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A number of reasons to celebrate MANY people either look forward to the festive pe riod and begin their countdown to Christmas in Oc tober, while others are left running for the hills to avoid the ‘silliness’ that comes with the season. As we get ready to wind down and take a breath er, we decided to reflect on some of the wonderful reasons to celebrate the year that was. Yes, we can talk about some of the lowlights as well (no pun on the word ‘lights’), but that would not be very festive at all. The team at the Fever has had a wonderful year and has shared some truly remarkable memories with you. We’ve had an actionpacked year from meeting wonderful individuals who are slowly changing their communities one step at a time to covering campaigns that shows a proactive community who are willing to fight for their beloved home towns. To those people who are continuously going the
extra mile to serve others, we would like to salute you and thank you for allowing us to share your sto ries. This year South Africans voted hoping for the best – many are now glued to the parliament ses sion coverage because you never know what to ex pect. In 2015 we will be joining the queues for the byelections and once again, hoping for positive change. We know we live in a beautiful city and another reason to be a proud Durbanite is Durban has been voted an official new Seven Wonder City of the world. The picturesque beaches, rolling hills and breathtaking skyline together with a host of won derful inhabitants, sets us apart from the rest of South Africa. After 40 years, the Miss World title is held by a South African.
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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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continues to destroy some of our communities. 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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ILLCREST High pupil, Matthew Legemaate has fought for life since he was born. Just 36 hours after his birth, his parent’s, Brian and Janet, were informed that their infant had Tetralogy of Fallots and severe Pulmonary Atresia, a congenital heart defect which required immediate open heart surgery. The survival rate of this condition in an infant is rare, but Matthew was born with a fighting spirit. For the last 18 years and after four further open heart surgeries he is still fighting to stay alive. At the age of 10, Matthew was diagnosed with a life threatening lung condition. As a result he has been on permanent oxygen and on the transplant list to have a heart and double lung transplant for the last five years. He remains positive and passionately raises awareness about organ donation whenever he can. Janet said that as a mom she often feels helpless as she watches her son struggle with physical activity and fatigue. But she also knows that God has a plan for his future. Matthew and his mom are using his situation to help raise awareness about organ donation and to get people to talk about it.
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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.
Never give up There are a minimum of 4300 people on the organ transplant waiting list in South Africa. Sadly, only 0.3 percent of South Africans are registered as donors and donor referrals have declined significantly in the last 13 years
in KZN. In 2002 a total of 115 solid organ transplants were done in KZN, and in 2014 a total of 18 solid organ transplants where done. The decline in donor referrals and transplants is significant.
“What we all fail to realise is that we never know when it will be us who is in need of a heart, lung, kidney, liver, pancreas, heart valve, skin, cornea or bone transplant. All that is needed is for us to contract a virus that affects
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our heart, to become ill with a disease that affects an organ, or have an accident which causes us to require an organ or tissue transplant. “We just have to think of the number of people whose gift of sight is restored by a cornea transplant to realise how worthwhile organ and tissue transplantation is. As simplistic as this may seem, I often ask people, if you needed a transplant, would you accept one? If your answer to that is yes, then surely you need to consider being willing to donate your organs when you no longer need them? It takes one willing donor to possibly save seven people’s lives and alter 50 other people’s lives,” said Janet. She urged the community to discuss organ donation and register to become donors. Matthew said he will not give up as he still has goals that he wants to achieve and things he wants to do. “I will continue to aspire to be the best I can be in whatever I do, and I am determined to enjoy my life. I do want to urge South Africans to be donors, as it will be saving lives in need,” said Matthew. August is Organ Donor Awareness month and for the first time in a couple of years the Organ Donor Foundation will host a Proud 2b and Organ Donor 5km Awareness Walk along the beach front. To learn more about the walk, or about being an organ donor contact www.odf.org.za. Follow Matthew’s story on www.facebook.com/MatthewsJourneycomealongforthedrive.
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Putting the community first SOUTH African Community Crime Watch (SACCW) was formulated mid-2012 by Steven King. Services then comprised only of relaying criminal events and warnings to a small member base of 1 600 via BBM. Relationships were built with SAPS and associated law services and as information relayed to members and public became more pertinent so its growth spurt began, with SAPS, Metro and vehicle tracking companies relying more and more on our members for information. By end 2013 SACCW alone had put together and assisted in 82 arrests, ranging from suspects wanted for armed robbery, vehicle theft, child kidnapping, tax fraud all the way down to petty theft. Today they are a well respected crime fighting and community support unit and also one of the biggest in the country with a network second to none. Their member base has grown to more than 140 000 and our operational structure has grown with representatives in all nine provinces. S.A. C.A.R.E.S consist of the following divisions - K9 search and rescue, trauma counselling, missing childred and/or persons retrieval unit, Community Support All Levels, services, cellphone panic button, 24-hour control room and medical call assist. In partnership with ER24 All SACCW personnel (22) are field active responding to members in need 24/7. “We are passionate about our service and all our volunteers are selected with care,” said King. For more on the organisation, visit on one of our Facebook Pages – S.A Crime Watch.
