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Edition 27 - Vol 3
01 July 2015
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By Dennis Pather
SECOND TIME
This was Professor's second "trip" to the moon.
His first was in 1959. "The Americans may claim
by all means to be first to have set foot on the
moon. But I was the first man to reach the moon,"
he said proudly.
ST THERESAS SCHOOL
CLOSES ITS DOORS
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Two of the people who have grown with St. Theresas, (on the
right), Miss Wynyard, the music mistress, who has been with
the school for 43 years, and Mr. G. A. C. Lawrence, who began teaching there 37 years ago. Therell never be another St.
Theresas, they said unision.
Its like a death in the family, she sighed this week. Then theres Mr G.A. Lawrence, another familiar sight at the school, with his neatly trimmed goatie beard
and his slightly grey locks. A specialist history teacher is Mr Lawrence, who has
been at St Theresas for the past 37 years. Its about time they erected a monument of me on the premises he quipped.
Mr S.C. Naicker, the vice principal at the school for the past 14 years said: Im a
comparative newcomer. Mrs Theresa Lazarus, formerly Miss Daniels was once
a pupil at the school. She is now waiting for her transfer to another school after
teaching at St Theresas for 24 years.
And last, but not least there is Sister Cecelia, the principal of the school since the
early forties. She, with the older members of the staff, has seen the school grow
from its humble beginnings and now looks back with longing at what is, to most of
them a treasured part of their lives.
The third anniversary of the island Hotel was celebrated in grand style
last week. Seen cutting the anniversary cake are Mr B. Naidoo, Mr B.V.
Naidoo, the Managing Director and Mrs Naidoo. Scores of patrons had to
be turned away because of the heavy bookings
This was how St. Theresas began almost 43 years ago - a simple, 5 class roomed block, where teachers taught during the day
and slept in at night. Its future is now undecided.
EVICTED FAMILIES
LIVE IN THE OPEN
" Leader" Reporter
While most people in Durban were snug within their homes, two families - comprising
three adults and 10 children, including a 10 month old baby - have been forced to live
in the open under a shelter of bed frames and canvas, after being ejected from their
home.
The two families were sub - tenants at 63, Road 201, Chatsworth, and were forced to
leave when the " landlord" was evicted for being in arrears with his rent.
With nowhere to go they were forced to live temporarily in a bush, about 20 yards
from the home which they had occupied for years. The home is now unoccupied
One is a family of eight - Mrs.Govindamma Naiker and her seven children, the eldest,
a girl of sixteen and the youngest, six. Her eldest son Jerry (15) is the sole breadwinner
and earns R7.25 a week.
The second family consists of Mr. And Mrs. Mogamberry Govender and their three
daughters, the youngest being a 10 month old baby.
Their " make do" home is supported by two rusting bed frames and covered with
pieces of asbestos and canvas. Length of cardboard are spread over the ground. The
shelter is about six feet square. Most of the children attend school.
"There is no alternative for us," said Sandra Naiker (16), Mrs. Govender's eldest
daughter,without much hope when I visited their " house" this week. " We had no
idea that the landlord had not paid the rent,and were shocked when we were told to
leave.
" The notice from the City Treasurer's Department came so suddenly that we were
stranded" she said as she helped her little brothers and sisters secure canvas to shield
from the afternoon sun.
" The nights are the coldest we have experienced in our lives, and because of small
space inside,only the smaller children are able to sleep properly. The adults sit up for
most of the night." The two families share four blankets between them.
Their cooking is done on a primus stove in the open, while kitchen utensils are seen
arranged in one corner of the cardboard floor. Fortunately for them, they have been
able to use toilet facilities in the home from which they were evicted
SCATTERED ABOUT
Some of the families' furniture lay scattered in the yard nearby. Others have been sent
to homes of relatives in other units of Chatsworth.
Many have come to visit their hovel during the past week after newspaper reports on
their predicament.These have been mainly visits " out of "curiosity", and not a single
person in the neighbourhood, or elsewhere, has yet offered the families alternative
accommodation.
