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EIGHTEENsuspectswerearrestedfor theft of road guard rails in Hill-crest on Friday night (30 May).
SpokespersonKwaneleNcalanesaid they were arrested on Shong-weni Road off the N3 and M13.
“Thearrestcameasgovernmentintensifies its clamp down oncrime, fraudandcorruptiongener-ally, but specifically to eliminatefactors contributing to roaddeaths,” he said.
He said a department’s areaforeman caught the men in the actat about 9pm, and alerted the Dur-ban regional head.
“Hillcrest police and the depart-ment’s Road Traffic Inspectorate(RTI) members were immediatelycalled to arrest the suspects, threeSouth Africans and 15 foreign na-
tionals. A case of theft was openedby the police,” he said.
Ncalanesaid themenworesafe-ty jackets to create the impressionthey were road workers.
“A similar case was reported inVerulam last month, which indi-cates agrowing trendof this typeofcrime, which is causing the loss ofmillions of rands worth of publicproperty.”
Ncalane said the eight-ton truckthey were using did not havenumber plates, but a temporary li-cence paper usually given to newlyacquired vehicles.
He added that thepolice investi-gatingofficerwashandlingthecaseand that a court date for the sus-pects’ appearancehadnot yetbeenset.
Eighteenarrested>> Suspects held for road guard rails theft
ROWAN PHILPDURBAN’S embattled volunteer rescueunit was itself rescued at the weekend forat least another year of lifesaving operations as the city’s rugby, horse racing andaviation communities came together insupport.
At a breakfast featuring rugby greatsGary Teichmann, John Allan and Springbok selector Ian McIntosh — over R80 000was raised for Rescuetech, whose totalbank balance recently dropped belowR3 000. The 10 volunteer members of theunit — including business people who arequalified as paramedics and technicalrope climbers — have performed 34 rescues and recoveries in the past two years.
In addition to rare rugby memorabilia,pilot instruction and luxury game lodgeaccommodation, the coownership of atwoyearold racehorse, Travilla, was auctioned at the event at Greyville racecourse.
Addressing a crowd of 130, Teichmanndescribed the unit’s exploits as “amazing”.
An emotional Jon Sargood, chairperson of Rescuetech, said: “I am just overwhelmed at the generosity we’ve seen —this event alone means we will be fully operational for at least a year or two. Pleaseknow we will be there for you.”
PHOTO: IAN CARBUTTMark Easton, a searchandrescue volunteer, joins former Springbok captain Gary Teichmann to inspect one of the auctioned items at the Rescuetech fundraiser at Greyville.
Auction gives rescue unit R80 000 boost
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A GAGGLE of guinea fowl tum-ble down a bank, blesbok andimpala graze the sloping hill-
sidewhile down in the damEgyptiangeese are jousting.
Anautumndayona farmnearAs-sagay, adjacent to the Madwala Na-tureReserve in theShongweniValley.This idyllic setting is the home of Go’n Grow, an allotment garden projectforcitydwellerswithfrustratedgreenfingers started by Steve Haskins.
“I live in a flat in the LaLucia area,but I’ve always liked growing things.Plus I like cooking and I’m vegetari-an,” says Haskins, an American whohas been living inDurban since 1976and runs a textile business.
“I’ve grownvegetableswherever Ihave lived—onbalconiesorwherev-er therewasabitofground.Butmon-keys are a big problem in town. Theyrip everything out.”
Haskins began thinking aboutrenting some land for himself butwhenafriendtoldhimaboutBritain’sallotmentsystem—“therethemunic-ipality rents out spare land” — hecame up with the idea of a growers’club.
Haskins’ personal motivationcomes from concerns around envi-ronmental issues and the desire to
move towards a self-sustaining life-style. “Today there is an increasingemphasis on growing food at home,”he said. “Plus people are now morehealthconsciousthaneverandeatingis one of the most important parts ofbeing healthy.”
SoHaskins began to look for someland.
“I was after something that wasprettyandpark-likeandclose toDur-ban so it was not a schlep to get to.”
He found a sympathetic and like-minded farmer in theShongwenival-
ley,rentedsomeland,andGo’nGrowwas born just over a
year ago and now hasaround a dozenmembers.
