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WORLD Belly Dance Day for the KwaZulu Natal region will be cele brated at the Kloof and Highway SPCA on Saturday 9 May, from 10am to 12pm and the com munity is urged to at tend. Seen are SPCA’s manag er Barbara Patrick with the entertain ers for the day.
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ESPITE numerous fender benders and pedestrians walking on the busy intersection, motorists travelling along Abelia and Kloof Falls roads continue to disobey the stop signs on the motorway. Hillcrest Fever highlighted the issue early last year however, it seems as though the disregard for the rules of the road have got worse. On Wednesday morning, Hillcrest Fever was at the intersection and observedmorethan10motoristsbreaking the rules of the road - from not stopping at the stop signs to using them as yield signs. Onemotoristevenovertookaminibus taxi on a solid line and there were no traffic officers in sight to enforce the law. Speaking to the Fever, pedestrian
Mr N. Emanuel said he uses this road to get to and from work however, he walks in fear as it is a battle to get acrosstheroad,withoutendangering his life every day. Emanuel said he was almost run over at the four-way stop intersection and said at peak hour traffic it becomes worse. “Motorists drive like maniacs and do not give a hoot about us waiting to cross. One would think this is a racetrack,” he said. “We wait at the stop street hoping cars will slow down, but they don’t and just zoom through and when we try to cross we get sworn at or shown obscene gestures” Emanuel said he hopes the metro police will up their game by trapping motorist who break the law at the intersection.
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FEVER REPORTER WORLD Belly Dance Day will be cele bratedattheKloofandHighwaySPCA onSaturday9May,from10amto12pm and the community is urged to attend. The belly dancing performances showcasing a variety of styles from studios around KwaZuluNatal – will be in aid of all the animal friends at
the SPCA. The entrance fee is a dona tion of dog pellets, dog and cat treats and toys or cash. All 11 charity shops will be open from 8am to 12 noon and will be filled with newly donated goods and one is sure to find themself a little treasure. The Kloof and Highway SPCA is the perfect place to bring mom, dad, grandparents and children.
There is so much for the little ones to do. Children can look forward to a soft playareaforthetinytots,jumpingcas tle, barrel train ride, swings and jungle gyms, while the rest of the family en joys breakfast, tea and cake, sand wichesandofcoursetheSPCAfamous cappuccino is a must. Come rain or shine the show will go on.
EMERGENCY Hillcrest SAPS..........031 765 9116/9103 Kloof Police Station. . . . .031 764 2334 Fire.......................................031 361 0000 Gillitts Metro........................031 767 1222 Rescuetech KZN................086 167 2226 Together SA CAN Community Incident Management Centre: ................ 08 616 SA CAN / 08 616 72226
ANIMAL RESCUE Kloof & Highway SPCA: 031 764 1212/3 Monkey Helpline...........................................: 082 411 5444 or 082 659 4711 COUNSELLING Life Line...............................033 394 4444 Open Door Crisis Centre: 031 709 2679 Jes Foord Foundation: 031 765 4559 Careline Crisis Centre: 031 765 1314 or 082 787 6452
AMBULANCE ER 24: 084 124 Netcare 911: 082 911 VEMA: 083 630 0000 Ambulance & Emergency Medical Centre: 10177
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Crime wave hits Waterfall
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>> Police and security companies join forces to rid area of criminals KALISHA NAICKER
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Mr N Emanuel stands at the stop signs. PHOTO: KALISHA NAICKER
WAVE of crime has hit Waterfall and the Hillcrest police are urging residents to be cautious and beef up security. Speaking to the Fever, Hillcrest CPF public relations officer Steven Kingsaidpoliceandsecuritycompanies are now joining forces to rid the streets of criminals. He said it seems as though a gang is operating in the area as the modus operandi is similar in most cases. The most recent incident occurred last Monday when three men attempted a house robbery along Nzinga Drive. “The men entered the house through the bathroom window and ransacked the house. “The tenants heard a loud bang and then saw the men inside her house,” he said. “He said the men fled. No arrests have been made. SAPS, Shongweni K9, Waterfall 3 NHW, Secure Link were on scene.” King said in a separate incident
Another angry resident of Kloof them as best they can with the limited Falls Road, who didn’t want to be resourcestheyhavebeenprovidedby named, said he is fed up with motor- Metro Police management in Duriststreatingtheintersectionasarace- ban.” Crouchsaidhehasarguedincountrack. He said he has a daily battle trying cil and in budget meetings many to drive at the intersection and has to times saying that Metro Police should waitalongtimebeforesomeonestops receive a bigger slice of the budget as they are on the front lines when it and lets him pass. “When I reach the intersection comes to by-law enforcement, but I stop and proceed when the road is they continue to receive an inadeclear however, on numerous occa- quate slice of the budget pie. “Motoristneedtotakeonusoftheir sions I had to apply brakes quickly or swerve as a defiant motorist refuses safety and drive with caution, obeyto stop at their stop sign and just ingrulesatalltimes,”saidthecouncillor. zooms by,” he said. Metro police spokesperson The