IZWI October 2000
Izwi - Cato Manor Community Newspaper
Vol.38
October 2000
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Izwi - Cato Manor Community Newspaper
CONTENTS
Plans for Central Node taking off
Letters to the Editor

Plans to develop the area in the vicinity of the intersections of Bellair Road, Francois and Cato Manor Road, known as the ‘Central Node, will soon start to bear fruit.

The EU funded construction of Booth Road East to create a direct link between Spine Road at the Pavilion with Francois Road below the University, is scheduled to start in three months. The engineering study has been completed and a tender will soon be released.

The construction of this traffic arterial will improve transport links between Cato Manor and the west and southern parts of the Durban metropolitan area. The Central Node is strategically placed at the interface between this route, the Bellair Road commercial activity corridor, and the University of Natal. Because of this location, it is planned to become the administrative centre of Cato Manor, home to the EU funded Administrative Support Centre and Community Health Centre, Community Safety Centre and other much needed facilities.

The Administrative Support Centre will provide a total of 2000 m2 of office accommodation for the CMDA and other agencies which serve the Cato Manor community. Space will also be available for development consultants and emerging Cato Manor businesses.

Tenders for phase 1 - the civil engineering work preparing the site construction - have already been invited, and work will begin in December 2000. The building will be ready for occupation in October 2001.

An application has been made to the Central Local Councils for an annual contribution to on going operating costs. It is envisaged that the facility will be run as a partnership between City Health and NGO’s and outreach programmes, to provide essential primary health care and counselling services to the Cato Manor community.

Also under investigation is the possibility of establishing a community safety centre that will serve as a one stop facility to community safety needs. In addition to that an investigation has begun to look at the feasibility of establishing a Branch Court in the Central Node area, at which both criminal cases and family matters can be heard. Several meetings have been held with stakeholders including the Department of Justice.

The Editor
Umkhumbi wethemba
Lencwadi ngiyibhala ngenhloso yokucacisela abafundibephepha lakho mayelana nokhankaso ogqugquzelwe ngabasakazi bomsakazo wentsha yasemaQadini (Durban Youth Radio). Lomkhankaso wethiwe ngokuthi “ngumkhumbi wethemba”, umkhankaso uqale ngenyanga kaJulayi 10. Lapho siqale ngokuhambela izibhedlela ezakhele iTheku ngenhloso yokutshengisa uthando nokunakekela kulawomalungaomphakathi wethu aguliswa yisifo sengculazi. Emva kwaloko sithole izicelo ezininingi ebezivela kubalaleli becela ukuthi asiqhubeke nomkhankaso wethu wokunakekela imiphakathi yethu kakhulukazi abantu abadala. Sibe sesivumelana ngohlobo lwemikhankaso esizoyenza sivumelane ngalokhu okulandelayo:

  • Njengabasakazi bomsakazo sizosebenzisa amakhono ethu okuxhumanisa umphakathi ontulayo nezinhlangano ezinganamandla okusiza
  • Sizovula isikhwama salabo abantulayo ngenhloso yokubazamela izingubo zokugqoka, ezokulala kanye nokudla.
  • Sizokwenza izinhelo ezizogqugquzela umphakahi ukuthi unakekele labobantu abantulayo, abaphethwe yisifo sengculazi kanye nabantu ababdala.

Esisaphumelele ukukwenza kusuka ngenyanga kaJuly yilokhu,

  • Sesixoxisene nosomabhizinisi abangama-Afrika nabaveze ukuwuthakasela lomqondo wokunakekela imiphakathi yethu
  • Ngomhlaka 25 Septewmba sanikezela ngezingubo kumphakathi waseMkhumbane. Lezizingubo sazinikeza inhlangano yabefundisi bendawo kanti futhi umphakathi wonke waseMkhumbane namaphethelo unelungela lokusizala ngelezizingubo

Konke lokukunnikela ngezingubo kungenxa yokucela kwethu emiphakathini eyakhele iTheku isisize isinike izingubo nokudla okuyosiza abampofu.

