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Fire disaster shockThe municipality has refused to support

an application for desperate need for finan-

cial relief after the devastation of the fires of

25th June.

Acting municipal manager Bertus van der

Merwe stated in Council’s meeting last

month that fire is not uMngeni’s function

and therefore is not its responsibility; hence

the municipality is not prepared to apply for

the relief.

uMngeni officials have been severely criti-

cised by farmers for its role — or lack thereof

— following the fires, which amounted to

an estimated over R1 billion in damage to

farmers and residents of smallholdings.

Municipal manager Dumisani Vilakazi,

attending an ANC conference in Pretoria,

refused to return when alerted of the disas-

ter and when he called a meeting three days

after the fire it was clear that officials had

not yet been out to assess the damage.

The chairman of the Howick and District

Land Owners Association, Bobby Hoole,

confirmed that uMngeni’s disaster manage-

ment officer had not communicated with the

two farmer organisations Kwanalu or HDLA.

He has written to the MEC of local govt

asking whether uMngeni takes the situation

seriously.

In terms of the Disaster Management Act,

both the local and district municipalities are

required to pass a resolution declaring it a

disaster area.

“The farm labour are asking questions

regarding the progress,” he told The Herald

yesterday. “It seems as if uMngeni Munici-

pality does not want to assist them.”

He said that 121 homes were destroyed in

the blaze, most of them belonging to farm

workers.

The fire burnt out just under 21 000 hec-

tares of land, or 14% of the municipal area,

according to information supplied on the

assessment forms that had to be filled in to

apply for emergency assistance.

40 sheds were destroyed, one farm school,

Continued on page 3

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I have just returned from the two-day AIP

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The AIP, or Association of Independent

Publishers, is a relatively-new organisation

that seeks to look after the interests of the

small publisher like ourselves. (Phillippa

Gordon, the editor of The Meander Chroni-

cle, was there too).

The idea is of course that since most of

us work in isolation, not being part of a big-

ger group, we receive very little input such

as training, discount for purchases, etc., and

so the AIP seeks to redress this.

The AIP receives funding from various

sources, including from overseas, and thus

perhaps 100 delegates were sponsored to fly

up and stay at the Indaba Hotel at Fourways.

There are a number of exciting projects

that the association is starting to put together.

Firstly (to keep some of us out of trou-

ble), it has partnered with the Freedom of

Expression Institute (FXI) to provide free

legal advice, legal representation and lob-

bying support. FXI’s Law Clinic staffs the

hotline with its in-house attorneys and me-

dia expert paralegals, and contracts in me-

dia lawyers to represent publishers in court

appearances. It will also shortly commence

with producing training materials on aspects

of media law for use in smaller newsrooms.

(That’s us!).

Secondly, AIP members have just begun

placing their first orders to obtain at a dis-

counted rate the Adobe software products that

are so vital in the creation of this product

that you now are holding. Since we have

became a group of some 150 members —

and no longer small individual publications

— we have recently secured this deal through

the AIP’s pilot “bulk purchase” scheme. It

is hoped that in the future this will extend to

include computer hardware, digital cameras

and other production equipment.

Again, bulk membership enables one

easier to secure advertising from the larger

national advertising, and the Grassroots

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Strength in numbers

Editor Russell Barnes

Council Comment

The Borg have landed!

Cllr Tim Lindsay-White

Government Gazette, 1 December 2006,

indicates that remuneration of elected mem-

bers of Council are governed by national

directive, in contrast to the unbridled mil-

lionaire salaries of management.

Parliament is seeking to ensure there are

similar checks and balances to prescribe

municipal salaries in the future.

Council remuneration packages are all-

inclusive of pension, medical aid, telephone

allowance and travel allowance, and are de-

termined by grade of municipal council con-

sistent throughout the country.

The uMngeni Mayor, the only full-time

councillor, as per the December Gazette up

until the latest adjustment for inflation, com-

manded a salary of R36 224,42 per month.

The Deputy Mayor and Speaker received

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Never before have I had such a clear

glimpse of the Borg at work on earth.

And to think that some of my teachers

thought nothing of value could come of

watching endless hours of Star Trek!

For those deprived of a misspent youth

relishing in the social, moral and philosophi-

cal imagination of Gene Roddenberry, the

Borg Empire was a cybernetic organism (part

machine part organic) Collective, travelling

through time and space, assimilating or de-

stroying everything before it — seemingly

unstoppable.

Watching the benches across the chamber

you realise that not an individual thought is

being expressed. Resolutions, adoptions,

items, are merely moved and seconded in

boring monotony.

In contrast, the DA/IFP side of the cham-

ber can be quite a raucous affair as one after

the other concerns are raised, topics are chal-

lenged, clarity is sought, debate is initiated

(but seldom if ever reciprocated).

The average for the year of 15 to 1 ques-

tions raised is suddenly quite revealing. In

addition, not one motion has come from the

other side. And you realise that uMngeni is

a microcosm, merely reflecting the larger

political order, a glimpse, as it were, into

the mind, if not the soul, of the majority

party.

The Collective, you see, comes first be-

fore the individual. In the Borg Collective

all thoughts are shared, there can be no free-

dom of thought, no freedom of conscience.

You cannot think anything or do anything

without the rest of the collective already

knowing about it. You cannot act outside the

Collective.

So why then are the rights of the indi-

vidual protected before all else in our Con-

stitution, yet we have a collective ruling or-

der? Surely the two are light years apart.

If they are diametrical opposites, the rul-

ing party will pull itself apart as the indi-

vidual mind exerts itself. Change will be

forced upon it from within.

Never before has it been so clear to me

that a collective cannot last without suppres-

sion and tyranny. It can only perpetuate

itself so long as it assimilates or destroys

the individual. So long as its leaders dic-

tate.

So ironically it can never really deliver

freedom. And by extension cannot attain true

democracy — merely a reflection of it.

Democracy is a far more sophisticated

realisation than collectivism, for it does not

merely tolerate, but accommodates, a mul-

tiplicity of dissenting views; it preserves

freedoms in a real sense.

As I watch, the Borg mother ship that we

feared might last forever, is already show-

ing signs of stress fatigue just 13 years into

its voyage. Cracks are appearing. The lead-

ers at its helm are fighting each other.

