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Ready, set, GO for next stage of life!

T WAS a joyous celebration for thousands of public school matriculants across KwaZulu-Natal last week, who closed the chapter on their school careers and now

can’t wait to begin the next phase of their lives. Among local schools, the Bluff, Durban

Christian Academy continued its tradition of achieving a 100% pass rate with their top stu-dent and dux, Adam Marais achieving three As.

Proud principal, Cheryl Ross expected noth-ing less from her pupils whom she knew were dedicated from the beginning and worked hard to maintain the school’s solid tradition.

“I would like to congratulate all pupils for reaching their target as well as a huge thank you to all staff and parents as this was a team effort. I urge the new matrics of 2017 to work hard and to stay dedicated to their work,” add-ed Ross.

Other schools in neighbouring Montclair also celebrated their high matric pass rates. New Forest High achieved a 94.4% and dux, Saveshnee Govender passed with 7As, includ-ing her favorite subjects maths, accounting and business studies. Mowat Park High achieved a 93.47% with their top girl achieving 4 As. Dux and deputy head girl, Ayabonga Nala will study

towards a degree in pharmacy.She was followed by her two

close friends, Thobile Mngonya-ma, who is torn between studying chemical engineering and medicine, and Bongeka Sosiba who will study geology at Wits.

Although the school achieve a high pass rate, principal, Nkosinathi Tsaulwayo was not hap-py as he expected more from them.

“The class of 2016 was very good, but I was not satisfi ed with the pass rate.

As every school should, we aim for 100% and I hope this year the matriculants will be fo-

cused and dedicated enough to achieve that goal. My staff

and I will ensure each child receives individual attention to

help them excel and overcome any diffi culty.

My advice to my 2017 matrics is to be con-sistent in getting quality results, work hard and pay attention.”

Overall in KZN a pass rate of 69.5 % was achieved. An improvement from 61.6 % in 2015.

KZN also produced the second largest num-ber of bachelor passes.

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PASSION and drive is what sets the 2016 Dux of New Forest High apart from the rest.

Seventeen-year-old Saveshnee Govender achieved 7As in her fi nal matric examina-tion.

She excelled in maths, business studies and accounting, subjects which she shows great passion in as they all converge with her biggest passion, commerce.

Hoping to study at the University of Cape Town, Govender has set her eyes on a de-gree in actuarial science which combines everything she loves. She will soon branch into risk management, something she has an interest in.

Her years at New Forest High will stay with her forever as she has forged unfor-gettable relationships with her friends and teachers. “New Forest High provided me with many opportunities which I grabbed. I was given great support from my dedi-cated teachers and friends and family who believed in me and my abilities,” she said.

PUSHED

One teacher who came to mind is Mrs Wasserman, her favourite business studies teacher, who pushed her and her classmates to do their best. “She made learning fun and I will miss her,” said Saveshnee.

Besides studying, she enjoyed taking part in Lego League (robots) and Toastmasters.

With matric a thing of the past, Govender looks forward travelling and reading more.

“The career path I’ve chosen will allow me the opportunity to travel, so it’s a win-win,”she chuckled.

She advised the 2017 matrics to stick to a schedule. “It’s best to write down what you are going to do. At least in this way, you can stick to it and know it will get done. Study hard, have faith in your abilities and main-tain a healthy lifestyle. To those who have failed, it is not the end of the world – there are other options out there and never lose hope or sight of your goals.

She thanked her parents for their unfailing support, as well as the staff of New Forest High for always being there to help her.

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WENTWORTH Angels’ Christmas party was a success, ending 2016 on a high note for the de-lighted children.

Thanks to the generosity of the kindhearted staff and management from Truworths, each child was given a gift and new outfi ts.

Founder of Wentworth Angels, Tracey Wil-liams thanked the retail staff.

“It was the favour of God who brought the group here to bless the children. A special thanks to Michelle Henley and other sponsors who have taken time out to contribute to the party,” said Tracey.

With back to school ‘plans already well under-way in the new year, Wentworth Angels kick-starts 2017 with a stationery appeal

If you would like to sponsor the children’s sta-tionery needs, contact Tracey on 079-377-8024.

Party delights Angels’ children

Saveshnee sets sight on actuarial science path

Men abandon stolen car after shootoutA SHOOT-OUT ensued between two armed men and police offi cers on Reconciliation Day, 16 Decem-ber on South Coast Road.

The offi cers received information about a stolen car travelling on the M4.

They went to search for it until they spotted the car along Himala-yas Road.

The offi cers turned on the sirens in a bid to stop the car, but instead were shot at by the occupants of the car. They returned fi re, causing the

men to stop, jump out and abandon the vehicle.

“The car was towed to the Isipin-go pound. The vehicle was a rental and it was hired by a person who previously lived at SJ Smith Hos-tel. The offi cers went to the said ad-dress, but found out the person no longer lived there and his new ad-dress is unknown,” said Montclair SAPS communication Offi cer, Cpt Dereck Vijiam.

No arrests have been made. The thieves are still at large.

SMOKE fi lled the skies over Marine Drive on Saturday af-ternoon, 7 January when a taxi burnt out on the main arterial road through the Bluff.