“We don’twant to fill a rug-by stadium, justmake it a self-sustainableclub.”
Plots arerented on amonthly basis.
One hundredsquare metres goes
for R400 per month —R500 if split between two
people—and50squaremetresfor R250, or R300 if shared.
“We supply tools and we water,”
said Haskins.“Thesizeofplotyouwantdepends
on your time and enthusiasm,” saidHaskins.
“Andwhat you grow is yours to dowith as you please.”
There members of Go ’n Growrange from a trainee nurse and an ITexpert, to a retired accountant. Theirplots sporthealthy standsofbroccoli,peas, carrots, beetroot, radish, spin-ach — “we can grow that all yearround” — peppers and fava beans.
Haskins is currently experiment-ing with tomatoes.
“This is a bad area for blight andredtomatoesareparticularlysuscep-tible, but I’ve found that green zebratomatoes, plum tomatoes and cherrytomatoes are doing better.”
And monkeys? “They don’t likeopen areas and there are Crownedeagles around that take their young,”said Haskins.
“And I occasionally fly a kite fromapolethatimitatesaneagleasanadd-ed deterrent. Our biggest problem isEgyptiangeeseastheycanflyin.Theyare very territorial and they defendtheir patch aggressively. So I’ve beendefending my territory too. They gotthe message and have learnt to re-spect our boundaries,” said Haskins.
• Check www.go-n-grow.co.za orcall Steve 082 296 3692.
PHOTO: STEPHEN COANSteve Haskins, founder and coordinator of Go 'n Grow, an allotment gardenproject aimed at city dwellers with frustrated green fingers
Grow your own vegetables>> “I’ve grown vegetables wherever I have lived — on balconies or wherever there was a bit of ground.”
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AGROUP of Upper Highway busi-nesses clubbed together to assisttheMalvernChildren'sHomeandentertain the children on Satur-day.
Children enjoyed a wonderfulmorning at a fantastic rainbowthemed candy buffet table.
This included a rainbow cake,cupcake table, hotdog and pan-cake station, magician and bal-loonsculptingalong withjumpingcastles and photo boards.
MalvernChildren’sHomewere
also grateful for the donationswhich includedmuch-needed toi-letries,non-perishable fooditemsand bags of clothing.
Some of the sponsorswere Westmead Cash and Carry,Redibox KZN, Durban Packaging,First Cut, Pick n Pay, Toolbox,Techclean,Open DoorCrisisCen-tre, Bake a Ton, MHP Geomatics,Kip Mcgrath Queensburgh,Computers4kids Queensburgh,Robinhood Foundation, Hidro-tech Coastal, Jaguar Hillcest andQuirky Queens Marketing andEvents Management.
Dilly the Clown (Heather Whiffen) entertains the children.
Fun filled day for the kids
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A 52-year-old Upper HighwayMan, Gobizazi Mdlalose was sen-tenced to 16 years imprisonmentby the Pinetown Regional Courtfor rape, last week.
According to provincial policespokesperson Captain ThulaniZwane, the incident occurred on20 November 2012.
The victim who was 13-year-old at the time was on her way tothe Embo area in Hillcrest whenshe was approached by the sus-pect.
“On her arrival at Embo, thesuspect forced the victim into thehouse where he raped her. Shewasalsothreatenednottotellany-one about the incident,” he said.
“The case was opened at Hill-crest Police Station for further in-vestigation. PinetownFamilyVio-lence,ChildProtectionandSexualOffencesUnit tookover thedocketthereafter.
“Duringtheirinvestigation,theaccused was arrested andcharged for rape.”
The KwaZulu-Natal ProvincialCommissioner,LieutenantGener-al Mmamonnye Ngobeni com-mended Pinetown Family Vio-lence,ChildProtectionandSexualOffences Unit members, for thetremendous investigation that ledtotheconvictionandsentencingofthe accused.
“The ruthless criminals whoabuse vulnerable women do nothave a place in our society,” shesaid.
Sixteen year sentence forUpper Highway rapist
>> More people to be charged for Pinetown crashJEFF WICKS
TRUCKdriverSaneleMay,heldfor the horror Pinetown acci-dent that claimed the lives of
24 people, may not shoulder theblame alone when he stands trial.
