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Armed Sheffi eld Mandeni Curro kids poachers shacks Maskandi get walking caught at demolished songbird Tugela Page 2 Page 5 Page 6 Page 11 Cigarettes banned butt . . . smoking continues Sboniso Dlamini get a loose cigarette for R5 (normally R2 or R2,50), a single packet of 20 cigarettes While the sale of cigarettes continues to be for R65 (normally R45) and carton of 10 banned during lockdown level three, the packets from R650 to as much as R1400 truth is those who smoke are still smoking. (normally between R400 and R500). Despite no evidence that smoking makes • In Ballito, when lockdown started you you less able to cope with Covid-19, could buy an illegal “no name brand” carton South Africa is one of only three countries of 10 packets for R250, but as lockdown worldwide to have banned cigarettes during progressed the price rose to the current R550 the pandemic (alongwith Botswana and or more. India). To date neither government nor the In KwaDukuza CBD it took less than World Health Organisation (WHO) have 10 minutes to fi nd a cigarette ‘dealer’. A released evidence on how smoking has store owner in King Shaka Street was able impacted the virus. to point us in the direction of a dark alley On the North Coast, smokers might not opposite his shop. be puffi ng their favourite brand of cigarettes “Sure brother, you need the stuff ?” said anymore (some are even rolling rooibos) the dealer. He off ered us a carton of 10 but getting a pack of cigarette is not that packets for R650. diffi cult, if you are willing to cough up the Next we followed a lead to Dawnside cash. but police had got there fi rst and shut her Our reporters scouted the illegal vendors down. A restaurant owner admitted she had in Ballito, Tongaat and KwaDukuza town been selling cigarettes under the counter but to fi nd out what was available and for how believed someone had reported her to the much. police. A few of the brands available include, D’s, Pacifi c, Carvela, CK, Voyager and Craven A. • In KwaDukuza and Tongaat you can Continued on Page 2 A carton of 10 packets of illegal cigarettes could put you back between R550 and R1400. Pay increases for councillors and offi cials draws fi re Penny Fourie Spearheading the petition, Ballito prior annual reports of KDM which The infl ation-beating salary increases resident Riaan Verster said the proposed refl ect massive irregular expenditure are in a budget that proposes tariff Proposed rates and salary increases for tariff increases were not aff ordable and and adverse audit opinions that the increase of rates by six percent, water by KwaDukuza municipality (KDM) staff unfair. municipality is being mismanaged and 9.9 percent and sewerage and refuse by and councillors have been met with heavy “The increases do not take into the residents and ratepayers alike are fed four percent. Domestic electricity tariff s criticism by ratepayers as households account the hardships faced by the up.” are expected to increase by 6.9 percent struggle to survive in the face of the ratepayers over this current pandemic The municipal draft budget proposes a as per the National Energy Regulator Covid-19 economic collapse. crisis who get little to no service delivery 5.2 percent salary increase, backdated to of South Africa (NERSA) approval Ratepayers are fi ghting back against in return for ever increasing rates and July last year. This is slightly higher than of Eskom’s allowable revenue from the planned tariff increases with an fees. Streetlights are still in a state of the consumer price index of 4.5 percent. standard tariff customers. online petition started last Thursday that disrepair and little has been done to This will see councillors’ remuneration The total wage bill for municipal staff has garnered more than 3800 signatures maintain or improve existing municipal costs jumping from R24 million to R25.3 in the draft budget is R473 170 million. and rising. infrastructure. It is clear from the million in the next fi nancial year. Continued on Page 2 2 The North Coast Courier, May 29, 2020 NEWS ‘Increases are a slap in the face for citizens’ - OUTA Continued from Page 1 unions for people employed in our towns The basic annual package for the and cities,” he said. mayor will be R893 850 while the Results from a recent business impact deputy mayor and speaker will receive survey of 707 businesses conducted by R715 078. Stats SA indicated that 36.8 percent Exco members and the chief whip will reported that their workforce was get R670 387. Part-time councillors will expected to decrease. Almost 10 percent receive R282 870 and a district appointed of respondents reported that 81-100 councillor will get R1 103.23 per day. percent of their workforce had been Councillors will also receive phone made redundant while four in ten and data allowances of R3 400 and R300 businesses felt they could not continue per month respectively, plus expense to operate. A whopping 42.2 percent said accounts. The wage bill, which absorbs they were not confi dent they had the more than 35 percent of municipal fi nancial resources to continue operating spending, has been a major driver of through lockdown. Three of the poachers caught by a combined security operation on Thursday morning. rising costs. President of the iLembe Chamber of In addition, the budget also provides Commerce and attorney Andrew Horton for performance bonuses for senior said that while the minister of CoGTA managers. A R146 299 performance makes the determination on the salary bonus for the municipal manager will increases, individual municipalities Four armed determine whether to introduce the take his total remuneration package to R1 994 358 million. increases into their budget or not. This despite KDM under-spending “I think there should be a better on its capital budget in the 2019/20 process in place when it comes to salary poachers nabbed fi nancial year which had a direct impact increases and performance bonuses. on various capital projects and service They should be linked to the fi nancial delivery. The municipality also recorded health of a municipality and whether about R60 million in irregular spending. it has received a clean audit or not. Key budget assumptions made in the “However, during these challenging at Tugela South draft document are that the country is times government should carefully not expected to go lower than level three consider whether to go ahead with these Swift action by security guards, police and lockdown this year and there is a strong implementations, given the poor and farmers nabbed an organised poaching gang possibility that level fi ve lockdown could working class communities will be the in the Darnall area last Thursday. be re-instated in September throughout biggest victims.” The carcasses of bushbuck and the Ilembe district if the infection rate While the country was already in porcupines, together with a shotgun, a peaks then. a recession before the coronavirus pistol and ammunition, were found in the Dolphin Coast Ratepayer and pandemic, it has since been downgraded possession of three men and a fourth driving Residents Association (Docrra) chairman