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A number of reasons to celebrate MANY people either look forward to the festive pe riod and begin their countdown to Christmas in Oc tober, 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 breath er, 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 actionpacked 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

extra mile to serve others, we would like to salute you and thank you for allowing us to share your sto ries. This year South Africans voted hoping for the best – many are now glued to the parliament ses sion coverage because you never know what to ex pect. In 2015 we will be joining the queues for the byelections and once again, hoping for positive change. We know we live in a beautiful city and another 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 breathtaking skyline together with a host of won derful 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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Rolene Strauss was crowned Miss World at the weekend and now features in a long list of remarka ble 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 ques tioned the stability and patriotism of South Afri cans. The good news is, it seems as if communities 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 some times comes to the fore. The Fever would like to wish all our fantastic cli ents and readers a wonderfully happy festive sea son and here’s to welcoming 2015 in style.

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

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

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own challenges this year, but as we enter 2015 we renew our pledge to you to do our very best 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. Kalisha Naicker Senior Journalist Hillcrest Fever

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e was my only child and he did not deserve to die like that.” These are the words of Nonhlanhla Maphalala whose son was shot dead allegedly by a security guard from Eagle Wing Security company who was stationed at Siyaya Cash & Carry in the Pietermaritzburg CBD last Thursday. Mandla Maphalala (31) from Imbali Unit 14 was shot after he allegedly had an altercation with the guard over a till slip. Maphalala told Echo that she was at work when the incident happened. She said her mother went to the crime scene, but Mandla’s body was already covered and the police told her that she can only view it at the forensic department. “According to an eye witness, Mandla had gone to buy more stock [for his business] when he was killed. “After finishing buying his stock and paying for it, he met up with one of the trolley pushers at the door who then helped him pack his stock on a trolley. “The trolley pusher then left with the trolley before the security guard could check the slip and that is when the problem started,” she said. Maphalala said she has been told that he was shot three times. “I am so heartbroken. I can’t even sleep at night. He was my only child. Now that he is gone I am left all alone. It is still difficult to come to terms with his death. I want to see justice being served. “I want the person who did this to my son to rot in jail. Maybe that will

help me get some closure,” she said. Maphalala said her son was never a violent person and was loved by everyone. He had been a street vendor at the Imbali rank since 2019 and sold cold drinks and fruit. The security company owner Francis Makoae told Echo that he was not sure about what had happened but according to the information that he had received from the supermarket, there’d been an altercation between the security guard and the man. He said the man had also harassed other security guards from other companies during the altercation. “He left the store and told them that he was coming back. “When he came back for the second time he became violent in the shop and that is when the incident happened. “Apparently the deceased had a weapon with him when he came back, but the police will have to confirm that. “The security guard has since been arrested,” said Makoae. He said they will also take action against the security guard depending on the outcome of the case. He added the police will have to identify who was in the wrong in the alleged altercation — the security guard or the man. KwaZulu-Natal spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Nqobile Gwala said a case of murder is being investigated by Pietermaritzburg SAPS. She said a 51year-old suspect was arrested at the scene and the firearm used was seized by police for further investigation. “The suspect will appear in court soon,” said Gwala.

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Siyaya Cash & Carry responds Siyaya Cash & Carry has for the first time broken their silence regarding the incident. In a statement that was sent to Echo on Wednesday (yesterday) they said they are deeply saddened at the unfortunate incident that occurred on May 26 outside their store and would like to pass sincere condolences to the family of the deceased. They said the deceased was a regular customer and the manner in which he died has caused a great shock to them. “We would like to state that we in no way condone what happened to him and neither are we personally responsible for his untimely demise. “We strive to maintain a cordial relationship with all our customers where we treat them with respect and assist in any way we can so that they may leave our store in a satisfied manner,” read the statement. The statement further stated that at Siyaya Cash & Carry there are different security companies that are guarding the store and one of the guards from one of those companies allegedly had an altercation with the deceased which was apparently a personal matter between the two of them and is in no way connected to Siyaya Cash & Carry. “The said guard is not a foreign individual, he is a local South African and the security company is black owned. “We are deeply upset at the manner in which the events unfolded and we will offer all our support and assistance to the authorities to make sure justice is served.”

