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WEEKLY BULLETIN
By 2030 eThekwini will be Africa’s most caring and liveable City
NEW DURBAN FLIGHT TRAINING
SCHOOL SET TO OPEN UP THE SKIES
Acting eThekwini Mayor Fawzia Peer with the Khan Gaibie family that runs Focus Air and flying instructors from the flight school, during the
launch of the Focus Air Flight School.
A
NEW flight training path is one of the most the skies to air travel around difference,” said Khan.
school in Durban difficult choices but we the world. Today’s launch John Sargood, chief flying
is expected to soar now have a place making is of great importance in instructor at Focus Air, said
to great heights, a concerted effort to offer educating young people, instead of letting young
with the transformation of training in the aviation sector and ensuring they are part of people down, there was now
the aviation sector at its to previously disadvantaged the bigger plan,” she said. a chance to expose them to
heart. communities,” she said. Focus Air, run by Fathima the many different career
Speaking at the launch of Acting Mayor Peer said Khan a trained pilot, will opportunities in the aviation
the Focus Air Flight School South Africa needed offer lessons to eager sector.
at the Virginia Airport on transformation that opened students, especially “The fuse has been lit with
12 July, Acting eThekwini career paths in different those from previously this programme,” he said.
Mayor Fawzia Peer said the sectors. disadvantaged communities. Focus Air offers training
school’s ethos was part of “I am excited to learn of Dozens of pupils are for private and commercial
the transformation agenda. a transformative plan that expected to get exposure to pilot licences, air transport
“I would like to congratulate intends to make aviation the aviation sector through licence, crew resource
Focus Air on being part of training accessible to Focus Air’s intervention. management, safety
the transformation agenda. all, especially as aviation “I believe that we are management systems and
It is a training institution is one of the pillars for actively involved in making quality assurance. The
that the City of Durban can growth and sustainability our country great. We have school has seven planes with
be proud of. For a young in the economy. EThekwini a great opportunity in our 12 professional instructors.
learner, choosing a career Municipality is opening up own backyard to make a
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BUSINESSWOMEN SHARE IDEAS
ON BEST BUSINESS PRACTICE
A COMBINATION of emerging
and successful businesswomen
were invited to a business Acting
networking brunch to inspire eThekwini
and support each other in the Mayor
competitive business industry. Fawzia
The event was hosted at Ocean Peer and
View, uMhlanga on 13 July. comedian
The theme of the ‘Bash with Natasha
Tash’ business brunch was Munian at a
‘You Grow, I Grow, We Grow.’ networking
Acting eThekwini Mayor business
Fawzia Peer delivered the brunch on
keynote address to the guests 13 July.
comprised of businesswomen
and businessmen attending the
event to offer their support to
the fairer sex.
Acting Mayor Peer shared you can do it and you are half to become community role relief, Munian announced
snippets of her political career way there,” said Acting Mayor models and take an active role that out of the networking
with the audience, describing Peer. in helping the destitute and business brunch, plans were
her journey as both challenging The event was hosted by sick. “Tash is a brand. If you underway to help a group
and rewarding. “If you can Natasha Munian, a successful are looking for a woman to of street vendors by giving
dream it, you can do it. Stick motivational speaker, comedian motivate you, look no further. them comfortable shoes, seal
to clear goals. Success does and marketing and events Tash exemplifies leadership, tight containers to store their
not come easily. You need guru who is known to her fans exuberates confidence, integrity products and rain jackets.
to show dedication and total as ‘Bash with Tash.’ Acting and ambition and offers Motivational speakers for the
commitment to your passion Mayor Peer praised Munian engagement. A true role model event included businesswoman
and remove the stumbling for inspiring other women to who has preserved,” added Luella Naidoo and Mr India SA
blocks with positive action. not only become successful Acting Mayor Peer. Desmin Munsami.
Nothing is impossible. Believe businesswomen but also Offering some serious comic
EMSAHWENI VANDALISED CLINIC REVAMPED
IN A quest to ensure that Islamic Medical Association, the
previously disadvantaged challenge was identified in the
Acting eThekwini
communities receive adequate community and a section of the
Mayor Fawzia Peer
healthcare services, Acting infrastructure was refurbished
addressed residents
eThekwini Mayor Fawzia Peer for health services to become
of Msahweni during
officially opened the Ekuphileni accessible to the community.
the official opening
Care Centre in Emsahweni Acting Mayor Peer applauded
of Ekuphileni Care
area, south of Durban, on 13 organisations for bringing
Centre on 13 July.
