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ANTIDRUGcampaign under way>> ‘We want to make it clear through our presence that we won’t tolerate drugs’
LOOKINGnotonlyatthisyear,butto2014and beyond, the third leg of the BikersAgainst Drugs’ (Bad) anti-drug cam-
paign was executed on Friday, 13 Decembertogive feedbackontheirprojectandhowtheywill deal with the drug problem in the future.
The meeting was attended by interestedbikers,BikeSAmagazineandtheFevernews-paper at the Garden of Eden Pub and Grill.
One of the project organisers ChristoKruger explained to the bikers what Badaimed to achieve.
“Thefeedbackwegotfromthevenuesvisit-
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Local business owner Francois Lotz is oneofthefirstbusinessestogetonboardbydonat-ing money towards the campaign.
“This is something that is very close tomy
heartas I’vehada friendwhowasdrawn into the underworld ofdrugs. I wish to challenge otherbusinesses to reach into theirpocketsasourchildrenneedtobe protected against drugs,”Lotz said.
Future plans of Bad includeanti-drug talks by professionals atschools andawebsite that promotes thecampaign.
Some of themoney raised by spon-sorships and through selling Badstickersandbadgeswillbeusedtobuybibs to be worn by the bikers whenthey go on club visits.
Committee member of theBikers Against Drugs campaign, Harold ‘Doc’ Holmanexplains their objectivesfor 2014 at the meeting.PHOTO: SONJA NELLANTIDRUG
campaign under wayheartas I’vehada friendwhowasdrawn into the underworld ofdrugs. I wish to challenge otherbusinesses to reach into theirpocketsasourchildrenneedtobe protected against drugs,”
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LOCAL fisherman Mervin Polley’s boat, tractor, acompressor and his neighbour’s motor cyclewere gutted by fire on his property in Kingsway,
Amanzimtoti in the early hours of Thursday, 12 December.
Polley says he and his wife were woken up at 3amby Mike Meulmann, who also lives on the property,saying that there was a fire. Meulmann heard a popping noise when the tractor caught alight.
“When I looked outside I just saw yellow as thetractor was engulfed in flames. We rushed outsideand Mike tried to put out the fire using a hosepipe,but there was too much heat. At that stage the boatwas still intact and I was going to run it away fromthe tractor and the fire, but I could not get the stonesout from under the trailer’s wheels and before I knewit, the boat also caught alight,” Polley told the Fever.
He quickly removed four 25litre containers of fuelfrom the boat, but their attempt to contain the firewith a hosepipe was fruitless. The boat, tractor, motorbike and compressor were destroyed. He believesthe fire was deliberately set as a can of fuel near theboat was missing.
“The other cans behind the tractor can be seenburnt in the places where they stood, but this specificone is missing,” he said. A neighbour phoned the firebrigade and divisional fire brigade commander MikePonyecz and his team responded.
“The call came through to the communicationcentre in Durban at 3.46am and we were alerted at3.48am. We arrived at 3.54am and found Polley andhis neighbour trying to put the fire out. We put thefire out and Polley was given oxygen because ofsmoke inhalation,” Ponyecz said.
Polley suffered loss of over R200 000 as the boat,valued at R150 000 and the tractor at R80 0000were burnt.
THREE Pennington civic associations — Pen-nington Conservancy, Pennington Ratepayers’and Residents’ and Positive Pennington — gottogether on Saturday, 7 December, to clean the
town’s communal areas ahead of the holidays.Teamsofvolunteersmovedout fromtheMp-
ithi kiosk to clean alongside the railway line,MpathlaRoad, theMakamatiRiver area, Salm-on Drive and elsewhere. The Umdoni Munici-pality supported the venturewith theprovisionof plastic bags.
PHOTO: SETON THOMPSONTaking part in the cleanup are (from left) Averil and Ivan Bennewith and Irene Hutton whogather up garbage between the railway and Mpathla Road in Pennington.
