IZWI October 2000
Izwi - Cato Manor Community Newspaper
Vol.38
October 2000
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Izwi - Cato Manor Community Newspaper
CONTENTS
Container Park for Cato Crest
Mazwi's Diary

Cato Crest’s emerging business entrepreneurs are soon to have their accommodation worries addressed with the construction of a container park. The European Union has made funds available for the construction of the park to provide adequate working space for business people.

The Cato Crest Manufacturers Container Park will house approximately 53 containers. The park will be shared by manufacturers, service providers and wholesalers alike. It is estimated that 20 containers will be made available during the first phase of the project.

The site, which is along Trimbourne Road, is already pegged and ready for development. It is anticipated that the project will be up and running by the middle of December this year.

Those interested need to apply for these containers. Application forms will be made available through the CMDA, but the ultimate decision as to who is allocated a container will rest solely on the Metro Department of Informal Trade.

“Ideally every businessman in Cato Crest should have a container, but the space is limited and so are the containers. But manufacturers stand a good chance of being accommodated,” said Shadrack Hlubi, chairman of the Cato Crest Small Business Association.

People wishing to take advantage of this development should speak to members of the Cato Crest Small Business Association.

I was saddened and embarrassed by the behaviour of some of the guests who were invited to the opening of the Dorothy Nyembe Multi-Purpose Centre in Cato Crest. King Goodwill Kabhekuzulu had to literally beg the audience to be silent while he was delivering his speech to declare the Centre officially opened.

What has happened to us, I ask myself? Where has it all gone wrong? When I was growing up I was taught that no authority surpassed that of the King. His presence should send shivers down anybody’s spine. In the old days the common people would prostrate for him even if he was 500 metres away from them. Where has that respect gone?

You’d expect that everyone older than I am would know that. You’d also expect that they would also have the decency to pass that knowledge down the generation lineage so that the tradition of holding the King in reverence is not broken? What are the parents teaching their children today? Have they totally succumbed to the pressures of modern society that they have forgotten that which is sacred to their tradition? Had King Zwelithini been addressing the English or the Dutch they would have given him the respect he deserves without him having to plead for it, of that I am sure.

The fact that some of the equipment which was hired to make the function successful is missing adds more insult to us as people. Funds that are assigned for other purposes must now be spent to replace everything that is missing such as spoons, knives, crates etc. Are we really a nation of thieves? Is this not an indication that we do not respect ourselves? Did the King not instruct us not to destroy that which will benefit us? Vandalism is stupid because the brunt is borne by the taxpayer.
Long live the King!

Six Months Exclusive Breastfeeding - How to get it right!
Babies under six months getting only breastmilk are the healthiest babies. And mothers can make enough milk by feeding the baby often. But how do mothers cope if they have sores on their nipples, painful breasts, or even mastitis?

Some tips for successful breastfeeding:
Get a good start! Put the baby to the breast within half an hour of birth. This helps the milk to come in quickly. Colostrum is the first immunization, and all that the baby needs.

Prevent sore nipples by making sure the baby opens its mouth wide and takes the whole nipple and some of the dark area in the mouth. Make sure the baby’s body is facing your body and support the baby with a pillow if necessary.

Make enough milk by feeding on demand, letting your baby drink until satisfied. If you think the baby is hungry, let your baby feed more often and for longer (the more the baby suckles the more milk is made).

Don’t use a dummy or a bottle as the baby may get confused and even refuse the breast.

SORE/CRACKED NIPPLES
Usually caused by

  • Baby suckling just the nipple
  • Thrush

What you can do

  • Continue breastfeeding if possible.
  • Express milk and give it with a cup if it is too painful to breastfeed.
  • Smear a little hindmilk onto the breast. This will help the crack to heal.
  • Get treatment for thrush from the clinic.
  • Expose your breasts to sun and air once a day.

LUMPS IN THE BREAST
Causes

  • Baby not feeding often enough on that breast
  • Pressure on 1 side of the breast (such as tight clothes). What you can do
  • Start feeding with that breast.
  • Put a warm moist cloth onto the breast before feeding.
  • Massage the lump towards the nipple while feeding.
  • If the lump persists, go to the clinic.

ENGORGED BREASTS
More common in the first two weeks, the breasts are full and painful and sometimes the milk stops flowing. What you can do

  • Feed the baby often.
  • If the breast is too full, express a little milk, and then let the baby feed.
  • Before feeding, put a warm cloth on the breast to help the milk flow.
  • Put a cold cloth on the breast after feeding, to reduce the pain and swelling.

INFECTED BREASTS / MASTITIS / ABSCESS

  • Red, hot, swollen and painful breast.
  • Mother feels unwell, and has a fever.

What you can do

  • DON’T stop feeding! Feed the baby often. The milk is not harmful to the baby.
  • The baby must feed on the breast as often as possible to help clear the infection.
  • A warm cloth on the breast will help the milk to flow.
  • Go to the clinic for antibiotics and painkillers.
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