ECHO maritzburg Your 24/7 community connection January 9, 2014 Aids helpline 0800-012-322 www.echopmb.co.za www.echopmb.mobi @echokzn PMB Echo Top matric achievers say nothing beats hard work >> With the whole country celebrating the dramatic 4,3 percentage point increase in the national matric pass rate, NOKULUNGA NGOBESE spoke to matriculants from disadvantaged schools who, despite a lack of adequate resources, have beaten all odds >>[email protected]T HE national pass rate has increased from 73,9% to 78,2% this year. The province’s pass rate has also increased from 73,1% to 77,4% Eighteen-year-old Kwanele Sishi from Masijabule High School in Swayimane was among the 30 top achievers in South Africa, having scooped 7As. Born in the deep rural Swayimane area with scarce resources, Sishi doubled her efforts in order to create a better life for her parents and three siblings. She scored As in Zulu, English, mathematics, life orienta- tion, life science, agriculture and physical science. Her success did not come over- night though, as started studying hard at the beginning of the year and even attended school on Sundays. “I am beyond excited as I have come very far to achieve this. I studied really hard, practised past examina- tion papers and went to school every- day, including weekends. I would not be where I am today if it was not for thesupportofmyfamily,teachersand school mates”. Advising this year’s matriculants, she said: “If you can see it, you can definitely do it. Believe in yourself, work extra extra hard but also give yourself time to rest. If a girl from a rural area like me can make it to the national top achievers, you surely can”. Sishi hopes to study actuarial sci- ence at the University of Cape Town. Her school principal, Mthetho Ngcobo, said that her results were the best that he has ever seen produced in his teaching career. Sandile Ngubane (18) from Edendale Technical High School obtained six distinctions with As in Zulu, English, mathematics, account- ing, economics and life orientation. Raised by his grandmother, Ngubane has always been a hard worker and a straight A student. “I have always been a hard work- er, but I worked even harder this year because I had a vision of becoming better”. He encouraged this year’s matric pupils to study hard from the begin- ning of the year. “Always aim for 100% because even if you do not get it, an A is always guaranteed”. He plans on studying BComm ac- counting at the University of KwaZulu Natal. Sthembele Dlamini (18) from Smero Secondary School scooped four As in Zulu, English, life orienta- tion and life sciences. Brought up in a family of five, with an unemployed mother, Dlamini worked hard, at- tending school from 7am to 9.30 pm. “From the beginning of the year, I told myself that I would work extra hard, even it meant asking the princi- pal for permission to use the school as a study room after hours”. Although he has not yet been granted financial aid, he hopes to study industrial engineering at Wits University. Advising this year’s matriculants, he said: “There is no recipe for good results except studying. Dedicate yourself 100% percent, and you will reap the benefits”. LEFT: Sandile Ngubane from Edendale Technical High School scooped 6 As MIDDLE: Kwanele Sishi from Masijabule High School in Swayimane was among the national top 30 achievers after scooping 7 As. RIGHT: Sthembele Dlamini (18) from Smero Secondary School scooped four As. PHOTO: SUPPLIED OPEN ON SUNDAY 405 Church St • 471 Church St, Pietermaritzburg Tel: 033 345 3359 Sizes 6-10 Leather hi-ShiNE Si - Sh h S h i - 499 95 GREY PARROT FUNERAL SCHEME COMFORT WHEN IT MATTERS 033 345 7124 • 033 345 7127 181 Boshoff Street [email protected]
Top matric achievers saynothing beats hard work>> With the wholecountry celebratingthe dramatic 4,3percentage pointincrease in thenational matric passrate, NOKULUNGANGOBESE spoke tomatriculants fromdisadvantaged schoolswho, despite a lack ofadequate resources,have beaten all odds
THE national pass rate hasincreasedfrom73,9%to78,2%this year. The province’s pass
rate has also increased from 73,1%to 77,4%
Eighteen-year-old Kwanele Sishifrom Masijabule High School inSwayimane was among the 30 topachievers in South Africa, havingscooped 7As.
