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Excitement and anticipation isbuilding up in Msinga as thefinishing touches are being madeto the area s first shopping mall.The Tugela Ferry Mall will consistof 55 brand new shops.

With investment from CopperZone (Pty) Ltd and the retailleasing know-how of Retail Net-work Services (RNS) the mall willofficially open on Thursday, 25April.

The actual sod turningceremony took place on 5December 2012.

Based on the outskirts ofbustling Tugela Ferry, the mallcovers 14 723m²with 300parkingbays for private vehicles aswell asa 20 slot taxi rank with its ownfacilities.

It is estimated that there will bein the region of 300 employmentopportunities - MsingaMunicipality and the MthembuTraditional Council are backingthis positive development bycollectingCVs frompotential localemployees.

As of this week, there were only

a fewvacant storeswhichnationalRNS Leasing Specialist, JonathanTagg said would be taken soon,bearing in mind that the originalsize had to be expanded to over 14000m² to cope with the demand.The anchor tenant is ShopriteCheckers with Cashbuild, PepkorGroup and Edcon in the largerstores - these include Jet, PEP,Ackermans and PEP Cell.

Included in the balance oftenants are StandardBank, Capit-ec, Liquor City, PowerFashion Factory, OK Furniture,Barnetts, Rage and Shoe Zone.

A number of well-knownnational fast food outletswill openwith an outdoor eating court andKFC as a drive through.

The mall is enclosed and tocope with the hot summerweather, has air conditioningthroughout.

Tagg said that aside fromprovidingmuch needed shopping,banking and services to thecommunity, Tugela Ferry Mall isalso strengthening the townscentral role in the area.

WELCOME late rains over thepastweek are not nearly enough yet toease the critically low level of LakeMerthley, and it is essential thatGreytonians support thewater re-strictions imposed by Umzinyathito cut consumption by 50%.Althoughover120mmrainfall hasbeen recorded around the lakesince lastTuesday, a lotmore is re-quired as well as time for the un-derground springs and streamsfeeding the Lake to do so.

According to the Department ofWater and Sanitation rule ofdrought - when a water supplydrops to 90%, restrictions shouldbe introducedtoprevent longtermfailure.But theLakehasbeenat40%sincelast year and neither Umzinyathi,thewater service provider, orUm-

voti Municipality, which repre-sents Greytown and district, tookany action until the Greytown Ga-zette headlined the situation lastmonth.

According to Umzinyathi waterspokesman Pradeep Ramlall,through two public meetings heldlast week, and the generalpamphlet “How to reduce waterloss”handedout toschoolsandthepublic, it has complied with therequirements to inform consum-ers.

At last Wednesday’s publicmeeting, there would have been alot more consumers present hadUmzinyathikept to thetimeof4pmset and advertised by it, but onlythe brave and committed waiteduntil5.30pmwhenthemeetingac-tually started. No real answerwas

given byMr Ramlall to the queriesfrom the floor as to why both mu-nicipalities, which had been alert-ed several months ago, had donenothinguntil supplyhitcrisis level.The perennial queries about me-

ready closed down illegal carwashes.Greytownis facingacrisisand it is up to everyone living heretodowhat isrequiredtomakesurethat the town’s water source doesnot dry up.

Water supply critical despite rain”Because of the drought,

you are required to reducewater consumption by 50%with immediate effect.” -oth-erwise you will be fined interms of the Umzinyathi bylaws. In addition, the localrepresentative will be con-tacting consumers who

have, or are using, exces-sive totals to reduce imme-diately. Mr Ramlall statedthat Umzinyathi did notwant to be “the big bad

wolf”, did not want to pun-ish or be prescriptive, but itwas vital that everyone vol-untarily reduced their waterconsumption by 50% imme-

diately.

ter readings, hiddenmeters, averages etc.were again raised andaccording to Mr Ram-lall, Umzinyathistraight away tacklesproblems brought to itsattention - soactionwillbe taken.

There are no “if’s orbut’s”. It is over to you,as the consumer, tomake sure that fromnow on, your waterconsumption is cut by50% - that is half ofwhat you have been us-ing - no hosepipes,sprinklers, pool top ups- Umzinyathi has al-

Tugela Ferry mallopens in April

The mall covers 14 723m² with 300 parking baysfor private vehicles

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IN December, to acknowledge the16 days of no violence and abuseagainst women and children, Na-tional Computer College principalSimphiweKunenearrangeda freeweek long computer course for 16women to empower them to beemployed and independent.With the assistance of the Depart-ment of Social Development, six-teen ladieswere selected and tookpart in the course.

