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>> Kloof family survives Cape flash flood by climbing into thorn tree In borrowed clothes from friendly Willow more residents, Jonathan, Ester, Barry and Ren cia Hugo from Kloof who sur vived a flash flood in the Ka roo by first climbing onto their floating car’s roof and then into a thorn tree. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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TUCK in a thorn tree, their heartfelt prayers were answered when the flash flood that had washed their car and a truck-trailer down a normally dry Karoo valley subsided minutes after it started. The drama started at about 2.30 am last week Wednesday on the N9, after a 200 mm downpour in less than an hour. A shaken Barry Hugo, from Kloof, said he was travelling with his wife Ester, daughter Rencia (22) and son Jonathan (19) on the N9 about 18 km outside Willowmore when he saw a pool of water over the road. TURN TO PAGE 4
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UPPER High way resident Kimberly Makhanya is all smiles and geared up to tackle Grade 11 at Burnwood High School. Makhanya hopes to achieve all distinctions this year so she can apply for a bursary to study engineering. The Hillcrest Fever wishes pupils well for the 2014 schooling year.
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HANKS to composting company Farmyard Organics, Empilweni Primary School in Botha's Hill will be able to grow muchneeded vegeta bles in their new veggie gardens with the donation of 350 bags of compost, potting soil and bark chips. Together with the Gardener maga zine, Builders Warehouse and the Rip ples for Good Foundation, who each contributed to the initiative, Farmyard Organics donated R6 000 to the school for their brand new vegetable gardens. The gardens were constructed out of wooden boxes and filled with potting mix and compost. With the help of Empilweni pupils and teachers, a large variety of seasonal vegetables were planted. The vegetable boxes were then cov ered with shadecloth for protection
The principal of Empilweni Primary School in Bothas Hill, Zanele Chili, helps her pupils to spread potting mix before planting vegetables in their brand new vegetable garden from the elements and insects. Lastly, bark chips were used to decorate the garden and to protect the plants from changing weather. The compost and potting soil is
made of entirely organic components and is weed and odour free. While adding significantly to the prosperity of the garden, this high quali ty compost will ensure that the
vegetables planted are nourishing and healthy. The Ripples for Good Foundation is an initiative that focuses on improving the lives of children in disadvantaged communities across South Africa through sustainable and environment friendly solutions. Builder’s Warehouse and Express started this particular project to help provide children with nutritional food while they are at school and to teach pupils and teachers how to grow and care for their own vegetable gardens at home. Zanele Chili, the principal at Empil weni Primary School, said that the proj ect would not only benefit the pupils, but the entire community. “Because we serve learners from an area of mainly RDP housing, most of our families are
unemployed and have very little food. We hope that the children will be able to take vegetables home to their fami lies and teach them how to make their own vegetable gardens,” said Chili. John Kidger, owner of Farmyard Or ganics, said that he is always happy to support a cause that helps families in these areas to learn how to provide for themselves. “Children need a source of healthy vegetables. We are honoured to be a part of such a project,” Kidger said.
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ILLCREST police have launched a manhunt for two suspects that broke into a home at Kerry Place in Assagay on Wednesday. According to Hillcrest Police communications’ officer, lieutenant MF Mkhize, members received information about a break-in in the Assagay area. “The suspects gained entry through the back door. The tenant disturbed them and they left with a flat screen television and laptop,” he said. Mkhize said the suspects are still at large and police are appealing for information regarding their whereabouts. Steven King, head of SA Community Crime Watch and Waterfall Crime Watch, offered advice to prevent residents from becoming victims of crime. He said, “The most important thing people can do to make sure they are better secured is to clear their properties. Too many properties are overgrown and poorly lit. “Residents need to invest in some proper LED spots that don’t draw a lot of electricity. The other thing people need to do is make sure they install an alarm system and if they have one make sure it is used.” King said that between June and November 2013, there were 144 cases of house break-ins in the Upper Highway area. “Of that statistic, only 22 homes had active alarms. The rest were either not working, not activated or did not work.” “It’s shocking to see how many people still have the “it won’t happen to me” syndrome. “Residents need to become familiar with their surroundings and report all suspicious activities.
“We have to create a culture of vigilance. People need to get to know their neighbours and join a local crime fighting initiative. “We invest so much money in all sorts of things to beautify our homes but security is neglected.” King urged the community to join the Waterfall or SA community crime watch forums. To report any suspicious behaviour to the police, contact the Hillcrest SAPS on 031 765 9116.
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Screaming is out – with bad clients SOME of what I am going to tell you might be shocking, upsetting or confusing. If so, you probably aren’t the kind of client I am talking about, and you can relax. At some point, every transactional re lationship(youwithyourgarage/vet/den tist/appliance manufacturer/insurer etc) is going to have misunderstandings, un met expectations or disagreements about money. That’s life, and as upsetting as it is at the time (or for days to years after wards), we all agree it’s going to happen.