StateprosecutorAlistairWalterssaid thatothersmaybeaddedto theindictment with the Swazi nationalaheadof his next appearance in theDurban high court in August.
It isunclearwhetherornot truckowner Gregory Govender would beindicted.
May was a no-show at courtwhen the prison transport servicehad shuttled him to the PinetownMagistrate’s Court where he hadpreviously appeared.
He arrived late, after his matterhad been heard.
May has been held without bailsince the bloody accident when his
out-of-control truck careenedthrough the Richmond Road inter-section, layingwaste to several carsand minibus taxis.
Twenty-twopeoplewerekilledatthescene.Twodiedlaterinhospital.
Senior state advocate AlistairWalters said that the state wouldconsider addingmore people to theindictment.
“The state could add other ac-cused to the indictment and repre-sentationswill bemade to the pros-ecutor,”hesaidbeforeJudgeShyamGyanda.
MayhasbeenremandedinWest-villePrisonafterhisbailwasdeniedon the basis of his immigration sta-tus.
Peach Piche, who heads May’ssupport group, said that the addingofotherstotheindictmentwascom-forting.
“I think he [May] is a bit frustrat-ed that the case is dragging on but
heunderstandsthat it is tohisbene-fit. New developments have beencomingtolightsincehisbailwasde-nied, the charges were droppedfrom murder to culpable homicideand the report on the truck wasmade available. Now there is wordof extra accused,” she said.
“All we ever wanted was justicefor him and families of the victims.Weknow someoneneeds to be heldaccountable andweneed tobe surethattherightamountofblameisap-portioned,” she said.
“We have never been on a witchhunt for the owner of the truck, thelaw just needs to take its course. Itis more than just Sanele who is suf-fering,” Piche said.
NPA spokesperson NatashaRamkisson referred all queries tonational spokesperson Nathi Mn-cube,who could not be reached de-spite repeated attempts to contacthim.
PHOTO: SUPPLIEDSanele May is pictured inside a police transport vehicle outside the Durban highcourt last week.
KALISHA NAICKER
HILLCREST and Kloof residents areurgedtoattendtheir localCommunityPolice Forum (CPF) meetings.
The CPF is the forum where issuescan be raised directly with the localSAPS leadership who are present atthe meetings.
Hillcrest CPF meets on the lastWednesday of every month at 6pm atthe Hillcrest Library hall, the nextmeeting will be on 25 June.
The Kloof CPF meets on the second Monday of every month at 6pmat the Kloof Junior Primary School,the next meeting will be on 9 June.
Hillcrest CPF vice chairpersonMonica Bruun said, “Crime levels arestill high and we, as a community,need to work together as well as withthe SAPS (South African Police Service) to ensure that crime reduces further in our community,” she said.
Bruun said that this, in a nutshell,
iswhatCPFsdo. “Weareapartnershipbetween the SAPS and residents of anarea to rid their area of crime,” shesaid.
Corne Broodryk, of the Kloof CPF,said that police cannot be patrollingeverywhere at once, and the moreeyes and ears that are in the community the better the chance of reducingcrime.
He urged the community to attendmeetings, and be informed aboutwhat is going on.
Rick Crouch, councillor of Ward 10,added that the CPF is a vital part ofany community. “People must reportevery crime no matter how trivial, thisis how the SAPS decision makers allocate manpower and vehicles to aSAPS station, if the reported crimerate is low they allocate less,” saidCrouch.
For more information on CPFmeetings, contact councillor Crouchon 031 764 1178.
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I AM not a fan of the media. Rather, Iam not a fan of what is increasinglyknown as the ‘mainstream media’(MSM), which can be described as“those media disseminated via thelargest distribution channels, whichtherefore representwhat themajorityof media consumers are likely to en-counter.The termalsodenotes thosemediagenerallyreflectiveofthepre-vailing currents of thought, influ-ence, or activity.”
Theemphasis in the lastsentence ismine, and it is here that I find mostofmyfrustrationwiththeMSMcomingto the fore; notbecause they reflect the“prevailing currents of thought, influ-ence, or activity”, but because MSMvery oftendictate these things insteadof reflecting them.