by all credit ratings agencies. a Toyota Fortuner, on a farm on the south Deon Viljoen said they believed any Ilembe Chamber CEO Cobus Oelofse bank of the Tugela River in the early hours salary increases for KDM should mirror said: “The targeted revenue growth and of Thursday morning. what President Cyril Ramaphosa had expenses of any municipality cannot be Francois Snyman of Z2 Security said that requested from government offi cials and tone-deaf to this dire reality - which will following a tip-off by a farmer, the Fortuner employees. result in a balancing act considering the had been followed by his security offi cers “Either a maximum of 1.5 percent or obligation to ensure fi scal well-being, and spotted dropping off three armed men at no increase at all for the next fi nancial maintaining of service levels and the Tugela Estates at about 2am. year. Docrra also trusts that most KDM needed investment in infrastructure. employees have voluntarily contributed “Like any other business, revenue and When the Fortuner returned later to fetch The bushbuck and porcupines found in the the men, the hunters were met by a party four percent of their salary to the expense increases, especially increases back of the Fortuner owned by a Groutville that outstrip the forecasted levels of consisting of Z2 Security offi cers, Saps from resident. Solidarity Fund, as requested by the Newark police station and KwaDukuza president.” infl ation, will attract attention. community safety offi cers. Police confi rmed that four men between In a letter sent to the minister “The Chamber’s submission on the “We cornered them and found four the ages of 24 and 49 had been arrested of Cooperative Governance and budget will also refl ect the current bushbuck and two porcupines in the back of and charged with poaching and trespassing. Traditional Aff airs (CoGTA), Dr somber sentiment of our business the Fortuner,” said Snyman. They are all residents of Thembeni in Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, and copied community.” “We also found a shotgun and pistol Groutville and were released on R1500 to the President as well as all provincial KwaDukuza municipality which belonged to the owner of the vehicle. bail each. If convicted of illegal hunting, CoGTA executive council members, spokesperson Sipho Mkhize said salaries They were charged at Newark with illegal they face confi scation of the vehicle and the civic group Organisation Undoing were a legislative matter and not hunting, illegal possession of fi rearms - weapons in addition to jail sentences or Tax Abuse (OUTA) called on all public something the KDM council or mayor because the owner had given them to his fi nes. In a 2017 case in the Western Cape, a offi ce bearers and management to could unilaterally decide on. three colleagues for hunting - and breaking man convicted of illegal hunting was fi ned respect citizens by reducing the cost of “The matters are discussed at lockdown regulations.” R10 000 or one-year imprisonment, plus a government on the taxpayer. bargaining council and some have two-year suspended jail sentence. OUTA CEO Wayne Duvenage said the ministerial directives on how they are to proposed salary increases were a slap be paid. As a means to assist those who in the face when government should be are less fortunate and in need during forcing municipalities to take drastic this period, Council has encouraged measures to reduce costs. all its councillors and staff to donate Cigarettes banned but contributions to the National Solidarity “Why should citizens have to fi nance any salary increases for public servants Fund.” and councillors while businesses are Ratepayers have until June 15 to give having to curb costs, cut expenses, their input on the draft budget which smoking continues retrench staff or force them to take can be reviewed by logging onto KDM’s unpaid leave? There should be no salary website at kwadukuza.gov.za. Continued from Page 1 increases or bonuses paid at any level of Objections and comments can be “They (police) came and took all the government. Now is the time for society emailed to the municipal managers offi ce stuff I had, they even took my matches. to witness a proactive approach by at [email protected]. I know I am not allowed to sell it, but government, as well as negotiations with people used to come here in the morning, you could see they were struggling with the addiction and it felt bad not giving it to them, knowing I could help,” she said. She told us that her neighbour had also Afriforum wants answers from KDM been arrested for selling cigarettes. Penny Fourie father tries to pull him from them. “Someone must have reported him The offi cers arrived at the complex to because the police went straight to a locked Head of Afriforum’s private prosecution arrest the father of the toddler and several room where he was hiding the cigarettes.” unit, Gerrie Nel is asking KwaDukuza other families for allegedly failing to comply In Tongaat it was more diffi cult to fi nd municipality some hard questions into with the lockdown regulations. After a their investigation that exonerated KDM sellers but there were plenty of loose Illicit cigarettes available on the black market. municipal investigation cleared the offi cers cigarettes for sale. None were keen to point peace offi cers from any wrongdoing in a of wrongdoing, civil rights organisation controversial altercation involving a child at us in the direction of larger quantities. it was diffi cult to get Peter Stuyvesant, a AfriForum stepped forward to represent the Chaka’s Rock recently. In Ballito, smokers told us they were fed popular brand, it was possible but you would group legally. The incident which was captured on video up with the “ridiculous prices” and had “pay through the nose”.” In a four-page letter to the acting mayor, received widespread coverage, amid furious started rolling their own. One smoker said A single carton of Stuyvesant cigarettes Cllr Dolly Govender, Nel has asked for full condemnation of the behaviour of the he had bought tobacco for between R65 and used to cost R40 but now it’s being sold for disclosure of the investigation, including arresting offi cers. Footage shows the offi cers R70 a packet, Rizla rolling papers and a R100 or R120 and the cheaper brands that written statements and oral transcripts made allegedly trying to drag a screaming four- rolling machine, all on the black market. used to cost R10 a packet of 20 now go for by the offi cials and other witnesses that year-old child out of a complex while his Another Ballito smoker said although R60.” KDM relied on. NEWS The North Coast Courier, May 29, 2020 3 Workers protected, says landfi ll management Penny Fourie Dolphin Coast Landfi ll Management (DCLM) and Stratogo have refuted claims by employees that the companies had not provided them with personal protective equipment (PPE) at the New Guelderland landfi ll site. Employees went on an unprotected strike on Friday, May 15, making accusations that they had not been issued with face shields, boot coverings and long-sleeved gowns, specifi cally to protect them from handling medical waste. They said they feared infection