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30 July 2021 Your FREE Caxton Local Newspaper MissMis SA hopeful United against #KZNUNRESTREST New Madiba mural breaksbrea stereotypes 10-1110-11 spreads hope 14 9 Danica Hansen based issues and informing the [email protected] community where they can fi nd free support. Scan this photo to “We are hoping to create watch a video of WITH Women’s Month on a data base of volunteers to Sabina Besesar the horizon, the South African support the community,” she Hindu Maha Sabha launches added. and Tamryn a campaign to spread hope. Tamryn Iyer, a member of Iyer sharing They are calling on women and the South African Hindu Maha a positive men of all faiths to share short Sabha said they are encouraging message. videos on social media to spread people of all ages to share their positivity amid the negative own encouraging messages with news that often creeps into the hashtag #lightofhope. messages online. The campaign “With everything going on, is accompanied by the hashtag, not just since the riots, but even #llightofhope during the month since the Covid-19 pandemic of August. hit, we spend a lot of time on Sabina Besesar, a Morningside social media, even if it's just resident and executive member WhatsApp. With all that's going of South African Hindu Maha around- fake news, bad news, Sabha, said the programme hatred, the SA Hindu Maha is open to all South Africans, Sabha, being the offi cial body irrespective of race and gender. of Hinduism, in the country, are “We are actually encouraging going to start fi lling timelines men to support this initiative (on social media) with hope and because most of the time, we positive messages to spread love get a lot of men who do support and unity. women. We try to get as many “We will be sharing on our people involved as we can. So platforms, but we also encourage far we have the Hindu Maha people to upload their own light faith, Christian and Muslim of hope on their own platforms, faiths. We are looking for more for their audiences. Your hope support. Now that schools will be diff erent to my hope. My are open, we are reaching out video focused on my ‘light of to schools as well. We are hope’ for all girls and women especially reaching out to young who have business ideas, but did women who have supported not have an opportunity to act on friends and family in a silent those ideas. We want the videos way,” she said. to be practical, simple and most Besesar said the South importantly, short, because African Hindu Maha Sabha will we know that on social media host a webinar on July 31 with people have an attention span of Sabina Besesar and Tamryn Iyer are calling on the community to join the #lightofhope initiative by posting positive professionals addressing gender- three seconds at most,” she said. messages on their social media platforms. YOUR SPACE YOUR RULES FIND IT ON www.privateproperty.co.za 2 Friday, 30 July 2021 FOLLOW UP - Low cost housing Recall of canned foods RESIDENTS at Kirkwood Gardens CERTAIN Hugo’s and in Greyville are at their wits end after KOO canned products trying to improve the maintenance have been recalled by and upkeep of their fl ats. As low cost Tiger Brands due to housing, residents say the complex is defective cans supplied by managed by the Department of Human a packaging supplier. The Settlements. With 12 blocks of fl ats canned vegetable products and 72 units in the complex, Kirkwood that were produced from Gardens is home to more than 80 May 1, 2019 to May 5, residents - many who are elderly, relying 2021 have been identifi ed on government pensions. as the products making Among their gripes are rotting use of the defective cans. window frames, plants growing in According to a gutters and down pipes, spoiling statement by KOO, the concrete and a failing roof overlay. cans may have a defective Chairperson for the complex, and side seam that could cause resident, Teresa Moriarty, said she had the can to leak. been calling the department for three “Tiger Brands identifi ed months after several window panes fell the issue as part of its out of their frames in her fl at. internal quality assurance "I reported my window panes falling process,” read the out and four inspectors came out to take statement. The household a look. The company didn't had a ladder brand noted that, to date, to fi x the windows from outside. They no health issues had been wanted to do the job of replacing a pane reported that related and window putty on 10 that have no to the aff ected product putty on them. It's not an inside job even range. Matters of quality the inspectors said it can't be done from and food safety are an inside. I opened the balcony door and absolute priority for Tiger another pane has fallen out," she said. Concerned residents: Walter Fortuin, Glenda Rose, Teresa Moriarty and Deborah Parker. Brands. The company, Another resident, Glenda Rose, said in consultation with the lack of maintenance has raised health into the room, aff ecting her chest. The planned to raise this problem along (trimming of foliage) and illegal tenants he National Consumer concerns. window frame is eventually going to fall with other issues at a meeting with the were among the concerns to be raised at Council, made the "My sister has emphysema and the out, because it is rotten. Water is leaking department that was scheduled to take the meeting. decision to initiate a damp aff ects her in her bedroom. If you in through the kitchen roof, causing place on July 13. The Berea Mail reached out to the precautionary withdrawal look outside, there are plants growing on some of the cement to fall down and "We waited for over half an hour and Department of Human Settlements and in the best interest of the walls. The walls are not sealed and creating dampness which leads to paint they never came through with the video the eThekwini Municipality, but they did customers,” read the the grouting in-between the bricks needs peeling," she said. call meeting," she said. not send their comments at the time this statement. to be replaced. The damp is coming What's more, Moriarty said she Maintenance of the grounds article went to press. There are 25 products being recalled. Read the original article ‘Residents run out of chronic medication after looting’ at www.bereamail.co.za WINTER PROMO your frame or lens enhancements Terms and conditions apply. Friday, 30 July 2021 3 Residents express concerns over Durban post offi ce Thobile Zwane (SAPO) said the outside area of [email protected] the post offi ce is cleaned by the municipality on a weekly basis. They also hold clean-up drives THE deteriorating condition of with employees. the areas surrounding the Durban “The offi ce is situated in the Central Post-Offi ce has become city centre with a lot of homeless a growing concern for residents people who sleep on the old West who claim the premises is also Street entrance which is no longer being occupied by the homeless. being used. The entrance is on Concerned resident, Nosipho Gardiner Street. The building also Zulu, who lives in West Street, has dirty windows and a veranda. Durban, said she was shocked These are cleaned regularly by when she noticed the unkempt the post offi ce employees as well appearance of the area. as the municipality,” she said. "I was shocked and surprised She added that the issue with Head of the eThekwini Municipality Health Unit, Rose Van Heerden discusses the vaccination site with acting Health at how things have changed. It is the homeless people has already Minister, Mamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane and KZN Health MEC, Nomagugu Simelane. PHOTO: Danica Hansen also not safe to use because of the been reported to the municipality. crime happening in the area. The eThekwini Municipality queue to get inside, because of spokesperson, Mandla Nsele the social distancing measures, is said, “Thank you for bringing also a nightmare," she said. the matter to our attention. The Another resident and student City has a number of cleaning at the Durban University of teams who are responsible for Technology, Amanda Madlala street sweeping as well as litter A TOTAL of 217 511 people, aged 35, said she lives in a student picking in the aforementioned have been registered on the Electronic Vaccination sites in and around Durban include: residence at Steve Biko Campus area. We were unaware of any Vaccine Data System, and are scheduled Moses Mabhida People’s Park (Monday- Sunday, 08:00- 16:00) and collected her R350 social issues. An offi cial will be sent to to start getting vaccinated on August Addington Hospital Centenary Hall (Monday- Friday, 08:00- 16:00) relief grant from the post offi ce. investigate." 1. This is according to KwaZulu-Natal "The post offi ce is so dirty. The City also pleaded with Clairwood Hospital (Monday- Friday, 08:00- 16:00) Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane who It's so scary because it's full of residents to refrain from using the King Edward Hospital (Monday- Friday, 08:00- 16:00) was speaking at Imbalenhle Community homeless people and I doesn't area as a bin and said there are Health Care (CHC) in Pietermaritzburg Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital (Monday- Friday, 08:00-16:00) feel comfortable going there.