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ECHO REPORTER
T
HE wait is finally over for PMB pupils
who entered the 2014 KZN Premier
Spelling Bee competition. They will be
vying for the title of top Bee this Saturday, 23
August at the Eastwood hall in Eastwood.
Media24 Local Newspapers KZN, owner of
the local community newspaper titles
Edendale Echo, Maritzburg
Echo and Maritzburg Fever,
hasteamedupwiththeOfficeof
the KZN Premier to roll out the
popular competition through-
out the province.
The spelling bee originally
started in Zululand, and is
currently enjoying its fifth year
there.
Outstanding spellers from
previously disadvantaged
schools stand to walk away
with thousands of rands in
prizes, including cash for the
top spellers and their teachers, books for top
spellers and their schools, as well as goodie
bags for all teachers and spellers.
A former teacher himself, KZN Premier
Senzo Mchunu said it is critical that the talent
andpotentialof theyouthisfullydevelopedand
harnessed to guarantee the continuous socio-
economicdevelopmentof theprovinceand the
country.
In doing so, we will ensure that we deal
decisively with the triple challenge of poverty,
unemployment and inequality, he said earlier
this year.
Commenting on the official KZN Premier
SpellingBeeFacebookpage,pupilswhowillbe
taking part in the competition expressed
confidence that they know all the pre-selected
words which have been printed in the
Maritzburg Fever and the two Echo papers.
Grade 11 pupil Xolisile Makhathini from
SobantuSecondarySchoolsaid,Preparingfor
the competition has given me an added
opportunitytobroadenmyEnglishvocabulary.
I am looking forward to Saturday.
Sobantu Secondary principal Hopewell
Majozi said that he is fascinated by the whole
idea.
There are words that we take for granted
and I have been challenged to look up those
words to find their true mean-
ing.Thiscompetitionhasmade
us realize the true meaning of
vocabulary.
The schools head of
department for languages,
NkosiMdluli, said thatwith the
arrival of social networks,
using the correct English
spelling has become a serious
problem among pupils.
Ifyouspellthewordwrong,
the meaning of the sentence
might totally be distorted. We
hope that the two pupils from
our school will do exceptionally well and take
top position, he said with a laugh.
The first leg of this years competition was
held in Richards Bay three weeks ago, where
16-year-old Wendy Goqo from Mningi High
spelledherwaytothetopspot.TheSouthCoast
event, held last weekend, was won by
Siyabonga Shandu.
On Saturday, spellers are required to take
their birth certificates or ID books to the event
and should be accompanied by no more than
two supporters, one of which must be an
English teacher. Pupils and schools who have
not entered through official channels prior to
the event will not be allowed to take part.
For those schools who have entered,
registration takes place at 8amsharp. Spellers
need to be in the hall and seated by 8.30am.
The competition starts at 9am.
Spelling
Bee is here
Sobantu Secondary
School pupil Xolisile
Makhathini (bottom
row, second from
right) is ready to test
her skills at
Saturdays KZN
Premier Spelling Bee
competition at the
Eastwood hall in
Eastwood. She is
being cheered on by
fellow school mates
and Sobantu
Secondary staff
members (LR)
Dzikira Muchineripi
(English teacher),
Nkosi Mdluli (head of
department for
languages) and
Hopewell Majozi
(principal).
PHOTO:NQOBILE MTOLO
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SPELLERS THE BEST OF LUCK.
>>
The best spellers stand
the chance to walk away
with thousands of rands
in prizes this Saturday
at the Eastwood
Hall
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I dont agree with what COSAS is
asking for. I believe that publishing the
results is a form of motivation. It
motivates us to perform at our utmost best
and for us to achieve great results. It motivates
the pupil to work harder to get good admission results
for university.
Siphesihle Majola
I agree with COSAS. The
publication of results in the
newspaper adds unneces
sary pressure to pupils.
Stopping the results
from being published
will also minimize the
high rate of suicide
cases by matric pupils
who have failed.
Sthandiwe Goge
They shouldnt be published. They
should rather just be the schools pass rate
so that people can rate the school, not an
individual.
Nosipho Zondi
They
shouldnt
publish the
results in
the newspa
per. Its true
that there are pu
pils who excel and they de
serve to be recognised. But at the
same time, we cannot overlook
the minority, pupils who did not do
well. As much as it could be victo
ry to some, to others it could be
the end of the world.
Ayanda
Dlamini
T
HE Congress of South African Students (COSAS) is continuing with
its call to the department of education to stop publishing matric re
sults innewspapers, as theybelieve that it violates the rightsofpupils.
Nompendulo Ngubane spoke to pupils at Edendale Technical school
about the issue.
