to offer him the oppor-tunity to do this.

So he set out to change his life.Parthab remembers that it was not easy. With three chil-

dren in school, a bond and car instalments, “my job was mylife”, he remembers.

“I had to change my mindset. I had become used to thesalary at the end of every month.”

It would take him a year to build up the courage to makethe jump.

True to his personality, the “great escape” was carriedout in a disciplined and meticulous way.

He began by closing accounts. He explained his visionto his wife and children, and got their backing — somethingParthab insists is of paramount importance for anyone con-sidering embarking on something like this.

Then he started saving again. His goal was to amassenough to see him through six months of expenses, so thathe would not have to draw a salary from his new venturewhile it was getting started.

All this time, he scoured newspapers for service stations

Parthab looked at the site in Gale Street, Durban, and“I took the deal on the spot”.

Fortune, as the saying goes, favours the well prepared,and the years of invested savings since the age of 18 werenow about to pay off for Parthab.

He was able to approach Business Partners, who backedhis dream.

“Business Partners recognises emerging successful en-

Service station owner Rikesh Par-thab…‘Be bold, but have a plan’.

Business Partners helped Rikesh Parthab (third fromleft) become a successful entrepreneur. Seen with himat a business breakfast recently were (from left) Jan-eesha Perumal, Byron Jeacocks (KZN Regional GeneralManager) and Ushika Maharaj from Business Partners.PHOTO: BARRY DU PLESSIS

Iwasastudentat theuniversity,” saidMubvumbi.

Henowworks forPricewaterhouse-Coopers.

“First-year stu-dents should makesure that theychoose coursescarefullyandtheygofor what they likeand not what every-one else is doing.They must choosesomething they arepassionate about.

“Tobesuccessful,one needs to workhard. First-year stu-dents must not losefocus because theyare at university tomake themselvesand their parentsproud.

“Do not lose theplot because there isa lot of peer pres-sure.Youmustknowwho you are andwhy you have cometo study so that donot disappoint yourparents,” said Mub-vumbi.

for sale, and cold-called owners to ask if they wanted tosell.

Then one Sunday in 2004, on a whim, he looked inthe general for-sale column and noticed a service stationfor sale that had been misclassified.

trepreneurs, and wishes to grow with them and allow themthe opportunity to expand their business operations or acquirenew businesses,” said Byron Jeacocks, Business PartnersKwaZulu-Natal regional general manager.

Parthab said: “Business Partners provided the expertise tohelp me begin as an entrepreneur. When we partnered in thisventure they helped dispel my fears of going into business formyself,” he said.

A NEW year represents afresh start - and for parentssending their children to

school for the first time it is both adaunting and exciting moment.

While the emotional sentimentscannot be discarded, we need tocriticallyanalysetheEducationDe-partments efforts to ensure thatGrade one students are retained inthe system, and graduate 12 yearslater.

This yearly influx of children in-to a system which seems to churnout in mass numbers unemploya-

bleyouth,needstobecriticallyana-lysedat eachstage, toascertain thekey trouble areas. We cannot setaside the stark reality that nearlyhalfof thosewhostartedGradeone12 years ago, did not graduate atthe end of this year.

While socio-economic issuesare a key driver in inhibitingmanyof theyouthfromreachingtheir fullpotential, education needs to thenbe the great leveller. Socio-eco-nomic issues are not newphenom-enon. Yet, government, education-alists and academics in the field

seemtobeplayingcatchat thestartof each yearwhen the results don’treflect the improvements they en-visioned.

Apartheid left adefining scaronthe education system in this coun-try.However, theonusnowrestsonthe current administration to bemoreproactive inensuringthat theyouth become better educated andare released from the shackles ofpoverty. This proactivity needs topermeate through to every level ofthe system.

So while parents find them-

selves in a state of happiness as thewatch their children embark onthis new journey, we need to applycautious optimism regarding thelongevity of the average child’sschooling career.

While this “glass-half empty”approach certainly puts a damperonthesesentimentalmoments, it isnecessaryprecursor, toensurethatwe understand and reflect on themammoth task which lies ahead.

ROY BHOOLAVia email

A blank sheet for education department

DEAR Mr Mayor.Under your watch, you are failing to write

off bad debts for state pensioners, grantees,the unemployed and indigent.

