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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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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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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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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.

own challenges this year, but as we enter 2015 we renew our pledge to you to do our very best to continue to be the most accurate, fair and balanced source of news, opinion, features, sports and entertainment in the Upper Highway Area. We will continue to be open and honest with our readers and we assure you that the new year will be one never to be forgotten. Our hearts go out to those who lost loved ones this year and those experiencing difficulties of all types this holiday season. We extend sincere and warm wishes to our Hillcrest Fever family for a safe and peaceful festive season, and a happy and prosperous 2015. Kalisha Naicker Senior Journalist Hillcrest Fever

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Karan Janisch (right) with the family members and supporters of the victims who died in a Fields Hill accident out side the Verulam Magistrate’s Court.

AMILIES of those who died in a Fields Hill truck accident near Hillcrest in 2013 have asked the court to sentence truck owner Gregory Govender on all counts. Family members of the victims told the Fever last week that the people who died in the accident were breadwinners. Msizi Shozi (23) lost his father, who was the breadwinner. He said he sees his dreams shattered as he cannot afford to further his studies after the death of his father. “My father was the sole breadwinner aand supported the family. Since he died life has not been the same. My dream was to study further at tertiary institutions and become a better per-

son, but all that is gone, “We want the truck owner to be held accountable for hiring a person who was not qualified [to drive]. “The accident could have been avoided if the truck was roadworthy and the driver had valid driver’s licence,” he said. The founder of a Facebook group, Fields Hill Helping Hands, Karan Janisch told the Fever she formed a group in support of the families who lost their relatives and parents in 2013. “I did not expect the case to be adjourned again this time. I was hoping the court would proceed with the case. “I formed a group on Facebook to help the families collect food, which is donated by the public. “It is heartbreaking to note that some of the people who were involved in the accident have not yet been paid [from the Road Accidnent Fund]. “All I want is to see Govender accept accountability and apologise to the families who lost their relatives. “At this point in time the truck owner has not made a formal apology to the public,” she said.

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and Valeria Roads] there appeared to the be a major escape and resting area for criminals. Unfortunately, the area has elements of being privately owned, so it has fallen largely into ‘someone else's problem’ category.” Teams were called in to check the area and validate the claim of vagrants - criminal or not- living in the grassland and bushes and along the railway. “From our research we noted a continuous residency in this area with numbers being up to 30 at times. Our teams go out on a daily and weekly basis clearing these ‘nests’ and trying to vacate the illegal residents,” he said. “Unfortunately, with the conservancy running largely along a railway line, backed with commercial properties, it is too easy for these vagrants to access old cardboard, boxes, plastic, packets, sheets, etc, which they use to assemble makeshift houses.” He said this rubbish and litter quickly builds up as vagrants simply discard and litter where they live leaving a horrible scour in the natural area.