HE SPCA inspectors and field officers work around the clock to respond swiftly and professionally to assist animals in need. As part of their training, they respectfully educate people as far as possible when it comes to the prevention of cruelty to animals. However, there are certain horrific circumstances of animal abuse and cruelty where inspectors will lay charges against perpetrators in terms of the Animals Protection Act 71 of 1962. Once the SPCA has handed all of the relevant documentation over to the authorities and a case number is assigned, they await feedback from the public prosecutor with regards to the prosecution. Cheri Cooke, SPCA inspectorate, said that they have recently been inundated with correspondence from the community wanting to
know the outcome of their case. “Some of these cases date back as far as 2014. We wish to inform our donors and supporters that our inspectors have worked tirelessly to ensure that the dockets are as complete as possible and we have also been frustrated with the lack of answers. “The Kloof and Highway SPCA are pleased to report that we have met with key representatives of the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court. Understanding our concerns, a decision was made to allocate one specific prosecutor to deal with all matters pertaining to the Animals Protection Act,” she said. “The channel of communication between the court and the SPCA will be improved with inspectors assisting wherever possible with Prosecutor Guided Investigations. We look forward to working togeth-
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want to make the situation worse for they should call him a king. Some people on social media say them and everyone else on the plane. Pointing to the hair growth pattern that Slade should be ignored because The fact that other passengers re- above his Slovakian girlfriend’s fore- he cannot be sane. mained silent meant that they pre- head, Slade claimed that white peoSome of my friends say I should forferred to stay in the air rather than ple’s royalty and superiority are evi- get about the racists on the plane bechanged political views, their take on have to make an unexpected landing dent by their “crowns”. cause they were drunk and confrontPresident Jacob Zuma and develop- in a foreign country in the middle of the KwaZulu-Natal’s MEC for Econom- ing them would not have achieved ments in our country since their heyday night or have the plane turn back. ic Development, Tourism and Envi- anything. of white supremacy. When the plane landed in Frank- ronmental Affairs, Sihle Zikalala, took But racists thrive in our society beSpeaking in Afrikaans, they used furt, I fled as soon as I could, wanting the initiative to lay charges against cause we make excuses for their bad derogatory terms to describe black to escape being in the men’s presence. Slade. behaviour or choose not to act against people and referred to the president as I do not know if the airline took acAddressing ANC supporters and them. There is also not enough public daai hond (that dog). tion against them but it looked as if the community members who had gath- education about how to act against raThey continuously demanded crew were simply relieved to be rid of ered to protest Slade’s conduct, Zika- cism. drinks (“Klippies and Coke”) and called them. lala said: “We want to make it clear that Zikalala is right that racism should one of the cabin attendants a coolie I regret not reporting the matter but racism is not accepted in South Africa. be costly. when she refused to comply. did not know whether the hate-speech “We want to make it clear that raIt is the most effective way to rid our Most people within earshot of their complaint would have to be laid in Ger- cism is costly.” society of the scourge. ranting were extremely uncomforta- many or South Africa, as most of the Slade is seemingly unrepentant ble. The senior hostess approached the racist statements were made in inde- and says he will not appear in court as • Ranjeni Munusamy is a political journal men saying she had received com- terminate airspace. he does not recognise the South Afri- ist and commentator for the Daily Maver plaints and requested that they quieten My regret increased this week after can Constitution. ick. ranjeni.munusamy@gmail.com down. a Sodwana Bay FEW weeks ago, I had the misThey claimed that she was lying that guest house owner fortune of sitting in front of two people had complained about them, spouted his rationrabid racists on an 11-hour obviously believing that the rest of us ale for banning flight to Frankfurt. were delighted by their presence and black people from When I got to my seat, they were al- fascinating views. his establishment. STEVEN KING ings.There are many forms of ac Visibility, surveillance target ready rowdy and gushing alcohol I listened to this performance, conAndre Slade cess control. Some of them are hardening street and pathway fumes. I thought they would settle templating what to do about it. I knew used the Bible to WHEN considering crime reduc quite complex, but some are rel lighting. down once we took off and hoped my I would be sworn at or assaulted if I said justify his racist tion strategies to secure your atively simple. Examples include Crime prevention can be built earphones would drown out the noise something. If what I said caused a fight, views and claimed home, car, garage, farm or busi door locks (and making sure into a new housing development if they did not. the crew would be forced to intervene that God had creatness, use these ten principles as doors are shut) identity cards, at the planning stage. What ensued was hours of torture and perhaps land the plane some- ed black people to a checklist. Think of your survey