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Post­surgeryhospitalopens inAmanzimtoti>> ProCare is a family owned facilityFEVER REPORTER

PATIENTS who require nurs-ing and post-surgery hospi-tal care will be able to spend

time in a sub-acute hospital untilthey are self-sufficient or ready tobe discharged.

Amanzimtoti’snew sub-acutehospital, ProCare,offers this essentialserviceatafractionof the cost of hospi-talisation and isthus preferred as astep-down facilityby medical aids.

The new facility is the brain-child of a former KingswayHospital nurse, Geraldean

Mulcahy, who saw the need for afacility that bridges the gap be-tween a hospital and a privateclinic.

“Often, due to costs, patientscan only spend a week in hospitalafter an operation like a hip re-

placementandthentheyaredischargedand sent home,even if they havenot totally recov-ered,” she explains.

ProCare willspecialise inpatients who re-quire post-opera-

tive rehabilitation for orthopaedicsurgery as well as provide post-operative care for patients whohave had major medical surgery

such as a heart operation.ProCare also specialises in

professional wound care andneurological rehabilitation forstroke or head-trauma patients.

Treatment further includessub-acute diagnosis such as de-hydration and pneumonia andoncology treatment.

ProCare isa familyownedfacil-ity, consisting of Geraldean andherhusbandHenry,LeaandDavidWeir, Dr Alex and CinziaAndreone.

Currentlythefacilityaccommo-dates 20 beds, which is hoping toexpand to 36 beds within the next

six to 12 months.Twenty-four hour care is pro-

vided by a team of qualified, pro-fessional nursing staffwith a com-bined experience of about 250years between them. They arebackedbyphysicianswhoarealsoon call 24 hours a day.

The facility is recognisedby theBoardofHealthFundersasaregis-teredserviceproviderandmedicalaids and tariffs are in accordancewith medical aid rates for suchfacilities.

ProCare is at 651 AndrewZondo Road (Kingsway Road).Contact 031 904 1202/04.

PHOTO: FALLON BEESLAARProCare staff.

ProCare will specialise in patients who require post­operative rehabilitation for orthopaedicsurgery as well as provide post­operative care for patients who have had major medical

surgery such as a heart operation.

The facility accom­modates 20 bedsand is hoping toexpand to 36 bedsin the future

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Local pawn shops did aroaring trade over theholidays.

PHOTO: SOURCED

NEWSEDITOR(SOUTH)Lynn Hitchcock031 533 7660

JOURNALISTTaniaSandberg031 903 9483

SALESEXECUTIVEDebra vanSchalkwyk

031 903 9482

SALESEXECUTIVEFallonBeeslaar031 903 9484

SALESMANAGERJustin Watson082 762 0175

MEET THE TOTI

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Emma’s fight bringshope to others>> Messages of compassion are pouring onto Facebook

TANIA SANDBERG>>ucnews2@feveronline.co.za

THEcommunity isunitedinmourn-ing as news broke of brain cancersufferer,EmmadeVries,losingher

battle against cancer last Thursday, yeteven now Emma is pulling peopletogether andher brave storywill contin-ue to assist other cancer sufferers tocarry on their fight.

“Emma passed awaypeacefully on Thursdayafternoon at ParklandsHospital. Her parentsMike and Tanya were ather side, along with heraunt Nadja, who hadflown from France tosupport the family,”Anton Kieck,Emma’s unclesays.Emma was 23 months old and

hadbeenfightingamalignanttumouronherbrainstemsinceApril2014.Herstory and courageous fight againstcancer gripped the community andtouched the hearts of people from allover the world.

Assistancewasoffered to the familyfrom Australia, France, the UnitedKingdom, Dubai and the United States,among others.

Amemorial servicewill beheldat theSweetwaters Church, 6 Sanders Road inWinklespruitonWednesday,14January

at 11am, when the community can paytheir respects, following a privatecre-mation.AplaqueinEmma’smemorywill be placed in the Garden ofRemembrance at the Catholic Church inAmanzimtoti.

Familymembers helped set up a sup-port group and fund for Emma and theEmma’s Dream Facebook page, whichenjoyed tremendous support. Other

families fighting similar battles againstcancer drew inspiration and hope fromEmma’s story, which was shared withcare and consideration by the Emma’sDream team.

“Thanks to all once again for the in-credible support the family have re-ceivedduringthelonganddifficultstrug-gle,whichwasonlymadebearablebytheoutpouringof loveandhelpwithmedicalcosts,meals, shoulders to leanon,and incountless other ways,” Kieck says.

These messages posted on Emma’sDreamFacebook page sumup the story,

which reached over 50 000 people on.“...Emma&herstruggle for life, really

touched my heart xxx God Bless” (Lee-Ann Driemayer)

“Emma, you were a brave little girl,you have touchedmany people. Deepestcondolences to her family & friends.”(Jenny Krüger)

A poem by Tanya’s niece ElizibethAnne Taljaard: “Little Emma, my eyesfilled up with tears as I heard the news.I find myself wishing that it wasn’t real.Every timeI thinkabout it, tears fall frommy eyes. I can barely see. But my hearttells me that shewill always bewithme.I’m glad she feels no more pain.

