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Resident robbed three times>> Tongaat man sayshe is fed up of living infear
KAVEEL SINGH
AFTER being robbed threetimes in a space of twomonths, a Tongaat resident
says he is afraid and frustrated asrobbers are running rampant in thearea.
Seventy-eight-year old PaddyPa-dayachee was robbed for the thirdtime at his home on Catherine Cres-cent.
Speaking to the Weekly, Paday-achee, a well known Tongaat resi-dent,expressedhowhefearedforhissafety and that of his family.
“We have been on edge at ourhome recently and it is becomingworsewithno [solution] in sight. It isa difficult feeling unsafe in your ownhome.”
Padayacheewas first robbed twomonths ago when his vehicle wasbroken into.
“Theybrokethequarterglassandstole the battery from my vehicle. I
had to replace the battery and theglass which cost a lot of money.”
The second incident took placetwo weeks ago when a robberjumped through Padayachee's up-stairs balcony window.
“Therobbersmanaged toget intoourbathroombefore somethingdis-turbedthemandtheyfled.Theystolea necklace and other items from thebathroom,” he said.
Thefinalandmostrecentincidentoccurred during the early hours ofSunday morning when a robber al-legedly broke through the front gateand door of Padayachee's home us-ing a variety of what seems to be in-dustrial grade cutting tools.
“Iwaswatchingcrickethighlightsand had justwent to bed. Iwas awo-ken by my daughter and granddaughter who recently moved up-stairs. They screamed and asked ifwe were okay.
firmed the incident saying it oc-curredintheearlyhoursofthemorn-ing.
“Wearecurrentlysteppinguppa-trols in this area to ensure there isvigilance,” she said.
PHOTO: KAVEEL SINGHThe lock that was swiftly and professionally cut.
WEEKLY REPORTER
A HIGH speed chase has led to the ar-rest of suspects accused of robbing aVerulam business this past week.
The chase encompassed the Veru-lam SAPS, Durban Central HighwayPatrolandMetropoliceforaspeedyar-rest of the suspects and the recoveryofstolen items.
According to provincial policespokespersonMajorThulaniZwane,afew minutes after a business robbery
inVerulam, thedescriptionof thevehi-cleusedby thesuspectswascirculatedand the direction they used.
“It was spotted along N2 southboundandachaseensued. It isallegedthat when the suspects realised thatthe police were chasing them, theystarted shooting and themembers re-taliated.”
Zwane added that no one was in-jured during the shooting.
“The members forced the driver tostop the vehicle and they were arrest-
censed firearms suspected to be usedin the robbery, cashbelieved tobe tak-en during the robbery as well as air-time vouchers. The arrested suspectswere charged with business robbery,possession of unlicensed firearm andammunition.
“We also thank the community forproviding valuable information to thepolice about description of a vehicleused by the suspects and the directiontheyused.Therecovered firearmswillbe sent for ballistic tests to establishedif they were used in any other crimesin the province,” he said.
Speed chaseleads toarrest
KAVEEL SINGH
THETongaatPoliceStationhaveofficially opened an inquestdocket into the death of seven-year-old Sizwe Bhengu.
Bhengu died after falling twostoreys at the Tongaat PrimarySchool on Monday,16February.
It is believed the child wasplaying on the second floor thatwas restricted to pupils just be-fore the school day began.
Pupils immediately alertedteachers who contacted emer-gency services.
Ambulanceservicesfrompri-vate and public sectors con-verged at the school to assist theyoungboywhoofficials believedwere “playing a friendly gameofcatch when tragedy struck”.
Spokesperson for EMS Rob-ert Mckenzie said paramedicsfrom a private ambulance ser-vice initially responded the childand, realizing the critical condi-tion the child was in, requestedtheassistanceoftheDepartmentof Health’s EMS helicopter.
Bhengu died on Thursday €succumbing to his injuries.
ed. The suspects were foundin possession of three unli-
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Communities to fight crime>>SA CAN brings renewed strategy and promotes a unified community
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CRIMEhasanewenemy- technology -andit will bring levels of general crime downsignificantly.
Thiswasoneofmanymessagespresentedbythe South African Community Action Network(SA CAN) at the Seatides Combined School on
dial 911 technology in theUS is fromUmhlangaandwehavebasically beenusing this technolo-gy. We have control rooms that have the entirecountry of neighbourbood watches. Our job istoobserveandreporttosecuritycompaniesandpolice. We do not get involved directly.”
Jones said that while police hadmuch to do,SA CAN would help speed up the process.
“For example, in a murder or robbery inci-dent, we can actually call the finger print guysin Pretoria directly and ask for them to ensureso and so’s home is properly attended to. Howdo we have his direct line? We simply expandthis network.”
