Durban Came out in Their Droves to Support the 2019 Rugby World Champion Springboks During Their Champion Tour Through the Stree

15 November 2019 Your FREE Caxton Local Newspaper

Durban came out in their droves to support the 2019 Rugby World Champion Springboks during their Champion Tour through the streets of Durban showcasing the Webb Ellis Trophy. Their 32-12 win over England sent the country into green and gold ecstasy which revealed itself again on Friday as people lined the streets to cheer their heroes and sing and dance together.

Popular captain of The 2019 World rugby champions, Siya Kolisi raises the Webb Ellis Trophy to cheers from fans during the Champions Tour in Durban on Friday. He with Lukhanyo Am, Makazole Mapimpi and the legendary Tendai “Beast” Mtawarira who has announced his retirement from international rugby and the Cell C Sharks. PHOTOS: Lusanda Luthuli

Rugby World Cup photo: Johan Orton - SASPA 2 Friday, 15 November 2019

Evelyn Morris Police are investigating "A worker (the receptionist) was sitting in her providers," said Marimuthu. "Rather ask for STAFF at the offi ces of Malvern area offi ce when she saw three black males by the gate identifi cation and call the company to verify children's home, Ethelbert Child and Youth wearing blue overalls," said Malvern SAPS's W/O employment fi rst. A case of House Robbery has Care Centre (Ethelbert CYCC), are still Radhika Marimuthu. been registered and is being investigated. Anyone in shock following an armed robbery on "She thought it was maintenance workers and with information in this regard can call Capt Friday, 25 October . she opened the gate for them." "The suspects Khambula, branch commander of the detective Three men, armed with guns found entered and sat down. During the conversation, the branch, on 031 489 9624 /9629 or Crimestop on their way into the offi ces. However, they suspect drew out the fi rearm and forced the worker 0860010111," said Marimuthu. have said they are grateful to be unharmed into a co-workers offi ce," said Marimuthu. The other colleague, who said she would prefer and are determined to keep up the work "The suspects tied both females with cable ties not be named, said she was still very shaken and they do. "Thankfully none of the children and they took the cellphone and the laptop from the got chills every time she saw a man in workers' were affected, and there was no one hurt offi ce. The suspects also ransacked the safe fl eeing overalls since the incident. physically, " said Nazley Griquel. Funding with the items found therein," said Marimuthu "I went to the bank to cancel my cards which relationship manager, she was one of two adding that police advised people to be careful had been stolen, and the man in front of me was staff who interacted with the attackers. of trusting people who appear to be maintenance also a worker wearing similar overalls and it was "I was sitting at my desk and saw them workers. terrifying for me, even though I knew he wasn't one coming in. They seemed to see me and "Members of the community are advised to of the people who had come in here and attacked then one of them, who was talking to the be cautious before opening doors to any service us," she said. receptionist ,said he was here to see me," she told the Queensburgh News. "The receptionist who had been talking to them, came towards me to ask me if I was expecting any visitors and then one of the men just rushed towards me pointing a gun at me," said Griquel. Griquel, who is eight months pregnant, said she was shocked and just froze in place Nazley Griquel and other staff at the offi ces are when she saw the gun. "I just sat down and behind security gates offering a second layer did what they told me to," she said. "It was of security, but still they jump each time the almost a surreal experience, I didn't fi ght, or someone comes to the gate after the experience try to fl ee, I just resigned myself to the fact which has left them shaken. that this was taking place and resolved to PHOTO: Evelyn Morris do what I needed to in order to get through it and give them no reason to shoot me." Griquel and another colleague have both been receiving counselling to help them cope with the trauma they experienced. "I think my colleague got the worst of it though," admitted Griquel. "They just tied me up and I complied with them even though it was hard with Despite tight security at the Malvern children’s home where the incident took place, suspects them asking me to adopt a posture I found took advantage of an opportunity when the gate was closing behind a vehicle leaving the almost impossible with my pregnant belly, premises to make their way onto the property. but they roughed the other lady around and I was very afraid of what they might do to her," she said. Ethelbert CYCC statement Griquel said the whole incident took The home issued the following statement following arriving at the campus when delivering donations, little over 30 minutes. the incident: "Last week, Ethelbert CYCC suffered making inquiries or attending meetings." "It was just before 9am when they a security breach at our offi ce block which Griquel echoed the statement and said she arrived and director of the home, Vanessa unfortunately resulted in two of our staff being held really hoped the increased security wouldn't put Theophilus, came up from the meeting she up and robbed of their belongings. off anyone who wanted to help the home with was at just after 9.15am and saw my door It has been quite a diffi cult time for the team donations. closed so just walked past into her offi ce but every step is being taken to ensure that those "We are heading into a very important time of not even realising this was going on," said involved receive the relevant counselling and collecting to help the children for the year end and Griquel. support to look positively ahead. for the next school term," she explained. "They were gone by half past, and then We have re-evaluated our security measures "We know it will seem inconvenient to people we went to Vanessa and told her what had and made strict improvements to ensure the safety who want to come here to have to explain who they happened and she called the police and they of everyone on our campus as a top priority; and are and why they need to enter the premises but we came very quickly," she said. ask our visitors to please cooperate with us when really need them to bear with us."