BorninthedeepruralSwayimanearea with scarce resources, Sishidoubled her efforts in order to createa better life for her parents and threesiblings. She scored As in Zulu,English, mathematics, life orienta-tion, life science, agriculture andphysical science.
Her success did not come over-night though, as started studying
hard at the beginning of the year andeven attended school on Sundays.
“I am beyond excited as I havecomeveryfartoachievethis.Istudiedreally hard, practised past examina-tionpapersandwent to school every-day, includingweekends. I would notbe where I am today if it was not forthesupportofmyfamily,teachersandschool mates”.
Advising this year’smatriculants,she said: “If you can see it, you candefinitely do it. Believe in yourself,work extra extra hard but also giveyourself time to rest. If a girl from arural area like me can make it to thenational top achievers, you surelycan”.
Sishi hopes to study actuarial sci-ence at the University of Cape Town.Her school principal, MthethoNgcobo,saidthatherresultswerethe
best that he has ever seen producedin his teaching career.
Sandile Ngubane (18) fromEdendale Technical High Schoolobtained six distinctions with As inZulu,English,mathematics,account-ing, economics and life orientation.
Raised by his grandmother,Ngubane has always been a hardworker and a straight A student.
“I have always been a hardwork-er, but Iworkedevenharder this yearbecause I had a vision of becomingbetter”.
He encouraged this year’s matricpupils to study hard from the begin-ning of the year.
“Always aim for 100% becauseeven if youdonotget it, anA isalwaysguaranteed”.
He plans on studying BComm ac-countingattheUniversityofKwaZulu
Natal.Sthembele Dlamini (18) from
Smero Secondary School scoopedfour As in Zulu, English, life orienta-tion and life sciences. Brought up ina family of five, with an unemployedmother, Dlamini worked hard, at-tending school from7am to 9.30 pm.
“From the beginning of the year,I told myself that I would work extrahard,even itmeantasking theprinci-pal forpermissiontousetheschoolasa study room after hours”.
Although he has not yet beengranted financial aid, he hopes tostudy industrial engineering at WitsUniversity.
Advising this year’smatriculants,he said: “There is no recipe for goodresults except studying. Dedicateyourself 100% percent, and you willreap the benefits”.
LEFT: SandileNgubane fromEdendale TechnicalHigh School scooped6 AsMIDDLE: KwaneleSishi fromMasijabule HighSchool inSwayimane wasamong the nationaltop 30 achieversafter scooping 7 As.RIGHT: SthembeleDlamini (18) fromSmero SecondarySchool scooped fourAs.PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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Pass rate unimaginable>> Minister says the 2013 pass rate exceeded expectations
JOHANNESBURG—The 2013matric passrateexceededtheBasicEducationDepart-ment’s target by reaching78,2%,Minister
Angie Motshekga said in Johannesburg onMonday. In 2012 it was 73,9%, she said. Thedepartment had aimed for a 75% pass rate by2014.
There were 576 490 full-time and 130 646part-time matriculants for 2013.
Schools in poor communities performedbetter,with1 832 schools from the lower threequintilesachievingpass ratesof80%andhigh-er. Matrics from these schools got a total of78 407 bachelor passes, required for admis-sion to universities. “The notion that theschools from the more elite communities arepropping up the pass rate is therefore invalid,”Motshekga said. Every province, except theNorthern Cape, improved its pass rate com-pared to 2012. The Free Statewas the top per-formingprovince, increasing itspass rate from81,1% in2012 to 87,4% in2013. Theprovincewith the lowest pass ratewas theEasternCapewith 64,9%, up from 61,4% the previous year.
Theresults for theotherprovinces, for2012and 2013, were:• Western Cape: 82,8% and 85,1%;•Limpopo:66,9%and71,8%.Ithada48%passrate in 2009;• Northern Cape: 74,6% and 74,5%;• KwaZulu-Natal: 73,1% and 77,4%;• Mpumalanga: 70% and 77,6%;• Gauteng: 83,9% and 87%;• North West: 79,5% and 87,2%.