“Now she is in a perfect land. Whenthe sun comes out and chases away therain, I can see her playing on the beachin thesand, I canseeher littlesmile inev-erything beautiful and bright, and I willlove and miss her forever, until the daywe are again together.

“Together in that perfect place abovefilled with caring, sharing and love. Butuntil that day comes I will wipemy tearsaway. And I know I will see her againsomeday.”

‘Emma, you were abrave little girl, youhave touched manypeople’

Busy festive season for pawn shops

FEVER REPORTER

THE new year is traditionally a busyseason for pawn shops as people tryto recover from overspending. Localpawn shops say this year is no differ-ent.

“We were very busy over Decem-ber. People mostly bought stuff andbusiness picked up a little bit,” saysChristoNienaber.“Theyboughtmost-ly televisions, speakers, cellphones,laptops and iPads,” he adds.

“While pawning was slow over

December, it escalated after Christ-mas. People spend wildly at Christ-mas and then need to pawn.

“About 60% of customers returnfor their items the following monthand20%willpayinterest tokeeptheiritems on pawn for another month,

while 20% goes on sale,” he says.Nienabersaysthebiggestproblem

in the industry is thatpeople try to sellcellphones that are on contract. Thephone then gets blacklisted and can’tbe resold.

Paul Wilson says during his 14years in the industry, second-handsales always spike in December.

“It is hugely varied. I deal a lot intools and electronics, all commonlyused stuff for do-it-yourself like anglegrinders, which aremuch sought aft-er.

“I find the things that most com-monly sell well are televisions andmusic equipment,” he says.

WilsonsaysJanuaryandFebruary

when someone took it from theiremployers,” he says.

“Itemsare, froma legalaspect, on-ly stolen if the case goes to court anditems are recognised as stolen goods,but inmanycasesthepolicetakeitup-on themselves to repossess stolengoods and hand it back to the claim-ant, but they have no authority to dothat.”

• SAPS PRO Captain Charlene vander Spuy says: “If someone reports ahousebreaking or robbery and theowner identifies it as stolen propertyat the second-hand dealer, a SAPSofficer can repossess the stolengoods with the case number asevidence.”

PHOTOS: SUPPLIEDEmma de Vries.

are big pawning monthswith children going backto university and school.

“Gold is a very pawna-ble item — it is small andeasy to deal with.

“Other top pawn itemsare televisions, laptopsand cellular phones,which he stopped takingbecauseof theblacklistingissue.

His biggest concern isthe way police deal withstolen goods.

“A fairly lownumber ofitems are being reportedas stolen.

“In most cases itemsbeing sold as stolen is

The biggestproblem in theindustry is thatpeople try to sellcellphones thatare on contract.The phone thengets blacklistedand can’t be re­sold.

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Proud of his ‘profession’>> ‘Wally is like a family member’TANIA SANDBERG>>ucnews2@feveronline.co.za

INJuneWallyUlbrichcanboastofbeing a car guard for 16 years.

From the time my childrenwere young I have been assisted byUlbrich who would put the childrenin the trolley and push it, carry mybags and watch my car.

This does not mean I trust all carguards,butIshopattheAthloneParkPick n Pay because Ulbrich is there.

“Wally is likea friendorevenfam-ily member to so many people.People trusthimwith theircarkeys,”a business owner in the complexsays.

“People askme to look after theirpets, while they shop, some give metheir keysand Iwalkwith customersto the ATM to make sure it is safe todrawmoney,” says Ulbrich, who ad-mits he is more of an animal loverthanapeopleloverandthisisevidentfromthenumberofanimalshetendsto. He is known to find and reportstray dogs and to feed the local pea-

cocks.“In the beginning it was a pleas-

ure and I enjoyed my job, but latelypeople tend to be aggressive andviolentaboutparking.A lotofpeoplewhosevehiclesIguardnevergreetorsay thank you. All we ask it that theytreat us with common decency,” hesays.

“He is friendly and everybodyloves him,” says shopper MaryChowles.

Ulbrich says in the beginning thejob entailed mostly preventing carbreak-ins, but in later years it hasbeen more about preventing cartheft. He carries tear gas, but sayswhen the person trying to steal avehicle carriesa firearm, there isnotmuch one can do but try to alertothers.

“Thepolicehavetoldmeonsever-aloccasionsthatourmallisoneofthebest for the non-theft of vehiclescompared to other malls.”

Ulbrich wishes his customers ahappynewyearandinviteseveryoneto park in the area where he works.

PHOTO: TANIA SANDBERGWally Ulbrich.

Cyclists raisemoney forProjectRhino

TANIA SANDBERG>>ucnews2@feveronline.co.za

TOTI cyclist Tim Theunissen and15 others started on a mountainbike ride to raise funds forProjectRhino, which yielded overR125 000.

