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Shamila Surjoo,director of KZN Blind andDeaf Society, proves thatthere is no obstacle thatcan stand in her way.

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DESPITE losing her sight at the age ofeight, Shamila Surjoo proves that noth-ing can stand in her way.

Shehas shown remarkable leadership skillsthathaveledhertoheadoneofthelargestNGOsinthedisabilitysector.SurjooisadirectoroftheKwaZulu-NatalDeaf andBlindSociety and sitson the school governingbody of the Arthur BlaxallSchool for the Blind.

Surjoowasborn inVeru-lam in1968andattendedStXavier’s Primary School.Shebecamepartiallyblind

at eight and was unable tocope at the school.

She was forced to leavehomeandmovedtoaboard-ing school in Pietermaritz-burg - the New HorizonSchool for the Blind (nownamed the Arthur BlaxallSchool for the Blind).

Surjoo excelled academically, having re-ceived the Dux award. At school she played astrongleadershiproleandwasappointedheadprefect.Aftermatriculating,she studiedPhysiothera-

py at the then University of Durban-Westville,but she was forced to quit during her secondyear becauseher severe visual limitations pre-vented her fromcopingwithpractical require-ments of the course.

She joined the Aryan Benevolent HomeCouncil (NGO) inChatsworthas aphysiothera-py assistant in 1987.

Regardless of her own disability, she wasable to serve the organisation which providesresidential and community care of the aged,disabledandchildreninneed. In2000,shewasappointed thepublic relationsandfundraisingmanager, a position she occupied until 2010.

Thereafter, she joined the KZN Blind andDeaf Societyasmanager.Todaysheisthedirec-tor of the society.

Thissocietyisaprominentnon-governmen-tal organisation that creates opportunities forand provides services to blind, deaf and deaf-blind individuals in various parts of the prov-

ince.Heading an organisation such as the KZN

BlindandDeafSocietyisajobSurjoofindsmostrewarding as she attains a great sense of fulfil-ment helping and advancing the needs of dis-abled persons in the community.

Speaking to the Fever Surjoo said that sheis proud of her accomplishments in life andurges the community to support organisationslike the blind and deaf society.

“The society is a leader inthe employment of disabledpersons and I urge the com-munity to find out more andget involved with this NGO,”she said passionately.

Surjoo has also been re-sponsible for planning, co-ordinating and marketingvarious charity initiatives,internationalshowsandcon-certs.

The mother-of-two hasovercome many obstacles,and has enjoyed success duetoher ownperseveranceand

determination.Even thoughshe is classified“legallyblind”,

shestillexudespositivityandhasneverallowedher disability to become an inability and hasthus embraced life with themotto: “It is in giv-ing thatwe receive and in sharing thatwe pre-serve.”

In2005,Surjooreceivedacertificate inpub-lic relations fromUNISA. She also received theDirector’s Award - Aryan Benevolent Home –1987, Sunday Tribune Herald Personalityaward in 2001.

InadditionSurjooisaformerrecipientoftheStandardBankKZNWomenAchieversAward,anaccoladeshe received in2007 in thecatego-ry 'Public Stars' for her outstanding contribu-tion to the welfare sector.

In2013, shereceived theValhallaArtsTrib-utes Award for Women with Disabilities in thePublic Sector Category.

Surjoo said, “Life will always have its highsand lows, ebbs and flows, but if you believe inyourself and keep a positive outlook in life, itdoesnotonlybenefit you,but it adds valueandmakesadifference to thosearoundyouandthecommunity in general.”

In ‘darkness’she excels>> Blind mum has overcome many challenges to becomeone of the most remarkable women in the city

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TRAIL runners who would like to do a riverrun-andsupport theSPCA-are invited to takepart in an event on Sunday 17 August.

The run sets off from the SPCA - on the cor-ner of Inanda Rd/Willowfield Crescent,Springfield Park - and follows an undulatingscenicroutealongthebanksofthe UmgeniRiv-er.

There are two distances to choose from - a7km and a 14km run.

The trail covers various types of terrain –singletrack,grass,gravelandevenan optionalfloating bridge for those doing the longer dis-tance.

The trails are maintained by the DurbanGreen Corridor for everyone’s enjoyment.Keep an eye out for the prolific bird life alongthewayand themajestic call of theFish Eagle.

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Entrance fee is R70 per person (7km) orR100 per person (14km) including freemuffinand coffee/juice.Credit cardorEFTpaymentsaccepted.Lateentriesonthedayare R20extra.Proceeds go towards the cost of caring for lost,abandonedandabused animalsat theDurban&Coast SPCA.Trail runnersare encouraged totake a packet/tin of pet food along on the dayto make the caring go further.

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HOUSE sellers and buyers beware.Laws that come into force in Octo-

ber oblige property sellers to informthe purchaser in writing of the pres-enceof listedinvasivespeciesontheirproperty as a condition of the sale.Failure to do so comes with a fine ofR5 million.

“This isnosmallmatteras thus far559 species have been listed as inva-sive in termsof theNationalEnviron-mental Management: BiodiversityAct (NEM:BA),” said Durban lawyerIan Cox. “Many of the species thathavebeen listedarecommonly foundin the average suburban garden.”

Last Friday, Environmental Af-fairs Minister Edna Molewa pub-lishedtheListsandRegulationsonAl-ienInvasiveSpecies.Thesecomeinto

effect on October 1.Regulation35(2)of theregulations

makesfailuretocomplywiththisobli-

gation a criminal offence punishableby a fine of up to R5 million —R10 million in respect of a second of-

fence—and/or aperiod of imprison-ment of up to 10 years.

“If you have a mulberry tree youmust report it and have a permit forit,” said Cox. “Otherwise you areobligedtocutitdown.Ifyoudon’t,youare looking at a criminal offence.”

According to Cox, regulations un-der the NEM:BA must be publishedforcommentbeforetheycanbemadelaw.

“This did not happen in this casewhichmeans the public has beende-prived of an opportunity ofcommentingona lawwhichwill seri-ously affect the rights and security ofall landowners.”

DEA spokesperson Zolile Nqayisaid the provision is in line with Sec-tion 73 of the act, which details the“dutyof care related to listed invasivespecies”.

“It does not impact on rights in re-lation to immovable property butmerely requires a seller to notify abuyer,” Nqayi said.

“The seller is not required to clearthe invasive species before sale butsimply to notify the buyer of its pres-ence.”

Nqayi said this is so thatnewown-ersbecomeawareof the lawsrelatingto invasivespeciesandthat they,“likethe previous owner, possibly havesomeobligation tocontroldependingon the species and what category inwhich it is listed”.

Cox said the legality of the regula-tion will likely be tested in court.

“But asmatters stand, the simpleact of selling a property couldbecome a criminal offence whenthese regulations take effect onOcto-ber. 1”

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HILLCREST residents are urged togivetoorganisationsthathelptheun-derprivileged, instead of beggars asThe Keep Hillcrest BeautifulAssoci-ation (KHBA), Metro Police andconcerned residents held a motor-cade to crack down on begging onTuesday.

Members of the KHBA are work-ing with Metro Police and other or-ganisations to stop aggressive beg-gars demanding cash.

“Begging formoney is a crimeandshould not be supported,” said KH-BA’s Marge Mitchell.

"There are some people who willbegforfoodanddrink,butthemajori-tybegformoneytosupport theirdrughabit," she said.

Mitchell added that while she un-derstood that some peoplewere gen-uinely seeking help, others had cho-sen begging as a "lifestyle choice".

"We will be out there cleaningup the streets of Hillcrest andmaking sure those who are aggres-sively begging are brought tobook."

She said she and the associationcan verify that they are aware of beg-gars who change from their smartclothes into their “begging” rags to“work” the intersections.

“Beggarsdonotwantemploymentbecause they get more money frombegging. Beggars can, and do, resortto crime at times,” she said.

Some beggars live together in ahouseandaremanagedbya“master”and beg according to a roster systemMitchell said.

“By giving them money, food orclothing you are increasing the beg-ging problem and not solving it.

“We appeal to you to preferablydonate to a non-profit organisationwhich rehabilitates beggars,” addedMitchell.