k.toolsee@gmail.com TWO policemen who refused to help a businessman after he was held at knifepoint said they were unable to act because they were outside their station’s juris diction. A furious Vinesh Sonkota is demanding answers after the Hillcrest officers, who were in a marked vehi cle just metres away, turned him away after three men ransacked his vehicle while holding him at knifepoint in Pinetown on Wednesday morning. Sonkota was on his way to Pietermaritzburg from a business meeting in Pinetown when he was caught in almost standstill traffic on Crompton Street. With his window wound halfway down, he spotted three men weaving through the traffic queue, a sight he said is not uncommon at busy intersections. As the men passed his bakkie, one suddenly spun around and thrust his hand into the vehicle. Sonkota, who was travelling alone, said the man swiftly reached for his keys in the ignition. At the same time, the man’s accomplice loitering on the passenger side began yanking at the door handle. With nowhere to go, Sonkota soon had two 15cen timetrelong knives up against him — one held to his throat and the other to his chest. “The two men on my side each had a knife and they kept screaming at the other, telling him to stab me. ‘Poke him. Poke him’,” Sonkota said. His attackers ordered him to unlock the doors of his new Toyota Hilux, at which time the accomplice on the passenger side got in and began ransacking the vehicle for valuables. “I think they wanted to steal the bakkie, but realised they would have had nowhere to go in the traffic. So they just took what they could,” Sonkota said. The robbers made off with his cellphone, cash, navigation system, digital camera and watch. During the minutelong ordeal, two police officers were also stuck in traffic behind Sonkota, with a single vehicle separating them. Sonkota said he pulled his bakkie to the roadside when the men fled and immediately tried to flag down the officers as the traffic started edging forward. “They completely ignored me. One officer was in uni form and the other was in plain clothes. I had to run across the front of their vehicle to stop them,” he said. “I tried explaining what had happened and the officer driving said I should go to the Pinetown police for as sistance.” Sonkota quoted the officer saying, “Look at the sticker; it says we are Hillcrest police. This is not Hill crest. You must ask Pinetown to help.” Shocked at their response, Sonkota drove back to Pietermaritz burg and opened a case at Alexandra Road police sta tion. “Imagine having the police right behind you and still being left alone to fend off crime … Officers take an oath to protect and to serve, no matter the area. Maybe they would have investigated if I was killed,” Sonkota said. It was unclear if the officers had seen the robbery take place, but Sonkota said they should have come to his aid when he asked. KwaZuluNatal police spokesperson Brigadier Jay Naicker said Sonkota should report the matter so it could be investigated with a view to disciplining the officers involved. “It is unacceptable for a police officer to refuse to assist a member of the public even if he is out of his police precinct,” Naicker said. Speaking to The Witness on Wednesday, a senior policeman who is not mandated to speak to the media said all officers have a duty to assist the public, wheth er they are in their station’s jurisdiction or not. He said even an offduty officer should never “be a bystander to crime”. “The unfortunate thing is that this does happen. Some officers have become lax and do only what they are told to do by their seniors. “They have forgotten what we are really here for,” the officer said. • On Monday, Durban businessman and ANC backer Visvin Reddy was also stabbed twice while stuck in the slowmoving traffic of Pinetown’s central busi ness district. It was the second time the Reddys were robbed in Pinetown. “People are getting mugged and robbed here on a daily basis and this all is being brushed under the carpet. This is a common problem,” he said.

HE Hillcrest Security Alliance, which connects Hillcrest Park Neighbourhood Watch (HPNW) and Gillitts Park community associations (West riding, Highburg and Gillitts 2), have joined forces to combat, assist and drive out criminal elements that plague these areas. The teams conduct daily and weekly patrols in the areas and are aligned with the local response companies, police and municipalities and are involved in ensuring a better, safer and cleaner environment for all. According to Rex Pennefather these associations have noticed a recent increase in dumping and vagrants in the area. He said a coalition between Gillitts Park Neighbourhood Watch, HPNW and Augusta residents were formed three years ago when there was an increase in crime in the area. “Directly opposite Augusta entrance and running to the Springside Nature Reserve [Dover house

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justice in Fields Hill case Phumzile Nhlabathi (47) said that she lost her daughter in the crash. “She was a student at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. My dream was to send her to a tertiary institution so that she would get a better job. “But my daughter is no more. I want justice to be served. Govender should have apologised to us,” she said. Govender appeared at Verulam Magistrate’s court on 12 August facing four charges relating to contravention of the National Road Traffic Act, the Immigration Act and operating an unroadworthy vehicle. In his first appearance at court in July, the case was adjourned for

further statements. However, family members of the victims expressed their anger last week as the matter seems to be dragging. The driver Sanele May (18) was sentenced to eight years at the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court in November 2014. May was driving the truck that crashed into four taxis and other cars on 5 September 2015 causing the deaths of 24 people. Angry residents used social media to voice their opinions and called on the justice department to act decisively on the matter. The case was adjourned to 26 September for representations to be made by Govender’s attorney Theasan Pillay.

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The community needs to stop giving handouts to these beggars and rather direct to them the correct area and centres where they can find accommodations and support he said. “We have found wallets, ID documents, stolen goods, plastic guns and a whole lot of stolen goods in these ‘nests’ in the bushes. “While we are acutely aware of the plight of the homeless and desperate, in this instance it appears desperation has caused them to take the next step to crime with now have access in an out of an area and a safe bush house to hide where response companies cannot get to,” he said. Pennefather urged businesses along the railway to refrain from dumping. “By allowing dumping we clearly show these vagrants and

commercial business that this is an area we do not care about, and effectively, incentive them to settle in or dump freely. “By keeping the area clean we can immediately identify and highlight litter hot spots which indicate a vagrant or criminal resting area. The dumping we experience is not only illegal [used oil, etc], but in direct contravention of our local by-laws.” He said the organisation cleans the area every week and people can get involved by contributing to their community watch programme and stop dumping. Last weekend they removed 125 black bags of litter from these areas. For more information, or how to get involved, contact Shaun Lyle on 082 553 7399 or SMS lyle@mweb.co.za