Jonessaidhewasimpressedwiththecoastalneighbourhood watch and hoped this couldtake it to a new level.
“We cannot all be isolated in our efforts. Youneed to know there are other networks likeyourself out there that you can join.”
While SA CAN does come at a cost for sub-scription, Jones distributed the details of their911 facility and his personal details.
“Even if you do not pay, wewill still help youin whatever way we can. We are passionateaboutwhatwe do andwe simplywant crime todrop.
“We want communities to know that if youtake to your streets you can definitely bringcrime down. It is time to stop complaining anddo more.”
Kita Karg gave her heartfelt experience ofmeetingSACANmanyyearsagoafterhermoth-
dead. Iwill never forget the screamofmy fatheras he slumped to her side.
“SA CANwas there for me. My brain turnedto mush.
“Thetraumaofcrimewesuffer inSouthAfri-ca does that to us. During these times we needpeople like SA CAN to help us.”
Andtheydid.SACANmanagedtocontactthePretoria fingerprint team who drove down toKZN and attended to the scene.
“Kita said that they found a partial print andused it to arrest one of the suspects.
Closing off the evening, community policingforumdeputy chairperson and Seatides Neigh-bourhoodWatch’sNazirSadackannouncedtheofficial launch of the coastal emergency line.
“This linewill be opened 24hours a day andwill cater for any and all incidents of crime orrelated issues.”
Thenumber is0849634680.SACANcanbecontacted on 086 167 2226 – this number canalso be missed called and they will call youback.
If you do not have airtime you can send SACAN a please call me on 083 799 1916.PHOTO: KAVEEL SINGH
Kita Karg and Brian Jones at the crime discussion.
intheTongaatandsurroundingareasanddis-play their initiative and how it can assist incrime prevention and action.
The meeting was hosted by the SeatidesCoastal Neighbourhood Watch.
SACANfounderandformerpolicemanBri-an Jones said the project began 12 years agowhen his policing partner was gunned down.
“It was a routine visit to a report of crimeand, long story short, hewas shot in the head.Hewasmeant to celebrate his recent engage-ment with friends and family that very week-end.
“My point is that in South Africa we are all[affected]bycrimeinsomewayoranother.Weall have these stories and it has becomeawayof life for us.”
But according to Jones, there are ways tofight crime. He says SA CAN does not criticizethepolicebecausetheyunderstandtheunder-staffing and resource issues.
“Weare not politicians.We see crime as anissue and believe we all need to be part of thesolution. This does notwork ifwe donot part-ner with police.”
Jones went on to show a short video of theSA CAN initiative working successfully in anumber of other areas. The short video dis-played the impressive “911” system that SACAN holds as its trademark weapon againstcrime.
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Woman dies after crash>> Elderly lady suffered heart attack, dies en route to hospital
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AN elderly woman suffered aheart attack and died onroute to hospital after being
cut out of her mangled vehicle byrescue workers on Sunday night.
According to private securitycompany Reaction Unit South Afri-ca (Rusa) head Prem Balram he re-ceived calls about the incidentaround8pmwith reports of the col-lisiontakingplaceatthebusycornerof Todd and Ireland Streets.
Balramsaidthatonarrivalonthescene he noticed a mangled wreckof an orange Daewoo sedan and ataxi.
“Three occupants of theDaewoowere seriously injured and two fe-maleswere trapped in the left handside of the motor vehicle.”
Balramsaid that the officers and
ditionalmedical rescue from sever-alprivatecompaniesandEmergen-cyMedical Rescue Services (EMRS)were called to assist.
The eThekwini FireDepartmenteventuallyrespondedtothecallandused the Jaws of Life to free the twowoman.
Onewomanwent into cadiac ar-rest whilst being treated by para-medicsanddiedonthewaytohospi-tal, said Balram.
Balram said that paramedicsfrom EMRS and Rusa managed toresuscitate the woman, howevershe died on route to OsindisweniHospital.
“Thesecondpassengerwhowasfreed suffered a broken leg andpunctured lung and was transport-ed to King Edward Hospital.
“Thedriverwhosufferedmoder-ate injuries was taken to the localgovernment hospitalwhilst the taxidriver escaped injury.”
Balramsaid that the cause of theaccident could not be established,but it was believed that the orangeDaewoo was turning right on ToddStreet after exiting the KFC chickenoutlet on Ireland Street whenthe vehicle collided with a taxitravelling in the opposite direc-tion.
Police are investigating.
PHOTO: SUPPLIEDThe mangled wreck at the scene.
KAVEEL SINGH
THE infamous ‘suitcasemurder’ sto-ry in Tongaat that made nationalnewsthreeyearsagohasfinallycometo an end.