by the Covid-19 virus. The landfi ll site, north of Stanger, is the largest hazardous waste operation in South Africa, responsible for collecting disposing and treating both hazardous and non- hazardous waste. DCLM was acquired by the Veolia Group last August. In response to the employees’ claims, both companies this week denied that they had compromised the safety of their workers, maintaining that the unlawful strike had in fact been prompted by demands for bonuses. “DCLM has not accepted medical waste from hospitals and will only accept waste that is in accordance with legislation,” said DCLM general manager Kyle Gaff er. “DCLM is strictly adhering to the national labour laws and all of our employees (outsourced staff included) have the appropriate and necessary PPE to work, Employees went on an unprotected strike on Friday, May 15, claiming that they had not been issued with the correct PPE equipment to protect them specially, in the present context of the during the Covid-19 pandemic. Covid-19 pandemic, as a waste management to day duties and in addition, due to the North denied these claims, saying that “Stratogo has to date never been issued company who owns and operates a Class A Covid-19 pandemic, employees were issued employees were affi liated with and were with any default and/or adverse fi nding by landfi ll site.” with appropriate face masks, sanitizers, and members of the National Bargaining Council the bargaining council. The strike action Stratogo stated that the company always gloves.” for the Road Freight and Logistics Industry. was not in conformance with the provisions ensured that clients issued their employees Another issue workers raised with DCLM The council monitored, oversaw and of the Labour Relations Act and was the necessary PPE for the performance of management was their employment by provided employees protection in the form accordingly unlawful,” he said. their duties. Stratogo which they claimed prevented of remuneration, annual leave, sick leave, Stratogo instructed their workers to return Graham North of Stratogo said: “Stratogo them - some have worked in the same job provident fund, dangerous goods allowances to work or face disciplinary action. They did employees deployed at DCLM are issued for more than four years - from enjoying any and wellness cards to enable them to have return to work. with three sets of PPEs for their normal day social protection, pension or medical aid. access to medical cover.

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www.curro.co.za 087 285 1671 | [email protected] 4 The North Coast Courier, May 29, 2020 NEWS ‘Bermuda Triangle’ looms for travel industry Juan Venter and cancellations, heavily impacting on her income. While travel has been banned since the In his keynote address to the nation on start of lockdown, travel agents are fearful Sunday evening, president Cyril Ramaphosa that they may not be able to reopen once acknowledged that the travel industry had lockdown ends. been particularly hard-hit by the nationwide For more than three months now, many lockdown. independent travel agents have been unable “We have held discussions with the to collect a paycheck, and many are fearful tourism, hotel and restaurant industries that their doors will remain closed after regarding the challenges and hardships these lockdown ends. Estimates, according to sectors are facing.” local independent travel He said the industry leaders agents indicate that the travel had made several proposals, industry may only be able to Our beautiful regarding measures they return to full functionality industry is intend to put in place when come 2021, or possibly even their sectors were opened later. It is not just fl ight going up in and that these were being bookings that are aff ected, fl ames considered. said Ana Camacho who runs While Ramaphosa indicated New World Travel. - Paula Martini that accommodation and “The knock-on eff ect is domestic air travel - excluding astounding. When we book business travel - would be Ana Camacho of New World Travel. Travel VIP owner, Paula Martini. fl ights, either domestic or phased in, starting in level three, those in the overnight. by mistake or are they just covering their international we also arrange for a rental car travel industry were unsure this would be and accommodation. These industries have “More than 90 percent of my business tracks owing to the supposed depletion of enough. comes from the corporate industry?” said the relief fund,” asked Martini. lost countless funds with travel agents out of Travel agents said government had yet to the picture,” she said. Martini, who has been fi ghting an uphill Martini said the government guaranteed assist them. battle to assistance through the Tourism loan scheme was now being administered The Salt Rock resident who has been in “We have to be diligent in our fi nances the travel industry for 26 years said she had Fund. by banks and, that she was required to sign at the moment. If not for the bit of savings “After waiting almost two months and personal surety for the loan. to essentially close her business in February I had, my business would have been shut with the issuing of refunds, re-bookings doing everything by the book, I received an She had also joined the class action suit within the fi rst month,” said Camacho, email from the Tourism Fund to say that my against the Broad-Based Black Economic who believes her documents had not been received in time.” Empowerment (BBBEE) clause. company may To her disbelief the email further stated “I need to give South African travel survive until August. that not all the correct documentation had agents a voice, something is not right in our Through been submitted. country and our beautiful industry is going cancellations, Three days later the Tourism Relief up in fl ames,” said Martini, who believes Camacho revealed, Fund emailed again to inform her that they that “this destruction of the travel industry her business had lost were validating her supporting documents. in South Africa is unjust and corrupt”. about R500 000- But, she would have to resubmit her BEE Despite the upheaval, Martini said she 800 000. certifi cate, a certifi ed copy of her ID and her was fortunate enough to, so far, have kept all Paula Martini, latest Unemployment Insurance Fund fi ling, of her staff and have been able to pay them. owner of Travel VIP all of which had been originally submitted. But for how long? said she had lost “This really gives me a sense of some R3-million in discomfort. Has government perhaps now ticket sales almost realised that they sent out the initial email

