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PHOTO: AMANDA BARRATPaddle Out for Sharks organiser Karen Wadsworth said ‘yes’ when boyfriend StephenBorain proposed to her at the end of the recent Paddle Out for Sharks ceremony.
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FEVER Fire departmentunder threat>> Lack of money is theprime cause and staff isfewer than four
SETON THOMPSON>>[email protected]
THE Umdoni Municipality’s Fire Service,which has responsibilities for fightingfires over an area stretching for about
80 kilometres on a north-south axis along thecoast andup to about 60 kilometres inlandhasan operating staff of four.
In fact, the staff is fewer than four as thisincludes the chief superintendent whoseprimary tasks are primarily administrativeand several of the other members arephysically below requirements.
These facts were disclosed by the head ofemergency services, Superintendent AlanGovender at a portfolio meeting last week.
Lackofmoneyistheprimecausebutthattoohas a history.
Umdoni was induced some years ago toenter a shared service system whereby itprovides a fire service for itself, Ugu,
Umzumbe and Vulamehlo municipalities withthe costs shared between them
The meeting was told that in terms of thisagreement,UguowesR1,3 million fromwhichit is offering to pay about R634 000 while Um-zumbe if offering R600 000 of its R654 000.Taking all debts into consideration CouncillorEdwyn Baptie estimates that Umdoni is facinga shortfall of about R2,5 million.
A promising effort to build up its resourceswith five new trainees has had to be curtailedfrom 31 May because the short-term fundingfrom Cogta is expended.
AsGovenderexplains,thisleavestheserviceincapable of servicing the full area or to meeta significant emergency.
Departmental HOD Lingiwe Shange notedthat thesecircumstanceshavealsodentedstaffmorale. She said the departmentwas attempt-ing tomeet the challenges by foregoing certaincapital items, but this presented some proce-dural problems and was a short-term meas-ure.
It was agreed that efforts must be made toget additional staff, with the trainees as themost logical source. It was also agreed to urgeExco and council to seek a sustainable andadequate service. Baptie suggested Umdonilook at “going it alone”.
PHOTO: SETON THOMPSONCouncillor Edwyn Baptie estimates thatUmdoni is facing a shortfall of aboutR2,5 million.
Woman (75) robbedat cottage homeSETON THOMPSON>>[email protected]
SEVENTY-FIVE-YEAR-OLD Jean Munro re-cently survived a terrifying ordeal when shewasrobbedathercottageonanElysiumgatedestate complex.
Living on her own, she had overslept andat about 7am she hurried to let her two dogsout. They ran off into the estate and Jean fol-lowed them to the back to set up the washingmachine.
She returned minutes later and as she en-tered the door, she glimpsed movement fromher bedroom. Before she could respond, twoyouths rushed to her, the one grabbing her bythe throat and waving a knife under her eyeand the other gesturing with a knobkierie.
“They shouted ‘give us cellphones andmoney’.
“I told them Ihadneither althoughmycell-phone was around my neck under my night-gown.”
Jean had a container with cheap sweets inon the counter and the youths found them.
“They couldn’t get them into their pocketsfast enough.”
Thedistractiongaveher agapof hope. Sheknewherbedroomdoorkeywason the insideand gambled on getting there before they did.Bravely, she dashed to it and slammed andlocked the door. She set off the alarm andphoned a neighbour who arrived quickly, bythentheintrudershadfledandherhorrorwasover.
Later, she and the neighbour followed thefootprints and trail of dropped sweets almosttoMtwalume.Shealsofoundthatherbag,con-taining money and documents, was missingfromher bedroom.There had clearly been anaccomplice to whom they had passed the bagthroughawindowbeforeJeanreturned to thehouse. A guard on the beach had spotted themen and chased them and they had droppedthe documents, but kept the money.
Jean commended the Hibberdene policefortheirdedicationintheinvestigationtodate.
“It was an amazing confluence of events. Iwas out of the house for barely five minutesand those guys got across the razor-wiredboundaryfence,spottedmyopendoorandgotin. It just shows that you have to be aware allthe time.”
PADDLE Out for Sharks, a Scottburgh-basedinitiative that began in 2013with the objectiveof bringing together marine life lovers to “pad-dle out” to raise awareness of the plight ofsharks, tookonanewdimension foraToti cou-ple recently.
Paddle Out for Sharks organiser KarenWadsworthhadmorecause to celebrateWorldOcean’s Day on 8 June when her boyfriendStephen Borain, also from Amanzimtoti, pro-posed to her at the end of the Paddle Out forSharks ceremony just off backline at Scott-burgh main beach on 8 June.
Speaking to the Fever,Wadsworth said theproposalwas a completesurprise,butshesaidyes, and is incredibly excitedandexperiencingan indescribable feeling of joy.
“It is special in more ways than one — firstof all he is not a public speaker and herehe went out of his way, in front of everyone, tomake me feel special.
“It was also on our one-year anniversary aswemetat this event last year, andbecause con-servation is close to our hearts, it just makes itso much more special.”
Theeventwasheld in13 locationsonWorldOceans Day — Queensland, Australia, Cape
Town, Gansbaai, Hermanus, Mossel Bay,Knysa, Port Elizabeth, Port Alfred, EastLondon, Port St Johns, Shelly Beach, AliwalShoal, Durban and Ponta de Ouro in Mozam-bique.
Significant measures of success have beena contribution to shark nets being lifted atRocky Bay.
The Aliwal Shoal Paddle Out on Sunday
drew 100 participants.“Iammovedbythegrowthinsupport forthe
event, which indicates that we need tomeasure its success by the number ofnewly converted participants each year,” saidevent organiser Amanda Barratt.
Thetwolovebirdshavenotdecidedonadateto tie the knot yet— for now they are just bask-ing in the delight of the engagement.
‘Paddle’ respondentsays ‘yes’
FROM PAGE 1PHOTO: AMANDA BARRATT
Participants in the 2014Paddle Out for Sharks inScottburgh.
Illovo landfill site opensSONJA NELL>>[email protected]
THE Illovo landfill site, which will cater for the south-ern regions of the city, was unveiled last week.
The site in lower Illovo has been constructed to ac-commodate waste generated by residents and busi-nesses. The site has a footprint of 52 hectares witha buffer of some 190 hectares and has a value ofR17 million.
The new facility, being the first of five landfills theeThekwini Municipality is developing, will be fully so-lar powered and has a water recycling system.
Council speaker Logie Naidoo said that eThekwiniwants to be a leader in eco-friendly waste disposal.
“We want landfill sites to be of an internationalstandard and these landfill sites must be eco-friendly,community and environment friendly and must begreen in nature,” he said.
When the Fever visited the site in November withToti Conservancy chairman Laura Taylor she said thelandfill site is needed and welcome in the area. Theclosest landfill site is in Springfield Park.
PHOTO: SONJA NELLLaura Taylor (Toti Conservancy chairman) at theIllovo landfill site which opened last week.
Phase 2 forHumberdale?SETON THOMPSON>>[email protected]
UMDONI’S Humberdale site committeehas started the countdown towards theopening of phase 2 in 2018, barely a yearbefore the current phase 1 is scheduled toreach final capacity in July 2019.
Mike Holiday of Andrew Vogt Consult-ing, site manager, points out: “It is a movingtarget and we need to have a meaningfulbuffer for any eventualities. Recycling willbe an integral part of phase 2, addingfurther variances to our calculations.”
R10 million in funding has been securedfrom the Department of EnvironmentalAffairs. Construction is scheduled to startin May 2016 and finish in April 2018, leavingfour monthsforfinalauthorisationofcom-mencement in August 2018.
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An alternativeUmzinto CBD sought>> Seniorcouncillors agreethat the conceptshould be explored
SETON THOMPSON>>[email protected]
DISCUSSIONS on specific mu-nicipal development projectsin Umzinto’s CBD were
brought to a halt by the question“should we be developing there atall, given that the area is a floodplain?”
The occasion was an Umdoniportfolio committee meeting onMonday 2 June and the questionwas posed by Umdoni’s municipalhousing manager Sbo Zamisa.
Itwasnot the first time ithasbeenasked.
The previous Umdoni municipalmanager, DD Naidoo, asked thisfollowing the massive damageinflicted by stormwater over a mid-December weekend in 2012 whicheffectively destroyed the vehicle
testing centre and threatened theCBD.
At the time, councillors and sen-ior officials supported the sugges-tion, arguing that the logic andprac-ticality of pursuing such projectsshould seriously be considered.However, the issue became politi-cised, particularly a suggestion thatthe testing centre be relocated out ofUmzinto altogether.
Since then, contracts worthhundreds of thousands of rand have
been awarded and work has beendone to restore those projects inUmzinto’s flood-plain area. Now,Zamisa is questioning it again andsenior councillors agree that theconcept should be explored.
The problem is that the UmzintoCBD, which is best suited for devel-opment, is a proven flood risk.
Zamisa suggested that moving anumber of municipal facilities tohigher areas suchas theFarm Isontiarea would be beneficial from
several points of view, not least itsproximity to sources of labour.
Council opposition leader EdwynBaptieagreedthat“aproperstudyofUmzintoanditsprecinctsneedstobedonerather than focusingour futuredevelopments efforts on the Scott-burgh area”.