The vehicle was discovered on fi re when paramedics re-sponded at about 3.30pm, out-side 655 Marine Drive.

Fortunately it was empty and

only the driver was in the ve-hicle when it caught light. He escaped without injury.

Durban Fire Department ar-rived and quickly extinguished the blaze.

The exact cause of the fi re is unknown, however police were on the scene and will investi-gate.

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New Forest dux, Saveshnee Govender is proud of her 7 As.

MAIN PHOTO and RIGHT: Rescue Care paramedics watched as fi re offi cials douse the wreckage of a taxi which burnt out on the Bluff’s Marine Drive on Saturday afternoon, 7 January.

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IT was love at fi rst sight for Pieter Van der Merwe when he laid eyes on his wife of 50 years, Susanna ‘Sannie’ Eramus in 1965.

Eighteen-year-old at the time and living in Pretoria, Sannie was visiting her friend who invited her to her house, where she met Pieter who was then 20.

“I saw her for the fi rst time that day and I knew in my heart I was going to marry her. I knew she was made for me,” said Pieter.

He plucked up the courage to ask her out and wasting no time, took her to the bioscope and asked her to marry him. “Why wait when I knew she was the one I wanted to spend my life with? I got down on one knee at the bioscope and slipped a ring onto her fi nger. Thankfully she ac-cepted my proposal,” he said. A year after their fateful meeting they walked down the aisle on 23 December, 1966.

She became a housewife, raising their three children and he worked a Spoornet before retiring in 2009. They moved from Pretoria to Durban, Montclair in 1977 and

made the area their permanent home. Fifty years and millions of memories

later, the sweet couple was joined by their closest friends and family at a dinner function at a restaurant last December to celebrate this major milestone in their ev-er-growing relationship.

“Like normal marriages we had our ups and downs, but we never went to sleep angry at each other. We were each other’s support and together we solved our prob-lems,” said Sannie. She recalls the day she met him when she was struckby how handsome, well-dressed and charming he was. “He was a very prim and proper type of man. Although he has his moods, Piet never failed to show me how much he loved him and I love him,” she added.

“My Sannie is forever smiling, it’s what I love about her. She’s always friendly, thoughtful and has this great love for oth-ers. When she laughs the whole room fi lls up and she is always joking. I think that’s what made me fall in love with her. Her energy just attracted me to her and I never want it to end,” said the smitten Pieter.

Bioscope proposal seals couple’s half century of love

By Holly Konig

ETHEKWINI Municipality warns the public about a scam where fraudulent advertisements are posted by a con artist claiming to be a municipal employee about job applications that require payment.

Applicants are told to pay a fee ranging from R150 to R1,500 in order to secure a job at the municipality as either a cleaner, a Durban Sol-id Waste offi cial or under the Expanded Pub-lic Works programme. The con artist, known as

Amanda, sends messages to unsuspecting individ-uals using WhatsApp, saying that after paying the necessary fee at any PEP Store, Rhino, Spar or Cambridge, applicants must visit the city’s Smith Street offi ces in Durban to submit their CV so that they can be considered for a job. The city appeals to the public not to respond to any recruitment advertisements where an applicant is required to pay, as doing so is illegal. The municipality clari-fi es that it does not charge the public to apply for any advertised post.

While the city constantly seeks hardworking, in-novative and skilled staff to successfully achieve its strategic objectives, job seekers are urged to follow the correct procedures when applying for a job.

Funded and approved vacancies are advertised every second Friday in the Municipality’s Staff Vacancy Circular which is placed on municipal notice boards, as well as being published in the municipal publication eZasegagasini Metro news-paper and at www.durban.gov.za. Applications

can be submitted via email or to the postal address provided in the advertisement. A municipal inter-view panel is appointed and all applications re-ceived by deadline date are considered and when necessary, tests are conducted to select a success-ful candidate.

If anyone has been asked to pay a bribe in order to secure a municipal job, the city urges them to report these cases to the City Integrity and Inves-tigations Unit on 0800-202020 and the South Af-rican Police Service on 10111.

Municipality exposes jobs for sale fraud

THE Wentworth Early Child Devel-opment Forum (WECDF) gave back to the community by putting togeth-er toiletry hampers to hand out to some known destitute families.

Working alongside Durban Child Welfare in Austerville, the forum

has built a long-lasting partnership with them, collaborating on out-reach programmes such as the ham-pers.

WECDF hopes to continue to build and strengthen itspartnership with Durban Child Welfare.

ECD forum, Welfare unite for greater good

SOME 257 businesses were reached and 774 busi-ness safety guides distributed within 38 hours dur-ing the December holiday season.

SAPS Brighton Beach partnered with Securi-ty Force to host the 2016 national festive season strategy project, Operation Back to Basics busi-ness against crime operations.

It saw one-on-one interaction and visits with the business owners and staff from the Clairwood, Ja-cobs and Bluff.

The operation focused on major and smaller malls, liquor outlets, jewellery stores, cell phone retailers, butchers, second-hand goods stores, fuel stations, convenience stores and large traders within the business and industrial areas.