not handing remotes to garden For example all doors and in a confined space on a full flight, kilo- where. be servants. as peeling through the layers of services. windows must have good quali metres above the ground. I could tell the crew were already in He told black an onion. Start at the perimeter • Visibility and/or surveil ty locks. Planting must be kept In loud voices, the two men ex- a dilemma about what to do and did not journalists that of the premises and work your lance to a minimum to increase sur way in to the centre of the build This principle is defined as veillance The estate should have ing, considering all 10 principles making sure that offenders an open design which also in at each layer. would be visible if they carried creases surveillance. A park will You can also use this advice out a crime. Unlike any of the encourage people to circulate. to approach improving security other principles, there are three There must be good street light in your own home or the homes types of surveillance, these are ing and lighting outside each of vulnerable people in your natural, formal, informal. Like all front door. community. the other principles there is a • Rule setting • Target hardening range of methods and tech Rule setting means the intro Target hardening means niques that can be applied. Nat duction of legislation, bylaws making targets more resistant to ural surveillance involves modi and codes of conduct, which set attack or more difficult to re fying the existing surroundings out what is acceptable behav move or damage. A target is any to increase visibility. It can in iour. There are many types of rule thing that an offender would clude: setting, here a just a few wear want to steal or damage. It could pruning or removing shrub ing ID badges. Internal rules be an object, property, person or bery, improving or installing within businesses.Local by in some cases an animal. lighting, changing the height of laws, such as those limiting con • Target removal fences. sumption of alcohol in public Quite simply this means Formal surveillance uses places. Signs prohibiting access making sure that any object in technology or specialist staff to buildings or certain areas in which a potential offender who are employed or tasked to buildings. Requests to report to might be interested in is not visi deter and identify actual or po reception. Laws enacted by Par ble. Target removal can be quite tential offenders. Some formal liament. a simple process. Simply putting surveillance systems can be on a • Increase the chance of be the car into the garage and lock small scale, for example individ ing caught ing it up is a good example of tar ual shops and premises. On the Anything that slows down an get removal. other hand, there are some large offender or increases their risk of • Remove the means to com scale systems, such as city centre being caught. mit crime CCTV systems. Preventive methods are The previous techniques are Informal or employee sur more effective if the offender aimed at reducing the risks di veillance this involves resi risks being caught. Anything rectly associated with the tar dents, employees and the com that slows down an offender or get. Removing the means to munity being encouraged to be increases the chance of detec commit crime looks at the prob vigilant and knowing what to do tion is an effective method of lem from a different point of when they see a potential risk. prevention. This means that view. Removing the means to For example receptionists, coun good target hardening increases commit crime means making ter staff and office staff can be the time it takes to enter a build sure that material capable of be trained to spot potential prob ing and increases the chances of ing used to help an offender lems. Procedures should be put being spotted. The longer it commit a crime is not accessible. in place to tell individuals or staff takes to commit an offence, the An example of removing the what to do if they see anything more vulnerable the offender means to commit a crime is suspicious. feels. STAND A CHANCE TO WIN 1 of 4 Mecer Notebooks valued at R5700 each locking up tools and garden • Environmental design • Deflecting offenders ing equipment. 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FEVER REPORTER LATE nights are not a problem for Com pass night shift supervisor, Upper High way’s Michael Cavanagh, who works weekdays from 2pm to 10pm. After playing in a jazz band for over four years, Michael is leaving the Compass KZN Westmead office to go home to his wife, Shervon, and two girls, Ché and Mic ah. Cavanagh grew up in Austerville, now Wentworth and then studied performing arts, majoring in music, at UKZN. At uni versity Cavanagh and three musos start ed a band called, “Big Idea”, and played jazz, hiphop, fusion and R&B. They per formed at CT International Jazz Festival, Oppie Koppie, Splashy Fen and Rocking the Daisies, and produced a CD, Hot Box. The band continued for four years after Cavanagh qualified, during which time he worked in a recording studio. “Family responsibilities and financial commitments took over and the band un fortunately dissolved. However, with a small studio set up at home, I always find an excuse to have friends over for a jam session,” he said. Cavanagh started his corporate career at Cipla Medpro Pharmaceuticals as a trainee, where they discovered his strength in logistics. He was then head hunted by R&R Trucking where he worked for two years before joining Trans Freight, a company which managed a fleet of 20 vehicles. “I enjoy a challenge which is why, when I saw the job at Compass advertised, I ap plied immediately,’’ says Cavanagh. He joined the Compass family on 17 May, 2015 and a year later he has made, and seen, substantial growth. “With Compass being a national com pany comprising 502 staff, it has been an
