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WORLD BellyDance Day forthe KwaZulu­Natal regionwill be cele­brated at theKloof andHighway SPCAon Saturday 9May, from10am to 12pmand the com­munity isurged to at­tend. Seen areSPCA’s manag­er BarbaraPatrick withthe entertain­ers for theday.

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Save the dateRisky driversface fines

>> Ignoring rules of the road is illegalKALISHA NAICKER

DESPITE numerous fenderbenders and pedestrianswalking on the busy

intersection, motorists travellingalong Abelia and Kloof Falls roadscontinue to disobey the stop signs onthe motorway.

Hillcrest Fever highlighted theissueearly lastyearhowever, itseemsas though the disregard for the rulesof the road have got worse.

OnWednesdaymorning, HillcrestFeverwas at the intersection and ob-servedmorethan10motoristsbreak-ing the rules of the road - from notstopping at the stop signs to usingthem as yield signs.

Onemotoristevenovertookamini-bus taxi onasolid lineand therewereno traffic officers in sight to enforcethe law.

Speaking to the Fever, pedestrian

MrN.Emanuel said he uses this roadto get to and from work however, hewalks in fear as it is a battle to getacrosstheroad,withoutendangeringhis life every day.

Emanuel said hewas almost runoverat the four-waystop intersectionand said at peak hour traffic it be-comes worse.

“Motorists drive like maniacs anddo not give a hoot about uswaiting tocross. One would think this is a race-track,” he said.

“Wewait at the stop street hopingcars will slow down, but they don’tand just zoom through andwhenwetry to crosswe get sworn at or shownobscene gestures”

Emanuel said he hopes the metropolice will up their game by trappingmotorist who break the law at the in-tersection.

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WORLD Belly Dance Day will be cele­brated at the Kloof and Highway SPCAon Saturday 9 May, from 10am to 12pmand the community is urged to attend.

The belly dancing performancesshowcasing a variety of styles fromstudios around KwaZulu­Natal – willbe in aid of all the animal friends at

There is so much for the little onesto do.

Children can look forward to a softplay area for the tiny tots, jumping cas­tle, barrel train ride, swings and junglegyms, while the rest of the family en­joys breakfast, tea and cake, sand­wiches and of course the SPCA famouscappuccino is a must. Come rain orshine the show will go on.

the SPCA. The entrance fee is a dona­tion of dog pellets, dog and cat treatsand toys or cash.

All 11 charity shops will be openfrom 8am to 12 noon and will be filledwith newly donated goods and one issure to find themself a little treasure.

The Kloof and Highway SPCA is theperfect place to bring mom, dad,grandparents and children.

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Risky drivers face fines

Another angry resident of KloofFalls Road, who didn’t want to benamed, said he is fed up with motor-iststreatingtheintersectionasarace-track.

He said he has a daily battle tryingto drive at the intersection and has towaitalongtimebeforesomeonestopsand lets him pass.

“When I reach the intersectionI stop and proceed when the road isclear however, on numerous occa-sions I had to apply brakes quickly orswerve as a defiant motorist refusesto stop at their stop sign and justzooms by,” he said.

Themotorist said he has been thevictim of verbal abuse by motoristswho refuse to accept responsibility,but blame him for “breaking theirspeed”.

“I have complained to the localauthorities and the ward councillorabout the situation, but nothing hasbeen done,” he said.

“It is just a complete joke - theway

themasbest theycanwith the limitedresourcestheyhavebeenprovidedbyMetro Police management in Dur-ban.”

Crouchsaidhehasarguedincoun-cil and in budget meetings manytimes sayingthatMetroPoliceshouldreceive a bigger slice of the budget asthey are on the front lines when itcomes to by-law enforcement, butthey continue to receive an inade-quate slice of the budget pie.

“Motoristneedtotakeonusoftheirsafety and drive with caution, obey-ingrulesatalltimes,”saidthecouncil-lor.

Metro police spokespersonEugeneMsomi said thatbreaking therules of the road is a serious offenceand motorist can be fined orimprisoned.

He said that the Metro Police willbe conducting regular road blocks atthis intersection to monitor trafficandkeepmotoristswhobreakthelawin check or fined.

Mr N Emanuel stands at the stop signs.PHOTO: KALISHA NAICKER

Crime wave hitsWaterfall>> Police and security companies join forces to rid area of criminals

KALISHA NAICKER

AWAVE of crime has hitWaterfall and the Hillcrestpolice are urging residents to

be cautious and beef up security.Speaking to the Fever, Hillcrest

CPF public relations officer StevenKingsaidpoliceandsecuritycompa-nies arenow joining forces to rid thestreets of criminals.

He said it seemsas thoughagangis operating in the area as themodus operandi is similar in mostcases.

The most recent incident oc-curred lastMondaywhen threemenattempted a house robbery alongNzinga Drive.

“The men entered the housethrough the bathroom window andransacked the house.

“The tenants heard a loud bangand then saw the men inside herhouse,” he said.

“He said themen fled. No arrestshave been made. SAPS, ShongweniK9, Waterfall 3 NHW, Secure Linkwere on scene.”

King said in a separate incident

the night before aWaterfall residentwas assaulted during a home inva-sion in Forest Hills Road.

“Threearmedmenburst intoherhome after kicking down the frontdoor.

“The men held up the resident atgunpoint and tied her to a chair.