Corruption in all its departments is per-

vasive. In struggle it served its collective

purpose; at peace it cannot survive the in-

dividual.

Here in uMngeni, don’t be scared to im-

agine a change in the administration before

long, brought about by its own flaws.

It was Einstein who said, “Imagination

is everything. It is the preview of life’s com-

ing attractions.” What this council, and

country, needs, is its individuals to exert

their imagination. It is the one thing the

collective does not have. It was Einstein

too who said, “The true sign of intelligence

is not knowledge but imagination”.

Tim writes in his personal capacity

You can contact him on 083 379 8051

From the Chamber — Council (and Press) Matters

R15 938,66 per

month each, whilst

Executive Commi-

ttee members recei-

ved R14 942,50

each and ordinary

c o u n c i l l o r s

R10 867,25 per

month each.

pleting the first phase of its detailed busi-

ness plan for implementation nationally. This

includes a feasibility study conducted by

Johannesburg-based consul-tants who are

experts in the marketing field.

Then there is the Audit Bureau of Circu-

lation (ABC) certificate that is widely used

in the newspaper-publishing arena and which

has been considered prohibitively expensive

for the smaller newspapers. The ABC eases

the mind of advertisers that the publication

does what it says it does by chec-king de-

tails — the number of copies printed, fre-

quency and area of circulation, and issuing

a certificate every six months. AIP mem-

bers will now obtain all this for a lower fee

There was so much more besides but

briefly, one other valuable benefit of the two-

day summit is the opportunity to develop

relationships with others in the press, listen

to their own day-to-day problems (and solu-

tions) — and to keep in touch by e-mail.

All of this is most encouraging.

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Page 3 — 14th September 2007The Midlands Herald

A woman who has ploughed her

inheritance into the wooden build-

ing near the Howick Falls known

as Fort Fallsview is concerned that

she stands to lose it all.

Vicki Taylor intended purchas-

ing the building from Vyonne de

Jager almost two years ago and in

November 2004 showed her “of-

fer of purchase” agreement to

uMngeni’s Technical Services

Department.

In turn, she found that she

would need structural, electrical,

beetle, plumbing and fire certifi-

cates and, thus guided, in the first

quarter of 2006 invested R500 000

in embarking upon certain reno-

vations.

Yet today the fire certificate still

remains out of her reach, and the

matter — which includes the

Pietermaritzburg Fire Department

— has dragged on for almost two

years.

In early 2007 Mrs Taylor

bought R15 000’s worth of smoke

detectors and control panels that

would link her to the Fire Depart-

ment but without the go-ahead is

not allowed to install them.

The wooden building has only

two fire hoses (which were already

installed) on the first floor but re-

quires several more.

She cannot get a bond without

all the relevant certificates as the

property needs to be insured, and

each month has been losing

R16 000 of income from empty

premises on the first floor that she

may not rent out.

When The Herald called on the

proprietor, Mrs de Jager, at her

adjacent premises, she corrobo-

rated the details, and said that she

herself had called on and written

to the Technical Services Depart-

ment, and received no answers.

Even sending letters to the

department — including one from

her lawyers — had drawn no

response.

Steve Simpson, general man-

ager of the Planning Department,

replied to The Herald’s e-mail.

After a personal jibe against the

newspaper, he wrote: “it is a well

documented fact that representa-

tives of the uMngeni Municipal-

ity, being the successor in law to

the erstwhile Howick TLC whom

allowed the structure to be erected,

have via the services of structural

engineers and similar profession-

als endeavoured to rectify the in-

ept building standards applied to

the construction of the wooden

falls fort building . . .

“It is a wellknown fact that the

municipality has had extensive

interaction with various appointed

structural experts, none other than

the late Mr. Kuhn whose untimely

passing unfortunately caused fur-

ther delays.

“The issue related to fire retard-

ants and fire prevention require-

Businesswoman stands

to lose all her investment

in tourism building

ments is currently under considera-

tion by the fire department and it

is hoped that the necessary approv-

als for the structure should not be

in the too distant future.”

Clearly enthusiastic of the pos-

sibilities, Mrs Taylor says of the

“wooden fort”: “The tourists think

it’s a beautiful building.

“Tour guides bring the whole

group into it because of the mix of

shops.

“It’s a tourist street and it’s been

built around what they like, and

they love the building.”

Chamber of Commerce

rings in positive changes

after earlier problems

Above right: Mrs Vicki Taylor

standing in front of the wooden building near the Howick Falls that she has been

waiting to purchase for almost two years, but cannot until the municipality and the

Pietermaritzburg Fire Department issue a fire clearance certificate.

The uMngeni Chamber of

Commerce & Industry is ringing in

the changes, and remains upbeat about

its future after recent problems.

At its executive committee meeting

two weeks ago, the Chamber adopted

the slogan, “positive development and

service”, intends to launch a Junior

Chamber shortly and has set up

portfolios and action sub-committees

covering every aspect of industry.

However, charges of assault have

been laid against the former president

of the uMngeni Chamber of

Commerce & Industry, Alan Hastings.

The Chamber had arranged for a

Special General Meeting at the

Howick Sports Club on Monday 20th

August to elect a new executive com-

mittee, following the resignations of

all but one member while under Mr

Hastings’ term of office in 2006/07.

During the meeting, Mr Hastings

is alleged to have assaulted one of the

Interim Committee members in full

view of some 30 members at the meet-

ing.

When a majority vote of 19-1

elected to expel him from the meet-

ing, Mr Hastings refused to go.

The meeting was held to elect a

functioning executive committee fol-

lowing an AGM held in June and or-

ganised by Mr Hastings, despite the

fact that there was no longer a quo-

rum of four Exco members to ratify

it.

At the Special General Meeting,

concerns were raised at the lack of

progress, if not regression, of the

Chamber under his direction in the

last year.

The new committee includes John

Tungay (president), Yvonne Reece,

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Fire disaster shock From page 1

over 12 000 tons of

hay, 478 000 tons of

timber and just over

320 livestock were

lost in the fire.

At Council last

month, Clr Moira

Grueneberg had put

forward a motion to

support an applica-

tion to the State

President via the

MEC and minister

of agriculture for the

Midlands to be declared a disaster area.

The Midlands HeraldPage 4 — 14th September 2007

Opened in May

this year, the Lazy

Lizard Book Traders

is filling a snug niche

for the Midlands

book-lover.

