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Dear Readers, TODAY marks the end of another year for the Hillcrest Fever, and as the festivities kick off for this season, let us reflect on moments that touched our lives and the community this past year. 2014 has been marked by persistent challenges in our economy with price inflations (food, electricity, fuel, etc.). We had weather catastrophes and crime
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However, the one thing that continues to stand undefeated is the spirit of the Upper Highway community. Through the difficult times, our readers have once again proven that we are, without a doubt, among the most resilient and strong-willed. We have weathered all the storms that came our way and have demonstrated that we can be a community to be proud of - from our disabled horse rider achieving his goals to a local woman beating breast cancer and becoming an inspiration to others - our community stands together proud! We are confident that 2015 will be better than ever. We, at The Hillcrest Fever, have faced our
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Rolene Strauss was crowned Miss World at the weekend and now features in a long list of remarka ble women who continue to make a difference to the countries they live in and the world. South Africans also took time through out the year to remember Nelson Mandela and do their bit to fulfill his legacy. It’s been a year since his death and many ques tioned the stability and patriotism of South Afri cans. The good news is, it seems as if communities are now more united than ever. Many believe his spirit still lives on calling it a sprinkling of ‘Madiba magic’. Clearly South Africans will continue to make great strides despite the negative news that some times comes to the fore. The Fever would like to wish all our fantastic cli ents and readers a wonderfully happy festive sea son and here’s to welcoming 2015 in style.
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suspects continued to assault him. He then attempted to run away, but collapsed,” said Van der Spuy. She said one of the suspects then approached the passenger and at-
“The suspects then jumped into their vehicle and drove off with both vehicles. The victim indicated that the suspects tried to run her over before they sped off. When the paramedics arrived on the scene, her partner was declared dead on arrival. He had an open wound on the left side of his chest,” Van der Spuy added. A case of carjacking and murder was opened and is being investigated by Amanzimtoti SAPS. The VW Polo has since been recovered in Adams Mission Amanzimtoti. No arrest was made. “It was also confirmed the silver grey Peugeot driven by the suspects was reported stolen in Umlazi and is still missing,” said Van der Spuy. Supplied.
A case of carjacking and murder was opened and is being investigated by Amanzimtoti SAPS. The VW Polo has since been recovered in Adams Mission Amanzimtoti tempted to take the victim’s handbag. The victim resisted and the suspect hit her with the butt of the fire arm and pulled her out of the vehicle. The victim then heard a loud bang which sounded like a shot was fired.
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>> Twoday children and HIV symposium was held in Durban on 15 and 16 July
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THEKWINI youth were provided with an invaluable opportunity of lending their voice and talking about HIV and Aids. Hundreds of youth engaged with officials from all spheres of government as part of a youth dialogue at the Hilton Hotel, on 7 July. The dialogue was held 11 days before the city hosted the 21st International Aids Conference at the Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre from 18 to 22 July. Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Performance, Monitoring, Eval-
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uation and Administration, Jeff Radebe said it is imperative for youth to talk about issues that directly affect them. “We aim to combat the spread of the disease. Our youth are both infected and affected by HIV/Aids and require as much information and dialogue as possible around the issue. They are our future leaders and must be part of the plight to rid the coming generations of the disease.” Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi said South Africa has one of the highest prevalence of HIV in the world. He said however, that strides have
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Working with Clicks, Errol and Sharon-Ann Theron arranged for Clicks Pharmacy pharmacist Andile Vezi and sister Mbali Thabethe to visit the home as most residents do not have their own transport. - Supplied.
been made through programmes such as the Mother-to-child Transmission Programme, which yielded good results. “In 2004 about 70 000 infants were born with HIV, currently we have reduced that number to about 6 000,” he said. During a panel discussion it emerged that South Africa has the largest antiretroviral (ARV) treatment programme in the world. However panellists emphasised that prevention is better than cure. MEC for Health, Sibongiseni Dhlomo said South Africa
has been commended for its access to ARV treatment with 3.4 million people currently on treatment. eThekwini Mayor James Nxumalo said the Aids conference was being held in the city at an opportune time. “The conference was key to finding solutions to add to the programmes currently tackling HIV/Aids. “We were proud to host the conference in our city and look forward to engaging with thought leaders and experts about how we can achieve the ultimate goal of an HIV-free
generation,” he said. Some of the issues raised by the youth included assistance from government regarding interventions, tackling the lack of communication between communities and access to condoms and contraceptives. The two-day children and HIV symposium was held in Durban on 15 and 16 July, where critical issues relating to the prevention and management of the disease among children and youth under the theme “Children and HIV: Equity Now” were discussed. - Supplied.