An eight-page business against crime safety booklet was distributed to aid big and small busi-ness owners about how to safeguard against bur-glaries, robbery, and stock theft.

Business owners and their staff were invited to join the WhatsApp crime alert group managed by Security Force which assists to provide the police with information on suspicious situations in and near malls and businesses.

Mall managers showed support of this initiative and welcomed all efforts to create a safe festive season.

SAPS Brighton Beach management thanks Se-curity Force for sponsoring the project, and for providing operational support towards Capt Lou-ise Le Roux during her visits to the various busi-nesses.

The project initiated by Brighton Beach SAPS station commissioner, Col Carel Grobler and pi-loted by Capt Le Roux, was created to generate new partnerships and strengthen existing net-works with roleplayers to support the police’s fi ght against crime in the precinct.

Festive season project targets business safety

Wentworth Early Child Development Forum (WECDF) and Durban Child Welfare’s Austerville staff prepare the hampers to be fi lled with these awesome gifts for the families.

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TWO people sustained moderate injuries when the vehicle they were in lost control and rolled on the M4 southern freeway near Merebank Durban last Thursday morning.

At about 10am, Rescue Care para-medics found a single vehicle had lost control and overturned, coming

to rest on its side. Two occupants had sustained

moderate injuries and were stabi-lised by advanced life support para-medics before being transported to a nearby hospital.The cause of the crash is unknown vestigating further.

Two hurt as car rolls on M4

Happy Montclair couple, Pieter and San-nie Van der Merwe celebrates 50 years of marraige

Dressed in period fashion to mark the occasion, the Van der Merwes on their wedding day, along with their parents.

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Cats calendar campaign to fund sterilisation aimWANTING to get organised for 2017?

The Compass Cares’ ‘Cats of Durban’ calendar will not only help plan your year, but will help save the lives of unwanted kittens.

Every fi ve calendars sold will pay for the ster-ilisation of one stray or feral cat. Sterilising one cat means preventing potentially 2,000 unwanted kittens from being born in just four years and this equates to two million kittens in eight years.

Purchasing a ‘Cats of Durban’ calendar will help all the undervalued and unappreciated cats of Durban, who provide a service to the city by keeping down the rats and mice and cockroaches populations.

The stunning A3 wall calendar sells for R100 only, excluding postage. To order, phone Dianne Reddy on 031-267-9700 or email calendars@compass.za.net. The following retailers also stock the calendar which features gorgeous rescue cats:

* Westville, Village, Ashburne, Manors, Win-ston Park, Durban North and Montclair vets.

* Petland and Muddy Dog* The Oyster Box, Cherish in Westville, Cots-

wold Caltex, Giba Gorge, Sunrae Valley Stables and Burgess Florist.

Compass Cares, an initiative of Compass Med-ical Waste Services, secured four passionate ambassadors to lend their name to the ‘Cats of Durban’ calendar campaign.

Alice Leah is a qualifi ed teacher and previous editor and owner of Mum’s Mail magazine. She recently started a company called The A-List and lends her incredible writing, networking, organis-ing and philanthropist skills to a number of charities – the Rob-in Hood Foundation, Sunfl ower Fund, Talk Sign and now Compass Cares ‘Cats of Durban’

calendar campaign. Alice is passionate about making a difference

and lives by the code that one person cannot do everything, but everyone can do something. She is most happy when volunteering her time to help the charities she supports.

Bryan Hiles won the theatre lead actor award for the musical ‘Into the Woods’ at the 14th annu-al Durban Theatre Awards.

He is one of Durban’s most versatile actors and is passionate about cats. His two fur children, Meelo and Rufus, ‘found him’ and captured his heart and his love for cats makes Bryan the per-fect ambassador for the ‘Cats of Durban’ calen-dar campaign.

Bryan reached new levels of charming silli-ness as the cowardly knight, Sir Ninnyliver in KickstArt’s rendition of the pantomime Sleeping Beauty which showed at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre in December.

Fashion designer, Kathrin Kidger is fi ercely patriotic.

Her entire ‘made in South Africa’ range of stylish upmarket women’s wear refl ects her Southern African heritage. The result is resplendent garments that are worn with the same pride in which they are made. This passion for her country inspires Kathrin to dedicate her skills, voice and whatever time she has to various non-profi t organisations.

She has been involved with the Sunfl ower Fund for over 10 years, is an ambassador of the KZN Blind and Deaf Society’s Talk Sign campaign and now draws attention to the plight of stray and feral cats through the Compass Cares ‘Cats of Durban’ calendar cam-paign.

Actress and singer, Liesl Cop-pin was an obvious choice as ambassador for the calendar, having recently adopted two ‘ridiculously cute kitties’ from Cats of Durban. “Roo and Gigi are part of my family and they are

so spoilt and rule the house completely,’’ explains Liesl.

“You don’t keep cats. Cats keep us.” Liesl and her daughter, Leah both starred in the Play-house’s ‘Sound of Music’ which showed from end November to end December at the Opera Theatre. Liesl played Elsa Schrader, a baroness of taste and elegance.