Tohelprid thestreetsofbeggars inHillcrest, call Marge Mitchell on083 419 3807.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDPR councillor Gill Noyce joins the motorcade.

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SANELE May the Swazi national whose truckcrashed into four taxis killing 24 people ap-peared in the Durban High Court lastTuesday.

May's lawyer Professor Mdletshe asked theDurban High Court for the case against his cli-ent to be postponed for “possible plea bargainnegotiations”.

Thematter was then postponed to Septem-ber 17.

The Fields Hill accidentmade internationalheadlineson5September2013whenthe truckMay was driving smashed into four minibustaxis and two cars at an intersection at the bot-tomofFieldsHillkilling24people, twoofwhichdied later in hospital.

He has been in custody ever since and waspreviously denied bail in the Pinetown Magis-trate's Court.

Initially he was charged with 24 counts ofmurder,butthiswaschangedto24culpableho-micide charges

However,supportersonthesocialmediasitefor Sanele May Support Group still have hopethat he will walk free.

Someof themessagespostedread,“Godhasa plan to keep Sanele where he is for now, butone day he will be free.”

Another read, “This young man has beenthrough enough, I hope he is let out soon.”

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MANYwould recognise the nameAbiRayas theweekdayradiopre-senteronEastCoastRadio,but formanycharities in theUpperHigh-way area, she is the “Ray” of lightbringing hope to those in need.

Ray grew up in Johannesburgand moved to Durban in 2004.Shehasalwaysbeenpassionate

about helping others and neverlets anything get in the way of do-ing so.

Shewasoneof the first ambas-sadors of theTalkSignCampaign,which promotes sign language.

Ray says that as an ambassa-dor for the campaign her eyeswere opened to the plight of deafpeople.

“It is a human right for everyhumanbeingtobeabletocommu-nicateandbecommunicatedwithand I believe sign languageshould be included in theschoolcurriculum,” said the 34-year-old.

RayaimstobeapartoftheRob-inHoodFoundationinthenearfu-ture.

“ThisisanorganisationIwouldreally like to get involved in. I hadtheprivilegeofmeetingand inter-viewingthefounderandchairper-son, Cindy Norcott, a well-knownbusiness owner, motivationalspeaker, business coach and au-thor.

“The work that she and herdedicated volunteer-basedorganisation does to pro-vide hope in hopeless situ-ations is commendableandIwouldliketobepartof this.”

Ray said her rolemodel is Brigit Filmerfrom Brigit Filmer Spa& Skin.

“When I refer topeople who are suc-cessful without losingasenseoftheirself,sheis who I refer to. Brigithas worked hard andbecome successfulthroughthathardwork,while staying true to hermorals and principles.

“Brigit runsher busi-nesson the sameprin-ciples and moralsand that’s so admi-rable,” she said.

“Someone elsewhoisadmirableisGrant Christie whowalked the entireSouth Africancoastline on hisown for eightmonths, workingwith several con-servation organi-sations to raiseawareness aboutthe ocean andbeachconserva-tion.

“This is aguy who had a

day job, but realised there wassomething bigger out there forhim todiscover, and insteadofbe-ing afraid of change, he wentaheadanddidit,andthereafterhesaid: ‘Iwillneverbe thesamemanagain’.

“I admire people who don’tsubscribe to societal norms andexpectations.”

Speaking to the Fever abouther proudest moments, she said,“I’mproudofmyself for achievingmy goals I set over the past fewyears. I swam the Midmar8Milefor charity this year. I swam alleight 2014 Midmar Mile eventsand raised over R22 000 for threeof Red Cap Foundation’s uplift-ment programmes - Young He-roes, Red Cap Schools and Jump-start. All three programmes focuson empowering youth to ensurethey reach their full potential inlife,” she said.

“In addition I set up an animalfeature on my show, which issomething I’ve wanted to do formanyyears. It’s oneveryWednes-daybetween7pmand8pm,calledAnimal Antics.”

Hermessage to thecommunityis: “don’t be cruel to animals”.

“I believe it is our job to defendthe helpless,” added Ray.

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THERE’s no greater honour thanbeing a teacher for DanielaBrownewhohas spent 23years

trying to assist in shaping the futureleaders of tomorrow.

Browne is the national director ofthe St Mary’s Interactive Learning Ex-perience (S.M.I.L.E.) and is using herskills to takeeducation to thenext levelin her community.

According to the 62-year-old,S.M.I.L.E. isanon-government,publicbenefit organisation – an EnglishTeacher Training Organisation work-ing in primary and high schools –grades 4 to 12 across South Africa.

“I started S.M.I.L.E. in 1991, at StMary’s School in Kloof under the prin-cipalshipofMrJeremySabine.In1991all community pupils were taught intheir mother tongue – until grade 4 orstandard 2 - then in grade 5 or stan-dard 3 pupils had to learn everythingin English, which was extremely diffi-cult,” she said.

InitiallyBrownestartedaweeklyaf-ternoon extramural programme toteach the grade 5 community learnersto speak English, together with thehelp of the Grade 11 StMary’s girls, ina fun relaxed way.ThisprogrammedubbedS.M.I.L.E.’s

English Oral Conversation Skills Pro-gramme – still takes place today, atnine venues.

“S.M.I.L.E.’s main programme isthe Classroom Teacher Training andSupport Programme in primary andhigh schools grades 4 to 12 - aroundSouth Africa – assisting teachers toteach English as a first additional lan-

guage in their own classrooms – pro-vidinghandsonsupport– tohelp themdealwiththeissuestheyfacewiththeirown learners,” she said.

“S.M.I.L.E. has developed exciting,relevant CAPS English language text-books, readers and teacher guides forGrades4to12–calledInteractiveEng-lish - to support S.M.I.L.E.’s classroomwork with the teachers.”

These books are approved by theNational Education Department andare used in Schools across South Afri-ca.

Living by S.M.I.L.E.’s motto: “Dowhat you can, where you are, withwhat you have’ and ‘one teacher, onelearner, one textbook”, Browne saidthat anyone in the community can as-sist in whichever way they can.

“We are always looking for funding

and support. Also qualified teacherswho are prepared to work in commu-nity schools teaching English can getinvolved in bringing education to thenation,” she added.

Browne’smessagetothecommuni-ty is, “It is easy to criticise and there isa lot ofwrong–buteveryonecanmakea difference. If we live in this countrywe need to participate in building thecountry,” she said.

“Education isat theheartofsuccessin South Africa. It is not about howmuch it will cost to fix education – be-cause it is not about money.

“It is about a vocationwithin apro-fession. How committed, responsibleand accountable are we, as teachers,to grow and inspire the young peopleentrustedtousinourclassrooms?”sheconcluded.

Sowing the seeds of success

PHOTO: KALISHA NAICKERS.M.I.L.E. director Daniela Browne.

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Getting ready forthe hysterical‘Dear Breeder’ atthe Seabrooke’sTheatre at Durban High School(DHS) on Thursday, 28 August at7pm show in support of the RobinHood Foundationare from left: KimGriffith Jones,Kasia Vosloo andKaren Logan andMichele Solomon.

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WHENKerryRitsonbecameamum she had no idea whatshe was in for.

Doctors toldRitson thatherdaugh-ter Kiera - now five - had a strokewhile in her mother’s womb, and asa result had a porencephalic cyst onone side of her brain, which causedhydrocephalus and 70% of the rightbrain not to develop.

Yet after numerous surgeries, thelast and biggest of which was in Maylast year, Kiera is a cheeky, bouncy,beautiful little girl.

“I am so grateful Kiera has beenblessed with a relatively normal lifeafterallshehasbeenthrough.Theleftside of her body is weaker, though itis not easily noticeable. With lots oftherapy, we are hopeful she will getbetter and better,” said Ritson.“Motherhoodhasbeennoeasyroad.At the latter stages of her pregnancy,she went for a scan, where she wastold of Kiera’s problem, and that sheneeded to give birth right away.

Thereafter Kiera had to haveMRIscans every three months to checkthat the cyst was not growing. It wasat about ninemonths that she got re-

ally sick.“Kierawasahappybaby, but sud-

denly she started crying a lot andvomiting. Doctors told us she wasfine, but I didn’t believe it.

