{"id":19839,"date":"2013-05-17T13:53:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-17T11:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/lawyers-dig-in-to-help-beach-sculptors\/"},"modified":"2013-05-17T13:53:00","modified_gmt":"2013-05-17T11:53:00","slug":"lawyers-dig-in-to-help-beach-sculptors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/lawyers-dig-in-to-help-beach-sculptors\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawyers dig in to help beach sculptors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        \t                                <!-- Main Editorial Image --><br \/>\n                    \t\t\t      \t\t\t                                      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/c1e79_1176716517.jpg\" alt=\"sand sculptures\" title=\"\" class=\"pics\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"captions_credit_article\">Independent Newspapers<\/p>\n<p class=\"captions\">Jabulani Ndlanzi (front) and Phumlani Shozi create sand sculptures on Durban&#8217;s beachfront to earn money to support their families. Photo: Lauren Rawlins<\/p>\n<p class=\"captions\">\n<p class=\"related_articles\">Related Stories<\/p>\n<ul class=\"menu_tab_lists_related\">\n<li><a class=\"related_articles\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iol.co.za:80\/ios\/news\/sculptors-stake-their-claims-on-the-beach-1.1507283\">Sculptors stake their claims on the beach<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--PSTYLE=WT Web Text--><\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">Durban &#8211; Unlicensed sand sculptors on Durban\u2019s beachfront have been offered a lifeline to continue their artistic means to make ends meet after a local law firm said they it pay for permits allowing them to operate. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">This was after several illegal sculptors were removed and their artworks destroyed by metro police officers in recent weeks, with the most recent eviction taking place on Wednesday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">Pather and Pather associate Edward Abraham said their firm was in contact with eight sculptors and in the process of sponsoring the R39-a-month licence to operate on Durban\u2019s golden mile. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">\u201cThese guys are really just trying to make a living. As a firm of attorneys we believe the law has to be obeyed, so, if they need a permit, we will sponsor it,\u201d said Abraham. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">The decision to assist the sculptors was made after one of the senior partners in the firm &#8211; who regularly walked along the beachfront &#8211; became aware of the city enforcing its bylaws and brought this to the attention of his colleagues. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">\u201cWe are just trying to come to their assistance,\u201d said Abraham, after the team at the law firm agreed the beautiful artworks, along with their creators, should not be barred. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">Abraham said they tried to apply for the permits on Thursday but were told the sculptors had to be present and an interview conducted before the licence could be issued. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">Local sand sculptor Jabulani Ndlanzi, who is already accredited with the city, said it was \u201cvery good news\u201d that his unlicensed colleagues would be getting their permits. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">\u201cWe have been here for years. This is our job, how we make money,\u201d said Ndlanzi. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">He said the required licences, though, were too expensive for people in his position. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">\u201cWe have to pay bus fare, support our families, and some days we don\u2019t make any money.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">With regards to police removing sculptures, Ndlanzi said it was a \u201cworrying\u201d trend. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">The eThekwini municipality were unable to comment at the time of publication. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\"><strong>The Mercury<\/strong> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Independent Newspapers Jabulani Ndlanzi (front) and Phumlani Shozi create sand sculptures on Durban&#8217;s beachfront to earn money to support their families. Photo: Lauren Rawlins Related Stories Sculptors stake their claims on the beach Durban &#8211; Unlicensed sand sculptors on Durban\u2019s beachfront have been offered a lifeline to continue their artistic means to make ends meet [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[8275,953,2143],"class_list":{"0":"post-19839","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-south-africa","7":"tag-durban","8":"tag-newspaper","9":"tag-the-mercury","10":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19839"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19839\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}