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THEwait is finally over for Durbanand North Coast pupils whoentered the 2014 KZN PremierSpelling Bee competition.

They will be tested on Saturday30 August at Stanger High SchoolinKwadukuza to seewho takes thetitle of queen or king Bee.

Media24 Local NewspapersKZN has teamed with the Office ofthe KwaZulu-Natal Premier to rollout the popular competitionthroughout the province.

The spelling bee originally

started in Zululand and is enjoyingits fifth year there.

Outstanding spellers frompreviously disadvantaged schoolsstand towalk awaywith thousandsof rands in prizes, including cashfor the top spellers and their teach-ers, books for top spellers andtheir schools, as well as goodiebags for all teachers and spellers.

A former teacher himself, KZNPremier Senzo Mchunu said it iscriticalthat the talent andpotentialof the youth is fully developed andharnessed to guarantee the contin-uous socio-economic developmentof the province and the country.

“In doing so, we will ensurethat we deal decisively with thetriple challenge of poverty, un-employment and inequality,” hesaid earlier this year.

Speaking to the Fe-ver, some pupils whowill be taking part inthe competition ex-pressed confidencethattheyknowall thepre-selected words,which have beenprinted in the Fe-ver.Continues on

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Ayanda Gumede, Tamikah Kok and Woodhurst principal Sushila Naidoo prepared for the KZNSpelling Bee.

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“I practise thewords every day, I do admit thatsome of them are very hard but I am confidentabout the competition. I would also like tothankmy school,Woodhurst Secondary, for alltheir support,” said Ayanda Gumede.

Tamikah Kok from Marianhill also ex-

pressed her confidence. “This is the first timeI enteredaSpellingBee; I amexcitedandnerv-ous at the same time. I am really grateful forthisopportunity todomyschool,my familyandmyself proud. First place title here I come!

Principal of Woodhurst Secondary (one ofthe participating schools) Mrs Sushila Naidoo,expressedher thanks to FeverNewspapers foroffering the opportunity for previously disad-vantage pupils to show off their talent. “I amproud of the courage and determination thatthe pupils have. Thank you Fever for thiswonderful initiative.”

Pupils have had almost twomonths to learnthe words that were released on 20 June.

The first leg of this year’s competition washeld in Richards Bay a few weeks ago, where16-year-old Wendy Goqo from Mningi Highspelled her way to the top spot and wascrowned the 2014 champion for the Zululand

region.On Saturday, spellers are required to take

their birth certificates¬or IDbooks to the eventand should be accompanied by no more thantwo supporters, one of which must be an Eng-lish teacher.

Pupils and schools who have not enteredthrough official channels prior to the eventwillnot be allowed to take part.

For those schools who have entered, regis-tration takes place at 8amsharp. Spellers needto be in the hall and seated by 8.30am.

The competition starts at 9am.For more information on the event, call

Vusi Mthalane on 079 389 5205 or visitwww.kzn spellingbee.co.za

More information is also available on theofficial Facebook page: KZN Spelling Bee. TheHillcrest Fever wishes all spellers the best ofluck.

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BLUE Security reaction officersand SAPS arrested threearmedmenwho held up a se-

curity guard in Mariannhill beforeransacking the premises of the JesFoord Foundation last week.

Blue Security managing directorHenkvanBemmelencommendedtheofficers for their bravery in makingthe arrests.

“Our officers went beyond the callof duty to assist the Mariannhillpoliceintrackingdownand arrestingall three alleged robbers,” Van Bem-melen said.

“The armed robbers, one armedwithaknifeandtwoarmedwithham-mers, had allegedly held up the secu-rityguardat the foundation’spremis-es in Abbott Francis Road.

“They tied him up with shoe lacesand covered him with timber beforebreaking down panels of the organi-sation’s park home containers,” hesaid.

“They ripped the alarm systemoff the wall, ransacked the premisesand loaded furniture and other sto-len items into their awaiting vehiclesbefore fleeing the scene.

“Fortunately the gang was notquick enough for our team of officersand the policewho arrested them re-covered the stolen goods and im-pounded their two vehicles,” he said.

VanBemmelen said it was “despi-

cable” that criminalswould target anorganisation that was working self-lessly to assist victims of crime.

“We trust that this latest success

sends a strong message to criminalsthat local security companies are se-rious about fighting crime and part-nering with the police to ensure that

criminals are brought to book so thatour communities can feel safeagain.”

Spokesperson for the Jes FoordFoundation Michelle Smith said,

“We are very grateful to the amazingassistance of Blue Security as well asCaptain Naidoo at the Marianhill Po-lice station for the arrests.”

She said that the day of the rob-berywasasaddayforthefoundation,as the centre has only been open forfive months and in that time has al-ready touched so many survivorslives as well as life skills for youth,which has led to their employment.

“Although most of the stolenproperty was retrieved, the damagethatwas done to the centrewas com-pletely appalling and destructive toan unnecessary extent,” she said.

“We are appealing to the publicandanycompaniestohelpuswiththecost to repair our centre, as we havehad to close doors until further no-tice, as we cannot expose our survi-vors to thecurrent stateofourcentre,as well as now needing to re-estab-lish it as a safe haven.”

Jes Foord added, “My heart is sadto see such a beautiful place in suchruinandtoknowthatthefundingthatwill be used to repair the damage ofthe centre could have been going to-wards the employment of a newZuluspeaking counsellor to further helpthis community.”

She is also appealing to the com-munity for assistance.

To assist thefoundation, contact071 313 5197

MichelleSmith atthecounsellingcentre inMariannhill.

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Three arrested for NGO robbery>> The Jes Foord Foundation - which caters to rape survivors, was ransacked and damaged last week in a robbery

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ISLANDS of first world efficien-cy and safety are popping upfast around Durban.But some “island” ratepayers

arepayingtwiceasmuchasothersfor theprivilege, and the city is fix-ing their potholes and street lightsmuch faster than they do for therest of us.

In commercial and suburbanneighbourhoods from Umhlangato Florida Road and Kloof, rate-payershaveelectedtopayextraontheir already sky-high rates bills,for service and safety statistics atEuropean standards.

And — following Cape Town’slaunchof31SpecialRatingsAreas— they are working so well thateven most unwilling ratepayersforced to pay “super-rates” havethrown their support behind theSRAs, and half a dozen otherneighbourhoods want in.

In Maytime, Kloof — whereabout 300 residents and100busi-

nesseshave signedup for compul-soryhigher levies—nocrime inci-dentofanykindwasreportedin90days, thanks to its hire of a singlesecurity company for the area andan on-site security manager, withstrict performance demands.

The five-year-old mixed-useSRAinUmhlangaincludes“green-ing” and marketing, but the pre-cincthasgonefromdecliningrent-als and high crime in 2009 toR4 billion in new investment, andhundreds of voluntary super-rates-paying residents who want-ed in.

Withover1 500“official”mem-bers, Umhlanga ratepayers payjust R190 extra monthly for eachR1million in their property value,whileFloridaRoad’sfewmembers

pay R500 per million more.Inadditiontothe“addedservic-

es” their own teams provide, thenon-profit companies that run theSRAssay theyget rapidbasic serv-ice delivery as well — but insistthey get “no special treatment”from the municipality.

BrianWright, head of the com-pany which runs three SRAs andmany more “managed precincts”around Durban, said: “We areshortening the time between thefault and the report, not the timebetween the report and the repair.The fact is that people see faultsand assume someone else has re-ported it; our managers activelylook out for problems and workwith the city to see they are ad-dressed.”

However, Cape Town’s deputymayor, Ian Neilson — who over-sees the city’s rapidly growing listof 31 SRAs— admitted that “rela-tionships” between SRA manage-ment and service departmentsspurred faster response.

“We already set standards —like 48 hours between a potholebeing reported and being filled.But SRAmanagers build relation-ships with the right people in thecity, which can obviously help re-action. Wealthier people com-plain, and poorer people tend notto, until the problem blows up. Sowearerollingoutamodelforpoor-er areas which mimics the goodfault reporting from the SRAs.”