ARSONsuspected in boat fire>> Man suffered loss of over R200 000
PHOTO: SETON THOMPSONA team, led Jane Downey (left) and schoolgirl volunteers, Sthembile Shange, Ayanda Neneand Annaloria Nene clean along the railway line.
TWOlovebirdsweresavedasaresultofworkbymetropolice and local security organisations.
The ET Rapid Response Team received a call fromthe CCPO regarding a house breakin in Ngobeni Drive,Athlone Park on Wednesday afternoon, 11 December.
Tony Lokker, managing member of ET RapidResponse, said they immediately proceeded tothe house.
“When we arrived at
the scene we were met by the complainant whopointed out the direction in which the alleged suspectran. Alex Chapman, from the ET tactical responseteam ran into the bush after the suspect. Other members from ET and CCPO cordoned off the bush whileChapman was inside,” he said. A while later Chapmantold the members he saw the suspect dropping a birdcage and running further into the bush. The MetroDog Unit was dispatched and Sergeant Shawn Joosteand his dog Kulu arrived. “Jooste and Kulu also wentinto the bush looking for the suspect. A while laterKulu apprehended the suspect in the bush,” Lokkersaid. The lovebirds and household items taken in theburglary were returned to the owner.
The alleged suspecttold the arrestingauthorities that he wasgoing to eat the birdsbecause he “was hungry”.
“The arrest and return of the homeowner’s pro perty are theresult of good work between the relevant security organisationsand the metro police,”Lokker said.
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THE UguMunicipal Council appointed its thirdleader of water services. The current controlcentre manager Lungile Cele will start work asactinggeneralmanagerwaterserviceson1Jan-uary 2014. She succeeds Vusumuzi Khumalowho resignedas generalmanagerwater servic-es.
Cele holds a Bachelor of Technology degreein civil engineering andmajored in water engi-neering.
“Based on her education, experience andpassion, council resolved she is the best candi-datetotemporarilyfill thispost,”saidUguMayorNtombifikile Gumede.
The municipalityacknowledges that itstruggleswithkeepingconsumers informed,but has taken steps tocontinuously commu-nicate with the publicin the form of publicnotices, media state-ments and SMSes.
The Ugu website iswww.ugu.gov.za andCustomer Care Centreis is on 08000WATER(92837).— Supplied.
Man set alightROJITH Dayasagai (43) appearedin the Umzinto Court onWednesday, 11 December, on acharge of attempted murder asa sequel to an alleged attackupon 25yearold Junard Moosaon Saturday, 7 December, inwhich the victim was burnt.
According to police reports,the perpetrator poured thinnersover Moosa before setting him
alight, following adispute betweenthem at a Riversideflat. The victim washospitalised with lifethreatening injuries while the accusedwas arrested and released onR500 bail. There is speculationthat the dispute may have concerned moneylending.
THE Umdoni Municipali-tyhaskept itspromisetoexcavate its tidal pools.
By borrowing themoney fromthe lifesaving account andthanks to local company T&TMarine, the job could be fin-ishedbythetimeyoureadthis.
“We’ve literally worked24/7, but we’ve got that down
toafineartbynow,”saysT&T’sdirector James Tucker.
Sometimes twice a year, itbecomes necessary to cleanout the sand from the pools atPreston and Bombay beachesinParkRynie,Pennington, Ifa-fa and Mtwalume in time forthe festive and Easter holi-days. Two years ago the coun-cil voted to abandon theproject due to its inconven-ience and expense, but the
tearful eyes of children andtheir furious fathers got tothem and they relented.
“It’s always a last minuteflap,” a senior councillor toldthe Fever “
“Andthisyear they forgot tobudget for it. However, beachmanager Melvyn Patchaipromised itwouldhappenandit has, but hopefully they’ll re-member a little sooner infuture.”
PHOTO: SETON THOMPSONMarine’s excavator at Pennington tidal pool early on Tuesday, 10 December.