There’s just no excuse for being rude. Most often, rudeness and shouting is just a manifestation of frustration or an ger. Occasionally, however, it’s a display. Some people grow up like nasty, fright eneddogsthatsnapandgrowlatanyper ceived or actual threat, and learn very quickly that they can get their own way by snarling and biting. The rest of the world, being mildmannered or polite, backs off, thereby reinforcing this unde sirable behaviour. The end result – a dog
that won’t allow the vet to help it which becomes particularly important when said patient is critically ill (but still a biter/ wriggler/fighter). The human result – clients who make mistakes,selectivelyedittheirmemoryof conversations or discussions, and then scream and shout to get their way or just bully everyone around them into giving them what they want. Well I have news for you, Mr X. Vets can “fire” clients. We all do, every year or two. Every veteri
nary practice has a client who is more trouble than they are worth. It could be abuse, unpaid bills or timewasting (usu allyallthree),butexceptinanemergency, a vet can decline to see you or sever all services. In an emergency, all the vet is obliged to do is stabilise the patient and then transfer it to another facility. More screamingwon’thelpexcepttogetafast er eviction. So be nice, and everyone can just get on with the important things – pet care.
Kloof family survive Cape flash flooding by climbing into a thorn tree FROM PAGE 1 “I immediately slowed down. The water pushed high against the doors and sud denly there was a hard bump against the car,” said Hugo. He said all he saw on his side of the car was a wall of uprooted trees and road barriers that had been wrenched up by the flash flood. On his wife’s side he just saw a deep chasm. Seconds later the wall of debris had pushed their VW Jetta and trailer over the steep, sixmetre embankment into a cauldron of water broiling with tree trunks. Hugo said he believed the trailer acted like a storm anchor to prevent the car from capsizing and spinning. “That was the first miracle.” The second miracle was that they could open one of the car doors and climb out onto the roof as the car bobbed along with the flood. They were praying hard when the car and trailer bumped into a thorn tree, but just as they thought they were safe, a truck tried to cross the same “puddle”
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The sixmetre high embankment on the N9 down which a flash flood pushed the Hugo family’s car and trailer. INSET: The Hugo family’s Jetta is a wreck after being swept away by floods outside Willowmore. and the force of the flood summarily wrenched loose the trailer, sending the
giant metal box careening to the family on their car’s roof.
“We knew if that thing hit us, we’d be dead.
“All four of us got into that thorn tree very quickly.” Amid the thorns, with the water churning around them in the dark, they started praying aloud, asking God for a miracle. Some 20 minutes later the flash flood had subsided , as they do, and the family could scramble up the steep, mud dy bank to get back to the N2. Hugo stopped a passing vehicle and called for help on a borrowed cellphone. Willowmore’s emergency services were quick to the scene as well as farmers from the area. One of the farmers used his 4x4 to pull the trucktrailer out of the river bed. Willowmore Mayor Ewald Loock said the stormwater drains could not cope with flash flooding and water had piled up a sixmetre high dam next to the N9. When Hugo returned to the scene of the drama during daylight, he saw that his family’s nightmare river was just a dry gulch. He joked that he will never again be lieve stories of the “dry Karoo”. The family car is a writeoff.
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Let the games begin ALL eyes are on the class of 2013 at the moment their achievements, pass rates and reality. The president has also decided to strike while the iron is hot. ANC leader Jacob Zuma and the ruling party’s election campaign is in full swing. This weekend Zuma made a commitment to education and possi bly adding two more years to the schooling career. According to the president the ANC is working on implementing this in approximately two years. Also, the president assures that more emphasis will be placed on Grade R, more schools will be built and so on (election campaign speeches tend to follow the same trends). While most of the parties are in full swing, providing some ‘entertainment’ to the campaigning is once again the antics of Julius Malema and his party the Economic Freedom Front (EFF). Malema, who is currently trying to win over the heart and souls of the KZN crowd, faced an angry crowd in Nkandla last week and faced a small group at Umlazi this weekend. In true Malema style, the new party leader decided to build a home for a povertystricken Nkandlaresident, who livesless thanfivemetresfrom Zuma’s multimillion homestead. However, the locals greeted him with stones and jeers instead of open arms KZN is a tough crowd. Tell us about the electioneering in your area by emailing: valene.govender@witness.co.za
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Dumping woes continue DESPITE the recent articles in the Hillcrest Fever re garding the dumping at the DropOff centre in Delamor Road Hillcrest, our dumping woes continue. There is a definite escalation in the quantity and variety of dumped items. Last week the following were dumped: Large cartons of unused medical waste, brooms, floor mops, paddling pools, paint brushes and tins, rotten wood, old clothes, garden waste, household refuse – one bag crawling with maggots, carpeting, tiles and a kiddies push chair! It seems that all our appeals are falling on deaf ears and we have no choice but to hire a security guard to be on duty after 4pm. A security camera will also€ have to be installed so that dumpers can be identified and reported. Some people are unaware that the recycling site is a project of the Keep Hillcrest Beautiful Association and is not funded by the municipality. The municipality has assisted KHBA by allowing the use of their land at a nominal rent. I am appealing to the community to please assist us in any way that they can. Marge Mitchell
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Kitchen utensils and the dark side DESIREE ERASMUS