adjustment for me to communicate with a number of departments, but it is what makes the job dynamic and exciting.’’ Cavanagh has introduced a driverper former assessment programme, which evaluates Compass drivers on consistent ly and efficiently completing allocated routes in accordance with the transport arrangements, completing waste mani fest documents accurately, ensuring safe ty and compliance and practising good customer service. Points are allocated for each assess ment criteria and the monthly assess ment programme has had a positive im pact on the drivers says Cavanagh. “They often pop into my office to see how many points they have accumulated and in which areas they can improve. “In addition, it helps us determine which drivers need additional training, and in which areas. It is a very targeted approach to upskilling our staff. It has also improved our service to customers as it has encouraged our drivers and general workers to communicate more regularly with the distribution team at the office. “If they are running late for a collection due to unforeseen circumstances, they let the office know immediately so we can notify the customer and access whether another vehicle can get to them quicker.” Working at Compass has been exhila rating for Cavanagh. “No day is ever the same and no one is ever satisfied with the status quo. When something is achieved, we don’t sit back, we strive to improve on our improve ments.’ “The 2016 internal theme for Compass is teamwork and the distribution depart ment is taking this motto seriously. We collaborate, sing off the same hymn sheet and work in harmony – the perfect quali ties for a great band,’’ he says.
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ENZANATHI Community Upliftment Project was established in 2007 by Lydia Hlophe of KwaNyuswa with the aim to help orphans whose parents died due to HIV and Aids, most of these orphans live with their grandparents in the Upper Highway area. Hlophe was a domestic worker in Kloof, but she left her daytime job in 2013. “I started helping 10 families who I knew were needy with a soup kitchen, but now we help 65 families. When I was a domestic worker I spoke to my former employer about the soup kitchen and she spoke to her book club about my initiative. They then donated instant porridge to give to our clients. “At that time we cooked for a local crèche and for our clients twice a week, but after I resigned I was able to focus more on the organisation. We now cook everyday depending on
what we have. “The Department of Social Development assisted our beneficiaries and child-headed families where it trained five members on basic computer skills and donated a container which was changed into an internet café in 2010. Operation Jumpstart also built our centre which was completed in April this year. Our soup kitchen is funded by Shoprite as they give us soup every Tuesday and Friday. “A community member Bongani Blose, who is also a member of the organisation, donated 0,5 hectors of land for the NGO to help train local women in planting vegetables. “We started the garden in 2013 with the help of National Development Agency [NDA] which funded us gardening tools for 65 households. They also donated 100 layer chickens for us to sell eggs and give to our clients, however the chickens only produce for a certain period then the cycle stops so we want to sell them for half price and buy other layer chickens. A man by the
name of Simon Hodgeson from South African Cover Crop Association Solution [SACCS] trained us on how to plant vegetables. He taught us a very easy system for gardening and now we also share our skills to other community members and other organisations.Yenzanathi has a borehole donated by an organisation in England, but it is still under construction.” Ward Councillor Zibani Phewa assisted the organisation with grant-inAid where it received sponsorship of a computer and internet café resources. “As an organisation we help community members as much as we can therefore we also assist in referring them to the right channels for birth certificates, identity documents and clinics. At the moment we face a huge challenge with transportation as well as having enough food since we need to feed our members, the crèche and the chickens for survival.” For more information on Yenzanathi email yenzanathi@yahoo.com or phone 073 122 2632.
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Gogos to gather in solidarity FROM 14 to 16 July, 300 South African gogos will come together for an historic “SA Grandmothers Gathering” in Durban. Taking place on the eve of the International Aids Conference, the gathering will unite grandmothers from across the country who, with little support, have shouldered the responsibility of caring for children impacted and orphaned by Aids, and who are at the forefront of rebuilding resilience in their communities. Too often their rights are denied and their voices go unheard. Participants will discuss their pivotal roles in turning the tide of HIV and Aids, and will issue a statement calling for the provision of their human rights and the protection of their grandchildren’s futures. On the closing day of the gathering (16 July) participants will be joined by additional grandmothers to march – 2 000 strong - to the Durban International Convention Centre - the location of the International Aids Conference to present their statement. Led by six South African grandmothers representing an alliance of 21 community-based organisations supported by the Stephen Lewis Foundation, the gathering will comprise a series of groundbreaking workshops run by and for grandmothers themselves.