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Evelyn Morris was wasted and there was damage to the property as well," said the QUEENSBURGH residents are exasperated Windvogel. growing too accustomed to having A major water pipe burst on to deal with some sort of service Kemp Place in Malvern, the main delivery problem or another. 600mm trunk-line feeding the whole Most recently, there has been a big Malvern and Queensburgh area, on problem with the water reticulation Tuesday, 5 November, saw most of to homes in many areas as a large the community being without water pipe burst caused some areas to for an extended time. Water tankers spend several days without water. had to be requested for all the roads No sooner had that problem been affected. ﬁ xed, when pipes burst in other "The burst pipe is situated on areas. Kemp Place Malvern," explained Also, the theft of water meters Windvogel. has, again, become a real problem "Plumbers have been on site since and in some cases caused a massive yesterday, repairing the burst, but a waste of water when the country is new burst also occurred at 11am at in the midst of a water shortage. the Corner of Leeway and Albany Ward 65 councillor, Samantha Road Malvern." Windvogel, took to Facebook Queensburgh resident, Clifford last week to urge people to report Taylor, who was alerted to water missing water meters as soon as rushing down the road next to his possible and alert residents that home in Escombe, said his road had there seemed to be an increase in the seen numerous similar water faults incidence of these thefts. and broken pipes in past months. "The theft of water meters is "It seems like every time one area on the increase again. Should gets a pipe ﬁ xed, it causes another to your water meter be stolen, please break," he said. ensure you report it to SAPS," said A worker for the city who was at Windvogel. the leak in Cowell Road said he and "Yesterday, in the early hours of his team were trying to switch off the morning, the water meter was the water to stop it running at both stolen at the Bed Shop in Bellair, ends of the road, but they eventually Sarnia Road," she wrote on a post had to leave without the water accompanying a video clip of a having been switched off. properly where water was gushing The Queensburgh News has from the place where a water meter requested comment from eThekwini used to be. Municipality communications "It took the municipality 30 department but has not received any hours to isolate the burst. So in reply to its requests at the time of Unimpressed: Clifford Taylor stands in what seems almost a river running along Cowell Road near St Augustines’ the interim, tons and tons of water going to print. Park, Escombe, when a pipe began gushing water on Wednesday morning. PHOTO: Evelyn Morris

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Evelyn Morris to have a conversation," she said. "She denied it was her who said Sandra had found herself being that, right up till the days before she WHILE Bryan Adam's huge hit, described as "rather fussy" by her died," he laughed adding that it was "Summer of 69" was only released in parents, which is why her father was always with a look in her eye that 1985, the description of the season so adamant to fi nd out if Hugh could told him he had not got it wrong at is best suited for the time when the dance. all. wedding of Queensburgh couple, "He told me, "I want you to take The couple have three children Huge and Sandra Acton, actually my eldest daughter to a dance, and and have spent most of the marriage took place. we are also going to it!" with a tone in the Queensburgh area, building Five decades on, and the Actons, in his voice which told me this was a home in the Northdene area near much like the Bryan Adams song's a very serious matter to him," said St Augustine Park and watching the popularity, are still going strong. Hugh. community develop around them. The couple, who met when Hugh spent many years working Sandra's father set Hugh up on a to help the community as a volunteer blind date with his eldest of three with the St Johns Ambulance base daughters, known for being "very She was a vision and which at one time was the only picky" about who she spent time we have been together emergency response in the area. with, is like a real-life romantic "I started out as a driver and comedy. ever since that fi rst date ended up trained to do all sorts of "I had been nagging her father fi rst aid and even delivered many to introduce me to his daughter for babies. Then I became involved in some time," said Hugh, who had "So off I went to pick her up at the national organisation of St John's been working in the wool trade at their home, and when I was walking ambulance," said the now 76-year- the time and dealt with Sandra's dad up to the door I noticed a curtain in old community veteran who still who owned a shipping company. a window pull back quickly and a runs daily to keep fi t. "He kept putting me off, until many voice say,"oh, she's not going to like Sandra worked in a local bank years after I fi rst asked him, he him at all," so I was rather nervous for some time before she became a came and asked me if I knew how to by the time I knocked on the door," mother and then helped out with the dance." he said with a twinkle in his eye. church offi ce as a volunteer once her Apparently Sandra would simply Sandra opened the door herself youngest was in pre-school. not accept just anyone to go out and was dressed in a bright pink "I am so happy we have lived and with. "They had to be able to dance, frock which Hugh said he, to this loved so long in this community," and they had to be able to hold a day, describes as her 'nuclear' dress. she said. "Queensburgh is really a decent conversation," explained "She was a vision and we have fantastic place and continues to be Sandra, taking over the narrative been together ever since that fi rst so." from her husband of almost fi ve date," he said joking that he often The couple will be celebrating decades. told his mother-in-law he married with their loved ones on the offi cial Sandra and Hugh Acton in their home in Queensburgh holding the photo of "It wasn't easy to fi nd nice men her just to prove the voice in the day of their 50th anniversary on the their wedding day on the 22 November 1969. who could dance and were able room he had overhead, wrong. 22 November 2019. PHOTO: Evelyn Morris Friday, 15 November 2019 7 Diary dates

