This article focuses on the Natal Inter-Race Soccer Tournament, a littleknown but popular tournament which was held under the auspices of the Natal-Inter-Race Soccer Board (NISB) between 1946 and 1960. Coloured, Indian and African teams participated in this competition which was staged at an important time in "race" relations in the province of Natal. This was a period of growing tension "on the ground" between Indians and Africans as they came into competition over housing and jobs in urban centres, but it was also a period of political co-operation across racial lines amongst the middle classes mainly through alliances between bodies such as the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) and African National Congress (ANC). This article provides a narrative history of the tournament and, as such, makes an important contribution to the historiography of soccer in South Africa. The article also provides a glimpse into Afro-Indian relations during the middle decades of the twentieth century. None of the major works on South African sporting history focus in any significant way on this tournament. This article discusses some of the outstanding players and administrators, playing styles, scores of matches, and reflects on the importance of sport as a source of power and patronage for Black administrators, which accounts for the reluctance of some to embrace non-racialism when it was mooted in the 1960s.
1916 reprint on v. 2 has title: Annals of the Natal Museum. ; Title from cover. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; Vols. 1 (1906)-13 (1956). 1 v. (Included in index to later title.)
A Natal experience The strike was a day old. I woke up wondering what the day would hold. I was not concerned about the principles of the strike. They were sound. Physically deteriorating hospitals such as King Edward VIII have been unfit for habitation for several years with collapsing roofs and nesting pigeons. Lack of essential equipment as evidenced by the collapse of any endoscopy service at a major regional hospital. This despite four full motivations which were "lost in translation since 2006". It includes the matter of deep frozen medical and nursing posts. They result in the curtailment of service delivery, the prevention of staff retention and development, and crucially for budding surgeons reduction in operating time. Then of course there is a matter in the driver's seat that of a market related wage for doctors in the public service which has taken the focus away from the other just as critical issues. I was concerned whether my Interns and Registrars were going to be there and how the surgical department can still run a semblance of an emergency service. I was not relishing being hounded by Human Resources to furnish a positive and negative roll call for my vigilante superintendent. I arrived at my hospital still standing despite several political health policy decisions indicating its demise as a regional hospital and it sale or demolishment. I emerged from underground parking headed for the lifts the only ones in a state hospital where on the premise of efficiency you can only select your floor outside the lift, prior to embarkation. There in the short walkway to the lobby just next to the "Today Tomorrow, Together ATM" was a commotion. There was a lady lying on the tiled walkway with her legs asplay. Several matrons were faffing about her. One was comforting her at the head end and one was between the legs on her knees. The theatre matron had just arrived with a trolley. One with wheels which go round. I was now a yard or two away from the melee and the baby had emerged and was grasped by the matron on her knees. She was so astounded by nature's success that she immediately handed the baby to the theatre matron who walked away with it to her trolley. There was however, a slight problem. Nobody had either the means or the fore sight to clamp the cord. It went twang. It was difficult to add to the mess on the tiles which was impressive but this did splatter it around a bit more. I thought the baby might exsanguinate. I quickly put my replacement computer from my recent high-jacking down on Matrons trolley, and finger clamped the cord. One of the other matrons with the modicum of obstetric experience took over this task. I then looked at the bloody mess on the tiles which was even more impressive than I noticed at first glance. The matrons were trying to provide a human shield to protect the lady's dignity from the rubberneckers in the passage. This was only part of their plan as it was now evident from forlorn gaze that they expected me to do something. They even provided me with some gloves for a purpose. I might say that usually little phases me but now I was expected to deliver the placenta. A task I had last done in 1974 as a medical student when as I recall I had an umbilical cord to help me retrieve it. There was no cord in sight, so I then went groping for the cord in the vagina. I then remembered that she still looked pregnant so I pressed on the uterine fundus and pulled gently on the cord and the membranes. The placenta slithered onto the floor. It turned out to be intact. There were no vuvuzelas to herald the great event only the broad grin of a striking orthopaedic registrar who had joined the throng to witness my plight. By this time the essential heavy duty sanitary towel and another trolley with wheels which go round had arrived. The lady with the aid of a caring matron and some strategically draped towels hopped on board her transport to the post natal ward. I am pleased to report that the mum her third child, a baby girl, and my replacement computer are fine. I proudly reported my success to the head of obstetrics. Her district level department delivers each month some 600 babies of which 160 come into this world by caesarian section. This experience certainly brightened my day and helped me to cope with the days ahead. Based on this I was left wondering whether I should change my bank from "Inspired, Motivated, Involved" to "Today, Tomorrow, Together". I hope, the strike galvanizes all involved in health care provision, to give these words credence. Sandie R Thomson. Surgeon 33 Falkland Place Berea Durban 4001 0824684860