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he Msunduzi Municipality, which has slapped residents with an electricity tariff hike of over seven percent, is unsure if the increase will help improve the council’s finances. According to budget documents tabled by Msunduzi Mayor, Mzi Thebolla during the full council meeting in

the City Hall, electricity will increase by 7,4% in the 2022/23 financial year. The increase will then drop to 4,4% in the next financial year. The municipality had planned to increase electricity prices by 9,6% but revised the increase down to 7,4% after national treasury advised the local government to lower the amount. The Msunduzi Municipality budget was tabled as residents are battling perennial water and electricity outages due to among other things, ageing infrastructure. Thebolla, who unveiled the municipality’s R7,1 billion budget, said the bulk of the money will go towards the maintenance of the council’s infrastructure. “Aligned to the priority being given to preserving and maintaining the city’s current infrastructure, the 2022/23 budget and

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MTREF (Medium Term Revenue and Expenditure Framework) provide for extensive growth in the area asset maintenance, as informed by the asset renewal strategy and repairs and maintenance plan of the city. The provision for repairs and maintenance as a percentage of property and equipment is seven percent for 2022/23,” he said. To create jobs while at the same time attending to the needs of the municipality’s poor population, the council has allocated R93,7 million to housing. “The city will also continue to provide basic infrastructure to all our communities, and approximately R60 million has been set aside for basic water upgrades,” Thebolla said. Msunduzi generates the bulk of its revenue (80%) from rates and services. In its 2022/23 budget, the municipality announced a property rate increase of eight percent while hiking the water and refuse tariffs by 5,8% and six percent respectively.

Thebolla said the six percent water tariff increase was imposed on the municipality. “Many of the inputs that we received indicated people were not happy with the proposed increase and we understand their frustration. But this tariff hike is passed to us by the bulk supplier, there is no municipal markup,” Thebolla said. Despite the steep increase in rates and tariffs, Thebolla could not give a guarantee that the municipality’s finances will improve in the next financial year. “Taking into account the MFMA (Municipal Finance Management Act) provision that the budget must be funded from realistically anticipated revenue, the municipality opted to use the current revenue base for the purposes of the MTREF. A budget adjustment will be done in future when such a growth in the revenue base materialises,” he said. While the ANC Msunduzi Caucus welcomed mayor Thebolla’s budget, opposition parties poked holes it. DA Msunduzi caucus leader, Ross

Strachan, said the budget was based on unsustainable revenue sources. “The less than 40% contributing rate base cannot be the sole carrier of this municipality’s purse, there cannot be two separate rules for two different groups of people. We need to implement our laws without fear or favour. “Priority must be at the forefront and core functions of basic services must be the bedrock of this municipality. This is to ensure our foundation can hold and unlock our future potential,” he said. The ACDP said the municipality should jack up its debt collection systems instead of overburdening ratepayers. “The proposed tariffs are simply unaffordable. The governing party has missed the perfect opportunity to say to the ratepayers, who pay our salaries, we will govern properly our tariffs will be in line with inflation,” ACDP councillor, Rienus Niemand, said.

ly basis and we never see any traffic officers ... Traffic is also insane, driving on this road is scary and I can only imagine [what] it’s like for pedestrians,” said the resident. Ward councillor, Ross Strachan, said the accident was absolutely devastating and sent his condolences to the family. “The ‘race track’ that has become Mayors Walk/Mbubu is really a driving issue within the community of Ward 26. “The route has become one of the main

arterial roads for a large number of commuters. Due to the lack [of] traffic calming structures and/or implementation, the road has become a real death trap that is going to be an ongoing hazard for the community until interventions are made,” he said. He added that the widening of Mayor’s Walk and other ongoing calls for intervention have never been taken seriously by the municipality.

Mayor’s Walk accidents raise concern LONDIWE XULU Pietermaritzburg residents have raised concerns about speeding drivers following the death of a five-year-old boy in a hit-and-run crash in Mayor’s Walk on Friday. The boy’s 10-year-old sister was also hit, but survived, suffering minor injuries. According to Mi7 National Group, it is believed that the children were crossing the road with their mother when they were hit

by a car. The boy was declared dead at the scene while the girl was transported to hospital. KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Nqobile Gwala said Prestbury SAPS were investigating a case of culpable homicide. “It is alleged that at 5.45 pm, a fiveyear-old child was knocked by a vehicle [in] Mayor’s Walk. The driver failed to stop after the accident,” said Gwala.

One of the residents, who was at the scene, said the mother was heartbroken and inconsolable after the accident. Other residents said the road was dangerous for pedestrians who had to try and avoid being hit by cars driving fast and not considering traffic signs. One of the residents, who asked not to be named, said this was the second hit-and-run in one week. However, this could not be confirmed. “Cars are driving wild on this road on dai-

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Siyanda Secondary parents protest over lack of teachers LETHIWE MAKHANYA

iyanda Secondary School parents have threatened to shut down the school for the rest of the year. Parents at the Sweetwaters school want the Department of Education to attend to their issues urgently. On Tuesday, parents shut the school down, demanding the replacement of two mathematics and physical science teachers who left the school about three months ago. Pupils were forced to go back home on Tuesday, while some decided to join the protest. Since the teachers left the school, pupils who are busy with grades 10 to 12 have not been taught these subjects. The parents are also complaining about their children being given corporal punishment for arriving late to school.