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THE Flatfoot Dance challenge the very core Company presents its foundations of who we third annual integrated think can, and should, dance dance programme working professionally," said artistic with dancers with Down director for Flatfoot, Lliane Syndrome titled, Stand by Loots. Me, at the Elizabeth Sneddon "This dance journey is Theatre on Tuesday, 12 about learning to stand November at 6.30pm. next to our neighbours Two Queensburgh and acknowledging their dancers, Kevin Govender humanity," she added. and Michaela Munro, As two very special joined two more dancers curtain-raisers for this with Down Syndrome, evening, Flatfoot will also andpartnered with four showcase work it has been Flatfoot dancers (Siﬁ so doing in its unique 2019 Khumalo, Siseko Duba, Jabu Junior ADD: Girls to Women Siphika and Zinhle Nzama) dance programme. in a dance explosion that The second work called is an afﬁ rmation of faith, Fire in Me! features four courage and the joy of dance. Flatfoot Junior Company This unique dance members (Mthoko programme is unprecedented Mkhwanazi, Siseko Duba, in South Africa and is a Nondumiso Dube and celebration of the power Sbonga Ndlovu). of dance to shift lives and The season promises to to negotiate difference and be one of the highlights on inclusivity. Durban’s dance calendar and This dance programme this once-off performance is Karl celebrates community across being offered as a fund-raiser Hebbelman, the divides of race, gender to help support the Flatfoot Charles Phillips and disability. Down Syndrome Dance and Kevin Govender "Stand By Me will not programme for 2020. holding Michaela only move and delight Tickets are limited Munro. audiences but will and cost R80 each.

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RENOWNED storyteller, poet, playwright, director, performer and author, Dr Gcina Mhlophe, talks at the next South African Writers'Circle meeting. The South African Writers’ Circle, a non-profi t organisation that exists solely for the benefi t of writers, both published and beginner, invites the public to attend a general meeting on Saturday, 16 November at the Westville Library, G4 meetings room at 12pm. Dr Gcina Mhlophe will talk Acclaimed storyteller and about: My Story, My Power and author, Dr Gcina Mhlophe. there will no workshop on the day. Infl uenced by her 2001, to help make South Africa a grandmother’s tales when she was Reading Nation. a child, Dr Mhlophe’s written and The Nozincwadi: Mother of performance talent has transported Books, is available as a book her from South Africa to South which is accompanied by a CD and North America to Europe, that formed the joyful soundtrack Greenland and Japan. of the road show. She has performed her stories In April 2012, Dr Mhlophe in theatres like Royal Albert Hall, was awarded her fi fth Honorary the Kennedy Centre in the US Doctorate by the University of and collaborated with Ladysmith Johannesburg. Black Mambazo on a children’s Members and non-members CD. will enjoy an alfresco lunch in She again worked with the garden alongside the meeting Ladysmith Black Mambazo and room. Guests and members are Francis Bebey quartet in a unique asked to bring a plate of snacks to production, Africa at the Opera, contribute towards lunch. which toured Opera houses in Entry is R10 for SAWC Germany. members and R20 for non- Mhlophe has worked tirelessly members. running Nozincwadi Mother of Visit sawriters.org.za/about/ or Books Literacy Campaign since call 076 154 4621.

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