One of the accused, Segaree Gov-ender,whopleadedinsanity,wassen-tenced to 25 years in court last week.
The case made headlines after itwasdiscovered thatvictimElainePil-lay was murdered by strangulationandstuffed intoasuitcaseon18Octo-ber 2011. Her bodywas found on theday of hermurder near AzadAvenuein Tongaat.
Accordingtoreports in2011,Gov-ender and Thavan Pillay were be-lievedtohavehadanextramaritalaf-fair. Govender apparently reacted af-ter Thavan refused to divorce hiswife.
They had appeared in court and
‘Suitcasemurderer’sentence
were remanded toWestville prison.Bail for themwasop-posed.
As the trial com-menced, chargesagainstThavanwereprovisionally with-drawndue to insuffi-cient evidence toplace him at thescene of the crime.
At the time it wasalleged by the prose-cution that he wasthe mastermind be-hind the murder.
In 2013 Perumal,who was accused ofaiding in themurderof Elaine Pillay,pleaded guilty, andwas sentenced to 18years imprison-ment.
Govender, at thetime, pleaded insan-ity and was sent formental observationfor a year, to whichthestate foundher tobe mentally “verywell and fit to standfor trial”.
On Monday 16February, the casewasset for trial.Gov-ender changed herplea to guilty.
On Tuesday, 17February she wassentenced to 25years imprison-ment.
Management andstaffofSAPSTongaatcommended war-rant officer Naickeron his excellent andthorough investiga-tion to this case.
paramedicsmade at-tempts to freethe womanand the Jawsof Life werecalledintocutthe vehicleapart and ad-
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RESIDENTS from Seatides, Tongaatandsurroundingareasareupinarmsafter the fellingof theCasuarina treesat the M4 circle entering Tongaat.
The site, at the corner of WatsonHighway and Genazzano Road, hadits historic trees cut down in just oneday – with many residents under theimpressionthat thetreesweresimplybeing trimmed.
By the end of Tuesday 24 Febru-ary, residents who were on theirway home were shocked to discoverthe entire site had all its treesremoved.
A group of residents stopped onthe side of the road in disbelief of theonce burgeoning untouched piece ofnature.
However, the developer StuartWhitaker, who is responsible for theremoval of the trees, said theywill re-place the trees as the Casuarina treeis categorised as an alien plant.
“The Casuarina is actually a cate-gory one alien species. The depart-ment served a notice to me saying Ineeded to remove them frommy plotof land at theWestbrook entrance offWatson Highway.
However, saplings were develop-ing from seeds blowing into my plot
from the corner spot near the high-way.
“Wetoldthedepartmentwewouldremove them at our own cost and to-gether with the local parks and gar-dens would plant new indigenoustrees.”
But residentswere appalled at thelackofenvironmentalcaretakenwithwildlife, mainly weaver birds beingdisplaced.
Parent birds were seen franticallyflying overhead desperately search-ing for chicks.
Commenting on the felling of thetrees on Tuesday, Ballito resident Gi-anna Scoulelis-Kloppers, also an en-vironmental activist, said she was“livid”.
“This is completely unlawful andso selfish of the people who have cutdown these trees. No care was takento remove thesebirds safelyandrelo-cate them.There are just dead chickslying everywhere. How can they dosomething like this?”
The Tongaat Facebook page wasalsofloodedwithcommentsfromres-idents who said action needed to betaken against authorities who al-lowed the natural habitat to be dis-turbed.
Residents noted that no environ-mental impact assessment (EIA)
boardshadeverbeenput upand thattherewasnoconsultingwith the localcommunity or civic bodies.
One resident, Shamina SukdhoeSingh said on Facebook: “This is sadand disgusting - Watson Highwaystripped of its beauty.”
Another resident Jay Lovey Gov-ender wrote: “We must make surethat no buildings are going to springup there...somecrooked ‘tender-preneur’ in con-junction with thetop governmentofficials...thehonourables.”
Resident, KimGovender,said:“Thetreeseveniftheyhad to be cut down (I can’t imaginewhy) couldhavewaiteduntil thewin-termonthswhentherearenonestingbirds.
“There is NO excuse for what hashappened to the bird life!
“Theyarebeingmoweddownandwe all are standing by and letting ithappen. I amwilling to sharemy pic-tures of what it looked like yesterdayafternoon.”
Speaking to the Weekly, DA coun-cillor for beaches Geoff Pullan saidprivate developer Stuart Whitaker ofProdev Property was responsible forthe trees being removed.
“StuartWhitakerwas asked to getrid of trees on his plot at the West-brook entrance off Watson Highwayby the Department of Forestry.
