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RUMANA AKOOB AND JEFF WICKS MOMENTS after former soldier Theo Stokes was shot on Thursday last week he wrestled with the gunman and stripped him of his pistol in Pinetown. Stokes was held at gunp oint in the early hours of the morning and hijacked on Otto Volek Road.

The military veteran had dropped off a package when he was approached by two men who demanded he hand over his keys.

“I refused to give up my keys and got in a scuffle with the hijackers.”

Soldier fights back despite being shot by hijacker

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S Consul-General Taylor Ruggles took time out of his busy schedule - as well as packing boxes - for a brief one-on-one with Fever last week.

Nearing the end of his three-year stint as Consul-General in Durban, Ruggles said that there is much about Durban and KwaZulu Natal that he will miss.

“The magnificent scenery, the wildlife just a few hours’ drive away, the people and the food - especially the bunny chow, the delicious curries and the seafood!”

As a hadeda flew overhead he admitted that he would not be missing the bird’s raucous cry!

The USCG decided to follow a career in the diplomatic corps while studying in Barcelona, Spain on a student-exchange programme.

“It opened my eyes to the rest of the world and ignited a passion for travel.”

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He has previously served on the White House National Security Staff as a senior advisor for Middle East Affairs working on the Maghreb.

Prior to that he was the US vice-president’s special advisor for Europe and Eurasia.

Other overseas assignments have included posts at the Oslo, Norway and Tegucigalpa, Honduras embassies.

Ruggles and his wife, Erica Barks-Ruggles - who has simultaneously been the US ConsulGeneral in Cape Town - first visited South Africa in 1991 (while engaged) after backpacking through Africa from Senegal. It was then they vowed to return. Twenty years later their wish came true.

The first consul-general posting for both of them, the couple have had to snatch time together while living in separate South African cities.

Friendly rivalry also occurred during rugby season with Taylor adopting the Sharks as his team from day one and Erica supporting the

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The Durban US ConsulGeneral told Fever that the plight of the rhino has “become something close to my heart while living here.

“The US Government has since donated $3 million for the fight against rhino poaching to be used in technology, assisting forensics and supporting the South African government in the war against poaching.”

The couple are hoping to travel to northern KZN “to catch one last glimpse of the rhino and other wildlife”, as well as Namaqualand “to hopefully see the wild flowers in bloom” before journeying back to Washington DC and their next diplomatic posting.

Erica has been nominated as US Ambassador in Rwanda and Taylor will return to a position at the White House in Washington DC. He plans to eventually join her in Rwanda.

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Silent protest is heard FEVER REPORTER

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OMEN and men of all ages and races gathered at St Michael Lutheran Church on Friday for the eighth annual national Silent Protest.

The protest, organised for the first time in Durban by the Aids Healthcare Foundation (AHF), in association with St Michael’s Lutheran Church, highlighted rape survivors’ right to post-exposure prophylaxis (Pep) in order to prevent HIV seroconversion.

Central to the protest is the public act of showing solidarity with rape survivors who are often silenced by sexual violence.

Writing for Women24, Michelle Solomon describes the events – held nationally - as protesters standing in solidarity with rape survivors “ [seeking] to understand the

toxicity of society’s silencing of rape survivors by being themselves silenced with black gaffer tape for as long as 12 hours - without drinking, eating, smoking or speaking during that time.

“Rape survivors, on the other hand, wear T-shirts declaring themselves to be just that, are free to speak and are tasked with silencing the silent protesters by covering their mouths with the black tape.

“Once the protesters have gathered, they are led by the rape survivors in a march, with the rape survivors linking their arms together to make a human daisy chain.”

Government crime statistics reveal that 66 000 sexual assaults were reported in South Africa last year.

Of these, only 6.5 percent are successfully prosecuted and less than half of one percent of perpetrators will serve any jail time.

Brave former soldier fights back CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 In the struggle, Stokes was shot in the thigh.

While wounded and bleeding, the former soldier disarmed the hijacker.

“We both fell to the ground and the firearm lay next to us. The second man then picked it up and pointed the gun at me,” said Stokes.

He then gave up his keys and was left on the ground, bleeding.

Stokes said, despite having a tracking device installed in his car, he was not going to give up his keys.

“It is my car and I was not going to let them take it,” he said.

Stokes was taken to Hillcrest Private Hospital by ER24 who were on the scene within minutes of the incident.

ER24 spokesperson Derrick Banks said Stokes was found at the roadside bleeding heavily.

“We rushed to the scene and

found the male in a serious condition, he was stabilised on scene and taken to hospital where he is receiving treatment,” he said.

Banks said that Stokes was lucky to be alive.

“The bullet could have struck major blood vessels or the bones in the leg and luckily it was a superficial gunshot wound,” the paramedic added.

Stokes was kept under observation after receiving stitches and was discharged on 1 August.

The 55-year-old, who boasts 17 years of service in the military, said his training in combat equipped him to disarm his attacker.

Police spokesperson Captain Thulani Zwane said police were investigating a case of car hijacking. “A case of attempted murder was also opened, however no arrest has been made at this stage.

The vehicle was later found abandoned in Clermont,” he said.

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Policy and advocacy manager, Larissa Klazinga gags Zola Shezi at St Michael Lutheran Church ahead of the eighth annual Silent Protest that took place in Durban last Friday.

‘Grave concern’ over condoms in school proposal RUMANA AKOOB SCHOOLS could very well become “just a place to have sex” if government accepts a proposal to have condoms distributed at schools.

This view of the Concerned Young People of South Africa (CYPSA) follows an open letter it wrote this week voicing “grave concern”.

The possibility of condom distribution from as early as primary school has also drawn mixed reaction from other organisations.

Earlier this year, the Basic Education Department made a proposal that could see condoms become an everyday sight in schools from next year.

But CYPSA believes the move will only serve to increase the high rate of HIV infections and teenage pregnancy by encouraging sexual activity.

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have sex, and not a place to be educat- method, because there is sexual activied. It may not help, but [instead] will ty among the youth. We need to discuss give children the licence to do what- education that prevents promiscuity,” he said. ever they wanted.

Basic Education spokesperson “We need people to be aware of what the repercussions of such a Elijah Mhlanga said there is a problem move would be,” said CYPSA chair- of pregnancy among pupils, as well as sexually transmitted infections, person Ntokozo Nhlabathi.

“There are better ways to address which could be avoided.

He said parents should talk to their the issue that would reap better rechildren more about these issues. sults.”

A Durban parent, Dean Defondaumiere, said he does not think Good, bad or plain stupid idea? condoms should be put into primary schools as it sends out the wrong Let us know at message. www.hillcrestfever.co.za “I don’t think most juniors are aware of what condoms are, and I would be really worried if my children were in co-ed schools.”

Diakonia Council of Churches chairperson Reverend Ian Booth said the debate should not be about whether condoms are distributed, but rather on the behaviour of school-going youth.

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More support for Ashley Residents’ Neighbourhood Watch

THE Ashley Residents’ Neighbourhood Watch (ARNW) launched their newly renovated hut with a social fundraiser braai last Saturday at the Ashley Sports Club. ADT Security sponsored R1 500 worth of boerewors to the ARNW, who sold boerewors rolls throughout the evening to supporters of the fundraising event. Chairperson Justin Bosfe thanked ADT for their generous donation and ongoing support and commitment.

“Through partnerships like these we have been able to reduce crime signifi-

cantly in our neighbourhood. Our neighbourhood remains committed to rebuilding our community.”

