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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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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.

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

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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T Clement’s Home Based Care project staff celebrated Nelson Mandela Day FEVER REPORTER with energy. The organisation was blessed ROTHERS for Life, in partnerby Eskom in New Germany with ship with USAid and Pepfar offiseeds and tools to start a vegetacially launched the Testa Boy ble garden. Campaign, supported by the DepartProject co-ordinator Zanele ment of Health (DoH) and the South AfMvune said the day was filled rican National Aids Council at the Inwith fun, laughter and lots of digternational Aids Conference last ging. “The management at Esweek. kom in New Germany spent It joins a united effort to support their 67 minutes at St Clement’s UNAids targets to lower the spread of Home Based Care. They sponHIV by achieving 90% status awaresored gardening tools and seeds ness, -90% treatment for those diagfor the vegetable garden, which nosed with HIV and 90% of people regrows carrots, cabbages, onions ceiving antiretroviral therapy having and spinach. viral suppression. “The garden is divided into The campaign launch, which was sections since we cater for cliwell received in KZN was attended by ents who come from various aresome of Mzansi stars who pledged alas namely Sub 5, Sub 16, Mvuzalegiance to the campaign. ne, Fannin, Shembe, Western This included Maps Maponyane, Buffer and all sections in KwaDSABC1’s Uzalo lead act, Kay Sibiya, abeka. Eskom also has a section Gagasi FM Radio Jock, Mzokoloko Guin the garden named after the mede and Mzansi resident Doctor, Sivcompany which they will check uyile Madikana. on from time to time. “Today’s launch event was really “We also had speakers from important for me and I am glad I got the Public Protector’s offices the opportunity to contribute meanwho spoke to the members ingfully towards changing the HIV/ about the services they offer and Aids in our country,” said campaign a speaker from the Department ambassador, Maponyane. of Economic Development “Very often my peers see HIV/Aids spoke to our beneficiaries about as an issue that does not affect them their services because it does not have a face, they She said the purpose of the think it happens to other people. I want garden is to sell the vegetables to be a person and voice that helps and sustain income for the orgathem see that we are all affected, no nisation. matter what background we come “The vegetables will also help with our programme called Meals on Wheels where we cook and serve communities in various areas twice a week. The vegetables will also help with our monthly food parcels. St Clement’s Home-Based Care supports people affected THE Pinetown Regional Court senand infected by HIV/Aids in Clertenced Themba Jali (47), to 15 years mont and surrounding areas. imprisonment for rape last week. The organisation was estabOn 20 March at 6.15pm in Clermont, lished in 2001 under the leaderthe mother of the seven-year-old vicship of a former priest, Father tim was told by neighbours that her Sibeko. daughter had been raped. After Father Sibeko discovThe accused was caught red-handered there were more funerals ed by a concerned neighbour who saw than weddings at Clement’s the little girl entering the accused’s Catholic Church, he knew there house. was a problem. He researched in The victim was interviewed and the area and discovered that confirmed that she had been raped by most people were dying from the accused on different occasions. HIV/Aids and needed help. He The police were immediately conthen spoke to Sabbath Mlambo, the founder of the project and that's when it all began. “There are a lot of informal settlements in the area, which have a high rate of HIV-infected people. Unemployment, exFEVER REPORTER treme poverty, hunger and a high rate of illegitimacy and A PINETOWN couple was lucky to esgranny-headed households are cape a home invasion uninjured on also prevalent,” said Mvune. Sunday 20 July. The project also does home Blue Security operations manager visits to establish problems in Brian Jackson said two armed men the community. “We find out had held up the couple’s gardener on what families are in need of for their Plymouth Road property at sick clients, we assess their situaround 2.30pm before proceeding to ation and if we see they can't the house. walk, we pro“They held up the gardener at gunvide them with transport to clinics in KwaDabeka and Clermont FOR ALL YOUR ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS and work closely with • Emergency & after hours Hillcrest HosElectricians pice if a pa• Personal supervision by tient is in need owner of special care.” • Master Installation For details, Electrician contact • Energy management 031 707 3031 or e-mailstclements@telkomsa.net

from.” Brothers for Life unveiled its new television advert aimed at raising awareness about HIV and encouraging men to get tested. “This is one of the ways we can combat the increasing numbers of people living with HIV and I could not be more proud to be part of a campaign that is actively aimed at changing how we as men see testing for HIV,” said Kay Sibi-

