Events
BSi Steel backs dusi2c
Pietermaritzburg – Steel processor and stockist, BSi Steel Limited have confirmed a very exciting three year sponsorship deal with dusi2c, the two day mountain bike stage race which runs along the iconic Dusi Canoe Marathon route.
BSi Steels Executive Director Craig Parry said this impressive race was a natural fit for the steel Company. “BSi Steel is proud to be the new title sponsor for this unique event, it is a good fit, complementing the ethos of our company. We are looking forward to a superb event in 2014,” said Parry.
“The beauty of dusi2c is that it is not just a mountain bike race, but a race that benefits communities all along its 140 km route from Pietermaritzburg to the end of the uMngeni River at Blue Lagoon.
“BSi continues to endeavour to develop the communities and promote conservation in areas, in which we operate, “Parry added.
BSi Steel, a South African JSE listed company, who have strong ties to the Sub-Saharan African market are involved in the sourcing, processing, stocking and distribution of mild carbon steel, wear resistant and high strength steels. Their product development is focused on manufacturing, mining and infrastructural development.
Photographer: Dave Macleod/Gameplan
MediaDusi chairman Brett Austen-Smith (left) and BSi Steel’s Paul Arnott (right) help Local U23 star Ashleigh Moffatt (Velolife) gear up for the 2014 BSi Steel dusi2c stage mountainbike race. BSi Steel announced their sponsorship of the sold-out event, which was staged for the first time last year.
“The skills required to finish a race are in fact the same skills we needed to build and grow this company. We are excited to embrace this race with the same entrepreneurial spirit on which BSi was founded,” said Parry.
Dusi2c founder Glen Haw was thrilled to have BSi Steel as the races new title sponsor, particularly as they share common roots in Pietermaritzburg.
“Not only are they a local Pietermaritzburg based company but many of their employees and customers have been associated with mountain biking from a participation point of view,” said Haw.
“To have their brand supporting mountain biking is exciting and great for our sport. Like mountain biking BSi Steel is a vibrant, relatively young company who have a strong community responsibility,” he added. “I am excited about this partnership and look forward to the innovative future of BSi Steel dusi2c.”
The Dusi2c, which was founded in 2013, is a two day mountain bike stage race starting in Pietermaritzburg and follows the route of the iconic Dusi Canoe Marathon down the banks of the uMsindusi and uMngeni rivers and finishing at Blue Lagoon in Durban on the East Coast of South Africa.
Competitors will be following much of the route of the Dusi Canoe Marathon and will share the same start and finish lines. Dusi2c has partnered with Durban Green Corridor to build flowing trails along the banks of the river. The idea is to follow the valleys all the way to Durban and avoid unnecessary climbs and loops up and away from the river paths. Many bridges crossing the river and its tributaries are necessary to enable competitors to stay in the valley. These bridges will become a feature of this event.
The entries for the race are already sold out and will be taking place 21-22 June 2014.
The BSi Steel dusi2c mountain bike race takes place from Camps Drift in Pietermaritzburg to Blue Lagoon in Durban on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 June 2014. More information can be found at www.dusi2c.co.za
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Field Notes (an exhibition)
Presented by Contemporary Archive Project
Opening: 1 November 2024 at 6 PM
Venue: The Chairman, Durban.
In the province of KwaZulu-Natal, stories are marked like pins scattered across a map. These pins cluster in the city of eThekwini or are more sparsely spread through the landscapes of Nquthu, Tugela, and Amaotana. By mapping out and noting where the photographs were made, the explorers’ tracks reveal a wide, eclectic range of stories, each reflecting individual narratives. In these collections, the photographers are the explorers of their own stories, presenting clips and field notes that present an Insider’s view.
Subverting old tropes of Outsiders looking in, disconnected from a culture or space, the photographs that make this exhibition present intimate representations of faith and religion, culture and rituals, life and death, solitude and community. The collective way of seeing a city and space are all informed by each photographer’s way of seeing.
In this gathering, we present moments from each photographer’s archive. Guided by the visual connections of the photographs, the exhibition’s content invites you to reflect on the themes of fragility, power, togetherness, and the significance of the spaces we call home.
The group exhibition features work from CAP’s archive, inclusive of:
Andile Ndunge, Andre Swart, Mandisa Buthelezi, Myllo Menorah, Niamh Walsh-Vorster, Paulo Menezes, Robyn Perros, Seraz Abrahams, Sibusiso Gcaba, and Thobani Khumalo.
This exhibition is made possible by the National Lotteries Commission.
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