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TANIA SANDBERG>>[email protected]
TOTI is looking forward to a bumper touristseason with a new attraction to sparklerenewed interest in our seaside town — a
15-metre high Christmas tree.Theideawasinitiatedwhenbusinessmanand
Durban South Business Forum (DSBF) excomemberAartVerrips visitedNewYork twoyearsago.
Verrips says he was amazed to find peoplefrom all walks of life flocking to amassive illumi-nated Christmas tree and shared his experience
PHOTO: SUPPLIEDAart Verrips near the giant Christmas tree in New York that inspired him to start a similar initiative in Amanzimtoti.
1155mmeettrreeCChhrriissttmmaassttrreeee ffoorrTToottii
>> Toti boasts new festiveseason attraction
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15metre Christmas tree for TotiFROM PAGE 1
Sewage woes breakthrough
TANIA SANDBERG>>[email protected]
PERSERVERANCEpaidoff forSouthgateBusi-ness Park and AfriForumwhen they met witheThekwini officials last week to resolve theproblem with sewage running into the South-gateBusinessParkand theUmdoniBirdSanc-tuary.
“eThekwini emptied the sewage well bor-deringthepark inthesameweek.Wewent intothe meeting suggesting that we assist them tosort the problem out and the municipalityshowed they are prepared to play their part,”says Southgate Business Park manager Fransvan der Merwe.
Hesaysover thepastcoupleofdays, thewa-ter quality has improved significantly.
“We are also doing everything in our powerto educate business owners regarding run-offwater, suchas that fromcar-washingbays.Un-like the other business park, businesses in our
park are individually owned, complicatingcontrol.
“Theoverallreactionisthatownersareuna-ware they are causing problems andmost arepro-nature and willing to oblige.”
He says pump stations are still a problemwhicheThekwinineeds toworkonas theyare,in many instances, the source of contamina-tion.
“Another problem is that the existing infra-structure is possibly not sufficient to copewiththe amount of people — townships, squattercamps and businesses,” he adds.
There isalsoasewage linewheremunicipalvehicles can dump, but it appears the streamgets contaminated on dumping days. This iscurrently under investigation.
“I believe the solution to the problem lies inthat everybody should take responsibility oftheir premises and make sure where theirwaste is going andworkwith the stakeholdersto solve problems,” Van der Merwe says.
The con-taminatedstreamrunsthroughtheUmdoniBirdSanctuary.PHOTO:TANIASANDBERG
Drug dealers, bad for business
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WINKLESPRUIT business owners are per-turbed over apparent drug dealing on theirdoorstep.
“I can’t take it anymore—theyoperate inthe area between theWinklespruit caravanpark and the railway line and the taxi rankacross the street. They steal from the areaand then sell their stolen goods in the park-ing lot in front of our businesses to get drugmoney.
The effects of thewhoonga they deal in ishorrific.Theyharassmycustomersandifwetalk to them, they swear at us,” says a dis-tressed business owner, who wishes to re-main anonymous.
Thebusinessownerssaytheproblemhasescalatedoverthepastthreemonthsasdeal-ers have pitched tents in the open area next
to the railway station and are living there.“Wehave reported to the police regarding cer-
tain instances, but the problem remains. Thereare two young men who harass us continually.Theyareextremelyaggressiveandit isnowaffect-ing our business and preventing our customersfrom coming,” he says.
SAPS Captain Charlene van der Spuy says theSAPS is aware of the problem.
“Wepatrol thearearegularlyandhaveeffectedanumberofarrests in thatarea.People shouldat-tendtheirSector2PolicingForummeetingtoraiseconcerns. The Sector 2meeting is held every sec-ond Wednesday of every month at the St. Mary’sChurch Hall at 6pm. I brief themeeting and com-ment on concerns raised.”
PHOTO:SOURCEDThe drugproblem,mainlywhoonga,has in-creased intheWinkel-spruitarealatelyaffectingbusiness-es there.
with DSBF members and the idea to replicatesomething similar in Amanzimtoti was born.
To raise funds to put the tree up, the DSBFthemed their annual charity golf day “Bring lightto a child’s life”. With the proceeds and supportfrom local company RBI Tech and the FanFoundation, the idea become a reality.
The ideal location was found to be the south-ern end of the promenade and the municipalitygranted approval for the erection of the tree,following negotiations driven by councillor AndréBeetge.