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that a positive diagnoses will bring. We want to show that a positive status will not rob a man of his standing in his community or the love and respect of his family, and that HIV is manageable,” said Brenda Goldblatt, director of strategic communications at the Centre for Communication Impact. Negative or positive, you are still the same person and there is always something you can do to maintain your status. For more information about the campaign, visit www.brothersforlife.org or interact with the group on social media platforms like Facebook (Brothers for Life Yenzakahle) and Twitter (@BrothersSA). - Supplied.

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tacted and the case of rape was registered at KwaDabeka SAPS. The Pinetown Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit took over the investigation and the culprit was apprehended. He made several court appearances until his sentence. The KwaZulu-Natal acting provincial commissioner, Major General Bhekinkosi Langa welcomed the sentence. “The protection of our citizens remains our priority. Rapists have no place in society, we will make sure that they are jailed where they belong.”

Armed carjacker sentenced MFUNDO Lushaba (21) from KwaDabeka Township was convicted and sentenced 15 years imprisonment for carjacking by the Pinetown Regional Court. The accused was further sentenced to five years for possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition. KZN SAPS spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Shooz Magudulela said on 1 April 2014 the victim (60) was in his bakkie outside Pinetown Post Office waiting for his wife when he was approached by an armed suspect who demanded the car keys. The victim was shot in the upper arm and his vehicle was stolen.

A police vehicle in the vicinity respond ed to the complaint and chased the hi jacked vehicle until it crashed against a tree in New Germany. The suspect was found in possession of unlicensed firearm and was arrested. He made several court appearance un til his conviction and sentencing. The KwaZuluNatal Acting Provincial Commissioner, Major General Bhekinkosi Langa applauded the members for their dedication which led to the sentencing. “We hope the sentenced sends a strong message to other criminals.” Supplied.

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ya. In a recent study conducted by the Centre for Aids Research, Development and Evaluation it was found that men have significant barriers to HIV testing and accessing treatment. “This research has helped us understand and address the fears that men have. The TVC takes the HIV test as its starting point, and follows a man visualising his fears of change and loss

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point and robbed him of his cellphone and cash. “One of the men, armed with a bush knife, then went to the house where he accosted the resident, who was on his way out to fetch his grandchild from school,” he said. “He pushed the resident back into the house and then attempted to stab his wife with the bush knife but she managed to grab the weapon away from him. He grabbed the resident's

cellphone and driver’s licence and fled the scene. ” Jackson advised residents to always be vigilant when arriving home and leaving, as criminals sometimes stake out their victims before striking. “If you notice anyone loitering near your home or a suspicious unknown vehicle parked nearby your home report this to the police, your security company and your neighbourhood watch if you

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Children’s NGO running out of food >> ‘We have decreased our soup kitchen days. We used to cook for the children everyday, but now we can only provide them with food three days a week’ NOSIPHO MKHIZE nosipho.mkhize@media24.com

NHLANHLENI Isibani Sezwe, an organisation for orphans and vulnerable children, recently held a prayer session and an awareness campaign on drugs and HIV/Aids. Enhlanhleni founder, Pastor Alfred Ntshangase, said the campaign was well presented and informative. “During the campaign we had talks on drugs, abuse and more on HIV/ Aids since most of the children we assist are infected and affected by HIV/ Aids. We discovered that most children are on antiretroviral treatment and most of them don’t know what the treatment is for and why they taking it. “Many parents are too scared to tell their children about the disease, so as an organisation we saw the need to teach the children as well as give them hope by telling them that HIV/ Aids is not a death sentence.” Pastor Ntshangase said the organisation currently doesn’t have enough food to feed the children. “The organisation is running out of food. We have decreased our soup kitchen days. We used to cook for the children everyday, but now we can only provide them with food three days a week. We also have a challenge with not having enough resources to work with. “Another major problem at the centre is the broken doors and windows that need fixing. The children need to be in a safe environment which is why we need to fix the doors and the windows quickly.” The organisation was registered in 2005 after seeing many orphaned and abused children in his church. “The organisation started off with just Sunday school members in 2002, but grew over the years after realising that most of our community live in poor conditions. We provide 20