“They assaulted her while de-mandingthePINforhercreditcard,”he said.

“The men fled with cellphones,clothes,awalletandcash.Paramed-ics attended the scene to assess thevictim’sinjuries.Fortunatelyshedidnot need to be hospitalised,” hesaid.

King said that Hillcrest SAPS at-tendedthesceneofthecrimeandtherobbers are being sought.

King said that residents need totake onus of their safety as crime isincreasing steadily.

He said that external securitybeams must always be switched onat night and homes need to be welllit.

Blue security operations manag-er Brian Jackson, who is also work-ing closely with police in Waterfall,

offered tips for residents.“The best defence against crime

isa layeredsecuritysystemthatpro-vides an early warning system toalert you to the presence ofintruders, so that you can take yourfamily to a ‘safe room’ in thehouse,”he said.

“A safe room can be a bathroomor a bedroom that you can lock andwhich has been equipped with aspare cellphone and remote panicbutton so you can call for help in anemergency,” he said.

Jacksonsaid layersofsecurity in-cluded electric fences, anti-gate-crashing kits, external beams anddogs that would sound the alarm toalert you of intruders.

“Ifyoufindyourselfcorneredandface-to-face with armed robbers inyour home, the safest course of ac-tion is to co-operate and hand overyour valuables so they can leave asquickly as possible,” he said.

Jackson said the company’scrimestatistics showed that in caseswhere residents had resisted andtried to fight back, incidents oftenended in injury or tragedy.

A 32-YEAR-OLD man was ar-rested for attempted murder atEmbo area near Zondela Storeafter stabbing his girlfriend lastweek.

According to Hillcrest SAPScommunications officer Consta-ble N. Manqele, it is allegedthere was an argument betweenthe man and his girlfriend and

he stabbed her four times.He said that bystanders

rushed the victim to hospitaland a case of attempted murderwas reported to Hillcrest policestation for further investigation.

"The suspect was arrestedand will appear in the PinetownMagistrate’s Court soon," hesaid. - Supplied.

Hillcrest man arrested forattempted murder AMANwas injured followinganacci-

dent on Giba Gorge Road in Hillcrestlast week.

Netcare 911 paramedics and oth-eremergencyservices foundamotor-cyclist on the road following the bikeaccident. Upon assessment theyfound themotorcyclist had sustainedserious injuries.

The injured patientwas treated atthesceneandtransportedtohospital.

The accident is under investiga-tion.

- Supplied.

Biker injured in crash

motorists treat thisroad. My concern isalso the old-agehomeand school areon this road.

“We needmunici-pality to step in andmake this road saferfor all road users.”

Ward 10 council-lor Rick Crouch saidhehasreceivedcom-plaints about the in-tersection and hasapproached MetroPolicetouppatrolsinthe area.

“Metro did takeaction and continueto take action, butunfortunately theydo not have the re-sources to havesomeone stationedthere for any lengthof time,” he said.

“We have similarsituations on otherroads and intersec-tions in our area andthey try to attend to

Security beefed upin Waterfall 2>> Police and community work together to fight crime

KALISHA NAICKER

WITH the high number of housebreak-ins and robberies inWater-fall, Blue Security has teamed up

with SAPS to upgrade its special projectwith the deployment of a 24-hour dedicatedpatrol vehicle to improve policing and secu-rity in the suburb.

Blue Security special projects managerStephenWimborne said residents and theirneighbourhood watch group had workedcloselytogetheroverthepasttwoyearstoin-crease the area's former 12-hour patrolvehicle with a 24-hour service.

He commended residents and the neigh-bourhood watch group on their dedication,whichhad seen thenewservice implement-ed from 1 April.

"We have now introduced a 24-hourdedicated patrol vehicle in the areabetween Link and Inanda roads to createa “Blue zone”, which introduces an impor-tant layer of security to the area. Dedicatedpatrol vehicles have been shown to reducecrime levels since they proactively patroldesignated areas in a suburb," Wimbornesaid.

"The Waterfall 2 Neighbourhood Watchgroup has also been equipped with radioslinked to our control centre to ensure con-stant, rapid communication between resi-dents and Blue Security."

Waterfall 2 Neighbourhood Watchmember Sean Klusener said residents hadachieved the goal of implementing the 24-hour patrol vehicle after seeing the benefitsinother suburbsand the reductionof crime.

He said neighbourhood watch workedwith thecompany tokeepaneyeonsuspect-edcriminalactivityinthesuburband sharedintelligence via radio with neighbourhoodwatch groups in surrounding areas.

Hillcrest police spokesperson ConstableN. Manqele welcomed the patrols and saidthatwithpoliceandcommunitypartnershipcrime will be eradicated within thecommunity.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDBlue Security has beefed up its presence in Waterfall 2 with the intro­duction of a 24­hour patrol vehicle that was introduced this month. Thepatrol team (front, from left) Keith du Randt (Blue Security SpecialProjects), Sean Klusener (Waterfall 2) and Stephen Wimborne (BlueSecurity Special Projects), and (back, from left) Byron Ainhern, JacquesViviers and Debbie Viviers (Waterfall 2) and Siyabonga Zakee (armed re­sponse officer).

KALISHA NAICKER

THISyear is the10thyear that theRobinHoodFoundationisservingthe community and apart from itsregular projects, they will host anewevent-FutureWomenofAfri-ca - Inspire -Empower - Ignite.