“We got another opinion and thedoctor told us she required surgeryimmediately as the cyst was produc-ing too much fluid, creating enor-mouspressureonherbrain,”saidRit-son.

Ritson and her husband Brad, aformer professional soccer player,were told if Kiera was fine in sixweeks, theywere in the clear.But justbefore thismilestone, shebecamere-ally uncomfortable again following ahead cold.

Although doctors said it was dan-gerous togivegeneral anaesthetic foranMRI to a sick child, her discomfortwas so bad they were forced to. Thepressure on her brain was terrific,and again she had to have surgeryright away.She had somuch fluid on her brain

that the remaining left side waspressed intoalmosta thirdofher cra-nium.

Kiera had to have a shunt placedinto her brain to drain the fluid, intoher abdomen where the body wouldre-absorb it. This was on her first

birthday.At sixmonths it became apparent

Kierahadhemiplegia, a formof cere-bralpalsy,andat18monthsshestart-ed having epileptic fits. The seizurescould last as long as 30 or 40minutesand the familywere inandoutofhos-pitals with Kiera every couple ofweeks.

“Doctors told us later that shewasin fact having continuous fits due tothecyst.Aftergoing fromspecialist tospecialist, who all told us differentthings, a neurologist told us about DrJamesButlerandDrRogerMelvilleat

Constantiaberg Mediclinic, special-ists in epilepsy, who could perform avarious surgeries to remove seizuretrigger factors and stop the fits.

“I cannot tell you how amazingthese two doctors are and how ad-vanced their knowledge is.We foundout they are actually among the bestin theworld in their fields, andwouldlike other parents in our situation toknow about them,” said Ritson.

In the meantime Kiera had beenon a strict ketogenic diet, monitoredby Dr Tuschka Reynders, which cutout sugar and any substances that

causedfits,andshehadnothadaseri-ous seizure for a year.

Ritson, who has sold her pavingbusinesstolookafterherchild,pains-takingly prepared Keira’s gram-by-grammeals and gavehermedicationfourtimesaday.Bradalsogaveuphissoccer career,which tookhimawayalot, to be near his family.

DrButler advised them thatKieraneeded a right functional hemi-spherectomyandwereadvisedof thebenefits and risks of the surgery anddue toKiera’spoorqualityof life, theydecided to go ahead.

She was in theatre from 8am tonearly 4pm.

After a harrowing day, Ritson andher husband found Kiera stable andable tomove normally, though it wastwo months before swelling wentdown and Keira was no longer inpain.

“After surgery Kiera didn’t wantto let anyonewho looked likeadoctoror nursenearher – Iwas the only oneshe’d let close. She still gets con-cerned when told people are sick, soshe has been traumatised by her or-deal,” said Ritson.

She added that she didn’t realisehowstressedsheherselfwasuntilKi-era was better.

“You are emotional all the time,but somehow you just cope becauseyou don’t have an alternative. Butnow we’re a very happy family witha huge success story,” said Ritson.

Kiera is now at RainbowRoo Pre-schoolandwiththehelpofphysioandspeech therapists - and her cognitiveability she is fast catching up to herpeers.

PHOTOS: SUPPLIEDA healthy Kiera and mum Kerry Ritson at a birthday party last weekend.

Bravingthe odds>> Hillcrest mom tells of daughter’s strugglewith a cyst on her brain

Kiera Ritson after her right functional hemispherectomy last year.

A brave Kiera Ritson just after surgery.

A place to make memories>> Crinkley Bottom Park offers a stunning venue for special occasions

CRINKLEYBottomParkhasal-waysbeenawellknownnamein theUpperHighway area. It

is a stunning venue for weddingswith a bar/restaurant which overlooks the Nkutu river for a quietlunchordinner.Overtheyearsithasexchanged hands and in January itwas taken over once again.

William and Bud Dellar havebeenpartoftheWaterfall areaformany yearsand in Januarytook overNkuthu Gar-dens, changedthe name backto CrinkleyBottom Park as it is so fondly re-membered and have transformedthishiddengem,enhancing itsorig-inalcharmandmakingitevenmoreappealing and charming than everbefore.

From daily lunch specials, thelaunch of a new menu, big screenTVs for the sports fanatics and livemusic every Sunday to monthlydarts eveningsandkaraoke there is

alwayssomethingexcitinghappen-ing to suit everyone's preferences.

The blinds and fire place on thedeckkeepthewinterchilloutandinsummerthemountedfanswillkeepyou cool. Children can play in theplay ground and feed the duckswhile you enjoy a glass of wine or amilkshake.

The chapel is set in an ornatebamboo forestand seats amaximum of110 people onthe pews andbeing coveredbyacanvas it isa stunning set-ting for your

ceremony. The thatched boma canseat amaximumof 200 guestswithvarious draping options to createthevisionbride'sdreamof theirbigday. Their aim is to make it the dayyouhavealwaysdreamtofandtheytry to be as flexible as possible to dojust that.

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DUVETS and blankets can befound inalmost everyhome,butmanychildren in theUp-

per Highway Area do not have theluxury of warmth or of owning ablanket.

In fact some children sleep on icyfloors and the only warmth they doreceive is from cuddling togetheror huddling around a fire.

When Denise Hadlow, a Kloofmother, heard of the plight of thechildren at Tholuthando Orphan-age, she aimed to provide warmthto themonequilt at a time,with her

‘Krazy Kwilts’ project.Hadlow and her friendMo Dilks

from Krazy Kwilts made quiltedblankets for each of the 34 childrenat the orphanage and customisedthem in their fabric, colour choicesand added name tags on it for thechildren.

Shesaid,‘KrazyKwilts’strivestoprovide beautiful, top-quality,handmade children’s quilts to un-derprivileged families in the areawith the hope of bringing warmthinto the homes of those in need.

“Themotivationbehind the ideawas that poor children are mostlygiven second-hand, used and veryoften‘tatty’goodstouse.Whiletheyare grateful we felt that a cheerfulnewquiltwouldbrighten their lives

a little and give them somethingunique and made especially forthem,” said Hadlow.

The children at the orphanagewere delightedwhen they receivedthe amazing gift that not only looksbeautiful, but will also keep themwarm.

Tholuthando supporter sisterSharon Buckel said, "One shouldnever under estimate the impor-tance of ownership. Growing up inanorphanageputsa lotof challeng-es to the children's conception ofowing or belonging to materialthings as most of the goods areshared between the orphans.”

“With each quilt having theirname labelled on and individuallypresented to each child, this will

strengthen their sense of personalownershipand responsibility ,” shesaid.

Tholuthando's housemotherSindi Duma was overwhelmed.Seeing her children so happymadeher heart leap with joy.

Shealsoappealedtothecommu-nity to assist the orphanage as anydonation will be appreciated.

“Feeding34childrenandababyis a hard task and I will be gratefulfor any food donation to help fillempty stomachs,” said Duma.

Krazy Kwilts also appealed tobusinesses to donate material tothemsothat theycancontinuetheirservices to the community.

To assist Krazy Kwilts, contact031 7672311 or 083 657 0834.

Tholuthando Orphanage children and their new quilts.

Quilts of love>> Tholuthando Orphanage receives new blankets

PHOTOS: KALISHA NAICKERDenise Hadlow with one of thechildren at Tholuthando Orphanage.


THE 1000 Hills Sailing Club is hosting the fourthJes Foord Classic at Inanda Dam on 23 Augustand the community is invited to attend.

The day is dedicated to sailing for the foundation, open to yachtsmen, ladies and boatowners and will take the form of a fun regatta.

It’s a perfect day for the family to get outand enjoy spring at one of KZN’s beautiful dams’ Inanda Dam.

The skippers’ briefing is at 9.45am and, depending on the wind, the first race is estimatedto start around 10.15am and as it’s Women’sMonth the men will take care of lunch as braaifacilities will be available.

Entry for the day is R180 (two crew) or R75(one crew), which includes SAS fees and a luckydraw. Prize giving to be done by Foord at3.30pm.

For more information, phoneNorman Parker on 079 886 8950 or

Rob Howe on 083 789 3485.