The mobilisation of 2 000 grandmothers for the march has been facilitated by South African NGO, Hillcrest Aids Centre Trust. They'll be joined in solidarity by members of the Treatment Action Campaign. In sub-Saharan Africa where 14 million children have been orphaned by Aids, grandmothers have been at the epi-centre of the response. This gathering will ensure they are at the centre of #AIDS2016. An international delegation of grandmothers from Canada and Australia will also attend the South Africa Grandmothers Gathering representing the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign – an international movement of older women standing in solidarity with African grandmothers. As well, a number of high profile guests will be in attendance for the march, including the United Nations' former special envoy for HIV/Aids in Africa, Stephen Lewis, and African Women's Development Fund CEO, Theo Sowa. For more information or to join contact, Claire Hodgkinson, marketing and fund-raising manager, Hillcrest Aids Centre Trust, phone 031 765 5866 or email fundraising@hillaids.org.za - Supplied.
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HE Robin Hood Foundation are taking giving to a new level and are hosting another free, worldclass entrepreneurial conference for aspirant and existing entrepreneurs at City Hill Church, Hillcrest on the 12 and 13 July. The Entrepreneurs 4 Africa Conference will train, develop, equip and inspire up to 1000 delegates and is open to all men, women and races, on the critical aspects of entrepreneurship with knowledge, skills and advice in a jam-packed, two day event. Among the top class speakers, there are some awesome entertainers: Hailing from Empangeni in the heart of Zululand, David “Qadasi” Jenkins and Maqhinga Radebe are an acoustic duo on a quest to revive the powerful sounds of traditional Maskandi music. Both Sama and Sathma Award nominees in their own right, the duo have taken their fusion of traditional Zulu and western folk music to audiences in the UK, Ireland, Asia and throughout South Africa, and re-
Junior chef 2016 wows judges All the partici pants of Jun ior Chef 2016 with Maximil lion Schumann (centre).
cently released their long awaited collaborative album titled, “Lashis’ Ilanga”. In the male dominated arena of SA music, Holly Wasserfall has already proved she packs a punch, one that has as much musical power as any of her male counterparts. The name, Holly, is known in every township in KZN and her popularity is spreading across South Africa. From Umlazi to Kwamashu, Inanda to Folweni and Sweetwater to Richmond, she is known for crowd rocking stage performances and is hailed, as the most loved White Girl in the Kasi. She is affectionately known as “Umlungu weHouse”. Although challenging the stereotypes and norms of the house music market, the South African house music community and its audiences have embraced her. Founder of The Robin Hood Foundation, Cindy Norcott, says: “The aim is to host not just a conference, but an event that the delegates will leave upskilled but also inspired and motivated” Robin Hood have extended the applications deadline to the 5th July so for more information or to request an application form, please contact Kim Griffith Jones on robinhoodfund@telkomsa.net or 076 612 9060.
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HIRSCH’S Hillcrest hosted the semifi nals of Junior Super Chef 2016. Ten contestants between the ages of 8 to 13 are chosen to cook from a mys tery basket of items with the use of a microwave and an induction stove. The participants cut their own meat and prepare one starter or dessert and main in the space of one hour. They were judged on the cleanliness of their stations while cooking, there timeliness and taste of the meals pre pared. “I absolutely loved attending this event and it is suc h a brilliant initiative by Hirsch's. Well done to all the contest ants, you are all winners,” said guest De vandre Ernest. The winner for Junior Super Chef Hill crest was 'Maximillion Schumann'. Maximillion prepared crumbed Chicken Strips with Basil Pesto as a starter and a creamy mushroom and pepper pasta as the main dish. “The meal was fantastic and sur
prised the taste buds, Maximillion pre pared such amazing food. A qualified chef in the making,” said Junior Super Chef judge, Catherine from Fennel and Fig. Maximillion took home a Defy Stick blender and has made it into the finals of Junior Super Chef 2016 which hap pens at the Celebrity Kitchen at The East Coast Radio House and Garden Show on 8 July 2016 at 5.30pm. The overall winner gets a Defy Micro wave, a snappy Chef Induction Hob, a Zwelling Pot Set, a Defy Pressure Cooker and a Hirsch Cook Book. Second place gets a Defy Juice Extract or, a Snappy Chef Knife set and a Hirsch's Cook Book and third prize gets a Defy Kettle and Toaster, a Defy Blend er and a Hirsch Cook Book. To find out more about the event, please contact, Hirsch's Hillcrest PRO, Taryn Taylor on 031 761 7500 or ta rynt@hirschs.co.za. Supplied
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Arno Carstens will be Open Strings. OPEN Strings will be holding its final show on 16 July with Arno Carstens Salty Dog, Zwarte Piet, Rowan Stuart, Seb Goldswain, Habit To and South Jersey Pom Poms. Sound by Cliffi Sound. Come and say goodbye to them as they prepare for their adventure to the UK. Funds raised will go towards this show and the costs to get there. Entrance is R200. Burgers and chips available. Full cash bar. There will also be vegetable soup, amd merchandice on sale. Doors open at 1pm, and artists will be playing from then until late. To book e-mail rodnichols@telkomsa.net Limited parking so share transport or catch an Uber. Venue: Open Strings, Villa Brae, 16 Jameson Terrace – Kloof, 082 653 3948. - Supplied.
