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The Herald
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Herald
Seven inspiring athletes from KZN to compete at World Transplant Games in Germany
When seven KwaZulu-Natal athletes participate in the World Transplant Games in Dresden, Germany, next month, they'll be competing in honour of the donors who gave them a second chance at life, and encouraging others to consider becoming organ donors. Deven Naidu, Sean Samujh, Mark Nortjie, Nora Simpson, Billy Macleod, Anil Balmakund and Vivek Reddy received their Protea blazers at a ceremony hosted by Lenmed eThekwini Hospital and Heart Centre at Mount Edgecombe on Saturday. 'These incredible individuals are not only competing at the highest level of transplant sports but are also living proof of the power and affect of organ donation. Each of them has overcome serious health challenges and now stands as a symbol of resilience, purpose and gratitude. 'This is more than sport — it's about second chances,' said KwaZulu-Natal Transplant Sports Association (KZNTSA) chairperson and team member Deven Naidu. Naidu was the first kidney transplant patient at Lenmed eThekwini Hospital and Heart Centre 13 years ago. His wife, Raveena Singh-Naidu was his donor. 'Wearing the green Protea blazer, the athletes will proudly represent the nation and the thousands of transplant recipients who rely on the generosity of organ donors. We hope our stories inspire South Africans to register as organ donors and help give others the gift of life. 'They will form part of a more than 60-member South African Transplant team, travelling from across the country to participate on the global stage. Representing South Africa in disciplines ranging from athletics to squash, cycling, tennis, golf, swimming, petanque and more,' said Naidu. Naidu said at the event in Australia in 2023, KwaZulu-Natal was represented by three athletes.
The Herald
21-07-2025
- Automotive
- The Herald
Outstanding performance from Jack Moore in Germany
Young local karting sensation Jack Moore enjoyed a hard-fought, character-building weekend in the second round of the FIA European Karting Championship in Mülsen at the Motorsport Arena-E Circuit, situated between the major German cities of Dresden and Leipzig. The series that caters for drivers between the ages of 12 and 14 uses the 'arrive and drive' principle among the 49 competitors from around the globe, all using identical karts with engines drawn from a motor-pool and then swapped between drivers for the duration of the event. Moore had a brilliant Saturday, finishing in second place in the first qualifying heat race, including the fastest lap time, and then fourth place in the second qualifier and fifth in the third qualifier, thereby marching into the Sunday finals with his confidence high. Unfortunately, the engine he drew for the final day was not quite as good as the Saturday engine, but Moore still managed to put in a scintillating performance running in the top three for the majority of the 20-lap final using a great display of race-craft and defensive driving. With four laps to go, the charging pack behind Moore launched their attack, forcing him to run wide off the track and drop down to 11th position, from where he fought back to ninth place overall when the chequered flag came out. Fellow South African Emma-Rose Dowling finished in 25th place out of the 36 karts that qualified for the final. The FIA Karting Academy European Championship Trophy takes place over three rounds, with the next and final round being held in Italy from September 25-28. The Herald
Yahoo
16-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Walpole Island First Nation holds protest against Dresden landfill expansion
Fire keepers from Walpole Island First Nation watched over a sacred fire near the bank of the Sydenham River over the weekend as part of a series of events in response to a planned landfill expansion in Dresden — and Ontario legislation that appear designed to expedite it. Knowledge keepers from the community stood on the shore and sang a water song in Anishinaabemowin as more than a dozen canoes and kayaks glided down the river from Dresden to Wallaceburg, praying as they paddled. "The legal protections. They were there for a reason. I'm confused on why we're going backwards and why we're not protecting our homes like we used to," said Chloe White-Deleary, one of the paddlers. "It counts on humans, all of us, to be stewards of the land. And in my culture, we think about not just us, but like what are we doing to protect the next seven generations?" Waste management company York1, is proposing to expand the landfill site, located just over a kilometre from the edge of Dresden, to cover 25 hectares and receive 6,000 tonnes of construction and demolition waste each day. A spokesperson told CBC in a statement in early June that it plans to use the site to turn clean wood into mulch, compost, and raw materials for particleboard and paper manufacturing; to turn mixed wood waste into alternative low-carbon fuels; and to prepare rock and rubble for use in cement and concrete production, aggregate replacement in construction, base for sports fields or running tracks and decorative use in landscaping. But the proposal has faced significant community opposition from local residents and environmental groups concerned about the impact on nearby bodies of water. And that opposition has grown since the Ford government introduced Bill 5, which became law on June 5 and which exempts "specified activities relating to the Chatham-Kent waste disposal site" from Part II.3 of the Environmental Assessment Act, which requires applications for projects under the section to be accompanied by environmental assessments. Walpole Island First Nation Chief Leela Thomas told CBC Windsor Morning Tuesday she thinks the government's actions violate Section 35 of the Canadian Constitution, which includes a duty to consult First Nations before making decisions that could impact their rights. It also violates the Treaty of Niagara and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, she said, which requires governments to seek free, prior and informed consent for developments on their lands. "Our family members use those waterways for hiking, fishing, harvesting and our ceremony," Thomas