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Promoting toursim to our World Heritage Site - St LuciaTRANSCRIPT
INDABA ISSUE 2012
NCEMA Harvest ing
Cape Vidal
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
& MAP
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Editor’s Note
St. Lucia Lake is part of the St. Lucia estuarine system, the largest estuarine system in Africa. The mouth of the estuary is located about 240 kms north of Durban along the east
coast of South Africa. A narrow, 12 km long channel connects the main body of St. Lucia with the western Indian Ocean. With a maximum width of 20kms and a length of about 64kms, Lake St. Lucia covers an area 26 000 hectares. The depth of the lake ranges between 1-2.5 meters.Like other estuaries, the level and salinity of the lower reaches of St. Lucia especially varies with the inflow of freshwater from several rivers and with the ebb and flow of marine tides. In some years, the water’s salinity has risen to three times the level of sea water in northern parts of the lake, causing mass die-offs of aquatic plants and animals. The watershed of St. Lucia covers several hundred square kilometers. Besides water from the Indian Ocean that enters the mouth of the estuary, water from the uMkhuze, Nyalazi, and Hluhluwe rivers flows into the lake. In the south, the Umfolozi Swamps border the lake as does part of the uMkhuze Swamps in the north. A large peninsula to the east separates the lake from the Indian Ocean. Here, over the last 25,000 years, wind and other natural forces created the world’s highest forested sand dunes that rise 200 meters. The entire area, which covers 332 000 hectares, comprises the iSimangaliso Wetland Area, Africa’s oldest nature reserve. Swamps and “sponge” areas along the lake, which are fed by water seeping from the dunes, pool freshwater that serves as a refuge for plants and animals when the lake water reaches high salinity. With its lakes, lagoons, freshwater swamps, and grasslands, St. Lucia supports more species of animal than the better-known Kruger National Park and the Okavango Delta although these areas are much larger.
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As I lie beneath the old Oak tree,
luscious summer scents shroud me like a cloud of mist.
I squint my eyes and try to see through the hazy heat
I can hear children splashing in a pool nearby,
birds chirping up above and the buzz of insects enjoying the heat.
As my eyes grow heavy I take a deep breath in I savor the smell of
freshly cut grass, chlorine, sun-block and sun baked ground.
I can feel the golden heat kissing my face
and as I shift a little I feel the cool shade suck my consciousness
slipping away, I dream of cool water, vivid colors and butterflies.
Summer is finally here.
by Jessica Siedle (age 13 years)
Crocodiles are opportunistic in their feeding habits and that means that even you or I could find ourselves on the menu. With a little bit of thought though, there is no reason to fall prey to these magnificent but deadly predators. Here are some ways that you can avoid being eaten by a crocodile.
• Do not paddle, swim or generally play about in rivers and other areas where there are likely to be crocodiles. They are fast, silent and efficient and you are in their home.
• When fishing, keep a minimum of 3metres away from the waters edge. Do not gut fish into the water or throw bait into the water, or even worse rinse off your hands in water. Latest research shows that a croc can remain submerged for 5-6 hrs. You can be fishing all morning and not know that a croc is literally right at your feet under water.
• If you are on a boat, do not dangle any part of your body over the sides. Do not tempt a hungry crocodile!
Come see our new 2012 batch of baby crocs at the Crocodile Centre. We are open 7 days a week and have crocodile feeding sessions on:Saturdays at 15h00 &Sundays @ 11h30
The iSimangaliso Wetland Park May
incema (salt marsh rush - Juncus kraussii)
harvest is underway!
Women from all over the Province have
been flocking to collect the natural
materials rooted in South Africa’s first
World Heritage site that they will use for
the year’s craftwork.
This is part of iSimangaliso’s community
based natural resource harvesting
programme which sees tangible
benefits accruing to approximately 3500
participants many of whom are former
land claimants.
iSimangaliso is one of a few remaining
sites in South Africa where incema can
still be harvested. Despite the drought
incema in the iSimangaliso has been
conserved and thus continues to grow.
The annual harvesting of this resource has
now been allowed for several decades
and incema is collected people from all
over the province.