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HE Kloof & Highway SPCA recently hosted its annual Dog Box Fundraiser recently. Twenty-four people were locked in kennels from 12 noon on the Friday until 12 noon on Saturday in an effort to help raise funds for the Kloof and Highway SPCA. The funds raised will be allocated to the Kloof and Highway SPCA outreach clinics during 2016 and this is where the community were encouraged to make a difference and be a part of the team that reaches out to animals living in underprivileged and very poor communities in abject poverty. The event was a success and well supported by the community who visited the "participants" to make donations and show support - an incredible R331 277.60 was raised altogether by all the amazing Dog Box participants. The Kloof and Highway SPCA would like to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to every sin-
gle person who got involved to help ensure this event was a great success, but most importantly to help the SPCA to reach out to the animals in the underprivileged areas, to give them hope and to be the voice for the voiceless. "Thank-you to each of the 2016 Dog Box participants for being part of this incredible fundraiser. Your time, commitment and support of this event is so greatly appreciated and thank you for braving the cold to make a difference in the lives of animals in our Community. “I would also like to say a very special thank you to every person and company who made a financial contribution towards the 'bail' money of the special Dog Box 2016 participants; you ensured that this was our most successful fundraiser of the year. To everyone who visited us during the 24 hours we were locked away...thank you for your support!" said Barbara Patrick, manager of the SPCA.
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LTHOUGH there are more than 2,200 kinds of fleas, it only takes one type to cause a lot of misery for you and your pet. We went to internationally known flea and tick expert Michael Dryden to find out how to fight fleas and eliminate ticks. Dryden has a doctorate in veterinary parasitology, is a founding member of the Companion Animal Parasite Council, and has conducted research on almost every major flea and tick product on the market. Q: How did my dog get these fleas and ticks? A: The way animals get fleas is some other flea-infested animal - a stray dog or stray cat, or some other neighbors’ dog or cat, or urban wildlife, mainly opossums and raccoons - went through your neighborhood, your yard, and the
female flea is laying eggs and the eggs are basically rained off into your environment. We call them a living salt shaker. And then those eggs developed into adults and those fleas jumped onto your pet. That’s how it happened. Dogs generally get ticks because they’re out in that environment, walking through the woods or high grass, and these ticks undergo what’s called questing, where they crawl up on these low shrubs or grass, generally 18 to 24 inches off the ground and they basically hang out. And when the dog walks by or we walk by and brush up against these ticks they dislodge and get onto us. Ticks don’t climb up into trees. That’s an old myth. They just lie in wait for us. It’s sort of an ambush strategy. They can live well over a year without
feeding. Q: Can fleas and ticks cause my dog to get sick? What kinds of illnesses can she get from them? A: Probably the most common thing is, when these fleas are feeding, they’re injecting saliva into the skin. These salivary proteins are often allergenic and animals end up with allergy. The most common skin disease of dogs and cats is what’s called flea allergy dermatitis, where they bite and scratch and lose their hair. It can take only a few fleas for this allergy to become a problem.sourced.- Sourced.