A number of neighbourhoodsare seeking SRA status, includingBotha’s Hill. eThekwini spokes-person Tozi Mthethwa said 10SRAs had been approved, includ-ing Giba Gorge and South Beach.One new precinct — Kharwastan(Chatsworth)—hadbeenformallyapproved this year.

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AMANwaskilledandwomanwascritical-ly injured after a collision on theM13nearHillcrest, on Sunday.

According toER24paramedics theyar-rivedat thesceneandfoundthelightmotorvehicledownanembankmentandwedgedup against a tree.

“On assessment, paramedics discov-eredthatthedriverhadbeenpinnedinsidehis vehicle after it struck a tree, said a ER

24 paramedic Russel Meiring.“Despiteeffortsmadebytheparamedics

the man sadly succumbed to his inju-ries.”

The female passenger lay next to thewrecked vehicle in a critical condition.

“Paramedics immediately treated thepatient, providing her with advanced lifesupport before transporting her to Hill-crest Hospital for urgent medical treat-ment,” said Meiring.

The incident is still under investigation.

JONATHAN ERASMUS

SEVERAL roads in upmarket Hillcrest are to be namedaftertreesinanareathatisteemingwithnewestates.

“The naming of streets will prevent unnecessaryconfusion and assist to rationalise the physical ad-dress system eThekwini-wide,” said city manager SbuSithole.

According to official council documents this pro-cess, adopted in 2004, is being implementedthroughout the city on an ongoing process.

The roads, which form part of the Acutts 101 devel-opment, are between The Walk and Acutts Drive,which is on the border of Waterfall and Hillcrest.

The estate, which is currently still being built, isclose to Cotswold Downs Golf Estate and the Kirtling-ton Equestrian Estate.

The changes are as follows:• 400382 – Hardwood Dr;• 400383 – Flat Crown Lane;• 400382 – Broadleaf Way;• 400382 – Paper Bark Dr;• 400382 – Autumn Leaf Rd;• 400382 – Fever Tree Lane;• 400382 – Wild Plum Tree Ave;• 400382 – Sweet Thorn Ave;• 400382 – Coral Tree Lane

Hillcrest streetsget new names

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THEUbertaxiservicecouldbeusefultopassen-gers, but has been met with resistance by pri-vate taxi operators.

Uber is essentially aglobal app for smart-phones from which us-ers are able to hail a pri-vate taxi and track thevehicle till it reachesthem.

Alon Lits, generalmanager of Uber inSouth Africa, said the company launched itsnew service UberX yesterday, offering users adiscount on rates charged by regular privatetaxis,andthattheservicewouldbefreeforDur-banites until Sunday.

Uber does not own any vehicles, but rathermakes use of existing private taxi operators,connectingthemtothosewhowanttomakeuseof the service.

Durbanites have cottoned on to the conceptsince its inception in Durban last year when

Uber launchedapremiumservice.But it’sbeenless popular with local metered taxi operatorswho have raised concerns about the serviceand its legality.

Eagle Taxi Cabs owner and executivemem-ber of the SA Metered Taxi Association FayeFreedmansaidUberwas“rufflingthefeathers”of the traditional metered cab industry by un-dercutting the price and operating withoutmuch regulation.

“Wearemonitoringthesituationaroundtheworld to find the best route to take the matterforward,” she said.

Peter Lehman, general manager of MozzieCabs said,

“Investigation … has led us to strongly be-lieve that Uber has approximately 50 vehiclesoperating at different times, contravening thebylaws of Durban.”

Lits responded saying, while they are notregulated they do notoperate outside of regu-lation.

“All our drivers havea professional drivers’licence.Wealsoconductbackground checks.

“This is an industrythat has never had to

change,butUber is thegamechanger,”hesaid.Metro Police spokesperson Eugene Msomi

said Uber did not seem to be in contraventionofany traffic lawsandofferedveryuseful infor-mation.

“Wedounderstandthatthemeteredtaxiop-erators in thecitymayhaveconcernsabout theservice as it does not follow traditional opera-tions ofmetered taxis. If they are in contraven-tionofanybylaws,weurgemeteredtaxiopera-tors to bring this to our attention,” he said.

Uber rowover e-taxisNew cab-hailingsmartphone app has localoperators hot under thecollar

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MAYIBONGWE MAQHINAWHILE the KwaZulu-Natal legislature launches an in-vestigation into its affairs, one of its senior officialspockets his salary while sitting at home.

Human resources manager Nhlanhla Mpondi wasplaced on special leave in June to allow an investiga-

tion by an unnamed company. The suspension fol-lowed National Education, Health and Allied Workers’Union (Nehawu) alleging irregularities in recruitmentprocesses at the institution.

The union previously claimed Mpondi showed fa-vouritism when employing interns, some of whomwere allegedly children of MPLs. It claimed some ofthem had been on “internships” for up to three years.

Mpondi’s placement on special leave comes as Pre-mier Senzo Mchunu and Public Service and Adminis-tration Minister Collins Chabane complain aboutlengthy periods of precautionary suspensions for offi-cials. Earlier this month Chabane said R50 million waspaid out to 400 civil servants who were on precaution-

ary suspension.Last week legislature secretary Nerusha Naidoo

denied Mpondi was on suspension.“There is no suspension. He has taken special

leave,” Naidoo insisted yesterday.“There are matters that are investigated, some of

them relate to human resources. He has taken leavewhile the investigation is under way,” she added.

But Mpondi’s leave has irked the Public and AlliedWorkers’ Union of South Africa (Pawusa), which nowwants to meet Speaker Lydia Johnson to present herwith a host of alleged irregularities in the institution.

Pawusa provincial secretary Moses Tsotetsi saidthat their allegations also related to legislature secre-

Official earns bigbucks on ‘adminleave’

tary Naidoo.In June, Pawusa

stated that no one indi-vidual could be held re-sponsibleforthe“rot”inthe legislature when itcame to appointments.

It said any investiga-tion should include eve-ry manager involved ina recruitment processsuspected to be irregu-lar for the past 10 years.

Naidoo said shewould not comment onthe statements byPawusa.

Mpondi could not bereached for commentas his cellphone wasswitched off.

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I RECENTLY covered the ‘EskomExpoForYoungScientists -NorthCoast’ regional finals at the Uni-

versity of Zululand. I hadbeen look-ing forward to the event since lastNovember.

Needless to say, Iwas very happyit was finally happening. When Ifirst learned of it, I was surprised itexisted at all.You see, last year I was running upand down eSikhawini (my home-town) trying to establish a scienceorganisation to host a science fairfor the schools in the ‘loxion’ to par-ticipate in.

Thatventurehasyetto bear fruit,but I will continue trying.My anticipation for the science fair Iattended that day, my very first,quickly souredas Iwent through themany project displays. Whilst quitea number of projects impressedme,there weren’t enough of them, par-ticularly from previously disadvan-taged schools.

Look, I was not expecting to seeperpetual motion machines orsomeone disproving the generaltheoryof relativity, but Iwas lookingforward to projects that showedsome real scientific prowess. Forexample, one project consisted of a

seriesof“failed”experimentswherea pair of young scientists tried toshow the effect of music on thegrowth of fungi.

Their project display wassplashed with their many attemptsat trying toprove thatdubstepmadefungi growfasterwhencompared toclassical music. They had no suchluck.Yousee,scienceisnotaboutbe-ing right, it is about trying to find atruth in a systematicway and some-times this takesgreatperseverance,a quality these two young scientistsdisplayed.

It was quite sad to see how a lotof the substandard projects werefrom “previously disadvantagedschools”(aeuphemism forruralandtownship schools that were deniedproper labora-tories becausethe Africanchild had “nobusinesslearningmaths and sci-ence”).

A numberof them werenot scienceprojects at all,instead they were cut-n-paste in-serts from the Internet and did notask or answer any scientific ques-tions,asrequired.Itmaybetheawk-wardnerd inme, but I found this in-credibly sad.

The science fair is a great initia-tive and a very important event inany young scientist and engineer'slife, which I believe could make orbreak the idea of science at the earlystage.