This is a free conference for1 000 nominated delegates.Speaking on behalf of the projectKimGriffith Jones of theRHF saidthis is a Christian-based womenempowerment programme overtwodays-28and29July- thatwillbe educational and uplifting.

"We will cover self-esteem,morals and goal-setting - withGcina Mhlophe and Jackie Hous-ton. There will also be a hygieneand etiquette talk, entrepreneur-shipandbusiness ideagenerationand talks from business peopleEric Tocknell, Cindy Norcott,Nomfundo Webster, Faye andMegan Coleman," she said.

In addition therewill be a com-munication skills and an interac-tive session with a team-buildingcompany.

"Wewill discusshow tomarketyourself, your business and net-working. Topics suchas customerservice, managing money, jobseeking, CVs and interviews will

also be covered.“There will be entertainment

during breaks with a singer onboth days."Jones said that delegates will

leavetheconferenceuplifted,hav-ing been exposed to a number ofsuccessful people who startedwith very little, but throughdeter-minationandhardworkandfaith,have succeeded.

"Delegates will learn practicalskills, tools and tips that they canuse in the workplace and in theirlives. They will be exposed tomentors who can offer guidanceand wisdom."

Candidate nomination criteriaare "only South African womenmay apply (aged 15 to 36) andsuccessful applicants must com-mit to the two-day seminar. as100%attendance is required, andcandidatesarerequiredtogetper-mission to be off school andwork.

According to the BBBEE legis-lation a minimum of 85% of thedelegates will be black SouthAfricans.

Griffith-Jones urges women inthe community to apply to attendthis conference and be part of alife-changing experience. For de-tails, or to apply contact, robin-hoodfund@telkomsa.net

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDRHF reaches out.

Calling women

KALISHA NAICKER

THE Kloof and Highway SPCA filedcharges of animal cruelty against aresident after an Africanus was res-cued from his home earlier this year.

According toLisaGaddSPCA,out-reachoffice, on the5January Inspec-tor Petros Simamane removed anemaciated, unneutered male Africa-nus that was chained to a fence on a

one-metre long chain on the resi-dent's property.

"TheKloofandHighwaySPCAwasalerted after the community had re-ported it to the inspectorate depart-ment. Mike Dasebrook has beencharged with animal cruelty, for de-nying the dog veterinary treatment,"shesaid. "Themaledogwas inanap-pallingcondition,severelyemaciatedandhadflybitesonbothears.Thedog

wassufferingfromolduntreatedinju-ries to its paws. Blood smears re-vealedthatthedogalsohadEhrlichia,a disease transmitted by ticks."

Gadd said the dog's conditionwasdire and the difficult decision wasmade to humanely euthanse it.

Dasebrook appeared at the Pine-townMagistrate’s court on Thursdayhowever, the case has been remand-ed to 19 May.

The dogthat wasrescued.

PHOTO:SUPPLIED

Justice for Africanus pupNEWS

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Criminals beware>> Every convicted individual will be DNA tested

KALISHA NAICKER

HILLCREST CPF hosted the DNAProjectat theHillcrestSAPS lastweek. Members who attended

the meeting were enlightened on theimportance of a DNA database.

Mr McColl of the DNA Project ex-plained that DNA is as unique to ahuman being as a fingerprint. He saidtheonlycasewheretwoindividualscanhavethesameDNAisidenticalsiblings.

“DNA is the blue print of our bodiesand is a list of numbers ofwhich20areidentified and compared. If one num-ber isnot thesametheDNAsamplesdonot match and do not come from thesame person,” said McColl.

“DNA can identify or exclude a sus-pect. It can link suspects to crimescenesandvictimsandidentifymissingpersons.”

He said that South Africa is behindin forensicmethods, but a new lawhasbeen recently passed which wouldpave thewayforgettingonparwith therest of the world.

“Cheek swobs are being distributedin police stations throughout the coun-tryandofficersarebeing taughthowtouse them. There are currently four fo-rensic laboratories,butmoreare in thepipeline.It isonlytheLCRCunitswithin

SAPS that can takeandare responsiblefor collecting samples from crimescenes,whereascheekswabsofarrest-ed suspects can be undertaken byordinarySAPSmembersaslongastheyfollow procedure not to contaminatesamples,” he said.

“Every convicted individual will beDNA tested and added to the nationaldatabase.Whenaswab is sent toa lab-oratory it will have 30 days to extractthe DNA and return the results to thestation from where the swabs came.”

He said that anything a suspectleaves behind can leave DNA.

DNAmaterial (fluid and skin)whichis kept cool and secure can last fordecades. However,DNAleftontheskinof another human being will be dis-solved by the cells of that human beingwithin 48 hours.

He said it is important not to disturba crime scene in order to protect possi-ble evidence and a few rules apply toanybody being first on a scene.

“D - don’t touch, N - note, record,observe, A - assist police officers, C -careful, contamination, S - secure thecrime scene,” he concluded.

FormoreinformationonDNAortheproject contact Hillcrest CPF public re-lations officer Steven King on082 920 5799.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDAt the meeting Steven King, Monica Bruun, Sifiso Mhlophe and Mr McColl.

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ibhalela le ngosi, ngithe lesi sihlokosanamuhla ngifuna ukuzwa imi-bono yenu, cha impela sengiyizwileeyabangani bami uMgiks noSpijojo.

