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WITH a freshly revamped forecourt and a brand new FreshStop, and stateoftheart security, the new and improved Caltex opened its doors to the public on Thursday. See full story on page 4. From left are Paul Miller,Luis Farias and Willie Fourie.
A fresh new store
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MIDDLE-CLASS taxpayersare being gouged by a list ofhidden taxes, which has re-
sulted in them paying more thanhalf of their gross salaries for servic-es the state is supposed to provide.
New research produced for TheFever shows that a typical KZNfamily earning R400 000 per yearis actually paying more for medicalaid, private security, and school feesthan their total direct taxes.
Continued on page 5
Middleclasstaxed tothe hilt>> Locals go public about making ends meet
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KALISHA NAICKER
THE Umgeni Steam Railway inKloof is anon-profit society dedicated to the preservation ofsteam locomotives since 1982.
Accordingto Bruce Bennett,manageroftheUmgeniSteamRailway, the project began sub-sequent to adonationon 16 September 1982,by llovo Sugar Mill, of a small standard gaugeshunting locomotive.
Bennett said that a group of enthusiastsfrom the Natal branch of the Railway Societyof Southern Africa then formed UmgeniSteamRailway.“Since then,other locomotivesand coaching stock have been donated by theold SouthAfricanRailways (SAR) or havebeenpurchased from scrap yards or other bodies.
“The first public run took place in early1984,with a total of 80 passengers for the day,from the old NewGermany Power Station. To-day, over 25-years after its founding,UmgeniSteam Railway is still run by volunteers,” saidBennett. Trains run fromKloof Station (Stok-ers Arms) to and from Inchanga Station, onthe last Sunday of each month along the edgeof the picturesque Valley of 1000 Hills.
Inchanga is a colonial station (built in 1895)
and is a 45 minute drive away along the oldmain line. The line was built in the late 1800sand is one of the oldest active railway lines inSouth Africa today.
At Inchanga Station, onewill find the popu-lar Inchanga Station Craft Market wheremany hand crafted items can be found. Nu-merous food outlets help to satisfy the tiredtraveller.
One can also join the train for the 10.30amdeparture from Inchanga for Kloof where onecan sit down to fine pub fare and an ice coldbeer at the Stokers Arms Station Restaurant,and still be in time for the 12.30pm train re-turning to Inchanga. “We also run trains fromPietermaritzburg to Baynesfield, NottinghamRoad andWartburg . From a small beginningwe now carry up to 800 passengers each run-ning day,” said Bennett.
Passengers can also visit the InchangaStation Museum and tea garden which servesbuffet breakfasts and lunches. Tickets for re-turn trips are available at R170 per person,withseniorcitizens and children(aged2to12)at R130. For more details and advance book-ings, contact Bruce Bennett on 082 3536003/0878087715.For onlinebookings, visit
The wellknown “Inchanga Choo Choo”.
The little train that could, and does
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MUMSbecome cooking queens>> Duo makes business venture a reality
KALISHA NAICKER
LESS than six months ago, ‘Just Cooked’was launched by local resident MandaKietzmann and her friend of more than
21 years, Jayne Gilham-Law.The duo provide home cooked, frozen
meals using ingredients that are ‘fresh andas organic as possible’.
The food is either prepared for collectionor delivered to a client’s door. Meals are idealfor anyone who does not have the time toprepare food but still wants delicious andhealthy home-cooked meals.
They are also perfect for singletons, busyparents, the elderly and infirm. The mealsmake a thoughtful gift for friends who manybe pressed for time due to various factors.
“For the most part, fast food is seldomhealthy food, and we wanted to be able tooffer balanced, healthymealswhich are quickto prepare,’’ says Kietzmann.
The menu is extensive and covers every-thing from cottage pie, lasagne,macaroni andcheese and chicken-a-la-king to more adven-turous dishes such as chicken, chorizo andprawn paella, risotto, ratatouille and a varietyofpastas. Justcookedalsooffersdecadentdes-serts. Although both have plenty of tried andtested family recipes that have been handeddown from generation to generation, they didnot simply head for their kitchens to start thebusiness. First came plenty of research.
This is ongoing because they cater fora number of sports people and those withspecial dietary needs, meaning they have to
work closely with a dietician. Their low fat,high protein meals are growing inpopularity.
At the outset, the women spent a signifi-cant amount of time sourcing ingredientsand nowhave anetwork of reliable suppliersof everything from dairy products to vegeta-bles, meat and chickens.
So far, most new customers have been in-troduced via word-of-mouth and all custom-ers receive updated menusonaregularbasis.
Orders are emailed or phoned in and thepartners either prepare food for collection ordeliver orders for over R500 to the client’sdoor within the greater Durban area. JustCooked meals are also sold via the HillcrestKiwkSpar.
Meals come in twosizes–aportionsuitablefor one to two people and a portion that feedsthree to four.
As they move forward, the women saymore and more opportunities present them-selves. “We have had a number of customersorder a range of foods to take with them totheir time share accommodation or to self-ca-teringresorts, and this isanareawewould liketo grow,’’ says Kietzmann.
“What a pleasure to not need to shop andcook while on holiday; you can simply pickup your meals on your way to your destina-tion,’’ she said.
To have the latest menu and price listemailed to you, contact Manda on 083 4414224 or email [email protected] orJayne on 082 325 6224 or email [email protected].
Manda Kietzmann and Jayne GilhamLaw launched ‘Just Cooked’ almost six months ago toprovide home cooked, frozen meals using ingredients that are fresh and as organic as possible.The women work together with a dietician to ensure optimal nutrition.
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ANIMALSrescued in Assagay>> Suspect will be charged with animal cruelty
KALISHA NAICKER
THE Kloof and Highway SPCA rescuedclose to 100 animals from a propertyin CadmooreRoad,Assagay onWednes-
day.According to SPCA manager Barbara Pat-
rick, the society received numerous com-plaints that there were animals ‘being heldcaptive’ at the property.
“Inspectors and staff of the SPCA, SACanand Metro Police visited the property and dis-covered there were 98 animals being housedin different areas in the yard,” she said.
“Our inspectors issued a warning to theowner for five animals in urgent need ofimmediate veterinary treatment and 23 catsconfined in a small room of 5 x 5 metres.
“All animals were suffering from flies, ticksand fleas.”