“He said that the trees from thecorner of Genazzano are seeding hisland and saplings are growing back.Soheaskedifhecouldcut thosedownas well.”
When asked about the EIA impactand if there were development ear-marked Pullan said: “I am not sureabout that regulation and you willhave to speak to the department. As
far as I knowthere are no de-velopments.”
Pullan addedthat the Casuari-na tree was an“alien tree” andthat “those trees
are not good for the area”.“They poison the soil. They kill
people. When I was a young man,there was a tree at Casuarina beach.A family came to have picnic. Abranch high up came crashing downand killed a 12-year-old boy.”
Pullan said he had advisedWhita-ker to remove trees periodically andplant new ones in the process.
“As far as I know though, he hasbeen put in touch with the parks and
gardens people and will be plantingnew trees on that spot.”
Speaking to theWeekly, Whitakerconfirmed that new trees would infact be planted.
Whitaker said that hewould plantand tend to the indigenous plants fora 10 month period.
Discussing the birds, Whitakersaid anexpert had informedhim thatthe birds would only be in the areafrom September to January.
“We didn’t know there were stillbabies in the trees. Had we beenaware of this, we would have put inplace measures to ensure they werenot harmed.
“Other than thatwehave followedall procedure and protocol request-ed.”
Residentscanexpecttheareatobequite bare for the next few months.Whitaker explained that the treeswould be removed by next week, but“the stumps need to loosen for two tothree months”.
“Thereafterwewill get an excava-tor and loosen up the stumps and be-gin planting the indigenous trees,”said Whitaker.
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A FAKE hijacking report has left private security company Reaction Unit South Africa(Rusa) baffled.
Rusa head Prem Balram said on Sundaya female driving a light blue Opel Corsadrove to their offices in Verulam requestingmedical assistance for a 17yearold malewho was allegedly shot by hijackers.
Paramedics thereafter treated the malewho sustained two penetrating wounds,one to the back of his head and one to theback of his leg.
Balram said he was then transported to
Osindisweni hospital for further medical attention.
“The driver of the vehicle informed officers that three males approached them atthe stop street at the corner of Moss andHigh Street and attempted to hijack them.She alleged that one suspect shot the maleoccupant after she refused to hand over thevehicle.Severalofficerswentinsearchofthesuspects, but no arrests were made.”
Balram said that on Wednesday 18 February, the duo arrived at their offices requesting an injury report.
“An officer questioned them about theattempted hijacking. Both the male and fe
male continuously changed their version ofevents and eventually admitted that thevictim was not shot by hijackers.
“They explained that they proceeded toRedcliffe to confront a carpenter who wasevading them after he was paid a depositof R5 000 to build cupboards for them.When they arrived at his home he pulled outa pellet gun and shot the 17yearold. Theythen fled from the property and proceededto Rusa officers for medical attention.”
Balram added that they could not provide a reason as to why they had lied andapologised for wasting valuable time andresources.
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And, ofcourse,tothisday we knowof the atroci-ties that haveoccurred inthe middleeast betweenthese twocountries.
Thismakes mewonder
about our country and its involve-ment inall of this. SouthAfrica seemsto be henchmen of the modern dayworld of spies and governments.
We see it portrayed all the time inHollywood blockbusters. There’s al-ways a military professional who isRussian or South African and istasked with taking down the goodguys.
These cables that have been ex-posedbyAl Jazeera seem tobeaverysmall general communication.
Yes, it was a significant requestandnegotiation,butitwasdonesoca-sually.
Doyounotwonderwhothepeopleare behind the scenes who actuallyrun things? The people who electpresidents and put our “elected offi-cials” in power.
Power plays - people with powerhand it downanduse the people they
hand it down to as their puppets.If our country cansocasuallyhave
thiskindofbackdoorcommunicationamongst themselves without publicknowledge, what else has been hid-den?
This is a reality though. Through-out history the sands of time havechanged at thewill ofmajor corpora-tionsandbusinessesthatfeeltheycanuse their money and influence topush forward their preferred propa-ganda.
Just lookat theUSA,ourpartner incrime. They have massive corpora-tions backing both the democraticand republican parties all the time.
Those corporates know they willalways be in power. Paying for anelection rally is not cheap.Askour lo-cal councillors, they will tell you howmuch “work” it can be.
I’m just saying that we should notbelieveeverythingweread in theme-dia. Yes, stories that change historyareoftenarebroken –butwhataboutissues journalistsarenotable to find.These are the real threats.
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>> Youngsters to develop business and design skills
KAVEEL SINGH
PROTECsponsorsBMGwillbesponsoring the organisa-tion's participation in the F1
Schools Technology Challenge inKZN.