Nonhlanhla Mthalane, one of the parents, said they want the school principal to leave. “We also want teachers for the two subjects. Our children are suffering because they do not have these teachers,” she said. School governing body chairperson Sifiso Qwabe said the teachers left the school because they no longer felt safe owing to the politics inside the school. “It has been over three months already since they left. We have asked the department to replace them so that the pupils can continue with their studies smoothly, but it has not happened. “When it is time for examinations, pupils have issues because they do not know what to write as they are not learning any of these subjects. We want the department to replace them,” he said. “The school is like this because it lacks leadership ... We also want new school infrastructure as

buildings are old. We have made that request to the department a long time ago. “If they cannot rebuild the school they can at least renovate it. We are giving them seven days to sort out our problems, if they do not, we will shut down the school for the whole year,” said Qwabe. KZN Department of Education spokesperson Sihle Mlotshwa said corporal punishment is not allowed in schools.

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he body of one of the two daughters of the Hawazi family who were swept away by the April floods has been found. The Peace Valley 2 family and residents are now breathing a sigh of relief as the family is nearer to getting closure. Layla Hawazi’s (24) body was discovered on Thursday afternoon in the Msunduzi River next to Hulamin. She was swept away on April 14 together with her younger sister Nusra Hawazi (19) while they were trying to cross the Apollo low-level bridge in Peace Valley 2. They were both on their way to school when the incident happened. The younger sister has not been found

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yet. Father of both girls, Ishibahombewa Hawazi told Echo that he was relieved that his daughter has been found. He said his daughter’s body was discovered by vagrants from Peace Valley who were walking next to the river looking for metal. “They knew my daughters were missing wearing their Muslim clothes and when they found the body of a girl wearing Muslim clothes they called me to go and check if it was my daughter and indeed, it was her,” he said. “I am so grateful to God. At least now I will have some sort of closure knowing where she is. I will be able to bury my daughter,” he said. Hawazi said he has faith that they will

find his second daughter. He said they will start another search next week. Ward 23 councillor Dumisani Phungula said they were relieved that the girl had been found. He thanked the community members from Peace Valley 2 for always giving their support to the Hawazi family during the dark and difficult moments. “I also urge our business community and social workers to respectively give social and psycho-social support to this very highly traumatised family,” he said. Pietermaritzburg police spokesperson Sergeant Sifiso Gwala confirmed that the body was discovered. He said police have opened an inquest. Layla was buried last week.

tity, the caretaker followed her daughter to the toilet and tried to kiss her. “He stood outside the door at the girl’s toilet. When my daughter came out he tried to force himself onto her by trying to kiss her, but she pushed him away and went to report the incident to the teachers,” she said. The mother said her daughter spent hours at the office, because the teachers refused to call her and also advised the child

not to say anything to anyone. She said the child was brought home by two teachers. “The teacher from the school only called me just after 12 pm, telling me about the incident, but she did not say that the child was harassed by a caretaker. At first I thought maybe she was harassed by one of the pupils but when I heard that it was a caretaker I got even more angry. “My child is traumatised and she does not even want to go back to school. “I am also scared of sending my daughter to school because this caretaker threatened her. “What if she bumps into him on the road? The worst could have happened in the toilet.” The mother also revealed that this was not the first time that the caretaker allegedly tried to kiss her daughter. She said on Saturday when the child was attending extra classes the same thing happened and the caretaker allegedly threatened to kill her if she said anything to anyone. “He needs to be locked up because the children are not safe. The school told me that he has been suspended for 14 days, but what is going to happen if he does this to another child?” She said she reported the matter to the police but she was told to go to the police station. KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education spokesperson Sihle Mlotshwa confirmed the incident. He said the parents and the police were called in. “The caretaker was immediately suspended and the SGB is meeting on Friday to deal with the matter. “There is no place in the department for such people,” he said. Police did not comment by the time of publication.