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icon’s lawyer who has been given the authority toexecute Mandela‘s will continue to circulate. Theemail comes from Peter S Limo who claims to be theformer president’s lawyer who is based in the UK.In an email sent to Echo, it reads: “This is very confi
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The Nelson Mandela Foundation had notcommented on the issue at the time of going to print.
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THE Motsepe foundation has called on allthosematriculants who have donewell in thefields of science, IT and accounting, but lackfinancial assistance to make applications forfunding.
Chairmanof theDistrictMotsepeFounda-tionandFundingCommittee,ReverendCalebMbokazi, said applications close tomorrow(Friday) and preference will be given to thosestudents who have excelled in physicalscience, IT and accounting.
Application forms can be collected atSakhumnotho offices at the Freedom Squaretaxirankandmustbereturnedby5pmtomor-row. Alternatively, students may also accessforms fromwww.motsepefoundation.organdreturn them to the Sakhumnotho offices.
“Studentsmustattach theirCVs, IDcopies,letterofacceptanceatatertiaryinstitutionandtwo examination results ahead of the finalexamination. Approval will be done by theEducation board at a national level”.
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A PROLONGED disagreementbetween government and thelabour federation, Cosatu, on
the youth wage subsidy which hasnow reincarnated as theEmployment Tax Incentive Act,appearstobefarfrombeingresolved.
The uncertainty of the stability ofpolitical dynamics in this countryseemstodeservemoreattentionthanyouth unemployment, at least in mypersonal assessment of things.
One cannot but applaud thecompromises the ANC–led govern-ment has had to engage in as it triestobendoverbackwardstoaccommo-date Cosatu’s rejection of the firstproposal to encourage employers,
especially in the private sector, toemploy young people who are facingunemployment and a doomed life ofdrug addiction, alcohol abuse andcrime.
Anyparentwhocanlookhisorherchild in the eyes and say “Cosatu iswrong in denying young people theirright to employment,” would readilyagree with me that it is a welcomedevelopment that government haspassedapieceof legislationcalledtheEmployment Tax Incentive Act of2013.
This act of parliament seeks toencourage employers to retainemployees on condition that they arebetween the ages of 18 to 24, regis-tered South African ID -carryingcitizens and have been employed onor before 1 October 2013 i.e. overthree months ago.
However, it is still true that olderemployeesmaystillbeshedif thenewyounger ones who were temporary
showdown would be expected be-tween Cosatu on the one hand andthe government/business commu-nity on the other hand.
At the end of the day, the reality ofthesituationisthatthevariousunionsaffiliated toCosatuarewhat theyare:organised labour representativesthat are trying hard to represent theinterests of theworkers, but employ-ers still have theupperhand indecid-ing who and when to hire or fire.
Inahealthiercountrywherepatri-otism matters, an ideal scenariowould have been to have a situationwhere the interests of older employ-ees are guaranteed by the employerclass,whilstweembracenew,young-er employees who are subsidised bygovernment. Inan ideal set–up, thereshould be nothing wrong withgovernment providing incentives tobusiness to create jobs for others.
It isagreatpitythatinSouthAfricathis matter is also a deeply political
and ideological one.PoliticalbecauseamoreradicalCosatustill-to-breaka-way group led by the National Unionof Metalworkers of South Africa(Numsa) is nowdistancing itself fromtherulingparty,and defyingCosatu’sone–union, one sector rule due to thecontinued suspension of the Cosatugeneral secretary, Zwelinzima Vavi.
Ideological because Cosatu is fora more socialist solution to creatingdecent jobs which would see sectorslike the manufacturing industryenjoying government intervention inthe interest of job creation and ameaningful better life for all.
Thanks to the Vavi saga, whichmay be a precipitating factor inchanging the country’s political land-scape, it seems that history is justwaiting to judge South African politi-cal, labour and business leadersharshly for failing to effectivelysupport the developmental stateunder the current ruling party.