The distance covered by theteamwas340kmsand4 650msofclimbing.

“It was a mammoth ride anddistance for one day. Total timewas 16 hours and 14 minutesnon-stop in the saddle from Hill-crest to Hluhluwe,” Theunissensays.

Timstoppedat 300kms, about40kmsofthefulldistance.“Istart-ed cramping and got a flat tyre,”he explains.

Project Rhino KZN waslaunched onWorldRhinoDay, 22September, 2011.

It is a province-wide rhino-fo-cused association that brings to-gether a provincial governmentconservation body, private andcommunity-owned reserves,rhino owners, leading conserva-tion NGOs and anti-poachingsecurity specialists.

PHOTOS: SOURCEDCyclists pedal to raise funds forProject Rhino.

New pastor forMethodistChurchFEVER REPORTER

PASTOR Roy Govender has been ap­pointed at Amanzimtoti MethodistChurch. Govender has been a ministersince 1990.

“I am familiar with the area as Iused to do fellowship in the UpperSouth Coast area in the eighties. As amatter of fact I got married in thischurch in 1987.

Govender is joined by his wifeKaren. Thecouplehave

five sons and three grand­ children.Govender played professional

soccer and was involved in coachingDivision A soccer for schools in theDurban area.

“Part of my input is to encourageModel C schools to incorporate socceras a sport,” he says.

He says sport is what he uses ex­tensively in church ministry.

“I have specialised in youth minis­try for the past 25 years and I told theyoung church people recently that Ihope they are involved in sports.”

Govender’s other focus, as a non­white pastor, has been to help peopleintegrate.

“I hope the church finds that I amnot much different than they are.”

“Part of my skills set is training. Iwill focus on training cell­group lead­ers, youth leaders and Sunday schoolteachers. Ibelievegoodleadersareim­portant to take the church to a goodlevel and I will spend time doing that.This is also the way in which Jesusworked with his disciples.”

Govender’s passion is people.“I am a people person and love

chatting to anyone and I look forwardat this new opportunity.”

PHOTO: FEVER REPORTERPastor Roy Govender.

Dealing withstress

FEVER REPORTER

IT is that time of the year, with the best in­tentions in the world, we decide to set NewYear resolutions.

“I saw a cartoon recently where it saidthat New Year resolutions are the things we

keep for the first week of January. Anger andstress are two of the most significant con­tributors to ill health and premature deathin the Western world. Danger occurs whenanger and stress become uncontrollableand a way of life,” says Alan Symons, angerand stress management consultant andfacilitator.

Symonssaysstresscanbedefinedastheresponse that occurs when the body re­sponds to challenges or difficult situationsknown as stressors. Tense neck muscles,stomach cramps, difficulty in concentrat­ing, panic attacks, etc, are a few symptoms.

How to deal with stress.• Resolve and commit to writing which

stressor/s you want to deal with and howyou are going to go about it.

• The brain, that amazing piece of greymatter weighing about three kilograms andcontaining billions of cells, functions to alarge extent on habits, good or bad. Oneneeds to set up a mental road block and re­direct that “bad stressor habit”. This redi­rection may take some time to become anew “good stressor habit”.

• Keep a journal of your progress. Thiswill measure your success or incidentswhere improvement are necessary. Con­gratulate and treat yourself on a success.

• Tell a loyal person/s of your resolutionand ask them to give you honest feedbackon how you are doing.

PHOTO: SOURCEDStress can be defined as the re­sponse that occurs when the bodyresponds to challenges or difficultsituations known as stressors.

• Even if not on yourwritten list, resolve tonot allow someoneelse’s stress to becomeyour stress. For exam­ple that car that is tail­gating you and youcannot move over —that’s their stress notyours, don’t own it.

• As you resolve theone’s you committed towriting, take on a fewmore.

• Seek adviceshould you be unsurewhere to start.

For further informa­tion call 083 754 2662or 031 903 4378.

SAPS successes

AMANZIMTOTI SAPS effected 61 ar­rests from 30 December to 12 January.These included two assaults, six resi­dential housebreak­ins, nine thefts,malicious damage to property, 17shoplifting arrests, four for possessionof suspected stolen property, nine cas­es of possession of whoonga and ninefor possession of cannabis, one drunk

driving and one breach of peace, dis­charging of a firearm and fishing with­out a permit.

Propertyrecoveredduringthisperi­od include a motor car, three cell­phones, an iPad, a PSP4, four PSPgames, a Garmin GPS, a computerscreen and a printer.

— Supplied.

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GRAMMY award-winning andmultiplatinum-selling singer-songwriter Chris Brown re-

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“Breezy” beginshis tour at theCo-ca-Cola Dome, Johannesburg onThursday, 2 April, followed by a sec-ond concert at the Moses MabhidaPeople’s Park,DurbanonSaturday, 4April. Ticket sales now available atticketpro.co.za

Brought to SouthAfricabyGlen21Entertainment, Jalibird and VertexEvents inassociationwithChannelO,the Chris BrownXTour Live in SouthAfrica concerts are part of a worldtour to celebrate the release of hissixth studio album titled X.

