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Tel: 033 355 1111 FREE June 25, 2014 maritzburg FEVER www.pmbfever.co.za @maritzburgfever Maritzburg Fever NICOLE JOHN >>[email protected] D URING a successful integrated crime prevention operation in the Pietermar- itzburg Cluster on Saturday, over 100 arrests were made. The operation was held by three police stations - Mountain Rise, Pietermaritzburg and Alexandra Road - and was conducted under the command of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Mmamonnye Ngobeni and acting Pietermar- itzburgClusterCommander,BrigadierFrancis Bantham. During the briefing of 240 police members, Bantham said that it is time to get serious about addressing crime in the city. She thanked her members for the commitment and dedication to the fight against crime. Msunduzi Municipal Mayor, Chris Ndlela, was also present during the parade held at SAPS Alexandra Police Station. He applauded the police for the initiative taken in holding an integrated crime prevention operation of this magnitude. Ngobeni addressed her members, emphasizing the importance of ridding the capital city of crime. She applauded the initiatives of Safe City and the surveillance that is in place in the city centre, which is assisting the police to catch many criminals. She said that one of the most important aspects is to build confidence and trust with the community. The city was swarmed with visible policing which first began with cordon and searches and roadblocks in the three policing precincts. Hundreds of cars were searched at the various points. Over 50 undocumented persons were arrested and referred to the Department of Home Affairs. Phase two of the operation included infiltrating the taxi ranks and surroundings. Police visited the eMatsheni Beer Hall and confiscated liquor which was being sold illegally. Various other ‘shops’ were also searched and liquor confiscated. A large amount of marijuana, to the street value of R20 000, was also found. During the one-day operation, police arrested suspects for various offences includ- ing robberies, sexual offences, possession of property suspected to be stolen, housebreak- ing, assault, illegal dealing in liquor, posses- sion of dagga, possession of unlicensed firearms, drunken driving, fraud and 23 various warrant of arrest for traffic violations were executed. PHOTO:NICOLE JOHN KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Mmamonnye Ngobeni. Crack down Crack down Crack down on criminals on criminals on criminals >> The city was swarmed with visible policing which began with searches and roadblocks in the three policing precincts Mountain Rise (75) RTI arrests (14) (six unlicensed vehicles, four not carrying drivers licence, four not wearing seatbelts) NPC arrests (9) (Three unlicensed vehicles, four no drivers licence, two other) Detective arrests (8) Four robbery common, three assault common, one housebreak-in. Road block arrests (44) One possession of suspected stolen property, three possession of marijuana, one firearms control act, 39 undocumented persons. Pietermaritzburg (17) 170 vehicles searched Combined arrests One house robbery, three for possession of stolen property, seven undocumented persons, one fraud, two for possession of marijuana, two for dealing in liquor, one for drunken driving. Disruptive crime at the eMatsheni Beer Hall. One illegal liquor outlet closed down. Recoveries: 25 bottles of liquor, 20 crates of beer and 30 empty crates, seven bags of marijuana. Alexandra Road (12) Combined arrests One grievous bodily harm, one assault common, 10 undocumented persons, 36 Road Traffic Authority summonses, two Road Traffic Authority warrants. Recoveries: 29 litres of liquor CITI GOLF STEERING RACK BATTERIES FROM VOLKSWAGEN R715,00 R596,00 each 618/619/620/628.......... R592,80 646 ................................. R1 134,30 652 ................................. R1 134,30 668 ................................. R1 174,20 Front .............................. R387,60 each Rear (citi/chico’s) .......... R263,34 each Rear Velociti .................. R336,30 each No scraps required. Fits most other makes of vehicles. PRICES EXCLUDE LABOUR PRICES EXCLUDE LABOUR Barons Pietermaritzburg 9 Armitage Road, Pietermaritzburg 3201 Tel: 033 845 3100 Nishan: 072 952 0101 • Rajesh: 079 216 5799 POLO WATER PUMPS CITI GOLF SHOCKS 2003 to 2010 - 1,4 and 1,6 Limited Stock 30 only Limited Stock 20 only www.earinstitute.co.za Hearing Tests Phonak Hearing Aids Hearing Protection Ballito (032) 946-3987 Umhlanga (031) 566-4727 Hillcrest (031) 765-7501 Shelly Beach (039) 315-0872 PIETERMARITZBURG (033) 345-1060 Shop 13 Invesco Centre Tel: 033 342 1128 Chatterton Road Tel: 033 342 1038 Open till 9 pm Daily SANCTUARY PHARMACY ONE HOUR FREE UNDER COVER PARKING FOR MORE PICTURES FROM THE OPERATION, VISIT WWW.PMBFEVER.CO.ZA >>

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Tel: 033 355 1111 FREE June 25, 2014

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FEVERwww.pmbfever.co.za @maritzburgfever Maritzburg Fever

NICOLE JOHN>>[email protected]

DURING a successful integrated crimeprevention operation in the Pietermar-itzburg Cluster on Saturday, over 100

arrests were made.The operation was held by three police

stations - Mountain Rise, Pietermaritzburgand Alexandra Road - and was conductedunder the command of the KwaZulu-NatalProvincial Commissioner, Lieutenant GeneralMmamonnye Ngobeni and acting Pietermar-itzburgClusterCommander,BrigadierFrancisBantham.

During the briefing of 240policemembers,Banthamsaidthatit istimetogetseriousaboutaddressing crime in the city. She thanked hermembers for the commitment and dedicationto the fight against crime.

Msunduzi Municipal Mayor, Chris Ndlela,was also present during the parade held atSAPS Alexandra Police Station. He applaudedthe police for the initiative taken in holding anintegrated crime prevention operation of thismagnitude.

Ngobeni addressed her members,emphasizing the importance of ridding thecapital city of crime. She applauded theinitiativesofSafeCityandthesurveillance thatis in place in the city centre, which is assistingthe police to catch many criminals.

She said that one of the most importantaspectsistobuildconfidenceandtrustwiththecommunity.

The citywas swarmedwith visible policingwhich first began with cordon and searchesandroadblocks in the threepolicingprecincts.Hundredsof carsweresearchedat thevariouspoints. Over 50 undocumented persons werearrested and referred to the Department ofHome Affairs.

