MEREBANK Inside this issue... Navy crime fighters create awareness against crime Page 5 Your No. 1 community newspaper Distributed in: Austerville, Clairwood, Jacobs, Isipingo, Lotusville, Merebank Central, Merebank Ridge, Navy, Merewent, Wentworth, South Coast Road, Edwin Swales, Fynnland, Lotus Park, Orient Hills, Isipingo Hills, Isipingo Rails, Prospecton and CBD and Isipingo Beach 22 500 VOL. 31 NO. 31 AUGUST 1, 2017 TEL: 031 459 8300 email: [email protected] copies free weekly Website: www.risingsunchatsworth.co.za Rising Sun Chatsworth @RisingSunChats Taxi Man attempts suicide driver stabbed to death after wife’s murder A case of murder is under investigation at Isipingo SAPS after a After allegedly stabbing his wife to death in Lenham, 38-year-old man was Phoenix on Saturday, a 40-year-old man drove his stabbed several times brother's Jaguar to the Merebank canal in an attempt to in his neck at a taxi allegedly commit suicide. According to a close source, rank in Isipingo on a community member had called the police to report Sunday. It's believed that he had witnessed a vehicle being driven at a high that the deaceased vic - speed into the canal. The witness then saw a man jump tim was a taxi driver. out of the vehicle and dive into the water in an attempt According to mem - to take his own life. "The concerned citizen then went bers of SAPS at the to help the man out of the situation, not realising that he scene, the man was was wanted for murder. He then fled the scene," the found dead with sev - source said. The vehicle was later recovered by mem - eral stab wounds to bers of the Durban Flying Squad and Wentworth SAPS. the left side of his According to a Phoenix SAPS police report, informa - tion was received that the suspect was at his mother's neck. Communica - house in Asherville. A task team from Sydenham and tions officer of Mayville SAPS later arrested the suspect. Communi - Isipingo SAPS, Cpt cations officer of Phoenix SAPS, Cpt Louise Naidoo, David Ragavan, said said an altercation broke out between the suspect and that the motive behind his wife. He stabbed the wife several times in her chest, the murder is un - abdomen and back in their home. He is due to appear known and police are in court on Tuesday. appealing to residents in the Isipingo CBD to Mayville SAPS officer Cnst MS Rasool with come forth with infor - the suspect who was apprehended in Ash - mation. • erville. The abandoned Jaguar in the Merebank canal and police at the scene. Page 2 THE RISING SUN, MEREBANK, AUGUST 1, 2017 - www.risingsunchatsworth.co.za Members Kamla Naidoo, Jessie Merhoye, Logie Naidoo, Prebha Moodley, Selvie Gounden, Juggy The enthusiastic youth who attended the workshop and are interested in keeping their en - Naidoo and president, Sarita Sirohi. vironment clean. Rotary club celebrates Madiba Day The Rotary Club of Local youth tackle Durban Clairwood Park celebrated Madiba's birthday by spending time with children at the environmental issues The South Durban Community fuels with an optimistic under - corporations and governments Malvern Children’s Environmental Alliance standing of future renewable have created a culture of mate - Home, recently. The (SDCEA) hosted a youth envi - sources. In addition, partici - rial dependency, which fuels a club members deco - ronmental empowerment pro - pants learned of the job oppor - cycle of unnecessary consump - rated the wall of the gramme, called the tunities available in the tion and pollution. crèche room with ed - ‘Conscientious Leaders Em - growing cohort of environmen - ucational material to power a Nation’ (CLEAN), last tally friendly companies. The third workshop’s theme bring smiles to the week. Throughout the work - was health and cancer. SDCEA faces of children and shops, over 150 young adults The second workshop centered staff and community experts as a token of love learned about environmental is - around air quality, waste, and discussed the negative health gave them lunch sues plaguing their communi - the energy cycle. Members dis - effects behind cell phone tow - boxes filled with ties, and through conversation cussed the various pollutants in ers and the radiation. Partici - chocolates and juices. and instruction they were en - the South Durban basin and pants also brainstormed ways President of the club, couraged to take action. The how negative health effects the they could implement more en - Sarita Sirohi, said, first workshop focused on fos - call for action to regulate and vironmentally friendly prac - “In this cold weather, sil fuels and renewable energy. monitor the offending busi - tices they can implement in another way of giv - The SDCEA staff conducted nesses. Later in the day, partic - their homes, schools, and com - ing love to children is talks and activities contrasting ipants watched a short film, munities to the better the envi - to