“The site was selected as it will not only ren-der the tree visible from the N2 highway, but alsofrom the flats along the promenade, those over-looking the lagoon and those travelling alongKingsway or at sea. Sufficient parking is availablenext to Le Escallier flats, as well as along the la-goon near Ollie’s Pub.
“It is also within walking distance of the TotiMall that has additional parking space,” Beetgesays.
The official switching on of the lights will coin-cide with the Pregnancy Crisis Centre night marketon Saturday 13 December.
RJ’s will also open their rear entrance, thusaffording easy access to the restaurant andFunland.
Rogie’s Park will accommodate music, foodstalls and the informal traders in renovated stalls.
Carols by Candlelight will be facilitatedthrough Ministers Fraternal on Saturday 20December from 7pm.
An appeal is made to the community to takeChristmas presents to this event to be distributedto those less fortunate. This second event willagain coincide with another Pregnancy Crisis Cen-tre night market with the same expectation fromRJ’s and Rogie’s Park. On 25 December a churchservice will be held at the tree at 9am.
RBI Tech will remove the tree in early January.Business or individuals who wish to contribute
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Menslikheid bring voorspoed
PIERREvanderLindevanPier-au Pharmacy is genomineervir ‘n “Proudly Toti” toeken-
ning deur die motorwagte in Win-kelspruit enhet die toekenning ont-vangvir syopenlikegoedhartigheiden toewyding aan die gemeenskap.
Die apteek wat Van der Lindeoorgekoophet,was oorspronklik indie Spar Sentrum in Winkelspruitsedert 1992 en dit is in 2000 deurhom oorgekoop. Pierau Pharmacyis nou in die FountainMediese Sen-trum in Murray Smith Straat, Win-kelspruit.
“Ek het die apteek teen alle ver-wagtinge begin en dit ismoeilik omte sê,maar as jy die gemeenskap sebehoeftes verstaan dan kom allesvanself. ‘n Mens moet mense soosmense behandel oor alle grenseheen,” sê Van der Linde .
“Een van my gunsteling herrin-neringe is die dag toe ons die me-diese sentrum hier oopgemaak hetmetdiedoktersasmysakevennote,”sê hy.
Maar daar is probleme in sy dir-ekte besigheidsomgewing wat al-malbeïnvloed.Dieblootstellingaanmisdaad as gevolg van dwelmmis-bruik endie indirekte invloeddaar-van op die waarde van besigheids-eiendomme is opmerklik.
“Onsmoetmeerbewusweesvandie nood in ons gemeenskap. Daaris ongelooflike nood armoede endwelmmisbruik oop en bloot,” sêVan der Linde.
Een van die moeilikste dinge sêVan der Linde is omdie verslaafdesmedikasie te weier. “ ‘n Mens kanniemet ‘n verslaafde redeneernie,”verduidelik hy. “Dit is juis die redewaaromdaarsobaieverslaafdesopstraat is, hul ouers kan nie met hulpraat nie enhul verkoopalles in hulouerhuise omdwelms tekankoop,”sê hy.
“As ons almal hande vat, diekerke, besighede, minibus staan-plekke en inwoners kan ons dieprobleem hokslaan. Daar moetmeer in die gemeenskap gekom-munikeer word om probleme blootte stel en oplossings te vind. Dit isbaiemaklikerom‘nprobleemsaammet iemand op te los as alleen,” sêhy.
Ditherrinnermensaan ‘nAfrikagesegde: “If you want to go fast, goalone. If you want to go far, go to-gether.”
Dit is wat Afrika so uniek maaken ons eie dorpie se trots is mensesoosVanderLindewattydmaakomom hulle te kyk en ander te help.
Welgedaan.
Pierre van derLinde (links)van PierauPharmacyontvang dieProudly Totitoekenningvan raadslidAndré Beetgevir sy open-like goed-hartigheid entoewydingaan die ge-meenskap.FOTO: TANIASANDBERG
THEmunicipalityandcontractorsareworkinghardtogetthetownreadyforanother bumper season.
Roads• Kingsway/Andrew Zondo sur-
faceupgrade.Whilethecontract issetto run into 2015, contractors havebeen requested to extend priority tothe stretch between theAmanzimtotiRiver and Oppenheimer Road priorthe season.
• Sidewalk upgrades in RockviewRoad being completewith contractorrequested to remove rubble.
• Sidewalk upgrade in IsunduRoad should be complete.
• Sidewalk upgrade in AndrewZondo in front of High Tide is com-plete, contractor asked to removerubble.
• Roads department requested toclear rubble remaining from surfacerepairs along Beach Road.