Phase two of the operation includedinfiltrating the taxi ranks and surroundings.Police visited the eMatsheni Beer Hall andconfiscated liquor which was being soldillegally. Various other ‘shops’ were alsosearched and liquor confiscated.

A large amount of marijuana, to the streetvalue of R20 000, was also found.

During the one-day operation, policearrested suspects for various offences includ-ing robberies, sexual offences, possession ofproperty suspected to be stolen, housebreak-ing, assault, illegal dealing in liquor, posses-sion of dagga, possession of unlicensedfirearms, drunken driving, fraud and 23various warrant of arrest for traffic violationswere executed.

PHOTO:NICOLE JOHNKwaZulu­NatalProvincialCommissioner,LieutenantGeneralMmamonnyeNgobeni.

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>> The city was swarmed with visible policing which began with searches and roadblocks in the three policing precincts

Mountain Rise (75)RTI arrests (14) (six unlicensed vehicles, four notcarrying drivers licence, four not wearingseatbelts)NPC arrests (9) (Three unlicensed vehicles, fourno drivers licence, two other)Detective arrests (8)Four robbery common, three assault common,one housebreak­in.Road block arrests (44)One possession of suspected stolen property,three possession of marijuana, one firearmscontrol act, 39 undocumented persons.Pietermaritzburg (17)

170 vehicles searched

Combined arrestsOne house robbery, three for possession of stolenproperty, seven undocumented persons, onefraud, two for possession of marijuana, two fordealing in liquor, one for drunken driving.

Disruptive crime at the eMatsheni Beer Hall.

One illegal liquor outlet closed down.

Recoveries:25 bottles of liquor, 20 crates of beer and 30

empty crates, seven bags of marijuana.

Alexandra Road (12)

Combined arrestsOne grievous bodily harm, one assault common,10 undocumented persons, 36 Road TrafficAuthority summonses, two Road Traffic Authoritywarrants.

Recoveries:29 litres of liquor

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BUSINESSES Fighting Crime(BFC), an initiative formed tohelp get the city safer for the

public,havejoinedforceswiththenon-governmental organization sector toaddress the issue of street childrensniffing glue.

Sally Mann, director of Youth ForChrist (YFC), said that the NGO sectorhave met with BFC twice and haveidentifiedpeoplelivingonthestreetsasan issue that needs to be addressed.

“BFC identified street ‘children’ asaproblemintheCBD,havingpickedupthe issue from the Safe City camera’s,”said Mann.

SheaddedthatatthelastPietermar-itzburg Chambers of Business NGOforummeeting, they identifiedasmall-er groupofpeoplewhowill bemeetingon 30 June to put together a plan ofaction and communicate with BFC attheir next meeting.

“They [BFC] have committed to

partner with us in trying to increaseour intervention with the children onthestreets.YFC,asoneof the few, ifnotthe only organisation working withstreet children in the CBD at themoment, will be very involved in theplanandhopefully in thestrategyto tryand offer alternatives to the childrenliving on the streets,” said Mann.

Some of the organizations partner-ing for this initiative are YFC, ProjectGateway, the Department of SocialDevelopment, Msunduzi Municipalityand the Community Chest.

Director Michael Deegan of theCommunity Chest said that gluesniffing is a problem in parts of Africa,especially with street children.

“Three of the most widely abusedinhalants are the Dendrite brand andother forms of contact adhesives andrubber cements,” he said.

Deegan added that the UnitedNations Office on Drugs and Crimereportedthatgluesniffing isat thecoreof“streetculture”,andthat themajori-ty of street children are habitual

solvent users. Research conductedfound that glue sniffingamongst streetchildren was primarily functional indullingthesensesagainstthehardshipof life on the street, but it alsoprovideda link to the support structure of the‘street family’ as a potent symbol ofshared experience.

Mannemphasizedhoweverthatthemost important thing tonote is that theNGOsector recognise that thechildrencannot just be removed from thestreets.

“The underlying issues need to beaddressed, so that there is an alterna-tivetoaddresstheneedsthatleadtothechildrenbeingonthestreets.Theotherissue that has been identified is that alot of the children that we are talkingabout are over 18, so are technicallynot children anymore, but are prod-ucts of life on the street,” she said.

TheStreetKidsForum,which is thesubcommittee formed from the PCBNGO forum, will hold its first meetingnext week where a plan of action willbe drawn up.

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FEVERNQOBILE MTOLO>>[email protected]

THE biggest library ever to be built ina KZN township is about to beconstructed at the Imbali townshipnear Sinamuva Primary School, at thecorner of FJ Sithole and Thwala Road.

The library will be built on thevacant land which is just oppositeImbalenhle Clinic.

This is part of the Department ofArts and Culture and National Councilfor Library and Information Servicesplans to transform libraries in SouthAfrica.

Both are of the view that the apart­heid regime painted libraries asinformation stations which served theinformational and leisure readinghabits of a privileged white middle­class. Both parties want to transformthis stereotype.

They have also noted that there aremany resource and service deliverydisparities which have emerged afterthe dawn of democracy, with one of

them being the increased fees to uselibrary services which hits poorcitizens hard.

The talks of building a library inImbali started in 2007.

The amount allocated for theproject is R40 million.

The library will encompass alllibrary sections such as children’s andadult lending, children’s and adultreference, periodicals, internet café,auditorium and storytelling facilities.Addressing the Executive Committee(Exco) members, the Msunduzimunicipal manager Mxolisi Nkosi said:“This is set to change the landscape ofthe Imbali area. This is the biggestlibrary that we will have in KZN, builtin a township funded by the Depart­ment of Arts and Culture.”

Nkosi said that the site has beenvisited by management and the townplanning unit has assured that the landbelongs to the municipality.

Public libraryfor Imbalitownship

PHOTO: FILEResearch conducted found that glue sniffing amongst street children was primarily functional in dulling the sensesagainst the hardship of street life.

The United NationsOffice on Drugs and

Crime reported that gluesniffing is at the core

of “street culture”,and that the major­ity of streetchildren are habitu­al solvent users, asseen by this child

from thePhilippines.