Sithesisahlelinabanganibamisi-buka izindaba kumabonakude,kwavela udaba olusematheni.

Udaba LABOKUFIKA (foreign-ers).

Impela kuyashaqisa indlela lok-hu esekwenzeka ngayo, sekuvelekwaba nodlame, indlela laba bantuababulawa ngayo iyethusa futhi in-yantisa igazi.

Kuthiwaabanyebasebenzisaloludlame ukufeza izinjongo zabo,njengokuthi bentshontshe ezitolozabokufika.

Ngithe ngisayidingida le ndabawabe eseyingenile uSpijojo, ey ngo-ba angimazi ukuthi wathathwaphi.Uthi: “Ay man abahambe! labantubafikelabasibusaezwenilakithi,ba-siqedela imisebenzi futhi beza no-bugebengu, mina lo uSpijojo kayi 1,ngithi abahambe,basithathelangis-ho izintombi zethu.”

UMgiks obezidlela u ‘chappies’

umbona ukuthi ujulile ngemicaban-go, ngize ngamphazamisa ngambu-za ukuthi kwenze njani wacabangakangaka, uthe: “Ngicabanga lomsangano okhulunywa nguSpijo-jo,ukhuluma kanje ngoba engakwa-zi ukushela, yazi ngendlela akhulu-ma ngayo ngathi wakhulela ehlathi-ni kanye nezilwane. MinanginombuzoowodwanjeweSpijojo,wawuhleleleni ungalivuli ibhizinisingesikhathi bengakabi khona obok-ufikakuleli?Shuthiwawulindebonaukuthibewavulebeseuyaqalaukhu-lume, angithi inina laba enimandlaekukhulumeni nithi abahambe kod-wanibenowominenhlenihleli ema-khaya nijika nelanga ningacabangingisho nokufesa. Kahle bo! Spijojowazi kahle kamhlophe ukuthiubungekeuqale ibhizini leli eliqalweabokufika.”

USpijojo uvele wafuthelana nga-phakathi efisa nokumbamba ngez-andla, ethi: “Lalela la wena Mgiksungazenziungcwelengcwelengami,ngoba nakhu ngingasebenzi ubonaukuthi ngiyakuthanda ukuhlalaekhaya, angithi imisebenzi iyonaengekho seyathathwa ilabantu,mawungena nje edolobheni lase

Thekwini kusukela ekuqalenikwalo lizeliyophethakugcweleizito-lo zalabantu, asisakwazi ngisho

nokuphefumula ngenxa yabo. Ben-jalo bangenisa izidakamizwa ezeh-lukene ezingekho emthethweni, iz-inganezethuzingenentshikulezida-kamizwa, bathatha izingane zethubazidayisise ngomzimba kudliweimali, emajalidini kugcwele bonangoba kuthiwa bavuma ukuholelwaimali encane, izindawo zokucwalaizinweleziphethweyibolabantu,ab-akuleli abasenandawo wokuseben-za, kodwa phezu kwalokho uyabak-hulumela.”

“Cha angibakhulumeli,” kuphen-dula uMgiks “Ikona nje ukuthi in-dlela lento eyenzekangayoayilungi-le, ayinakho ukuthula futhi sekufeabantu abaningi, angisiboni isidin-go sokubulala kuyo yonke lento.

E-Lindelani eThekwini, kudu-buleke umfana oneminyaka eyi-14ubudala ngesikhathi kuhlaselwaabokufika,kwelinyelamalokishiaseThekwini bashaye babulala ngesih-lukuowesilisaongowokufika. Aban-tu babulawe lani kangaka? Ngobakuyafana bazohamba babuyelekwela kube kusale ke ongqenstaabangakwazi ngisho nokuthungaisicathulo, labantu bashawela uku-thi bakhuthele futhi bayayi sebenzi-sa imiqondo yabo.

Loku kwezidakamizwa akusibobonke abokufika abazidayisayo,

bakhonanabakuleliabashushumbi-sa izidakamizwa, buka nje iwungaemalokishini idayiswa ngisho oma-maabadala, futhiakusiboabokufikaabadonse izingane zethu ngenkanibazifake izidakamizwa, yizona ez-ithanda izinto, zisuka emakhaya zi-hambeziyofunalezidakamizwaem-adolobheni. Abokufika bavule izito-lo eziphusile emalokishi. Umanifuna ukuthi labantu babuyelakwelakubo, baxosheni ngokuthulahhayi ngempi! Ngoba la sengibonakungenelela nezingebengu ezifunaukufeza izinjongo zazo njengobabehlasela benze sengathi balwisananabokufika, kanti sebefuna ukunt-shontsha lezi zimpahla ezidayis-wayo. Uphi-ke umqondo kulento?”

USpijojo ugcine ngelokuthi. “No-maungakhulumauze ukhihlize am-agwebu anginendaba, kodwa ngithilabantu mabahambe.”

UMgiksuvelewambukaemhlwe-ni wathi: “Kulabo ababulala lababantu, isono siyobafica sibalindileezulwini, ngisho njalo nje!”

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Okhulumela amaphoyisa ase Hill-crest ngaphansi komnyango wezokuXhumanisa, uConstable NdumisoManqele,uthe lomlisauboshwengezi-khathi zawo 3 ekuseni.

Amaphoyisa athole umbiko ngesi-khathi ethungatha izigebengu ezifu-nelwa amanye amacala.

