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Aaron Blackburn, from RescueTech, comforts a devoted pair of dogs who appeared to have survived for over a week on a rock ledge.
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Durban doctor Shikanth Bugwandeen has pledged to donate 10% of his winnings to charities around the country after winning R1,7 million in a competition. PHOTO: IAN CARBUTT
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Bugwandeensaidtherestofthe money would be used for his children’s education. “I am glad the education of my children is sorted and something we do not have to worry about. We live in such a society of inequality, all we can do is contribute to change. I’m hoping this donation, even though small, can do that,” he added. Noel Moodley, the Open Air School principal, expressed his gratitude. “Like most schools we all experience financial challenges,” he said. “The donation is an investment in the lives of all pupils and is much needed in the current economic climate.” Bugwandeen said it had taken a while to register when he was told he had won a plane. “I mean, who gives up a plane? My family was excited, although I do not know how deserving we are of the prize. We are so very blessed.”
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tude of abuse problems dealt with in the school environment by the group countrywide. “Although bullying has always been a part of the playground and classroom it has evolved with the mass of technology which exists. “Life’s challenges are very differentto40yearsago.Cyber-bully-
ing on social media can be overwhelming.” Buswell said children and parents need to know how to deal with such situations should they arise. “Parents need to be involved and know what their children are talking about and what the modern language/slang/cellphone speak means. They need to know the vocabulary.” When it comes to cyber-bullying, “children need to be trained and know the services/options available to deal with it.” He recommends that parents, teachers and principals become familiar with the Protection from Harassment Act (Act no 17 of 2011) to help cope with the minefield of cyber-bullying and sharing of ‘naked selfies’. “Identify the bully and work with him/her and their parents on why they are bullying in the first place (issues at home, low self-es-
whom take their newborn baby home wrapped in newspaper. The foundation, with the help of sponsors, fill the bags with towels, dis posable nappies, secondhand baby clothes, hats, bibs, booties, towels and blankets. “Thanks to Chep’s financial contri bution, for the first time in years, we wereabletobuynewpink,blueandyel low baby grows, nappies and toiletries to fill these bags, and this, with the do nation of new blankets from Netcare, allowed us to bless 100 moms and ba bies at King Edward Hospital,’’ said Kim Griffith Jones, foundation coordina tor. “The volunteers had fun dressing the babies in their new clothes and wrapping them up warmly but, most
importantly, sharing their knowledge, love and joy with the new moms,” said GriffithJones The foundation will be doing a beanie and blanket “Love the Babies” drop at Prince Mysheni Hospital in Um lazi on Monday, 10 November. To donate baby beanies, booties or socks, contact Kim on robinhood fund@telkomsa.net or phone 076 612 9060. Over and above this project, the Robin Hood Foundation will be coordi nating their “Wag a Tail” campaign, in conjunction with the Inanda Dog Project. The aim of the project is to feed dogs in Botha’s Hill as well as distribute 2 500 Christmas gifts to grandmothers and grandfathers in the greater Durban area.
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ARENTS, teachers and schools must keep on talking and working together to address the complex issue of bullying amongst children and teens. There needs to be ongoingcommunicationandsystemsin place to address bullying and not pretend that it doesn’t exist.” John Buswell - CEO of The Proactive Education Group and founder member of Rape Wise South Africa spoke to Fever last week about what is becoming a growingprobleminschoolsacross all social spectrums. “October may be recognised as National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month, but our group spends all year talking to children and training teachers and principals on how to recognise and deal with the issue,” Buswell said. Bullying is just one of a multi-
Foundation ‘loves the babies’ KALISHA NAICKER THE Robin Hood Foundation, Chep and ProAppointments volunteers visited new moms at King Edward Hospital in Umbilo and handed out baby items last week. The foundation’s “Love the Babies” bags are similar to a baby shower in a bag that are given to needy moms in certain government hospitals, many of
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Devoted dogs in clifftop rescue FROM PAGE 1 A DEVOTED canine couple survived at least a week on a tiny ledge on a sheer cliff face in Kloof. They were rescued — rake thin and dehydrated — after the male dog heard rescue experts on a near by training exercise and “yelped just like a human cry for help”. Jon Sargood, chairman of the expert volunteer group RescueTech, said the dogs had fallen onto the twometrewide rock ledge, somehow without ma jor injury, in one of the most remote, and sheer, parts of the Kloof Gorge. While mounting a highangle rope exercise for his team, Sargood said he heard the dogs moments aft er learning that the missing police dog, Chaka, had been found dead nearby, in Mariannhill. “We found it ironic that we were able to save a dog’s life almost to the minute that we heard that this huge search for the police dog was over in sad circumstances,” he said. Having gone missing while pursuing suspects near a factory 10 days before, Chaka’s body was dis covered near a stream. Sargood said the team abandoned their training exercise and abseiled to the ledge. A female dog was found unconscious, “and the male sat there calm as anything, and allowed us to put him into an animal harness. When we got him to the top, he began to make a big fuss, clearly con cerned that we might not also rescue his partner.” Another team member said the dog — of “inde terminate breed” — was initially allowed to lap at only small amounts of water, as his dehydration was so severe that sudden drinking could put his system in shock. The animals wore no collars. Sargood said a Kloof vet was forced to put down the female, due to critical effects of starvation and dehydration. He said the male was recovering well at the Kloof SPCA, but that no owner had yet been identified. Sargood said it remained a mystery how the pair had wound up on the ledge, which was 50 metres from the top of the cliff, and over 100 metres from the bottom.