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already irreparably lost. Not anymore. IDEXX laboratories have a new blood test, available from your vet, called SDMA, which can pick up only a 30% decline in kidney function – well before any clinical or other laboratory tests for “tubular disease” manifest. This simple test has been up for almost three months and we have diagnosed a lot of uraemia-negative, SDMA-positive patients whose only life-saving intervention is – a change of diet. That alone lengthens life span, re-
Latest arrival at Ushaka ARCTO, as he has been named by his care givers, is the first ever Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazelle) to have been re corded on South African shores. Watching him rest quietly on the unfa miliar surface slab after taking a leisurely swim in the pool, it is hard to imagine what he could be making of his new surroundings. This new world must be indescribably dif ferent from his natural world, 4, 382 kilo metres away in the freezing Antarctic wa ters. Antarctic Fur Seals are naturally found at Antarctica with most being resident on South Georgia Islands. Breakaway groups are, however, also found on the South Sand wich Islands, Falkland Islands and Kerguelen Island. With South Africa being the closest to Kerguelen Island, uShaka Sea World feels that he possibly wandered from Kerguelen Island. Although it is well documented that wandering or vagrant seals of all species are found from time to time far from their natu ral feeding grounds, the reasons for their wandering ways are not well understood. Arcto is a young adult and it is known that juveniles and young seals spend several years at sea before returning to their birth sites to mate for the first time. Perhaps Arcto was drawn by South Africa’s reputation as a warm, welcom ing and friendly country. Kerguelen Island on the other hand is known as one of the most isolated places on earth. Arcto was found on a beach at Port Edward (lower KZN south coast) and brought into the uS haka Sea World re habilitation centre by Ezemvelo KZN
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duces emergency visits (e.g. for drips) and improves quality of life. In fact, SDMA can detect declining kidney function nine months earlier than other tests, in cats, and 14 months earlier in dogs. I am giving a lecture to the vets in JHB next month and this test, and Proactive, annual screening for pets 7+ years old is going to be a main focus of that talk. Let’s save lives together – screen old pets using the best tests available, and act on them. - Dr Anthony Zambelli
Bodenstaff, Assistant Curator, Mammals and Birds. Although extremely thin and lethargic, there were no visual indications he had suf fered injury and was therefore left to rest be fore staff attempted to offer him food. The animal health team worked togeth er with the animal behaviourists to map out a treatment plan with the ultimate goal of fattening him up and releasing him. As this is all new uncharted territory for both the Sea World staff and Arcto, is it difficult to predict how long it will take for him to gain sufficient weight for the long trip back home. As Antarctic fur seals typically feed on krill, squid, fish and penguins we are trying to entice him with hake and squid. As yet he has not accepted either the squid or fish offered by the animal carers; however we are confident that within a day or two he will be eating. The sooner he starts eating, the sooner he can start gaining weight. As soon as he is eating we will take fur and whisker samples for ongoing research by Marine Mammal Research experts into their distribution and behaviour. For more information contact Ann Kunz on 0313288000. Supplied
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A3: Brie and Biscuit are looking for their forever homes. Brie is a pointer Cross who loves going for walks and enjoys having her tummy scratched. Biscuit is Chow Cross who loves Brie more than anything in the world! Biscuit enjoys walks as well and enjoys being brushed. Both ladies were brought into our SPCA as strays, severely underweight. Brie was a shocking 10ks and Biscuit 9.2kgs. After a few weeks of good diet and continuous TLC they have put on healthy weight and have the wag back in their tails. To meet Brie and Biscuit please contact our adoption officer Brigitte on 0317641212 or email her on adoption@kloofspca.co.za
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Pictured here are Amy Walker from Ashton Inter national College, Wendy Mlebuka from Amanzim toti High School, Ashleigh Thomas from Durban Girls’ College, Alexandra Mitchley from St Mary’s DSG, Julia Saulez from St Anne’s College, Elke En gelbrecht from Warthburg Kirchdorf School, Katie Dawe from Amanzimtoti High School and Lauren Brown from Pietermaritzburg High School. PHOTO: VAL ADAMSON
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EN first teams will be taking to the field in the grand finals of this year’s SPAR KZN School Girls’ Hockey Challenge taking place at St Mary’s DSG on 23 and 24 July. The tournament now in its sixth year will enjoy two days of epic turf battles with the teams being split into two pools. Pool games will be played on the first day in 20minute one-way duels and then cross pools being played on the final day in 30 minute games with teams having a quick change-over after 15minutes. The
2016 tournament is set for awesome action on the turf with the coveted trophy up for grabs. Defending champions, Durban Girls’ College have held onto the trophy for the last three years, with the two Saints teams raising the cup before that and both eager to topple Colleges hold. St Anne’s took the overall title in the inaugural tournament in 2011 and St Mary’s won the second year, in 2012. Knocking on the door five times, having medalled in every single tour-