Leah played the youngest Von Trapp children, Gretyl. For more information, visit www.face-book.com/compassmedicalcares/.

Leah Laurenz with several cute cats.

New hobby, anyone?LEARN more about stamp collecting with the KZN Philatelic Society.

The society next meets on Saturday, 14 Jan-uary for the sale and purchase of stamps and stamp collections at the Classic Motorcycle Club in Tara Road, Bluff.

The meeting starts at 10.30am every second Saturday of the month, so go along and enjoy yourself with other collectors.

The society does valuations and may purchase collections.

There is no charge for this service and all are welcome. For more information, call Ted Brown on 062-139-8129.

Lace up for first guided nature reserve walk of 2017THE fi rst guided nature walk for the year in Stain-bank Nature Reserve will take place on Saturday, 14 January.

Walk will start at 7.30am sharp at the main parking, in Stainbank Nature Reserve, Yellowwood Park.

You will be directed to the start from the front en-trance gate when you arrive.

Visit the Facebook page called – Kenneth Stain-bank Honorary Offi cer Group - photos of walk and information and events will be posted on this site. The cost of the walk is R25 per walker, includes en-trance fee. For more details, call Shanil Balgobind on 072-476-5817.

Cherrians Football Club play-ers show their sup-port for the peace tourna-ment at Ogle Road grounds.

WEDNESDAY, 11 JANUARY: Birdlife Port Na-tal’s usual monthly indoor meeting takes place from 7pm at Westville Methodist Church. Guest speaker Mark Liptrot talks on plastics and pollution. Call Lesley Frescura on 083-231-3408.

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Jessica Commins of St Gerards Educare receives trophies for Dux award, best sportsgirl, best colouring, best writing and excellent attendance at the grade R graduation.

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Origin of Bluff street names – part 8Researched and compiled by Duncan Du Bois

CAIRN Garoch Road: Of Scottish ori-gin, referring to a human-made stack of stones.

Charl Malan Road: Named after a one-time minister of railways and har-bours in the Union Government.

Cherwell Road: Named after a village in Oxfordshire, UK.

Chislehurst Close: Named after a village in Kent, which was home of the exiled French Emperor Napoleon III. His only son, Louis Napoleon joined the Royal Military Academy and came out to Natal as a volunteer in the Anglo-Zulu war.

He was killed when his scouting party was ambushed on 1 June, 1879.

Clarkson Road: Named after an ear-ly Bluff resident, George Clarkson who owned property in the Wentworth area.

Clement Avenue: No trace of name or-igin found.

Cluver Crescent: Named after Dr E

Cluver who was secretary for public health in the 1930s.

Cobban Road: No trace of name origin found.

Crease Road: No trace of name origin found.

Culbin Place: Another link with Scot-

land; Culbin forest.Dechmont Road: In all probability

named after a village in West Lothian, Scotland.

Donegal Road: Another road with Irish origins, Donegal is a town in County Do-negal, Ireland.

Donnelly Road: Named after a Corpo-ration offi cial who was a district engineer at the time of the Anglo-Boer War.

Doon Road: Named after a village in County Limerick, Ireland.

Dunville Road: No specifi c local link suggests that it is another name with Irish origins.

Emberton Road: Another link with Britain, the name of a village in Bucking-hamshire.

Ettrick Road: Again, no local link sug-gests that it is named after a village in County Selkirk, Scotland.

Franconia Place: No local link. Possi-bly refers to a region in eastern Germany.

Frederick Avenue: Named after Fred-erick Moss, chairman of the company which developed Marlborough Park.

Hikers to cool off while tackling Isipingo circuit hikeDURBAN Ramblers Hiking Club will do Herbie’s hike at Roosfontein on Saturday, 14 January.

Call hike leader Werner on 084-206-7836.

This hike winds through grasslands and some forest.

Ensure you take along enough wa-ter and meet at 1.45pm at the parking lot outside Westville Prison. There is a R20 donation towards the upkeep of the reserve. Hikers will meet after-wards for drinks at the Pavilion. This

7km hike is graded two, moderate.On Sunday, 15 January hikers will

tackle an Isipingo circuit hike. Call hike leader Jon Stevens on

082-459-1522. Explore the beach-es behind the old airport. To savour this summer hike, take along your costume. Hikers should be back by lunch. Plan to meet at 6am at the end of Calicut Place in Merewent, over-looking the Umlaas Canal at Cut-tings. This hike is grade two. The dis-tance will be determined on the day.

Gerad Stain-bank, Dale

Eddie, Shiree Cresswell

and Brook-lyn Stain-

bank enjoy themselves

at the peace tournament

at Ogle Road grounds.

Bikers, André Roodt, Jaques Alizart and Shashi Pillay take a break from a full day of riding the children up and down during the Pemberton Pri-mary’s Christmas party on Wednesday, 14 December

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Grosvenor Boys High School buddies, Sihle Mnisi and Ayanda Sabelo are proud of each other’s achievements in matric.

Mowat Park High’s top achievers, future pharmacist Ayabonga Nala, Thobile Mngonyama who is torn between studying chemical engineering or medicine and Bongeka Sosiba who will study Geol-ogy at Wits.