A PINETOWN manufacturing company recently donated 23 pairs of Sisi shoes to the Zimele community. “The Zimele women are being up-skilled in areas that would typically see them wearing safety footwear and walk long distances on uneven terrain to implement the training. “We felt it would be fitting for them to save their smart shoes for special occasions and rather use the donated Sisi footwear that has been specifically developed to deal with this sort of terrain,” said Vanessa Ronald, BBF senior brand manager. Zimele, which means “people

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stand on their own feet” in Zulu, is a non-profit organisation that helps people to work their way out of poverty by unlocking skills, resources, support systems and networks and creates opportunities locally and to an international market. “We have over 3 500 women actively involved in our programmes across four districts of KwaZulu-Natal. Our ladies often walk long distances in rural areas to implement our programmes, so receiving new shoes from BBF has been an incredible blessing,” said Rosetta Stander, Zimele director. “At BBF we believe it is our responsibility to give back to the community, the people that form a large part of our work force,” said Ronald. At the shoe handover (from left) Gugu Zon di (Zimele Clus ter Life Skills Programme), Vanessa Ronald (BBF Senior Brand Manag er), Rosetta Stander (Zimele Community Di rector), Hleng iwe Duma (Zi mele Federation Director) and Zandile Zondi (Siyahlomoula crèche commit tee member).

Enhlanhleni Isibani Sezwe administrator Pamela Magidi gidi points to a broken win dow that has been tempora rily fixed with metal. PHOTO: NOSIPHO MKHIZE

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families with food parcels, 534 orphans and vulnerable children and 15 people who are living with chronic illnesses. “Our focus is to feed the children because many go to sleep without supper. The children come to our office after school in order to get something to eat before helping them with their homework. Some of the children have their last meal at our office before leaving for home.” Enhlanhleni administrator Pamela Magidigidi said the organisation is desperately in need of funding. “We need funding to grow the organi-

sation. We had a discussion with members and came to the conclusion that in order for us to grow, we need to come up with ideas that will bring in funds. “We need a stove so we can start baking classes and sell cakes. We also need at least three sewing machines to begin a sewing project and we need computers. A lot of youngsters in the area don’t even know how to switch a computer on and if we can teach them basic computer skills it will make a huge difference.” For more information, phone 082 666 0876.

eThekwini cluster donate to ailing family AS the world celebrated Mandela Day, eThekwini Inner and Outer West Cluster, led by acting cluster commander Brigadier Vukani Mgobhozi visited the Mkhize family in Ntshong-

Community ladies recipients of new shoes

weni near Mpumalanga township. Two family members were victims of rape and the family of four live in a one-room house. The family was identified by Pine-

town Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit that investigates sexual crimes. Loads of food, clothing and furniture were donated to the family. - Supplied.

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Brigadier Vukani Mgobhozi hands out food parcels.

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points and level up. The user then has to walk around before new Pokémon appear. Health benefits Going back to the eggs. While users are forced to walk around to actually catch Pokémon, Eggs in the game can be incubated and once walking, either two kilometres, five kilometres or 10 km, hatch a new Pokémon. Most smartphones already encourage users to complete a 10 000-step-aday walk with the device’s pedometer to track step count. Pokémon Go user’s location of the smartphone forces the user to physically walk around to hatch Eggs. A small display shows what Pokémon are near and can be tracked, but is often inaccurate, again forcing the user to walk countless steps to actually find them. The walking aspect makes it far different from any other fitness apps available for download today. Pokémon Go CEO John Hanke told Business Insider in an interview: “A lot of fitness apps come with a lot of ‘baggage’ that ends up making you feel like ‘a failed Olympic athlete’ when you’re just trying to get fit … Pokémon Go is designed to get you up and moving by promising you Pokémon as rewards, rather than placing pressure on you.”