The Top Gear Festival in con-junctionwithDurbanUniversity ofTechnology is hosting the event.
The competition is an interna-tional, multi-disciplinary chal-lenge that exposes pupils to thewide world of engineering in a funway.
Inadditiontodesigningandcre-
ating their models using 3D CADsoftware, the teams need to planand fund their projects by prepar-ingabusinessplan,creatingabud-get and raising sponsorship.
BMG is sponsoring the partici-pationofthreeKZNProtecteamsinthisproject.TwopupilswillbefromProtect Tongaat and one fromPro-tec Ink.
According to Protec managerMarion Takis, Team Menace andTeam Thundercats have beenworking hard on their projectssince the December holidays “andare very excited about testing their
prototypemodels inamockraceon14 March”.
“I want to thank BMG for theirsupport in this project, not only byfinancingtheproject,butalsoinas-sisting thepupilswith thedesignoftheir models and in helping themunderstand technical concepts,”said Takis.
Team Menace and Team Thundercats with BMG sponsors DaveRussell and Veronique vanNiekerk.
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BMG sponsors Protec in F1schools challenge
Always so beautiful, unselfish & kind. Fewon this earth her equal we find. In lovingmemory of a life so wonderfully lived, anda heart so deeply loved. You left behindour aching hearts, that loved you most
sincere. Be our guide & shining light aswe jouney on from here.
The 15th Day Memorial Service of theLate Mrs Vishanambal Pillay (Vishie)of 10 Figtree Place, Vanrova Gardens,Tongaat will take place on Saturday28th February 2015 at the Gandhi’sHill Temple Hall (SVET). Supper willbe served from 5:30pm. Service will
commence from 7pm.
Friends & Relatives are kindly invited tothis special memorial service in honourof Vishie Pillay. Please accept this as apersonal invitation from the Pillay family.
Sadly missed by her loving husband:Gopaul Pillay, 3 children: Shaun, Noulin& Sharlene, Grandchild: baby Mahabir,Mother: Mrs Naicker (Aya), Brothers:
THEREaremanyoptions tobecomeafinancialservices advisor, but the most popular isthroughtheTalkAcademyatTalkInternationalin Umhlali.
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Graduates from the programme are highlysought after in the financial services industryandhaveanimpressiveCVtoshowprospective
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Theprogramme is100%subsidisedbyTalkInternational andDreamWealth ensuring thatit is open to all qualifying applicants. Partici-pants also receive a salary during the practicalcomponent of their training.
Talk International CEO, Snow Cogan, said:“The level of applicants has been impressiveand we are looking forward to another greatyear at the academy developing new talent forthe industry. Participants leave the internshipwith an excellent balance of theoretical andpractical experience ensuring they areequipped for the market place.”
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TONGAAT Child and FamilyWelfare Society wishes to lo-cate the following persons:
>> The biological motherand father of LondiweMhlon-go (date of birth 1 June2001).
The child concerned wasfound abandoned at Kwa-
Mashu C Section on 8 July2002. It is alleged that thebio-logical mother of is known asNobuhle Ngcekwa Msiya.
>> The biological motherandfatherofGiftMkhize (dateof birth 26 November 2011)age estimated.
The child concerned was
found abandoned at No. 7Mdoni Avenue, Wewe Estate.
>> The biological father ofNhlanhlaNkululekoSimelane(dateofbirth17August1999).
The biological mother ofthe said child, Ms. SlindileHappiness Simelane passedaway on 20 January 2005.
Anyone with informationpertaining to the above men-tioned persons, can contactDevi Naidoo on032 944 1514.
Please assist Buffelsdale’stop achiever
Buffelsdale Secondary Schoolpupil Shailin Naidoo wasawarded a bursary of R10 000to study a course of his choiceat Intec College which runsseveral tertiary institutions including Damelin, Intec, CSI andLyceum College. The pupil isseen with Prabashni Reddy.PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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Divine life for youth>> Organisation brings together resources to empower younger generation
KAVEEL SINGH
THE recently formed SivanandaFellowship of South Africahave finalisedpreparations for
its first-ever Youth Convention to beheld this year at the Sarva DharmaAshram.
The event will take place from 27to 29 June.
The fellowship, consisting of initi-ated Sannyasa disciples of the inter-nationally-acclaimed Divine Life So-ciety of India, representing variousDivine Life Society branches in SouthAfrica will, as part of the CentenaryCelebrations of Sri SwamiChidanan-daji Maharaj, host a three-day youthconvention, focusing on religious,cultural and spiritual values, withspecial emphasis on meditation,stress-management and characterdevelopment.