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y dearest Nigella Lawson, I am writing to tell you that I am confounded by the media hullabaloo after you confessed in court to snorting cocaine and smoking marijuana with and in front of your children. You see, I understand, Nigella. I understand that the stress associated with opening countless packets of vacuum sealed almonds is enough to drive anyone to drugs, not just you. Why, just last week in my neck of the woods, the good people of uMhlanga again made the news when a brothel was discovered in one of their fabulous streets. Hours prior to this, adrug bust occurred in Chartwell Drive, perhaps the most fabulous street in uMhlanga, where R5 million worth of heroin and ‘sugars’ was confiscated. This is not the kind of ‘sugar’ you may be thinking of, Nigella. A cup-and-a-half of this stuff will see you transmogrify into something awfully unsexy, even if you add a pint of organic cream and three free range eggs. Indeed, ingesting this particular sugar will see you devolve into a poor person with a drug habit, which is always so much more unappealing than a rich person with a drug habit, as the few Chanel-saturated
users of uMhlanga will tell you. Nigella, Imust admit that like most people who have watched you on the telly licking spatulas week-in and week-out, I never realised that your cooking talents included whipping up a nutritious meal for the nice drug-lord down the street. Many of your detractors have said that your foray into the world of illicit substances is proof that flirting with kitchen utensils leads one to the dark side. However, I am confident that your vast fan base understands that even dealers need the four basic food groups on a daily basis. But I digress. I must confess that I don’t know much about snorting cocaine or puffing on marijuana, Nigella. Even so, I find it a tad trivial that so many Nigellaphiles prefer to think of Britain’s domestic goddess smoking only salmon or bacon. Nevertheless, I feel it appropriate to offer my thoughts on other familycentred activities you may want to partake in with your children, now that I am aware of your recreational habits. Research indicates that one of the best ways to bond with offspring once you have smoked weed with them is to find a frail pensioner and beat her repeatedly with a cast iron frying pan. The pan must be cast iron, Nigella. Cast-iron adds a homey warmth to any occasion. Alternatively, you could pack a picnic basket, take it to the park, find a comfy bench and play drinking
games with two or three bottles of Stroh Rum. Remember, Nigella, not only is it sensible to drink alcohol at midday with your children, but it also offers you the opportunity to sundry tomatoes while doing body-shots. As you can see from my suggestions, one does have to approach the subject of good parenting with a certain amount of pragmatism and a touch of wisdom, even if one is a celebrity. To this end, my final words of advice are the most important: I encourage you to never offer up macaroni as a post-school snack. Macaroni is a well documented gateway-food. From macaroni it’s just a hop, skip and jump away from the children staggering around the house with glazed eyes looking for polony and bread. Imagine! Polony sandwiches, Nigella! Should the above not appeal to your good sense, you may want to consider trying something radical, and something I must confess I have never heard of being done by a celebrity before. You may want to hire a pack of PR people to leak a story to the media about how an insufferable marriage led to your drug-use and how “mortifying” it is to have your entire life on display. I am almost sure the fan base that made you a multimillionaire will swallow this. But, as I said, I have never heard of a celebrity shifting responsibility, so do think it over carefully. And evidently from your parenting skills, you are used to thinking things through... you homey, domestic goddess you.
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Shopping for a new car STEPH MCLENNAN HAVING just put last week’s column mentioning my fondness for car accidents to bed, I snuck out of work early, drove along the N3 and hit a truck. My beautiful little car, with its dying clutch, multicoloured souvenirs of previous fender bend ers and ongoing electrical problem has been deemed uneconomical to repair. That is not to say that the car was badly dam aged. In my vast experience of such matters, I deem it nothing more than a glorified fender bender. I am convinced that the car will in fact be re paired and placed on the market in the near future. I will be keeping an eye on used car sales adverts to see if I’m right, and if so, I will contact the seller and offer to sell them the various memora bilia from the car which remain in my possession. There is a lot to be said for the experience of driving a car which, while still perfectly driveable, has been condemned. This week, I have ground gears, ridden gears, revved the engine to within an inch of its life, and perfected my hand brake turns. All of this put me in the predicament of needing to buy a new car. My dreams of buying a brand new Audi R8 quickly ridiculed by my bank manag er, I began trawling used car ads online. I have come to realise that despite the dire state of their industry, car sales people have made peace with their lot of making no sales and having no money. InJanuary,that postChristmas financial apoca lypse in which no one has money, I’d have thought they would be falling over themselves to sell me a car. I thought I’d be inundated with free service plans, bottles of champagne and sushi. Their work ethic and enthusiasm, however, are as turbocharged as the 1.1litre engine in my new tome car. That said, if ever you want several free cups of coffee, simply walking into car dealership af ter car dealership will get you sufficiently hopped on caffeine to pull an allnighter, swim the Midmar mile with no training, or take over the world. My previous insurer has finally given up on me, and no longer wishes to have me as a client. They haven’t said as much, but I draw this conclusion from the fact that they want to charge me more than the monthly electricity bill at Nkandla to insure another vehicle with me as its main driver. I ended up striking a really great deal with the one decent salesman I came across. I need to go and fetch some possessions from an ex boyfriend, and in exchange for paying his exorbitant price for my 1.1, he is going to lend me that Audi R8 for the job.
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Compliments of the New Year Make sure your fiscal resolutions finally count.