SApromotersGlenNetshipise,So-bukwe Jali and Thato Segaole arepleased to bring back one of the big-gest names in themusic industry andto have South Africa as a part ofBrown’s international tour promot-ing his latest album.

The album which sees Brownteaming upwith some of today’s hot-test artists in R&B, hip-hop and pop,suchasUsher,LilWayne,NickiMinaj,Rick Ross and Tyga, was released on16 September via RCA Records.

With more than one million insalesofLoyal featuringLilWayneandTyga, Brown continues to prove hisstaying power as the single claimedthe number one spot on MainstreamR&B-hip chart for nine weeks, eightweeks at the top of the R&B-hip-hopairplay chart and twoweeks at num-

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Regarding the new album, Brownsaid: “I want everyone to take a jour-ney with me through X. We’re goingto experience the highs and the lows,the love and the pain.”

X is the follow-up toBrown’s 2012chart-topping album Fortune, whichdebuted at number one on both theBillboard Top 200 Albums Chart andTopR&B/Hip-HopAlbumsChart andearnedBrownaGrammynominationforBestUrbanContemporaryAlbum.

Following the response to the sell-out2012ChrisBrownCarpeDiemSAtour, a high demand for tickets is an-ticipated so fans are encouraged tobook now. Tickets can be bought online only at ticketpro.co.za

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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDChris Brown will hits South Africanshores in April.

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Fighting the big fightsBRAVEbabyEmmafought thehardfight for most of her young life, butsuccumbed last week.

TheAmanzimtotiFeverstaffandmanagement send their deepestcondolences to her family. Restwellbaby Emma.

Thenewpost-surgeryhospital ismost welcome and even better isthat it offers this essential serviceat a fraction of the cost ofhospitalisation and is thus pre-ferred as a step-down facility bymedical aids.

The fight against crime, not onlyin Toti but everywhere, should be acommunity issueandnotonly left tothe SAPS and law enforcementofficers.

Through this newspaper anappeal ismade to readers, advertis-ersandbusinesses,etc. to join in thefight against crime and make theirtown a safe place in which to walk,play, do business and enjoy.

There is strength in unity andwhat better is there to start the newyear than by working together.

New additionwelcomedYOUR“Interesting facts”onpage6 in the9 January issue was another new ele-ment to thenewAmanzimtotiFever, onewhich I read twice as I enjoy soaking upinformation to digest and talk about atthe dinner table.

Thank you, Toti Fever for this newaddition which hopefully, will continuein issues to come.

B. L. KittDoonside

THE Kingsburgh Child FamilyWelfare Society thanks ourcommunitywhohavesoloyallysupported us through 2014.We successfully ran numerouseducational programmesthroughout theyear, reachinghundreds ofeager peoplewanting andwilling to learnnew skills.

To themanychildren whoattended ourJuly holidayprogramme, itwas a pleasureto introduce them to thingswhichmay not have been pos-sible without the support of lo-cal business’s and Lotto fund-ing.

Unfortunately, Lotto fund-ing has now come to an end soit is important for us to pushhard for fundraising this year.Our society is not governmentfunded.

To all our clients who have

had help on the social welfareside,wewish you a better yearahead.

Thanksmustgo toourdedi-cated band of volunteers whomake sure our charity shop

runs smoothly.If you wish todonate cloth-ing, householdgoods, etc.please phoneour office.

This yearour societyturns 70. It is atribute to pastand currentmembers for

theirbeliefinKingsburghChild&FamilyWelfare.Wewishourcommunity a prosperous newyear.

Contact the office on031 916 2274 between 8amand 12. After hours contactJenny on 031 916 2362 orPhyllis on 031 916 3282.

Jenny SmithKingsburg Child & Family

Welfare chairperson

Councillor says‘thank you’

WITHabumperfestiveseason—blessedwithsomeofthebestholidayweatherwehave had in years— drawing to a close,wewishtoexpressourgratitudetowardsthosewho,whilstalsowantingtobewiththeir lovedonesat this special timeof theyear,gaveuptheirtimetomakeourtowna better place for both locals and guestsfrom across the country.

HerewerefertomembersoftheSAPS,Metro Police, Road Traffic Inspectorate,law enforcement, private law enforce-ment,eThekwiniMunicipality,SapphireCoast/TotiTourism,SPCA,FACT, certainindividuals and all our business ownerswho worked right through.

Who can deny that they were notamazedatrefusecollectiononChristmasand New Year morning, or beaches,parks and roads being cleaned daily, orpump stations being better operationalthan previous years, or less potholes, orbettertrafficflow,orsomeorotherpatrolvehicle (being that thepublicandprivatesectorwereworkinginco-operation)be-ing visible up and down the town everyday and night.