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their cellphones and pocket money,” said Mavundla. As part of their response, he said they are launching CPF structures in the wards to try and curb these crimes. “We are going to have a meeting with the Plessislaer SAPS management to discuss a way forward and work on a plan because we are dealing with dangerous people here,” he said. Plessislaer police spokesperson, Sergeant Sifiso Gwala, said they were aware of what the community was facing. He said people were reporting these cases of armed robbery and that was encouraging. “These criminals have no specific place that they are targeting, they are everywhere in all the areas that we are servicing. According to the cases that have been opened, they are using [a] white Polo, Toyota Etios and Avanza. Some of these cars don’t even have number plates, while others have fake number plates. “They [are] armed and when they find you, they point a gun at you and take all your valuables which include cellphones, laptops and money. There are usually two or three occupants in the cars,” he said. Gwala said the police were working on a plan to catch members of the syndicate.

reater Edendale residents are living in fear of armed criminals who are continuously robbing them. The criminals are believed to be part of a syndicate targeting people in several areas, including Ashdown, Edendale, Sweetwaters and Imbali. Plessislaer Community Policing Forum (CPF) chairperson, Sifiso Mavundla, said they were concerned about the surge in armed robberies in the Greater Edendale area. He said there were some suspects who had been arrested but there are still more on the streets who continue to terrorise the community. “The main problem with these criminals is that they are armed and brutal. If you do not give them what they want, they shoot you. This is very worrying,” Mavundla said. Mavundla said some of the robberies take place in broad daylight. “They are even robbing school pupils at gunpoint. Can you imagine the trauma that the children have to go through? “We believe that drugs are also playing a huge part in this because there is no one in his sober senses who can go around robbing children of

Ward 12 councillor, Nkosinathi Masoeu, said he had also been receiving many complaints about people, including school children, being robbed in his ward. He said he has since taken it upon himself to guard pupils on their way to Georgetown Secondary School on Saturday mornings. He said this was because many of them had been victims or witnesses to the robberies. “For now I am only monitoring them when they are attending Saturday classes in the morning because it is usually quiet on the streets and that is when criminals strike. I drive up and down with

‘Eskom must be improved’ The chairperson of the ANC’s economic transformation committee, Mmamoloko Kubayi, says the party’s policy conference will have to figure out how to help Eskom improve financially and operationally. The ANC will hold a policy conference in July. Kubayi repeated a previous government speech on Eskom, saying load shedding was crippling the country’s economy. She said energy supply had to be addressed for the

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usinesses and consumers will have to tighten their belts as the recently announced fuel price increase will have a devastating effect on everyone. This is according to economist Professor Irshad Kaseeram, of the University of Zululand’s economics department, who said the increase will also affect the Repo rate. The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy announced that as of Wednesday, petrol will increase by R2,43 a litre, diesel prices will rise by R1,10, and illuminating paraffin will be R1,56 more expensive per litre. The Treasury also granted an extension of the reduction in the general fuel levy. This means the petrol levy of R1,50 will not be charged until July 6, followed by a downward adjustment of 75c per litre from July 7 until August 2. Kaseeram said the impact will be dire because the price of transporting goods from the mines, harbours, airports, and farms will increase as the cost of providing the transport service will be high. He said to regulate the value of the rand, the South African Reserve Bank will now have to increase the Repo rate and that will further affect people’s spending. “Everything is going to go up and if you have a car, house or personal loan, you are going to pay more now. This means that workers in businesses will also demand huge increases to maintain the cost of living, thus affecting businesses. These are scary times ahead of us. We are in for very high prices. “Businesses would not want to employ more workers because they will have to pay more and thus they might lay off workers to save funds. This means unemployment, poverty and inequality will increase,” said Kaseeram. Kaseeram said people must save by avoiding travelling, cutting down on consumption, avoiding taking loans and tightening their belts. Melanie Veness, chief executive officer of the Pietermaritzburg and Midlands Chamber of Business, said a fuel price increase of this magnitude will have a signifi-

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ard-pressed consumers have been warned to brace themselves for even more food price increases. Tiger Brands said it expects inflation for some food categories, including bread, maize meal and baking flour, between 15% and 20%. Inflation for these food categories, mainly bread and cereals, was initially measured at 4,8% in April this year. Consumer goods makers around the world are raising prices to offset soaring energy, commodities, labour and transport costs, with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine exacerbating inflationary pressures already building during the pandemic recovery. Meanwhile, South African motorists are about to feel more pain at the pumps from next month after predicted petrol price hikes are estimated to take the price per litre to over R25. Doreen Taylor, from the Pietermaritzburg Pensioner’s Forum, said she is concerned about the increasing food prices. She said pensioners get a grant of R1 800 per month, which is not enough to cover all their expenses. “People are now just focusing on the core basics like maize meal, beans and oil, which now costs about R200. We don’t eat meat anymore, we eat beans and canned food. “Things are tough for elderly people as most of us are also raising our

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Unemployment rate remains high NOMPILO KUNENE and SAKHISENI NXUMALO

outh Africa’s official unemployment rate fell to 34,5% in the first quarter of 2022, from 35,3% in the final three months of 2021, Stats SA said. Unemployment, according to the expanded definition includes people who were available for work but not looking for a job. According to the latest stats, the number of unemployed people fell by 60 000 to 7,86 million and the number of employed people rose by 370 000 to 14,9 million this year.

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