Rian Buys, ADT security community development manager for South Durban, said they are happy to have been able to help. “ADT is committed to forming partnerships with local crime fighting organisations to pro-actively reduce criminal activity. Having and maintaining good working relationships between various community safety organisations is very important as they can yield positive results.”

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>> Experienced cops and more community involvement needed KALISHA NAICKER

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OLLOWING the latest highend drug bust in the Upper Highway Area, residents are now questioning if police are losing the war against drugs and ways to combat the problem.

According to Secure Link and SA Crime Watch chairperson Steven King, more than three drug houses have been uncovered in the Upper Highway Area in the past few months, and it is a “fact” that the community is “unfortunately not winning the war on drugs”.

King says that the government needs to invest in the fight against drugs with trained specialists in the field.

“At present a lot of cases get thrown out of court due to errors.

This creeps in due to a lack of experience. We need to make convictions stick and with that harsher punishment needs to be applied,” he said.

“We can only win if community leaders, schools and most importantly parents educate their children not to get involved in drugs.

“We must invest in programmes in schools and in society as a whole to educate people on the effects drugs have on them and their loved ones.”

King said that one drug that seems to be causing most concern is a deadly cocktail nicknamed nyaope, or whoonga, which is a mixture of third grade heroin, rat poison, clean-

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Some of the drugs recovered at a high-end drug lab in Hillcrest recently. ing detergents, and sometimes HIV anti-retroviral medication.

“This drug is sold as bags of white powder and is usually added to dagga and smoked as a joint.”

He said that the community needed to learn to identify signs indicating a drug den may be operating in the neighbourhood.

“Many of these drug dens blend into regular suburbia and neighbours may have no idea what the house is being used for. Members of the community should never enter a property they suspect is being used illegally,” said King.

“Drug houses typically house a toxic mix of chemicals in an unregulated, unstable setting - the perfect environment for a fire or explosion.

“If your suspicions are aroused

by some strange signs or odd activity at a home in your neighbourhood, do not approach the property; rather contact police immediately.”

King said the community should look for strange odours emanating from the property, diverted electricity, chemical containers and waste.

Additional indications would include blacked-out windows, hoses and pipes in strange places, blinds down, with extremely bright indoor lighting radiating through gaps, and vehicles arriving at odd hours.

“We can win the war on drug’s but we need to unite.

If you have any information but would like to stay anonymous, call Toll Free: 08600 10111 or the anonymous Crime line on 031 765 3333.

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owner thinks is the ‘cutest’. However, in order to provide such fantastic care, Mazarat is always fund raising to meet the demands in the community.

Fundraising drive The next fundraising drive will be the Mazarat Craft and Food Market on 10 August from 9am to 2pm at the Mazarat Farm, Brackenhill Road, Waterfall. This will be a fun day out for the whole family

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FEVER REPORTER FOLLOWING recent robberies and appeals for assistance, the Open Door Crisis Care Centre (ODCCC) has been bolstered following the donation of outdoor beams from a private security company.

ADT Security sponsored the beams, valued at over R2500, and strategically installed them in problem areas that were identified around the premises.

Centre director, Thora Mansfield, thanked ADT for their generosity. “The safety of our staff and clients is of the utmost importance,

and since having the beams installed our risk factor has been greatly reduced; we feel much more secure. We are now also able to utilise the money we would have spent on security in other much needed areas.”

Rian Buys, ADT security Community development manager for South Durban, said they are happy to have been able to help.

“ADT is proud to be of assistance to Thora and her team of dedicated staff who make a significant difference to individuals and families in our community in need of counselling and support.”

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Beggars begone >> Programme intends training vagrants to be self-supporting

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A street beggar along Old Main Road pleads for small change.

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for the project and hope that this could decrease the amount of beggars on our streets,” said Izimande.

He pleaded to the community to not give change to beggars and instead support the project.

“For the Phuma Okhoneni Garden Project to be a success, we do need the support of the local community.

“We require seeds, fencing, gardening equipment and a shed for an onsite office,” he said.

Izimande said that all donations in cash or kind will be appreciated.

“As the saying goes, if you give a man a fish he will eat for the day, if you teach a man how to fish he will eat for a lifetime.

“So let us create a project that will end hunger in our community.”

Mitchell added that in recent months there has been a steady increase of beggars in Hillcrest.

“This is an ideal project to decrease the amount of beggars on our street and get them into a full time income generating project.”

“The local produce will also be fresher and healthier.

“I urge residents to support this project as it will ultimately benefit the entire community of Hillcrest,” she added.

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This is the hard-hitting message of the Phuma Okhoneni Garden Project.

The registered NPO at the Embo community of Hillcrest aims to get beggars off the street and into a sustainable income generating project.

The project will offer beggars a chance to grow their own vegetables and acquire skills to sustain the project.

In addition, the men and women will be offered an opportunity to pass the skills to their families and have the ability to start food gardens.

According to Marge Mitchell of the Keep Hillcrest Beautiful Association, who is spearheading the project, loose change for beggars is often used to buy alcohol or drugs that could ultimately kill them.

“The apparent need for food in our community goes far deeper. Some beggars are linked to drug use, while others are part of crime related groups,” she explained.

“For those who are genuinely hungry, we would like to provide them with a sustainable way of earning an honest income.”

Mitchell has also acquired the help of Thabane Izimande, a member of the ward committee who has offered his land around his home for the use of the community.

“I have plenty of land that could be used

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Illegal dumping continues in Hillcrest KALISHA NAICKER

Kalisha.Naicker@media24.com DESPITE numerous appeals and signage there are still many Hillcrest residents who continue to use the drop-off centre in Delamor Road as their “personal dumping ground”.

Refuse dropped off at the site includes tyres, household waste, garden refuse and car and household equipment.

According to Marge Mitchell of the Keep Hillcrest Beautiful Association (KHBA), the drop-off centre was established in August 2008 when Rosanne Griffin and Petra Coetzer from the eThekwini Municipality gave permission for the association to manage the site on behalf of the municipality.

“We only collect glass bottles, paper, cardboard, cans and polystyrene at the site,” she said, Mitchell urged residents not to take windscreens, glass, crockery, tyres, hosepipes, paint cans or garden refuse as these belong at the Shongweni landfill site.

“Some individuals are using the Hillcrest Recycling Centre as a dumping ground for their unwanted rubbish. While most of the people who visit the recycling centre are committed and responsible, there are still some who are spoiling it for everyone,” she said. “I urge the community to use the centre responsibly.”

Mitchell said that the KHBA has to spend hard-earned money on removing refuse, which impacts severely on the wages of the staff, and compromises the sustainability of the site.

“I appeal to the public – please respect the recycling site and use it only for recyclables.

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Sindi Ndlovu points to the sign that indicates what not to take to the drop-off centre.

This is not a rubbish dump. There are other options available for residents to dump rubbish.”

If anyone sees dumping taking place at the recycling centre, they must take down the registration number of the vehicle and contact 083 419 3807. There are severe penalties for illegal dumping.

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Going postal on perceived nepotism DEAR Thuthukile Zuma, I hope this letter finds you well, and that you are settling comfortably into your position of chief-of-staff in the Ministry of Telecommunications and Postal Services.

I must say, by way of introduction, that both your story and your photograph remind me of an old adage.

The apple, they say, doesn’t fall far from the tree, and you have both your dad’s dashing good looks and what increasingly seems like his savvy ability to use any given situation to his advantage.

Being a member of the Zuma family must be tough at times.

You hardly ever get to see your beloved dad, and when you find a sweet new job, the first thing people do is question your ability because of your surname.

It surprises me that your degree in anthropology convinced Siyabonga Cele that you were a suitable incumbent for the position with which you have been blessed.