Msunduzi employees in serious debt
NQOBILE MTOLO
SOME Msunduzi Municipality employees are
contemplating takingearly retirement inorder
to pay off their debts.
Being in serious debt has affected these
employees morale and productivity.
This was reflected in a report circulated at
last weeks Executive Committee (Exco) meet-
ing, and the facts are based on the 2012
Msunduzi Municipality climate survey.
In response, the municipalitys corporate
services business unit has contemplated
inviting the National Credit Regulator (NCR)
and KZN Department of Economic Develop-
ment to conductworkshops on credit amnesty,
the national credit act and consumer rights.
Thereportstatesthatthismoveisverymuch
needed, seeing that the municipality does not
have an employee assistance programme.
Workshops were held in May this year but
there is a need for more workshops to accom-
modate affected employees.
Exco member councillor Judith Lawrence
said that the credit companies should be the
ones running these workshops for the whole
community.
Thisdoesnotonlyaffectworkerswithinthe
municipality, but
many people in our
communities, she
said.
Msunduzi mayor
Chris Ndlela said
that if the credit
companiesrunthese
workshops, there
will be a conflict of
interest.
They are
running a business
and they will always
try and find ways of
encouraging people.
As business people,
they only want a
profit. If you cannot
offer topaywhat you
owe then they will
find creative ways of
forfeitingyourassets
and sell them at
prices which will
eventually give them
their money back,
said Ndlela.
The number of
affected employees
was not reflected.
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Man
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THAMSANQA MAGUBANE
AMAN stood perilously on top of the New England
Road bridge on Tuesday afternoon and threatened
to jump.
The man, who allegedly had a fight with his
girlfriend leading up to the suicide bid, was spotted
byCarolCowley, thewifeofpoliceofficerIanCowley,
a member of the search and rescue unit. Carol was
on her way to collect her children from school at
around 2pm when she saw the man.
I was just driving past and I saw him there, his
feet dangling near the sign board I knew it was
notaverysafeplacetobesoIcalledmyhusbandwho
is a police officer, she said.
Asourceatthescenesaid:Thepolicetriedtotalk
him off the edge, but he was not interested; he said
his life was over and everyone was fighting with
him.
The source added that the police pulled him off
the bridge as soon as they got a chance to grab him.
RTI spokesperson Zinhle Mngomezulu said the
N3 southbound lane was temporarily closed.
Therewere concerns that if he jumps, hemight
injure innocent people thepolice andnegotiators
were called and they managed to talk him down.
PolicespokespersonThulaniZwanesaidtheman
was taken to Northdale Hospital for attention.
>> Police claim witnesses are still too traumatised to talk
Nkululeko Ngubane was
brought to court in a
wheelchair. He covered his
face with his handkerchief to
avoid the camera
PHOTO: SHAN PILLAY
INGRID OELLERMANN
T
HE man alleged to have killed his
fiance at Liberty Mall before
attempting suicide in July, plans to
plead not guilty to the murder.
NkululekoNgubane (30) is chargedwith
stabbing his fiance Sinoliswe Mshengu to
death at Gate 2 at the mall where she
worked manning a boom gate.
Afterwards, he allegedly jumped off the
nearby bridge onto the N3 and sustained
multiple fractures.
WarrantOfficerMiltonHadebethisweek
opposed his release on bail on grounds he
would interfere with witnesses. He told
magistrate Ntsoaki Ndawonde that a
woman who witnessed the stabbing is still
severely traumatised.
Another person, from whom Ngubane
allegedly bought a knife inside the mall
shortlybefore thestabbing, isstill tooafraid
to make a statement, he said.
Hadebesaidhealsofearsthatifreleased,
Ngubanecouldagainattemptsuicideorthat
his own life might be in danger from the
enraged community where Mshengu lived
at Willowfountain.
He said Ngubane and Mshengu were
involved in a love relationship and he was
told that Ngubane had been paying lobola
for her.
CCTV footage showed him driving into
themall thatmorning in hiswhite Jetta. He
did not, however, go to his place of work at
a mens clothing store.
At 9.08 am he is seen walking around
themallbeforegoingintoashopandbuying
a knife for R100.
Hegotintohiscarandtriedtodriveaway,
but seemed to have trouble starting the car.
A man helped him push-start it.
He then drove to Gate 2whereMshengu
was, and they spoke.
At9.49amhestartedstabbingher,said
Hadebe.Beingleft-handed,hestabbedher
once on the right side of her neck. She fell
down. After she fell he stabbed her four
moretimesshedidnotgetupandshedied
on the scene.
Hadebe said Mshengus female
colleague had tried to push Ngubane
away fromMshengu.Afterwards,Ngubane
got intohiscaranddroveaway.Hereversed
backoncetoinserthiscardintoaslottoopen
the boom gate and then left.