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KHULEKANI Xulu (28) ofMalangeni was sentenced to atotal of 31 years’ imprisonmentin the Pietermaritzburg HighCourt on 27 November oncharges of murder, theft andthe unlawful possession of afirearm and ammunition. He received a 20year sentence formurder, three years for theftand eight years on unlawfulpossession charges. The theftsentence runs concurrently withthat of murder. — Supplied.
Couple arrested for murderA GANDHINAGAR couple has been arrested for the murder of Mariamma Pillay(aka Sushilla) (53) and the attemptedmurder of her husband Nazir Ali Khan(36). The offence allegedly occurred atthe couple’s residence in Gandhinagartownship, Umzinto on Wednesday night,4 December.
According to police reports, a disputeensued and Khan was allegedly attackedby the male suspect with a knife, incurring stab wounds. His wife was also
stabbed, incurring fatal injuries fromwhich she died on scene. Khan wasrushed to G.J. Crookes Hospital in aserious condition.
The suspects fled the scene prior topolice arrival. Initial investigations ledpolice to their residence in Gandhinagarwhere they arrested a 41yearold manand his 31yearold wife on Thursdaymorning, 5 December. The motive for theattack is yet to be confirmed and investigations continue. — Supplied.
RESPONSIBILITY for themaintenance of law and or-der on the beaches, Scott-
burgh main beach in particular,continues to go back and forth be-tween the SAPS and the UmdoniProtection Services.
At a council meeting onWednesday, 11December,Munic-ipalManagerXolaniLuthulistatedthat “protection services’s prima-ry responsibility is traffic controlandthatassistingSAPSwithcrimecontrol is secondary.
The municipality urgentlyneeds to debate the matter indepth with them”.
Speaker SykesNaidoo said the“SAPS is passing on their respon-sibility to us, it is an unfundedmandate”.
The meeting had earlier ap-proved the payment of an addi-tional R27 000 towards theBobbies on the Beat programmewhereby themunicipality supple-mentspaymentof reserveofficersduring holiday periods.
However, that led to a querywhether any of this should be di-rected towards policing the Scott-
burgh Mall, deemedtobetheresponsibil-ity of the owners as aprivate property.
The municipalmanager said themunicipality accept-ed that it has a re-sponsibility towardsthesafetyof thecom-munity but ques-
tioned that which extended to theprotection of private assets.
Later onWednesday at a Scott-burghCommunityPolicingForummeeting, it was noted that at anearlier meeting between law en-forcement agencies and Umdonibeach management it had beenemphasised that “it is the primaryfunction of the protection services
to enforce the law”.Scottburghpolice commission-
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PHOTO: SOURCED‘Protection services’s primary responsibility is traffic control, and thatassisting SAPS with crime control is secondary’.
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ONSaturday,7December,at theSummerJamsMusic Festival at Kingsway High School be-
tween 5pm and 8pm, there was an incident ofassault. If anyone witnessed the incident canthey please contact the investigating officer,Sergeant B.A. Mlaba on 031 913 1300 or073 986 5744. — Supplied.
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‘I want everyone to embrace theChristmas spirit and live in peacewith each other. If everyone can respect each other and there is nofighting among people, I’ll be veryhappy.’
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‘Money, lots of money please.’
GLORIA BLOSE
‘If I can spend time with my familythat will be the greatest gift, and Iwill be more than happy.’
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‘A sevenday, allexpense paidholiday in Mauritius, sitting on thebeautiful beach sipping oncocktails.’
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‘Fever’ reporter SONJANELL asked people whatthey want for Christmas.
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‘All I wantfor myselfand everyoneelse is happiness, nowand throughout the newyear.’
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Dear Fever,ON behalf of most of the residents of
Scottburgh, I wish to apologise to the visit-ing holidaymakers for the poor state of ourtown.
I thank you for coming to this beautifulpart of KZN to enjoy yourself and spendyour money.
Without you our town would struggle to ,so we need your presence verymuch, but you might find this hard to be-lieve judging by the state of our town andbeach area.
After your bad experience last year whenour town ran out of water, I’m sure you ex-pected us to get our act together and make aspecial effort to prepare for your arrival thisyear, but this was not to be.