Also, I notice that the five to ten years of experience that applicants for such positions are generally expected to have did not apply to you.

However, with that said, Public Service and Administration Minister Collins Chabane has assured us that your appointment has everything to do with your abilities, and nothing to

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do with your lineage.

Given the calibre of public service administered to the average South African, nobody should feel inclined to doubt what Chabane has to say – no, not at all.

A position like yours did not need to be advertised, no matter what those guys over at the Mail and Guardian say.

Why waste good money advertising a position, when Our Esteemed President was perhaps able to point Chabane in the direction of the perfect candidate?

Who needs an understanding of technology, a grasp of human resources issues or an understanding of the technologies which allow communication, when you have anthropology?

Remember, Thuthukile, new jobs can be overwhelming, and you may have some days when you feel that you’re just not coping.

When that happens, just remember that no South African really expects the post office to be competent.

Ever.

They have insurance on any and every item which they place in your care, so don’t you worry about a thing, pretty lady.

While I’m writing to you, I’d love to ask you a couple of questions about your dad’s house, as I presume that taxpayers such as myself (and yourself of course) must be paying for

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you to travel there for a weekend every so often.

Your dad would never allow you to work very hard without having a break – he’d be worried about you going…postal.

As was well documented in the media over the past year or so, the new and improved Nkandla offers you, your sisters, your mother and your step-mothers protection from rapists, robbers and the dregs of South African society.

What is it like to feel safe?

Is the firepool really worth the millions that it supposedly cost?

Finally, I wish to congratulate you on jumping so early and so successfully into the role of a high-powered civil servant.

As your dad will tell you, an Honours degree is infinitely more than you will ever need to succeed, even in the highest office of our land.

Where to from tele-communications, Thuts?

I’d love to hear back from you.

I’d ask you to email me, but given your position, I’d say let’s stick to snail mail.

perform so poorly. The Municipal Finance Management Act is very clear. Normal supply chain management procedure may only be bypassed under exceptional circumstances through the use of Section 36 regulations.

Abuse of this rule is rife, yet no one seems willing or capable of takingresponsibilityforsuchfailuresof governance. If these municipalities are run by the ANC then the ANC provincial leadership and the Premier need to act to bring them under control. Effectively, nobody has been held to account. The DA demands that the MEC’s for COGTA and Treasury instruct their departments to launch a combined investigation into these transgressions and determine who should be held accountable. The provincial Scopa has been receiving general reports on irregular expenditure but the problem of Section 36 violations needs a special and comprehensive report all of its own. Every effort must be made to establish whether these instances warranted avoiding normal procedure.

A PARLIAMENTARY reply to the DA has revealed that there were at least 279 cases of deviation from Supply Chain Management (SCM) procedures within KZN municipalities during the 2012/2013 financial year, totalling a massive R87million.

Yet, despite this damning information, the province’s COGTA department has not investigated any of the explanations given by municipal accounting officers.

The reply to the DA, dated 1 July and signed by KZN COGTA MEC, Nomusa Dube-Ncube also shows that not all municipalities supplied information around the number of departures from standard SCM procedure.

It also reveals that Umdoni municipality has the highest tally – at R43 million, followed by Okahlamba with R15.5million and Uthukela with R11.9 million.

The DA is appalled by this information. We are equally alarmed by the department’s failure to follow up on the excuses offered. With leadership such as this, it is little surprise that the vast majority of KZN’s municipalities continue to

Mark Steele, MPL

A bang almighty and gaps in Theology AFTER reading Mr Naidoo’s letter in last week’s Fever, I suspect there are gaps in his education regarding science, history and Theology.

Catholic priest Georges LeMaitre was the first to propose the Big Bang in 1927. Since then the Vatican and most European mainstream Christian churches seem to have accepted this as the Beginning.

Alfred Wallace was a British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist, and biologist – a contemporary of Charles Darwin who came to similar conclusions at the same time.

Darwin got all of the glory for his “Theory of Evolution” however. Neither of these scientists seemed to

have a racist agenda and since their discovery evolution is accepted as a fact (just as the earth is round and orbits the sun) again by the Vatican and mainstream churches.

History shows that Darwin was distressed by the fact that evolution conflicted with some of his beliefs; he was after all a Church of England curate and I suspect there was much friction with his devout wife over the subject.

On the subject of all religions believing in an almighty God, I recommend Mr Naidoo study some Eastern belief systems like Buddhism and Taoism which do not have the Abrahamic concept of a supreme being.

Further reading will reveal that Greek philosophers mention the idea of evolution around 2500 years ago.

Although slavery was established in Greece and most other states at the time there seems to be no racial agenda behind these discussions.

If Mr Naidoo wants evidence of racism and slavery he will find plenty of examples in the Bible and the Koran. Many slavers justified their way of life by quoting scriptures. Secular thinkers like Thomas Paine opened the eyes of Western society to the cruelties of this culture. Unfortunately this has yet to happen in Islamic states.

David Lawson

Contraceptive implants - ethically wrong LEAVING aside the apparent gender discrimination by the Department of Health, reports about female students who are receiving bursaries for medical studies in India being given contraceptive implants raise serious ethical issues.

We need to know whether the students have the option of refusing to have the implant without forfeiting their bursaries.

Informed consent is mandatory for any medical procedure and it can only be given once all the pros and cons of the proposed treatment have been explained, without any coercion what-

soever.

Making the bursary conditional on accepting the contraception would constitute coercion and negate informed consent.

It is of great concern that the students’ right to privacy regarding medical matters has been violated.

Decisions about contraception are sensitive, personal matters, and there has been a serious breach of students’ privacy in the publicity given to this matter — which could increase their vulnerability to sexual predators.

This type of contraception will not

protect the students from rape — a huge problem both here and in India — nor from HIV or STDs (sexuallytransmitted diseases).

What the Department of Health should be doing is providing maximum protection from these dangers to students’ health by ensuring they have access to support services and counselling, especially in an environment where they will be away from family and friends Mary de Haas On behalf of Meran (Medical Rights Advocacy Network)

The ‘Dawn’ of community change

Tee off for hillcrest ‘sunflowers’ FEVER August 8, 2014

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Salarmclocksgooffatthestart of a new day, Dawn Leppan, Thousand Hills Community Helpers founder, is en-route to work - yet for her, it is not work, it is a calling.

Leppan’s day starts at the crack of dawn as she awaits the long queue of people waiting for a hot meal.

As people stream into the centre, they affectionately greet “Auntie Dawn”, as she is fondly known, with hugs and smiles and hot porridge so they can begin the day with something in their tummy.

Leppan told the Fever that the NPO started in the eighties.

“With the aid of a friend, Alan Paton, we started a community feeding programme. This was first held under the trees in Inchanga, then we moved into St Theresa’s Catholic Church.” Dubbed the 1000 Hills Community Helpers, Leppan and Paton continued helping the community.

In response to community needs, they constructed a community care centre in 2008 comprising a health and wellness clinic, children’s infirmary and an education and development facility. The community named the centre “Ikhaya Lo Thando”

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Dawn Leppan makes a valuable difference to the Valley of a Thousand Hills community.

(Home of Love), which caters for orphaned and vulnerable children and which feeds and clothes them.

In 1990 the duo realised the community needed medical assistance because of HIV/Aids-related illnesses and started a clinic, which included an infant nutritional programme.

“We sourced medical volunteers to assist in carrying this burden. We were blessed with having a paediatrician join us as well as five registered nursing sisters,” said Leppan. “From that first project, our vision has gone fromstrengthtostrengthinproviding essentialservicesintheformofhealth

care, education, infant care and HIV/ Aids awareness.”