He added that Cogta should beconsidered as a possible source offunding. Deputy mayor Oscar Zamaagreed that theconceptbediscussedby Exco.
PHOTO: SETON THOMPSONThe Umzinto CBD — centre of aflood-plain fed by several rivers.
PHOTO: SETON THOMPSONOne of the properties known local-ly as the ‘social services’ buildingis also high enough to escapeflood damage.
PHOTO: SETON THOMPSONThe Umzinto Disaster Centre is highenough to escape anything but a‘100-year’ flood.
River bankbecomesdump site
SONJA NELL>>[email protected]
AS if the Amanzimtoti River is notstruggling enough, it came to lightduring the recent river clean-up thatit is being used by certain CBD busi-nesses to dump their rubbish andrubble in.
The owners and members of theCombatCoaching.com gym in theCBD carried out a clean-up in theriver a week ago and conducted asecond clean-up over the weekend.
“This is our town and we have tolook after it. The river is strugglingenough as it is, it doesn’t needthoughtless people to destroy itfurther,” Aileen Swanepoel fromCombatCoaching.com gym said.
TheFever visited the river bank inthe CBD along Commercial Road lastweek and found it to be in a terriblestate.Buildingrubble,whichappearsto originate from renovations insideof one the business premises wasdumped next to the river, with someof it in the water itself.
Uponinspectionoil-soakedcloths,oil filters, old broken windscreens,broken glass and tyres were alsofound.
Cllr André Beetge went to inspectthe area and agreed that businessowners should not be dumping rub-bish there.
“We all have to be responsiblecitizens and responsible businessowners for our town to flourish. Iwant to remind everyone that weneed to work together in order tomake things work in our town— notagainst each other,” Beetge said.
Although most of the rubbish hasbeen cleared, Amanzimtoti businessowners should be aware that if theyarecaughtviolatingthemunicipalby-laws by conducting illegal dumping,they will face hefty fines.
PHOTO: SONJA NELLRubbish and building rubble dumpedin and next to the AmanzimtotiRiver along Commercial Road.
Taxis collide— 16 injured
SIXTEEN people suffered moderateto serious injuries when two mini-busescollidedat theR102 turn-off to
PHOTO: SUPPLIEDThe second minibus was moderate-ly damaged.
PHOTO: SUPPLIEDOne of the minibuses left theroad and hit a tree.
Umdoni Retirement Villageand the Pennington GolfDriving Range on Fridaymorning 6 June.
Eyewitnesses talked ofone taxi goingout of controland leaving the road, butpolice are investigating thecauses.
Sevenambulancesandafire engine attended theincident and victims weretreated on scene beforebeing transferred to hospi-tals.
— Supplied.
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Editorial commentGood, bad and sportyFIRST things first – Father’s Day is upon us andthe Fever wishes all father, grandfathers, step-fathers or men who care for others a happyFather’s Day.
Next is the bad and messing with the envi-ronment as in our river-dumping story falls intothis category. I heard recently of a man whoflicked a cigarette stompie out of his car window
and a huge section of the veld caught alight. Wehave to take care of planet Earth or else it won’ttake care of us as has been seen in the changingweather patterns.
“Victory again for local MMA fighter” entersthe sport category as does the school sportingachievements. Sport brings out the best in a per-son and keeps the youth off the streets.
Ruling party —apathy, nepotism,corruptionDOES anyone else have concerns about the SA justicesystem? It seems to me that if you are a member ofthe ruling party, are a very dodgy character or are wellheeled you can become Teflon-coated.
Remember the Travelgate epic? Did anythinghappen to the guilty MPs and the travel agents? Arethey all still in there jobs?
We had a president’s financial benefactor foundguilty of bribery — now found on a swish golf course.
We have the head of the IEC accused of rentingoffices outside due process. Our police chiefs have ac-quired quite a reputation for having dodgy pals anddoing business while ignoring proper procedures —are any of them in jail I wonder?
The wife of a minister of intelligence was foundguilty of running a drug-import business — withoutsaid ministers knowledge. Hey?
There’s the tubby “tender” lad who is in Parlia-ment even though he doesn’t qualify because heowes Sars a lot of loot.
A minister of something or the other found guiltyof taking her “shoe-buying squeeze” on “iffy” officialtrips. I know she apologised, but nothing resolved.
A past deputy president using SAAF transport togo to Dubai to “look at cranes” over Christmas withfriends and family. Some minor official spent taxpay-ers’ money on vast amounts of fast food and saidshe was entitled. What happened — was anythingrecovered?
And the bloke who built the collapsing mall inTongaat — what’s happening — is the ruling partygoing to stop accepting his contributions?
And so many “crimes” have been perpetratedthrough incompetence, ineptitude, stupidity,neglect, ignorance and greed via the appointmentof “jobs for pals” that it’s a wonder the country is notfinanciallyaswellasmorallybankrupt. Over700cas-es pending for all sorts of fiddles. Strewth.
I’m tired now — the list is endless …If that’s not enough we have had members of the
bench apparently being appointed because of theirpolitical allegiances and/or sympathetic approachto elitism. It does make one wonder if the truth isseen as a “transient and pliable concept”.
And the latest find is that the public prosecutorhas a criminal record — do any of the president’s palshave a clean record?
An acquaintance of mine thought ANC stood forApathy, Nepotism, Corruption. Where he got thatidea from is anyone’s guess. Not from Nelson Mande-la, that’s for sure.
Being rich is also quite an advantage. There’s acourageous, previously admired athlete now beingmentally assessed as to why he shot his girlfriend.So what, he still shot and killed her.
Another rich bloke imported from the UnitedKingdom who is accused of having his wife killedwhile on honeymoon — he is also being mentally as-sessed. (This episode seems like the dog who chaseda bus — caught it and doesn’t know what to do withit.) And think of the worthless Mark Thatcher whowas allowed to skip the country because he hadmoney (his mums probably) after being found to beinvolved in a coup attempt in a sovereign state.
I suppose it’s all part of life’s rich tapestry, unfor-tunately it’s the moth-eaten part.
Ian BirttPennington
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SMILE AWHILEMunicipalitywarns illegalpanel beatersSONJA NELL>>[email protected]
THEeThekwiniMunicipality haswarned ille-gal panel beaters within the greater Durbanarea that they will be shut down should theyviolate municipal by-laws.
Anoperation to crackdownon illegal busi-ness in the Durban CBD was conducted onThursday 5 June as part of the “Clean andMaintainMyCity Initiative”,which isaimedattackling issues including by-law infringe-ments, derelict buildings, litter, pollution andsocial ills. The municipality warns however,businesses inAmanzimtotiwill also be scruti-nised.
The municipality’s head of developmentplanning, environment and managementunit, Musa Mbhele said six owners of illegalpanel-beating businesses were given finalwrittennotices to shut down their operations.
“The business owners were required toproduceevidence that their businessesare le-gal, failingwhichthosebusinesseswillbeshutdown. If theypersist inoperating illegally theycouldbeprosecutedorarrested,”saidMbhele.
Themunicipality also reserves the right topursue an application in the high court interms of an urgent prevention rrder, whichmayresult inheftyfinesissuedtoillegalopera-tors and negligent landlords.
The illegal operations include spray-paint-ing operations, servicing, fitting, panel beat-ing and mechanical repairs.
A penalty in the form of either a fine or im-prisonment for a period not exceeding fiveyears,orbothcouldbehandeddowntooffend-ing operations.
Summons amounting to R5 000 may beserved and this excludes the institution of anillegalratecodeonthepremiseswhichmaybeequivalenttoaratingoffivetimesthestandardrating.
Panel beaters who have been given noticeto shut down have 30 days to make a writtenrepresentation to the municipality on howthey will comply.
It must be noted that panel-beating busi-nesses may only be run in an industrial zoneand themunicipalitywill notacceptanyappli-cations for such in a residential zone.
The municipality’s spokesperson ThaboMofekeng said the operationwill be extendedto other areas within the municipal bounda-ries.
“The “Clean and Maintain My City Initia-tive” will also focus on illegal panel-beatingbusinesses inAmanzimtoti, Pinetown, Isipin-goandotherareasandshutdownshould theybe found to be operating illegally,” Mofekengsaid.
Fever diary>> LAST Thursday of every month: dementiaand Alzheimer’s support group for familiesand carers. Completely confidential. At theScottburghLibraryfrom9 am.Inquiries:Eve-lyn on 083 393 7275.
>>Last Thursday of every month:Parents,families and friends of lesbians and gays(PFLAG)supportgroupmeetings from6pmto7pm at the Amanzimtoti Library activitiesroom. Inquiries: 084 700 2536 or [email protected]
>> Last Saturday of every month. Pen-ningtonPeoplesMarket&CarBootSaleatRel-tonHallPenningtonfrom8amuntil1pm.Newtraderswelcome. To book a table or space forthe carboot sale, contactRebeccaorLorraineon 071 088 1341 or 039 975 3442.
>> Dance Basics, a ballroom and Latin-American dance studio in Durban, is offeringbeginner classes for the physically disabledpeople. Inquiries: Janelle Yunnie on084 474 0531 or e-mail [email protected]
>> Every Sunday a service is held at theSanctuary of the GreatWhite Light in BarrowRoad, Umkomaas at 10am. All welcome. In-quiries: 031 903 8108.