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merican studies suggest thatabout 45% of people usually set New Year’s resolutions (have the rest of us become too cynical about it?) Of all resolutions, about 34% are related to money. The shocking figure (or maybe not) is that only about 8% of people are al ways successful in achieving the results they have been hoping for. Apparently, the younger a person is, the better the chance of achieving a resolution. Even if we do not seem to be fantastically successful in achieving our New Year’s resolutions, come 31 Decem ber, the promise of starting afresh will again prompt us to make a list of the things we want to change.
So how can we ensure that on 1 January 2015 we will be debt free, are spending less than what we are earning and have started saving? Make it a goal, instead of a resolution Maybe one of the reasons why we fail to achieve our resolutions is that a resolu tion seems to be more of a ‘wish list’ which we hope to miraculously achieve some time in the future. In comparison, a goal is a ‘wish with an end date’. Write it down There is enough proof that a goal that is only in your mind will stay a daydream. Your best chance of success is if you write
a ‘business plan’ for each of your goals with definite steps on what you want to achieve by when, what resources you need to apply such as time you need to spend managing your goal etc. And then of course make the commit ment in your diary. Tell somebody what you aim to achieve It will make you more accountable. Make it a realistic and achievable goal Resolving to save R100 000 this year if you only earn R200 000 and your expenses are R150 000 sets you up for failure from the start.
Break a goal down into smaller steps For example if you want to be debtÂfree by the end of the year, determine how much you have to repay every month in order to achieve it. Educate yourself It will give you a better chance to be successful if you know what to expect. Start NOW By next month you will already be one month behind. Although procrastination is very much a South African sport, if you want to succeed in achieving your goals, this is the one time you need to be a participant rather than a spectator!
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Your fiscal intelligence should be a priority as a resolution YOUR most important new year's resolu tion should be financial stability. Unfortunately, during this period, many South Africans are likely to increase credit limits, pushing debt levels further into the red. During the festive period, savings and paying off debt is often neglected. It is easy to be swept up in the hype of holiday spending. A reckless approach to expenditure will have a disastrous effect on your savings. Can you believe that the total value of new credit granted during the fourth quarter of 2012 increased by 9.21% (quar teronquarter)? This highlights how consumers ramp up borrowing ahead of the festive season. It also means that consumers are starting the year on the back foot. The same thing happened in previous years. Also, people who were more than three months in arrears on their repayments, has been rising steadily. At the end of September 2013, 48% of consumers had impaired records. Households in the lower income brack ets have a particularly dim view of their own financial position. And if one considers that many of these households participatedinthemas sive boom in unsecured lending, this read ing makes sense. These households are now paying off these loans, and are in most instances, unable to borrow further.
While it may be tempting to utilise credit to maximise the holiday experience, you need to seriously reconsider. It is a known fact that many South African companies have shifted from de fined benefit to defined contribution pen sion schemes, meaning that the onus rests on the individual to ensure that they have saved enough and that they are making sufficient retirement provision. The current government pen sion funding available to people over the age of 60 is only R1 270 per month, which is not remotely enough to sustain a comfortable retirement for most retirees. Each individual has become ac customed to a specific lifestyle throughout their working life and without sufficient savings and wise investment decisions, the likelihood of having to downgrade your life significantly after retire ment is extremely high. South Africa’s current ratio of household debt to disposable in come remains at an elevated level and reflects a poor savings envi ronment for individuals. Unfortunately many individuals are simply unwilling to save more simply due to the fact that the desire for instant gratification is too strong. A lot of people receive bonuses or 13th cheques this time of year,
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Monthly Have you walked the trail from the Station Master’s Arms in Hillcrest yet? 9am on the first Sunday of the month. Bring the dogs and cycles. Contact 082 895 0540 for more.
Welcome to
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Since the first bottling under the Fairview label in 1974, red wines have formed the core of their wine range, offering excellent value and well bal anced drinkability. Innovation remains a focus and this range reflects both our traditional strengths and current fascinations. The white wine range has grown in the last decade, with the addition of cooler climate vineyards in the Darling and Elim regions and the focus on Rhône style varietals on the Fairview farm in Paarl.South Africa has a historic reputation for sweet wine production and at Fairview they produce a small, yet varied selection. Fairview is famous for its range of cheeses and a number of these sweeter wines are excellent partners to full flavoured cheeses
Fairview Goats do Roam 2012 This wine is bright ruby in the glass. Fresh berry aromas layered with spice and smoky notes. Medium weight with refreshing fruit acidity and juicy tannins. A pleasant wine with integrated flavours and a smooth finish.
Weekly Lance Goldman plays at the Meercats Pub and Grill every Sunday from 12.30pm at 12 Forest Hills Road, Waterfall 3 (off Inanda Road, coming from Hillcrest). For more information, contact 031 776 3872 or 079 878 8051.
Monthly THE Hillcrest AIDS Centre hosts a tea morning from 9am to 12pm on the last Saturday of every month. There will be a local musician playing in the back ground, the indigenous nursery will be open as well as the craft shop, sec ondhand book shop and white elephant shop. Contact 031 765 5866.
