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PPoolliiccee ttoo ffaaccee aa ggrriilllliinnggComplaints about bad service at Hillcrest station are taken to Parliament

JONATHAN ERASMUSAND ROWAN PHILP

A DOSSIER on alleged mis-managementandineptitudeat theHillcrest police station

isgoingall theway toParliament—and the station’s commander is tobe called there to explain the situa-tion.

As one police officer told Fever’ssister publication The Witness of a

“morale crisis”, some local neigh-bourhood watch groups said theywere so angry with late responsesand botched investigations thatthey were refusing to deal with thestation at all.

Although the town has been hitby a crime spike over the winter,newcrimestatisticsshowthatmostresidential crimes in Hillcrestdroppedbyabout20%inthepast fi-nancial year.

Station spokesman LieutenantFransMkhizesaid this showedthatthe 177 station members were do-ing a good job. He denied allega-tions of poor service, and said ad-ministrative staffwereoftenplacedon foot patrols to assist with crimeprevention.

But critics, like ward councillorRick Crouch, alleged the lower fig-ures reflected both “fudged num-bers” and “an unwritten policy to

avoidopeningcases”, aswell as thefact thatmany victims of crime had“givenuptheeffort”ofopeningcas-es inHillcrest. By contrast, the tinyprefab police station in neighbour-ingKloof—withfewerthan20staff,andnotoilet—hasdrivenadramat-ic drop in serious crimes, and itscharge office is now attractingHill-crest-basedcomplainants,whosaythey get “a decent service” there.

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PHOTO: IAN CARBUTTKloof community policing forumchairperson Corné Broodryk saysKloof police station will get newfacilities — and see a slum­likeoutbuilding demolished. Some Hill­crest residents are using the tinyKloof charge office following wide­spread complaints of poor serviceat the large Hillcrest station.

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THOUSANDS of KwaZulu-Natal resi-dents became pioneers of a hi-tech,911-style emergency response sys-tem last week.

Usingthelatest technologydrivingAmerica’s 911 emergency system,thenew systemclaimstoallowpeoplein any emergency to touch an icon ontheir smartphoneandget swift emer-gency service response — withoutneeding to say a thing.

In a dramatic leap from 10111emergency technology, the privateMy911 system automatically locatesthecallertowithinsixmetresviaGPS;has their personal information im-mediately appear on control room

computers and the app icon theypress can describe their crisis.

The community safety networkSA CAN switched over all of its9 000 members to the new system,which feeds its new Emergency Re-sponse and Prevention Centre in Gil-litts.

One of the applications goes di-rectly to animal rescue experts whenapetisintroubleortothenearestpar-amedic.

SA CAN co-founder Brian Jonessaid just one of the “revolutionary”featureswasagroup instantmessag-ing system thatwould alertmembersif a suspectpersonorasuspiciouscarhad been spotted in an area and thenonly inform those members near the

perceived threat.Hesaidthesystemcombinedtech-

nology from the US systemwith localsoftware and was designed to “takepressure off government emergencyservices”.

He said the KwaZulu-Natal-fo-cusedroll-outrepresentedanhistoricfirst for South African emergency re-sponse.

“This has come after months andmonths of work with various up-grades to our network. My911 SACANisthefirst fullyintegratedprima-ry emergency response centre forSouth Africa [and bordering coun-tries].

“Today marks [a] milestone — Iwould never in my wildest dreams

have imagined when we launched in2003 we would become a nationalcommunity centre, let alonemove ontoan international [system],”he said.

Fullmemberspayasmallmonthlyfee, although SA CAN takes all emer-gency calls and routinely mobilisespolice or ambulance services to nonmembers in crisis.

Jones said the smartphoneappal-lowed location tracing with “incredi-ble precision”, but that memberswithout ordinary phones would getmost of the advanced new service.

It includes “lifestyle” services,from wellness features to lost phoneblocks and roadside assistance.

He said the South African PoliceService supported the parallel call

centre service — and police were al-ready using SA CAN for specialisedemergency co-ordination includingillegal dog hunting calls.

“The police do a great job at pre-venting crimes and catching crooks,but10111justdoesnothavethetech-nologytohandleallkindsofemergen-cies.

“Theycannottellwhereyouare,orwho you are, or often evenwhat youraddress is,” he says.

“This new system does all that in-stantaneously — so if you are toostressed inanemergency situation toget thewords out, the systemhas youcovered.”

However, Jones admitted he ex-pected initial “teething challenges”.

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AMANDA KHOZA

OPERATION Bobbi Bearfounder, Jackie Branfield, ispreparing to hand over the

torch after 20 years of fighting forchildren’s rights.

She admitted that at 63 she doesnot have the same energy that she

hadwhenshe first started theorgani-sation.

The Zimbabwean-born activistfoundedOperationBobbiBearundera tree in Illovo in 1994.

The children’s rights organisationis based in Amanzimtoti and catersfor all children across KwaZulu-Na-tal.

Branfield said: “My dream forBobbi Bear is for it to becomeaquali-fied training entity. Iwant it to secureenough funding so that we can be-comeanationaland internationalor-ganisation.”

She said although the organisa-tion had enjoyed a successful 20years, there was more to be done.

“Themoreyoudothemoreyoure-alise there is still a lot of work to bedone because society is alwayschanging,” she said.

The mother-of-six said she wasconcerned about the youth.

“I believe that today’s generationof young people are going to hell in ahand basket. Children are giving

birth to childrenhoping that theywillbe loved,” said Branfield.

Shesaidshecouldnotspeakabouttheorganisation’ssuccesswithoutre-callingherpainfulchildhoodinZimb-abwe. “My father’s best friend rapedmewhen Iwas 11. I was raped againat the age of 12 and 14, but I did nottell anyone,” she said.

Coming from a poor family meantthat she had to become independentat a young age.

She dropped out of school at theage of 14 because she suffered fromdyslexia and dyscalculia — severelearning disabilities.

Hermotherworked two shifts at abar just to provide ameal for her andher two brothers.

Shesaid,“Whilemymotherwasatwork, it was the black women in theflatswhoraisedusandfedusbecausewe were starving. And despite theirlove and protection, I was still rapedseveral times.

“In those days it was one thing tobeblackandpoor,but tobewhiteandpoor in a white colonial country, wassomething else.”

Branfield met the love of her life,Allan, at the age of 18 and the pairmarried when she was 19 years old.

Theymoved to South Africa in theearly 90s and she started the organi-sation.

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THEmunicipalityhas forkedoutR500000 fora 10-day social media campaign for Durban.

However ward 10 councillor Rick Crouchdeems this as a waste of ratepayers’ money.

“For the municipal spokeswoman to say‘the city receivedvalue formoney for the cam-paign’ is disingenuous and ludicrous at best,”said Crouch.

“When it came to my attention that theeThekwini Municipality’s own communica-tions department was tasked with determin-ingwhether the ratepayers received value formoney from the 10-day social media cam-paignbyCarverMedia,I immediatelycontact-edtheofficialstolodgemyobjection.Ialsosug-gested that thenewly-formedsocialmediaas-sociation, the Independent Digital ExcellenceAssociation ( I.D.E.A),becontacted toconductan independent audit. The city officials reject-ed this suggestion.”

Crouch added: “It makes no sense for thecommunications department to conduct thisauditastheybenefitonlyifitisdeterminedthatthe city received value for money, as theyshould have run this campaign.”

“This was a very simple campaign thatcould have been handled in-house and if it isdetermined that the city did not get value formoney, theyhavemore toanswer for.Theout-comewas a foregone conclusion. I said that ifthey conduct this audit internally therewill bethe appearance of a cover-up.” He said thatthis campaign should have cost a fraction ofthe R500 000 billed by Carver Media.

“The fact that a municipal employee is be-ing disciplined in this case shows that therewas something underhanded in how this ten-der was handled. Once again I call for a skillsaudit in the communications department.Whydowehave allthesepeopleinthatdepart-ment if they cannot run a very simple socialmedia campaign?” said Crouch.

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TWO men were arrested bythe Shongweni K9 unit lastweekafterbeingcaughtred-

handed poaching bushbuck inHillcrest.