“Our first Lazy

Lizard Book Club

members’ evening in

July was a great suc-

cess,” Lesley

Thomson reports, “as

was the talk we’ve

just held by the KZN

marketing manager

for Struik Publishers on their forthcoming

new books.”

In September the Club will be hosting an

internationally qualified make-up artist, who

will chat to each lady, giving advice on how

to look younger and more glamorous.

Lesley and her husband Ian, a wildlife

management and environmental consultant,

have travelled extensively in Africa.

For the past 25 years Lesley has written

and published articles on travel, pre-school

education, human-interest subjects,

fundraising, child abuse and other subjects

in southern Africa and the U.K.

For the last two years she has been re-

viewing books for an international website.

“We’ve had a big turnover of books since

starting in May, and are beginning to under-

stand what local people want in books and

we receive regular updates and reviews from

local and international publishers, helping

us to stay abreast of what is new and what is

popular.”

Lesley and Ian source and order books

for people where they can, and have cata-

logues for people to look through.

They will also buy books from the public

if they are in good condition, and do ex-

change their “nearly new” books.

The Lazy Lizard Book Club members re-

ceive regular newsletters of what books have

arrived and a little information on them, thus

assisting members to make choices when

buying books.

The Charity Chest is full of books that

customers may take, leaving a donation that

goes to the Howick Hospice and Tape Aids

for the Blind.

Lazy Lizard’s concept is one of buying

books in a tranquil garden setting, and here

at 56 Symmonds Lane, Howick, you can find

a wide variety of new and nearly-new books

on just about any subject.

“Our hours are 10 am–6 pm, Monday to

Friday, and Saturday mornings from 9 am-

12:30 pm and telephone 033-330 7886 or

083-777 0754,” she says in conclusion. “If

we are at home we will happily open on Sat-

urday afternoons and Sundays on request.

Join us for a cup of tea and a browse!”

Are you a Lazy Lizard Book

Club member yet?Below: In the Lazy Lizard bookshop. Right: Ian

and Lesley Thomson.

Business for the new owners since 1st July

of Bellissimo Restaurant just outside Howick

is starting to pick up well.

“We’ve had lots of positive feedback,”

says Martin, who has been in the hospitality

industry for 20 years, including Squire’s Loft

and Southern Sun, and has run his own res-

taurant for seven years.

Handily placed and easily accessible next

to the N3, Bellissimo prides itself on serv-

ing great food with entertainment on certain

evenings (at present, on Monday and Thurs-

day) and Sunday buffet lunch.

So we went one evening to find out.

Bellissimo prides itself on serving “value-

for-money meals for the young-at-heart”.

There is a special on every day and big

menu, and Catalina (who has dined exten-

sively in the Midlands and knows these

things) immediately steered conversation in

the direction of a fruity white Zandvliet

chardonnay. Surrounded by pretty Venetian

scenes on Tuscan walls, cottage pane win-

dows, a decorative ceiling under traditional

thatch and heaters throughout, we plumped

for a chicken liver peri peri for R26-00 (him)

and a clam chowder starter at R27-50 (her).

The portions are generous and the meat

tender and succulent. The service is friendly

and attentive, Martin an enthusiastic host and

the atmosphere entirely relaxed.

A wide and stunning choice of main cour-

ses could not pull me away from an abso-

lutely delicious Malayan mutton curry served

on rice, with sambals at R58-50, while

Catalina savoured the night’s special, a 500g

T-Bone and chips (R49-50) that was juicy,

tasty and proved too much even for her. (The

basting sauce, Martin explained attentively,

took two years to get exactly right).

I finished off happily with a fruit salad

and ice cream dessert, and Catalina — who

would have gone for the biggest slice of cake

she could have chosen — was just finished.

To book, telephone 033-330 7928.

Russell Barnes

Maintenance policy re-

quired at Howick’s old

Miller Street cemetery

Right:

Howick’s old

cemetery is

filling up.

Below: It would not take much work to clear this self-seeded grove that covers

these old graves. Also buried here are members of two generations of the Swan

family that ran the Fern Hill Hotel for so many years at the beginning of last century

— if you can find them . . .

Below: No respect . . .

The once-decoratively-

fenced graves of James

Webster Swan (died at

Fern Hill, April 8th 1921)

and his wife Isabella

Sanderson Swan (died at

Braeside, Howick, on

November 10th 1928),

complete with adorning

camphor tree and now

completely neglected.

A reader contac-

ted The Herald a few

weeks ago to draw

attention to the state

of the old cemetery

in Miller Street,

Howick.

An inspection re-

veals that the cem-

etery is almost full.

Burials over the

past few years in the

lower section have

filled it up complete-

ly, and now empty

spaces in the old,

top section are being

utilised.

Responsibility for

the care of Howick’s

cemeteries falls un-

der the manager of

the uMngeni’s Tech-

nical Department,

Eric Svensson.

Further investi-

gation reveals seri-

ous neglect.

Trees (in many

cases camphor) have

been allowed to take

root, and in some

cases have taken over

with damage to

headstones.

Below: Growth has been allowed to spring up on the graves themselves.

Dining at

Bellissimo Restaurant

Left: Chef

Kiran Polibaldi

is in

attendance to

the Rayner

family from

Howick of

Simon and

Brenda and (at

centre) his

mother Gill,

with children

Savannah and

Jordan — at

this stage all

getting their

just desserts.

Page 5 — 14th September 2007The Midlands Herald

residents and beyond, due to the

village shop atmosphere. It’s where

good friends meet and shop.

Lyons acquired the centre in 2002

with the full knowledge that the

anchor tenant would be moving out

and a major redevelopment could

then take place and value added to

its investment as well as the com-

munity at large.

The centre will have a brand new

look, contemporary but staying with

the theme of a modern eco centric

convenience centre and will become

the place to enjoy a shopping and

meeting experience and convenient

parking will be created by linking

both car parks by a mall.

International, national and local

retail brands such as Woolworths,

Nandos, Kodak, Link and MTN

will enhance the pleasure of shop-

ping at The Falls.