>>Relton Hall forhire forweddings,birth-days or any function or event. Inquiries: Re-becca on 071 088 1341.
>> Goju Kai karate classes every Mondayfrom 5.30pm to 6.30pm at Relton Hall, Pen-nington and every Tuesday and Wednesdayfrom 5.30m to 6.30pm at Scottburgh GolfClub. Inquiries: Pikkas Windell on039 976 1699 or 084 840 0310.
>> June 22:OnSundaytheSanctuaryof theGreat White Light in Umkomaas hostsMegan Vermaak who will give a talk titled“We Are Not Alone”. Common questionsraised are “are angels real, what is theirpurpose,howdowecommunicatewith them,the special functions of archangels andguardian angels and angel affirmations”.This will be an interactive discussion soplease join us for this discussion as all arewelcome.
>> July 11: Durban South Business Forumis holding a golf day at the Amanzimtoti GolfClubandis lookingforsponsors.Thisisagoodopportunity to advertise your business. Fees:R300 per player, R1 200 per 4-ball. green —R800, tee — R500. For more informationphone 083 440 3537 ormail [email protected]
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‘Serious supervisionproblems’ — MM>> Speaker pointed out that ‘the people are not happy with us’
SETON THOMPSON>>[email protected]
UMDONI Municipality “has aserious supervision problem— people do as they please”.
In just those words, no less anauthority on the situation thanmunicipal manager Xolani Luthuli,briefed the Executive committeemeeting on Tuesday 20 May.
“We wash our hands — no onemanages things.”
Speaker Sykes Naidoo put it an-other way when he pointed out that“the people are not happy with us”.
Behind these observations lay asaga of management lapses andoperating deficiencies, many ofwhich surfaced in the finance andadministration reports althoughsome started elsewhere too.
Road repair contracts totallingsome R8 million had been awardedtoonecontractorwhowasseen tobe
literally treating the surface ratherthan the underlying causes.
A proportion of municipalvehicles had non-functioning
odometers — coincidentally orotherwise — and many vehicleswere in a state of disrepair.
A tipper truck, reported to have
used R64 000 of diesel had noodometer while another soaked upR53 000 diesel standing idle in theworkshop.
Ruling party members were alsocritical of failures, including MayorSiyabongaKhwelawhocommented:“Iamreceivingcallsfromallover,be-tween Freedom Park to Mtalume.”Road repairs, street lighting andverge cutting were all cited as areaswhere service delivery was lettingthe side down, often due tosupervisory and managementdeficiencies.”
Suchviewsledthediscussionintothe old argument of preference forin-house staff over outside contrac-tors to deliver the services.
Whileno resolutionwas reached,it appeared that consensus wasswinging towards the in-house staffoption,buteitherway“managementhas tostepupsupervisionandmoni-toring of performance”.
PHOTO: SETON THOMPSONUmdoni Municipality offices, seat of management.
eThekwinimayor visits‘sister city’
FEVER REPORTER
ETHEKWINI mayor James Nxumalorecently returned from a three-daytriptoDurban’ssistercityLibrevilleinGabon.
The mayor was accompanied by,among others, the president of theDurban Chamber of CommerceAkash Singh, Cllr Mthunzi Dlamini,head of international and govern-ment relations Eric Apelgren andother officials.
The trip was a follow-up on thetwinning agreement signed betweenthe two cities when deputy mayorNomvuzoShabalala visitedLibrevillein 2012.
“Our aim was to make the agree-ments reached in 2012 practical andtomakesurethattheyareimplement-ed,” said Nxumalo.
Five areas of co-operation wereidentified, including waste manage-ment and recycling, infrastructureupgrade, especially sewage andstorm-water drainage systems,climate-change adaptation, localeconomic development and townplanning and human settlements.
“The city of Libreville has identi-fied the abovementioned areas asareas theywill want us to assist themwith. They have challenges of ageinginfrastructure and climate-changeadaptation because our cities are allvulnerable to the impactof thechang-ing weather patterns. They’ve heardaboutourwork in thisarea.Theyalsohave a challenge of unemploymentwhich stands at about 30% and theywant to learn fromus how to developthe informal sector as one way offighting poverty,” he said.
“In ourmeetingwith theLibrevillecouncil theyalso invitedotherdistrictmayors and it looks like our twinningagreement with Libreville could endup expanding to othermunicipalitiesin that country.”
Nxumalo said that the DurbanChamber also had discussions withtheir Libreville counterparts wherethey exchanged information on in-vestment opportunities in both cities.
The eThekwini delegation andrepresentatives from other parts ofSouth Africa, also participated in the20 years of democracy and SouthAfrica Week celebrations, organisedby the SA embassy in Gabon.
PHOTO: SOURCEDJames Nxumalo.
Double murder suspects arrestedFEVER REPORTER
TWOsuspects, aged28and45,werearrested by members of the Kwa-Makutha SAPS for a double murderafter the bodies ofMiltonMyeza (35)and Nokwanda Nokwazi Ngcobo(39) were found in a house in Equt-
shini,KwaMakutha.TheSAPSmadethediscoveryonThursday29Mayatat 9.30pm in a two-roomhouse. Thedeceased sustained assault woundstotheirheadsandbodies.It isallegedthat theywerekidnappedby thesus-pects in Durban and Verulam andkilled in Equtshini on the same day
their bodies were discovered.The SAPS acted on information
they received from informants andarrestedtwosuspectsinIsipingoandKwaMakuthaonMonday2JuneandTuesday 3 June. They appeared inthe Umbumbulu Magistrate’s Courton charges of double murder, rape
andkidnappingonThursday5June.The Provincial Commissioner
Lieutenant General MmamonnyeNgobeni praised the SAPSmembersfor the breakthrough and arrests.
“This shows that you cannotevade the long arm of the law,” shesaid.
Penningtoncrime reportSETON THOMPSON>>[email protected]
HOUSEBREAKINGS remained amongthe most prevalent of serious crimes inthe Pennington area during May. Policehit back with the arrest by the K9 teamof four men whom they have been pur-suing in recent weeks.
The suspects are believed to havefeatured in a number of incidents in thearea. Cases reported have been athomes scattered across a wide area ofthe town. In none of the cases were theoccupants at home and police are cau-tioning the community to be extra vigi-lant to combat opportunistic crimes.
Warrant Officer Deena Govenderfrom the Scottburgh SAPS cluster isorganising “information and advisory”visits to the above-average elderlycomponent of the population thatlives in the area, preferably to groups,but also individuals who might havesecurity concerns. He can be contactedat [email protected] or atScottburgh police headquarters on039 978 1900.
‘Give us ourroad back’SETON THOMPSON>>[email protected]
FRUSTRATED and angered by the“unbelievable saga of incompe-tence” displayed at Ugu’s DolphinDrive sewage pump-station debaclein Pennington, residents are de-manding their road back.
A group, which gathered at thesite on Tuesday 3 June, told theFever: “We’ve givenupon themoverthe pump station, but we want to beable to move around our suburb aswe could until October 2012 whenthey closed the road, ostensibly for10months tobuild thepumpstation.
“We’d also like the foul smell thatwe’re forced to live with removed.
“We were told that things wouldstart to happen after the election.That isalreadyoveramonthagoandthere is nothing to show for it.”
Gary Engelbrecht from OysterRoad calculated roughly that he hasdriven an extra five kilometres a day
since the project started— a total ofabout 2 500 kms.
“Manyotherpeopleandbusiness-es have done so too, adding up to aridiculous wastage for the peopleand the country.
“And, to what purpose? Theproject not only has not started — itis behind where it was because now
there is a big hole full of water thatneeds filling in first.”
The stench could alsohave a cost.“Wefindithardtobelievethatthis
is not a serious health hazard” com-mented Ron Laue, also from OysterDrive. “Thismust increase the likeli-hoodofwater-bornediseasessuchascholera or dysentery.”
PHOTO: SETON THOMPSONResidents, with Ward Councillor Kenny Armugam (second, left), whoturned out onsite to demonstrate their anger at Ugu’s deplorablemanagement of the Dolphin Drive project.
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Fundraising tea to be heldAFRICA Cares for Life ishostinga fundraiser event atSweetWaters Church CoffeeBar on Saturday, 21 June.
The “Tea with Claire” fund-raiser t will start at 9am.TicketsareR100perperson.For bookings and further in-
formationcall031 903 2340or 073 162 2334 or send ane-mail to [email protected] — Supplied.
ADVERTORIALHyundai Grand i10 reachesSouth African shores
HYUNDAI’S new Grand i10has arrived in South Africa,and this small hatchbackhas the potential to fill theshoes of a forerunner thathashelpedtoput theKoreancar brand’s name on themap in our country.
“We couldn’t help draw-ing comparisons betweenthe new Grand i10 and theHyundai Getz — a car thatwasdiscontinuedaboutfouryears ago. The Grand i10has everything in its arsenalto do what the Getz did forHyundai.
“Notonlyis itspaciousin-side, yet small in overalldiametres, but is filled withstandard features that willmake it a compelling choicein theentry-level segmentofour car market,” saysStanley Anderson, market-ing director of HyundaiAutomotive South Africa.