Police spokesperson ThulaniZwane said members of the unitweredrivingalongKassierRoadinthe Hillcrest area around 2.30pmwhen they spotted a bushbuckgrazing on the side of the road.

“There was a man taking pic-

tures of the bushbuck and themembersdidnot thinkanythingofit,” said Zwane. They returned tofind another vehicle parked nearthe photographer’s vehicle.

“They stopped and went intothe bushes, finding the bushbuckhad been shot dead and that therewere other bushbuck around,” headded.

Members of the unit arrestedthe two suspects and recovered a.303 rifle with a sniper scope.

“Sipho (45) and Bongumusa

Linda (31) appeared in the Pine-town Magistrate’s Court,” saidZwane.

“They are sending out spotterswho take pictures of the animalsand send them to a teamof poach-erswho come out to shoot the ani-mals,” he added.

Steven King, communicationsofficer of the Hillcrest CommunityPolicing Forum, said the incidentwas the first after a long time con-sidering the number of bushbuckin the area. “We are hoping that

from now the community comesforward and will keep an eye outfor people like this especially withthe amount of bushbuck in the ar-ea,” he said. “You know you hearabout rhino poaching all the time,but now these small animals arebeing targeted.”

EzemveloKZNWildlifewereal-so on scene. Spokesperson MusaMthambo said Ezemvelo deploresany form of poaching.

Two caughtpoaching bushbuck>> ‘Now these small animals are being targeted...’

THE KwaZulu-Natal Gaming andBetting Board has concluded itspublic hearings intoapplications toroll outmini casinos in several pro-vincial malls.

It is considering 13 applicationsto license bingo halls in shoppingmalls includingThePavilion,South

Coast Mall and Galleria ShoppingMall.

The public has until September30 to submit additional writtensubmissions after which the boardwill consider the submissions.

KwaZulu-Natal Treasuryspokesperson Musa Cebisa said

a decision outcome was prema-ture.

“We still need to check on theprogress ... The consideration of li-cenceswillhavetobeinlinewiththeamended act.”

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FROM PAGE 1One Hillcrest police officer, whoaskednot to benamed for fear of re-prisal, said: “The communitydoesn’twant to opencaseshereanymore because they’re often treatedlike a piece of cr**.

“Some members are doing ster-ling work, but they are carrying theworkloadofotherswhodonothing.”

The officer said Hillcrest’s com-mander, Colonel TP Mbele, was “acompetentcommanderwhoarrivedhere full of energy”, but alleged thatother senior officers had created“internal divisions anda leadershipproblem”.

Crouchhascompiledadossierof

complaintstatementsbyeightcrimevictims and three neighbourhoodwatch groups.

He received two more state-mentslastweek—onefromatouristalleging an attempt to solicit aR1 500 bribe, and another allegingunhygienic conditions“and theworst customerservice Ihave [ever]encountered”.

Among the formal complainantsis Matthew Bennett, who claimedthe station had bungled threecrimes he suffered this year — in-cluding an assault during a violentraid on hisMugg&Bean restaurantin February.

Diane Kohler Barnard, a DA

member of the parliamen-tary committee on police,said that, for the first time,the commanders of “troub-lesome” police stationswould be called to account,including Colonel Mbele.

“We have been told to pullpeople from [these] stations toParliament, and Hillcrest will beone of them,” she said.

“Thisisunprecedented,asprevi-ously we would only request thepresence of provincial commis-sioners.”

Action on Kloof slum buildings and toilets

Councillor Rick Crouch has compiled 11 complaints.

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Certain individuals and websites mayeven have used this to terrify you into notvaccinating your cat. Let’s talk facts then:

1)Rabiesisa100%fataldiseaseofhu­mans transmitted mainly by dogs andmuch less frequently by cats; annual vac­cination is mandatory.

2) Feline leukaemia is rife in SA

amongst sick cats; some overseas studiesshow low prevalence in the general catpopulation that jumps to 20% in sickcats; so being FeLV negative protects catsfromtripstothehospitalformanycauses.

3) Only 4% of animals in KZN are vac­cinated against rabies , thus the risk to an­imals and humans is immense. SA isn’tSurrey (UK) or Copenhagen – there are noboundaries between urban and rural pop­ulations (of humans and animals), thuswe are all at risk and vaccination is im­

mensely protective.4) In a study of feline sarcomas, over

744,993 feline visits to the vet, there were0.00036 cases/cat.

5) Injections of long­acting cortisoneand possibly also long­acting penicillinsuspensions was as likely to cause sarco­mas.

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7) Early diagnosis of a sarcoma – anylump >1 cm in diameter, or doubling in size

within a month of being noted being riskfactors – and referral to a specialist – canresult in a cure in 70% of cases.

There is no excuse for not vaccinatingyour cat against rabies and FeLV, andmaintainingthis.Acatexclusivelykeptin­doorsthatonlygoestothevet onceannu­ally can forgo the FeLV vaccination sub­ject to it’s lifestyle remaining constant.

The 3­in­1 against snuffles and pan­leukopaenia has never been reported asa problem, lasts only a year, and must becontinued into later life as immunitywanes.

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Everton Conservancy- a natural gem>> A tranquil suburb striving to preserve its natural environment

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EVERTON is a relatively un-known suburb of about 230properties, situated between

Kloof,Gillitts andHillcrest.Theareawas favoured as a weekend retreat,away from the heat and bustle ofDurban and the early dwellings inEverton werehunting lodg-es.

Evertonwas managedindependent-ly, under aHealth Com-mittee up until1994. In theearly 1990s,the HealthCommittee, recognising that Ever-ton was a unique area, created theEverton Conservancy, the first ur-ban conservancy in the country.

It is funded by donations frommembers of the community and its

annual garden party.The large properties, narrow

roads, ravines and streams makeEvertonatranquil,calmsuburbwitha special ethos and sense of place.

The natural areas are home tomany animals - notably bushbuck,blue duiker, common duiker, porcu-pine, bushpig, water mongoose,rockandtreehyrax, bushbaby,gen-

et and caracal.There is a va-riety of birdspecies – andresidents areprivileged tohave trumpet-er hornbillsand woolly-necked storksvisiting theirgardens to-

gether with crowned eagles whichnest in the gorge.

The many indigenous plants inthegorge includesomeveryrareen-demic tree species. Everton Con-servancy nurtures natural grass-

landswhichdisplaywonderful flow-ers after the first rains. There aresome superb walks along the trailsin theEverton gorge and the suburbhas three magnificent waterfalls.

Membersoftheconservancycon-duct regular guided walks throughthe Everton gorge in which birdsightings,treesandinterestingsignsof wildlife activity are highlighted.

TheEvertonConservancy strivesto preserve the natural environ-ment.

Invasive alien vegetation is amajorproblemandtheconservancyhas trained a team of workers toidentify and eradicate this vegeta-tion.

The teamworks on conservancylandforafewdaysaweekandontheotherdaystheyare availabletoworkon private properties.

The conservancy committee alsoworks hard at monitoring develop-ment in Everton, ensuring that itsunique community is not disturbedand that any developments do nottransgress the Seppings Environ-mental Management Plan (EMP)that was drawn up in 1995. Poten-tial issuesmay bewater pollution orillegal buildings.

The conservancy tries to foster asense of community with functionssuch as the Everton garden party,talks on interesting subjects and oc-casionallyhoststhe“champers”andsmoked salmon on the rocks on theMolweni River.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDThe Molweni stream running through the Everton Conservancy.

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THEfoundationphasepupilsofCurroHillcrest Christian Academy (HCA)collected beanies, socks and jerseysto donate to the Vusumusi School inEmbo.

Teachers Mrs Hayward, MrsMkhize and a fewGrade 3 pupils hadtheprivilegeofdelivering these itemsto them last Thursday.

“It was a heart-warming experi-

enceandthepupilsofVusumusiwerevery grateful for their gifts.“Curropupilsspentsometimevisit-

ing the classrooms, interacting withthe pupils and assisting them witha few maths equations,” said Hay-ward.

“Whatanawesomeexperience forall. Curroextendsaspecial thankyouto the parents of Curro HCA for theirsupport in collecting these items ofclothing.”