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even survive a day or two without water – it can certainly precipitate a major crisis (for example, cats with kidney disease can NEVER be without water; or animals on heart medication). Water has NO calories and does not supply energy – so “putting an animal on drip” does NOT equal calories–soaproperlyhydratedanimal
WHENmostpeoplethinkoftheword “nutrients” ,they usually think in terms of proteins; fats; sugars; vitamins – but not water. In fact, water is the most essential nutrient. An animalcansurviveweekswithoutfood, but only days without water. Elderly or sick animals may not
can still “starve” and lose muscle (and organ) mass. Many vets put vitamins into drips – it is debatable whether this is of any value, except intherarecaseof(documented)vitamin deficiencies. But drips are a matter for a later article. Water is necessary for digestion, to support circulation, toxin and nutrient metabolism and excretion,
andforimmunity(drymucousmembranes are easier portals for pathogen entry). All pets should have their water bowls cleaned and refilled at least daily. A cat on kibbles needs about 200-250 ml water per day, and a dog about 50 – 100 ml/kg/day (i.e. 2 – 5 L for a great Dane). Steel bowls are more hygienic.
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THE South African Banking Risk Infor mation Centre (SABRIC) on behalf of the banks is currently on an awareness drive to warn bank customers of nu merous bankrelated crime scams as we approach the festive season. “We want to warn customers to be vigilant during the festive season, es pecially around scams that promise KALISHA NAICKER you huge returns with minimal effort” Kalisha.Naicker@media24.com said SABRIC CEO, Kalyani Pillay. Among the scams that the banking OCAL author Ian Tennent has industry warn about are the “deposit made his debut in the writing and refund” scams, fraudulent re world by launching his book, quests to change bank account details Zululand Snow, recently. and advance fee scams. Sharing a little of his upbringing The deposit and refund scam in with the Fever, Tennent said: “I was volves criminals ordering goods or ser born in Durban but grew up in Zuluvices from a business or individual and land and loved it. then paying money into the victim’s “English was my favourite subject, bank account, mostly by depositing a especially the creative stuff and I took fraudulent cheque. pride in it. After school I did a year in Sometimes, proof of payment is the army and then followed that up fabricated to create the impression with a BComm, majoring in law,” he that the deposit was made in cash. said. Following this they send the ‘proof TennentmovedtotheUnitedKingofpayment’tothebusinessorindividu dom for over a decade before finally al and then the goods are released to settling back in South Africa in 2012 the criminal. where he threw himself into writing. Alternatively they cancel the order This aspiring go-getter said his and request an urgent refund of the first memory of putting pen to paper funds made. was at the age of 10. The bank will then process the “When I was 10 I picked up a pen, cheque and discover that the cheque sat at the pine desk my dad had made is fraudulent and reverse the credit on me, and wrote about three sentences the victim’s bank account, or discover to a story. It was about a boy and his that no deposit was made at all. pet tiger in the jungle,” he said. As a result, no funds are transferred “It sucked. I put the pen down and into the victim's account and the victim is subse quently out of both the monies and the goods. Bank customers are encouragedtoensurethe following so that they don’t fall victim to this scam. No “refund” should be made without first verifying with the bank that the deposit that has been made into your ac Hugh Mathie count is, indeed legiti mate. Supplied
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only picked it up again two years later whenmystandard5(grade7)English teacher brought English to life. She wassoanimatedyoucouldn’thelpbut get involved. From then on I was hooked. I used to beg for the English essay topics ahead of time so that I could research and play with words and sentences to create something that really spoke to me.” Whenhisdreamsofbeingaspydid not pan out, he opted for his back-up plan - writing. Describing himself as modest, Tennent said his role models are Stephen King for his characters, Ray Bradburyforhismasteryofproseand William Golding for his story lines. “For a long time now I’ve wanted to write a South African story that can stand squarely on its own two feet without resting on the pillars of apartheid or racism,” he said, talking about his book. “This is a tale that lives and thrives purely on the fuel of a good story. The idea was to create a good ol’ yarn using all the colour and texture that South Africa provides. This, hopefully, is such a story.”