Not all of us will become scien-tists, butIbelievethat it is importantto have a community of individualswhounderstandandappreciate thescientificmethod. I think thismakesus better people who are also less

ignorant and more open minded.Wouldn’t it just be a better world ifwe were all scientifically literate?

Anyway, when 1994 ushered inthe new democratic regime, a neweducationsystemwas introducedsothat a pupil in kwaDlangezwa andanother in Arboretum study thesame chemistry because they arenow both considered equal.

It seems that this is not the case.You see, it took centuries to re-en-force the idea thatAfricanpupilsareless inclined to understand scienceand mathematics in the minds ofthe township schools’ pupils andteachers alike.

We must also admit, however,that science andmathematics is notyet seen as a viable career path for

many parentsto advise theirchildren topursue. It is,however, stillup to commu-nities (parents,teachers theSGBs) to takescience andmathematicseducation seri-

ously.This column should also serve as

my anti-procrastination effort atnot being another nay-sayer whosees “the problem” and does notpropose a solution. My intention isto work with schools in communi-ties suchas in eSikhawiniwith theirscience fair entries for the comingyear.

Hopefully, this will be one ofmanyinitiativesIwillbe involvedin,in terms of improving science edu-cationinourso-calledtownship andrural schools.

Interested? Call me. I would bemore than happy to see how andwhere I can help.

Affirmative actionmissed our schools

A number of them were notscience projects at all, instead, theywere cut-n-paste inserts from theInternet and did not ask or answer

any scientific questions.It may be the awkward nerd in

me, but I found this incredibly sad.

AS a party we believe that it is our Demo-cratic right to voice our opinion and repre-sent our party's nationwide stance tosupport Israel in her right to defend herpeople. It is a stance that the party decid-ed to continue supporting at our FCOPheld in Johannesburg last month.

The ACDP like many others is grievedby the loss of life and terrible anguishfamilies on both sides of the Israel and Pal-estine conflict is suffering. We are not justsupporting Israel; we are supporting thepeople of Palestine who are suffering un-der the tyranny of Hamas oppression.

Our Municipality represents all citizensincluding Jews which must be noted aresome of our biggest rate payers and busi-nessmen that contribute to the breadbas-ket of this Municipality. Therefore I strong-ly believe that if we want to take a stanceforhumanity,wecannotpositionourselvesto just one side. The solidarity march bystanding with Palestine ‘’only’’ chose to

ignore the fact that the human rights ofIsraeliswerebeingviolatedbytheconstantthreat of missiles being launched at them.

Therefore this march cannot beconsidered a human rights march as statedby the anonymous prominent businessmember of the community in the frontpage article in the North Coast Times(08/08/2014).

The accusation that the ACDP seeks tosow division within the community is bothslanderous and untrue. The fact that theprominent business member chose to re-main anonymous while making this accu-sation reveals a lack of decency and matu-rityonhis/her parttotakeresponsibilityforsuch an accusation. The ACDP will notwithdraw its support of Israel and herright to defend her people. We will contin-ue to unashamedly stand with Israelagainst terrorism.

Stephanie SubramanianACDP Member

ACDP holds firm on stancefor Israel

LEAVING aside the apparent gender dis-crimination by the Department of Health,reports about female students who arereceiving bursaries for medical studies inIndia being given contraceptive implantsraise serious ethical issues.

We need to know whether the stu-dents have the option of refusing to havethe implant without forfeiting their bursa-ries.

Informed consent is mandatory for anymedical procedure and it can only be givenonce all the pros and cons of the proposedtreatment have been explained, withoutany coercion whatsoever.

Making the bursary conditional on ac-cepting the contraception would consti-tute coercion and negate informed con-sent.

It is of great concern that the students’right to privacy regarding medical mat-

ters has been violated. Decisions aboutcontraception aresensitive,personalmat-ters, and there has been a serious breachof students privacy in the publicity givento this matter — which could increase theirvulnerability to sexual predators.

This type of contraception will notprotect the students from rape — a hugeproblem both here and in India — nor fromHIV or STDs (sexually-transmitted diseas-es).

WhattheDepartmentof Healthshouldbe doing is providing maximum protectionfrom these dangers to students’ healthby ensuring they have access to supportservices and counselling, especially in anenvironment where they will be away fromfamily and friends

Mary de HaasOn behalf of Meran

(Medical Rights Advocacy Network)

Contraceptive implants - ethicallywrong

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A grandmotherwith guts>> One granny’s determination touches the lives of hundreds

KALISHA NAICKERKalisha.Naicker@media24.com

AT 71,manygranniesintheUp-per HighwayArea spend theirdays on the front porch knit-

ting or cuddle up in their blanketswatching soapies on television; how-ever Sister CwengiMyeni spends herdays trying to findnewways toupliftthe community she lives in.

This mother of two believes thatGod has put her on earth to help oth-ers and she says she will continue todo this for as long as she is able to.

Sharing her story with the Fever,Myeni said her community develop-ment started when she retired from

the Department of Health and beganworking at the Hillcrest Aids Centre.

“Iwaslivinginacommunitywhichwassufferingfromthedevastatingef-fects of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and Icouldnotsitbackanddonothing.Justthree months into my retirement in2003IjoinedtheHillcrestAidsCentreas a trainer to the home-based car-ers,” she said.

As Myeni became more familiarwith the community she realised thata lot of grannies were struggling andmore needed to be done.

“When we cared for families wenoticed that the grannies who losttheir children to HIV/AIDs werestressedout,notknowinghowtocare

for the children and they were alsoleft with extra mouths to feed.”

She said, “We decided to leverageoff the successof thehomebasedcar-er training anduse the people in thecommunity to set up the supportgroups.”

The grandmothers support eachotherwithskillsandencouragement.

In the three years developing theproject, Myeni has strengthened theconcept with education and intro-duced programmes to teach thegrandmothers to read and write aswell as ‘Train theTrainer’ incentivesto allow the women to share theirnew found knowledge of sewing,nutrition and gardening.

Another aspect of the pro-gramme is income generation pro-jects such as vegetable gardens, sew-ing and beadwork. Selected commu-nity members are trained and thengo back into their communities toshare this knowledge.

The project has now grown to in-clude many granny support groupsoperating across five different com-munities, with roughly 2 000 grand-mothers involved in total.

Myeni has recognised that it isnecessary for these “old ladies” tofind deep inner resources and youth-ful spirits to carry the responsibilityfor their young grandchildren.

In the Grandmother SupportGroups they not only pay attentionto concerns regarding economic sur-vival but also get on their feet …singing, dancing andmoving inwaysthat prove they are alivewith energy,stillhavingthecapacityofyoung,vitalwoman.

The famous Gogolympics arepart of this project. Started in 2010,the Gogolympics take place annuallyin March and brings together over1000grannies from several differ-ent communities to compete in soc-cer, netball, skipping and indigenousgames.

Myeni’s message to others in thecommunity is, “Age is nothing but anumber. Youare only as old as you letyourself be.There isnobetter feelingin this world than to assist those thatneed it. If I can do it, so can you!”

PHOTO: KALISHA NAICKERCwengi Myeni spends her days trying to find new ways to uplift her directcommunity.

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LOCAL band Customer Parking arequickly making a name for them-selves on the Durban music sceneafter an electricopening for head-lining bandCrashCarBurnfrom Johannes-burg at Live TheVenue.

The band so im-pressed CrashCar-Burn that theyasked them toopen for themagain the next day at another ven-ue.

These talented local boys writeand arrange original music andlyrics and already have a largeyouth following throughout Dur-ban who jokingly refer to them-

selves as “CarGuards”, a fittingname for groupies of a bandnamed Customer Parking.

Wade Pereira, lead vocalist andNasiphi Zwane, drummer, are both

former HillcrestHigh pupils andKeegan Pratt onlead guitar is acurrent Grade 12pupil at the school.BassistReeceCookis in grade 10 atRoseway Waldorfand will be con-tinuing his educa-tion at Campus of

Performing Arts in 2015.Theboysstartedoutasa“garage

band” with a passion for rock sixmonths ago andhave quickly foundsuccess with their catchy lyrics andpop-rock sound. Follow them onFacebook for upcoming gigs.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDCustomer Parking members - Wade Pereira, Keegan Pratt, Nasiphi Zwaneand Reece Cook.