There are deep potholes in our roads, soplease be warned to drive carefully.
Many of our street lights are still notworking but the Rotary clock at the rounda-bout has been repaired and looks great.
The stench of raw sewage from our de-crepit waste water plant now blows beyondthe usual Bermuda Way golf course areaand stretches as far as David Road in Scott-burgh South, nearly one kilometre away.
Sorry about that, but if you are not stay-
ing down wind, you’ll be fine.The most important place for your recre-
ation is the beach which has been cleared ofall the sugar cane washed up after the re-cent storms.
However, paint is peeling off the crackedbeach buildings, and precast walls arelying broken and barriers are rustingaway.
Most important of all, is the disappointingclosure of the Phat Boyz Restaurant and Pubas well as the Beachcomber shop.
The municipality decided that a change ofownership was needed, and this is theresult.
We know that the national public holi-days are chaotic so I suggest you lie lowduring those days or drive to some of thescenic places inland.
We have tried to get the municipality tohear our constant pleas to prepare our townfor your arrival.
Please understand that the Scottburghresidents do care.
We hope that you’ll give us yet anotherchance next year to get our town right foryour visit. Again, my apologies.
Peter FieldingScottburgh
APOLOGIESto our
HOLIDAYMAKERS
Beste Fever,ONS is reeds halfpad deur Desember en al-
mal verkeer in ‘n vrolike vakansie luim. Maarelke jaar gedurende hierdie feestelikhede lyons gemeenskap lewensverliese as gevolg vandronk bestuurders op die pad.
Veral gedurende hierdie tydmoetmens ek-stra sorg neem om versigtig te wees op diepaaie, want onskuldige mense kry seer asgevolg van ander se onverantwoordelike op-trede.
Behalwe omnie te drink en bestuur nie, wilek‘nberoepdoenopalmalomekstraoplettendte wees vir motorfietsryers op die pad. Daar isin die vakansietyd veral baie kinders wat methul motorfietse winkelsentrums, strand toe of
na maats toe ry.‘nKuswag leerling,GerritAveling isverlede
week in Toti deur ‘n motoris raakgery. Hy heternstig seergekry en is in ‘n bedenklike toe-stand in die hospitaal. As almalmeer bewus isvanwatomhulaangaan,meeroplettendopdiepadisenaldiepadreëlsnakom,salonsmindersulke insidente hê.
Ek vra dat almal vir Gerrit in hul gebede salhouenbiddat hy ten volle sal herstel. Komonshoop dat daar vir die res van Desember geenander insidentemagwees nie en dat almal hulKersfees veilig saam met hul geliefdes kanspandeer.
Mark CoetzeeAmanzimtoti
Bid vir beseerde kind
THE2013National SeniorCertificatemarkingprocess started on 4 December and was com-pleted by Friday, 13 December.
More than two million scripts have beenmarked by 9 000 markers in 27 marking cen-tres across KZN.
The KZN matric pass rate last year was
73.9%,an improvementon thepreviousyear’s68%. The education department has said itwants the pass rate to reach 80% this year.
AccordingtotheKZNDepartmentofEduca-tion150 000pupilssatfortheexamintheprov-ince. Theminister of educationwill release theresults on Monday, 6 January. — Supplied.
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Dear Fever,THE long-awaited results of successful ten-
ders were published at the end of July 2013.These were as follows — Wimpy, fun hire,
miniature golf, and waterslide remained withthe current lease holders. The tender for thepub known as Phat Boyz was awarded toTholakele Maintenance and RenovationServicesCC,whointimatedthatarestaurantofthe Keg franchise would occupy the Phat Boysarea.
The ice-cream shop was awared to Um-sawakho PKTrading. These new leaseswouldcome into effect on 1 August 2013 and wouldrun for nine years, 11 months.
The leaseholders for PhatBoyz and the ice-cream shop were requested to remove the fit-tings and equipment from these premises sothat thenew leaseholders couldhave “vacant”occupation.