Patrick said that one dog was taken to aprivate vet immediately for medical attentionas there were extensive wounds on its body.She said that a case of animal cruelty will beopened against the owner.
“All animals deserve veterinary treatment.If treatment cannot be afforded the SPCA isalways here to assist.
“The Kloof and Highway SPCA would liketo thank the concernedmembers of the publicfor reporting this case to our inspectorate de-partment.
“We relyheavilyonthepublic tobeour eyesand ears and report their concerns.”
To report animal cruelty, contact the SPCAon 031 764 1212.
One of the dogs that was rescued from the property on Wednesday.
THE four pupils who were injured in lastSaturday’s bus accident are in a stable condi-tion. The bus was transporting Albini HighSchool pupils to uShakaMarineWorldwhen itoverturned at Shongweni, killing two pupilsand injuring 70 others.
School principal, Musawenkosi Malinga,said when a delegation from his school visitedthree pupils at Hillcrest Private and R.K. Khanhospitals on Sunday, theywere not aware thatthere was a fourth pupil at King Edward VIIIhospital.
“We didn’t know that two of our pupilswere admitted at King Edward. One of themhad since been discharged but Zinhle Mkhize,
who is in Grade 10, is still at the hospital. Wewere informed by her mother that she wasstill in hospital,” said Malinga.
Bus accident: Four pupils stable
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FEVERDr Anthony ZambelliInanda VeterinaryHospital &Specialist Referralswww.inandavets.com15 Howick DriveWaterfall031 762 1816
As with otoscopes, all vets (should)have an ophthalmoscope, a device usedto look at and into the eye.
The inside of the eye is an amazingplace – it’s the only place where a nakednerve (the optic nerve), artery and veincan be visualised.
The light on an oscope is much dimmer than that on an otoscope (see lastweek), and a visual examination mustbe done in a darkened room, after pre
treatment of the eye with Mydriacil(shortacting, dilating drops). You cannot do any sort of meaningful examination in a bright room through a smallpupil.
An oscope can also be used to examine the s urface of the eye (cornea), particularly if the fluorescing dye FLUOROSCEIN is used (see in another article)and the “blue” filter is used (mostscopes have a blue filter).
It can be used to examine the anterior, or front chamber, for protein, blood orpus using the “Slit” filter – utilising the“Compton Effect” (similar to seeingspecks of dust in the sunlight).
With the round filter, the vet can examine the iris for inflammation, attachments or tumours, and beyond into therear or “posterior” chamber, to examinethe lightreceiving layer of the eye – theRETINA. Older cats with high blood
pressure can get detachment of theretina.
A panopthalmoscope like I have is amore modern (and expensive) versionthat allows a clearer picture of a largerportion of the eye.
Veterinary ophthalmologists will usean even more advanced item, the “slitophthalmoscope” – but this is a R150000+ piece of equipment only requiredby specialists in this field.
Tools of the trade – 4: The ophthalmoscope
KALISHA NAICKER
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1HILLCREST’S ‘new and im-proved’ Caltex Service Stationopeneditsdoorstothepublicafterundergoing an extensive revampon Thursday, 6 March.
The renovations came afterowners Luis Farias and WillieFourie took over the branch latelast year.
The Caltex boasts a host ofchanges for the public to enjoyfrom three different ATMs, a Se-attle coffee shop, FreshStopcon-venience store, Smokezi healthfood and fully equipped and up-graded workshop including acar wash.
In addition there is state of theart security with 24 hour guardsand 36 HD cameras.
The site also boasts state ofthe art 24/7 customer toilets.
In constructing the service sta-tion, Caltex incorporated greendesign principles to ensure maxi-mum protection of the environ-ment.
The new owners have fixedand demarcated the council roadin front of the garage and havecleaners to keep the area neat
and tidy at all times.There is also amodern garden
and water feature with low lyingaloe plants, which the ownershave landscaped with the help oflocal businesses, and will contin-ue to do so at their own cost.
There is also free WIFI con-nections and there are bells at thecar wash if customers requireservice, along with complete newtanks underground.
“We have always kept the cus-tomer in mind when designingthe new Caltex,” Farias said.
“There is now easy access tothe bus stop, we have installedtaps so pedestrians can haverunning water and we have re-planted all the trees that wereremoved from the verge,” he add-ed. “We wanttoassurecustomersthat we will always provide thebest service, be it on our fore-court,carwashor eventheconve-nience store.”
Dave Guselli, the MC at theopening, described the Caltex ascustomer friendly.
“There is a friendly vibe andthe shops are amazing. It is sim-ply everything you need underone roof, not forgetting the com-petitive prices.”
Bigger, better and smarter the new Caltex in Hillcrest.
Caltex ready after revampKALISHA NAICKER
PHEZULU Safari Park in Botha'sHill has ‘magnificent views’ ofthe world famous Valley of 1000
Hills, making it ideal for domesticand international tourism.
In the Phezulu village, theworld fa-mous Gasa clan has over the last 30yearsallowed visitors the opportunityto feel the rhythm of Africa.
Visitors are taken into traditionalbeehive shaped thatched huts, wherevarious artifacts, beliefs and ritualsare explained, giving tourists insightinto the Zulu culture.
The Zulu dancing show is impres-sive, with dancers in their traditionalgarb showing off their skills withgrace, agility and humour a truly un-forgettable experience.
Phezulu also now boasts both in-digenous and exotic reptiles.
Knowledgeable guides take guestson tour around the Phezulu Crocodileand Snake Park where they learnabout reptiles and other creatures.
Phezulu welcomes groups andschools for memorable and educa-tional tours.
According to LeoKroone, owner ofPhezulu, the safari park is truly a re-
markable one, and shouldbe thehigh-light of one’s visit to the Upper High-way Area.
“Phezulu boasts one of the bestcurio shops in Kwa-Zulu Natal andwealso proudly make authentic spearsand shields on site.”
Kroone says that atThe Boma Res-taurant,onecanalsopartakeinatradi-tional Zulu meal or enjoy a gourmetburger.
“Phezulu has a one hour scenicgame drive. On the drive one will seewildebeest, impala, blesbok, zebraand giraffe, not to mention the amaz-ing local bird species. You will betaught about medicinal plants in thearea as well as experience the amaz-ing views.”
