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CANDYCE KRISHNA>>news2@feveronline.co.za

CONFUSION reigned onMonday morning asmotoristswaited for hours

outsidethelicensingofficeinPortShepstone.

The doors were closed andword was that staff were “on

strike”due to several complaintsabout service delivery from thepublic.

The department implement-ed the rule last year that it willonly serve 100 people a day.

Each person is issued with aticketnumber,butseveralpeoplewere being turned away everydayasmore than100people fre-

quently pitch up at the offices forassistance.

One person reported onMon-daythathehadbeenwaitingout-side the office since 4am.

Another said he arrived at8am and was ticket number 38.

Hewas seen leaving the officeat about midday.

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hoursbutthey[staff]havestartedworking again,” said a motorist.

Hibiscus Coast Municipalityspokesperson Simon April saidthere was a delay in the openingon the office.

“There was a staff meeting todiscuss the issueofextendingthenumber of cards to be issued forpeople to be served per day,” hesaid.

April added that the meetingwas held after staff discoveredthat therewas a large number ofpeople expecting to be servedevery day.

“The discussion was to in-crease the number from 100 to150,” he said.

Aprilsaidthatstaffcommittedto closing late on Monday toensure that all clients wereserved.

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CANDYCE KRISHNA>>news2@feveronline.co.za

WHILE inspecting theRamsgate WasteWater Treatment

Works Plant last Wednesday,membersof theDemocraticAlli-ance stumbled across a daggaplantation.

“Despiteenormouschalleng-es facing treatment plants andpump stations at Port Edward,Munster and Palm Beach, the

most shocking findings werefound at the Ramsgate plant,”said the DA caucus leader, DougRawlins.

“We uncovered a cannabisplantation hidden adjacent tothe plant with its only accesspoint through the RamsgateWaterTreatmentPlant,”hesaid.

The busheswere about threemetrestallandthefieldevenhada designated drying area.

Margate Police Station wasnotified and members of the

CrimePreventionUnit respond-ed.

Rawlins added that DA coun-cillors in both Hibiscus Coastand Ugu District municipalitieswill raise motions in council foran immediate and transparentinvestigations into this planta-tion.

Acting spokesperson for UguDudu Ngcobo said the munici-pality doesn’t use the entireproperty for treatment works.

“The treatmentworksopera-tions are clearly fenced off fromthe rest of the property, whichthe area under scrutiny formspart of the general bushy unde-veloped land of the area.”

Ngcobo added that it was un-true that the area where thedrugs were discovered is onlyaccessible through the treat-ment works.

“Themunicipalitydeployedateam and found that there wereat least five other footpaths thatlead to the plantation.”

Shesaid themunicipalitywillco-operate with law enforce-ment agencies in the investiga-tionandifanyoftheiremployeesare implicated, themunicipalitywill institute internal discipli-nary actions against them.

DA Ugu SouthMember ofParliament DrRishigenViranna (left)and DA UguSouth Constit­uencyChairman, CllrDoug Rawlinswith MargateSAPS at thecannibas plan­tation.PHOTO:SUPPLIED

Mother and soninjured inSouthbroomA MOTHER and son were injured in a roll­over accident along the R61 in Southbroomon Wednesday afternoon.

Netcare 911 paramedics found that thevehicle had veered off the roadway andoverturned down an embankment.

After the two patients were treated atthe scene paramedics transported them toa local hospital.

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Washed up bodyidentifiedTHE body of a 42­year­old man thatwashed up on Margate beach on Tuesdaywas identified on Friday.

SAPS spokesperson Captain GeraldMfeka said the man was identified by hisformer girlfriend as Petrus TheodorisFourie.

“She was able to identify him by atattoo on the body,” said Mfeka.

The man was only reported missing onThursday, two days after his body wasfound.

“We do not know when the woman lastsaw the man,” said Mfeka. — Supplied.

Surfer injured inPort EdwardA SURFER was injured on Wednesday atPort Edward beach.

NSRI Port Edward duty crew respondedto the incident at about 12.30pm after a16­year­old surfer dislocated her leg whilesurfing.

NSRI Port Edward medics stabilised theteenager, who had been assisted out of thesurf by fellow surfers, and a Netcare 911ambulance took her to hospital in a stablecondition. — Supplied.

Three injured in structure collapseTHREE people were injuredafter a thatch roof structurecollapsed at Margate beachon Friday afternoon.

This was during a stormthat was accompanied bystrong winds.

Two women and a youngboy were injured and weretransported to hospital formedical care after paramed­ics stabilised them at thescene. — Supplied.

Strong winds caused thisstructure to collapse inMargate on Friday.

PHOTO: NETCARE 911

Police investigateR61 rapePORT Edward SAPS are investigating arape case which took place in Palm beach,Munster in the early hours of Mondaymorning. Its alleged that the victim waswalking on the R61 when she was accostedbytwomen.Thevictimsaidthemenforcedher into a bush raped her and robbed herof her cellphone and an undisclosedamount of money.

She said the suspects made her walktowards a banana field where the secondsuspect raped her again. The victim wastold by the suspects to walk back to themain road and not to look back. No arrestshad been made so far. — Supplied.

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CANDYCE KRISHNA>>news2@feveronline.co.za

A TWO-METRE deep hole,whichUguDistrictMunici-pality plumbers dug out in

December,hasstillnotbeenfilled.A section of the road had also

been excavated when MemorialandRidgeRoadhadawaterinter-ruption before Christmas.

A resident,whodoes notwantto be named, said the excavationis a major inconvenience tomotorists and residents.

“The tar from one of the laneshad been removed but the lanewas not cordoned off. Only thehole itself was cordoned. My sondamaged a tyre and rim afterdrivingon that laneso I took itup-on myself to cordon the lane off,”said the resident.

The resident added that Ugu

has been notified about theproblemonseveral occasionsbuta nobody had been dispatched torectify the problem.

“I’m not sure what good dig-gingsuchahugeholehasdonebe-cause we still experience waterinterruptions,” she said.

Acting spokesperson for UguDuduNgcobosaid theholewill be

fixed through theappointedserv-ice provider.

“The recent water outagesweredueto theadhocburstpipesduring the festive season due tothe high demand for water.

“The municipality sincerelyapologisestotheaffectedcustom-ers for the inconvenience,” shesaid.

PHOTO: CANDYCE KRISHNAUgu plumbers excavated the cor­ner of Memorial and Ridge Roadin December and have not re­turned to fill it.

Sugar mill to shut down for winterCANDYCE KRISHNA>>news2@feveronline.co.za

THEIllovoSugarmillonthebanksof the Umzimkulu river will shutdown operations for eightmonths.

“The significantly below-aver-age rainfall experienced in Kwa-Zulu-Natal during the 2014sugar-milling season, togetherwith severe frost in theMidlands,

region during the past winterdamaging parts of our cane sup-ply area, have severely affectedexpected cane supplies for theforthcoming season,” said thecompany’s managing director,David Howells.

AllUmzimkulu canedeliverieswill be diverted to Illovo’s Sezelamill for processing.

The general manager of thesugarmill,VisPillay,saidtheshut-

down will not have a negative ef-fect on staff, financially.

“Staff will be redeployed andthere will be no loss of salary,” hesaid.

Somestaffwill be retainedandmany will be redeployed fromearly February he said.

“There will be skeleton staffoperating on-site,” he said.

Thecrushingfornextseasonisplanned for early April 2016.

CANDYCE KRISHNA>>news2@feveronline.co.za

THE Fever has been inundated withphone calls from upset readers afterHibiscus Coast Municipality spokes­person Simon April said no calls werereceived regarding loud fireworks dur­ing the festive season (Fireworks by­law to change, 12 January 2015.)

In the article, April said no callscomplaining about loud fireworkswere logged by Protection Services.

A Margate man, who only wishedto identify himself as Dave, said this is“preposterous” as he made a numberof calls to Protection Services after aneighbour started with the “bangs” inthe middle of December.

“It was horrible. I had visitors fromthe Eastern Cape who vowed to neverreturn to Margate after the area re­sembled a war zone on New Year’s Evewith bombs going off everywhere,”said Dave.

He said after phoning ProtectionServices a number of times he decidedto approach the man who was settingoff the loud rockets.

“Hetoldmeitwashisrightandcon­tinued with what he was doing.”

Dave said his dogs have not recov­ered from the incident.

Michelle Swart of Hibberdene saidshewas “speechless”afterreadingthearticle.

“I phoned the Hibberdene SAPSseveral times during December 2014and at the beginning of January re­garding the fireworks in Hibberdene,but there was no response,” she said.

“There’s a Chinese dealer sellingfireworks in Hibberdene and accordingto law all fireworks.

“I wonder if he has a licence to sellfirework dealers must have a licence.Hopefully someone will respond andinvestigate,” she said.

PRECIOUSGUMEDE>>news1@feveronline.co.za

A 44-YEAR-OLD Bhob-hoyi man

claims he has beendismissed fromwork without anywarning or hearingfor drinking at awork party.

Thamsanqa Mfe-ka said he hasworked for a localliquor delivery com-pany contracted toSouth African Brew-eriesforsevenyears.

He said his em-ployer’s action wasunfair.

“I was fired frommyjobofsevenyearsjust because of twobeers,” he said.

Mfeka said he at-tendedapartyatSABinMarburgandafterthe party hewas giv-en permission by anSAB manager toleavewithtwobeers.

“Before I left, Iasked themanager ifI could finish mybeers on my wayhome, and heagreed.”

He had the beersin his hand and wasallowed to pass thefirst gate.

“When I got to thesecond gate a man,who was not a secu-rity guard, askedwhy I was leavingwith the alcohol andItoldhimthemanag-er said I can.”

Mfeka said as hegot out the gate theman told himhewasnot allowed to leavewith any alcohol.

“I carried onwalking because Iknew I had permis-sion.”

The followingdayMfeka receivedacallfrom his employersaying he has beendismissed fromworkforfailingtofol-low an instruction.

Mfeka’sbossRabiDihari agreed thatMfeka was dis-missed but said hehad no choice but todismiss him as hiscontract with SABwouldbe terminatedif he didn’t.

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Dihari saidMfekaknows SAB’s policybut he failed to co-operate.

Manallegesunfairdismissal

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“Donors showedtheir support duringthis traditionally dif-ficult time forSANBS. We man-aged to get throughthis period withoutgoing into a short-age.For thiswesayabig thank you.

“However, therehas been a massivedecline in donationsas we entered Janu-ary. This resulted intheday’s coverdrop-pingto2.5days.Thisis significantly lowerthan the five-dayblood stock neededto meet the demandin the country.”

Instead of givingsomething up thisyear the SANBS isaskingpeople to giveblood.

“Donating bloodsaves lives. It’s aneasy resolution tokeep and it is easy toget started,” he said.

Each day 3 000units of blood mustbecollectedtosupplythe hospitals inSouth Africa. Theneed for blood is on-going.

“Every 35 sec-onds someone inSouth Africa needs ablood transfusion,”added Khoza.

“There are manypeople who haven’tdonated before, orhaven’t done so for awhile, and we askthem to come for-ward and donateblood regularly.

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Notice is hereby given, that a special general meeting of the shareholders of the abovementioned Board,will be convened at the Norwegian Settlers Church Hall, Lot 17, Izotsha Road, Marburg, Port Shepstone, onThursday the 29th of January 2015 starting at 5.00pm.

This meeting is called specifically to inform shareholders of the status of the board’s affairs and to announcethe intention to pay a 12th allocation of a dividend, following the sale of a public open space namely, Erf 380Marburg Ext No 5, Port Shepstone.

Shareholders or proxies are urged to attend the meeting with their Green Identity or Passport Documents,Powers of Attorney with full property descriptions, latest banking details, email addresses and latest cellphone contact numbers, so that sms’s may be sent, if necessary. Any new details that need to be updatedon the data-base, must also be furnished.

Please note that this 12th allocation and any further allocations will not issue any further cheques aspayment of dividend, so only written confirmation by the shareholders bank, confirming account details willbe entertained.

