Mum's Mail September 2018 Pietermaritzburg and Midlands

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Issue 142 • Pietermaritzburg & Midlands • September 2018

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In this issue...

Everyday Life

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Find local news snippets, meet our cute Cover Star and read about Cascades Lifestyle Centre.

Healthy Life

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Find advice from a dentist this National Oral Health Month, read about women’s health and Cervical Cancer Awareness Month and an alternative treatment for cancer.

Kids’ Life/Educated Life

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Find out who won our first Readers’ Feedback Competition and how to enter, read about the benefits of getting involved in your child’s learning process and school life, plus find party cake and party game ideas.

Diary Dates

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Find out about events, festivals, workshops, meetings and markets happening in your area.

The Mum’s Mail Team

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Everyday Life

Local News Snippets

Annual Women in Business Luncheon More than 350 women gathered at the Royal Showgrounds in August for the annual Women in Business luncheon. One of the Pietermaritzburg Chamber of Business’ signature events, the day belonged to women who were wowed by Stacey-Lee Bolon, head of innovation at FNB Business Banking, and whooped with delight at performance artist LeeAnn Dlamini, the woman behind the #endgirlhate campaign.

East Coast Radio presenter Darren Maule pulled no punches and had the audience in stitches with his comedic routine, adding laughter to the fun-filled event. PCB CEO Melanie Veness thanked the following sponsors: FNB, Liberty Midlands Mall, The Witness, CHC, Colenbrander, and Mancosa.

Woman of the World Spring Lunch: Making a Difference One Woman at a Time The St Anne’s Old Girls’ Guild invites all interested women to their Women of the World Spring Lunch on 7 September, from 12pm at St Anne’s Diocesan College. Tickets cost R350 per person and a portion of funds raised will be donated to the Care Bear Project. There will be fantastic lucky draw prizes, plus you will be inspired by guest speaker Devi Govender – an award-winning journalist. For bookings contact Alison on aascough@stannes.co.za or 033 – 343 6100.

Take the butter-like voice of James Taylor that made famous songs like Carolina on My Mind, You Can Close Your Eyes, Sweet Baby James, Fire and Rain and Never Die Young and contrast it with the soulful, rich voice of Carole King in songs like So Far Away, Natural Woman, You’ve got a Friend and Will you Still Love Me Tomorrow. The result is a mellow, emotional journey through the lives of these two friends and lovers, their music and their madness. Brought to you by Dave Starke and Too Bit Mac, the show promises to be a powerful examination of these two timeless singers. The show starts at 2pm and the venue opens 90 minutes before the show for drinks. Tickets cost R150 per person or R130 per pensioner. Book at Computicket or e-mail Roland on roland@stansell.za.net.

Hilton Arts Festival 2018 The Hilton Arts Festival is the largest theatrical event of its kind in KwaZulu-Natal and is a highlight on the local calendar.

Established in 1993, the Festival aims to bring the pick of South Africa’s high quality performing arts to KwaZulu-Natal. This primary aim is enhanced by all other aspects of the festival: art exhibitions, quality craft, food and drink, live music. It offers the opportunity to showcase the cream of South African theatre and to support South African writing. This year the festival runs from 14 to 16 September in the beautiful grounds A Tribute to James Taylor and Carole King of the Hilton College. For more information Don’t miss this musical production on visit www.hiltonfestival.co.za or call 033 9 September at Rhumbelow Theatre 383 0127. For bookings call the Box Office Pietermaritzburg – it’s a slightly theatrical, on 033 - 383 0126. mostly musical tribute to two of the foremost singer/songwriters of the 1960s.

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Cover Star

Meet the Cover Star Our cute cover star this month is Hlelokuhle Snaluthando Mtshali (1 year, 2 months). His parents are Melisizwe Sihle Mtshali and Nosisa Mtshali, and they live in Pietermaritzburg. Melisizwe is a Project Management Technologist at the Department of Water and Sanitation and Nosisa is a senior finance officer for the KZN Gaming and Betting Board.

Hlelokuhle’s mom says he’s a happy soul, always smiling - he’s friendly and adorable.

He loves taking a bath and water play, playing ball around the house and enjoys watching the birds in the sky and planes taking off from the Oribi airport.

“He’s always climbing on everything he can reach – like the couch and beds. He might grow to become a hiker,” laughs Nosisa. “We love chilling in our living room, just watching him play on his colourful mat, having all his toys there. We might watch one or two

cartoon movies with him too!”

On parenthood, Melisizwe and Nosisa have this to say: “We love the feeling of knowing that we have a responsibility to raise someone and to watch him progress every step of the way. Having that thrill of fulfilment when we come home from our busy days and knowing that we have this precious soul to take care of.”

