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>> Children of Esiqongeni are doing it for themselves by fundraising money to fix their toilets which are not workingNOKULUNGA NGOBESE>>nokulungan@myecho.co.za

LACKof proper toilets at Esiqon-geniHighSchool,haspromptedthe school’s Grade 10 pupils to

start fundraising in a bid to repair orreplace all toilets that are not work-ing.

The group, known as Y-Cap bud-dies, aims to have replaced at leasteight toilets through donations andfundraising initiatives by the end ofthis year.

School teacher, ThembileDlamini, said that the project is partof their life orientation practicals,which is to identify those things that

disrupt teaching and learning inschools.

Under the theme: ‘Learners uniteto renovate their school’, the pupilshave applied for funding frompoten-tial sponsors, andwill print donationforms for all pupils at the school.

Theywill alsohosteventsasa fun-draising strategy.Group chairperson

Khanyisani Duma said: “The projectdeals with all those things that are ahindrance to pupils performing theirutmost best at school. In our school,there are so many resources that wedo not have, including proper roofs,but our main challenge is the toilets.

“All eight toilets are not working.We are using six of them but they are

unflushableandwehave tousebuck-ets to flush them. On top of beingunflushable, they are leaking, andsometimes you find water floodingclassrooms.

“When it is very hot, we cannoteven concentrate in class because ofthe smell coming from them.”

He further appealed for support.

Grade 10 pupils from Esiqongweni High School have started a fundrais­ing project to replace all the toilets that are not working at the school

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Uniforms donated to the needyECHO REPORTER>>news@myecho.co.za

ITHEMBALAMAGAYE TradingEnterprise donated schooluniforms to six needy pupils fromMcCarthy primary school inTamboville.

The uniforms and cosmeticswere given to six girls fromdiffer-ent grades at the school. Ithem-balamagaye is a company thatdeals in events, decorations anddripping classes.

The owners of the company,husband and wife team Thembiand Enock Cele, told Echo thattheywant to lend a hand to needycommunities, especially children.

Thembi said anyone who isgrown up has a story to tell aboutthe hardships of life, adding thatpeople have different back-grounds.

Shesaidshechosethechildrenwith thehelpof the teachersof theschool and area volunteer KhanyiNdabezitha.

“Welive inEastwoodwherewe

operate our business and weknow that there are children whoare struggling in the school. Hav-ingexperiencedsomeof thehard-ships of life, we decided to offeruniforms to the six girls. Webought them school uniforms,toothpaste, soaps, toothbrushesand rulers.

“We are aware that some par-ents cannot afford some of thesethingsbecausetheyarestrugglingat home.Wewanted add on whattheparentshavedoneandgiveoutto those who cannot have it all.

“Weareurgingotherbusiness-es, or anyone who can offer help,to lendahandandhelp thosewhoare unable to help themselves,”said Cele.

The school principal ThulileMchunu said they are grateful forthe initiative.

“We thank Ithembalamagayefor donating the uniform to thechildren. We are appealing toother people to lend a hand byhelping these children,” saidMchunu.

PHOTO:NOMPENDULO NGUBANE(Back, from left) Ward committee member Pius Zondi, KhanyiNdabezitha, Thembi and Enock Cele, Philile Memela from Cogta (mid­dle, from left) Snothando Jali, Thandolwethu Phoswa, AmahleTakane, Luyanda Mshengu (front) Elihle Nene (L) and AphindileMweli.

Study materialsdelay costsUnisa students>> They say they have failed to submit their assignments as a result

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

STUDENTS at the University ofSouthAfrica (Unisa)havemissedsubmitting their first assign-

ments due to a delay in the delivery oftheir study material.

Someof the students,who spoke toEcho on condition of anonymity, saidthestudymaterialwasdelivered to theuniversity and dumped in one of thelecture rooms at the institution.

The students said they usuallyreceive their study material at thebeginning of February, but this year itwas delayed. ABachelor of EducationIntermediate student said their studymaterial was dumped in a lectureroom.

The material was scattered inside

that lecture roomand students helpedthemselves to the material, she said.

She said the sad thingwas that stu-dents took stuff that didn’t belong tothem because there was no onemoni-toring, said the student.

Asked how they receive their studymaterial, she said they receive it bypost.

“We receive it by post normallyaround the beginning of February.Wedon’t know what happened this year;we were shocked to see our studymaterial dumped at the university.

“Noonewasconcernedaboutitandthat iswhy students endedup taking itthemselves. No one cared who thestudy kit was addressed to. Studentstook any kit that had the stuff theyneeded.