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‘MPA will have tohappen on our terms’>> ‘They cannot start a process without consulting stakeholders’CANDYCE KRISHNA>>news2@feveronline.co.za

IF the areas between PortShepstone north and Impenjatiwere to become amarine protect-

edarea (MPA), ithas tobedoneonthetermsofeverybodywho isaffectedbyit.

This is what was agreed on at apublic meeting held at the ShellyBeach Skiboat Club on Thursdaywhere an interim committee wasformed.

The committee will voice the con-cerns of all affected by the MPA at apublic participation meeting expect-ed to take place in Durban in March.

Members of Ezemvelo KZN Wild-life were not present at the meetingand have not put forward a proposalyet.

“Until we know what theirproposal is,we [community, clubandresidents] cannot do anything,” saidAntonGetz,whochairedthemeeting.

“Wewerehoping therewouldbeaproposal at this stage,” he added.

CEO for Ugu Tourism, JustinMackrory said the MPA would bedetrimental to the coast’s tourism,economy and property rates.

He added that neither national orprovincial tourism had been advisedof Ezemvelo’s plans to implement anMPA.

shark nets will have to come out andzonation will not work if they imple-mentablanket zone. Itwill have tobeacombinationandallowforsustaina-ble livelihood of people affected,” hesaid.

He added that a full economic im-pact study is needed.

Tony Kay was of the opinion thattheMPAwasgoingtobeimplemented“whether one liked it or not”.

“Weneed tomake thishappenourway. TheMPAmust be on our terms.We need to ask government to con-tribute towards small harbours aseco-tourism ... fracking, mining anddrilling for freshwater is possibly go-ing to happen,” he said.

Peter Munns of the South CoastBusiness Chamber said the forum(business chamber) had a direct line

to the KZN Premier, Senzo Mchunuand that everybody’s resources, cou-pled with the chamber’s, would givethe newly formed committee moreclout.

Frank Gainsford suggested thattheMinisterofEnvironmentalAffairsbe taken to task and sued for non-compliance of the Integrated CoastalManagement Act.

“Government need to implementthe mandated planning processesandstructures insections44 through50 of the Act,” he said.

SiyabongaZama, head of theEco-nomic Development and Town Plan-ning department at Hibiscus CoastMunicipality, said the municipalitywas not informed by Ezemvelo of aMPA.

“We will engage with EzemveloKZN Wildlife constructively.

“Wewant to see our coast thrivingeconomically,” he said.

PHOTO: CANDYCE KRISHNAThe interim steering committee which will represent the community at the public meeting in Durbanlater this year (back, from left) Siyabonga Zama, Justin Mackory, Brenda Johnson, Karen Smith, PeterMunns and (front, from left) Loius Boshoff, Anton Getz, Chris Korsten, and Tony Kay.

Classes resumeat EsayidiPRECIOUS GUMEDE>>news1@feveronline.co.za

ESAYIDITVETOsloBeachcampussays it has had a smooth enrol-ment process this year.

“Theenrolmentweekwasfrom12 to 16 January. Most of our stu-dents showed up for 2015 regis-tration. Those who were register-ingforthefirst timewroteaptitudetests,” said the institution’sdeputyhead, Gerda Morkel.

OnMonday19January, classesresumedat thiscampusandregis-tration also continued for thosewho wished to take classes.

Campus principal explainedhow the enrolment processworked.

“Thedepartmentgivesuslimit-edspaceforenrolmentforourbur-sarystudentsandoncethosespac-es are filled, we only offer part-timeclasses,”said ChrisvanRens-burg.

“At times we do over-enrol justincase some of the registered pu-pils do not show up, then we fillthose spaces with pupils on thewaiting list. So far we have lessthan 50 spaces to be filled at ourcampus,” he said.

Over the past week more than500 students could be seen liningupattheGamalakhecampuswait-ing to register.

Esayidi Marketing assistantRick Olivier said all the campusesunder Esayidi TVET have not re-ported any problems.

“Registration has gone well atall our campuses, although we dostillhavepupil’scomingintoregis-ter once all the places have beenfilledwewillcloseregistration,”hesaid.

Olivier said that the TVETswillbe migrating into Department ofHigher Education therefore thisyear it is important that it sticks topolicy in order for it to qualify andget funding.

Registration will be continuingatall campusesuntil theendof theweek, although most campuseshave already started classes.

Opposition unhappy with investigationONFridaytheDemocraticAlliancereleased a statement saying it isdeeply disappointed by the newsthat no one is to be prosecuted inthe foreseeable future for the busaccident that followed the annualreed dance in 2013.

Eleven maidens and theirminderswerekilledintheaccidentin northern KwaZulu-Natal while

travelling home to Umzumbe."According to a media report,

the decisionnot to go aheadwith atrial is based on a lack of evidence.The Director of Public Prosecu-tions (DPP) has meanwhile re-ferred the docket for an inquest",reads the DA statement.

It further states that the failureto ensure thismatter goes to court

is indicative of the lack of urgency,vigourandgeneral lethargywithinKZN's Department of Transport.

"It also raises seriousquestionsaround [Transport] MEC WilliesMchunu's commitment to drivingthe process and making it hap-pen."The DA has raised concerns in thepastaboutwhat it saidare theKZN

Department of Transport's at-tempts to filter information to thepublic around the accident.

"This ishighly irregularandtheDAsincerely hopes it hasnot ham-pered the investigation in anyway,"saystheDA.Thepartyprom-ised to continue to follow develop-ments closely and to fight for thematter tobe takento trialonbehalfof those who have lost loved onesas "they deserve closure".

— Supplied.

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Pretty ‘misses’in the spotlight>>Beauties enter the Miss and Mr Junior SA pageantCANDYCE KRISHNA>>news2@feveronline.co.za

SIX youngbeauties fromaround theSouthCoastwillrepresentKwaZulu-NatalattheMiss & Mr Junior SA pageant in Pretoria

in May.Their journey in the competition will begin

on 27 April when contestants will go throughvarious events. The gala event takes place on3May.Thegirlssaytheyareexcitedaboutbeingfinalists in the competition.

“I’mlooking forwardtomeetingnewpeople

and experiencing this journey. It’s going to behard work but being a part of the team that isrepresentingKZN is aprize in itself,” saidKellyUpfold (15) from Umtentweni.

Aphelele Gumede of Gamalakhe is lookingforward to stardom.

“I can’t wait to see my face all over theworld,”saidtheenthusiasticfive-year-old,whowill enter the petite section of the pageant.

The other girls echoed the sentiments ofGumede and Upfold.

The entrants will be holding various fund-raising events and drives.

On Sunday 25 January at 6:30am,Birdlife Trogons will visit RodneyMiles's Farm in Harding. They willbe checking the Blue Swallow siteand doing the Summer CWAC atHarding Dam. Take chairs, breakfastand something to braai for lunch.All welcome. There is a R20 perperson charge for non­members ofBirdlife Trogons. Outings may becancelled due to weather, checkwww.birdlifetrogons.blogspot.com orphone Eric Kok on 039 695 0573 or072 751 0686 before setting off. Hemay also be called for further de­tails and directions. Let him know ifyou will be attending the outing.

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Mr and Miss Gamalakhe entries to openPRECIOUS GUMEDE>>news1@feveronline.co.za

GAMALAKHE is buzzing with excitement as the youtheagerly await the second annual Miss and Mr Gamala­khe 2015 beauty pageant.

Casting for this pageant will begin on 7 Februaryat Gamalakhe library from 9am until late.

Founder Phumulani Mzobe of Phumlani Founda­

en to our young ladies and gentlemen to showcasetheir God­given talents and therefore, bring about in­spiration to their peers who have given up on life.”

Young people of Gamalakhe and surroundingareas aged between 16 and 23 are invited to be partof this experience.

Mzobe said those who are eager to take part cancontact him via email at phumlani@icloud.com or call083 871 3305.

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“This pageant it isnot just a beauty pag­eant, but rather a youthempowerment initia­tive. It is a platform giv­

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Flea market festivitiesVUSI MTHALANE

THE Rotary Flea Market atUvongo was a hive of activityon Saturday as people came

in their numbers to browse.The market had a wide selection

of books, jewellery, clothing, foodand other interesting things.Among the people browsingthrough were a group of touristswho said they were impressed withwhat they saw, and remarked onthe ample and safe parking avail-able.

At the market were …

PHOTOS:VUSI

MTHALANEAt thejewellerystand(fromleft) Mo­niqueHaywood,Lee­AnneVenterandMechelleKotzé.

ZindiSteenkamp andGustav Ventersample Vicky’spreserves.

Tarot cardreader GwenMilner.

Shareen Girdarieat her fresh fruitstall.

Bruce Dzingay and Portia Ntsoereng.

‘I find the money wehave to outlay verytough. It doesn’t endwith school uniforms,there's transport ev­ery month. So it'sreally a struggleand as parents wefeel the expenses,especially at thistime of the year.’

‘Back to school is a wonderful opportunity tomeet the parents and interact

withschools.Wearefortunatewe have a great team of staffand casuals for this busytime. On behalf of the teamat Port Shepstone, we

thank them for your loy­alty and wish every

parent and pupil allthe best for an

exciting 2015.’

I'm coping fine. The utili­ties are not that expen­sive, they are affordableand there's no budgetingneeded. The store [Wal­

tons] is convenientand it caters for

all the needs forthis back­to­school time.’

NATALIE PITEL, STATIONERYOUTLET BRANCH MANAGER

M.M. MKHIZE (47)VOXPOP

THE Fever askedparents howthey are copingwith the back-to-schoolseason.Photos:OMEGAMOAGI

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9Bargain Express givesaway cool prizes>> ‘My hand was shaking‘ ­ prize winner

BARGAIN Express Store inManabawasbuzzingonSatur-day as scores of shoppers and

the public gathered for the Tuk Tukcompetition draw.

People from around the SouthCoast enjoyed a fun-filled day of fes-tivities, refreshments and excitingprizes. The competition has been on-going since the reopening of theManaba Bargain Express outlets inNovember last year.

The grand prize was a new TukTuk vehicle valued at R35 000. Thelucky shopper who won it wasMargate pensioner Delyse Hart (66).

She said she was "absolutely gob-smacked" when her entry slip wasdrawn and her number was calledout. "My hand was shaking and Icouldn't even write my details downproperly afterwards," said Delysewho moved to the South Coast fromJohannesburg six months ago.

She thanked Bargain Express forher prize and said she does feel very

lucky indeed.Other prizes given away included

a hi-fi, won by Linda Venter of Mar-gate, a microwave won by NiolaNtombifuthi, a flat screen TV thatwent to Merlyn Assam fromMargateand 10 R500 cash vouchers won bylucky shoppers.

Hibiscus Coast Municipality may-or Cynthia Mqwebu, who was alsohanding out the prizes, thanked Bar-gain owners for creating a spectacu-lar and memorable event promotingeconomic growth in the area and in-vited the public to shop at the store.

Bargain Express Store and theFever congratulates all the winners.

At theevent are(from left)CEO YusufMoosa,BargainfounderIsmailMoosa, Im­ran Moosa,Delyse Hartthe Tuk­tukwinner andMayor Cyn­thia Mqwe­bu.

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Mayor Cynthia Mqwebu and Merlyn Assam who won the flat­screen TV.

Niola Ntom­bifuthi withMayor CynthiaMqwebu.

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The three-secondrule, for money

VUSI MTHALANE

THEendof thisweek comes as awelcomerelieftomanyofusnotso jolly spenders, some of

whom last saw a salary six weeksago.

It doesn’t help when Januarygrindsonforwhatendsupfeelinglikethree months.

The “Janu-worry” jokes on social

media started as soon as the lastfirework fizzled out and providedsome welcome humour.

It made most of us realise we arehopeless when it comes to budget-ing. That’s most of us, not all. Somepeople are goodwith money andal-ways see a gap and an opportunityto make a quick buck, where othersdon’t.

Certain traffic police and thecharismatic tent pastors andevangelists fall perfectly into thatcategory of innovative individuals.

During December and earlyJanuary we often read stories on theInternet of law enforcement officersbeing caughtdemandingbribes frommotorists. I also have a story to tell.

In December I was stopped twiceby traffic police in Richards Bay andon both occasions I was asked to pay

aspot fine “to show how sorryIwas”for some minor traffic law infringe-ments.