Great sailing at Inanda Dam next weekend.

Set sail for a cause

CelebratingWomen’s MonthFEVER REPORTER

THE team at retail store Miladys will becelebrating the remarkable efforts ofwomenduring themonthofAugustand

will be giving back to the community.Aspart ofWomen’sMonthMiladys are giv-

ing back by partnering with the Lungisisa In-dlela Village (LIV Village).

LIVVillage exists to raise thenext genera-tion of leaders in South Africa by placing or-phanedandvulnerable children into a familyenvironment, headed by a foster mother tolove themandwhereall theirnutritional, edu-cational,medical and spiritual needs aremet.

Help Miladys build friendship windows inanyoftheirstoresacrossthecountrybyaddinga beautiful women’s name to the friendshipwindow (it won’t cost you a cent).

Simply collect a yellowheart in store,writethenameof yourbeautiful friendon it andat-tach it to the friendship window. For everynameaddedMiladyswill donate toLIVVillageon your behalf.

If one can’t get in store one can also visittheir friendship wall APP on www.milad-ys.co.za toaddabeautiful friend’snameto theonline friendship wall.

“As a female focused brand, Miladys areproud to be able to donate to the LIV Villageonbehalfofall thewomenwhoaddabeautifulfriend’s name to our friendship windows thisWomen’s month. What a wonderful way ofsharingasymbol that illustrates thepowerfulcommunitythatwomenshare,”brandmanag-er Chantal Mainstone said.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDLIV Village mothers, Angie Pillay, Nomakita Mayekiso and Nombuso Mkhize.

LIV Village volunteerswith NoniZwane Miladysmarketingcoordinator (topright) andChantalMainstone Miladysbrandmanager(bottomleft).PHOTO:SUPPLIED

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DOMESTIC workers are the unsung heroines in mosthomes around South Africa.

They play an integral part in making sure thateverything runs smoothly – and amicably in thehome.

Hirsch’s, who holdregulartrainingsessionsonappliance maintenance in each of their branches fordomestic workers, would like to acknowledge thesestalwarts in the home by holding a “Domestic Worker of the month” competition in every area in whichthey operate in South Africa.

The monthly winners will each receive a Hirsch’svoucher, hamper from Unilever and Hirsch’s and acertificate, and their names will go forward for thetitle Domestic Worker of the Year, with a prize ofR5000 and a bed and base set.

Commenting on the reason behind holding thiscompetition, COO of the company, Margaret Hirschsaid, “Domestic workers are far too often taken forgranted. I could never cope with my work load andthe amount of travelling that I do if I didn’t havea fantastic domestic worker to help me in each ofour homes,” she said.

“They take care of everything, from filling the gasbottles, to making sure that the post is scannedthrough to me wherever I am.

“I think as working women we start to relyon our domestic workers more and more and witha little bit of training they can upskill themselves andthat’s the object of the exercise.”

If one would like to nominate a domestic workerfor the monthly competition, call in at the nearest

Hirsch’s Branch and pick up an entry form.Hirsch’s are looking for a 100 word motivation

on why they deserve the prize.

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DESPITE all assurances that the city is taking issue with councillors that owe moneyto the city, the opposite is true.

The Budget Statement Report formonth ending 30 June 2014 which was tabled at the Finance Committee meeting on24July2014showedthattherearecurrently;

• 27 councillors in arrears for more than90 days with an amount totalling R100965,

• 146 Ward Committee members in arrears for more than 90 days with anamount totalling R1,303,185,

• 1554 employees in arrears for morethan 90 days with an amount totalling R7881 841.

The same report for the month ending31 May 2014 reported the following;

• 20 councillors in arrears for more than90 days with an amount totalling R70,542,

• 139 Ward Committee members in arrears for more than 90 days with anamount totalling R1 231 009,

• 1456 employees in arrears for morethan 90 days with an amount totalling R8322 894.

What is concerning is that there appears to be a double standard, the employees that are in arrears have up to 25 percentdeducted from their salaries every month,and that is shown in the reports where although there are more employees in default the amount owed is being reduced.

However there is no such mechanismfor councillors and ward committee members. ItappearsthattheSpeakerLogieNaidoo is doing absolutely nothing to reducethis debt or disciplining the errant councillors and ward committee members. Ascouncillors we should be held to a higherstandard with a zero tolerance policy. Another question you have to ask is why dothese councillors and ward committeemembers still have services because anyresident would have been disconnectedafter one month.

Finance Committee memberCouncillor Rick Crouch

Councillors stillowing money

Sibusiso Biyela@astrosibs

BEFORE I became a journalist, I madea living as a private tutor. I startedwith a terrible hourly fee as I did not

know how much tutors usually charged.As I got wiser I increased my fee and started to make a somewhat respectable living…enough to break even with the taxifare I paid for every day.

I was not a teacher, have never been,and I respect teachers and the work theydo. I did, however, find myself rectifyinga lot of their mistakes when I was tutoring

students in mathematics and the physical sciences. My first judgment was thatthe students who denied being taught abasic concept in either subject were beinglazy, as is almost always the case.

But then I started getting calls fromparents who had very bright children fromprestigious schools in the Richards Bayand Empangeni areas. These childrenwere getting distinctions in all their othersubjects except either mathematics orthe physical sciences. I found that a lot ofthe basics lacked, not because the students were lazy, but because their teachers had failed to teach them the basics.

Whether this failure was caused by alack of knowledge or time, I cannot speculate. Academics from the University ofKZN and Durban University of Technologyare being quoted in many an internet conversation regarding the competency ofmatric mathematics teachers.

This is after a report was published inThe Mercury newspaper on Monday 21 July, regarding a study published in the ‘Perspectives in Education’ journal. Accordingto the report, a sample of 253 KZN teachers averaged a mark of 57% when writinga past mathematics exam paper, typical

of what the students they teach, have towrite.

The paper was separated into four levels (levels one to four) which increased indifficulty. The fourth and final level involves problem solving, which was mostchallenging. At this level, the sample ofteachers tested averaged a mark of 26%,which is even lower than the ridiculous30% pass needed. Having encounteredthese kinds of questions a lot myself, Iagree that they are quite challenging.

These researchers question the quality of the material the teachers are delivering to learners if they clearly fail to understand it themselves. I have to agree withthem but also take caution in knowingthat not all is cut and dry and that I amnot an education expert. Clearly there issomething wrong, but as to the cause ofit and the solution that needs correct it,I have found that we are all experts.

On the digital version of The Mercuryarticle, I found a list of comments longerthan the story itself. This is often the casewith stories that are the topics of manya drunken conversation or when a storysupports people’s cynicism on the government’s failure. The (anonymous) com

mentsarefullof“notsurprising”,“dismal”,“blind leading the blind” and others questioning whether all teachers are qualifiedto teach any subject.

The report does not mention howmanyoftheseteachersarefrompreviously disadvantaged schools and backgrounds. I would speculate that the difficulty of the problem solving questions inthe fourth level may be linked to their proficiency in the English language.

What we need to understand is thatthis is just one study that has detected alongsuspected problem. The study’s authors do not speculate what exactly iscausing the problem, only that it existsand that it is scary how we expect theseteachers to help pupils grasp the mathematics they teach.

This study unfortunately casts a badlight on some teachers who actually understand the subject and are able to convey it.

It is not all bad. I have encounteredseveral teachers who have helped megrasp challenging concepts in mathematics. This story will unfortunately remainanother talking point which will lead todebates in weeks to come.

Catching the matric mathematics bandwagon

The day my world shook

LAST week I thought my cocktail of prescription medicines and recreational alcohol abuse had backfired on me when mychair at Media House started moving andshaking of its own accord. I heaved a massive sigh of relief at the realisation that

others too had felt the momentary instability.

Before the last particles of air from theaforementioned sigh of relief could escape my lungs, our group editor shot outof her office as it had been the quake’s epicentre, and summarily ordered us to evacuate the building, using a voice even moreferocious than the one she saves for whena misplaced apostrophe creeps into anewspaper.