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The electorate has spoken RANJENI MUNUSAMY

HE 2016 local-government elections proved to be a journey of discovery for all of the political parties. After months on the campaign trail, whipping crowds into a frenzy with song and dance, belting out big promises and shaming the opponents, political leaders were presented with hard truths by the electorate. None of the parties performed as well as they had hoped, but some did better than others. The Democratic Alliance (DA) in-

creased its share of the vote and won the largest number of votes in several municipalities that were previously ANC strongholds. The DA’s biggest successes were in Nelson Mandela Bay and Tshwane, and it surpassed its own expectations by reducing the ANC’s majority in Johannesburg. The Inkatha Freedom Party regained ground it previously lost to the ANC and proved it cannot be written off as a dying political brand. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) did not win any municipality as it had hoped, and was not able to triple its support as its leaders had pitched. However, in Gauteng in particular, the results show significant numbers of people switching from the ANC to the EFF. The ANC’s results have become the biggest area of focus. The party took a beating across the country, dropping to 53,9% nationally and losing support in all provinces except KwaZulu-Natal. But even in

KwaZulu-Natal, the party lost control of municipalities where it previously enjoyed a comfortable majority. The ANC has been stunned by the results in Gauteng, with all three metros left hanging, and is heavily bruised at losing its majority in Nelson Mandela Bay after so much time and resources were invested in retaining control of the municipality. The ANC is now struggling to forge coalitions with opposition parties in hung municipalities with relations with its opponents at an all-time low. Smaller parties are wary about cooperating with the ANC, fearing they will be treated with disdain. The EFF is trying to use its leverage to secure concessions from both the ANC and the DA, and is stalling on making commitments with either one. For journalists covering the elections and counting process, it was a roller-coaster ride. A large media contingent was based at the Independent Electoral Commission’s results opera-

tions centre in Pretoria, where we watched the results trickle in from last Wednesday night. Those were tense days, watching political-party delegations study the screens, monitor the IEC processes for discrepancies and compare figures to what their party agents at counting centres were sending them. There were whoops of delight occasionally from the DA, but most others looked distraught as the big screens animated their poor performances. Journalists had the benefit of having dozens of politicians at our disposal, willing to talk and do interviews as the situation unfolded. But we also had to be careful not to be misled. Some minor parties did their best to put a positive spin on the results, claiming that they had performed better than previous elections. Others were jumping the gun, proclaiming victory in municipalities before all the votes were counted. As the ANC’s losses became visible,

the party’s delegates punted a line that they had received five million more votes than they had in the previous election. It had to be pointed out to them that the number of ANC ballots did not translate to actual voters as people had marked either two or three ballots, for the metro and district municipalities. Some of the party leaders accused the media of taking perverted pleasure in their misery. Perhaps some did, but for many of us the 2016 election was a humbling, learning experience. We all assume that we know our country. Politicians claim to speak for others and take people’s loyalty for granted. With simple crosses, voters communicated so much and pointed the country in a new direction. This election showed that our country is in a state of flux and political change in now inevitable. • Ranjeni Munusamy is a political journal ist and commentator for the Daily Maver ick. ranjeni.munusamy@gmail.com

The effects of sexual abuse of minors echoes throughout their lives AMIL UMRAW

HE sleepy hollow has been rocked by a sexual abuse scandal that has left city residents shaken to the very core. When news broke of police arresting a guidance counsellor employed by a prominent Pietermaritzburg school, for allegedly raping and sexually abusing young primary school boys in his school chambers, a dark and mournful cloud started forming over the city. Most parents at the school were left infuriated, but others remain in denial. Paedophilia is a touchy subject, af-

fecting the accused, his or her victims as well as their parents and families. Parents now have to delve into their children’s psyches, taking on the difficult task of establishing if they too were victims. As the case progresses, one cannot help but wonder what drives an individual to commit such heinous crimes on innocent children. Paedophilia is a categorised psychological disorder in which an individual experiences recurrent, intense sexual arousal by a child or children before they have reached puberty. Psychologists have found that most individuals who act on these urges, which are sometimes described as