I did not pay the bribes thatwerebeing demanded and I did not gettickets on both occasions.It is times like this Iwish I couldplay

the “do-you-know-who-I-am?” card,but unfortunately, nooneknowsme.

WiththeholidaysoverandcomingbacktotheSouthCoast, I was equallyamazedby thenew automatic speedtrapping camera on theR102 inOsloBeach camouflaged as one of thosegreenTelkomboxeson the sideof theroad.Maybeithasalwaysbeenthere,but it’s the first time I was takingnotice of it.

It mademe think that the aimwasnot to make the road safer but tomake as much money as possiblefrom motorists.

The other entrepreneurial guyswhocompetewith the longarmof thelawfor your December bonus (if youare lucky) are those “tent pastors” inshiny suits.

For the duration of the festive sea-son, there was a tent pitched about akilometre frommy house at a schoolsports ground.

It may have been far from myhouse, but the loudmusic and drum-ming, combinedwith theusual theat-rical preaching, was so clear itcouldhave been just across the street.

During the intervals of the boom-ing music I could clearly hear thepastor encouraging his flock to “giveto the Lord”.

If yourpath to“salvation” involveshelpingapastor inashiny suit payoffhis R900 000 Range Rover, then Icannot find fault with that, but you

probably should.One other thing I have noticed is

that thehunger for fameandriches ismaking a lot of newly matriculatedyouths approach me looking for ad-vice on what to study if they want tobecome journalists.

Unfortunately, most of them areunder the impression that being ajournalistmeansyouare paid bucketloads of money and then you auto-matically become famous.

It always suckswhen I have to bethe bearer of badnews to these chil-dren and tell them there isnomoneyin journalism and if it’s money theywantthentheyneedtogostudysome-thing else. Plumbers and other arti-sans make way more money thanjournalists.

By the time you read this, I wouldonly have a day or two left until myemployer puts me out of my miseryand pays my January salary into thebank. From there onwards, lifeshouldgobacktowhatIconsidernor-mal.

I hope the lessonswe learnt aboutmoney over the festive seasonareal-so incorporated into the resolutionsthat some of us made for the new-year.

If not, we have another chancenextyear,andthenext,andthenext…

LEADER

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After the stormALTHOUGH we await the final outcomes of ourseasonal snapshot survey, we have been sourcingopinion from the public and tourism sector to getan indication of how the holidays have gone.

It seems that although the season started laterthan usual and many visitors took shorter trips tothe South Coast, the volumes were much as antici­pated, which is excellent, given the financial pres­sure many families endure. Businesses in the rentaland restaurant sectors have indicated that theirturnoveriswellupon2013/2014whichisapleasingindication of a good season.

Complaints relating to essential services andproblem incidents appear to be down which sug­gests there is a strong likelihood of greater visitorsatisfaction.

It is the post­new year period that is a wonder­ful time to holiday here. The congestion and bigparty jollification is mostly over and more oftenthan not, the really sunny weeks brighten up ourcoast ­ a real opportunity for true relaxation in ourcoastal paradise.

What has been interesting is that many accom­modation establishments and letting agencies re­port that there is a more evidence of internationalvisitors (often staying for long periods) in our neck

of the woods.Having spent the early part of December in the

United Kingdom, I can fully understand why thesehuman “swallows” venture to warmer climes likeours. Certainly the favourable exchange rate alsoremains a big draw card for these long haul touristsfrom Europe.

Run­of­the­mill South Africans can be amaz­ing ambassadors for our country. True story ­ wehad some guests from Lancashire staying with usand while they were at a function, they mentionedto a person they had just met that they wished togo to a game reserve. Their new friend said: “I’llmake a plan.” Within 24 hours he arranged an over­night booking (at favourable rates) and then pre­sented them with the keys to one of his vehicles(including petrol card) and wished them well forwhat turned out to be an amazing and life enrich­ing bush experience.

Two visitors from the north of England havenow gone back with glowing reports of SouthAfrican generosity. If we could send all our guestsback to their home with such positive anecdotesof their stay, the word­of­mouth and cellphonebenefits can be massive.

The holiday storm is over ­ time for a shortbreather and before we know it, Easter hits us withmoney­generating vengeance ­ happy days inparadise.

Ugu offerssuccessful matricstertiary assistance

UGU District Municipality Mayor CouncillorNtombifikile Gumede, calls upon successful mat-ric pupils who are going to tertiary level to applyfor financial tertiary education assistance at themunicipality.

The municipality is offering financial aid to atleast four pupils from indigent backgroundswhohaveenrolledatregisteredandaccreditedinstitu-tions with the Department of Higher Educationand Training.

The municipality seeks qualifying pupilswho have enrolled for a degree and nationaldiploma in chemical engineering, Bachelor ofCommerce (accounting) and BSc: IT and/ora national diploma IT (communicationnetworks).

“Ourdistrict is hungry for these qualifications.This is our long-term investment as the skills at-tainedby thesepupilswill beused ingrowing ourdistrict,” said Gumede.

This financial assistancewill be available onlyto residents of the Ugu District, come from indi-gentfamilybackgrounds,haveachievedexcellentresults in the 2014matric year andhave success-fully registered with an accredited institution ofhigher learning or university.

To qualify for consideration, applicants areto submit letters of application, accompanied bycertified copies of matric results for 2014,

a South African ID, proof of residence from therelevant Ward councillor, letter of acceptancefrom the university and/or institution wherethey have registered and proof of income ofparents (pension card, payslip or bank state-ment).

Applicantsmust ensure theymeet this criteriabefore applying as themunicipalitywill only con-sider applicants who are relevant to all listedcriteria points.

Applications must be submitted to TheManager: Human Resources, Ugu DistrictMunicipality, PO Box 33 (31 Bazley Street), PortShepstone, 4240.

Applications must be submitted by Friday, 30January at 4pm.

For more information pupils can contact themunicipality’s skills development officer EdnaEnock on 039 688 5972 or emial Edna.Enock@ugu.gov.za

TheUguDistrictMunicipality promoteswork-ing together to create an environment that isfriendly, responsive, accountable, effective andefficient for local communities.

For water and sanitation-related updates andqueries, communities are asked to communicatewith their ward councillors or call 08000 water(92837) or phone 039 688 5830/36 or SMS44751.

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Fireworks rotgetting worse

IT isa symptomof somethinghor-ribly wrong with our inept andcorrupt society that our so-calledlaw enforcement records registershows that no complaints weremade about the loud, prolongedand illegal fireworks abuses dur-ing the season.

In the first place, many mem-bers of the public know this to bea lie, themselveshavingpersonal-lymadecomplaints. Secondly, it iscommon experience that com-plaints to the police (as to the Pro-tection Services), and not only onthis issue, often go unattended ifone is lucky enough to have thephone answered.

Last year Ihad toget theSouth-port station to phone the PortShepstonestationonaprivate lineand request that someoneanswertheir main phone. This finallyachieved, I was promised a re-sponse. When this was not forth-coming after about two hours, Iphonedagaintobetoldtherewereno vehicles available due to at-tendance at an armed hijacking.Subsequent inquiries by the localpress revealed no record of this,and in light of my opening state-ment, this is hardly surprising.

Consequently, one has to ask,what is the point in complainingwhenoneknowsthroughlongandhard experience that the law willnot be enforced. This is a serious

dilemmaforour societybecause itis liable to encourage the public totake the law into their own handsifjusticeistobedone.Thequestionhas also been asked many times,andneveranswered:howisitpos-sible that the lunatic pyromaniacswho flout the by-laws are able tobuy illegal fireworkswhen thepo-lice claim to inspect the premisesof the dealers; and further, how isit possible to import these illegalfireworks when the customs po-licearerequiredtoinspectthecar-go? The only possible answer isthat incompetence or corruption,or both, are at the service of thelawless. We are told now thatwhere dealers were found by thepolice to be holding illegal fire-works, they “were served with anotice”. What kind of “law en-forcement” is that? Were thesedealers fined?Do they retain theirtrading licence? How come the il-legal stock was still clearly soldand discharged?

Iaskagain,whyaretheexistingby-lawsnot enforced?This racketis an aural assault signalling dis-dain for this useless law, and theauthorities turn a deaf ear to it.

Every New Year or Diwalicelebration is worse than the pre-vious, mirroring the progress ofrot through our whole society.

Steven van Staden

IN 2013 I phoned the number madeavailable to the public for fireworkabuse. I am in my sixties and do notdrive at night, but I was told to give aphysical address and proof beforethey would respond.

Nowonderpeopledidn’t bother tophonein2014.Notonlydomesticani-mals are effected, what about ourwildlife and little people?

MoiraUvongo

Why evenbotherreporting?

A DEMOCRACY cannot function in a primi­tive, uncivilised society. According to com­mon practice, if the people are dissatisfiedwith the functioning and/or non­function­ing of a government, they vote for an oppo­sition party during the following election.

This situation does not prevail in SouthAfrica, or any African country. To expresstheir disapproval, people embark on a ram­page, destroying everything and anythingin their path. I fail to understand how thereis a connection between our foreign na­tionals (who have a sound work ethic bytrying to earn a living, contribute to theeconomy) and our municipality and/orgovernment responsible for housing. Dis­

satisfied mobs looted the businesses offoreign nationals – to what avail – to de­stroy and lower our weakening economy?

On other occasions, marauding hordesrioted through the centre of Cape Townlooting and wrecking vehicles. This philos­ophy cannot be a legacy from Van Rie­beeck, whose ideal was to build a refresh­ment station at the Cape; but rather itepitomises a philosophy of denying re­sponsibility, negating accountability andthe lack of self­restraint, which can be at­tributed to the ANC. Universal franchiseshould be replaced by qualified franchiseandperhapsthecountryrequiresabenevo­lent dictator – definitely not a member ofthe ANC. Libya, under Gaddafi, functionedoptimally with free education, medical as­sistance and was a crime­free society.There was a good quality of life.

Dr L. J. PeltzRamsgate

We need abenevolentdictator, perhaps

Bad servicefrom garageI BOUGHT a Nissan Almera from aPort Shepstone garage and had goodservice fromitandcouldsettle theac-count by cheque.

Last year I took my car for its21 000kmservicetotheagents.Itwasamajor servicebut I couldnotbelievethe poor service I got there.

The garage did not have gearboxoilandtheyhadtoorderthustheserv-ice took two days to complete.

To my dismay and surprise, theydidnotwant to acceptmy chequenordebitcard.Theywantedcash, forcingme to go to the bank and cash acheque. A fewdays later I discoveredthat my service book had not beensigned and stamped. I pointed thatout to them to no avail. I then made

Is thisstandardpractice?I HAVE just moved to the South Coast fromMelmoth and one of the biggest stories inthe local media over there about two yearsagowasthatoftrafficcopsoperatingspeed­trapping equipment wearing civilian cloth­ing.

According to South African traffic law,traffic police have to be distinguishable aslaw enforcement officials when operatingsuch equipment. They have to wear their fulluniform, from head to toe, and this includesthe cap.

In the past three weeks that I have beenhere I have often seen the woman in the ac­companying photo operating a speed cam­era in what appears to be civilian clothing.

This particular photo was taken on

Saturday on the R102 near Port ShepstoneHospital at 10:51am. That day she was wear­ing a golf shirt and no cap. The weekend be­fore that she was trapping in Oslo Beachwearing the same golf shirt with jeans andrunning shoes with no cap.

I am new to this area and I beg to be par­doned if this is standard Hibiscus traffic po­lice uniform. As it has happened in other

parts of the country, motorists receivingspeeding tickets issued from the camera op­erated by this woman can dispute them be­cause at this point it is not clear if she is atraffic official or just a friendly civilian man­ning the camera on behalf of a friend whois a traffic official.

R. SmithShelly Beach

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Thank you Uguand HCMI WOULD like to thank all the staff ofUgu and Hibiscus municipalities fortheir hard work during the festive sea­son. Although there were some chal­lenges in other areas, they were quickto respond. If you compare the waythey responded to challenges in the2013 festive season and compare with2014, you can see that there is an im­provement. I hope they improve moreas they are doing a good job. We did notexperience water and refuse bag re­moval shortages in Hibberdene andFairview during the festive season.Thank guys, you did us proud and weare proud of you.