motorist said he has been the A 32-YEAR-OLD man was arvictim of verbal abuse by motorists Eugene Msomi said that breaking the rested for attempted murder at who refuse to accept responsibility, rules of the road is a serious offence Embo area near Zondela Store but blame him for “breaking their and motorist can be fined or after stabbing his girlfriend last imprisoned. speed”. week. He said that the Metro Police will “I have complained to the local According to Hillcrest SAPS authorities and the ward councillor be conducting regular road blocks at communications officer Constaabout the situation, but nothing has this intersection to monitor traffic ble N. Manqele, it is alleged andkeepmotoristswhobreakthelaw been done,” he said. there was an argument between “It is just a complete joke - the way in check or fined. the man and his girlfriend and motorists treat this road. My concern is also the old-age home and school are on this road. “We need municipality to step in and make this road safer for all road users.” Ward 10 councillor Rick Crouch said he has received complaints about the intersection and has approached Metro Policetouppatrolsin the area. “Metro did take Hillcrest (031) 765 7858 action and continue to take action, but Shop 7 Richdens Village mall unfortunately they do not have the rePietermaritzburg (033) 342 5054 sources to have someone stationed Howick (033) 330 8081 there for any length of time,” he said. Contracted to all medical aids. “We have similar Service and repairs done in our on-site lab. situations on other roads and intersecNew moulds and batteries. tions in our area and Trade in your old hearing aids. they try to attend to
the night before a Waterfall resident was assaulted during a home invasion in Forest Hills Road. “Three armed men burst into her home after kicking down the front door. “The men held up the resident at gunpoint and tied her to a chair. “They assaulted her while demandingthePINforhercreditcard,” he said. “The men fled with cellphones, clothes, a wallet and cash. Paramedics attended the scene to assess the victim’s injuries. Fortunately she did not need to be hospitalised,” he said. King said that Hillcrest SAPS attendedthesceneofthecrimeandthe robbers are being sought. King said that residents need to take onus of their safety as crime is increasing steadily. He said that external security beams must always be switched on at night and homes need to be well lit. Blue security operations manager Brian Jackson, who is also working closely with police in Waterfall,
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he stabbed her four times. He said that bystanders rushed the victim to hospital and a case of attempted murder was reported to Hillcrest police station for further investigation. "The suspect was arrested and will appear in the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court soon," he said. - Supplied.
offered tips for residents. “The best defence against crime is a layered security system that provides an early warning system to alert you to the presence of intruders, so that you can take your family to a ‘safe room’ in the house,” he said. “A safe room can be a bathroom or a bedroom that you can lock and which has been equipped with a spare cellphone and remote panic button so you can call for help in an emergency,” he said. Jackson said layers of security included electric fences, anti-gatecrashing kits, external beams and dogs that would sound the alarm to alert you of intruders. “If you find yourself cornered and face-to-face with armed robbers in your home, the safest course of action is to co-operate and hand over your valuables so they can leave as quickly as possible,” he said. Jackson said the company’s crime statistics showed that in cases where residents had resisted and tried to fight back, incidents often ended in injury or tragedy.
Biker injured in crash A MAN was injured following an accident on Giba Gorge Road in Hillcrest last week. Netcare 911 paramedics and otheremergencyservices foundamotorcyclist on the road following the bike accident. Upon assessment they found the motorcyclist had sustained serious injuries. The injured patient was treated at thesceneandtransportedtohospital. The accident is under investigation. - Supplied.
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KALISHA NAICKER THE Kloof and Highway SPCA filed charges of animal cruelty against a resident after an Africanus was rescued from his home earlier this year. According to Lisa Gadd SPCA, outreach office, on the 5 January Inspector Petros Simamane removed an emaciated, unneutered male Africanus that was chained to a fence on a
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one-metre long chain on the resident's property. "TheKloofandHighwaySPCAwas alerted after the community had reported it to the inspectorate department. Mike Dasebrook has been charged with animal cruelty, for denying the dog veterinary treatment," she said. " The male dog was in an appalling condition, severely emaciated andhadflybitesonbothears.Thedog
Security beefed up in Waterfall 2 >> Police and community work together to fight crime
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Blue Security has beefed up its presence in Waterfall 2 with the intro duction of a 24hour patrol vehicle that was introduced this month. The patrol team (front, from left) Keith du Randt (Blue Security Special Projects), Sean Klusener (Waterfall 2) and Stephen Wimborne (Blue Security Special Projects), and (back, from left) Byron Ainhern, Jacques Viviers and Debbie Viviers (Waterfall 2) and Siyabonga Zakee (armed re sponse officer).