For more information on Phezulu,contact 031 777 1000 or visitwww.phezulusafaripark.co.za.
Leo Kroone with members of the community at the Phezulu Safari Park during ‘feeding time’.
Botha’s Hill’sTREASURE>> A local Safari Parkoffers breathtakingviews of the Valley of1000 Hills andinformative gamedrives
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KAINON School recently held their an-nual camp-out under the watchful eyesof two ADT Security guards who pa-trolled the grounds from3pm to 6amen-suringeveryone got a good night’s sleepknowing they were safe.
“I would like to thank ADT for theirgenerous support and for supplying theguards. We had more than 200 eagercampers attend our fund-raising camp-out, and having them patrol throughoutthe evening was very comforting,” saidJustinaWasserman,KainonSchoolMar-keting Coordinator.
Martin Kriel, managing director ofADT Security’s East Coast Region, saysthey are proud to be of service to localschools and community initiatives.
“We are committed to supportinged-ucational institutions in whichever waywe can.”
PHOTO: SUPPLIEDADT security guards, Lungisani Mabandla and Eric Sizwe Shangase with afew of the excited campers at Kainon School’s campout held on 1 March.
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THE Hillcrest Fever would like toretract theheadline inan articlepub-lished in last week’s edition of theHillcrestFever,(7March2014)“CloseCorporations to convert to a Compa-ny by end April.”
According to Rod Britten-Kellythere was a misconception with
the headline.“What I was trying to convey in
the article was that in terms of theguidancenote7of2011publishedonthe CICP (Companies & IntellectualProperty Commission) website andunder the Government Gazette GNR652 in GG5618 of 24 August 2012,for the first three years followingthe implementation of the item 2 of
Schedule 2 of the Companies Act on1May2011, therewas noprescribedfee payable for a conversion of aClose Corporation to a profit compa-ny,” he said.
Britten-Kelly said that this periodhas now lapsed and a Close Corpora-tion now wishing to convert to Com-pany will be required to pay a regis-tration fee of between R125 and
R425 dependent upon the categoryof Company they wish to convert to.
“The registration fee should not beseen as a ‘penalty’ as implied in thearticle but the standard fee as ap-plied fornew companyregistrations.
“It is no longer possible to createa new Close Corporation on CIPCand it is ultimately envisaged that allClose Corporations will be converted
to Companies.”Should readers have any queries
regarding the above or any otherquestions relating to financial man-agement services, contact 031 7672581 or 083 457 6144, or [email protected].
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And experts say that suburbanitesare not only paying twice for educa-tion, the roads and healthcare - andoften three times for security - but thatother“invisibletaxes”couldmeantheyare paying more than citizens of Swe-den, the world’s most heavily taxedcountry.
This is if pension payments, ratesincreases for wasteful spending atmunicipalities and taxes “disguised”as levies are included.
Meanwhile - using the latest StatsSA household expenditure figures -economic researcher Paul Joubertfound that KwaZulu-Natal taxpayerswere effectively paying 53 percent oftheir total income on services theirtaxes are supposed to pay for.
Joubert stressed that the poor andworking-class remained “decidedlyworse-off”, but that double-paymentsfor services by the middle-class al-ready represented “an excessive bur-den” -with themassivenewcost of theNational Health Insurance schemelooming on the horizon.
He said a breadwinner with three
minor children, earning R400 000, isnow paying 21,4percentof theirpack-age on the hidden tax “big three” ofmedical aid, school fees and privatesecurity - which is greater than theireffective tax of 20 percent.
They pay an additional 12,5 per-cent on indirect taxes, includingVAT.
With 20 percent of all taxes goingto education, this person is payingroughly R25 000 a year to fund stateeducation in KZN, and anotherR36 000 in school fees for his twoolder children, according to Joubert’smodel.
Economist Mike Schussler said,“The state has become too expensive,and the people paying for it aregatvol. The middle-class is paying forservices it does not benefit from.”
Schussler suggested that the morethan seven percent employees paidin pension costs could be considered“another hidden tax”, since social se-curity is paid for through direct taxesin Europe - and South African subur-banites are also disqualified from thestate pensions they fund.
Joubert said SouthAfrica’smiddle-
class was not only unusually bur-dened in paying taxes for services itcouldn’t use, but had now broken thewestern world’s model of progressivetaxation - because they are actuallypaying a higher rate than the super-rich.
Joubert said hidden taxes betweenthe two groups were virtually thesame. Bryan Coleman manager of afamily-owned car rental of Botha’sHill said rising hidden taxes hadmeant “it’s becoming impossible tomake ends meet.”
Coleman pays R9 000 per monthonmedical aid, partlydue to specialisttreatments for the chronic lung condi-tion suffered by his five-year-old son,Zach.
“There is no choice for us; had weused state hospitals, Zach would notbe alive today,” said Coleman.
In addition to armed response feesof R197 permonth, Coleman said thefamily paid hundreds more monthlyon other private security measures.
He said no state school could ac-commodate his son’s needs, and thathe would have to budget for privateschooling from 2016.
Hidden taxes are hurting taxpayers’ wallets
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DESIREE ERASMUS
IN Germany between October 1939 andAugust1941,AdolphHitler sanctioned theAction T4/Euthanasia Programme.Criterion for euthanasia was simple: ‘life
unworthy of life’.The ‘mentally ill’ and ‘incurably ill’ fell into
this category. A child euthanasia programmewas established in order to eradicate‘spreading’of deficient genes and later shift-ed to adults not deemed worthy of life.
At this time inNazi Germany youwould beeligible for euthanasia if you had an abnor-mally smallhead,aswollenheador deformedlimbs.
Paralysis and Down Syndrome also madeone unworthy of life, as did epilepsy, schizo-phrenia and encephalitis. Eventually chil-dren eligible for euthanasia came to include‘those designated as juvenile delinquents’.
TheNazi propagandamachine premieredfilms and distributed literature to inform thepublic of conditions at asylums and howmuch money was being wasted in keepingalive those that were unable to contributeanything meaningful - by Nazi standards - tosociety.
AsWWII swung into action, corners had tobe cut, and ‘mercy killing’ would save thestate money.
During this timeit isestimatedthatcloseon300 000 people were killed using ‘the bestavailable human judgement [to perform a]mercy death’.