He said certain scenes in the book have been with him since he was 12 or 13. “Zululand Snow is a tale of history and imagination. The book is set in Zululand during the turbulent summer of 1983 and 1984, in a fictitious town. It draws lightly on my own experience,butahelluvalotmore onmy imaginings. “The protagonist is 12-year-old Craig Cruikshank, half-hearted schoolboy and whole-hearted Zulu warriorwhostrugglestoreconcilehis romantic notion of the proud, once all-powerful Zulu nation with the raggedly, disenchanted Zulus he sees in his hometown. “On the last day of school he stumbles across the legend of the lost Inkatha Yesizwe, a coiled ring of grass, sinew, human hair, vomit and other delectable, the founding symbol of Zulu unity and strength, which pupils believed to have been destroyed around the time of the battle of Ulundi. “However, Craig has in his possession an old war letter which lends credence to the idea that the Inkatha
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survived and is hidden nearby. He resolves to find it,” he said. Tennent's message to other aspiring writers is: “Blitz your first draft. It will be crap. Accept it and embrace it, don’t overthink it. Your imagination will only really start to kick in when you blush at the drivel you first created, so get that out the way as quick as you can and have fun with it.” To get a copy of the book or to find out more about Tennent email, Ian tennentwriter@gmail.com
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UPPER Highway’s Carene Breytenbach, previous title holder of Mrs South Africa, is using her experience in the modelling
world to change the lives of married women in her community with her busi ness, LikeALady. Breytenbach’s business provides work shops on beauty tips, professional mannerism at the work place and eti quette tips on how to handle different oc casions. LikeaLady provides individual train ingforthosewhohavetheambitiontopur sue a beauty pageant title, in order to help them further their career as a goodwill am bassador. “Empowerment is sexy, by creating a
platform, we teach ladies about the secrets to making life and love work.” “At LikeaLady we believe in empow ering women. “We provide skills to them to find their uniqueness and beauty.” Morally, it also teaches women how to say “no more” to domestic violence or abuse. “We are the spokespeople under the covering and leadership of the Woman In Need Foundation, U.S., founded by Dr. Tracy Kemble, owner and CEO of Mrs Globe International Pageant.”
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T age 16 Assagay‘s Jami Lee decided it was time to find her way in the world and work towards her dream of being a seamstress. Withthehelpofherfamilyandboyfriend she travelled from fabric shops to sewing machine outlets until she was equipped to achieve her goal. Today, at 20 she owns one of the most successful online teen clothing stores in the country. Lee was also the runner-up for the 2014 iLembe Chamber of Commerce entrepreneurship awards. Speaking about her success in the business world she said: “I am inspired by the thought of success, and will not stop on my way to reaching my goals.” She said that entering the iLembe awards was by chance. “I came across the flyer at Spar and decided to enter. It was an entrepreneur competition for budding entrepreneurs like myself to go through a fourmonth training course, gaining knowledge and advice from the mentors, compiling a business plan and then going in front of a judging panel and answering questions about my
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Kalisha.Naicker@media24.com FOR the past five years the boys and staffatHighburyHighhavecommitted themselves to help save the rhino from slaughter. A significant amount of money has been raised in support of the Wildlife Conservation Trust. The school’s rhino, Gijima, lived on Somkhanda Game Reserve in Northern Natal until he was poached and killed in April. According to Carole Wilson marketing manager at Highbury, the pupil and staff are more determined to continue their support towards the Save the Rhino campaign and have already had two fundraising events this month. The first event saw 14 grade 7 boys participating in the annual Maputaland 75km run in eastern Zululand during the October school holidays generating funds through
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business plan, inspired by the TV show Dragon's Den,” said Lee. “I placed second, receiving R20 000 for my business and a personal mentor to guide me over the next year.” She said she always had a passion forclothingfromaslongasshecanremember. “When I was 10 one summer I was bored and made little paper people with double sided tape on
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Some of Breytenbach’s other awards include representing South Africa in the annualMrs.GlobeInternationalPageantin Palm Springs, United States, in 2003. In the 2002 Mrs. World pageant she received two gold medals, including Mrs. Congeniality World 2001 and also winning Mrs World’s “The Most Original Country Costume”, which was designed by Peter Bondesio, in Las Vegas Nevada in U.S. The title winner said she enjoys making a “beautiful” change in the world and urges women who want to become title winners to contact her for advice.