He was later found lying on the N3 after
he jumped off the bridge near the mall.
Hadebe said police recovered the
murder weapon, covered in blood, from
inside Ngubanes car.
Ngubanes lawyer, Simphiwe Ngwenya,
suggested to Hadebe that bail conditions
especially in view of his [physical]
condition would ensure that Ngubane
does not go near Willowfountain,
the mall or interfere with
witnesses.
He also told him that
Ngubane intends pleading
not guilty to the murder
charge.
Ngubane was carried
inandout of theaccuseds
dock at the Pietermaritz-
Accused in mall
stabbing to
plead not guilty
burg Magistrates Court
by court orderlies as he
was unable to walk.
In spite of his two sets
of crutches, he struggled
to get in and out of court.
When he returned
after the lunch adjourn-
ment, orderlies had
obtained a wheelchair
for himandwheeled him
into the courtroom.
While he listened to
the evidence of Hadebe,
tears rolled down his
cheeks at times.
The case was ad-
journed until August 26.
BEING LEFTHANDED HE STABBED HER ONCE ON THE
RIGHT SIDE OF HER NECK. SHE FELL DOWN. AFTER SHE
FELL HE STABBED HER FOUR MORE TIMES SHE DID NOT
GET UP AND SHE DIED ON THE SCENE
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Step in the right direction for BFC
NICOLE JOHN
YOUTH for Christ has been
named the lead organization
during the city-wide meeting
held to address the issues of
children living on the street
and subsequent criminal
activities.
YFC have been working
withchildrenonthestreetsfor
years now, and have
established both a girls and
boys shelter in the city.
They will take charge in
helping the children off the
streets and reuniting them
with their families or finding
them alternate places of
safety.
Representatives from reli-
gious organizations, law
enforcement officers, the
Msunduzi Municipality and
generalmembersof thepublic
were present at the meeting
held at the City Hall recently.
Member of the Msunduzi
Municipality Executive
Committee, Jabu Ngobu, said
that together with the help of
all parties concerned, a
solution can be brought
forward to help address the
issues at hand.
Koos Voster, chairman of
Businesses Fighting Crime,
said that the city, together,
needs to think seriously about
solutions to keep children off
the streets.
We need businesses to
supportthisinitiativeandhelp
us to help them address the
situation.
Regional Director of YFC,
Sally Mann, said that the
organization has had a great
success rate in reforming
children and taking them off
the street.
It is not about giving
thousands of rands towards
an organization. Its about
showing support to the
children.
Although there was a
strong message to keep in
mind that the children living
on the streets should be treat-
ed with dignity, the reality is
that they are often under the
influence of drugs and there
have been numerous reports
of them terrorising motorists
and the public at large.
Thesolutiontocurbingthis
would be not to phone the
police but rather an organiza-
tion that can get them off the
street. The public was also
once again encouraged not to
hand out money as this
promotes drug addiction.
They are not the scum of
society, they are children.
They have not chosen the
streets. They have no other
choice, said Tom Hewitt,
founder of Umthombo Street
Childrens Project in Durban.
Hewitt said that there
needs to be a strong strategy
put in place with vested inter-
ested from asmany people as
possible.
There isnoquickfix to this
problem. You need to offer
them an alternate lifestyle.
Getting them off the streets is
only the beginning, said
Hewitt.
UniZulus first
black African
rector dies
U
NIVERSITY of Zululand
Vice-Chancellor Fikile
MazibukofromCaluzahas
described departed former
UniZulu rector and vice chancel-
lor, Professor Abram Charles
Nkabinde, as a man of firsts.
Nkabinde, who was born in
Witbank in Mpumalanga, was
buried inFourways inJohannes-
burglastThursdayfollow-
ing his death on 7
August.
Mazibuko said
that Nkabinde
was a man of
firsts because he
became Unizu-
lus longest serv-
ing and first
African rector and
vice-chancellor.
Nkabinde held the
position for 15 years and
served as a member of the first
board of the SABC.
After 1992, he set up a team
whichinitiatedthecompilationof
a Zulu Dictionary. His steward-
ship of theUniversity of Zululand
was characterised by visionary
leadership and effective govern-
ance. Visionary and transforma-
tive leadershipremainscritical in
HET[highereducationand train-
ing] today, said Mazibuko in her
speech which was circulated to
the media.
PHOTO: SUPPLIED
University of Zululand ViceChancellor Professor Fikile
Mazibuko paid tribute to the departed first black rector
and ViceChancellor of the same institution, Professor
Abram Charles Nkabinde.