Durban Academy principal, Dr Hans Labuschagne and deputy principal, Hettie Borman congratulate top pupil Sihle Goba on achieving six As.

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January - CarnationFebruary- Violet/IrisMarch - Daff odil

April - Sweet Pea/ DaisyMay - Lily -of-the-Valley

June - RoseJuly - Larkspur/Delphinium

August - GladiolusSeptember -Aster

October - MarigoldNovember - Chrysanthemum

December - Narcissus/ Pointsettia

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New Forest High matric pupil, Humeshni Pillay achieved fi ve As and will be studying marine biology and chemistry.

New Forest High head boy, Ross Hussey made his parents, Michael Knight and Chantal Hussey proud.

Chanler Murugan from Grosvenor Boys High is happy he passed matric and wishes his classmates the best for the future.

New Forest High School’s Zandile Mabho, Lungile Blose and Bernelee Bishop are happy with their matric results and can’t wait to start with their tertiary education.

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Can you run a business from a sectional title home?THE sluggish economy and declining employ-ment over the past few years have prompted an increasing number of people to start their own businesses as a way of earning an income, and the latest available statistics indicate that at least 10% of SA’s working adults are now self-employed.

“And of course most of these small or mi-cro-business owners can’t afford to rent an offi ce, shop or manufacturing space, so their enterprises are almost by defi nition home-based,” said An-drew Schaefer, MD of leading national property management company Trafalgar.

“In addition, an increasing number of those who are in employment have been enabled by technol-ogy to work from home and are choosing to do so most of the time now rather than commute to an offi ce every day.”

However, he says, establishing a home-based business or full-time home offi ce in a sectional title (ST) scheme can be problematic, and owners must be sure to do things the right way or they could fi nd their fl edging enterprises grounded for good.

“It is clear from the Sectional Titles Act that a fl at or townhouse is intended for residential use, and generally cannot be used as an offi ce or place of business – unless the owners of every other unit in the ST scheme agree in writ-ing to a change of use. This means that own-ers who have not se-cured this consent can be told by the trustees of the scheme to im-mediately close their home-based business-es or face legal action.

“On the other hand, times and lifestyles have changed so much since the Act was in-troduced that we as managing agents al-ways encourage own-

ers and trustees to consider change-of-use appli-cations very carefully rather than just rejecting them out of hand. Running a home-based business may be the only way for a fellow-owner to earn a living and keep up his levy payments, for exam-ple, so agreeing to him doing so may be in their own interests.”

Schaefer says that, as in many other ST matters, there is likely to be a high degree of subjectivi-ty involved in consideration of a change of use application, but that there are three main factors that the members of the body corporate can use to guide their decision to grant or withhold per-mission.

“The fi rst of these is noise, and on that basis, an accounting or computing business is a whole different proposition to a vehicle repair or wood-working business, for example.”

The next thing for the other owners to think about, he says, is the possible inconvenience or nuisance the business may cause, particularly in regard to security and parking. “So if the business is a delivery company, for example, or a service enterprise like a cleaning or catering or recruit-ment company that would involve staff or cus-tomers coming and going all day, consent might

not be a good idea. Having said that, though, a teaching or coaching business that only attracts one customer at a time or a professional business with only one or two regular employees might not cause the other owners in the scheme any incon-venience at all.”

Schaefer says the third factor to consider, with particular regard to advertising and signage, is the provision in the prescribed management rules for ST schemes that prevents owners or residents from doing anything that might harm the ‘reputa-tion’ of their scheme.

“Owners generally don’t want their ST scheme to lose its residential character and end up looking like an offi ce park or a mini-factory complex with many signboards advertising the various busi-nesses that it houses - and quite rightly so, as that would most likely have a negative effect on the value of all homes in the scheme.

“Consequently, even if they do approve the change of use and establishment of a home-based business, they may want to veto the placement of any advertising material or signage for that busi-ness anywhere on the common property.”

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How to find your city’s most family-friendly suburbsCITY parents looking for a new home to accom-modate a growing family also have to try to en-sure that the area they choose is child-friendly, and that can prove quite diffi cult in an age of rapid urbanisation and mixed-used developments which can very quickly change the character of a whole neighbourhood.

However it is not at all impossible, says Gerhard Kotzé, the new MD of the RealNet estate agency group, especially if you make use of the following guidelines during your home search:

* Once you’ve identifi ed some areas you think might be suitable, make a point of visiting them at different times of the day – before you even view any homes there. It’s amazing how quickly an area that is quiet during the day can become nightclub

central after dark. * During the day, you should also look out for

any signs that there are other children living there, like swings and climbing frames, tricycles and bikes - and for children themselves, perhaps walk-ing to or from school, playing in the park, or learn-ing to skateboard. Try to gauge their ages too, to see if your children would be likely to fi nd friends of their own age.

* Observe whether the area is generally clean and well-maintained. Cracked pavements, litter and overgrown parks are usually signs of a neigh-bourhood in decline and possibly not that great for children to live in. Numerous piles of bricks and building sand, however, could signal that you have found an area where lots of new families are

moving in and renovating, and where your young family would feel right at home.