Garry Fromentin, CEO of Lyons,

states: “It is an exciting prospect to

develop The Falls centre into a

first-class shopping experience and

it is even more satisfying that we

know the Midlands people will

support the centre, as they have

done in the past. Lyons pioneered

the concept of bringing asset and

investment management tools to the

THE FALLS SHOPPING

CENTRE, HOWICK

This very popular shopping

centre, in the heart of the Howick

CBD, is about to have a major

refurbishment with the anchor

tenant being Woolworths. Situated

in the Kwazulu-Natal Midlands,

Howick is the gateway to “The

Midlands Meander” — a major

tourist attraction and a destination

for the Howick Falls.

The tranquillity of Howick,

however, belies the strong economy

of the area as it forms the hub of a

larger economy covering areas up to

Ladysmith and beyond and even

attracting business from Lesotho.

The uMngeni Municipality is based

in Howick.

The Howick residential scene has

changed over the last few years.

Consumer spending has increased

substantially, mainly due to the high

volume of retirement villages that

have been developed. The new

development that is at present

taking place is a mix of retirement

homes, and new residents, happy to

commute to work and live in a

country village community.

The Falls Shopping centre at the

heart of the retail district has always

had great support from Midlands

corporate real estate industry,

assisting corporates to measure and

thereafter manage their investment

in leasehold and freehold real

estate. The property is held in the

Lyon’s opportunity fund, Founda-

tion VLS Company, which acquires

properties, with that institutional

quality, but that have temporary

flaws where, by leveraging our

expertise, we can add significant

value.Without the invaluable sup-

port from the people of Howick this

project would not have happened.”

CONTACT LYONS

011-324 2000

he convenience of h

an appliance retail c

open up in Howick

year ago means that you can

yourself a trip down

Pietermaritzburg.

“We felt that Howick was

for an appliance store,” say

ners Giovanni Fardella and

tin Paul of Giovision Appl

Centre, “and events have p

us correct.

“We took pains to source

of the best-known names

products that people are askin

and over the past year have

able to fill the shop with mor

more stock.”

Situated in the old F&F B

It store at 38 Main Street

plenty of parking, the new

stocks well-known names

Philips, Panasonic, Telefun

Russell Hobbs, Defy, Ken

and Electrolux.

Here you can find any o

those appliances that you ne

vacuum cleaners, fridges,

wich toasters, hot plates, el

woks and frying pans, toa

kettles, irons, hair dryers,

coms, heaters (including g

TVs, DVDs and videos.

The Page 6 — 14th September 2007

Giovisi

year on

“Space Age Products at

Down to Earth Prices”

MANUFACTURERS &

DISTRIBUTORS OF SATELLITE

KU, C-BAND, DISH ANTENNAS,

TV AERIALS, AMPLIFIERS,

SMATV, CATV DISTRIBUTION

TEL.: 031-303 8701

ON BEHALF OF SPACE TELEVISION

DURBAN, WE WOULD LIKE TO WISH

GIOVANNI AND MARTIN FROM

A VERY HAPPY 21ST BIRTHDAY!!!

GIOVISION — HOWICK

Congratulations,

Giovision, on

your 21st

Birthday !

SAMSAT (KZN) (PTY) LTD.

Shop 3

963 Umgeni Rd

DURBAN

4001

Tel.: 031- 303

1163

Fax: 031-312

2607

P.O.Box 37415

Overport

4067

e-Mail: samsatkzn@cyberspace.co.za

Congratulations

to all at

Giovision on 21

years of successful

business. We

wish you all

the very best !

It was 21 years ago today . . .

Above: Philemon,

Sean, Shyama,

Martin, Giovanni,

Vana and Lee

outside Giovision’s

wellknown premises

at 70 Main Street,

Howick.

Left: Technicians

Bongani, Phillip

(back) and Elton in

the television

workshop at

Giovision.

t’s been exactly 21 years since GiovanniFardella decided to go it alone and open his ownbusiness in a small room at the back of F&F Build-It way

back in August 1986. And while businesses have come and gonethrough the years in the small Midlands town, Giovision hasgrown through several moves and additions to its staff, withMartin Paul joining as partner in August 1990.

Today Giovision is comfortably established in new premisesat 70 Main Street along a pleasant tree-lined avenue away fromthe bustle of the CBD. They have a fully operational workshopattending to television, video, satellite receivers and microwaverepairs, and here you can also browse in their showroom forsecondhand televisions and audio accessories.

With the recent advent of satellite TV, the company also hastwo teams on the road specialising in satellite and aerial instal-lations and repairs in the Midlands.

They are also Multichoice Accredited Installers.The teams led by Martin Paul and Ash Parboolal also carry

out installations and repairs to hotel systems and multi-dwellingunits.

Workshop technicians guided by Giovanni include Elton,Phillip, Sean, Lee and Bongani.

Shyama Reddy who joined in May 1996 and Vana Manilallrun the reception area and accounts smoothly and efficiently.

And with 21 years’ experience behind them, and the securityof a stable partnership, Giovision is able to offer friendly andefficient service and advice on all your TV, video, aerial andsatellite needs - not only now but for the years ahead!

Giovanni and Martin are grateful for the continued supportthat they have received over the years.

They urge customers not to hesitate to telephone them overthe next few weeks if they experience problems during theMultichoice reshuffle of channel numbers at 033-330 4330.

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Congratulations on your 21st Anniversary

and may you grow from strength to strength.

FSP No. 26/10/1312

Chris, Cairie &

Nerine wish

Giovanni & Marti

all the best

on the 1st

anniversary of thei

appliance centre

BROKERSURE

Financial Advisors

Wishing all of

the very best to

all at Giovision

Appliance Centre

Telephone 033-330 3756 / 033-330 51

Our congratulationsto all at Giovision !

033-330 3928 • 38 Main Street, Howick

F&F

For all your building &

hardware requirements

20 Main Street, Howick • Tel. 033-330 2105

How can we help you?

Our congratulations from

Management and Staff

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idlands Herald Page 7 — 14th Sep

on Appliance Centre — one“Awesome Africa Midlands

Music Festival” comes to Midm

More about trees:

as our readers see it

Top right:

The felling of the large

old gum tree on the

corner of Main Street and

Curry’s Post road last

month provoked some

“roadside debate” as

seen in this photograph.

One poster reads: “Viva!

Death to all exotic plants”

and the reply, “Viva!

means ‘life’/’long live’.

Haha. How indigenous

are you?” Another says:

“Complain about the

Sappi and Mondi

plantations, and not

about old majestic trees.”