them, and then spent hours drawing and cutting out clothes and would stick the different outfits on the people. I guess I always wanted to have some future with clothing,” she said. Describing herself as determined Lee said her role models are Richard Branson, Coco Chanel, and Rosalía Mera (founder of the clothing stores Zara). She said her proudest moment was the start of her business. “I am most proud of my business, as I have started with nothing and worked tirelessly to ensure its success. “Anything is possible and I know this is so cliché, but hard work really does pay off. “Iamahugesupporterofentrepreneurship, especially among the young, and encourage them to follow what they are passionate about.” To find out more about Jami Lee Designs log on to www.jamileede signs.com
sponsorship. The second event was an auction on 9 October at the school. There was a bronze white rhino (40cm by 30cm) sculpted by local sculptor Allen Hallett on 9 October and two paintings were donated for sale on the night by Grade 1 teacher Debbie Whitehouse, and the Weavers’ Nest children and Grade R to 7 boys produced rhino art for parents to buy. “Proceeds raised go towards our Save the Rhino campaign. “The boys who participated in the Maputaland run raised R26 000 and there was an additional anonymous donation of R25 000 that will allow us to adopt another rhino. “The auction and sale of the children’s art raised more than R100 000 for Save the Rhino,” said Wilson. “Thank you to all those involved in this worthy cause.”
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Highway Hospice Tree of Light – a special appeal
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SINCE 1992 the Highway Hospice has host ed the Tree of Light ceremony in Durban and this year is no different. The ceremony will be held in Jameson Park (opposite Mitchell Park) on Friday 28 November and everyone is invited. The lighting begins at 6pm with music with a Christmas theme supplied by the Hospice volunteer musicians. There will be food stalls, but picnic bas
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the night. Hospice will also issue the com pany with a Section 18a tax certificate. Phone Heather or Cathy on 031 208 6110 or email heather@hospice.co.za should you require more information. — Supplied.
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‘Meat’ the new Hillcrest butchery >> When meat is transported to Dirks Butchery utmost care is taken not to break the ‘cold chain’ KALISHA NAICKER
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IRKS Butchery began in 1985 in Davenport, Durban by Dirk Meintjies and Peter Limvourus. The duo worked together until eight years ago when Meintjies decided to go into the supermarket trade catering mainly for the Spar Group, until April when it was his time to retire. However, retirement didn’t last long and four months later his passion for the meat industry flared up again. Realising there was more to life, Meintjies’ determination led him to open a butchery in Gillitts. The family butchery — Dirks Butchery — which has been around foryearshasfinallysettledinHillcrest, much to the delight of residents. The aim of the butchery is to provide the
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best quality meat and service in the Highway area. Meintjies and his team pride themselves in supplying the fresh, healthy, excellent quality cuts. The shop has high hygiene standards and the staff receive regular training on how to maintain hygiene in the work environment. The butchery is disinfected daily andundergoesamonthlypest-control check. When meat is transported to Dirks Butchery utmost care is taken not to break the “cold chain” meaning the meat leaves refrigerated trucks and goes directly into the butchery fridges to minimise any chance of bacteria build-up. Between the team they have 75 years’ experience and guarantee the best service and top-quality products.
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BOUTH a million years ago, some guy named Maslow, who had way too much time on his hands, put together a triangular hierarchy of needs, detailing what he thought were the most essential things for people to be in possession of. Ever since, high school and university students around the world have been falling asleepinlessonsandlectureswhiletheteacher, as bored as his or her subjects, drones on about
this hierarchy. The soporific effect of Maslow has even been felt in examinations, where students have failed courses due to falling asleep in papers which included questions about Maslow and his blasted hierarchy. So, to sum up this hierarchy so quickly that you won't have time to fall asleep, Maslow states that the first level of needs pertains to physiological matters. Food. Air. Excretion. Sleep. In other words, the basic elements required to not be dead. His second level of needs relates to security needs: a job, health and property. The third deals with love and belonging. By rights, Maslow should get a mention in the credits of every gooey chick flick ever made. On level four, getting to the stuff that Maslow thinks only the elite reach, sits things like self confidence and earning the respect of others. On the fifth level is the lofty notion of self-actualisation, a word not spoken outside the halls of academia since 1850.