It is however, learnt that the officials of the Child Welfare Society in Chatsworth have
visited the families and are making attempts to find accommodation for them.
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THE NITESPOTS
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Entertainers Tandi Classen and Essop Ganie get caught up in a lively number while
appearing in the sponsored dance at the Railway on opening night.
Photo: Ravi Kumaran
Miss Cecile Johnson and Mr. Barnabas enjoying a dance at the Himalaya.
Photo: Morris Reddy
THE
NITESPOTS
The non-stop cabaret at the Bon Chance supperclub is proving to be quite a drawcard. The group above
are visitors from Cape Town.
Photo: Morris Reddy
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Sharina Ebrahim: Both. Going there in a rickshaw from queen st. The
bucks for Friday afternnon, and Saturday, that was in the 70s.
Cassandra Stephens: Remember both - fond memories of Saturday Roshni Naicker: I remember going with my mum to the bottom mar-
early morning trips - gadhra beans, jam tomatoes, methi herbs, fish roe, ket..most beautiful flowers and the best fruit and veg..then taking a ricksteenbras, barracuda fish - amazing how mothers just wouldn't settle for shaw back to Warwick avenue.
anything less than fresh!
Teddy Ravjee: I remember so well. every saturday morning going with
my
mum and taking a walk back through Alice Street to Beatrice street..
Jacey Moodley: The spices was sold there,with little cafe in between
stalls ,ornaments,and the ofal,sheep Head,Tripe,and Trotters .Mr Chaps loved it.
Govender from North Rangers had a spice shop there,and Daddy Naidoo
manager of ACES FC had a ofal stall there
buy veges with no packets. I stopped at various stalls and bought, peas,
Jai Narsai-Rubens: went with my mother and back home in a ricksha. green beans, gadra and other veges. At each stall everything was put on
top of the other. My mum boxed my ears when i got home ad i spent the
Habib Jamal: My grandfather had a stall in top market. # 59 or 53 not day separating everything. Lol
sure. Had to work every Saturday from 6 am to 5 pm. In new market after
Karona Naidu: Saturday morning ritual - R5-00 for a whole basket of
the old one burnt down it is now Madaris spice shop.
beautiful vegetables & fruits - Happy Days
Greg AndPaulene Naidoo: Early 80s... I worked as a young boy (12yrs ket in Warwick Avenue with our basket to buy fruit and vegetables.
old) at a spice shop adjacent to the old fish market. There were many curio shops there as well. Spice shop owner was a man called Dennis.... my Jayce Singh: Remember marketing as well as helping ourselves to some
mandarins and bananas from over-laden baskets of the aunties ! Naughty
wage for fri & sat... R5.. and that went such a long way!
teenagers we were.
Hazel Bachan: Wow gregs did u earn R5 I am sure it went a long way
Sunil-Dutt Inder Jugnanan: In 1977/78,13 years old I worked at the
Top Market on Satirdays for brothers Ossie,Ayob and Khalik.
Mike Chetty: The curio stores at top market intrigued me...I used to
often frequent the aviaries...enjoyed watching the beautiful birds in the
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Mr. N. K. Reggie Naidoo, of Isipingo, and his lovely bride, Kogilambal Susheela, formerly of Briardene, seen soon after their wedding at the Umgeni Road
Temple, Durban, recently
Dadley, youngest son of Mr. and the late Mrs. Saminath of 17 Sobrum Road,
Overport, who was married to Shanti Devi, daughterof Mr. and Mrs. H. baijnath of 71 Burlington Road, Reservoir Hills.
Photo: Hollywood Model
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The History of Non-Racial Soccer in South Africa
Historical photos etc from the glory days
Non Racial Sport in South Africa Acknowledging non-racial sports and personalities in SA
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The Mayor of Durban, Councillar Trevor Warman, officially opened the athletic track at Curries Fountain last
week. In the picture above he is seen cutting the tape
across the track while some members of the Durban Indian Sports Ground Association (from left) Mr. C. M. Bassa,
Mr. Abdulla Khan, Mr. R. Bijou, the association president,
Mr. C. O. L. Joseph and Ken Singh look on.