Mr Kunene expressed his ap-preciation to Aheers for providinglunches and Pastor Toro Aina ofthe Tree of Righteousness forprayer sessions.

Some of the 16 ladies who tookpart in the National ComputerCollege course.

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Computer empowermentWITH the emphasis on saving wa-ter, consumers are reminded ofthe Eskom agenda to save power!

Some suggestions:* Turn off your air conditioner

before you leave home for an ex-tended period of time. Or at leastturn up the thermostat. It's astraightforward way to use lesspower. Also, make sure the filteris clean.Dirty filters causeair con-ditioning units to work harder, us-ing more energy.

* Keep the refrigerator doorsclosed whenever possible. Also,avoid placing hot items in thefridge - let them cool to room tem-perature first.

*Heatupthefood,not thehouse.A microwave is much more effi-cient (and quicker) at heatingthings up than an oven, especiallyif you’re trying to stay coolwith airconditioning.

* It's curtains for you. Curtains,blinds and shades keep the sun'shot rays out of your house. Keepthem closed on sunny days duringthe summer season. Also, decidu-ous trees planted near your housewill addshadeandproduceasimi-lar effect - with the added bonusthat,whenthe treesheds its leavesinautumn, the sunlightwill returnjust in time for the colder months.

*Solarpoweryour laundry. Skipthe dryer and go for an old-fash-ioned clothes line. You can't beatfree energy from the sun - justmake sure there is no rain in theforecast.

Don’t onlysave water,but energy too

Pannar Seedsalesperson of theyear

Andrew du Plessis was named Pannar Seed salespersonof the 2014/15 year recently. He represents the company

in Pietermaritzburg and surrounding areas. The awardfor best progress in sales went to El le Grange, sales

representative in the Koster region. Pictured are (fromleft) Flip Botha (national sale manager SA), El le

Grange, Ashley Cotterrell (managing director), Andrew duPlessis, Pamela Chitenhe (regional director - Africa) and

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GREYTOWN doctors have set upacall register toensure that if any-one needs after hours assistance,and their own doctor is not availa-

ble, they can contact the doctorson call. 911 Ops Centre and Arca-dia will have list which is alsoprinted in the Greytown Gazette

each month.Please cut out and keep accessi-

ble:Cell numbers:Dr Ally: 083 786 7138Dr. Dlamini 074 690 3368/084

819 7468Dr Hartwig: 071 676 6810Dr Mkhize:079645 5964Dr Owen: 082 859 9307

Dr Roodt:084 679 6300Greytown Hospital:033 413

9400Arcadia:033 4171528Ops 911: 033 417 2911Call dates for February:Dr Owen: 2; 3; 5th; 9th; 12th;

13th; 16th; 23rd and 26th.Dr Roodt: 4th; 11th; 18th; 19th

and 25th.

Dr Ally: 6th; 7th; 8th; 10th;17th; 20th and 24th.

Hospital doctor: 1st; 14th; 15th;21st; 22nd; 27th; 28th and 1stMarch.

Pleasenote thatwhen thehospi-tal doctors are on call, do not goto Arcadia as the sisters will notbe able to help but go directly tothe hospital for attention.

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IN a dramatic end of monthcatchup, juston60mmwasre-corded by Pannar Re-search fromTuesday to Satur-day lastweek to bring the Jan-uaryrainfall total to136.4mm.This is just less than the 41year mean of 138.180!

2011/12was the lowest Jan-uary recorded in thepast eightyears on 78.8 and highest inthe eight years was 178.9 in2008/9.

In town itself, Grant Giffordrecorded 118mm

There were some scorchersduring the month - 14 days ofover 30 degrees. The highestbeing 36.2 on Saturday, 24with 35.2 on the Monday.

Minimum was 11.1 on Fri-day, 16 January and maxi-mum minimum 18.4 on Mon-day, 5 January.

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IT could not have been better timed.The Februarymeeting of GreytownGar-den Club is all about waterwise garden-ing,with speakerAlidaOosthuizenof theTuinhuis Nursery, Ladysmith.A must for all gardeners not sure howto save their plants and veggies in thistime of drought.

The venue is Summerford Park farm,home of Vic and Karen Schroder, onTuesday, 10 February at 9 for 9.30am.Follow the signboards on the Mispahroad.

Please remember to take along a chairand a hat.

For more information, phone 084 5874810.

Waterwise gardenclub meeting

WEDNESDAY, 4 February,marks World Cancer Day,and the Cancer Associationof South Africa (CANSA) isemphasising that cancer is“not beyond us” in terms ofCancercontrolandreducingthe impact of the disease.