ITH the high number of house break-ins and robberies in Waterfall, Blue Security has teamed up with SAPS to upgrade its special project with the deployment of a 24-hour dedicated patrol vehicle to improve policing and security in the suburb. Blue Security special projects manager Stephen Wimborne said residents and their neighbourhood watch group had worked closely together over the past two years to increase the area's former 12-hour patrol vehicle with a 24-hour service. He commended residents and the neighbourhood watch group on their dedication, which had seen the new service implemented from 1 April. "We have now introduced a 24-hour dedicated patrol vehicle in the area between Link and Inanda roads to create a “Blue zone”, which introduces an important layer of security to the area. Dedicated patrol vehicles have been shown to reduce crime levels since they proactively patrol designated areas in a suburb," Wimborne said. "The Waterfall 2 Neighbourhood Watch group has also been equipped with radios linked to our control centre to ensure constant, rapid communication between residents and Blue Security." Waterfall 2 Neighbourhood Watch member Sean Klusener said residents had achieved the goal of implementing the 24hour patrol vehicle after seeing the benefits in other suburbs and the reduction of crime. He said neighbourhood watch worked with the company to keep an eye on suspectedcriminalactivityinthesuburband shared intelligence via radio with neighbourhood watch groups in surrounding areas. Hillcrest police spokesperson Constable N. Manqele welcomed the patrols and said that with police and community partnership crime will be eradicated within the community.
wassufferingfromolduntreatedinjuries to its paws. Blood smears revealedthatthedogalsohadEhrlichia, a disease transmitted by ticks." Gadd said the dog's condition was dire and the difficult decision was made to humanely euthanse it. Dasebrook appeared at the Pinetown Magistrate’s court on Thursday however, the case has been remanded to 19 May.
Calling women KALISHA NAICKER THIS year is the 10th year that the Robin Hood Foundation is serving the community and apart from its regular projects, they will host a new event - Future Women of Africa - Inspire - Empower - Ignite. This is a free conference for 1 000 nominated delegates. Speaking on behalf of the project Kim Griffith Jones of the RHF said this is a Christian-based women empowerment programme over two days - 28 and 29 July - that will be educational and uplifting. "We will cover self-esteem, morals and goal-setting - with Gcina Mhlophe and Jackie Houston. There will also be a hygiene and etiquette talk, entrepreneurship and business idea generation and talks from business people Eric Tocknell, Cindy Norcott, Nomfundo Webster, Faye and Megan Coleman," she said. In addition there will be a communication skills and an interactive session with a team-building company. "We will discuss how to market yourself, your business and networking. Topics such as customer service, managing money, job seeking, CVs and interviews will
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also be covered. “There will be entertainment during breaks with a singer on both days." Jones said that delegates will leavetheconferenceuplifted,having been exposed to a number of successful people who started with very little, but through determinationandhardworkandfaith, have succeeded. "Delegates will learn practical skills, tools and tips that they can use in the workplace and in their lives. They will be exposed to mentors who can offer guidance and wisdom." Candidate nomination criteria are "only South African women may apply (aged 15 to 36) and successful applicants must commit to the two-day seminar. as 100% attendance is required, and candidatesarerequiredtogetpermission to be off school and work. According to the BBBEE legislation a minimum of 85% of the delegates will be black South Africans. Griffith-Jones urges women in the community to apply to attend this conference and be part of a life-changing experience. For details, or to apply contact, robinhoodfund@telkomsa.net
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ILLCREST CPF hosted the DNA Project at the Hillcrest SAPS last week. Members who attended the meeting were enlightened on the importance of a DNA database. Mr McColl of the DNA Project explained that DNA is as unique to a human being as a fingerprint. He said theonlycasewheretwoindividualscan havethesameDNAisidenticalsiblings. “DNA is the blue print of our bodies and is a list of numbers of which 20 are identified and compared. If one number is not the same the DNA samples do not match and do not come from the same person,” said McColl. “DNA can identify or exclude a suspect. It can link suspects to crime scenesandvictimsandidentifymissing persons.” He said that South Africa is behind in forensic methods, but a new law has been recently passed which would pave the way for getting on par with the rest of the world. “Cheek swobs are being distributed in police stations throughout the country and officers are being taught how to use them. There are currently four forensic laboratories, but more are in the pipeline.ItisonlytheLCRCunitswithin
SAPS that can take and are responsible for collecting samples from crime scenes,whereascheekswabsofarrested suspects can be undertaken by ordinarySAPSmembersaslongasthey follow procedure not to contaminate samples,” he said. “Every convicted individual will be DNA tested and added to the national data base. When a swab is sent to a laboratory it will have 30 days to extract the DNA and return the results to the station from where the swabs came.” He said that anything a suspect leaves behind can leave DNA. DNA material (fluid and skin) which is kept cool and secure can last for decades. However, DNA left on the skin of another human being will be dissolved by the cells of that human being within 48 hours. He said it is important not to disturb a crime scene in order to protect possible evidence and a few rules apply to anybody being first on a scene. “D - don’t touch, N - note, record, observe, A - assist police officers, C careful, contamination, S - secure the crime scene,” he concluded. For more information on DNA or the project contact Hillcrest CPF public relations officer Steven King on 082 920 5799.
