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>> Voting stations were packed with people making their mark

NOMPENDULO NGUBANE>>nompendulo.ngubane@myecho.co.za

NOT even frosty weather preventedvotersfromwakingupandmakingtheirmake yesterday.

Various voting stations in different units ofImbali were already packed with voters whowere ready to exercise their right to vote.

As early as 6.30am, there were long queuesof people wearing warm jackets and hats.

Echo visited Sinamuva Primary School, oneof the voting stations in ward 22, and spoke toNtombenhle Funeka (30), who was voting forthe second time.

“It always feels like the first time. This is theonly way that one is able to have a say. I wokeupat5ambecause Iwasrushingso that Ididn’thave to wait in a long queue.

“I’malsoconfident that I voted for thepoliti-cal party that will make a difference in people’slives,” she said.

The 52-year old Fikile Funeka (Mthembu)said that she has been voting since 1994.

“Not even once I have thought about notvoting. It’s the only way I’m able to have a sayand choose the political party of my choice.

“Voting is like singing the national anthem.There is that feelingofprideandresponsibility.You feel that you are a South African who isproud and free. I also believe that the politicalparty that I have chosen will never disappointme,” said Funeka.

Imbali Unit One resident Mandla Mthethwasaid that he was casting his vote for the secondtime and he was proud.

“The developments and changes that I’mseeing in the community that I’m living in arethe results of my vote. That alone encouragesme to continue voting.

“Alothashappenedinourcountryandthat’sbecause of our votes,” said Mthethwa.

Another second time voter, MthokozisiNgubane (51), said that he has been lookingforward to voting again.

“Voting is the only way a citizen is able tomake a choice about the government,” saidNgubane.

PHOTO:NOMPENDULO NGUBANESeen at the Sinamuva primary school are (from left) Ntombenhle Funeka, her son Cebelihle Fu­neka (3) and Fikile Funeka (Mthembu).

PHOTO: NOMPENDULO NGUBANEMandla Mthethwa (L) and Mthokozisi Ngubane are both from Imbali Unit 1.

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UyaphuphumainjabuloowakhelweumuziNOMPENDULO NGUBANE>>nompendulo.ngubane@myecho.co.za

Wesulwe izinyembezi zeminyakaowesimame oneminyaka yobudalaengama-59waseYidenieMgungund-

lovu,okhishweendliniyodakawakhelwaindluentsha ceke enamagumbi amaneemvakwem-inyakaenethwaizimvulanamalunguonmnde-niwakheayi-10.UNkk.FundiswaMasilela(59)ohlala eduzekwase-EdendaleLayEcumenicalCentre (Laycentre), akawuvali umlomongokwakhelwa umuzi aphinde agixabezwengempahla yayo indlu.

Lokhu kwenziwe ngokubambisana kosom-abhizinisi, amavolontiya, izinhlaka namalun-gu esigceme 22 esenganyelwe nguMnuz uPatJaca oyikhansela lakhona.

Ekhuluma nephephandaba iEcho uNkk.Masilelauthekuzekubeyimanjeakakakholwaukuthi usenomuzi othi yena onempahla futhiongangenwa izimvula. Uthe uma ecabangausizi aqhamuka kulona kusalukhuni ukuthiakholwe ukuthi konke lokhu bekwenzelwayena. UMnuz. Nkosinathi Malema oyingxenyeyokwakhiwa komuzi kaNkk. Masilela uthebathintekabebonaumuzikaNkk.Masilelange-sikhathibesebenzabengenaumuzinomuziku-so lesisi gceme.

“Sathi uma sibona isimo somuzi wakheumama uMasilela, sathinteka kakhulu. Sabesesihlangana singamavolontiya sabheka uku-thi yini esingayenzaukukwazi ukusiza. Saqalasacela usizo kosomabhizinisi bendawo neza-

khamuzizendawo.Samemezaabantubasabe-la ngosizo olwahlukahlukene. NgoNdasa(March), umuzi waqala wakhiwa ngosizolwenkampani uBuild It edayisa izimpahlazokwakha.Kwavolontiyanabakwaziukwakhabaqala bakha ngaphandle kokufuna ngishoisenti elilodwa leli, NgoMbasa (April), umuzikamama waphothulwa, sabe sesimnikezelangokusemthethweni ngoLwesithathu olwed-lule,” kusho uMnuz Malema.