said. "And we have those treaty rights to protect our rights to fish, to hunt and harvest and practice our culture on our own ancestral lands and waterways." Nine First Nations are seeking an injunction to prevent government from using Bill 5 and federal Bill C-5 to fast-track infrastructure projects, arguing that both pieces of legislation authorize "the Crown to unilaterally ram through projects without meaningful or any engagement with First Nations" and "violate the constitutional obligation of the Crown to advance ... reconciliation." In response to a request for comment about the legal challenge, the office of Ontario Premier Doug Ford said it had begun "productive conversations with First Nations who share our vision of unlocking economic opportunity and critical infrastructure in their community, and will continue these consultations throughout the summer." "These consultations will shape the regulations and criteria for new special economic zones and Indigenous-led economic zones." Thomas said she is honoured to have so many community members, especially young ones, who are vocal about the impact of Bill 5. She is also grateful for generations of community members who have been dedicated to protecting the land and water and passing those teachings on to younger generations. The goal of the fire was to create a peaceful gathering where decisions affecting future generations could be made collectively with full understanding of the consequences, said Amy White, a councillor with the First Nation. White had a powerful experience at the fire when she saw three immature eagles circling overhead in a clockwise direction, she said. "I shared that with the elder who I get [advice] from," White said. "And what she had shared was that shows the connection between the next generation, and so how important … of a role they are going to play in this movement."
CBC
16-07-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Walpole Island First Nation holds protest against Dresden landfill expansion
Fire keepers from Walpole Island First Nation watched over a sacred fire near the bank of the Sydenham River over the weekend as part of a series of events in response to a planned landfill expansion in Dresden — and Ontario legislation that appear designed to expedite it. Knowledge keepers from the community stood on the shore and sang a water song in Anishinaabemowin as more than a dozen canoes and kayaks glided down the river from Dresden to Wallaceburg, praying as they paddled. "The legal protections. They were there for a reason. I'm confused on why we're going backwards and why we're not protecting our homes like we used to," said Chloe White-Deleary, one of the paddlers. "It counts on humans, all of us, to be stewards of the land. And in my culture, we think about not just us, but like what are we doing to protect the next seven generations?" Waste management company York1, is proposing to expand the landfill site, located just over a kilometre from the edge of Dresden, to cover 25 hectares and receive 6,000 tonnes of construction and demolition waste each day. A spokesperson told CBC in a statement in early June that it plans to use the site to turn clean wood into mulch, compost, and raw materials for particleboard and paper manufacturing; to turn mixed wood waste into alternative low-carbon fuels; and to prepare rock and rubble for use in cement and concrete production, aggregate replacement in construction, base for sports fields or running tracks and decorative use in landscaping. But the proposal has faced significant community opposition from local residents and environmental groups concerned about the impact on nearby bodies of water. And that opposition has grown since the Ford government introduced Bill 5, which became law on June 5 and which exempts "specified activities relating to the Chatham-Kent waste disposal site" from Part II.3 of the Environmental Assessment Act, which requires applications for projects under the section to be accompanied by environmental assessments. Walpole Island First Nation Chief Leela Thomas told CBC Windsor Morning Tuesday she thinks the government's actions violate Section 35 of the Canadian Constitution, which includes a duty to consult First Nations before making decisions that could impact their rights. It also violates the Treaty of Niagara and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, she said, which requires governments to seek free, prior and informed consent for developments on their lands. "Our family members use those waterways for hiking, fishing, harvesting and our ceremony," Thomas said. "And we have those treaty rights to protect our rights to fish, to hunt and harvest and practice our culture on our own ancestral lands and waterways." Nine First Nations are seeking an injunction to prevent government from using Bill 5 and federal Bill C-5 to fast-track infrastructure projects, arguing that both pieces of legislation authorize "the Crown to unilaterally ram through projects without meaningful or any engagement with First Nations" and "violate the constitutional obligation of the Crown to advance ... reconciliation." In response to a request for comment about the legal challenge, the office of Ontario Premier Doug Ford said it had begun "productive conversations with First Nations who share our vision of unlocking economic opportunity and critical infrastructure in their community, and will continue these consultations throughout the summer." "These consultations will shape the regulations and criteria for new special economic zones and Indigenous-led economic zones." Thomas said she is honoured to have so many community members, especially young ones, who are vocal about the impact of Bill 5. She is also grateful for generations of community members who have been dedicated to protecting the land and water and passing those teachings on to younger generations. The goal of the fire was to create a peaceful gathering where decisions affecting future generations could be made collectively with full understanding of the consequences, said Amy White, a councillor with the First Nation. White had a powerful experience at the fire when she saw three immature eagles circling overhead in a clockwise direction, she said. "I shared that with the elder who I get [advice] from," White said.