Fundraising ‘Flashmob’ >> Quirky songanddance routine raises awareness of victim group FEVER REPORTER RISING Star Performing Arts (RSPA) and Blue Security organised a flashmob held at the Shongweni Farmers’ Market recently. Over 50 children and adults joined in the song and dance routine and surprised the crowds. The aim of the flashmob was to raise awareness for Blue Angels, an organisation aimed at raising funds for victims of crime.
Community members who took part in the flashmob.
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Fairview La Capra Malbec Nicolas Cummings.
Caitlin and Liam Eichert with Holly Slater.
This wine is purplered in the glass with ripe, sweet blackcur rant on the nose. hints of violet follow through to the palate which is juicy and spicy. Flavours ofcherryandcurrantlingeronthe finish.
Bryne, Manda and Rainie Kietzmann. Jacqui and Sarah Horsley.
Diane Doubell and Melisa Eichert.
LEFT: Hannah and Lexi Nor cott.
Tammy Houldin and Mariel Drake.
Residents win big at new SuperSpar FEVER REPORTER AS part of the launch of the fan tastic new SuperSpar at the still developing Watercrest Mall, a ‘spend and win’ competition was held, where shoppers had the opportunity to win amazing prizes in the form of shopping vouchers and a VIP designated
parking spot right outside the mall entrance. The competition, which ran from 26 October to 29 Novem ber, required a minimum spend of R150 in order to qualify. The draw took place shortly after. CongratulationstoMargaret Neville, who won a R500 Super Spar voucher, Peter Eldridge,
who won a R1000 SuperSpar voucher, and Lyn Roberts, who won the first prize of a R1500 SuperSpar voucher as well as her very own designated park ing spot at the mall, valid for six months. UnfortunatelyMagaretNev ille (3rd prize winner) was un able to attend the prize han dover due to a leg injury; howev
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er SPAR wishes her a speedy recovery and will confirm her of ficial prize handover at a later stage. Des Quin, owner of the Wa terfall SPAR said, “Well done to all winners, and many thanks to all of our shoppers for their on going support.” For more information, con tact 031 701 1812.
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Resident Lyn Roberts is the winner of the R1500 shopping voucher from Su perSpar.
A Soft SERVE >> Entrepreneur starts own icecream brand Karen McIntosh is the inspiration behind the Miss K Ice Cream Food brand … ‘The en trepreneurial spirit has always been a part of me. I owned a gift bas ket business at the age of 20 and, when I re turned to South Africa in 2000, I opened a furni ture store in Balli to, as well as cre ated, and later sold, a website called ‘goorganic’.
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T Mary’s DSG Old Girl, Kar enMcIntosh,istheinspira tion behind the Miss K Ice Cream Food brand, although she is very much part of a dy namic team with her mom, Di Neethling. “My mom and I worked to gether some years back in a bio logical pest control business which was later bought out by BASF, a large international cor poration,” said McIntosh. The duo, who aims to leave a legacy, live by the motto: ‘’If you truly believe in what you are doing, all the hard work is worth it.” After matriculating from St Mary’s, Karen studied B Com at the University of Pietermartiz burg, before setting off for Aus tralia where she explored life abroad for six years. “The entrepreneurial spirit has always been a part of me. I owned a gift basket business at the age of 20 and, when I re turned to South Africa in 2000, I opened a furniture store in Bal lito, as well as created, and later sold,awebsitecalled‘goorgan ic,” she said. So how did Miss K Ice Cream Food come to fruition? The duo started working on the product in 2012. McIntosh and Neethling
Zulu dance groups participating in the event.
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have skill sets in business which cream in our home ice cream gum), with a fourth to be intro complement each other per maker and trying different in duced in the near future. The fectly – McIntosh has a back gredients and stabilisers made product’s nutritional benefits ground in marketing, having for great entertainment, with are the main focus of Miss K Ice worked in the FMCG environ me being the chief taster along Cream Food.” “My mom and I approach ment, while Neethling has a with a panel of kids,” explained life, and this business, in a bal technical, financial and legal McIntosh. “Our business concept is anced way. We simply wanted background. As a doctor of microbiology what is known as a “Lean Start to be the healthiest option in and having worked for Clover Up”. We subcontract the man the ice cream category and we Dairies for a number of years, ufacturing, keep overheads very have definitely achieved that. Neethling is well equipped to do low, and invest our funds into We hope customers will look for the trial process of the product it in store, ask for it and support product development. Miss K Ice Cream Food is high in the market place, in a small this worldfirst innovation, birthed right here in ‘good old in protein, and is sweetened and flexible environment.” She said, “We decided to Durbs,” said McIntosh. with organic agave – a green For more information on the sweetener derived from the keep the product simple, email kar launching with the three tradi product, agave plant. The product contains 27 dif tional ‘old school’ flavours (va en@40foods.com or visit ferentvitaminsandaminoacids nilla, chocolate and bubble www.missk.co.za. as well as an im ported, highly ef fective probiotic – far superior to that found in yo ghurt. According to McIntosh, the road to the launch of the product, merely six weeks ago, has been an in teresting chal lenge. “Thankfully we have laughed Wishing all our clients a Happy New Year! a lot along the way. Mixing up batches of ice
THEcelebrationoftheAfricanculture was taken to greater heights at the Cultural Festival Day at iSithumba Adventures in the valley of 1000 Hills recently. Over 200 attendees including 11 dance groups participated in the event. Chantal Pillay, an organiser of the event, described the cultural festival as an event that motivates culturalactivities(Zulutraditional danceandZulutraditionalmusic). “This event was aimed at motivating traditional activities through the many Zulu traditional dance competitions. It was also another way to motivate cultural practices and youth involvement as this being one of the Durban Green Corridor core development initiatives,” she said. Pillay said that 11 groups participated in the event, namely, Ubuhle basintu, Amalanda amhlophe, Amajuba Adlukhetho, Iziphiyane, Izimvana Zikathixo,
Isithumba adventures, Isigqi Senjabulo, Amashiyakhalwa, Amaphikankani, Amajuba Enhlanhla and Amawundlu. “There were also local communities and Zulu dance groups supporters present which supplemented the glorious atmosphere.” Pillay added that Isithumba Cultural Village is relatively devoid of modern influences and practices the traditional Zulu way of Life. “The resident guide who was bornandraisedinthevillagetakes visitors on a walking tour, where they have the opportunity to meet and interact with rural Zulu people,” she said. “Highlights of the tour include a visit to the traditional healer and a meal prepared by one of the families in the village. Isithumba also offers visitors entertainment and accommodation and there are conference facilities linked to the cultural village.” For more information on the village or the cultural day contact, Jeffrey on 078 277 1348.