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Good progress has been made in the rehabilitation of the M4 municipal freeway. M4 repair nears completion Juan Venter The M4 Ruth First freeway, damaged by a wash-away near Umhlanga last November, may be reopened in June. Devru Construction has made good progress repairing the road between Sibaya Circle and Lighthouse Road and asphalting For more information on COVID-19, visit www.bonitas.co.za/home/covid. is scheduled to start soon, according to ward *Consultations are free for a limited time. 58 councillor Geoff Pullan. The western embankment has been completed and both embankments are being planted. “The anticipated completion date is now June 12. Providing there is no severe weather or other mishaps, the M4 should be SMS SWITCH TO 33035 / bonitas.co.za open soon,” said Pullan. SMSs CHARGED AT R1.50. FREE SMSs DO NOT APPLY. Ts & Cs APPLY. The M4 looks to be reopened by mid-June. NEWS The North Coast Courier, May 29, 2020 5 Sheffi eld shacks demolished Sboniso Dlamini primary needs. My husband and myself had to go onto the dumpsite looking for material KwaDukuza municipality demolished more to build our second shack. As we were about than 10 newly-built shack houses at the to fi nish building it, it got demolished. I do Taff eni informal settlement last Friday, in not know how we will manage to get more spite of the matter being stalled in court due material to rebuild,” said Shoba. to lockdown. The illegal squatters told the Courier that “We were supposed to be in court on the municipality was planning to relocate April 2, but due to lockdown, we could not. them to Mgigimbe, near Cranbrook, about We are not sure how they can demolish our 17km from Sheffi eld. But they do not want homes while they have chosen to take the to move as it was too far from work. legal route,” said chairperson Velemseni The squatters have dismissed claims that Masondo of the informal settlement, built on the latest shack builders had paid for the land earmarked for low-cost housing. land. They said when someone new arrives Masondo said there were about 180 and explains their need for a place to stay, families with more than 100 children and they gladly fi nd a spot for him or her to most were unemployed. build a shack. “As much as the land belongs to “How can we sell land that does not KwaDukuza municipality, we did not choose belong to us? We live here because we are This standpipe is the only source of water for the 180 families living a the Sheffi eld informal to come and open up this bush because we struggling. settlement. are bored or stupid. We had no choice. We “We call a meeting and you get to would all like to live in decent houses and introduce yourself and provide refreshment support our families but since we cannot for the people who will be there, usually aff ord rent and transport, we had no choice it’s a case of beer and a cool drink, maybe a but to build shacks on vacant land. We chose bottle of whiskey or vodka,” said Masondo. this place because it is close to Ballito and KwaDukuza municipality spokesperson Salt Rock, where we can fi nd piecemeal Sipho Mkhize said they urged people to stop jobs.” RIGHT: This two illegally occupying council land. room shack is home One of the people who lost her shack on “This hinders service delivery in many to seven family Friday was 40-year-old Nokuthula Shoba, respects, including stalling development and members. They who stays in a two-room shack with her placing people’s lives at risk,” said Mkhize. recently built a husband and six other family members. He said those who were in need of second one so that None have been able to work since shelter and meals during this period were the family could have lockdown started. encouraged to contact the municipality’s more space, but the “I come from Mtubatuba and I was disaster management offi ce so that they illegal structure was staying in Shaka’s Head, paying R750 rent. could be placed in shelters and provided demolished by the But due to unemployment we had to move with meals. Contact 032-9462711 for more municipality last here. We now use that R750 for food and infrmation. Friday. KWADUKUZA MUNICIPALITY

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Due to the Presidential measures and restrictions issued on the COVID-19 Virus de- claring a National Lockdown, KwaDukuza extended the closing dates for the follow- ing tenders as per list below.

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Tenders shall be placed in sealed envelopes, endorsed with TENDER NO (with the various Mn No’S ) and be placed in the Tender Box at the SCM UNIT, 2 Industria Crescent, Lavoip- ierre Building/ Stores, KwaDukuza, not later than 10h00 on 8th & 10th June 2020 (as per above table) at which time the tenders will be opened in public.

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Sboniso Dlamini The songbird recently released her fi rst music project called Iduku Ep after being With her soft angelic voice, one cannot featured by various artists, doing covers and ignore the charming performer Zinhle travelling around the country performing. Madela, an independent Afro-pop singer, “My music tells the story of where I am songwriter, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. from. It is my duty to represent the culture The 26-year-old was born and raised in that groomed me and part of that is sharing Sundumbili, Mandeni and she is known as music from home to the world. Iduku Ep is e-Kasi Queen, because of her African style inspired by the actual headwrap or doek, as music and image. She calls her unique it has many functions, tells many diff erent music style ‘Maskandi-Soul’. stories and represent strength and power. I enjoy wearing iduku and it is part of my image.” Iduku Ep is a experimental music project of nine soundtracks, inspired by her musical background of Maskandi, Umbhaqanga, Umshado, Amahubo and Indlamu, and mixed with the new sounds of Afro-Soul, RnB and Pop. “Before mom and dad separated, my father used to play the keyboard for me and Mandeni’s songbird Zinhle Madela has a very bright future ahead of her. my sister and he would have us sing. He was a disco dj and I sang at Sunday school and Africa’s music legends including Robbie start up my own music business and now I in the primary school choir,” she said. Malinga, Dr Rebecca Malope and Naima am an independent artist.” Madela has also been inspired by music Kay, performing with them as a musical Madela holds a Bachelor of Social Science played by friends, in school and in taxis. studio backing artist. degree in community development and She sees herself travelling around Africa “This boosted my confi dence and it was psychology from the University of KwaZulu- performing with a band and one day forming encouraging that they saw potential in me. It Natal. By day she works as an awareness her own arts centre. The young performer educated me about the music industry. With campaign co-coordinator. has rubbed shoulders with several of South the little knowledge I gained I was able to

