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Rolene Strauss was crowned Miss World at the weekend and now features in a long list of remarkable women who continue to make a difference to the countries they live in and the world.

South Africans also took time through out the year to remember Nelson Mandela and do their bit to fulfill his legacy.

It’s been a year since his death and many questioned the stability and patriotism of South Africans. The good news is, it seems as if communities Hosking Road, Athlone, 3201 are now more united than ever. Many believe his spirit still lives on calling it a sprinkling of ‘Madiba magic’.

Clearly South Africans will continue to make great strides despite the negative news that sometimes comes to the fore.

The Fever would like to wish all our fantastic clients and readers a wonderfully happy festive season and here’s to welcoming 2015 in style.

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This year South Africans voted hoping for the best – many are now glued to the parliament session coverage because you never know what to expect. In 2015 we will be joining the queues for the by-elections and once again, hoping for positive change.

We know we live in a beautiful city and another 75 reason to be a proud Durbanite is Durban has been voted an official new Seven Wonder City of the world.

The picturesque beaches, rolling hills and breath-taking skyline together with a host of wonderful inhabitants, sets us apart from the rest of South Africa.

After 40 years, the Miss World title is held by a South African.

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MANY people either look forward to the festive period and begin their countdown to Christmas in October, while others are left running for the hills to avoid the ‘silliness’ that comes with the season.

As we get ready to wind down and take a breather, we decided to reflect on some of the wonderful reasons to celebrate the year that was.

Yes, we can talk about some of the lowlights as well (no pun on the word ‘lights’), but that would not be very festive at all.

The team at the Fever has had a wonderful year and has shared some truly remarkable memories with you.

We’ve had an action-packed year from meeting wonderful individuals who are slowly changing their communities one step at a time to covering campaigns that shows a proactive community who are willing to fight for their beloved home towns.

To those people who are continuously going the

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Dear Readers, TODAY marks the end of another year for the Hillcrest Fever, and as the festivities kick off for this season, let us reflect on moments that touched our lives and the community this past year.

2014 has been marked by persistent challenges in our economy with price inflations (food, electricity, fuel, etc.).

We had weather catastrophes and crime

challenges this year, but as we enter 2015 Callown Julie atpledge 033to342 2042 kippmbnorth.co.za we renew our you to do our very best

continues to destroy some of our communities.

However, the one thing that continues to stand undefeated is the spirit of the Upper Highway community. Through the difficult times, our readers have once again proven that we are, without a doubt, among the most resilient and strong-willed.

We have weathered all the storms that came our way and have demonstrated that we can be a community to be proud of - from our disabled horse rider achieving his goals to a local woman beating breast cancer and becoming an inspiration to others - our community stands together proud!

We are confident that 2015 will be better than ever.

We, at The Hillcrest Fever, have faced our

to continue to be the most accurate, fair and balanced source of news, opinion, features, sports and entertainment in the Upper Highway Area.

We will continue to be open and honest with our readers and we assure you that the new year will be one never to be forgotten.

Our hearts go out to those who lost loved ones this year and those experiencing difficulties of all types this holiday season. We extend sincere and warm wishes to our Hillcrest Fever family for a safe and peaceful festive season, and a happy and prosperous 2015.

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T the start of the season, The Color Run asked participants to share on social media an inspiring story of a personal superhero in their lives.

Madelyn Janse van Rensburg from Hilton was chosen as the lucky winner as her story touched the judges. She chose her dad as her personal superhero.

The prize is to experience The Happiest 5K on the Planet in Paris.

“He was diagnosed with polio at 18 months old, and has had a physical disability ever since.

“However, he has never once let that get him down, or stop him from achieving his goals. ‘Mind over matter’ and ‘turn your obstacles into your motivation to succeed’ are his mottos in life.

“He is my superhero because he is a real go-getter and has such a positive outlook on life,” she said.

With prize sponsor Marriott International providing accommodation to make this incredible trip possible, Janse van Rensburg and a partner are about to enjoy the experience of a lifetime.

They will be hosted at the stunning Marriott Renaissance Paris La Defense Hotel, and Janse van Rensburg will receive Marriott Rewards Platinum status for one year, providing lounge access, late check-out

and a platinum arrival gift.

While Janse van Rensburg leads an active life, she’s also one for a bit of adventure. “The Color Run is such a unique experience, I just had to try it. Once I did, I was hooked,” she said.

Like many Color runners, it was about more than just having fun for her.

The Color Run is built on the premise that all of us are responsible for building better communities, and if you can do that while having a blast, everyone wins.

“Having fun is great, but having fun while doing good is even better,” she said.