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E often moan about the lack of accountability in our society and the chronic failure of our leaders to take responsibility for their actions. Passing the buck and employing delaying tactics, including costly court actions, appear to be the default reactions of people in leadership positions when they are caught out being involved in wrongdoing. One only has to look at the wild goose chase embarked on by the chief operating officer of the SABC, Hlaudi Motsoeneng, to stay in his job and continue stripping the public broadcaster

of credibility. President Jacob Zuma had mastered the art of dodging accountability until he was dragged to the Constitutional Court and forced to admit that he was wrong not to implement the public protector’s report on Nkandla. He now has to pay back the money for undue benefits. We do not expect much when it comes to people facing up to their failures. It was therefore a shocking and moving experience to watch a media briefing by the Trek4Mandela team on their return from Mount Kilimanjaro after the tragic death of racing car driver Gugu Zulu. Zulu died after experiencing difficulty breathing while he and his wife Letshego were attempting to summit the mountain as part of a charity drive for the Nelson Mandela Foundation. The news of the death of the sports personality stunned the nation and left those who knew him in deep grief. When the Nelson Mandela Foundation announced that there would be a media briefing on the team’s return

from Tanzania, it was expected that there would be tributes and expressions of condolence. What ensued, however, was unprecedented. The expedition leader, mountaineer Sibusiso Vilane, began with an emotional apology to the nation for not bringing the whole team back home. “It was on Wednesday last week when I stood up and said to your fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters who had come to bid you farewell. that as the leader of the Trek4Mandela Caring4Girls Kilimanjaro expedition, my role is to make sure that I bring those you have come to say goodbye to back safely and alive. I am very disappointed to say I did not deliver on that promise,” Vilane said, breaking down in tears. Vilane and the team doctor Roxanne Schutte gave a run down of what had happened, describing Zulu’s condition at various stages of the trek until they decided that he should be brought down the mountain. The Nelson Mandela Foundation CEO Sello Hatang, who had flown to Tanzania after hearing of Zulu’s death,

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told how he had roped the couple into participating in the expedition. “Little did he know that that was his final destination. To South Africa, I would like to say I’m really sorry that I didn’t bring Gugu Zulu back alive. At this very low moment for our country, this low moment for the Nelson Mandela Foundation and for Madiba’s legacy, we will say this is yet another mountain that we have to summit again,” an emotional Hatang said. Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula offered words of comfort, saying it had been a voluntary climb for a good cause and that nobody should feel blame. “Here before us, lies a story of goodwill that humanity and all races must follow. It is an inspirational story. It is tragic, but it will remain for us in history forever and forever.” Many people at the media briefing and watching the live broadcast were in tears as each member of the panel spoke. Zulu’s death at the prime of his life, leaving behind a wife and oneyear-old baby, is painful and tragic. But it was also deeply moving to see Hatang and the team members re-

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specting the nation enough to account for what happened, even though they themselves were grief-stricken. Nobody had expected immediate and detailed answers but they felt it their responsibility to account to the nation. There could be no greater mark of true leadership. • Ranjeni Munusamy is a political journal ist and commentator for the Daily Maver ick. ranjeni.munusamy@gmail.com

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. a great favour by giving them employment, While the destruction of blind eye to this scourge and property cannot be condoned, may themselves have been it is symptomatic of sheer des- captured. peration on the part of the exAt hospitals and elsewhere, ploited cleaners and security this may have the effect of makpersonnel. ing these institutions increasIt has taken students (who ingly ungovernable and it are supposed to be focusing on therefore threatens the lives of their books) at various tertiary patients and health workers institutions to confront head- alike. on the exploitative scourge of Is it not high time for the auoutsourcing, with the result thorities to do away with outbeing that about 1 000 former- sourcing, instead of relying on ly outsourced workers have and burdening law-enforcers now been insourced at the Uni- with what is essentially a laversity of Cape Town. bour issue? Some unions are turning a JOSEPH B. GUMBI