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This encompasses traits like morality, creativity, and the ability to be non-judgmental. Here are the problems I have with Maslow: his ideas are poncy and outdated, and have no resonance with the 21st century. Most of all, I take exception to Maslow's belief that one cannot reach level two until you have level one wrapped up, and so on. To my non-academic brain, this implies that no homeless person can be creative; that no unemployed person can have moral scruples, and that insomniacs can never fall in love. Also,asapersonwhoreliesuponmycreativity (level five) for my bread and butter (level one), I assure you that my bodily functions are all in order. In 21st century South Africa, in which each economic recession is worse than the last; each president more corrupt than his predecessor andwhereeverythingisuncertain,doesoneever permanently move past level one? Or does one cling to the attributes of levels two to five in order to sustain level one? Here'show,inmyopinion,a21stcenturylist of needs looks. There are no levels, because all are as imperative to truly living as the next: oxygen (as pollution-free as possible); a roof over our head (brick and mortar for the fortunate such as myself); friends (to provide a roof when one's own is taken away by the bank); a passion and a purpose (without this there is little point to getting out of bed), selfconfidence (or at least the ability to fake it, because nobody likes or employs a wallflower), and laughter (because without this, breathing is futile).
Oscar trial and hypocrisy DURING the course of the Pistorius case, I have often wondered where the ANCWL and Jacob Zuma were during the trial of Leigh Matthews to sympathise with her family as well as all the women who are murdered in this country almost daily. There are no ANCWL people in the courts with the bereaved families and no Zuma contradicting the judge’s decisions. It is only now, because Pistorius is a highprofilecase,andthereismediaandTVcoverage worldwide, that they are visible. What a bunch of hypocrites. Eloise
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Challenge to men I DO talks at schools, encouraging teens to make the right choices in life when it comes to choosing friends, smoking, drugs, alcohol abuse, bullying and pornography. When it comes to pornography, our children have access to the internet on their cellphones, or friend's cellphone, as well as the traditional magazines, strippers and DVDs. In my talks I stress how easy it is to become a porn addict, and how degrading it is to women to be seen purely as a sexual being. By indulging in porn, one is supportingtheindustry,andinmostcases,making immoral people wealthy, at the expense of the dignity and respect of women. Most men, driven by testosterone, have a weakness for the trap of pornography, and unfortunately, porn is made light of at times, and not seen for the dangerous addiction it is. When our children learn that their parents indulge in pornography, it makes the practice almost acceptable, or at least “not that bad? After all, if my parent(s) watch porn, how bad can it really be, just harmless fun, surely?” Here is a challenge to all those who might relate to this letter... Let's set the example to our children, and make our homes “porn free”, as much as we possibly can. Let us throw the “trash” into the trash, where no one else can access it. And if it's appropriate, do it with your teenager's company/buy in. Let them know that your household does not believe in degrading women, but believe that women need to be seen as God's creation, deserving of respect, not just a physical body for a man's pleasure. Derek Krummeck
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What’s on 31 October ROSEWAY Natural and Organic Market are holding a night market on Friday 31 October from 5pm to 9pm.
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The Keep Kloof Beautiful Association will be hosting its annual general meeting on Tuesday, 4 November at Kloof Junior Primary hall, Abelia Road, Kloof commencing at 6pm. Guest speaker is Paolo Candotti,
The Friends of Hillcrest Library will be holding a book sale on Friday 31NovemberandSaturday1November at the library. Donations of books are welcome and these may be left at the library.
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Thomas More College held their Matric Art Exhibition last week. There was a variety of visual and design art on display. Seen are art teachers with some of the matric artists from left: Mrs Leanne Fris inger (art teacher), Samantha Lurie, Mrs Gretchen Wheeler (art teacher), Dominique Maingard, Grace Borley, Hendrik Joerges, Melissa Ross and Tayla Drimie.
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MAKING your own Christmas decorations is as easy or hard as you make it. For busy mums who love shopping, it’s probably a cinch to whip to the shops and spend up big to make the house look Christmassy. Butforthoseofuswhoprefertogetinto the Christmas spirit and keep our wallets happy, making our own decorations is great fun. Try these projects: Christmas wreaths The tradition of hanging a wreath on the front door in the runup to Christmas comes from an old Catholic ritual. The advent or the season prior to Christmas Day is a significant time, and a circular wreath is hung on the door. The circle symbolises that there is no beginning or end and that God is eternal. A more tra ditional advent wreath contains four can dles in the circle and one candle in the mid dle. Christmas garlands A garland is a decorative string used during festive times which can be hung around a person, over a mantel or around an inanimate object like a Christmas tree. Originally garlands were made of flowers or leaves and in countries like India, gar lands have an important role in spiritual festivals. Garlands can be created from flowers and leaves, fruit, vegetables or even dollar notes but at Christmas time the garland is used to decorate a home. Tinsel and other types of garland or rib bon used as decorations that can easily be strung up for a short period of time. Christmas lighting Christmas lights and lanterns give dec oratingafairylikequalityandwhodoesn’t like driving around and seeing the neigh bourhood lit up at Christmas? Every year fire fighters end up rescuing unprepared householders who use lights dangerously for Christmas decorating. Try to follow these safety tips for Christmas lights: >> Be extremely cautious of cheap lights bought at markets or on sale.