• Report engineering faults to080 131 3013.
Electrical• ElecticalcablesinSomersetWay,
into SanGabriel and Longacres, run-ning to Kingsburg West, contractorasked to speed up as sand along nar-row roads are of concern.
• Load shedding is a reality andcould well be with us throughout theseason, plan accordingly.
pumpinprocessofbeingoverhauled.This in an attempt to alleviate reoc-curring problems at Winklespruitbeach when the pumps are workingat optimum capacity.
• Report faulty pump stations,waste water blockages and wastewater spills to 080 131 3013.
Parks and beaches• Verge cutting — contractors de-
ployed along all main arterial routesto cleanandcutbackvergesandside-walks.
• Metro Rail verges were cut backalongthegravelroadleadingtoWarn-er’s soccer field two weeks ago.
• Departments are also cleaning
and maintaining the promenade.• Beacheswillbeopenfrom6amto
4pm.Night swimming is not allowed.Staff deployment• Additional law enforcement offi-
cers.• Additional private security to all
bathing areas.• Additional Metro Police in line
with festive programme.• Additionalseasonalbeachclean-
ers.• Additional lifeguards.• Staff to handle separated
children at Amanzimtoti Main andUmgababa beaches that will includeissueof freewristbands.Childrennotcollectedby6pmwillbetakentoover-night facilities in Durban.
• Emergencycallcentre(MetroPo-lice, law enforcement, ambulance,fire brigade) 031 361 0000.
Durban Solid Waste• Additional bins along all beach-
es.• Additional skip bins.• Public toilets at some busy
beaches will remain open from 6pmto 10pm.
— Supplied.
Municipalnews
• Faultystreet lightswere reported.
• Reportelectricalfaults, includ-ing faulty traf-fic lights to080 131 3111.
Wastewater• Waste wa-
ter pump sta-tions — the de-partment con-firms that allpump stationshave beenchecked and anewly repairedpumphasbeeninstalled atSubway Roadwith standby
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WELCOMEtothefirstissueoftheAmanzim-toti Fever and may the people of Toti andsurrounds take it upon themselves to play amajor part in this community newspaperand send in news, photos and events everyweek.
Theroleofalocalnewspaperistoinform,teach, suggest and motivate residents and
visitors about situations in their areas andto help solve problems that affect them.
The sewage problem in the SouthgateBusiness Park and the Umdoni BirdSanctuary is one such example of how thisnewspaperplayedasmall role insolvingtheproblem, however, without residents,stakeholders and municipal participation,this would have not been possible.
Soreaders,beapartofkeepingyourtownandyourareaclean,safeandbeautiful, andwe at Amanzimtoti Fever, will be a part ofhelping you to achieve this.
Please feel free to phone LynnHitchcockon 031 533 7660 or email [email protected] should you have con-cerns or suggestions about something youwould like investigated and/or published,and remember, this is your paper, a placewhere you can be seen and heard and beproud of.
Newspaper relaunch welcomed, appreciatedWITH even the governing party ad-mitting it is being subjected to eco-nomic constraint, we appreciateMedia24’s decision to relaunch theUpper Coast Fever as theAmanzim-toti Fever.
you in making this work.Dit wil voorkom asof jul besluit
omdanook(soms)nuusinAfrikaanste publiseer byval vind by n grootgedeeltevanonsplaaslikebevolkingwie indiehuidigeklimaat,maarges-noep word met hul moedertaal —met wedersydse ondersteuning kandit net in wenresep ontaard.
May I also take this opportunitynot only wish the editor, manage-
ment and staff a prosperous andpeaceful festive season, but also toevery resident and/or tourist whocallsourtownhome—evenif itsonlyfor a short period.
May thegraceof ourLordbewitheach and every one and may Hishand of protection guide you andyours into 2015.
Cllr André Beetge
‘Paws’ forthoughtPLEASE remember our charity shop inAmanzimtoti at the Pathla Centre,031 903 1223. Anything in good conditionyou don’t need we will gladly take. We alsohave some wonderful Christmas decora-tions and gifts at the shop.
All proceeds go towards the love, feed,sterilise programme we run.
Our drop-off point at 34 Barrow StreetUmkomaas, Cottage Craft, has been a hiveof activity during the past few weeks — notbecause of food deliveries, but becauseTrish has been busy fostering kittens anda mommy cat who were all to be eutha-nised but were saved by a caring vet andgiven to us. She has an interesting shop inUmkomaas, so please support her as shesupports those that have no voice.