“World Cancer Day is im-portant because the globalcancer epidemic is huge andset torise.Currently,8.2mil-lion people die from cancerworldwide every year - inSouth Africa, more than100 000 are diagnosed an-nually,” said Elize Joubert,CANSA’s acting CEO.

According to the Centrefor Disease Control and Pre-vention (CDC), more thantwice as many people diefromCancer than fromAids,malaria, and tuberculosiscombined.TheWorldHealthOrganiza-tion projects that withoutimmediateaction, theglobalnumber of deaths from Can-cer will increase by nearly80% by 2030, with most oc-

curring in lowandmiddle in-come countries.

Taking place under thetagline ‘Not beyond us’,World Cancer Day focuseson taking a positive and pro-active approach to the fightagainst cancer, highlightingthat solutions do exist re-garding cancer care andthat they are within reach.

As part of World CancerDay, CANSA is hosting opendays at its 30 CANSA CareCentres countrywide.The PMB/midlands CANSACare Centre will have itswork ondisplay from9am to1pm on Wednesday, 4February for people fromcommunities, workplacesand the media to visit andfind out more about theircare and supportprogrammes.

Free lifestyle risk assess-ments will offered to thosewho attend to raise aware-ness around how our lifes-tyles affect our risk of devel-oping cancer.

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ASEPHENDUKE umtshingo ubethweubani, amaciko acikoza kube ncane inda-wo uma esededelana ngamaciko awo ah-lukene.

Baluze izibukeli zaphesheya kwezil-wandlwe e-iTaly mhlazi 27 Disemba kofilengenxa yomsindo.(sound system) amacikoaku ward 8 naku 11 Muden.

Balila esika Nandi bathi "maye ngom-cimbi wethu owaba yimbudane nje ngobasisemaqaqasini."

Bathi I sound system yomphakathi eyat-hulwa ukhansela wangaphambilini isi-phendule imikhaba kweminye yamadodabehweba ngayo. Ukhansela okhona manjeu Mnuz M.R. Dlamini ebuzwa ngale soundsystem ukuqinisekisile ukuthi le sound in-geyomphakathi njengoba isibiza izindodlazemali nje. "nguzokhuluma nalo mlisaukuthi ngampela lokhu ukwenza kanjani."kusho ukhansela. Okugama lakhe lingadalulwanga ngenxa yesithunzi nokuhloni-pheka kwakhe. uLembethe obesequlwiniegqugquzela le festivelauthe" lesoundsys-tem sayicela wasitshela ukuthi Ibiza inanielingakanani savuma ukuthi soyikhokha

lemali. Lafika usuku wangatholakalaocingweni samubona ezimpambanwenizomgwaqosakhulumanayewathi iqashwekwenye indawo,ucelaukulandaenye ,uya-buya. Kwabe ke seku ukuphela kwakheemhlweni" usho kanje uNdima.

"okubuhlungu nje ukuthi labo bebefikebevela emadolobheni abahlezi bezwangendaba ukuthi la emakhaya senza intoyamehlo kanti senza nje. nalabo balengusasibamemile kukhona mpela naba phes-heya e-iTaly, bazosithathisa okwabantuabangahlelekile impela. Ngibuhlungungomphakathi ukudla kwabo bengaku-dlanga"kuqubekayenaokaLembetheum-twana. Umlisa akatholakalanga ukupha-wula kwaze kwashaya isikhathi sokushi-cilela.

Imile imicimbi eMuden genxa yale Gxu-shugxushu . kwazise noma spalawendawoUmvoti Municipality walibeka ngembabaukuthi yobasiza ngamanzi no gesi okunyecha abahambele kude no mkhandlu. Im-pela futy abakutholanga ababekucelilengaphambilini kusho uMnuz Mkhize owa-zizwela lamazi ezofuna usizo.

Amaciko ase Muden akhungathekile"uma spala uthi awazibone"

Kammaland kapers

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDAlister Sadler, Naledi Senye and Ethan Govender enjoyed making these very creative funnyfaces.