Leppan said the centre is dedicated to providing compassionate service to the people of Inchanga, Fredville and surrounds.

“Our vision is to improve the lives of HIV/Aids-infected and affected children and adults through treatment, clinics, feeding schemes, counselling, home-based care, crèches and support groups. Our children are our future,” she said. Leppan appeals for assistance in providing service to the community. To help contact Leppan on 084 625 2771.

The team responsible for organising The Sunflower Fund Golf Day in association with Rodel Financial Services and Tyson Properties are golf committee members (from left) Sjanine Tanner from Envirosure, The Sunflower Fund’s Stephanie Berry, Sam Daykin from Rodel, Lia Chittenden from AMC Hunter, Heather Sudding from Tyson Properties and Allison Naidoo from The Sunflower Fund.

FEVER REPORTER THE ninth annual Sunflower Fund Golf Day is to take place on Tuesday, 5 August at the Mount Edgecombe Country Club. The cost per 4-ball is R2 200.

The format is a 4-ball alliance, two scores to count and the top 20 teams will receive prizes.

A wheel-barrow of golfers’ “favourites”isbeingputtogetherfor the main raffle prize so sponsorship of beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) and snacks (biltong, crisps, chocolates, nuts) are welcome.

All sponsors will receive excel-

lent exposure on the day.

All money raised from the day will be used to pay for the tissue typing of potential bone marrow stemcell donors for inclusion on the South African Bone Marrow Registry. The more donors on the registry the more hope children and young adults diagnosed with leukaemia have of finding their life-saving donor match.

For more information on The Sunflower Fund or how to become a bone marrow stem-cell donor, please visit www.sunflowerfund. org.za or call toll free 0800 12 1082.

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Keep it clean and keep it green KALISHA NAICKER WORKING towards a cleaner and greener community, the Keep Hillcrest Beautiful

Association (KHBA) asks residents to volunteer their time or support the community by keeping neighbourhoods clean.

Marge Mitchell from the association says one of the most unattractive sights of a city or town is litter.

“A way we can maintain the cleanliness of our town is to not dump illegally, clean up our neighbourhood and pick up litter.”

She also invites the community to drop-off their recyclable goods at the drop-off centre. KHBA thanks the spon-

sors for their dedicated support of the association, she said.

“Gary Gould of The Colony in Hillcrest has been donating funds to us on a monthly basis for some years now; such funds go a long way in helping with the various projects we undertake,” she said.

In addition, Mitchell said Pick n Pay also supports KHBA. “The Hillcrest Medical Centre has come on board recently and we are hugely grateful for its assistance. More recently, the BP Garage in Old Main Road next to PicknPay has joined our wonder-

ful list of sponsors - almost voluntarily.

Wearevery fortunate to have its support and it also maintains a very difficult retaining wall with indigenous planting.”

She said funds are always needed at the KHBA to “top up” the wages of the four association staff members.

“Two of our employees do the gardening on Old Main Road where we provide a number of plants, and the other two work in the recycling centre."

To support the KHBA, contact Mitchell on 083 419 3807 or Jean Jooste on 082 895 0540.

Brothers Nicholas and Zuki Nathaza assist the KHBA with clean-ups.

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Eyes wide open in blindness fight Ntombenhle Mkhize aims to end child blindness in the Upper Highway area.

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>> Determination pays of for local go-getter KALISHA NAICKER

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She is part of Orbis International, a non-profit organisation dedicated to saving sight worldwide that has been in existence for 32 years.

“Orbis works in partnership with stakeholders from government to civil society and aligns its work with national policy.

“Due to the extent of the eye health needs on the African continent, Orbis International registered an office in Cape Town where I work from, but I spend almost half my time in KwaZulu-Natal,” she said.

“Orbis Africa’s mission is to fund and implement programmes that improve pediatric eye health services on the continent with programmes currently running in South Africa, Zambia,

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“Orbis Africa aims to establish or strengthen 10 child eye health tertiary facilities in Africa by 2020.”

Mkhize said that she has been with Orbis Africa since April 2013.

“I was drawn to the amazing work that Orbis, as a global non-profit organisation, does worldwide.

“There is very minimal information about eye health education and as a result we take our sight for granted,” she said.

“Orbis works in some of the world’s most under-served areas to deliver sight by strengthening local eye care institutions, training staff, introducing ophthalmic technology, advocating for supportive policies and increasing public awareness about eye health.”

She said that around the world 39 million people are blind and without effective intervention, this will rise to 76 million by 2020.

However, 80 percent of all visual impairment can be avoided or cured.

“Early detection plays a major role in eliminating avoidable blindness.

“It is up to parents, carers and the community to identify symptoms and seek help as early as possible.

“If you think there’s something wrong with someone's eyes encour-

age them to visit their clinic for diagnosis,” she said.

Mkhize said that one of her most memorable moments at Orbis was in 2011.

“I saw a little guy before surgery, he was very shy, clinging to his mother and seemed a little unhappy.

“A few weeks later I saw a completely different person — he was playing with other children in the clinic, shouting and seemed very happy.

“When I spoke to the mother she pointed out that after surgery he ‘came alive’ as he could see and play with other children.

“He had no trouble reading in school and it was all thanks to the removal of cataracts in his eyes. I knew then that I was part of a winning team.”

Orbis Africa needs ongoing funding to purchase critical sight-saving equipment, to train eye care professionals and raise awareness in South Africa and across the continent.

For more information, visit our website at www.orbis.org.za to make a donation and Mkhize encourages the community to “Like” the Orbis Facebook page at www.facebook. com/ ORBIS.SA

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Captain, our captain >> We go one-on-one with the new Sharks skipper, Tera Mtembu DEBI BLAKE

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HE new Cell C Sharks captain for the Absa Currie Cup campaign - 23-year-old Tera Mtembu - is ready for the 2014 season.

He will be leading his team-mates onto the field for the first time this Saturday against the Griquas in Kimberley.

Fever grabbed a quick one-on-one interview with the humble skipper shortly after the announcement to the media last Tuesday at Growthpoint Kings Park.

The delighted Mtembu said he was recovering from jet lag (returning from Christchurch, New Zealand) when he received the news of his appointment last week.

The loose forward said: “I called my brother first with the news and he passed the message on to my proud parents who live in the Eastern Cape.”

Born in King William’s Town Mtembu first touched a rugby ball

at the age of 10 - “but only because I had to do a winter sport at school. I preferred playing cricket as a child.”

He then rose through the ranks and was a schoolboy captain at Dale College in the Eastern Cape.

Thirteen years later he has become the first black captain for the Cell C Sharks.

This is his third season with the KZN team. He moved to Durban in 2010 when he joined The Sharks Academy.

“That first summer in Durban was tough - getting used to the humidity - but now I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else,” Mtembu said.

When he’s not training in the gym or on the rugby field he’s busy with his part-time studies — sports management.

He shares digs in Durban North with team-mate S’bura Sithole and friend, Gavin Jones, and relaxes “when I can. I love reading autobiographies and listening to gospel and house music.”

I WILL TAKE TIME OUT BEFORE THE MATCH TO READ MY BIBLE BEFORE I STEP ONTO THE FIELD. IT’S SOMETHING I ALWAYS DO.

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Single, he declared, “I definitely don’t have time for a girlfriend.”

Sharks director of rugby Jake White describes the new captain as “a talented player.

“I have great faith in his ability and hope he gains valuable experience, thus becoming a more consistent Super Rugby player who can eventually stake a claim for international honours.”

Absa Currie Cup head coach Brad Macleod-Henderson said he was looking forward to working with Mtembu.