Bottom right:

Another reader spotted

this much younger gum

tree at Howick’s new taxi

rank — seemingly

protected to the extent

that the pallisade fence

has been deliberately

realigned !

Howick’s trees are

still much under the

spotlight, as is

evidenced by these

reader’s contribu-

tions.

In the top picture,

the felling of the

large, “majestic”

gum tree opposite

Howick Private

Hospital caused

another outcry, while

in the bottom picture

authorities seemed

determined to go to

extremes to protect an

immature gum.

September is the month of tourism in

Pietermaritzburg and ending off the month in

style is the crowd-pulling “Awesome Africa

Midlands Music Festival” from 29th–30th

September.

Tourism Director for Pietermaritzburg,

Melanie Veness commented: “Our plan to

increase our events calendar in the city of

choice appears to be working with the inclu-

sion of this year’s ‘Awesome Africa Midlands

Music Festival’. It is added to our already

impressive line up of the Comrades Marathon,

Dusi Canoe Race, Midmar Mile, the Royal

Show and ‘Art in the Park’.

“It is both an honour and a pleasure to have

them in our municipality and we look for-

ward to a long working relationship with them!

We look forward to hosting all of the visitors

tallying R286 194. On top of the

ment on offer at the festival, out

tainment raised a total of R167 38

Purchases that had a direct link

tival totalled R55 254 and the loca

didn’t lose out and was proud to re

was up by R517 468. The sum of

combined came to an impressive

lion.

8 000 people were a part of th

based event. This year it has now

to the tranquil setting of Midmar

having previously been at Shongw

The dam setting will go hand in

the live music and the opportunit

weekend stopover in one of the

most popular getaways.

There is also a good range of audio, TV

and telephone accessories, and video cas-

settes.

New stock includes microwaves, blenders,

grillers and electric shavers, stoves, dishwash-

ers, washing machines, tumble driers, etc.

Having been established for 21 years and

situated at 70 Main Street and 38 Main Street,

and as Maxicare agents, Giovision has built

up a good name in the Midlands for repairs

of television sets, video machines, microwave

ovens, hi-fi’s, and the installation of satellite

Below: Susan Fardella and Craig Paul — ready to assist you with your electrical appliance and accessory

needs at Giovision Appliance Centre at 38 Main Street, Howick.

that are brought to our city through

‘Awesome Africa’.”

With musicians coming from 12

countries and poets also being fea-

tured from three countries, the eco-

nomic impact is set to increase with

the international guests in town.

An economic impact was con-

ducted during the 2006 festival and

the figures show that local accom-

modation increased by R455 543

and hotel accommodation rose by

R306 277.

Food consumed over the “Awe-

some Africa” weekend totalled a

value of R261 994 with transport

systems.

Now this likeable family business prom-

ises to provide you with service at a quality

appliance store in the centre of the town!

Telephone Craig or Sue at 033-330 6256

or fax 033-330 6253.

Call at 38 Main Street for appliance sales

or at 70 Main Street for repairs and installa-

tions.

Congratulations

to all at Giovision

Appliance Centre

on their first

birthday, & all the

best of luck

for the future!

Congratulations

on your 1st

birthday

from all

at Defy.

Telephone

033-330 4994

36 Main Street

Howick

Wishing you all

the very best on your

21st birthday and

the recent opening of

your Appliance Centre

Alan H. English

& Co.

Telephone 033-345 3200

Fax 033-345 8180

Is proud to be

associated with

you! All the

very best for

the future.

outdoor banners

digital printing

vinyl lettering

car graphics & decals

magnetics

laser-cut lettering

full-colour banners

illuminated signs

scr

develo

ve

v

Team Duzi is currently celebrating the

milestone of have operated locally for ten

years.

Proprietor Daniel Govender boasts N6

qualifications in general shopfitting and join-

ery, and seven years ago moved across to the

building industry.

Today his work covers the entire province.

“Due to the sudden spurt of development

in recent years in the region and my exper-

tise,” he says, “I went into it from kitchens

and shopfitting.

“With this experience I am able to give

people expert advice and know-how on build-

Team Duzi — 10 years of expert

advice and know-how

WOODLANDS

BUILDERS

SUPPLIERS

TIMBER & HARDWARE MERCHANTS

Telephone: 033-390 3801 Fax: 033-390 1425

14 Sheffield Road, Pietermaritzburg

Congratulations,

Danny, on your

10 years, and

wishing you

many more!

ing products such as tile effects, various dif-

ferent finishes, cements and foundation de-

sign.”

Today Team Duzi has a staff of 37, with

tip trucks and TLBs, and is also involved in

building civils work such as drains, car

parks, access roads and farm dams.

Recently he has been busy helping farm-

ers with repairs after the devastating fire in

June.

Daniel is registered with the National

Home Building Registration Council and is

also a Construction Industry Development

Board registered member.

Contact him at 082-784 3736!

Above: Daniel

Govender.

Right: As well

as providing

expert advice on

building

products, Team

Duzi is also

involved in civils

work such as

drains, car parks

and farm dams.

®

For more information contact:Kevin Burger - 082 907 9079 Lindsay Nixon -083 327 4068Sanjeev Rampersadh - 082 886 7870 Rakesh Seetal,Operations Manager - 083 644 7833 E-mail addressCustomer_Care_KZN@barloworld-equipment.com

BARLOWORLD EQUIPMENTKZN CONGRATULATESTEAM DUZI BUILDING ANDCIVILS CC/DUZISHOPFITTERS ON THEIR10TH BIRTHDAY

The Midlands HeraldPage 8 — 14th September 2007

Granite &

Marble Centre

Importers of affordable granite and

Marble for kitchen counter tops,

etc. Free quotes available.

49 Retief Street, Pietermaritzburg

Telephone 033-342 0105

Cell: 083-288 8837/083-453 8795

Congratulations

to Team Duzi.

May your business

grow from strength

to strength.

Howick

Insurance

Brokers

033-330 3601 • Fax 033-330 3629

103 Main Street, Howick

Congratulations,

and proud to be

associated with you.

Our congratulationson this milestone

033-330 3928 • 38 Main Street, Howick

F&F

For all your building &

hardware requirements

VICHMEC cc

Mobile Mechanical

Services

Cell 082-565 3387

wishes Daniel and

team of

Team Duzi

all the very best on

the occasion of their

10TH

birthday

and also for the

following 10 years . . .