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giyanibingelela bafundi beFEVER, ngizwa inhliziyo yami ibuhlungu njengoba nginibhalela le ngosi, ngithe lesi sihloko sanamuhla ngifuna ukuzwa imibono yenu, cha impela sengiyizwile eyabangani bami uMgiks noSpijojo. Sithesisahlelinabanganibamisibuka izindaba kumabonakude, kwavela udaba olusematheni. Udaba LABOKUFIKA (foreigners). Impela kuyashaqisa indlela lokhu esekwenzeka ngayo, sekuvele kwaba nodlame, indlela laba bantu ababulawa ngayo iyethusa futhi inyantisa igazi. Kuthiwa abanye basebenzisa lolu dlame ukufeza izinjongo zabo, njengokuthi bentshontshe ezitolo zabokufika. Ngithe ngisayidingida le ndaba wabe eseyingenile uSpijojo, ey ngoba angimazi ukuthi wathathwaphi. Uthi: “Ay man abahambe! labantu bafikelabasibusaezwenilakithi,basiqedela imisebenzi futhi beza nobugebengu, mina lo uSpijojo kayi 1, ngithi abahambe, basithathela ngisho izintombi zethu.” UMgiks obezidlela u ‘chappies’
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umbona ukuthi ujulile ngemicabango, ngize ngamphazamisa ngambuza ukuthi kwenze njani wacabanga kangaka, uthe: “Ngicabanga lo msangano okhulunywa nguSpijojo,ukhuluma kanje ngoba engakwazi ukushela, yazi ngendlela akhuluma ngayo ngathi wakhulela ehlathini kanye nezilwane. Mina nginombuzo owodwa nje weSpijojo, wawuhleleleni ungalivuli ibhizinisi ngesikhathi bengakabi khona obokufika kuleli? Shuthi wawulinde bona ukuthi bewavule bese uyaqala ukhulume, angithi inina laba enimandla ekukhulumeni nithi abahambe kodwa nibe nowo minenhle nihleli emakhaya nijika nelanga ningacabangi ngisho nokufesa. Kahle bo! Spijojo wazi kahle kamhlophe ukuthi ubungeke uqale ibhizini leli eliqalwe abokufika.” USpijojo uvele wafuthelana ngaphakathi efisa nokumbamba ngezandla, ethi: “Lalela la wena Mgiks ungazenziungcwelengcwelengami, ngoba nakhu ngingasebenzi ubona ukuthi ngiyakuthanda ukuhlala ekhaya, angithi imisebenzi iyona engekho seyathathwa ilabantu, mawungena nje edolobheni lase Thekwini kusukela ekuqaleni kwalo lizeliyophethakugcweleizitolo zalabantu, asisakwazi ngisho
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Summerveld lapho kuhlala khona lo msolwa. Amaphoyisa athole isibhamu esiwuhlobo lwe-38 revolver onezinhlamvu, kodwa i-serial number isusiwe,” kusho yena. Umsolwa uvulelwe icala lokugcina isibhamu esingekho emthethweni. Le-
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nokuphefumula ngenxa yabo. Benjalo bangenisa izidakamizwa ezehlukene ezingekho emthethweni, izinganezethuzingenentshikulezidakamizwa, bathatha izingane zethu bazidayisise ngomzimba kudliwe imali, emajalidini kugcwele bona ngoba kuthiwa bavuma ukuholelwa imali encane, izindawo zokucwala izinweleziphethweyibolabantu,abakuleli abasenandawo wokusebenza, kodwa phezu kwalokho uyabakhulumela.” “Cha angibakhulumeli,” kuphendula uMgiks “Ikona nje ukuthi indlela lento eyenzeka ngayo ayilungile, ayinakho ukuthula futhi sekufe abantu abaningi, angisiboni isidingo sokubulala kuyo yonke lento. E-Lindelani eThekwini, kudubuleke umfana oneminyaka eyi-14 ubudala ngesikhathi kuhlaselwa abokufika,kwelinyelamalokishiase Thekwini bashaye babulala ngesihlukuowesilisaongowokufika. Abantu babulawe lani kangaka? Ngoba kuyafana bazohamba babuyele kwela kube kusale ke ongqensta abangakwazi ngisho nokuthunga isicathulo, labantu bashawela ukuthi bakhuthele futhi bayayi sebenzisa imiqondo yabo. Loku kwezidakamizwa akusibo bonke abokufika abazidayisayo,