Sri Swami Vidyananda, the pro-gramme co-ordinator for the event,said theyouthcomponentofanycoun-try is an extremely vital part of society.
“It is therefore imperative that thiscentenary celebrations of Sri SwamiChidanandaji Maharaj places specialemphasis on youth development fromall linguisticandculturalbackgroundsregardless of caste, creed and colour.
“As the Sivananda Fellowship wefeel privileged to offer something sub-stantial to all the youth of our countrythrough the medium of this conven-tion. We hope and pray that they willtakemaximumadvantage of thismost
wonderful and blessed opportunity.”The Sri Swami Chidananda Cente-
nary Youth Convention will, amongstothers, cover awide rangeof stimulat-ing topics such as: how to cope withboredom, exercises in stressmanage-ment, how to improve memory andconcentration,valueofyogaandmedi-tation in life, sports andgames, aswellas a repertoire of other useful topicspertaining to youth problems, issuesand challenges.
The organisation has invitedmem-
bers of the community to the conven-tionandwillonlybecateringforalimit-ed number of male and female youthbetweentheagesof12and25onafirstcome first serve basis. Reservationswill be made by 15 March.
For information contact SwamiRamkripananda on 031 406 3766 [email protected] Acharya Vedananda on0833840190 or [email protected] or call0329452724
PHOTO: SUPPLIEDStanding from left: Swami Vedananda (Sri Krishna Bhaktivedanta Gurukula,Tongaat), Swami Chaitynananda, Swami Vidyananda, Swami Ramkripananda,Swami Shivashankarananda, Swami Ishwaramayananda, Swami Lokasangrahananda (Vedanta Institute, La Mercy) and Swami Nischalananda. Seated fromleft: Swami Shraddhananda Mataji Swami Karunananda.
MAIDSTONE Country Club situated inTongaat hosted a grand Valentine’sBall on Saturday, 14 February.
Guestsweretreatedtoasumptuousthree course meal after which theydanced the night away.
Mysterygiftswereupforgrabs,andall enjoyed a safe night out. This se-cluded,up-market venue is of extremevalueasitisamuch-neededassettothe
Tongaat and surrounding communi-ties.
The club serves as a sporting andrecreational facility thatcaters forgolf,indoor soccer, outdoor cricket, poolbar, snooker, etc.
Thismulti-functionvenueisforhireand caters for both in-door and out-doorweddings, corporate teambuild-ing, conference centre, large and inti-
mate parties aswell as braai facilities,etc.
The club also boasts twobars, stateof the art lighting and sound equip-ment.With24hoursecurityandampleparking, safetywill be the least of yourworries.
For enquiries: Telephone: 0329450419.Fax0862632009:Email: [email protected]
Mrs Reddy of Tongaat, left, won a music voucher fromBombay house valued at R200 for thebest dance category.
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Grand Valentine's ball at Maidstone Country Club
THE Tongaat Child Welfare is appeal-ing for donations for the upcomingCharityFairwhichwill takeplace from25 March to 29 March.
With the welfare hosting the eventfor the 25th time, organisers are hop-ing to boost donations for its popularCharity Shop.
The Charity shop consists of cloth-ing donated by factories and other
well-wishers.The shop has for many years been
a positive source of income for theevent.
Commenting on the appeal for do-nations, social worker head Jo Mood-leysaid:“You, theTongaatcommunity,have always contributed towards ourCharityShopandweareconfidentthatwith your commitment to our society,
our appeal for a donation of clothingwill once again receive your positiveresponse.”
All neworusedclothes ingoodcon-dition canbedropped off at our officesat 12-14 Tesco Drive, Potgieters Hill,Tongaat.
For more details, contact Ms. DeviNaidooon0329441123for further in-formation.
Donations for Charity Fair
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GAYATHRI Peedam recognisedthe high achievers of secondaryschools in Verulam at the daycarecentre. MuhammadSheikofVer-ulamSecondary School (VSS)wasrecognisedasthehighestachiever
in the 2014 NSC examination inthe Verulam area.
The organisation also recogn-isedthecontributionsmadebyMr.M.I.Ismail (former principal ofVerulam Secondary) and Mrs. A.Naidoowhohas beenboarded re-cently.
PHOTO: SUPPLIEDFrom left: Verulam Secondary School Awardees Tivona Sukdev, Shenice Thambaran, Halima Bibi Kader, Muhammad Sheik, Selvan Chetty(CES), Mr M. I. Ismail (ex principal of VSS) and Sadha Naidoo (guestspeaker).
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PEUGEOT’S best selling vehiclewas not about to go stale any-time soon, but to give it an even
fresheredgeinitscut-throatsegment,Peugeot has treated it to a raft of im-provements for 2015.