Uthe:“Ngesikhathiamaphoyisaeb-heka lezigebengu, athole umbikongomlisa ogcine isibhamu ngok-ungemthetho. Abaseshi balandele lomkhondo obaholele endaweni yase

Summerveld lapho kuhlala khona lomsolwa. Amaphoyisa athole isibha-mu esiwuhlobo lwe-38 revolver onez-inhlamvu, kodwa i-serial number is-usiwe,” kusho yena.

Umsolwa uvulelwe icala lokugcinaisibhamuesingekhoemthethweni.Le-

si bhamu sizohlolwa ngocwephesheukuze kutholakale ukuthi asikaze yinisitshenziswe kwamanye amacala en-zeke kule sifunda saKwaZulu–Natal.Umsolwa uvele kafushane enkantoloyeMantshu ePinetown ngoLwesithat-hu mhla ka-15 kuMbasa (April) .

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Nithini ngabokufika?>> Sicela ukuzwa uvo lwenu bafunda, ngabe uthi abahambe noma uthi abahlale?

Talk on saving rhino>> World­renowned wildlife vet to give talk in Kloof

KALISHA NAICKER

DR JOHAN MARAIS, world-re-nowned wildlife vet and sur-geon will present a talk titled

"Saving the Survivors" on Wednes-day 22 April at 6pm at Kloof JuniorPrimaryhall, AbeliaRoad,Kloof. Thecommunity is urged to attend.

Speaking to theFever, BevElsip ofthe Kloof Library said that rhinopoaching inSouthAfricahasreachedcrisis proportions.

She said about 1 215 rhino werekilled in 2014, equating to one rhinokilled every eight hours.

"It is a race against extinction forthese magnificent animals and wewant to host a talk to get people tounderstand the importance of rhinosandwhatpoaching is doing to them,"she said.

Elsip enlisted the expertise ofMarais to help in this regard.

Marias qualified as an equine andwildlife surgeon at Onderstepoort in1991.Hehas consultedandoperatedon elephant, rhino, buffalo, roan andsable for many years throughoutAfrica.

Hispassionfor threatenedwildlifehas resulted inhim forminga teamofpioneersintherhino-poachingcrisis,saving rhino that would have other-wisebeenadded to thegrowing list ofcasualties.

He started Save the Survivors in2012 tomedically help and look afterrhinothathavefallenvictimtopoach-ing or traumatic incidents.

This includes wounded rhino,those that have had their hornshacked off and those that have be-comevictimsofsnaringandtraumat-ic incidents.

It also involves raising calves or-phanedbypoachers.Rhinosurvivorsare estimated at between 80 and 120animals per year.

Elsipsaidsavingthesesurvivors iscritically important and this projecthas had a tremendous benefit onvictimised animals.

"Unfortunately, the number ofsurvivorswilldecreaseastheamountof poached rhino increases and

society is indebted to men of thecalibre of Dr JohanMarais for his ex-ceptional work," she said.

Marais is flying down fromPretoria to give this talk. Don't missthis rare opportunity to get informa-tiononhisprojectandapersonalandprofessional opinion of the poachingcrisis hanging over threatened wild-life in Africa.

Tickets available from KloofLibrary and cost R60 for non-mem-bersandR40 formembersofFriendsof Kloof Library.

For more information, phone031 764 7543.

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FEVER REPORTER

FOOD for Life Children's Projects recentlyvisited Cliffdale Primary. The school has350 pupils from the surrounding High­way area.

An educational programme on peaceeducation was conducted by the Food

For Life team and pupils were encour­aged to establish a peace club.

Principal Mr A. Pillay, a former pupilof the school and resident in the Cliffdalearea, said the school has a daily nutritionprogramme and welcomed any form ofmeal sponsorship.

For more details on the project one­mail divesh@fflsa.org

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Nutrition andeducation forCliffdale pupils

FEVER REPORTER

KLOOF Conservancy is hosting the 2015Indigenous Open Gardens in the groundsof the Cotswold Downs Estate on 16 and17 May from 9am to 4pm and the publicis urged to attend.

The event will showcase not only thegardens at Cotswold Downs Estate, butalso the estate grounds, which includeriverine forests, ponds, wetlands and

grassland.The environmental policies, including

water and waste management, will beon display and aim to generate debateand seek ways to lift the environmentalstandards on housing estates of thefuture.

There will be small gardens to browsepast, but they will be secondary to thewalks around the estate aimed at pro­viding a tangible appreciation of whatenvironmentally responsible develop­ment means.

Tickets are R60 at the gate, andinclude tea and coffee, cakes andactivities.

Open gardenson display

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UPPER Highway company CompassWasteServicesdidapresentationat theSouthAfrican Institute of Environmen-tal Health Conference held at Inkosi Al-bert Luthuli Central Hospital recently.

The event was well supported bymembers of the Department of Healthaswell as health careworkers from the

private sector.CompasssalesexecutiveMonicaCloe-

te presented on the nine categories ofHealth Care RiskWaste (HCRW) aswellas the cradle to grave process of wastegeneration through to final disposal.

The two-hour presentation was fol-lowed by questions and recommenda-tionsonhowtowork together toensurecomplete compliance when it comes to

dealing with health care risk waste inthehospital, clinic,privatepracticeandpharmacy environment.

Compass Waste Services has beeninvited to speak at the next conferencewhichwill beheld in Limpopo later thisyear.