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Indawo yaseSlangs
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ISITHOMBE:NOKULUNGA
NGOBESE
UMPHAKATHI waseSlangspruit uthi ngeke
uvote okhethweni lohulumeni basekhaya olu-
zoba ngo-2016 ngoba uthi intuthuko ingaba-
khwekazi kule ndawo.
Amalunga omphakathi akhulume ne-Echo
athi asephelelwe ithemba kumaspala uMsun-
duzi nakuhulumeni obusayo, njengoba
sekuphele iminyaka engaphezu kwamashumi
amabili, intuthuko igqoza kule ndawo.
Bathi muva nje sebephenduke izisulu
zobugebengu njengoba namatekisi engangeni
ngaphakathi,okwenzaabantubahambengez-
inyawo ukuya emgwaqeni omkhulu.
Le ndawo okuphuma kuyona ingqalabutho
yezepolitikiuMnuzMosesMabhidaungaphika
ukuthi yakhiwe eduze kwelokishi njengoba
kungekho ngisho imigwaqo yetiyela.
Ekhuluma naleli phephandaba uNksz.
Sindiswa Jaca uthe: Sesiphelelwe ithemba
ukuthi kuyoke kulunge kule ndawo. Kamuva
nje ubugebengu buphezulu njengoba kun-
ezigebengu esezinomkhuba wokucuthela
abantu abasuke besuka emakhaya beya emg-
waqeni omkhulu, noma sebebuya ntambama
njengoba amatekisi engangeni.
Kunemizi engenawo ugesi, kanti futhi na-
manzi siwakha empompini omkhulu. Ang-
isayiphathi eyezindlu zangasese, njengoba
sizakhela thina. Yize ikhansela selike labiza
imihlangano eminingi, abanye bethu abap-
humeleli ngenxa yokuthi sebevele bephelelwe
ithemba.
Elinye ilunga lomphakathi uNksz Nobantu
Sishi uthe: Ngafika ngiseyintombi kule nda-
wo, sengize ngaba nabazukulu, kodwa lutho
ukubona intuthuko. Siyavota njalo umakuvot-
wa kodwa asiyiboni imiphumela, osekwenza
nabantu babe manqikanqika ukuthi bazovota
ngokhetho oluzayo.
Kunemizi engenazo izindluzangasese,ok-
wenza ukuthi indle iqhume ezitamkokweni
igcwale yonke indawo. Asisazihluphi noku-
hambela imihlangano yomphakathi, ngoba
sesiphelelwe ithemba.
Amanye amalunga omphakathi angathan-
danga ukudalulwe athe njengoba imigwaqo
iwubhuqu yonke, uma linethile umphakathi
uyaphoqeka ukuthi ufake oplastiki ngaphezu
kwezicathulo ukuze ungangeni nodaka
ematekisini.
Sinamahloni ukuthi indawo lapho kuphu-
makhonaumuntuohloniphekilenjengoMabh-
ida, akukhombisi ukuthi kukhona aba-
yikhathalele, kuphetha ilunga lomphakathi.
Ikhansela lendawo uMnuz Bongani Dlomo
uthi inkinga ekhona ukuthi le ndawo ayingeni
ngaphansikwamasipala,njengobainabanika-
zi bayo abazimele.
Kumanje sikhulumisana nabanikazi bez-
indawo ukuthi umhlaba ubuyele ngaphansi
kwamasipala ukuze uthuthukiswe. Kun-
ezindawo laphosingekesikwaziukufaka imig-
waqo, ngenxa yokuthi kunamathuna abantu,
okungamelekukhulunyiswanenabanikaziba-
wo.
Abantu ababekezele, sekuyalunga njen-
goba ngonyaka ozayo sizokwakha umgwaqo
wetiyela wokuqala.
NHI pilot sites still needs improvement
NOMPENDULO NGUBANE
T
HEMEC forHealth, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo, said
that there is still room for improvement on the
UMgungundlovu district pilot sites that were
appointed to head the National Health Insurance
(NHI), a health insurance programme introduced by
government.
Dhlomo had embarked on an NHI road show,
wherehemadevisits tosomeof thedistrictpilot sites
to check if standards are being met.
The visits made by the MEC included Richmond
clinic, Grange clinic, Edendale and Greys hospital.
Hesaidthattheaimofhisvisitwasalsotocompile
a list of challenges that the clinics were facing
I will say that Im not happy because none of
themareat100%atthemoment.TheRichmondclin
icmanageda60%for the first time. The second time
they earned themselves a 62% followed by a 71%
rating. Im not only there to check and judge, but Im
also availingmyself to help where I see there are still
challenges.
Ihavetoldthemthattheymust informmeif they
encounter challenges along the way.