The Grand i10 islaunched in South Africa inthreederivatives—the1.25Motion manual, the 1.25Fluidmanual (withasligthlyhigher specification level)and the 1.25 Fluid with afour-speed automatic gear-box.
“The Grand i10 incorpo-rates the hexagonal grille,the signature front end forHyundai Motor models inEurope, clearly showing itsfamily DNA and providing a
link to its larger siblings.”Small-in-size does not
mean the Grand i10 fallsshort in the xterior stylingdepartment.
The coveted Red DotAward for design has beenbestowed on the Grand i10,recognising its outstandingaesthetic form, innovationandground-breaking ideas.
Colour-coded door han-dles and side-mirrors, withturn indicators built intothem, combineswith the at-tractive alloy wheels andmoulded door panes to cre-ate an attractive car.
The hexagonal grille andHyundai-DNA head lampscompletes the picture fromthe front; and a rear combi-nation lamp with a rearspoiler and built-in LEDlampgives theGrand i10at-tractive looks seen from be-hind.
Interior styling has beengiven a boost with a choicebetween grey cloth with or-ange inserts, grey leatherwithred inserts,or themorestandard grey cloth withgrey inserts.
The different colourthemes are also reflected inthe dashboard inserts and acolourful ring around thegear lever housing.
At 3 765 mm, the Grandi10is180mmlongerthanitssmaller sibling, and one of
the longest cars in the seg-ment.
Likewise, the Grand i10is also the widest in itssegment at 1 660 mm (+ 65mm).
A lower roofline, nowstandingat1520mm,yieldsan athletic on-the–roadstance. This is complement-ed by the sleek proportionsof the bodyshell, in turnhighlighted by the sharperbelt line.The new, sleekerexterior design has a dragcoefficient (Cd) of just 0,35,which is aided by detailedimprovements such aswindscreen sealing thatdoes not protrude into theairstream. The aerodynam-ic shape reduceswind noiseaswell as fuel consumption,contributing to very lownoise levels.
TheGrandi10rangewithstandard recommended re-tail prices is:
Grand i10 1.25 Motionmanual, R139 900
Grand i10 1.25 Fluidmanual, R149 900
Grand i10 1.25 Fluid au-tomatic, R159 900.
The Grand i10 is availa-ble in eight colours — StartDust, Phantom Black andPureWhite to a lovely Gold-en Orange, Aqua Blue andRed Passion. Twilight Blueand Sleek Silver.
— Supplied.
PHOTO: SOURCEDThe new Hyundai Grand i10.
‘Top Gear’ FestivalDurban
THETopGear trio are all set for exhilarat-ing stadium show at the 2014 festival.
• Showto featurebreathtakingcock-tail of stunts, supercars, special guests andchallenges.
• Special tribute to revolutionary perform-ance cars.
• World premier of a montage celebratingtheir most chaotic and dangerousmoments ofthe past 12 years.
The supercars are fuelled, the presentersare revved up and the stage is set for the thirdinstalment of the action packed Top GearFestival Durban.
Hostedbyall threeof theUKshow’s inimita-ble presenters — Jeremy Clarkson, RichardHammond and James May plus “The Stig” —thestadiumshow,whichwillbeoneofthehigh-lights of the two day festival, promises to be abreathtakingcocktailof stunts, supercars, spe-cial guests and challenges.
Thetriowillpayspecial tributetosuccessivegenerationsofrevolutionaryperformancecarssuch as the Ferrari Testarossa’s evolution intotheFerrari599GTO.Theywillalsobecelebrat-
ingtheirmostchaoticanddangerousmomentsover the past 12 years by showing a new film— a world premiere of this montage and amust-see for all Top Gear fans.
Forthefirsttimethisyear’sshowwillfeaturecustomised music in the form of a rap writtenandperformedbylocalrapperJackParow.TheTop Gear boys are looking forward to meetingthe controversial Afrikaans rapper, butHammondhasexpressedconcernsofwhat therapper may expect from him.
“We’ve heard that a certain rapper calledJackParowwillbe joiningus intheMosesMab-hida Stadium this year although one one’s toldus quite what he’ll be up to, I for one am in-trigued to knowwhat he’s going to be doing inour show. I justhopehe’snot expectingus todoany rapping.”Visitors are encouraged to bookearly to avoidmissing out on themost excitingevent on this year’s entertainment andmotor-ing calendar.
For more information and updates on funfestival activities, stay tuned to the Top GearFestival website www.topgearfestivaldurban.co.za — Supplied.
PHOTO: SOURCEDTop Gear’s mystery racing driver The Stig was caught checking out Durban’s roads and theMoses Mabhida Stadium recently.
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Father’s Day around the world>> On Father’s Day many people make a special effort for their fathers or father figures
FATHER’S Day is celebrated worldwide to recog-nise the contribution that fathers and father fig-ures make to the lives of their children. This day
celebrates fatherhood and male parenting. Althoughit is celebrated on a variety of dates worldwide, thedate when Father’s Day is celebrated varies from coun-try to country.
It is celebrated in Canada, the United Kingdom, andthe United States on the third Sunday of June. It is alsoobserved in countries such as Argentina, Canada,France, Greece, India, Ireland, Mexico, Pakistan, Singa-pore, South Africa and Venezuela.
In Australia and New Zealand Father’s Day is on thefirst Sunday in September. In Thailand it is celebratedon December 5, which is the birthday of the country’sking. Brazilian dads are honoured on the second Sun-
day of August.On Father’s Day many people make a special effort
for their fathers or father figures. Some people visittheir fathers, while others give cards, flowers or othergifts, such as clothing or sporting equipment or luxuryfood items.
Father’s Day is a relatively modern holiday, so dif-ferent families have different traditions. These canrange from a simple phone call or greetings card tolarge parties honouring all father figures in an extend-ed family. Father figures can include fathers, stepfa-thers, fathers-in-law, grandfathers, great-grandfa-thers and even other male relatives.
Father’s Day in India is a relatively new concept butit iscelebratedinsimilar waysasintheUnitedKingdomor the United States, although on a smaller scale.
There is a greater awareness of Father’s Day eventsin metropolitan cities and bigger towns due to thegreater exposure of people to the western cultures inthese areas.
In Mexico Father’s Day is referred to as Día del Pa-dre, where many families get together, prepare mealsand distribute gifts to fathers or father figures. InSouth Africa, many social and cultural societies hostFather’s Day celebrations to stress the important roleof fathers in nurturing children and building strongersociety.
Father’s Day is not a federal holiday in most coun-tries, with exception to Thailand because it falls on thesame day as the King’s birthday, which is a public holi-day.
There are some suggestions that the idea ofFather’s Day may originate in pagan sun worship.
Some branches of paganism see the sun as the fatherof the universe.
The June solstice occurs around the same time ofyear as Father’s Day so some people see a link betweenthe two.
The idea of a special day to honour fathers and cel-ebrate fatherhood was introduced from the UnitedStates. There, a woman called Sonora Smart Doddwas inspired by the American Mother’s Day celebra-tions to plan a day to honour fathers.
In the U.S., Father’s Day has been celebrated in Junesince1910.ThecelebrationsintheUnitedKingdomandother countries are thought to have been inspired bythe American custom of Father’s Day.
This is in contrast to Mother’s Day, which has a verydifferent history in the United States and the UnitedKingdom.
Father’s Day in SouthAfrica is celebrated onthe third Sunday ofJune.
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Attention all rural schools/schools withEnglish as a second language
Rural/previously disadvantaged schools are invited to enter their top two(2) English spellers from Grade 10 and Grade 11 (one from each grade) intothe KZN Premier Spelling Bee Durban Central regional event, to be held in
August 2014 (Date and venue to be confirmed, keep reading your localnewspaper to find out the details!)
Words to be learnt for the Durban Central Spelling Beewill be published in the 20 June 2014 edition of the
Durban North Fever & Hillcrest Fever & Upper Coast Fever.
Prizes:Cash prizes, book hampers, stationery hampers,bursaries and goodie bags for the top spellers,
schools and teachers!
To enter:Complete the entry form found in this local newspaper and fax it to us at
0865344256, or email it to [email protected]
Send us the below information via email,[email protected] OR fax, 0865344256.
* School name, school address, English teacher’s name and contactdetails, registration number of your school, district of your school
* Full names of your two spellers* Both spellers’ ID numbers OR copy of birth certificate
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* Entries are limited per regional event* Get your entries in early to ensure your spot at the
2014 Durban Central Spelling Bee* Entries close on 13 June 2014
Stuur SMS, en help
SONJA NELL>>[email protected]
DIE Helpende Hand Amanzimtoti-tak is besigmet ‘n fondsinsamelingsprojek wat deur Soli-dariteit Helpende Hand van stapel gestuurword.
Dieprojekbehelsdat500SMS’e teen kostevanR2perSMSna bepaaldenommergestuurmoet word .
Sodra die 500 SMS’e ontvang is sal die pro-jek bedrag van R45 000 van die SolidariteitHelpende Handprojek ontvang.