This article discusses the intention of the British Columbia provincial government to deny a large group of South Asian immigrants from landing under the Natal Act. ; Research project undertaken by the University of the Fraser Valley South Asian Studies Institute, formerly the Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies in 2015
This article discusses the intention of the British Columbia provincial government to deny a large group of South Asian immigrants from landing under the Natal Act. ; Research project undertaken by the University of the Fraser Valley South Asian Studies Institute, formerly the Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies in 2015
This is a conference paper. ; South Africa is a water scarce country which is periodically afflicted by severe and prolonged meteorological droughts. No area is immune, and includes the province of KwaZulu-Natal which receives about twice as much rainfall as the other provinces in South Africa, and has about 40 per cent of the country's rainfall runoff. A prolonged period of below average rainfall in the late 1980's had a cumulative effect on the country's water resources and when the seasonal rainfall for 1992-93 was the second consecutive year of rainfall below 75 per cent (Calow et al, 1996), the impact was devastating. Most of the areas worst affected had large rural populations. This drought exacerbated an already existing problem of inadequate water supplies. The response to this crisis was for a group of government and non-government organisations to jointly launch a drought relief programme in all affected areas. This programme was terminated in December 1993 with the onset of good rains at the start of the 1993-94 wet season. In retrospect, it was terminated prematurely as the rains ended early and many areas remained in a water-stressed situation. A second drought relief programme, organised and executed primarily by the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (DWAF), was initiated in the northern part of the country in September 1994 and with continuing poor rainfall at the start of the 1994-95 wet season, in KwaZulu-Natal in January 1995. The procedures used in conducting the drought relief exercise differed slightly throughout the country according to circumstance. This paper discusses the methodology applied to the province of KwaZulu-Natal, particularly to the Zululand region in the north.
This article discusses the suspension of the Natal Act and the pending arrival of one hundred and eighty South Asian immigrants on the Monteagle. Their entry will be challenged on the Continuous Journey Law rather than the Natal Act. It also mentions a potential pending legal battle between the C.P.R. and the provincial government over whether the C.P.R. is required to enforce immigration laws, particularly the Continuous Journey Law, when allowing immigrants to purchase passage on their ships. ; Research project undertaken by the University of the Fraser Valley South Asian Studies Institute, formerly the Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies in 2015
This article discusses the suspension of the Natal Act and the pending arrival of one hundred and eighty South Asian immigrants on the Monteagle. Their entry will be challenged on the Continuous Journey Law rather than the Natal Act. It also mentions a potential pending legal battle between the C.P.R. and the provincial government over whether the C.P.R. is required to enforce immigration laws, particularly the Continuous Journey Law, when allowing immigrants to purchase passage on their ships. ; Research project undertaken by the University of the Fraser Valley South Asian Studies Institute, formerly the Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies in 2015
A substantial amount of effort and resources have been put into regional and sub-regional planning in KwaZulu-Natal over the last five years. At a time of demarcation changes and the advent of new rounds of planning for the incoming District and Local Councils, it is appropriate to take stock of what has been achieved, and to consider what changes will be required to meet future local government needs. The objectives of this research project were to investigate the recent regional and sub-regional planning that has been undertaken in KwaZulu-Natal; to identify the strengths and weaknesses of these integrated development plans; to assess how useful and effective they have been in guiding development and investment; to identify examples of good practice in methodology and content; and to make recommendations as to how these plans can be modified to meet the requirements of the new Councils.