“That leftsomeofthestudentswith-

out any study material as it was takenby others,” she said.

Another student said missing thefirst assignment has affected them alot.

“The first assignment qualifies onefor the first exam.Wedon’t knowwhatis going tohappenbecause theuniver-sity seems not to care. It doesn’t helpto report the matter to them; they areunlikelytoofferhelp.Studentswhoarefunded by the National StudentFinancial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) havehad glitches as a result of the delay.

“They have to produce a studentcard when they buy text books. Theyhavebeenunable tobuy the text booksbecause they haven’t received thestudent cards,” said the student.

Unisa could not be reached forcomment following several attempts.

Ukhozi FM DJ Zimdollar’s exciting debut CDA DEBUT recital compact disc byZimiphi Biyela, affectionately knownas Zimdollar, a gifted newcomer to theSouth African recorded music scene,spellsgreatnewsforlegionsofAfroPopenthusiastsonthehuntforfreshlisten-ing material.

Released recently under the title,Kwaze Kwamnandi, Zimdollar’s new12-track disc features an exciting mixof styles. These include traditionalmusic, a dance track and a touch ofgospel music among its ingredients –alsoboasting awedding song inwhichZimdollar is joined by guest artistSibongiseni Shabalala, a member ofthe popular Durban-based ShabalalaRhythmgroup,SibongiseniShabalala.

“I aim to take listeners on anemotional journey with me as theyexperience my new CD,” says Zimdol-lar, who is known to thousands ofUkhoziFMlistenersasthepresenterofthe early Saturday morning show,iKhethelo lo Khozi.

Born and raised near Melmoth inZululand, glamorous Zimdollar, thenknown as Zimiphi Biyela, her givenname,showedearlypromiseasastageperformer while at Sitheku HighSchool.Sheactivelyparticipatedinherschool choir’s activities, also perform-ing in her school’s drama andmusicalproductions.

The enthusiastic young artist thensuccessfully auditioned for the role ofMagasela,theprophetesswhoforecastthe birth of King Zwelithini, in Mbon-geni Ngema’s acclaimed musical pro-duction,HouseofShaka,which toured

SouthAfricain2004.Thisaffordedherthe opportunity of honing her tech-nique as a stage performer, skilled insinging, dancing and acting.

Then as a professional member ofNgema’s Committed Artists Company,shewentontofurtherherstageexperi-encebyappearing inNgema’sproduc-tion of 1906 Bhambada The FreedomFighter.

After attaining her Bachelor’sdegree in Education through Unisa,she taught Zulu, arts and culture andsocial sciences at Ohlelo CombinedSchool in Nkandla between 2009 and2011, before joining the SABC as apresenter.

Since hosting the entertainmentand variety programme mentionedabove,ZimdollarwaspromotedtohostUkhozi FM’s widely popular SigiyaNgengoma show, one of the station’sflagship programmes, broadcast onSaturdaysbetween9:30amand12:30pm.

Tracks featured on Zimdollar’sKwaze Kwamnandi disc are imagina-tively titled: ‘Ithemba Lami’,‘Amasoka’ ‘Ithonga’ , ‘Usizi’ , ‘Indlala’,‘Amathanga Amancane’, ‘KwazeKwamnandi’, ‘Vuka Sizwe’, ‘Umona’,‘Emnqamulezweni’, ‘AmathangaAmancane’ (Club Mix); and ‘KwazeKwamnandi’ (Instrumental).

All the songs were composed byMalcolm Nhleko and Zimiphi Biyela,exceptIndlalawhichwascomposedbyMalcolmNhleko andMandlaKaNozu-lu.

The CD was recorded in 2012 andcompleted in May 2013 at MaltreStudios in Durban under the aegis ofexecutiveproducerMandlaKaNozulu.

All the tracks were mixed andmastered by sound engineer MalcolmNhleko and produced by Malo-D.

Released by KaNozulu Productionsand distributed by KZN Music House,Kwaze Kwamnandi is available instores now.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDZimiphi ‘Zimdollar’ Biyela of UkhoziFM fame has released a 12 track al­bum which is now available in musicstores.

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Local artist torelease CD soon

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

HAVINGbeentheleadsingerofLoxionJamformany years now, Machibisa’s Sazi Cele hasdecided to go solo in a bid to pursue hissignature music sound.

Cele is currently brewing his 13 trackalbum in studio which will be out this month.

He said his music is urban dance, as itcontains different elements of music. The 38year-oldmusiciandevelopedhisloveformusicat the age of 15. He used to sing and performat church with a group called Go Tell Them.

Seeingthathislifewasaboutmusic,hetookit seriously by studying music at the DurbanUniversity of Technology (Dut).