Icanproudlysaythatasthedepartment,wehave
made some progress with these clinics. We have
clinics that now own generators and have their own
doctors.
Checkingmeansalso lookingatminor things. Im
talking about ensuring that there is toilet paper,
brooms, signageandmore inside thepremises for the
patients, said the MEC.
Dhlomo was overwhelmed with the Whizzkids
Academy at Edendale hospital, which he referred to
it as one of the biggest war rooms.
I will give back to this hospital by coming back
andspendingsometimewiththeyoungsterswhoare
part of the academy, he said.
When asked who would make sure that the NHI
pilot sitesareup to standard, he said there is national
team tasked with that role.
They are the ones to monitor, check and report.
TheNHI programme is alreadyonandwearepositive
that all will work accordingly, he said.
The uMgungundlovu district pilot sites are
Impendle, Richmond, UMshwathi, UMkhambathini,
UMngeni, Mpofana and Msunduzi.
PHOTO:NOMPENDULO NGUBANE
The chief whip of uMgungundlovu district municipality, Sandile Gabela, and the MEC for Health
Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo at Edendale hospital, a visit that was part of the NHI roadshow.
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KZN on high alert
for Ebola Virus
NQOBILE MTOLO
T
HE KZN Department of
Health is on high alert for
an outbreak of the Ebola
Virus Disease (EVD).
KZN Department of Health
spokesperson,DesmondMotha,
said that the department has
stepped up Ebola precautions
and a number of local health
experts have been trained on
howtotackle thedeadlydisease.
He said that training is ongo-
ing and that health officials will
haveprotective clothingonat all
times when treating Ebola.
Motha said that there has not
yet been any reports of people
infected with the Ebola virus in
the province. He said that
stringent checks are carried out
at entry points to KZN and the
country.
We are ready. Health minis-
terAaronMotsoaledihaschosen
Addington Hospital in Durban
as one of the 11 hospitals in the
country which will treat Ebola.
The hospital has a special isola-
tionunitwitheightwardswhere
Ebolapatientswillreceivemedi-
cal attention.
We have trained doctors,
radiographers and nurses who
have been equipped with the
skills to handle infection
control, said Motha.
TheEcho has gathered that a
2006 report from the KZN
Department of Health reveals
that in the uMgungundlovu
District, there is a committee
whichwasformedtopreparefor
patients who have a Lethal
Communicable Disease (LCD).
The list of LCDs include Crime-
an-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever
(CCHF),SevereAcuteRespirato-
ry Syndrome (Sars), bird flu,
Marburg Fever, Ebola fever and
the Lassa and Rift Valley fever.
The report states that this
committee is based at Greys
Hospital.
On Monday it was reported
that a 37-year-oldman suspect-
ed of having Ebola tested nega-
tive for the disease.
It has been reported that the
man, who has not been identi-
fied, worked as a health and
safetyofficerinamineinLiberia.
The countries hit by Ebola in-
clude Liberia, Sierra Leone,
Guinea and Nigeria.
How is Ebola transmitted?
Ebola is introduced into the
human population through
close contact with the blood,
secretions,organsorotherbodi-
ly fluids of infected animals. In
Africa, infection has been docu-
mented through the handling of
infected chimpanzees, gorillas,
fruit bats, monkeys, forest
antelope and porcupines found
ill or dead in the rainforest.
Ebola then spreads in the
community through human-to-
human transmission, with
infection resulting from direct
contact (through broken skin or
mucous membranes) with the
blood, secretions, organs or
other bodily fluids of infected
people,andindirectcontactwith
environments contaminated
with such fluids.
Burial ceremonies in which
mourners have direct contact
with the body of the deceased
personcanalsoplaya role in the
transmission of Ebola. (Source:
WHO)
Signs and symptoms
Symptoms include the
sudden onset of fever, intense
weakness, muscle pain,
headache and sore throat. This
is followed by vomiting,
diarrhoea, rash, impaired
kidneyand liver function, and in
some cases, both internal and
external bleeding.
People are infectious as long
as their blood and secretions
contain the virus.
It is also important to note
that, after contracting Ebola, it
can take up to 21 days to show
symptoms of the disease,
althougheightto10daysismore
common.Untilapersonexhibits
symptoms, they are not conta-
gious, so you dont need to be
concerned about getting the vi-
rus from apparently healthy in-
dividuals. (Sources: WHO and
Netcare)
For more information on
Ebola in Africa and further
facts and figures about the
disease, visit
www.echopmb.co.za.
WHAT IS EBOLA
origins
First Ebola case appeared in 1974 in
Nzara, Sudan and in yambuka (DRC).
This happened in a village near the
Ebola river hence its name.