PHOTO: SUPPLIED

BFC street ‘kids’ initiativeThe United NationsOffice on Drugs and

Crime reported that gluesniffing is at the core

of “street culture”,and that the major­ity of streetchildren are habitu­al solvent users, asseen by this child

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when it comes to delivering powerfulnews content. This is reinforced byCompass24 researchwhichshowsthat64%ofMaritzburgFeverreadersfeel that community news is dealtwith well by the paper,” said generalmanager, Neil Tapinos.

Mtolo was delighted with theaccolade.

“I am honoured to have beenselected. I am happy to havewon onbehalf of Maritzburg Fever and theKZN Fever team,” she said.

strong portfolio stood outfrom the competition byreflecting top notch jour-nalism which covered allaspects of what makes anexcellent story.

“The winning portfolioincludes a strong selectionof consumerism storiesrelevant to all SouthAfricans, but given astrong local interest - fromtheeffect ofpetrolhikesontaxi fares in Maritzburg tothe cost of leaking watermains and the use ofdangerous skin lighteningcreams. Nqobile’s was astrong entry that wasenhanced by excellent,clean layout and the effec-tive use of infographicsand sidebars,” said veter-an Afrikaans newsreaderRiaan Cruywagen,summing up the judges’decision.

Media24 KZN Localnews general manager,Neil Tapinos, said Mtolo’sachievementisproofofher“amazing talent and eyefor good stories.”

“Media24 KZN LocalNewsisabsolutelydelight-ed by the strong presenta-tion we had at this year’sLegends Awards. The factthat Nqobile won overother strong journalistsfrom around the countrypoints to the fact that ourMaritzburg local papersare right on the button

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IT comes as little surprise that Msunduzi’sANC mayor, Chris Ndlela, and speaker BabuBaijoo continue to display an arrogantattitude towards DA ward councillors(Maritzburg Fever, 18 June 2014).

This ugly issue also surfaced last year.At the time it was part of the ANC’s pre­elec­tion ploy. At that stage the following factsregarding this prejudicial conduct were

omitted:The DA held meetings with the office of

the speaker, which failed to keep any properrecords. There were petitions sent to thespeaker’s office against ANC councillors, yetnothing ever happened. Public meetingsheld in DA wards were disrupted by ill­disciplinedANCcadresorbycouncilofficials’failure to attend.

The ANC is now defending its poorservice delivery to Msunduzi residents bymisleading the public and blaming the DA.The criticism of DA councillors by the mayorrelates to complaints that residents of ANC

wardsareraising.Theseincludepre­electionpromises of free electricity, food vouchers,jobs and the cancelling of arrear accounts.Of course this has failed to materialize andnow residents are striking, barricading roadsand rioting in the northern areas.

The mayor must be reminded that theDA wards in this area were retained with anincrease in majority support in spite of theANC’s underhand tactics.

The ANC must accept responsibility forits failure to deliver and stop blaming the DA

MERGAN K CHETTY, MPDemocratic Alliance

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ATIME for spiritual nourishment andself­introspection, Ramadaanheralds a classic opportunity to draw

closer to the Almighty and to bask in themany blessings that accompany the month.

Commitments ranging from therecitation and study of the Quran, toincreased charity and regular prayer attend­ance are commonly made to reap therewards of the fasting months.

Before a marathon runner competes inthe Olympics, he undergoes years of intensetraining, both physical and mental. He mustmaintain a healthy diet and exercise tomake sure his body is fit. He must also

become mentally prepared to ward off allsense of fatigue and failure during the race.After every practice, his sport becomeseasier to him until he is ready to compete.

Similarly, our Lord has given usRamadaan as a month of training. Unlikethe runner, our training is three fold ­physical, mental and spiritual.

Ramadaan trains us for life which is ourmeans to paradise. In Arabic, the wordRamadaan means scorching and burning.

The name highlights the intensity of thetraining single, according to scholars, wephysically and mentally scorch and burn oursins and faults.

Ramadaan’sthreedimensionaltraining

By the end of themonth, if our intentionswere pure, we havebathed ourselves in apool of spirituality.

Most people thinkfirst of the physicalaspect of fasting, whichfor Muslims is a founda­tion for the mental andspiritual benefits hungerand thirst physicallyremind us of Allah’sBlessing, which beforethe fast, we had thetendency to take forgranted.

Fasting also providesus with numerous healthbenefits. The prophetMuhammed (P.B.U.H)said “the son of Adamwill never fill a containerwith something worsethan his stomach.”

And when we deprivethe stomach of food anddrink from dawn, weimprove our digestionand blood pressure.

The acts of physicalrestraint duringRamadaan improve ourself control for the rest ofthe year. We must notresume eating glutton­ously and wastefully.

Mental restraint isespecially importantnow when Islam is beingmaligned and we mustrespond with that whichis better. Patience andmercy are among thevirtues we strengthenduring Ramadaan. TheHeightened spiritualconsciousness that wegain during Ramadaanameliorates our life to athree dimensional level.

In Ramadaan, thisspirituality is moreconscious, deliberateand intense.

Hopefully, the firstfast of Ramadaan com­mences on 29 June 2014.

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THE Eastwood Community Forum (ECF)is thrilled that robots are currentlybeinginstalled at the accident prone intersec-

tion of Bishopstowe and Staling Road.Maritzburg Fever visited the intersection

recentlyandthereweretwoelectriciansonsite.The robots are expected to beworking by nextmonth.

AccordingtoECFchairpersonFredWagner,the intersection has claimed many lives overthe years.

“We are very happy that the robots have

been put up after so many injuries and deathsat this intersection. Although it has taken theMsunduziMunicipality10yearstoaddressthisissue, we are very grateful.

“There are a lot of pupils who cross thisintersectionandtherobotswillensurethesafe-ty of pedestrians and drivers,” said Wagner.

Last year, the municipality prioritized theinstallation of traffic signals at four intersec-tions before the end of June 2014.

Thisproject receivedabudget ofR1million.The four intersections are Archie Gumede/

Reggie Hadebe/ Gladys Manzi Road, French/Barnsley Road, Mysore/Bombay intersectionand Bishopstowe/Starling.