Teachers and Curro HCA pupils prepare for the distribution. Seen from left:Mrs Mbanjwa, Luke Kelly, Guy Lawrenz, Pearl Gordon, Gabi Hayman, KatieHawyes, Lilitha Madikizela, Seth Scorer, Joanna Reardon, Jared Ambroseand Julia Mostert.

Charity begins at home

The conservancy tries to fos-ter a sense of communitywith functions such as the

Everton garden party and theoccasionally ‘champers’ andsmoked salmon on the rocks

on the Molweni River. For more information visit theEverton Conservancy website iswww.evertonconservancy.co.zaor email info@evertonconserv­

ancy.co.za . The chairman, TonyKee can be contacted on 031767 2925.

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For the love ofreading>> Local author launches debut children’s book

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AUTHOR and illustrator Caro-lyn Davies has launched herdebut picture book for chil-

dren titled, “Blue Like You”.Sharing a bit about her life story

with the Fever, Davies said that writ-ing and illustrating stories has beenherpastimeandpassion fromtheageof four.

She has a degree in Fine Art andhas worked as a graphic designer inthe UK and South Africa in publish-ing, children's merchandising andadvertising.

Her two young children fuel hercreativity with their boundless ener-gy,unhindered imaginationandtalesof mutant pirate robots.

“Blue Like You is the first editionpublished in South Africa in 2014 byImaginarium Books. Written and il-lustrated by myself, this delightfulpicture book for babies and toddlersexplores several important themesincluding: colour, shapes, sharing,play, diversity, fun and friendship,”she said.

The book is centred on a storyabout Playclay Monkey, who isa lonely, teardrop blue monkey andPlayclay Bunny who is fiery andangry red.

However, Monkey has a plan andsoon they’re lost in a game of mush-ing, squishing and cutting playclayshapes.

They discover that together theirworld can be fun and colourful, andtheygetanevenbettersurprisewhentheymix theblueandredclay togeth-er.

Blue Like You is the first in theMushyMix series – a set of excitingand fun stories about playclay (playdough), colours, sharing and friend-

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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDCarolyn Davies with her debut picture book for children.

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HELP the Robin Hood Foundation“sponsorasmile” toachild thisyearby donating to their fundraisingproject.

KimGriffith-Jones, co-ordinatorof the Robin Hood Foundation saidthat thisproject started in2001andhas changed the lives of hundredsofchildrenintheUpperHighwayar-ea.

“Whatstarted threeyearsagoasa visit to the school is now a highlyanticipated and exciting annualproject. It is a beautiful celebrationof the livesanddifferencesofnearly300disabledchildrenat theEthem-beni School for the Disabled,” shesaid.

“With their varying forms of dis-abilities, these children show ustheir remarkable hearts as they de-light inourannualvisit.We'takethefunfair to thechildren'with thehelpof our amazing volunteers andsponsors.Youhavenever seenbig-

ger smiles.”Jones said that the foundation is

looking to corporates and individu-als to ‘sponsor a smile’ which isgreat timing as ‘World Smile Day’falls in the month of October.

“Your financial contributionswillbeused topay for thehiringandsettingupofvariousridesandinflat-ables, for the face-painting, balloonsculpturing, eats and cool drinks.Wearealso looking for thedonationofpartypackgoodies andbigdécoritems like balloons, bunting or any-thing that will transform the schoolinto a funfair,’’ she added.

Toget involved in theEthembeniFun Day or to join them on the day,please contact Kim on robinhood-fund@telkomsa.netorphoneheron076 612 9060. To ‘sponsor a smile’for R50 each pleasemake a depositinto the following bank account:The Robin Hood Foundation, Ned-bank, account number: 164 8160948, branch Code: 164 826, Ref:sponsor a smile.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDGrade seven pupil Nokulunga Dlamini from the Ethembeni School for theDisabled and past pupil Londiwe Hlengwa enjoying last year’s RobinHood Foundation’s visit to their school in Inchanga when the foundationbrought the funfair to them.

Sharing the happiness

KALISHA NAICKER

FUNDRAISING efforts for the 2015 StMary’s DSG Sports Tour and their benefit­ting charity, Reach for a Dream, has com­menced.

The tour to Singapore and Malaysiatakes place in April next year and 30 hock­ey, netball and tennis players from Grade11 will be participating.

The fundraising efforts have kicked off

with the sale of Cindy Norcott’s book titled‘How to be Unstoppable’.

Committee member and parent, DebbieCameron, stressed the importance of in­cluding a charity. “Our school’s motto is‘Service before self, God before all’ and, inturn, every fundraising initiative that theschool embarks on has a link with a non­profit organisation,’’ she said.

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tre, Hillcrest and from the school’s market­ing office.

Other fundraising initiatives include abreakfast at the school on 22 Novemberand a sports dinner in February next year.

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Where logic andreason fail

SIBUSISO BIYELA

IAMa self-proclaimed advocate ofscience, but as I have learnt overtheyears,mineisastupidventure.

Science is abodyof knowledge that isappliedbypeoplewe call scientists tounderstand the physical world usingexperimentation and reasoning tocome to conclusions.

It is also very important that advo-cates of science, suchasmyself, driveintheirownlanesandrealise thatsci-ence cannot solve, know, or under-stand everything.

This is a very humbling fact, onethat needs to be accepted as is, on ac-countof theexistenceofopinionsandthe growing tendency to let logic andreason take a backseat in a worldruled by counter-knowledge.

Now, I have been told, and havesubsequently read many a literatureon the internet, telling me that thereare some things that science cannotknow and can never explain.

Thatstatementcanseemvery flat-worldly, but such an analysis wouldbeunfair to theadvocateof thesuper-natural.

Howcanwedifferentiate betweenestablished facts and counter-knowl-edge?

Well, the western world has comeupwithafewuseful tools forthephys-icalworld: experimentationandOck-ham’s razor sums up most of thesetools.

When researchers are faced witha natural phenomenon that is not yetunderstood, they use experimenta-

tion to determine the mechanismdriving the phenomenon.

Where experimentation fails ornot is possible (such as a historicalevent), it is useful to ‘cut the crap’.

This is where Ockham’s razorcomes in; it looks at the many expla-nations presented and cutting thebull@#t, settles for the simplest one.

In other words, where there is aperfectly natural explanation for aphenomenon, the supernatural isfrowned upon –that is until testableand reliable evidence supports it.

It is important that themostestab-lished theories of nature encounterthe most rigorous and revealing epi-sodes of scientists trying to prove itwrong.

Themost accepted are only so be-

cause they withstand the plethora ofattempts to disprove them.

Such is for the physical world,though,whilst thesupernaturalhasadifferent set of rules outside therealms of science.

And out there, pretty much any-thing goes.

This remindsme of the old sloganof The Church of Scientology: “if it’s afact for you, it’s a fact.”

Let us consider aman of God whoclaims that the Holy Spirit resideswithin him.

This is a fact that cannot be tested,and therefore resides outside sci-ence.

If, however, the ambitious man ofGod claims that he can use the HolySpirit to heal the injured, cure AIDSand cancer through prayer, he thenbrings aspects of the supernaturalworld to our physical reality, and atthis point allows scientific testing of

these claims.No occurrence of faith healing

working has been recorded or peer-reviewed.

Amore physically viable explana-tionwouldbethathewhoclaimstobehealedbyafaithhealerthroughnoth-ingmore thanprayer, is tellinganun-truth.

Whilst thismaybreak thecredibil-ity of the witness, it keeps intact thelaws of physics by cutting the crap, inotherwords, we use Ockham’s razor.

Whilst this fact means faith heal-ing does not work in the physicalworld, itsaysnothingofthesupernat-ural, which as I said earlier, anythinggoes.

This place where anything goes iscalled by Collin Campbell the cultic

milieu;whichisthecesspoolofall thatis unbelievable andwhere those thatforego reason, logic and choose to ig-nore all manner of established evi-dence, reside.

Ihavebeen toldalso, thatmiraclescannot be explained by science be-causetheyoperateoutsidethe lawsofphysics.

This is a face-palm-worthy state-ment at face value, but then I remem-ber how science cannot explain “ev-erything.”