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GOING beyond the call of duty, mem-bers of the Kloof and Highway SPCAare endlessly saving stray and aban-donedanimals in theUpperHighwayarea, and are urgingmembers of thepublic to adopt these pets as they arelooking for loving homes.

In the most recent rescue, resi-dentscalledtheSPCAtoreportastrayAfricanis running around Kloof.

InspectorValCarneyrespondedtothe calls and went out to try and findthe dog.

Shehad to call inspectorPetrosSi-mamane for help as the dogwas run-ning frantically and was in danger ofbeing hit by a car.

Eventually thedograndownapanhandle driveway where the inspec-torswereabletocatchherusinganet.

Carney said the dogwas so fright-ened and did not want anybody totouch or handle her.

“Shewas lookedoverbyourveter-inarian, vaccinated and put into astraykennel.PetrosNtuli,whoworks

in theKloofandHighwaySPCAclinic,took a keen interest in the frightenedfemale Africanis and started spend-ing timewith her to try and get her tocalm down,” she said.

“He has such a magic touch withanimals,andhasbeennicknamedthe‘animalwhisperer’ by the clinic staff.His hard work has paid off with herandshehascomeoutofhershellcom-pletely.”

Carney said the dog was namedPetra, after Petros, by the staff of theSPCA.

“She has so much love and atten-tion to give all of us, especially PetrosNtuli. She just loves attention, andfrom being a dog who did not wantanyonetotouchher,shenowenthusi-astically approaches people to get alove and a scratch,” she said.

“Noonehascomeforwardtoclaimher, and she is now up for adoption.We hope that the right family willcome along and open their home tothis very special girl.”

For more information on how toadopt a pet, visit the Kloof and High-way SPCA, 29 Village Road Kloof, orcall 031 764 1212.

Petros Ntuli of the SPCA hopes that Petra gets a good home.PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Petra needs ahome Vying for gold

>> Hillcrest dad ready to take on the World Transplant Games for thesecond timeKALISHA NAICKERKalisha.Naicker@media24.com

DESPITE having two kidneytransplants - his first in(2002) and second in (2008)

- thisHillcrestdadisreadytotakeontheWorldTransplantGames (WTG)for the second time next year andwillbe jettingoff toCapeTowninOc-tober for the National TransplantGames in order to qualify.

DonovanO’BrienspoketotheFe-ver about his previous accomplish-ments. He said he was ranked fifthin javelin, seventh in high jump and11th in shot-putt in theWorld and isdefinitely looking to better his rank-ing next year in Argentina.

He said that being able to repre-sent South Africa is truly a remark-able experience and urges others tonot use their illness as an excuse tofeel sorry for themselves, but go outthere and grab the gold.

“There is no better comradeshipand satisfaction than participatingin the WTG. It gives one’s life a pur-poseful meaning,” he said.

O’Brien said that the games arealsousedtohighlighttheneedforor-gan donation in this country and tocelebrate thegift of life thatall trans-plant recipients has received.

“Withonly0,1percentofthepop-ulation in South Africa being organdonorsand4300peopleonthewait-ing list for various organs the statis-

tics are very slim. It really sad thatwith such a huge population wehave one of the fewest signed up or-gan donors worldwide,” he said.

“What we all fail to realise is justhowquicklywecouldbe inneed. Allthat is needed is for us to contract avirus that affects our heart, or havean accident which causes us to re-quire an organ or tissue transplant.We just have to think of the numberof people whose gift of sight is re-storedbyacornea transplant to rea-

lise how worthwhile organ trans-plantation is.”

He said that all it takes is oneper-son to save seven people’s lives.

O’Brien urged the community toregister to become donors. Hethanked Jaguar Land Rover Hill-crestfor theirsponsorshipsandsup-port for the National TransplantGames.

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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDDonovan O’ Brien participating in 2013 WTG.

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FLIGHTS have been booked, setshave been finalised and they areamped and ready to rockDurban.

The artistswhoare part of thisyear’s stellar Durban Day line-upcan’t wait to set pulses racing onSunday, 7 September.

“My favourite thing about Dur-ban is the food. Life is goodwith abit of spice!” says Cape Town’sJimmy Nevis.

The heartthrob, who himselfwill be raising temperatures onthe day, says he can’t wait to per-form for all his KZN fans.

Nevis is part of a smoking hotline-up that includes Blackbyrd,

The Arrows, Mafikizolo, Gangs ofBallet,FreshlyGround,TheParlo-tones with Khuli Chana, and MiCasa.

“What’s not to love about ahome show?” says Brad Klyn-smith, frontman of local band,Gangs of Ballet. “It’s our first timeperforming at Durban Day, so I’msure there’ll be a few nerves butwe’rethemostDurbanproudguysyou’ll meet so this show will be atreat for us!”

The Parlotones say their fa-vourite thing about Durban is thesea, and quickly add that DurbanDay comes a pretty close second.

“We are looking forward to a dayfilled with sunshine, good music,and cold beers!”

Durban girl duo, The Arrows,can’t wait to “play a show like thisin our home town! It’s always atreat to be able to do that, and ofcourse the line-up is great!”

The guys fromFreshly Groundsay,“Energy, excitement and per-haps something new,” is whatwe’re promising fans.”

Durban Day takes place onSunday, 7 September at People’sPark, Moses Mabhida Stadium.

Tickets are R150 from Com-puticket.

Excitement mounts as ECR Durban Daydrawns closer

A champion of children>> Local resident dedicates her life to assisting HIV positive orphans

KALISHA NAICKERKalisha.Naicker@media24.com

SARA Brown has dedicated herlife tohelping thechildrenof the1000 Hills community with the

Children’s Programme she managesat the Hillcrest Aids Centre (HACT).

Brownsaidthat theHACTisalocalnon-profit organisation that re-sponds to the HIV/AIDS pandemicthroughcare,preventionandpovertyalleviation and income generationprojects.

She said that its Children’s Pro-gramme started in August 2012with150 children receiving home-basedcare, HIV testing and education andpsycho-social support. The pro-gramme has since expanded to fouradditional community sites and nowreaches over 400 children.

“All the children on the pro-gramme are orphaned or vulnerableand themajority stay inchild-headedor granny-headed households,” shesaid.

“The support groups are bringingchildrenwhoare insimilarsituationstogether to become friends, supporteach other, become family to one an-other. Seeing them regularly allowsour team to monitor them, observewhere there are problems and be apart of their lives – hopefully makinga positive impact on them.”

Brown said that she is proud to bea part of such a programme whichbrings positive change to children’slives.“Whatdrivesmeisseeingthesmiles

on the children’s faceswhen they seeme arrive in their homes. Watchingthemgrowupinto childrenwhoholdtheir heads up high and are happy,”she said.

“ChildrenwithHIVshould live likeany other HIV negative child.”

Brown said that the ultimate aimof the programme is to have childrenwho understand the HIV testing pro-cessandtheirstatus,whotakechargeof their health and do not suffer fromstigmatisation.

“Children need to be respectedandbe included in their health choic-es, to grow up to be healthy adults incharge of their future and proud ofthemselves,” said Brown. She addedthat her dream for the children in thecommunities is to see children who

have a normal childhood.“HIV positive children should also

haveparentswho love themandcarefor them, theyneed tohave theabilitytoplay freelyoutsidewithout securityrisks and a high level of health. Chil-dren are the future!”

Brown appealed to communitiesto support the HACT Children’s Pro-gramme. “Any donation we receivewill be much appreciated,” she add-ed.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDSara Brown the champion of children at one of the outreach programmesat the Valley of Thousand Hills.

STEPHEN COAN

BRUSHuponyouropeninggambits— the chess world cup is coming toDurban.