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FOOD for Life Children's Projects recently visited Cliffdale Primary. The school has 350 pupils from the surrounding High way area. An educational programme on peace education was conducted by the Food
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For Life team and pupils were encour aged to establish a peace club. Principal Mr A. Pillay, a former pupil of the school and resident in the Cliffdale area, said the school has a daily nutrition programme and welcomed any form of meal sponsorship. For more details on the project on email divesh@fflsa.org Pupils and staff with Food For Life team. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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Wildlife vet Johan Marias. This includes wounded rhino, those that have had their horns hacked off and those that have become victims of snaring and traumatic incidents. It also involves raising calves orphaned by poachers. Rhino survivors are estimated at between 80 and 120 animals per year. Elsip said saving these survivors is critically important and this project has had a tremendous benefit on victimised animals. "Unfortunately, the number of survivors will decrease as the amount of poached rhino increases and
society is indebted to men of the calibre of Dr Johan Marais for his exceptional work," she said. Marais is flying down from Pretoria to give this talk. Don't miss this rare opportunity to get information on his project and a personal and professional opinion of the poaching crisis hanging over threatened wildlife in Africa. Tickets available from Kloof Library and cost R60 for non-members and R40 for members of Friends of Kloof Library. For more information, phone 031 764 7543.
Open gardens on display FEVER REPORTER KLOOF Conservancy is hosting the 2015 Indigenous Open Gardens in the grounds of the Cotswold Downs Estate on 16 and 17 May from 9am to 4pm and the public is urged to attend. The event will showcase not only the gardens at Cotswold Downs Estate, but also the estate grounds, which include riverine forests, ponds, wetlands and
grassland. The environmental policies, including water and waste management, will be on display and aim to generate debate and seek ways to lift the environmental standards on housing estates of the future. There will be small gardens to browse past, but they will be secondary to the walks around the estate aimed at pro viding a tangible appreciation of what environmentally responsible develop ment means. Tickets are R60 at the gate, and include tea and coffee, cakes and activities.
All about health FEVER REPORTER UPPER Highway company Compass Waste Services did a presentation at the South African Institute of Environmental Health Conference held at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital recently. The event was well supported by members of the Department of Health as well as health care workers from the
private sector. CompasssalesexecutiveMonicaCloete presented on the nine categories of Health Care Risk Waste (HCRW) as well as the cradle to grave process of waste generation through to final disposal. The two-hour presentation was followed by questions and recommendations on how to work together to ensure complete compliance when it comes to
dealing with health care risk waste in the hospital, clinic, private practice and pharmacy environment. Compass Waste Services has been invited to speak at the next conference which will be held in Limpopo later this year. Seen at the South African Institute of Environmental Health Conference at Albert Luthuli Hospital were...