keep them extra the current reliance on fossil ‘The Story of Stuff ’ about how ronment. warm with soft beanie caps spon - sored by the mem - bers of the club.” Isipingo seniors to host dinner and dance The Isipingo Senior Citizen’s Club will be hosting a dinner and dance and sarie queen contest at the Lotus Park Community Hall on Sunday, August 27 from 12pm to 7pm. For more information on tickets, contact Sandra Rabum on 031-912-2231 or 079-853-5628. Centenary reunion Centenary Secondary School’s class tend. For further information, of 85 will be holding its 32nd re - Whatsapp only: 076-323-0193 or union on August 19. All past pupils email: and teachers are being urged to at - [email protected] THE RISING SUN, MEREBANK, AUGUST 1, 2017 - www.risingsunchatsworth.co.za Page 3 Zimeleni residents left stranded after their shacks were demolished and building materials were allegedly stolen. Protesting outside the school gates were parents together with local councillor. Zimelani residents Parents protest against appointment of Assegai Primary’s new principal Teaching has resumed at Assegai Primary School Deputy chairman of the SGB, Clint Leverton, said following a three-day shut down last week after a that the post was supposed to be given to Abra - furious over stolen new principal was appointed. Parents of pupils hams as she was best suited for the post and were outraged about the principal’s appointment worked extremely hard over the years to help as they believe she was not qualified enough to manage the school. hold the post. Last Monday, parents had stopped Councillor Aubrey Snyman addressed parents at teachers and scholars from entering the school the school on Monday and called for calm in the until the issue was resolved by the Department of community. housing materials Education. They had even marched to the De - “We need to get to the bottom of this. There are partment of Education circuit offices in Umbilo inconsistencies regarding the manner in which the on Wednesday morning to demand answers. person for the post was selected.We need to as - Khanyisile Mgangana live with their families stakeholders including only assistance he could Chairman of the School Governing Body (SGB), sess if the appointment was fair or biased. It does and have nowhere to go. the manager of the secu - offer them is to speak to Andre De-Bruin, believes that Odette Rita Abra - not matter where the candidate is from, a person Angry residents of the Worse of all, the people rity company. We are the mayor to try and hams, who was the acting principal for the past should be hired on merit,” he said. Zimeleni Informal Settle - they hired to do the job waiting to know when speed up the process of two years, should have been selected for the po - Department of Education spokesman, Muzi ment took to the streets in are heartless as they stole that meeting will take them having a meeting. sition. According to reports, the new principal had Mahlambi, said that he is very disappointed with protest and burnt tyres our building materials place, this happens He further mentioned a Level 1 qualification and only seven years’ ex - the way the Wentworth community approached and dirt recently. This and belongings.” again,” said Mthembu. that he has no solution perience, and would be unable to manage the the situation. comes after a security Mthembu further ex - Another resident who for the problem of them school. However, Abrahams has a Level M7 qual - ‘”We are living in a non-racial country and it is company, hired by the plained that it is not the wanted to remain anony - having no place to sleep. ification, which is equal to an honours degree. sad to see parents protest and shut down a school eThekwini Municipality, first time the municipality mous said, “This is the eThekwini Municipal - “We believe that Abrahams has the experience to just because they are unhappy with a newly ap - demolished their shacks removed them from the second time that I have ity’s Princess Nkabane run the school and carry out the duties diligently pointed principal. These parents have children and allegedly stole their settlement. They have had to buy corrugated said, “The allegations as she was the deputy principal of the school for who go to this school and are depriving their chil - building materials and been persistent on staying iron since they took it. made are of a criminal 22 years. We made several attempts to reach the dren of an education. We are ironing out the sit - some of their belongings. there as they have been The last time they were nature and concerned department to select another suitable candidate uation and will be taking the necessary action to Member of the Zimeleni living there for years and here they left with my parties are advised to re - for the post as the current principal does not have prevent this incident from escalating,” he said.