Certainly there was and will be somecriticism, and therewill always be roomfor improvement as nobody is perfect,but from personal observation corrobo-rated by residential reports, and givenavailableresources,thesepeoplewereattheir posts and ready to serve.

To all of these individuals, whetherpaid or volunteer, thank you for makinga difference.

Cllr André Beetge

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DID YOU KNOWInteresting facts• In a study of 200 000 ostriches overa period of 80 years, no one reporteda single casewhere an ostrich buriedits head in the sand.

• Itisphysicallyimpossibleforpigsto look up into the sky.

• A pregnant goldfish is called atwit.

• More than 50% of the people inthe world have never made or re-ceived a telephone call.

• Rats and horses can’t vomit.• If you sneeze too hard, you can

fracture a rib.• If you try to suppress a sneeze,

youcanruptureabloodvessel inyour

head or neck and die.• If you keep your eyes open by

forcewhenyousneeze,youmightpopan eyeball out.

• Ratsmultiplysoquicklythatin18months, two rats could have over amillion descendants.

• Wearing headphones for just anhourwill increasethebacteriainyourear by 700 times.

• The cigarette lighterwas invent-ed before the match. — Wikipedia.

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Report found animals SPCA asksFEVER REPORTER>>ucnews2@feveronline.co.za

THE SPCA is calling on thecommunity to report any ani-mals that are found.

“Even if you don’t want tohand over the animal to theSPCAat least just sovereign it,as it is likely that someone islooking for theirmissingpet, ”SPCAmanagerTraceyGirlingsays.

She saysDurbanandKloofSPCA are experiencing thesame problem — people findmissing animals and want tokeep them, thinking they aredoing a good thing to givethemahome.Inthemeantimethe SPCA is searching for thepet. Another problem is thatpeople tend to report missingor found pets on social mediafirst before contacting SPCA.”

She says over the festiveseason their facilities were“chock-a-block”fullasaresultof fireworks and people ask-ingstrangers to feed theirani-mals,while onholiday. Fortu-nately themajority have beenreclaimed.

“Rather board your ani-malswith the SPCAwhen yougoon leave.Cagesarecleanedand animals are fed twice aday.AdailyfeeofbetweenR45to R65 applies for dogs de-pending on the size, while the

feeforcatsisR45daily.Noton-ly is this a safe place for yourpet, but it also provides theSPCA with much-neededfunding,” Girling explains.

All boarding animalsshould be up to datewith vac-cinations which should bedone at least 10 days prior toboarding.

There has also been an in-crease in people leaving theirdogs in cars on hot days.

“It iscrueltoleaveyourani-mal in a hot car. We have hadseveral cases reported fromshoppingmalls.Evenwith thewindowsopen, it isstill toohot

for them bearing inmind thatanimals have fur.”

SPCA inspectors, assistedby the police, can break win-dowsopentoassistanimals indistress.

The SPCA will hold itsmonth-end clinic on 30 Janu-ary from 9.30am to 11.30amfor deworming, and rabiesvaccinations.Cost isR200peranimal.

The SPCA thanks the com-munity for supporting theirgift- wrapping service anddoggy-dinner fund, both ofwhichexceededincomemadethe previous year.

SPCA will hold itsmonth­end clinic on30 January for de­worming and rabiesvaccinations.PHOTO: SOURCED

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‘I have resolved not to spend anymoney foolishly and lavishly andso far I am keeping my resolution.’— Fabien. ‘My resolution is to

make sure he keepsto that.’

— Nerina.

‘I did not makeany because Iknow I don’t

keep tothem.’

‘We strive to improve on last year,both parents and children —

Ramesh and Kavita. Shriya plansto work hard as she is in Grade 7and wants many As. Trejachhopes to make more friends andwork on his English andAfrikaans marks.

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Load sheddinglikely at any time>> Eskom is expecting about R20 billion from government to buy diesel

FEVER REPORTER

ESKOM has warned that with-out additional funding to buydiesel, load shedding will be

continuousandongoingbecausetheutility won’t be able to operate itsopengasturbines,reportedEyeWit-ness News on Tuesday 13 January.

Reportedly the utility says thepower grid remains vulnerable andany technical issues or generatorproblemsmay force it to implementrolling blackouts at short notice.

Inorder tokeepupwithdemand,theutilityhasbeenrunningopengasturbinesbroadlyduring thepast fewmonths, spending billions of randsto buy diesel to operate them.

Eskom is apparently expectingabout R20 billion from the govern-ment to help them to continue buy-ingdieselandissubsequentlyawait-ing feedback from governmentwhether it will receive the much-needed funding.

TheparastatalwarnedthatSouthAfricans must be prepared for load

shedding at any time. The localscheduleisavailablefromwww.dur-ban.gov.za/City_Services/electricity/Load_Shedding/Documents/Load_Schedule_Stages1_2_and_3.pdf

eThekwini reports all blocks are

scheduled for a two-hour outagewithanadditionalhalf-an-hourcon-tingency plan to cater for switching.