The rushes are used to make a wide variety
of traditional Zulu artefacts but particularly
the sleeping mats important in marriage
and funeral ceremonies. Most products
are still used for cultural occasions but
an increasing proportion is now made for
the tourist trade, underlining the critical the tourist trade, underlining the critical
economic importance of incema to many
rural communities.
The harvest usually lasts 2-3 weeks.
Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife rangers are on
harvestingThe iSimangaliso Wetland Park May
harvestingThe iSimangaliso Wetland Park May
incema (salt marsh rush - Juncus kraussii)
harvestingincema (salt marsh rush - Juncus kraussii)
Incema
standby to ensure safety of harvesters
from dangerous game such as hippo, rhino
and elephant. Park ecologists ensure that
the areas used for harvesting are carefully
chosen with rotational harvesting being
practiced to ensure the minimal impact
and sustainable use of the resource.
The use is allowed in demarcated areas,
leaving adequate unused areas, and
the timing is such that the resource is
at its best and the harvesting will have
least impact on the plants and their
environment.
The season ceases once the incema in the
demarcated areas has been harvested.
The season is set by the availability of
material allocated area rather than by
set time. This is seen as an equitable way
of controlling resource use and ensuring
the ecological sustainability of the
programme.
A co-management approach is used to
the harvesting of Incema and includes
iSimangaliso, the leadership of Khula
village, Zwenelisha and the Bhangazi
Land Claimants Trust. Community
leadership administers the collection
fee, monitors the harvest and also helps
with control and transport of the natural
product. The harvesting of incema from
sites in iSimangaliso enables local people
to directly benefit from the Park. This
spectacular annual incema harvesting
event ended on 15 May.
THE RUSHES ARE
USED TO MAKE A
WIDE VARIETY OF
TRADITIONAL ZULU
ARTEFACTS BUT
PARTICULARLY THE
SLEEPING MATS
IMPORTANT IN
MARRIAGE AND
FUNERAL CEREMONIES
Over the past couple of years regular visitors to this park have been amazed at the increase in the numbers of general game as well as some of the Big Five members. During the
notorious days of the pine forests, many species were virtually decimated and one species disappeared completely. Now that this Park has come of age and has developed into a jewel of this province, there has been a significant increase in the number of visitors, in particular eco-tourists. Eco-tourism is excellent as it is totally renewable and can potentially sustain and support so many more work opportunities directly related to tourism and peripheral activities. Since eco-tourism is a major component of tourism-related activities, I have compiled a little series on a number of mammal species commonly encountered within the boundaries of this Park. What is there for the anglers? Well, the guys and gals heading off to Cape Vidal for a little recreational angling can also read this article and get some information on the resident mammals, many of which can be easily seen along the Cape Vidal road, making it unnecessary to take any of the loop roads to see them. Before diving into a whole diatribe about animals, with accompanying facts and figures,
I have put these animals into groups, as well as giving some indication as to where they can be expected to be seen. Where you would expect to find a bushbuck as apposed to a reedbuck, is one example. Not only will there be some information on these animals, but also some humour and a little natural history. These groups of animals will be split into groups like browsers and grazers. Mention will also be made as to how each group is related as well as some of the strange dietary preferences of these animals. The Kudu Family of antelope This is the smallest member of the Tragelaphid family of antelope. All the Tragelaphids (kudu-like antelope) that we find in this area are browsers, from the diminutive bushbuck to the magnificent kudu. Each of these species has a niche. In between these two species is the spectacular Nyala. These three species have their own feeding preferences, gobbling down a variety of similar plants. Where would one expect to find these critters? Easy: any area where there are leafy shrubs and herbs. However, there are a couple of surprises, which will be discussed later on.