Participating in the initiative (front) pharmacist Andile Vezi, organiser Errol Theron (middle, from left) Sister, Mbali Thabethe, Tiny Luthuli orga niser, SharonAnn Theron and (back, from left) Eileen Hunter, Phumi Luthuli, Evelyn Cass, Marie Holman and Carol May. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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LASH floods and continual torrential rains from Tuesday afternoon, 26 July, turned Amanzimtoti into a disaster area in a very short space of time. In a matter of minutes, from around 12pm to about 12.40pm, water levels in parking areas had gone from nothing to ankle high. Chaos erupted as parents ascended on the local schools to pick up their children, roads flooded, vehicles veered off the road and the struggle to get one’s children home safely had started. By around 3pm, pictures of cars window deep in the water had started coming through on social media. By 6.30pm, this reporter received a phone call from Amanzimtoti Fever advertising consultant Stacey Quaroni asking assistance to contact the emergency services for her neighbour, John Clarke, who had been hit by a lightning surge. Quaroni had contacted several emergency numbers, battling to get through. ET Security managed to dispatch an ER24 ambulance. On a follow up phone call with ER24, their dispatch said that they were battling to get to the area due to the high volume of calls and flooding rivers locking off the area in places. Quaroni managed to communicate that the patient was breathing and talking, but numb in his legs and feet. Clarke said that he was stressing about the garden and the river of water flowing through. “When the lightning started, I wanted to bring our three dogs into the kitchen. I managed to get two dogs through to the kitchen, one was still out and I was calling to get her to come in. Suddenly the lightning was flashing a bright purple flash. I felt like I was moonwalking, it was more of a surge. If it has been a strike it would have been much more serious.” “My legs were numb. Imagine being shocked by a plug but 20 times worse. I fell because I had no feeling in my leg. My wife was in the lounge with the two children. I heard an overwhelming crackle like popcorn and rice crispies popping together. The florescent fitting in the kitchen and security lights outside and the lights on that side of house all went dead. The neighbour behind our house also got hit through the telephone.” At around 7.30pm the medics arrived. “I was checked out by the medics and they were happy that there were no actual burn marks. They had a device and measured ECG results, which they were happy with. They said if I experienced any pain, I had to check it out. I feel fine now, aside from
The Toti CBD totally flooded, with cars floating everywhere. PHOTO: JAUNIQUE VAN HEERDEN
my legs feeling like I have done a 50km bike race. I should have worn my slops. I know the dangers of lightning, I go fishing every so often, but I never expected this to happen at my backdoor,” Clarke added. From around 3pm, most businesses in the CBD and Toti Mall were
starting to flood. Ollies Pub, situated on the lagoon, was badly flooded. “All our stock was damaged,” owner Lourie Stokes said. In the CBD, Salajees was the hardest hit, with thousands of rands in damage estimated in just clean up operations. “There was no time to move
stock. This morning most of our stock was floating around,” said a devastated Ebrahim Salajee who manages the st ore on behalf of his father, Yusuf.
Ollie’s Pub was hard hit by the floods. PHOTO: LOURIE STOKES
Three siblings play in the mud (from left) Elzaan, Morné and Jaunique van Heerden. PHOTO: TANIA SAND BERG
A clotheing store in the CBD is flooded and all the stock damaged PHOTO: JAUNIQUE VAN HEERDEN
LEFT: Business owners, Mickey and Denise Toth, had just moved into the Toti CDB, and could not escape the damaging floods. Computers, furni ture and children’s furniture and toys, and their newly printed pamphlets, were destroyed. Showing the height of the water level are Denise and their daughter Megan (GM) and Mickey Toth PHOTO: TANIA SANDBERG
Businesses in the CBD were hard hit by the floods. Ebra him Saljee from Saljees Hard ware shows how high water levels were. PHOTO: TANIA SANDBERG
The area in front of the bike shop in the CBD.
Following heavy floods, a river of water running along the Toti CBD PHOTO: JAUNIQUE VAN HEERDEN
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Vehicles battling to make their way through the flooded streets of Prospecton. PHOTO: AMELIA SOMIAH
27 July 2016 Gaby Waakhuijsen (front) teaches drama and dancing to MoP children PHOTO: SUPPLIED.
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ABY Waakhuijsen is a volunteer from Holland who assists at Mother of Peace (MoP). Since her first visit to South Africa and MoP, she has returned every year.