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Party blames government for xenophobia MANY foreigners come to South Africa seeking refuge and safety. They have a right to be protected and assisted. South Africa must not forget how its own people sought refuge in other coun tries in the apartheid era, and how they were given asylum and assistance. They were certainly not persecuted or treated as criminals. All foreigners cannot beaccusedofcriminalelementsmostfor eigners are law abiding persons who have entered South Africa legally. Such are protected and share similar rights as citizens. Criminal elements may exist among some foreigners just as much as it exists among some South African citi zens. Foreigners cannot be accused of taking jobs from locals. Generally foreigners un dertake jobs that citizens are unwilling to
take. Many foreigners become vendors on streets and townships, an activity from which no other South African is barred. Xenophobia tarnishes the image of South Africa internationally. Since the ad vent of democracy South Africa became a beacon of hope and a model example for the rest of the world. The recent attacks in Durban, Soweto and Khayelitsha threaten foreign investor confidence and our growing tourism indus try. Moreoverglobalprofessionalspossess ing the muchneeded skills that a develop ing South Africa requires are reluctant to relocate to South Africa. Xenophobia, in essence, is racist and prejudiced behaviour. It discriminates be tween South Africans citizens and citizens
of other nations. It arises out of the percep tion that South Africans are superior and better while persons of other nationalities are secondrate. There has been a lack of firm action from the South African government since the widespread 2008 xenophobic attacks. Thesocalledinterministerialcommit tee established by government to address xenophobia has not been heard of since its inception subsequent to the 2008 attacks. There is a vacuum of condemnation of xenophobia from the president. There is no clear message from govern ment. Government statements about xen ophobia are ambiguous. As a result 35% of South African citizens feel that there is no danger to saying bad things about for eigners. Governmenthasnotreprimandedorre
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proved King Goodwill Zwelithini for his re cent statement that foreigners should "pack their bags and leave" South Africa. Governmenthasfailedtorestrainorim peach communities committing xenopho bic crimes. Why has government failed to coordi nate a law enforcement response that aims to arrest anyone responsible for incit ing violence against foreigners or destruc tion of their property? Perhaps reprimanding their voters goes against their political ideology considering the upcoming local government elections next year. In the state of the nation address the president downgraded foreigners when he banned them from owning land in South Africa. This has not been clarified to date and
standards required. No question, BEE is the single most important factor behind this shocking mess. It is time for all people to stand together as enough is enough. Eskom is in financial dire straits caused by municipalities’ nonpay ment of funds. It is time Eskom took over and thepublicdealtdirectlywithEskom. Eskom could charge municipalities more and the people might pay less so it is a winwin situation. “We are facing a national disas ter thanks to the ANC regime. “The past cannot be blamed for the incalculable harm to the econo my and the enormous losses in money and jobs.” Professor Christo Viljoen exEskom board and exNer sa member. Ray Millican
Let us live in peace with each other I AM saddened by the way South Africans are behaving. I just feel that this is going to be an eye for an eye and innocent people are going to die because African countries are now going to be at war unnec essarily. Wehadthegreatestleaderintheworld(Nelson Mandela) who gave 27 years of his life so that we could be united as one nation. Today he turns in his grave because his sacrifice will not be worth it as the very people he set free are now turning on those who have come to seek a better life for their families; they are people who ran away from oppression in their own countries. ImagineifSouthAfricanswerenotabletotravel to neighbouring states if the xenophobia was re versed. Let us continue Madiba’s legacy and live in peace with each other. ZILLAH FRANCIS
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thus sends a clear message to the grass roots that foreigners are not welcome to stay in South Africa. The demilitarization of our country’s borders after 1994 was an error of govern ment. The new government associated border military with colonialism & apart heid. The removal of proper border control mechanisms saw literally millions of peo ple gaining entry to South Africa illegally. Government does not have any social policies in place to teach South Africans about refugees, immigrants or our coun try's international obligations. Govern ment has failed to teach its citizens to ac cept population diversity. Councillor Nel Sewraj ACDP KZN provincial executive chairman
Xenophobia president’s silence deafening IT seems that foreigners entering South Africa are in for hard and dangerous times. Accusations levelled against foreigners are that they aretakingthelimitedjobsavailableandareassociated with the rampant crime gripping the country. There is always speculation about Nigerians being key players in the drug trade which is destroying the youth. However, these are mere allegations that have not been conclusively investigated and verified. Distinct attributes of the people who enter the country empty-handed to make a living in SA are their entrepreneurial acumen and a determination to make a success of their lives. The Bangladeshis and Somalians, who have opened businesses in the townships, have done menial jobs, accumulated some capital and started small spaza shops. They did not take anybody’s job or steal. They used their imagination and creativity to become successful. This is the fundamental ideology underpinning the free-market economy in this country. What they do have is an unwavering commitment to extricate themselves from their poor circumstances and improve their quality of life. This must be a lesson for every person toemulate.Thislevelofentrepreneurialthinking and quest for self-sufficiency can be placed squarely at the education systems in these foreign countries where emphasis is placed on the creation of small businesses with the effect of growing the economy. The recent attacks on foreigners, which led to the deaths of four people, with many being injured or displaced, is in danger of spiralling out of control. Looting foreign-owned shops and murdering foreigners is not the answer when dealing with this issue. The challenge is much more complex and multifaceted. Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba,togetherwithahigh-poweredgovernment delegation, must deal with the issues of xenophobia immediately. Jacob Zuma’s silence is obviously deafening. Theseattackshavetobeavertedatallcosts. If left unchecked, they could reach similar proportions as the Rwandan genocide that occurred in 1994. VIJAY SURUJPAL