fantasies, were molested as children and thus repeat their abuser’s behaviour with their own victims. This role reversal often gives the paedophile a sense of power and control that they never had as an abuse victim. Picturing a paedophile, one may imagine a dingy man in a black trench coat, lurking in the shadows of a dark alley. But this is not the case and paedophiles are not only male. Paedophiles are mostly trusted, well-respected individuals who are known to the child and the child’s parents. They are often affectionate and adoring to their victims — a tactic used to gain the trust of the child and the parent, preventing red flags being raised when the victim is left alone with his or her abuser. That is also why so many parents are left in denial when confronted with the truth. Victims are seldom randomly chosen. Paedophiles, like most of us, have sexual preferences. Take, for example, the guidance counsellor’s case. The cases opened against him show a specific pattern. The victims are either white or light-skinned boys between four and nine years old. So how does the abuse start? In most cases, it is a chess game of the

Discrimination on political lines is undemocratic THE elections are over and the electorate has spoken. Political parties are analysing their performances. Nationally, especially in major metros, the DA has secured extra votes, dispelling government propaganda that it is a “whites only” party. The swing to the DA must be comprehended as South Africans take a firm stand on corruption and are fed up with the ANC’s failure to deliver essential basic servi ces and its indifference to Jacob Zuma’s in competence. During his leadership as premier of KZN,

mind. Paedophiles attempt to gain information about their victim, using this to build better relations with the child and acquire their trust. Thereafter, the molester works on gaining the child’s affections, further trying to build a dependency. It is only then that the actual abuse begins. The abuse is mostly initiated by minimal physical contact and mild nudity, before slowly building up to rape and sexual molestation. Psychologists have found that once children become victims, they begin to feel responsible for their abuser’s actions and sometimes blame themselves for what has happened. The shame and confusion children feel from having an adult touch them in their “special places” generally leads to total silence. The repercussions of sexual molestation last a lifetime. Victims of sexual abuse face possible depression, anxiety and eating and personality disorders in the future as they are unable to cope with what has happened to them. Feelings of shame and personal responsibility can culminate in self-destructive tendencies and can lead to multiple suicide attempts as the victims reach an age of awareness when

the ANC’s Sbu Ndebele threatened to punish the northern areas that were won decisively by the DA. The DA emerged victorious in the north ern regions, together with Ward 32 (Wood lands) on August 3. Readers may be unaware that there ex ists the Indian, coloured and white chat group (ICW) that is administered by the ANC. Postelections, Ndebele’s sentiments of the past have been echoed by socalled ANC “stalwarts” on this chat group. Freedom of political association should never be accompanied by punitive measures by the ruling party. A healthy democracy relies on sturdy op position. While the DA will continue to play its over sight role in council, publicminded individu als must remain wideeyed to ensure there

they begin to understand exactly what happened to them. In some cases, victims feel a level of resentment towards their parents and caregivers who were part of their childhood at the time of abuse, subconsciously blaming them for not knowing about or stopping the abuse. It is not only the child who falls victim to the molester. Families bear the burden each day, with many marriages and relationships falling apart under the pressure. An incident like this will change a parent completely, with some suffering complete mental breakdowns after blaming themselves for not noticing changes in their child’s behaviour. If the cases opened against the guidance counsellor stand true, the victims and their families face a long and difficult journey towards recovery. For me, I would have to say this is one of the most devastating cases to hit Pietermaritzburg in decades. If he is found guilty, the actions of the guidance counsellor will serve as a long-standing reminder that the safety of our children cannot be taken for granted, no matter where they are or who they are with. • Amil Umraw is a reporter at The Witness. Send let ters to valene.goven der@media24.com. To be considered for publication, letters must include the writer’s full name, address and contact number. All de tails will be kept confidential. Letters may be edited and/or condensed al though care is taken to preserve the core of the writer’s argu ment. The Fever reserves the right to publish letters.

is no discrimination based on party political lines. If anything, the ANC should address its failures — its critics exposed the party’s shortcomings! JAY JUGWANTH