However, there are strong reasons for awrite-off. According to Section 113 of the LocalAuthorities Ordinance, the chief financial offi-cer may, under authority of the resolution of thecouncil, write off any revenue which is irrecover-able, or the recovery of which is considered notto be reasonably practicable.

It is also in line with Section 27 of the Coun-cil’s Credit Control and Debt Collection Policy,as well as national Treasury guidelines.

Mr Mayor, Section 27 clearly states:1. The chief financial officer, in terms of

council’s financial regulations, has the authori-ty to write off individual irrecoverable debt inamounts not exceeding R50 000.

2. The executive committee, in terms of itsdelegated authority, is authorised to write offindividual debts in amounts exceedingR50 000.

Mr Mayor, you mentioned in the past thatyou do not read newspapers, I do hope, howev-er, that you do read this letter and I urge youto act in the best interests of poor customersunder your watch. Remember, the 2016 localgovernment election is around the corner.

FRED WAGNEREastwood

Pietermaritzburg

Mayor is failing towrite off bad debt

DEARHeatherSecondarySchool12EEnglish class of 2014.

I thank you all for your sterling ef-forts. We achieved an overall94% - incredible.Wehaddoubts, butlook at what we have done together.The biggest hug and the very best toall of you. God bless my angels, al-ways.

P.N. PADAYACHEEHeather Secondary

Pietermaritzburg

Sterling work

ONCE again, the Msunduzi Munici-pality fails to deliver.

Ratepayers within the northernareas have been deprived of swim-ming facilities after 6pm.

Normally, the Olympic swimmingpool closes at 7.20pm.

However,duetothemunicipality’sfailure to carry out minor mainte-nance, this facilityhasbeenclosingat6.20pm since September 1, 2014.

The reason for the early closure isthatthefloodlightbulbshavenotbeenreplaced.

Other minor maintenance in theformofbrokenpool steps thathasnotbeenaddressedhasbeen thecauseofmany bathers injuring themselvesgetting out of the swimming pool.

Theofficialsinchargeofourswim-ming facilities could not care less.

What do ratepayers have to do toget the municipality to notice?

U.E. RAWATPietermaritzburg

Msunduzi failsto deliver

ON the morning of January 8, nothaving received my electricity ac-count, which is normally sent tome by e-mail, I telephoned theMsunduzi Municipality to obtainthe amount.

There was no response fromthe switchboard. After several at-tempts, I telephoned the Munici-pal Care Centre, which gave meseveral numbers to try, from noneof which was there any response.

I then asked the care centre for thenumber of the city manager, butwas told that they did not have it.

At about noon (this exercise infrustration having endured since9am), I did get a response from theswitchboard and was given thenumber of the accounts manager.There was, however, no re-sponse -a totally wasted morning.

By comparison, I telephonedSARS the day before with an in-come-tax query which was han-dled within 10 minutes, compe-tently and courteously.

What price this “City ofChoice?”

E.F. KELLAWAYScottsville

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Dining room trends for 2015>> Mix and matchyour furniture

THE New Year is the perfect time toget your dining room in tip-top shapefor family gatherings, incorporating

on-trend elements that will freshen up thespace and make it more inviting.

Anton Odendaal from Rochestershares some inspiration and the latest din-ing room trends.

If you follow these tips, you’ll make thisspace look so good you’ll want to use it asoften as possible:

Mix and matchOdendaal says you can transform a din-

ing suite with a new set of chairs; theyneedn’t even necessarily all be the sametype of chairs.

An assortment of chairs in differentstyles is a huge trend at the moment, hesays.

“It creates a more personalised lookand adds an informal touch to the tradi-tional dining room, which has always beena bit predictable and stiff.”

Try a combination of seating arrange-ments such as high-back chairs, stools, oreven a bench. Or opt for different finishessuch as linen slipcovers, leather or fabricupholstery. Just be sure to keep one ele-ment, such as the colour, the same on eachchair so that they all harmonise with oneanother.

“Include a cabinet or an armoire where

office equipment such as your printer canbe hidden and all your paperwork and lap-top can be stashed away when guestscome over for dinner,” says Odendaal.

For a more dramatic look, go for highcontrast with light coloured chairs and adark wood table.