PHOTO:NQOBILE MTOLOTraffic lights are busy being installed at the intersection of Bishopstowe and Staling Road inEastwood.

Installing traffic lights in Eastwood

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NQOBILE MTOLO>>[email protected]

FOLLOWING a call from the Auditor­General (AG)that the Msunduzi Municipality needs to achieve100% of all its meter readings which are free fromestimations, the municipality is slowly movingtowards the targeted percentage with currently only12% estimated readings in water and electricity.

Meter reading has improved from 60% last yearJuly to 88% this May.

Addressing the Executive Committee (Exco)meeting, Msunduzi municipal manager Mxolisi Nkosisaid that the municipality must strive to get 100%in its meter readings, as this was an item which causedthe municipality to obtain a qualified report from theAG for the previous financial year.

“This is a topical issue because it was the onlyreason that we received a qualification in the previousfinancial year. In the process, we have identified somediscrepancies and it has resulted in the suspension ofcertain officials which were linked to this department.

Investigations and disciplinary procedures areproceeding,” said Nkosi.

Following the AG’s report, the municipality formeda task team which consists of 12 members. The taskteam meets every Friday to review and tackle themeter reading saga. In 2012, the municipality appoint­ed 154 meter readers internally. It came before Excolast year that some of the challenges faced by themeter readers in getting precise meter readingsincluded meters which are buried underground,meters which could not be located, meters coveredwith mud and soil, damaged meters and removedmeters.

In 2013 there were 11843 water meters and 8790electricity meters that have been estimated for thepast four to five years.

Municipal CFO Nelisiwe Ngcobo said that themunicipality has taken the decision to appoint 12more experienced meter readers who will be doingquality checks.

Ngcobo said that the municipality will seek helpfrom eThekwini Municipality to assist with training.

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THE newly revamped Hilton Village Centreoffers local residents a choice of shoppingexperiences ­ from food to antiques the centre

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KwikSpar, however this anchor tenant changed toan independent supermarket store. Following thismove, the foot traffic at the centre declined,whichcaused other businesses, which made up the centre,to close down. The pharmacist and a few othersmaller tenants were forced to relocate due to thedecrease in customers.

However, with a take over in ownership,management believes that new offerings will beginto attract Hilton residents back to the centre, andtransform it into the lively and active shoppingexperience that it once was.

The owners of the centre believe that the new,smaller KwikSpar will offer shoppers a quick, wellpresented convenient solution.

The balance of the old space has been re­workedto offer a number of smaller 40m2 to 60m2 stores.

The type of tenants being targeted for thesmallerstoresarebusiness’sthatofferuniquegoodsand services that will fit in with the look and feelof the Village Centre.

Some of the new tenants include RosewoodAntiques, Huddies Book Shop, Artisan Restaurant,Wakefields Estate Agents, Tops Bottle Store andKwikSpar. Existing tenants are Steers, ArrowProperties, Postnet and Digit.

The community is invited to a cheese andwine evening to launch the Village Centre on26 June at 6pm.

PHOTO:FRANCOKRUGERHiltonVillageCentre hasbeenrevampedofferingcustomersmuch morethan before.

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PHOTO: FRANCO KRUGERThe agents at Arrow Properties (from left) Lisa Andrew, Octavia Ndlova,Mark Buys and principal Pam Buys.

TALKING TOURISMDUMISANI MHLONGO: DIRECTOR OF THE MSUNDUZI PIETERMARITZBURG TOURISM ASSOCIATION

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IT is time toreflectonsuccessesof thetourism industry in thepast20years.

According to President JacobZuma’s State of the Nation address,“The tourism industry has growndramatically. In 1993, South Africareceived amere threemillion foreignvisitors. By 2012, the figure hadgrown to 13 million visitors.”

According to South AfricanTourism, the industry has grownsignificantly over the past 20 years,with visitor growth outstripping theglobal average.

However,notenoughisbeingdone

tomarketthecountryinternationally.The findings by Grant Thornton,

basedondatasince1994andformingpartofthe20YearsofTourismreport,confirmed this.

“We’ve done exceptionally well ina number of areas and since democ-racy, we’ve really opened up as aninternational tourist destination in abigway,” saidGillian Saunders, headof advisory services at GrantThornton Johannesburg and GlobalLeader: Hospitality and Tourism forGrant Thornton International.

Growth in the tourism sector overthe last two decades includes hotelsmorethandoubling from726in1994to over 1 500; casinos growing from17 often small semi-rural establish-ments to 38 large mega-complexes;thetotalcar-hirefleetincreasingfrom25000 to65000; and luxury coachesfrom 340 to 720. The number ofinternational airlines flying to SouthAfricaalsogrew, from21to76duringthe period.

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In 2012, the National Departmentof Tourism (NDT) together withprovinces,identifiedlackofuniformi-ty across spheres of governmentwhen it comes to tourismprogrammes.

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Two major players - local govern-ment and Community TourismOrganisations (CTO) have an impor-tant role toplay in the transformationof the tourism industry and the KZNCTO strategy speaks to this question.

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Winter ideas for your garden>> There is still time to plant vegetables, herbs and flower seedlings that prefer the cooler winter temperatures

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PietermaritzburgJazz Festival>> The line up will include international, national and local artists

NICOLE JOHN>>[email protected]

THE first Pietermaritzburg Jazz Festival,organized by Starlight Promotions, willbe takingplaceon2Augustat theGolden

Horse Casino.At the recent launch, Brian Zuma one of

Starlight Promotions directors, said that thefestival will be coming to Pietermaritzburg toput the city on the map in terms of musicalfestivals which other cities already have.

He said that although the city has longstanding events which have been held heresuccessfully over the years, a music festival isan area where PMB falls short.

In order to address this,many stakeholdershave come on board, including the MsunduziMunicipality,TsogoSunandtheDepartmentofArtsandCulture, tobring the inaugural festivaltogether.