When it comes to so-called mira-clesand thehocuspocus thatplaguesthe cultic milieu, the phenomena ofthis supernatural world are only asstrong as those who believe in it, theadvocates.

And this is where science (whichencapsulates logic and reason), dif-fers: it works whether you believe init or not.

So, what do you believe in?

PEOPLE often ask others what theywould do with their last day onearth.

The answer is typically some-thing thoroughly un-thought-out,like spending the time in Paris.

If the pre-warned were to stopand consider their answer morecarefully, theywould realise theun-pleasantnessofspending19of theirlast 24 hours in airports, andsquashed next to that obligatoryobesemanwithhalitosiswhoseemsto be on every aircraft I have everboarded.

Lastweekend, Iwas facedwithadifferent question, albeit one just asdifficult.

Being at the tail end of my firstmonth of being paid on the last dayof the month, rather than the 25th,my purse strings are shorter thanever, and frayed to the point of de-cay.

So, armed with my R4.33, I de-bated how to spend my weekendand what to do with these last fewhard-earned cents.

Iput inacall tomybankmanagerto seek his advice, but he merelylaughed and reminded me of theprudence of frugal living.

I told him it was a little late forthat, and we parted ways on ourusual frosty terms.

Mynextmovewas touse someofmy last remaining data to take toWhatsapp and Facebook and findout what my posse were planningfor the weekend.

It pays to have friends wealthier

and better connected than oneself,and this bout of messaging scoredme a free ticket to Friday night’s lo-cal rendition of “Whose Line is itAnyway”, which has been aptly re-named “What Kind”, for its Durbanaudience.

Asa thankyoutomyfriendsoverat the Catalina, I must pauseheretotell youthattheplaceisawe-some.

Beforeyoubeginyournexttiradeabout how boring Durban is andhow the city is a cultural vacuum,checkout theCatalina’sofferingon-line at catalinatheatre.com.

The “What Kind” show, heldonce a month, is produced by localindependentproducer, SandyBiga-ra, who, in my opinion, is as awe-some at directing as she is at sport-ing pink hair.

TheshowisheldintheCatalina’strademark late-night slot, startingat 10pm, on the last Friday of everymonth.

This slot, by the way, is open onother nights to any production ac-ceptedby theCatalina team,so I im-plore all directors and playwrightsto help make Durban a more hap-pening place.

My plans to spend the rest of theweekend on the beach, using myR4.33 to tip car guards, were welland truly scuppered by the rain,which, while much-needed, wouldhave been scheduled to begin onMonday morning if I was any kindof deity.

On Saturday night, I attended afriend’sJames-Bond-themedbirth-day party, and there devised abrilliant plan to avoid furtherweekends of month-end destitu-tion.

I am going to develop, in thewords of the awful Lady Gaga, a“poker face” so formidable that anight at a card table can add zeroesto my bank balance.

Luckily forme, the best things inlife, such as friendships, sleep, andthe neighbour’s wifi, remain free.

As long as I have those, anda box of month-end Salticrax,I will survive to see anotherpayday.

Life on my last R4.33

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I have been told also, that miracles cannot be explainedby science because they operate outside the laws ofphysics.

FEVER REPORTER

MATHEW Maure, procurement managerfor Netcare St Augustine’s Hospital andAugusta Dorning, general manager forNetcare’s St Augustines Hospital, hand­ed over 800 new, warm and much need­ed baby blankets to Kim Griffith Jones,co­ordinator of the Robin Hood Founda­tion recently.

“We are blown away by the donationwhich will be used for our ‘Love the Ba­bies’ project which was initiated nineyears ago and has seen the foundationhelp a hundred new moms every month,’’said Kim Griffith Jones.

‘‘Our ‘Love the Babies’ bags are like ababy shower in a bag which we deliverto needy moms in certain governmenthospitals ­ many of whom take theirnew­born home from the hospitalwrapped in newspaper.”

Jones said that the RHF fill the bagswith towelling and disposable nappies,second­hand and new baby clothes,hats, bibs, booties, towels and, of course,blankets for the mothers.

She said, “The donation from Netcarewill enable us, over the next four months,to give each mom two new blankets fortheir little one. You won’t believe the joy

that this will bring to these moms. To beable to swaddle their babies in brandnew, clean blankets is a luxury they can­not afford’’ added Jones.

AccordingtoDorning,asaresponsiblehospital and healthcare group, Netcareis strongly committed to South Africaand the development of all its people.

“We place considerable emphasis ongiving back to the nation that has madeour success possible and invest consider­able resources in a wide range of carefullyselected community and nation­build­ing initiatives,” she said.

‘’The Robin Hood Foundation doesamazing work in poor areas throughoutKwaZulu­Natal through their ‘Love theBabies’ campaign as well as their ‘GogoBags’, ‘Tea & Time’, ‘Bless A Granny’ and‘Child Headed Household’ projects. Weare thrilled to be associated with thisnon­profit organisation and look for­ward to assisting with the distribution ofthe baby blankets and sharing in the newmothers’ happiness,’’ she said.

For more information on the RobinHood Foundation or to get involvedin one of their projects, contact Kim Grif­fith Jones via email robinhood­fund@telkomsa.net or call her on076 612 9060.

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A GRAVESTONE which could beSouth Africa’s oldest has been foundin Waterfall, triggering a dramaticshipwreck theory.

And the 335-year-old markerstates that the apparently Englishchild died on 24 September — a daywhich would become Heritage Daythree centuries later.

Recording the death of ElizabethFowkeinoldEnglish—“borne1678”—thestonewasfoundinaresidentialcomplex in Waterfall.

The date is 150 years before Dur-ban itself was founded, and only 26years after Jan van Riebeeck arrivedin the Cape.

AnneLoksaidresidentsattheFor-estGlencomplexhadbeenwalkingonthe stone for 20 years, using thesmoothsideasapavingstonetoreachpost boxes.

Experts agreed that if a Europeanbaby did die in KwaZulu-Natal in1679 she must have been a ship-wreck survivor.

UKZNprofessorDonalMcCrackensaid the headstone should be investi-gated and preserved by heritage au-thorities.

He said it was “conceivable” thatthe Fowke family were shipwreckedofftheTranskeicoast,andwerewalk-ingtothenextavailableport,LorencoMarques (Maputo), when Elizabethdied.

McCracken said old gravestoneswere sometimes “thrown away”when English graveyards werecleared and that the Fowkes stonecould “equally have been from dis-cardedship’sballast…inthe1850s”.

Lok said she noticed the clear in-

scription when it was removed forlandscaping work.

Today, it is sitting in Lok’s garage,havingbeenscrubbedcleanof its dirtand weathering stains.

But the grandmother-of-six laidflowers on the headstone on 24 Sep-tember to commemorate the 335thanniversaryof the littlegirl'spassing.

The oldest surviving tombstone inSimonstown—home to thecountry’soldestcemetery—details thedeathofAdriaan de Neijs in 1756.

Experts said indigenous SouthAf-rican communities laid stone cairngrave markers, but that none hadbeen dated to the 17th century.

Cathy Salter, curator of the Simos-townMuseum, said: “It’s fascinating;a real mystery. It may have been adeath at sea and the babywas buriedashore.

Having consulted experts at theUniversity of Cape Town, Salter said:“UCT also felt the tombstone mayhavebeendepositedinthatareafromanother site, for use other than as agrave marker.”

South African resident AlanFowke (55), a possible descendent of

Elizabeth’s family, was astonished.“But my birthday is also 24 Sep-

tember. Is this a joke?”Thehorsesalesagentsaidhisfam-

ily only came to SouthAfrica in 1966,adding he would try to visit the stonetopayhisrespectswhenhenextcameto Durban.

Ros Devereaux, with the Amafaheritage agency, said the Englishname“Fowke”was recorded in Indiain the 1700s, and that it was possiblethat Fowke family members hadpassed present-day Durban on jour-neys between England and India. Itwasalsopossible that therehadbeenno death and that the inscriptioncould reflect “practice”ona flagstoneby a 17th century stonemason’s ap-prentice in England.