“Tera is an outstanding and intelligent player with a bright future ahead of him. He will do a fantastic job.”

Sharks CEO John Smit echoed these sentiments: “I believe he has the talent and perseverance to become a great player.”

“It is a great honour to be given the responsibility of leading the Sharks,” Mtembu said.

“I want to thank everyone for believing in me and affording me this opportunity.

“As a team we will work together to ensure that we reach the goals set out for ourselves in this year’s competition.”

Does he have any rituals before a game that he will practise in Kimberley on Saturday.

“I will take time out before the match to read my Bible before I step ontothefield. It’s something I always do.”

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Tera Mtembu is looking forward to an exciting season with the Sharks in the 2014 Currie Cup

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Tanya who grew up in a horticultural environment chose to follow in her fathers footsteps. She has a farm up in the Camperdown area where she grows all the roses, therefore they are locally grown and don’t battle with having to adjust to the KZN climate.

Tanya stretched her passion into Pietermaritzburg opening up a second store at the Dunrobin Garden Centre in June this year.

Our prices are very reasonable and our rose bushes are of great quality. Visit us at 450 Kassier Road, inside The Mushroom Farm centre.

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They might have taken my body, but I won’t let them take my mind — Jes Foord

hosting The annual Jes Foord Foundation New Beginnings Ball on 29 August at 6pm at Docklands Hotel in Durban.

Speaking to the Hillcrest Fever, an organiser of the event, Jaimi Shield said, “The ball is a themed gala event that hosts 200 guests once a year.

“This event is held as a fundraiser but is very much a celebration of the successes of the year

running up to it,” she said.

“We also crown a princess every year who is someone that has excelled in their counselling and has consented to be crowned the princess at our event.

“These girls are a beacon of hope and encouragement to many others.”

Shield said she encourages the community to attend the popular event.

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Original function – Modern function Pelts/hair – pets Typical adult weight 3 – 6kg Personality & Temperament Quiet, sometimes timid, but lovable and close to children in particular Special requirements Daily through grooming to prevent knots; must eat 75+ of diet as fresh hay and be allowed to consume caecotrophs – wet faeces – for proper bowel health. Diarrhoea (from diet, teeth spurs or stress) can be a killer – check vent (anus) daily Average lifespan 4 – 8 years Health & Most notable conditions Generally good; is prone to mange, diarrhoea and dental problems, as well as plant burrs and hair knots; gets hairballs; small daily amounts of pineapple and regular grooming prevent this Availability Moderate General comments Angora rabbits are the most striking of the lagomorphs. Although they make good pets, do NOT underestimate the amount of attention the coat requires. They are also prone to hairballs and the profuse coat can make early diagnosis of diarrhoea (and all the concurrent issues around this) problematic.

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ATS are extremely clean animals, but even the most fastidious cat will benefit from a little help with grooming, especially if they have long hair. Grooming your cat is also an excellent way to bond. Grooming is also a good opportunity to check for any skin and coat irregularities. It's a good idea to get your cat used to being brushed and combed from an early age. This will prevent irritating knots and remove dead hair. Do this regularly.

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Short-haired cats do not need to be bathed unless they are very dirty or have allergies. But forlong-hairedbreeds,theoccasionalbathwill help keep their coat in good condition and prevent a build up of grease.

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The junior team (from left) Ben Burton, Joshua McDougall, Tayla Steyn and Paige Kelly cleaned up, walking away with fantastic results.

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WAZULU-NATAL tentpegging is becoming the new craze for equestrians.

Tentpegging is a perfect sport to teach hand and eye co-ordination as well as team spirit. Riders compete in teams of four, covering events in sections, half sections and individual runs.

The Okusha International Equestrian Centre teams recently attended the KZN champs in Newcastle over the weekend.

Both the senior team consisting of Dalene Baksa, Beverly Baksa, Bianca Zanninello, Jess Nagel and Alex Pole and junior teams consisting of Paige Kelly, Joshua McDougall, Tayla Steyn and Ben Burton cleaned up, walking away with the most fantastic results.

The junior team won the Section Sword and Indian File Lance and came second in Indian File Sword and Section Lance. Kelly won Skill at Arms,Individual Lance and came second in Rings and Pegs and a very well-riddenthirdin IndividualSword,securingherthe victor ludorum trophy.

Joshua came third in Rings and Pegs, securing him the trophy for overall best man.

The Okusha senior team with Vryheid Landbou walked away with second place in both the Section Sword and Lance and second in Indian File Lance.

Alex Pole and Jess Nagel came third in Half Section Sword. Both teams were awarded the neatest Team award.

Further to the successes of the day, the Okusha senior team of Beverly Baksa, Alex Pole, Dalene Baksa and Bianca Zanninello to represent the KZN ladies’ team in the South

African championiships in October was announced.

Paige was chosen to be the junior under 18 KZN team captain.

Josh McDougall, Ben Burton and Tayla Steyn were announced to represent the KZN under 14 team, with Josh as captain and Tayla as vice-captain.

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Unfortunately, most of these are not balanced, and do not contain adequate nutrients in their correct proportions.

Complete pet foods have been around for many years, and take the formofdrykibble-pellets,aswellaswetfoodsincansorpouches.These pre-made foods take much of the guess-work out of feeding pets.

However, deciding on the right food for your pet can still be a tricky affair. After all, there is a bewildering variety of foods on the market, and as many opinions on which is best.

There are also differences in the nutritional requirements of puppies and kittens versus adult and ageing pets. These considerations must all be weighed when choosing a pet food.

So what does a dog or cat really need from its diet?

Well fortunately, there is a clear answer to this question — extensive research over many years has established the requirements of dogs and cats for protein, carbohydrate, fats and/or oils, vitamins and minerals.

As a result, pet food manufacturers are required by law to ensure that certain minimum standards are met in the formulation of a pet food. This does not mean that every diet is equal — far from it.

The quality of the ingredients used by the manufacturer is not prescribed, which means that a particular food may fulfil the minimum requirements but be far from ideal, owing to issues such as poor quality ingredients, digestibility, contaminants, shelf life etc.

What sets good quality foods apart from their poorer (and, yes, usually cheaper) stable mates is thus the source of the individual ingredientsandhowtheyarestored,transported,andprocessedbefore inclusion in the food.

This information will not usually be readily available. In addition, many manufactured foods are simply formulated on a “least-cost” basis in order to make the diet competitive in today’s crowded pet food market.

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Hillcrest matrics impressed by UN’s complex workings STEPHEN COAN

Hillcrest High matric pupils Joshua Coetzer and Cheyenne du Plooy were both selected to take part in the Envision Global Young Leaders Conference (GYLC), which took them to Washington and then New York where they participated in debates at the UN headquarters.

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OSHUA Coetzer made the most of the recent school holidays. He became president of the United Nations.

Hillcrest High matric pupils Coetzer (17) and Cheyenne du Plooy (18) were both selected to take part in the Envision Global Young Leaders Conference (GYLC) which took them to Washington DC and New York City where they participated in debates at the UN headquarters.

The two were among over 200 youths from around the world who took part in the GYLC, themed “Becoming Leaders of Change”, and were divided up to represent nine countries—Brazil,China,France,India, South Africa, Turkey, the UK and the U.S. Coetzer, who made a point of “putting himself out there” for leadershiproles,waspresidentoftheUNSecurityCouncil.“Wewereputintoahypothetical situation where TurkishCypriots carried out an attack in Cyprus and the Security Council had to come up with a resolution.”

From there Coetzer went on to

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chair the UN Global Summit taking thehotseatseeninamillionnewsbulletins.