Customers are only scheduled togo off once a day under stages oneandtwoandtwicedailyshouldstagethree be implemented.

PHOTO: SOURCEDLoad shedding can beimplemented at anytime.

Helfte vanBNI behoort aan haar>> BNI vier hul dertigste bestaansjaar vanjaar

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DIE nuwe jaar en nuwe voor-neme is ‘n stadige proses virdiemeestevanons,maarasdit

by sakevrouAnsieNieuwenhuis komis dinge baie anders. Sy het sommerso in die eerste week van die jaar, ‘nhelepaarbesighedeuitgekoop.Asdielaaste drie transaksies afgehandel is,besit Ansie die helfte van Suid-Afrikase “Business Network International(BNI)” maatskappye.

BNIvierhuldertigstebestaansjaarvanjaar. Hul het nou 7 000 takkewêreldwyd en sowat 178 000 lede.

BNI Suid-Afrika het tans 51 takke.“Ek besit nou 23 takke en daar is

nog drie in wording,” verduidelik Ni-euwenhuis.

Sy het oorspronklik KwaZulu-Na-talendieVrystaatgekoopennoubesitsy ook dieWes-Rand van net voor Al-berton (Bisonia) tot by Centurion envan Randfontein tot Krugersdorp allangs die hoofweg.

“Dit is ‘n baie groot uitdaging,maar een waarna ek uitsien,” sêNieuwenhuis wat haar voorgeneemhet om haar besigheid vanjaar uit tebrei.

Sy sê sy het haar hande bietjie los-gemaakenmenseinplekgesitomna-

menshaar tebestuur.Dit eindigegternie daarnie—syhet verdere planne.

“Hierdie jaar gaan ek minder reisen konsentreer op groei.”

Nieuwenhuis het tans haar oog opOos-Londen,danPretoriaendieWes-Kaap.

“EkgaanvirverdereBNIopleidingin Maart en September en het vir my‘n woonstel naby Lanseria lughawegekoop, sodat ek maklik my Wes-Rand takke kanbesoek,” skerts sy. Sybeoog egter om die oorgrote bestuurop die internet te behartig.

“Dit gaan alles om bestuur en dieinternet het dinge so vereenvoudig.Ek het drie jaar terug ‘n nuwe pro-gram gekoop en ek is nou in voelingen skakeling met die hele wêreld,”vertel sy.

FOTO: VERSKAFAnsie Nieuwenhuis (links) uitvoerende direkteur: BNI SA: KZN, Vrystaat enWes­Rand saam met Kevin Barber BNI uitvoerende direkteur: Duitsland.

Getting ready for schoolFEVER REPORTER

THE beginning of a new school year signi­fies the start of education costs. Parentsspend on average between R400 andR1 000 per child on stationery, dependingon whether stationery is included in schoolfees, while uniform costs can reach an as­tronomical R3 000, and this excludesschool fees, a daunting start to the year,but it appears as though most parents arewell prepared.

Alta and Aubrey Philips say they initial­ly spent R800 on stationery for their twochildren, but have not bought everything.

“Uniforms are especially expensive thisyear since my daughter is starting Grade 6and my son has to get a special matric uni­form,” Alta says.

These she estimates will cost herR2 500 and R3 000 respectively, but these

parents have saved for this during the year.“IspentR400todayandboughtthebe­

ginning­of­the­year stationery for R800earlier,” Gavin Pillay says.

He says his girls have looked after theiruniforms well and buying new ones aren’tnecessary.

Having received a 10% mystery dis­count Carlos and Lily Quintal spent overR1 000 on stationery for two high schoolchildren. They felt it was reasonable as Lilyis a school teacher who says stationerycosts in the region of R800 per pupil.

“We still have to buy school pants andshoes, which will likely cost R400,” saysCarlos.

“I spent R2 000 on stationery for mytwo children.

“Fortunately, they do not need new uni­forms and I saved during the year for this,”Sindisiwe Khumalo says.

Aubrey,Douglas,Alta andAbigailePhilips.PHOTO:FEVERREPORTER

Ex­pupils give back

FIVE Gokul Primary pupils and theirparents were presented with bursariesat the school’s awards ceremony inDecember. Principal Niren Naidoo ex­tended his appreciation to AvemelLogistics and Ronnie Vengan for theirgenerous gesture.

Aven Naidu, managing director ofAvemel Logistics, his father NelsonNaidu and uncle, Ronnie Vengan se­lected Gokul Primary to be the recipientof the Avemel­Vengan Scholarship.

Aven and Nelson are ex­pupils oftheschoolandseethisasanopportuni­ty to give back to the community.

These scholarships, which cover thecost of school fees and uniforms of de­serving pupils, will be presented annu­ally at the school’s awards ceremony.

The recipients were selected on thebasis of being financially deserving andbalanced with good academic achieve­ments.