Seen at the South African Instituteof EnvironmentalHealthConference atAlbert Luthuli Hospital were...

Juanita Smith, Siya Mdlalose, Vella Gramoney and Monica Cloete.

All about health

Sihlanziwe Mkhwanazi and Thandeka Sin­dane.

Sithabile Buthelezi and Juanita Smith.

Sixolile Hlongwana, MonicaCloete and Mbali Majozi.

Siya Mdlalose, Juanita Smith, Selva Mudaly and Monica Cloete. Timmoshnee Maistry, Poobalan Gilbert and Samantha Ariyan.

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I AM saddened by the way South Africans are behaving. I just feel that thisis going to be an eye for an eye and innocent people are going to die because

Let us live in peace with eachother

MANY foreigners come to South Africaseeking refuge and safety. They have aright to be protected and assisted.

South Africa must not forget how itsown people sought refuge in other coun­tries in the apartheid era, and how theywere given asylum and assistance.

They were certainly not persecuted ortreated as criminals. All foreigners cannotbe accused of criminal elements ­ most for­eigners are law abiding persons who haveentered South Africa legally.

Such are protected and share similarrights as citizens. Criminal elements mayexist among some foreigners just as muchas it exists among some South African citi­zens.

Foreigners cannot be accused of takingjobs from locals. Generally foreigners un­dertake jobs that citizens are unwilling to

take.Many foreigners become vendors on

streets and townships, an activity fromwhich no other South African is barred.

Xenophobia tarnishes the image ofSouth Africa internationally. Since the ad­vent of democracy South Africa became abeacon of hope and a model example forthe rest of the world.

The recent attacks in Durban, Sowetoand Khayelitsha threaten foreign investorconfidence and our growing tourism indus­try.

Moreover global professionals possess­ing the much­needed skills that a develop­ing South Africa requires are reluctant torelocate to South Africa.

Xenophobia, in essence, is racist andprejudiced behaviour. It discriminates be­tween South Africans citizens and citizens

of other nations. It arises out of the percep­tion that South Africans are superior andbetter while persons of other nationalitiesare second­rate.

There has been a lack of firm actionfrom the South African government sincethe widespread 2008 xenophobic attacks.

The so­called inter­ministerial commit­tee established by government to addressxenophobia has not been heard of since itsinception subsequent to the 2008 attacks.

There is a vacuum of condemnation ofxenophobia from the president.

There is no clear message from govern­ment. Government statements about xen­ophobia are ambiguous. As a result 35%of South African citizens feel that there isno danger to saying bad things about for­eigners.

Governmenthasnotreprimandedorre­

proved King Goodwill Zwelithini for his re­cent statement that foreigners should"pack their bags and leave" South Africa.

Government has failed to restrain or im­peach communities committing xenopho­bic crimes.

Why has government failed to co­ordi­nate a law enforcement response thataims to arrest anyone responsible for incit­ing violence against foreigners or destruc­tion of their property?

Perhaps reprimanding their voters goesagainst their political ideology consideringthe upcoming local government electionsnext year.

In the state of the nation address thepresident downgraded foreigners when hebanned them from owning land in SouthAfrica.

This has not been clarified to date and

thus sends a clear message to the grass­roots that foreigners are not welcome tostay in South Africa.

The demilitarization of our country’sborders after 1994 was an error of govern­ment. The new government associatedborder military with colonialism & apart­heid. The removal of proper border controlmechanisms saw literally millions of peo­ple gaining entry to South Africa illegally.

Government does not have any socialpolicies in place to teach South Africansabout refugees, immigrants or our coun­try's international obligations. Govern­ment has failed to teach its citizens to ac­cept population diversity.

Councillor Nel SewrajACDP KZN provincial executive

chairman

Party blames government for xenophobia

Deal directlywith Eskom

ITseemsthat foreignersenteringSouthAfricaare in for hard and dangerous times. Accusa-tions levelled against foreigners are that theyaretakingthelimitedjobsavailableandareas-sociatedwith the rampant crime gripping thecountry.

There is always speculation about Nigeri-ans being key players in the drug tradewhichis destroying the youth. However, these aremere allegations that have not been conclu-sively investigated and verified.

Distinct attributes of the people who enterthe country empty-handed tomake a living inSAaretheirentrepreneurialacumenandade-termination to make a success of their lives.

The Bangladeshis and Somalians, whohave opened businesses in the townships,have done menial jobs, accumulated somecapital and started small spaza shops.

They did not take anybody’s job or steal.They used their imagination and creativity tobecome successful. This is the fundamentalideology underpinning the free-market econ-omy in this country.

What they do have is an unwavering com-mitment to extricate themselves from theirpoor circumstancesand improve their qualityof life. This must be a lesson for every persontoemulate.Thislevelofentrepreneurialthink-ingandquest forself-sufficiencycanbeplacedsquarelyat theeducationsystems in these for-eign countries where emphasis is placed onthecreationofsmallbusinesseswith theeffectof growing the economy.

Therecentattackson foreigners,which ledto the deaths of four people, with many beinginjured or displaced, is in danger of spirallingout of control. Looting foreign-owned shopsand murdering foreigners is not the answerwhen dealing with this issue.

The challenge is much more complex andmultifaceted. Home Affairs Minister MalusiGigaba,togetherwithahigh-poweredgovern-ment delegation, must deal with the issues ofxenophobia immediately. Jacob Zuma’s si-lence is obviously deafening.