Bushbuck Firstly the bushbuck: although small,(males have a mass around 80kgs and females weigh in at 35 to 45 kg’s), they have a lot of attitude. Let’s be a little sexist and say the males can show
an abnormal level of fight. I have seen male bushbuck fighting and contesting territories over many weeks, in one case, several months. This aggression also makes them dangerous to humans. Never keep a male bushbuck as a pet. After a couple of years when they reach sexual maturity, and there are no other males against which to test their fighting skills, they tend to pick on their owners or any human in the nearby vicinity. Unless you have a ready supply of Ritalin, stay clear of choosing this little critter as a house pet. White rhino and elephant are also not a good choice as a house pet, but it is their sheer size and inability to move around in small spaces which excludes them from domestic households. The female bushbuck are more benign, but keeping a female as a pet merely attracts testosterone-drenched males into your neighborhood. Not good. Wild males do not readily take to being fed Ritalin. They were born to be wild. Concerning aggression, there are several antelope that have been known to attack without warning. These candidates include sable, oryx and even the common duiker. However, bushbuck come with the best attacking pedigree. Even amongst the hunters, this little critter is often referred to as the “Poor man’s Buffalo”. If cornered and not even injured, the males have been known to rush out with their horns lowered and parallel to the ground for the greatest effect.There is little or nothing that can be done to avert such an attack. Injuries are often fatal. For the rest of the time, their behaviour is very placid. Generally in the late afternoon or early morning, you will see them gently nibbling away at the edges of the forest on dew-laden plants. During the evenings they wander out into the coastal plains to select shrubs and herbs. It is their digestive systems that are truly remarkable. Like their cousins, they have the ability to digest a variety of natural poisons like strychnine, tannins, emetics, alkaloids and so on. These poisons are often found in plants that do not posses thorns, spikes or burrs. In some instances the really edible plants carry a combination of mechanical and chemical warfare ingredients - something President George Bush should not have gotten wind of. It is reputed that iSimangaliso Park on the Eastern Shores has the highest density of bushbuck in the world. Bushbuck in this area are as numerous as impala are in Hluhluwe and Kruger. In the world of advertising, they are like McDonalds in America - there is one around every corner.
the rest of the time, their behaviour is very placid. Generally in the late afternoon or early morning, you will see them gently nibbling away at the edges of the forest on dew-laden plants. During the evenings they wander out into the coastal plains to select shrubs and herbs. It is their digestive systems that are truly remarkable. Like their cousins, they have the ability to digest a variety of natural poisons the ability to digest a variety of natural poisons like strychnine, tannins, emetics, alkaloids and so on. These poisons are often found in plants that do not posses thorns, spikes or burrs. In some instances the really edible plants carry some instances the really edible plants carry a combination of mechanical and chemical warfare ingredients - something President George Bush should not have gotten wind of.
It is reputed that iSimangaliso Park on the Eastern Shores has the highest density of bushbuck in the world. Bushbuck in this area are as numerous as impala are in Hluhluwe and Kruger. In the world of advertising, they are like McDonalds in America - there is one around every corner.
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Kudu or Shabalala Kudu! The Eastern Shores of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park has a spectacular population of these antelope. To diverge from this serious stuff of facts, figures and behaviour for a while, here is a little humour to break the mundane. We all know about the political “transformation” in the rugby world which must be more representative. There has been a great deal of talk about the necessity to change the name of the Springboks. It is a well-branded name and a great deal of finance, time and investment has gone into this brand. But change is deemed necessary; we must move forward and strike up new unprejudiced relationships. So a new name for the Springboks has been chosen, with the news splashed all over TV, print media and radio. The process was a lengthy one, many people were affected, and many parties were consulted. The new name chosen was “Kudus”. “Ja”, I hear a certain sector of the South African population echo. This “ja” could be described as almost defiant. However, it is true and we must move forward to create a new and happy community.
Then why should we choose this name? Why? Surely it is obvious: “They Ku du better if they tried harder”. Hey I am kidding, it is a joke.After a little humour, then some facts. Kudu are possibly one of the best jumpers in South Africa. They have been reported to clear heights of up to four meters! Why should an animal like this be such an Olympic athlete? It is part of their Life strategy. (A bit of Dr. Phil here). In order to escape from hunting lions, they have the ability to jump over the tops of small bushes and trees. If there is a lion in hot pursuit, it is difficult for a lion to go bailing over the tops of bushes and trees. Effectively, the kudu will escape the claws of a hungry lion, by heading into thick bush.