The ANC’s sustained effort tomake a mixed economy work in thiscountry has had great potential since1994, but poor collaboration,lip-service and scanty practicalcontributionfromthesideofbusinessand labour circles have, to say theleast, let the nation down. Rightly orwrongly, political leadership prefer-ences are constantly unpredictablein this country. And now the biggestlabour federation in Africa is experi-encing unfamiliarcracksinleader-ship too. We also have a businesscommunity that remains intransi-gent and parasitic – if not racist andgreedy – and nothing much haschanged. Theintransigenceandself-ishness of strategic players may be anew struggle that we still need to en-gage in more vigorously than theformer anti-apartheid struggle.
Simphiwe Mkhize writes in hispersonal capacity.
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>>[email protected] living with disabilities inSobantu started the year on a high noteafter Khulasakhe Community Serviceshosted a party and a workshop forthem on Monday. The workshop wasaimed at addressing challenges facedby people living with disabilities, and toalso thank God for giving them anotheropportunity to live in 2014. Ward committee member, Busi Mbokazi, saidthat it is common for people livingwith disabilities to be excluded from
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Esther Shabalala
“I don’t understand why these talksand support withdrawals are happening at a time when all the focusis on the general elections. Thesethings should have happened earlier,not now. It’s bad timing for Numsato suspend it’s support for the ANCand I don’t support what they aredoing”.
Phumlani Khumalo
“I don’t know why Zuma’s securityupgrade is criticised so much.President Jacob Zuma is not thefirst president to have or build alavish house. The previouspresidents also owned beautifulhouses. The matter is beingexaggerated and it’s unfair to him”.
Nonhlanhla HlongwaneNquku:
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ANEWyearprovideustheopportuni-ty tohavenewbeginnings.Thepoliti-cal,socialandeconomicchallengesofSouthAfricaare immense. Itwill takethecommitmentofeveryindividualtomake changes in our beautifulcountry.
We have to display standards ofexcellenceinourworkfarhigherthantheworldexpectsus todo.Thefailureto overcome a culture of freebies andeasy money will condemn futuregenerations to poverty, wars andignorance.
We hope that in 2014, those inpositionsofpowerinfootballusetheirpositions to advance the game.
Presently, the culture of servicingpeople is non–existent. Once peopleget into offices, they become “gods”and expect people to worship them.
The majority of us get into officesto loot the coffers of our organisa-tions. It is more about business classtravel, fivestarhotels,andfreeticketsto international matches.
Football associations and clubsmust serve the players.
Itwouldbeamajorachievementinthis country if training times arescheduled to suit players.
Personally, I cannot understandwhyPSLteamstrain in themornings.This compromises the education ofouryoungplayers.Generally, footballmatches are played in the afternoonsor at night.
The majority of schools and terti-ary institutions have lessons from8am to 3 pm. Football coaches havea responsibility to ensure that wehave educated footballers.
May 2014 also be a year whereyoung South African footballersbecome more ambitious and adven-
turous. Theymust learn to always dotheir best and let life do the rest.
Our players should not spend thebest years of their lives in a place ofthe comfort. They say clinging to safeshores in your life is nothing morethan making a choice to remainimprisoned by your fears.
Courage is not theabsenceof fear.If our young boys and girls do not setthemselves higher goals, the WorldCup will remain just a dream.
If2014canbeginwithahugemindshift from South African parents,many social and economic problemswill be addressed.
Young South Africans needacademic, vocational, sports and lifeskills.Parentshaveahugerole toplay
inhelpingyoungpeopleacquiretheseskills.Wecanall give to theyoungourtime, talent, treasure and love. It issad that many parents opt to spendthousands of hours either watchingtelevision or eating and drinking.
Lastly, 2014wouldbeagreat yearif we develop love for ourselves.
We treat others with disrespectmainly because we hate ourselves.