In otherwords,mainstreammediavery often tell us what we shouldbe thinking and saying and what weshould be doing, while local mediahave a tendency to reflect what weare thinking and saying and whatwe are doing.Thisisdoneirrespectiveof our thoughts or actions fitting into apolitically correct world viewwhich islargelydrivenby (drum-roll) theMSM.
It is for this reason that I believe lo-cal/community media to be a purerform of news dissemination than na-tional or internationalMSM.Thismayalso be one of the reasons that localnews is one of the few growth sectorsin print media.
Localmediahavethebenefit of inti-macy – meaning readers are able toquickly verify articles on issues thattake place in their immediate sur-roundings.
This means the ability to hold ac-countable the newspaper or a quotedsource is easier than with national orinternational stories or journalists.
Too, local media publish uniquecopy; stories that arenot plastered allovertheInternet onanhourlybasisviaaggregation.
For the uninformed, aggregation isthe new black when it comes toexpe-ditiously repackaging breaking news,or simply filling daily online copy quo-tas.
Copy quotas are the most recentgolden calf for media executives.
Driving online traffic through reg-ular copy uploading is intended towhet the appetite of potential onlineadvertisers and thus supplementdwindling print advertising revenue.
As for aggregation, it means wehave access to the same story over
manyInternet sites, but the moredis-turbing factor is the potential for pla-giarismandalesseningofaccountabil-ity. Who exactly do you call if you findanerror inastory thathasbeenaggre-gated and disseminated across 10 on-line titles?
Mainstreammediaarebattling–astheir own projections, research andubiquitous navel-gazing reveal.
Cuts in advertising spending due to‘the economy’ and loss of readershipduetosocialmediahavehadaveryrealimpact on shrinking news rooms andrevenue.
Despite this, there is also the issueofcontentwhichneedstobeaddressedby our MSM friends.
It is time they shift their gaze fromtheirnavels and try lesssuperficial in-trospectionwhenitcomestowhattheypublish, which very often borders onliberal-leaning activism instead of re-porting.
Theword ‘activism’ fits snuglywiththe word ‘agenda’, which the MSMwould do well toremember,giventhatthey are often accused of agendas andbias.
Andtothinkthatreadersorviewersdonotknowthedifferencebetweenac-tivism-journalism and the often banalworld of reporting is, of course, justgood old-fashioned hubris.
Taking your localmedia beyond ‘lekker’
DESIREE ERASMUS
HAVING been born and bred in KwaZuluNatal, I am a natural Sharks fan, althoughI care about rugby only in as much as it allows me to spend 80 minutes, with nofear of restraining orders, staring at oftbeautiful men flinging themselves
around a field with wild abandon. Thesport itself, with its intricate rules andlines, does little for me, and my lack of understanding of the game frustrates everymale who has ever had the displeasure ofaccompanying me to a game.
Despite this, I found myself among theblack, white and blue herd of people arriving at Kings Park on Saturday afternoonto watch victory being stolen from theSharks in a cruel lastsecond manoeuvre.We arrived in time to stock up on jugloads of beer before climbing to the approximate height of the lowest clouds tofind our seats.
In my limited experience of watchinglive rugby, there are a few stereotypes thatyou will see at every game. There are theflirty girls, who ignore the fact that winterhas started to set in, and wear tiny tops
and tinier shorts while tossing their hairover their shoulders and inadvertently intomy face. There are also those who havetravelled from their hometown to supportthe opposition team. They stood out likerashers of bacon at a vegetarian feastwith their blue regalia creating a starkcontrast in the sea of black and white.
Then there are those who take fandom too far – the dedication of that BlueBulls supporter with the ring through hisnose will never be questioned. His sanity,however, is questioned every time hisringed visage appears on a TV screen outside of the greater Pretoria area. At everygame, there will also be that one guy inyour row who is loud, drunk, and everyplayer’s selfappointed advisor.
After the first half is played and thefirst two jugs of beer per supporter drunk,
testosterone levels are running high bothon the field and in the stands. On thefield, yellow and red cards seem to bedished out far more as spikes in testosterone lead to illegal tackles and active displays of aggression. In the stands, fanswho know more about the game thanthe players and referee combined becomemore vocal than ever, screaming a blendof vulgarities and instructions in the general direction of the field. They swing theirplastic mugs in the air out of tune to theMexican wave attempting to circumnavigate the stadium while causing temporarydeafness to all in the vicinity with theiryells of “THAT WAS FORWARD”, “HIGHTACKLE”, and “DIDN’T YOU SEE THAT,REF?”