Their large ears play a vital role in detecting predators sneaking around in thick bush. If the kudu cannot see it, then at least they have a chance of hearing something sneaking about. These embarrassingly large ears are vital and from an early age calves find themselves entering a world equipped with state of the art hearing and jumping. (Call the plastic surgeon!) So if you are tasty and live in amongst bushes, you must be fleet of foot and have good hearing to escape the claws of predators. There is another feature about
kudu that is only sometimes realized. They have a set of salad spoons on their heads. I should say that the male kudu are equipped with a set of giant salad spoons on their head! As the males mature, these salad spoons get larger and larger. This impresses the females to no end. Males with really big salad spoons generally get all the action in the breeding season. “So what is this all about and can you be serious?” I hear you saying. This is serious. Ask any male kudu. Male kudu have remarkable spiraled horns that have been recorded at a length of 189 cm. Not only are the horns for male display, but they will use them to pull down branches and edible vines. This only really happens when there is a shortage of food, especially in the dry winter months. Apparently the spiral design of the kudu allows the male to see right up through this spiral to the tip of his horn. Being able to do this, he can then use the curved horn to hook branches and vines, pulling them down to a level where he can reach them with his mouth to consume his “salad”. At the end of the day this impresses the females, ensuring females gather around the males to get a little salad and the rest is history. That is effectively the last of the browsing antelope in the iSimangaliso Geographical area. However, it must be remembered that Africa is big and this family of antelope has other members on the rest of the continent, like Bongos (Central and West Africa), Sitatungas (Okavango) and lesser Kudu (Horn of Africa). So the remarkable point here is that iSimangaliso is a great area for spotting these Tragalephids or members of the kudu family, since three of the six antelope occur in this area and the rest are scattered through Africa, with buffalo and Eland being distant cousins. In the next family of antelope “we are going to get wet!”
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Kudu Female
The Quiet Hamlet of St. Lucia Village is situated on the Elephant Coast, 220km from Durban. Here it is possible to access a variety of outdoor activities within a small area. However returning from a busy day, our BnB is ideal for you. Hornbill House offers comfortable rooms, all en-suite and even a family room. Breakfast can either be continental or full English, there is a swimming pool, safe parking, laundry service
and a reception service.
A variety of tours are available that depart from Hornbill House. For those that wish to explore the Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park on their own, snorkel gear, boogey boards and grass mats are
available to patrons on request.
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A Greener St Lucia
No matter where we are in the world buzzwords such as “green”, “eco”, “sustainable” and “renewable” cannot escape our attention. It seems the latest global trend is trying to encourage people to be more environmentally friendly in the face of the current climate crisis and the earth’s dwindling resources. This is all well and good but the problems being spoken of are usually too far removed from most of us to invoke adequate concern.
I would like to bring the matter closer to home and encourage a greener side of life in our town, St Lucia. This beautiful slice of paradise, is the only town in the world situated within a World Heritage Site. I believe we are among a special group of people experiencing life among the wildlife. It was with great horror, therefore, when I discovered the lack of recycling facilities in St Lucia. We have a landfill site so close to overflow that it’s an environmental disaster in the making. What can we do to better our situation and that of the wildlife we so desperately want to preserve in this, its natural habitat? It’s really very easy provided the facilities are put in place and, to that end, the Ratepayers Association of St Lucia, together with Wetlands Recycling, is currently working on a recycling campaign and researching the best implementation thereof. The end goal is to provide recycling bins in St Lucia for residents and holiday makers to appropriately dispose of their recyclable materials. These bins will be erected around the town and will indicate the recyclable materials that are to be disposed of in each part of the bin. Whilst it may take a while for these bins to make an appearance, the point of this article is to raise people’s awareness of the necessity of recycling and the ease with which it can be done.
Due to South Africa’s long history of recycling (although it took a nose dive for a few years), our recycling methods are more advanced than some first world countries’ which means that more than 50% of our household waste can be recycled. Most common recyclable household waste includes plastic bottles & lids; yoghurt & ice cream containers; cans & tins (even aerosol cans); newspapers & magazines; glass bottles; and plastic shopping bags. More information on recyclable materials can be found on the following two websites: National Recycling Forum – www.recycling.co.za and Guide to Recycling in South Africa – www.treevolution.co.za.
Although the recycling bins have not yet been provided, the Ratepayers Association would like to encourage everyone in St Lucia, both residents and visitors, to start thinking about recycling and to start incorporating recycling into everyday life. No matter how small a part we play, taking this step will help preserve the natural beauty of our town for us and future generations. After all, St Lucia is the only town in the world situated within a World Heritage Site and it would be beneficial for us to help it live up to the reputation that earned it this badge.