Anne-MareeSmith,directorat theFamily History Centre in Hillcrest,said shewas concerned that “there isnone of the weathering or deteriora-tiononewouldexpecttoseeinagenu-ine headstone of the period”.

But, “Given the long sea voyage itis entirely possible that the child diedat sea and the memorial was carvedhere”.

Is this the country’s oldest tombstone?Anne Lok shows the in­scribed stone which sheand her husband Henkjdiscovered and whichcould represent SouthAfrica’ oldest tomb­stone. The headstone atForest Glen complex inWaterfall served as apaving stone next topost boxes until it wasturned over and discov­ered in September.PHOTO: IAN CARBUTT

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Remember that the hearing ofa dog is so much better than oursso a bang to us is an explosion tothem.

IcannottellyouhowmanycallsI get from devastated dog ownerswhosepoocheshavegonemissingduring fireworks.

Thedogshavebeenso trauma-tised during the noise they havemanaged to escape from homesthat are completely closed in.

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The effects of the noise can belong lasting, sometimes resultingin nervous, aggressive and dam-age-causing behaviour.

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Bear in mind, you must startthis exercise when your puppy isyoung and not when it is alreadypetrified of the fireworks. Makesure that if puppy starts actingnervousyoudonotsayanythingtothemorstrokethemasall theywillremember is that theygotreward-ed for being nervous.

The minute they are confidentgive thema treat or a calm stroke.

If your pooches really cannotcope try to organise somethingfromyour vet before thenight andgiveit tothembeforethefireworksstart.- Bernice Jaffe - animal behav-iourist.

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AWARD-WINNING SouthAf-rican author, Marguerite Po-land, has found success nomatterwhether it hasbeenasa writer of children’s books,non-fiction or novels.

At the launch of her latestnovel, “The Keeper” - hostedby Books & Books in DurbanNorth-shehadherfanstrans-fixed with her insight into thebackground of her book.

Poland had her audiencein fits of laughter when shetold them that she knew, froma very young age, that shewanted to write a novel.

“I had also read that to bea successful one, writers hadto be cold and hungry.”

She wrote her first novel(agednine)“intheloo...asthatwas the only place where itwascoldanduncomfortable!”

Poland isrenownedforherresearch into her books and

“The Keeper” was no excep-tion.

She said that her inspira-tion came from a classmatewhosefatherwasalighthousekeeper at Bird Island.

Although sheneveractual-lyvisitedtheislandherknowl-edge of the Eastern Cape’svegetationandbirdsstoodherin good stead while writing.

The latest novel -which, itwasannounced,hasalsobeentranslated into Afrikaans -was “the shortest of all mynovelsandthemostdifficult towrite,” Poland said.

Fever asked theauthor forinsight intowriting andmore:

FEVER: Do you ever sufferwriter’s block? If yes, how doyou overcome it?POLAND: I once did long ago-butno,notnow.Iamaprofes-sionalwriter - it'smy job andI just have to get onwith it likeonehas towithanyother job.

FEVER: Doyou look for inspi-ration or does it find you?POLAND: I write aboutwhat moves me - and thethings that do have beenconsistently linked through35 years as a writer. Onebook usually leads to anoth-er - a word, a story, an epi-sode which takes me to thenext project.

FEVER: Whoisyour favouriteauthor?

POLAND: Too many tochoose from. There are booksthat grip one at a particulartime in life and the right mo-ment to read a certain book.There have been milestonebooks but they are specific tomy experience and interestsat the time of reading them.

FEVER: Anyadviceforwould-be writers?

POLAND: Don'twait for in-spiration. Writing is a craftthat must be honed and prac-tised every day - like playingthepianoortrainingformara-thons.

It is not easy. It is said tobe one of the hardest profes-sions in the world. The re-wards are few, the disap-pointments great and the sat-isfactions (when it works),stupendous.

FEVER: Joanne Harris of“Chocolat” fame sometimesindulgesherTwitter followerswith “storytime...tweet bytweet”. Do you have blogs, orcan your fans follow you onFacebook and/or Twitter?

POLAND: I don't have aclue how to use Twitter or ablog or Facebook and I amnever planning to learn.

FEVER: Is thereanotherbookin the pipeline?

POLAND: There is alwaysanother book in the pipelinebut I never talk about them incase thecharacterstakefrightand run away!

FEVER: Are you in control ofthe characters in the book ordo they take over?

POLAND: The writershould always be in control.It's the process of burgeoningthought that makes somepeople get the idea that thecharacters take over.

But it is the writer who isthinking, finding new nuan-ces, discoveringnewpossibil-ities: if they closed the pc, thecharacter would close downtoo. Of course there are otherenergies out there but, ulti-mately, the writer holds thereins - or should.

PHOTO: DEBI BLAKEPoland pictured at the launch of “The Keeper” with herdaughter Suzannah, and grandchildren, Eva­Wren and JackGarland.

This is a keeper>> Well­known novelist launched herbook in Durban North last week

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FYNN and Pedro are two very lucky felines­ who having been rescued by Durban’s Fe­ral Cat Rescue Trust ­ have found their fur­ever home.

Their tales are different ones. Fynn wasa stray who was trapped and neutered inSunningdale ­ “But he wasn’t feral, he haddefinitely been someone’s pet before,”Tracey Hartley of the Trust told Fever.

Pedro was trapped and rescued fromnear a shopping centre ­ part of a litter ­with his mother and siblings. The mom wassterilised and Pedro found his happy home.

The two rescue kitties have both beenadopted by Debbie and Erin Mitchell ofDurban North.

“Pedro arrived first. So when Fynnmade his appearance there was much hiss­ing and carrying on. But they now get on

so well, eating each other’s food and play­ing together,” a besotted Mitchell said.

Stories like these are the happy ones.“This part of the Trust’s work ­ rehomingthe many kittens and cats ­ is becomingoverwhelming. We need to focus on thefeeding, trapping and sterilising of cats.”

By Hartley’s calculations, more than600 cats have already been trapped andsterilised this year.

“I know I have done more than 380.”Hartley became the feral cats’ saviour

in 1999 when ­ while working at one of thefirst office parks on Umhlanga Ridge ­ shenoticed a feral cat family on the premises.She got traps from the SPCA and the restis history. Working with Doug “The Cat­Man” Fairall, countless ferals have sincebeen trapped, sterilised, fed on locationand/or rehomed.

Which is why the fundraiser ­ to be held

at the Barnyard at Gateway on Thursday30 October ­ is so important.

“All proceeds will go towards the careand sterilisation of Durban’s feral kitties,”Hartley told Fever.

80s Rewind promises to be an eveningpacked with retro Eighties rock, pop, fash­ion and fun.

Tickets are R150 and are already onsale. Email nikimoore007@gmail.com tobook a table.

*The Trust operates entirely on dona­tions and is run by a small group of volun­teerswhoarepassionateaboutgivingferalcats a better quality of life on the streets.

Their primary concern is sterilisation,but they also rescue the sick and injured.If any reader can help please contact eitherTracey Hartley at 082 786 7269 or emailtracey@feralcatrescue.co.za or call DougFairall at 074 187 2140.

PHOTO: DEBI BLAKEPedro (pictured at back, left, withErin Mitchell) and Fynn (right, withTracey Hartley ­ of Feral Cat RescueTrust) have settled in well in theirnew home with Debbie Mitchell(front).

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DEBI BLAKE

“I EAT, sleep and dream aboutcakes!” Ilan Lipschitz, Durban’scake boss, says.

He is the mastermind behindChateau Gateaux, which was re­cently voted in the top 10 bakeriesin Durban by voters in an onlinesurvey conducted by I Love Dur­ban.

The bakery is not just a patisse­rie (in Hillcrest, Kensington Drive ­Durban North, Pavilion, and Morn­ingside)butisacake­manufactur­er on an industrial scale, deliveringcakes far and wide ­ even beyondSouth Africa’s borders.

Hugedemandsmeansthatthefactory will be moving to its thirdsite ­ “a world­class facility” ­ inRiverhorse Valley in February nextyear.

When Lipschitz was baking inthe kitchen with his mom, as a boy,the furthest thought from hismind was that he would be head­ing an ever­expanding business.