“Ons het die geld nodig om diens te leweraan die voorskoolse kindertjies in Ocean Callkaravaanpark in Winklespruit,” sê Mariëttevan Heerden, die projekleier.
Volgenshaarwasdaaral goeie steunvirdieprojekmaardaarwordnog300SMS’ebenod-ig.
Personewat wil ondersteun kan die woordProjek Seeskool na 34388 stuur. Die SMS kosR2 en SMSkan slegs een keer na die nommergestuur word.
DiepersoonwatdieSMSstuurmoetoueras18 jaar wees.
FOTO: SONJA NELLOm Projek Seeskool te ondersteun het (van links) Chris Hofmeyer, Cindy Mitchley, Mariëtte vanHeerden, Michelle Laubscher en Corné Steyn reeds hul SMS’e gestuur.
Vox pop
‘My pappa se naam is Bertie en hyverseker my altyd dat hy my baie liefhet.Hy is altyd daar vir my en ek gaan hombaie bederf op Vadersdag om dankie tesê.’
Mischke Roux
‘Ek het by my pappa [Christi] geleer omaltyd goed te wees vir ander mense ennie lelik te wees met hulle nie. Dis wathom so spesiaal maak en hy is altyd ‘nvoorbeeld vir my.’
‘My pappa is altyd daar vir my en hyhet my verseker dat hy altyd daar salwees vir my. Sy naam is Stefan en hykan enige iets regmaak.’
Wiani van der Bank
FEVER joernalis, SONJA NELL, het vir die Graad 3 leerlinge van Kuswag Skool gevra wat hulle vir hulpappas vir Vadersdag beplan en hoekom hulle pappa spesiaal is? Hulle kon nie uitgepraat raak oorhulle spesiale pas nie, maar wou egter nie te veel verklap oor hul planne vir Vadersdag nie — ditmoet ‘n verrassing wees.
Aimeé Bosman
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FOTO: VERSKAFBy die oorhandig-ing van dieBraillebybel is(van links) BannieBurger, JohannaKoekemoer enRenola Roets.
Blydskap oor BraillebybelSONJA NELL>>[email protected]
DIE NG Kerk Suidkusgemeente het ‘n Braille-bybelaan‘nbaiedankbareJohannaKoekemo-
er, ‘n blinde inwoner van Mooihawensoorhandig. Die Bybel is geskenk deur dieBybelgenootskap van Suid-Afrika.
Dit kos meer as R3 000 om ‘n Braillebybelte vervaardig.
Golfdag vir goeie doelDIE Durban-Suid Besig-heidsforum (DSBF) hou huljaarlikse golfdag opVrydag,11 Julie by dieAmanzimtotiGolf Klub.
Diefondsewatingesamelword, word weer teruge-ploegindiegemeenskap.Ditkos R300 per speler en
R1 200 vir ‘n vier bal. Hulleis ook opsoek na borge virdie dag en dit is ‘n goeie ge-leentheid om ‘nbesigheid teadverteer.
Alle belangstellendeskan Carine Rix kontak by083 440 3537.
— Verskaf.
Durban-Suid Besigheidsforum hou hul jaarlikse golfdag opVrydag, 11 Julie by die Amanzimtoti Golf Klub
How to avoid load sheddingFEVER REPORTER
TO avoid the risk of load shedding, the eThek-winiMunicipalityandEskomurgesconsumerstobeawareoftheirelectricityusageasweheadinto winter with a declining reserve margin.
Thecheapestandeasieststeptoreduceelec-tricity consumption at home is to change yourway of thinking, and your behaviour.
This advice can help save electricity, andmoney:
• neverleavelightsoninunoccupiedrooms;• dress for the weather — an extra layer of
clothingandablanketoveryourkneeswillhelpyou stay warm and postpone switching on aheater.
• warmyourbedwith anelectric blanket—switch itonanhourbeforebedtimeandswitchit off when you get into bed. Alternatively, usea hot-water bottle to keep your feet happy andcan also use a hot-water bottle in front of theTV.
• switch off appliances at the power pointwhenyouarenotusing them—appliancescanuse up to 50% of the electricity they use whenoperating, while on standby mode;
• don’t use hot water for rinsing dishes andvegetables, you can accomplish with cold wa-ter;
• swopyourbath for a shower—keep it hotand short — showers use less electricity andwater; and
• make regularpoolmaintenanceapriority—limiting filtering toonceevery24hoursdur-ing winter could contribute to savings on theenergy required to run your pool pump.
Winter is an energy-intensive time — doyour part during the current period of energyconstraints by switchingoff your electrical ele-ment geyser, pool pump and other energy-in-tensive appliances such as your dishwasher,tumbledryerandstovebetween5pmand9pm,the period of peak demand for electricity inSouth Africa.
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AKUVE kumnandi umaumuntu enza intongokukhululeka.
Lokhu kungifikele nge-sikhathingifundaolunyeuda-bakwelinyelamaphephanda-ba esiZulu, olubike ngom-fundisi (Fata)wasemaRomenioseneminya-ka emibili eshadile.Ngikhule-le enkonzweni yamaRoma,ugogo ekuqikelela ukuthiasiphuthi enkonzweni. Imith-andazo, amaculo nemithethoyakhonangiyazinjengobang-izazi mina.
Ngokwazi kwami, uFatawase maRomeni akavunyel-we ukushada noma abenomuntu ahlekisana naye.Ngikhule kunjalo futhi an-gikaze ngisibuze isizathusalokho.
Le ndaba ibingihluphaemoyeni, kwaze kwabonanomngani wami uMgiks.Ngibe sengimxolela ngaloludaba, wangiphendula ngen-dlela ebengingayilindele.Uthe: “Mgani wami, uyabolendaba yabafundisi base-maRomeni nokungaganwakwabo, isiqalaukubayisicefe.Okokuqala nje, abaphathikumele bazi ukuthi isikhathisamanje asisefani nesakuda-la. Mhlawumbe oFata baku-dala babekwazi ukuzithiba,kanti kwabamanje, sengathiakuselula ukuzithiba kubo-na.”
Okumnandi ngalengxoxoukuthi bekukhona noSpijojoohlale ephikisana nemibonokaMgiks. Uthe: “ManjeweM-giks, uqonde ukuthini nga-lokhu okushoyo ngoba sen-gathi angisakuzwa kahlendoda.”
UMgiks uvelewagoqa izin-yawonezandlawabhala u ‘4’,wathi: “Ey wena! Intoengiza-ma ukuyisho la ukuthi abap-hathi mabawushintshelomthetho woFata base-maRomeni. Mabavunyelwebashadebabenamakhosikazinemindeni, njengoba nabobesemhlambeni nje, yin-genxa yonina noyise. Futhilokho kuzoqeda nalendabayokuhlazeka emaphephand-abeni, uzwe sekuthiwa uFataushadekungazimuntu,nomausolwa ngokulala nabafana.Abavunyelwe bashademan!”esho ebheka eceleni sengathikukhonaintoayiphebezange-sandla.
Uvele wacasuka uSpijojokanti vele unenhliziyo en-cane, wathi: “Uyazi ukuthi lo-Fata ekuthiwa ushadile wan-gena eyazi kahle kamhlopheimithetho yasemaRomeni,wazikhethela yena ukubauFata. Uma kuthiwa wayez-imisele ngokushada, okunge-nani ngabe wakhetha ukubaumfundisi wamanye ama-bandlaafananeLuthelanomaiSheshi ngoba ayakugunyaza
ukushada kwabefundisi.Wenze iphutha elikhulu nje loFata uma eshadile ngempe-la!”
UMgiks usho into engishi-ye nemicabango eminingi.Uthe: “Iningi labantu liyafisaukubaabefundisinomaoFatakodwa livinjwa imithetho en-gathi shu! Lokho kwenzaumuntu aphile kanzimangenxa yokuthi akakwaziukulandela ubizo lwakhe,azithole engasazi noma liya-phuma noma liyashona,abone izinto zingamhambelikahle, ngisho nasem-phakathini azibone enga-mukelekile. Ake ubuyekezwelomthethowamaRoma ukuzenabo oFata bezokwenza um-sebenzi wabo ngokukulule-ka,” kusho uMgiks.
Akesizwewena-kemfundiukuthi uthini ngalolu daba.Ngabe uvumelana noMgiksnoma noSpijojo. Sithumeleumbonowakho nge-sms kwi-nombolo ethi: 074 696 8731nomakwikheli le-email elithi:[email protected]
BavunyelwebashadeoFata?
NOSIPHOMKHIZE
GUY VEZI>>[email protected]
NJENGOBA sathembisa uku-thi le nkundla akusiyona eye-thu kuphela kepha ivulelweninabafundi,namhlanjesich-icilela ingxenye yezimvo zenungemibono kamhlonishwauMnuz Julius Malema maye-lana nokuhoxiswakwemihlomulo ethileyamalungu ephalamende.
NGIYAWUTHANDA umbonokaMalema, engathi angabhe-kanakumaSecurity ikakhulu-kazi ezimbonini ezizimele(private industry) nakhonakuyabheda.
Sthembiso Ngcobo eMar-itzburg.
MINA ngibona kuwumubonoomhle kakhulu zingasheshaizinto.