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Layla O’ Neill is a fiveyearold who suffers from an incurable childhood can cer called Ependymoma. Sadly, her treat ment is no longer effective and she is pa ralysed from the waist down. This year her mum Sharon formed a new NPO called “Ependy Angels”. All the raffle and bucket proceeds will be donated to this organisation to help other children who are in need of funding for cancer treatment. Ependy Angels’ motto is: “Let’s fight it together as you can’t fight it alone. For more information, contact Shirley Swemmer on 076 99 24769.
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Beat the Christmas shopping rush MOST people leave Christmas shopping to the very last minute. Here are a few strategies to help ease the anxiety when it comes to festive season shopping. So whether it's last minute Christmas present shopping or just buying groceries for a house full of people, these tips should help make it a more pleasant ex perience. Plan ahead Start making a list a few days in ad vance of all the items you will need. Make the list comprehensive and don't forget the small things like wrapping paper, tape, cards etc. There is nothing worse than getting through a long day of shop ping, only to find that you forgot to buy a present for your motherinlaw. Plan your route Considerwhichmallwillbemostlikely to have all the items on your list to avoid mall hopping. If that means travelling to a bigger mall outside your area, it may be worth the trip. Determine your shopping times Most malls have extended shopping
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Western fun at Hillcrest Primary HILLCREST Primary showcased the drama talents of their Grade 7 pupils in a production ofYe-Ha!amusicalwrittenbyCraigHawesand directed by Grade 7 teacher Robin Ellis. Set in the “wild, wild West” the show is a comedy written with the children in mind. The cast of 100 pupils played the roles of outlaws, townsfolk and Red Indians with enthusiasm. The singing, dancing and acting was of a high
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standard and the tunes had the audience tapping their feet and clapping. Props and scenery were delightful and music was provided by a band made up of pupils from different grades and directed by Graham. Costumes were bright and colourful with an unusual two-part horse. Well done to all involved in this enjoyable production. — Supplied. Part of the comedy are Caleb Co etzee (left) and Priyash ni Reddy.
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Breast cancer: 10 minutes can save your life FEVER REPORTER WITH breast cancer being the emphasis on the health calendar this October, one of the big questions to ask is should women be tested for the BRAC 1 and 2 gene tests? Peter Jordan, Principal Officer of Fedhealth, says that in spite of the hype a couple of years ago, the BRAC 1 and 2 gene tests should only be done for high risk individuals following a full assessment and pre test counselling. “The tests are relatively simple and can be per formed locally by various pathology laboratories. They vary in cost depending on the patient’s individu al requirements and the costs are covered by most medical schemes. However, standard regular checkups are much more important for most women. “Preventative Health is essential and we strongly advocate that women follow a regular routine of selfexamination and carry out regular annual checks and mammo grams,” says Jordan. Jordan says lack of education and fear causes many women to delay seeking medical evaluation of a possible breast problem. A thorough breast examination takes only 10 min utes, however, a surprisingly large number of women
customers could need,” says the ever-amiable Mike. “We also infuse our shelves with artisanal grocery products that you're really going to battle to find elsewhere.” Try, for instance, the likes of gluten-free beetroot fettuccine or squid-ink spaghetti sourced from Cape Town, to name but two examples,orimportedcereals,withthelastbeing especially popular with well-travelled individuals or expatriates longing for a taste of home. “So, yes,” says Mike, “we stock niche productsaswellasallthetop-sellingbrandsatavery good price indeed.” And that's before taking into account the store's special offers, which often border on remarkable. It's no accident either that while Hillcrest KwikSpar is delightfully compact – although following a recent expansion and refurbishment the aisles have become far wider – it boasts all that customers could feasibly need. In fact, there's a bit of a science behind it, and ever-efficient grocery manager Vishall Tulsee uses in-depth data analysis plus his own decade-long experience in this sector to make sure that the store sells at least the top 10 of everything in every possible category and subcategory. “It's a delicate balance because our shelf space is limited,” reckons Mike, “but we effectively offer a full shopping experience with a good dose of uniqueness. Plus we're always open to customer requests.” As he adds, “We're forever changing the store to remain relevant to our customers. We never stay static.” And while I don't know how Winston Churchill would feel about having one of his quotes appropriated here, he himself did say, “To improve is to change, to be perfect is to change often.”