Inthemeantime,newswasreceivedthatthetenderer for the Phat Boyz development had“abandoned” his contract due to him not beenable to meet the necessary financial require-ments necessary to proceedwith theKeg fran-chise.
At this stage no confirmation could be ob-tained as to when the new lease holder for theice-cream shop would move in.
Thesituationat theendofNovemberwasas
follows:• noofficialapprovalof theWimpyleasehas
as yet been obtained from theUmdoniMunici-pality;
• the Wimpy lease holders were ap-proached by the Umdoni Municipality to “re-susitate” Phat Boyz until the end of the holidayseasonearlynextyear.It (municipality)howev-er, was not prepared to put its request in writ-ing; and
• head office of theWimpy franchise is veryconcerned that one of its franchise holders isoperating from premises without a legallyapproved lease agreement from the UmdoniMunicipality.
If the information regarding the lease is fac-tualthenweasresidentsandratepayersinUm-donihavereasontobeverycriticalof theaction(or the absence thereof) takenbymunicipal of-ficials andANC councillors in allocating leasesto the beachfront pavilion building.
Inconclusionitmustbestatedloudandclearthatweasresidentsandratepayerswillnot tol-erateanyfurtherdilly-dallyingby incompetentofficials and ANC councillors with a politicalmotive to destroy a valuable asset that used toattractholidaymakersandpromote tourism inthis part of South Africa.
Frik de JagerScottburgh (south)
Fiasco about beachfront leases
Dear Fever,OURChristmasPartyon7Decemberwasan
astounding success, thanks to many peopleandorganisations and in spite all the rain. Thechildrenhadawonderfultimeasdidtheadults.
We would like to thank everybody for theirdonationstowardsthisevent—youhavemadea lot of children’s hearts very happy. Some ofthem received a present for the first time intheir lives.
A special thank you goes to all my “angels”,
especially Ireneforthechequeandclothingdo-nated for theparty. Joanne’sAngelswillbe tak-ing a short break inDecember, butwearewill-ing to pick up furniture and clothing (of whichwe are desperately in need). Youmay reach uson 082 337 7330 or 039 976 0246.
Wewishallourdonorsandsponsorsabless-ed Christmas and a prosperous new year.
Joanne VenterJoanne’s Angels
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AS we almost have to say goodbye to 2013and welcome in 2014, we must and lookback over the year, remember NelsonMandela and his family, and those lessfortunate, and be thankful for what wehave.
The ‘Fever’ staff and management wishreaders and advertisers a happy, safe and
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The next ‘Fever’ issue will be 10 January,2014, which should be on the street on 8January.
Henry, the oldest and mostfamous Nile Crocodile at theCrocworld ConservationCentre, celebrated his113th birthday on Monday,16 December. For more information visit www.crocworld.co.za or phone 039 976 1103.PHOTO: MIA MORISON
Dear Fever,On Friday, 6 December, I had
breakfast with a friend at Nino’sArbour Crossing, Amanzimtoti. Igave the friend a present as it washer birthday.
We had a great time and left.Twohours latershesentmeames-sage to say that she had left thepresent at Nino’s. I was nearby, sowent to the restaurant to see if it
was still there.The staff dashed around look-
ing in the office and behind thecounter. I glanced over my shoul-der—andthereitwas—stillonthetable, untouched.
Isn’t it great to get good news.Yay for Nino’s Arbour Crossing. Itis simply the best.
Bronwyn TannerScottburgh
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Not an ensemble for successDear Fever,
RECENTLY John Steenhuisen,DemocraticAlliancespokesperson forCo-operative Governance and Tradi-tional Affairs (Cogta) in the KZN legis-lator, responded to my letter that ap-peared in a local newspaper whereinhe made small talk of the discord anduncertain future of the DA.
The standoff betweenproandanti-equityemploymentbill lobbyistscouldwell be an attempt by the DA to stagetransformation in the party by fakingablackcoupd’étatwithHelenZillesur-rendering the leadership to LindiweMazibuko in an unconventional man-ner to lure black votes.