K A F C OPAVING • ASPHALTING

SPECIALISTS IN DOMESTIC

AND INDUSTRIAL WORKS

GUARANTEED WORKMANSHIP

AT KEEN PRICES

Tel/Fax 033-386 9513 • Cell 082-372 8909

11 Fairfield Avenue, Scottsville,

Pietermaritzburg

Wishing you all

the very best on

this milestone

occasion of 10 years

in business

Page 9 — 14th September 2007The Midlands

Herald

FIRST FOR FLOORING • FIRST FOR PRICE

FIRST FOR QUALITY • FIRST FOR SERVICE

Shop 6, Whitehouse Centre, Howick

Tel. 033-330 3975 • Cell 072-156 7492

Congratulations to

Danny and his Staff !

Specialists in wall-to-wall carpets,

Novilon, Marley Tiles, Blinds & Carpet

Cleaning & Ceramic Tiling

Suppliers of Genuine Replacement Parts For:

MERCEDES, BMW, AUDI, VW, HONDA

Our Congratulations go to

Danny and all at Team Duzi for

ten Very Successful Years

FR DISC PADS W124 230E — R245-00

5lt HELIX SUPER OIL — R125-00

AND MANY MORE . . .

PLEASE CONTACT RUSSELL, KUBEN OR RIAZ.

Telephone 033-342 0669 • 033-345 6990

146 Greyling Street, Pietermaritzburg, 3201

Telephone 033-330 8126

Cell. 082-783 3144

Shop 4, Merrivale Spar Centre,

Zeederberg Road, Merrivale

Congratulations

on this

special

milestone !

Tel: 033-390 8000; Fax 033-390 3486

15 Sheffield Road, Willowton, Pietermaritzburg

E-mail: macdonaldpmb@telkomsa.net

Congratulations to Daniel and his

Staff on their 10th anniversary. At

MACDONALD STEEL we extend

our very best wishes for the next 10.

MTHEMBU ELECTRICAL

78 Main Street, Howick, 3290

Cell: 082-792 5398

Congratulates Danny

and his Staff on

achieving ten years

in business!

Appliance Repairs

Domestic Electrical Installations

80 Boshoff Street, Pietermaritzburg

Telephone 033-345 0069 Fax 033-342 0575

e-mail: gregb@twt.to

A wonderful

milestone

achieved —

all our very

best wishes

Instarect Concrete

Manufacturers & Suppliers

of Concrete Products

Telephone 033-387 1166/387 4506

Cell 082-458 6190 Fax 033-387 4507

Natal Crushers Farm, New Greytown Road,

Pietermaritzburg

Well done, Danny,

on ten very

successful years. We

are proud to be

associated with you!

Industrial and Commercial Painting, Epoxy

Coating, Decor Painting and Water-proofing

082-774 7772; Fax 033-344 1032

Wishing you all of the

very best for the future.

Congratulations on your 10 years!

Wishing you all the very best

on this momentous occasion.

We are proud to be

associated with you.

We will happily deliver anywhere you require

We also service and repair small engines

Tel. 033-330 5965 60 Main Street,

Cell. 082-922 3735

MIDLANDSPLANT HIRE

Howick, 3290.

Extends its best wishes

to Daniel & Staff on this

special milestone of 10 years.

May you have many more!

Telephone nos: (033) 397 0876, 387 5438, 397 9277; Fax: 397 0876.

Ample Parking at 5 Oldham Place, Allandale, Pietermaritzburg, 3201.

TRUSS CITYAlpine Automation

SA (Pty) Ltd

ALPINE

Member of the Truss Plate

Association of South Africa

H & K

ELECTRICALCONTRACTING AND MAINTENANCE

Telephone: 033-345 4490 Fax: 033-345 4123

P.O. Box 308, Hilton, 3245

Congratulations,

and hoping

for a

continued

good working

relationship

Homeline

GlassTelephone 033-330 6438 * Cell 082-896 0308

23 Bell Street (next to Howick Pet Shop)

Danny, congratulations on

your 10 years. It’s a pleasure

doing business with you !

Manufacturers of quality press knive, dies,

metal or fibre dies & all repairs

Proud to be associated

with you on this very

special occasion!

C11 Adam’s Plaza, Manchester

Road, Pietermaritzburg, 3201

Telephone 033-387 2080 * Cell. 083-692 6698

10 years of expert advice and

know-how in the Midlands

from

Team Duzi!

Tel. 033-386 9319 � Fax 033-386 1837

7 Van Eck Place, Mkondeni, Pietermaritzburg

Bell Equipment

congratulates

Team Duzi on their

10th anniversary

The Midlands HeralPage 10 — 14th September 2007

It’s three years for Nutmeg BistroIt’s three years for Nutmeg BistroIt’s three years for Nutmeg BistroIt’s three years for Nutmeg BistroIt’s three years for Nutmeg Bistro

Dulcet

Farms

Karkloof

Real GasReal GasReal GasReal GasReal Gas16 Bishop Street, Camperdown

031-785 1077

Congratulations

to Pippa &

Staff from

Real Gas !

Sending you our

warmest wishes

on

your

3rd

birthday

“Secondly, the

quick and cheerful

chairs and its attractive, wheelchair-friendly

bathrooms.

Nutmeg Bistro is open from 8 am to 5 pm,

Monday to Saturday, from 8:30 to 5 on Sun-

days and public holidays.

The only day it is closed is on Christma

Day.

To experience it for yourself telephon

033-330 8373 to book a table!

service of the waitresses, and thirdly the

owner’s attentiveness in making time to stop

and chat to customers.”

A winning formula !

Additional facilities are a ramp for wheel-

Above: Patrons enjoying Sunday lunch at the magnificent and popular Evergreen Oak outside Nutmeg Bistro in Fallsview Drive, Howick

is distributed

monthly door-to-

door in Hilton,

Merrivale, Howick

and in Oak Park

and Montrose in

Pietermaritzburg,

as well as in shops

in Boston, Mooi

River, Rosetta and

Nottingham Road

The Midlands

HERALD

best

wishes

to

Pippa &

Gang!

All the very best

to Pippa & Staff

on this

special occasion !