Cllr Khumbulani TerrenceNtusi Ward 13 - Hibberdene

Is education a right or a privilege?SOME unqualified political commenta­tors tell us that wealth will come througheducation, and the only reason we are notaffording anything is because we are noteducated enough. They tell us if we getaccess to quality education, our challeng­es will be over. In reality universities thatare classified as best are not designed fora child who comes from a humble family.Their registration is meant to exclude the

majority of poor pupils regardless of theirschool effort. The reality is that financialapartheid still exists. As long as there areexorbitant registration fees, it under­mines the right of a pupil and it takes the

formofaprivilege.Oureducationwillcon­tinue being a monopoly of those whohave inherited unearned privileges andstolen wealth. Redistribution of wealth isthe solution.

Mzamo NyawoseYoung Communist League

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“SIZO liwisananokudayiswakotshwa-la ezinganeni, kubantu besifazaneabakhulelwe nakubathengi abap-

huze ngokweqile.” Lokhu kuvele emhlangan-weni wokuqala KwaZulu-Natal obizwangokuthi yi-Tarvern Owners Imbizo,obugqugquzelwe yi-Association for the Re-sponsibleUseofAlcohol(ARA)okuyinkampaniebhekelele ukudayiswa kotshwala ezitoloezahluknene, ibambisene ne-South AfricanLeisure Tourism and Hospitality Association(SALTHA), ebiseLangeni Southern Sun HoteleThekwini ngeledlule.

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UMnuzElliotMashile. oyisikhulu esiphezu-lu sakwa-KZNLiqourBoard, uthe inhloso yalomhlangano ukufundisa nokugqugquzela os-omabhizinisi abadayisa utshwala ngemith-etho ekumele bayilandele emabhizinisi abo.

Uthe: “Sigqugquzelaosomabhizinisiukuthibangadayiseli izingane, abantu besifazaneabakhulelwe nabathengi abaphuze ngokwe-qile. Akusibo bonke osomabhizinisi abangayilandeli lemithetho,ngobaabanyebabobayak-wazi ukucabangela impilo yabathengi njen-gokuthibangabadayiseliumasebebonaukuthibaphuzengokweqile. Lokhukuzokwehlisaisi-balo sabantu abazi thola besengozini uma

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Uthe inkinga enkulu ababhekene nayowukuthi amabhizinisi amaningi adayisangokungemthetho.

Uthe: “Sinxusa bonke osomabhizinisi uku-thi bebhalisele amaphepha abagunyaza uku-thi bedayise ngokomthetho, ngoba umakutholakalaukuthiibhizinisialinazoizincwadizokudayisa ngokusemthethweni, uzotholaka-la unecala okungaholela ekutheni kuvalwe ib-hizinisi lakho.Okunyewukuthi akuvumelekileukudayisa usomabizinisi edayise utshwalaeduzekwesikolenomaibandlaelithile,umaib-hizinisi lakho liseduzekwalezi zindawokume-le uyo bhalisela i-amnesty ezokunika isikhathisokuthi ubheke enye indawo ongadayiselakuyo,” kusho yena.

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UNkkThandiNgcobo,ongumphathiweMu-sa’s Tabern eMarianhill uthe ibhizinisi lakheuliqale ngo-2003, edayisa amakesi amabilinje kuphela kodwa lakhula ngendlela eyisi-manga.

“Leli bizinisi yilona engiphila ngalo yinga-kho ngihambele lomhlangano ngoba ngith-anda ukuba nolwazi olwenele lokukhulisa ib-hizinisi lamingendlelaefanelenesemthethwe-ni,” kusho uNkk Ngcobo.

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Creative ways togenerate cash flow>> Funding and cash­flow ideas to assist you

AFTER profit, cash flow is the mostcritical element for keeping a busi­ness sustainable. For new entrepre­

neurs, launching a business can be almostimpossible without ready cash available.Start­up businesses need to establish cashflow as quickly as possible during their firstyear of operation.

Since stiff lending criteria make it diffi­cult for new business owners to accesscash, some people try and source alterna­tive means by borrowing from family andfriends or maxing their credit card limits.But with a little creativity, you can optimisesimple tools to give you greater access tocash.

Here are some funding and cash flowideas to help you get started:

Prime product and maximum marginOne of the easiest ways to boost cash

flow and profit is to drive your customersto your best­selling (or primary) product orservice that has the highest profit margin.

Deposits and upfront paymentIf you are in a service business, deposits

are a great way to generate upfront cashflow. The onus then shifts to you to deliverand maintain the trust of clients that havepaid upfront. Product­based businesses

can do the same with pre­orders, with pay­ment of a percentage of the final salesprice securing the order or a certain deliverydate.

Exclusive salesHolding exclusive sales for new or loyal

customers is a good way to sell to a captiveaudience. It’s best to set up events in anenvironment you can control and with asales and pricing process you can direct. Inthis instance, “sale” doesn’t need to mean“discount”. Offering an exclusive, limited­time purchasing period for selected cus­tomers is a way for them to gain exclusiveor early access to your products, providingincentive for them to spend money.

Adjust payment termsYou can also adapt payment terms to

give your company greater financial lee­way. It’s best to pair a shorter paymentterm period with an incentive for payingearly, like a small discount. A better optionis a small gift or some other kind of added­value offer. This allows you to position itas both a thank you gift and an incentiveto keep customers consistent in their pay­ment with shortened terms.

Loyalty programme feeEstablish a loyalty programme and add

enough value to allow you to charge anominal joining fee of around R25. Whilethere may be some initial upfront costs forproducing loyalty cards or for customertracking, you create a targeted list of keycustomers, as well as easily and quicklygenerate cash.

Avoid discountingRather than discounting your products

and undermining profit margins, offer in­centives, like free delivery, to close a sale.Focus the customer on the benefits andquality of your product, not the price. Don’tbe afraid to lose smaller sales to attractbetter quality clients.

You can expand on these strategiesand also look to increase your value addsat different contact points with your cus­tomer during the sales process. The key isto test and measure what does anddoesn’t work for your business. It’s also im­portant to stay flexible as different meth­ods will work differently in your business’development.

If you market and measure everythingyou do accurately, keeping your winningstrategies and killing your ineffective onesalong the way, you will eventually find yourcash flow “sweet spot”. That will lead tolarger profits, sustained and increasedcash flow and a healthier, more successfulbusiness over time. – Fin24.

Keep your company’s cashsafe

VIOLENT attacks on South African busi­nesses rose 14% in the past year, accord­ing to official SAPS crime statistics.

Most of these attacks – in which agreat many people were injured and evenkilled – were aimed at one thing: relievingbusinesses of their cash on hand. Forcash­handling micro, small or mediumbusinesses, the consequences of theserobberies (18 615 of them in 2013/14) areas obvious as they are often deadly –they can easily bring companies to theirknees.

SBV Services has been providing busi­ness owners with end­to­end cash solu­tions for more than two decades and itknows what the dangers are – and howto minimise the risks that go with han­dling cash.

“Criminals are working hard to findmore ingenious ways to rob hard­work­ing, honest businesses, but there are anumber of small steps that businessescan take to protect their cash and valua­bles,” says Grant Dunnington, the CEO ofSBV Services.

Tips to reduce your business’s riskAccording to Dunnington, basic cash­

handling security measures should in­clude these measures:

•Use licenced cash­collection securitycompanies to move and bank largeamounts of cash, as opposed to sendingout vulnerable, untrained and ill­equipped employees to do what is a fun­

damentally dangerous job;•Keep minimal cash on your premises.

If you’ve been robbed once, don’t thinkthat “lightning doesn’t strike the sameplace twice” – after your first robberyyou’re even more vulnerable than youwere before;

•After hours, store valuable itemsthat are normally on display in a safe orvault; and

•Make sure that your insurance pro­vider is up to date with your regular riskaudits, upgrades or changes to yourpremises.

Tips for micro and small busines­ses

•Don’t let employees carrying cashwear uniforms or badges that can identi­fy them with your business.

If your staff have to move cash to thebank,keepeducatingthemontheimpor­tance of being vigilant, even suspicious,at all times. Give them the resources thatwill save your cash – and even their lives– such as full tanks of petrol, cellphonesand emergency numbers. Never let themtake public transport or walk to the bank;

•Use secure containers that disguisewhat your people are carrying, as op­posed to the obvious canvas moneybags; and

•Continually vary the routes andtimes used to move cash from the busi­ness to the bank.

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15HOME IMPROVEMENT

Rid your home of cockroaches>> Find out where they are coming from

COCKROACHES are known to bethe most ancient insects to walkthe planet, and they also happen

tobethemoststubborn tokilloff.Cock­roaches carry serious illnesses such asdysentery, typhoid, poliomyelitis andgastroenteritis as they can live on justabout anything; including fermentingproducts, septic dressings, hair, leather,wallpaper, faeces and rotting food.And, they often breed in unhygienic ar­eas.

Many of the substances that cock­roaches feed on are already contami­nated, as this creepy crawly insectmoves from one location to another.Not only can people get sick from thebacteria with which cockroaches con­taminate our living areas, but somepeople are actually allergic to cock­roach faeces; inhaling it as small parti­cles of dust, or ingesting it along withfood. Cockroach droppings can causeeczema and asthma, and the healthrisks are particularly high in homes con­taining children, the elderly or thosefighting other illnesses. As a cockroachinfestation in your home poses varioushealth risks, it is important to establishthe source of your cockroach problemand to ensure you take the appropriatesteps to start getting rid of cockroachesin your home.

Getting rid of cockroaches1. The first step is to find out if you in­deed have a cockroach problem. Lookout for the signs of a cockroach infesta­

tion, such as droppings, cast skins, eggcases, coupled with an unpleasantodour in dark, undisturbed areas likecupboards, kitchenettes, or under re­frigerators.2. Find out where cockroaches are com­ing from. Cockroaches are nocturnal;meaning they are active during nighttime in search of food. You might needto do a little sleuthing to find the sourceof your cockroach infestation. General­ly, cockroaches hide in cracks and crev­ices around your house and also enterthrough drains or vents, preferringwarm, humid areas such as kitchens astheir prime infestation spot.3. Sealing cracks, skirting boards andany other entry points cockroaches canuse to gain access will assist in gettingrid of cockroaches, and will help pre­vent cockroaches from entering yourhome.4. The most effective way to exercisecockroach control is to prevent themfrom accessing food and water. Be sureto store food in containers or in sealedplastic bags and clean food debris fromunder fridges or cookers and make sureto not leave liquids standing over nightin kitchen sinks or buckets.5.Cleanallwastefoodandspillagesim­mediately and keep refuse or compostin sealed bins. German cockroach­es tend to favour kitchens and can beattracted to crumbs in your home. Besure to disinfect kitchen surfaces ascockroaches are attracted to dirt and

grime.6. Kill cockroaches with DIY cockroachcontrol methods. Try placing cockroachpoison in areas where you have spottedthe cockroach infestation. It is alsoworthwhile to get rid of cockroaches bymixing together natural home reme­dies, such as boric acid which acts as apoison that they carry back to theirnests and feed to nymphs (the life cyclestage before they develop into adults).Make sure to not leave any poison in ar­eas where pets or children eat or play.Bay leaves can also be used as a naturalcockroach repellent, but does not killthem.7. Put in place cockroach traps in yourhome to get rid of cockroaches. Cock­roach traps entice cockroaches in andthen entrap them with an adhesive. Get

a few of these, and place them wherev­er cockroach activities are highest.Although there are many things youcan try to get rid of cockroaches in yourhome, if your cockroach problem is leftuntreated, it can quickly escalate andspread to neighboring properties. Eventhough DIY cockroach control productsaddress the immediate issue, cock­roach infestations are likely to re­occur,especially when surviving cockroacheggs hatch after one or two months.It is important to seek the help of aqualified pest control technician to getrid of cockroaches in the long term, aswell as to ensure that the insecticidesthat the cockroach control experts useare environment­friendly and safe foryour home and family.

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If your cockroach problemis left untreated, it canquickly escalate and spreadto neighbouring properties.