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Advert for Ward CommitteesNotice is hereby given in terms of section 73 of the Municipal StructuresAct No. 117 of 1998 that vacancies for Ward Committee members exist inthe following wards, and the election dates will be as follows:Please be informed that election of ward committees will take place in thewards as per the under-mentioned schedule:-Members of the Community are invited to attend the meetings as per theirwards.Main Requirements for the Election of a Ward Committee Member is asfollows:-1. A person must be a registered voter in the ward.2. Be in possession of a Green Bar Coded Identity Document (please bring

along the ID Document on the Election Day)

WARD NO. OFVACANCIES

DATE VENUE TIME

9 3 08/02/2015 TOWN HALL 14h00

All related enquiries may be directed to the Manager CommitteeAdministration, Ms P.L.C. Robson on 033 413 9109 during office hours.The purpose of formation of these committees is to strengthen communityparticipation and directly give residents a platform to express their viewsin respect to ward developmental issues and to address citizens’ concerns.MR B.A. XULU PO BOX 71 Notice No. 2039MUNICIPAL MANAGER GREYTOWN

3250

UMVOTIMUNICIPALITY

NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATIONGREYTOWN SLUMS CLEARANCE HOUSING PROJECT

REF: DC24/0020/2012; KZN EIA-0000785-2012)Notice is hereby given in terms of Section 10(2) of Chapter 2 of GNR 33306 of June 2010 under the National EnvironmentalManagement Act (Act 107 of 1998) of the decision of the KZN Department of Agriculture and Environmental Affairs, to authorisethe development application made to it by uMvoti Local Municipality in connection the Greytown Slums Clearance HousingProject (reference DC24/0020/2012; KZN EIA-0000785-2012). The decision to authorise the project is based on considerationof information presented to it through a basic assessment process. The Record of Decision (ROD) is available for review at theHousing Department of uMvoti Local Municipality Contact: Municipal Manager, uMvoti Municipality P.O. Box 71 Greytown 3250Tel 033 532 5000 Fax 033 417 1393, Zonke.chonco@umvoti.gov.za

Should you decide to appeal against this decision, a notice of intent to appeal must be submitted to the KwaZulu Natal MEC of theDepartment of Economic Development Tourism and Environmental Affairs by no later than the 13th of February 2015 by post, fax,Email or by hand delivery to the following address

POSTAL/ FAX/ E-MAIL: PHYSICAL:

Private Bag X001Bishopsgate4008, Durban

Tel: 031 310 5300Fax: 031 310 5416

E-Mail: mecpa@kznded.gov.za(Bongani Mkhabela)

9th Floor, The Marine Building,22 Dorothy Nyembe Street,

Durban4001

Appeal ProcedureThe following appeal procedure must be followed:The appellant must provide the applicant within 10 days of having submitted your notice of intent to appeal with-(a) A copy of the notice referred to appeal submitted to the MEC and(b) A notice indicating that the appeal submission will be made available on the day of lodging it with the MEC and where and forwhat period the appeal submission will be available for inspection by the applicant.

Submission of AppealThe appeal lodged must be submitted to the MEC as indicated above in the following format:a) The appeal must be submitted in writing; and must be accompanied by-(i) A statement setting out the grounds of appeal;(ii) Supporting documentation which is referred to in the appeal and which is not in the possession of the MEC(iii) A statement by the appellant that the applicant with copies of the notices of intent to appeal; and(iv) The prescribed appeal fee, if any.b) The appellant must take into account any guidelines applicable to appeals as contemplated in section 24J of the act.

Time within which appeal must be lodgedAn appeal must be submitted within 30 days after the after the lapsing of the 20 days’ notice of intent to appeal.Mr B.A. Xulu PO Box 71Municipal Manager Greytown, 3250 Notice No. 2038

UMVOTI MUNICIPALITY

PERSONALASSISTANT

Link Seed (Pty) Ltd, an affiliate of the LimagrainGroup – an International Leader in the SeedIndustry, has a vacancy for a suitably qualifiedperson for the above position.The successful candidate will be PersonalAssistant to the Managing Director of theCompany and should therefore be a veryreliable and trustworthy person. A lot of highlyconfidential information will be dealt with, so it isof utmost importance that the applicant is able toact in the strictest of Confidence.Applicants must meet the following minimumcriteria:• Senior Certificate or Grade 12 qualification.• Typing of correspondence and reports.• Computer literacy – must be proficient in MSExcel, Word and PowerPoint.

• A working knowledge in Pastel Evolution wouldbe an advantage.

• Written and spoken fluency in English andAfrikaans is essential.

• Previous experience in similar position.Remuneration will be commensurate withqualifications and experience.