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KUBUNGAZWE iSiko lesiZulu ngendlela ecokeme ngenkathi kugujwa iCultural Fesival Day ebihlelwe iSithumba Adventures eValley of Thousand Hills, entshonalanga yeTheku ngamaholide kaKhisimusi. Lomcimbiobunezihambeliezingaphezukwama200 ube yimpumelelo ngokusho kuka Nkk Chantal Pillay ongumgqugquzeli walomcimbi. Uthe bekukhona amaqembu ayi11 aculayo aphinde asina ngendlela
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yamaZulu. “Inhloso yalo mcimbi ukugqugquzela int sha ukuthi ibambe iqhaza emicimbini yesiNtu njen gokusina nomculo wesiZulu. Amaqembu abe nandi sa kulomcimbi beku nguBuhle Besintu, Amalanda Amhlophe, Amajuba Adlukhetho, Iziphiyane, Izimva na Zikathixo, Isithumba Adventures, Isigqi Senjabulo, Amashiyakhalwa, Amaphikankani, Amajuba Enh lanhla namaMawundlu.” Uma kukhona onothando lokuvakashela iSithumba Adventures eValley of Thousand Hills, angashayela uMnuz Jeffrey enombil weni ethi: 078 277 1348.
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Elinye lamaqembu endlamu abenandisa emcimbini wokubungaza amasiko esi Zulu obuhlelwe iSithumba, eValley of a Thousand Hills, ngaseHillcrest entsho nalnga yeTheku ngamaholide kaKhi simusi. ISITHOMBE: SITHUNYELWE
Idinga ukubhekisiswa eyomakhalekhukhwini ezikoleni
GUY VEZI
guy.vezi@witness.co.za
NGONYAKA odlule kunozakwethu obhale ngombulalazwe othandwa ngabantu abaningi ngisho nezingane imbala ezingakazi lutho ngezothando. Ngokwazi ukuthi imiqondo yabaningi yayizogijimela ekucabangeni ngengculazi, washeshe wakucacisa ukuthi ukhuluma ngomakhalekhukhwini osukhiphe imiphefumulo eminingi. UMnuz Albert Shabangu osebenza omnyangweni we-Marketing emaphephandabeni eFever, wathi okubuhlungu ngalo mbulali ongumakhalekhukhwini, ukuthi akafikanga
engumbulali kodwa yithina bantu esimenza umbulali. Lo mbono kazakwethu ngiwukhumbule ngeSonto ngilalele uMnuz Lucky Luthuli onguthishanhloko eMlazi Comtech exwayisa abazali ngokuthanda izingane zabo ngokwedlulele. UMlazi Comtech unendawo yokuhlala abafundi (boarding school). Uthe abazali kufanele bazi ukuthi umsebenzi omningi ekuqinisekiseni ukuphumelela kwengane esikoleni, nokuthi ikusasa layo liqhakazile, usemahlombe abo. Uthe: “Umsebenzi wothisha esikoleni, ukufaka izifundo emqondweni wengane. Kodwa ukuthi ingane iziphatha kanjani, akusiwona umsebenzi wothisha kuphela. Nabazali kufanele babambe iqhaza ekufundiseni ingane ukuthi kufanele iziphathe kanjani empilweni jikelele ngoba kuzofika isikhathi lapho izobashiya othisha isiya emhlabeni, isiyobhekana nezinselelo zempilo nekusasa.” Ube esexwayisa abazali ngokuthi baqikelele ukuthi bathengela izinganeizimpahlazesikole,bakugweme
ukuthengela izingane izinto ezizozenza zizibone zingcono kunezinye ikakhulukazi omakhalekhukhwini ababizayo. Ukhuluma kanjena nje uMadlanduna, kukaningi sibona imbiko yabafundi abaxabane bagcine sebegwazene mhlambe omunye aze afe ngoba kubangwa umakhalekhukhwini, noma usuntshontshiwe. Uma kukhulunywa ngomakhalekhukhwini abaphathwa ngabanye abafundi, akukhulunywa ngalabo makhalekhukhwini abashibhile, okuthiwa ngoshibhulayini (cheap line), kukhulunywa ngezinkunzimalanga eziphethe zonke izindaba zomhlaba lezi. Abaningi balabo makhalekhukhwini, balayishe wonke amanyalaanyantisaumzimba.Ezinyeizingane azilali ebusuku zingcofana nalabo makhalekhukhwini, umzali aze acabange ukuthi zenza umsebenzi wesikole kanti zibukana namanyala. Omunye umzali ubuze ukuthi uma izingane kungafanele zibe nomakhalekhukhwini, bazoxhumana kanjani nazo uma kunesidingo.