nament, Pietermaritzburg Girls’ High School are also vying for a chance to get their name engraved on the trophy with three silvers and two bronzes in their history at the tournament. Only two teams have featured at every single final, the defending champs, Girls’ College and last year’s silver medallists PMB Girls’ High. Making their fifth appearance are both saints teams, host team St Mary’s DSG and 2015 bronze medallists’ St Anne’s College. Wartburg Kirchdorf will be hoping
Disadvantaged young KZN cricketers excel at ninth Sunfoil Township Tournament U15 Winners – The winning Under 15 Invi tation Provinces Town ship team pictured at the prize giving at Hil ton College. Pictured with the team are left back Sunfoil Dolphins coach Grant Morgan, front Sunfoil Dolphins Captain Morne van Wyk and right Sanelis iwe Kuzwayo, the manager of KZNCU’s Township and Rural Development Pro gramme. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
THE closing ceremony of the 2016 Sunfoil Township Cricket Development Tournament held at Hilton Col lege from 28 June to 2 July saw the eagerly awaited announcement of the 72 best players who have been selected for the six teams making up the elite Sunfoil Development squad. For these talented youngsters, this could lead to inclusion in the Dolphin’s Academy and, in the long term, a professional cricketing career. They were selected from the 336 township players taking part in the tournament in which 12 teams of U15’s and 12 teams of U19 players – competed in a total of 49 matches in a T20 format over five days. This is the ninth year running that the KwaZuluNa tal Cricket Union (KZNCU) Township and Rural Devel opment Programme has staged this increasingly im portant event in partnership with Willowton Group, manufacturers of Sunfoil cooking oil and marga rine,and the provincial Department of Sports and Rec reation. The tournament gives these disadvantaged crick eters the opportunity of competing against other first rate players in demanding match conditions, which is excellent experience for them and gives them the op portunity to show off their ability to the selectors. “This event has many benefits for everyone in volved,” said Shoaib Moosa, Chief Commercial Officer of Willowton Group. “These youngsters, although un der privileged, have shown great talent to be selected to play in the Sunfoil Township Tournament. This gives them a further opportunity to improve their skills and chase their dream and the opportunity to become a
professional cricketer.” “For some it is a springboard to a successful cricket ing career, for others it is a beneficial and enjoyable journey which will enrich their lives and teach them the advantages of being part of a team while they are involved with this great game.” “At a tournament like this, we expect the players to rise to the occasion and show us their best game and we were not disappointed,” said Pete de Wet, CEO of the KZNCU. “We saw some firstrate performances and were impressed by the maturity of many of the young players, as well as their ability to perform under pressure.” “We were also able to see the many ways that the coaches, selectors and umpires gained from the experi ence, in terms of boosting their skills set and knowl edge for the benefit of their own clubs into the future,” de Wet said. “We would like to pay tribute to all the coaches and helpers who worked so hard to make the tournament the success it was.” There were visiting players from Gauteng, Northern Cape, Border and Western Province this year, fielding four teams in both the U19 and U15 age groups. The two final matches between the top visiting U15 and U19 teams and the best KZN players in their age group vs a team comprising the top players from the visiting provinces ended in a win for the Invitation Prov ince Township team in both the U15 and U19 matches. De Wet thanked the tournament partners and sponsors for their valued contribution to the tourna ment. Supplied
that their German precision continues to move them up the leaderboard, making their fourth appearance they ended in sixth place last year; a wellearned improvement from their ninth and eighth in previous years. Winner of the Durban North Regional, Ashton International College have also steadily improved, they will be making their third appearance at the finals. Grantleigh are back, having featured in the inaugural Grand Finals, their girls are raring to go in their second appearance. Joining them mak-
PAGE 12 Sarel CIlliers – Newcastle Regional Win ner – first appearance Pietermaritzburg Girls’ High – Pieter maritzburg Central Regional Winner – Sixth appearance Silver (2011, 2013, 2105), Bronze (2012, 2014) St Anne’s –Pietermaritzburg North Regional Winner Fifth appearance – Gold (2011), Silver (2014), Bronze (2015), Fourth (2014) Durban Girls’ College Durban Central Regional Winner Sixth appearance – Gold (2013, 2014, 2015), Silver (2012), Fourth (2011) Amanzimtoti – Durban South Re gional Winner Second appearance – Tenth (2015) Ashton International – Durban North Regional Winner Third appearance – Ninth (2013), Seventh (2015) King Edward High School – Southern KZN Regional Winner Second appear ance – Eighth (2015) Grantleigh – Northern Coastal Re gional Winner Second appearance – Eighth (2011) Wartburg Kirchdorf – Umvoti, uThukela and Umzinyathi Regional Win ner Fourth appearance – Eighth (2013), Ninth (2014), Sixth (2015) St Mary’s DSG – Highway Regional Winner Fifth appearance – Gold (2012), Bronze (2011, 2013), Fourth (2015). ing their second appearances are teams from the southern parts of KZN. Amanzimtoti High School, winners of the Durban South Regional has had a superb season and is looking to build on that. The feisty team travelling the furthest, King Edward High School from Matatiele will be keen to display their mettle this year, having made a wonderful impression in their first tournament last year, ending in eighth place. The only newcomer to the 2016 tournament is Sarel Cilliers from Glencoe, the team that managed to dethrone five time winner, Ferrum High School from the Newcastle Regionals.