Apart from St Lucia’s landfill site taking tremendous strain under the weight of unnecessary garbage, our wildlife will suffer
as a direct result of our lack of recycling. Plastic bags get blown around by the wind and, apart from getting hooked on trees and looking unsightly, they get mistaken for food by animals who ingest the plastic which in turn throttles the animal’s airway and causes death by suffocation. Land & sea mammals and fish are at risk; turtles are especially prone to plastic bag deaths. On Cape Vidal beach I witnessed a Yellow Billed Kite pick up a piece of plastic and take a few pecks at it before releasing it. Some birds have been known to take plastic as nest lining and, while this could be argued as good waterproofing, the chicks could well ingest the plastic and die a horrible death. Our wildlife is in grave danger from our inability to correctly dispose of our waste and it’s up to us to rectify that.
In order to minimise the strain on St Lucia’s landfill site, the campaign to recycle has begun with Terry Gaskin’s company, ‘Wetlands Recycling’, sifting through waste at the dump, to extricate recyclable materials and dispose of them accordingly. It’s a huge task which will no doubt take some time but hopefully this sets an example the rest of St Lucia’s citizens will follow when recycling bins are provided.
While recycling bins with separate compartments have, unfortunately, not yet made an appearance on our streets, Wetlands Recycling has taken what steps they can to get the recycling ball rolling. Separate areas at the landfill site have been created for the different recyclable materials, and, while people have been employed to separate waste into these different areas, it would do them a great service if we all implemented the separation of materials at home, i.e. glass in one bag, paper, cardboard and plastic in another bag and tins in yet another, prior to waste removal. Getting into this habit will allow for a smoother transition once St Lucia’s recycling bins appear on the streets.
Another of the steps towards a greener, recycling St Lucia taken by Wetlands Recycling is the implementation of a glass removal system for local businesses. Each business fills a drum with empty glass bottles and Wetlands Recycling collects and disposes of the glass bottles once a week. This is a notable step in St Lucia’s recycling campaign.
Food waste is a commonly overlooked recyclable material and is used, through worm farms, for the production of compost. For people out there lucky enough to have a garden, a worm farm is an ideal and easy way of recycling food waste. Numerous websites give advice on how to start and maintain a worm farm, one example being www.homemakersonline.co.za. For those of us living in flats or with only a postage stamp size garden, The Butterfly House, just outside of town on the road to Mtubatuba, has its own worm farm and welcomes any extra food waste.
While the St Lucia Ratepayers Association remains on the recycling drive and positive about the St Lucia recycling campaign, it urges the St Lucia Community to adopt a ‘recycling frame of mind’ in anticipation of our town’s official recycling scheme. If we all do our bit, together we will ensure the future of our environmentally friendly town.
by Tamlyn Head
MapSt Lucia, Monzi, Mtubatuba
BUSINESS DIRECTORY St Lucia, Monzi, Mtubatuba
ACCOMMODATION
AFRIKHAYA GUEST HOUSE (TGCSA ****)5 Kabeljoulaan, St LuciaTel: 035 5901447Cell: 073 [email protected]
AVALONE GUEST HOUSE15 Sandpiper Street, St LuciaTel: 035 590 2112Fax: 086 523 [email protected]
BUYA FUTHI B&B16 Sandpiper Street, St LuciaTel: 035 5901138Cell: 083 3878789
ELEPHANT LAKE HOTEL56 Room Upmarket Hotel located on banks of Estuary3 Mullet Street St Lucia 3936 PO Box 141 St Lucia [email protected]