“The sleepless nights do take their toll sometimes but every moment is priceless from watching them trying to adapt to the new world, outside the comfort of mommy’s tummy and their first nappy change, to the headache of turning your house into a pharmacy because you can’t bear to watch them fall sick. Plus their attempt at learning how to crawl but the best moment is when they take those first steps.”

Written by Sarah Mackintosh

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PMB’s Best Shopping Centre Cascades Lifestyle Centre is Pietermaritzburg’s only boutique lifestyle shopping centre that offers beautifully-maintained open-air restaurants, top sports and outdoor shops, big brand and boutique stores, and multiple exercise facilities.

With ample, safe covered and shaded parking, Cascades is small enough for absolute shopping convenience, and big enough to cater to all your household, food and social needs.

Restaurants and Cafes

The Cascades Lifestyle Centre is home to some of Pietermaritzburg’s best restaurants and cafes, all serving delicious food and catering to a wide range of tastes and ages. At the centre, you’ll find a family-friendly US-style diner, restaurants serving Portuguese, Mediterranean and contemporary cuisine, as well as cafes offering the best coffee in town.

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The centre offers free parking – you will find over 300 parking bays at Cascades, of which 12 are for Moms & Tots and 12 are for disabled customers. The entire centre is wheelchair friendly, with free Wi-Fi, baby change rooms & restrooms (all bathrooms are wheelchair friendly), plus 24-hour security.

Centre Trading Hours:

Monday to Friday: 9am to 5pm, Saturday: 9am to 3pm* and Sunday: 9am to 2pm*. *Trading hours vary from store to store and restaurant to restaurant.

The Cascades Wine and Food Festival

The Cascades Wine and Food Festival is taking place at the Cascades Lifestyle Centre from 26 to 27 October 2018. Tickets are on sale now from the centre info kiosk.

You can also find event details and vendor application information on their website www.cascadeslifestylecentre.com.

Featured tenants: Toy Planet stocks a wide range of branded toys for children of all ages. Find them at shop G6B or contact them on 033 - 347 0147, toyplanetcascades@gmail.com or Facebook: Toy Planet Cascades.

Health Shoe Shop stocks a wide variety of shoes for men, women and kids, ranging from casual to business to formal, but all the while having comfort in mind. They stock a wide range of Green Cross shoes. Contact: 033 347 0559 or manoranjininaidoo@ gmail.com.

Sorbet is your beauty therapy hub offering retail and treatment services. From manicures to pedicures, skin care and body massages, good hair days and bad hair days (and unwanted hair days) they are there to serve up a double scoop of “amazing” all week long. Contact: 033 347 1199, cascades@sorbet.co.za, www. sorbet.co.za.

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Healthy Life

Smile like Everyone is Watching!

Dentists are in the business of maintaining and fixing people’s smiles. Whether it be a simple restorative filling or root canal treatment or a brand new crown, most patients are a little nervous visiting their dentist. That’s the importance of starting dental visits from a very young age.

We need to encourage our young kids, and their parents to start regular dental visits early to help educate them on the importance of good oral care, as well as alleviate future dental anxiety, which is worse. Once afraid, patients can sometimes wait too long to do anything for their teeth – and when they finally seek treatment it is too late for the dentist to help.

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Prevention is always better than cure – if a patient can spend their hard-earned money on a vacation rather than a new bridge because of a rotten tooth, then the world Most kids arrive for their first time from might just be a better place! the age of four years old. From that age the primary teeth can be polished, Dance like nobody is watching and smile like which is painless, and it gets the child everyone is watching! acclimatised to the workings of the dental rooms. These regular visits help establish

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Healthy Life

Dr Des@Home: When was Your Last Pap test?

Patients often want to know which tests they can do to pick up cancer. The answer is simple: start with doing your monthly breast examination and yearly Pap test. Women 39 years and older can add a mammogram, and women over 50 can have a colonoscopy to rule out colon cancer.

This month is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. Cervical cancer is the third most common cancer and the fourth leading cause of death in women worldwide. The primary cause of this cancer is infection with human papillomavirus (HPV). Since cervical cancer is usually asymptomatic in the early stages, screening is important. It is one of the few cancers that can be easily detected at pre-malignancy phase. The screening test, which is known as the Pap test, is an effective method for early detection.

During a Pap test, cells from the mouth of the cervix are collected with a brush, saved

and sent off to the pathology laboratory. The pathologist can pick up pre-malignant cells, HPV, bacterial and fungal elements. The treatment needed for abnormal cervical cell changes depends on whether you have mild, moderate or severe changes.