UNkk. Masilela uthe kuze kube imanjeakakakholwa futhi akanawo amazwi angach-azangawoukujabulakwakhe.Uthe:“Ngisweleimilomoeyizinkulungwaneukukwaziukubon-ga lento abangenzele yona. Kukaningi laphosihlalesigxekasingabantusithiikhanselaalen-zi lutho kodwa ngivaleke umlomo ngesikhathibenza lokhu.Ngibonga kakhulu nangempahlaabangithengele yona lokho bengingakulin-dele. Ngibonga kubo bonke ababe yingxenyeyakhokonkelokhuabakwenzile.UNkulunkulungicela angigcinele bona nemindeni yaboaphinde ababusise.”

UMnuz Jaca ubonge bonke osomabhizinisiabafake isandla ekusizeni lomndeni. Ubongenamavolontiyakanyenamalunguesigceme22ngokuzimisela kwawo. “Kuyekwacacaukuthiindlu iyodwa ayanele kodwa kudingeka nem-pahla. Singqongqozile kosomabhizinisi basi-siza kakhulu ngempahla yasendlini. Os-omatekisi bendawo bathenge umabonakudeabanye bathenga osofa, isitofu nokunyeabekudinga umama. Sidlulisa ukubonga ku-bobonke abalule isandla ekusizeni umama.”

PHOTO:ISITHOMBE SITHUNYELWEEsithombeni kusuka kwesokunxele: UMnuz. Siphiwe Masilela, ikhansela lesigceme 22 uPat Jaca,isekela meya likamasipala wesifunda UMgungundlovu uFucwane Zungu, Fundiswa Masilela, usots­webhu uMnuz. Trueman Magubane nemeya kamasipala uMsunduzi uChris Ndlela bevula ngokuse­mthethweni umuzi owakhelwe uMasilela.

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POTHOLES continue to dominatePietermaritzburg streets.

The ward audits report in therecent Executive Committee(Exco)agendashowsthattherearea number of identified potholeswhich need to be repaired by theMsunduzi municipality in variouswards.

Msunduzimunicipalityspokes-person, Madeleine Jackson-Plaatjies,urgedresidents toreportpotholes to themunicipal call cen-tre.

She said that the pothole repairpilot project, which was intro-duced last year February, was aonce off project for three months.

“This has since been complet-ed. Potholes are attended to as anon-going exercise.

“Potholes are aworrying factoreverywhere and develop due tomoisture penetrating into the un-derlying road layers and washingout fines which are gravel materi-als in road layers that are less than2mm.

“Water or moisture is the mainenemyof the road, that iswhypot-holes develop everywhere during

the summer rainy season.“The other challenge is that

potholes cannot be effectivelyrepaired when wet, or if there ishigh moisture content in the roadlayers,” explained Jackson-Plaatjies.

She said that there are expen-siveproactivemaintenanceactivi-ties that need to be continuouslyadministered toa roada fewyearsdown the line after construction.These include surface overlay,crack sealing, removal of weakspots, eradicating over-loading ofroads through management ofoverloaded heavy vehicles and ef-fective storm-water control.

“All these actions ensure that aroad lasts longer with minimumroad defects. Unfortunately, themunicipal roads in the currentform are very old and the above-mentioned interventionswere notcarried out in the past. The roadnetwork needs major rehabilita-tion work which will cost millionsof rands.

“Currently, the Roads andTransportationunit is updating itsRoad Asset Management Plan(RAMP),whereall roads conditionare being assessed. This plan,whencomplete,will quantifywhat

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDPotholes cannot be effectively repaired when wet.

ISITHOMBE:SITHUNYELWEuMnu.Jabulani Nkwezane oselindeiminyaka engaphezu kwemithathuukuthola isitifiketi sakhe sama­tikuletsheni

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UMnuz. Jabulani Nkwezane (21)ophothule ibanga le-10 eSiyahlomu-lango-2010, uthi kumanje impilo ya-khe imile, njengoba engenaso isiti-fiketi samatikuletsheni okwenza an-gakwazi ukuqhubeka abhaliseezikhungweni zemfundo ephakeme.