Kusuka ngenyanga kaOctoba sizoba nemikhankaso yokuvakasehela abalaleli bethu ezindaweni abahlala kuzona ngenhloso yokubaqwashisa ngesidingo sokunakekela labo abampofu. U-Nhlanhla Mtaka uzoba nohambo olubheke eJalimane, loluhambo luzombandakanya nemihlangano nezinhlangano zakwamanye amazwe ezinemikhankaso efanan neyoMkhumbi Wethemba.

Ngobani abashayela uMkhumbi Wethemba na? Sino Dr Rev Mandla Maphalala, okungumfundisi Godfrey Devulana, ongagcini ngokuba ngumsakazi kepha abuye asebenzele inhlangano yamabandla ahlangene iDiakonia Council of Churches eThekwini Nhlanhla Mtaka “umfowakwaNomajalimane” naye ongagcini ngokuba ngumsakazi kodwa ubuye abe ngumxhumanisi nomqeqeshi wezinhlelo zokuthuthukisa umphakathi ngaphansi kwenhlangano ye-Insitute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA)

Iminikelo yanoma wuluphi uhlobo yamukelekile ukukwazi ukuqhuba uMkhumbi Wethemba phambili.

Sibamnyama futhi sibahle.

Ozithobayo
Nhlanhla Mtaka, umfowakwaNomajalimane.


The Mayors award for Excellence

The Mayor’s Awards for Excellence acknowledges communities, individuals and organizations that, by their excellence in one of five categories, not only make as difference in their own communities, but also encourage others to contribute to the prosperity of the Metro area.

"As a city we have committed ourselves to the pursuit of excellence and I want to pay tribute to those citizens of Durban that contribute towards this goal," Metro Mayor Obed Mlaba said.

The winners in each category were honoured at the Awards function, which was held at the ICC in Durban. Here are the winners:-

Community Development
Ms Zamo Mabaso – Happy Hours Parents’ Association In the three short years Zamo Mabaso has been responsible for co-ordinating the day care programme for the Durban Mental Health Society’s 10 centres in Durban, she has done an outstanding fundraising job and has introduced the innovative ST Briavels therapy to these children through training workshops for careworkers.

Job Creation
Mrs Linda Shangase – Unyawolusha Club Unyawolusha has grown in leaps and bounds since it was founded in January 1998 by student Bruce Ndlovu. From a modest seven members, this self-help organization now provides training and income to 90 women in and around the Claremont area.

Tourism
Enock Mthembu - Ekukhanyeni Tours Ekukhanyeni Tours was founded in 1997 by Enoch Mthembu with the goal of becoming the first big African player in the KwaZulu-Natal tourism scene. Since then the company has grown in leaps and bounds. It runs seven minibuses and is able to call on the resources of associated operators when necessary, thus making a real contribution to black empowerment in this growing economic field.

Clean Environment
Senzokuhle Club – Ms Joyce Dlamini Senzokuhle was founded by Joyce Dlamini, Midah Dlamini and Maria Motala out of concern for the state of their area, Luganda, near Klaarwater in the west of the Durban Metro. Its 30 members cut down trees and grass along local roads, build pavements, sweep neighbourhood streets, pick up litter and clean up the local clinic regularly.

Crime Prevention
Mr Phumlani Mbatha – KwaMashu CPF
As the chairman of the KwaMashu Community Policing Forum, Phumlani Mbatha has energetically championed various anti-crime campaigns in his crime-plagued area, visiting local schools to encourage pupils to say "no" to crime and encouraging the collection and disposal of illegal firearms.

The following acheivers were also honoured at the Mayor’s Awards function: Hlengwe Dube, Professor KD Bhoola, Vanessa Moodley, Terrence Parkin, Lamontville Golden Arrows FC, MetroRail Durban, Siyabonga Nomvete, The African Advancement Foundation, Umlazi Comtech School, Zwelibanzi Secondary School, Marianhill Secondary School.
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