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Sboniso Dlamini lead the ANC in Mandeni.” between local and provincial government on She was encouraged by support from her challenges faced by the people of Mandeni. Mandeni’s own member of the provincial family. My biggest challenge is that the constituency parliament, Makhosazane Zungu, takes “My mother was very supportive, and my offi ces previously were not utilised in a pains to stand out from the crowd. stepfather was always encouraging me to be productive manner.” The 48-year-old, born and bred in the a reader - all good leaders are readers.” Despite this she said remaining close to dusty streets of Mandeni’s Sundumbili She became a shop steward for the the people of Mandeni gave her great joy township, has dedicated her constituency National Union of Metalworkers (Numsa) at and having a young and dynamic staff had work to being the “conveyor belt” of her workplace in Isithebe, which did not end made her work easier. information between her home area and well because she lost her job. Back when she fi rst became involved in provincial government in Pietermaritzburg. In 2002-2004 she was elected to Cosatu’s politics, conditions dictated that politics was She encourages young women to further local offi ces and since she was no longer for undoing the injustices imposed by the their political knowledge through education. an employee she became an ANC Youth Apartheid regime. “If young women have political interests, League regional executive committee “Today’s politics have changed altogether. it will be wise to equip themselves member in 2003. We are living in a democratic country now. academically to survive politics of “When our regional secretary was co- Today’s politics are about liberating the nowadays. Their involvement should be opted to the provincial executive committee formerly marginalised masses to radical infl uenced by organisational love, not being in 2004, I was tasked to be the regional socio-economic freedom.” political careerists,” she said. secretary. Come 2012-2014, I was elected She said she had an open door policy and Zungu, often addressed as ‘usisi omdala’ ANC regional deputy secretary and used Facebook to invite comment from the (older sister) as a sign of respect, started her thereafter the political education by Cosatu public. political activism at Tshana High School in (Chris Hani Brigade, SACP and ANC’s “My offi ce is responsible for serving Mandeni where she joined the Council for political school) was very instrumental in everyone who comes to it without being South African Students (COSAS) and was shaping and arming me with the correct screened for their political affi liation. often selected to represent her peers. tools of analysis.” Everyone should support the government “When Nelson Mandela was released, So it was no surprise when she was because it is the government of the people.” the then principal of my high school, Mr elected to the ANC provincial executive Outside of her political life, Zungu is a Hadebe, motivated a balance of genders committee (PEC) in 2015. While the entire staunch member of the 12 Apostolic Church. among the pupil’s leadership and I was committee was nullifi ed by court order that “I have unconditional love for my family elected.” year due to political infi ghting, she was re- and close friends. I love going on outings Her curiosity led her to political activism, elected at the ANC conference in 2018. with them and when I am at home cooking and she joined the African National “My role as a member of parliament is my hobby.” Makhosazane Zungu. Congress (ANC). deployed to Mandeni constituency is to The mother of one spreads her love by “The leadership responsibilities were also ensure that the constituency understands the having many “adopted” children through the and harmony. I remain happy when things vested on my shoulders and other comrades work done by the provincial government, community, who she visits regularly. are done correctly and I see people being from 1996-1998 when we were elected to to be the conveyor belt of information “My happiness is defi ned by peace, love helped.”

One of the local councillors did distribute some Two government food parcels, but they were a drop in the ocean. Bits Rev Ndaba has also handed out some food parcels bought from donations to the Orphan Fund, and similarly there Bruce Stephenson were far more people than parcels. Chairman, Wordsmiths Group So, if you want to help the hungry, may I ask that you donate to the Orphan Fund to enable them to access more food parcels, or buy the masks branded with the Fund’s logo that we have on sale at R20 each. Buy masks for yourself, your company or for your domestic workers. Details are on the advertisement on this page. You can also place food Please don’t hand in the boxes at these supermarkets: Lifestyle SuperSpar, Pick n Pay and Food Lovers Market in Ballito and Tiff any’s out money SuperSpar in Salt Rock. The Fund’s very capable Jane Armstrong and the many It’s hard to believe the numbers of people who are helping with distribution, will ensure that your out on the roads on Saturday mornings, money is well spent and the food your money will buy gets walking, running, cycling and having great to those who most need it. family time. It’s been one of the unexpected positives of lockdown, that we’ve had more time with our spouses and families - and the dogs have never, ever been walked as much before! There’s been a little nip in the air lately, Long overdue resurfacing of Ocean Drive restarted last week, causing marking the arrival of autumn or winter, some residents to ask why the municipality could work under lockdown. can’t work out which. Hasn’t the sea been A KDM spokesman said Level 4 lockdown regulations allowed for perfect! Such a pity to miss out on some civil engineering for public works projects (including water, energy, great surfi ng and paddling. Such a blow that sanitation), road and bridge repairs and critical maintenance. The entire the Ballito Pro has had to be ditched - the road will be resurfaced in phases. whole area will lose out. I am incensed by KwaDukuza council’s the Nkobongo Resource Centre and The North plans to award themselves salary increases, when in the Coast Courier Orphan Fund, in turn aided by food real world we’re losing jobs and businesses, when in the and the soup supplied by residents and a number real world there’s a raft of trouble around the corner. I was of organisations of Ballito/Salt Rock. Less so in going to let rip in this column, but Malcolm Kensett, Neal Groutville, but we’ll come to that. Robersts and Ann McDonnell have said everything, and One worker with an intimate knowledge of the better, in their letters on Page 8. It is such an appalling, situation told me that food is fairly plentiful in those callous act by the people who we have entrusted with our areas, but even so there are quite a few characters tax rands. Cllr Abdool Dawood of the Al Jamah party ‘swinging the lead’, if you follow, pleading poverty challenged councillors and offi cials to donate to a Covid-19 but actually having their needs seen to at home. fund and got nowhere, and it will be no surprise if the One morning last week, about 11am, one of the petition against the increases circulated on social media last regular Salt Rock beggars asked them for a lift back week is also ignored. I believe this is time for the residents’ to Nkobongo. When they asked why he wanted to association Docrra and our DA ward councillors to take a go home so early, he replied that he’d been there stand on our behalf. since 9am and had made R300, so he was knocking What I want to address is the many messages and appeals off for the day! we have received about the beggars on the sides of the “They tell you they want money for bread. It’s not