“Conspicuous by its absence is a signature

music event to set the city alight. Durban hastheHazelmereMusicShow,SouthCoasthastheUgu Jazz Festival. It has been proven whateconomic and tourism benefits these eventshave for their respective cities. Pietermaritz-burg needed to close this gap,” said Zuma.

The line up will include international,national and local artists, offering the public achoice of musical entertainment.

Included in the line up is American RnBcrooner, Chris Walker, Letta Mbulu andCaiphusSemenya,Mafikizolo,Lira,NaimaKayand maskandi legend Phuzekhemisi, to namea few.

“One of our aims is to make PMB the city ofchoice, second to none. We need a signatureevent like this one to help us get there,” saidThobeka Mafumbatha at the launch.

Tickets for the event are available atComputicket. Prices range fromR200 pre-saleto R1000 for VIPS. On the day, tickets will costR250 for general access.

PHOTO:JONATHAN BURTONPictured at the launch are (back from left) Xolani Mnguni (Edward Snell), Kas Naidoo (ABI),Sbonga Shelembe (The Witness) with (front, from left) ) Thobeka Mafumbatha (MsunduziMunicipality), Maureen Kivits (Golden Horse), Darryl Topper (Audi Centre Pietermaritzburg) andNathi Mthombeni (SAB).

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDThe annual Aloe Festival, hosted by the Lower Mpushini Valley Conservancy, will be takingplace on 5 and 6 July. Although the niche market is gardeners and lovers of wilderness andwildlife, parents are encouraged to bring their children to experience nature. Venues will beopen from 9am and 4pm. Tickets to visit all the venues for the duration of the weekend areR30 for adults. Children under 12 are free. All funds go towards conservation projects. Formore information or directions, contact Darlene Bond at 082 933 5036.

Annual aloe festival next weekend

This year, 16 local charitiessupported by the Community Chestwere selected to benefit from theGolden Horse Sprint Day. In each ofthe races, there was a designatedhorse running for one of thecharities. Zizameleni Action Groupfor the disabled won a cash prize ofR20 000 when their horse,“Normanz”, won the main race. Theother 15 charities received R3 000each, courtesy of Gold Circle Racing.Pictured at the handover toZizameleni Action Group for theDisabled at the beginning of Juneare (from left) Thoka Ngcobo,Michael Deegan (Community Chestdirector), Sizakele Shezi and LundeloNdlovu.PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Attention all rural schools/schoolswithEnglish as a second language

Rural/previously disadvantaged schools are invited to enter their top two(2) English spellers fromGrade 10 and Grade 11 (one from each grade) into

the KZN Premier Spelling BeeMaritzburg regional event, to be held inAugust 2014 (Date and venue to be confirmed, keep reading your local

newspaper to find out the details!)

Words to be learnt for theMaritzburg Spelling Beewill be published in the 20 June 2014 edition of the

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Schools EnterpriseChallenge launched>> The aim is to stimulate innovative thinking and encouraging economic participation

THE KwaZulu-Natal pilot forthe Schools EnterpriseChallenge has been

launched in 60 schools in theprovince.

The challenge is part of anoverall mission to stimulateentrepreneurship and teach the

youth the right financial habits tobecome aware of how financeworks in a modern world.

Through the partnership withThe Saville Foundation, TheKwaZulu-NatalFinancialLiteracyAssociation and Business World,the competition was born.

The aim of the pilot is tostimulate financial education inGrade11 students through settingupsmall,studentlead,sustainablebusinesseswithin the schools thatgenerate income, as well asprovide practical learningexperienceswhereitpaystolearn.

The competition is designed tocomplement the South Africancurriculum through stimulatinginnovative thinking andencouraging economicparticipation and self-empowermentofchildrenfromanearly age.

PHOTO:SUPPLIEDPictured at the Business World Schools Challenge are pupils (back from left) Virusan Naidoo, Sakhile Msweli, Siyanda Shange, Nqabisa Taliwe,Bongeka Sibiya, Thobeka Ngcobo, Lindani Dlamini, Zandile Makhaye, Anele Mtembu and Lunisani Makhathini with stakeholder representatives(front from left) Dashen Pather, Niki Raw, Artwekk Hlengwa, Stacey Francis, Bamary Schalkwyk and Themba Mathe.

Carter High pupil, Adam Butler, has been selected to represent,not only Pietermaritzburg, but also KwaZulu­Natal at theProvincial Schools Debating League competition. The event willbe held from 27 to 30 June at St Mary’s in Kloof. Butler willcompete against other scholars from various schools in theregion for a spot at nationals, which will take place at thebeginning of the December holidays in Cape Town this year.PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Carter KZN debating rep

With reference to the Carter HighSchool and KFC ADD HOPEpicture in the Maritzburg Feverdated18June,Carterhighheadofsport IsmailKajeewas incorrectlyidentified as the headmaster, Theerror is regretted.

Carter Highschoolcorrection

A number of Cordwalles Preparatory School Grade seven boyshave been awarded scholarships to high school for 2015 (back,from left) Hamish Henderson ­ Major Open (Michaelhouse),Matthew Barrett ­ Exhibition (Hilton College), Guy Daugherty ­Sports Exhibition (Michaelhouse), Cameron Coley ­ MinorAcademic (Hilton College), Jason Lazarov ­ Academic (St CharlesCollege) (front, from left) Nkosinathi Nsuntsha ­ Sport(Maritzburg College), Jacques van der Walt (Maritzburg College)and Hayden Hankinson ­ Cordwalles Closed (Maritzburg College).

PHOTO: SUPPLIED

School scholarships forCordwalles pupils

Laddsworth Primary School had a number of boys andgirls awarded scholarships to the following high schoolsfor 2015 (from left) Scott Butler ­ All­rounder Scholar­ship to Maritzburg College, Lilla Gopp ­ LaddsworthClosed Scholarship to The Wykeham Collegiate, BroganTedder ­ Laddsworth Closed Scholarship to MaritzburgCollege, headmaster Gavin Lambooy, Leah Kriel ­ SportsScholarship to St Anne's College, Siobhan Forbes­Wilkinson ­ Laddsworth Closed Scholarship to St Anne'sCollege and Kirsty Lowe ­ Laddsworth ClosedScholarship to Epworth.