“After finishing my studies, I went toLondon where I studied music technology. Istayed in London for eight years, came backand thatwaswhen the group Loxion Jamwasborn.Wereleasedanalbumthatopeneddoorsfor us. We toured countries like Spain andHong Kong. One of our members passed onand it was just the two of us left.

“I have decided to pick up my instrumentsand continue with the journey of music. Thisalbum has been inspired by love. It’s not loveof a man and a woman, but love in general.

“There are tracks that are so close to myheart, like ‘Ngicela inumber’ and‘Nginentombi yami’. There is a story behindthe ‘Ngicela inumber’ track. We were inPretoria when the song came into my mind. Iwas listening to a guy who was complainingthat girls don’t like him.

“Hewenton to say that girlswereattractedto guys with money. That is why the album istitled ‘Ngicela inumber’.

“At that time, I had my guitar with me andthe song just came into mind. Everybody willenjoy thealbum, it’smadeoutof loveandithasa flavour for every age group,” said Cele.

PHOTO:SUPPLIEDSazi Cele on his promotional CD sleeve.

AkasafunekieHome AffairsngokukhonondaNOKULUNGA NGOBESE>>nokulungan@myecho.co.za

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“Yize emsebenzini begcine beselulileisikhathisokuthiazameukutholaumazisi,indlelaakadebekhulumangayoayikhom-bisi ukuthi bayawuhlonipha um-phakathi,” usho njalo .

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Gospel singersinvited for auditionsECHO REPORTER>>news@myecho.co.za

GOSPEL singers and instrumentalists around theprovince, including Pietermaritzburg, are invited tocome and audition at the Durban Playhouse todayand tomorrow.

The auditions are hosted by Tim Omotso GlobalOutreach (Togo), a non­profit organisation led byTimOmotso.Theauditionswilltakeplaceinfourma­jor cities ­ Durban, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth andJohannesburg.

They are held to scout for the most skilled, talent­ed and inspired gospel singers and instrumentalistsaround the country, said Togo’s media liaison officerLungile Ndlovu.

She said the auditions will not be only showcas­ing gospel music as a genre, but will also attract apool of young groupings that will minister the wordof God through jazz, iscathamiya, umbhaqanga, op­era, reggae, acapella and afro pop.

“The event is designed to scout and dig out hid­den gold within the youth of South Africa. This initia­tive is also aimed at attracting a calibre of singersthat will be trained to become professional singers.

“The auditions were established in 2007 andthey have given birth and seen the rise of the multiinternational award winning gospel group, SimplyChrysolite.Thegrouphas,todate,wonsevenawards,five of which are international within the space offour years. “We are asking all gospel music singersand instrumentalists to come and audition. We areinviting people from all over the province to comein their numbers. “The auditions will run from 9 amto 5 pm today up until Friday,” said Ndlovu.

For more information, contact Ndlovu at 074 2369041 or 031 030 19039 or email auditions@timo­motso.org.

Miss KZN highschool auditions

Last year's MissKZN High Schoolwinners (fromleft) SiweNgubane, Busisi­we Mayila andZama KhanyaMakhanya.

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IMBALIYESIZWE entertainment is inviting aspiringmodels to take part in the Miss KZN high school audi­tions taking place on Saturday at the EdendaleCrossing. The pageant, which is open only to highschool pupils, is aimed at exposing young peoplefrom disadvantaged areas to modelling, so that theycan enter national pageants. Auditions start at12pm. Those wanting to enter must come dressedin blue jeans and a white t­shirt. Joining fee is R50.For more information, contact Mbuso Nyandu at 079616 0059

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Ngabe bafuna ize ifike kubokuyima bethi izwe selingcono, ng-abe alibingcono uma intuthuko in-gakafiki kubo?

Uma sekufike umgwaqo, en-gakafiki amanzi nogesi, akushoukuthi ayikafiki intuthuko, kodwawuphawu lolo lokuthi nokunyekuyeza.

Kukhona abakhalangenkohlakalo njengembambezela.

Labo bakhuluma iqiniso-ke.Kuyaye kuzwakale ukuthi kwez-inye izindawo intuthuko ingqoz-iswa ukuthi amakhansela nomaabaholi abathile basuke besabangabefuna kube yibo noma izinkontile-ka zabasondelene nabo abenzaimisebenzi.

Futhi lokhu kubonakala seku-fikile ezindlebeni zikahulumeniyingakho nje ezosungula ikomitilikazwelonke ukubhekana noku-nikwa kwamathenda.