A fresh-but-familiar look is ush-ered in by a redesigned front bumperthat houses a wider grille, new ‘two-tone’ headlights, taillights that havebeen reinvigorated with a claw-shapedLEDpattern and anew rangeof alloy wheels.
Its young-at-heart target audiencewill alsohavemorecolourandexteri-orpersonalisationoptions,highlightsbeingtheOrangePowerpaintoptionand the Menthol White exteriorstyling package as you see in thegalleryabove.Undercoverdetec-tivesarenotlistedamongthetar-getmarket for the formeroption.
Not much changes inside,where the 208 already standsapart with its small steeringwheel,higher-than-usual instru-ment panel and large touch
screen.Thereare,however,anewbatchof
gadgetsonoffer, includingActiveCityBrake,MirrorScreen,reversecameraand a new park assist system.
On the engine front, Peugeot con-tinues to offer its normally aspiratedPureTech three-cylinder petrol en-gine in 1-litre and 1.2-litre guises,pushing 50 and 60kW respectively,and they’ve been joined by a turbo-charged, direct injection version ofthe 1.2. Mated to either a five-speedmanual or six-speed automatic gear-box, the new 1.2 turbo motor devel-ops 82kWand it can be pairedwith anew‘GTLine’ trim,whichaddsanex-tradashofstreetcredwithitsGTI-likeinteriorandexteriordesignenhance-ments.
The 1.6-litre turbochargedGTI al-so soldiers on, albeit with some newdesign features, while the aforemen-tioned GT Line is also available withupper versions of Peugeot’s 1.6-litreHDi engine.
Which of these models is comingour way will be made clear when thenew 208 hits South African show-roomsduring the thirdquarter of thisyear. — Supplied.
PHOTO: SOURCED2015 Peugeot 208.
HAVING a beer or a glass of wine before a meal ordrinking cough syrup before hitting the road could seeyou fined or tossed in jail as the Department of Transport has proposed a zero bloodalcohol limit.
A proposal to cut to zero the current maximum alcohol level of 0.05g/100 ml of blood was publishedearlier in January in the Government Gazette. The legal alcohol level was dropped from 0.08g/100ml in1996.
Those who wish to comment on the new bill anddrinkdriving restrictions, have until February 27 to respond as the draft bill has yet to go through the parliamentary process.
The original National Road Traffic act reads: “Noperson shall on a public road (a) drive a vehicle; or(b) occupy the driver’s seat of a motor vehicle the engine of which is running, while the concentration ofalcohol in any specimen of blood taken from any partof his or her body is not less than 0.05g/100ml, orin the case of a professional driver referred to in section 32, not less than 0.02g/100ml.”
Theamended bill reads:“Nopersonshall onapublic road (a) drive a vehicle or (b) occupy the driver’sseat of a motor vehicle the engine of which is running,while there is concentration of alcohol in any specimen of blood taken from any part of his or her body.”
Accordingtothedraftbill,thenthesectiongoverning the bloodalcohol amount/limit has been omitted, meaning if you’re found driving with any concen
PHOTO: SOURCEDThe current limit at 0.05g/100ml is similar toAustralia, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany and Switzerland.
No room for drinkingand driving
tration of alcohol inyour blood, you can becharged.
The bill was firstproposed in 2011 bythen minister of transport, S’bu Ndebele whohad been in meetingswith the AutomobileAssociation for twoyears before it was proposed to parliament.
AA spokespersonMariusLuytsaidalcoholplayed a major role inSA road deaths. He saida zero alcohol levelwouldnotbetoodrasticas current levels are currently very low, reportsBeeld.
The chairman ofJustice Project SA,Howard Dembovsky,said: “The advantage isit sends a clear messageagainst drunk drivingbut the disadvantage isthat people will becriminalised over anytype of alcohol.”
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HYUNDAI will debut the third-generationof itspopularcom-pact SUV at the 2015 Geneva
auto show – the new Tucson.The new SUV will make its South
African debut at the 2015 Johannes-burgInternationalMotorShowinOc-tober. SA could however see the re-turn of the Tucson badge as Hyundaistates “there’s a strong possibilitywe’ll replace the ix35” nomenclaturein 2015.
Hyundai renamed its Tucson theix35 locally in 2010.
It measures 4.4m long (65mmlonger), 1.8mwide (+30mm), 1.6 tallwithawheelbaseof2.6m(anincreaseof 30mm). The newmodel is built ona new platform and offers 513 litresluggage capacity with the seats up.
ous version fitted in other Hyundaimodels and comeswith a seven-yearfree subscription to TomTom LIVEservices (subject tomarket specifica-tion),” says Hyundai.