“To work here with all the children and the smiles when you arrive is the most rewarding feeling one can ever get, it keeps bringing me back here. I receive so many heartfelt letters, when I return - ‘Please come back and dance with us, we miss you’, it breaks my heart,” she said.
Waakhuijsen said she struggles to combine her two lives. “Here [at MoP] I am so at home, and also at home. I am never complete, I am torn between two worlds. Even now after eight years,” she said. Waakhuijsen visited MoP the first time with her mother, Denise and her
sister, Chella from Holland in 2008. The family was so overwhelmed with the children that they quickly become part of the MoP family. “We wanted to do something that will help the children and realised drama works in Holland, so why not here? “We decided to create a theatre and completed it in our four-week stay. Nobody thought it would be possible, but we did. We engaged with drama and dancing lessons and did a puppet show for the younger ones. At first the children were very shy, but now I can see how much they have grown in selfconfidence. The children were three when we did Lion King, and now in their teens, they still remember it,” she said. Waakhuijsen added the children have a natural ability and are also very willing to learn. “It is especially rewarding for the children who are not good at school to learn there is something they can do.” Beside the dancing she noticed that many children are also good at sports or music. “It is great to see that MoP is trying everything so they can now practise what they like to do and are good at. It helps the children to see their individual needs and individuality recognised. The fact that they are now allowed to hone their individual skills is extremely valuable. It is so important to build skills, teach them honesty and that they are entitled to their own opinion.” Upon the family’s return to Holland, they started an organisation called “Sihla Africa” to raise money for MoP and all funds raised are used to do projects for MoP, of which they have undertaken many. “We returned in 2009 and since then we return twice yearly. More recently my sister moved to Malaysia, and I come alone. Unfortunately, due to economics, I can now only see the children once a year. I also run my own drama theatre in Holland, which is
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very time intensive. It is a pity because the holidays are so different I can stay only four weeks.” Waakhuijsen said in Holland people start school at the age of four and then complete Grade 1 to Grade 9 in primary school. In high school there are different levels. One can do four years and then go into a trade or five to six years to enter university. “I was 11 did two auditions for a show and then got selected. At the age of 13, nearly 14 I started dancing at a dancing school and I was nearly 16 when I started teaching dancing at that same dancing school twice a week. “Later on, I was teaching four times a week and had to get special permission to miss classes at school when I was approached to teach at a theatre. I focused on drama, acting and dancing. I eventually left dance school to become co-ordinator at the theatre school. “In 2010, I left my job to come to MoP for six months. When I returned to Holland it was a growth period and after six months I was asked to take over the whole school. I asked my mother to help me and since then we have done it together. Chella is doing all our graphic design, it has now been four years,” she said. The school has 350 children and their children perform in big movies and drama productions, the value of the skills bought to the children to MoP can simply not been measured, but more importantly so is the love and acceptance given so easily by this volunteer and her family. Waakhuijsen says her life’s motto is “Do things from your heart,” and in so doing, she has captured the hearts of children, many whom have been abandoned by their families.
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At the event Warrant Officer Khulekane Zungu (left) with Amanzimtoti Station Commander, Colonel Bonginkosi Nkabinda. PHOTO: TANIA SANDBERG
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With Warrant Officer Khulekane Zungu’s (far right) are his brother Desmond, his wife Sindisiwe Zungu and his mother Gretha Zungu.
TANIA SANDBERG FTER serving the Amanzimtoti community for 35 years, Warrant Officer Khulekane Dennis Zungu recently retired with an exemplary record of service. Asked about his best memory in service, Zungu said: “To receive good convictions for my cases.” Zungu lives for justice, making sure criminals get behind bars and remain there for as long as possible. His most memorable case was capturing the murderers of a Catholic priest in Toti. In only two weeks, Zungu managed to line up the four suspects, and all were sentenced to life imprisonment. “The retirement of Warrant Office Zungu is a great loss to the Amanzimtoti Detective Unit and the Toti
community as a whole,” LieutenantColonel, Michael Jali said. Jali attributed Zungu’s success to being highly experienced and serving in the same area for such a lengthy period. “Warrant Officer Zungu is extremely well-mannered. His behaviour has always been highly commendable to everybody, the public, his co-workers and myself. Never did I have to intervene to resolve any conflict situation,” he said. Asked about Zungu’s work, Lieutentant-Colonel Jali recalled a case in Mfume where Saps discovered a buried skull. “Warrant Officer Zungu solved the case in one day. This is unheard of. This incident happened in 2006/2007 when I just joined Toti and it has had a lasting impact on me.” “Warrant Officer Zungu specialised in housebreaking and house
the river and scout the sand banks for spoor and birds’ nests. They will visit the dam and Shaka’s Spring. This follows a talk on Zulu history and a walk to the Mpambanyoni River hide and Kingfisher trail. After exploring the lower river and estuary, the children will enjoy a talk on prehistoric animals, fossils, water mammals and reptiles. The next course is to be held on 20 and 21 August and costs for the beginner course is R275 for a child or R210 each if they bring a friend.