Kodwa lokhu akusho ukuthi in-tuthuko ayibonakali.

Ukuthi nje sekunezimoto ezinin-gi manje emizini yabantu akadebegcindezelwe nanokuthi abanyesebehlala emizini kanokusho, ku-wuphawu lwempilo engcono ngobakwakungenjalo ngaphambi kuka-1994.

Impela sonke siyayifuna impiloengcono kodwa akusho ukuthiuma kungakatholi wena abukhoubungcono ezweni.

I

I DO not know whether to be sad or ex­pect another instalment of fantastic en­tertainment from Mzansi Magic’s treat

that is the Isibaya drama series.When I heard that Isibaya was grinding

to halt this month, I quietly bemoaned theend of real, quality entertainment. Butthen I did not know whether to be happyorlukewarmwhenaSundaynewspaperre­ported that in fact, Isibaya is coming backand the story will continue.

I am always not sure of part twos, butpart one did strike the right chord with itslocal actors and actresses who are not onlyhandsome and beautiful people who areappealing to watch on screen, but also ex­ude sexuality.

It is very difficult for me to say whichcharacter impresses me the most in that

wonderful cast of Isibaya. I find it easy toexcuse those characters who speak likethey are reading because even that be­comes a kind of trait of who they are. Be­sides, their charisma undermines theirflows in ways that are not familiar, (or haveI become more tolerant with age?).

Mkabayi and her brother, MpiyakheZungu, the rich taxi owners, (the latter ofwhich is bewitched and turned into amkhovu, that is, a person who serves theinterests of those that have bewitchedhim), carry the story so well. I do not havewords to describe the amount of hard workthat went into achieving what I see – whata treat! To use an old friend’s favouritephrase, ‘they are so good, they are good.’

Taxiviolenceandtheuseofmutitoma­nipulate and dominate others are perti­nentthemesthatareapartofoureverydaylives.

Although taxi feuds have gone downnowadays, thanks to the hard work of thedemocratic government engaging contin­uously with the taxi industry leadership, itis not unfamiliar to hear of families turnedintofatherlessorbrother­lessunits justbe­

cause of contests for business and controlof routes in the taxi industry.

The character of Samson Ndlovu, whois the rival rich taxi owner whose priorityin life is to bewitch and dominate the Zun­gu family, is one of the best characters inthat cast of Isibaya.

Obviously, everyone knows someonewho has been allegedly turned into amkhovu like Mpiyakhe or who turns othersinto a mkhovu (or a Mgijimi – a new namegiven to Mpiyakhe as Samson’s umkhovu,which means the one who runs errands).

This sub­theme of the story remindsme how much the modern world has de­plored and actually fought against slaveryand human trafficking.

But through muti (i.e. something thatis hard to prove in a court of law unlessthere is hard evidence like a murder scene,weapons and witnesses), the human racestill sees people using other people for freelabour, let alone those who are killed forbody parts to be used for muti. We speakin our little corners about such disgustingand inhuman acts. Yet there is little ornothing we can do about them. The perpe­

trators are known untouchables who liveamongst us like there is nothing wrongwith their gross and satanic conduct.

Indeed, I will miss a lot of charactersin Isibaya part one, if they go. The charac­ters of Iris, Jackson and Jabulani were theepitome of opulence, sophistication, in­sensitivity, greed and arrogance of thepresent day elite. Needless to say, corrup­tion, mutual abuse, deceit and the ulti­mate betrayal are the order of the day inIsibaya, as they are in the real world of to­day.

And of course Iris plays the role of a stepmother falling in love with her step son,Jabulani, in ways that defy conventionalthinking and would upset any conservativeviewer in this age of ‘Ben 10.’ As a story, Iactually enjoyed the character of Iris, thelonely, naughty, dramatic and explosivebeautiful one.

In the story, her presence is recognisedopenly by her husband, the somewhat un­conscious and sick Mpiyakhe who is lyingin his hospital bed after escaping from hismkhovu ordeal. Curiously, Mpiyakhe is lessresponsive to his other two pius and typical

traditional women who share Mpiyakhewith Iris in a polygamous marriage situa­tion when they come to see him in hospitalon a separate encounter.

Iknowthatwehavenothadanicestorylike Isibaya in a long time on national tele­vision, but the presence of Mzansi Magic,anM­Netchannel,promisestofeeduswithofferings that are not only South African,but truly entertaining. Like e­tv’s ekasi sto­ries, Mzansi Magic is continually floodingour television screens with short storieswhich we truly identify with and like, andmanyofthemaremadebypeopleweactu­ally brush shoulders with.