Obeying the barked order of “don’ttake the lift!!”, we descended the 200(sic) stairs between our offices and therelative safety of the ground. The voicesall around me seemed to be in agreementthat this must be the beginning of somedisaster movie that would later be a Hollywood blockbuster.

Typically, my own thoughts wandereddown a different path, and I wondered ifthere was any way to get an afternoon offout of this. As it transpired, my boss knowsme rather well and refused to believe thatnatural disasters traumatise me becausemy great grandfather to the power of tenwas killed in Pompeii all those years ago.

Upon congregating at the designatedsafety spot, the rumour mill began itswork.ComparisonsbetweenMediaHouseand Tongaat mall were bandied aroundlike special brownies at Oppikoppi or contraband sweets at fat camp.

We then took to the web and socialmedia on the devices we had heroicallytaken the time to fetch from our desks before the mad dash to relative safety.

Upon consulting the online oracle, aka

Google, a cluster of employees were telling everyone within earshot that ourtremor had been the result of an earthquake in Nicaragua. Given that the distance between Durban and Nicaragua isa hefty 13 222 kilometres, I felt that if thiswas the case, the Americas must surelyhave ceased to exist altogether, and thefact that Google was still up and runningblew that theory out of the water.

A marketing assistant had to be forcibly restrained to keep her from runningback into the building to retrieve her beloved MacBook, and the “no smoking outside the building” rules were widely flouted in light of the neardeath experiencewe had just endured.

I would like to conclude this column bytelling you that the company gave us alla shot of Aftershock to calm our nerves.Alas, that idea, like all my “good” ideas,was shot down by management.

STEPH [email protected]

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR must be received by Thursday evening, 3pm, in order to be included in the Tuesday edition of the paper. Letters should be addressed to The Editor and emailed to hillcrestlet[email protected] or faxed to 031 533 7972. Letters must be a maximum of 400 words long and must relate to the topic at hand. While pseudonyms are allowed, writers must still include their full namesand contact details (which will not be printed) or letters will not be published. The Editor reserves the right to not run letters or to alter letters so that they are legible.

Ladies, stay alert and trust your instincts

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FEVERCELEBRATING WOMEN’S DAY

WOMEN are more vulnerable to crime becausecriminals view them as soft targets.

August is Women’s Month, and ADT Securityhas some tips and advice to empower ladies.Out and about

Martin Kriel, managing director of ADT Security’s East Coast Region says the key to safety is always to err on the side of caution.

“Whenyougo out,tellsomeoneyoutrustwhereyou are going and the time you expect to return.Save the telephone number of your security company and other emergency services – like the policeand paramedics to your mobile phone.

Remember less is more when it comes towearing flashy jewellery and carrying cash.

Also, if you are taking a handbag carry itclose to your body and not dangling by the straps.”Distractions

Anyone can become distracted as they go abouttheir daily activities. “A distracted person is an easytarget,” says Kriel.

“It’s vital to remain alert at all times. Be awareof what is going and of the people around you

as you head to your vehicle, especially at placessuch as shopping centres or petrol stations. If anything or anyone leaves you with an uneasy feeling,leavetheareaimmediatelyoravoid theindividual.”Driving

“The first thing to do once you are inside yourvehicle is to check that all of the doors are locked,”says Kriel.

He advises to never drive with a handbag or other valuables on a seat or anywhere it can be seenfrom outside of the vehicle.

“Try to keep your car a mobilefree zone; thiswill allow you to concentrate on the road and onwhat is happening around you.”Public places

Always remain vigilant.“If you are using an ATM use your hand to shield

the keypad as you enter your PIN,” says Kriel.“Once you receive the cash place it directly

into your purse and that into your handbag andclose it; if you do not feel comfortable to completethe transaction, cancel it immediately andleave.”

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Robyn Moerdyk, Maureen Gorden (owner Cash Converters) and Erin Porter.

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>> Upper Highway women were treated to a day ofpampering and break fast for Women's Day last week. Seenat the event were...

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11CELEBRATING WOMEN’S DAY

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NOVASHNICHETTYistheenvyofmanyardentSharks supporters - especially the female fans.

Her job - as public relations manager ofKZN’s premier rugby team - has her involvedwith the team’s players on a daily basis.

Yet, Chetty says, “it is like having 40 broth-ers. They can be such pranksters!”

She is very protective of “her boys”. As PRmanager for the team (for the past two years)she isheadofallmediaengagementsandcom-munications components of “The Sharks”company, the team, events and appearances.

“I amsoblessed,” Chetty toldFever. “This ismy dream job. I have always loved sport.”

Shehasbeenakeensupporterofcricketandrugby - starting at an early age watching sportwith her father.

“IbecameanardentSharkssupporterwhentheywon theCurrie Cup in1992and1993andthe rugby bug bit hard during World Cup in1995.

“Sowhen I startedmynew jobat theSharksin 2004, I was in awe at being around all thesewell-known sportsmen.

“I had to pinchmyself that I had landedmydream job straight after graduating.”

ChettyrecallsmeetingKobusWieseintheliftat thestadiuminher firstweekofemployment.

“There was this giant of a man, who hadbeen such a key player in so many top Spring-bokgames. Itwasaverysurrealmoment. Iwasawestruck.

“I couldn’t believe that I was seeing thesepeople,whoIhadwatchedplayingonaday-to-day basis, in person.”

Whenpressed on any particular player cre-ating a special impression, Chetty pinpointedFrench player, Freddie Michalak.

“Thisguywasperceivedas the ‘DavidBeck-ham’ of French rugby, yet he is one of themosthumble down-to-earth people that I have evermet.”

Whenshe first joined theSharksherportfo-liowasadvertisingandorganiserofmatch-dayevents.

“A vital component of building a brand isbuildingarelationshipwithmedia.TheSharkshistory, traditions and family environment areall important.

“Because of the family environment at thestadium,theteammembersareveryaccessibleto the fans.”

It’s not all glamour and excitement as herdealingswith themedia canmeanmidnight orveryearly-morningcallswhentheteamisover-seas on tour.

“I’m on call at all times.”Sometimes she accompanies the team to

awaygames if thereare teamevents. “Imaybetravelling to Nelspruit with the Sharks whenthey play there.”

Chetty insists that she has no favourites intheteam.“I’mnotallowedto.Myroleistomaketheir lives easier.”

The bubbly - yet no-nonsense - Chettysharesherbirthdaywithtalk-showhost,OprahWinfrey, a woman she admires.

“She’s a phenomenal woman with such agiving heart. I love everything she stands forand would love to meet her.”

She rues the fact that she never had thechance to meet Nelson Mandela in person.

“I am, though, so blessed to have interactedwith somany interesting and talentedpeople.”

A rose among the thornsWith toweringSharks playersaround her, Novashni Chetty isin her element.Pictured fromleft: Dale Chadwick, Odwa Ndungane, Novashni Chetty,S’bura Sitholeand Kyle Cooper.PHOTO:MICHAELMARNEWICK

>> Novashni Chetty is proof that dynamite comes in small packages

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DO you have the cutest baby and want to show him or her off?Now here is your chance.

The Hillcrest Fever will be running a competition until October where you can enter your cutest most adorable picturesof the love of your life and stand a chance to have him or herprinted on the FRONT PAGE of the Hillcrest Fever and claimfame for an entire week. All you have to do is:

>>[email protected]>> Check out our Facebook page>> Find your picture of your child in the Album created for thecompetition>> Get liking and sharing

The baby with the most likes will be our front page ba-by.

RulesEntries will only be accepted from ages 0 3years.By emailing photographs to the competition you are giving permission for photos to be published on Facebook and in the Hillcrest Fever.

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State-of-the-art business units just for youFEVER REPORTER

DANCOR Properties launchesAcacia Business Park, aworldclass development in the Up-

per Highway area.Whetheryouneedabusinessunit,

warehousing or custom build theyhave the ideal space for your compa-ny.

DanCor Properties was estab-lished by Danie van den Heever in1972.

It is a family business founded ona basis of honesty and excellence.

Danie is supportedbyhis sonsRu-diandAnthony,whoreside in theUp-per Highway area where many oftheir projects are focused.

AsafamilybusinessDanCorProp-ertiesbelieve in the importanceof so-cial responsibility by giving back tothe community.