The game ended with an excruciatingloss for the Sharks as a result of Jaco Tau
te’s kicking skills being superior, at leaston that particular day, to those of FransSteyn. Thereafter, hormone levels reacheda crescendo, and the aggression was nolonger geared exclusively towards thefield. Cries of “I’m going to f&^% him up!I swear to (insert your deity of choice here)I’m going to moer him” filled my sectionof the stands as I climbed back down toearth. Whether this threat was levelled ata player, a Stormers supporter or the referee is anyone’s guess.
As soon as the game ended, my phonecame alive with an abundance of textsand tweets from my Capetonian friendswho had gathered that I was, for once,watching a rugby game, only to see victorysnatched from my team in one swift dropgoal. To them, I say only this: We won’t beseeing any blue at this year’s Super 15 final.
A tale of tries and testosterone
STEPH [email protected]
WHEN South Africans hear theword‘comrades’somethinkofJu-lius Malema referring to his‘friends’ and the rest think of theultimate endurance race.
Referring to the ComradesMarathon, athletes from aroundthe world gather to conquer therace.
It is once again great to see theSouth African flag flying high asKwaZulu-Natal athlete Bongmu-sa Mthembu was the first maleathlete home (see back page formore details).
However, towards the end ofthe day, just before cut off, manygather in front of their televisionsets to witness the true spirit ofComrades.
You will find athletes fromaround the world helping eachother cross the finish line - even
though some of them can barelycarry themselvesacross the finishline.
They share hugs, tears andeven words of encouragement asthey try to complete the90kmrunbefore the cut off time.
While it brings self gratifica-tion, many athletes take on therace for different causes.
The Fever had the privilege ofinterviewing South African ath-lete Zola Budd Pieterse a monthago as she launched a newathlet-ics club in Durban.
The athlete wore a yellow rib-bon and dedicated the run toPierre Korkie who is being heldhostage in Yemen.
Korkie was Pieterse’s coachand a dear friend, and with thefamily’s blessings, she dedicatedher top ten finish and achieve-ments to him.
Many regard this as the truespirit of Comrades.
We would like to congratulateall athleteswho took on the gruel-ling challenge and the UpperHighwaycommunitywhotookthestreets to cheer on the runners asthey made their way through thearea.
The truespirit ofComrades
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THE elections are over . I was one ofthose who jumped out of bed at5.30am and joined a queue at 7.30amto cast my vote.
I am 53yearsold and have votedmany times in the past.
I enjoy the process every time theopportunity comes along.
I have to say in the six years I havelived in this area, I have seen a very active community who continue to function despite the problems they havewith the municipality or the government.
There are other communities who
sit back and wait for the governmentand as you can see, some of themonly come out of the cracks to campaign and will go back into hibernationafter elections.
Very few people know the role oftheir ward councillor.
They do not know how importantit is to be a part of the voting process,so you can choose who governs yourcommunity. And by who, I mean the individual you choose.
I have heard people constantlycomplaining about the African National Congress and lack of service delivery.
However, if a Democratic Alliancecouncillor is in charge of your area, thenyou are complaining about the wrongparty.
If you were not part of the votingprocess and didn’t take time to selecta leader for your community and country, then you need to stop complaining.
I encourage all to get to knowtheir councillor. Hold them accountable.
Moira Lindsay
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KALISHA [email protected]
WHEN The Muscle and Fit-ness Gym branch inWater-fall was approached early
this year by volunteers of NamenyiProjectHope for sponsoredmember-ships, they not only agreed to granttheir request, but also offered to helpachieve their charitable goals.
Since 2001, the Namenyi ProjectHope charity has been responding totheHIV/AIDSepidemicbysupportingAIDS victims.Theyorganisation is also responsi-
ble for building dormitories for or-phans, holding HIV seminars as wellas distributing highly nutritious foodand other donated items to over 200
vulnerable children in the MolweniTownship.
Asof2Juneall fiveMuscleandFit-nessgymbranches inDurbanwill as-sist the organisation with their Mol-weni Township project.They will be collecting non-perish-
able food items, clothes and blanketsfor these children orphaned by HIV/AIDS.