Natural ways totrap mosquitosand insects

MANY people have become crazy due to the influxof flying, nipping, and nibbling insects. For some ofus, the closest bottle of Vaseline­based insect repel­lent is a first response, but perhaps you would be in­terested in some more natural mosquito controlmethods.

Did you know you can even make your own natu­ral, home­made insect repellents. I’ve got mineready, it stays in my backpack all the time a few dropsof citrus and eucalyptus oil in water, vinegar, and iso­propyl alcohol in a small spritzer bottle does the trick.

Even with spray­on protection, you might be inneed of something more. If you’ve got flies and mos­quitoes buzzing all about your yard and home, youmay want a big trap to prevent those pesky crittersfrom inviting themselves inside for a cool drink ofyour family’s blood. And if you’ve got a worm bin,it might be hatching soldier flies, fruit flies, or fungusgnats and other icky flying things you don’t want.Here are some interesting ideas to get your creativitybuzzing.

Grow defensive plantsLantana camara is an oily­smelling ornamental

plant that has been shown to repel mosquitoes. Theliving plant itself is effective in shooing away mos­quitoes.Otherplantsarealsogreatforrepellingmos­quitoes, but they need to be broken and crushed inorder to release their repellent smells. These includerose­scented monarda, lime basil, catnip, sacredbasil and thyme.

Sticky paper trapsFind something to use as your paper backing. You

can consider using paper bags, plastic bags, or card­board. Make a paste of sugar and water. Heat themixture until it thickens, and when the mixture cools,spread the paste on the paper bags or cardboard andplace them strategically around the house. They arebest if hung up rather than laid down. The insectswill be attracted to the sweet smell, but will get stuckin it as soon as they land on the bag or cardboard.

Sticky liquid bottle trapsYou will need:2­litre cool­drink bottle1 cup sugar3 cups water packet of yeastpiece of black paper tapeInstructionsHeat 1 cup of water until steaming hot (almost

boiling). If using a microwave, heat on high for 2 min­utes.

Add 1 cup of sugar to the water and stir until itis dissolved. Continue heating the water and sugarmix. If you are using a microwave, heat on high for60 seconds.

Add another 2 cups of water and stir to make alight syrup. Take your 2­liter soda bottle and measure6 inches down from the top. Draw a line around thebottle and cut the bottle apart. Pour the syrup intothe bottom half of the drink bottle. Check that thetemperature of the syrup is between 90­100 degreesFahrenheit. If it isn’t, wait until it cools before movingto the next step. Open the packet of yeast and sprin­kle it across the top of the syrup. Stir the yeast intothe syrup. Flip the top part of the bottle upside down,and put it into the bottom half of the bottle. It willfit snugly into the bottle. Duct tape the sides, so itdoesn’t come apart.

Put a piece of black paper around the bottle, andtape it in place. Your bottle is ready. Place it in anarea where you want to get rid of mosquitos. Mosqui­tos will be drawn into the bottle, but they can’t getout. You should change the liquid in the bottle aboutonce a month to ensure it stays fresh. ­ Supplied.

Geyser maintenanceBurst geysers

BURST geysers not only cause an inconvenience,they cause damage to your building and furniture.

Whether your geyser is located in your ceiling,aboveyourbathoronanexternal wall,theenergycon­tained within an overhead geyser can be equivalentof half a kilogram of TNT dynamite.

Geyser safety tips•Ensure that your thermostat is not set to or over

70°C – this will ensure that pressure does not buildto the point where the safety valve needs to release.In the event of the safety or pressure release valvesfailing,thepressurecanbuildtoapointwherethetankruptures.

– kenharrison.co.zaKen Harrison Reliable Plumbers assists clients

by replacing burst geysers.Geyser upgradesThe South African National Standard (SANS)

10254 says that every geyser installed after June2001 should comply with the following by­laws.

•Every geyser must have a drip tray underneathand overflow pipes leading to the outside.

•Geysers with no safety valves and safety valveoverflows must not be interconnected.

•The safety valve overflows must be metallic.•There must be vacuum breakers on the hot and

cold water pipes 300mm above the geyser.Does your geyser comply with the above by­

laws? If you answer no, or you have no idea we rec­ommend a geyser inspection.

Geyser safety

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How to live in your show house>> Preparing to ‘show’ your home can be daunting, but planning is key

PROPERTYownersgettingreadyto sell usually have two majortasks— preparing their homes

to go on show and keeping it in thatcondition while still living in it.

“Andwhilethismayseemlikeatallorder, it can be done with some for-ward planning and co-ordinationwith your estate agent,” says BerryEveritt,MDoftheChas Everitt In-ternationalproperty group.

“Before youeven list yourhomeforsale, forexample, youshould startclearing out yourgarage, toolshed, spareroom and cup-boards and do-nating, sellingor throwingawayany-thing you no longer want or need. Ifyou’ve lived in your home for severalyears, it’s likely that you’ve accumu-lated a lot of extraneous ‘stuff’. If youclear this out now, your home willshowbetter–andyou’llhavea lot lessto do when you move.”

Next,hesays,youshouldaimtore-

move at least one item of furniturefrom every living room and bedroom(more if necessary) and put them instorage, along with any heavy, darkcurtains.

“You will have less things to tidyand arrangewhen your agent calls toarrange a viewing, and your homewilldefinitelyshowbetteriftherooms

appear lightand spaciousand potentialbuyerscaneasi-ly visualisethemselves liv-ing there. Clut-ter interfereswith this pro-cess.”

Writing inthe PropertySignpostsnewsletter,

Everitt says you should also makeroom to quickly put everyday thingsaway and get your home shipshapefor a viewing.

“For example, kitchen countersshould be as empty as possible whenshowing and if you can pack up someof thedishes,platesorappliancesyoudon’t regularly use and put them in

storage too, you should have room inthe cabinets for the items you do usebut need to ‘hide’ before your agentarrives with a potential buyer.

“Thesamealsoholdstrueforbath-rooms and bedrooms. Clear space soyou can keep your toiletries and cos-meticsoutof sight,andpackawayex-tra clothes, leaving only what you’rewearing this season in the cup-boards.”

Meanwhile, he says, you shouldask your agent to try to scheduleshowingswithin specific time framesifpossible,sothatyouwillknowwhenyouneed toprepyourhomeandhaveit looking itsbest forpotentialbuyers.“You obviously want to be as accom-modating as possible, but it reallyisn’trealistictotrytokeepinitpristineshowcondition24/7,especiallyifyouhave young children or pets.

“And planning some showingtimesupfrontwill allowyou to sched-ule some extra help if necessary, foraslongasyourhomeisonthemarket.If you’re really busy and your routineonly allows for housework on week-ends, it might pay to hire someone todosomeextracleaning, tidying,dust-ing, washing and ironing during theweek.”

However, Everitt notes, even ifyou’vedoneeverythingright, livinginyourhomewhile it is on themarket isbound to become a drag if it goes ontoo long, and the very best way toavoid this is to price it correctly from

thewordgo,with thehelpofa trainedand experienced estate agent who isable to provide youwith the latest in-formation about home sales in yourarea.

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IAM sitting starring out of a veiled window onto redbricks, a cup­cake size of clear blue sky and the oc­casional passerby. The bed I am on is as uncomfort­

able as it can be when it is not your own. I mean whodoesn’t miss their bed when they are away. Togetherin my short termed involuntary incarceration are an­other two individuals whom I have hardly conversedwith, and it certainly is no fault of theirs.

Yes dear readers, I am writing this week’s articlefrom hospital where it appears I am continuing to payfor the sins of my youth. How does one get here I ask,probably by thinking we are invincible, by takingchances by being stubborn and foolish.

I recall in my youth I once climbed Table Mountainand pondered for a long time afterwards just whatpossessed me to do such a thing. I came to the realisa­tion that by the mountain being in a city, it gave a falsesense of security. I certainly would not have even con­

sidered climbing it had it been in the middle of no­where.

Incidentally the staff here are formidable and theirprofessional demeanour is an absolute joy, sadly cer­tain minor maintenance issues tend to put a damperand overshadow things. I have extremely evasiveveins so I was very impressed with nurses Layla as wellas Meredith who got it right the first time and whom,together with a host of others, made my stay verycomfortable. Nurse Layla went on to say that al­though her profession can be at times a thankless oneshe gets immense joy when she sees a sick personleave the hospital recovered and well.

During my time spent here the food has been assustainable and prepared as well as hospital foodusually is, and I have been salivating and creatingfeasts in my head to pass the long dreary times be­tween medications and unconventional sleeping andwaking hours. What I would do for a piece of cheese.

Imagine before you a simple dish of roasted vege­tables, seared tomatoes, olive oil and fresh basil andflash fried Halloumi cheese.

Roasted vegetables with Halloumi cheese andfresh basil

(Please note I have not put amounts as this de­pends entirely on your preferences)

Ingredients•sliced red onions•whole peeled garlic cloves bruised with flat knife

end•sliced peeled pumpkin•baby aubergines cut into half•baby marrows sliced in half•Robertsons veg spice•cocktail tomatoes•olive oil•balsamic vinegar

•fresh basil sliced and chopped•Halloumi cheese cut into batonsMethod•Preheat the oven to 180°•Place the onions, garlic, pumpkin, aubergines and

baby marrows in a large bowl, season with the spiceand add a liberal amount of olive oil and mix through,add a splash of balsamic and mix again.

•Turn out all the vegetables into a roasting pan•Reduce the oven to 130°•Place the vegetables in the oven turning occa­

sionally till they are nicely coloured and cookedthrough, remove and keep warm.

•In a separate pan heat some olive oil and quicklysear the cocktail tomatoes, till the skin starts to blisterslightly add the chopped basil mix through and re­move from the heat and keep warm.

•In another pan with a little olive oil gently fry theHalloumi cheese till golden on each side remove fromthe heat and keep warm.

•Arrange the vegetables in the center of a plateplace the tomatoes around the edges top with thecheese and garnish with the sliced basil. Enjoy

So remember dear readers, we are not invincibleand sometimes have to be reminded how mortal andfragile we are. as I leave the hospital with lifted spiritsand in a jubilant mood, I somehow glimpse out of thecorner of my eye the grim reaper halfheartedly wavinga see you later salute.

I am however, not perturbed and as I head for thechemisttogetmyscripts. IdecidethatwhileIamwait­ing, the car needs a wash and I will treat myself toa delicious take­away eisbein from Paulâs Tavern.

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2­3 hours. Make sure steaks are well covered a re­seal­able Zip­Loc bag works best for this. Add all the steaksand marinade and shake well.Braai the steak over hot coals, about 3­4 minutes a

side, turning only once.Season with braai spice as you go along. Remove

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Part or full time position – negotiable. Salary commensurate withexperience and hours of work.

CV’s should be emailed to:cranby@mweb.co.za or direct fax 086 407 2103.

VACANCY Notice of Environmental AuthorisationDC21/0009/2014

The Hayett Investments’ proposal to construct the ThuliniShopping Centre has been authorised by the KZN Departmentof Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs.A copy of the Environmental Authorisations dated 06/01/15 aswell details on the appeal process are available from: JosetteOberholzer; Ph 031 765 2942; fax 086 549 0342; e-mail josette@enviropro.co.za. A notice of intention to appeal must be lodgedon the required form within 20 days of notification of authori-sation. Appeals may be directed to: KZN MEC of the Dept ofEconomic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs;Head office; Private Bag xX001 Bishopsgate, Durban 4008;Tel: 031 310 5300; Fax: 031 310 5416; mecpa@kznded.gov.za;Physical: 9th Floor, The Marine Building, 22 Dorothy NyembeStreet, Durban 4001.

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ASANTE HEALTH INSTITUTE (AHI)Accreditation Reg. No: HW591PA1312520

AHI invites candidates to register for a HWSETA approved and accredited HIV/AIDSCounselling Courses. Candidates will be expected to have completed Grades 12 or 11 or10 or an equivalent of these school Grades.