“When you pressed the button for the microphone you could hear you own voice and the camera followed you,” he said. “It felt very real.”

In the process Coetzer learnt how to organise a UN summit. “I had to

plan the seating charts — and make sure Russia was not put too close to its allies so they could pass notes to each other.”

Du Plooy, who became French for the conference, said you had to stay “in character” with your assigned country. “One issue was GM foods, which France is very much against,”

she said, adding that though other countries were for them and tried to broker a deal “we had to say we cannot vote for them”.

DuPlooysaidshewasstruckbythe differences between countries but howtheyallwanted“toworktogether because we all want a better world for each other.”

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Kloof High players battle it out.

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Outstanding chess players THEKloofHighchessteam,underthe leadership of Avash Juggernath, has had a most successful season.

At the annual Derby Day vs Hillcrest High, Kloof High turned the tables on the strong opposition by beating them 5½ to 2½.

This encouraged the team n the PADSSA league, which is played by Kloof High, Hillcrest, Nilgiri, Kearsney, Pinetown Boys’, Werde and Gelofte.

The end result had Nilgiri winning the league, Kloof High coming second and Hillcrest High being placed third.

Kloof High team (back, from left) Malibongwe Ntuli, Andile Zondi, Avash Juggernath, Tyrone Nibe, Siphelele Mngadi and (front, from left) Sean Nagayal, Nkosinathi Matshazi, Langeni Mate (captain) and Ayden Ensor-Smith.

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Academic excellence

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Waterfall pupils were presented with gold badges, colours or honours at a special assembly based on consistent excellent academic performance over one or more exam periods during the course of the year. The recipients (from left) Sidney Reed, Grade 10 (gold badge), Helen Taylor, Grade 9 (gold badge), Kayla Stacey, Grade 10 (gold badge), Laura Luciani, Grade 10 (gold badge), Tarryn Lindsey, Grade 11 (honours), Lane Roux, Grade 11 (colours), Michaela Christophers, Grade 11 (honours) and Wendy Mbili, Grade 9 (gold badge).

KLOOF High pupil Teegan Coulonval was a member of the KwaZulu-Natal cycling team that travelled to Badplaas during the July school holidays.

He was one of the top four U16 boys selected to represent the province against the other provinces in the South African Youth Cycling Championships.

The team, which consisted of riders from U12 to juniorboysandgirls,gaveof their all during the championships. It paid off as they came out victorious, bringing the champions trophy home to KZN. Kloof cyclist Teegan Coulonval.

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INVESTING time and energy in the youth, whether on the sports field or in the classroom, has been a key philosophy of Kloof High School.

With this in mind, Kloof High hosted its 14th soccer tournament at the school last month.

Thirty-two schools, mostly from KZN, participated in this year’s tournament.

The soccer World Cup format was used to group schools.

After the round- robin section, teams went on to play in the knock-out section in the following categories — Championship, Plate and Bowl.

Highlights of the tournament included Hillcrest High beating Westville Boys’ 2-1, Victoria Park (Port Elizabeth) beating Kearsney College 1-0, Durban High beating St Benedicts 7-1 and Brebner High (Free State) beating Rossburgh 5-0.

Brebner High proved hard to match in the championship finals and beat Durban High 3-0.

The Plate section was won by Glenwood Boys’ who beat Pinetown Boys’ 2-1.

The Bowl section was won by Kloof High School who beat Carter High 1-0.

The highlight of the awards ceremony was Josh Gounden and Ntatukho Dlamini each receiving R75 000 and bursaries from the Sharks Academy: Soccer.

Eddie Jones, manager and deputy principal of Brebner High, commented that this was the best tournament in South Africa.

He said the competition was tough and the organisation exceptional.

He also stated that it was tournaments such as these that made pupils aware of talented players’ different playing conditions, and most of all, it gave some of his pupils the opportunity of visiting the sea for the first time.

A big tournament like this cannot take place without sponsorship, so grateful thanks are extended to Remax, Olivetti, Clover, the Sharks Academy: Soccer, Pineboard and Sportsmans Warehouse.

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Ngiyaye ngizwe ezindaweni eziningi kuphikiswana noma kuncokolwa ngokuthi uNkulunkulu waletha u-Eva ensimini yaseYideni (Eden) ngoba ebona u-Adam enesizungu.

Ngenxa yokuthi ngimfishane ngakwezokholo, ngeke ngibaphikise abasho lokho.

Kodwa uma ngibuka impilo yonke jikelele, ngibona sengathi inhloso kaNkulunkulu yokuletha imbokodo emhlabeni, yayingaphezulu kakhulu kokuzochithisa u-Adam isizungu. Ngibona sengathi wayeyicabangisise kahle.

Ngikusho lokhu ngoba wayesekuhlelile konke okuyizidingo zenyama nomphefumulo, kodwa wathi uma eselubuyekeza uhlelo lwakhe, wabona ukuthi sekusele injini ukuthi lenqola inyakaze ihambe ize ifinyelele lapho ayefuna iye

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Kodwa umqondo ofika ngokushesha ngokuthi ngabe iningi labo livaleleke emakhaya namakhono abo.

Lomcabango ungifikele ngenkathi izintatheli zeFEVER zivashele uNkk Khale Mbonambi (57), oyisishoshovu sika somabhizinisi, odabuka esiDumbini KwaMaphumulo, osezinze eMt Edgecombe eThekwini, nongumphathi wenkampani eyaziwa ngeJeffBridge Enterprises. Ungomunye wosomabhizinisi besifazane abahlale becabanga ukuthuthukisa umphakathi. Udayisa ilambu eliyisixazululo esikhulu enkingeni yokuphela kuka gesi, nalapho ungekho khona nhlobo njengasezindaweni zasemakhaya. Leli lambu alifani namanye, njengoba lithola amandla emisebeni yelan-

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Lenyangaesingenekuyona, uNcwaba (August) ngeyokubungaza imbokodo. Cishe zonke izindawo bakhona abesifazane abayasibani esikhanyisela wonke umuntu. Kulamasonto alandelayo, sinika abafundi bethu ithuba lokwethulela isigqoko labo besifazane ababe nesandla ekuthuthukiseni umphakathi ngezindlela ezahlukene ngoba asingabazi ukuthi bakhona baningi.

Sizocela nje ukuthi kungabi yilaba abaziwayo vele okuhlale kukhulunywa ngabo njalo ezindabeni. Injongo yamaphephandaba omphakathi, phakathi kokuningi, ukuvulela inkundla labo abahlale beshaywa indiva ukuthi nabo babonakale, baziwe futhi ngoba umhlaba kaNkulunkulu akusiwona owosaziwayo kuphela.

Thina lapha kwiFever sivula inkundla ngokubonga yonke imbokodo ngokuthi ayigcinanga ngokusichithisa leso ‘sizungu’, kodwa iqinisekisile ukuthi izidalwa

zikaNkulunkulu ziphila impilo ephelele. Imbokodo incama impilo yayo njengesikhukhukazi esivula amaphiko ukuze sivikele amachwane aso.

Ngiyazi-ke ukuthi empilweni kuhlale kukhona osikhwili phambana nobhoko, abahlale belindele ukuphuma eceleni njengojosaka, abazobuza ngalaba abathengela izingane zabo izigebengu ukuthi zibabulale. Ake sihlukane nomkhuba wokuqhakambisa izinto ezimbi kuphela, siziqhakambise nezinhle ngoba zikhona ziningi.

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Ngaphandle kokuchithisa umuntu wesilisa ‘isizungu’ kungakanani okwakungalunga emhlabeni ngaphandle kwembokodo. KUNGAKANANI? Mingaki imindeni eqhubeka nempilo ngoba kukhona umuntu wesifazane, engekho ngisho ukuba khona kwalowo wesilisa okufanele achithiswe ‘isizungu’?