Players kick and break the legs ofothers because they are hurt them-selves and are under the spell of fear.Letusensurethatweplayourvariousrolestothebestofourabilitiestoservethe game. Unzima lo mthwalo!
Football must also have new beginnings
THABO DLADLA
TALKINGFOOTBALL
January 9, 2014
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United confirmsKomphela as coach
>> A press conferenceon Monday endedspeculation as theTeam of Choiceconfirmed SteveKomphela’s twoand ahalf year deal afterfiring Clinton Larsen fora string of bad results
IT’S now official.Steve Komphela is the new
Maritzburg United head coach.The former Free State Stars
mentor was officially announced onMonday.
Komphela has signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with the Team ofChoice.
United’s chairman, FaroukKadodia, said Komphela’s mandatewassimpleandstraight forward.Thefirst priority will be to stabilise theteam, before taking it away from therelegation zone and later securing atop eight spot.
“Obviously, our current positionis our big worry. Komphela’s maintask is to change the team around,
stabilising it and gradually moving itup the log tablewith the aimof secur-ing a top eight spot,”said Kadodia.
Kadodia confirmed thatKhompelawillbealsobejoinedbyhisold and trusted right hand man,Durban born Mandla Ncikazi.
“He is coming in with one assist-ant, Ncikazi , and there will be noother changes on the technicalbench,” said Kadodia.
Kadodia also praisedKomphela’sexperience in the coaching industryand pointed out that his coming onboardwas like a “reunion” of the twoparties.
“Hewaspartofusmanyyearsagoaround2005,but nationaldutiestookhim away from us. Obviously he
comes with a wealth of experiencehavingbeenpartof the SouthAfricannational teams as well as coachingManning Rangers, Platinum Starsand lastly, he was in charge of FreeState Stars.
“The club believes that the acqui-sition of Stevewill be of value, both tothe leadership of its team and as agood brand ambassador forPietermaritzburg and themidlands.”he said.
United sacked the formerBloemfontein Celtic mentor, ClintonLarsen, last month following a stringof poor results in the nine gameswhen he was in charge.
– Jerry BarnesFOTO: COURTERSY OF WITNESS
(From left) Maritzburg United chairman Farouk Kadodia welcomes SteveKomphela as the new head coach.
Kime andMbanjwaboost DusiconfidenceDURBAN – 2014 Dusi CanoeMarathon title hopefuls Lance Kimeand Thulani Mbanjwa, got their yearoff to the perfect start last Sundaywhen they cantered to victory in thePopes Canoe Centre Alan GardinerMemorial Challenge.
This is a key Dusi seeding, racedin tough, desperately low conditionson the mid–uMngeni River from IbisPoint to Dip Tank.
Kime (Best 4 Healthcare/EuroSteel)andMbanjwa(Build it),alreadytalked upbymany as possible victorsof February’s iconic K2 Dusi show-down, took to thewater in thehopeofgetting further race practice andinvaluable time in the boat togetherunder their belts.
And, having finished well over aminute ahead of ComputershareChange a Life Academy’s secondplaced Lucas Mthalane and MmeliCele, they achieved just that.
“It’s always nice to win a race,especially with this one having beenaDusi seeding race,” explained a sat-isfied Kime.
“It would have been nice to havethetwoothercrewstherebutevenso,it’s always great to get the confidenceup.It’sgreattohavesomanypre–rac-es before Dusi and to be getting acouple of good results, especially atthis stage of our build up to Dusi, is
great.“The closer you get to Dusi the
moreyoureadintoresultsandthelastthing youwant is a few bad results toplay on yourmind. So these fewgoodperformanceswe’vehadinthesmall-er races I definitely thinkhave serveduswell andgivenour confidenceabitof a boost.”
After seeing Sbonelo Zondi (EuroSteel)andfill-inpartnerCarlFolschercharge to the frontof the fieldearlyonand lead the race until the NqumeniHill portage, Kime and Mbanjwaworked hard on the tough run andmanagedtoput inaheadof theirchal-lengers.