If you are unable to get your goodiesthere please call me on 084 626 5508 andI will collect.
A big thanks, to those who have alreadyheeded the call.
Nicky4 Paws and a Tale Rescue
084 626 5508
Toti pastor moves on
TANIA SANDBERG>>[email protected]
PASTOR Charles Panaino is wellknown in the community for hissermons and for being a ComradesMarathon veteran.
His dedication to his calling isevidentashehasservedat theAman-zimtotiMethodist Church for thepast20 years and has completed 30 Com-rades Marathons over the years.
“I haven’t competed for the pastfive years, but I am planning to com-pete in the next Comrades if all goeswell,” he says.
Panaino delivered his last Totisermon on 30 November at theAmanzimtoti Methodist Church, butsaysheisnotreadyforretirementjustyet. He has accepted a position at aMethodistChurchinUmtinziniwhichhas one service on Sundays.
The congregation will always re-member him for his humble attitudeand his great sense of humour.
“I’ll alwayshave fondmemoriesofmy work bringing God’s message tothe people and finding new ways tobring it to the people. It has been agreat privilege to be part of the Toticommunity. It has been a good placefor our children to grow up.”
Panaino and his wife Gillian havethree children — Tamar, Claire andTimothy.
“I will miss the congregation andthe connections I made with the run-ning clubandother pastors,” he says.
Panaino’smessage for his congre-gation is tomake contact with peopleoutside the church and tomake themfeel welcome.
“For people outside the church, itismyhope theywill seewhatGodcando in their lives.”
PHOTO: TANIA SANDBERGPastor Charles Panaino has servedthe Amanzimtoti community for thepast 20 years.
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Wine tastingfunds Cansa
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TO raise funds the Cancer Association of South Africa hosted awine tasting at Liquor City,Seadoone Mall on Saturday.
PHOTO: TANIA SANDBERGNicholas Kieck and Yvonne and MikeRodda were among the guests.See more photos www.amanzimtotifever.co.za
Fresh start forflorist outletHEAVENLY Flowers, your friendly Interflora andTeleflorist store, has moved from Southgate Mall tonew premises at the BP Garage in Amanzimtoti.
The well-established business has been servingcustomers for the past eight years and is now evenbetter than before. Customers can expect high quali-ty workmanship and owner, Wesley Augustus prideshimself in excellent customer service.
“None of my clients are disappointed with theirfloral arrangements, I make sure of that,” Augustussays.
Always looking at new ways to be creative andkeeping up with modern trends, customers can al-ways expect to see something unique and new.
Most likely this is the reason why the majority ofAugustus’ customers are word-of-mouth referrals. “Isee my creativity as a gift from God,” the formerteacher explains.
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AMANZIMTOTI Primary Grade6 pupil Alaska Hilton is Toti’smusical theatre artist to
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Alaska performed with StevenStead’s Kickstart productionscom- pany in “Annie”, in the “Gate-way to Fame” auditions, the GleeAcademy Showcase and was placed
first in her category in theregional “Talent Africa”auditions.
In March 2015 Alaskawill compete in the TalentAfrica national event andif she places well willcompete in the “TalentAmerica” competition onBroadway in New Yorkin July 2015.
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Kingsway pupils prove their JSE ‘savvy’TANIA SANDBERG>>[email protected]
FOUR Kingsway High pupils provedtheir Johannesburg Stock Exchangesavvy when they competed in a na-tionalcompetition,theJSEgame,andcame second out of 302 schools and7 200 pupils.
Theannualcompetitionisrunoversixmonths—from1Marchto30Sep-tember — and the pupils, BrandonHall,JasonleRoux,ThomReimering-Visser and Kailash Rajh say it is the10th year the school entered underthementorshipofMrH.Bridgmohan.
“The pupils participated in thelow-risk category. We had R1 millionin pretend money and earnedR37 000 in dividends over sixmonths,” says Bridgmohan.
“I think our years of participationand learning how things work paidoff,” he says about theirwinning reci-pe.
He says the use of new technologyby pupils, using the internet and up-dating their shares on a daily basis,contributed to their win.
“We checked the background offour companies and invested mostlyin pharmaceutical companies. Theactivity was done in our own time,
once a day.Wewould then communi-cate via groupmessaging to see if theothers agree,” says Le Roux.
“I learnt that you canmake plentyof money if you havemoney to investin the stock market.