“Like the Soccer World Cup wehad to bid for it,” said Logan Reddy,chief organiser of the 2014 WorldYouth Chess Championships(WYCC),whichisbeingstagedinAf-rica for the first time at the DurbanInternational Convention Centrefrom 19 to 29 September.

The World Chess Federationawarded Durban the right to hostthe 2014 WYCC back in 2011, fol-lowing a bid process initiated byChess South Africa, the KwaZulu-NatalChessUnion,ICCDurban,andthe Durban KwaZulu-Natal Con-vention Bureau.

“In all therewill be 2 500 peoplecoming to Durban, including play-ers, coaches and some parents,”said Reddy.

The direct tourism spend fromthe event is estimated at aroundR20 million.

TheWYCCisdividedintoagecat-egories: under eight, under 10, un-der 12, under 14, under 16 and un-der 18. Out of these categories will

emerge 12 world champions.Chesshasgrown inpopularity in

SouthAfricaandisregardedbygov-ernment as a priority code sport forinclusionatschool level thankstoitseducational benefits.

“There is a direct correlation be-tween chess and high performanceinmathsand sciencebecauseof theuse of logic,” said Reddy.

“Childrenlearntoplanandstrat-egise from an early age. They ac-quire skills they don’t even knowthey are learning.

“It is hardwork so it teaches dis-cipline.Butchildrencanquickly seehow they improve with practice.Chess also boosts creativity and in-ventiveness.”

Reddy said theworld’s top chessplayerscomefromtheRussianFed-eration and China.

South Africa is “middle of theroad” when it comes to chess, saidReddy,andcame82ndoutofthe162countriesplayingattheinternation-al Chess Olympiad earlier thismonth in Tromsø, Norway.

“While theWYCCisobviously foryouth, all those playing are highachievers.Wewillbeseeingsomeofthe top players in the world.”

• Chess games in progress atthe launch of the 2014 WorldYouth Chess Championshipsat Durban’s International Con-vention Centre yesterday. Thechampionships are beingstaged in Africa for the firsttime at the ICC from Septem-ber 19 to 29.PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Hollywood buzzfor local singer>> Music keeps the South African flag flyinghighFEVER REPORTER

HILLCREST singer ShyloPereira is the recent winnerof theSeniorGrandChampi-

on at the South African Champion-ships of Performing Arts Finalswhich was held recently.

Pereira won the competitionwith her rendition of “I Dreamed aDream”fromthemusicalLesMiser-ables. Her prize was a trip worthR65 000 to travel with the SA Teamto compete at theWorld Champion-ships of Performing Arts, in Holly-wood, Los Angeles.

The competition was a stiff one,featuring about 1000 contestantsand 56 countries from all over theworld, with ages ranging from fiveyearsandup. Itwasheldat theWes-tin Bonaventure Hotel and wasbroadcastonitsownchannelacrossthe US.

Pereirasaid,“Thegreatpartwasactually meeting industry peoplefromallover theUS,receiving inter-views for potential projects, andscholarships. The reality is that youcan be as prepared and committedas you like, but contacts are every-thing in this industry!”

The Hillcrest-based singer/songwriter was also proud to havesomeofherpupilsmaketheSAteamin their age groups. “Tim Edley did

particularly well, winning an over-all trophy in the world in his agegroup, for his dramaticmonologue.He’s super talented, so watch thisspace!”She teachesmusicanddra-maatCurroHCAHigh,runsthehighschool choir, and teaches singing,songwriting, drama, piano and vio-lin privately.

She has been contacted by LosAngeles producer Shele Sondheimandhas also received a scholarshipfor the world-renowned New YorkFilm Academy.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDShylo Pereira keeps the SA flagflying high.

EDWARD WEST

JACKIE Cameron (31), chef fromaward winning Midlands hotel andrestaurant Hartford House, is veryenthusiastic about her plans to opena chef school in Hilton next year.

She said that setting up a schoolhadbecomeapassionofhersafterre-alising that, in spite of winning nu-merous awards, nothing could com-parewith the satisfaction shehad feltafter training many people at Hart-ford House.

“I have known for a long time thatthis is what I wanted to do,” she said.

Her plans, including her meteoriccareersofarasachef,showhowhardwork and dedication to one’s workcan propel one into becoming an en-trepreneur.

“At last I am inaposition to realisemy dream of launching Jackie Cam-eron’s School of Food and Wine,scheduled to open in January 2015,”she said.

Cameron’s heart is in KwaZulu-Natal where, since 2002, she hasfilledthepositionofheadchefatHart-fordHouse, a five-star boutiquehotelin rural Mooi River.

Thenewschoolwillbebasedatherfamilyhome inOldMainRoad,Hiltonand the anticipated 15 students willlive either on the premises, or possi-bly have accommodation nearby.

A focus of the curriculum will be“healthyeatingforahealthylifestyle,”

and she also wants to broaden thetraining to include a lifestyle course.

This will focus on other aspects ofbeing a chef.

She aims to be fully “hands-on”with the training, although, depend-ing on the progress of the school, shemay get additional lecturers.

She left Hartford at the end of thismonth, and will spend the next fewmonths preparing for the school.

Cameron has a list of achieve-mentsthatmostaspiringchefswoulddream of.

She graduated from the ChristinaMartin School of Food and Wine in2001 and cut her teeth at MountGrace Country House and Spa.

Under her guidance the HartfordHouse restaurant achieved nationalTop 10 status four times and madenumberfiverestaurantinthecountryin 2013.

Therestaurantismentionedregu-larly in magazines and has achievedmany other accolades including Top10 Eat Out, American Express Plati-num Fine Dining Programme andPeople’s Choice awards.

Her career has taken her to Ger-many, France, Switzerland, CzechRepublic, Australia, England,Dubai,Shanghai, Spain, Copenhagen, Den-mark and America.

Her book, Jackie Cameron CooksAt Home, published by Penguin, hitthe shelves in May 2013 and in Julyachieved the status of secondhighestcookbooksold in thecountryasvotedby Exclusive Books.

She was voted by South AfricanTourism as one of the Top 10 YoungSouthAfricanChefs,hasappearedonprogrammes such asMasterChef SA,Top Billing, and The Ultimate BraaiMaster.

CameronisaChainedesRotisseurmember, and is on the committee forthe South Africa Chefs’ Association.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDJackie Cameron, former chef ofHartford House said it has been apassion of hers to start her ownchefs school for some time now.

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AS a child Michelle Rosewall per-formed in a ballet at Durban’s Play-house. Nextmonth she returns to thesame stage to dance again – in awheelchair.

Rosewall, now37,hadbeendanc-ing since the age of four but in 1996,aged 19, just two weeks into her firstjob,acaraccident lookedtohaveend-ed any hope of dancing again.

“I can’t remember what hap-pened,”saidRosewall. “Iwentout thebackwindowandbrokeawhole lotofbones and my spinal cord wascrushed.”

The two otherpassengers es-caped unscathedwhile the driversustained whip-lash injuries.

Rosewallemerged fromhospital sixmonths later in awheelchair. Initially she couldn’t facegoing back to work and made craftsfromherhome inGlenwood “anddidsome typing to earn money”.

Shehas longsincereturned to full-time employment and now works incustomer service at Smith andNeph-ew near the Upper Highway Area.

Butall thetimeRosewalldreamtofdancing again.

“I knew there was disabled danc-ing in Cape Town and Johannesburgbut I couldn’t find anything in Dur-ban.”

Then she heard about Dance Ba-sicsinGlenwood,whichoffersclassesfor people with a variety of disabili-ties.

Rosewall signed up two years agoand last yeardancedwith abledpart-ner Menzie Khanyase in Shall WeDance?, theannualshowcasemount-ed by the Dance Teachers’ Associa-tion of South Africa at the Playhouse.

“It’sverychallengingdancingwithMichelle,” said Khanyase, who alsodanceswithanabledpartner. “I haveto be very cautious ... and make sureI don’t pull her out of her chair.”