Telephone 031-569 3179

17 GlenAnil Street, GlenAnil, Durban

“Taste the difference”

Telephone 033-234 4927/4954

Congratulations

from Brett,

Cheryl & Staff

• C • C • W •CATERING

Suppliers to the Catering Industry

24 Winston Rd, Pietermaritzburg

Tel: 033-345 4505/345 4536

Fax: 033-394 2935

Proud suppliers to Nutmeg

Wishing you all

well at Nutmeg

Super meat, super service

Tel. 033-330 2807

Nutmeg Bistro in Howick is

celebrating three years of busi-

ness with Pippa Griffin at the

helm.

Now into her 4th year, Pippa

would like to thank the local

community for their continued

support throughout the last three

years.

Nutmeg has been growing all

the while, attracting locals and

busloads of tourists alike, to

stop off for a light meal, or a

delicious cappuccino under

large Evergreen Oak outside the

restaurant.

The bistro is situated in the

beautiful Old Agricultural Hall

near the famous Howick Falls,

where you can also find Craft

Southern Africa.

Here Pippa and her staff

Lindiwe, Miriam, Thelma,

Jabu, Nqobile, Nelisiwe, Nothi,

Thobe and Thembi pride them-

selves on a friendly and relaxed

atmosphere.

The restaurant’s manager,

Teresa, has worked there since

the restaurant’s inception about

seven years ago — “and the busi-

ness wouldn’t be the same with-

out her,” Pippa says confidently.

As to the fare, Nutmeg serves

simple wholesome food, all-day

breakfast, delicious homemade

soup and great coffee.

Pensioners’ Lunch is avail-

able from Monday to Friday and

consists of soup, a main course

and a dessert for R35-00 per

pensioner.

On Sundays patrons can en-

joy a delicious three-course

roast, and locals will also be

pleased to read that the restau-

rant is licensed.

A regular customer, asked

what she liked about Nutmeg,

had three things to say: “Firstly,

the three choices of eating places

available — under the tree when

it’s warm, on the verandah when

it’s cooler and one wants to be

in the sun, and inside when it is

cold or the wind is chilly.

congratulates

Pippa and her staff

on this very

special occasion —

Well done!

saskoSince forever

Page 11 — 14th September 2007The Midlands Herald

The Temkin/

Baker family moved

to Balgowan six

years ago.

Millgate Cot-

tage’s only busi-

nesses then were

The Glass Studio

and two B&Bs.

Now Millgate can

accommodate up to

tainment centre.

While parents relax over a pub lunch and

their favourite drink, children are fully oc-

cupied on the mini-golf course.

Wednesday evenings have become “locals

night” when neighbours meet up at The Mole

and Pig for a family-type meal and drinks of

their choice without having to worry abou

a long drive home.

Solving many problems, Mole and Pig

parties have become a hit. Rather than en-

tertaining hoards of children in their own

home, parents unwind while the youngsters

eat their fill and entertain themselves on the

Molehill Mini Golf course.

Now able to seat 50 inside, and plenty

more in the lovely garden, the cost of adul

parties are kept in check by using The Mole

and Pig’s cash bar and having party snacks

prepared by extended family member

Rodney Baker.

For further information telephone Nige

Baker at 082-851 5291.

Acorn to oak tree in six years

19 guests; has two retail outlets; a water

bottling plant; a nine-hole mini-golf course

and a pub which has become a favourite party

venue.

Experts in personalisation, the family

produces personalised Mole Hill clothing;

glassware; bottled water and organises per-

sonalised parties.

As tourists became a rare breed on the

Meander, the family switched its efforts to-

wards the local market.

The first non-tourist activity was using

its natural underground stream water to pro-

duce bottled water bearing personalised la-

bels.

Initially customers were local businesses,

but now include JSE listed companies.

This personalise-bottled water acorn,

which incorporates fruit drinks, has taken

only 18 months to grow into a sturdy oak.

The second acorn, with a gestation pe-

riod of 10-months, has grown from a small

pub and putt-putt course to a family enter-

Right: While parents

relax over a pub lunch at

Mole Hill, children are

fully occupied on the

mini-golf course !

The Heritage Day long weekend is com-

ing up shortly, so why not get away from it

all and head for the “White Mountain Folk

Festival” in the foothills of the Giant’s Cas-

tle Nature Reserve from 21st to 24th Septem-

ber?

Great festival line-up

The music kicks off at 6pm on Friday, 21

September and features over 35 live acts.

On Saturday, the programme starts at 12

noon and includes performances by the New-

castle Musician’s Club, Clock-Struck June,

Arlyn Culwick, Somebody’s Child, Celtis,

Dan Patlansky, Southern Gypsey Queen and

English folk-rock legends Magna Carta, back

in South Africa for the first time in 30 years.

Remembered by many for classic albums like

Lord of the Ages and Seasons, Magna Carta

continues to tour extensively and have per-

formed in over 60 countries and recorded

37 albums to date.

Sunday will see Shannon Hope, The Ryan

Calder Band, Rowan Stuart, Laurie Levine,

Roly Struckmeyer, Margaret’s Daughter,

Habit To, Josie Field, Farryl Purkiss and

Rory Eliot and The Reason taking to the

stage, with top Durban rock band Sitter end-

ing the evening with an acoustic set of their

powerful pop rock songs.

Activities for all

Other attractions range from hiking, boat-

ing and bass fishing to arts and crafts, a beer

market featuring several local breweries, as-

sorted food stalls and fun kids’ activities.

For the more adventurous, there’s abseil-

ing down a 45m cliff face or a fuffi slide

across a nearby 100m-wide gorge, with heli-

copter flips also available if the weather per-

mits.

Tickets and accommodation

A limited number of discounted tickets

are now on sale at Game stores throughou

KwaZulu-Natal for just R250.

If you miss out on this promotional offer

or live outside KZN, then tickets are also

available at Computicket (R300) or the fes-

tival gate (R350). Children under 12 pay

R50.

Although the chalets and caravan park are

already fully booked, there is still plenty of

space available in the festival camping

ground, which overlooks the dam and has

its own brand-new ablution facilities.

For more information, day-tripper rates

or to enquire about trading at the festival

visit www.whitemountain.co.za or contact

Below: Held in the foothills of the Giant’s Castle Nature Reserve, the White Mountain Folk Festival runs

from 21-24 September and promises three days of great acoustic music in an idyllic setting.

