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New York clean­up style for Hillcrest

I’ll be fine, dad!

>> Big drop in opportunistic crime as locals adopt big­city methods ROWAN PHILP RIDING dirt bikes, bicycles and even horses - and armed with garbage bags and spray cans - an upper Highway community has literally cleaned

up its “crime super highway” to reduce incidents “virtually to zero”.

After a controversial decision to pilot the same “broken windows” crime-fighting strategy that has transformed New York City, the Hill-

crest Park Neighbourhood Watch (HPNW) claims that its assault on litter, loitering, graffiti and other petty crimes has reduced serious “opportunistic crimes” by around 80%.

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It was all smiles on the first day of school for grade one Highbury pupil Khwezi Dube and father Xolani Dube.

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Teen goes ‘missing’ for second time >> Family pleads with young woman as search continues ROWAN PHILP

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TEENAGE girl who was kidnapped four years ago is missing again.

Jennifer Nzimande - a pupil at the Heritage Academy in Pietermaritzburg - ran away from her parents’ upmarket home in Hillcrest Park on Thursday.

Despite being an adult at 19 years, and despite no foul play suspected in the missing persons case opened, a high-level search was being coordinated. It was directed from the office of Hillcrest’s station commander, Colonel Thandeka Mbele, with senior detectives making reports on cellphone traces in Pinetown, and a relative being comforted in the office.

France Mkhize, spokesperson for the Hillcrest SAPS, said, “What makes her parents more alarmed about her disappearance is that in 2009 she was kidnapped, allegedly by a domestic worker who was employed by her parents.

“She was then found in C section, KwaMashu after a frantic search which took three days.”

Mthethwa said judgment in the kidnapping trial was due at the end of this month - and is worried that this might “needlessly” be a factor keeping Nzimande in hiding.

She added, “We are so grateful for how the police have responded so energetically for Jennifer; they’ve been amazing”.

Meanwhile, Nzimande’s mother, Judith, was hospitalised on Sunday with a stress-related condition as a result of her worry, said

Armed robber nabbed MEMBERS of Chatsworth Crime Intelligence and the Cavendish Mobile Team arrested a 20­year­old sus­ pect for possession of a firearm near the Upper High­ way Area last week.

According to provincial police spokesperson, Thulani Zwane, members followed information on a suspect who was wanted in connection with a string of cases including armed robbery and house robbery in the Pinetown and Upper Highway Areas.

“The members finally cornered the suspect in Wyebank. When he was searched a 9mm pistol was found in his possession with two live rounds,” said

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Nzimande’s aunt, Philisiwe Mthethwa (43), told The Fever , “We want Jennifer to know she should come home so her family can care for her; she should know that her parents are completely fine with the issue she’s worried about.

They just want her safely home.”

When last seen by her parents, Nzimande was wearing black jeans, a black T-shirt, and purple All-Star sneakers.

Her father, Greg, an engineer, has been scouring the roads, according to Mthethwa.

“We even chased a taxi thinking she was on board.”

She said Nzimande is “a very smart girl with a wide range of interests”, and is known to hang out at the Peacock hair salon in downtown Hillcrest. Yesterday, detectives traced a signal to a cellphone that Nzimande is thought to be using to “within 100 metres” of the phone in a residential area of New Germany, but could get no closer.

Mbele said runaways did not have to be children for police to become involved.

“People have said to me, ‘Why are you so worried about a person who is over 18 and who left home voluntarily?’ But we have seen these cases end tragically too many times, with emotions running high. In fact, we no longer have waiting times before missing person cases can be reported.”

MbelesaidnetworkingorganisationSACAN was also assisting.

Anyone with information should call Lieutenant-Colonel Greg Joseph at 079 500 0316, or 031 765 9123.

Zwane.

The suspect was charged with unlawful possession of an unlicenced firearm and will appear in the Pine­ town Magistrate’s Court soon.

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Dr Anthony Zambelli Inanda Veterinary Hospital & Specialist Referrals www.inandavets.com 15 Howick Drive Waterfall 031 762 1816

So what is a specialist vet really?

THERE are many vets who claim to have “special expertise” in an area. So what does that actually mean?

Becoming a vet is a six to seven year degree (it has recently changed) done at the university of Pretoria, which includes the final year on “clinics” i.e. practical training.

After this, the new doctors are trained to perform across a variety of fields (medicine, surgery, pathology) and species (dogs, cats, horses, cattle, sheep

etc). At university, these students would have been trained by specialists or aca­ demics with research degrees and expe­ rience.

After university, vets must undergo continuing education – again, by spe­ cialists in almost all cases.

A specialist will always have an MMedVet degree and be registered with the SAVC as a specialist.

There are specialists in a variety of fields, but not many of us in SA, for

example, there are only about a dozen physicians in SA, scattered between the university and private practice.

Specialists undergo much more rigor­ ous training in critical thought and diag­ nostics, and continue to read and edu­ cate themselves and others after training to a level far beyond that required for a GP. They will use techniques and equip­ ment far more complex and sometimes expensive, than a GP. For example, your

GP might pick up a heart murmur in your pet, but only a specialist physician or ra­ diologist should be doing a cardiac ultra­ sound to evaluate this.

Heart scans, as an example, are the most technically demanding in terms of technique and interpretation.