It was from a deep desire to giveback to communities, that Danie andhis wife Judy established Focus oniThemba in 2003 (http://www.focu-sonithemba.org/).

FocusoniThembaisanaccreditednon-profit, public benefit organisa-tion that focuses on restoring hope inpeople's livesanddeveloping leadersfor the future.

DanCor Properties is proud to addanother state-of-the-art develop-

ment to their portfolio, Acacia Busi-nessPark isonD819streetwhichhaseasy access to theM13 andN3 and isconveniently situated in Waterfall,behindCotswoldDowns,backingon-to the new Watercrest Mall which isideal for businesses in the UpperHighway area.

The fully serviced and secureAca-cia Business Park consists of 160 up-market business units, ranging be-tween 250m2 to 1000m2.

Each unit is well lit and will haveareceptionarea,spaciousmodernof-fice, three phase electricity, rollershutterdoorsandtoiletfacilities,with

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LIVE music at Meercats, 12 Forest HillsRoad, Waterfall every Friday night, from7.30pm and Lance Goldman plays everySunday from 12.30pm. For more information, contact Jill Schoeman on 031 7763872 or 079 878 8051.Weekly

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

Kloof and Highway SPCA Village Green

29 Village Road, Kloof hosts a Garden Market every Monday and Saturday from 8amto 12noon. All 11 charity shops, tea gardenand nursery are open. For more information contact Barbara Laubscher on 031764 1212/3.Monthly

Kloof and Highway SPCA Village Green29 Village Road, Kloof hosts a Garden Market on the last Sunday of every month from9am to 1pm. All 11 charity shops, tea gardenand nursery are open. For more information contact Barbara Laubscher on031 764 1212/3.

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A dream realised>> Robin Hood chairperson opens new schoolKALISHA NAICKER

A DREAM of Cindy Norcott,chairpersonof theRobinHoodFoundation (RHF), to build a

school in the rural community ofZwelibomvu,Mariannhill was finallyrealised last week.

The school offers children a safe,clean and stimulating environment,equippedwith proper sanitation andeducational materials for the bestpossiblefoundationfortheyoungstu-dents, aged six months to six years.

Thevisionof thefoundationwastocreateapre-schoolexperiencewhichwouldset these littleoneson therightpathforfuturelearning.Theyhaveta-bleandchairsets,stationery,toysandlearning materials to use.

The RHF have been completelyblownawaybythegenerosityofbusi-

nesses and individuals with the buy-a-brick campaign.

Norcott said, “Thank you to allwho contributed tomake this such asuccess! As one of our sustainabilityprojects,wewill continue to visit thecrècheeverysixweeks to implementbusiness plans, maintenance plans,educational for the children and the

teachers and so forth,” she said.“Thank you all for helping us to

makesuchadifferencetothechildrenin this community. The excitement ofthestaffandthechildrenwasjust fan-tastic,” added Zanele Shange, found-er of Uminathi Creche.

“This was like something out of adream,” she concluded.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDCindy Norcott and Uminathi founderZanele Shange at the front door ofthe creche about to cut the ribbon.

Jackie Houston,Liesl Kriegisch, Michele TemblettSolomon andRobyn KeulderatZwelibomvu.PHOTO: SUPPLIED

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDLiesl Kriegisch, Zanele Shange, Cindy Norcott and Kim Griffith Jones andBahle Khwela at Zwelibomvu.

THEKwaZulu-NatalProvincial Inter-schools’ Drummies Competition,hostedbyWaterfall College,washeldon last week at Forest Hills SportsClub.

At the event were...

>> Waterfall College Grade 10 drummajorettes, Sidney Reed and AmyAmstutz.

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Drumming up a storm

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDThe Waterfall College drummies under the floodlights compete in thesmall drill contest at the competition.

<< The WoodlandsPrimary squad perform in the pompom nonprop display at the KZNProvincial Interschools’ Competition. In the background, the DurbanGirls’ High squadwait their turn.

>> Supportersmade an after

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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDWaterfall College drummies squadabout to start their pompom nonprop display while Yellowwood ParkPrimary waits to start the next display in the large drill contest at theback.

Welcome toPainted Wolf

Guillermo Pinotage 2010

Merlot 2011

Founded by Jeremy and Emma Borg, and drawing inspiration from the African Wild Dog, the own Painted Wolf pack is a community of talented individuals who bring the best available grapes, artistic and technical skills to Painted Wolf Wines.

They produce wines with a distinctive South African feel, and to thatend focus largely on wines crafted from Chenin Blanc and Pinotage thetwo bench mark South African grape varieties. The grapes are sourced fromtheir pack members vineyards, which are low yielding, mostly unirrigatedand farmed organically or with minimal non organic inputs.

The wine matured in a mixture of French,Hungarian and American oak barrels for 14months, approximately 40% new wood. Asmall percentage of merlot and Grenachewere added to the wine to lift the fruit of thewine. An intense, rich wine packed with flavours of ripe blueberry and mulberry, exoticspice and creamy vanilla with evident ripetannins and a long lingering finish.

The wine fermented in small open binsand was hand punched four times a day. Winemakers fermented with natural and commercial yeasts. An intense, individual wine brimming with flavours of velvety ripe plum, chocolate and violets with a silky mid palate anda long finish.

Golf DayGolf Day@ COTSWOLD DOWNS5 September 2014

Conact: Katey FullerCell: 082 770 0318

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PRIZE WORTHR10 0004Ball Alliance, 2 scores to count,with a scramble drive.4 Ball R1800/R 450 ppTo sponsor a PRIMEGreen:

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PLEASE NOTE THERE WILL BE FREE PARAMEDIC SERVICESAVAILABLE ON THIS DAY FOR ANY INJURIES THAT MAY BE

CAUSED BY FLYING WHITE ROUND OBJECTS!

Voluntary Emergency Medical Assistance (VEMA)will be hosting its annual fundraiser golf day on FRIDAY the

5th of September at Cotswold Downs Golf Course.

VEMA is believed to be the first totally voluntary firstresponse unit of its kind in South Africa. VEMA members respond to any medical emergency call and stabilise the patients prior to the arrival of an ambulance.VEMA is autonomous of all emergency services andother organisations.

Its vision is to provide a high quality, rapid volunteerbased initial response, by trained providers, tomedical emergencies, trauma and high angle incidents within the Upper Highway and surrounding areas as a prelude to the arrival of fulltime EmergencyServices so that patient outcome is improved.

Voluntary Emergency Medical Assistance (VEMA)will be hosting its annual fundraiser golf day on Friday5 September at Cotswold Downs Golf Course. Members of the community are invited to enter a 4ball,and/or sponsor a tee box or green.

Any donations in the form of prizes would begreatly appreciated as well.

The format for the day will be 4Ball Alliance, 2scores to count, with a scramble drive.

There will be a shotgun start at 12pm ( emergencysirens will echo down the valley and then you start)and VEMA encourages one to stay for lamb on the

spit and prize giving in the clubhouse afterwards.For any special dietary requirements please con

tact VEMA and alternate arrangements will be madefor you.

Included in your fee are, green fees, golf cart,dinner..

Halfway house and drinks will be for your accountR1 800 per 4 Ball / R 450 pp

Sponsorship options..1) if you would like to sponsor a prime location andenter a four ball the option will be discounted.. As apposed to R2000.00 + R 1800 you will only payR3200.002) If you would like to sponsor a normal location andenter a four ball the option will be discounted.. As apposed to R 1200.00 + R 1800.00 you will only payR2500.003) If you would like to sponsor a prize please indicatewhat prizes you will be sponsoring

Please email your entry form along with proof ofpayment to: [email protected] or contact meon 082 770 0318 if you have any enquiries

Pleaseuseplayernameornameofcompanywhenmaking payment for reference. Bank Details:

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NGAPHANDLE komcimbi omkhuluwabesifazane obekukhuluma kuwonauMengameliwezweuMnuzJacobZuma,omama baseWeseli bebe nowaboobekukhuluma kuwona uNkk PinkyMkhize ongumengameliweNafcocKwa-Zulu-Natal, noDkt Lungile MaBhenguBaloyi waseHillcrest, ongumsungulinomholi we-African Midwife Institute.