Head off to White Mountain

for a great musical getaway

Michaelhouse School held its annual Speech Day in the schools’

amphitheatre on Thursday August 16.

Prior to the Speech Day ceremony, parents attended a musical

prelude, featuring the choir and the new Marimba Band, in the

Chapel, which was warmly received.

Guest speaker was Mr Dick Muir, a former Springbok and cur-

rent coach of the Sharks Rugby Team.

Mr Muir, who specifically addressed the men of Michaelhouse,

compared the running and coaching of the Sharks to that of running

a school like Michaelhouse, and encouraged the boys to always strive

to be their best, at whatever it is they chose to do.

Rector Guy Pearson touched on the success of the school during

the past year in all spheres: academic, sport and music.

Mr Bruce Dunlop, Chairman of the Board, highlighted the strong

spiritual ethos of the school, as well as many of the improvements

made to the grounds and buildings during the year.

The Senior Prefect, Ntsolo Setlaba, delivered a genuine and heart-

warming speech in which he encouraged those staying at

Michaelhouse to take full advantage of the many wonderful oppor-

tunities available to them, and to those leaving, every success in the

future.

Mr Muir presented the prizes to the proud recipients and the

ceremony ended with a rousing performance from the Michaelhouse

Jazz Band.

Above: The Michaelhouse Speech Day was held on Thursday August 16, at

Michaelhouse. Seen here with guest of honour, Mr Dick Muir (centre) are (l to r)

Glen Dowie (2nd prefect), Mr Bruce Dunlop (chairman of the Board), Rector Guy

Pearson and Ntsolo Setlaba (senior prefect).

Speech Day —

Michaelhouse School

August 16, 2007

the festival has been trying to get for their

programme for the past three years.

It’s Sylvaine Strike’s enchanting miniature

journey of astounding theatrical magnitude

which was one of the hits of the National

Arts Festival fringe 2005. It won the Naledi

Theatre Award for Best Cutting Edge Play

2005 and features Toni Morkel, Shelley

Meskin and Daniel Buckland.

Shows to look out for on the main in-

clude Rob Murray’s “Gumbo” and Roy

Sargaent’s “Beethoven in Raptures”.

One of the most eagerly-awaited high-

lights is Mike van Graan’s new production,

“Bafana Republic”. In the words of Cape

Times reviewer Marianne Thamm: “Mike

van Graan’s is a welcome new voice in the

South African satirical landscape. Better

known for his uncompromising and often

hilarious newspaper columns and his pro-

vocative stage plays, this is his first foray in

the satirical boxing ring.”

The visually evocative and beautifully

crafted “Jutro” — which means “Tomorrow”

in Polish — is a play developed through a

workshop collaboration between actors Keren

Tahor (of etv’s “Scandal”), James

Cunningham, musician Russ Nerwich and

director Helen Iskander. It is a universal love

It’s just about that time of year again when

the annual “Witness Hilton Arts Festival“

comes to the Hilton College from this Fri-

day to Sunday 14th to 16th September with

a dazzling line-up of cutting-edge drama,

comedy, music and cabaret, as well as an

enticing array of arts and crafts in a bumper

programme that features a stellar mix of hot

South African performers and artists mostly

gleaned from the Grahamstown festival in

July.

Detailed information can be found on

www.artslink.co.za/hilton. For more infor-

mation or a full programme and booking kit,

visit http://www.artslink.co.za/hilton /

www.artslink.co.za/hilton or the Hilton Fes-

tival hotline, which can be found on

theatre@hiltoncollege.com, or telephone

033-383 0126.

The festival once again will have strong

focus on classical music with an eclectic mix

of a dozen concerts hosted by Christopher

Duigan’s “Music Revival Concerts” featur-

ing a myriad of special guests and soloists.

There are invited productions on the Main

festival, and a huge selection of productions

on the fringe.

This year’s flagship production is the deli-

cate and whimsical “The Travellers”, which

Enjoy “2007 Witness Hilton Col-

lege Arts Festival” this weekend

story set in occupied

Poland in the Second

World War, and

traces the discovery

of hope and love in

the midst of desola-

tion and destruction.

For the second

year there will be a

curated art exhi-

bition at the festival,

as well as the usual

art which is so popu-

lar.

This year there

will be a focus on

local arts and craft

with regular arts

workshops as part of

the festival pro-

gramme, and scrap-

booking, bread-

making, flute-mak-

ing and beading

workshops.

There will be a

special focus on

food and eating this

year with two food

areas — the usual

popular food tent

which will have

hearty meals on of-

fer throughout the

day, including late

night after-show

snacks and a small-

er separate coffee

and gateaux area for

those in need of a

sweet pick-me-up at

any time; and the

elegant fine dining

area, the Courtyard

Bistro and Bar, of-

fering a more so-

phisticated dining,

cocktail and late

night experience.

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weekend of 10th-12th August produced a lot

of fish — including the proverbial one that

got away.

In reality, all the fish got away as the com-

petition over the last few years has operated

on a catch-and-release basis.

This Trout Fair was something special,

though, as it was the 10th year of the event.

In 2007 it was based at Netherwood Farm

opposite Fordoun Hotel & Spa and saw 100

anglers taking to the water on 20 local dams

and bagging more than 230 trout.

For the first time in its history two fish-

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from Nottingham Road and Andrew Harding

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Baggers and Andrew’s at Netherwood.

Dam-owner prizes went to Gary and

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Dargalvel (23), and through the sponsors’

generosity every fisherman was able to go

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“The event has become very established

on the annual calendar,” organiser Cathy van

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“Friendships that last have been formed,

and we see most of the same anglers coming

back year after year.”

Indeed, Malcolm Flynn of Johannesburg

has participated every year of the ten, and

told The Herald’s aquatic reporter that he

considered it the best tournament of its kind

in the country.

Richard Stevens of Team Trout, and like-

wise from Johannesburg, called it “a big

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Looking back on its history, Cathy re-

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brought with them a butler for the entire

weekend !

In conclusion, the organisers expressed

their thanks to Dave Cragg and Nick

Melmoth of McCarthy Landrover,

Pietermaritzburg, who were the main spon-

sor and who have sponsored nine of the 10

events.

The success of the weekend over the years

has enabled donations to be made to Not-

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tion and the Nottingham Road Farmers As-

sociation.