You would not allow your local GP to do heart scan and then possibly a heart procedure on your 4­year­old child – nei­ ther should a GP vet, no matter what equipment they can lay their hands on.

New York “tactics” in Hillcrest

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Members of the Hillcrest Park Neighbourhood Watch use bicycles and mo­ torcycles to clean up Transnet’s disused rail reserve, in order to stop serious crime.

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Hillcrest police station commander Colonel Thandeka Mbele said that the disused Transnet railway reserve running through the area had been used both as a launch-pad and escape route for crime - and that HPNW’s daily clean-up patrols over the last year had made “a real difference”.

While traditional vehicle patrols are held nightly on the roads, Shaun Lyle, chairperson of HPNW, said half a dozen residents used their own offroad motorcycles and - from this month - BMX bicycles to patrol hardto-access routes “actually used by criminals”, including the railway line.

A small group of mostly female residents in the hyper-affluent suburb of Everton next door patrol on horseback, and will soon sport uniforms stating “Ranger”.

A cesspool of garbage, graffiti and “warehousing” for stolen goods just a year ago - and providing a unique escape route that crosses no roads the four-kilometre stretch of the old main line is now used by joggers, botanists and guided walking groups.

Lyle said both the dirt bike patrols and the broken windows approach were rolled out in earnest after a string of brutal crimes in the upper Highway arealastautumn-including the murder of Rodney Bradley in Kloof, and a panga attack on Ryan Sutherland in Hillcrest Park.

He said, “Initially, some residents told us, ‘Why are you wasting your time with litter and graffiti - we have a crisis of violent crime here; surely we should take them on direct?’

“But, like New York, we believe evidence of crime and grime not only tells criminals that the area is not being watched, but that it also generates crime; much of which can quickly turn violent.

“Except for a spike in the last few weeks, which is worrying, opportunistic crime - including burglaries and thefts - came down virtually to zero for six months.

“We are proof that the broken windows theory works.”

The theory - which claims that vis-

ible evidence of “disorder” triggers ever-higher levels of crime - is disputed by some criminologists and law enforcement leaders around the world.

However, Cape Town’s CBD has seen a dramatic reduction in serious crimes following a campaign against grime.

Lyle said Transnet allowed their “trail rangers” to patrol the reserve daily “within strict protocol”.

The riders and other volunteers have packed 1 000 black bags with litter in the past year, while a major illegal dumping site at an Eskom substation adjacent to the line was cleared with a hired truck last week.

The line is only used once a week for heritage train journeys to Inchanga.

Bruce Bennett, manager of the Umgeni Steam Railway, said he had been “amazed” by the transformation of the route through Hillcrest.

Business owner Ken Chiocchetti (55) and his four teenage sons, who are now in charge of the group’s war on graffiti, said, “A lot of it is gang-related; it literally invites other criminals into the area.”

Chioccetti said he had been “sold” on the “broken windows” approach.

“Everyone knows that if you leave all kinds of rubbish lying around, you’llgetrats-it’sthesamewithcriminals.”

However, Lyle admitted that a “dramatic spike” in crime in the past three weeks - including six burglaries and one violent armed robbery showed broken windows was only effective against opportunistic crime.

Mbele said professional robbers driving upmarket vehicles were the new threat, “The robbers are dressing up very smartly to fit in - we arrested one guy in an Audi Q7.”

Following a partnership with a private security company, Hillcrest Park now has 11 tall, bright-orange “lollipop” security cameras at key intersections, and on the railway reserve.

And just as New York “relocated” its prostitutes and “squeegee men” in the 1990s, HPNW has also adopted the more controversial method of encouraging suspected reconnaissance thieves, vagrants, beggars and rubbish “pickers” to move out of the area.

Hillcrest residents paint over graffiti and remove rubbish from bridges as part of their ‘broken windows’ crime strat­ egy — famously used in New York City.

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KwaZulu­Natal Youth Wind Band

SINETHEMBA PRECIOUS ZONDI

FOR most people, Saturday mornings are meant for relaxing at home after a long week.

But for the KwaZulu­Natal Youth Wind Band, it’s get­up­and­go for a morning of intense rehearsal at the Dur­ ban Music School.

The KwaZulu­Natal Youth Wind Band (KZNYWB) is a prestigious provincial symphonic wind orchestra. It is made up of about 40 young musicians from Dur­ ban and surrounding areas such as Hill­ crest, Pinetown, Umlazi, Chesterville and Pietermaritzburg.

It was founded in 1977 by the late former conductor Mr Werner Dannewitz.

The band is currently under the baton of Mr Russell Scott, former member of the KZNYWB and current conductor of the Durban City Orchestra.

The KZNYWB has embarked on numerous international tours including two tours to Mauritius and Germany. In 2009, the wind band participated in a competition at the Vienna Youth Music Festival in Austria.

They were up against wind bands from all over the world. The KZNYWB

won the competition with a score of 93%, beating China by two points.

Ironically, the wind band has recently returned from a tour to China. They left to tour Beijing and Guangzhou on 27 De­ cember and returned on 8 January 2014.

They performed for local primary and high schools including Guangzhou Tieyi Middle School.

They interacted with some of the school pupils and learned how to play some of their musical instruments.

The band first encountered Guang­ zhou Tieyi Middle School at the Vienna Youth Music Festival in 2009 as they were the runner­up at the competition.

They also performed outside local res­ taurants as well as a retirement home.