The advanced course at Vernon Crookes Nature Reserve spans over three days (sleeping two nights in the tree house). The course expands further on the aspects covered in the beginner course and also archery, a fishing competition, hiking on the trails spotting zebra, wildebeest, impala and blesbuck. The course will be held during the October holidays and costs R750 per child or R625 each if they bring a friend. The full amount needs to be paid by the end of August to secure a
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At the event (from left) Captain Charlene van der Spuy and Warrant Officer Khulekane Zungu and LieutenantColonel Michael Jali.
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robbery cases in the Amanzimtoti area. He displayed an excellent investigation process, which yielded many noteworthy successes. He was like a blood hound and would not give up,” said his colleague of 22 years, Captain Vanessa Ashburner. Crime victim Thandi Mgadi attended the celebration organised in honour of Zungu and said she is thankful to him. “In February 2013, I reported a house robbery and rape. Warrant Officer Zungu arrested the five perpetrators in 2016 and all five were found guilty and convicted for both charges and each accused sentenced to serve 28 years direct imprisonment. “It is with thanks to officer Zungu that I am able to live my life. His retirement is a big loss for the community,” she said. Zungu will be retiring to his family farm in northern KwaZulu-Natal.
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OBBI Bear thank the community for the support they have had thus far. However, they would like to clarify an issue that keeps coming up. “There is unfortunately, still a myth that Bobbi Bear is ‘rich’. Yes, Bobbi Bear has a house. Six years ago we were homeless with nowhere to go. We never owned any property and rented everywhere we went. We kept moving around and working from our personal cars. It was always our dream to own our own home for children. “We hoped this home could be used as a safe, loving and functional ‘emergency place of safety’ for children, while we searched for foster families, and long-term placement for these children who could not go back to their
families because of abuse,” Bobbi Bear spokesperson, Eureka Olivier said. “Some Dutch volunteers, who worked with us at the time, saw the crisis we were in and started a huge fund-raising campaign in Holland called ‘Build a Dream’. Together with Christine Cashmore, John Smit and so many others, they raised money in Holland and built the house that we are in. “The Bobbi Bear team was ecstatic that finally we could settle down and never be homeless again - children would finally know where to find us. But at the time no one ever thought that we need to actually keep this house going every month, but we trusted God and knew he would always take care of us,” Olivier added. She said as much as the organisation and the children, rescued from rape and abuse, love this place of safe-
Tania.Sandberg@media24.com OPERATION Bobbi Bear calls on the community to support their “Bread and Spread” project. “Every Saturday about 300 children that have been on our books at some stage, due to abandonment, abuse, etc., meet at the big tree in Illovo where our organisation originated. Many are orphans, who look after their younger siblings,” Bobbi Bear spokesperson, Eureka Olivier said. “The children go there for a morning of fun, but it is also a place where they can get counselling, help or advice. And, if they have any material needs, such as school shoes, they can approach us,” she said. Olivier explained that recently they had a touching encounter at the
tree. “A mother, suffering from HIV/ Aids, told her children that if anything happens to her, they must go to the tree. The mother died on Tuesday, the children had no help and came to tree on Saturday to tell us that their mother has died and that the body is still at home. We rallied together to get the body out and to get counsellors to them,” Olivier said. “The tree is a humbling place of healing. It is not a place where children come to beg for food. We purely supply them with a sandwich and a juice. It is a support group,” she added. Donations of bread and margarine, peanut butter, Marmite and healthy sandwich fillings are needed. Fresh fruit and yoghurt would also be welcome. Anyone able to assist can contact the organisation on 031 903 2424.
open book, please feel free to contact our external auditor or bookkeeper, name will be provided if you need to verify the details of my explanation,” Olivier added. Mark White Nissan (MWN) is the first business to respond to the plea and has collected money and bought airtime vouchers for the emergency cellular phones used by the organisation. “Bobbi Bear does such valuable work in our community and MWN is a proud supporter. We dare the community to do the same and donate airtime vouchers and other goods-in-kind,” MWN spokesperson, Carol Mathews said. The public is invited to join a huge fund-raiser on 30 July, through a R5 drive and flea market. Book a table and ask your friends to attend the fund-raiser with you. For further information, contact Joanne on 079 028 6379 or call Bobbi Bear on 031 903 2424.
