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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 SMIRNOFF their communities one step at a time to covering campaigns that shows a proactive community who 1 X 750 ml 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 CIROCinhabitants, sets us apart JOHNNIE derful from the rest of South Africa. WALKER APPLE After 40 years, the Miss World title is held by RED a (NEW) South African.
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 CASTLE LITEfore. times comes to the LIBERADO The Fever would like to wish all our fantastic cli DUMPIES DUMPIES ents and readers a wonderfully happy festive sea son and 24 here’s to welcoming 2015 in style. 6 x 330ml x 340ml
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The Department of Transport and the KwaDukuza Fire and Emergency Services, IPSS Medical Rescue, KwaDukuza Crime Pre vention Unit and other municipal departments hosted a demon stration of rescue drills, which they most often have to use during the festive season as acci dent rates rise. The demonstra tion included dousing a flaming car and extracting a victim trapped in the crumpled remains of a vehicle after a collision. Their message to those at the demonstrations in King Shaka Street was, “do not become a victim, arrive alive”. PHOTO: JYOTHI LALDAS
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