Uthe: “Inkinga iqale ngo-2011,sengithola isitifiketi sami njengobabengisebenzisa isitatimende pham-bilini. Esikhundleni sokuthi kubhal-we isibongo sami esithi Nkwezane,kwenzeka iphutha kwabhalwa uku-

thi ‘uNkwenzane’, lokho kwadalakungahambisani nesitifiketi samisokuzalwanomazisi. Ngiye emahho-visi oMnyango wezeMfundo ukuyol-ungisa leli phutha, lapho bathathakhona isitifiketi sami bathi ba-zosilungisa.Ngilindileisikhathiesidekungenzeki lutho.

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Okhulumela uMnyango wezeM-fundo uMnuz. Sihle Mlotshwa utheusazophenya kabanzi ngaloludaba.

needstobedoneontoourroadsin-frastructure and costs involved,”she added.

To report potholes, residentsare urged to call themunicipal callcentre at 0800 001 868.

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I read my story(Dedicated to the May 7, 2014 elections)I read my contemporary history like a bookIn newspapers.Does it make me proud or sad?A bit of both is not so bad.My inquisitive and concerned eyes look for any­thingThat threatens the status quo,Like a paranoid conservative Afrikaaner politi­cian,My heart pumps louder when the headlinescreams:It pounds at the mere mention of the nameNumsa or No Vote ex­ministers or Julius Male­ma.Do they make me proud or scared?What does their presence say about our coun­try, our people?Are we highly democratic? Yes.Are we volatile? Yes.Do we have enduring multi­party democracy?Yes.Are we corrupt, ethnocentric old racists? Yes.Are we incapacitated and wanting in proficiencystandards? Yes.Are we like greedy former slaves tasting free­dom for the first time? Yes.Do we rest on our laurels? Yes.Do we have world class institutions of account­ability and credible courts? Yes.Have we failed our youths in so far as job­crea­tion is concerned? Yes.Is there uniformity in service delivery standardsat local level? No.Is the developmental agenda still alive? Yesand No.Are we impacting on the poorest of the poor?Yes and No.Is the rise of the black petty middle class stillgaining momentum like before? No and Yes.Is the person who is writing these words a par­anoid old man? No and Yes.No because Numsa, and the No Vote Ex­minis­ters and Julius Malema are a reality.Yes because it is not wrong when a nation’sdemocratic culture endures.No because South Africans have not shed thecolour of their skins.Yes and no because he still feels like there will

be a time whenSomeLess democratic,Less tolerant,Less engaging,More brutal than Bob,More quarrelsome –Someone who may not come from Numsa,And certainly not from No Vote ex­ministers –But someone more Julius in his Malema­liketendencies –Someone who can show the old guard the doorAs he takes centre stage on the political dancefloorVomiting scorn at capitalistsAs he devours their birthday cakesAnd downsTheir expensive alcoholic beverages.My black nightmares are Numsa, the No Voteex­ministers and Julius Malema :My gut says this may be the time the revolu­tion begins to go astray,Because mutual­jealousy is on the way,This may be the moment we will look back andsay:If only we could keep Mandela’s unifying magic,We would not be as fragmented as we are be­coming,Vulnerable preys to neo­colonialism ­The world’s third class citizensBeyond redemption?Are we becoming or unbecoming victims ofA colonial mentality we have known?Numsa, No Vote ex­ministers, Julius Malema:We stand at the crossroadsAnd we will make our choices again.I will read my story again and again as I growolder,I do not know if I will always like my contem­porary history or not.I do not know if our political gains will soon beoverwhelmedLike the sea devouring its sands.I read with tearful eyes sometimes, but I stillread theseNewspaper headlines that bark at my contem­porary historyLike hungry dogs looking for food from the richman’s dust bin.