Historians who have studied the T4 pro-gramme tell us that the ‘mercy deaths’ were‘nearly always carried out without the con-sent of the people concerned or their fami-lies’.
But this is Adolf Hitler we are talkingabout; in an era when education and propa-
ganda were the same thing.So what is a human being worth over 70
years later?According to research undertaken by the
U.S. department of soils and agriculture orsome such body a few years ago, if the chemi-cal and mineral components of the humanbody were added up, we would be worthabout R1000.
This doesn’t include organs, where, if youare having a particularly tight month, youcan rake in a tidy R6000+ for your spleen,according to black market prices.
But then we get to ‘statistical life’ value.Simply put, this is the amount the taxpayershould (theoretically) be willing to pay tostop the death of one human being.
Reports released by the Obama adminis-tration in 2011 indicated that the value of sta-tistical life was $6.1 million.
Since statistical life value is used as abenchmark for deciding on regulation, ifyour life doesn’t hold asmuch statistical valueas the lives of others, corners can be cut.
Thus things such as pollution and crimeare not as tightly regulated in areas wherehuman life has a lower statistical value.
Determining the value of human life istricky. Your mom probably thinks you areworth the lives of 10 people.Your boss proba-bly doesn’t. Your governmentmay think yourlife is more worthwhile if you are an activecontributor to economic and social growth -in the form of taxes - so might your neigh-bours.
But the value of human life also fluctuateswith social pressure, legislation and culture,as seen in the often highly emotive debatesover abortion. I have always found it ironicthat on the same wing of a hospital doctorswill fight to save the life of a 20-week-oldpremature ‘baby’ but in another room a 20-week-old ‘foetus’ will be aborted.
Who decides the worth of the baby or thefoetus? And why is it that abortion appearsto be targeted at the poor and non-whites?
So, do we gain worth from our race? Arewe more worthy if we are middle-class? Arewe more worthy if we have two children in-stead of five? Do riches or a degree make uswise or equip us to impart wisdom andworth? Who decides this?
And more importantly, why do we letthem?
I am not worthy… or you, or you
ON Saturday night, I semi-gatecrasheda friend-of-a-friend’s birthday party inPietermaritzburg.
This party reinforced every stereo-type about the drinking capabilities ofPietermaritzburg residents, and those ofus who had bused up from Durban wereexpected to quickly blend in.
Three shots of tequila in quick suc-cession made me forget that I have twoleft feet, absolutely no co-ordination anda tendency to think big while under theinfluence.
When the salsa lesson began, Ijumped onto the dance floor, and easilycaught the rhythm of two-steps-forwardand two-steps-back.
If I got an occasional left foot mixedup with a right foot, I argued that since Idon’t have a right foot, this would havebeen impossible.
I admitted defeat when the steppingturned to side-manoeuvres and twirls.
It remindedme of the time I attendedone of Lisa Raleigh’s free zumba classesat Suncoast.
While Raleigh is a fantastic instruc-tor, the glances of the people near meturned to stares, and the stares turned tolaughter as I bobbed when everyonetwirled; twirled when everyone jumped;and jumped when everyone ceasedmovement at the end of a song.
Having seen me halt my pathetic at-tempts at learning salsa, the kind-heart-ed and brave instructor later ap-proached me and selflessly offered totake to the dance floor with me, with nothought for the safety of histoes,orthoseof his friends on the dance floor.
I politely but firmly declined his offer,having no desire tomake a fool of myselfor crush his selfless-toes.
Another aspect of this evening worthmentioning is the confusion surroundingthe dress code.
Various changes of hearts on the partof thebirthdayboy in theweek leadingupto the event led to the 50 or so people atthe event being dressed as everythingfrom princesses, devils and dragons tosheiks and harems.
The advantages of arriving at such anevent inapre-hiredminibusareobvious.
One can drink to one’s heart contentwithout having to consult @pigspot onTwitter before driving home and hopelike hell thatall roadblocksbetweenpar-ty and home have been tweeted.
The disadvantages include sharing abus home with strangers who feel noth-ing to throw their drinks over you enroute and subject you to long and arro-gant soliloquies about how successfuland rich they are.
It was all worth it to sing “Happybirthdaydear Stranger...HappyBirthdayto you!”
Salsa and twoleft feet
IT was with great amazement that I read the abovearticle in your 7 March edition.
In the article it is stated, “In terms of guidance note7 ........25 August 2012, all Close Corporations are required to convert to a company before 31 April 2014in order to avoid penalties.”
This statement is completely incorrect and may orhave caused a number of members of Close Corporations to act for no reason. The new Companies Act aswell as Guidance Note 7 clearly state that a CloseCorporation may convert to a company.
Furthermore the deadline that is referred to inguidance note 7 is not a deadline to convert butsimply when the period for free conversions will end.
There will be no “penalty” after this but rathera fee for doing the conversion with CIPC.
I find this article most disturbing.
GARY WELSH
Please see the story on the article, and retractionof the headline, in this issue, page 5. Ed
Close Corporations toconvert?
THIS week left many locals seething in angerin the dark, literally.
The Fever phone lines were ringing off thehook as load shedding became the reason forall complaints, once again.
Shoppers at Gateway, who clearly did nothear or see the news in the morning, where leftin the dark on Friday afternoon as most of thestores had to shut down for a two- hour period.
As manyalreadyknow, the implementation ofload shedding was due to the heavy rains whichdrenched the coal. The Head of Eskom said thelastminute decision to implement cuts wasmadeto avoid a total blackout. While load sheddingseems to be put on hold for a bit, watch thisspace for more details.
At the same time,makingheadlines locally, e-tolls will be heading for our province.
Sanral’s chief, Nazir Ali, said last week thatthe e-tolling technology will be implemented atexisting tolls in the city.
Many reacted as soon as they saw the words‘e-tolling’ plastered across newspaper postersaround the city. According to local media re-ports, the Durban Chamber of Commerce wel-comes the technology which will replace the oldsystem at existing tolls as this will also allowtraffic to flow freely. But, the commerce chair-man also stated that they would oppose the im-plementation of e-tolling within the city.
EDITORIAL COMMENT:
From darkness toetolling
SIKHULE sifundiswa ngobungozibokuthandana kwezihlobo, kuthiwauma zithandane kwaze kwafika lap-hokuzalwakhona ingane, leyonganeizalwa ikhubazekile.