“The highlight was when we flewto Johannesburg. We won R14 500,ourmentor got R3 250, each of us gotR2 500andourschoolearnedR1000.We have all reinvested our winningmoney,” Rajh says.
“Normally I enter three or fourdif-ferent teams in different categories,but this year I enteredonly two teamsand I am pleased they did very well,”Bridgmohan says.
His advice to thosewanting topar-ticipate is thatyoushouldbeJSEliter-ate, be stock-wise know how sharesare traded.
“Study, there is a lot of literatureavailable, start young and use the in-ternet.”
PHOTO: SUPPLIEDWith their certificates are (from left) Brandon Hall, Jason le Roux, ThomReimering-Visser and Kailash Rajh were placed second nationally out of 302schools in the Johannesburg Stock Exchange game. With them is Mr H.Bridgmohan (second, left).
PHOTO: SUPPLIEDJosslyn Frank with the medal sheearned in the ‘SundayTribune’ Capital K, one-kilometreteam race at Midmar recently.
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Seartec and Hectic9 hosted a com-petition inviting pupils to nominateand motivate why their teacher isthe best. Kamalinee Grade 7 pupilPriyanka Beeputh (right) nominatedBilal Hoosen (left) and he has beenselected as the ‘Seartec Teacher ofthe Year 2014’. Recently Mr. Hoosenfeatured on the TV show ‘Hectic9’in a telephone interview duringwhich he spoke about how it felt tobe nominated and how honoured hewas to have been chosen.
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ther information, contact KimLithgow (founder of Same Loveand co-founder of PFLAG).>> Dance Basics, a ballroom andLatin-American dance studio inDurban, offers beginner classesfor the physically disabled people.Inquiries: Janelle Yunnie on084 474 0531 or e-mail [email protected]
>> Every Sunday. AmanzimtotiMethodist Church hosts a 5pmchurchserviceduringwhich thereis Sunday school. This is conve-nient for children who attendsports events on Sundays. Thechurch also hosts a 9.15am to10.15am Sunday school service.Inquiries: Gwenda on031 903 2540.
Probus members celebrateyear-end lunch in style
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THE association of retired and semi-retiredpeople — Probus — who value opportunitiesto meet others with similar interests, heldtheir annual year-end lunch at Toti Golf Clubover the weekend.
Guest speaker, Harcourt’s Gary Dunnett,thanked Sharon-Ann and Errol Theron of
“You might be older, or you might have alimp, probably from spending hours on thedancefloorwhenyouwereyoung,oryouhavean old niggling rugby injury, but you are stillthe same valued person,” Dunnett said.
Harcourts and businesses associatedwith them sponsored gift packs for Probusmembers. Anyone interested in joining Pro-bus can contact Errol or Sharon-Ann on083 312 5360. — Supplied.
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The AmanzimtotiSquash Club attendedthe KZN squash prizegiving lastFriday night atBerea Rovers club. Totisquash team entered sixteams in the leagueand won the main tro-phy for ‘Club of theYear’. It has been 23years since Toti haswon this trophy, a trib-ute to a great effort byall the players. Left,Neil Carroll, chairman ofToti Squash, receivesthe trophy on behalf ofthe team.PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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Kuswag leerling Maya Pretorius het die naweek indie Nasionale atletiekbyeenkoms in Sasolburg ge-kompeteer as deel van die KwaZulu-Natal atletiek-span in die turbo spiesgooi onder nege afdeling.
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‘Seniors’ called tojoin soccer clubTOTIUnitedFootballClubannouncestheap-proval and reinstatement of its senior struc-ture for the 2015 season.
There will be a first and second sideoperating from Hutchison Park. Anyonebetween the ages of 18 to 34 interested inplaying competitive football is welcome tojoin.
The club has secured awesome facilitiesthathavebeenaffordedtothembytheAman-zimtoti Sports Council. An openmeetingwillbehostedatLordsandLegendsonThursday,4 December in the meeting room. All infor-mation on the leagues, trainings, coachingstaff, subs and facilities will be discussed.
TotiUnitedwillstartthepre-seasoninear-ly 2015 and is hoping for a good response.
For further information [email protected] or phone076 822 6062. — Supplied.
PHOTO: SUPPLIEDJunior pupils participated in an internal soccer tournament on Saturday, 22 November. Theschool thanks Sumesh Naicker (coach), Ashwin Mahipath (chairperson: SGB) for organising theevent and officials from the Isipingo District Football Association (Mark Gounden and Mr. B.Brijlal) who were present at the matches.
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