Photo:
Morris Reddy
After insisting that they had the rights to stage the 1969 Sam China Cup tournament, Western Province eventually yielded to the appeal from Southern Natal and
supported the decision for the tournament to be played in Durban sometime in October this year. At least four and possibly six teams are expected to take part in this
competition for the Sam China.
Transvaal delegates indicated that the two teams from the Province Western
Transvaal and North Eastern Transvaal = might compete and there was a possibility that Northern Natal might come in good time for the tournament.
The headquarters also moved to Southern Natal with Mr Y.C. Meer the former
president of the Southern Natal Indian Football Association as the new national
president. Mr R. Govindsamy, the new Southern Natal President, is vice-president
and Messrs M.A. Vawda (secretary) and K.R John, a prominent sports administrator who has associated himself with Indian soccer, is patron of SAIFA.
Messrs Meer and Govender were also elected to fill the vacancies for the position
of honorary life presidents. Both of them have satisfied the requirements in having
served the South African Indian Football Association in an administrative capacity
over a period of 30 years.
Five surf boards were presented to the Durban Indian Surf Life Saving Club last
week. Mr. I. Baxter, of the sponsoring company is seen making the presentation to the
club caption, Mr. Prithvirajh Bhagwath, while Mr. B. B. Singh, president of the club,
looks on. Mr. Bhagwath is the first Indian to have passed the instructors examination
of the S.L.S.A. of S.A.
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Almost 10000 spectators gave Curries Fountain a new lease of life as they
turned up to watch the re-opening of the Professional Soccer League. And
there is no doubt that most, if not all, of them went home very satisfied
watching a fine game in which Transvaal United held Verulam Suburbs to
a 3-3 draw after trailing 0-2 in the first thirty minutes. The final result was
a fair reflection of the ninety minutes of soccer.
Suburbs turned up with three new players, Walla Homiel, Lionel Kidd
and Gonaselan Armugam and without Valiant Ally. Homiel and Kidd are
former Aces and Stamford Hill stars while Armugam has played for Spartak. Deva Naidoo, son the Verulam soccer administrator Mr K.M. January Naidoo, was in the Transvaal United line-up and also captained the
side. Transvaal United looked as if they had had the upper hand in the
game although both sides were trying for some minutes to settle down.
Reports that United were playing for the first time as a team could not
be borne out by the performances on the field. They had made several
attempts to go into an early lead but they should consider themselves unlucky that they did not in fact do so.
The visitors began to take an upper hand in the game and their efforts paid
dividends when right winger Kid Solomon netted the much wanted equaliser. It was now do or die for Suburbs. They had earned much glory in Natal matches and they were not going to throw it away to an outside team.
But things were not working out their way and United shot into a welldeserved lead fifteen minutes before the end with another goal by Kid Solomon. This proved too proved too much for Suburbs to take. They fought
back hard and the game took a new turn and developed into an even more
interesting contest. Within three minutes of Uniteds goal, Suburbs equalised with Siga Sylvesters shot that was deflected by the United goalkeeper.
Suburbs however were the first to score when Vincent Pillay netted from The vital goal that both teams were looking for was also an elusive one.
close range in the 15th minute. In the 25th minute United were penalised In fact it did not come at all and both sides had to be content with a point
for a foul and a free kick to Suburbs resulted in Preston Julius increasing each from this opening fixture of the South African Soccer Federation Professional League competition which carries with it prize money totalling
the lead to 2-0.
R4000.
Preston Julius was playing his third game in 24 hours. On Saturday afternoon he played for Natal High Schools against Transvaal and in the It was a fairly good game and at this rate, we should have crowds coming
same afternoon was chosen to represent South African Senior Schools in back to Curries Fountain like the good old days of the SASL!
the noon game on Sunday exactly three hours before the United-Suburbs
Its smiles all around as the referee, Charles M. Pillay, Norman Middleton,
and R. K. Naidoo line up before the big match.
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