roads. They are not only in Ballito and Salt Rock: on a trip for bread, it’s for drugs. There is plenty of soup and to Stanger along the R102 last week, every speedhump had bread in Nkobongo,” she said. two or three beggars making mute appeals with praying “If people feel bad and want to give them hands. People have asked how they can help, others want something, please give them food only. They will the police to remove them. soon go away if they realise they are not going to I can sympathise with the police, in that there are simply get any money.” too many to deal with. They would have to run a bus Groutville is not the same. The Reverend Ben service. As always, there is more than one side to this story Ndaba, a trustee of the Orphan Fund who lives and I’ll try to cast some light on what is happening. centrally, says the situation is dire. The ones who are There are NGO feeding stations in Shaka’s Head, inland suff ering most, he says, are the elderly who have a of Ballito/Salt Rock, and Nkobongo, inland of Shakaskraal, bunch of children to look after and older people who properly run and supplied with food by, among others, have lost their jobs due to lockdown. 8 The North Coast Courier, May 29, 2020 OPINIONS Need a restocking day Paul Parsons of Ballito writes an open letter to Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Aff airs, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma: The initial lockdown was for three weeks which then got extended for a further two weeks before we moved down Letters to Level 4. Most law-abiding citizens who use alcohol or to the editor tobacco made provision for fi ve weeks maximum. Surely you owed us at least one shopping day to restock because we Write to: The Editor, [email protected]. Full name & address must be supplied. have so far trusted you, the government with our health? There is a very interesting article on News24 that suggests to each ward. that nicotine off ers potential protection against Covid-19. Irresponsible pay rise c) Now, give ward councillors a real job (attending This article fi rst surfaced about a month ago on Sky News website. It was researched in various countries and I suggest Malcolm Kensett of Ballito writes: meetings is not real work) and let them agree with their ward that you read it. With reference to the advertised municipal tariff hikes for members, who elected them, each ward’s priorities and So far, the ban on alcohol and tobacco has cost the struggling residents (Courier May 22), nobody who is half budget accordingly. Have regular ratepayer feedback. This government millions in excise duty. You must lift the ban on awake and who lives on the Dolphin Coast needs to be told will immediately change the current dynamics and introduce cigarettes which has become your personal crusade. that our world has completely changed, that is except the real democracy which currently does not exist. Please don’t let this turn out to be a repeat of Sarafi na II. management of the KwaDukuza municipality. I hear calls of “aaaaagh it’s more complicated than that”. Does it ring a bell, Minister? The virus - and associated shutdown - is killing our local Really? What is complicated about spending within your economy as well as the rest of South Africa’s. Our hospitality means and being accountable to those who elected you and industry and small businesses are all but dead. Property pay your salaries? Monkeys are a pest development, rentals and associated services crippled. It is If we cannot start making positive change now stimulated Athol Bremner of Salt Rock writes: a long list and who knows how many will survive, let alone by external factors imposed on us then we deserve the Through you I would like to report to the authorities the prosper again. It is clear that South Africa and the Dolphin municipality we have. Start by supporting the local initiatives increased invasion by monkeys of our houses, both inside Coast are entering their worst recession ever with the opposing the current draft budget. and out. number of people at just about every street corner begging We have to continually close all windows and doors as for food being a constant reminder. they enter into our home. They defecate all over and invade Then in the middle of all this the KwaDukuza municipality Rework the budget cupboards and shelves. These vermin are completely out of advertises a record budget and six percent increase in rates. Ann McDonnell and Neal Roberts of Salt Rock write: hand and as we are not allowed to deal with this matter, we This is not only incredulous; it is also irresponsible and This comes in a very diff erent time in the world. We are are appealing to you to do so. insensitive. It can only have been compiled by people who living in limbo, wondering how and when things will get back They are now becoming like burglars waiting for every are oblivious to the facts and sheltered by a regular monthly to some sort of normal. chance to come in and have even attacked whoever carries salary paid for by those whose salaries are not guaranteed or Your edition of May 22, 2020 highlighted local business out the kitchen refuse. We are ratepayers and surely don’t regular. Shame on you. I can write pages on their poor track and their being forced to lay off workers. So many are in the have to put up with this daily occurrence. Please fi nd a record and mismanagement, but this newspaper does not same position, living without a job or at best taking a cut in solution to this. have the space. pay. This Coronavirus pandemic is certainly a “Black Swan” I can also comment on aspects of the budget and am sure event which nobody could have imagined! many others can too. That is not the point of my letter. The Also, in the same edition, we read with concern that the bottom line is: “It cannot continue to be business as usual at KwaDukuza municipality has tabled a draft budget proposing Releasing our children the municipality, it’s time for change.” increases of between six and nine percent in our rates and Jessica Nair of the Breakthrough Centre writes: We have distant and arrogant management and service charges for the upcoming year. This is simply not fair God has called us to be preservers and guardians over the completely ineff ective councillors (attending meetings does or possible in this time of economic hardship - businesses future of the lives of our children. You are one of the most not make you important or eff ective). We have a huge budget and people losing jobs and income, and the situation will infl uential people on the Earth, as you carry the privilege to (black hole) and although there are lovely presentations at most likely get worse before we see a new normal (whatever rewrite history amidst trying and challenging circumstances. budget time, nobody on a day-to-day basis really knows that looks like). In fact, it is an injustice so we put forward a This pandemic has brought in a new perspective to life. what is going on and the priorities of the diff erent municipal diff erent proposal. However, amidst the uncertainties we can still determine the wards are not known or served. The system is dysfunctional, On examination of the fi gures tabled, we believe that with destiny of our children. not working and seemingly complicated. It needs to be innovation, charges could be reduced as follows: ‘For I know what I have planned for you,’ says the Lord. ‘I overhauled. REDUCE have plans to prosper you, not to harm you. I have plans to Start by KwaDukuza management adjusting their thinking • Employee costs of R447 million by 20 percent, saving give you a future fi lled with hope.’ Jeremiah 29 v 11 to current realities, i.e.: rateable income will go down and not R89 million. When Moses was born, he entered a world with a death up by six percent. Property values used as a basis for rate • Councillors’ remuneration of R25 million by 20 percent, sentence hovering over him, as Pharaoh had decreed that all calculations are likely to go down, my guess on average by saving R5 million. male children be put to death. Moses’ mum defi ed the orders 25 percent. So, reduce rateable income by 25 percent. Water • The item “depreciation” should be removed for this year. of Pharaoh to preserve the life that came from within her. The and electricity have their own dynamics. It is a book entry. saving R95 million. Bible says that she hid this little miracle for three months. That done, based on your track record, we still do not trust Total saving of R189 million. As parents, it’s time for us to take a stand to preserve the you to use municipal income wisely. The next step then is to lives that God has entrusted to us. It’s time for us to keep adjust your accounting approach from a ‘dark hole’ where To balance the budget. our children hidden from the things that would defi le or details are hidden to the following: • Reduce rates by 12 percent contaminate their spirits. a) Agree with established rate payer organisations what • Reduce electricity revenue by 12 percent After the third month, Moses’ mum understood that she the exact “municipal offi ce” overheads for the last fi nancial • Reduce refuse by 24 percent could not hide him any longer, so she wove a basket of year was. Reduce by 40 percent and use as basis for the Total saving of R189 million papyrus, tar and pitch, placed the baby in the basket and new budget. We have not yet interrogated the item “Other Expenditure”, lowered him into the river Nile. b) Allocate the projected balance using an agreed formula tabled at R334 million, as no detail was provided. We sometimes feel the agony of releasing our kids into In closing, this pandemic is highlighting the fact that we are a river of possible danger and death, but we still carry the indeed all in this together, so appeal to the municipality to hope that these children will prevail and emerge victorious. Write to: The Editor, P O Box 694, Ballito 4420. E-mail consider reducing rather than increasing rates and services, We wonder if the three months of nursing is suffi cient to [email protected]. Full name & address must be demonstrating solidarity with residents. Businesses and give them the strength to withstand the temperatures of the supplied. workers will battle to keep their heads above water, even at outside world. As a teacher, the most heartsore experience level one. The budget would still balance, but our residents is to say goodbye to a class of learners with whom you have would have a possibility of survival. bonded and moulded for the future. As a mother, it is so Getting social heart-breaking to say goodbye to your child when he has to leave your home because he is now ready for the outside world. We’ve seen the anguish of parents who have had DA will not rest to release their children to go to work because they were Ward 6 councillor Tammy Colley writes: identifi ed as essential workers during this pandemic. The Democratic Alliance in iLembe is outraged by a It was the hope and prayers of a mum, amidst destruction video making the rounds on social media which shows a and chaos, that caused Pharaoh’s daughter to rescue this child being manhandled by KwaDukuza Municipality ‘peace little one and place him back into the arms of his mum, so offi cers’ and at one point being forcibly removed from his he could be nursed. Moses was given the opportunity to father. be trained in the courts of Pharaoh, and live a life of royalty No matter what the context or what led up to this situation, and eventually rise to a place of becoming one of the fi nest it is simply unacceptable for municipal offi cers to behave in leaders of his time. this matter. To every one of you who carry this unique responsibility The DA will be writing to the municipal manager and calling of moulding yours or someone else’s child... may you rise for the immediate suspension of these offi cers pending the up as a fearless, courageous and outstanding person... an North Coast monkeys fall victim to outcome of an investigation. We will not tolerate bullies like unstoppable preserver of a company of future history makers this roaming our streets. lockdown frustration and world changers. In addition, it is our belief that the council should sit as a Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off . matter of urgency and deliberate on this matter, due to the 139 Proverbs 23 v 18 serious nature of this incident, and the now national attention Margy Matthews: I am horrified at this cruelty. Can’t believe that it has garnered. there are people with so little compassion. A national state of disaster does not mean that the rights of citizens and especially vulnerable groups such as children Begging at speedhumps Corinne DeMarigny: There are bigger problems are ignored and abused as we have seen in this incident. Christina Kempen of Salt Rock writes: out there, no one is short of food, who cares This thuggish behaviour is unacceptable and has I am concerned by the people begging in Ocean Drive. On if they steal a banana. I make sure my doors absolutely no place whatsoever in a democracy. It is my daily route from Salt Rock down to Leanora Drive and up are closed when I hear them or throw them sadly however becoming more and more common as on Leanora, I encountered no less than 19 people begging something to eat. Each to his own. unreasonable lockdown restrictions persist which leaves and stepping into the road with praying hands. Shirley Shelley Louw: Please ban pellet guns. I do not know how citizens at the mercy of law enforcement offi cials. Can we ask security companies/police to remove them or anyone can shoot these little creatures. The DA will not rest until we get to the bottom of this issue. get them to go to the three points of food distribution? CLASSIFIEDS The North Coast Courier, May 29, 2020 9