M.Q Kweyama, ePMB
EWE tata nam ndiyavumela-na nombono kamfo kaMale-ma. Hamba uye phesheyakweNciba ubone izìkolo za-khona azìniki mdlandla namandimlandeli we-EFF. Bax-elele mntanasekhaya.
Mfundi
IMIBONO ye-EFF izokwenzauhulumeni asebenzele aban-tu kunezisu zamalungu epha-lamende kuphela. Ngo2019iEFF izoba yiqembu lesibili
elikhulu kuzwelonke.Yiyo ez-ophuca i-ANC umbuso.
Bheki Ndlovu,eMbali PMB.
ANGIBONI kuwumbonoomuhle okushiwo uJuliusMalema. Futhi akekhoumun-tu ozovuma ukuba yilunga lephalamende mangabe bez-okhethelwa impilo ekumelebayiphile.
Philani Mcobothi, ePMB
UMBONO kaMalema un-engqondo nyani, izinto zin-galunga ngokukhawuleza xakungamawonkeum-ntuomkhulunom-ncane emgceniwesibhedlela sikarulumente.
Sandile Patrick,Mtukushe eBiza-
na
NGICELA ukuphawu-la nami ukuthi lombo-nongiyawesekaukuthiizingane ezinjani ezi-funda zodwa ezikoleniezihlukile. Kuthiwaubandlululo alusekhokodwa silubona luse-bantwini bakithi sas-ithi lukubelungukuphela kodwa eza-belungu sifunda na-zo.Mndeni Zulu, Kwa-
Mashu
NAMI ngithi angiphawulengodaba engilufundile. Um-
bono omuhle lo kaMnuzMalema nekusasa labafuni
lingaqhakaza nezithelo zing-abazinhle.
Lungelo Gumede, eMtwa-lume KwaNomakhanzane
TSHELA uNdosi Vezi ukuthiuMalema akami ndawonyeuthimanjengekeyenaabulaleingane yakhe ayifake eStan-ger South High School zikho-na izikole zangempela.
S.Magwaza . Hlomendlini
Abafundi baphawula ngoMalema
kungamawonkeum-
wesibhedlela sika
Sandile Patrick,Mtukushe eBiza-
na.
NGICELA ukuphawu-la nami ukuthi lombo-nongiyawesekaukuthiizingane ezinjani ezi-funda zodwa ezikoleniezihlukile. Kuthiwaubandlululo alusekhokodwa silubona luse-bantwini bakithi sas-ithi lukubelungukuphela kodwa eza-belungu sifunda na-
Mndeni Zulu, Kwa-
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lawumbe kungaba yima eqala ukukuthi kusuke sekufike kuliphi izingabantu sebevuka umbhejazane, bsha nanxa ngingasho ukuthi yiyonaefanele yokutshengisa ukungagleyo. Asazi. Sobona sekwenzeka,amehlo ephahle umbombo. Kodwgikhathali ukuthi ubani uthini, iqinufikile uMalema ne-EFF yakhe,” kusfo kaNdosi ezelula. Ngibona sesekufike lapho uzoshesha khona ngla umshuwalense wezempilo kazw(National Health Insurance-NHI)ekhuluma ngawo uNgqongqoshe wpilo uDkt Aaron Motsoaledi.
Engikuthanda ngoDkt Motsoalethi naye uyazisebenzisa izikhungopilo zomphakathi. Sibona sengatgashesha futhi nohlelo oluhlonnguNdunankulu wesifundazweSenzo Mchunu esanguNgqonwezeMfundo lokuthi kwenyusweezikoleni ezithile zomphakathi linalezo ezizimele ezibizwa ngo ‘Mo
Engineqiniso lokuthi ngekekahle emiphinjeni yabo okushiwonuz Malema, yilabo abakleza beklezbeleni wesikhwama se-MedicaKodwa njengoba kusho umfo kaNddaba ngilubeka ezithebeni zenu bsizwe ukuthi nithini ngombono weyezibomvu. Thumela i-sms enombethi:074 696 8731 noma utngekheli le-email elithi:[email protected]. Uzoluthola nakwsite ethi: www.hillcrestfever.co.za.
sekukhona imibhikisho. Angikholwa uku-thi kukhona owaziyo ukuthi umfo kaNdosiuphuza kumuphi umfula kwezombusazwenoma kwezepolitiki. Nami uma ngimbuzaukuthi ungakuphi kwezepolitiki umaneathi: “Niyahlupha nina zintatheli ngobaumuntu unele abeke umbono noma abuzeokuthile, bese niyantaza ngemiqondoyenu ethanda ukuqhatha, nimhlanganiseneqembu elithile kanti umbono wumbononje kuphelele lapho.”
Uqhuba uthi: “Ngiyamthanda uMale-ma, noma ngingesiyena umlandeliweqembu lakhe i-Economic FreedomFighters (ECC), ngoba nabazama ukumzi-ba bazogcina bemnakile. Sekwenzeka len-to eyashiwo wuNkk Winnie Mandela ethi‘abaziba uMalema’ badlala ngegeja kuzili-we. Futhi uma zithathelwa phezulu leziziphakamiso zokuphucwa kwamalunguePhalamende ama ‘medical aid’, azomaemigqeni emide yasezibhedlela nakwez-inye izikhungo zezempilo zomphakathinjengathi, ingashesha intuthuko. Mh-
INGXENYE yobumnandi bokuba nomnga-ni ukuthi uzinqumela wena ukuba ngumn-gani nomuntu othile, njengami engazin-qumela ukuba wumngani noNyikinyib-hoxo, umfo kaNdosi. Akufani nokubanomzali, umfowenu noma udadewenungoba awuzikhetheli bona.
Okumnandi kakhulu yize kuba nzimaekubeni nomngani, ukufinyelela esinqum-weni sokuphuma noma sokubuqeda lobobungani uma sekuqubuka izimo obonasengathi zizokufaka enkathazweni.Kodwa kuba nomngani omane ubone uku-thi kufanele umbekezelele noma ngabekwenzekani, njengaye uNyikinyibhoxo.
OkaNdosi unomkhutshana wokuthiuma kukhona afuna ukukubhodla, ezekimina athi angimbuzele kinina bafundiukuthi nithini ngombono noma umbuzoothile anawo.
Nango phela esefika kwami njengokuj-wayelekile engicela ukuthi ngimbuzele ki-nina bafundi ukuthi nithini ngombonokamhlonishwa uMnuz Julius Malema wok-uthi amalungu ePhalamende kufanele an-galutholi usizo lokwelashwa (medicalaid), nokuthi izingane zawo zifunde eziko-leni zikaHulumeni zingayi ezikoleni eziz-imele (private schools), lezi ezidume ngeli-ka ‘Model C’. UMnuz Malema uthe ukholwawukuthi uma amalungu ePhalamende en-gasebenzisa izikhungo zempilo zom-phakathi, nezingane zawo ziye ezikolenizikaHulumeni ezisetshenziswa ngezinyeizingane, zingalungiswa ngokukhulu uku-shesha izimo ezidala ukuthi kugcine
ISITHOMBE: SITHUNYELWEUMnuz Julius Malema ongumholiwe-Economic Freedom Front (EFF)
Kufanele kwenziwe njaningemibono kaMnuz JuliusMalema?GUY VEZI
GUY VEZI>>[email protected]
NJENGOBA imindeni eminingi ibulawa yind-lala, izinganezibhuquzaemakhayanezitifiketinamadiploma azo, abadala bediliziwe emise-benzini kodwa besenawo amandla okuseben-za, kunethuba lokuhlangabezana nale nselelongaphandle kokuzikhandla. UMnuz WilsonZulu omele inkampani yakwa-Edmark Kwa-Zulu-Natal, unemikhiqizo engasiza abantuekuzisunguleleni amabhizinisi amancane an-
gaxosha ikati eziko.Lenkampani inemkhiqizoyokugwemaizifonokusiza laboabafunaukun-ciphisa imizimba,nokulwanezifoezahlukene.Umkhiqizo ohamba phambili yikhofi lakhonaelingadingi ukufakwa ushukela nobisi kodwaelidinga amanzi abilayo kuphela. Asebekebaliphuza abawuvali umlomo. Asebengenilekulelibhizinisibathiukubabasheshebazinga-lo,ngabebaliqalakudalangendlelaabazitholasebenza imali ngayo. Imininingwane epheleleitholakala kuMnuz Zulu enombolweni ethi:0839549785.
ISITHOMBE: GUY VEZIUMnuz Wilson Zulu, uNks Dombi Khoza noMnuz Nhlakanipho Zungu
Ziqalele ibhizinisi ngekhofi
Izingane zifundengamalungelo azo
GINISILE NDOVELA>>[email protected]
UMNYANGO wezoLimo nokuThuthukiswa kweziNda-wo zaseMakhaya KwaZulu-Natal ubunesithangamisokucobelelana ngolwazi nabafundi abangaphansikukaMasipala wasoGu, ngamalungelo abo eKapenta
Bay Hotel ePort Shepstone ngoMsombuluko.UMnuz Sibonelo Hlongwane, okhulumela lo Mn-
yango uthe uhambe kahle umcimbi wabo nabafundi,abawenze ngenhloso yokufundisa ngamalungeloabafundi akumthethosisekelo wezwe.