Theseattackshavetobeavertedatallcosts.If leftunchecked, theycouldreachsimilarpro-portions as the Rwandan genocide that oc-curred in 1994.

VIJAY SURUJPAL

Xenophobia ­president’ssilence deafening

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OUR READERS WRITE

IT is time to become realistic. Thecountry is in a mess and wantonspending by irresponsible officials,whom are not qualified to performtheir duties, has become a hugeproblem.

An excellent example is the R1,2million spent on a Christmas partywhich clearly does not fall under thescope of what rate payers hardearned funds are to be spent on.

We all pay rates, but what is itthat we are paying for? We pay forall services except for the total mis­management of the funds which isincluded in our rates bill.

We have requested the qualifi­cations of all municipal staff. Ap­parently most do not qualify for the

standards required.No question, BEE is the single

most important factor behind thisshocking mess.

It is time for all people to standtogether as enough is enough.

Eskom is in financial dire straitscaused by municipalities’ non­pay­ment of funds.

It is time Eskom took over andthepublicdealtdirectlywithEskom.Eskom could charge municipalitiesmore and the people might pay lessso it is a win­win situation.

“We are facing a national disas­ter thanks to the ANC regime.

“The past cannot be blamed forthe incalculable harm to the econo­my and the enormous losses inmoney and jobs.” ­ Professor ChristoViljoen ex­Eskom board and ex­Ner­sa member.

Ray Millican

SMILE AWHILE

African countries are now going to be at war unnec­essarily.

We had the greatest leader in the world (NelsonMandela) who gave 27 years of his life so that wecould be united as one nation.

Today he turns in his grave because his sacrificewill not be worth it as the very people he set freeare now turning on those who have come to seeka better life for their families; they are people whoran away from oppression in their own countries.

ImagineifSouthAfricanswerenotabletotravelto neighbouring states if the xenophobia was re­versed.

Let us continue Madiba’s legacy and live inpeace with each other.

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The45,000sqmcomplexhas beenwelcomed with open arms as it willcaterformuchofthecommunity’s re-tail needs.

Anchored by SuperSpar, Check-ers,Dischem,Woolworths,GameandEdgars, the centre’s well-plannedtenantmixfeaturesmostofthebigna-tionalplayers, someunique linestoreofferings, the addition of a food courtand theopeningof SterKinekormov-ie theatresmid June. The centre hasbeen fully let by RVN Properties with

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When considering what burglar barstoinstall,alwaysthinkoftwomainpoints.First of all, the burglar bars must lookgoodandstrong,aswellasbeingpracticalfor cleaning purposes. Secondly, the bur­glar bars need to sufficiently secure yourhome.

To do this, they will need to be correct­ly installed and have small enough gapsso that nobody, not even children can fitthrough them. It must also be difficult forany thieves to get your goods out of thehouse, and as such, the gaps must besmall enough to prevent items beingpassed through the gates.

For resale value, one has to bear inmind that a house that looks like a bird­cageorprisonwillbeunattractiveandcre­ate suspicion in the prospective buyersabout the safety of the area. As such, youwill need to secure the house in such a waythat it is robber­proof and at the sametime, is pleasing to the eye.

Burglar bars can be divided into twomain categories – namely fixed and ex­pandable:

­ Fixed burglar bars are usually madefrom square or round bars and are availa­ble in all sizes to fit standard windows.Fixed burglar bars are permanently in­

stalled in place to secure the window oropening over which they are installed.Some burglar bars are made to bescrewed into the window frames or boltedinto the wall surrounding the windows.The bars that are screwed into the win­dow frames are easy to rip off and as suchoffer no real protection to the home at all.The bars that are bolted into the wall canalso be tampered with and need to havethe bolts welded so they are non­remova­ble. The big negative to these permanentburglar bars is that in the event of a fire,the occupants of the house will not beable to escape via the windows.

­ The expandable and retractable trel­lis­type security gates can also be used forwindow burglar proofing. The wonderfulthing about these burglar guards is thatthey can be fully opened and even in­stalled in such a way that when retractedthey disappear into the wall on either sideof the window.

You will now have a completely unob­structed view out the window. Most ofthese come with slam­shut locks so theycan be slammed closed and they lock au­tomatically. These kinds of burglar barsare very good in the case of fires, as theycan be opened to allow people to escape.In this case, the home will look burglarbar­free.

In order to secure your property andkeep it looking good, you need to get theburglar bars to blend in with the themeofthehometheyareprotecting.Themore

the bars blend in with the overall look ofthe house, the less obvious they will be.A good example of this, are burglar barsthat follow the same frames as cottagepane windows and are therefore unno­ticeable. However, the standard cottagepane widow still leaves just enough spaceforasmallchildtoclimbthrough.Onewayaround this is to use 30mm or 40mm flatbar instead of 20mm flat bar for the bur­glar bars. This will reduce the size of theopening enough to keep out the robbers,without making the burglar proofing tooobvious. You will be safer, the burglar barswill be stronger and the intruders will notbe able to get in.

As far as gates go, it is wise to get auto­mated gates to prevent the homeownerfrom being attacked when getting out ofthe car to open the gate.

Once again, it is advisable to buy andinstall gates that complement the archi­tectural style of the home, and since theyare the first thing people see when visitingyour home, they should be attractive andfor adequate security, they must be diffi­cult to climb.