SYMPTOMS
NO VACCINATION
DEADLY
FACTS
you cant get EBOLA through
Transmission from
wild animals
Fruit bat considered as
the natural host.
WHO reported that between
12 and 13 August, 76 people have died
from Ebola between the four African
countries. By last week Friday the death
toll stood at 1145.
Should I be Worried
What must I know
NO
The risk of Ebola being introduced into South
Africa remains low. There are a number of
measures that have been put in place at South
African ports of entry as well as medical
facilities
The health minister Aaron Motsoaledi has
chosen Addington Hospital in Durban as one of
the 11 hospitals in the country which will treat
Ebola.
Air Water
Food
It can take up to 21
days to show symptoms
of the disease
A 2006 report from the KZN Department of Health
uMgungundlovu District, there is a committee formed to prepare
patients who have Lethal Communicable Disease (LCD). The list
of the LCDs include Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF),
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), bird flu, Marburg
Fever, Ebola fever and the Lassa and Rift Valley fever. The
committee is based at Greys Hospital.
On
Monday it was
reported that a
37-year-old man
suspected of having
Ebola tested
negative for the
disease
Fever,
intense
weakness,
muscle pain,
headache
and sore throat.
This is followed
by vomiting,
diarrhoea, rash,
impaired
kidney and liver
function, and in
some cases, both
internal and
external
bleeding.
Should I be Worried
SYMPTOMS
What must I know
37-year-old man
suspected of having
Ebola tested
negative for the
disease
Fever,
intense
weakness,
muscle pain,
headache
and sore throat.
This is followed
by vomiting,
diarrhoea, rash,
impaired
kidney and liver
function, and in
some cases, both
internal and
external
bleeding.
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MMs added
responsibility
NQOBILE MTOLO
MSUNDUZI municipal manager Mxolisi Nkosi
was recently elected president of the Institute
of Local Government Management (ILGM) of
South Africa at a national conference held
recently.
The institute was established 17 years ago
and its predecessor was the Institute of Town
Clerks. Itsmission is to promote excellence in lo
cal government management.
We have just had a national conference
where all provincial chapters were represented.
The ILGM elects the national working commit
tee,which is thepresident,deputypresident, the
treasurer, the secretary and the deputy
secretary. Then you have the national executive
committeewhichcomprisesof thosefivepeople
plustworepresentativeswhicharetheprovincial
secretary and the provincial chairperson,
explained Nkosi.
Nkosi said that he had been ILGMs deputy
president for just over a year.
In terms of the constitution, I will be the
ILGMpresidentfortwoyears.Thepositioncarries
with it a lot of responsibilities and we have
alreadybeenmandatedtotackleserioustechni
cal issueswithin the sphere.Wehave to harness
and formalise the relationship between
ourselves, South African Local Government
Association (SALGA) and Cooperative Govern
ance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) nationally
and provincially, said Nkosi.
He said that ILGM is a professional body
recognised by the South African Qualifications
Authority (SAQA). Nkosi said that at the
conference, it was agreed that the national
ethics committee be established.
This will deal with those who act in an
unethical manner within the profession. Once
the national ethics committee has been
established, it will be cascaded down to all
provinces to tackle unethical issues at a
provincial level, said Nkosi.
Breast milk is
the best milk
NICOLE JOHN
I
N an effort to reduce the child
mortality rate, the provincial
Department of Health has
launched the KwaZulu-Natal
Initiative for Breastfeeding
Support (KIBS), together with the
University of KwaZulu-Natal and
the Elma Foundation.
Launched during international
Breastfeeding Awareness Week,
KIBS aims to improve exclusive
breastfeeding rates in theprovince
by not only teaching women about
its importance, but also
encouraging them to donate their
breastmilk to beused tohelp other
children.
According toVictoriaMubaiwa,
the departments manager for
maternal care and women, as
many as 500 babies will be saved
annually if mothers across the
province respond to the call to
breastfeed their babies for as long
as possible.
KIBS will increase access to
human milk for sick and small
neonates in KZN by 2017.
Theproject also seeks to change
the mindset of breastfeeding,
increaseitssocialacceptabilityand
create awareness about human
milk banking within KZN
communities. Milk banks will be
opened across the province in
various hospitals.
There are currently five banks
already opened.
Speaking at the recent launch
was Anna Coutsoudis from the
department of paediatrics at
UKZN, who said that the more
mothers that take tobreastfeeding,
the more donors there will be.
Most people have never heard
of donating breast milk, creating
awareness is the only way we will
change minds and lead people
awayfrombabyformula,shesaid.
Sister Shanila Moodley,
manager of the maternity unit at
NetcareStAnneshospitalsaidthat
the benefits of breastfeeding
shouldalwaysbeexplainedandthe
practice encouraged for mothers.