Muscle and Fitness Gym Group isappealing to all current and soon-to-bemembers to donate items towardsthis drive.
Well labelledandoversizedboxesfor these donations havebeenplacedat the entrance of each gym.
AccordingtoMichaelScannell, theclub manager of Muscle and Fitness,thisisagreatopportunityfor thecom-munitytogivebacktothoselessfortu-nate.
“Theharshnessofwinterisareali-ty for many. Let’s all change some-one’s life and make this winter awarm one,” he said.
Children from the Molweni Township receive some nutritional goodies sponsored by Muscle and Fitness Gym.
Muscle andfitness gymwalks theextra mile
KALISHA [email protected]
A UNIQUE series of sports days aimed atsupporting orphaned and vulnerable children across the Valley of a 1000 Hills will kickoff at the Hillcrest AIDS Centre Trust (HACT)on 1 June for five days over the next twoweeks.
The sports activities aim to be a fun andaccessible way for the young people to havea break from their daily problems and tolearn key lifeskills and coping strategies tohelp them with their daily challenges. Thesechallenges include illnesses such as TB andHIV/AIDS, financial hardship, drug and alcohol addiction, and lack of access to basichousing and sanitation.
One of the children benefitting from thesports days is 18yearold Spha Mkhize fromMlambo. Mkhize has belonged to one ofHACT's communitybased child supportgroups for a year, having heard about it froma neighbour.
His dream is to study and get a degreebecause none of his family has been to college.
“Playing sports together helps us kidsget to know each other and communicate.It helps us discover our talents, and takes ourmind off our problems in a good way." saidMkhize
“I was in grade 12 when I heard aboutHACT's child support groups. I wanted topassmygradeso Icouldcontinueinmystudies. I also needed help with some challenging situations. Many of the young peoplehere end up turning to drugs and alcoholto forget about their problems and get ad
dicted. I didn't want this to happen to me.I am the future of my family.”
The sports games and activities are runby volunteers from Zoe Life and Tear Fund,with support from HACT's child homebased care workers who lead the weeklysupport groups attended by the children.
The series is the newest addition toHACT's children's programme, which hasworked with more than 400 children, agedfour to 18 since its inception in August2012.
Sara Brown, HACT Children's programme manager, said, "The sports daysare a very exciting addition to our children’sprogramme. Our experience is that childrenwho take part in such activities often do better at school, and their mindsets are morepositivethanbeforetheir involvement.Theyare often happier, healthier, and engagemore easily with others."
"We wanted to launch this initiative to
mark InternationalDay oftheChild,which celebratesand honours children. Thisaim is verymuch at theheart of ourchildren’sprogrammeas we seekto nurture,educate andbring joy tothese children.”
Celebrating International Day of the Child
Children playing soccer in Mlambo at the Hillcrest AIDSCentre Trust Sports Day and 18yearold Spha Mkhize.
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lawumbe kungaba yima eqala ukubonaukuthi kusuke sekufike kuliphi izinga laphoabantu sebevuka umbhejazane, bebhikisha nanxa ngingasho ukuthi yiyona ndlelaefanele yokutshengisa ukungagculisekileyo. Asazi. Sobona sekwenzeka, nankaamehlo ephahle umbombo. Kodwa angikhathali ukuthi ubani uthini, iqiniso lithiufikile uMalema neEFF yakhe,” kusho umfo kaNdosi ezelula. Ngibona sengathisekufike lapho uzoshesha khona ngempela umshuwalense wezempilo kazwelonke(National Health InsuranceNHI) ahlaleekhuluma ngawo uNgqongqoshe wezeMpilo uDkt Aaron Motsoaledi.
Engikuthanda ngoDkt Motsoaledi ukuthi naye uyazisebenzisa izikhungo zezempilo zomphakathi. Sibona sengathi lungashesha futhi nohlelo oluhlongozwenguNdunankulu wesifundazwe uMnuzSenzo Mchunu esanguNgqongqoshewezeMfundo lokuthi kwenyuswe izingaezikoleni ezithile zomphakathi lilinganenalezo ezizimele ezibizwa ngo ‘Model C’.