Ngazi abesifazane abaningi abangaphiwanga izingane kodwa abondla izinganeabangazizalanga,bazifundise zize ziqede ematechnikon nasemanyuvesi.

Kukhona abondla omakhelwane kodwa ngaphandle kokutshela umhlaba ukuthi sebenze ukuthi nokuthi.

Bangaki namhlanje abesifazane abenza imisebenzi emikhulu, bephethe thina okwakufanelesizochithiswa ‘isizungu’? Kwasasona lesizungu siyangixaka mina ukuthi yisiphi ngoba noma ngibuza umngani umfo kaNdosi umane athi ngimenza isilima.

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Uthe leli lambu ligwema ubungozi bokusebenzisa amakhandlela namalambu aphalafini noma awe-gas, ngoba esikhathini esiningi lezizibani zidala umonakalo yokushisa imizi.

Uthe: “Amakhandlela namalambu kaphalafini ayinkinga enkulu emphakathini, ngoba anobungozi bokushisa imizi nemijondolo kufe nabantu, kanti leli lambu aliwudingi uphalafini noma uphethiloli ukuze likhanye,” kusho yena.

“Abantu basemakhaya” eqhuba, “bavamise ukugibela baye emadolobheni noma ba-

hambe ibanga elide uma bedinga ukugcwalisa (charge) omakhalekhukhwini, futhi nalokho esikhathini esiningi kwenziwa ngemali. Yingakho leli lambu linendawo eyakhelwe ukugcwalisa umakhalekhukhwini. Kanti nabathandi bomsakazo abaphuthelwa yizinhlelo nezindaba ngoba liqukethe iziteshi zomsakazo ezahlukahlukene.”

Uzichaze njengomuntu okholwayo kuNkulunkulu futhi nothanda ukusiza abantu, yingakho naleli lambu elibona njengenye yezindlela zokuzisa abantu.

Uqhube wathi “Isikhathi sami esiningi ngisichitha nezingane esontweni njengoba ngiwuthisha kasonto sikole, ngiphinde ngibe nezinhlelo engikhuluma kuzo emsakazweni zokugqugquzela umphakathi nezintshumayelo kwiVuma 103 Fm,” kusho yena.

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for the KZN Premier Spelling Bee 2014 Thank you to the grade 10 and 11 pupils from rural/previously disadvantaged schools who have submitted their entry forms for the KZN Premier Spelling Bee Durban & North Coast regional event, to be held on 30 August 2014 at Stanger High School, School.

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Celebrating 40 years

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Janine Mazery, the event organiser for the fortieth anniversary of the Westville Athletic Club.

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Steenberg Vineyards Steenberg Vineyards, the oldest farm in the Constantia Valley, has a portfolio of exceptional wines. A few years ago they introduced their Intriguing HMS range of wines which certainly added another wonderful dimension to the Steenberg portfolio. Steenberg’s Cellar master and general manager, John Loubser, explained that the HMS range would comprise of fruit from selected vineyards whichmaynotallbefromtheConstantiaregion.Thesourcedgrapes for the wines showcase the character of the style of wine related to the selected vineyards, soil and climate. The range was initially released with two wines namely the HMS Rattlesnake Sauvignon Blanc and the HMS Sphynx Chardonnay, and later a Bordeaux style red blend was added and named HMS Echo.

Steenberg Rattlesnake Sauvignon Blanc 2012

Passion fruit, gooseberries, melon and green fig on the nose and the palate follows up closely.

Creamy texture and soft mouth feel. Green figs, green melon and pineapple follow on the aftertaste, a hintofvanillaandcustardonthe finish. Beautifully soft and creamy with a lingering aftertaste.

HE Westville Athletic Club members got together to celebrate the club’s 40th anniversary and to pay tribute to the 10 founding members as well as the honorary members on Thursday last week.

The club house was decorated beautifully in red and white, and sparkling wine was served on arrival.

After snacks were enjoyed, Dave Ward of Top Jocks introduced the chairperson, Tammy Dennill.

Tammy then introduced the existing club committee members before handing over to Craig Dennill to talk about the founding members as well as the history of the club.

The speech also focused on the achievements of the amazing athletes who have been club members as well as some of the more humorous moments enjoyed over the past 40 years.

Committee member Fred McKenzie then awarded each founding member - as well as the honorary members - with an embroidered, framed and engraved Westville Athletic Club emblem.

A big, red and white birthday cake in the shape of a running shoe was cut and handed out before the lucky draw and raffle prize-winners were announced. Westville Athletic Club would like to thank the founding members, the existing members and prize sponsors.

Lyndon Nash, Sheree Kirsten and Grant Cummings.

Sharon Schubach - club secretary and Gill Tregenna - first female member and honorary life member.

Michelle Kemp and Rad Mazery

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Multi-faceted, with violets, incense and hints of soft spear mint on the nose. Black and red berry intensity on the palate, together with rich but subtle oak flavours and ripe tannins provide this wine with a long, full finish.

AFTER a very successful event at the end of July at the Africa Whispers, the first Miss Upper Highway, Junior Miss Upper Highway and Little Miss Upper Highway were crowned. Seen at the event were…

From left: Renalda Hoffman Miss KZN 2014, Salomé Gouws Mrs KZN 2014, Natalie Memory Miss Upper Highway 2014, Sharné Snyman 2nd Princess, Natalie Healey 1st princess and Shaun Quinn Waterfall Superspar.

From left: Salomé Gouws, Madison Osborne 2nd Princess, Jasmin Walters Junior Miss Upper Highway 2014, Maritza Maritz 1st princess Junior Miss Upper Highway and Shaun Quinn.

From left: Cayla Gouws 2nd princess Little Miss Upper Highway, Renalda Hoffman Miss KZN 2014, Caitlyn Arnold 1st Princess, Salomé Gouws Mrs KZN 2014, Alexandra Lot Little Miss Upper Highway 2014, and Shaun Quinn.

From left: Salomé Gouws Mrs KZN 2014, Mikayla van Rooyen 2nd Princess, Kimberly Miles Miss Pre Teen Upper Highway 2014, Chantelle Van der Merwe 1st Princess and Shaun Quinn.

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CROSSWORD 165 Across

1 Sudden jarring blow (5) 8 Deficiency (8) 9 Motionless (5) 10 Precipitately (8) 11 Social blunder (5) 12 Fresh (3) 16 Swiss city (6) 17 Highest point (6) 18 Merry and carefree (3) 23 Entice (5) 24 Capsize (8) 25 The devil (5) 26 In progress (5, 3) 27 Intense nervous excitement (5)

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Crossword Solution 163 Across 1 Bewitch, 5 Volga, 8 Surrender, 9 Hug, 10 Tick, 12 Defiance, 14 Vienna, 15 Carrot, 17 Captured, 18 Snub, 21 Opt, 22 Top-secret, 24 Scary, 25 Paragon Down 1 Beset, 2 War, 3 Trek, 4 Hidden, 5 Vertical, 6 Lohengrin, 7 Augment, 11 Cleopatra, 13 Industry, 14 Vacuous, 16 Keep up, 19 Baton, 20 Gear, 23 Rig.

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20 Solitary and savage (5) 21 Intoxicating (5) 22 Long-legged wading bird (5)

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New Ballade Elegance offers more than ever

>> This user-friendly interface emulates smartphone screen functionality by offering gesture-based controls

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HE new 2014 Honda Ballade range retains the four-model line-up of its predecessor, but replaces the outgoing Comfort models with new Trend derivatives, while the Elegance range-topper is retained.