One of the highlights of the tour was a live television performance for millions of viewers in Guangzhou. An­ other highlight was the signing of the sister schools agreement between the Durban Music School and Guangzhou Tieyi Middle School.

This was a particularly significant occasion as it saw the wishes and aspi­ rations of the late Werner Dannewitz, who passed away in November 2012, be­

ing fulfilled. KZN Minister of Arts and Cul­ ture, Ntombikayise Sibhidla­Saphetha and Mr Li Jingmin, chairman of Durban­ Guangzhou Sister Cities Association and general manager of E Media, were pres­ ent at the event.

In between performances, the wind band had the privilege of visiting well known places in China such as the Great Wall of China, the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace. They were also thrilled to travel from Beijing to Guang­ zhou on a high­speed bullet train.

The KZNYWB gives regular perfor­ mances in and around Durban and their repertoire ranges from classical pieces to light pop and African numbers.

For more information regarding the KwaZulu Natal Youth Wind Band, con­ tact chairperson Kim Matthews on 083 626 9739.

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Global march for lions includes Durban LOCAL NGOs have initiated a Global March for Lions that will be held in desig­ nated cities throughout the world.

This will highlight the plight of lions embroiled in the canned hunting industry in South Africa.

The march will be held on Saturday 15 March and Durban is one of the most im­ portant cities to host the event.

Launching Durban into the foreground is the fact that Christine Jordaan, the lady who initiated it all, will be leading the march along the beachfront promenade with other local celebrities, sport stars and conservation giants.

The organisers are determined that the event will be a great success and

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the accent will be on creating public awareness for current failures in wildlife legislation that have allowed the once mighty lion to be degraded and traded as common livestock.

“From the heat of the African sum­ mertime to the winter cold of the north­ ern hemisphere, we want people to rise up and give out a ROAR for South Africa’s lions and populations elsewhere,” said Jordaan.

“Many of our supporters are from overseas and so far we have marches be­ ing organised in London, Brussels, San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Austin, Tampa, Edmonton, Vancouver, Modena, Melbourne, Sydney, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem,

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Sao Paulo, Kampala and Oslo with new cities coming on board daily. Local cities include Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town, Nelspruit, Ceres and Graham­ stown.”

Wild and Free SA is hosting the Dur­ ban march and is calling on KZN to stand united.

If you would like to assist by volun­ teering,or sponsoring costs, contact Mar­ got Stewart on 084 499 5352 rhino­ sos@hotmail.com; or Mariana Fernandes on marianajfe@hotmail.com or Christine Jordaan (cmjordaan03@gmail.com)

Life after matric >> Looking ahead to a bright future

that would bring upon my family, however I want to tell matrics out there that this mindset is wrong. Matric is just the beginning of our future and we have to embrace the change that comes with it,” said Ramkission.

Ria Naude, who matriculated in 2010, said that she was also devastated when she did not get the results she wanted or a university entrance. “I did not know what to do with my life, and eventually I went to the university and did a bridging year into the course I wanted to pursue,” she said.

Naude is now happily studying in her third year of law.

Kloof community police forum project coordinator Nikki Mohlmann congratulated the

Hillcrest High matriculants look forward to life after matric

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NERGY boosters, home remedies to stay awake and concentrate, notes on all walls in the house, and most of all the horrible mood swings causing me to snap at anyone around me, well that’s my matric memory, and for the class of 2013 the stress has only increased,” said Kloof teacher Bavani Chettiar.

She said that finding work after matric can beadaunting experience because ofthe fierce competition and limited available posts.

“Having a career requires perseverance and determination - nothing’s going to happen overnight.

“The best one can do is remain focused and think of developing your skills and career as the best longterm investment you can make.

A formal tertiary qualification (degree or national diploma) will open doors for many, but it is not always essential when seeking career opportunities.”

Chettiar said that many pupils feel that matric is it, there is nothing after matric, and if they do not do as well as expected their futures are bleak.

However this mind set is wrong and it is important to let pupils and their parents know that there is light at the end of the matric tunnel.

“There are many options for those

that passed and for those that failed. It is all about knowing what you want to do in your future and working towards your goals.”

“One needs to be open to change and stay focused. There are universities, FET colleges and options of re-marking or rewriting papers. Life is all about what you make it to be, and with family support one can achieve anything.”

Neraksha Ramkission matriculated lastyear.

“I could barely breathe, I expected so much of myself and had so much external pressure to perform well that I sometimes wondered how I was going to get through each day,” she said.

“I used to get up in the middle of the night and fear that I failed, and the embarrassment

class of 2013.

“To the matrics of 2013 that passed, the road ahead has so many possibilities. We know jobs are far and few between, but one has to remember you have to start at the bottom and work your way up,” she said.

“To those that did not pass, remember you are our future and only through education are we going to make a difference to our country.

“Put your mind to studying. There are discussions to increase the pass percentage so you will have to work that extra bit harder.

“There are a number of organisations that will assist, if your home conditions are making it difficult for you to apply yourself to your schooling. Stay focused and follow your dreams.”

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Protecting our piece of heaven

THE Hillcrest Park Neighbourhood Watch is proving that a proactive community is a safe one.

Members of the organisation have literally taken to the streets to clean­up the area by removing graffiti, picking up litter and so on.

Getting their hands dirty has drastically reduced crime in the area (See pages one and four for the full story).