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sekukhona imibhikisho. Angikholwa ukuthi kukhona owaziyo ukuthi umfo kaNdosiuphuza kumuphi umfula kwezombusazwenoma kwezepolitiki. Nami uma ngimbuzaukuthi ungakuphi kwezepolitiki umaneathi: “Niyahlupha nina zintatheli ngobaumuntu unele abeke umbono noma abuzeokuthile, bese niyantaza ngemiqondoyenu ethanda ukuqhatha, nimhlanganiseneqembu elithile kanti umbono wumbononje kuphelele lapho.”
Uqhuba uthi: “Ngiyamthanda uMalema, noma ngingesiyena umlandeliweqembu lakhe iEconomic FreedomFighters (ECC), ngoba nabazama ukumziba bazogcina bemnakile. Sekwenzeka lento eyashiwo wuNkk Winnie Mandela ethi‘abaziba uMalema’ badlala ngegeja kuziliwe. Futhi uma zithathelwa phezulu leziziphakamiso zokuphucwa kwamalunguePhalamende ama ‘medical aid’, azomaemigqeni emide yasezibhedlela nakwezinye izikhungo zezempilo zomphakathinjengathi, ingashesha intuthuko. Mh
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Dogs eating supermarket kib-bleswerecomparedwithasimilargroup fed a premium, closed (i.e.fixed) formula diet produced by aveterinary food manufacturer.The dogsweremonitored over 15years.Thepremiumfooddogshad20%fewer vetvisits–presumablybecause of the steady nature oftheir food and appropriate “riskmanagement” in the dietary for-mulation – and lived almost 20%longerthanthesupermarketfood-fed dogs.
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FEVER4 JuneThe South African Association of Retired Persons (SAARP) – Hillcrest Branch will be holding a lunch on Wednesday, 4 June at 12pm atthe Rob Roy Lifestyle Centre in Botha’s Hill.The meal will cost R65 per paidup memberwith a cash bar operating. For informationcontact Gloria Humble, on 084 034 0942.
6 JuneRoseway Natural and Organic Market is holding anight market on Friday 6June from 5pm to 7pm.There will be live music,good food, stalls and craftsfor children. For more information, contact Shelley on083 679 1203.
WeeklyLIVE music at Meercats, 12 Forest Hills Road,Waterfall every Friday night, from 7.30pmand Lance Goldman plays every Sundayfrom 12.30pm – Sunday roasts and a la cartemenu available. Contact Jill Schoeman on031 776 3872 or 079 878 8051.
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WeeklyTHE Hillcrest Floral Art Club will meet on the secondWednesday of every month at the Holy Trinity Anglican Church from 9am. Visitors welcome.
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THE ‘Contemporary Parenting’ course,which comprises four modules, was heldover four weeks at Makaranga Lodge in
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The course is designed to focus on the parentand to empower them to bring about the changesthat they would like to see in their family.
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STAFF from IMPODistributors in theUpperHighwayAreaspent themorn-ing spreading cheer to ZibambeleniOld AgeHome residents, who are 80-years-old and older, last Thursday.
Zibambeleni isanon-profitoldagehome situated in Kwadabeka, Kwa-ZuluNatal,andhasbeencaringfortheelderly for over 40 years.
IMPO’s staff choir treated the el-derly to a selection of songs and eachgrannyandgrandpareceivedaMoth-er’s/Father’s Day gift pack filled withJenam bath and body products.
Jenam is an innovative, localbrand of customised collections ofbath and body products for men andwomenwhichisdistributedandman-ufactured by IMPO Distributors.
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“What a privilege it is to be able togive these grannies and grandpas agift, to show them some love and tobringalittle joyintotheir lives,”addedMayo.
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FATHER’S Day is traditionally a day ofbreakfast in bed and carefully selected (but hardly ever worn) ties.
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3. Make romance.Father's Day is not justa day to celebrate Dadasproviderandcaregiver for the children. It's aday to honour yourpartner as your loverand friend. Make himfeel special by tellinghim how much hemeans to you, dressingup for him, treating himto a massage. Give hima sexy surprise in themorning or steal a fewmoments during theday to show him howmuch you love him.
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SOUTH Africa has restored its dominance inthe Comrades Marathon as far as the men’srace is concerned, as the current up and downrun champions are born and bred South Afri-cans.