Combining the new Ballade’s contemporary styling with an extensive list of standard features across the range, the foursome provides a choice of two trim levels, as well as either a manual gearbox or a Constantly Variable Transmission.

The range-topping Ballade 1.5 Elegance takes the comprehensive features list of the base model to even further heights, resulting in a premium vehicle at a very competitive price.

The most eye-catching addition to the Elegance’s interior is the fitmentofaseven-inchtouchscreendisplay with an icon-based graphical us-

er interface. It offers intuitive control of the car’s infotainment system, which includes audio functionality, cruise control and Bluetooth telephony.

This user-friendly interface emulates smartphone screen functionality by offering gesture-based controls. Honda owners can tap the screentoselect,swipeittoscroll,slide it to move and pinch it to zoom. In addition, the infotainment system is fitted with an HDMI port. HDMI allows images, video and audio data to be accessed from a compatible smart device, and displayed on the Ballade’s screen.

Aftermarket iOS or Android applicationscanbeusedtoaddusefulfunctionality – turn-by-turn navigation, for instance, or monitoring a wide range of vehicle system parameters using an optional wireless adapter linked to the car’s diagnostic port.

The new Honda Ballade range boasts an extensive list of standard features.

The Elegance also comes with a reverse camera as standard, which provides a view of behind the car when reversing. The image angle can be adjusted if a wider angle is re-

quired, and dynamic guide lines aid reversing manoeuvres. Another distinguishing feature of the new Ballade Elegance models is the introduction of a multifunction steering

wheel that follows the Civic steering wheel’s design. It provides intuitive fingertip control of the cruise control, audio system and Bluetooth telephony.

Externally, the new Elegance is distinguished by a more sophisticated appearance, courtesy of a chrome grille, colour-coded door handles and mirrors, and a rear-mounted fin antenna. It has also gained sporty multi-spoke 15-inch alloy rims shod with 175/65 R15 tyres.

The Elegance is supported by a four-year/60 000km service plan and three-year/100 000km warranty.

One year of roadside assistance is also offered.

For more information about this vehicle,ortotakeitforatestdrive,visit Honda Pinetown at 110 Old Main Road, Pinetown. Contact new vehicles sales manager, Jaco van Buuren on 031 714 3600.

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Strong interest for Hino South Africa >> Hino has a long history of involvement with the South African farming community

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INO South Africa is enjoying strong interest in its products, which were exhibited at a recent agricultural show.

“We used the show to preview our new 500-series 2626 long-wheelbase freight carrier, as well as promote Hino’s winning achievements in the comparative tests between four major brands of medium commercial vehicles (MCV) conducted by a local transport magazine earlier this year,” explained Hino SA vicepresident Ernie Trautmann.

The Hino 2626 6x2 is an ideal vehicle for versatile transport requirements of large agricultural operations. It boasts excellent loadcarrying capacity and an economical power train.

The Hino 300-series, which has been a leader in the local MCV market since its introduction to the market as the Toyota Dyna in 1965, fared well in the MCV comparison test run. The run involved two drives between Hartebeespoort and

Belfast, once laden and once empty.

There was also a test session at the Gerotek facility.

The overall winner of the comparison run test was the Hino 300-series 915, which competed in the eight-nine-ton gross vehicle mass (GVM) class. It emerged as the most fuel-efficient truck in its class, and also as the overall winner in both the payload and productivity categories. The 915 truck on show at Nampo was suitably adorned with a huge red rosette – the sign of a winner.

The Hino 300-series 714, competing in the 6/7-ton GVM category, also fared well in the comparison test, coming out best in class in terms of both payload and productivity.

“Hino has a long history of involvement with the South African farming community and its parent company, Toyota South Africa, was built on the back of introducing commercial vehicles to this country before adding passenger vehicles to the range,” added Trautmann.

The 915 truck on show at Nampo was suitably adorned with a huge red rosette

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Action at Spar hockey champs >> ‘Congratulations to all of the teams that came out this weekend’

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Powering her way forward, Westville Girls’ High School’s Courtney Slaney slips the ball past Pietermaritzburg Girls’ High School’s Caley Higgs during the bronze medal game of the SPAR KZN Regional Hockey Tournament that took place at St Mary’s DSG.

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EFENDING champions, Durban Girls’ College retained their title in the SPAR KZN Regional Hockey Tournament that took place at Thomas More College and St Mary’s DSG last week.

College took on St Anne’s in the gold medal game, concluding two days of exceptional hockey.

Less than a minute into the game, College’s Teagan McFall stormed towards St Anne’s goal slotting in a superb reverse stick shot into the top left hand corner.

For the next 29 minutes the game had plenty of action but the scoreboard remained unchanged. Both teams surged towards their opponent’s goals but were unable to find the back of the net with brilliant defending from both teams.

“This is my fourth year playing for College’s first team, and my fourth and final SPAR tournament.

“So being my last tournament I am happy that we managed to defend our title and keep the trophy!” A delighted captain for Durban Girls’ College,MichelleAlboroughcommented before the prize giving. “After our terrific season, we continued our form and had a great tournament overall.”

Rob Philipson from SPAR KZN said, “Congratulations to all of the teams that came out this weekend, you are all winners.

“The action was fantastic with 29 exciting games being played and 87 goals being scored.

I am in awe of the talent that was on the pitch this weekend, some great players coming through our school ranks. SPAR KZN is delighted to give them the opportunity to show off their skills against teams they don’t ordinarily get to play.”

Pietermaritzburg Girls’ High School met St Anne’s in the semi-finals. In the majority of the game,theywere one-nilup,StAnne’smanaged an equaliser with time winding down.

The game went to a penalty shoot-out to decide the fate of the two Maritzburg teams.

Girls High went two nil up after the first two attempts but missed their remaining chances. St Anne’s didn’t, scoring three goals and winning.

Newcomers to the tournament, Westville Girls’ High School, put on a magnificent display, finishing second intheirpool, just behind Pietermaritzburg Girls’ High.

In theplayofftheymetPietermarittburgGirls’ High in the duel for third. In an intense game, Girls High didn’t allow Westville any real chancesandbeatthemtwo-nil, securingathird place. This is the fourth time that Pietermaritzburg Girls’ High has been in the medals with a second position in 2011 and 2013 and a third in 2012.

‘Sick’ prizes in weekend skating event The Red Bull Dirt Circuit.

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THIS weekend the Red Bull Dirt Circuit presented by PEG pulls into town.

Speed,jumps,drops,andtheoccasionalcollision,that’s the essence behind boardercross, a sport that pits four to six riders against one another as they navigate their way down a fast, narrow course all with the same goal in mind, to be the first to pass the finish line.

The event will take place this weekend at Giba Gorge, on the internationally certified BMX track.

A first of its kind in South Africa the BMX track has been adapted for skate boarding and having seen and tested the track this is a must event for skate boarders.

Prizes up for grabs in this free to enter event are as follows - 1st place R2500, 2nd place

R1500, 3rd place R750 and 4th place R250.

Winners will also receive apparel and various skateboardingequipmentfromeventspresenters PEG. Practice runs will start on Saturday 9 August at 12.30pm and racing starts on Sunday at 10am for those who have the skill to qualify.

Come along to enjoy the Giba market and some awesome skateboarding boarder cross.

Helmets are compulsory and protective gear is recommended.

Post your photos of the event online at www.hillcrestfever.co.za

CONTACT US>> E-mail all local news to Kalisha Naicker at kalisha@ witness.co.za or contact her at 031 533 7600

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