My partner and I enjoyed the creativeshooting and exotic scenes of Msinga. Werecognised and identified with the contextwhich glorifies our province of KwaZulu­Natal as a tourism destination.

Here is to the end of Isibaya part oneand its intriguing celebration of rich blackswho rose through the taxi industry in whichmodern values collide with traditional val­ues in a superb story that mirrors the lifewe know and experience in ways that wecannot deny.

Isibaya Part 1: Here is to the end of a gem of a South African story

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SENZO realises things are about to gofrom bad to worse. Sompisi does anotherdisappearing act. Paramedics have to becalled in when a fight gets ugly. Patricia al­most has heart failure when she finds a va­grant in Mocha Mamas. Ngamla decides tofollow Priska’s advice. Nicholas tries in vainto get Akhona to calm down. Choppadoes something no­

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finds herself the unexpected star of a winetasting.

MUVHANGOTHANDAZA and Matshidiso have a

show­down after Thandaza discovers thetruth about Matshidiso. The Mojalefa fam­ily’s marriage is dealt a legal blow. Susanand Pfuluwani struggle to accept thatAzwindini is gone for good. Ranthumengand Mampho gang up on Thandaza.Azwindiniseemstohavelosthope.Lerumois made to feel like a liability by the MMCstaff. Matshidiso rubs Thandaza’s face inher defeat. Albert plots the Mojalefa’sdownfall. Vusi visits Azwindini in prison.Lerumo will not let Albert walk all over him.Matshidiso is getting closer to getting eve­rything she wants. Mrs Gumede makes arevelation that shocks Thandaza. Thanda­za tries to convince Mrs Gumede to go tothe police. Lerumo’s uncle finds a solutionto his marriage problems. Tumelo saysgoodbye to everyone.

SCANDALDINTLE goes to a clinic to find out

whether her period being late means thatshe’s pregnant. Gogo Ma’Nyathi tells Man­gi that the problems he is having are theresult of Lucas’ actions. Gloria discoversshe’s good at acting which is great for hernewphonecallbusiness.Scelohastomakea decision when Dintle tells him she’s de­cided to have a back street abortion. Pale­sa decides to apply for the position of Man­gi’s PA, and Donna tries to assert her willas head of HR. Gloria’s money makingschemes get even wilder when she sets outto help someone at NFH. Will the Ngemasfind out the real reason why Scelo bombed

at the soccer camp? Scelo and Dintle arefaced with a tough decision, but beforethey can make that decision, will the preg­nancy be revealed to all? The news of Pale­sa’s appointment breaks, and Sasha is in­trigued by the story of the discovery of adead woman. Gloria’s new scheme pro­vides her greatest challenge yet ­ commu­nicating with a French­speaking client!

RHYTHM CITYBASH receives a cold and frightening

threat. Tsetse Fly tries to convince Sifiso toignore Reneilwe’s age and go for her. Gailis a nervous wreck leaving her son for thefirst time. David completely overreacts toa small incident with Quinton and takesdrastic steps. Niki starts asking questionsabout Fausto. Bash and Lerato are worriedabout what the mysterious phone seekerswill do. Sifiso goes back to Reneilwe toapologise. David gets incensed by the evi­dence of poor childcare that he sees Pretti­ness demonstrating on his newly installedsurveillance camera. Bash half­confessesto Niki and begs her not to tell anyone. Gailis furious with David for spying on Pretti­ness. Interpol comes making enquiries atthe club 011. Zozo, the private investigator,comes looking for information and threat­ens Niki. Lerato suspects Bash is hidingsomething from her. David tasks Jimmywith solving his problem with Quinton andthe nanny. Sifiso tries to spend time withReneilwe.

DAYS OF OUR LIVESPHILIP tells Victor that Chloe is either

moving in or Philip will move out. Nathandefends Melanie when Stephanie verballyattacks her not knowing about the miscar­

riage. Stefano goes against E.J. and injectsRafe with a drug that will erase his memo­ries. Carly rushes back from her medicalconference to be by Melanie’s side. Nicoleencourages Taylor to take the job at Titanbut E.J. has the exact opposite reaction.Kate tries to get Chad to reach out to Ste­fano. Abby tells Will and Gabi about thehot jerk she met at Java. Taylor tells E.J.that he can’t dictate what job she takes.Fay returns to town with bad health newsfor Nicole and Taylor. Nicole insists that Faymove in and Taylor can help take care ofher. E.J. asks Lexie to put in a good wordfor Taylor at a hospital in New York. Abbyand Chad talk but Abby is scared awaywhen she finds out Chad is Stefano’s son.Jennifer leaves a message for Jack givinghim a piece of her mind.

THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFULERIC attempts to convince Rick that he

and Thomas need to learn to collaboratewith each other as president and vice presi­dent of Forrester Creations. Steffy explainsto Liam about when she found out that shewas with child, and why she has kept it asecret for so long. Caroline shows a lessthan flattering side of herself by her disap­pointment with the surprise location of herdate with Rick. Hope and Steffy verballylash out at each other regarding the spacethat they feel that Liam needs to make aninformed decision between the two ofthem. Liam declares to Hope that he thinksthat their relationship, and any chance ofthem being married, is cursed. Hope findscomfort in Brooke as she feels that she hasbeen defeated by Steffy. Liam makes a fi­nal decision about who he is going to pur­sue a relationship with.

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Hossen a backbone of Saifa

Alocal administrators is the backbone oftheSouthAfricanIndoorFootballAsso-ciation(Saifa),butoperatingbehindthe

scenes is where he prefers to be.The formerMaritzburgFAreferee, admin-

istratorandhardworkingcurrentSaifasecre-tary,Ebrahim“Ebby”Hossen,thisweekspoketo Echo.

Echo Reporter (ER): Sir, thank you againfor your time, but please tell us - who exactyis Ebby?

EbrahimHossen(EH): Iamagenuinelocalproduct.IwasbornandraisedinPietermaritz-burg.IstartedmyearlyschoolingatatNizamiaPrimary Islamic School and later went toM.L.Sultan High School. I stay in CinderellaPark in Eastwood.

ER: Did you play any sport during yourschool days?

EH:Yes,Iwasanactivefootballerandcrick-eter. I also participated in other codes of sportsuch as basketball, volleyball and athletics.

ER:Arethereanyawardsyoureceiveddur-ing your active days?

EH:Yes, I received Natal and Northern Na-tal colours for cricket. I also represented theoldMaritzburgFA insoccerandcricket for theMaritzburg Cricket Association.

ER: Tell me a bit about your career at clublevel.

EH: I played or joined one of the oldest andpopular local clubs in MFA - Young Natalians- in 1986 and played both football and cricketfor the club.

ER:Besidesplaying,youalsobecameawellknown official in local circles?

EH:Yes,Ibecamearefereeandalsoactivelyinvolved with the administration, mainlyworking as a records cleck.

ER: I personally know that you became in-volved in administration when you were stillvery young, where did the influence comefrom?

EH: I was influenced by some of our localandcountry’stopsportadministratorssuchasBabs Sithapersad, Ismail Bhamjee, PoobieGovindasamy,S olly Moosa, Raj Seeparsad,LennyMunro,DinoSingh,BryanRupramandthe late Mr Rajen Jugmohan. Their guidanceand teachings have brought me to the level Ihave achieved thus far. I am grateful to eachone of them.

ER:What are you currently doing at Saifa?EH: Officially, I am called the secretary but

I alsowork as chief operations officer.My cur-rent tasks is to run a business with good gov-ernance, transparency and equality.

This also includes the preparation of fix-tures,hiringofvenues, registrationofplayers,arranging travel and accommodation forteams and officials, appointments of refereesand match commissioners, I approach spon-sors andenter into contractswith servicepro-viders.All this,andIstillhavetodothegeneraloffice tasks.

ER: What are the main challenges in yourjob?

EH: No job goes without challenges, withsome being minor and others that are morechallenging that require thesupportandguid-ance of all role players.

Asateam,nochallenge is toobig tohandle.Ourmajorchallenge is financeandwearecur-rentlyseekingcorporatestojoinusasourpart-ners in promoting Futsal from grassroots tothe professional level.

ER:Forthepeoplenotfamiliarwithindoor-Futsal,howdoyouexplainitandwheredoyousee it in future.

EH: Indoor/ Futsal is a style of football thatwill allowour footballmasses to develop skillsatanearlyage. Itwillhelpthecountrytoshow-case its talent at the variousagegroupcompe-titions that Safa and Saifa have initiated.

This typeof football is likely toproducebet-ter skilled players for all our national teams.I also strongly believe if we are able to securesponsorship,wecouldberunningour leaguessimilar to the PSL in the near future.

ER:Areyouconvincedthat this typeof foot-eball is now becoming popular around thecountry?

EH: Off course, but we still needmore peo-ple to joinhands likeschoolsandtertiary insti-tutions.We also need ladies teams to come onboardandalsoourregional leaguesneedtobestronger in all Safa 52 regions.

*Saifa/Futsal National League:The local derby between Young Natalians

and Maritzburg Spurs will take place Friday(March 14), 7 pm at Carter High School.