UMadlanduna uthe abazali abawafundayo amafomu abathunyelwa wona uma izingane zabo sezemukelwe, bayazi ukuthi ibhaliwe inombolo yocingo yasesikoleni okufanele bayishayele uma kunesidingo. Sithandazela ukuthi kulo nyaka zingabi khona izigameko zokubulala kwezingane ezikoleni kubangwa omakhalekhukhwini, nokubulalana nje jikelele. Kakadeniisikhalisifunaniesikoleni bakithi? Umswenko ufunani esikoleni? Yikho konke lokhu okwenza sivumelane noMadlanduna ukuthi abazali kufanele babambe iqhaza ekwaluseni izingane. Uma umzali engezukuyithengela ingane izimpahla ezibizayo, izothi izithathephi uma isibuya nazo ekhaya? Uma kungezukuphela isikhathi eside engayivakashelanga esikoleni, noma azumise afike ingazi, abheke ipotimende layo nalapho igcine khona izimpahla zayo, asikholwa ukuthi kungaba lula ukuthi kube khona okubheke eceleni. Uma izingane zilingana esikoleni,
ingekho ezibona ingcono kunenye, kungancipha ukuklwebhana okungenamsebenzi. Iyancomeka indlela abafundi bakamatikuletsheni bango 2013 abaphase ngayo. Nanxa kukhona ochwepheshe abahlaba okuthile ngezinga le mfundo, awugwemeki umbuzo othi: “Yini eyenza kube nomsindo ongaka uma abamnyama abebecindezelwe ngesikhathi sobandlululo sebekhipha amangwevu?” Okudinga ukushayelwa ihlombe elikhulu, ukuthi kunabafundi basemakhaya ezikoleni ezingenazo izinsizakufunda ezitholakala kwezisemadolobheni kodwa abaphase ngamalengiso. Laba bafundi babhale amaphepha afanayo nalawo abhalwe ngezinye izinhlanga kodwa babashaya emakhanda. Akusimangalisi uma lesi simo singemukeleki kalula kwabanye ikakhulukazi izinhlangano eziphikisayo. Kodwa-ke vele phela umsebenzi wazo UKUPHIKISA. Kubafundi abangaphumelelanga, sithi basenalo elinye ithuba lokwenza ngcono bavuke bazithathe.
Isangoma esabusiswa nguFata >> Uthi wayengeke abe neDlozi ukube uNkulunkulu wayengathandi NOSIPHO MKHIZE
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SANGOMA saKwaNyuswa esike sathwasisa umLungu waphesheya kwezilwandle sithi ukubaluleka kokuba ngaphansi kwenhlangano yabelaphi kusemqoka esikhathini samanje njengoba sekwaba nezifo eziningi ezidinga ukulashwa ngobucwepheshe. Lokhu kuvele ngenkathi izintatheli zeFEVER zivakashele uMakhosi Mkhize, waKwaNyuswa ngaseHillcrest entshonalanga yeTheku, ongaphansi kwenhlangano yabelaphi eyaziwa nge-Traditional Healers Practitional Council (THPC). Leli thwasa lomLungu elagcina selibizwa ngoMakhosi Stuart, linekhemisi elidayisa amakhambi phesheya noma uMakhosi Mkhize engasalikhumbule izwe. UMakhosi Mkhize owaqala ukuba ngaphansi kwalehlangano kusukela ngo-1995, uthe kuningi abakufundayo nezinye izinyanga, izangoma nabathandazi kulenhlangano. Uthe: “Njengoba sekwaba nezifo eziningi kubantu, lokho kuyasiphoqa njengabelaphi ukuthi sinyuse izinga lokwelapha abantu ngendlela efanelekile,” kusho yena. Uthebagqugquzelangishoabanye abangaka bhalisi ngokusethethweni enhlanganweni yokwelapha ukuba bathole izitifiketi. “Ukuthola isitifiketi sokwelapha kuyasiza ekutheni noma ngabe uhlangabezana nenkinga ethile, inhlangano iyakwazi ukukumela kuleyo nkinga futhi nabantu obalaphayo bazokwethemba,” kusho uMakhosi Mkhize. Uthe ziningi izinkinga ababhekana nazo emsebenzini wokwelapha
Phakathi nendawo UMakhosi Mkhize ophethe isitifiketi, ephahlwe noMakhosi Vezi (kwesokunxele) noMakhosi Ngwenya (kwesokudla) njengokuthi abanye babuye babize imali enkulu yokwelapha umuntu kodwa ekugcineni umuntu angasizakali. “Enhlanganweni siyafundiswa konke lokho, nokuthi kubalulekile ukuthi ungajahi imali kepha kungcono uthathe ingxenye yemali, enye uyithathe uma umuntu eselaphekile,” kusho yena. UMakho MkhizeUphinde asebenzisane nomtholampilo wakwaNyuswa, lapho efundisa khona iziguli ngokuhlanzeka, imithi ethile nezifo ezahlukene. Uthe uya emtholampilo njalo ngesonto lokuqala enyangeni,
ahlangane nonesi, baxoxe neziguli bafundisane okuningi. Uma kufike umuntu efuna ukwelashwa ngokwesintu, uthi uqale abheke ukuthi akadingi yini ukuqala emtholampilo ukuze umuntu athole usizo olufanele. Useke wasebenzisana nabafundi bamaNgisi ngo-1993 baseMgungundlovu abafundela ubudokotela, befuna ukwazi kabanzi ngama khambi esintu. “Labafundi babezimisele ngokwazi ngemithi ngoba baze bemangazwa ukuthi ngiyakwazi ukugaya imithi yami ngiyomise ibe yimpuphu iphinde ibe yiphilisi.”