It was far from a done deal at thatstage though.
“(Sbonelo) and Carl caught usagain at Big Bend and we paddledtogetherrightupto theheadwatersofthe damwhere we had to deal with abig hyacinth blockage,” said Kime.
“We each took different lines onthe portage and it was there that wemanaged to get ahead of the othersand from then on, we held the leadacross the dam and down to the fin-ish,” he added.
While many of KZN’s rivers enjoynear full conditions, a dry fewdays inthe build up to the race produced anexceptionally lowwater level, addingto the day’s challenge.
“There was very little water. It isa race known for being quite low butthis year, the river was probably
lower than ever before and, with itbeing a doubles race, it really wastight and technical,” said Kime.
“We had to get out and push overthings a couple of times but it was agood outing for us nonetheless.Training together,which inawaythisrace was for us, is always far betterthan trainingonyour ownsowedefi-nitely still got a lot out of it! We’reget-ting better and better with time.We’ve gotten to know each other inthe boat really well and things havesteadily improved for us over time.
“A couple of good results, likewe’ve had recently, also really startgetting you thinking that maybe wecan actually do this [win Dusi]!”
The majority of Dusi 2014’s top
female contenders took to the waterin a K1, opening the doorway for theevergreen pairing of DebbieGermiquet and Carmen Donald totake the women’s spoils ahead ofJordan Peek and Brittany Petersen.With their Dusi partners all out oftown, itwasAbbyAdiewho ledhomeRobyn Kime and Hilary Bruss in thewomen’s K1 section whilst the pair-ing of Sboniso Shonzi andNokukhanya Shange claimed themixed doubles victory.
The Dusi Canoe Marathon 2014starts in Pietermaritzburg onThursday, 13 February and ends inDurban on Saturday, 15 February2014.More informationcanbe foundat www.dusi.co.za – Supplied.
PHOTO: SUPPLIEDDusi Canoe Marathon title hopefuls Lance Kime (Best 4 Healthcare/Euro Steel) and Thulani Mbanjwa (Build it) claimed a confidence boosting victory inthe Dusi seeding race, the Popes Canoe Centre Alan Gardiner Memorial Challenge, on Sunday 5 January.
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January 9, 2014
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Spirit in Bafana camp should spell
POSITIVE RESULTS>> Spirit in Bafana camp should spell positive results
DESPITE putting together ateam for the Championship ofAfrica Nations (Chan) being a
bit of a battle for BafanaBafana headcoach Gordon Igesund, things arenow normal and looking positive.
According to Pietermaritzburgplayer, and Mamelodi Sundowns de-fenderwhoiscurrentlyinthetrainingcamp, Bryce Moon, the atmosphereand spirit are very good and suggestthat a positive result might be in thepipeline for Bafana Bafana’s firstgame on Saturday.
Bafana Bafana will officially kickoff their Chan campaign against Mo-zambiqueat6pmatCapeTownstadi-um.
“The preparations are going welland all the players are just happy go-ing into the camp. If themood, the at-mosphere, the support and the vibearound Cape Town is anything to goby, we are definitely going to do wellin the tournament.
“The coach and Safa officialsaround us in the camp are workinghard to keep us motivated and fo-cused for the event,” said Moon.
Igesundsaid that all theproblems
dar but we are just glad that we got ateam to compete. “I would alsolike to thank Safa and the team own-ers forcomingupwithasolutionaftersitting around the table. I amgladweare nowlookingstrongandarereadyto represent our country with pride.
“Whatever happened is now be-hind us and our focus is on our first
The support and the buzz around theMotherCityisamazingandwearego-inginthereon Saturdaywithpositiveminds,”said Igesund.
“Ourgroupisnoteasyatall,othersare already calling it a group ofdeath. But as a host country,wewantto win it.”
Bryce Moon The 25yearold has picked up 18 caps for his country, but his international careerPHOTO: FILE
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“Look,challengeswillbeal-ways there. Remember thisevent is not on the Fifa calen-
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