–Jerry Barnes

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDSouth African Indoor Football Association general secretary Ebrahim Ebby Hossen.

UHAMBO LWAMAKHOSI OLUYA EFNBKWAZISWA abalandeli beKaizer Chiefs e­Eland­

skop ngohambo lwango mhlaka 15 Mashi oluya em­dlalweni waMakhosi neBhakabhaka. Ngeminining­wane abalandeli bangathinta uMandla ‘Ankel’ Mh­longo ku­082 807 4452 noma 071 355 8834.NOTICES FOR PADSA TEAMS

>>THERE will be a junior 11 a side tournamentfor all Padsa junior teams on Saturday, (15March2014) at Northdale stadium at 8:30 am. Joining feeis R100 per team.

All team must produce their registration formsbefore playing.

Players without the forms will not be allowed toparticipate in the tournament. For any further infor­mation contact David Pillay on 083 231 8455 or Rab­bie Pillay on 084 703 7032.

>>THERE will be a senior 11 a side tournamentfor all Padsa senior teams this Sunday (16 March2014) at Northdale stadium at 8:30am, Joining feeis R110 per team.

All players participating in the tournament mustproduce their registration forms. Further informationis obtainable from Peter Rooi on 078 725 5717.

>>THERE is limited place available for the PadsaEaster Tournament and teams wanting to affiliatemust contact MCass Badat on 082 5559 759 urgent­ly.

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TALKINGFOOTBALL

For football to growmindsets mustchange

THE negative effects ofapartheid on the minds ofBlack people will be felt for

many years to come. The laws ofthe country may have changed,but theminds are still chained bythe past.

Fear is dominating the lives ofthemajorityofourpeople.Feartochange and fear to be different isholding the country hostage.Football cannot continue doingthings the same way and expectdifferent results.

Weliveinasocietythatisstuckin thepast. Independentandself-reliant individuals become ene-mies of people. We are a nationthat hates progress.

Thesecondandthirddivisionsare not youth leagues. It is wrongto put restrictions on the ages ofplayers in these leagues. A clublike Central Brothers, for in-stance,wouldlovetobepromotedto thePSL in future.How is it pos-sible with rules that do not applyto every club in the country?Please, letusnotconfuseamateurfootball with youth development.It is also not fair on older playerswhoarestillkeenonplayingcom-petitive football. It is these cos-metic changes that are delayingprogress.

We need to learn that nothingis free in this world. Progress inany field is not dependant onmoney. One does not need to berich to excel in football. You needaballandabitofspacetoimproveyour technical skills. Poorercountries will be fighting to winthe World Cup in Brazil in June.Knowledgeandhighworkethic ismore important thanmoney. An-yone can have lots of money butvery few can have wisdom. It iseasy to steal money for instancewhile it is impossible to stealwis-dom. Football isnotgoingtogrowand improve if the mind sets donot change. How many coacheshave been trained by Safa over

the past twenty years? It is sadthat the majority are still waitingfor someone to employ them.Wehavetoomanycertificatedpeoplewhodonottrainorcoachanyone.We are a nation that enjoys col-lecting certificates.

People find it very difficult tovolunteer their services. We arefailing to understand that SouthAfrica is a third world country.Themajority of people live underdespicable conditions. We playfootballonverybadfields. It isnottrue that we have better footballfacilities. IseethiseveryweekendinSABmatches.If theelitedistrictleague plays under such condi-tions, it is difficult to imagine theconditions at lower levels.

A lot of opinions have beenmade about last week’s trashingby Brazil. The reality is that goodfootballers do not grow on trees.A country that neglects its youthwill never dominate world foot-ball. We must stop being good insuggestions and start doing thework.Weneed toequipourselveswith knowledge and start givingour children good football educa-tion. It is also important that foot-ball puts qualified people in posi-tionsofauthority.Thisbusinessofputting the wrong candidates orfriends inkey football positions iskilling the sport.

Lastly, it is worth repeatingthat the first teacher of football isa mother and father. Too manySouth Africans are abdicatingtheir responsibilities. You evenseethisineducationwhereachildtravelsmanykilometreswhilethefather is a principal in the localschool. Safa has come up with aLevel D course which is suitablefor parent coaches. I would rec-ommend that young fathers andmothers attend this course in or-der to help your children. Peoplemuststarttalkingresponsibilitiesotherwise fifty years from nowBrazil will be beating us 10-0.

Unzima lo mthwalo!