* Chat to an experienced local agent about schools in the area and other amenities like parks and gardens, recreation centres and sports clubs, as well as shops and public transport. Then go and check out a few for yourself to see if they are fam-ily-friendly and would enhance your quality of life in this suburb.

* Do some further research and fi nd out if the area has any active youth groups, after-school care centres, service clubs and neighbourhood watch groups.

All of these are indicators of a neighbourly, car-ing community and a child-friendly area.

* Once you do start viewing properties, make a

point of asking whether the neighbours are friend-ly and what community activities there are for children. Trust your instincts if you get answers that indicate this might not be quite the place you thought it was, and move on.

“One of the major reasons for the rising popular-ity of lifestyle estates and other secure complexes is the peace-of-mind they offer parents as regards their children’s safety,” Kotzé notes.

“But fortunately there are still many other op-tions for parents who can’t afford to buy homes in such developments - especially if they are prepared to do some careful homework and seek some help from a trained real estate profession-al before deciding where to settle their family for what could well be the next 10 or 20 years.”

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13 January 2017

By Gavin Foster

A road trip from our province to Port Elizabeth, especially around Christmas, is usu-

ally fraught with danger, so having a large, comfortable wagon with an elevated driving position and a raft of safety features to hide behind is always a good idea. The new Kia Sportage - in this case a 2.4 GDi SX 4x4 petrol with six-speed auto trans-mission - promised to the job well.

I had not yet driven any of the new Sportage range, but having spent some time with the latest Hyundai Tucson that shares its platform, knew it would be a good 'un.

After a couple of days driving around Pinetown before our departure, I was concerned about fuel consump-tion though. The naturally-aspirated 2.4-litre four-cylinder engine swal-lowed around 14,3 litres of petrol per

100km around town, which meant we'd use maybe 300 litres for the return trip, plus whatever else went down the hole during out week in PE.

Once we got on the road my attention was diverted to other matters, though, like staying alive. Between Port Shep-stone and Queenstown we came across the same mindless behaviour over and over again.

A line of six or eight cars stuck behind a slow-moving truck or bus would be passed, time and again, by a fast-travelling pair or trio of closely-bunched minibus taxis whose drivers ignored barrier lines, blind rises or bends in the road. We watched this over and over again, wondering why the au-thorities don't have unmarked cars pa-trolling at times like this.

Unlike our fellow drivers, the Sportage behaved faultlessly. Kia no longer relies on budget pricing as their major selling point, and while their

products are now as good as any they're not as affordable as they once were. The new Sportage is a step-up in terms of speci cation and build quality, with more interior space and a multitude of safety and comfort features.

There's a tidy 7" touchscreen for the new infotainment package that now in-cludes a satnav system in most models, and the 2.4 SX comes with remote elec-tronic boot opening.

The test car proved to be a luxurious cruiser, and nimble enough to allow for some enjoyable brisk touring through the various passes scattered around our country.

Peak power is 135kW at 6,000rpm, while the torque peak of 237Nm at 4,000rpm allows it to pull well in the midrange. The factory claims a 0-100 km/h time of 9,6 seconds and top speed of 192km/h for when you're really in a hurry but that's largely academic. At 120km/h the motor's ticking over at

just 2,100rpm, which makes for relaxed driving.

We took an overnight break at South Africa's oldest still functioning hotel, the Pig & Whistle at Bathurst, and then sashayed off to the Friendly City bright eyed and bushy tailed in the morning.

The test car surprised me pleasantly in terms of fuel consumption.

There are three drive modes for the engine and transmission - Standard, Sport and Eco - and I left it set in Eco mode most of the time, only occasion-ally slipping it into Sport mode to nip past slow- moving trucks or taxis on uphill sections.

Using the cruise control set at the legal limit most of the way we aver-aged around 8,5 litres per 100km on the open road, and 10,5 for the whole trip, including 600km of city driving and a full day crawling through the Addo El-ephant Park.

The new Kia Sportage is an attrac-

tive, stylish, well-built and highly spec-ced luxury wagon that can easily cope with moderate gravel roads and tracks, but it's not a hard-core 4x4.

As is the norm with Korean cars, it's a real improvement on its predeces-sor and can hold its own against any of its rivals in terms of build quality and speci cation.

Its biggest problem, though, is that it's no longer a stand-out choice based upon value for money. The car as tested retails at R558,000 which pits it against at least half a dozen excellent similar vehicles from other manufacturers.

I'd be inclined to take a test drive in one of the still well-equipped two-wheel-drive versions, starting with the two-litre petrol with a manual transmis-sion for R370,000 if I were looking for value for money.