Otago Daily Times
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Otago Daily Times
Music sheets speak volumes
The lives of many early colonists were bound up in their music collections, Amanda Mills writes. Did you know that in 1916, 40% of all houses in Aotearoa New Zealand had a piano, while another 9000 pianos sat in schools and halls? The piano was not only an instrument of creation and performance, but also a marker of status and a symbol of colonisation and settler migration, themes explored in films such as Jane Campion's The Piano . Having notated music to play on the piano was vital, and music sellers such as Begg's, Dresden and Kelsey's stocked sheet music and scores for home performance and practice, and over time, collectors of these music sheets had them professionally bound. Hocken Collections holds more than 40 owner-bound volumes, acquired through donation or purchase. The earliest in the collections date back to the 1880s, while the most recent hold material from the 1940s. Although most of the music sheets are written by Anglo-American composers, music sheets from New Zealand composers and publishers frequently appear. The practice of binding music in New Zealand dates to 1858 when Alexander Neilson's sheet music binding services were advertised in The New Zealander . Owner-bound volumes frequently illustrate the trend for predominantly piano or piano-and-vocal popular music, although some bound volumes only include music in the classical tradition. Reasons for binding sheet music were varied: some were bound before marriage as a marker of adulthood, while others were bound to collate music in one place. Gilt lettering and leather binding suggested the owners' social status, and the volumes displayed their music selections and subjective organisation through hand-written indexes. These bound volumes provide data on a range of music activities including music dissemination, purchase and exchange (seen through dealers' stamps on the front of the music sheets), and occasionally the names of the companies binding the volumes. We can also identify the owners of this material as hand-written information on the music sheets includes names and addresses, although some information was trimmed during the binding process. The majority of owner-bound volumes belonged to Pākehā women (so far none belonging to wāhine Māori have been located in public collections), and they offer a glimpse into the role of the piano (and music) in women's domestic life during the late 1900s. While owner-bound volumes at the Hocken hold interesting titles, some stand out more than others. One intriguing volume belonged to Lucy Maude Mary Bayley, born in 1869 to Frederick and Lucy Fisher Bayley, who ran Bayley's Hotel in High St until 1879. Music was a part of Lucy Maude Mary Bayley's life, and her bound volume contains 26 music sheets. Most are piano music — polkas, airs, mazurkas, melodies and studies predominate and date to the late 19th century (noted by hand-written dates on the covers). Although most pieces in the volume are by overseas writers and publishers, four are by New Zealand composers: The Otago Daily Times Mazurka , by M.A. Jones; The Colonial Mazurka (no composer noted but published by G.R. West); and two rare pieces by American born, Dunedin-based teacher Charles H. Russell, Fern Leaves , and The Silvery Spray (published by Beggs in 1876). As well as fashionable songs of the time, Bayley's volume also includes practice pieces (scales and arpeggios), annotated with ticks, crosses, dates and tutor's directions, showing the music's practical nature. While these pieces date back to the 1880s, there are later dates written on some of the works, suggesting use long after the piece was bought, and possibly a much later date than the 1880s or 1890s for binding. Bayley's bound volume is a fascinating artefact for considering women's musical education (and the expectations that went with it), and the volume highlights the early music industries of Dunedin, and the role that local composers, music sellers and binders played in the city's budding music scene. The volumes • Lucy Bayley's bound volume is available to view on Hocken Digital Collections here • Owner-bound volumes and other items from the Hocken's music collections can be viewed at Hocken Collections, Tuesdays-Saturdays 10am-5pm. Public stack tours are available on Thursday mornings at 11am. For further inquiries please call the Hocken on (03)479-8868 or visit the library's website Amanda Mills is a liaison librarian and curator music and AV at Hocken Collections.