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Laddsworthscholarship winners

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDSt John’s D.S.G offers its Grade six girls anannual exchange programme with St Piran’sSchool, Maidenhead in England. This year,these four girls were lucky enough to beinvolved (from left) Brianna Zartmann, EmmiWood, Michelle Eglington and JosephineBurczak.

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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDCaroline Coolbear, a Grade six pupil at TheWykeham Collegiate, won the Gold TicketReading competition held in celebration ofWorld Book Day.

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Notice is given in terms of Section 54 of Government Notice (GN) No. R.543 in Government Gazette No. 33306 (18 June2010) and 24 J of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No.107 of 1998), as amended [NEMA], that theMsunduzi Local Municipality proposes to construct the Msunduzi IRPTN (comprising of roads, two terminal stations (atEdendale and at Raisethorpe), approximately 9 bus/trunk stations, approximately 9 depot sites, feeder drop-off and precinctturn-around facility, associated and supporting infrastructure) in order to provide an easily accessible, reliable and affordablepublic transport network. The trunk corridor (approximately 14.4km in length) will extend from Georgetown in the south,via the CBD to Raisethorpe in the north and will operate as Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) in a dedicated median Right of Way(ROW) through Pietermaritzburg. The fleet used in the design of the IRPTN consists of articulated buses, rigid buses,midibuses and minibus-taxis. Nine depot sites for varying purposes, such as refuelling, wash bays, repairs and maintenanceto buses are proposed at various locations within the study area as follows:

Depot Site GPS Point at Centre of SiteDepot Site 1: South East Pietermaritzburg (Faxhill) 29º39’15.54”S and 30º22’41.68”E

Depot Site 2: Dales Park 29º39’28.65”S and 30º21’43.49”E

Depot Site 3: Masons Mill 29º38’15.18”S and 30º21’02.70”E

Depot Site 4: Edendale West 29º39’20.32”S and 30º17’47.18”E

Depot Site 5: Edendale East 29º40’14.23”S and 30º21’20.79”E

Depot Site 6: Vulindlela West (R617) 29º39’02.49”S and 30º06’38.97”E

Depot Site 7: Vulindlela East (Taylor’s Halt) 29º40’24.97”S and 30º11’36.79”E

Depot Site 8: North East Pietermaritzburg (Willowton) 29º35’54.06”S and 30º24’48.52”E

Depot Site 9: Raisethorpe (Northdale) 29º33’39.24”S and 30º24’35.43”EIn terms of Government Notice No. 543 of NEMA, read with Government Notice No. 544 (Listing Notice No. 1: Activities 9,11, 12, 13, 18, 22, 24, 37, 39, 40, 47 and 56), Government Notice No. 545 (Listing No. 2: Activity 3 and 15), and Govern-ment Notice No. 546 (Listing Notice No. 3: Activity 3, 4, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19 , 24 and 26) of NEMA a Scoping and Environ-mental Impact Reporting Process is required in order to obtain Environmental Authorisation (EA) from the KwaZulu-NatalDepartment of Agriculture and Environmental Affairs (KZN DAEA) for the above project.In terms of Section 21 (c) and (i) of the National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998) the proposed Msunduzi IRPTN pro-ject may also require a Water Use Licence for impeding or diverting the flow of water in a watercourse; and altering the beds,banks, course or characteristics of a watercourse.Kindly note that a Public Meeting will be held on Wednesday, 30 July 2014 at the Georgetown Hall at 17h30 and on Thurs-day, 31 July 2014 at 17h30 at the Civic Hall in Raisethorpe, to present the Draft Scoping Report.The Draft Scoping Report for the abovementioned project is available for public review and comment from 27 June 2014 to06 August 2014 on SEF’s website (www.sefsa.co.za) and at the following public venues:

Name of library and address TelephoneGeorgetown Library, 490354 Scott Street, Edendale 3217 033 399 3641

Bessie Head Library, 260 Church Street, Pietermaritzburg 3200 033 392 2683

Northdale Library, 771 Bombay Road, Pietermaritzburg 3201 033 392 3729Interested and/or affected parties who wish to participate by contributing comments, or who would like to obtain moreinformation, should please contact Ms Natasha Lalie at Strategic Environmental Focus at:PO Box 227, Pavilion, 3611Tel 031 266 1277Fax 031 266 6880Email: [email protected] or before Wednesday, 06 August 2014

THE MSUNDUZI MUNICIPALITY TOWN PLANNING SCHEME SPECIAL CONSENTAPPLICATION AND PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT INVITATION TO COMMENT

The Msunduzi Municipality has received an application in terms of section 67 bis (2) of the Town Planning Ordnance(Act No. 27 of 1949)) to establish a Shopping Centre and application for the deletion of the restrictive conditions ascreated in the (Deed of Transfer No. 15834/1965) in terms of Chapter 6 of The Planning and Development Act, 2008(Act No. 6 of 2008) in respect of Erf 3066 Pietermaritzburg, being 14 Manchester Road: Rosedale.A copy of the application is available for inspection during office hours (08h00 and 16h00) at the Corporate AssetManagement Public Enquiry Counter, 5th Floor, Professor Nyembezi Building, 341 Church Street, Pietermaritzburg.Comments on the application may be submitted to the Town Planning Administrator; Msunduzi Municipality (Tel033 392 2180), by e-mail (Ziphelele. [email protected]), hand delivered to (Municipal offices, 5th floor341 Church Street, Professor Nyembezi Building) or post (Private Bag X 1393, Pietermaritzburg, 3200) by28 July 2014.The Msunduzi Municipality may refuse to accept comments submitted after the closing date 28 July 2014People who failed to lodge comments by the closing date will not have the right to appeal against the decision of theMunicipality.Mr M.A. Nkosi, MUNICIPAL MANAGERCity Hall, Pietermaritzburg