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Burglar bars can add value to your home WITH our high crime rate, burglar bars are a necessity for all of us living in South Afri ca today. They have evolved from ugly ad ditions to windows, to an attractive fea ture of the home that can actually add to its value. When considering what burglar bars toinstall,alwaysthinkoftwomainpoints. First of all, the burglar bars must look goodandstrong,aswellasbeingpractical for cleaning purposes. Secondly, the bur glar bars need to sufficiently secure your home. To do this, they will need to be correct ly installed and have small enough gaps so that nobody, not even children can fit through them. It must also be difficult for any thieves to get your goods out of the house, and as such, the gaps must be small enough to prevent items being passed through the gates. For resale value, one has to bear in mind that a house that looks like a bird cageorprisonwillbeunattractiveandcre ate suspicion in the prospective buyers about the safety of the area. As such, you willneedtosecurethehouseinsuchaway that it is robberproof and at the same time, is pleasing to the eye. Burglar bars can be divided into two main categories – namely fixed and ex pandable: Fixed burglar bars are usually made from square or round bars and are availa ble in all sizes to fit standard windows. Fixed burglar bars are permanently in
stalled in place to secure the window or opening over which they are installed. Some burglar bars are made to be screwedintothewindowframesorbolted into the wall surrounding the windows. The bars that are screwed into the win dow frames are easy to rip off and as such offer no real protection to the home at all. The bars that are bolted into the wall can also be tampered with and need to have theboltsweldedsotheyarenonremova ble. The big negative to these permanent burglar bars is that in the event of a fire, the occupants of the house will not be able to escape via the windows. The expandable and retractable trel listypesecuritygatescanalsobeusedfor window burglar proofing. The wonderful thing about these burglar guards is that they can be fully opened and even in stalled in such a way that when retracted they disappear into the wall on either side of the window. You will now have a completely unob structed view out the window. Most of these come with slamshut locks so they can be slammed closed and they lock au tomatically. These kinds of burglar bars are very good in the case of fires, as they can be opened to allow people to escape. In this case, the home will look burglar barfree. In order to secure your property and keep it looking good, you need to get the burglar bars to blend in with the theme ofthehometheyareprotecting.Themore
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electric fence. The professionallymade en ergisers conform to strict legisla tion and must comply with such governing bodies as the govern ment, post office and SABS. This legislationhasbeenintroducedto stop the public from being fatly shocked. The maximum voltage allowed in South Africa is 10 000. There is also other controlling legislation such as the minimum permissible installation height, warning signs and earth conduc tors, etc. Three advantages of an elec tric fence: • visual protective appear ance and this also acts as a psy chological barrier; • shock capacity; and • alarm given. Visual Should you install an electric fence the visual appearance will
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Rushhour truck restrictions on the way for SA
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The transport minister is proposing restrictions for goods vehi cles on public roads. IN a move to curb South Africa’s appalling road death toll, Trans port Minister Dipuo Peters is pro posing restrictions for goods vehi cles on public roads. According to the department, the restrictions will affect com mercial vehicles with a gross vehi cle mass (GVM) exceeding 9 000kgs. The intended regulations will be published for public comment and discussion later in 2015.
The new regulations state: “No person shall operate on the public road a goods vehicle the gross ve hicle mass of which exceeds 9 000kgs from 5pm to 8pm, Mon day to Friday (except public holi days) and from 6am to 9am, Mon day to Friday (except public holi days).” EssentiallyvehicleswithaGVM of more than 9 000kgs can only operate on public roads from 9am to 4pm and 8pm to 6am during
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week days. There are, however, provisions for emergency service vehicles. “This provision shall not apply in case of emergencies, to the driv er of a firefighting vehicle, a fire fighting response vehicle, an emergency medical response ve hicle, a rescue vehicle or an ambu lance, who drives such vehicle in the performance of his or her du ties, a traffic officer or a person ap pointed in terms of the South Afri can Police Service Act, 1995 (Act No 68 of 1995), who drives a vehi cle in the carrying out of his or her duties or any person driving a vehi cle while responding to a disaster as contemplated in the Disaster ManagementAct,2002(ActNo57 of 2002).” Transportdepartmentspokes person, Ishmael Mnisi, states that the regulations are in “draft form” andwillhavetobepresentedtohis party’s cabinet, discussed in Par liament and will incorporate pub lic input. He states that the de partment hopes to implement the proposedregulationsbytheendof 2015. Wheels24.