Rosewallhappilyadmitstoknock-ing Khan-yase’sshins afew timeswhile heacknowl-edges hehas“bumpedher downa few

times”.Last year at theNational Disabled

Ballroom Championships in CapeTown the pair won second in bothLatin and Ballroom categories whileRosewallwasnamedQueenof Latin.

At thisyear’sShallWeDance? thetwo will dance a rumba involving alift.

“The lift is new for us,” said Rose-wall. “It’s quite risky as the chair hastobegripped just right, otherwise thearm rests come out!”

NottomentionKhanyasehastolift

around 60 kilograms. “It’s more theawkwardness of the shape and howto pick it up than just the weight thatmakes it hard to lift,” said Rosewall.

The lift is “hard work”, concedesKhanyase. “Butwe are always tryingto push ourselves to the limit andwe’ve developed a lot of trust in eachother.”

Rosewall said she had long cometo terms with her accident.

“Youhavetocarryonwithlife.Ibe-lieveeverythinghappensforareasonand Iwouldnotbe theperson Iamto-day if not for that accident.”

PHOTO: IAN CARBUTTMichelle Rosewall’s handicap wasno match for her determination todance again.

She’s a wheel class act>> Feisty Durban woman fulfils her childhood dream to dance on stage again

PHOTO: VAL ADAMSONThis Ability Dance partners Menzie Khanyase and Michelle Rosewall fromDance Basics studio who’ll be performing in this year’s Shall We Dance atthe Playhouse Opera Theatre from 5 September

‘You have to carry on with life. Ibelieve everything happens fora reason and I would not bethe person I am today if not forthat accident.’

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Sporting talent at its best>> Fun at Waterfall

KALISHA NAICKER

THE Waterfall College SportsEvening saw more categoriesof sports awards being pre-

sented thaneverbefore,as theschoolhas gradually expanded its sportingfacilities.

Parents, siblings, friends and staffcame along to support the pupils in afast-paced multi-media eveningchairedbysportsco-ordinator Chris-tine Eriksen, herself a black belt andrecent SKISA award winner for herkarate work with Waterfall Collegeand iThemba Academy. Seen at theawards were...

Bev Surmon, tourism teacher Julia Mardon and history teacher Erika van der Merwe.

Christine Eriksen with Head of Sports Sicelo Thwala,recipient of the Rugby Player of the Year Trophy. Hewas also awarded the Shuji Tasaki Hanshi True SpiritTrophy for Karate.

2014 Rugby Captain James Marshall (Grade 12)presents his speech at the Waterfall CollegeSports Awards Enthusiastic supporters at the Waterfall College Sports Evening

were Grade 11 students Lane Roux, Rebecca Harvey and ThabileMchunu.

Grade 10 student Ciara van Niekerk receives a Certificateof Merit: Leadership from coach Megan Roth for herleadership of the WFC Drum Majorettes squad in 2014.

THOMASMoreunder16Asoccergirlsre-cently played a match against AshtonCollege.

Both teams played really well andthere was good team spirit on the field.Thomas More College were victoriouson theday. Seen in thepicture is LindiweSibisi about to pass the ball to a fellowteam mate, Tiyana Ramchunder.

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HILLCREST High School is hosting its secondCelebrating theArtseventon29and30Augustat its campus in Shortlands Avenue, Hillcrest.

The event runs from4pmto9pmonFridayand 9 am to 6 pm on Saturday.

A variety of artists will display their workover the twodays - frompaintersandsculptorsto mosaic and stained glass artists, as well asexquisite works from the Quilters' Guild.

Pupils from several local primary schoolswill showcase their talents in the art competi-tion entitled "These are a few of my favouritethings".

Buskers, musicians and choirs will enter-

tainguestsoverthetwodays.OnFridayat5pm,the school's steel drum band will perform.

Refreshments and light meals will be avail-ablethroughouttheeventwithanInternationalFood Fair on the Saturday where guests cansample cuisine from six different countries.

Also on Saturday, demonstrations in inno-vative cake icing by the talented Dawn Boothwill be held at 9.30am and 11.30am, while re-nowned floral artists Althea Higham and JaneWhitby will demonstrate celebratory floral ta-ble decor at 10.30 and 2pm. The cost to attendthese demonstrations is R50 per person andbooking is essential.

Fun-times at Hillcrest HighKALISHA NAICKERkalisha.naicker@media24.com

ITwas a dawnof a newera at Kloof Senior Pri-marySchool aspupils, thegoverningbodyandparents awaited the unveiling of the newschool uniform on Thursday.

The school was opened in February 1927and was known as Kloof Governing School.

The first principal was Miss L. Davies with41 pupils of all ages and built on the site of thepresent Kloof Pre-primary School.

In 1959 the school roll was 270 pupils andthe education authorities decided to build

pre-fabricatedclassroomsonaplot inDanPie-naar Road, which is now the Senior Primarytop sports field.K.S.P. split fromKloof JuniorPrimarySchool

in 1965 and a new school buildingwas built inAbeliaRoad toaccommodateGrade1 toGrade3 pupils.K.S.P a co-educationalpublicschooloffering

quality tuition fromGrade4 toGrade7 ,is situ-ated in beautiful surroundings only 1km fromthe centre of Kloof. Pupils, parents, teachersand the governing body welcomed the changeof the uniform and said, "The future looksbright for education in the area.”

PHOTO: SARAH BRAUNSThe pupils, staff and governing body at the unveiling of the new uniform at Kloof Senior Pri-mary.

New uniforms for Kloof Senior Primary

FEVER REPORTER

THE SKISATrust (karate organisation) - part-neredbyDUTrecentlyhosted itsannual YouthFocus programme at the DUT sports centre.

More than600children fromvarious infor-mal settlements were clothed, provided withsumptuousmealsandtreatedtoafreedevelop-mentkarateworkshopbyProtea coachBrandoPillay.

Motivational speakers - led by SKISA firstladyAnitaPillay (importanceofprayer inone’sdaily life) - included NirupaMisra (health edu-cationist), RichardNaidoo (financial advisor),JabuloKhumalo (karateworld champ) andRi-ashaSingh (triplegoldmedallist/Africakaratechamp). They delivered talks on leadershipskills, health education and the value of sport.

SKISA ladies captain, Tina Lee Singh, en-sured that the programme ran smoothly.

A top music group entertained the eagerchildren - who came from institutions such asABH, Boys/Girls Town, welfare organisations,orphanagesandprimaryschools withinthein-formal settlements - withmusic and dance be-fore lunch was served.

“It was awesome to feel the enjoyment ofthese children having such fun singing anddancingwith theband,TheMen inBlack,” saidpresidentofKarateSouthAfrica, KyoshiSonnyPillay.

The afternoon session was dedicated tosports. The boyswere given coaching skills insoccer by legends such as Manning Rangersyesteryear superstar Super Naidoo whilst thegirls played basketball and volleyball in the in-door courts of the sports centre under thewatchful eye of SKISA senior instructor Loren-zo Pillay.

SKISA received assistance from variouscompanies who sponsored T-shirts, fruit, wa-ter and provided the meals on the day.

The organisation plans to continue to“Shape the future of our youthwithmore suchsocial outreach projects,” Kyoshi Pillay said.

“I invite business, both corporates andpri-vate, to join handswith SKISA Trust and DUTin reaching out to the less fortunate communi-ties in alleviating poverty.

“Sports organisations have the capacity tomakeapositivedifferenceinoursociety,” Pillayadded.

SKISA instruc-tors - led byProtea coachBrando Pillay- conducted afree devel-opment work-shop at theSKISA YouthFocus pro-gramme.

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Shaping the future of KZN’s youth

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDWaterfall pupils were presented with gold badges, colours or honours, at a special assemblybased on consistent excellent academic performance over one or more exam periods duringthe course of the year. The recipients from left are: Sidney Reed, Grade 10 (gold badge), Hel-en Taylor, Grade 9 (gold badge), Kayla Stacey, Grade 10 (gold badge), LauraLuciani, Grade 10 (gold badge), Tarryn Lindsey, Grade 11 (honours), Lane Roux, Grade 11(colours), Michaela Christophers, Grade 11 (honours) and Wendy Mbili, Grade 9 (gold badge).