UHLELO LOKUHLELWA KWEDOLOBHA KWAMASIPAL WASE MSUNDUZI ISICELOSEMVUME ESIYISIPESHELI NESOMTHETHO WOKU HLELWA KWENTUTHUKO

ISIMEMO SOKUNIKEZELA NGEMIBONOUMasipala waseMsunduzi uthole isicelo ngokweSimiso sesiGaba 67 bis(2) soMthetho weTown Planning Ordinance(Act No.27 of 1949) ukusungula iShopping Centre nesicelo sokususa imigomo ebekiwe kwi (tayitela eliwunamba15834/1965) ngokweSimiso esiku Chapter 6 we Planning and Development Act, 2008 (Act No. 6 of 2008) kwiSiza eiwuErf 3066 Pietermaritzburg, ku 14 Manchester Road: Rosedale.Incwadi yesicelo iyatholakala ukuze uyihlaziye, phakathi kwezikhathi zokusebenza (08h00 - 16h00) ehhovisi le CorporateAsset Management efasiteleni lemibuzo, 5th Floor, Professor Nyembezi Centre, 341 Church Street, Pietermaritzburg.Imibono mayelana nesicelo ingethulwa kwiTown Planning Administrator yakwaMasipala waseMsunduzi ngocingo (033392 2180), nge e-mail ([email protected]), ngesikhahlamezi (033 392 2576), yethulwe ngesandlaemahhovisi noma iposelwe ku (Private Bag X 1393, Pietermaritzburg, 3200) ungakashayi umhlaka 28 July 2014.UMasipala waseMsunduzi angeke uyamukela imibono efika emuva kwesikhathi sokuvalwa esinqunyiwe 28 July 2014Abantu abahlulekile ukuveza imibono yabo ngesikhathi ngeke bakwazi ukuphikisana nesinqumo sikaMasipala.Mr M.A. Nkosi, MUNICIPAL MANAGERCity Hall, Pietermaritzburg

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TOWN PLANNINGSCHMEME SPECIAL

CONSENT APPLICATIONNotice is hereby given interms of Section 67 bis (2)of the Town PlanningOrdinance (Ordinance no.27 of 1949, as amended)that it is the intention ofThe Msunduzi Municipalityto consider and applicationfor permission to:E s t a b l i s h a " F u n e r a lParlour" in respect of thissite, being: Portion 6 (of 5)of Erf 2510 Pietermaritz­burg, 9 Wilson Street,CentralA copy of the application isavailable for inspectionduring office hours (08:00a n d 1 6 : 0 0 ) a t t h eC o r p o r a t e A s s e tM a n a g e m e n t P u b l i cEnquiry Counter, 5th Floor,P r o f e s s o r N y e m b e z iCentre, 341 Church Street,Pietermaritzburg.Interested parties maylodge written objectionsa n d r e p r e s e n t a t i o n srelating thereto with theM s u n d u z i M u n i c i p a l i t yT o w n P l a n n i n gAdministrator, at 5th Floor,P r o f e s s o r N y e m b e z iCentre, 341 Chuch Street,Pietermaritzburg (P.O. Box1393, Pietermaritzburg,3200, Tel: 033 392 2180,[email protected]) on or before 28July 2014.Any party who fails tolodge written objectionsand represantations andresponce to this notice bythe aforementioned dateshall be precluded fromfurther participating in theprocess with regard to theapplication.— M r. M . A N ko s i ,Municipal Manager, CityHall, Pietermaritzburg.­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

UHLELO LOKUHLELWAKWEDOLOBHA

KWAMASIPALAWASE MSUNDUZI

I s a z i s o s i y a n i k e z w angesiGaba 67 bis (2)sukuHlelwa kweDolobhaseSimiso (iSimiso No. 27sika 1949, ngokuguqulwa)ngokuthi kuyinhloso yoMasipala wase Msunduziu k w a m u k e l a i s i c e l os o k u v u m e l a i n d a w o" Y a m a k h a z an o k u n gc wa b a " e ya z wango Portion 6 (ka 5) Erf2510 Pietermaritzburg, 9Wilson Street, Edolobheni.I k h o p h i y e s i c e l on e m i n i n i n g w a n ea n g a b o n w a e H h o v i s ikusukela ngo (08:00 kuyaku 16:00) ngesikhathis o k u s e b e n z a k w aC o r p o r a t e A s s e tM a n a g e m e n t k w iKhawunta lapho kubuzakhona umphakathi kwiFloor yesihlanu kwi Senta iProfesor Nyembezi, 341Church Street, Pieterma­ritzburg.Abanezikhalo bangafakaizikhalo nokungabamelaokuqondene nalokhu kwiM s u n d u z i M u n i c i p a l i t yT o w n P l a n n i n gA d m i n i s t r a t i o n(Development Services)kwi Floor yesihlanu kwiS e n t a i P r o f e s s o rNyembezi 341, ChurchStreet, Pietermaritzburg,3201 ngaphambi kuka 26F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 4 , T e l :0 3 3 3 9 2 2 1 8 0 , E m a i l :[email protected] imuphi ohlulekaukufaka isikhalo sakhee s i b h a l i w e n o k u m e l wangokuphendula lesazisongosuku olushiwo ngenhlangeke aphinde avunyelweu k u z i m b a n d a k a n y an o k u q h u b a u k w e n z i w akwesicelo.— M n u . M . A N k o s i ,I m e n e n j a y e D o l o b h a ,e H o l o l e D o l o b h a ,eMgungundlovu.

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Bid won for Para-cycling>> Pietermaritzburg chosen to host another international sport event

THE City of Choice has been wonthe bid to host the 2016 UCIPara-cycling Track World

Championships.

In an effort to grow cyclinginternationally, the UCI’s strategy willseearenewedfocus ingrowingcyclingin all its forms across the world, and

rests in four core principles:development, internationalization,ethics and excellence.

“We are grateful for anotheropportunity to market Pietermaritz-burg to the international community,cementing our position as aninternational city”, said DumisaniMhlongo, director of the MsunduziPietermaritzburg TourismAssociation (MPTA).

Most riders in the para-cyclingcategories will be coming to SouthAfrica for the first time.

MPTA will be focusing on ensuringthat all products and services neededto host tourists will be ready and willbe working closely with the tourismfacilities to assess and recommendadjustments where necessary.

Alec Lenferna of Real EventsManagement, who are the eventdirectors, have also announced thatthere will be improvements made tothe Alexander Park cycling trackbetweennowand2016, to ensure thatthe track conditions exceeds expecta-tions.