Yize noma uMakhosi Mkhize eyisangoma, uyakholelwa kuNkulunkulu neDlozi futhi uyiKhatholika kusukela ekuzalweni kwakhe. Uthe: “Umuntu oneDlozi wayengakwaziukukhonzangokusemthethweni ebandleni engikhonza kulo, kepha ngelinye ilanga ngavuka ngo-4 ekuseni ngaqonda ebandleni ngayokhuluma noFata (Mfundisi) ngamtshela ngesiphiwo enginaso nokuthi ngiyathanda ukuqhubeka ngikhonze emaRomeni, ngacela ukuthi bangangivaleli ngaphandle ngenxa yokuthi ngiyiSangoma. Ngalelo langa uFata
ISITHOMBE: GUY VEZI
wangibusisa, wangamukela njenge lungu lebandla wathi ngibusisekile ngoba angililahlile idlozi kodwa futhi nokukholwa kusekhona wangigaxa isiphambano esifakwa oFata.” “Akukho ukuxabanaokubakhona phakathi kwaNkulunkulu neDlozi” eqhuba, “ngoba bengingeke ngibe neDlozi ukuba uNkulunkulu wayengathandi. Akusona isono ukukholelwa kukona kokubili, abahluleli basemhlabeni nje qha, abasihlulelayo ngalokho,” kusho yena. Ukhuthaze abelaphi ukuba bazijoyine izinhlangano ukuze bathole ulwazi bathuthuke.
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SPORT Lance Kime and Thulani Mbanjwa.
Kime and Mbanjwa boost Dusi confidence in 2014 >> Duo heading for podium finish FEVER REPORTER
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ANOE Marathon title hopefuls Lance Kime and Thulani Mbanjwa got their year off to the perfect start last weekend when they cantered to victory in the Popes Canoe Centre Alan Gardiner Memorial Challenge - a key Dusi seeding raced in tough, desperately low conditions on the mid-uMngeni River from Ibis Point to Dip Tank. Kime (Best 4 Healthcare/Euro Steel) and Mbanjwa (Build it), already talked up by many as possible victors of February’s iconic K2 Dusi showdown, took to the water in the hope of getting further race practice and invaluable time in the boat together under their belts and, having finished well over a minute ahead of Computershare Change a Life Academy’s second placed Lucas Mthalane and Mmeli Cele, they achieved just that. “It’s always nice to win a race, especially with this one being a Dusi seeding race,” explained a satisfied Kime. “It would have been nice to have the two other crews there, but even so it’s always great to get the confidence up. It’s great to have so many pre-races before Dusi and to be getting a couple of good results, especially at this stage of our
build up to Dusi. “ThecloseryougettoDusithemoreyouread into results and the last thing you want is a few bad results to play on your mind so these few good performances we’ve had in the smaller races I definitely think have served us well and given our confidence a bit of a boost.” After seeing Sbonelo Zondi (Euro Steel) and fill-in partner Carl Folscher charge to the front of the field early on and lead the race until the Nqumeni Hill portage, Kime and Mbanjwa worked hard on the tough run and managed to putinaheadoftheirchallengers.Itwasfarfrom a done deal at that stage though. “(Sbonelo) and Carl caught us again at Big Bend and we paddled together right up to the headwaters of the dam where we had to deal with a big hyacinth blockage,” said Kime. “We each took different lines on the portage and it was there that we managed to get ahead of the others and from then on we held the lead across the dam and down to the finish,” he added. TheDusiCanoeMarathon2014startsinPietermaritzburg on Thursday 13 February and ends in Durban on Saturday 15 February 2014. More information can be found at www.dusi.co.za.
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