Applicants should email a CV (3 pagesmaximum) for attention P. Herbst to:

pherbst@linkseed.co.zaClosing date is the 13 February 2015. If you

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ZIP-lining, kayaking, peacocks tappingon doors and an Oak tree named Bob -just some of the exciting things experi-enced by our Grade eights on their bond-ing camp last weekend at Glenrock Game& Trout Farm near Mooi River.Lydia Köhne, one of our Grade eight’s, re-ports: “Wewere split into twogroups - theWolfGang and Slytherins for our activi-ties. We zip-lined across the dam, ‘rock’climbedupabig tree in the forest, tackledobstacle courses,went swimming,kayak-ing, ‘catty-’ and target-shooting. Aftersupper, we all went on a night walkaround theGlenrock farmand saw zebra.Every time we were told to meet, it wasalways at Bob, a big oak tree next to thekitchen.“On the Saturday, some of us werewokenby the sound of a peacock tapping on thedoor andwewere immediately ready and

very excited for yet another blazing hotday ahead.”AshiraAheer reports: “One ofmy person-al favouriteswas themudslide,whichwasa large plastic sheet on top of a hill. Wehad to climb up it using a rope withoutfalling, which was extremely difficult be-cause of all the slippery mud. I learnt toworkasa team, thatnothing is impossibleif you put your mind to it, and that failureis the first step to success. I am definitelylooking forward to the years ahead withmy new classmates!”

On thecricketing front,MaritzburgCol-lege batted first and were all out for 55runsafter18overs (manof thematchJoelPope 5 for 6, Sven Klar 3 for 9).Hermannsburg’s U15 team replied with57 runs for the loss of one wicket in fiveovers (LukeHayward31) towin thematchby nine wickets. Well done to our U15boys.

Five of our high school girls participat-ed in the athletics leaguemeeting in Dun-dee on Saturday, where they competed inshot-put, long-jump, javelin, discus and

Hermannsburghappenings GREYTOWN Junior School held its annual

prizegiving on 5 December, to commemo-rate and award the school’s top achieversin the classroom and on the sport fields.The hall was filled with anxious and excitedpupils, parents, family and friends.Beginning with a report on the school’sprogress by the principal, Mr Nel, the cere-mony moved on with light entertainment

from the school choir followed by the juniorprimary and senior primary awards.Pupils were awarded for their hard work.

Theirexcellentachievementsshowedthatthe pupils always “Aim High”.

Guest of honour, Mr Moses Mkhwanazi,reminded pupils that it is possible to aimhigh andachieve anything in life, regardlessof social background or home circumstan-ces. Recipient of the dux, Zibusiso Ndlovu,sports boy Brandon vanWyk and sports girlNicole Xaba, were true examples of dedica-tion, determination and self motivation.Prize winners:

Grade R: all learners received certificatesGrade leaders:Grade 1: Abdulalah NakoodaGrade 2: Phelelisile MkhizeGrade 3: Lasanda DladlaGrade 4: Zakariyya NakoodaGrade 5: Taaiba SayedGrade 6: Nqobile Sithole.Special awards:Service to the school: Aphiwe VilakaziGood fellowship (boys) Brandon vanWyk;

(girls): Sthembile Madonsela.Astroquiz excellence award: Zibusiso

Ndlovu, Thasvir Ramlakan, Ethan Berg-strom and Sthembile Madonsela. Prefectsmanagement team 2015:

Headboy: Sakhile MzilaDeputy: Akshar Kanaye

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDHead prefects for 2015 (back) deputy headboyAkshar Kanaye (L), deputy headgirl NqobileSithole (front) headboy Sakhile Mzila (L) andheadgirl Zanada Magubane.

Junior jottings

ON Sunday 25 January, a number of ourscholars swam in the “Merthley K” openwater swim.The following scholars took part: EmmaMartens, Celeste Maré, Sarah Barber,KristenSteyn,Amoré vanRooyen,KatelynMartens, CG Nefdt, Louné Lötter, Reniervan Rooyen and Robyn Steyn.Special mention must be made of LounéLötter who came first in her age group,sixth overall and also got the prize for thefirst Greytonian woman home.Congratulations to all swimmerswho tookpart.

Congratulations toDieterMeyer andSe-an Sneyd on being elected chairman andvice-chairmanofthesummerleaguehock-ey committee for 2015 respectively. Theschoolwould like to thank theminadvancefor theirdedication inensuring thesmoothrunning of the league.