Time to end slavery of outsourcing THE war against the archaic and exploitative outsourcing of workers at KwaZulu-Natal hospitals continues unabated and has claimed lives at King Edward VIII Hospital. This justifiable fight by workers against modern slavery has been continuing relatively unreported, presumably because the victims are halfhuman and “unskilled” or “semi-skilled” workers who, by such virtue, deserve to be exploited anyway. They are probably expected to be “disciplined” and submit to their exploitation because someone somewhere did them

Turks display maturity THE thousands of ordinary citizens who bravely opposed the coup and supported the democratically elected government in Turkey need to be commended for showing political maturity. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, due to his moral transformation and economic development of Turkey and his support for the Syrian refugees, has become a source of inspiration for many Muslims across the globe. Agreed, Erdogen has his faults like any human being and more so being a politician. Like other politicians,

his decisions are not above criticism or disapproval, but there was no need for a military coup. Erdogan blames Fethullah Gulen, a Turkish cleric who lives in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania, U.S., for orchestrating the attempted coup. Erdogan is demanding that the U.S. government extradite Gulen. It will be interesting to see if the U.S. accedes to this request. So far, the U.S. is demanding evidence that meets the legal criteria for extradition. This scenario reminds me of Osama bin Laden and

George W. Bush. After 9/11, Bush made a similar request to the Taliban. The Taliban refused to extradite Bin Laden without evidence resulting in the U.S. invasion and destruction of Afghanistan. American double standards and its fork tongued proclamations reduce its moral high ground to be the police of the world. To quote Noam Chomsky: “If the Nuremberg laws were applied, then every post-war American president would have been hanged.” MOHAMED SAEED

‘Mrs Million’ feeds her true passion >> She wakes up early every day to sell vegetables at the Early Morning Market. Mr Mil lion, The unis Vol schenk and Non dumiso ‘Mrs Mil lion’ Phehluk wayo at the Early Morning Market. PHOTO: NOSIPHO MKHIZE

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OR Nondumiso Phehlukwayo (50), affectionately known as “Mrs Million”, her passion is to help disadvantaged people, which led her to starting a non-profit organisation - Maqoshe Batyam - in 2010. “The name Maqhose Batyam comes from a Xhosa phrase meaning ‘I will work with all my strength to achieve my dreams’. My husband and I help disadvantaged families and disabled people. “The organisation assists people who are infected and affected by HIV and Aids, assists matriculants to further their studies. We train people in gardening, empower people with various skills and conduct awareness

campaigns. We help all races, ages and gender. “At the moment we use my house as an office, but we do home visits for disabled and disadvantaged people. I have 40 clients that I assist, 11 of whom are disabled. “Before I started selling vegetables at the market I used to have bakkies from where I sold vegetables in the community. Most of my customers were very poor and it saddened me to see people in that condition, so the money I made from selling the vegetables was used to buy groceries for that particular customer and deliver them to their home. “One day I was approached by a member of an organisation called Isolempilo that takes care of more than 60 disabled people and they

wanted me to provide vegetables for their residents every month. “Isolempilo members advised me to establish an organisation seeing that I help them so freely. That’s when I got in contact with Muzi Mthethwa from Seda who directed me to the right channels. However, they registered my organisation as a non-profit company [NPC] in 2010. Things did not work out as planned because my business failed after all my bakkies were written off. “Later that year I came across a lady called Hlophe from KwaNyuswa who had an NGO that help the community. She advised me to register my organisation as an NPO not a NPC so I could get assistance from government. The organisation was then registered as an NPO in 2014. “The organisation recently conducted an event for community women. We held talks about the importance of being women and various ways on how to be independent by learning how to do hand work such as sewing, crafting and gardening. “At the moment the organisation gets food from Boxer every month to give to the poor, however, we welcome all forms of donations.” Theunis Volschenk, who is homeless and is assisted by Nondumiso said: “I came here looking for a job. Nondumiso and her husband were generous and gave me one. I live in a shelter for the homeless and it’s been really hard for me. I thank these good Samaritans for providing me with a job by helping them sell vegetables.” For more information, phone 073 607 8285 or 076 321 2360.

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