If the style is such that the gate is fullof foot holds, then it is advisable to in­clude razor spikes on top of the gate tohelp prevent anyone from climbing over.Also ensure that the area around theproperty gate is well lit and kept free fromtoo many bushes, as criminals could usethese to hide behind.

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Advantages of an electric fenceAN electric fence was primarilydeveloped for the restriction ofanimal movement. Since thattime the security industry usedthe initial technology and im­proved on it to give a system usingwires fitted on insulators andpowered by an energiser capableof delivering a substantial andmost uncomfortable shock.

The energiser in simple termsis a transformer that can convertlow power to a huge quantity ofpower to the person touching thewires. The energiser used for thispurpose will not allow anyone tobe killed as the unit is designed toallow the power to pulsate on/offon a continuous basis. Therefore,unlike power in the house (wherethe possibility exists that youcould die if experiencing a shock),the electric fence power switcheson and off momentarily andtherefore is termed a non­lethal

electric fence.The professionally­made en­

ergisers conform to strict legisla­tion and must comply with suchgoverning bodies as the govern­ment, post office and SABS. Thislegislationhasbeenintroducedtostop the public from being fatlyshocked. The maximum voltageallowed in South Africa is 10 000.

There is also other controllinglegislation such as the minimumpermissible installation height,warning signs and earth conduc­tors, etc.

Three advantages of an elec­tric fence:

• visual protective appear­ance and this also acts as a psy­chological barrier;

• shock capacity; and• alarm given.VisualShould you install an electric

fence the visual appearance will

be a deterrent. The psychologicalaspect is that you feel safer onceit has been installed.

ShockWhen correctly wired and the

right size energiser installed, theshock experienced will be of sucha magnitude that it would detera person from trying to enter thepremises.

AlarmIt places a 24­hour monitor on

the perimeter. If wired correctlythe electric fence will go to analarm when the wire is cut orshorted.

By installing a correctly fittedelectric fence the chances of thecriminal gaining access, or beingable to make a quick escape and/or get­away are minimised, there­fore you are at an advantage overa property not fitted with electricfence.

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TOpromotehealthandfitness,theKZNDepartmentof Sportand Recreation donated

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SincetheGogolympicsonFriday13 March, the number of grannygroups has increased from43 to 46and is growing, and the donationwillhelpwithsportstrainingforthisyear'sGoldenGames inAugustandnext year's Gogolympics.

"This is a great step forward asit was difficult for us as an NPO topurchase training equipment.

“This donation showshowcom-mittedtheDSRis toourproject,andgives the grannies encouragementas theyseeothersshowinganinter-est in what they do," said SisterCwengiMyeni, theGrannySupportGroup manager.

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"The delivery of equipmentshows Hact's commitment to theproject as well as to the gogos in-volved in each of the groups.

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KhethiweMhlongo, KZNDepartment ofSport andRecreationsport promo­tion officerand SisterCwengi Myeni,the HactGranny Sup­port groupmanager withsome donatedsports equip­ment.PHOTO:SUPPLIED

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THE2015 South African Canoe SprintChampionships that took place lastweekend will forever be rememberedas a magical two days for MartinDreyer’sComputershareChangeaLifeAcademy after under 18 youngsters -ThabaniMsiyaandMsawenkosiMtoloclaimed three goldmedals anda silverin the national contest.

Upagainstsomeofthecountry’s topteenage canoe sprint talent, the ValleyofaThousandHillsyoungstersheadedto Roodeplaat Dam in Gauteng wheretheduoclinchedsilver in theU18boys’K2 1000m race before going on toclaim gold in their age group’s 200m,500m and 5000m K2 events.

“Msawenkosi and Thabani’s suc-cess was an unexpected, yet welcomesurprise to all of us, including them-selves,” says former ‘Dusi Duke’ andacademy founder Dreyer.

“For them to have won SA Sprintchamps gold medals is just incredibleand goes down in history as the firsttimeblackdevelopmentpaddlershavewon a SA champs title.”

Thepair’sremarkablejourneyfromsprinting wilderness to national goldmedallists has been surprisingly shortand began just before this year’s DusiCanoe Marathon.

“Talentbeatshardworkeverytime,exceptwhentalentdoesn’tworkhard,”smiles Dreyer.

“These two inparticular arewillingto work hard and that’s what has justbeen so pleasing to see.

“They don’t have it easy by anymeans. For example, just for this SAsprints trip they had to get onto a busto get to Johannesburg and then catcha taxi to the dam and camp there forthree days during the championships.

“They competed in a borrowed,year-old Dusi river boat while many

others enjoyed the luxury of a lighter,stiff sprint boat.

“Mentally this didn’t affect themthough, as they don’t know any differ-ent.

“Msawenkosi and Thabani’s sprintachievements are a big step inthe right direction in our bid todiversify away from just being Dusispecialists.

“More importantly though, theirgold medals have given the rest of ourChangeaLifeyoungstersthebeliefthatthey too can reach the top,” he said.

Computer­shareChange aLife Acade­my paddlersThabaniMsiya (left)andMsawenkosiMtolomadehistory whenthey becamethe firstblackdevelopmentpaddlers toclinch goldat the SACanoe SprintChampion­ships atRoodeplaatDam inGautengover theweekend.PHOTO:SUPPLIED

Upperhighway duoclaims gold