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Basuke bengahhemi labaabake bathi kungcono ukuthulaabantu bangakwazi ukuthiucabangani, kunokuthi uvule isi-tolo esingezansi kwekhala besebeqala ukukungabaza. Naye uN-yikinyibhoxo lo, wake wathi:“Njengobakuthiwaizintozoniwangomlomo zilungiswe ngomlo-mo, kungcono kabi ukuthulangobaakukho luthookuzodigekaukulungise, uzithole usunenkin-

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Le sihloko sokuncokolabengihlele ukubhala ngaso ema-sontweni ezayo, kodwa nginelengezwa ngokunhlanhlatha ku-kaMnuz Visvin Reddy ongusihla-lo we-ANC eChatsworth eningiz-imu yeTheku, ngase nginqumaukubhangasonamahlanje.Cisheabaningisebeyaziukuthi lonkabiobuye achazwe ngamanyeamaNdiya akubo njengonontandakubukwa noma ith-atha,kubikweukuthiubhalekwi-facebookwathi isizwe sakubo si-yathandaukukhononda. Imibikoithi uqhube wathi abanye ku-zomele baphindele kwelaseNdi-ya bayobona ukuthi khona ku-philwa kanzima kanjani blahblah blah.

Unele wabona ukuthi udlalengegeja kuziliwe, wathi ubez-ikhulumela yenahhayi njengom-holi we-ANC. Ayichithangasikhathi i-ANC yammisa esik-hundleni sakhe, wabe esexolisa.Asazinomaubethiuyancokolayi-

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Local hip­hop artist shoots music videoNQOBILE MTOLO>>nqobile@pmbfever.co.za

LOCALhip-hopartistSiyandaKho-za, famously known in the musicbusinessas ‘StyleZ’, recentlyshot

his first music video in the city.The video shoot was for his debut

music single, Money Right. The musicvideo was shot over two days in April.

Thefirstdayofthevideoshootwasat the Scottsville Mall fashion

store Fierce, and the seconddaywasspentinthevicinityof Theatre Lane, right atthe heart of the city.

Khoza is from Imbaliand matriculated fromCarter High School in2000.

“I shot the musicvideo in PMB becauseI am fromhere.Bydo-ing this, I am raisingthePMB flag and rep-resenting my city.Money Right will beavailable in summeras a music single. Arapper and producernamedPhatmouseDaGrindsmith and Stha‘Star’ Mkhize assistedin directing the musicvideo,” said Khoza.Khozacurrently lives in

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He also coaches academy soccer forMaritzburg Sport Academy of Excel-lence (MSAE). In 1996,Khozawaspartof a local hip-hopgroup calledRhymenReazon.Overtheyears,hehasachievedgreatsuccessby collaboratingwithoth-er South African artists such asMaggz,Omen, Rashid, Kruna and M.X.O.

In1999,Khoza tooksecondplaceonthenowdefunctYFMradio showcalledRapActivityJam. In2001,hewasinter-viewed on SABC 1’s TV programmeCastle Loud. In 2002 he performed atDurban’s Red Eye 5 festival, and thefollowingyearhewaspartofaradio jin-gle for Cape Town’s free hip-hop publi-cation called CORE, where he sangalongside South African hip-hop startssuch as Hip Hop Pantsula and Amu.

In 2004 Khoza took first prize atYFM’s annual ESPN and DSTV’s Multi-Choicehip-hopandbasketballevent. In2006 he won 5FM’s Demothon contestfor upcoming unsigned artists for thebest song by public vote.

Khoza is currently a member of aJohannesburg-based rap trio PyramidSkeem!

“I lookuptoexcellent stageperform-ers such as JayZ, The Roots and Tumi.SouthAfrica isgettingthere inbeingthehome for hip hop music because thesedays, hip hop artists can now sustainthemselves,” he said.

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Laddsworthsoccer starsMore than 260 boys from schools inthe greater Pietermaritzburg areaparticipated in a 5­a­side soccer festi­val at Laddsworth Primary Schoolrecently. Great fun was had andLaddsworth’s U11 and first teams wonin their age groups. Pictured are (back,from left) Samkelo Mlaba, TylerFrancis, Phila Tsaulwayo, Menzi Dhlodh­lo, Luzuko Posile, Sihle Nxumalo (headof soccer), Gavin Lambooy, (headmas­ter at Laddsworth) and (front) MveloHlela (L) and Siyanda Nxele.PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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GAME>> Arthur Bartman claims that that he is far from hanging up his gloves

PIETERMARITZBURG born andcurrent Lamontville GoldenArrows goalkeeper, Arthur

Bartman,said thathe is far fromhang-inguphis gloves andhis teamwill sur-vive the relegation chop.