Igama ebelisetshenziswa abadalayileli elithi ‘isidalwa’ beqonde uku-khubazeka ekubeni wonke umuntuuyisidalwa ngoba sonke sidalwenguNkulunkulu.
Umngane wami uNyikinyibhoxo,umfokaNdosi, umenywengabafundi
bakwesinye isikole ukuthi azozicha-zela ukuthi kuyiqiniso kangakananiukuthi akulungile ukuthandanakwezihlobo. Ungicele ukuthi ngim-celeleninabafundibethuukuthinim-size ngemibono ukuze angafunzi iz-ingane ngoshevu.
Uthi: “Mntaka Vezi ngisemukelileisicelo salezi zingane ngoba iyangih-lupha lengozi yokungazani kwezin-gane zethu. Uma singayilungisikusekhona isikhathi, kuzokonakalakakhulu.
“Okokuqala nje, izingane azaziukuthi yini isihlobo.Ezikwaziyouku-kwitiza ngesiNgisi zilokhu zithi ‘mycousin my uncle’ kuphele kanjalo,”kusho umfo kaNdosi elinganisa nge-zandla enyiphile.
Imibuzo engifikelile sengigedwaithi isihlobo siqala kuphi sigcine ku-phi.Ngabe sigcinakugogonomkhulunoma siyadlula lapho?
Uma ngiwuNgcobo wasemaQadi-
ni, ngihlangane noNyuswa eTanza-nia bese ngibeka amabili amathathuangitshele ukuthi ngeke kulungengoba siyizihlobo, kufanele ngenzenjani?
UMnuz Ngcobo owaziwa kakhulungelika“BathatheSgidi”owakewabangumsakazi oKhozini FM kodwamanje osengumbhali wezincwadi,uthe lenkinga idalwa wukuthi iningilabantu abamnyama alizihluphingemvelaphi yalo.
Uyasincoma isinyathelo sikaN-yikinyibhoxo sokucela usizo ku-bafundi ngoba ngeke kube lula ukuc-hazela izinganengesihlobo, kwasab-ona abantu abadala bengazi ukuthingobani izihlobo zabo.
Kumanje uMnuz Ngcobo ubhalangomlando wesizwe samaQadingoba uthi lona okhona encwadiniekhulumangoDktJohnLangalibaleleDube ethi “The First President”awuphelele.
Ulinganise ngokuthi akusibonabonkeoNgcoboabangu“Ngcoboom-khulu”. Uthe munye kuphela u “Ng-cobo omkhulu” ozalwa endlini yak-waNyuswa. Konke lokhu uyakhuca-za encwadini yakhe.
Uveze nokuthi uNgcobo udabukakwelaseTanzania. Umbuzo uthi ban-gaki abanye abawaziyo umlandowezibongo zabo? Mhlambe nawemfundi njengobaungibukanje, awu-naso isiqiniseko ngomlando wesi-bongo sakini. Ngeke ngithuke futhiumaungibuza ukuthiminangiyawa-zi yini owakithi.
Nomangingekengizishayeisifubangokuthi ngiyawazi, abadala bathisidabuka eDonnybrook entshona-langa emaphakathi neKwaZulu-Na-tal, nanxa bekhona abanye abadalaabathi sidabuka eMsinga.
Okwamanje ake silekelele uN-yikinyibhoxosimsizengokuthiisihlo-bosiqalakuphisigcinekuphi.UMnuz
Ngcoboutheakusilona iqinisoukuthiinganeekhubazekileezalwangaban-tu abayizihlobo, yingoba kusukekudinwe abangasekho.
Uthe lokho kudalwa ukuhlanganakohlobo oluthile lwamagazi kodwawathi: “Kodwa lokhu akusho ukuthikufanele kudedelwe izingane zithan-dane ziyizihlobo. Imindeni kufaneleizihlanganise izingane izifundisengokuhlobana kwazo.”
Isezithebeni-kebafundibethuesi-bathandayo. Thumelani imibonoyenu nge e-mail ku: guy.ve-zi@media24, [email protected] nomange-sms enombolweni ethi0746968731.
Uma sesiyitholile sizoyishicilelalapha ephephandabeni nakwiweb-site ethi www.hillcrestfever.co.za.
Akufundiswe izingane ngezihlobo
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UGALAGALA lwenyangaehlonishwayo nedume ka-khulu kwelaKwaZulu-Na-
tal kanti uyaziwa naseNingizimuyonkana,nolusandakuvulaisikolesokwelapha eNgonyameningaphandle kwaseMlazi eningiz-imu yeTheku, luthi kuyajabulisaukwanda kwabantu abafuna uku-thuthukisa ulwazi lwabo lokwe-lapha ngamakhambi endabuko.
UMnuz Protas Cele (78) odumengelika “Zihlahla Zemithi” oneh-lathielikhuluatshalekulonaimithiyokwelaphakhona eNgonyameni,utshele i “FEVER” ngoLwesine ol-wedlule ukuthi inhloso yokusun-gula iGaqa Traditional School ofMedicine, ukufundisa izinyanganezangoma ngemithi emilaemathafeni nasemaqeleni, nayoyonke eminye emikhulu nem-incane ethandela kweminye (par-asites), neyizigaxa emila phansinjengo ‘mayime’.
Uthi: “Akufanele isangoma no-ma inyanga bafunisele ngomuthi.Lokhu kubasiza nangokuthi umasebefike lapho kudayiswa khonaimithi bangabi nayo inkinga, futhikungabi lula ukuthi badlaleamaqola.
“Lapha kwaGaqa sifundisangokuthi izifo ezithile zilashwakanjaninokuthizilashwangayiphiimithi, bese siyikhomba khonaeduze. Ayikho into ebaluleke njen-golwazi lomkhiqizo (productknowledge) owusebenzisayo,”kusho uZihlahla.
IFEVER ifike kwaGaqa kukho-na izangomazifundiswanguMnuzThulaniMaphumulo,ekhonanoN-dosi ezoqinisekisa ukuthi konkekuhamba kahle. Etafuleninaphansibekwendlalweyona imi-thi okufundiswa ngayo.