A recent KZNweekend newspaperreported a breakdown in the relation-ship between Zille and Mazibuko,
reachingapointofnoreturnaswell asmentioning the existence of a blackcaucus in the DA.
As the result the of the hullabaloothe DA performance in the eThekwiniregion in 2016 municipal electionscould well be affected. The loss of thewards that include the Bluff andAmanzimtotiareas ispossible.eThek-wini Wards 66 and 97 respectivelyhaveexperiencedasignificant changein voter demographics. The dugoutport on the cards for the area betweenthetwowardswillcertainlydarkenthehue of the pre 1994 white suburbs.
The dynamics of the DA forerun-ners, the United Party (UP), Progres-sive Party (PP) followed by a new Pro-gressiveFederalParty(PFP)couldcur-rently be alive and well in the official
opposition. The UP split in 1977 withthemore liberalmembers of the partyfindingahomein thePFP. If thisevolu-tionary trend of the official oppositionprevails we could face a possible sce-nario of DA lateral thinkers breakingaway to formaunited oppositionwithCope,Agangandothersmallerpartiesthatenjoycredibility inthemindsetsofthe black voters. The Freedom Frontcould become home for the DA con-servatives.
Could it be anenactment toportraythe so-called black influence in theDAas robust and ready for 2014? TheDAmust realise toyi-toyiing to the musicfrom a concertina is not an ensemblefor success.
Frank HornAmanzimtoti
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Maar onthou ons nog waaroor ditwerklik gaan? Weet ons nog wat dieeintlikebetekenisvanKersfeesis?Wiegaan nog kerk toe op Kersdag?
Staan vir ‘n paar oomblikke stil enreflekteer waaroor dit eintlik gaan.Kersfees is inderwaarheid die Chris-tusfees. Jesus isgeboreomreddingvirons te bring. Ek roep beelde op van ‘nSondagskool konsert met drie wysemanne, die môrester wat die pad na
die Koningskind aandui, Maria op ‘ndonkieenbabaJesuswatnederig in ‘nstal gebore word.
As ons die kersbome en blinkgeskenke uit die prentjie haal enonthou waaroor dit regtig gaan, moetonsoponsknieëgaan,dankbaarweesen koning Jesus se geboortedag metwaardigheid vier. Geseënde Kersfees.
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Warner Preparatory juniorcampus news
PHOTO: SUPPLIEDTop academic pupil in Grade 3is Aphiwe Hlatshwayo who wona 2014 bursary.
PHOTO: SUPPLIEDSome of the trophy winners (back, from left) SikuweMsibi, Wandile Gcabashe, Jason Muller, Kai Coetzee, AmberNorton, and (front, from left) Justin Wilson, SiyamthandaNzuza, Lusanda Makhanya, Khaya Majola, Ryan Hogan andPhephile Mkhize.
AFGESIEN daarvan datdie twee Botha sussies,Cailin en Ashlin van
Amanzimtoti pragitg is, ishulle ook toegewyd, hard-werkend en gemotiveerd inalles wat hulle aanpak.
Die twee doen reeds vir dieafgelope vier jaar modelwerkby Extreme Model Manage-ment en het onlangs uit-stekendpresteerbyhulgrade-plegtigheid wat in Durban-Noord gehou is. Die tema vandie geleentheid was “A nighton the red carpet.”
Beide het ‘n algeheletweede plek in hul onderskeiekategorieë verwerf en 11jarige Cailin het ook die prysverower vir “Best Dressed”asook vir “Best Modelbook.”Agt jarige sussie, Ashlin, ishierdie jaar as 1ste Prinsesgekroon by Kuswag Skool seMej Karnaval kompetisie.
Die tweetjies koester grootdrome vir die toekoms.
“Ek is besigmet voorberei-ding omvolgende jaar aandieMiss Pre-Teen SA deel teneem.