Pembangunan kesehatan merupakan salah satu agenda penting dalam mewujudkan tujuan pembangunan berkelanjutan atau Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS). Pembangunan di bidang kesehatan yang ingin dicapai adalah masyarakat Indonesia di masa depan adalah masyarakat, bangsa, dan negara yang ditandai oleh penduduknya hidup dalam lingkungan dan dengan perilaku yang sehat, memiliki kemampuan untuk menjangkau pelayanan kesehatan yang bermutu secara adil dan merata serta memiliki derajat kesehatan yang setinggi-tingginya Angka harapan hidup adalah salah satu indikator derajat kesehatan yang digunakan sebagai salah satu dasar dalam prencanaan program kesehatan dan digunakan sebagai alat untuk mengevaluasi kinerja pemerintah dalam meningkatkan kesehatan dan kesejahteraan penduduknya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis dan mengidentifikasi variabel-variabel yang berpengaruh terhadap angka harapan hidup di Kabupaten Mandailing Natal. Penelitian ini menggunakan data runtut waktu tahun 2010-2017. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah analisis linier regresi berganda. Variabel yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah angka harapan hidup, fasilitas kesehatan, pertumbuhan ekonomi dan harapan lama sekolah. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa variabel fasilitas kesehatan, variabel pertumbuhan ekonomi dan variabel harapan lama sekolah secara bersama berpengaruh terhadap angka harapan hidup di Kabupaten Mandailing Natal namun secara partial hanya variabel harapan lama sekolah, dan variabel pertumbuhan ekonomi yang berpengaruh terhadap angka harapan hidup di Kabupaten Mandailing Natal. ; Health development is one of the important agendas in realizing the goal of sustainable development (SDGS). Development in the health sector that is to be achieved is to realize the Indonesian society in the future as a society, nation, and country that is characterized by its population living in an environment and with healthy behavior, having the ability to reach quality health services in a fair and equitable manner and having health the highest. Life expectancy is one indicator of health status that is used as a reference in planning health programs and is used as a tool for evaluating government performance in improving the health and welfare of the population. This study aims to analyze and identify variables that influence life expectancy in Mandailing Natal Regency. This study uses sequential data from 2010-2017. The method used in this study is linear multiple regression analysis. The variables used in this study are life expectancy, health facilities, economic growth, and long school expectations. The results showed that health facility variables, economic growth variables, and old school expectations variables jointly affected the life expectancy in Mandailing Natal Regency but partially only the old school expectation variables, and economic growth variables that influence life expectancy in Mandailing Natal Regency.
Extracted from the Proceedings of the Royal Colonial Institute, Volume the thirteenth (1881-82). ; (Statement of Responsibility) Mr. James R. Saunders, M.L.C.
This paper examines traditional African child rearing styles and Westernised parenting styles focusing on the impact this has on the psychosocial developments of a child's academic performance. In most African countries, during prenatal and postnatal periods, there are many rituals that are observed by the parents, especially the expectant mother. This has a bearing on the psychological and later cognitive development of the child. As a result, there is a paradigm shift taking place from a strictly traditional to a more modern oriented way of rearing children due to the influence of education, media and technology. The majority of families in Zimbabwe now find themselves somewhere along a continuum between the African and Western child rearing styles. In this study, the descriptive survey design was used with questionnaires and interviews as data collection instruments. Findings from this research revealed that, the Westernised parenting styles want independent, democratic and sometimes laissez-faire ways of raising children while African cultures prefer submissive children raised under an authoritarian style. Significant changes among African families have been noted leading to an adoption of an eclectic approach, where families use two or more parenting styles, considering the best features of each system in raising children. Knowledge of African child rearing practices is therefore of paramount importance since it makes teachers of African children sensitive to and aware of some values that have shaped them so as to enhance effective teaching and learning.
Indo-African relations in KwaZulu-Natal are about competition and rivalry for limited resources and privileges not only between these two segments, but by all four categories1 that make up South African society. It has been conditioned by White hegemony and the politics of divide-and-rule among the four classified racial groups who were stratified along a line of differentiated privileges. With Whites always on the top, Coloureds and Indians oscillated between 2nd and 3rd positions according to imputed criteria for the purposes of analysis by researchers, and Africans were always considered the least privileged. Ever since their arrival in 1860, Indians moved from being most welcomed and appreciated to most detested and unwanted among their White forbears. The reasons for this lay in the juxtaposition of their labour significantly and appreciatively boosting productivity in the colonial economy within a short space of time, and the unwanted challenges that post-indentured Indians provided to the nascent White entrepreneurial class who struggled to keep pace with their competence in petty trading. Similar situations of unwelcome politics of competition have bedevilled Indo-African relations in the 20th century and have filtered into the 21st century in ways that do require constructive analysis to contemporary conditions. This paper analyses three periods of anti-Indianism since 1860 viz. the latter period of the 19th century when Whites turned against Indians, the 1949 African-Indian clashes, and recent anti-Indian sentiments by a small segment of Africans in KwaZulu- Natal. This paper argues that if South Africans do not rise to challenge such sentiments, they will rise to dangerously engulf us.
There is a growing recognition of the dangers of electoral violence. Yet, the theoretical foundation for systematic research and for adequate policy is still underdeveloped. This article aims to develop the theoretical understandings of strategies to manage and prevent electoral violence. This is accomplished by integrating research conducted within the two academic discourses on democratization and conflict management and also by drawing on the experiences from the conflict-ridden province KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. The five strategies identified are monitoring, mediation, legal measures, law enforcement and self-regulating practices. In the article, the functions and mechanisms of the strategies are discussed. In addition, we analyse the limitations and usefulness of each of the strategies in turn and also provide suggestions on how to improve electoral security.