Many women with mild changes don’t need treatment as the changes go back to normal on their own. This is usually confirmed by repeating the test after three months. For moderate to severe changes, your gynaecologist will do a biopsy during a procedure called colposcopy. LLETZ stands for large loop excision of the transformation zone. It’s also known as loop electrosurgical excision (LEEP) or loop diathermy. This is the most common treatment for abnormal cervical cells. It is a small procedure that can save your life!

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Healthy Life

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At Finding Health, according to Dr Yunus Moosa, they offer gentle alternative cancer treatments that improve quality of life.

Some patients combine these therapies with conventional treatment and others prefer to use them instead of conventional treatment. Intersept Herbal Treatment is a specially formulated, all natural nutritional anti-cancer herbal health supplement. It is derived from botanical and citrus extracts taken from the finest sources to form a blend of essential oils.

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Ahmed Omarjee had stage 4 lung cancer and was struggling to breath and walk. After three months of being on the Intersept herbal supplement, his shortness of breath, appetite, weight and energy improved significantly – from not being able to walk to getting back to work. He’s currently leading an active life.

This medication has assisted many patients at all stages of cancer. It works for all types of cancers and is couriered anywhere in the country.

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Kids’ Life

Readers’ Feedback Competition Last month we asked you, our readers, to send us your feedback on companies and services that you found through Mum’s Mail and here are some of the amazing responses.

• Thank you for the lovely little magazine that we get every month from Jacaranda Pre-Primary. My wife usually passes them onto me and through this we have installed our jungle gym from Playground World and have used Chare Taylor Photography for our lovely family photo shoot, as well as used Hoppers and Bugs on numerous occasions for their jumping castles. Thank you for keeping us informed and making a dad’s life easy – Merglin Naidoo.

• Thank you so much for the diary dates, they always come in handy every month as l look for places to take my children. I have taken my child to Blast Trampoline Park, where she had lots of fun. Keep up the good work – Egnes Kandiye.

• We used Hilton Family Dental Care last Friday and were so impressed with how Dr Von Elling put my daughter at ease, will definitely use her again – Genevieve.

• Your magazine has helped me locate an excellent paediatrician, Dr Raksha Takoordeen. I have been with her now from 13 March 2017 after receiving her details.

Thank You Mum’s Mail – Michelle Reddy.

• I am a mum of four busy kids under 14 and I enrolled them at Motion Studio for the year for hip hop classes and they absolutely love it! Learning cool moves and dance routines from their awesome instructor keeps them dancing all day! – Cath Price.

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Kids’ Life/Educated Life

The Power to Participate

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Parents often feel disempowered when dealing with schools, encountering For boys & girls ages 3yrs & up obstacles such as a lack of knowledge of • Classes in HILTON & PMB school procedures and communication • Internationally recognised exams barriers. Furthermore, school staff often • Stage performances view parental involvement as an imposition.

• Pilates for adults A recent study done by Kathlyn Kannapathi, Contact Julia 072 125 3555 lecturer at the Embury Institute for Higher jpballet.pilates@gmail.com Education, found that parental involvement programmes are an effective strategy for empowerment, allowing parents to become IMPOSSIBLE = I’M POSSIBLE Don’t let your child suffer from poor active participants in the learning process self-esteem, because of reading problems who are consulted and communicated with on important school issues.

School-based parental involvement Kannapathi’s study took place at a marginalised primary school in Mariannhill, KZN and saw parents and teachers partake in a number of workshops. The programme was designed for parents and school staff to work collaboratively towards identifying meaningful participation standards.

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At the end of the programme it was evident that parents displayed three qualities: Consciousness: Parents had a clearer understanding of their role in education and the benefits of their involvement.

Competence/Self-efficacy: Parents were taking active control of their own level of empowerment by implementing strategies that they were exposed to during the programme. Self-determination: The level of empowerment became evident as parents started asking questions and gave each other advice on how to deal with problems encountered during their own involvement practices.

“For education to truly flourish in South Africa, it is not just up to our educators to make the difference. Rather, it is this shared relationship between parents and teachers that needs to be cultivated and nourished,” concludes Kathlyn.

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Kids’ Life/Educated Life

Chocolate Owl Cake Idea

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A fun chocolate birthday cake decorated with buttons, biscuits and marzipan – bound to be a hit with young children!

You will need to bake a square (18cm) and a round (20cm) chocolate cake, and make enough chocolate icing to cover both cakes.