In the last year, the Upper Highway area was hit by a spate of violent crimes which caused the minister and head of police to take action in the area. A task team was formed and this proved successful, with the number of arrests made and the number of incidents decreasing.

However, At the time many residents said that this solution was a “quick fix” solution.

But the community, inspired by the same strategy used in New York, decided not to sit around and wait for something to happen. They took action and have since been the greatest rea­ son why the number of petty in­ cidents have dropped.

The Hillcrest Fever covered a number of stories including the “lollipop” cameras, neighbour­ wood watch on horseback and residents cleaning up the un­ kempt railway line.

Share your community success stories with us: email valene.gov­ ender@witness.co.za

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Brethren, let us conspire DESIREE ERASMUS

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F you didn’t know, gentle reader, that the American National Secu­ rity Agency (NSA) together with other mostly first world governments is spying on, well, the entire global population, slap yourself vigorously a few times before reading on.

It now seems that those creepy conspiracy theorists were mostly right, thanks to revelations by one Edward Snowden, who released masses of data to the press last year as proof of how far global surveil­ lance reaches.

Ten years ago we thought of con­ spirophiles who used to bleat about this sort of thing as paranoid nutters sitting in basements clad in tinfoil­ hats, drawing faeces pictures on walls while hiding from electromag­ netic waves and mind control exper­ iments.

Today we see them on television answering questions about world­ wide public­spying networks.

As you will know, the granddaddy of all conspiracy theories is that of the New World Order, which has moved into the mainstream milieu as a potential social goal for some and a source of worldwide fear for others.

The NWO has been adopted by re­ ligious and secular conspirophiles alike and goes something like this: The world is secretly controlled by a small corporate­affiliated elite that

belong to secret societies such as the Illuminati, Bilderbergers, Bohemian Grove and so on.

Through these societies, they plot world domination.

It’s a bit like ‘Pinky and the Brain’ with well­dressed sociopaths thrown into the mix.

We are told that the elite (also more frequently known as the 1%) will achieve total control of the earth by setting up a one world gov­ ernment complete with army, mone­ tary system, media and religion.

The uninformed masses (that would be you and me ­ the 99%) will be relegated to the status of cat­ tle and have as our sole purpose obeisance to the elite.

This may sound like your current office environment, but according to conspirophiles, a ‘totalitarian one­ world state’ is where we are heading.

The conspirophiles say that mass surveillance and a clampdown on things like human rights, freedom of expression and movement, the wid­ ening gap between the rich and poor and the erosion of the middle­class are sound indications that the NWO is knocking on our doorstep and will soon slither over the threshold.

Those who see a one world gov­ ernment as a positive thing are hap­ py to use the term New World Order devoid of nefarious connotations, seeing it rather as a necessary social evolution that is a panacea to all of the globe’s man­made ills: Legislate the country and its population and you control all of the stupid things they do, like war, famine and envi­ ronmental cock­ups.

Whatever your stance, we will agree that the world is being moni­ tored on a scale never before seen,

thanks to massive steps in technolo­ gy and, many would say, greed.

Social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, and smartphones, make it laughably easy to share personal data and find personal data and the whereabouts of almost anyone, anywhere.

And that data can and is very often sold to marketing companies, advertisers and even governments, without our knowledge or consent.

This makes it simple to track citi­ zens at any time for reasons that can be decided by those who are in positions of authority.

The possibilities for paranoia here are endless, which is why many conspirophiles have found solace in the Deep Web; mostly an encrypted part of the internet not connected to what we use, the Surface Web. It is here that (for now) govern­ ments and law enforcement can be avoided.

It is also fertile breeding ground for crime because it is so difficult to penetrate.

But before we lock ourselves in our doomsday­prepper caves, let’s remember that no one knows how this tale of potential global woe will play out.

It could go either way, really.

Or we could simply stay as we are, a little globe wheezing through a tired galaxy.

The conspirophiles will keep their tinfoil hats and prepper supplies handy ‘just in case’.

And the pro­world­government adherents will remind us that as long as we accept that we are little fish in a very big pond, rife with near­endless ripples, everything will be as secure as it has always been.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Strike at the rand’s peril JOSEPH Mathunjwa, AMCU president, is once again going to adhere to the mandate of his members at Impala Platinum Mines to embark on strike action.

The union is rejecting the gold sector’s wage offer increase of eight per cent.

The union is demanding a R12 500 monthly wage for underground workers and R11 500 for surface employers.

The union boss seems to be

under pressure from his members, with some threatening to break-away and form their own union.

There have been allegations by members that Mathunjwa is enriching himself at the workers’ expense, which he refutes.

Whatever the reasons and mitigating factors, the burning question is whether SA is ready for another strike with the rand at a five-year low trading at R10.90

to the dollar. The price of petrol has increased with another hike looming in February.

Impending strike action by Amcu will put even more pressure on our currency as investors scramble to withdraw their investments and look at more stable markets.

Any further depreciation of the rand will warrant intervention from the reserve bank to protect our currency.

The downward spiral of the rand has a knock-on effect on prices, which further puts pressure on the poor to eke out a living.

Can other dead-lock mechanisms be used to avert strike action?

An amicable agreement favouring both parties needs to be negotiated, but is this possible?