“My mom was my inspiration.She used to make a lot of noveltycakes and is still a very good baker.She makes a better cheesecakethan me!”

After finishing school he knewhe wanted to be in the baking

trade and qualified as a pastrychef in the Nineties.

Itwaswhileworkinginabakeryon the Berea making cakes that re­quests and orders from coffeeshops and restaurants in Durbanstarted streaming in.

The idea was to start a pastrykitchen using blast freezing tech­niques ­ a European conceptwhere the product is blast­frozenat ­30 degrees Celsius by high­ca­pacity fans.

The velocity of the cold airthroughtheproduct­afterbaking,assembly and decoration ­ resultsin rapid freezing which contributesto a very long shelf life.

Once a start­up loan had beengranted, an industrial kitchen(300m2)wassetupdownanalleyoff Sydney Road.

Increasing consumer demandssaw the premises move to a River­horse Valley site of 2 000m2. Thishas now also been outgrown ne­cessitating the move to much larg­er premises nearby next year.

“In terms of technology andsafety the new factory will bemore streamlined with improvedchecks and balances in place onthe production line,” Lipschitzsaid.

Orders come from beyond

South Africa’s borders too ­ fromcountries such as Zimbabwe,Zambia, Seychelles and Namibia.

Cold storage ­ currently out­sourced to Johannesburg by thetruckload from where it is distrib­uted ­ will be installed on the newsite.

“We will run freezing, ware­housing and distribution from thenew premises. The factory will al­so have its own water suppliedfrom an on­site reservoir withbuffer tanks as reserves. In thisway production will not be affect­ed should there be a water out­age.”

The pastry chef in the testkitchen and the product­develop­ment committee constantlybrainstorms and experimentswith new temptations for its cus­tomers ­ before baking on a largerscale.

“We get feedback from staffand customers in our patisseriesabout new products. It is the bestway to find out what works.

“We focus on quality ratherthan quantity and never use fakeingredients.

“If the menu says chocolate orstrawberries it is the real thing ­not flavourings. There is nothingsynthetic in our cakes. We alsodon’t use premix or powdered in­gredients in our cheesecake,” Lip­schitz explained.

The company customisescakes for large brands and hasseen its delicious products servedon local airlines.

“We want to become a recog­nisable brand, a preferred cakesupplier,” Lipschitz says.

Apart from the factory reloca­tion there are plans in the pipelineto expand the patisserie conceptto Johannesburg and Cape Town.

“Locals have embraced theParis­inspired patisseries whichhave been adapted for our mar­ket.”

Lipschitz admits that Paris,specifically, and France, generally,are his favourite international des­tinations when it comes to food.

When not thinking up newtemptations to add to the menu,Durban’s cake boss says he still en­joys cooking, baking and enter­taining… “when I have the time!”

Ilan Lipschitz with the team at Durban North’s ChateauGateaux: store manager Jeannie Ray, Lihle Mahlaba, NjabuloNdlovo, Bongiwe Thusi, Lipschitz and Zoe Mkhise.

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AN Upper Highway school has thanked aprivate security company for keeping par­ents safe during a fund raising event.

Kainon School recently held their annu­al art auction fundraiser under the watch­ful eyes of Philani Ngidi, an ADT Securityguard who patrolled the grounds from

6pm to 11pm ensuring all parents were ableto enjoy the evening knowing that their ve­hicles were safe.

“I would like to thank ADT for their gen­erous support and for supplying the guard.We had over one hundred parents attendour fundraising art auction, and havingPhilani patrol throughout the evening wasvery comforting,” said Justina Wasserman,

Kainon School marketing co­ordinator.Martin Kriel, managing director of ADT

Security’s East Coast Region says they areproud to be of service to local schools andcommunity initiatives. “We are committedto supporting educational institutions inwhichever way we can.”

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Pool of talent at Clifton>> Water polo event sees teams from all around SA vying for national crown

RAISA SOODYAL

OVER 200 adolescent boyswaited anxiously to enter theClifton School pool for a na-

tionalwaterpolotournamentyester-day.

The annual tournament, heldoverfourdays,sees16SouthAfricanhigh schools’ best water polo teamsfaceeachother inaneffort towin thenational crown.

Captainof theCliftonSchool teamNick Downes said they had trainedfor months in preparation for thetournament.

“We are a teamof best friends, sowework hard together, are passion-ate, and there is an understanding,”he said.

“This is the best aquatic centre inthe southernhemisphere, and forusit is our second home,” he added.

Mike Howieson, the tournamentdirector, said the tournament hadbeenagreat success so far,withhelpfrom main sponsors Nashua.

“Everything seems to be runningwell. The boys train for about fourhours every day, five days a week.

“It takes a lot of determinationand passion,” said Howieson aboutthe Clifton team, who are five-timewinners of the tournament.

“Theonly thingwecannotcontrolare their nerves,” he chuckled.

Tournament co-ordinator SimonDownes, who is Nick’s father, saidthe event benefited Durban.

“Local bed and breakfast estab-lishments are booked out.”

Yesterday, anxious parents filledthe stands cheering on their boys.

Included among them weremothers Colleen Tewater, fromDur-ban,andAdeleJones, fromHillcrest.

Tewater, whose son goes to Dur-ban High School, said allowing chil-dren to take part in sports offered abetter balance in their lives.

“Iamsuremostparentshaveseen

achangeandasenseofresponsibiltyin their children.

“They are driven, dedicated andcompetitive,” she said.

Captains NickDownes (Clifton)and Niall Wheeler(Hilton College)iparticipated inthe National Clift­on Water PoloTournament.PHOTO: IAN CAR-BUTT

203: The number of boys in thetournament.

406: Approximately the num-berofmealsprovided for theboysevery day by Eat Greek.

1 624: Approximately thenumber ofmeals that will be pro-vided throughout the tourna-ment.

4: The number of days of thetournament.

200: Approximately the num-

ber of spectators in the crowd ata time, excluding Clifton pupils.

Best school: Clifton, with fivewins in the last 10 years.

Biggest competition: Reddam/Bishops.

Major sponsors: Nashua.16: Thenumber of teams from

around the country.13: The number of players in

each team, excluding their man-agers.

7: The number of players whocan play at a time.

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The CANSA Pink Tea promotion -inpartnershipwithCarrolBoyes-willalsobeofferedatRedCarnationHotelCollection sister properties aroundthe country (BushmansKloofWilder-ness Reserve &Wellness Retreat andThe Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa).

A lucky draw of a Carrol BoyesBreastCancerPendantwill takeplaceacross the three properties at the endof October.

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Waterfall’ssoccer stars>> Fun filled day for all

FEVER REPORTER

WATERFALL achieved podi-umpositionatasoccertour-nament played atWembley

College last week. Out of the fourgames Waterfall won two.

Parents, teachers and pupils hada fun filled day.

The other high schools in the soc-cer tournament were, Wembley Col-lege, Greytown High School, Her-mannsburg andWeston AgriculturalCollege.

Grade 11 pupils Nkosinathi Ngcobo seen in action in the soccer matchagainst Greytown High School at Wembley College. (WFC is in green,Greytown is in yellow).

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KAINONSchool heldagirls’ hock-ey tournament recently.

Five schools namely RosewayWaldorf, Ashley Primary, Lyn-dhurst, Benjamin Pine and Kai-non School battled it out eachweek on Kainon’s hockey fields.

“It was a fantastic tournamentwhere thegirlswereable todevel-optheirskillsinafriendlyandcon-structive environment.

“Well done to all the pupils andparticipating schools,” said Mar-garet Ecke – Kainon sports co-or-dinator.

Kainon pupils Michelle Nyandaback Jess Mansfield, James Gil­lespie, Travis Gross­Mitchell andLwandile Ntsele.

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Hockey team battle it out

FEVER REPORTERKLOOF Pre-Primary teachers andpupilsvisitedEmboEducareCrècheon Friday 12 September to spreadsome spring cheer by planting aBridelia tree at the creche.

The idea of the exercise was tocreate a shaded play area for thechildren of the crèche.

School principal Coleen Philipssaid, “We shared a movement ringwith the crèche children and every-one heard the story about Harry theCaterpillar who lived in the BrideliaTree.”