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on the type of vehicle they were likely to buy top pick among men was a sports car (24%), among women an SUV (19%). You might think of a red sports car as the classic midlife car but according to the survey 20% said that they would choose a black vehicle; 19% opt ed for silver or grey. Blue and red were tied on 17%, yellow was dead last with two percent of the vote. The Ipsos survey also showed 29% of men were “feel good” about middle age but only 22% of women. Overall,respondentsfeltpos
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Sports equipment donated to gogos
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THE 2015 South African Canoe Sprint Championships that took place last weekend will forever be remembered as a magical two days for Martin Dreyer’s Computershare Change a Life Academy after under 18 youngsters Thabani Msiya and Msawenkosi Mtolo claimed three gold medals and a silver in the national contest. Up against some of the country’s top teenage canoe sprint talent, the Valley of a Thousand Hills youngsters headed to Roodeplaat Dam in Gauteng where the duo clinched silver in the U18 boys’ K2 1000m race before going on to claim gold in their age group’s 200m, 500m and 5000m K2 events. “Msawenkosi and Thabani’s success was an unexpected, yet welcome surprise to all of us, including themselves,” says former ‘Dusi Duke’ and academy founder Dreyer. “For them to have won SA Sprint champs gold medals is just incredible and goes down in history as the first time black development paddlers have won a SA champs title.” Thepair’sremarkablejourneyfrom sprinting wilderness to national gold medallists has been surprisingly short and began just before this year’s Dusi Canoe Marathon.
Computer share Change a Life Acade my paddlers Thabani Msiya (left) and Msawenkosi Mtolo made history when they became the first black development paddlers to clinch gold at the SA Canoe Sprint Champion ships at Roodeplaat Dam in Gauteng over the weekend. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
“Talent beats hard work every time, exceptwhentalentdoesn’tworkhard,” smiles Dreyer. “These two in particular are willing to work hard and that’s what has just been so pleasing to see. “They don’t have it easy by any means. For example, just for this SA sprints trip they had to get onto a bus to get to Johannesburg and then catch a taxi to the dam and camp there for three days during the championships. “They competed in a borrowed, year-old Dusi river boat while many
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Khethiwe Mhlongo, KZN Department of Sport and Recreation sport promo tion officer and Sister Cwengi Myeni, the Hact Granny Sup port group manager with some donated sports equip ment.
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others enjoyed the luxury of a lighter, stiff sprint boat. “Mentally this didn’t affect them though, as they don’t know any different. “Msawenkosi and Thabani’s sprint achievements are a big step in the right direction in our bid to diversify away from just being Dusi specialists. “More importantly though, their gold medals have given the rest of our ChangeaLifeyoungstersthebeliefthat they too can reach the top,” he said.
O promote health and fitness, the KZN Department of Sport and Recreation donated R109 000 worth of sports equipment to the Granny Support Groups project at the Hillcrest Aids Centre Trust (Hact). Since the Gogolympics on Friday 13 March, the number of granny groups has increased from 43 to 46 and is growing, and the donation willhelpwithsportstrainingforthis year's Golden Games in August and next year's Gogolympics. "This is a great step forward as it was difficult for us as an NPO to purchase training equipment. “This donation shows how committed the DSR is to our project, and gives the grannies encouragement as they see others showing an interest in what they do," said Sister Cwengi Myeni, the Granny Support Group manager. The donated equipment ranged from trophies, whistles, hoolahoops, netball posts, hockey sticks, netballs, soccer balls, training bibs, stop watches, skipping ropes, chess boards, whistles and more. "In the department we are running a programme called Active Seniors where we help people
above the age of 60. We heard about Hact's Granny Support Groups and decided to partner with the organisation," said Khethiwe Mhlongo, the KZN Department of Sport and Recreation sport promotion officer. "I was at the Gogolympics last year and it is growing quickly, and clearly needed the support of the DSR." The big amount of equipment was then divided into nine parcels which were distributed into the areas in which the Granny Support Groups are located. Equipment was also stored at Hact for use in next year's GogolympicstotakeplaceonFriday22April, 2016. "The delivery of equipment shows Hact's commitment to the project as well as to the gogos involved in each of the groups. “The community has been stirred up by the recent Gogolympics. “I extend a big thank you to the KZN DSR for its generous donation," said Cwengi. If you would like to volunteer to take part in a Golden Games training workshops with the KZN DSR, contact Khethiwe on 031 242 1748 or email khethiwe.mhlongo@ kzndsr.gov.za