Izifundozithathaizinyangaezi-yi-6. Abafundi baqala ekilasini,bese beya ehlathini likaNdosi lap-ho kutshalwe khona yonke imithiedingekaekwelapheni.Uthelokhukubasizangokuthibayiboneeduzelento abebeyifundiswa ekilasini.Uma sebephothulile bathola iziti-fiketi.
“Abantu bakithi akufanele ba-khohlwe ukuthi iningi lale mithiabelashwa ngayo iqhamuka enh-labathini, futhi eminingi yayo ilap-ha KwaZulu-Natal,” kuqhuba uN-dosi.
“Ezinye izinhlanga ziyilandalapha kwelakithi bese ziyoyithakaibuye isisemabhodleleni. Ku-lungile lokho.
Kodwa iqiniso lisekuthini ez-
inye izifo eziningi zingalapheka,noma amandla esifo adambe ng-isho ngaphambi kokuthi umuntuafike kudokotela. Kubuhlungu ka-bi ukuthi umuntu afe kodwa ubeukhona umuthi ongamsiza eh-lathini eliseduzanenalaphoehlalakhona kodwa inkinga kube wuku-thi akawazi lowo muthi.”
UZihlahla Zemithi wazakhelaigama esanendawo yokwelaphelanokudayisa amakhambi kuLe-opold Street (David WebsterStreet) eThekwini ngaphambikokuthibaxoshwengenxayemith-etho yokwehlukanisa izinhlanga,i-group areas act, wase eyovulaeMlazi. Ehhovisini lakhe kulengainqwabayezitifiketizakheazitholangokuhlabana emkhakheni we-zokwelapha.
Uke waba yingxenye yethimbalabelaphi bendabuko abayekwelaseNdiya bexhaswe ngu-Masipala waseThekwini be-yothekelaulwazi.Uthiokum-hlabe umxhwele ukuthinakhonaeNdiya ku-
setshenziswa kakhulu yona imithiyendabuko.
Kodwa akayeki ukugcizelelaukuthi odokotela babaluleke ka-khulu ngoba kukhona izifo ezidin-ga bona. Kuphela nje ukhuthazaukuthiabantubawazinamakham-bi endabuko. Uthi imithi eminingiayisekho ezindaweni eziningingoba iyagencwa iphele ngenxayokusabalaliswa kwentuthuko.
Yingakhoke ethi wakubona ku-balulekile ukuthi abe nehlathi la-khe lemithi yendabuko lapho ku-zotholakala khona imithi engasa-tholakali kalula kwezinyeizindawo.
Abafuna ukwazi kabanzi nge-Gaqa Traditional School of Medi-cine bangashayela izinomboloezithi: 031 908 1313, 076 1302610 nethi 072 760 2610,
IZITHOMBE: GUY VEZIIzangoma ezificwe yiFEVER zithekela ulwazi ngamakhambi kuMnuz Thulani Maphumulo noMnuz Protas “Zihlahla Zemithi” Cele osekugcineni
Isikole sokuqeqesha ngamakhambi endabuko
XOLANI NXUMALO
INHLANGANO enkulu yosomabhizinisiabamnyamakuleli, iNational African Feder-ated Chamber of Commerce and Industries(Nafcoc), izovula inkunzimalanga yesizindasezohwebo esizokwaziwa ngeNafcoc TradeCentre esikhumulweni sezindiza iKing Sha-ka International Airport..
Lokhukuveleemhlanganweniwomkhan-dlu walenhlangano esifundazweni saKwa-Zulu-Natal obukwelinye lamahhotelakanokusho eMhlanga, enyakatho yeThekungeledlule. Ethulela lomkhandlu ngoku-qhubekayongale ‘project’, uMnuzMelClark,onguMqondisi weBlack Balance, enikezweukucwaningaimpumeleloyale‘project’,uthelomsebenzi usingethwe yiNafcockuzwelonke, kodwa uzoqala esifundazwenisaKwaZulu-Natal. Uma lomsebenzi we-mukeleke kahle kubatshali-zimali na-bathuthukisi bezindawo, kulindeleke uvuleamathuba emisebenzi amaningi, futhiubenze bahleke bodwa abangamalungu alenhlangano uma sebeya emabhange abo. IN-afcoc Trade Centre izokuba sezingeni lomh-laba ngoba izothumela izimpahla ezikhi-qizwe kuleli kwamanye amazwe.
Eminye imikhiqizo izoyisabalalisa khonangaphakathi ezweni. Lokhu kuzovula am-athubaezimaketheesezisezingeni lomhlabakosomabhizinisi abamnyama nabalimibakuleli. Kuzokhumbulekaukuthi uhulume-ni wakuleli uphezu kwezinhlelo zokwenzaindawo ezungeze lesi sikhumulo ukuba ibeyidolobha elikhulu elizokwaziwa ngokuthiyiDube City.
Kuwolomhlanganokuveleukuthi iNafcocingenye yezinkampane ezifake isicelo (bid-der) sokwengamela iLotto yakuleli eyenzaizigidi zemali, uma isiphelelwe yisikhathilenkampani esayiphethe. Ekhuluma kulomhlangano uMengameli weNafcockuzwelonkeuMfuJoeHlongwaneuthelikhu-lu ithemba lokuwuthola lomsebenzi ngenxayokuvuthwa kwethimba leNafcoc eliwus-ingethe.UtuseukuzinikelakweNafcockulesisifundazwe, eholwa nguNkk Pinky Mkhize,wase Mgungundlovu.
ISITHOMBE: GUY VEZIUMfu Joe Hlongwane
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DailyTHE recently renovated Two Acres Gar
den Market in Country Lane, opposite theHillcrest Private Hospital, is open Mondays
to Saturdays. Enjoy a relaxed meal in thegardens before shopping for fresh produce, delicious treats, or gift ideas; or enjoythe perfect pamper treatments. For moreinformation visit www.facebook.com/twoacresmarket.Weekly
THE Hillcrest Floral Art Club will meeton the second Wednesday of every monthat the Holy Trinity Anglican Church from9am. Visitors welcome.Weekly
NoFlyZone live at Meercats in Waterfall every Friday night, from 7.30pm. Lance
Goldman plays every Sunday from12.30pm. Sunday roasts and a la cartemenu available. Free entry. For more information, contact Jill Schoeman on 031 7763872 or 079 878 8051.Weekly
Hillcrest Villagers Junior Rugby kicks offfor the year at Forest Hills Sports Club forthe U7 to U11 groups every Friday at5.30pm. No experience is needed and allare welcome.