SheaddedthatKloofPre-Primarysupports this crèche every week bymaking a collection of vegetables inthe school so they can prepare a nu-tritious meal for the children at the

crèche.“Two of the families from the

crèche live with older siblings, andold grannies with little or no in-

come.” Philips appealed to otherschools in the area to also assist theEmbo Educare Crèche in whateverway they can.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDPrincipal Colleen Philips with children of Embo Educare Creche.

Spreadingspring cheer

FEVER REPORTER

THE Waterfall College Drama Clubheld a fun drama evening called ‘Un-fortunate Events: A Trilogy’ directedby the talented Aimee Bouwer lastweek.

The production sought to involveall pupils and use them to the best oftheir abilities.

In order to accommodate the size

of thecast, this year’sproductionwasa collection of three stand-aloneplays: ‘Bank Robbery’, ‘Last Man onEarth’ and ‘Emily’s House’.

Aimee Bouwer said, “It has beenan incredible journey to watch theyoung performers grow more com-fortable and take on their roles withpassion and conviction. Not to men-tion the extreme joyandhumour thatcame from our practices.”

Cast with the director,having fun, from left toright: back row: Mich­aela Christophers,Heather Macgregor, Re­becca Harvey, directorAimee Bouwer, WendyMbili, Brenden Cooper.Front row: CatherineTodd, Charne Abrams ,Amy Amstutz and DylanCooper.

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Waterfall’s drama stars

FOUR Kloof High pupils achieved 100% forthe matric art exhibition.

The grade 12 Retrospective Art Exhibi­tion is a culmination of work produced overa period of three years. Pupils are requiredas per subject requirements to produce aminimum of three sourcebooks and threeartworks. Pupils Jessica Barraclough, Tris­tan Theunissen, Danielle Coetzee and Ad­am Hadfield demonstrated an exceptionaland consistent work ethic.

From left:DanielleCoetzee,AdamHadfield,ShamilaRamsook­bhai, Jessi­ca Barra­clough andTristanTheunissen.

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Kloof Rotary Anns’open gardens>> Community urged to attend fundraiser

FEVER REPORTER

THE Kloof Rotary Anns’ will behosting their 21st open gar-dens fundraising project from

4 October from 9.30am to 4.30pm inthe Kloof, Hillcrest and Botha’s Hillareas. All profits will be donated toHighway charities.

Garden lovers are invited to wan-der through the seven varied gar-dens.

Delicious refreshments will beavailable at the impressive Rob RoyRetirement Village.

Wendy Scorgie of Kloof RotaryAnns said, “Attendees should visitour Builders Express craft marqueewhere a variety of talented crafterswill sell their goods. This gives you achance to buy gifts and early Christ-mas presents.”

“Thismarqueecanbe found in thegrounds of The Plant & Flowers Gar-denCentre,KZN’s largestawardwin-ning garden centre.”

The centre will also showcase fivemini show gardens, created by vari-ous landscapers and local business-es.

On producing a ticket, and for theweekend only, attendees will be enti-tled to a 10 percent discount on allpurchases from the centre.

Tickets cost R50, children under

12 are free.A ticket includes refreshmentsand

entrance toall sevengardens.Ticketsare available at the entrance to eachgarden and prior to the event fromKloof Village MallSuperSpar,Water-fall Super Spar and The Plant andFlowersGardenCentreatadiscount-

ed price of R40.To arrive at the first garden take

Exit 24 from either direction on theM13 marked Abrey Road and followthe signs to Open Gardens.

For further information contactWendy Scorgie on 083 661 7337 orvisit www.rotarykloof.org.za.

Garden number five by John and Lidia Kymdell.PHOTO: SUPPLIED

FEVER REPORTER

‘CARE for the Elderly Week’ takesplace until 5 October and the IssyGeshen Lamont Home for the Agedis celebrating itwithsixplannedac-tivities for the 70 elderly residents.

The Issy Geshen Home in La-montville,whichcelebrates its 54thanniversarythisyear,providescareand promotes the physical, emo-tional and social well-being of theresidents whose average age is 72years.

The week started with a walkaround the grounds with three dif-ferent courses for the frail,mediumand fit walkers.Ice creamwas served afterwards

and certificates were handed out tothe winners.

On Tuesday, 30 September theresidents will be visiting the ImbaliEncane Creche in the area.

Theelderlywill be sharing treats,organisedby theRobinHoodFoun-dation, with the 130 pre-schoolers.

A movie and popcorn morningwill take place on the Wednesdayfollowedbyabraaiandstory-tellingthe following day.

On Friday the residents will betakinga train trip toScottburghandwill enjoy a picnic lunch.

The week of celebrating theirliveswill culminate in theresidents’families being invited to the Homefrom 11.30am to 2pm on Saturday,4 October.

TheIssyGeshenHomeis lookingfor the sponsorship of cool drinks,food itemsorcashdonations to cov-er the cost of the week of activitieswhichwillbethehighlightoftheres-idents’ year. To get involved, emailTenley Cummings on tenley@ten-andcompany.com.

Queen Lu­thuli andThembaniKubeka ofIssy Gesh­en Home.

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A weekdedicated tothe elderly

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A family farmfor you>> Quality food at affordable prices

ASa familywehavealwaysbeenaware thata lot of the food purchased and consumedhas oftenbeen grownmore for profit ratherthanforsustenance.Wehaveoftenseenandheardthatthefoodwebuygetstothemarketcontaminated with hormones, antibiotics,steroids, pesticides and other chemicalsthatwillmaximisesprofits.Thesechemicalsend up in our children and affect theway inwhich they grow and de-velop naturally. This be-comesevidentveryquick-ly when we look at the in-crease in cancer rates inrecent years.Wearewhatwe eat.

It was with this inmind, that the dream ofowningasmallholdingwherewecouldcon-trol our foodsupplyandget our childrenoutof the city and into a country setting started.

In 2007 after many years of daydream-ing,andwhatmost thoughtwas justwishfulthinking, we took the biggest gamble everand bought a very run down property andturned it intowhat has now become knownas EMC farm and EMC Stables & Livery.

The ideaofgrowingourownmeatwas toensure that our young daughters, aged sev-en and nine at the time, could go throughtheirdevelopmentalyearshormone,steroidandantibioticfree.Todateouroldestdaugh-terhasonlybeen treatedoncewithantibiot-icsasayoungsterand theyoungesthasnev-er been treated with antibiotics at all.

Currently we are growing our own freerange pork, lamb and chickens on the farmforourownconsumption,withnota chemi-

cal in sight.Oncewegotsettledonthefarmwestarted

with50chickens just to feedour friendsandfamily. As a “naturally grown’ experiment,we treated them twice daily with a naturalmixofrawhoneyandapplecidervinegarin-to the water to supplement wellbeing andpromote a healthy immune system. We fedthem ano“pharmaceuticalsadded”broiler

feed.It worked, and

we had actuallymanaged to growfood that wasn’tcontaminated atall with chemicalsor pharmaceuti-cals and they

turned out to be healthy and vibrant chick-ens.

Thebirdswereaninstanthitandeventu-ally we had friends of friends buying themsaying they can’t remember when last theyate chicken that tasted like chicken.

We are very proud of our chickens andaregrowingthebusinessslowlyandsteadilybecause we focus on the health of the birdsrather than the mass production of them.Our goal is good food at a sustainable pricerather than profits at any cost. Our produc-tionhasgrownfromthe first50birdsgrownin twomonths, to a pointwherewe now get500day old chicks every twoweeks and aregrowing 2000 birds at any given time.

Ouraimandfocus isonhealthy,chemicalfreemeat that wewon’t be scared to feed toour children and then grandchildren, oneday.

“Our goal is good food at asustainable price rather thanprofits at any cost.”

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FEVER5 October

The Keep Hillcrest Beautiful MonthlyRailReserveWalkwilltakeplaceonSunday5 October, meeting at the Station Master’sArms, Inanda Road, Hillcrest at 9am. All arewelcome including families, dogs on leads,cyclists.R10forReserve maintenance,con­

tact Jean 031 765 1046.8 October

A guided walk organised by HillcrestConservancy will be held on 8 October atthe Springside Nature Reserve in Hillcrestcommencing at 7.30am. For more informa­tion contact, Sue on 031 765 6809.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 Mar­ket 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.