Uthe: “Ngokubambisana nezinye izinhlaka sibenalo mcimbi ukuze kuphele ukuhlukunyezwa kwezin-gane. Siyazi ukuthi umphakathi kumele ubambe iq-haza elikhulu ekukhuliseni izingane ngezinga eliphe-zulu, futhi kungabi yiwona ozihlukumezayo kodwakube yiwo ozivikelayo,”kusho yena.
“Sithi aluphele udlame olubhekiswe ezinganeni.Into ebaluleke kakhulu ekukhuliseni izingane ukuthizifundiswe, futhi zinakekelwe ngokuthi zithole usizolwezempilo, kunakekelwe nalezo eziphila nokukhu-bazeka,” kusho okaHlongwane.
Uqhube wathi bakhuthaza izingane zamantom-bazane ukuthi ziyeke ukukhulelwa zisencane, ngobalokho kungabulala ikusasa lazo elihle futhi zingandi-sa amathuba okuthola izifo zocansi okubalwa kuzoingculaza.
Uthe: “Sifundisa izingane ukuthi kukhona lentookuthiwa ukuthwalwa kwamantombazane abantuabadala ngenhloso yokuwashada ngempoqo. Sithiakuphele lokho futhi kuwukuhlukumeza izinganenamalungelo,” ephetha.
ISITHOMBE: GINISILE NDOVELAIzingane zifunde ngamalungelo azo emcimbiniobuhlelwe wezoLimo nokuThuthukiswakweziNdawo zaseMakhaya eKapenta Bay Ho-tel. Kwesokunxele uWanda Mbewana waseJol-wayo High, Ayanda Cele waseQhinqa HighnoSphephelo waseZuzicebo High.
UMDONI MUNICIPALITYTHE J.E.W.E.L OFTHE SOUTH COAST
MUNICIPAL NOTICE NO: 86/2014
AUCTION OF MUNICIPAL ASSETS
Notice is hereby given that an auction of obsolete/redundant vehicles, as resolved by council (F6/Feb 14), will be held on, 18th June 2014 at 10:00 am at the Old Municipal Offices, Nelson MandelaRoad (Main Road) Umzinto. Items available for purchase are listed below:
Year Description of asset Registration Number Condition of asset
2003 Nissan Bakkie with Canopy NX18404 Running
2004 Toyota Tazz NX23380 Running
2005 Toyota Tazz NX4707 Running
X S LUTHULIMUNICIPAL MANAGER
Umdoni MunicipalityP O Box 19Scottburgh4180Phone: 039 9761202Fax: 039 9762194
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FEVER>>SudokuSolution 155
SUDOKU 157How to play: Fill in the missingnumbers on the grid so every horizontalrow, vertical column and every 3x3square contains the numbers 1-9,without omitting or repeating any.Submit: You can post entries to UpperCoast Fever, P.O. Box 20162, DurbanNorth, 4016 or deposit into entry boxesin Athlone Park Pick n Pay or Amanzim-toti Pick n Pay. Closing date: one weekfrom date of publication. The first cor-rect entry drawn weekly, will go Into themonthly draw.Only one entry per person per week.No registered letters or faxed entries
CROSSWORD 157Crosswords will no longer carry a cash prize. You can post entries to Upper Coast Fever, P.O. Box 20162, DurbanNorth, 4016 or deposit into the entry boxes in Athlone Park - Pick n Pay.Closing date: one week from date of publication.
Across1 Lose one’s head (5)4 Agitation (7)8 Constant habit (3)9 Ancient Roman amphi-theatre (9)10 To function (7)11 Block of cast metal (5)13 Gratitude (6)15 Niche (6)18 Stealing (5)19 Head of a museum (7)21 Ancient Athenian temple(9)23 Grow old (3)24 At no great cost (7)25 An evergreen shrub (5)
Down1 Claim to be (7)2 Early Gothic Paris cathe-dral (5, 4)3 Chocolate drink (5)4 One who counts votes (6)5 A pause from exertion (7)6 Be in debt (3)7 The ultimate extent (5)12 Ancient defences of Chi-na (5, 4)14 A piquant sauce (7)16 Black magic (7)17 Barely enough (6)18 Subject of talk (5)20 US cattle farm (5)22 Feel regret for (3)
NAME: ADDRESS: CONTACT:
WINNER 155: R. BerryCongratulations! Your name goes into the monthly prize draw.
>> Crossword Solution 155Across1 Legacy, 4 Cancel, 9 Bravura, 10 Gaunt,11 Upset, 12 Parable, 13 Black market,18 Upbraid, 20 Purse, 22 Burly, 23 Unu-sual, 24 Brassy, 25 Zephyr
Down1 Labour, 2 Glass, 3 Caustic, 5 Augur,6 Crumble, 7 Litter, 8 Happy medium,14 Liberia, 15 Rapture, 16 Hubbub, 17Dealer, 19 Abyss, 21 Rough
WINNER 155: J. M. Alston
Congratulations!Your name goes into themonthly prize draw.
SUDOKU WILL NO LONGER CARRY A PRIZE
NAME: ADDRESS: CONTACT:
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Notice of Environmental AuthorisationEIA NO DC21/0031/2013
Much Asphalt’s proposal to operate an asphalt plant on Portion 582 of1666 at the Park Rynie / Scottburgh interchange has been authorised bythe KZN Department of Agriculture, Environmental Affairs and Rural De-velopment. A copy of the Environmental Authorisation dated 19/05/2014and details on the appeal process are available from: Josette Oberholzer;Ph 031 765 2942; fax 086 549 0342; e-mail [email protected]. Anotice of intention to appeal must be lodged on the required form within20 days of notification of authorisation. Appeals may be directed to:KZN MEC of the Dept of Agriculture and Environmental Affairs; Head of-fice; Private Bag x9059 Pietermaritzburg 3200; Tel: 033 343 8240; Fax:033 343 8255; [email protected]; Physical: No 1 CedaraExecutive Building Cedara College Pietermaritzburg 3201;
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TOGETHER BUILDING UNITY – SIYAKHISANA – TESAME BOU ONS EENHEID
MUNICIPAL NOTICE NO: 80/2014
NOTICE TO ALL RATEPAYERS
Please note that assessment rates will be billed on a monthly basis of 11 equal installments. The 1stinstallment will be raised in August 2014 and will be due for payment by 31 August 2014.
Should you wish to pay rates on an annual basis you will need to make application by no later than30 June 2014. The final date for payment of annual rates is 30 September 2014.
All ratepayers that have paid their 2014/2015 rates in full by 30 September 2014 and have no arrearswill be granted a discount of 2.5%.
A rebate of 4% will be granted for medium to high density developments (Sectional Titles & Share-blocks) on rates due for 2014/2015 financial year.
Application forms for annual payments will be available from Scottburgh and Umzinto Municipal Of-fices and the Municipal Libraries.
X S LUTHULIMUNICIPAL MANAGER
Umdoni MunicipalityP O Box 19Scottburgh4180Phone: 039 9761202Fax: 039 9762194
UMDONI MUNICIPALITYTOGETHER BUILDING UNITY – SIYAKHISANA – TESAME BOU ONS EENHEID
2014/2015 BUDGET, ASSESSMENT RATES AND TARIFF OF CHARGESMUNICIPAL NOTICE NO: 78/2014
As required in terms of Section 16 of the Municipal Finance Management Act, No.56 of 2003 andSection 14 of the Local Government: Municipal Property Rates Act, Council has approved the budgetfor the 2014/2015 financial year, together with the rates randages and tariffs of charges, which areeffective from the 01 July 2014.
Notice is hereby given in terms of Section 22 of the Local Government: Municipal Finance Man-agement Act, 2003 (Act No. 56 of 2003) read with Chapter 4 of the Local Government: MunicipalSystems Act, 2000 (Act No. 32 of 2000) and with Section 14 of the Local Government: MunicipalProperty Rates Act that Council has:
A. APPROVED OPERATING ESTIMATES OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURE FORTHE2014/2015 FINANCIALYEAR AS FOLLOWS:
RTotal Operating Income Estimate 170,310,490Total Operating Expenditure Estimate 170,309,690
B. APPROVED CAPITAL ESTIMATES FORTHE 2014/2015 FINANCIALYEAR ASFOLLOWS:
RTotal Capital Estimates 33,493,250
C. ASSESSED RATES RANDAGES FORTHE 2014/2015 FINANCIALYEAR ASFOLLOWS:Category RandageResidential R 0.00867Commercial / Business R 0.01160Industrial / Mining & Quarries R 0.01160Farms and Smallholdings (Agricultural) R 0.00217State Owned Property To be rated on usagePublic Service Infrastructure R 0.00217Vacant Other R 0.02183
D. DETERMINEDTHATTHE FOLLOWING REBATESWILL APPLY FORTHE 2014/2015FINANCIALYEAR AS FOLLOWS:
1. All Developed Residential Properties - The first R 15,000 legislated and R60,000 as percouncil agreement on the market value of all developed residential properties will not berated;
2. Vacant Property - The first R 15,000 on the market value of all vacant properties not utilisedfor industrial or commercial purposes, will not be rated;
3. On application all Disabled Persons, Pensioners and new indigent applicants who have beendeclared as such in terms of the Municipality’s Property Rates and indigent Policies – Thefirst R 75,000 in terms of point 1 above and a further R 295,000 on the market value of theproperty will not be rated, closing dates for applications is 30th June 2014;
4. Medium to high density level developments will be granted a 4 % rebate on rates due for thefinancial year;
5. Fixed and final date for the annual payment of the Assessment Rates for the 2014/2015financial year is Tuesday, 30th September 2014, after which penalties which shall be cal-culated at the lending rate as at 01 July of each year, will be levied. Should you wish to payrates on an annual basis you will need to make application by no later than 30th June 2014.All ratepayers that have paid their 2014/2015 rates in full by 30th September 2014 and haveno arrears will be granted a discount of 2.5% on rates due for the financial year.