Unlike milk formula, breast
milk contains nutrients and
vitamins that are important for the
healthy mental and physical
development of your baby, said
Moodley.
Breast milk also contains
antibodiesthathelpprotectagainst
dangerous illnesses, including the
twomost common causes of infant
mortality worldwide - diarrhoea
and pneumonia.
Moodley added that breastmilk
is far superior to milk formula, no
matter how natural or high quality
the formula may be.
Breastfeeding also has long-
term health benefits for the baby.
Infants who are breastfed often
have lower blood pressure and
cholesterol and reduced rates of
obesity and type two diabetes. In
addition, breastfeeding may help
reduce the risk of the mother
developing breast and ovarian
cancer in later life.
We encourage mothers to
breastfeed exclusively for six
months following the birth of their
baby before introducing other
sources of nutrition. It is important
to begin within the first hour of
birth if possible, because this is
when the mothers body produces
colostrum, a thick creamy liquid
thatishighinnutrientsandiseasily
digestible for babies. Colostrum
encourages the cleansing of the
babys intestines, which helps
prevent jaundice, she said.
Moodley emphasized that HIV-
positive mothers who are breast-
feeding do not give their children
any other liquids or foods, as
exclusivebreastfeedingforuptosix
months can lead to a significantly
reduced risk of mother-to-child
transmission of the virus.
She added that the Netcare
Foundation has supported the
South African Breast milk Reserve
(SABR) by collecting breast milk
from donor mothers for distribu-
tion to infants of mothers who are
unable to breastfeed.
Breast milk banks are benefi-
cial as not all mothers are able to
producetheirownbreastmilk.The
more bankswe have, the better, as
breastfeeding can reduce the
morbidity and mortality of new-
borns, said Moodley.
PHOTO:
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Breast milk
contains
antibodies
that help
protect
against
dangerous
illnesses.
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Worried father looks for daughter
A FRANTIC search has ensued after a 16
yearold teenager, Siyasanga Ntete, was
reportedmissingbyher father tothepolice
on 25 July this year.
She was last seen on the day by her
boarding mistress leaving Alpha Omega
boarding house in Bombay Heights in the
Mountain Rise area. She was reported to
begoingtoher fatherwholivesinMargate,
but she never reached his home.
Her father allegedly contacted rela
tives living at Gross Hill, Ntendele in the
Eastern Cape but discovered that she did
not arrive [there], said a police report.
She has been described as having a
round face and chin, small ears, a dark
complexion and is well built.
Anyonewith information regardingher
whereabouts is urged to contact the
investigating officer, Lieutenant Shontel
Peters at her office at 033 845 2407 or on
her cell at 083 465 8786 or Crime Stop at
08600 10111.
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August 21, 2014
maritzburg
ECHO
PMB man named 2014
Weigh-Less man of the year
NQOBILE MTOLO
P
IETERMARITZBURG
resident Mthoko Ndlovu has
been named Weigh-Less
man of the year for the KZN
regional competitionafter losinga
whopping 40 kilograms in eight
months.
I joinedWeigh-Lessbydefault.
Last year September my wife
suggested that we join a weight
loss programme and so we joined
Weigh-Less. We started jogging
and resorted to healthier eating
habits, said Ndlovu.
He said that in the first month,
he did not see any results, but as
time went by, people close to him
started complementing his leaner
frame.
I wanted to lose weight
through a natural process and not
throughsurgery.Ourdiet changed
drastically.
We had to buy brown rice
which is something we had never
eatenbefore. Insteadofbuying full
cream milk and sweetened
yoghurt, we opted for skim milk
and fat free yoghurt.
When I started the
programme, Iweighed124.6kg. It
is alwaysbetter toplanyourmeals
in advance because when you
shop on an empty stomach, you
get tempted to buy all the fatty
food, explained Ndlovu.
Hesaid thathis formofexercise
is running and as his body
gets leaner and stronger, he
increases his running distance.
However, his wife who started the
journey with him had to stop
running due to a knee injury.
I knew that I could make it.
Once you start to lose weight you
become motivated. I drink a lot of
water and stick to a healthy diet.
There is no magic trick.
Right now I run about 12km a
day. I have even started my own
vegetable garden at home. I
reachedmygoalweightinMayand
sincethenIhavebeenmaintaining
my weight, said Ndlovu.
Before his weight loss, Ndlovu
would fit intoa3XLt-shirtbutnow
wears a medium to large size.
Every time I look atmy photos
before the weight loss, I realize
that Ihavecomea longway. If I can
do it, anyone can. I am happy that
I lovemyself enough to takecareof
my body.
I have more energy than be-
fore and I am glad I made this
decision, said Ndlovu.