WHAT’S ON

THE St Mary’s Old Girls’ Committee hosteda tea to welcome the Class of 2014 to theOld Girls’ Guild recently.

St Mary’s DSG Old Girls who were theguest speakers included: trustee of theBlue Sky Society and conservationist Bron­wyn Laing, director of Wildlands Conserva­tion Trust Louise Walker (nee Duys) andelder at Glenridge Church, Heather Phipps(nee Ratcliffe).

The panel were superb, inspiring the at­tendees with their personal and profes­sional journeys and providing the girls withentertaining anecdotes and somethought­provoking ideas about their fu­tures.

The common thread connecting all thepanelists was that all the girls are all re­markable women who have achievedacross a variety of fields, and who are all,in some way, involved in the upliftment oftheir communities and preservation of theenvironment.

Tea and treats completed the fun hourspent mingling in the beautifully decorat­ed Learning Resources Centre Foyer.

Courtney Geyle, Catherine Metcalf, Tarryn Powelland Louise Walker.

Here’s to a newgeneration

>> Old Girls welcome the class of 2014

Bronwyn Laing, Louise Walker andHeather Phipps.

Mats Thula, Nosipho Mpisane, Jess Scott and NoxoloKhowa.

Second generation St Mary’s Old Girls ­ Kylie Kuhl,Louise Opitz, Jenna Scruse and Julia Conradie.

Lauren Montile, Jess Hazell, Claire Franklin, Leah Fairclough and Eraine Parry.

Kylie Kuhl and her gran Sue Rad­ford two generations of St Mary’sOld Girls.

Jesse Malton, Jess McLean, Kay­leigh Robertson, Brittany Foss andClaire van Zyl.

Sabrina Strauss, Bronwyn Laing andJessica Scott.

Organisers and Old Girls ­ PamSetzkorn and Derry Jurgensen.

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This is 100% Merlot. It has amintywhiff canbediscernedonthenoseaswell as in themouth.Ripemusky plumswith aniseedand black cherry richness.There's an oak presence in theformofacedarflavourandwell-managed tannic grip. Beautifulred colour. Some spice and to-bacco on nose. Palate is full andwellbalancedwithsomebeauti-ful spicy undertones comingfrom selected French barrique.

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NGIBINGELELA bonke abafundi beFEVERezindaweni ezahlukene zaKwaZulu­Natal.

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Abake baya khona emyekeni eyedlulebathi, ukunyathela nje emagcekeni akuleyandawo ubuya uphilile ngisho ungakabekwaizandla ngumfundisi wakhona. Kuthiwaizishosha zibuya ziphilile, abanenkinga yez­ikweletu kuthiwa zibuya zisuliwe abanen­kinga yemali bayizigwili ngisho nabanesifosesandulela ngculazi kuthiwa babuya ben­genaso.

Kuthiwa lomphorofethi ubona into en­gakenzeki emhlabeni jikelele. Sekuhlukeneimibono ngale ngozi yakulela lizwe.

Ngikhulume nomngani wami uMgiksnoSpijojo, njengenjwayelo bayaphikisana

ngemibono yabo, ngoba nami ngithemengifunda emaphephandabeni ngaba­nokudideka.

Uthi umngani wami: “Cha kona ngiyaq­ala ukuzwa into efana nale , ngisho nasemadala judeni! kodwa kuyesolisa. Kwenzi­wayini ukuthi lomfundisindiniwayengekhongesikhathi kudilika leli sonto, ngoba ku­melengabewayekhona endlini yesontoezi­lungisela ukuba eqale inkonzo, njenga­zonke izindlu zesonto kuyaye kube khonaindlu yabefundisi nabevangeli lapho behla­la khona belindele isikhathi sokuqalakwenkonzo, umbuzo wami uthi wayekephiyena? Kuze kufe nje imiphefulo engaka, fu­thi kwenziwa yini ukuthi angaphawulan­gokushesha ngalolu daba? Yini sengathilenhlekelele ibandakayeka nemisebenzikaSathane? Phela asisathembi lutho kulesikhathi samanje.”

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Mfundi, ngivele ngadideka yile nku­lumo mpikiswano yabangani bami, ngo­ba uMgiks ugcine ngokuthi.

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ASthedustsettlesonthe2014KZNwinterracing season, a joint donation ofR40 000 from the organisers and spon-

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"It is suchagreatwaytoroundoff theracingseason by continuing our support for Sarda,"said Breed. "While it might seem like a smalldonation, itgoesalongwaytohelpwiththesta-bling and running costs of the organisation.

"There is such a great fit between theVoda-com Durban July, which is Africa's greatesthorseracing event, and the Sarda operation,whichallhappensbehind thescenesandawayfrom the limelight," he added.

Boys and girls from a number of specialschools intheareaattendweeklyridingclassesat Sarda, and inmany cases they attributema-jor improvements in their posture, mobility,muscletime,speechability andmentalwellbe-ing to the 20minute session horse rides underthe careful control of theSarda instructorsandvolunteers.

Bouncingback fromarobberyearlier in theyear,theSardaKZNchapterisbackinfullswingholding classes daily at the Shongweni venue,but as their co-ordinator FionaMuhl stresses,they are always looking for more help.

"The donation from the Vodacom DurbanJulygoesstraightintoourdailyoperatingcosts,and every bit helps in that regard," said Muhl.

"We are just about back up to speed withequipmentandtackafter thebreakin,with justa few stirrups leathers still needed - it is abso-lutely essential that our children can sit leveland stable in the saddle.

"We also have an ongoing need for volun-teers who are willing to help lead ponies andassist with the classes," she added. "Anyonewith a passion to help can join us, even if theyhave just a few hours available a week."

She added that transport remains a bottle-neck, and their desire to offer riding therapyclasses to more special need pupils was ham-pered by the basic need to transport childrenfromoutlying communities to the Sardaprem-ises.

TheSardaKZNchaptercanbecontactedviahttp://www.sardadurban.org.za/

Celebrating the hand­over of R40 000from the VodacomDurban July to theKZN Chapter of theSA Riding for the Dis­abled Association(SARDA) are (fromleft) Alberts Breed,Vodacom ManagingExecutive KZN, LindaWilson, Alulutho Tsho­ba riding Spirit, EricMajor and Ken Twed­dell Event MarketingManager, Gold Circle.

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Great rewardfor Sarda>> Organisation welcomes much­needed donation

LOCAL Kargo Pro MTB team’s pair of Rourke Croeserand Travis Walker were ecstatic with their victory inthe recent Isuzu Trucks PE to Plett mountain bikestage race in the Eastern Cape after the duo clinchedvictories in all four of the stages which saw them soarimperiously to the top of the overall standings.

The result was particularly meaningful for Croeserafter a disappointing UCI MTB & Trials World Champi­onships in Norway recently and the victory is the pair’ssecond podium finish in their two stage race outingsthisyearafterclaiminganimpressivethirdplacefinishin the Nedbank sani2c earlier in the year.

“PE to Plett was a really good one for us!” saidCroeser. “I’ve struggled for the past ten to fifteen dayswith all the travelling I’ve done in the build up to andthen since Worlds. Plus that was a big disappoint­ment for me so to get the win was really great!”

“Trav (Walker) was really strong and we really

rode well together as a team for the full four days.”Walker, coming off his confidence boosting victory

in the high profile Mandela Day Marathon MTB Dash,was in good form leading into the race and the resultwas particularly pleasing for Croeser and the rest ofthe Kargo setup.

While Croeser and Walker surged to victory in theEastern Cape, fellow teammates Brendon Davids andStuart Marais took on the testing 105km Sunday Trib­une Jeep Hill2Hill ultra­marathon from Hilton to Hill­crest in KwaZulu­Natal.

Hill2Hill showdown saw junior talent Alan Hather­ly claim a commanding victory as he successfully de­fended the title he clinched in 2013.

“I was super stoked to have beaten my time fromlast year on a longer course and to get the overall winby around seven minutes!” said a satisfied Hatherlyafterwards.

PE to Plett success for Kargo