E. DETERMINEDTHATTHE FOLLOWING ANNUAL REFUSETARIFFSWILL APPLYFORTHE 2014/2015 FINANCIALYEAR AS FOLLOWS:
1. Domestic: (per single family dwelling, including farms, flats, sectional titles, andresidential complexes):
Amount (excl. VAT) VAT Total (Incl. VAT)(i) Over R75,000 R 576.10 R 80.65 R 656.75(ii) Under R75,000 R 213.40 R 29.87 R 243.27
2. Bed and Breakfasts:Amount (excl. VAT) VAT Total (Incl. VAT)
(i) Basic room R 576.10 R 80.65 R 656.75(ii) Per room R 176.10 R 24.65 R 200.75
3. Caravan Parks - To be incorporated into business entity and designated accordingly
4. Hotels - To be incorporated into business entity and designated accordingly
5. Business Industries: (includes boarding and old age establishments with central facilities)Amount (excl.VAT) VAT Total (Incl.VAT)
(i) Micro ( 0 - 4 bags per week) R 1 148.40 R 160.78 R 1 309.18(ii) Small (5 – 12 bags per week) R 3 419.60 R 478.74 R 3 898.34(iii) Medium (13 – 25 bags per week) R 6 836.90 R 957.17 R 7 794.07(iv) Large (26 - 45 bags per week) R 9 901.35 R 1 386.19 R 11 287.54(v) Macro 1 (46 – 85 bags per week) R 17 458.10 R 2 444.13 R 19 902.23(vi) Ma-cro 2 (86 - 140 bags per week) R 28 498.40 R 3 989.78 R 32 488.18(vii) Macro 3 (141 - 200 bags per week) R 41 624.70 R 5 827.46 R 47 452.16(viii) Macro 4 (201 - 300 bags per week) R 61 424.70 R 8 599.46 R 70 024.16(ix) Macro 5 (301 - 400 bags per week) R 80 680.70 R 11 295.30 R 91 976.00(x) Macro 6 (401 – 500 bags per week) R 99 279.10 R 13 899.07 R 113 178.17(xi) Macro 7 (501 – 600 bags per week) R 117 222.30 R 16 411.12 R 133 633.42(xii) Macro 8 (601 – 700 bags per week) R 134 509.10 R 18 831.27 R 153 340.37(xiii) Macro 9 (701 – 800 bags per week) R 151 140.50 R 21 159.67 R 172 300.17(xiv) Macro 10 (800+ bags per week) R 167 114.75 R 23 396.06 R 190 510.81
6. Sports and recreation clubs, schools, welfare organizations:Amount (excl.VAT) VAT Total (Incl.VAT)
(i) Organizations R 962.40 R 134.74 R 1097.14
7. Vacant Sites Including farms: (Irrespective of zoning or size in terms of thevaluation roll)
Amount (excl.VAT VAT Total (Incl.VAT)R 202.30 R 28.32 R 230.62
The adopted resolutions, detailed capital and operating budgets and the tariff of charges to be im-posed for the 2014/2015 financial year is available for inspection by members of the public at thefollowing premises for a period of 30 days from the date of this notice:Umdoni Municipal Offices, Cnr Williamson & Bram Fischer Street, Scottburgh, as well as on Munici-pal website.
XS LUTHULIMUNICIPAL MANAGER
TOGETHER BUILDING UNITY – SIYAKHISANA –TESAME BOU ONS EENHEID
MUNICIPAL NOTICE NO: 79 /2014
PUBLIC NOTICETO ALL PROPERTY OWNERSTO APPLY FOR RATES RELIEF
AND EXEMPTIONS
RELIEFIn terms of the Rates Policy for 2014/2015 relief measures are applicable to the following categoriesof owner, who meet the criteria as at 1 July 2014. The relief is a further reduction of R295 000 onthe property value.
CATEGORY OF OWNER• Indigent owners (in terms of Councils Indigent policy)• Pensioners (in terms of Councils rates policy)• Disabled persons, not gainfully employed• Retirees
CRITERIA• Total household income of a maximum of R6,000.00 per month• Sole owner (or jointly with spouse)• Living permanently on property• Not own any other property• Proof of income to be provided• Proof of identity to be provided
CATEGORY OF ORGANIZATION• Non profit organization• Place of Worship• Public Benefit/Welfare
A sworn affidavit on the prescribed application form together with proof in terms of the Income Taxact and NPO number to be provided. Place of Worship to provide proof of registration in the nameof the organization.
APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE ATTHE SCOTTBURGH MUNICIPAL OFFICE AND MU-NICIPAL LIBRARIES
* Council reserves the right to stipulate further requirements for non-profit organizations toqualify for exemptions
For enquiries please contact the Rates Department on 039-976 1202.
CLOSING DATE FOR ALL APPLICATIONS IS 30 JUNE 2014
LATE APPLICATIONSWILL BE PROCESSED PRO-RATA FROM DATE OF APPLICATION
PLEASE NOTETHAT APPLICATIONS ARE REQUIREDTO BE MADE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS
XS LUTHULIMUNICIPAL MANAGERCnr Bram Fischer & Williamson StreetsP O Box 19SCOTTBURGH4180
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Another victoryfor local fighter>> Victory could giveMeintjes a psychologicaladvantageSONJA NELL>>[email protected]
MMA fighter Cameron Meintjessecured the PRO AM middleweighttitle against opponent Khule
Hlongwa at the MFC cage-fighting event atSibaya Casino on Sunday, 1 June.
The nationally acclaimed event attractscompetitors from all over the country.
Meintjes, who trains at Combat Coaching.com gym under Morné Swanepoel,defeatedhisopponentinthesecondroundviaa “rear naked choke”.
This victory could give Meintjes a psycho-logical advantage over Hlongwa, the currentAfrica Fight League champion when theyfight again on 10 July.
PHOTO: MICHELLE JOOSTE OF SHUTTERFLYPHOTOGRAPHY
At the cage-fighting event at Sibaya Casinoare (from left) Nelson Feiteira, Craig Ninow,Cameron Meintjes (winner) and MornéSwanepoel.
THE annual Hibiscus Week Competition, held at thelower South Coast bowling clubs, also attracted theattention of mid-South Coast bowlers and our localcompetitions were suspended.
The Ladies Trips Competition was won by HesterHankey, Rae Stewart and Gaby Storm.
Jeanie Cousins, Colleen Mordaunt and Carol Cam-eron were runners-up and the second session went
to Barbara Flemmer, Pat Brown and Maureen Lancas-ter.
Our gratitude goes to our sponsors for the day —Impithi Kiosk, Enzo’s and Pick n Pay.
Winter appears to have made a confident startand members are reminded that your windbreakersshould be in the club’s colours.
— Supplied.
Alexandra Memorial Bowling Club news
Winter cyclingdelightSO winter has definitely found us. The Toti cyclistswent out this weekend, braving icy temperatures, butbeautiful clear African skies.
The mountain bikers met at Illovo at 6.30am onSaturday in a very cold wind, but all bodies were warmby the time we reached the top of the first hill. A niceroute along the district road gave us 40-odd kilo-metres of good training.
Sunday was a glorious day of riding at Virginiatrails, where the groups did a nice fast non-stop rideof 45kms on good track. The ride only started at 9am,whichallowedthetemperaturetowarmup.Theriderssat down with coffee and a chat with Pete Stainbank,owner of Virginia farm, after the ride.
The next race that has been earmarked as a clubrace is the Baynesfield race on 15 June. This is lookingto be a great race to enter and hopefully we will see
a large number of orange jerseys on the track.The road guys went out at 5.30am and did the
Bluff route. luckily there were no punctures this week.There are excellent road-training rides that start
at Engen in Rockview Road at 5am, Tuesdays toThursdays, and an easy coffee ride every Friday at thesame time.
The club is holding its annual race “The Toti 69er”on 13 July. Information is on the Toti Cycle Club web-site.
Please could club members make themselvesavailable to marshal this race. It is the knowledge ofthe riders marshalling that makes our race safe.
Entries for the Scottburgh Mountain Bike Race areopen on roag. This will be held on 31 August. Go towww.roag.co.za/enter-an-event/mtb/scottburgh-mtb-race.aspx for more information.
We have a two Facebook groups — Mambas MT-Biking and Toti Roadies — on which information isposted.
If anyone is interested in joining this club, go to thewebsite or contact Caryn on 082 357 5287 for moreinformation. — Supplied.
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