Requirements on Registration• Certified copy of I.D.• Certified copy of highest school certificate achieved (12, 11, or 10)• Certified copies of certificates of courses completed

Unique Features of this Course are as follows:• It is a Part Qualification/Skills Programme• Academic records & credits are uploaded in the National Record Data Base

Courses as follows:1st Course - 2 February to 6 March 20152nd Course - 2 March - 2 April 20153rd Course - 7 April - 8 May 2015Duration of Course: 5 WeeksCourses fees : R1500.00Physical Address:Cr. Reynolds and Robinson Streets Port ShepstonePremises at St. Kathrine’s Anglican Church

Registration starts : 26 January 2015 8.00am - 1pmContact Details : Lucy: 072 350 8555 or Barbara 072 684 5886

TOGETHER WE SUCCEED

NOTICE NO: 003 of 2015BID No: 8/2/1553

NOTICE

SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF TWO WAY RADIOS

Hibiscus Coast Municipality hereby invites bids from suitably the Supply and Delivery of‘Two Way’ Radios.

Bid documents may be obtained after 07h30 on Friday, 23 January 2015 from the officesof the Hibiscus Coast Municipality at 10 Connor Street, Port Shepstone, upon payment ofa non-refundable cash payment of R295.00 (Two Hundred and Ninety Five Rand only) VATinclusive per set.

NB: Cashier Offices are ONLY at the Old Post Office Building, Opposite Shoprite Checkers,Port Shepstone (i.e. Cnr of Wooley and Robinson Street) bid documents will only beissued on a receipt obtained from a Cashier.

Fully Completed bid documents in a sealed envelope, clearly marked “Bid No: 8/2/1553 -Supply and Delivery of twoway radios”must be deposited in the tender box at theMunicipaloffices at 10 Connor Street, Port Shepstone, no later than 12h00 on Friday, 13 February 2015thereafter all tenders will be opened in public. Proposals are to be completed in accordancewith the conditions attached to the bid documents.

COMPULSORY CLARIFICATION MEETING WILL BE HELD AT ALLESUND ROAD, OSLOBEACH FIRE STATION ON FRIDAY, 30 JANUARY 2015 AT 10H00.

All enquiries are to be directed telephonically to Mr Selwyn Naidoo on 039-688 2095.

Tenders will be first evaluated on functionality, price and BBBEE. All tender offers that failto score the minimum of 80% for functionality will be rejected. The following criteria will beused for functionality evaluation:-

Criteria Possible Full PointsExperience (ICASA Registration is compulsory) 12Business Plan 10

Hibiscus Coast Municipality subscribes to the Broad Based Black Economic EmpowermentAct (BBBEEA), Act 53 of 2003, Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act, 2000 (Act No5 of 2000). The 80/20 preference point system shall be applicable during the evaluation andadjudication of this tender

NOTE TO BIDDERS ON BID CONDITIONS:

• The Supply Chain Management Policy of Hibiscus Coast Municipality will apply. TheCouncil reserves the right not to accept the lowest bid or any bid and reserves the rightto accept the whole or part of the bid, or to reject all bids and cancel the notice to bid;

• Bids that are submitted late, incomplete, unsigned or by facsimile, electronically or notcompleted in black ink will be rejected and not accepted for further evaluation;

• Company profile together with previous experience of 3 years or more must be furnishedwith the bid. Failure to submit a company profile and relevant proof of experience inrespect of the said bid will result in the bid not being further evaluated;

• Council reserves the right to inspect the business premises to ensure that they meet withall the relevant requirements of the company;

• Members or Directors of Companies or Service Providers who are state employees arenot allowed to bid or quote;

• Unsuccessful bidders will be informed of the tender outcome through the Municipalwebsite and local newspaper/s. Aggrieved unsuccessful bidders will be allowed tolodge, within fourteen (14) days of the decision or action, a written objection or complaintto the Office of the Municipal Manager through email, mm@hcm.gov.za or fax number0865297195. Complaints or objections received after fourteen (14) days of the date of thenotice will not be entertained.

• Bids submitted are to be valid for a period of 120 days.

SM MBILIMUNICIPAL MANAGERP.O. Box 5PORT SHEPSTONE4240

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The Municipality seeks to appoint suitably qualified and experienced persons in the following positions:

INTERNAL AUDITORTOTAL SALARY R208 487.00 Per Annum excl Benefits

(Post Level 4 of a Grade 5 Municipality)

Reporting to the Accounting Officer, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following, inter-alia:• Assisting with the annual risk assessment• Executing audits according to the annual plan• Performing ad hoc assignments and other requests from the responsible manager• Ensuring the proper use of relevant audit software to accomplish the objectives of the audit e.g. ACL• Conducting follow up audits on previous audit projects• Researching, analyzing and formulating business best practices (internal and external) in relation to the

focus area audited• Drafting internal audit reports for review by the responsible manager• Assisting in the administration and co-ordination of the Internal Audit service when required

REQUIREMENTS:• A valid Grade 12 certificate• B. Comm degree or equivalent with Accounting and Auditing as majors.• Applicants must have served articles of clerkship.• IIA membership or eligibility to become a member.• Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and conduct presentations.• Cutting edge report writing skills that comply with Internal Auditing standards.• Excellent problem-solving skills and interpersonal communication skills.• Ability to plan and work both independently and as a team player.• Experience in performance, forensic or computer auditing will be an added advantage.• Computer literacy.• A valid driver’s license.

ACCOUNTANT: FINANCIAL REPORTINGTOTAL SALARY R136 874.15 Per Annum excl Benefits

(Post Level 7 of a Grade 5 Municipality)

Reporting to the Budget and Compliance Officer, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following,inter-alia:

• Prepare monthly reports in term of section 71 of the MFMA.• Prepare and submit annual and quarterly reports to treasuries.• Ensure that the municipality complies with section 75 of MFMA.• Maintain statutory and other required registers with supporting documents, including but not limited to,

register of unauthorised, fruitless, wasteful and irregular expenditure, register of losses, damages andclaims.

• Provide accounting and financial information and responses to risk, audit and other assurance providers.• Analyse and interpret data in order to provide financial management information for decision making and

perform month-end and year-end accounts closure processes.• Assist in preparation of section 72 report of the MFMA.• Assist in preparing Quarterly and Annual Financial Statements and prepare supporting working papers for

Quarterly and Annual Financial Statements.• Assist in preparation of Annual and Adjustment budget.

REQUIREMENTS:• Degree or Diploma in Accounting.• At least two years’ experience within a financial management environment.• Financial accounting knowledge and experience.• Knowledge of Municipal Finance Management Act and Treasury regulations• Knowledge of GRAP and other accounting standards.• Innovative and creative thinking abilities.• Ability to analyse and interpret financial information.• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.• Negotiation and influencing skills.• computer literacy• A driver’s licence is essential.

LIBRARY ASSISTANTTOTAL SALARY R 136 874.15 Per Annum excl Benefits

(Post Level 7 of a Grade 5 Municipality)

Reporting to the Librarian, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following, inter-alia:• Daily Communication and interaction between new and existing users• Updating information on the IT database of user details• Attending to special requests for specific library material• Attend to all administrative duties pertaining to the library environment• Assist with library activities eg. holiday and outreach projects• Daily shelving of material, shelf reading and displays• Preparation and attending of book exchanges• Collection and receipt of payments for fines

REQUIREMENTS:• A valid Grade 12 certificate• 2 years working experience in a Public Library environment.• Excellent problem-solving skills and interpersonal communication skills.• Ability to plan and work both independently and as a team player.• A qualification in the Library field will be an added advantage.• Honesty and trustworthiness• Computer literacy.• A valid driver’s license.

Interested persons are to forward their applications consisting of a comprehensive CV with contactable refer-ences, covering letter, as well as certified copies of id, qualifications and drivers licence to:

Director: Corporate Services, Ezinqoleni Municipality, P.O. Box 108, Izingolweni, 4260 by no later than 06February 2015 at 16h30. Applications can also be hand delivered to the Ezinqoleni Municipal Offices, MainHarding Road, Opposite Izingolweni Taxi Rank, Izingolweni.

Applications submitted by facsimile and email or received late will not be processed. Applicants who have notbeen contacted within 30 days of the closing date should consider their applications to have been unsuc-cessful. The Municipality is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and endeavours to employdisabled persons where possible.

NB: Ezinqoleni Council reserves the right not to make an appointment.

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NOTICE NO: 013 of 2015BID No: 8/2/1546

NOTICE

SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION OF BIO – ETHANOL GEL, GEL STOVES, LAMPSAND OIL WITHIN VARIOUS WARDS OF HIBISCUS COAST MUNICIPALITY

Hibiscus Coast Municipality hereby invites bid from suitably qualified and experiencedService Provider for the supply and distribution of Bio – Ethanol Gel, gel stove, lamps andoil for three year (3) period.

Bid documents may be obtained after 07h30 on Friday, 23 January 2015 from the officesof the Hibiscus Coast Municipality, Department: Human Settlement and Infrastructure at 1Protea Road, Marburg upon payment of a non-refundable cash payment of R 295.00 (TwoHundred and Ninety five Rand) VAT inclusive per set.

NB: Cashier Offices are ONLY at the Old Post Office Building, Opposite Shoprite Checkers,Port Shepstone (i.e. Cnr of Wooley and Robinson Street) bid documents will only beissued on a receipt obtained from a Cashier.

A compulsory Clarification Meeting will be held at the Department: Human Settlement andInfrastructure at 1 Protea Road, Marburg on Friday, 30 January 2015 at 10h00.

NOTE: TENDER DOCUMENTS WILL NOT BE ISSUED AT THE CLARIFICATION MEETING.

Fully completed bid documents in a sealed envelope, clearly marked “Bid No:8/2/1546 -Supply and Distribution of Bio – Ethanol Gel, gel stove, lamps and oil for three year (3)period” must be deposited in the tender box at the Municipal Offices at 10 Connor Street,Port Shepstone, no later than 12h00 on Monday, 23 February 2015 thereafter all tenderswill be opened in public. Proposals are to be completed in accordance with the conditionsattached to the bid documents.

All enquiries are to be directed to Mr S.N. Langeni on 039 688 2014 or via email Sbongiseni.langeni@hcm.gov.za

The procedure for evaluation of responsive tender offers will be a Method 4: Financial Offer,Preferences and Quality (functionality). Evaluation of tenders will be done in two stages.Firstly, eligibility and quality (functionality) will be assessed; where after tenders with aminimum of 60% will be evaluated using the 90/10 Preference Point System for FinancialOffer and Preference. The Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (PPPFA) appliesto this tender.

Total Score for Quality (Functionality)

ASPECT MAXIMUMMethodology and plan of action 20Stakeholders organogram 20Knowledge and experience 40Warranties and Guarantees of the commodity (Bio ethanol stoves andlamps and their related consumable gel and oil 20TOTAL 100

NOTE TO BIDDERS ON BID CONDITIONS:

• The Supply Chain Management Policy of Hibiscus Coast Municipality will apply. TheCouncil reserves the right not to accept the lowest bid or any bid and reserves the rightto accept the whole or part of the bid, or to reject all bids and cancel the notice to bid;

• Bids that are submitted late, incomplete, unsigned or by facsimile, electronically or notcompleted in black ink will be rejected and not accepted for further evaluation;

• Company profile together with previous experience of 3 years or more must be furnishedwith the bid. Failure to submit a company profile and relevant proof of experience inrespect of the said bid will result in the bid not being further evaluated;

• Council reserves the right to inspect the business premises to ensure that they meet withall the relevant requirements of the company;

• Members or Directors of Companies or Service Providers who are state employees arenot allowed to bid or quote;

• Unsuccessful bidders will be informed of the tender outcome through the Municipalwebsite and local newspaper/s. Aggrieved unsuccessful bidders will be allowed tolodge, within fourteen (14) days of the decision or action, a written objection or complaintto the Office of the Municipal Manager through email, mm@hcm.gov.za or fax number0865297195. Complaints or objections received after fourteen (14) days of the date of thenotice will not be entertained.

• Bids submitted are to be valid for a period of 120 days.