July. healthcare services closer to
The healthcare facility, which the people. “Once this facility
was previously a government is up and running, I will extend
clinic established in 1985, an invite to the newly appointed facility is not vandalised. a general practitioner and an
was closed due to vandalism. KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC The facility will begin to optometrist.
Residents were forced to travel Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu so operate next month. It will start “Once the different types of
to neighbouring areas to access that our government can assist. by opening one day a week illnesses have been identified
clinics. As Acting Mayor, I pledge to and will be free of charge to the within the community, vouchers
Through partnerships formed also ensure the sustainability of community. will be distributed to patients
by various non-governmental this facility,” she said. Emsahweni resident and who will be attended to by the
organisations, Ekuphileni Acting Mayor Peer urged founder of Ekuphileni Care doctors,” he explained.
Care Foundation, Darul Ihsan, residents to work with the Foundation, Musa Hadebe said
Welfare Charity Welfare and organisations to ensure that the the facility will house a dentist,
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AMEU WORKSHOP ADDRESSES
ELECTRICITY CONCERNS
DISCUSSIONS around electricity
related matters were the order of EThekwini Acting
the day at a two-day workshop Mayor Fawzia Peer
hosted by the Association of with Head of the
Municipal Electricity Utilities Electricity Unit,
(AMEU) Southern Africa at the Maxwell Mthembu
Riverside Hotel on 10 and 11 at an Association
July. of Municipal
AMEU is an association of Electricity Utilities
municipal electricity distributors, Southern Africa
parastatal, commercial, workshop.
academic and other
organisations that have a direct
interest in the electricity supply in the City. despite the energy challenges and training of electricians,
industry in Southern Africa. The first is the security we face, we are moving in technicians and engineers for
Delivering the welcome address of supply and demand of the right direction towards the industry.
was eThekwini Acting Mayor electricity, the second is against sustainable energy,” Acting “It is also an opportunity to
Fawzia Peer who expressed her climate change while the third is Mayor Peer said. learn from each other and
pleasure at welcoming delegates the trend towards urbanisation Head of the Electricity Unit share our knowledge and
to the City. which is a big challenge for the Maxwell Mthembu said AMEU, best practices. If something is
She said AMEU has been City’s electricity supply. which a number of eThekwini working in one municipality,
a technical and statutory “We require technical solutions officials affiliate with, deals with we can explore if it could work
organisation and as eThekwini to this as ratepayers in formal all electricity related matters. in our region as well. We have
Municipality, they acknowledge dwellings often have no He said Eskom is also a learnt to come as officials in
the organisation’s significant electricity due to illegal electricity member of AMEU as well the same sector to learn, share
support to the City. connections from nearby as people from a number of human resources and to deal
“We hope that you continue to informal settlements. We require southern African countries. with problems by working
promote excellence among your innovative solutions as any He said the two day together as stakeholders”
members in the field of energy disruption of electricity supply discussions dealt with a number Mthembu said.
supply,” she said. has an immediate effect on the of issues including tariffs, their
Acting Mayor Peer said there local economy,” she said. communication strategy and
are three sustainable challenges “We remain hopeful that the standardisation of education
CITY HOSTS WALK IN HONOUR OF MEN’S MONTH
HUNDREDS of men from “The programme will involve
various sectors marked Men’s a series of engagements.
Month commemoration by Within the programme will be
participating in a march to the dialogues, visitations to shelters
Durban City Hall where local for abused men, welcoming of
government’s plans aimed at boys from initiation schools and
eradicating social ills affecting also taking izimbizo to various
men were outlined. parts of the province,” said
The march was led by Premier Zikalala.
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Acting Mayor Peer
Zikalala, MEC for Transport, commended all organisations
Safety and Community Liaison that are working diligently to
Mxolisi Kaunda, Acting actively drive social change.
eThekwini Mayor Fawzia Peer “July is a very significant
Hundreds of men participated in a walk about in the City in
and other dignitaries. The month on the South African
celebration of Men’s Month.
march was aimed at sharing calendar because it is not only
the plans provincial government Men’s Month, it is also Moral
has for the upliftment of men are: “Sukuma sakhe ndoda, government is working together Regeneration Month and we
and also for tackling issues breaking the silence against with various stakeholders in the also celebrate the life of the
affecting them. gender-based violence, KZN province to further celebrate late struggle stalwart Nelson
Among the key messages men advocating gender equality Men’s Month by having a Mandela who was the epitome
the provincial government and men taking responsibility series of programmes that are of what a real man should be,”
has identified for the month for their health and well-being”. designed to tackle highlighted said Acting Mayor Peer.