In terms of safety, it’s equippedwith an autonomous emergencybraking system - automatic brakingwhenever it detects anunsafe closingspeedwithapersonorvehicleahead.Itsactivebonnetsystemraises theve-hicle’s bonnet to cushion the impactshock in any frontal collision with apedestrian or cyclist. It also boastlane-keepingassist (correctssteeringto avoid unintended lane departure),rear traffic cross alert, blind spot de-tection, speed limit reminder.
— Wheels24.
PHOTO: SOURCEDThe 2015 ix35 Tucson.
Theix35isavaila-ble in Europe withtwo 1.6-litre petrolengines (100kWGDIor 130kW T-GDI)and three diesel op-tions; 85kW1.7-litreand two 2.0-litreunits tuned to100kW and 135kWrespectively. En-gines can be matedto either a seven-speed dual-clutchtransmission(7DCT)orasix-speedmanu-al.
Designer PeterSchreyer said: “De-sign expresses ourprogressive spiritandpassion,and it istransforming ourbrand. The Tucsonhasaboldandathlet-ic presenceachievedthrough refined,flowing surfaces,bold proportions,sharp lines andmostimportantly, ournewest generationhexagonal grille –ourbrandsignature.The front of the Tuc-son is dominated byHyundai’s signaturehexagonal grille andnew LEDs.
“Overall the de-sign is sportier thanthe outgoing modelwith assertiveflanks, redesignedrear bumper andslim rear LEDs.
The interior hasbeen redesignedwith soft-touchleathers, new mate-rials, new centreconsole andoptionalred leather trim.It’sequipped with heat-able and ventilatedfront seats, a pow-ered tailgate and au-to park assist.
“The new-gener-ation satnav is morethan three timesfaster thantheprevi-
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VAC in Maritzburg MarathonWEEKLY REPORTER
ELEVEN Verulam Athletic Club(VAC) runners booked theirplaces in the Comrades Mara-
thon this weekend with DouglasCwele leading team VAC in a superb3hour finishaheadof lastyearssilvermedallistSiphiweKhanyile, twomin-utes behind in a dash for the friendlycourse in Pietermaritzburg.
After the previous days searingheat, runnerswere greetedwith coolcloudyandovercastconditionssuitedfor running in the huge field.
Veteran Jacob Zitha secured valu-ableseedingplaceswitha3.42finish.
Visibly elated novice Alan Goven-
RenukaMoodley, whilstmannie Nai-doomadeupthebalanceofVACwalk-ers in 3.15. Sunil Sewnarain andShereen Sunker eased through the10km event in 1.42.
The weekend also ushered in anew executive committee with VAChosting its Annual General Meetingon Saturday.
Krish Naidoo retained the chair-
elected unopposed to their positions.Manco members retained from
the previous year included VelvanNair, Tharushka Sookoo, Sarah Nai-doo, Anitha Sewnarain and AmithaSingh. NewMancomembers includelocal prosecutor Andrew Dlamini,Rajesh Ramdhularie, Brenda Peters,Bobby Ramlagan, Sundree Ramla-gan and Vukani Maphumulo.
Electoral officer Alan Govenderthanked VAC for the leadership rolethey played in community develop-ment events and health promotion
and urged the community to rally be-hind the many local initiatives thatVAC has provided to the communityat large.Healso commended theclubforitsroleinprovidingvisionarylead-ership and activities that have be-come trailbrazers in the North Coastthat has been emulated by manyclubs, despite scarce resources.
Membership are reminded that2015 KZNA licences and club regis-tration is open and VAC remains thecheapest club locally to register as amemberwithseniorlicencesandclub
registration costs R150. No changefor the last three years and conces-sions also apply to family member-ship, juniors and grandmasters.Community organisations andmem-bers of the public are encouraged toparticipateeverySaturdayat5.30amfromGateriteinthe4kmand8kmDaylee Challenge with no obligations inthe VAC Park and Run event. Thisevent opens free to the public andmembership continue to draw largenumbers. Participation is free everySaturday.
der, secured hisqualifying run de-spite coming off aninjury
AnithaSewnarain led teamVAC in the 21.1kmhalf marathon in2.07 ahead of NadNaidoo in 2.33.
Dolly Shamlall,running in back tobackhalfmarathonsran an improved2.42 with a return-ing Pretty Zitha.
Tharushka Sook-oo made up the restof the running teamin2.50.JasonMood-ley ledthewalkers in2.56, two minutesahead of spouse
manship position unopposedfor the second year in succes-sion, whilst Anand Naicker(Vice chair: Road events), Fer-ozaLuckan(ViceChairAdmin-istration)andJayaKisten(ViceChair Functions) and AnandNaidoo (Treasurer) were also