The Color Run is operated on four main principles: be healthy, be happy, be an individual, and help those around you. As such, the event encourages all participants to allocate a charity to which funds will be donated by The Colour Run, at no extra cost to Colour runners.

The Color Run wishes Janse van Rensburg bon voyage. We know you will fly our colourful flag high and enjoy spreading some warm South African laughter at Madelyn Janse van Rensburg from Hilton was chosen as the lucky winner.

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Back to the 90s THE Throwback to Love Tour takes place at Golden Horse Casino on March 30.

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by Clint Brink, Jamali, Ernie Smith, Bianca le Grange, Terra Cox and Christo Davids, who will treat the crowd to soothing melodies that will transport them back to the nineties.

“We are really thrilled to be hosting these talented artists for a night to remember.

“Individually, they have carved names for themselves in the South African music industry and together they are a force to be reckoned with.

This is another way for us to treat our guests to top-notch entertainment and start the Easter weekend,” said Moonyean Smit, Golden Horse marketing manager.

This is one show you don’t want to miss.

Tickets are available for purchase at www.goldenhorse .co.za and Computicket for R150 general admission and R200 for VIP. Golden Horse Casino Rewards cardholders can get up to 20% in discounts off their ticket price. Stay tuned as there will be more exciting Easter weekend entertainment announced. Visit www.goldenhorse.co.za.

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THIS Easter, the KZN National Botanical Garden invites you to the garden to partake in the activities lined up for children and families to enjoy.

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ASTOR Edward Alvin Anthony will finally release his four-year project titled The Best of your Life. The Rest of your Life, on March 23 at the Hosanna Church in Scottsville.

Anthony credits his life path to receiving a prophetic word from Dr Yonggi Cho in Seoul,China, where he was told: “God has told you to preach to the nations.”

Ever since, Anthony has hit the ground running, establishing Hosanna Ministries in 2001 where he was ordained as a pastor.

He was also ordained to the office of bishop in New York in 2008, and has appeared on international television and at conferences in the United States and other African countries.

“In my experience, everyone has hard times and most do not know how to deal with them,” said Anthony.

Anthony said that his book tackles the issues we go through in our daily lives and how to deal with these issues through many references to the scripture in the Bible.

“The Bible has numerous accounts on how to deal with adversity and so I reference the scripture quite a bit in my book,” said Anthony.

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cluded in it, Anthony said that he had five people look over and scrutinise his book to ensure that he was theologically correct.

The book, which will be published through Kairos Publishers, is not a quick-fix book, according to Anthony, who said: “People will have to read the book properly and go through it themselves as a process that they can use to change their lives in due time.

“Sometimes we expose ourselves to misleading information during our times of tribulation and often play the blame game. This book teaches how to identify what you’re dealing with and how to deal with it,” said Anthony.

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Five years without municipality assistance BYRONE ATHMAN >>Byrone.Athman@media24.com

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HILE reading an article reported on by Maritzburg Fever ( “Thieves hit while street lights off after suspicious drone visit”, page 4, February 22), Neville Fourie of Prestbury said he could not contain his laughter when he read that the municipality advised a home owner to log a complaint in order for them to sort out the issue of malfunctioning streetlights.

This, after Fourie has been made to wait for more than five years and still has not been assisted by the municipality even though he has logged multiple complaints.

Fourie’s house in Prestbury has an alleyway on the side with vegetation growing tall which makes it an easy hiding spot when intruders come lurking. What’s worse is that during the night it is pitch black and has been that way for the last five years due to the streetlights not working.

“I have made numerous complaints to the municipality and have been given countless reference numbers but have never seen any action being taken,” said Fourie, while pointing at a book detailing his phone calls showing some of the reference numbers he has been given over the years.

With numerous break-ins and incidents where intruders were found on his premises, Fourie has had to install

heavy duty burglar guards after thieves forced their way into his outbuilding on many occasions.

“We cannot see, which makes it easy for thieves to run and hide when we wake up. I don’t know what to do anymore because I’ve installed burglar guards and barbed wire fencing, but because there is no light and it is dark at night, thieves feel safe,” said Fourie.

He also said he is often woken up by his dogs who bark towards the darkness aimlessly because they cannot see but can hear suspicious activity.

“I want to know what we are paying rates for if the municipality cannot fix a simple thing like a light and clear out hazardous municipal land,” asked

A book showing some of the calls Neville Fourie logged with the municipality in 2017 alone.

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Fourie. He said that should anything happen to him or any family member on his premises he will personally hold the municipality accountable due to their failure to respond to the serious-

ness of his issue.