Premier Zikalala said issues.
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PHOENIX ENVIRO FORUM CLEANS UP
ILLEGAL DUMPING SITE
ILLEGAL dumping is an was applauded by the
ongoing problem throughout A tractor residents of Phoenix. Kisten
loader
the City. Some residents and said: “We need to take care
backhoe
business owners use vacant was used
of our environment and keep
spots to irresponsibly dispose to extract it clean. We all utilise these
of waste. This is the case in dumped spaces and to see it in such a
the Phoenix area, particularly items from state is very disheartening.”
in the Stonebridge Drive and the vacant Chairperson of the Phoenix
Highbank Road, which was spot on Enviro Forum and also an
the target of a major clean-up Stonebridge Education Officer at DSW,
by the Phoenix Enviro-Forum Drive in Sharen Kistnasamy said: “We
Phoenix.
on 11 July. are pleased that businesses
Departments involved in are stepping up to take
the effort was Durban Solid across the Southgate these areas and it looks very responsibility. We all strive to
Waste (DSW), Environmental Shopping Complex and untidy. We are happy that live in a clean and healthy
Health, Metro Police, Parks has become a major health communities are beginning City and with their help, we
and Recreation, Roads hazard to the community. to realise the effects of illegal can achieve this.”
and Stormwater as well as Sholona Mahabeer, Senior dumping.” said Mahabeer. The team also checked
the Inanda and Ntuzuma, Environmental Health Raven Kisten, a local on the number of bins in
KwaMashu Area Based Practitioner said: “This clean- business owner, offered to the complex and handed
Management office.The up campaign was a long time adopt the spot so it can be out pamphlets to business
spot is located directly coming. People drive past maintained. His commitment owners and pedestrians.
DURBAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL TAKES OVER THE CITY
DURBAN will play host to way, they can offer a number
some of the best film talent A scene of economic opportunities to
on the continent this week, as from Coffin residents.” she said.
the Durban International Film Salesman, The Isiphethu Hub at DIFF
which will
Festival (DIFF) kicks off on offers a range of free events,
be shown at
Thursday, 18 July. the Durban workshops and screenings
Hundreds of movie International of films at numerous venues
professionals, students and Film around the City. The venues
film buffs will be in the City Festival. for free screenings include
for the 40th edition of DIFF. Maharani Hotel, Southern
This year, organisers have Sun Elangeni Hotel, Marine
prepared a bumper edition an integral role at DIFF, and understand the role that DIFF Parade Garden Court Hotel,
for both audiences and the together the two entities and the Durban Film Mart Albert Luthuli Museum in
local film industry, and have have created the Durban play in promoting Durban. Groutville, uShaka Marine
called on Durbanites to Film Mart platform, where “Both of these events World, K-Cap and Artizen
indulge in some of the finest emerging filmmakers are are recognised on the Lounge in KwaMashu, Max’s
art movies from around the able to network with industry international Film Festival Lifestyle in uMlazi, Tate’s
world, to be showcased at professionals, as well as and Market Calendar.” Kasi Grill in Clermont, Bay Of
various venues around the participate in workshops to said Monty. The film and Plenty Lower Marine Parade,
City between Thursday, 18 fine-tune their skills. television sector, she said, Ohlange Library in Inanda,
July and Sunday, 28 July. Toni Monty, Senior Manager was a lucrative driver of local and Denis Hurley Centre in
EThekwini Municipality’s at the Durban Film Office, economy. the Durban Central Business
Durban Film Office plays said it was important to “Approached in the right District.
EDITORIAL TEAM
ACTING EDITOR: Mandla Nsele, Acting Head of Communications
If you would like to submit feedback or
contribute to eThekwini Weekly Bulletin CONTENT EDITOR: Nondumiso Mathomane • SUB EDITOR: Mbuso Mfeka
WRITERS: Arthi Gopi, Romita Hanuman-Pillay, Siphesihle Soni, Khaya Sengani, Jessie Singh and
Email: nondumiso.mathomane@durban.gov.za
Charmel Payet • PHOTOGRAPHERS: Pumla Khwela Busisiwa Chiliza and Mpumelelo Makhaye
DESIGN & LAYOUT: Macduff Dlamini
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