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Thoughts from the dentist’s chair IF you are a sadist looking for a career, dentistry is for you. You get to put drills and giant poking devices into people’s mouths all day long, ignore stifled whimpers of pain and satisfy your inner demons while getting filthy rich on the proceeds of other people’s pain.

I spent three hours in the chair last week, repairing the damage caused by a lifetime of coca cola consumption and grinding my teeth due to the frustrations caused by the workplace.

This cost me almost as much as Zuma’s fire pool at Nkandla, and I am sure that, were it not for the need to get this work done, I could have fed every starving South African for a week. Like Zuma, I prioritised my own needs above those of the South African populace.

Being in the predicament of needing to get four teeth capped, I was asked what my tooth topping of choice was.

I seriously considered joining thousands of my fellow South Africans in their goldcapped tooth fad, but decided to be a conventional white girl and go for porcelain.

Deciding to be a dental assistant must be the most bizarre career choice ever. Being a dentist makes sense, because your salary enables you to buy a fire pool or feed a small village according to your preference every week.

A dental assistant, on the other hand, earns barely enough to buy a gold cap every other month, and chooses to spend their days dealing with bad breath, wielding suction devices anddispensingmouthwash.Sadism,Ibelieve, is the only possible motivation for this particular profession.

Being a natural-born negotiator, I tried to talk this particular dentist into sharpening his pencil.

While this strategy worked magnificently on the car salesman with whom I wangled a deal last week, the dentist was immune to the fluttering of eyelashes, insinuations of what I, as a minion of the media, could do to his professional credibility, and subtle threatening questions regarding the whereabouts of his children on an hour-to-hour basis.

I know of a gentleman who, at the ripe old age of 18, had all his teeth removed and replaced with dentures. Unconventional as this plan was, I frequently wonder if he had the right idea, especially when a drill is in any kind of close proximity to my mouth.

My dentist mentioned that he’s off to Mauritius this week with his family for a holiday.

Enjoy it mate. I worked hard to pay for that holiday.

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Meet the Hillcrest Fever team

Kalisha Naicker ­ journalist ­ 072 111 9635

Opening doors for orphans

>> “The biggest need we have is for a regular bulk supply of healthy non-perishable food” KALISHA NAICKER

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DUCATION is the key to survival,” says Elias Ochele, manager of OrphanAid, an organisation that strives to provide comfort, love and care to children severely affected

by HIV/AIDS in the Valley of 1000 Hills and Upper Molweni areas.

Ochele is appealing to the community to donate books, stationery and uniforms to the children to aid them in their 2014 schooling year.

Speaking to the Hillcrest Fever, Ochele said the vision of the organisation is to show God’s love and grace to children affected by HIV/ AIDS. “We want to act as a bridge between rich and poor, black and white, north and south, educated

Some of the children supported by OrphanAid. and uneducated.

“We want to be a prophetic catalyst of God’s heart for the poor in both the wider community and the localcommunity of the Valley of 1000 Hills and the surrounding areas,” he

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said.

The organisation identifies potential local pastoral workers and leaders and trains, equips, resources and links them with a team and network in the wider community.

“We help them to build, equip and manage small, simple, multipurpose house outreach bases.

“These bases will be used for hospices, safety for abused women and children, day care centres, orphanages, youth equipping, food for work programmess and other types of outreach,” he added.

“These will be integrated into local community life and networked together.

“Teams will go out from these bases to go from house to house in the community offering practical help to those in need and praying for the sick. Their main emphasis is on caring for children and their care givers.”

However as a non-profit organisation, OrphanAid is always in need of donors to sustain its project.

“There are many opportunities and areas for businesses, churches, schools and individuals to get involved and make a difference.

“The biggest need we have is for a regular bulk supply of healthy non-perishable food for distribution to the needy,” he said.

The organisation is also in need of taxi fare for the elderly and infirm to get to clinics and hospitals and money for doctors visits.

“We also require new or second hand building materials and tools for repairing of homes that are not weather proof.

“Thereisalsoaneedforvolunteers who are prepared to share their skills and teach others.”

To support OrphanAid, visit 149 Fischer Rd, Hillcrest, or contact 031 766 3413.

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January 24, 2014

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FEVER DIARY Monthly THE Hillcrest AIDS Centre hosts a tea morning from 9am to 12pm on the last Saturday of every month.

A local musician will play in the background, and all shops open.

Contact 031 765 5866.

Special wine for all occasions A selection of South African wines are available at Hillcrest Tops.

Waterford Estate ­ The Jem 2007 The Jem is an expression of the Hel­ derberg ­ Stellenbosch terroir. The wine has been grown and crafted to show a combination of fruit and spice on aroma with elegantly lay­ ered tannins to enhance the flavour and finish.

Waterford Estate released their flagship red wine, The Jem, in Octo­ ber 2007. Waterford's ambition has alwaysbeentomakethebestpossi­ ble red wine from their home grown vineyards; a wine that expresses Waterford'sethosofuncompromis­ ing quality.

This wine has been 10 years in the making, and is dedicated to and namedafter,JeremyOrd,thepropri­ etor of Waterford Estate, who is fondly known as Jem to his family and friends.

Monthly Have you walked the trail from the Station Master’s Arms in Hill­ crest yet? 9am on the first Sun­ day of the month. Bring the dogs and cycles. Contact 082 895 0540 for more.

Weekly Lance Goldman plays at the Meercats Pub and Grill every Sun­ day from 12.30pm at 12 Forest Hills Road, Waterfall 3. Contact 031 776 3872.