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ty, it has done nothing, but bring about a perception that they are a rich organisation and therefore do not need community support. This is far from the truth. “Bobbi Bear has no debt, but we also have no money. We do not receive any funding whatsoever from government, Lotto or any other organisation. We have self-sustained all these years keeping our doors open with donations from small businesses and our community as well as ad-hoc donations from past friends of Bobbi Bear overseas. This money is used to pay lights, telephones, food, medicine, clothing, petrol, etc. “Everything a house with children needs, we need. We own two vehicles, both sponsored fully. We insured the house against fire and public liability and we fitted all our sponsored cars with Bandit, after one almost got
hijacked. Our monthly expenses include insurance, water and lights, telephones, CCPO and Blue Security. “Yes, we are a rich organisation, rich in love, rich in passion and extremely rich in the will to make a difference to every child who has been violated who walks through the gate to our beautiful home that was sponsored. “This is the same house where every raped, beaten and abused child finds comfort, warmth and love in and gets the necessary help they so need, to get them through the ugly process of being raped and abused by the very people who are supposed to love and protect them,” said Olivier. “To every person, despite this perception who have always supported us and loved our work, we thank you. To the thousands of families that we have helped over the years, we are still here and will hang on with all we have. “Bobbi Bear is and always will be an
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Kingsburgh Child and Family Welfare Society will be selling boerewors rolls from their offices in Hall Road, Warner Beach. ON Wednesday, 3 August Kingsburgh Child and Family Welfare Society will be selling boerewors rolls from their offices in Hall Road, Warner Beach as a fund-raising initiative. “Our charity shop will be open to the public on the day to browse and purchase second-hand goods and we will answer questions regarding
the work our society does. We will also welcome donations of household goods, clothing, etc,” said senior social worker, Sandra Govender. The society’s office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 12pm. Contact them on 031 916 2774 (office) or 031 916 2362 (after hours). - Supplied.
ON Saturday, 30 July Operation Bobbi Bear is holding a fundraiser in Toti Mall from 8am to 4pm. “We will be trying to fill a 100m space with R5 coins, and if we manage to fill the entire space, we would have raised R30 000 for Operation Bobbi Bear,” said event organiser, Joanne Herbst. According to Herbst, they will also be launching a black bag challenge. “We kindly request the public to fill a black bag with all their unwanted items, such as household items, clothing, linen, curtains and odds and ends and bring it to the mall. All the bags will be collected in a skip for Bobbi Bear. A musician will be on hand to enter tain. For children there will be “decorate your own cupcake” challenge and all proceeds will go to the charity. The public is invited to meet the Bobbi Bear team and ask them about their work. Marketers are welcome to book a table to sell their products at the flea market at no cost. For further information or to book a table, contact Joanne on 079 028 6379.
Countdown to matric exams begin PRECIOUS GUMEDE >>precious.gumede@media24.com WITH fewer than 100 days until the matric exams, the national Department of Education released the matric timetable. Matric examinations will start on Monday 24 October when schools with foreign language studies take place over two days. The English paper will be written on Wednesday 26 October. Examinations will continue for five weeks with the last paper being written on 20 November for those doing practical examinations. The “how to pass matric” website gives study tips: • Focus for 10 minutes, take each subject and schedule 10 minutes for it removing any distractions and focus on the work for the entire 10 minutes. This
helps you to get the ball rolling and you may find that 10 becomes 30 or 60 minutes. This also helps tremendously with subjects that seem difficult and challenging at first. • Break up your work, concentrate on doing small sections of work to the best of your abilities. The first tip amplifies the usefulness of studying smaller sections by increasing your focus. So instead of tackling an entire chapter or module start with a small sub-section, but do that section to the best of your ability. • Set up and share your study schedule, let as many people know about your study times and tasks. This creates self-imposed pressure to get things done and ultimately removes the procrastination that befalls many matric students. • Get up early, getting all your
scheduled study time in early can give you a greater sense of achievement and freedom to enjoy the other things in your life. This is more important during the weekends and holiday periods, studying at midnight to catch up on your schedule will not help your concentration and retention. • Reward yourself, give yourself time away from your studies, but only if you deserve it. If you’ve studied consistently during the week then take a day off to relax with family or friends. Matric is tough and rest periods allow you time to recover and regain motivation to push through, so do not rob yourself enjoy the year. These tips are simple to implement. The website discourages studying for long hours, and at the end not being able concentrate.