This after Pietermaritzburg athlete Bong-musa Mthembu (30) surged to victory in Sun-day’s 89th edition of the race, breasting thetape in 5:28:34, following the feat of Nedbankteam-mate Claude Moshiywa who producedthegoods forSouthAfrica lastyear.Hefinishedahead of defending down-run champion Lud-wick Mamabolo (5:33:14) and Gift Kelehe(5:34:39).
Mthembu’swincompletedaremarkablese-quence that saw him finish third in 2010, sec-ond in 2012 and finally gain the winner’s lau-rels this time around.
However, the upset of the day was in thewomen’s race, where the dominance of Rus-sia’s Nurgalieva twins, Elena and Olesya, wasbroken on Berea Road when Eleanor Green-wood from Scotland (but living in Canada)avenged her 2012 second place to Elena withapowerfulwinin6:18:15.ShepassedElenaonthe downhill fromTollgate Bridge running likean express train, a popular winner who wasstrong at the finish, waving to the crowd andlapping up the moment.
The twins collapsed once they had crossedthe line and were stretchered to the first aidtent, exhaustion and the sheer effort of tryingto stay ahead having the final say.
Mthembu, always in contention, took thelead fromRufus Photo at the bottom of CowiesHill and never looked back, running steadilyand strongly to maintain his advantage andleavingthosebehindhimwithworktodoiftheywere to have a say in who breasted the tape.
Earlierintherace,ZimbabweanCharlesSo-za was first through halfway at Drummond in2:36:25,withperennial frontrunnerGertThysclosebehindin2:36:48.ColinParura(2:41:54),Mike Fokoroni (2:42:26) and Marko Mambo(2:42:27) completed the top five and, a fewhours laterat the finish,noneof the top10menthrough Drummond were in the frame.Mthembuwas15th(2:46:22) there,withMam-abolo on his shoulder.
Thys, who is renowned for running like a
hare at the front of proceedings, soonbegan tofalter, stopping to change running shoes andbeginning towalk. Itwasoverasa race forhimjust before descending Field’s Hill as hestopped,satonanarmcobarrier,tookoffashoeand faded out of the picture.Mambo, who hadlooked strong and smooth at Hillcrest andKloof, grabbing the lead at one stage, wasstruck down by severe cramp as he starteddown Field’s Hill, the last image of him beingone of an athletewrithing in agony on the roadas physio personnel attended to him.
Mthembuhad timedhismove to perfectionashehadbrokenawayfromthepackandstart-ed building a gap big enough to ensure that hewas never going to be in doubt as this year’swinner.
His Nedbank Running Club team managerNick Bester said at Westville that Mthembuwould never be caught and his gap of 4:41 atthe finishoverMamaboloconfirmedhissteadyrhythm. Kelehe started to chase coming downCowies towardWestville, but was soon caughtby the steadyMuzhingi anda flyingMamabolowhohadtappedintohisreservesandwasmov-ing through the field. He caught Kelehe andMuzingi just before the nasty climb up to 45thCutting, butMthembuwasout of sight andhadthe smell of victory in his nostrils.
Crossing the line unnoticed in 11th and thefirst recipient of the Wally Hayward medal forbreaking six hours was 22-year-old RussianVasily Larkin (5:41:00), a prospect worthwatching in future years.With 13 runners get-ting the Hayward medal — one of the hardestto get in the race— it gave an indication of thequality of this year’s field.
SouthAfrica’s firstwomanhomewasCaro-lineWostmann (6:51:43), sixth overall, but thebiggest cheer of the daywas for Zola BuddPie-terse, the 48-year-old legend claiming gold infinishingseventh in6:55:55.Russian IrinaAn-tropova (6:34:08) was fourth and Briton JoMeek finished with a burst to claim fifth in6:47:02.
Through the afternoon the runnersstreamed in, raisedarms,hugsandkissing thegrassanindicationofhowcherishedthatCom-rades medal really is. Another challenge hadbeen conquered, another notch added to thestick and most importantly, the seed to returnnext year had been firmly sown.
Comrades Marathon 2014 winner Bongmusa Mthembu crosses the finish line.
AnotherSA winnerKwaZuluNatal athlete completes impressive Comradessequence with victory
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