Fun at the golfing greens >> Golfers tee­off for charity FEVER REPORTER THE Volvo Golf Champions, European Tour’s ’Tournament of Champions’ took place at the Durban Country Club from the 9 to 12 January.

Seen at the event were…

Phillip De Bruyn and Dirrie Poupard.

Mr Mvemve Raats ­ De Compostella 2011 Raats Family Wines are special­ ists in the crafting of exceptional wines from Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc.

It is their mission to consistently produce Chenin Blanc and Caber­ net Franc of outstanding quality from South Africa and to estab­ lish these wines as international benchmarks.

Thiswineisdeep,darkintense ruby colour. Red plum and black cherry fruit with a hint of cinna­ mon. Rich and muscular with mineral, black berry fruit and dark chocolate on the finish. Har­ moniously composed of suffi­ cient of each of the five main Bor­ deaux varieties to ensure none dominates. This wine shows a consistent, linear flavour profile.

Ant and Tracy Jackson.

Elmarie Barnard and Taige Davies.

Kgomotso and Odwa Ndungane.

Tammy Hearmon and Tristan Hearmon.

Kay Matseba and Marise Mackay.

Nalihi Ramaisson, Vino Haribhai, Jashree Haribhai, Dr Mukesh Devjee and Dr Jaimala Devjee.

January 24, 2014

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2014

Compliments of the New Year

The ultimate 30 minute workout FITNESS expert Paul Hammacott, suggests the follow­ ing ultimate 30 minute workout.

Whether you do it in your living room while watching your favourite soapie, or squeeze it in in­be­ tween deadlines. This workout means that you still work your muscles and release those wonderful stress­ reducing endorphines even when you skip your trip to the gym due to time constraints.

Start with a 5 minute warm up Either a walk around the block or a quick run on the treadmill. It is important to never skip this vital step in any workout programme. The following exercises could be done in one, two or three sets, depending on your fit­ ness level: >> Beginners: do once >> Intermediate: rest for 60 seconds and repeat >> Advanced: do three times with a 60 seconds rest peri­ od in between Skipping All you need for this one is a skipping rope and one minute of concentration.

Skip as fast as you can for one minute and just like that the first step of your quick workout is done.

Push­ups Yes ladies, push­ups . Do 15 normal push­ups (should take 30­45 seconds) or, if these are too difficult and you struggle to support your body weight, try what we call the ‘ladies push­ups’, where you take some of your weight on your knees.

Snowboarders Stand with your legs a little more than shoulder­width apart, positioning your feet out at a 45 degree angle.

Focus your eyes on a spot to your right and continue with a wide stance squat. Whilst holding the squat position, continue to jump around 180 degrees and then back again in the same direction.

Plank You may recognise this gem from our first article as it’s a trusted favourite in isometric core strengthening exer­ cises.

A very simple one to perform, yet you will find your abs, back and shoulders becoming stronger in a short period of time. Hold your body in the push­up position for sixty seconds, using your forearms, elbows and toes to carry your weight.

Burpees Start by standing with your feet together and crouch down, kicking your legs back straight until you’re in a bridge position. Jump back forward so that your knees are between your inner elbows and stand back up straight. Do this for 60 seconds.

Bicycle sit­ups An ab­focused workout, in the form of sit­ups with a twist, will require you to lie down on your mat or towel with your legs out straight. Put your hands at the side of yourhead,and push yourself into the sitting­up position, ensuring everything but your buttocks are elevated off the ground.

At the same time, curl your legs in towards you, bending your legs and using your arms to squeeze them into your body.

Keep at it for sixty seconds, making sure you hold the stretch for at least 2 seconds each time.

End off with a 5 minute cool down/stretch. Again, either a walk around the block or a quick run on the treadmill.

It is important to never skip this vital step in any workout programme.

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unning out of work wardrobe ideas? We've got solutions!

Many start the new year by cleaning out their closet, but not many have the budget to com­ pletely restock it.

Here are some tips on what to wear to work this year. These will help you get started. By doing so, you will automatically look better and carry your­ self with greater confidence.

Do >> Disguise the parts you dislike by detracting at­ tention away from them. >> Select fitted clothing that gives you shape. >> Wear what fits you well. Avoid buying a size too big or too small for the sake of the size label.

And if you don’t like the label – cut it out!

Don’t >> Try to cover up the parts you dislike as you are likely to make them look bigger.

>> Select tight clothing that draws attention to the bulges or baggy clothing that gives you no shape. >> Squeeze into a smaller size that doesn’t fit you.

Clothes that are too small for you will make you look bigger.

Styles to suit your body shape If you have a generous bust: Do >>Wear scoop or V­necklines as they prevent your bust from looking like one BIG BOOB! >>Get properly fitted for a bra. It can literally take off centimetres.

Don’t >>Wear very low necklines that reveal your cleav­ age. >>Wear a bra that doesn’t fit properly. A badly fitted bra can make your bust look larger than it is or make your tops and blouses fit badly.

If you have wide upper arms: Do >>Wear ž length or long bell sleeves to detract from less toned arms and allows for comfort and style.

Don’t >> Wear strappy or sleeveless tops and dresses. >> Wear short sleeves that cut across the widest part of your upper arm.