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Lumenrock staff and Turning Point volunteers listen to Sipiwe Mbelu from AVE Group (front left).
Little ones receive ‘winter warmth’ TANIA SANDBERG Tania.Sandberg@media24.com KINGSBURGH Child and Family Welfare Society warmed the hearts of teachers and toddlers at Sizani Crèche in Wanda Cele Road on 18 July, when they donated jerseys, jackets and clothes for Mandela Day. They are solely dependent on public donations. “This is such a blessing to our crèche. We have 42 children and many of
them come to school without warm clothes. They simply do not have the luxury of clothes, as a result the children are often sick. We are now looking forward to a much warmer winter,” said teacher, Nombulelo Maphumulo. The faces of the one to four year olds lit up as they admired their new clothes, and one of the youngest children quickly reached out for a pink, knitted jersey which fitted as if tailor-made. The toddlers had prepared a song
and as their sweet notes filled the air, the magic of Mandela Day struck me - it is the givers that get the greater reward. Kingsburgh Child and Family Welfare celebrated their 70th birthday recently and support many impoverished families through your donations of money, goods-in-kind and clothes. The items are sold at a low cost to encourage entrepreneurship. For more information call 031 916 2274 from 8am to 12pm.
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THE Coastal KZN TVET College, KwaZulu-Natal Financial Literacy Association Trust, the National Credit Regulator and the Hopewell organisation joined hands to help eradicate poverty and address inequality on Mandela Day. They selected shelter and infrastructure as their focus point. The KZNFLA Trust and Coastal KZN TVET College carries a mandate of breaking the chains of poverty and creating economic opportunities by eradicating poverty, unemployment and inequality through expanding social and economic opportunities for all citizens of KwaZulu-Natal by 2030. SA government says by 2050, the
country will no longer have poverty traps in rural areas and urban townships instead the country will have well managed villages, towns and cities, secure water and food supplies, a mix of housing types and tenures to meet different needs, (NDP Vision 2030:233-234). The KZNFLA Trust and Coastal KZN TVET College and partners have identified two families - Ngcobo family from Mkhazini outside KwaMakhutha and the Mthethwa family from iMfume near Umgababa - who are in dire need of shelter. The Ngcobo family is one of the beneficiaries. The eight siblings share a shack that was donated by the
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and coriander) for us to plant. Mbelu showed Lumenrock employees and Turning Point staff on how to plant the vegetables and herbs and how to feed, water, fertilise, etc., the garden. Loraine Odendaal, Turning Point manager said the sustainability garden will assist Turning Point in supporting and empowering victims of abuse. Besides assisting Turning Point to save groceries costs, the victims will be taught how to start and maintain their own sustainable garden. An extra blessing was the planting of a Moringa tree (also known as the drumstick, horseradish, ben oil tree or benzoil tree). Mbelu explained that this tree is a “superfood treasure” with incredible potential to improve health. Odendaal thanked everyone who participated in making this day and project a huge success. “A special thank you to Mario Kotze from Mario’s Mini Loads for his contribution to clean up our garden rubble as part of the project. “Mario got an early start on Mandela Day, but had started the removal of garden refuse on Saturday, 17 July,” Odendaal said. “It has been an awesome blessing. All of us had a tremendous fun day. There was a team spirit from the word go and it was a great learning initiative,” she added.
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Kingsburgh Child and Family Welfare Society staff, Sizani Crèche teachers and children with their donated winter warmth.