To assemble, place the round cake on a large wooden board or tray (the cake will need to be served on this). Place the round cake tin on the square cake about 12cm from one edge and cut around the edge of the tin.

Remove the smaller piece and place at one end of the round cake to represent the ears.

Using the remains of the square cake cut almost in half to give an oblong (for the fence) and a semi-circle (for the wings).

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Kids’ Life

Sweet 16 Party Games

If a DJ isn’t in your plans, there are still plenty of sweet sixteen games that you can play with your guests. Here are some ideas for sweet sixteen party games to make your birthday bash the most memorable event of the year!

Lie Detector For this sweet sixteen party game, pass out a piece of paper and pen to each of your guests. Have them write down three facts on the paper. Two of the facts must be truthful and one of the facts must be a lie. The lie can be as silly, outrageous, or as believable as you want it to be. Then, go around the group and have each person read off their facts. The rest of the group must then try and guess which of their facts is the lie! This is a great game to play prior to any of the other activities because it lightens the mood and gets everyone talking and laughing.

skills. Some great songs to play are Sixteen Candles by Jackson 5, Happy Birthday

by Stevie Wonder and Sweet Sixteen by Beyoncé. Of course, you can also have songs by your favourite performers.

Balloon Truth or Dare This is another fun sweet 16 game for your party. Before the party starts, write out 10 truth questions and 10 dares each on small index cards. Carefully place the card inside each balloon and then blow them up. During the party, each guest can take a turn popping a balloon and either answering a truth question or completing the dare.

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Diary Dates ARTS & CULTURE • 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Sept (Sun), 9am – 2pm, CITY HALL CRAFT MARKET, opposite PMB City Hall, Michelle 033 – 396 2807.

• 4, 11, 18, 25 Sept (Tues), 7pm – 9.30pm, HILTON ART GROUP, R200pp per class, claudiaplunkett@gmail.com.

• 14 – 16 Sept, THE HILTON ARTS FESTIVAL, Hilton College, 033 – 383 0126, tickets@hiltoncollege.com, www.hiltonfestival. co.za.

• 21 – 23 Sept, 9am – 4pm, FLOWER ENCOUNTER HILTON: SPRING OIL PAINTING WORKSHOP, Shena, 074 101 8135.

CHARITY • 1 – 30 Sept (Sat & Sun), 9.30am – 4.30pm, GROWING PARKS, Chase Valley Road Park, PMB, growing.parks@gmail.com.

CLASSES/WORKSHOPS • 1 – 30 Sept (various days & times), YOGA CLASSES, PMB and Hilton, Glynis, 076 823 9327, Facebook: @YogaIdentity.

• 1 – 30 Sept (various days), 9am – 4.30pm, DOMESTIC COOKING CLASSES, Vital Life Training, R1 450pp, 033 – 386 4451, 083 445 1441, www.vitallifetraining.co.za.

• 1 – 30 Sept (various days), COMPUTER TRAINING, R120 per hour, Microsoft Software 2003 – 2013, one-on-one training, beginners to advanced, lynettemuchna@sai.co.za.

• 1 – 31 Sept (Mon & Wed), 9am – 10am, TAI CHI WITH DEBORAH DON, 1 Committee Lane, Hilton, 033 – 343 3226, 082 228 7943.

• 1 – 20 Sept, various days & times, DOMESTIC TRAINING – EMERGENCY CARE & FIRST AID WORKSHOPS, in English and isiZulu, Vital Life Training, 083 445 1441.

ENTERTAINMENT • 9 Sept, 2pm, A TRIBUTE TO JAMES TAYLOR & CAROLE KING, Alan Wilson Shellhole, PMB, R150pp, Computicket or Roland, 082 499 8636, roland@stansell.za.net, www.events. durbantheatre.com.

LEISURE/OUTDOORS • 8 Sept (8am only to PMB for The Witness Garden Show), 23 Sept (8.30am & 12.30pm: Heritage Steam Train), 30 Sept (8.30am & 12.30pm to Inchanga), UMGENI STEAM RAILWAY - INCHANGA CHOO CHOO STEAM TRAIN, from Kloof Station (Stokers Arms) to Inchanga Station Craft Market (return), adults: R240, pensioners & children: R170, Bruce, 082 353 6003, bookings@umgenisteamrailway.com, www. umgenisteamrailway.com.

• 1 – 30 Sept (Sat & Sun), 10am – 5pm, GOSHALA COW SANCTUARY, just outside PMB, info@goshala.co.za, 084 258 1121, 033 – 251 6110.