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CISHE indabaesematheni kulezi zin-suku, ngeyokuthi iNingizimu Afrikaisikulungele ukuholwa ngumen-gameli wesifazane.

Lokhu kushiwo nguMengameliwaseNingizimu Afrika uMnuz JacobGedleyihlekisaZumangempelasontoekhuluma nabezindaba ePitolingenkathi enomhlangano noNkkMichelle Bachelet onguMengameliwaseChile.

Akagcinanga ngokusho njalo,kepha ugcizelele nokuthi ukholwawukuthi sekuseduze ukuthi lokhukwenzeke.

Emva kwalokhu eminye imisaka-zo ibibuza abalaleli ukuthi baya-vumelanayininombonokaMsholozi,nokuthiumabevumelananawo,ngu-bani ababona ekulungele ukungenakulesi sikhundla esibukeka sishisakangaka.

Kodwa-ke inhloso yale ngosi yan-amhlanje ayigxilile kokushiwonguMsholozi, kepha igxile kokushi-wo ngusaziwayo ezinkulumweniezakhayo nezikhuthaza umdlandlaemphakathini, uDkt Lungile MaB-hengu Baloyi oneziqu zobudokotelakwezenkolo, ukuthuthukiswa kom-phakathi nezokubusa jikelele.

Ngibe nenhlanhla yokumuzwaekhuthaza abesifazane ngoMgqibelo

emcimbini wabo obugqugquzelwenguNkk Nokhaya Mandindi ongu-mengamelikazi ebandleni lamaWe-seli, iMethodist Church of SouthernAfrica (MCSA). eRev Dr E.Z. Sikha-khane Society kwa V eMlazi eningiz-imu yeTheku. Lomcimbi ubu-hambisananomunye om-khulu ka-zwelonke obu-sezinkundlenizemidlalo eKingZwelithini Stadi-um laphobekubuthenekhona abesi-fazane abebesu-kakuzozonke iz-ifundazwe za-kuleli.

UDkt MaB-hengu Baloyi ut-shele abesi-fazane ukuthi uNkulunkulu wa-badalela ukuthi babambe iqhazaempilweni. Uthe isifo esikhinyabezaabantu besifazane abaningi eku-finyeleleni emazingeni aphezulunadingekayo ekuthuthukiseniisizwe, ukuzenyeza. Uthe asikhoisidingo sokuzenyeza.

Nanxa ebebhekise kwabesi-fazane, lesi yisifundo ekufanele se-mukelwe yiwo wonke umuntu ophi-layo. Ngimthandile uma egxila ka-khulu kwabesifazane abazithathangokuthi bona abalutho emhlabeni

ngoba isimo se-zomnothosinga-bavumeli ukuthibabambeiqhazakwe-zokuthuthuk-iswa kom-phakathi. Ulin-ganisengabesifazane abaningiokukhulunywangabo eBhayib-helini ababe-bukelwa phansingumphakathikodwa bagcinabesezikhundlenieziphezulu.Omunye wabesi-

fazane alinganise ngabo, ngu-Estherowayezalwa emndenini ohluphek-ayokodwaesesebukhosini,wakwaziukusiza ekutakuleni isizwe sakuboosizini lobubha. Uqhubeke walin-ganisa ngoRebecca okwafika isikhu-lu esithile kuyena sacela amanzi,waxakeka nje ukuthi lesi sikhulu sin-

gashiya bonke abanye besifazanesizocelakuyenaamanzingobakwen-zenjani, waze wacabanga nokuthisithatha ama ‘shansi’ ngoba mh-lambe sasi ukuthi uyahlupheka.

Uzewalinganisangokuthinanam-hlanje kuyenzeka ukuthi abanyeabantu besilisa babone owesifazaneehlupheka bese belokhu bezidlisasatshanyana sengathi bafuna usizooluthile kanti baqonde okunye. Utheumuntuwesifazaneuzeaqaleukuba-bazaathi: “Hha!Kanti kwenzekani?”

Ukhuthaze abesifazane ukuthibangazenyezi, babenesibindi nenhl-iziyo enhle ngobauNkulunkulu uhla-le ebaseka abantu abanezinhloso ez-inhle empilweni. Uthe kufanele ba-fane nommbelethisi ohlale efisaukuthi leyongane anesandla sokuthiifike emhlabeni, ifike iphila. “Akekhoummbelethisi ofisa ukuthi inganealekelela ekuyiletheni emhlabeni,ifike isifile,” kusho yena.

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kepha naphakathi kwabamnyamabebodwa. Siyibona ibaluleke kakhu-lu ngendlela emangalisayo le nh-langano ngoba nanxa ngokomlando,ubandlululo‘lwaphela’ngo-1994,in-dlela izinto ezenzeka ngayo laphangaphandle, kubonakala usemkhuluumsebenzi okusafanele wenziwe.Yebo, ubandlululo ‘lwaphela’ ngo-1994 ngoba kwasayinwa kosomquluabakhulu ukuthi alusekho emtheth-weni, kodwa kusanezindawo laphoubandlululo lunuka khona phu.Kwezinye izindawo lusadla umunyungalendlela yokuthi luyaxhophanokuxhopha,kwezinyelusenamand-lakangangobaumuntuangacishean-cike kulona. Bese kuzoba buhlungukakhulu uma selume ngezinyawophakathikwendluemnyamaiyodwa.

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Gold for music pupils>> CURRO HCA marimba band celebrates successful festival

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THE lively, vibrant and gifted group of37 young players that make up theCurro Hillcrest Christian Academy

High School and Intermediate Phase Marimba bands, travelled to St Benedict'sCollege in Gauteng recently to participatein the third International Marimba andSteelpan Festival.

This festival is the largest of its kind inthe world, uniting over 1600 marimba andsteel pan players and their teachers in ajoyous celebration of music.

The judging panel consisted of BrianWillson, a retired professor of Music from

Brooklyn College, New York; Andy Narrel,world's best Steel Pan artist from Franceand patron of the festival, and Bongani Sotchononda, a highly respected South African marimba artist and performer fromCape Town.

Curro HCA entered four categories andwere placed in each category theyachieved two golds, one silver and onebronze. The IP band scored a 'Hat trick 'by being awarded the 'Strictly Classical'floating trophy for the third consecutiveyear of entering.

In addition to this, one of their highschool pupils, Nande Mavume, grade 9, entered the composition category for the first

time and won this with her piece 'Buhle Afrika', submitted under the theme of 'African Waltz'.

Ian Holloway, who runs the HCA band,was awarded a special prize of a completechromatic marimba by the Marimba Workshop for his steadfast work in promotingthe phenomenal growth of a marimba culture in KwaZuluNatal.

Mrs Holloway, who runs the Curro HCAbands alongside her husband and maincoach, Ian, was also awarded an amazingprize of an all expenses paid trip to Viennain collaboration with the Friends of Viennaand Education Africa, in a final lucky drawfor teachers.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDHigh School Large Ensemble "Strictly Classical" firstplace, High School Large Ensemble "Battle of thebands" third place.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDPrimary School Large Ensemble "Strictly Classical" 1stplace, Primary School Large Ensemble " Battle of theBands" second place.


THE Winter Warmth collection, an ideainitiated last year by Ethan Cooke, a current Grade 6 LEAP pupil at Hillcrest Primary School (Learner Extension and Acceleration Programme) is still in practiceat Hillcrest Primary School.

Cooke realised that the wintermonths meant that many underprivileged and impoverished people in thenearby community of the Valley of a1000 Hills would be facing the cold without warm clothes and blankets.

The Grade 5 Leap pupils of 2014 decided to continue with this good workand initiated a blanket and winter woolies drive at Hillcrest Primary.

Two bakkie loads of donations wererecently delivered to the Valley of a 1000Hills Community Helpers Centre and theLily of the Valley Trust, by the Grade 5LEAP pupils. There was an immense

sense of sharing and love felt by all onthe day, as we were warmly welcomedby tDawn Leppan, the community members and the happy children who attendthe school and crèche on the property.