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UMENROCK director, Kevin Fleiner, donated funds for a sustainability garden for Turning Point - Amanzimtoti. This was their project for Mandela Day on 18 July. Fleiner called in the assistance of the AVE Group owner, Mark Nel, Amy Gwillam and Sipiwe Mbelu to select the best spot and prepare the soil for the garden. “We wanted to do something that will have a lasting impact rather than just a once-off donation on Mandela Day, so we decided to donate plants, vegetables and herbs for the sustainable development of an organisation that has had a lasting impact on the community for many years already. Turning Point, formerly known as the Amanzimtoti Trauma Unit makes a real impact in communities suffering from abuse,” said Fleiner. Gwillam selected a variety of vegetables - beetroot, tomatoes, lettuce, mealies, chillies, spinach, onion, cabbage, brinjal and green pepper and herbs - celery, thyme, basil
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community to them. Their parents were separated just before the mother died and they have never had a stable home. Their mother was constantly moving from one place to another and was renting a room, when she died. Her siblings had to move out because they could not the rent, and they become homeless. When the community find out about their situation, they donated land to the family and built a shack for them. The young ones are at school at Habiyane Primary, one is at Mkhumbi High and the other one matriculated last year, but due to financial issues, he couldn’t study further. They survive with a grant - the older brother works as a taxi conductor, but he doesn’t care about his family. Bongekile, the big sister has to make
Kingsway Church In ternational and The Domino Founda tion mem bers and volunteers make sandwich es. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
A TOTAL of 1 200 sandwiches were prepared by The Domino Foundation volunteers as a result of local businesses and individuals gathering to heed the international call of Mandela Day. The Seadoone Mall was a flurry of activity with many Mandela Day volunteers taking part in the Domino Foundation’s action stations, designed to assist the community by contributing to the nonprof it’s programmes. Over 4 000 individuals are impacted through the programmes every school day. Although in Durban North, The Domino Foundation partnered with Kingsway Church International in Amanzimtoti to open up a feeding kitchen to provide sandwiches for schools. Cheryl Dann, who heads the feeding kitchen, was blown away by how generous the community was. “We had a lot of volunteers as well as people coming to the mall who just pitched in and helped where they could. Corporate Teams joined in making sandwiches, some
noisy and festive and others just quietly got one with it. “We had one corporate team come in with only four people to make sandwiches, but half way through their time the table was full of people just walking past who pitched in. It was an amazing experience.” Along with the hundreds of sandwiches that will be distributed, volunteers also pre pared 30 relief packs for families in crisis. Each hamper can feed a family of four for one week. Throughout the day community members were also encouraged to drop off essential daily items at the Donation Station. The Domino Foundation would like to send out a massive thank you to every per son who contributed to Mandela Day. Thanks also need to be said to the Coffee Theatre in the Seadoone Mall, who provid ed coffee and tea and a plate of eats for each person, at no charge. Woolworths do nated 30 litres of juice as well as packs of oranges for the Siyabonga School children. The ‘home’ of the Ngcobo family. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
sure that her siblings have food. Their home doesn’t have electricity but they get running water with the help of the community. The Mthethwa’s lost their parents 10 years ago and after their death, life changed because nobody worked and
none of them had received any formal education. The family survives on a child grant and part-time work, but because of their circumstance they cannot afford to go to town to look for better opportunities. - Supplied.
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IR Stirling Moss, the great racing driver, once asked the question: “Why do people buy coupés?” He felt they are restricted to two doors, which are usually wide to facilitate rear seat access, and so exit is difficult in parking lots. He then went on to answer his own question by saying: “Coupés are among the world’s best looking cars and a tribute to their owner’s taste and discernment.” Enter the BMW 420d Coupé. In 2013 BMW discovered the joy of even numbers and displayed the 420 Coupe at the Detroit Motor Show. We were told that it would replace the 3-Series Coupé and it was likely that there would be any further models in the range. BMW however, could not resist competing with the Audi A5 Coupe Hatch and a four-door 4-Series Grand Coupé followed soon Styling
This is a really good looking car which turns heads as you drive by. At the front it is typically BMW, with a large, double kidney grill and swept back headlamps on either side, all underlined by a dark air intake flanked by two fog lamps. The ribbed bonnet flows into a raked windscreen, which guides the eye to a sloping roof. Our car came with a fitted sunroof, an optional extra but nice to have. The steeply sloping rear window and tailgate combine with wraparound tail lights to present a sleek profile. The design is complimented by serious rubber on its 19-inch light alloy wheels and in any parking lot it is, in the words of Moss, “a tribute to the owner’s taste and discernment”. Interior The interior of our car was finished in soft touch plastics and black leather. It is much like the 3-series interior, comfortable, solid and a very pleasant place to be. The control ergonomics are excellent. The instruments are clear and easy to read while driving. The main instrument cluster has four
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er and 400 Nm of torque. The eightspeed auto gearbox in our car changed swiftly and smartly; and is an obviously sophisticated system. 0-100 km/h comes up in around 7,5 seconds and, if you are in suicide mode, top speed is claimed at 240 km/h. Fuel consumption is difficult to predict in a fast car but, if you are over 50 and driving sensibly you should achieve around 5 l/100 km. The 4-series Coupe is wider and 45kg lighter than the 3-Series it replaced and also has a lower centre of gravity. Combined with a sharpened steering and the adaptive drive system, the car handles superbly on good roads and bad. Sport mode makes a real difference to performance. And throttle
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response is crisp and power delivery impressive. It corners well at speed and lives up to its fast image. Costs and competition There are 28 models in the 4-Series line-up. The 420d comes in at around R570 000 new, but don’t forget the demos and year-olds, or even two-yearolds. The car comes with a five-year or 100 000 km extendable maintenance plan, which covers everything but tyres, while BMW’s roadside assistance plan is excellent. It’s a buyer’s market at present so also look at Audi A5/SS/RSS, Mercedes C class coupé, Lexus RC and even the Ford Mustang. - Supplied.