“My modeljuffrou help mymet onderhoudvoering enhouding en postuur,” vertelCailin opgewonde.
Kleinsus Ashlin is selfs nogmeer gedetermineerd oorhaar toekomsplanne.
“Ek wil eendag die MejSuid-Afrika kroon dra en stu-deer om ‘n mediese dokter teword,” sê Ashlin.
Hulle is nie net mooi gesig-giesnieenpresteeroptallean-dergebiedeook.Dietweeleer-linge van Kuswag Skool iskranige swemmers, hullespeel aksie-netbal enpresteerbogemiddeld goed op akade-miese gebied.
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andersnieasolimpieseswem-mer, Chad le Clos.
Mamma Mariaan is huldryfveerengrootsteonderste-uner.
“Ek leer hulle om tydsbest-uurtoetepasendatelkeminu-ut wat ‘n mens vermors nooitweer teruggekry kan wordnie.
Ek is baie trots op hulle endink hulle is goed gebalan-seerde kinders,” sê sy.
By diemodelgradeplegtigheid waarhullealtwee ‘ntweedeplek inhul onderskeiekategorieëverowerhet, isCailin(links) enAshlinBotha.FOTO:VERSKAF
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Karate champsCROWNED>> Scottburgh karateka showcase skills at club championships
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KARSHAN Govender was crownedScottburghSportKarateClub’sopenblue to brownbelt kata championat
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KayurRamdinemergedastheUnder-15blue to brown belt boys’ kumite championandMariscaNaickerdoubledupasUnder-15blue tobrownbeltkataandgirls’kumitechampion.
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Tough Telfer winsKZN junior champs atSelborne
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BRYANSTON’S Kaleigh Telfer showed a lot of guts, grit and determination to complete a wiretowire victory at the KwaZuluNatalJunior Championship at Selborne Park Golf Club recently.
The 15yearold carded rounds of 757475 to beat local favourite Michaela Fletcher by nine shots for the title, barely two weeksafter she defeated South African number one Kim Williams for theMpumalanga Championship. The fact that Telfer popped in thefinal putt wearing only her socks underlines the determined teenager’s competitive spirit.
Just two days before the 54hole stroke play tournament, Telferrippedthenailoffherbigtoewhenshespilledoffhermotorbike,but pulling out of the event was just not an option. “I really wantedto compete in the KZN junior champs, because we had alreadymade all the arrangements to travel to Selborne, it was the lastevent of the season and I was coming into some really good form,”said the brave youngster.
“I felt I could deal with the injury, but I have to admit it wasan agonising ordeal but so worth it.” Telfer had to have her footredressed after every nine holes and even had to play the last twoholes of the final round in socks. Nothing a couple of pain killerscouldn’t solve, but the pain was really bad down the stretch andI just couldn’t keep my shoes on once we got past the 16th. It’sfantastic to finish the season on such a high note, though, andit was definitely worth the pain.”
Telfer rose to prominence when she claimed a rare double ather home course. She won the prestigious Ladies Club Championship in May and claimed the Junior Club Championship in June tobecome the first player to win both titles in the same calendaryear. At 15, Telfer was also one of the youngest Ladies Club Championship winners since 1958. Named the Most Improved Junior Ladies Golfer 2012/2013 by Women’s Golf South Africa, Telfer currently ranks sixth in the national junior and 10th in the nationalsenior rankings. She also represented Ladies Golf Gauteng at thePick n Pay South African Women’s InterProvincial in 2012 and 2013and received Federation colours for representing South African atthe Enjoy Jakarta World Junior Golf Championships.
Maritzburg’s Fletcher, meanwhile, ended her junior career witha runnerup finish after carding rounds of 777581. Fletcher finished six shots ahead of Shawnelle de Lange, who took third on239 with rounds of 797981. The Goldfields golfer finished twoshots clear of Mount Edgecombe’s BrittneyFay Berger (788578).
PHOTO: WGSAKwaZuluNatal Junior Championship winner Kaleigh Telfer tees off at Selborne Park Golf Club.
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