The grade 5LEAP class– ready todeliver thewinterwoolliesthat theycollected.PHOTO: SUP-PLIED

LEAPing for a cause

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDPupils Brookelyn Harvey and Melissa Padbury.

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bold, swept-back exterior styling, apremium interior look and luxuryfeatures.

The new model sports a lowerroofline, higher beltline, a moremuscularstanceanddeeplysculptedbody surfaces.

Together with a larger, more up-right“tiger-nose”grille, thesedesignchanges have raised the the bar onsophistication and style.

The cabin will also create a newstandard of luxury in its segment,thanks to a modern, wrap-arounddashboard, high quality soft-touchmaterials and a range of advancedon-board technologies.

Interior styling was led by thebrand’s design team in Frankfurt,Germany, which cited the finestmodernSwisswatchesasakeyinflu-ence during the design phase.

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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDA rendering of the new and improved Kia Sorento, which will arrive in local showrooms early next year.

SIMPLE tips can prevent a minor trafficevent from escalating into an incident ofsocalled road rage.This is according to the Automobile Association, which urges drivers not to overreactto inconsiderate action of roadusers.

Common triggers of road rage are whenpeople don’t wait their turn at stop streets,cut other motorists off or tailgate them.“What is the maximum loss of time causedby someone not waiting their turn at a stopstreet? It is rarely more than five, maybe10 seconds,” an AA representative pointedout.

“Reports of roadrage incidents seemto show that people spend more time arguing over the initial error than they wouldhave lost by simply taking it in their stride.”

The AA reminds the public that driversoccasionally make mistakes, and advisedthatwhenthishappens,oneshoulddefusethe situation by apologising immediatelyto the parties concerned.

“When we drive, we should take our cuefrom normal behaviour outside of the vehicle,” the organisation advised. “Societyrunssmoothlywhenweareabletotolerateminorfailingspolitely.Wecanmakedrivingsafer for everyone by carrying this attitudeinto our vehicles.” — Supplied.

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CHEVROLET, Isuzu and Opelcontinued the trend of strongsalesinJuly,givingGeneralMo-

tors South Africa (GMSA) a 10.1%shareof themarket forthemonth.To-talSouthAfricannewpassengervehi-cle sales in July stood at 57 670, and5 821 of these were from the GMSAstable.

This allowed the company to riseabove the trend,despite theSouthAf-rican motor industry declining by4.7% for the period from January toJuly, compared to the same periodlastyear.Julyalsohad23sellingdays,which had a positive impact on theoverall market.

“July saw Chevrolet models, in-cludingtheSpark,CruzeandCaptiva,

surpass all previous sales recordsachieved in 2014. The final numberswere 1 020 for the Spark, 199 for theCaptiva and 356 for the Cruze,” saidBrian Olson, GMSA vice-president ofvehicle sales, service andmarketing.

“The sixth generation Isuzu KB isenjoying the brand’s highest share ofthe one-ton segment in five years as1 379 Isuzu KB pickups were sold inJuly,” said Olson.

“Inaddition,theOpelCorsa,Astra,and Meriva each recorded their bestretailperformancesforthisyear.Opelvolumes have now increased by 54%so far this year, when compared toJanuary to July 2013. This illustratesthat South Africans are echoing thesentiments of European buyers, whoarelovingtheOpelbrandandcausingittoenjoyaresurgenceinthemarket.”— Supplied.

The ChevroletSpark enjoyed abumper July, witha total of 1 020models soldacross the country.PHOTO: SUPPLIED

IN recent weeks hijacking has been moreprominent in the news, as South Africanswaited anxiously for news of the safe return of Mongezi Phike, and mourned forfouryearold Taegrin Morris, who wasmurdered by a hijacker.Vehicletrackingandstolenvehiclerecovery specialist Cartrack, reports that it hastaken many calls from concerned parents for guidance on how to deal with hijacking, particularly when children are inthe car.The company advises that while the ideaof such a situation is frightening, parentsshould discuss the possibility of thiseventuality with children who are oldenough to understand, and talk abouthow to respond appropriately and remain calm.Cartrack has also offered some practicalpointers:• Be aware of what is happening aroundyou on the road at all times.• Statistically, you are more likely to behijacked between 4pm and 8pm, especially on a Friday, and most hijackings occur in the victim’s driveway.

• Prepare yourself mentally and physically for a hijack situation by roleplaying apossible scenario with your family.• It is important to realise that there is often nothing you can do other than cooperate with the hijackers.•Asdifficultasitmaysound,trytoremaincalm, as the hijacker will respond according to your reaction.• Acknowledge the hijacker’s presence.Don’t make eye contact and keep yourhands visible.• If you have been hijacked, avoid gettingout of the car first and then opening theback doors to get your child out. If thisis unavoidable and you are forced to exityour vehicle while a small child is stillstrapped to a baby seat, take the car keyswith you as a “bargaining” tool.• If your children are old enough, take thechildlock off your vehicle and teachthem how to undo their safety belt, exitthe car and move to safety upon your instruction, with no questions asked andno hesitation.

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Thrilling race tothe finish line>> K4 duels provide exciting Shongweni spectacle

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TWOdays of thrilling racing in unseason-ably warm weather at Shongweni Damoutside Hillcrest, decided the 2014 title

holdersacross theagegroupsat theSouthAfri-can K4 Marathon Canoeing Championshipslast weekend.

With final positions being calculated on thecombined times from the 9km races on Satur-day and Sunday, consistency was rewarded inmostcategorieswiththeyoungKwaZulu-Natalcrewof twinsTyler andTravis Wilson, ClintonCook andBailey de Fondaumiere romping to acomfortablevictory in theseniorandUnder-23division.

The silver medal went to the gusty FloridaLake crew of development squad youngstersDonald Moncho, Sammy Lenyora, MacdonaldNkosi and Melusi Nxumalo.

Thewomen's title fell just as convincingly totheboatmadeupof international sprintersTif-

fany Kruger and Esti van Tonder, Berg mara-thon podium finisher Alex Adie and emergingstarKayladeBeer,who has just returned fromduty with the national junior and under-23sprint squad abroad.

The fastest racing of the champs came fromthe highly competitive under 18 class whereboth days provided needle races that were de-cided in hotly contested end-sprints.

In the end it was the classy school boysNkosiMbaso, SiyandaGwamanda,Mpilo Zon-di, Jabulani Gwamanda from Martin Drey-er's Computershare Change a Life Academywho had a needle win in the second race .

They edged past the boat of impressiveValley of a ThousandHills youngsters ThabaniMsiya, Msawenkosi Mtolo, InnocentMagubaneandBonganiNtinga,whohavebeentraining at Shongweni Dam specifically for theevent.

More info can be found on www.canoe-sa.org.za.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDTyler and Travis Wilson, Bailey De Fondaumiere and Clinton Cook comfortably won the Seniormen and Under 23 race at the SA K4 Championships at Shongweni Dam.

THE best of Durban will be the view in the up-coming SPAR Women’s 10/5km race with thenew race route taking runners along the newlook beachfront and Green Hub precinct.

The field of 17 500 ladieswill start inMasa-balala Yengwa Avenue, just across the roadfrom Durmail, heading north.

The majority of the 10km race is on thebeachfront with a scenic loop taking themthroughtheBlueLagoonarea.SnellParadewillbe the stomping ground for the run north asthey wind their way to the Kingfisher CanoeClubbeforemaking theirwaypast theDusiCa-noeMarathon finishandalong thepromenadeback towards the city and the finish at SaharaStadium.

Potential athleteshave twooptionsof enter-ing, online at www.sparwomensrace.co.za ormanuallyattheraceregistrationatSuncoaston21,22or23August.Toviewtheracesimulationclip go to YouTube and search for SPARWOM-EN’S 10/5KMRACE SIMULATION – DURBAN.

Formore info like the Facebook page SPARWomen’s 5/5km Race.

PHOTO: ROGAN WARDCycling through the route of the 2014 SPARWomen’s 10/5km Race to film the YouTubeclip, Pietermaritzburg’s Ashleigh Moffattheads towards the M4 underpass in the company of the silhouettes of a team of ladiestraining along the beachfront.

A challenge for athletes

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