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analogue displays, speedometer, rev counter, fuel gauge, temperature, as well as digital computer functions. The i-drive and its rotary selector are placed centrally and are easy to operate. The rear seats offer a surprising amount of space and can take two adults in comfort over long distances. For a large man like me it is still a bit of a scramble to get in and out but, once in you are well supported and do not feel in the least claustrophobic even though the rear windows do not open. Boot space is generous at 445 litres. The car we drove had front and rear parking sensors, which are these days essential. Safety and security The 420d has a range of safety features, including ABS with EBD, an occupant cell, the BMW restraint system, adaptive headlights, as well as driver and front passenger airbags and side bags integrated into the front seat backrests for the rear passengers. The car also has keyless entry and an alarm system. Performance The 420d has BMW’s four-cylinder, Twin Power Turbo diesel engine, which features Common Rail direct injection and variable turbine geometry. The engine puts out 135 kW of pow-
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Trying to get away and out of their 22, Amanzimtoti High School’s Kelly van Niekerkattempts to shake the persistent attack from Pietermaritzburg Girls’ High School Polly Mashau during the pool games at the Spar KZN School Girls’ Hockey Challenge that took place this weekend up at St Mary’s DSG.
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ET weather didn’t dampen the spirits or the action at the grand finals of this year’s Spar KZN School Girls’ Hockey Challenge on 23 and 24 July with St Mary’s DSG taking the win in determined fashion on their home turf. Meeting the defending champions, the host school, St Mary’s, took on Durban Girls’ College in the gold - silver game. After 30 minutes of flowing play, with both teams sharing equal possession, the score was level on 0-0 with the 2016 winner being decided in a penalty shoot-out. First to go were College, missing their eight second penalty. Leah Piggott representing Saints was first in line for her team and didn’t manage to capitalise on College’s miss. The final four rolling penalties went Saints way, with College unable to penetrate Sarah Cromie’s solid presence in goals in their two attempts. Vice-captain for St Mary’s DSG, Tegan Fourie, put the first points up on the board, followed up by Kiana Cormack slotting in her team’s second. The final score was 2-0 to Saints. Finishing 10th at the grand finals, Amanzimtoti High School ended their season having played some highly competitive hockey against some of the big names in school girls’ hockey. The local team met hockey giants St Anne’s and Pietermaritzburg Girls’ High School, although they went down 4-0 to Saints, they only let one goal in against Girls’ High. Displaying great spirit both on and off the field, in somewhat miserable conditions, Amanzimtoti High can be extremely proud of
their efforts. Their scores were 0-4 to St Anne’s College, 0-1 to Pietermaritzburg Girls’ High School, 0-2 to Wartburg Kirchdorf School and a goalless draw against seventh placed Ashton International College. They met newcomers to the tournament, Sarel Cilliers High School from Glencoe in the ninth and 10th play-off. The game was a fastpaced half hour, with Sarel Cilliers managing to break Amanzimtoti’s defences twice, going 2-0 up. This is Amanzimtoti’s second appearance at the grand finals, with the team donning the bright, quirky lumo pink socks remaining consistent in their end result having also finished 10th last year. Rob Philipson, MD for Spar KZN said: “After 29 games this weekend, 160 young ladies can be extremely proud of themselves for their achievement. Each and every one of the players battled the chilly weather and did so superbly. They not only represented their school, but their region with great pride and grace. Well done ladies to your successes at this wonderful tournament.” A new initiative this year was the inclusion of a hockey bursary by Varsity College. With the decision being extremely difficult this year, the college awarded two bursaries. The announcement was made at the prize-giving, with the recipients being invited to study and play for Varsity College. The two bursary winners were Tegan Fourie from St Mary’s DSG and Courtney Slaney from Westville Girls’ High School. - Supplied.
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