ELEPHANT LAKE INN34 Room Upmarket INN located in central St Lucia41 Flamingo Street St LuciaPO Box 141 St Lucia [email protected]
HIPPO HIDEAWAY SELF CATERINGSelf-catering chalets, 2 & 4 sleepers70 McKenzie Street, St LuciaTel: 031 [email protected]
HORNBILL HOUSE2 Star B&B surrounded by the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, tours and activities available43 Hornbill Street, St LuciaTel: 035 5901171Fax: 086 [email protected]
JO-A-LIZE LODGESemi Self-catering & B&B6 McKenzie Street, St LuciaTel: 035 5901224Cell: 079 [email protected]
LALAPANZI B&B7 Sandpiper Street, St LuciaTel: 035 5901167
LEOPARD CORNER B&B32 Sandpiper Street, St LuciaTel: 035 5901667Cell: 083 5544733
MACADAMIA LODGESelf Catering and B&B1st Avenue, Monzi Golf Estate, MonziTel: 035 5504427Cell: 072 424 [email protected]
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MAPUTALAND GHUESTHOUSEAccommodation, Tours & Transfers1 Kabeljou Street, St LuciaTel: 035 5901041Cell: 082 [email protected]
SANTA LUCIA GUEST HOUSE (TGCSA ****)Winner in the prestigious AA Accommodation Awards Program which is allocatedfor excellent service30 Pelican Street, St LuciaTel: 035 5901151Fax: 035 [email protected]
SUNSET LODGETel: 035 5901197Fax: 035 [email protected] S28º22,335 E32º 24,773
UMLILO LODGEAccommodation - Lodge / Guest House9 Dolphin Street, St LuciaTel: 035 [email protected]
WENDY’S COUNTRY LODGE *****5 star Accommodation, Big 5 Safaris and TransfersHluhluwe / iMfolozi & iSimangaliso Wetland Park3 River View Drive, Riverview, Mutubatuba Tel: 035 5500407
TOUR OPERATIONS & SAFARIS
ADVANTAGE TOURS ST LUCIAWhale Watching & Hippo/croc boat cruises& Deepsea Fishing1 McKenzie Street, St LuciaTel: 035 5901259Cell: 083 4872762
BHANGAZI HORSE SAFARIS1 or 2 hour game or beach rides within the iSimangaliso Reserve50 Kingfisher Street, St LuciaTell: 083 7927899
EUROZULU SAFARIS & TOURSBig 5 Safaris, Turtle Tours, Night Drives, Western & Eastern Shores ToursShop 7, Wimpy Centre, McKenzie Street, St LuciaTel: 035 5901635Cell: 082 [email protected]
HERITAGE TOURS & SAFARISBig 5 Safaris (Hluhluwe / iMfolozi)Night Drives Western ShoresCape Vidal Bush & BeachShop 1, Reef & Dune Centre, McKenzie Street, St LuciaTel: 035 5901555Cell: 083 4572147
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OCEAN EXPERIENCE WHALE WATCHINGWhale watching from 1 June till DecemberShop 1, Reef & Dune Centre, McKenzie StreetTel: 035 5901555Cell: 083 4572147
SHAKABARKER TOURSExclusive Concessionaire in the Wetland Park for Open Vehicle, Day & Night Safaris43 Hornbill Street, St LuciaTel: 035 5901162Fax: 086 [email protected]
SHORELINE BOAT & WALKING SAFARISHippo and Croc cruise with guided walkShop 1, Reef and Dune Centre, McKenzie StreetTel: 035 5901555Cell: 083 4572147
ST LUCIA LEISUREExclusive Concessionaire in the Wetland Park for open Vehicles, Day and Night Safaris43 Hornbill Street, St LuciaTel: 035 5901171Fax: 086 [email protected]
ST LUCIA SAFARISBoat Cruise73 McKenzie Street, St LuciaTel: 035 5901363Cell: 083 2831528
HEALTH & FITNESS
DK LAWSONYoga & Thai-chi classesMassage, Acupressure & reflexologyMusic Lessons8 Visarend Street, St LuciaTel: 035 5901644Cell: 083 [email protected]
RETAIL
CANERAT CRAFTSA Gift Shop in the Country5.5kms off Mtubatuba, St Lucia Road, MonziTel: 035 550 4397Fax: 035 550 4503
Janine Graphic Design ArtistMonzi & St LuciaTel: 073 [email protected]
WHERE TO EAT
Thyme SquareBreakfast & LunchMcKenzie Street, St LuciaTel: 035 5901692
EMERGENCY SERVICESSA POLICE 035 5901221ALPHA ALERT SECURITY 076 2952907
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Benefi ts include:Relaxation, suppleness,
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Tel: 035 590 1644 Cell: 083 267 0969 073 021 5198