Awarding academic excellence

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A Gartenfest takes place on Saturday atthe Lutheran Church gardens "Church ofthe Redeemer"(off Kassier Rd) in Assagayfrom 10am to 4pm. For more informationcontact, Imke Bühler on 031 76536020 orPastor Werner Harms 031 768 1473.Weekly

LIVE music at Meercats, 12 Forest Hills

Road, Waterfall every Friday night, from7.30pm and Lance Goldman plays everySunday from 12.30pm – Sunday roasts anda la carte menu available. Contact JillSchoeman on 031 776 3872 or 079 8788051.Weekly

THE Hillcrest Floral Art Club will meeton the second Wednesday of every monthat the Holy Trinity Anglican Church from9am. Visitors welcome.

Weekly

Kloof and Highway SPCA Village Green29 Village Road, Kloof hosts a Garden Mar-ket every Monday and Saturday from 8amto 12noon. All 11 charity shops, tea gardenand nursery are open. For more informationcontact Barbara Laubscher on 031 7641212/3.Monthly

Kloof and Highway SPCA Village Green29 Village Road, Kloof hosts a Garden Mar-ket on the last Sunday of every month from9am to 1pm. All 11 charity shops, tea gardenand nursery are open. For more informationcontact Barbara Laubscher on 031 7641212/3.

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FEVER REPORTER

STAYING within the theme of celebratingwomen during the month of August, the‘Wonder Woman’ communication skillsseminar was held at Robyndale ConferenceCentre in Kloof.

Hosted by business owner, author andfounder of the Robin Hood Foundation,Cindy Norcott, the seminar was fun, inter-active and informative.

After tea and coffee on arrival, Norcottstarted the morning with some valuableadvice on how to effectively communicate,verbally and non-verbally, both in and out-side the work place.

This was followed by an inspirationaltalk by Pro-Appointment’s client, MichelleDesmet of Afrocon, who took the 80 ladiesthrough her incredible weight-loss journey.

After losing 30kgs, Desmet is happier,healthy and more productive. Resort own-er, Carol Lovemore, of Lovemore Lodgeswas up next and one lucky guest won aweekend away for four.

The morning of inspiration and network-ing was concluded by Colleen Wilson ofContemporary Parenting who believes par-enting is about the parent and not the child.‘’We as parents need to find a more mean-ingful way of communicating with, settingboundaries for, and motivating children,’’explains Wilson. Seen at the event were…

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OUR children and their children will thank us forchoosing eco-friendly ways to care for our babies,such as:

Seeking good quality pre-owned baby gear suchas cots, strollers, toys, linen and clothing ratherthan brand new items, which are often of poorerquality.

Electing to use modern, user-friendly clothnappies rather than disposable nappies, which takeseveral decades to decompose, and also expose thebaby to potentially harmful chemicals.

Supporting local producers wherever possible,which avoids a larger carbon footprint of shippingitems from afar.

Steam cleaning of soiled baby goods such asstrollers, car seats and cot mattresses rather thanusing strong cleaning chemicals, which can be harm-ful to children as well as the environment.

Baby Best at The Mushroom Farm in KassierRd, Assegay, provides all of the products, servicesand advice required to care for babies and the envi-ronment.

Saving the environment for futuregenerations

BE A FRONT PAGE BABYDO you have the cutest baby? The Hillcrest

Fever will be running a competition in Octoberwhere you can enter your cutest most ador-

able pictures of your bundle of joy and stand achance to have him or her printed on the FRONTPAGE of the Hillcrest Fever and claim fame for anentire week.Here is how to enter:

Submit a high resolution picture, with thename, surname and age of the baby and parent con-tact details. Email sarah.brauns@media24.com

Pictures will be uploaded onto the Hillcrest FeverFacebook page on Monday 27 October 2014. Peopleneed to vote for their choice of the cutest baby byliking BOTH the Hillcrest Fever Facebook page andthe photo.

The picture with the most likes on Friday 21 No-vember 2014 at 12pm wins and will appear on thefront page of Hillcrest Fever between end of Novem-ber and December 2014.

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Nursery ‘entices’back bees>> Three generations of success at Greenman

DEBBIE WILLIAMS

THEGreenmanNursery inKloofopened in 1919 and has beenrun by three generations of the

Collingwood family. Bobby Colling-wood, the third-generation owner,takes pride in his nursery and has awealth of knowledge about plants.

The Greenman Nursery has be-comeparticularlypopularbecauseofits poppies, a product of Kirchhoff

Seeds,GromorFertiliserandacceler-ator, and this beautiful sight can beseen as you drive past the nursery.

Growing poppies became a familytradition from 1960 in celebration ofspring.

The first generation — Bobby'smother and father—had their ashesthrownover thispoppypatch,which,somesay, iswhytheygrowsowellbe-cause each year the crop is bigger,brighter and more plentiful.

Bees are attracted to poppies andas I walked around the poppy field, Iwasamazedbythehugeamounthov-ering over the beautiful flowers.

So many bees are being killed bythe chemicals used on plants whichcould become a problem to our eco-systemifwecarryonusingchemicalsand insecticides.

Bobbyonlyusesorganicspraysonhis poppies, in particular MargaretRoberts organic products.

PHOTO: DEBBIE WILLIAMSIn the poppy field are from left: Chloe van Eck, Brogan Torrje, David Chipps and AmahleMthetwa from Happy Valley Educare.

Full Range of plants and seedlingsPop in to see Bobby for adviceon any of your gardening needs

12 Umzwilili Road Kloof031 764 3933 or 083 303 5949

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ukungeniswa nokukhishwakwemikhumbi emkhulu echwebenilaseThekwini.Lokhukuveleemcimbiwokusikwa kwensimbi yokuqalaezokwakha lemikhumbi, eBayheadeThekwini ngeledlule.

UMnuz Mkhwanazi uzwakaliseukujabula ngokuthola lethendawathi: “Akuzangekube lulaukutholalomsebenzi wokwakha lemikhumbi,kodwasikwazile ukuqikelela ekuthe-ni sigcine siwutholile. Sizoqinisekisaukuthisizokwenzaumsebenziomuh-le futhi onobuchwepheshe. Intoengi-yithokozela kakhulu wukuthi ukwa-khiwakwalemikhumbikuzodalaam-athuba emisebenzi ayizi-3000,”kusho yena.

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KUYADABUKISA ukuthiabantu abafana noMnuzEric Jabulani Sibeko, on-gomunye wezazimthethoezihlonishwayo kuleli,bathathe umhlalaphansingesikhathi isizwe sibad-ingakakhulukunakuqala.

Lona ngumbono ovelekubafundi abaningi beFe-ver emva kokufunda ngeled-lule umbono walolu qweqwelwezomthethoolufishanengesi-dumbu kodwa olufika esibhakab-hakeni ngomqondo, umfokaGembe, lapho ebecacisa khonangokubaluleka komsebenziwomshushisi. Phakathi kwezintoeziningi akhulume ngazo, kubeyimibandela eholela ekutholakalenikwebheyili.

Ukubeke kwacaca kwathi bhaokaGembe, ukuthi inkantoloifinyelela esinqumweni secalangoba isicubungule bonkeubufaka-zi obubekwe phambi kwayo. Utheubufakazi bubaluleke ngendlela ed-lulaukwenzangobayibonaobucaci-sa ikusasa lalowo osuke ethwesweicala.

Sekukaningi kubikwa emaphep-handabeni ngamadoda adonsa imi-nyaka emajele ngamacala anga-wenzanga,kuzekuveleiqinisoemvakwesikhathi eside ukuthi ayem-sulwa. Esikhathini esiningi kubangamadoda abhecwa ngokunuku-beza izingane.Akeucabangeukuthi

ngobaesikhathiniesiningi iqiniso li-yabulalisa. InseleloephonswayiFe-ver namhlanje kubafundi bayo,ngeyokuthi baveze imibono ngoku-fanelekwenziwemayelananezinse-leloezibhekenenoluntuumakukhu-lunywangesibindineqiniso.Ubuge-bengu budlange kangaka njeyingoba izigebengu ziyazi ukuthi zi-yesatshwa. Isigebengu sigangaemini kabha, sigabe ngokuthi umakukhonaokewathi nkente, uyowut-hunda awuphuze. Nomuntu lowowazikahleukuthiumaekewafakazangaso, sizodonsa ejele siphume si-

menzakalise,nomaenzakaliswengabangani baso ngesikhathisona sidonsa.