Registration forms can be found on theFacebook page. Contact Hugh Searle formore information on 082 774 2437.
WHAT’S UP
KALISHA NAICKER
NINETY beautifully dressedwomen arrived at BrigitFilmer Spa & Skin last month
for a morning of discovering newways to balance their lives withoutsacrificing style.
Abi Ray of East Coast Radio wasthe vivacious host and the eventkicked off with a talk about JustCooked - home style meals deliveredto your door.
ThiswasfollowedbyaspeechfromKaren McIntosh of Miss K Ice CreamFood, who explained the difference
between artificial and natural sweet-eners and touched on the importanceof a low GI diets for children.
Stacey Goncalves from BrigitFilmer Spa & Skin was up next andspoke about the benefits of deepmas-sage.
Tracey de Kock of the SA ImageCompany KZN ended the event offwith a demonstration on how towear Dare To Be's latest range fromgym to just about anywhere.
Cappuccinos were in great de-mand as were the treatment demosby head therapist Pearl Mchunu.
Seen at the event were:
Anita Mcclelland, Shelley Barr and Kelly de Bruijn.
Keeping the styleand the balance>> Local women network to share the art of balance
Belinda Rudd, Robyn Gertenbach and Carmen Kennedy.
Melissa Cuthbert and Karen McIntoshof Miss K Ice Cream Food.
Brenda Phelps and Manda Kietzmann.
Bryne Kietzmann, Tracey de Kock and Rainie Kietzmann.
Belinda Blumeris and Tricia Pollock.
Welcome toDe Bos
Sauvignon Blanc 2011
Sauvignon Blanc 2013
De Bos Handpicked Vineyards is a new and exciting range ofwines created by the Bosman family. The eighth generationfamily-ownedwineryalsohasoneof themost successful vinenurseries in the Southern Hemisphere and as a result givesthewinemakingteamofDeBosHandpickedVineyardsaccessto close to 50 different grape varieties to make wines from.
Thename“DeBos”isthenameoftheWalkerBayVineyardsownedbytheBosmanfamilyandtheAdamaAppolloWorkersTrust.
The fruit from the different vineyards fruitare vinified separately and matured differently to form a wine which is complexfrom the offset. Care is taken with the tannin management to make a wine withstructure, but which is also palatable.Deep crimson red with a purple rim elegant raspberry, blackberry and concentrated plum aromas. Slight pencil shavingnotes. Beautiful mouth feel with a longfruit packed, persistent finish. Pair withbeef, casseroles, hearty stews or as a conversation point in front of a fireplace.
The cooled grapes are pressed using reductive measures to ensure as much as possible retention of the fragile fragrant notesof Sauvignon Blanc. The settled juice isthen inoculated and fermented at cooltemperatures to ensure a long fermentation and to develop as much as possiblecomplex compound flavours. Vibrantgreen heart with lime green rim. Mélangeof kiwi, gooseberries, passion fruit, flint(as in mineral tones) and vegetal notes(light grassiness “fynbos” characters).Beautiful mouth feel with a long fruitpacked, persistent finish. One of the wineson the list one could happily have on itsown or as aperitif but pairs well with saladsand meals with chicken or fish. A winewhich will enliven any meal.
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TALK Sign Day takes place on Fri-day, 14 March. The aim of the TalkSign campaign is to popularise signlanguage and to raise money,through the sale of stickers, to helpeducate and find employment forpeople who are deaf.
Various local celebrities havecome to ther fore to bring awarenessto the campaign.
To order stickers to sell at your
work or school, for R10 each, pleasecontact Ellisha on 031 309 4991 oremail [email protected].
SMS Talk Sign and your city to36931 at a cost of R5 and all profitswill be donated to the Talk SignCampaign.
Visit www.talksign.co.za formoreinformation or like the Talk Sign Fa-cebook page - www.facebook.com/talksign.
Abi Ray from East Coast Radio,Lloyd Paul from Lotus FM and
entertainer Marion Loudon jointlysign 'wake up and smile'.
Wake up andsmile
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HILLCREST Primary SchoolGrade One "Bears" showedhowmuchtheycareand love toshareat theirTeddyBear'sPic-nic. Children brought their fa-vourite teddy, picnic blanketsandpicnictreatstoshare.A fundaywashadby children, teddybears and teachers alike.
Obedingwa Ngidi.
A picnic with furry friends
Jayda LloydWarren andKelsey Brown.
KALISHA NAICKER
THE annual St Mary’s DSG Dads andDaughters’ Camp-out held on Satur-day 1 March was once again a greatsuccess.
Tents were pitched and campchairs set-up and then the girls par-ticipated in fun line-dancing activi-ties.
The traditional and fiercely com-petitive soccer match between dadsand daughters took place again withpopular music provided by schoolIT technician Victor in the back-ground.
A percentage of the funds raisedfrom the camp out is donated toS.M.I.L.E - the primary school’s cho-sen charity.S.M.I.L.E. is a non-profit organisa-
tion which began at St Mary’s DSGover 21 years ago. S.M.I.L.E. is acommunity based education initia-tive, aimed at improving the qualityof teaching and learning of EnglishFAL (First Additional Language) incommunity schools.
Fortunately the inclement weath-er stayed away allowing dads,grandpas and uncles more time todiscuss and solve the world’s prob-lems.The camp-out is a well-supported
event that gives dads a chance toenjoy the uninterrupted company oftheir daughters.
Phumie and Mondile Khuluse and Yandisa Dlamini.
Camping outwith dads
Summer and Clinton Holmes, Madison Almond andJuliette Meyer.
Dennis and Lula Drysdale.
Bruce and Kayla Woodroffe, Jonas and MayaSteengaard.
AllegraandBryan
du Randt
LEFT: Caitlin de Bruyne, HannahDrysdale, Kate Strauss, MeganTurner and Katie Conway.
Bruce and Kayla Woodroffe, Jonas andMaya Steengaard.
KLOOF High SchoolGrade 11 studentscompeted in the annu-al Forum Discussionsheld at DHS lastmonth.