Tennis U13 A vs Clifton: won 19-17Tennis U13 B vs Pelham A: lost 6-261st boys’ tennis vs College 2: won 47-182nd boys’ tennis vs Alex 1: won 36-61st girls’ tennis vs St Anne’s 4: drew 3-32nd girls’ tennis vs St John’s 5: lost 6-0We would like to welcome the following

scholars to our school and we wish themand their families a long and happy stayat Wembley:

Grade 4: Tanya Thomas, Luc Ridle, KyleRidl

Grade 5: Londeka Zuma, Kayla McCabeGrade 6: Zoë Scholtz, Keown PeterForm 1: Sihle Ngubeni.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDWembley welcomes their new staff - LuzaanCuff (Grade R), Heidi Bothe (science),Neandrie Swart (Grade five) and SonetteWolmarans (business studies).

Window onWembley

the100mrace.We look for-ward to thenext meetingat King’s Park.

Headgirl: Zenande MagubaneDeputy: Nqobile Sithole.The school expressed its thanks to the

sponsors - St James Guild, Pannar, AheersTrading, Build It, Greytown drugstore andNedbank.

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Email: tea@thenursery.co.zaAt the top of Voortrekker St continue straight& follow the sign board. Find us on Facebook

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GAZETTESMALLSSomething for everyone

Face of ValentineSimply Models face of Valentinecompetitionendson10February-email a head and shoulder pho-to to luzanne@simplymod-els.co.za - R50 per entry

Greytown Branch Manager,Luzanne Barnard has been ap-pointed as KZN director for Rib-bons4Roses -

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the benefit of children fightingcancer, living with autism andother disabilities.

ANYONE with information re-garding the following people areasked to please contact ZP Ma-khaye (social worker) at ChildWelfare Kranskop at 033 4441578.

§ Father of NTOMBIZONKESHEZI, biological mother QOM-AZIPHI BUSISIWENGUBANE isdeceased.

§ Father of SAMKELISIWENGUBANE, biological motherGCINANI DOLLY NGUBANE isdeceased

§ Father of MBONGELENINGCOBO, biological mother, NO-MUSA THOBILE NGCOBO is de-

ceased§ Father of MISIWE and NEL-

ISIWE GASA, biological mother,BONGIWE GASA is deceased

§ Father of NONKAZIMULO,NGOBILE and SIGUGU NZAMA,biological mother JABUMALOZINZAMA is deceased

§ FatherofSHEZIZUZIWE, bi-ological mother NELISIWE BU-SISIWE SHEZI is deceased.

§ Father of ZONDI XOLISWA,biological mother NOBUHLESJABULILE ZONDI is deceased.

§ VICTORIA LAZARUS (moth-er) and DEVESH TICKA (father),parents of SHAVIQUE TICKA

§ Father of KWANELE LOL-WANA, biological motherTHOBEKA LOLWANA is de-ceased.

§ Father of NONKAZIMULONZAMA, NQOBILE NZAMA andSIGUGU NZAMA, biologicalmother JABUMALOZINZAMA isdeceased.

§ Father ofVERONICCAMAS-SINGUE, biological mother NI-KEZIWE ZANDILE NXUMALO isdeceased

§ FatherofSISANDANDLELA,biological mother FIKISIWENDLELA is deceased

§ Father of SIFISO MANAGERMPUNGOSE, biological motherNOKUPHIWA NOBE MPUN-GOSE is deceased

Missing persons

Many years of research show thatinvolving families and the commu-nity contributes to children’s aca-demic and social success. Familieshaveamajor influenceontheirchil-dren’s achievement. Planning reg-ularevents thatbringstaffandfam-ilies together for positive inter-ac-tionisoneeffectivewayusedatNewHanover Prep to create a family-

friendly school environment.These informal gatherings help

educators tomake connections andbuild relationships with families.

In the first week, parents joinedtheir children at the opening as-sembly and blessing in the church.They attended themeet-the-teach-er information evening and partici-pated in a fun tennis and cricket

morningwhichendedoffwithapic-nic under the shady trees.

Feeling welcome at school, en-courages families to become moreinvolved in activities to enhancetheir children’s learning.

In this waywe aim to create a cli-mate in which every aspect of theschool is open and helpful.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDGrade one learners and their Grade 6 “Buddies” with their Zuckertüten

New Hanover news

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10 In Memoriam

R.I.P Our little ConnorWe are sending a doveto heaven with a par-cel on its wings. Becareful when YOUopen it. Its full ofbeautiful things...In-side are a million kiss-es, wrapped up in amillion hugs TO sayhow much we missyou and to send youall our love. We holdyou close within ourhearts and there youwill remain to walkwith us throughout ourlives, until we meetagain. Love youBerno, Ansie andSimon.