Win double tickets to watchtwo Maritzburg United games

MaritzburgUnited captainMichael Mortonis ready tounleash theball while histeammateRheece Evanslooks on in aclash againstKaizer Chiefs atHarry Gwalarecently.PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Maritzburg United has two games coming up at Harry Gwala stadium, and Echoreaders have the chance to win double tickets to both games.

You can see all the action when the Team of Choice takes on Amazulu onFriday 14 March, and when they go up against Bloemfontein Celtic on 19 March.Thirty double tickets for both games are up for grabs.

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Acid testfor ‘VV’

>> Pirates newcoach Vladimir“VV”Vermezovic faceshis formeremployers in one ofthe worlds biggestderbies on Saturday

IF Orlando Pirates newly appointed head, Vladimir‘VV’Vermezovichadachoice,hewouldundoubt-

edly have started his duties at a later stage.VV officially started his new job on Sunday after re-

ceiving his work permit. His first two assignments arethe toughest and a real baptism of fire.

The Serbian-born coach’s first game at the helm oftheBuccaneerswas theSouthAfrican’soriginalSoweto

between the two giants will have all the ingredients fora good show of SA soccer.

“Besidesbeingbitterrivals,agameofthismagnitudealways produces good quality soccer. When the twomeet, the whole country drops everything and is at astandstill for the whole of afternoon,” said Mbele.

Pirates publicist Mickey Modisane echoed Mbele’ssentiments and refused to predict the score.

“Our fans are strongly advised to come in their bignumbers and get to the stadium early. We are sayinggooddisplay of soccerwill be dishedout by the twobestsides in SA.

“MaybeIshouldalsoremindthecountry thatPiratesare the former treble champions. We are also the veryfirst SA teamtowin theCafChampionsLeagueandalsomade it to the finals of the same competition again lastseason,”said Modisane.

Amakhosi’s communications manager, VinaMaphosa, feels his team is ona roll and their opponentsmay find it difficult to deal with them.

“We kicked off our Caf campaign on a positive note.At home or in the PSL we are still leading the pack andare the reigning champions.” he said.

Chiefs die-hard and long time follower SadaamMaake says VVwill receive the best present fromAma-khosi which will be a “welcom back to the real worldwhich is SA.”

– JERRY BARNESderby against the Dube based outfit, MorokaSwallows, yesterday (Wednesday) at Dobson-ville stadium.

As if that was not mentally drainingenough, theformerKaizerChiefscoachwillonSaturday face his ex-bosses when the twoSoweto giants, and traditional rivals, lockhorns.ThedreamleaguegameandthesecondSowetoderbybetweenOrlandoPiratesandtheleague defending champions is scheduled forFNB stadium at 3.30pm on Saturday.

Pirates senior administrator, FloydMbele,says the game will put the whole country at astandstill. He also feels the clash on Saturday

PSL FIXTURESMarch 14

MaritzburgUtdvAmaZuluatHarryGwa-la stadium at 8 pm

SaturdayOrlando Pirates v Kaizer Chiefs at FNB

Stadium at 3.30pm, Black Aces v MorokaSwallows at Kanyamazane stadium at3.30pm.Mamelodi Sundowns vPolokwaneCity at Loftus stadium at 8.15pm, BidvestWits vFreeStateStarsatBidvest stadiumat8.15pm

SundayAjax Cape Town v University of Pretoria

at Athlone stadiumat 3.30pm,BloemCelticvSuperSportUnitedatKaizerSebothelosta-dium at 3.30pm.

March 18MorokaSwallowsvGoldenArrowsatDo-

bsonville stadium 7.30pm, Free State Starsv Mamelodi Sundowns at Charles Mopelistadiumat7.30pm,BlackAcesvOrlandoPi-rates at Mbombela stadium at 7.30pm

March 19Kaizer Chiefs v Ajax Cape Town at Peter

Mokaba stadium at 7.30pm, University ofPretoria v Bidvest Wits at Tuks stadium at7.30pm, SuperSport United v PlatinumStars at Lucas Moripe Stadium at 7.30pm,AmaZulu v Polokwane City at Princess Ma-gogo Stadium at 7.30pm, Maritzburg Utd vBloem Celtic at Harry Gwala at 7.30pm

United ease relegation worries with win over Stars

Paulus Masehe (L) of FreeState Stars battles ThokozaniSekotlong of Maritzburg Unitedfor control of the ball duringthe Absa Premiership matchbetween the two sides at HarryGwala stadium on Tuesdaynight. United won 3­2 withgoals that were scored by Evansand one by Bongolethu Jayiya.The Team of Choice will hostAmaZulu at Harry Gwalastadium tomorrow at 8 pmPHOTO: GALLO IMAGES

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