SM MBILIMUNICIPAL MANAGERP.O. Box 5PORT SHEPSTONE4240

UMZUMBE MUNICIPALITYUMASIPALAWASEMZUMBE

C/o P.O. Box 561 Tel: c/o 039 972 0005HIBBERDENE Fax: c/o 039 972 00994220

ISIMEMO SOMPHAKATHI: UKUHLALA KOMKHANDLU WASEMZUMBE

Umasipala waseMzumbe ukhipha le sazizo ulawulwa isigaba – 20 (2) somthetho olawulaukusebenza komasipala esingu nombolo – 32 ka – 2000 (Municipal Systems Act 32 of2000) oyalela umasipala ukuba ubandakanye izinhlaka zomphakathi okungaba amalungaomphakathi nabezindaba ekuhlaleni kwemihlangano yoMkhandlu.

Umasipala waseMzumbe umema amalunga omphakathi, izinhlaka zokuthuthukisaumphakathi ezizimele nabezindaba ukuba babe yingxenye yokuhlala komhlanganowoMkhandlu waseMzumbe ohlelwe kanje:

Usuku : uLwesihlanu, 23 January 2015Indawo : Emahhovisi kamasipala, eCouncil ChamberIsikhathi : 10h00 Ekuseni

Umphakathi uyacelwa ukuba ungayifaki imifaniswano yezepolitiki. Mayelana neminyeimininingwane ungaxhumana nehhovisi lezokuxhumana ngezikhathi zomsebenzikwinombolo ethi: (039) 972 0005.

Ms N C MgijimaMunicipal Manager

OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER

We manufacture, supply & install thefollowing products Gates, Wire Fencing

& Burglar Guards (galvanised)We construct boundary walls, alterationsto new & existing buildings, paving,tarring, fencing & concrete driveways

• SELVAN: 071 166 4336• KERSHNIE: 079 325 9100

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A responsible person is required for the Margate office -

REQUIREMENTS :Bookkeeping experience• Experience in invoicing, receipting and banking• Processing from payment schedules and bank statements• Reconciliation of bank statements and credit card payments• Preparation of management reports• Reconciliation of general ledger accounts• Figure orientated – accuracy essential• Good client and telephone skills• English and Afrikaans essential• Able to work independently, systematically, deal with pressure and

meet dead lines• Computer literate in Pastel, Accpac, Excel and MS Word• Preparation of final accounts to trial balance and annual financial

statements for audits• Liaise with auditors• Experience in the holiday industry will be an advantage• Arrivals for resorts• Salary negotiable, based on experience• Assumption of duty – ASAP• Closing date – 30th January 2015• Applicants to forward C V (no more than 2 pages)

The Company reserves the right not to fill this position.Applicants who have not heard from the Company within a month shouldplease consider their applications unsuccessful.

To: Shelly-Ann TheronFax: 039 72732 / 086 562 8103shellyannt@clubleisure.co.za

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Successful applicants must be hard working,enjoy physical labour in an outdoor

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Send your CV, valid SA passport,ID and Driver’s Licence to:recruit@nuhrzn.co.za

t. 021 552 9183 • f. 021 552 9198 orapply online: www.nuhorizon.co.za

PUBLIC NOTICE:REPAIRS OF MAIN SUPPLY

Ugu District Municipality hereby informs its customers residing in Umtentweni, South Port, SeaPark, Sunwich Port and Umzumbe of a planned water shutdown for repairs of the main watersupply.

The Shutdown is scheduled as follows:

Date: Tuesday, 27 January 2015Estimated time: 09H30 to 15H30

Or alternatively

Date: Wednesday, 28 January 2015Estimated time: 09H30 to 15H30

The above mentioned high lying areas will be affected. Consumers are encouraged to use watersparingly whilst repairs are undertaken and store enough water for their immediate use on this day.Water tankers will be on stand-by and available for emergency supply.

Any inconvenience that might be caused due to this shutdown is regretted.

For water and sanitation related updates and queries, communities are to communicate with theirward councillors or call 08000WATER (92837) or (039) 688 5830/36 or SMS 44751.

Your cooperation in this regard would be highly appreciated.

Issued by: D.D. NAIDOOMUNICIPAL MANAGER

”Ugu District Mmunicipality promotes working together to create an environment that is friendly,responsive, accountable, effective and efficient for local communities.”

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Training of Emerging Contractors for Water Harvesting Installation.

Umzumbe Municipality in Conjunction with the Department of Human Settlement herebyinvited the Emerging Contractors within the Local Area to submit their documentationregarding the selection of 20 Emerging Contractors to be engaged on the training for Waterharvesting installation. The CETA accredited of 08 days training.

COMPULSORY REQUIREMENTS:• A minimum of a standard nine/ Grade 11 report or higher.• Women and physical challenge are encourage to apply.• Certified copy of South African Identity Document.• Have a registered company (CK document )/ sole proprietor.• CIDB grading of level 1 or 2.• Proof of letter from ward councillor as proof of residence.• Valid Tax Clearance Certificate.Preference will be given to local businesses (Umzumbe Municipality).

Enquiries should be addressed to Mr Mphilisi Hlongwa of Umzumbe Local Municipality on(039) 972 0005 or 082 929 7318, Fax 039 972 0099 or email address: mphilisi@umzumbe.gov.za.

Required documents are to be placed in a sealed envelope marked: Training of EmergingContractors for Water Harvesting Installation and must be hand delivered at the municipaloffices, not later than 12h00 on Friday, 30th of January 2015.

Note those who previously applied need not.

Ms N C MgijimaMunicipal Manager

MARKETING AND LIAISON CO-ORDINATOR

San Lameer Estate invites qualified applicants to apply for the position of Marketingand Liaison Co-coordinator for the Estate, including San Lameer Country Club andSan Lameer Villa Rentals. The successful applicant will have worked in the marketing,public relations and or brand management sectors for at least 6 years and should havea formal marketing and or communications qualification.

Basic Job requirements are:

• Act as the San Lameer Brand Manager• Prepare and present a marketing plan and strategy according to the requirements

and budgets of all role-players on the Estate• Coordinate the design and production of marketing material and measure the effec-

tiveness thereof• Keep the website current and ensure Search Engine Optimization (SEO)• Plan and execute the December Entertainment Programme, promotions, golf days,

social upliftment projects and information/social meetings for homeowners• Conduct resident and guest surveys• Develop and conduct guest and homeowners harmony and spirit-enhancing

programmes• Management of a data basis and communication with homeowners and guests

through emails, letters, newsletters and e-mags.

Definite skills required:

• Proven experience in marketing, public relations, brand management and promo-tions

• Excellent command in at least two official languages• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills as well as presentability• Management and leadership skills• Organising, planning and presentation skills

Please send relevant CV’s to Mr Pine Pienaar via email pine@sanlameer.co.za togetherwith a motivational letter giving the reasons why you are qualified for the position onor before Monday, 2nd February 2015. If you have not had a response from us by 9thFebruary 2015, please consider your application as unsuccessful.

SOUTH COAST HOSPICE TRAINING ACADEMYHWSETA ACCREDITED TRAINING PROVIDERLeaders in quality Palliative Care for 31 years

We offer the following training courses conductedby Qualified Training Facilitators, Assessors and

ModeratorsCOURSE DATES COURSE FEES

Grief, Loss and Bereavement (3 days) 8,9,10 April 2015 R350-00 per personCourse

5 Day I ACT Course(Integrated Access to Care &Treatment)For support Group Facilitators (5 days)

19 to 24 April 2015 R750-00 per person

Community Health Care Course(Home Based Care) (30 days)

4 May to 12 June 2015 R2000-00 per person

HIV/AIDSCounselling Course (10 days)

31 August to 11 September 2015 R1000-00 per person

Health and Wellness for employees 1 day workshop for businesses R150.00 per personin the workplace, including topics Phone for booking conducted onon HIV/Aids, TB. MDR/TB, Infection an ad-hoc basiscontrol and Ebola

For Registration or more information contactSOUTH COAST HOSPICE TRAINING ACADEMY

Tel: 039 682 3031 • Email: training@schospice.co.za29 CONNOR STREET, PORT SHEPSTONE

UMZUMBE MUNICIPALITYUMASIPALAWASEMZUMBE

C/o P.O. Box 561 Tel: c/o 039 972 0005HIBBERDENE Fax: c/o 039 972 00994220

RE-ADVERTISEMENT: TENDER NOTICE AND INVITATION TO TENDER

Project Name: Ntelezi Msane Heritage Centre: Construction of Information CentreContract No : UMZ- 63T-2015

Tenders are hereby invited for Ntelezi Msani Heritage Centre: Construction of InformationCentre in ward 10 under Umzumbe Local Municipality area of jurisdiction. The works brieflycomprise the construction of 165m2 Information Centre building with associated earthworks.The minimum specifications are detailed in the Tender Document. Tenderers should beregistered and have CIDB contractor grading designation of 6GB OR HIGHER and appropriateexperience in building and earthworks construction. The works shall be completed within five(5) Months.

Tender documents will be available for collection from the Municipal offices as fromMonday,the 26th of January 2015 from the Finance Department, Umzumbe Local Municipality’s officesat P73 Siphofu Main Road, Mathulini Tribal Authority, Hibberdene upon the payment of a non-refundable fee of R500.00 for each document in cash.

A compulsory site inspection will be held punctually at 10H00 AM onMonday, 26th of January2015 and prospective tenderers are to meet at Umzumbe Local Municipality offices, P73Siphofu Main Road, Mathulini MPCC Umthwalume. Technical enquiries should be addressedto Mr. S Phakathi of Umzumbe Local Municipality on (039) 972 0005 or email: sandile@umzumbe.gov.za and procurement enquiries should be addressed to Mr. T Ngilande on 039972 0005 or email: thembalihle@umzumbe.gov.za.

Completed tender documents are to be placed in a sealed envelope marked: Ntelezi MsaneHeritage Centre: Construction of Information Centre, Contract No. UMZ-63T-2015 and mustbe deposited in the Tender Box at the offices of Umzumbe Local Municipality situated atP73 Siphofu Main Road, Mathulini Tribal Authority, Hibberdene, not later than 12H00 onFriday, 30th of January 2015. Tenders will be opened in public soon after closure and only theTenderer and the Tendered Amount will be read out.

Tenders will be evaluated on Financial Offer, Quality and Preferences. Quality will be evaluatedprior to Financial and Preference. Functionality / Quality: tenders must achieve at least 60% inorder to qualify for the second stage of evaluation.

The 90/10 scoring will apply in the second stage of evaluation.

Quality shall be scored independently in accordance with the following schedules

Evaluation Schedule: Experience of the bidderEvaluation Schedule: Qualification and Experience of site AgentEvaluation Schedule: Experience of foremanEvaluation Schedule: Construction Method

The following points will be awarded during the second stage of evaluation:

Price = 90B-BEE Status Level of Contributor 1 = 10B-BEE Status Level of Contributor 2 = 09B-BEE Status Level of Contributor 3 = 08B-BEE Status Level of Contributor 4 = 05B-BEE Status Level of Contributor 5 = 04B-BEE Status Level of Contributor 6 = 03B-BEE Status Level of Contributor 7 = 02B-BEE Status Level of Contributor 8 = 01Non-Compliant Contributor 5 = 0TATAL = 100

Umzumbe Municipality subscribes to the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act(Act No. 5 of 2000)

Umzumbe Municipality does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender and reservesthe right to accept the whole or part of the tender.

Ms N C MgijimaMunicipal Manager

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Sitting at a white table, on whitechairs, inawhiteroom,OonaScheep-ers of Volkswagen told AFP: “Whitefor cars really peaked in the 1970sand 1980s, and then all of a suddendisappeared.

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She too identified an Apple rippleeffect in propelling white to a best-seller worldwide for Ford.

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Lampinen identified only “slightdifferences” in preferences in differ-ent countries because, she said, ofglobalisation. Environment, cultureand climate can all effectwhat colourcar someone might buy, she said.

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Which begs the question of the rele­vance of the RT.

When BMW introduced its new liquid­cooled 1200 Boxer models to the local me­dia earlier this year I remarked on howmuch the 2014 RT looked like the top­of­the­range GTL. It turns out that looks ar­en’t all the two bikes have in common.Keeping it low

The new RT is leaning much more to the“touring” side of the sport­touring spec­trum. In my opinion, it’s lost some of thesportiness of the outgoing model butgained in terms of stability, comfort andluxury.