Kithina zintatheli siyazikahle indaba yabantuabamane bathi: “Hhayiangazi lutho futhi angi-bonanga lutho. Ufunangikhulume la bese ngi-yafa kulambe izinganezami?” Kube khonaabanye abathi: “Ngi-zokhuluma uma ungekeusho ukuthi uzwe ngami.”Abaningi bazoyikhum-

bula indabakaPetrueBhayib-helini ephika uJesu izinto seziz-

imbi. Esinye isifo esikhona esok-wehlulela umuntuwena ube ungaziukuthi lowo muntu omehlulelayoukwenziswe yini lokho akwenzayo.Kumanje kunemibono eminingi eh-lukene ngabalingisi beGenerations.Bayagxekwa ngapha, bayasolwangapha. Kungenzeka ukuthi kulabaabatelekile kukhona abafuna uku-phindela emsebenzini kodwa bazo-sabaukubizwangamagundane.Ku-laba ababukela kude, kukhonaabababaza imali enkulu eholwa yil-aba balingisi, kukhona abathi yin-cane(R55000ngenyanga).Kaziwe-na mfundi ubuzokwenzenjani uku-ba ubungomunye walaba balingisi.

Umfoka kaSibeko, uthi izinto ez-weni ziyolunga mhlazane abantubaba nesibindi sokumela iqiniso,bayeke ukushaya ihlombe umakukhonaoboshwayokodwabaletheubufakazi ukuze kube khona ubu-lungiswa.

ISITHOMBE: SITHUNYELWEOmnuye wabalingisi abakhonjweindlela uMenzi Ngubane olinganisaindawo kaSibusiso Dlomo kumdla-lo weGenerations

Izinselelo zoluntu yisibindi neqiniso

iphuma inenhliziyoenjani lendodaehla-la ejele iminyaka en-gaphezulu kwemih-lanu, kuyimakuqha-muka ubufakazibokuthi imsulwa,yayiboshelweamanqina enyathi?

Kuyayekubekuh-lenjengobainingila-lawo madoda liphu-ma lithi: “Bababathethelele ngobaabakwazi abakwen-zayo.” Nanxa lama-doda ephuma axole,umonakalo usukesewenzekile emind-enini,eminye imind-eni isihlukenephakathi. Umbuzouthi basuke sebes-honephi onembezakulabo ababa nesib-indi sokubhecaumuntu ngo-bubende inyama en-gayidlanga. Okubikakhulu ukuthikwenzeka konkelokhu nje, basukebekhona abalaziyoiqiniso lokuthi indo-da iqanjelwa aman-ga, kodwa besabeukuphumela obala

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Your new Chev — in black and white

TWOnewspecial editionmodelsfrom Chevrolet will soon be of-fering customers value and ex-

clusivity.Theblackandwhitemodels,available in limited numbers, boastsportyupgradesandenhancedspeci-fications.

“Chevrolet iswell known for offer-ing great value to our customers andwe are confident that with these dis-tinctspecialversions,withexclusivityand additional standard features,wewill delight Chevrolet buyers,” saidGeneral Motors South Africa’s Chev-

rolet brand manager Tim Hendon.“The modifications on the Spark

blackandwhiteeditionhavebeende-veloped by our local engineers, andare factory-approved and fitted forpeace of mind,” added Hendon.

Based on the popular ChevroletSonic1.6LS five-doorhatchback, thenew Sonic black and white edition isavailableasalimitedrunof200units,in “carbon flashblack”or “snowflakewhite pearl”, with side mirrors andthe rear spoiler painted ina contrast-ing “orange rock”. Value-addingstandardfeaturesincludeChevrolet’sMyLink infotainment system andblack 16-inch alloy wheels.

The new Chevrolet Spark blackandwhiteeditionisbasedonthemid-range Spark 1.2 LS. Available exclu-sively in “thunder flash black” or a“Athenian white” in a limited run of300 units, the Spark black and whiteedition features the addition of black

PHOTOS: SUPPLIEDThe Chevrolet Sonichas a limited-edi-tion new look.

>> ‘Chevrolet is well known for offering great value to our customers...’

The Chevrolet Spark black and whiteedition boasts additional features.

15-inch alloy wheels, contrastingblack or white decals, light titaniumupholstery, glossy black interior de-tailing, sports pedals, stainless steeldoorsillplates,uniquesideskirtsandan exterior chrome detail package.

The Spark and Sonic black andwhite editions come standard withChevrolet’s five-year/120 000kmwarranty and roadside assistanceplan. In addition, the Sonicblack and white editioncarries a three-year/60 000kmservice plan asstandard.

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Norwegian focusfor Kargo Pro MTB>> Croeser eyes world championship title

FEVER REPORTER

ELITEmen’s cross countrymountainbik-ing champion Rourke Croeser used therecentCloverLowveldCycleTourasfinal

preparationonhomesoilfortheUCIMTB&Tri-alsWorldChampionshipsinNorwayatthe endof September.

Croeser is set to head Kargo’s charge at theupcoming World Champs and his recent roadracing in Mpumalanga – where he finishedsixthoverallandsecondinthepointsclassifica-tion just a single point behindWestvaal-BMC’sJC Nel .

“Worldchampsisthemajoreventonthecal-endar for me. I've placed a lot of emphasis onitandat themoment I'mfeeling themostconfi-dent on the bike that I have in a long time sohopefullyIcango thereandreallydowell,”saidCroeser.

“I couldn't have asked for better prepara-tion forWorlds than I got from theClover Tour.The first day cameasabit of a shock to the sys-tem with the leg speed required and the com-pletely different style of racing that road is tomountain biking, but from the secondday I re-allyfeltgoodandmissedoutonthegreenjerseybyjustonepointsoIwasreallyhappywithhowthings went up there for me.”

“France is another important event for meaheadofWorlds but I amalso really keen to tryand go there and prove to everyone else that Ican compete internationally and the only wayto do that is to achieve the results that then dothe talking.

“GoingtoFrance,IwanttogetthebestresultataEuropeanWorldCupsinceBurry(Stander).Philip (Buys) has achieved a 39th there beforeandso I'd really like togoover thereandstampmy authority on things,” he added.

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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDThe recent Clover Lowveld Cycle Tour and theupcoming final leg of the 2014 UCI MTBWorld Cup in France will serve as Kargo ProMTB Team's Rourke Croeser's final prepara-tion before he tackles the 2014 UCI MTB &Trials World Championships in Norway.

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CHRISTINEEriksen loves karate somuch thatshewenttheextramiletoensuretheschoolsheworks at recognises it as a school sport.

Eriksen is the sports co-ordinator atWater-fallCollegeHighSchoolwhereshehelpsKyoshiBenMareinstructkarate tothehighschoolstu-dents.

She is also the administrator for SeiwakaiKarate KZN.

Eriksen managed to get karate recognisedas an official school sport at Waterfall College

in2011.WaterfallCollegeatpresentisbelievedto be the only high school in the province thatrecognises karate as a school sport. It formspart of their school sports curriculum and hasalsobeenasuccessfulcomponentoftheschoolsdisciplinary program.

Eriksenwasalso involved indeveloping theK.I.C.C.K. (Kids in crisis can kick) programmewhich is presently situated at the iThembaAcademy, Waterfall. KICCK is a communityoutreach programme that embraces about 70children fromgradeRtograde3 fromlocaldis-advantagedcommunities. Shealsohelpsman-age the karate teams, coaches students and iscompetitive in the sport.

iThemba Acad-emy studentsSmilo Mbuyaziand Sne Ninelawith ChristineEriksen andSensei BenMare.

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For the love of karate