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coming by 2020, engineered to deliver an estimated range of at least 300 miles, to be built at the Flat Rock plant and sold in North America, Europe and Asia

A high-volume autonomous vehicle designed for commercial ride hailing or ride sharing, starting in North America. The hybrid vehicle will debut in 2021 and will be built at the Flat Rock plant

A hybrid version of the best-selling F-150 pickup available by 2020 and sold in North America and the Middle East. The F-150 Hybrid, built at Ford’s Dear-born Truck Plant, will offer powerful towing and payload capacity and operate as a mobile generator

A hybrid version of the iconic Mus-tang that will deliver V8 power and even more low-end torque. The Mustang Hy-brid, built at the Flat Rock Plant, debuts in 2020 and will be available in the North America to start

A Transit Custom plug-in hybrid available in 2019 in Europe engineered

to help reduce operating costs in even the most congested streets

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New Passat range gains a diesel

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troduction of the 2.0 TDI engine. Until now the new Passat, which was launched locally in October 2016, was only offered with petrol en-gines.

The introduction of the 2.0 TDI with 130kW completes the model range of the eight

generation Passat. Its new four-cylinder 1968cc engine is compact, lightweight and fuel-ef cient, and has been designed to deliver greater fuel economy and sporty perfor-mance.

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Drak marshals work toenhance safety skillsWITH the N3TC Drak Challenge just weeks away, the marshals completed a river rescue refresher course along the uMzimkhulu River to equip them with the skills to deal with any crisis that may emerge.

The N3TC Drak Challenge is managed by the KZN Canoe Union safety team, but key danger points are manned by men and women from the Sani Search Volunteers.

The volunteers completed a refresher course with Mark Willment, who brushed them up on the best practices for river rescue, using the Glenhaven rapid outside Underberg as the training base.

Mark was fully confi dent in Hill’s KNCU sweep and safety team, but said the Sani Search volunteers provide a vi-tal service to the race. “These guys are all part of the Mountain Rescue Club, and in fact we are in the process of amalgamat-ing with them formally,” said Mark.

“They are well prepared to carry out rescues at major rapids like Black Mur-ray and Glenhaven, where they will be deployed on race day. The course we con-ducted went through all the protocols for rapid rescue, foot entrapments and rescue swimmers.”

He added that the mountain rescue squad were best equipped to hike into remote ar-eas to assist with rescues if needed.

CLIMBING

“We are all active in the mountain res-cue squad, and these guys and girls have all the climbing and rope skills that will be needed if there is a remote rescue. They are incredibly versatile,” said Mark.

The capacity of the local river rescue squad has been dramatically improved by the donation of specialised rescue equip-ment from the race sponsors, N3TC, last

year. “It has made a huge difference. We have specialised rescue life jackets and ropes, we have an infl atable croc that allows us to access any part of the river now, no matter how remote, and we have been training using the croc in specialised situations at weirs as well.

“They have indicated that they will be making another donation this year, which we have earmarked for more equipment, like small sit-on-top kayaks that will real-ly help our rescue capacity.

“Swift water rescue is a really special-ised fi eld, and for a group like the Sani Search volunteers it is always a work in progress. we have to keep holding clinics and workshops to make sure we are up to speed with the best techniques and skills,” said Mark

The 2017 N3TC Drak Challenge Ca-noe Marathon is on 21 and 22 January in Southern Drakensberg.

Durban youth sailors set sail for World Sailing champsPOINT Yacht Club youth sailors, Benji Daniel and Chad Stevenson are pack-ing their bags for Auckland where they will take on the world’s best at the 46th World Sailing Youth Championships.

This is the second time that the young-sters are lining up against the next gen-eration of the best-of-the-best in the sailing world. Last year in Langkawi, the enthusiastic 29er sailors fi nished a respectable 28th overall.

The youngest and lightest in the fl eet, they were competing against sailors who were four or fi ve years their senior.

“With both of our school commitments

this year, we haven’t been able to get across to the various regattas leading up to the worlds, so the last time we sailed internationally was in Langkawi.

We have been putting in a lot of hours, and concentrating quite a bit on our starts which was an area we felt we could improve on,” Helmsman, Daniel said.

With an expected 400 sailors from 70 countries racing over 9 classes, the two Durban scholars are expecting some tough competition in their category. Daniel (15) and Stevenson (15) have grown as a team since Langkawi.

“Sailing in Malaysia was a big learn-ing curve for us as it was our fi rst major event that we sailed together.

A year on, and many hours on the wa-ter, we have gelled nicely and are hop-ing to push the guys at the front of the fl eet.” the optimistic Daniel stated.

Continuing, he said, “This is the sec-ond time that the event is being hosted in Auckland.

Known as the ‘City of Sails’, it is go-ing to be a great honour for us to race in that part of the world! On the back of a record turnout from 76 countries in Ma-laysia, it should be a top quality event.”

Pre-season soccer training kicks offYELLOWWOOD Park Football Club starts with pre-season training for seniors on Tuesday, 17 January and juniors will start pre-season practises on Monday, 23 January.

Training will take place at Yellowwood Park Sports Club and all are welcome.

For any enquiries, contact the following coaches: Craig Inggs (seniors) on 083-626-8073; Greg Ferns (seniors) on 081-389-8683; Gordon Forbes Harding (ju-niors) on 079-765-9240; Grant Matthews (juniors) on 083-799-8393.

Karateka advance in year-end gradingA GRADING was held at Montclair Budo Ryu Karate Club on Thursday, 1 Decem-ber.