If you have generous thighs: Do >> Wear skirt or dress length in full­length, on the knee or just below the knee with a heeled shoe to give extra height (if necessary).

Don’t >> Wear very short skirts.

Whenever you are making clothing choices for work, think about what impression you want to create and select clothing that will show you off to be the competent woman you are!

WEAR SCOOP OR V-NECKLINES AS THEY PREVENT YOUR BUST FROM LOOKING LIKE ONE BIG BOOB!

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>> Ukusungulwa kwekhasi lesiZulu kumaFEVER kumfake ugqozi lokubhala NOSIPHO MKHIZE

>>nosipho.mkhize@witness.co.za

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KUVULELEKA kwekundla yabafundi beFEVER sekunike abantu abaningi amathuba okusibhalela ngezinto ezenzeka emphakathini nolwazi abathanda ukulucobelela abanye.

Lokhu kuvele ngesikhathi izinthatheli zeFEVER zivakashele uMnuz Sphamandla Mdunge (29) waseMolweni osebenza eBalmoral Estate, eHillcrest entshonalanga yeTheku ozichaze njengomuntu onothando lokubhala nokufunda amaphephandaba ahlukene.

Uthe: “Ngiwumuntu okukhonzile ukufunda amaphephendaba ikakhulukazi umAfrika ngesikhathi ungakavalwa, ngoba izindaba zalo zazijulile, lwangenza ngaba nolwazi ngezinto eziningi,” kusho uMnuz Mdunge.

Uthe izinto zashintsha ngesikhathi usuvalwa umAfrika ngoba amanye amaphephandaba athengwayo awanazo izindaba ezijulile zomphakathi.

Uqhube wathi ukusungulwa kwekhasi lesiZulu kwi-Hillcret FEVER kwamfaka ugqozi lokubhala ngenzinto ezithinta umphakathi nemibono afisa ukuyidlulisela kwabanye. “Into esengiyiqaphele ukuthi abantu bayakuvilaphela ukufunda amaphephandaba nokuwabhalela, kanti iwona aqukethe ulwazi oludingekayo futhi bangasizakala ezinkingeni eziphathelene nom-

UMnuz Sphamandla Mdunge ongomunye wabafundi bephephandaba iFever onoth­ ando lokubhala izindaba nezinkondlo ISITHOMBE: GUY VEZI

phakathi. Leli khasi lesiZulu eliyingxenye ye-Hillcrest FEVER ngilithanda ngoba ligxile emphakathini nezindaba eziwusizo kuwona,” kusho yena.

Yize engakwazanga ukufeza amaphupho akhe okufundela ubuntatheli ngenxa yesimo esingabanga sihleekhaya,utheuyafisaukuthinge-

linye ilanga abone igama lakhe emaphephandabeni omphakathi njengomuntu onethalente lokubhala. “Kusukela ngikhula bengithanda ukuba

ngaphansi komkhakha wezindaba futhi ngikukhonzile ukubhala. Ngisho nase sikoleni ngangihamba phambili kwezoMlando (History), kangangoba namanje ngisangafundisa nabanye ngomlando. Ngiyafisa ngelinye ilanga ukufeza iphupho lami lokubhalela umphakathi,” kusho yena.

Uthe ungumshumayeli webandla iJerusalem Christain Church, abuye ashicilele nezinkondlo ezigquqguzela abantu abahlukene. Enye yezinkondlo zakhe inesihloko esithi ‘Ukubaluleka kobuholi obuqotho’ athe ibhekiswe kubaholi bamabandla. Uthe ikhuluma ngokuthi kumele abaholi bahole ngendlela efunwa uNkulunkulu, nangendlela yokuziphatha uma uhola ibandla nokuthi kumele abaholi bakwazi ukubeka imithetho ebandleni ezolekelela ekuqondiseni ibandla. “Ngiwumuntu okholelwayo kuNkulunkulu lokho kuyangikhuthaza kakhulu ezintweni engizenzayo njengoba ngabhala lenkondlo yobuholi obuqotho emabandleni ngayihlanganisa namanye amavesi atholakala eBhayibhelini ayayiseka lenkondlo,” kusho yena.

Sinxusa abafundi basibhalele nganoma yisiphi isihloko noma ngezindaba ezithinta umphakathi.

Sizimisele ngokuzishicilela izindaba zabafundi bethu. Izinombolo zethu zithi 031 533 7624 nethi 074 696 8731. Onothando lokuxhumana noMnuzSphamandlaMdunge,inombolo yakhe ithi 079 588 4867.

Umfutho wokwenza okuhle awungavumbuki uma sekufike ukhetho kuphela

GUY VEZI

guy.vezi@witness.co.za

NGABE kungcono ukuba osopolitiki noma abaholi bezombusazwe bahlale bebangisana ngokwenza izinto ezinhle, ngezinhloso ezinhle. Angingabazi nakancane ukuthi ukuba baba nalomdlandla wokwenza izinto ezinhle ngesikhathi kuqala umbuso wentando yeningi ngo-1994, izinga lentuthuko liphezulu kakhulu.

Ake ucabange nje ukuthi uma amaqembu ezepolitiki engamane akhele abantu izindlu ngaphandle kokulindela uHulumeni, ngabe bangaki abantu abangenazo izindlu.