still avoid undergoing breast examinations. Breastcancercanalsooccurinmen,althoughrare, which means examinations for men are also impor tant and this is often largely neglected. The examination begins with visual inspection where the breasts are inspected for size and symme try–aslightvariationinthesizeofeachbreastiscom mon and generally normal. The skin is then inspected for colour, vein pattern, and any visible swelling or flu id retention. The lymph nodes above and below the collarbone arealsoinspectedforenlargement,swelling,discolor ation or lesions. The second part of the examination involves pal pation (feeling) of the breast and underlying tissue, which is performed with the patient either seated or lying down. This is best performed a few days after menstruation, when less fluid is retained. It is important to note that the vast majority of suspicious lumps turn out to be benign (not cancer). Your health care provider may request that you return to have the suspicious area rechecked in a month, or you may be advised to have a diagnostic mammo gram or a breast ultrasound (sonogram) to reevalu ate the physical findings. In addition to a clinical check women must also take responsibility for their own health and check their breasts at home at least once a month. Breast selfexaminations are easy and painless and can avert a serious problem later. “Breast Health Education ensures that women and men across South Africa are empowered through knowledge to make choices about their health and their lives,” concludes Jordan.
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MCLAREN 650S, worth over R5 million and one of only a hand ful in the world, was stolen in a bra zen cargo heist shortly after arriving at Durban Harbour on Monday 20 October, reports The Witness. It is understood that the sports car ar rived at the Durban Harbour on Monday and once cleared through customs had been placed in an unmarked container bound for Johannesburg. Law enforcement reports that the the heavy goods truck carrying the McLaren was hijacked in Warden near the KZN Free State border. The driver had been thrown out by criminals at Hartebee spoort although was unharmed in the robbery. Police reports that the car had been ordered for a Durban business tycoon, who had bought the performance vehicle through his company. The businessman denied this and in sisted his company had not purchased the sports car. Imperial Logistics marketing execu tive Michelle Neilson confirmed that a truck was hijacked on the N3 between Warden and Villiers with a container con taining laptops and the McLaren 650 S.
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A McLaren 650S was reportedly stolen during a hijacking in Warden near the KwaZuluNatal and Free State border. Neilson said a case was opened at Eras mia police station near Pretoria and that an Imperial Investigations task team was assigned to the case. “No further information can be dis closed at this stage due to the highly sen sitive nature of the ongoing investiga tion,” Neilson said. Daytona Motor Group CEO Justin Divaris said the car was bound for its showroom in Sandton. “The vehicle had come in through the port and was in a container. It is one of our demonstrator models we used for
test drives and for the press, and was not specificallyonorderforacustomer,thank goodness.” Divaris said that he believed that the theft had been a mistake. “I firmly believe that whoever stole the truck had no idea what they had tak en. There is obviously no market for a car like that in South Africa and I think they were after other electronic goods.” He also denied that the Durban busi ness mogul had bought the car, and said they looked forward to getting their car back. — Jeff Wicks.
2015 SA Car of Year finalists named THE 11 finalists for the 2015 South African Car of the Year (Coty) competition have been named. Inalphabeticalorderarethe11finalists which will be tested and compared over two days in March 2015: • Audi A3 Sedan 1.4T SE S Tronic • BMW M4 Coupé Auto •CitroenC4PicassoeHDi115Intensive • Honda Accord 3.5 V6 Exclusive • Lexus ES 250 EX • Mercedes Benz CClass C200 auto
• Nissan Qashqai 1.6 dCi Acenta auto • Porsche Macan S Diesel • Renault Duster 1.5dCi Dynamique 4WD • Subaru WRX Premium • Toyota Corolla 1.4D4D Prestige Evaluation days will be at the Gerotek test facility west of Pretoria. According to the guild, the cars will be judged on the following criteria: aesthet ics, build quality, ergonomics, fuel con sumption, environmental friendliness,
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A DOCTOR who treated Michael Schu macher for nearly six months after the For mula 1 champion struck his head in a skiing fall says the injured exdriver is no longer inacomaandpredictedapossiblerecovery within three years. JeanFrancois Payen, a doctor at the Grenoble hospital that treated Schumach er after his injury in December 2013, said he hasvisitedtheSchumacherfamilyathome in Switzerland to track his patient’s progress. Schumacher was with his 14yearold son in the French Alps when he fell, hitting the side of his head on a rock and cracking his helmet. “Life after a head injury is punctuated by stages. We hope, but we have to give him time,” said Payen last Thursday. He predicted a convalescence of one to three years. Earlier French F1 commentator Jean Louis Moncet repeated a report that Schu macher was “waking up very slowly” from the induced coma controlling his serious brain injuries. Moncet said: “I saw his son and he told meSchumiwaswakingupveryslowly,very slowly.” Payen commented: “It is to see how he progresses and then tell his wife and his children what changes I have observed. He is in very favourable conditions. In September 2014 Schumacher left a rehabilitation clinic in Switzerland and re turned home to his estate on the edge of Lake Geneva. — Wheels24.