“Working with contrast is a decorator’ssecret weapon, as it’s an easy way of creat-ing visually stimulating contrast, withoutoverwhelming the space.”

Light the wayOdendaal says you can transform your

dining space with a variety of light sources.Floor-to-ceiling windows or skylights are agreat way to bring in natural light, makingthe space feel more open, and incorporat-ing the indoor-outdoor trend.

An eye-catching light fixture hung lowabove the dining table makes the spacefeel more magnetic, creates a focal pointin the room and provides light exactlywhere you need it.

“Just be sure to choose a light fittingthat suits the size and style of the room.And don’t forget soft candlelight - it in-

ter-free dining space, and there are ampleways of incorporating storage solutionsthat not only serve a practical purpose, butlook good too.

Sideboards are a great starting point inany dining room, as they are purpose-made for storing all your dinnerware, cut-lery, placemats, tablecloths and napkinsbehind closed doors, while allowing you todisplay your artwork on top of it to createa focal point in your dining room.

Odendaal says an eye-catching lightfixture hung low above the dining tablemakes the space feel more magnetic, cre-ates a focal point in the room and provideslight exactly where you need it.

A built-in bench with hidden storageunderneath is also a great option for smallspaces,whilstaplaterailallowsyoutotakeadvantage of vertical space, says Oden-

daal.If your dining room does double duty as

a home office or library, clever storage solu-tions are even more important. Diningrooms that are only used on special occa-sions can be put to work on a daily basisby turning them into a multiuse space, hesays. Incorporate shelves or a grand book-case where books can be displayed, actingas a backdrop for your dining room.

“Include a cabinet or an armoire whereoffice equipment such as your printer canbe hidden and all your paperwork and lap-top can be stashed away when guestscome over for dinner.”

Take your cue from natureOdendaal says an all-neutral colour

palette and natural materials lend them-selves wonderfully to a dining area. Thetrick is to mix a variety of textures and lay-

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDAn eye-catching light fixture hung low above the dining tablemakes the space feel more magnetic.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDYou can transform a diningsuite with a new set ofchairs; they needn’t evennecessarily all be the sametype of chairs.

An all-neutral colour paletteand natural materials lendthemselves wonderfully to adining area.PHOTO: SUPPLIED

stantly changesthe mood,” hesays.

Store allStorage is es-

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SOUTH African cyclist NateFreeman will make a 12 000 kmtrek for lesbian, gay, bisexual,transgender, intersex (LGBTI)rights in Africa.

On Friday, Freeman set offon a four-month bicycle ridefrom Egypt to Cape Town witha group of 30 cyclists. This ispart of the Out in Africa Rideproject, a larger initiativeformed to promote LGBTI rightsthat was created by a group offormer law clerks from the Con-stitutional Court of South Afri-ca.

Director of PietermaritzburgGay and Lesbian Network An-thony Waldhausen said Free-

man will cycle 12 000 kilome-tres from Cairo and will ridethrough 10 countries, at a paceof about 120 kilometres per day.

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“Nate will be the only riderin the group who is riding for theOut in Africa Ride organisation.The cyclists will camp everynight along the way and willtake one or two rest days perweek,” Waldhausen said.

He said they aim to identifyand fund a number of local non-profit organisations across thecontinent that are fighting dis-

crimination and advocating forthe protection of LGBTI people.

“Our philosophy is to serveas a liaison between donors andlocal non-profit organisations,to promote visibility for themand to create dialogue, and pro-vide a forum in which new andexisting organisations can re-ceive ideas, inspiration and sup-port from other non-profitsacross the continent.”

Waldhausen said they haveraised over R20 000 so far.

“We are honoured and privi-leged to have been chosen as apartner for this very importantproject, and the funds raisedwould support our vision to cre-ate a non-discriminatory, sup-portive and accepting society.”

Nate Freeman hasembarked on afour-monthbicycle ride fromEgypt to CapeTown on Friday toraise awarenessand support forlesbian, gay, bisex-ual, transgender,intersex (LGBTI)rights in Africa.

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SA man rides12 000 km topromote gayrights

Lombard, a physiotherapist by profession,participated in competitive judo for 18years. She decided to focus on training andwas introduced to fitness competing by afriend.

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