Nanxa ingeke iphele imijondolo noma imikhukhu ngenxa yezizathu ezahlukene, ngikholwa wukuthi ngabe ababaningi ngalendlela ababaningi ngayo abantu abahlala emijondolo nasemikhukhwini. Inkinga isekuthini izinhloso zalaba abagcina ngokuklwebhana nokushawodana uma bakhela abantu izindlu njengobasibonilekulezizinsukuezedlule, kusuke kungesikhona ukwenza okuhle kubantu abahluphekayo,

kodwa kungezinye izinhloso.

Yebo, bayasizakala labo abakhelwa izindlu ngoba asikezwa ukuthi bazokhokhiswa ngazo. Ngakhoke kufanele babongwe labo abazakhayo. Kodwa okwenza kube nzima ukubabonga ukuthi kubona nengane encane ukuthi inhloso yabo akukhona ukusiza abahluphekile.

Imibuzo efika ngokushesha uma kucutshungulwa indaba kaMnuz Julius Malema, ngethi luqhamukaphi lolu ‘thando’ olungaka lokuthi abone umndeni ohluphekayo odinga indlu eNkandla? Abekho yini abadinga izindlu ngakubo? Nakhona eNkandla yini edale kube ngumndeni oseduze komuzi kamengameli wezwe, uMnuz Jacob Gedleyihlekisa “J.Z.” Zuma?

Kukhona mhlambe ozophendula ngokuthi yilowo nalowo unelungelo lokusiza lapho ethanda khona. Kulungile. Kodwa omunye umbuzo oqhamukayo uthi ngesikhathi esamemeza kuzwe izwe lonke ukuthi yena uzimisele ngokufela uMsholozi, yayingekho yini imindeni edinga izindlu? Yini lolu ‘thando’ luvuthwe sekusondele ukhetho?

Khona manjalo sesizwa kubikwa ukuthi eSeshego, kwesikaMnuz Malema, sekukhona amalungu eANCafunaukwakhelaumndeniohluphekayo indlu eduze kwesithabathaba somuzi owakhiwa nguMnuz Malema. Ngempela ngempela umlabalaba wani woke lo?

Noma kukuhle ukusiza abahluphekayo, akusikhona nje ukuzibizela ulaka lukaNkulunkulu ukulwa ngabantu bakhe abahluphekayo? Zizoba khona nje izibusiso kulezi zenzo zabo noma kuzofana nokuthela amanzi emhlane wedada? Sibuza lemibuzo nje ngoba yima sizobona izinhlobo

ezahlukene zothando dadewethu kababa.

Umasibhekauhlangothilwesenzo esihle sikaMnuz Malema, kuyaxaka ukubona laba abamxakazisile ngoba bethi akayitholanga imvume. Yini eyenza abantu bayiqikelele kangaka indaba yokuthola imvume yokwenza into enhle. Asiyibuyisele eceleni kancane nje ipolitiki.

Bonanjebabeyitholekupiimvume yokumvimba bamshaye.

Asikaze sizwe futhi ukuthi abantu bayaye bacele imvume uma befuna ukususa uthuthuva noma ukonela phansi impahla. Mhlambe laba abavimbe uMnuz Malema bebefuna ukuzakhela igama kuMengameli Zuma, kodwa ngeshwa labo, uMsholozi usihlabe wasihlikiza leso senzo sabo.

Ukubeke kwacaca uMsholozi ukuthi akukho muntu okufanele avinjwe uma ekhankasa.

Sengathi lokhu kungangena kugxile ezingqondweni zomphakathi ngoba ngeke kwemukeleke

nangengozi ukuthi kuphinde kube khona isigameko esifuze esikaMnuz Malema.

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The mysterious duo of Marianni and Foley >> First Dusi paddlers faced tough challenge

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The Marianni and Foley Causeway, named after the two explorers, is a popular spot for spectators to sit and watch paddlers come past on the second day of the three­day Dusi Canoe Marathon from Pietermaritzburg to Durban.

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ADDLERS today still consider the journey from Pietermaritzburg to Durban in the Dusi Canoe Marathon daunting.

But for the first two men to be documented doing the trip, it was a pioneering expedition.

For paddlers P Marianni and W Foley it was as formidable an adventure as any and with only a Natal Witness newspaper article to prove that they did it, they still remain a mystery to the Dusi Canoe Marathon some 121 years later.

The article documents their seven day trek down the river and the hardships that they endured, including losing their rusks to the river, which meant that the two men resorted to shooting birds and asking the locals for help in order to feed themselves.

The pair left Pietermaritzburg on 3January 1893 and arrived at the mouth of the uMngeni River on 10 January, avoiding a near drowning along the way and managing to complete the journey.

They managed to get themselves to Durban with some bumps and bruises but, more or less, in one piece.

It is unsure how much influence the men had on the modern day Dusi, but having shown that it is possible to navigate one’s way through the valleys of KwaZulu-Natal, the pair’s efforts could only have given others the hope that they too, might be able to complete the feat.

It was a number of years after the men completed this initial challenge that official founder of the Dusi Canoe Marathon – Dr Ian Player – took to the river to navigate his way to Durban from Pietermaritzburg.

Player made the journey in 1951 and the event has since grown into one of the most iconic canoeing races in the world.

In a tribute to the two brave and inquisitive wanderers, there is a causeway along the river named in their honour – Marianni Foley causeway – that is negotiated by paddlers on the second day of the Dusi. More information can be found at www.dusi.co.za

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