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ETER and Greta Dupen grew up in the same village of Oulton Broad, near Lowestoft in England. They attended the same primary school and were in the same class, although they were not aware of each other then. Their formative years were governed by the privations of World War 2, with evacuations, air raid sirens, bomb shelters, food and clothing rationing being the norm. It was only through their subsequent involvement in the Boy’s Brigade and the Girl Guides that they eventually came to know each other in their early teens. Although their secondary education also began at the same public school, Peter moved on with a scholarship to Lowestoft’s Grammar School. However, it was their youth club activities that kept them in touch and they both began work in Lowestoft with Greta working initially at a photographer before becoming a buyer at a large linen store and Peter as an electrical apprentice. Military service saw Peter spending two of his three-year term in Singapore and Malaya (now Malaysia) before returning to Lowestoft in 1956 and he and Greta were married that year and were on honeymoon when Peter was re-

called for the Suez crisis for a further six months of military service. Greta continued her work as a buyer and Peter used his electronic skills as factory manager at a television manufacturing unit. They came to South Africa and Pinetown in 1973, with their only son Stephen, when Peter was head-hunted for the television start-up and spent 18 years in the manufacturing industry before starting his own electrical business in Johannesburg, eventually retiring in 1996 and returning to KZN in 2007. Stephen still operates his business from Pinetown and they are blessed with two grandchildren, one great-grand child and another two on the way. Peter played many sports and was a parttime professional soccer player, but in their latter years both he and Greta switched to bowls and represented their clubs at local and national level Peter remains active in Rotary and Probus as well as being a competitive bowler in Hillcrest and Highway area. Greta looks after their Le Domaine home, Peter and their dachshund, Fritz. Hillcrest Fever management and staff wish the couple a happy anniversary and blessed years ahead. For more information on this wonderful love story email, dupen@ledom.co.za

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R SMOKERS Aficionado is a specialist tobacconist that caters for the discerning needs of smoking connoisseurs. With years of hands-on experience in the industry, we offer a variety of local and imported tobacco. Smokers Aficionado boasts one of the largest walk-in humidors. This is a room where humidity levels are carefully monitored and controlled, so as to ensure that local and imported cigars are stored under optimum conditions for freshness and longevity. Significantly this, in turn, is key to satisfying a discerning smoker. Smoking pipes both briar and meerschaum of assorted shapes and sizes can be obtained from our wide range. We carry a wide variety of Huka (Hubbly Bubbly) pipes at excellent prices along with the genuine molasses tobacco.

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Villagers retain the Junior Murray Cup >> Victory for local lads

PHOTO: KERRITH HOWES PHOTOGRAPHY

Villagers retain the Junior Murray Cup.

AND Rover Durban-Hillcrest Villagers Rugby Club 1st XV competed in the Castle Murray Cup Knockout Finals, held at Crusaders Rugby Club, in Durban North on Saturday afternoon. In the Junior Murray Cup Final, Villagers 1st XV came head to head with Zululand Premier Division stalwarts, Empangeni Rhinos. Rhinos started as favourites, with their Premier Division experienced outfit. Villagers had however clearly arrived for the game, with one purpose in mind, and that was to retain the converted trophy. Hillcrest stunned the large crowd with a succession of tries that saw them race into an early lead. With two successive yellow cards, Villagers had to hold out with fourteen men, against a determined Rhinos, who took full advantage of the situation. Rhinos clawed their way back into contention, and came within one point of leveling the score. Ultimately it was the sheer grit and de-

termination, that the boys from Hillcrest are so well known for, that saw them hold off the challenge, win and retain the prestigious trophy, with a final score line of 36-35. Tries went to: Alex Kleuwinghaus, Gerhard Botha, Brian Lewis, Brandon Waugh and Henkie Groenwald, with Kleuwinghaus kicking four conversations, and a penalty. In the presentation ceremony, the KZNRU'S Schalk Liebenberg praised Villagers on their win, noting that they had now won the prestigious Knockout Cup, four times since its inception in 1911. Inspirational Villagers' captain and club "hardman", Brian "Cappy" Lewis, heaped praise on his "boys”, giving them full credit in a hard fought, and "gutsy" performance that truly went down to the wire. The day proved to be a hugely proud moment for Hillcrest Villagers Rugby Club, who despite retaining the Cup, also last won the trophy successively, in 2001 and 2002. - Supplied by Rene Missen

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