Municipal spokesperson Thobeka Mafumbatha has not responsed to queries on the matter from Maritzburg Fever.

der incident and had then fled the scene.

The Station Commander of SAPS Mountain Rise, Brigadier Boxer Pillay, praised the members for their excellent work done.

Speaking to a close member of the family, Maritzburg Fever was told

that the complainant’s family was left shaken since the incident.

“We do not know what happened, we just sit in fear now,” said the member.

The suspect was detained in the Mountain Rise Police station holding cells and will appear in court shortly.

Police find man linked to Allandale shooting BYRONE ATHMAN >>Byrone.Athman@media24.com THE Mountain Rise police successfully caught and apprehended a man believed to be involved in an incident last Monday when he allegedly shot at a man three times in an attempt to

rob the man’s family.

Members of the police station warrant officers Shaun Naidoo and Rueben Naidoo and constables NH Duma and Stieger arrested the man on Birmingham Road near the Jesmondene informal settlement and found him to be in possession of an

unlicensed firearm along with drugs to the street value of R300.

Upon further investigations, police found that the man and the firearm were linked to a shooting that occurred on Allandale Drive. The man allegedly shot at the complainant three times in an attempted mur-

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Man speaks out on bribery BYRONE ATHMAN >>Byrone.Athman@media24.com THE RECENT shocking exposure in the uMngeni Licensing Office in Howick of fraud, following the arrest of 15 people after an investigation exposed officials who were issuing fraudulent learner’s licence, has sparked widespread outcry from Pietermaritzburg residents who have taken to Facebook to share their experiences with driving inspectors.

A joint operation by the Road Traffic Management Corporation’s (RTMC) National Traffic Anti-Corruption Unit, the Hawks and the KZN Traffic Department, led to the arrest of five officials from the licensing office, including two traffic officers, nine learner’s licence applicants and a cleaner.

Kyle Wood from Eastwood, in a Facebook comment, said that in 2013, when he went for his driver’s test he was told to put R1 000 in the ashtray of the vehicle that he was using for his test but he did not.

He said that once he had completed his test and had returned to the room, he was asked if the instructor had told

him to leave any money, to which he replied no.

He was then told that he had passed.

Lynse Jones stated that some driving schools are partners in crime with the inspectors, saying that she had heard that some driving schools set up the bribe for you even before you go to do your test.

Shanta Singh said that she failed her first two attempts at getting her licence but once she changed driving schools she managed to pass her test without any complications.

Kevin Brown of Eastwood also complained that the driving school that he went to was implicated in bribery, and that his instructor for his test actually reprimanded his teacher.

Democratic Alliance (DA) spokesperson for Transport Rafeek Shah said that the arrests were a long time coming.

“The DA has consistently raised the issue of widespread corruption at KZN’s testing centres.

Such activities have horrific consequences, with illegally acquired driver’s licences being a significant factor in the high crash rates in the province,” Shah said.

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The field which vagrants are using to escape after robberies and to hide out in.

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Woman’s nightmare living situation BYRONE ATHMAN >>Byrone.Athman@media24.com

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URDER, robbery, dangerous vagrants, illegal dumping and uncontrollable pests are just some of the problems that Shirley Maharaj has come to face in her recent years of staying in Dookran Road, Lotusville.

Fed up and frustrated with the lack of service she has received from her various complaints to the local and regional councillor, Maharaj said that she credits all these issues to the open field that she lives next to.

“I have continuously asked the councillor if he can get someone to drop the bank in this field and fence this area off properly but to date nothing has been done,” said Maharaj.

She said the only solution the councillor has come up with is to set up meetings.

Maharaj stated that the bank in the field is from constant dumping of rubble and litter, which is now being used as an escape route or hiding spot for thieves and a home for large rats and snakes.

“I remember a year ago my daughter was robbed at knife point by two men on payday.

My neighbours have had a house-breaking once every week for three weeks in the last year. After they’ve robbed us they run into the field where they can hide or escape,” said Maharaj, adding that visitors are afraid to come to her house in the evenings.

Maharaj said once she had heard screaming in the field and when the police eventually showed up they found a mother with her son who had been murdered in the field for R10.

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where she and her family would spend time, Maharaj said it had now become a rodent and snake infested, dump ridden safe haven for criminals and drug users.

“We have rats that look like cats roaming in our yard and coming into our house as well snakes that make it over my low wall and into my yard,” said a visibly frustrated Maharaj.

She said she has not been able to sell her home because people know that the area is notorious for theft and muggings.

“I am not saying that if they bring down the bank and place a wall up in the field that all our problems will be gone, but it will be a step in the right direction,” she said.