A man, who allegedly stole Schumacher’s medical records and who was allegedly attempting to sell them to different media for $67 000 (about R7 350 000), worked as an executive at a Swiss helicopter air rescue company, which organised the German sportsman’s transport from a French hospital to Switzerland in June. The man, arrested and interro gated by police, had denied any wrongdoing. He was being de tained in a Zurich police holding cell, but was found hanged when officers took him breakfast before a scheduled hearing before a judge.
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side the city. Khwela (Team EuroSteel), the men’s winner, was pushed all the way on the water by Thulani Mbanjwa (Build It), another former Dusi champion, but used his superior portaging ability to pull clear on the three-anda-half kilometre run in to the finish to record a convincing victory by over one-and-a-half minutes. “It is a hard race, especially the portage,” Khwela said afterwards. “It is long and no one has really trained for it, so I knew that we were all going to struggle on the portage. We had to use what we had to be there at the finish.”
Adie, meanwhile, had an anxious wait to see whether or not she had won the women’s race because her ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships’ doubles partner Laura O’Donaghue had started in a later batch. In the end, though, Adie won convincingly by almost five minutes. She was the only woman to start in the A-batch and found the going tough in the beginning, she admitted. “I thought I would just go as hard as I could, but at the star on the Drift, it wasn’t so great. I got dropped. I was right at the back. My arms just didn’t have anything in them. “Once I hit the river, my comfort zone, I managed to push quite hard and catch up to a few guys, so I loved the stretch on the river. That was lots of fun.” Director in the Department of Sport and Recreation, Prem Vayapuri,alsoexpressedhissatisfactionwith the growth of development in canoeing. “NCC, together with the KNCU and the Department of Sport, have increased the participation base. At the same time, talent is emerging and thattalentisbeingaddressedthrough participation in the Dusi too, so this development race helps lift people on to the next level,” he said.
Runner aims to conquer marathon for charity FEVER REPORTER DURBANrunnerGaryHenwoodFoxwillbe covering 159 Miles4Marrow for The Sun flower Fund in the Kalahari Augrabies Ex treme Marathon from 30 October to 9 No vember. The South African Kalahari Augrabies Extreme Marathon is a unique race filled
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THE weather finally played along for a picture perfect day as trail runners from KZN came out to play at iSithumba for the final race of the 2014 Spur KZN Trail Series last weekend. This year’s series made for some exciting competition on the trails andalmostallofthecategorieswere still up for grabs as runners lined up for the start on Sunday morning. Muzi Madikwa, from Collegians Harriers claimed victory in the men’s 11.3km long course Championship race with a quality time of 46:50 but this wasn’t enough to keep Ayanda Mlotshwa from Montrose from taking the Series with twofirstplacesoutofapossiblefour. In the ladies championship race it was Melanie Kelly from Westville who bumped herself up to second overall in the ladies Open Championship Series, by winning race 4 in a time of 01:06:57. However, Bluff resident, Yolande Visser had done enoughinthefirstthreeracestoseal
or how you can get involved, contact Alli son Naidoo on 079 881 3056 or alli son@sunflowerfund.org.za For more information on how to be come a bone marrow stem cell donor, please visit www.sunflowerfund.org.za or call toll free weekdays 0800 12 10 82. Gary HenwoodFox spreads the seeds of hope through the Kalahari Augrabies Extreme Marathon 2014. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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heroverallvictoryintheladiesOpen Championship with two second places and a first place at race 3. Another Montrose runner, Owen Bengo made it three wins on the trot as he blitzed the 5.1km short course challenge race in a superb time of 20:20tostamphisauthorityandcap off a fine two weeks of racing. Godfrey Madikwa from CollegiansHarrierschasedhardinallthe races but could not keep up with the flying Bengo and had to be satisfied with second place on the day and in the overall Series. In the women’s short course challenge race, Sabrina Ward claimed victory by navigating around the course in 26:12 to seal theoverallSerieswinintheprocess, with the young Tate Stewart showing great consistency to finish second overall on the day in a time of 28:27. A special thanks to the sponsors, Spur Restaurant, Adidas, BOS and Protea Hotels. - Supplied
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