I would like to thankeach and everyone forhelping ME with food,tea, prayers andwords of encourage-ment for Werner,Michele and family.We have an amazingcommunity. Thankyou... Ansie

18 Clubs andMeetings

GTN MTB CLUB AGM. 24February- 5:30pm venue:Beehive. Please can allmembers attend. Anyoneinterested in joining theclub are welcome to at-tend.

20 Lost andFound

CHICKEN found in vanRooyen Street Contact078 715 4400 (Hlengiwe)

22 Personal

SRI MARRIAMEN & MA-DURAVEENRAN TEM-PLE GREYTOWN. Thai-poosum Kavady Festival.Thaipoosum Kavady Fes-tival of the above Templewill commence with theFLAG HOISTING CERE-MONY ON Friday, 30January 2015 and will becontinued for the follow-ing NINE DAYS. The Ka-vady Procession will beheld on Sunday, 8 Febru-ary 2015 commencing atthe temple.

VALENTINES Day forfresh flowers, officedeliveries. Friday 13thFebruary, homedeliveries, Saturday 14thFebruary, Frieda 072 4617695 in the blue car withthe blue flower in theback.

WOLFGANG Rommel-spacher- my sincerethanks for so kindly stop-ping and changing mycar’s punctured wheeloutside PMB. Di Mason

30 BuildingServices

D+B Home Improvements.Specializing in tiling,building, plumbing andpainting. For more infocontact Devi/ Barry 082060 5640/ 076 650 4157

38 FencingServices

FAIRVIEW Fencing. Quali-ty workmanship andback-up service on auto-mated gates and all typesof game, agricultural andsecurity fencing. ContactKeith Cowie 082 7725436.

“WELDING & wroughtiron” Burglar guards,gates, carports and allyour welding or manufac-ture requirements. PhoneBrian 073 212 6627

41 GardenServices

PROFESSIONAL tree fell-ing. Phone Brian 073 2126627

47 PersonalServices

ABORTION alternative-Free Counselling- 24hour help line! 078 8797484 or 082 290 7855

PROCESSING of monthlyaccounts, (Pastel). Con-tact Gill Baird 074 6065776

49 Plumbing/Electrical/Home Repairs

PLUMBER: for all yourplumbing requirements,gyser instalation, shower,toilets, painting, leakingtaps, blocked drains,bathroom renovation,leaking roofs and all con-struction work call Ntini076 062 2999 / 084 7778229.ntiniplumbers@gmail.com

V.V.ZET Project. Special-izing in plastering, plumb-ing, roofing & tiling. Con-tact Victor 076 463 6618

55 Tuition Courses

GRADES 10-12: Geogra-phy. Grades: 7 and 8:Mathematics. Homeworksupervision. For detailscontact: 033 413 2609/082 773 4421

71 Furniture

NEW in town: “Blue skyprojects” furniture designfor your family. GermanCraftsmanship, solidkitchen, bespoke furni-ture, floors and more. Allboard materials, soft andhardwoods. Supplied andfitted. Klaus @ 072 6753659, mail: blueskypro-jects@workmail.com.Web: http//bluesky proj-ects.wix.com/blueskypro-jects

73 General Sales

CHUBB catagory 2. Dropsafe R10,000 onco. Ph082 778 0317

COWS for sale Mbalanearea. Contact Raymond:071 108 3134

MATRIC study guides. Ac-counting, Afrikaans, LifeScience. Guitar newR400, Corsa rims tyresR700. Phone: 072 0787017

SOFT ice cream machine(3 flavor controls) R20000. 071 422 8831

79 Pets/Aquariums/Tropical Fish

DOG and cat boarding.SPCA. Tel: 072 096 9634

126 Houses to Let

OPEN plan bachelor flatR1950-00 inc. Contact:083 415 3243

129 Outbuildings

OUTBUILDING to let, up-per Cathcart Street.R2600.00 including l&w.Tel: 084 460 7177 / 074828 7480

173 GeneralEmployment

WORKSHOP MANAGERWANTED. Experiencedworkshop Manager, withsober habits, required forengineering company inDalton, KZN Midlands.Must have extensiveknowledge of trailer bodybuilding and fabrication.Will be required to man-age large staff contin-gent. Knowledge of Zululanguage would be anadvantage. Please sub-mit a detailed CV withtraceable references toreids@ edelnet.co.za

178 Work Wanted:Commercial

S.A Khuzwayo seeks em-ployment, has 2 yearsexperience with code10&14 driving contact:076 947 4255/ 063 1657982