PHOTO: SUPPLIED
Mthoko Ndlovu has been named WeighLess man of the year for the KwaZuluNatal regional competition.
Interns (from left) Nontokozo Sokhela,
Sikhumbuzo Ntombela, Sthembile Zondi,
Nomonde Mlotshwa, Nontobeko Mkhize and
Thandeka Mdletshe, have been given an
opportunity by CHC Catering. CHC Catering
has taken a proactive stance on the
further education and training of their
employees, thereby advancing its business
culture. In collaboration with the UMgun
gundlovu FET College, CHC Catering has
offered its premises and expertise to
College graduates of Hospitality and
Tourism, so that in accordance with the
latest occupational skills prerequisites, these
unemployed graduates are given experience
in their fields. Last year, six African female
graduates were mentored by CHC employ
ees in July for a week. This year, 10 interns
will benefit from six months of working as
part of the CHC team. As an intern, they
will benefit from real world experience,
exploring the catering profession and gain
ing the relevant knowledge and skills
required to enter this career. The primary
focus is on getting some on the job
training and taking whats learned in the
classroom and applying it to the real world.
PHOTO: SUPPLIED
IDOLS:
local singers
performance
captivates SA
AMIL UMRAW
LOCAL superstar Vincent Bones has
captivated the country with his astound-
ing performances onSouthAfrican Idols
this year.
Bones (29) captured the imaginations
of his ever-growing fan base with his
heart-rending rendition of Miguels
Adorn this past weekend on SA Idols.
Originally fromEldorado Park, Bones
took the train from Johannesburg to
Pretoria at the age of 12, after hismother
and uncle died. There, he roamed the
streets of Sunnyside where he lived for
quite some time, eating leftovers from
rubbish bins.
Luckily, he was taken to Boys Town
wherehis lifemadean incredibleU-turn.
HeisnowaworshipleaderattheEagle
Christian Centre in PMB, where he lives
with his wife and two-month-old baby
boy. Apart from his fans raving over his
performance on social media, the judges
had encouraging words for him.
Randall Abrahams, who got him to
sing another chorus to the wild applause
of the audience, said that he did really
well at an important phase in the
competition.
Gareth Cliff expressed his excitement
for Boness future performances.
Very excited to hearwhat else youre
going to do. That was very, very good.
Youre a great singer, said Cliff.
Facebook and Twitter have been
buzzingwithmessages of support for the
local performer.
On Twitter, Novashni Chetty wrote: I
loveyourspirit, yourstory,andyourhun-
ger to succeed.
Vincents Facebook fan page Team
Vincent Idolssa 2014 has accumulated
over 540 fans within the past fewweeks.
Vincent Bones stole
the show on Idols
this past weekend.
PHOTO: SUPPLIED
Celebrating National Marriage Week with a local seminar
NOKULUNGA NGOBESE
GEARING up for National
MarriageWeekwhich runs from1
to 7 September, the South African
Marriage and Life Academy will
next week host a three day
marriage seminar at Ilawu
conference centre.
The South African Marriage
and Life Academy was founded
by Pietermaritzburgs own Bongi
Mhlongo last year, in a bid to
provide marital literacy classes
for unmarried people and a
marriagecourse for thosewhoare
married.
She has previously written
books on the foundations of
marriage and parenting.
With the country celebrating
nationalmarriageweek in the first
week of September, we want to
kick-start the week by having a
couples seminar. The seminarwill
run from 6pm to 11pm from 29 to
31August at the Ilawu conference
centre in Commercial road. We
want people to celebrate their
marriages.
Septemberisspringandall the
flowers are blooming and we also
want marriages to spring into
greatness. We want to encourage
couples to work on their marriag-
es, so they can leave a legacy for f
uture generations to come.
Mhlongo said that the country
has a high divorce rate and more
people are choosing to cohabitate
rather than risk being in unhappy
marriages because they have lost
the basic foundations of love.
The seminar is R700 per
couple and people may make
bookings by emailing her at
marriageandlifeacade-
498 3930 or reach her on her
facebook page Umshado wami,
umshado wakho.
PHOTO:ECHO
ARCHIVES
Founder of the
South African
Marriage and
Life Academy
and author of
"My marriage,
your marriage",
Bongi Mhlongo,
will next
Friday host a
marriage
seminar to
mark the start
of National
Marriage Week.
Growing expertise in the working world
I WANTED TO LOSE WEIGHT
THROUGH A NATURAL PROCESS
AND NOT THROUGH SURGERY.
OUR DIET CHANGED DRASTICAL
LY. WE HAD TO BUY BROWN
RICE WHICH IS SOMETHING WE
HAD NEVER EATEN BEFORE
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