Naidoo said the dedicated staff ofGokul Primary take pride in the holisticdevelopment of pupils and it is heart­warming to see that the school has nur­tured individuals like Aven and Nelson,who are putting their social conscienceinto practice.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDAt the event are Mr and Mrs Nelson Naidu, Aven Naidoo, MesuliMagcaba and Ronnie Vengen.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDShenika Ramsamy from Scott­burgh High achieved seven Asymbols. She was placed firstin the Ugu District at a cere­mony at the ICC on 6 January.Shenika received a full bursaryto study chemical engineeringat UKZN.

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Fever diary>>LASTThursdayofeverymonth:SameLove Support Group Toti (previouslyPFLAG) provides support for LGBT, sup­port for parents of LGBT, informationalmaterial, talks and meetings and a 24­hour helpline. Call: 084 700 2536 or

email samelove families@gmail.com>> Dance Basics, a ballroom and Latin­American dance studio in Durban, is of­fering beginner classes for the physicallydisabled people. Inquiries: Janelle Yunnieon 084 474 0531 or e­mail dancebasics@mweb.co.za>> Every Sunday. Amanzimtoti Metho­

dist Church hosts a 5pm church serviceduring which there is Sunday school. Thisis convenient for children who attendsports events on Sundays. The church al­so hosts a 9.15am to 10.15am Sundayschool service. For further details contactGwenda on 031 903 2540.>> Weekly: BNI weekly meeting, Tues­

days 7am at Illovo Africa Restaurant, 21Illovo Beach Road, Illovo Beach. PhoneAnsie Nieu­wenhuis on 082 923 7850 toreserve seating.>> 30 January: SPCA holds its month­end clinic from 9.30am to 11.30am for de­worming, rabies and year­end vaccina­tions. Cost is R200 per animal.

Thank you, SantaAMANZIMTOTI SPCA thanks ClairHall and Kaylee Bruce from SantaCause for Paws, as well as all thehardworking staff and volunteersinvolved in this huge collection ofanimal presents for their gift toSPCA Amanzimtoti.

“Santa Cause for Paws donatedan amazing donation not only forthe animals here, but for the staff aswell. We also thank all those whocontributed to this cause. Wishing

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AMANZIMTOTI Trauma Unit (ATU) gen-eral manager Gail Shreiner thanks thecommunity for their support during the

festive season and for using its gift-wrappingservice at Kingsburgh Centre.

TheprojectprovidedATU,whosecorefunc-tion is toassist traumaandabusevictims,withmuch needed funds.

“This year ATU will train the communityand volunteers in trauma counselling as anawareness campaign in approaching varioussituations,” Shreiner says.

Aspart of its ongoing fundraising effort, thetea kiosk at Umdoni Bird Parkwill be open ev-ery Wednesday from 9am to 12.30pm, wherethe family will enjoy a stroll through the parkto see ducks andEgyptian geese and if you area birder, there aremanybirding opportunitiesto take advantage of.

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FOLLOWING a busy period of new­model launchesin South Africa last year, 2015 shows no sign of slow­ing down. Here are some of the highlights:

Sports carsWell­heeled high­performance enthusiasts have

several pulse­quickening cars to look forward to, in­cluding the new two­seater Mercedes­AMG GT whicharrives in May to replace the SLS. In March the C63AMG will make its local debut, and competing withit for the attention of hot­blooded petrol heads willbe the high­performance Lexus RCF.

Another notable sports car headed here aroundNovember is Ford’s Mustang available for the firsttime in right­hand drive.

Honda’s Civic Type­R will land in the third quarterof this year sporting a powerful new turbo engine,while Mini’s rapid John Cooper Works, Audi’s hot RS3and third­generation TT are also on the 2015 launchlist. Mazda’s MX5 and the Spider version of Alfa’sstunning 4C.

City carsSeveral new affordable small­car ranges are

headed our way, starting with the A­segment SuzukiCelerio hatch later this month to replace the Alto. Itwill be followed in February by VW’s new Up! three­door hatch, a small car with big ambitions becauseit’s expected to be priced below the Polo Vivo.

Other upcoming city cars are the new Toyota Aygoarriving around mid­year, and a safety­upgradedDatsun Go (with ABS and airbags) which should landin the second half. Daimler’s Smart Fortwo city cargets here in December followed by the Forfour.

Compact carsMoving up to bigger hatchbacks, Opel’s Adam has

just landed in SA to compete with the Fiat 500 andHonda’s new Jazz arrives later this month. Other carscompeting in the same segment will be the newHyundai i20, Opel Corsa, and Mazda2 — all arrivingin the first quarter of the year.

BMW’s first front­wheel­drive car, the 2 SeriesActive Tourer, goes on sale this month. March seesthe launch of Citroën’s outlandishly­styled C4 Cactusalong with the new Peugeot 308 hatch.

SedansFord’s Fusion, the replacement for the mid­sized

Mondeo (remember that from a decade ago) arrivesin the next couple of months, to be followed by thenew VVX Passat around mid­year.