179 Work Wanted:Domestic

AGNES seeks domesticwork. Tel: 073 811 6562

CHARITY seeks domesticwork. Contact: 076 9660874/ 076 891 7839

GCINAPHI seeks domes-tic work. Contact: 072688 1599

MAKHOSI seeks domesticwork. Tel: 076 465 6101

THANDAZILE seeks do-mestic work contact: 079573 2894

XOLISILE seeks domesticwork contact: 082 7060370

4 February2015Greytown GazettePage 8

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UMVOTIMUNICIPALITY

UMVOTI LAND USE SCHEMESPECIAL CONSENT APPLICATION

Notice is hereby given in terms of Section 67 bis of theTown Planning Ordinance No. 27 of 1949, as amendedand Clause 1.1.4 (c) of the Umvoti Municipality LandUse Management Scheme, that Umvoti Municipalitywill consider a special consent application from SpecialResidential Zoning to Residential 3 Zoning for T.E.Herholdt to be able to construct medium density housingon Remainder of Erf 232, the physical address being181 Sargeaunt Street, Greytown Township.The relevant documents will lie open for inspection atthe Umvoti Municipal Offices in Greytown, 41 Bell Street,during normal office hours (07h45 to 16h30).Any person having sufficient interest therein, may lodgewritten objections or representations with the undersignedin writing by no later than 17th March 2015.Any person, who fails to lodge or forward comments inresponse to this notice by the date given above, shallbe precluded from further participation in the process,and taking further steps, with regard to the proposedamendment.MR B.A. XULU PO Box 71MUNICIPAL MANAGER GREYTOWN 3250033 413 9100

CALLING all run-ners.

If youwish to geta licence numberfrom Umvoti Ath-letic Club, pleasedo so before theend of February.

All unused num-bers have to be re-turned toKZNAth-letics by then andso will not be ableto supply you witha number after 28February.

Please contactMagda at 083 4458410 for more de-tails.

Callingallrunners

ESKOM has warned that there isa possibility that the power outa-ges might affect timer settings onelectric element geysers, poolpumpsandotherhouseholdappli-ance fitted with such a device.

When power has been restored,check all timers to ensure that theappliances are still set correctly.

Do not switch on at times duringthe day or night when they shouldremain switched off, such as be-tween 5pm and 9pm weekdays,the period of peak demand forelectricity in theresidential sector.

Every time the temperature inthe geyser drops 2°C to 3°C, thethermostat switches the elementback on and heats the water up to60°C - a timer drastically reducesthe number of times your geyserswitches on and off during a 24-hour period.

In the case of pool pumps, thegeneral rule is that swimmingpoolwater should be filtered twice ev-ery 24 hourswhen the pool is usedfrequently in summer. Researchhas shown that four to six hoursper filtering cycle is sufficient.

Electric element geysers andpoolpumpsare the twoappliancesthat use the most electricity inhomes across SouthAfrica -main-taining correct timer settings willmake a huge contribution to low-ering demand pressure on the na-tional power grid.

Checktimersafterblackouts

ERIKA and Chris Fischer and JacquesMinnaarwill represent theNatal InlandBowling Association at the quadrangu-lar tournament to be held in Durbanthis weekend.The Fischers received their technicalofficial course level one from Bowls SAat the bowls council meeting held lastSaturday at Collegians, Pietermaritz-burg.

The October/November rains, whichfinally arrived on Saturday, put an endto bowls this weekend, but happy forall of us.

Those who were wanting new bowlsshirts - if you have not yet gone to seeIngrid at Stichings you only have your-self to blame. Orders must be startedthis week!

A New Year, new groups, new toys and newadventures - after six long weeks of holidaythe first two school weeks in the kindergartenare over already.

It has been amazing to see how 48 excitedchildren, regardless of their ages and the lan-guages they speak, are learning and playing

happily together.We have spoken about our school and rules

in the kindergarten and had our first swim-ming lessons; the children are motivated, ea-ger to learn and there is a great sense of com-munity in the groups - we are looking forwardto an exciting and fulfilling school year.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDIsabel Böckle at swimming lessons with Red Group ‘Oaks’ (from left) Naseeha Randera, Hailey Allenand Kwanele Jali.

HermannsburgLittle Oaks’ oracle

TEAMSwhich would like to play under theUmvoti Local Football Association are in-vited to attend a planning meeting to beheld at Lakhis sportsfield on Saturday, 7

February at 10am.Aninvitation isextendedtounder13,un-

der 15, under 17 and open league teamsto attend.

Umvoti football association meeting

Also up for discus-sion is the SAFAnational vision2022.

For more infor-mation, pleasecontact Sfiso Mbe-je at 072 244 7633or UFLA chairmanLR Dlamini at073 222 9685.