For one thing, the current RT feels nota­bly heavier than its predecessor. A look atthe specifications confirmed my subjectiveimpression: the new model has gained15kg.While BMW excels at keeping each of itsbikes’ centre of gravity low, the effect ofthe additional weight is noticeable. This isnot necessarily a bad thing: while it makesthe bike a little less nimble in city riding itadds stability for high­speed, open­road,cruising.

And open­road cruising is really whatthe new RT is all about. The dynamic elec­tronic suspension adjustment means that

the bike automatically and seamlesslycompensates for the underlying road sur­face – so seamlessly, in fact, that it is hardto tell at any given moment if the ride iscomfortable because the road surface isgood, or because the Dynamic ESA has ad­justed itself to soak up the imperfections.Flat roue curve

The result, in conjunction with tractioncontrol and variable engine mappings, isthat you can spend more time enjoying theride and less time worrying about the road.

The weight gain is offset by an increasein power (11kg) and torque (5Nm) so theRT feels no less willing than its predeces­sor. BMW’s boxers have always been laud­ed for their low­rev torque and the new RTis no exception.

The torque curve is extremely flat andmost of it is available from just above2000rpm. This creates an extremely re­laxed ride, brisk acceleration and the abso­lute minimum of downshifts. Overtaking intop gear, even from 60km/h, is as simpleas twisting the throttle.

Handling remains as good as on anymodern BMW. Like the GTL, this is not abike that you would itch to take on to a racetrack, but neither would it make you wantto choose the highway in favour of the sce­nic route.

Thelowcentreofgravityinherenttotheboxer engine makes the RT much less in­timidating than its 274kg wet weightmight suggest. The RT is narrower be­tween the rider’s legs than the GTL; whichmeans shorter riders should easily be ableto cope with its size.

Want it? BMW has probably got it.Although it’s a competent tourer, even

in standard form, BMW has an comprehen­sive list of accessories for it: among themare an Akropovic sport exhaust, GarminGPS that drops in to a pre­wired cradle, a49­litre top case that can carry 10kg, ahigher windscreen and even a quick­shift­er.

Whatever your touring requirements, itseems BMW has pre­empted them.

I suspect the shift of focus towardssomething more like a smaller version ofthe K 1600 GT/GTL is a deliberatestrategyonBMW’sside.Withthe1200GSasthegoanywhere,doanything bike in its range, Idon’t think BMW had an op­tion other than to rethinkthe RT’s positioning.Moving it upmarket as apure tourer, albeit lessexpensive and slightlywider­focused thanthe GT/GTL, may wellhave been its smart­est move. What the RTdoes is offer all the vir­tues of the K 1600tourers in a pack­age that is muchmore accessibleto the averagebike buyer.

Specifica­tions

Manufactur­er: BMWModel: R 1200 RT

Engine

Type: Air/liquid­cooled four stroke flattwin engine, double overhead camshaft,one balance shaftDisplacement: 1170ccMaximum Power: 92kW @ 7750rpmMaximum Torque: 125Nm @ 6500rpmFuel supply system: Electronic fuel­injec­tionFuel type: Unleaded, 95 octane (RON)Fuel consumption: 5.3 lites/100 km @120km/h (claimed)

TransmissionType: Constant mesh six­speed gearboxwith helical gear teethFinal drive: Shaft

DimensionsOverall length x width x

height (mm): 2232 x983 x 1416Kerb weight: 274 kg

CapacitiesPassengers: Two

Fuel tank: 25 litresBrakes

Front: Dual 320mm discs, four­pistonfixed callipersRear: Single 276mm, double­piston float­ing calliper

SuspensionFront: BMWMotorradTelelever;stanchiondiameter 37mm, central spring strutRear: Cast aluminium single­sided swingarm with BMW Motorrad Paralever; WADstrut (travel­related damping), spring pre­load hydraulically adjustable (continuous­ly variable) at handwheel, rebound damp­ing adjustable

Wheels and tyresWheel, front: 3.50 x 17"Wheel, rear: 5.50 x 17"Tyre, front: 120/70 ZR 17Tyre, rear: 180/55 ZR 17

Price: R165 150

The 2015 BMW R 1200RT motorbike.

Mercedeshad a great2014

MERCEDES-Benz continues its localproduct growth with record sales in2014.

According to the department of tradeand industry (DTI), the automaker sold arecord28370unitsandgrowthof25.3%compared to 2013. According to Mer-cedes-Benz, its sales in 2014 result in itsbeing the number one brand in the pre-mium luxury segment in South Africa'.Mercedes-Benz South Africa's executive

director, Florian Seidler, said: "Newmodels introduced in the latter part of2013andduring2014haveproven tobeextremely popular with customers andthis success is particularly evident in thesales volumes of our compact cars, suchas the new C-Class and S-Class."

Itsmodels inthecompactcarsegmentinclude the A-Class, B-Class, CLA andGLAvariants.Salesof thesegrewbyover80%during2014.Seidlersaid: "Thenew

Mer­cedeshad re­cordsales in2014.

C-Class was intro-duced into the SouthAfrican market inMay 2014 and hascontinued its domi-nation of this com-petitive segment, asdid its predecessor.

Our award-win-ning factory in EastLondon has beenramping up for in-creased localandex-port production andthe success of thisprocess is testimonyto thededicationandskills levels of ouremployees."

"More thrillingproducts are comingin the SUV segmentand together with afullyearofthenewC-Classandourofferofa complete compactcar range, 2015 willbe just as excitingand successful as2014."

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Constellations in FebruaryRADO MOSKOVradomoskov@gmail.com

Canis MajorisHIGH in the sky near the zenith

during the hot February evenings,rightofOrionyoucanfindtheconstel-lation CanisMajoris, the big dog, oneof the twohunting companions of thehunterOrion.Themostfamousobjectin the constellation is of course thestar Sirius, the brightest star in thewholesky,rivalingthebrightestplan-ets, and also one of the nearest starstousat8.6 lightyears.ThenameSiri-uscomes fromtheGreekwordseirios- from where the English word sear-ing comes. The ancient Greeks no-ticed that at the end of July, Siriusstarts to rise in themorning sky. Thiscoincides with the beginning of thedry summer in Greece and the timeforharvesthascome,hencethename- searing hot - seirios. This coinci-dencewas interpretedas causal rela-tionship between the rising of Siriusand the ripening of the harvest, theybelieved Sirius makes the harvestready. Sirius is a binary star, with themain star being twice as massive asthe Sun, and the companion a whitedwarf with the size of the Earth, butwith the mass of the Sun, whichmakes1cubiccentimeter toweigh10tonnes,comparedtothedensityoftheEarth 5.5g/cm3! The system in itscurrent stage may have appeared asa result of star cannibalization - thebigger star "ate", ripped gravitation-ally material from the smaller star. Itmighthavestartedasbothstarsbeinghot blue stars. Another strange fact

aboutwhite dwarfs is that though thegravitation is colossal the star is inequilibrium not because of the heatfrom the thermonuclear reaction inthe core as it is the casewith the Sun,(this is why the Sun doesn't collapseor increase insize -both forcescanceleachotherandtheSunstaysthesamesize), because such is missing in thedwarfs, but because of the electrondegeneracy - a process where theelectronsaresopackedup(Pauli'sex-clusion principle prevents two elec-trons to occupy the same quantum

state) that their slight motion due tothe conflict of the opposite forces ofthecolossalgravitationwhichpushesthe electrons together and electro-magnetic repulsion (theelectronsarenegatively charged) keeps the dwarffromcollapsing. Even if the tempera-ture continues to fall down, as thereis no thermonuclear reaction creat-ing heat in the core, and the whitedwarf cools down continuously, evenwhenreachingabsolutezero, thestarwill still produce energy. Because ofthisfact, thoughthetemperaturemay

be 3-4000 degrees if you touch it, itwill not burn your hand at all, sincethe electrons are so packed up thattheycan'tinteractwithyourhandandburn it, thouyour stove,which isonly250C will burn it.

Such incredible facts made thepeople who were dished the news ofits discovery in 1914 to exclaim -"Shut up! There is no such thing!"

According to contemporary sci-ence our own Sun in future will turnto a white dwarf when the fuel in thecore is exhausted.

TheopticallydoublestarBSC2764is one of the most beautiful even insmall binoculars, comprising of coolyellowandhotbluestars,whichhow-everarenotgravitationallyboundbutwe see it double because of the sameline of direction.

The open cluster M41 is in size asbig as the moon, very faint, barelyseen with naked eye, but a nice viewin small telescopes or binoculars.

Canis Majoris is home also of thebiggest star, VY Canis Majoris. Thisred hypergiant is so incredibly huge,that if replaced with the Sun, will beso big as to stretch beyond the orbitof Saturn, its diameter being3Billionkms, compare the Sun's "mere" 1.4Million! You need to line 2140 Sunsside by side to reach its size. It is alsovery thin, with density only0.00000001g/sm3 - 100 milliontimes thinner than the Sun. Its tem-perature is much lower than the Sun- only 3500K and continues to cooland lose brightness. It can be seenwith the help of a star map and evensmall binoculars. VY is 3900 lightyears away.

The position of the stars during February.PHOTO: RADO MOSKOV

•The solar system is around4.6 billion years old.

•At the centre of the solarsystem is the sun, a yellowdwarf star which producesvast amounts of energy.

•There are eight majorplanets and over 100 moonsin the solar system.

•Mercury, Venus, Earth andMars are the small rocky plan-ets. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranusand Neptune are the gas gi-ants.

•All the planets orbit thesun in an elliptical, ovalshaped path.

•Many of the planets in thesolar system are visible to thenaked eye.

•Other objects in the solarsystem include dwarf planets,asteroids and comets.

•The solar system is in agalaxy known as “The MilkyWay”.

•It is estimated that at leasta third of the 200 billion starsin the Milky Way are orbitedby one or more planets.

•The Voyager 1 spacecraftis the furthest man-made ob-ject in the solar system. It isaround 18 billion kms fromthe sun and is still sendingdata back to Earth.

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South Coast salt waterfishing forecast>> Season is characterised by ‘couta

JANUARY is a fantastic time forgame fishing along the KZNSouth Coast. The ‘couta will

have started moving down to usagain – hopefully wewill catch evena portion of the huge fish taken onski-boats last year – most notablydown south of Port Edward, in theTranskei.

The beginning of the season is

normally characterised by shoal‘couta, or “darts”.These fishused tocome through in huge shoals, butlast year there were literally no“darts” caught.

This can be a worry as it seemsthat over the past few decades, the“darts” have petered off. It could bethat we have missed a few genera-tions due to over-fishing elsewhere

in the Indian Ocean, but either way,we have to watch our ‘couta fisheryvery carefully, or it will disappear.

NatalSnoek(QueenMackerel)al-so favour this timeof the year on theKZNSouth Coast – they can actuallybe caught year-round in our waters– but from now until winter, we canhope to encounter them in shoalsand on the feed. Queen Mackerelgenerally enjoy the sameconditionsas ‘couta. They are easily caught onsmall feathers and spoons, and

when they are on, they are on.Then our favourite summer

game fish – the delicious Dorado,just love the brown-bluewater line/seam created as the Mozambiquecurrent forces the lighternear-freshwater against the coastline. Theyhunt in shoals or pairs up anddownthis line, and like the Snoek, whentheydecide it’s timeto feed, theywillsmash anything that moves. Just asardine, a skirt and a single hook isall you need to get a taste of “the

chicken of the sea”.And then chasing their favourite

food, the Dorado, are the billfish.January is certainly billfish time

for us down here… big blues andblacks pop up all over the place –cruising and hunting in the warmwater conditions. Striped marlinand sailfish swim in shoals this timeof the year also. Last year we en-countered a shoal of about 20StripedMarlin–rightofftheUmzim-kulu River bridge. Put a live Bonitoin thewater this timeof theyearandyou will not have very long to wait!

Garrick will still be around butmainly more spread out and spora-dic,havingdonetheirchaoticbreed-ing thing late last year.

The odd Kob might still surprisea late-night fishermanand theGeel-bek are also known tomove into theshallows at night time.

– thesardine.co.za

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