The facelifted VW Jetta has just hit town.Luxury carsThe coupé version of the Mercedes S­Class will

be in local showrooms by the end of this month, fea­turing a Curve Tilt function that leans the car’s bodyinto a bend — much like a biker or skier would — toreduce lateral forces on the driver and passengers.

SUVsBuyers seeking big cabin space and a generous

ride height will have lots to choose from this year.BMW’s second­ generation X6, the Land Rover Dis­covery Sport (which replaces the Freelander), thenew Kia Sorento, the retro­styled Jeep Renegade, theSubaru Outback, the X3­rivalling new Lexus NX, andthe new Infiniti QX80 will all cruise in during the firsthalf of the year. The second half will usher in Audi’snew Q7, Merc’s GLE Coupé, Volvo’s XC90 and Foton’sToplander. New compact crossovers will be the OpelMokka, Fiat 500X, Mazda CX­3 and Hyundai ix25.

The Green BrigadeBMW’s electrically­powered i3 hatch will be

launched in the next couple of months to take on theNissan Leaf in the Eskom­powered market segment,while the BMW i8 two­seater coupé arrives at thesame time as a flamboyantly­styled, 250km/h expo­nent of petrol­electric propulsion. — IOL Motoring.

Cool cars for SA this year >> March sees launchof Citroën C4 Cactus

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PHOTO: ROBBIE MILLARMikey Venter from Warner Beach came second overall in the LizzardHurricane Surf Series 2014 Open Men’s division. The event was hosted byWave Wizards Surf Club in association with Surfing South Africa and startedthe successful Umhlanga Summer Festival for the season. Mikey will becompeting in many local and national events this year.

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Warnadoon’s Surf Lifesaving Club to host championships this weekend

THE 2015 Surf Lifesaving Competition seasonis in full swing on the South Coast.

Warnadoone Surf Lifesaving Club will hostthe2015KZNSouthSurf LifesavingChampion-

The 2015 KZN South Nipper Championshipwill be held in Scottburgh on 15 February andtheprovincial seasonwillendwith theKZNNip-per Championship at Marine Surf Lifesaving

Club between 28 February and 1 March.For more information, email lifesav ing-

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2996 or the competitions officer Derek Fourieon 083 376 0215 or the PR and media officerHenk Lotz on 072 123 3464, email henk@trad-ergate. co.za — Supplied.

Toti Cycling Club newsTHE South Coast is beginning to look

a little like Beijing. There have beenall shapes and sizes of bikes and

cyclists on the roads and the trails at alltimes of the day this summer.

The Toti Cycling Club had a great startto 2015. There are two road groups goingout in the mornings. The fast and the furi­ous, hitting averages of 30kms plus onmost mornings. The ballies group is a bitmore chilled, but don’t underestimatethem. These groups leave the Engen

garage in Rockview Road, at 5am, Tues­day to Friday and 5.30am on Saturdaysand Sundays. The roadies have been do­ing some 100km­plus rides, over the fes­tive season, this in preparation for the Ar­gus and other big races coming up.

The mountain bikers attended thenight ride at Ellingham trails, put on byBush life Adventures. The Mambas joinedup with Scottburgh clubs’ mountain bik­ers twice in the last few weeks, once todo a hard ride into Vernon Crookes Nature

Reserve and again for a breakfast ride atVirginia Trails. Riders set off at 6am. Thetrack is in fantastic condition, and if onedoes every trail available, about 65kms ofriding can be achieved.

Mountain bikers meet on Saturdaysand Sundays to do group club rides at avariety of places. For more information onany of our rides, contact Shaun Heinz forroad riding on 074 848 7405 or CarynHarvey for mountain biking on082 357 5287. — Supplied.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDToti Cycle Club and Scottburgh Cycle Club members at Virginia Trail.

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The event will start with the traditionalmarch past of teams, with the club bannerleading the way of competitors in their clubuniforms.

Old rivalries, dating back to the twentieswhen the threeAmanzimtoti clubs—Amanz-imtoti,WarnadooneandWinkle-spruitSurf—were founded, will be renewed in traditionalevents no longer part of the national champi-onships like craft rescue and reel alarm.

Competition will be fierce on the beach —run, relay, sprint and flags.TheWarnerBeachsurf will again challenge the competitors insurf events. Surf swim, single double andmixed surf ski, board, rescue tube, Iron Manand Women events not only test the strengthand endurance of competitors, but is excitingfor spectators as well.

The 2015 KZN Open Surf Championshipson 7 and 8 March and Lifesaving SA NationalSurfChampionshipswill beheld from23 to26April hosted at Durban clubs. Competitorshavebeen traininganddoingvoluntarybeachdutyduring theDecemberholidays tobe in topshape to bring medals home.

The provincial surf lifesaving champion-ship calendar will also bring the KZN JuniorChampionships to Winklespruit on 1 Febru-ary.

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