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Plea for Junior Superstar connectivity Protec, a career enrichment programme promoting math, science and technological literacy for pupils in grade 10, 11 and 12 needs your help to keep students from losing out on their education. They are appealing for donations of old phones or devices capable of connecting to the internet so that pupils can receive online learning material and resources. “The challenge we are facing is that not all of our learners have a device that has an internet connection,” said Protec Tongaat branch manager, Marion Takis. Twanette, Gerhard and Barbara Volschenk. “If you, or your colleagues have a device that has internet access that you are no longer using, please could you donate it to our learners. Ensure that it is unlocked and Curro kids get walking that it will work with a new sim card.” Curro Mount Richmore held an Interhouse Family Walk/Run last weekend. Not only were the She said if donors were able to arrange sky and ocean blue but the streets were too! for a Telkom sim card that it would be Proudly dressed in the school colours, pupils, parents and staff took to the streets in their greatly appreciated. own neighbourhoods between 6am and 9am to enjoy a competitive morning run/walk with “Telkom have a wonderful learning the family. platform, bcxlearn, which is free to Telkom subscribers and uses no data,” she said. Jared Scheepers is involved in the Ashton While data costs remain a problem, Families Who Care Project and other Protec is talking to service providers who than assisting with raising of funds and they are hoping would come on-board as awareness, he has for the past seven sponsors. weeks packed the food parcels every The third challenge, according to Takis, single day. is signal and would welcome any advice to To date 7000 food parcels have been overcome this issue. distributed, reaching 28 000 people. “We really want to ensure that our learners are not further disadvantaged by the restrictions of lockdown. Sadly, the inequalities in our country, especially with regard to education are once again being Senior Superstar highlighted.” To get in touch with Protec, phone Marion Takis at 032 439 5580 or 078 802 7998. Caeli Neveling, Gracie Primmer and Jesse Ludwig. Eugene Montgomery and Chris Smit. Junior Superstar Senior Superstar Junior Superstar

Demi Carter (11) at Curro Mount Grade 11 student at Crawford College Richmore is a responsible and North Coast Jenna-Leigh Fourie was enthusiastic pupil who has embraced inspired to help those aff ected by the online learning. Leshara Narainsamy (5), a Grade R pupil Covid-19 pandemic. She has a passion for knowledge and from Trinityhouse Palm Lakes, has made “After watching a video on Facebook, my applies herself to her studies with the most of her time at home by learning sister and I felt a burning need to try and consistency and perseverance. to play a new instrument. help those who have so little,” said Jenna- She is early for virtual class and available With the help of her mom, teacher Leigh. to lend a helping hand to her peers during Nelmari and online teaching, Leshara has Using her garage as a drop-off site for Poppy Dixon is the Crawford Preparatory this diffi cult time. managed to master two nursery rhymes food and blanket donations the sisters Swimming captain. She ranked in the top Demi has been commended by her on the keyboard and is in the process of collected and distributed aid to people in 20 in South Africa for swimming in the teachers for her compassion and learning a third. need. Girls U12 age group. generosity. MAKE SURE YOUR LUNCH IS (ACTION) PACKED 12 The North Coast Courier, May 29, 2020

Friday, May 29, 2020 Beauty industry stood up by relief fund as lockdown drags Penny Fourie The industry includes accept our industry listing as level Hair dressers and beauty therapists argue that as an industry they are hairdressing, beauty treatments, 1. Any work that puts food on the acutely aware of the health risks and believe they are more than capable of The hair and beauty industry faces makeup and nail salons and table should be essential work. practicing suitable hygiene and sanitation in the midst of the pandemic. more than a short back and sides piercing and tattoo parlors, where It is impossible to survive with if not allowed to reopen soon - it government’s biggest concern no income until level 1.” The single mother said hair salon measures to support SMMEs, faces total ruin. is the need for human contact, A Ballito-based nail technician workers could wear protective Small Business Development While most businesses will be making them high risk. said she was facing fi nancial ruin wear and should be allowed to minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni able to operate from June 1 under The EOHCB group is planning if she was not allowed to return to return to work. said the R230 million budget to level 3 lockdown, there is no to challenge the regulations in work. “I have spent so many years support small businesses may fall reprieve in sight for the industry. court, as their members cannot “We understand the implications building up my business and to not short. Ntshavheni said that these All hair salons, beauty therapists if we do not practice good hygiene be allowed to operate at level 3 is are not grants, but soft loans. and cosmetology studios have been and sanitation. If we are unable to nonsensical. I have a mortgage to A recent survey by the National closed since March 27, when the work we run the risk of closing our pay and two children at home. I am Small Business Chamber (NSBC) nationwide lockdown began. doors permanently.” called selfi sh if I defy the orders revealed that of the 53 percent of When the country entered level Not being allowed Ballito salon owner, Claire (37) and reopen my salon but feeding small businesses that applied for 4 lockdown on May 1 salons were to oparate at level 3 said: “Most of us will not see my kids is not selfi sh.” relief-funding, only six percent of allowed to sell beauty products, is nonsensical a cent of any of the money the The weeks of stay-at-home applicants has received funding. but this has not been nearly enough government supposedly has to orders have also taken its fi nancial Because many who work in as it only accounts for a fraction of support us. The devastating reality toll on Ballito’s Cutting Edge Hair the industry are self employed their revenue. According to draft and Beauty salon owner, Shelley they also do not qualify for Jamie is that many small businesses will regulations the industry is allowed never see the light of day again. Stegen, who after 20 years has unemployment insurance benefi ts. to operate at level 1. The only people advocating these decided to close her doors. Ilembe Chamber of Commerce A petition organised by the hold out indefi nitely. restrictions are those sitting cozy One of the greatest challenges CEO Cobus Oelofse said the Employers Organisation for Louise McLeod of Lou Lashes, with their incomes.” that have faced small businesses economic chaos caused by the Hairdressing Cosmetology and an owner-managed salon in Jamie, a Ballito hair stylist for 12 in this sector is accessing relief- Covid-19 pandemic is expected Beauty (EOHCB) to reopen salons Ballito, said: “In an industry that years, has two children to support funding. to result in the “most prolonged received some 70 000 signatures, is already very aware of correct and said she did not know how While the government economic stagnation of our but has fallen on deafears. hygiene practices, it is diffi cult to long she could last on her savings. implemented several relief lifetime”.

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