The former Real Taj, MaritzburgUnitedandex-KaizerChiefsgoalmind-er turned 42 years old in March, butsaid that he is still enjoying his gameand not yet thinking about calling it aday.

“IamenjoyingmyselfatArrows.Mylegs, my body can still carry me and Iam still feeling lively. More important-

ly, I still have the hunger and the pas-sion that keeps me going. Age is just anumber.

“I live clean, eat well and rest a lot.I do go out with friends or colleaguesbut know very well when to call it anight. As a professional player, I’mvery strict with my sleeping or restingtime,” said Bartman.

Bartman also believes Arrows canstill avoid the relegation chop.

“It’s still possible to avoid the chop.Wedidwell for thepast fourgames.Wecan still make it through to theplay-offs, provided we do well in our

final games.“The whole team is sharing one vi-

sion and prepared to go all out to fightto stay in the elite league,” said Bart-man.

On Saturday, Golden Arrows willplaytheirlastgameagainstOrlandoPi-rates at Moses Mabhida Stadium at3pm.

* Local PSL sideMaritzburg Unitedwill play their last fixture on Saturdayat3pmagainstMamelodiSundownsatHarry Gwala Stadium.

- Jerry Barnes.

THABO DLADLATALKING FOOTBALL

The reality of life

TE-HUIS, the bumpy fields in ImbaliTownship, may not be well known tomany people in this country.

These are the fields where manyfamous names in South Africanfootball took their first steps.

It is sad thatmany of these football-ers will mention all other big andfamous clubs and institutions except aplace that gave them a sound founda-tion for their football careers in theinterviews.

Well, this is a reality of life.Sometimes we even disown our

parents once we are rich and famous.Te-Huis did not only set up players intheir football careers, big coaches alsotook their first steps in this humblearena.

Pietermaritzburg should be proudthatKatzNaidoowill be the first coachto takeupamajor coachingposition ina foreign country.

Goa, an Indian state, will be thedestination. It is not every day that aSouth African is recruited by a foreigncountrytoestablishaCoachEducationDepartment, youth development cen-tres and football academies.

It is not just anyone that can beentrusted with such a major assign-ment. It takesmanyyearsof dedicatedstudying, researchandexperimentingto qualify for such challenges.

I have no doubt inmymind that hisemployers got the best candidate.

I doubt that if it was not for Katz,Bryce Moon would have reached highfootball levels. He used to drive toImbali with a 10-year old Moon everyafternoon.Heworkedinthiscentre fortwo years without getting any money.Katz understood the importance ofknowledge over money.

This was also a period when finan-cially, themanfell in thecategoryof thepoor. Credit should also go to his wifeJessNaidoo,aformerdedicatedschoolteacher. She supported her husbandduring difficult times. Later, he was torunanU12SimbaProjectwith the lateNkosi Njilo. They were magnificent,producinga team thatwon thenation-al championship in this age group.

There are very few people who arededicated to their professions likeKatz.

I have shared a roomwith thismanin many SAFA coaching courses andworkshops. He works extremely hard

and always gives everything in anytask assigned to him.

Hewouldsometimeswakemeupat3am to discuss a particular section ofwork. Katz Naidoo is a good exampleof what can be achieved with a goodwork ethic and passion.

Young people in this province willbenefit if they were to learn from thisexample.

Life prepared Katz for this assign-ment over the last 20 years. It was inthe 90’s when he first joined us atTe-Huis. He also joined the Universityof Natal as a first team soccer coach.This was a team that producedSiyabongaNdlovu - a player thatwenton to star for Mamelodi Sundowns,Moroka Swallows and Lidoda Duva.During this period, the man enrolledfor a sports administration diploma.He also bought a computer and be-came a master in every aspect of thisgadget.

Personally, I have learned so manythingsfromthelifeofthishumbleman.Katz’s life is proof that anything is pos-sible, provided you are prepared tomake sacrifices.

He has paid his dues in footballcoaching.

Iwould like to take this opportunityon behalf of all former Te-Huis mem-bers towishKatzall thebest inhisnewjob.Wehavenodoubtthathewillmakeallofusproudthroughthequalityofhiswork in Goa.

Ihopethisalsoinspiresmanyyoungcoaches and players in this town tostrive for excellence.

Unzima Lomthwalo!