• 1 – 30 Sept (Sat & Sun), 9am – 5pm, SPRINGHOLM PICNICS, Springholm, Nottingham Road, Natal Midlands, 082 682 0378, picnics@springholmchalets.com, www.springholmchalets. co.za.

• 1 – 30 Sept, PMB BABYSITTERS’ CLUB, Nikita, 078 439 9051.

• 1 – 30 Sept, 10am – 3pm, every weekend (weather permitting), LIONS RIVER RAILWAY, Piggly Wiggly, Midlands, a miniature railway, R30 per person, www.facebook.com/ LionsRail, Andries Keyser, 062 206 1906.

• 1 – 30 Sept (Thurs & Sat), various times, CIRCLE DANCING, 1 Committee Lane, Hilton and Lakes in Amber Valley, Deborah, 082 228 7943, 033 – 343 3226.

• 1 – 30 Sept (Tues & Wed), various times, YOGA CLASSES IN PMB & HILTON, Glynis, 076 823 9327.

• 2 Sept (1st Sun), 10am – 3pm, HALLEY PARK MINIATURE RAILWAY, 78 Rudling Road, Bisley, Pietermaritzburg, Andries

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Keyser, 062 206 1906, www.pmes.co.za.

• 2 Sept, 7.30am, WINTERSKLOOF TRAIL RUN, Eagles Nest, Valley Road, Winterskloof, 033 – 343 1473, www.hiltonvillage. co.za.

• 7 Sept, 12pm, WOMEN OF THE WORLD SPRING LUNCH, St Anne’s Diocesan College, R350pp, 033 – 343 6100, aascough@stannes.co.za.

• 7 Sept, 6pm, HILTON FOOD & WINE FAIR, Protea Hotel, Hilton, R120pp, 033 – 343 1210/4090.

• 8 Sept, 8am – 9am, FOREST RUN / WALK, 3 Bergview Rd, Hilton, 033 – 343 4934.

• 15 Sept (3rd Sat monthly), 9am – 10am, HILTON PRODUCE EXCHANGE, James Craib Park, 3 Committee Lane, Hilton, www.facebook.com/groups/midlandsbartermarkets.

MARKETS • 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Sept (Sat), 8am – 12pm, PIETERMARITZBURG SPCA MORNING MARKET, 235 Woodhouse Road, 033 – 386 9267.

• 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Sept (Sat), 6am – 10am, PMB FARMERS’ MARKET, PMB Botanical Gardens, Mayors Walk, Mike, 082 886 0687.

• 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Sept (Sat), 7am – 12pm, CLARIDGE FARM & GARDEN MARKET, 5km from Northway Spar, PMB on the Otto’s Bluff Road, 078 037 6908.

• 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Sept (Sat), 7am – 11am, KARKLOOF FARMERS’ MARKET, 2.6km outside Howick on Karkloof Rd (access on D507), 082 820 8986, Andrea.

• 1 Sept (1st Sat), 8am – 2pm, JESMOND DENE MORNING MARKET, Jesmond Dene Nursery, 204 Murray Rd, Cleland, PMB, Belinda/Hayley, 033 – 396 1342, beanbag.cafe1@gmail. com, R120 per stall.

• 2 Sept (1st Sun), 8.30am – 11.30am, DARGLE COUNTRY MARKET, Lions River Club, darglecountrymarket@gmail.com.

• 2 & 30 Sept (1st & last Sun), 9am – 3pm, YMCA SUNDAY MARKET, YMCA, Scottsville, Jenny, 073 500 1244.

• 28 Sept (last Fri), 5pm – 9pm, PMB DUNROBIN MARKET, Dunrobin Garden Centre, 31 Warwick Rd, Penny, dunrobinmarket@gmail.com, 082 920 2787.

• 30 Sept (last Sun), ALEX UPMARKET, Alexandra Park, PMB, Michelle 033 – 396 2807.

MEETINGS • 4, 11, 18, 25 Sept (Tues), 2.30pm – 3.30pm, MOMMYHEART FOOTPRINTS GROUP, 9 Hillside Rd, Hilton, 081 528 6577.

• 5, 12, 19, 26 Sept (Wed), 9.30am – 11am, MOMMYHEART POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SUPPORT GROUP, 9 Hillside Rd, Hilton, 081 528 6577.

• 5 & 19 Sept (1st & 3rd Wed), 7pm, MARITZBURG CAMERA CLUB, Maritzburg Golf Club, PMB, pmbcameraclub@gmail. com, www.maritzburgcameraclub.co.za. ● 18 Sept (3rd Tues), 9.30am, HILTON GARDEN CLUB, Judy Sinclair, 033 – 343 2402, 082 852 4087.

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