Two teams enteredand competed againstDanville Girls, West-ville Boys High, DHSand Gelofte.Both teams were ex-
cellent on the nightand were commendedfor their relevant dis-cussions.However, congratula-tions must go to JuliaGuimaraes, BiancaSmith, Khushal Dhro-chand and Tyron Mac-Donald who were thewinners overall.Their “balanced” use
of humour and knowl-edge of the content setthem apart.Tyron MacDonald, Julia Guimaraes, Bianca Smith and Khushal Dhrochand.
Humour sees Kloof students take the win
Rob and Caitlin de Bruyne, Grahamand Seanna Barrett.
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KLOOF High School pupil ChanelStone continues to challenge her bestjump and sets the bar higher at everyevent.
At the invitational event held last
month inwhichthetop10schoolspar-ticipated,Stonewasplacedfirstoverallin the high jump event with a jump of1.76 metres.
Stone has travelled all over SouthAfrica competing at different eventsand has held Gold.
She has recently qualified for theWorldYouthOlympicstobeheldinChi-na.
Stone's secret weapon is buildingup apsychological advantage over heropponents when she jumps and pre-pares herself by relaxing beforehand.
Chanel Stone.
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PRO-CREATIONS are doing itagain. They will be hosting theHankook Raid at Killarney 4x4,
Durban, on Saturday 22 March.For all the adrenaline junkies and
motor sports lovers, this isanot-to-be-missed event.
HankookTyresare the proud spon-sors of the event and they invite all,be it as a participant or a spectator.
Event promoter Lee Baxendalesaid, "We are trying something differ-
one minute intervals to navigate ashort closed course consistingof sand,rock, mud and river crossings linkedby contour paths and twin tracks.
The course loops back to the centreofthevenueinseveralplacessospecta-tors will get a great view of the actionof two one hour heats for `production'vehicles, with the top five teams fromeach heat going through to a one hourgrand final.
Entry fee is R350 per vehicle andone can drive on a SA drivers licence."Wewant to create eventswhereown-
erscanuse their vehicles forwhat theywerebuilt for,havingfun.Wealsohavesomethingspecialupoursleeve for thespectators in the late afternoon. Foodand bar are provided," added Baxen-dale.
Formoredetailsorentryforms,vis-it the Pro-Creations website:www.pro-creations.co.za , go to the"4x4adventureclub"tab,clickon"Ad-venture calendar" and click on the"HANKOOKRAID".Entriescloseon17March2014.Driversregistrationfrom7.30am on the 22 March.
An entry inthe Hankook
Raid.
ent this year. I thinkboth events are afirst in SA. After avery successful localtest event late lastyear, we're going alloutwiththeRaidfor-matandfilmingit forDSTV."
The day startswith a Dirt DragRace to find the fast-est 4x4 or 4x2 vehi-cle. The quickest 16qualifiers will faceoff for the grand fi-nal. So if you thinkyour 4x4 or 4x2 isquicker than yourmates, then this isyourchancetoproveit. Starting at 9am,entry fee is R150pervehicle.
Themainevent isthe Hankook Raid -a 4x4 Enduro start-ing at 11am on Sat-urday.
Teams of two ve-hicles will leave at
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TRIPLE Canoe Marathon World Champi-on Hank McGregor regained the lead inthe 2014 Varsity College Marine Surfski
Seriesmen’s title racewhen he returned to theocean for the first time in a few weeks andclaimed an important race victory in the HiQSurfski Challenge last Friday evening.
McGregor was a notable absentee from thestar-studded line up in recent weeks as he andtheWestern Cape’s Jasper Mocké put in a sec-ondplaceeffort intheDusiCanoeMarathonbe-foreclinchingvictorywithSboneloZondi in theNon-StopDusiCanoeMarathon twoweeks lat-er.
A welcome return to the ocean on FridayeveningsawMcGregor,whohasclaimedthese-ries’ men’s title for the past four years, put inyetanotherdominantperformanceinhisskiashe clinched his fifth race victory of this year’spopular summer surfski series andopened thedoorwaytoclaimadeserved fifthseriescrown.
“With a couple of canoe races behind me itwasgreat tobeback in theski!” saidMcGregor.“It wasmy first surfski race in awhile so it wasreally great to get another win under my belt.
“I’vealsomovedon toEpicKayaksnowandthis race was the first one in the new craft soit was really nice to be able to pull off the winfor the new team,” he added.
With fellow title challenger Matt Bouman’sabsence from the raceMcGregor went head tohead with good friend, training partner andregulardoublescompanionGrantvanderWaltofVarsityCollege/TeamJeepwhileMcGregor’s
father, Lee, series organiser and Varsity Col-lege/Team Jeep athlete Barry Lewin andemerging youngster Kyle Friedenstein alllookedtoclaimaracepodiumfinishandimpor-tant series log points.
“Itwas superhot andhumidbefore the raceand there was very little assistance in terms ofwind so itwasalwaysgoing tobea tough task,”said McGregor.
“After he secondedme in the valley last Fri-day it was nice that Grant (van der Walt) andIcouldbothgetbackintheskiandwehadanicelap and a half dice before I put the hammerdown and managed to open up a bit of a gap.”
McGregor now stands perfectly poised toclinch his fifth consecutive series title as he re-quires just a leisurely finish in the tenth and fi-nal leg of the series, the Varsity College SurfskiChallenge, on Friday 14 March.
Having won his four previous titles with sixvictories making up his perfect series scorethere will however be little doubt as toMcGregor’s goal come the series finale whichalso doubles as the Varsity College South Afri-can School Surfski Championships.
“I’m really looking forward to next Friday!”said a determined McGregor.
Theattentionof thepaddling fraternitynowturns to the Varsity College Surfski Challenge,thefinalraceofthe2014series,whilstthecoun-try’s top school pupilswill also go head to headintheVarsityCollegeSASchoolsSurfskiCham-pionships on Friday 14 March at Marine SLCat Addington Beach.
More info can be found at www.marine-series.co.za
Epic Kayaks’Hank McGregor(foreground)sets off at thestart of theHiQ SurfskiChallenge, racenine of the2014 VarsityCollege MarineSurfski Series,with fellowseries top performers VarsityCollege/TeamJeep’s BarryLewin (secondfrom right),Varsity College/TeamJeep’s Grantvan der Walt(second fromleft) andMcGregor’sfather, Lee(left).
McGregordominatesyet again>> Surfski contest heats up at the end