“These improvements will benefitPietermaritzburg because of thelegacy that is created by hosting theseevents, and the improved facilitieswhich will be left behind for the localsto use,” she said.

PHOTO: JONATHAN BURTONPictured are (from left) Brett Berriman (PMB Cycling Committee), DumisaniMhlongo (MPTA) and Alec Lenferna (event director).

A COLD crisp morning greetedrunners as they arrived at MaweniTrail Centre on the Table Mountainroad for the first event in the TalbotTrail Run Series recently.

The sponsors were afraid thefrigid temperatures might keep therunnersatbay,but thecrowdswelledand the atmosphere warmed asrunners’ sippedwarmteaandcoffee.A slight delay in the start grew theanticipation of the trail to come andsoon the runners were off, all 350 ofthem in one mass start, the coldmorning completely forgotten.

The trails at Maweni have beenpurpose built, offering flowing andbouncy single track on both theshorter 7km and longer 14kmcourses.

Often running seems effortless as

the track sucks you in and keeps youthinking where to place your nextfoot.

Theviews into theUmngeniValleyare spectacular giving a strong feel ofbeing in thewilderness.Thesetting isapt, with the Duzi-UmngeniConservation Trust being the charitybenefactor of the series of events.

Small cash prizes are awarded tothe winning men and ladies of bothcourses, but its the lucky drawprizesthat most of the field enjoy at theTalbot Trail Run Series.

The most sought after prize isalwaystheBrookstrailshoevouchershandedoutbyJustinHandofDurbanRunner. Good music, hot coffee andcroissants kept many runnerschatting at the finish until after theprize giving.

PHOTO: SUPPLIEDOwen Bengo (L) and Clint Ouzman on a crisp winters morning at the startof the Talbot Trail Run Series.

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NQOBILE MTOLO>>[email protected]

PIETERMARITZBURG will hostthe 2014 Special Olympics from 8to 11 July.

The event will showcase theachievements of the athletes anddraw a national team that willrepresent South Africa at theWorld Summer Games in LosAngeles, USA, in July next year.

The Olympics will have fivesport codes which includeathletics, aquatics, Bocce, Futsaland table tennis.

The event will be attended by550 athletes with intellectualdisabilities, 81 coaches and 73officials from all nine provinces.

Special Olympics South Africawrote to themunicipality request-

ing that they fund theopeningandclosing ceremonies, and that themunicipality allows all partici-pants to use the five municipalproperties for the games.

The venues in Pietermaritz-burgwhichhavebeen earmarkedforhostingthefivesportcodesare:swimmingwill be accommodatedat the JG Joliffe swimming pool,table tennis will be played atEddels inWillowton,Futsalwillbeat Hilton College, Bocce will behosted at the Sunfield homes andathleticswill beaccommodatedatthe Chatsworth Stadium.

Msunduzi Mayor Chris Ndlelaurged all Executive Committee(Exco) members to attend thefunction.

“These are some of thevulnerable groups who willobviously, for genuine reasons,complain that we are not givingthem full attention or that we giveattention to the better-abledcitizens of our country.

“This is a great initiative,” saidNdlela.

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PHOTO: SUPPLIEDThe traditional derby between CarterHigh School and Hillcrest HighSchool took place recently. Theevent, which dates back 15 years,includes a variety of sports catego­ries such as rugby, soccer, netballand hockey. Both schools showedgreat sportsmanship and dedicationto their schools. Carter High narrow­ly missed victory to Hillcrest bythree points. Pictured are rugbyplayers Mpumelelo Jili (L) andSheydon Van Der Byl.

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NICOLE JOHN>>[email protected]

THE newly revamped HiltonVillage Centre offers localresidents a choice of shopping

experiences ­ from food to antiquesthe centre has it all.

The old centre was originallyhome to an 800m2 Kwik Spar,however this anchor tenant changedto an independent supermarketstore.

Following the closure of theanchor tenant, the foot traffic at thecentre declined, which caused otherbusinesses, which made up thecentre, to close down.

The pharmacist and a few othersmaller tenants were forced torelocate due to the decrease incustomers.

However, with a take over inownership, management believesthat new offerings will begin toattract Hilton residents back to thecentre, and transform it into thelively and active shoppingexperience that it once was.

The owners of the centre believethat the new, smaller Kwik Spar willoffer shoppers a quick, wellpresented convenient solution.

The balance of the old space hasbeen re­worked to offer a number ofsmaller 40m2 to 60m2 stores.

The type of tenants beingtargeted for the smaller stores arebusiness’s that offer unique goodsand services that will fit in with thelook and feel of the Village Centre.

Some of the new tenants includeRosewood Antiques, Huddies BookShop, Artisan Restaurant,Wakefields Estate Agents, TopsBottle Store and Quick Spar.

Existing tenants are Steers, ArrowProperties, Postnet and Digit.

New look for Hilton Village>> A choice of shopping experiences ­ the revamped Hilton Village Centre has something for everyone

PHOTO: FRANCO KRUGERThe agents at Arrow Properties (from left) Lisa Andrew, Octavia Ndlova, Mark Buysand principal Pam Buys.

PHOTO: FRANCO KRUGERPictured at the Artisan Restaurant are (from left) Keylee Esterhuizen, Meghan Coslett, Paul Eaton and Ashleigh Rigby.

PHOTO: FRANCO KRUGERPictured are the Postnet staff at the Hilton Village Centre(from left) Sebastian Sokhela, Angelina de Wet andThembelihle Nene.

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Steers Hilton Shop 10 • Hilton Village Centre • Hilton Avenue, HiltonTel: 033 343 2942

Rosewood Antiques has opened a new branch atHilton Village Centre. We are now even closer to

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• PC Sales and repairs (In-store and onsite) • Data Recovery• Computer Accessories • Network Installations• Service Level Agreements (SLA’s) • Corporate Sales and Repairs• Technical Consulting

We have a full retail shop situated in the Hilton Village Centre which stocks all computer accessories andperipherals, as well as all repairs and builds to computers, laptops and printers.

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