Municipal spokesperson Thobeka Mafumbatha responded to Maritzburg Fever’s queries stating that the site would be visited to conduct further investigations and the matter would be addressed accordingly.

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T was a day of excitement for all attending the opening of the new Checkers in Liberty Midlands Mall.

Pietermaritzburg Mayor Themba Njilo was on hand to start off the day’s events by cutting the ribbon to symbolise the grand opening last Thursday.

Enthusiastic shoppers braved the early morning and rushed to the store hoping to be the first shoppers in Pietermaritzburg to have their pick at what specials Checkers had to offer.

Shoppers were pleasantly surprised even though the place was packed to the brim, with everyone trying to get the full experience of the new place.

Adam David, a sushi enthusiast, said that he was very impressed to see a sushi bar, describing it as an innovative step by Checkers that most grocery stores do not have. “I definitely cannot wait to try the sushi here and I feel like I will be here a lot more than I thought,” said David while he waited in line.

Valerie Baxter from Eastwood marvelled at the store, saying that it is attractive and gives off a homely vibe, especially the staff.

“The place looks lovely and the staff have been incredibly helpful. I hope they can keep it up,” said Baxter.

Another shopper, Mergan Govender, said that there is a lot of variety which is always a good thing.

“There’s wine, a fruit salad and sushi bar,

College students debut graduation BYRONE ATHMAN >>Byrone.Athman@media24.com AFTER completing its first year of being opened, the Emergency Medical College, the first of its kind in Pietermaritzburg, held its graduation on Friday.

Specialising in basic, intermediate and advanced life support training the college awarded its students for excelling in the above mentioned courses. College Principal Seemole Mfeka said that all their graduates had already secured employment due to the demand for their skills in today’s working environment. “There is an increased need for people with higher skills and nowadays an ambulance must have at least one person in it that has an intermediate life support qualification,” said Mfeka.

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Mfeka added that the college was the first private college that runs and offers intermediate life support in Pietermaritzburg.

The event was attended by a representative from the royal house in place of the queen who could not attend due to unforeseen circumstances, the Department of Health representatives and various medical associates.

At the graduation, selected students who excelled at the top of their classes were praised and rewarded with Michael Bennett and Justin Konstantopoulos being awarded as the overall top achievers in the college.

“The students gave us a plaque with all their names on it to commemorate their time with us at the end of the graduation and to thank us for all we had done for them,” said a proud and nostalgic Mfeka.

(from left): KZN Divisional manager Riaz Cotwal, Chief operation officer Willem Hinlun, Mayor Themba Njilo, Lizara Du Plessis, Regional manager for Northern Natal Akesh Ragunanan, Deputy divisional manager for KZN Rajen Govender and Public relations officer Vanessa Naidoo.

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a deli and so much more,” said Govender.

With the opening of the new Checkers, 120 new jobs were created, with 118 youth employed (aged between 18 and 35) out of those 120 jobs.

Branch manager Derrick dos Santos said that everything was going well on the open-

ing day and according to plan.

“We were very happy to have the mayor here to open our store, showing how big of a deal this was for Pietermaritzburg,” said Dos Santos. “I am very proud to be part of this store and can guarantee excellence from Checkers in the future,” said Dos Santos.

Graduates stand outside after their graduation ceremony.

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Grade Rs learn the letter “M” One morning was spent making monsters at Athlone Primary. From left: Kwenzokuhle Zondi, Kieran Ghela, Joshua Swanson and Mieke Bosman.

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St Charles College’s Grade 9 class visits Scrummies RECENTLY Mr Nel took his Grade 9 English language class to Scrummies as part of their recent creative writing learning process. Separated into groups, the Grade 9 boys have been tasked with writing a children’s story book. To encourage creative thinking through sensory learning, they spent some time with the Scrummies boys - running, jumping, swinging and even having water fights. By getting to know the younger boys, the Grade 9s will be more equipped to write a book that the boys will enjoy. Once their books are complete, the groups will return to Scrummies to read their books with the boys. — Supplied.

At the senior leaders induction ceremony at Russell High (from left) Mrs Rampershad (deputy principal), Nompilo Radebe (chairlady), Dina Dos Santos (vicechairlady and Ms Rose (principal).

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PREMIER LEAGUE The Hillview Football Club crest with the trophies that were up for grabs at last year’s tournament.

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Speaking to tournament director Raj Parus, he told the Maritzburg Fever how the tournament has grown from strength to strength, with the first tournament offering R375 as prize money.

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WITH bookings for club tent sites opened on Monday, running clubs are urged to secure their sites for Comrades race day on June 10.

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