The following karateka (karate students) graded accordingly:

Juniors: 14th kyu white belt, red stripe: Simran Ravidutt; Aphile Hlambisa; Iya-bongeka Nyawose; Asanda Manyoni.

12th kyu yellow belt, red stripe: Kyle Thompson.

11th kyu orange belt: Njabulo Mhkize.10th kyu orange belt, red stripe: Aya-

bonga Bhengu; Mnqobi Gumede.9th kyu green belt: Mpumelelo Gumede.Recipients of awards at the 2016

prize-giving were: Most improved nov-ices – Simran Ravidutt and Asanda Man-yoni; most improved karateka - Ayabonga Bhengu and Mpumelelo Gumede; most outstanding karateka - Njabulo Mhkize.

Quintin Finlay bowls to Darren Bonsal during a 6-a-side tournament on Harlequins cricket fi elds on Saturday, 17 December.

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Bob claims Wanderers senior singlesBy Bolt-on-Wanderers

ITH the Wanderers Bowling Club scribe missing last week’s deadline, there was no mention of Bob Hayward’s victory over Eric Smit to claim the senior singles

men’s title, or any mention of the Dan Paruk invita-tional which was won by Mike Freeman, Tommy Simpkins and Jimmy Neill.

There was also no mention of the 20 or so teams which participated in the annual Gold Day at Toti either. The scribe apologises for these omissions.

Sunday saw 22 teams enjoy a great breakfast at the monthly trips.

Due to the inclement weather, there was a de-layed start and the delayed prize-giving was done by lucky draw. Drawn winners were the McGlynns, followed by Russell Shepherd, Chris Klopper and Eric Swanson. Claiming the third prize were Mar-garet, Rob A and partner. Session prizes went to Rob Philogene and Andy Cloete in the fi rst session and Herbie, Steve and Dirk in the second session. Drawn sportsman’s prize went to Toti raiders, Julie

Sullivan and team. The R5 board saw Brian Smith claim the rump, Eric Swanson the beef, and the R50 prizes went to Clive and Rob A. Well done to all who make this such an enjoyable tournament, your efforts are appreciated.

Taffy’s pairs was will be hosted on Wednesday, so call Ken to enter a side on 073-613-9733.

The main club also hosted a New Years eve bash with DJ Kyle, which was well supported.

Friday’s snowball of R1,200 was a carry-over as Mike Gould was not present. Various meat pack winners were lamb pack Derek Rowsell, beef Bar-ry and Trish, pork roast Derek Rowsell, rump Troy Simpkins, chicken pack Clive Symons, chicken Rob Philogene.

The lotto was a carry-over of R170 with winning numbers 1-7-9 not being taken.

The weekly joker draw was another consolation winner with Rob and Dan claiming the R50. The potential prize is now over R9,200.

The club’s thoughts and prayers are extended to those members on the recovery list. Get well soon fellow Wanderers.

Dan Paruk Invitational which was won by Mike Freeman, Tommy Simpkins, (Dan Paruk - Sponsor) and Jimmy Neill.

Feast of bowls for JanuaryBOWLING action was back in full swing after a qui-et festive period, with two competitions being hosted by the Bluff Bowling Club (BBC).

Last Friday saw June and Glynis’s 3-2-1 killer competition played out in wet weather, challenging even the more experienced bowlers.

First session was won by Herbie Roux and Norman Moore, with the second won by Andy Jones and Er-rol Pienaar.

Jumbo Nel took home the most touchers as well as the board prize. Overall honours went to the se-nior pairing of Dudley Dorrofi eld and Bob Hayward, with the duo playing some swashbuckling shots to take the prize. Special thanks go to June and Glynis for the delicious tea and lunch provided.

On Sunday the action moved on to the Diving Bell pairs, with a small fi eld competing in wet weather again.

ACTION

While wrong biases abound and wicks despaired, the action saw Paula and Brian Osman take home fi rst session, while Phil Hill and Ron Addinall took home the second session. Overall winners were Mar-tin and Mary Gaunt, as they lay their opponents to the sword.

A feast of action awaits bowlers at the BBC in January. On Sunday, 15 January the club hosts the

Bluff pairs, while on Thursday, 19 January it is the Acutts pairs. Friday, 20 January sees the com-mencement of twilight league.

The competition sees teams of mixed trips competing every Friday evening from 5.15pm for six consecutive weeks. Competitions are open to all bowlers from across the district.

For enquiries and to enter, contact Dudley on 072-226-8811. January also sees the commencement of several club competitions and club bowlers are re-minded to check the board for postings.

Also a reminder of the club’s hall rental with bar facilities and secure parking. Enquiries can be made with Phyllis on 079-898-6392.

Calling all sports and social scribes: Email your news for publication to southlandssun@dbn.caxton.co.za by Mondays 9am

Mfanafuthi Ndlovu of Merewent Aces battles for possession against Austin Kruger of Wailers FC during a friendly match at the peace tour-nament at Ogle Road grounds on Saturday, 7 January. Merewent Aces run out 2-0 victors.

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