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5 February 2021 Your free Caxton local newspaper • www.highwaymail.co.za SeeS the excitement CoupleC share Watch your as a young Embo their recipe for To add digital manm drives off in a nurturingn a lasting value to your news newspaper brand new car. relationship. download the app from the Google 4 16 Play Store or the come alive! App store. Little book dragon roars ...about reading aloud CULLEN Delport, a Grade 5 learner at Winston Park Primary School, absolutely loves to read and one of his all-time favourite books is The World's Worst Children by comedian, David Williams. The 10-year-old said, “I like reading aloud because it conquers your fears when you are shy.” Celebrated on 3 February 2021, World Read Aloud Day highlights the importance of reading aloud and sharing stories. This is especially important for younger children, said READ Educational Trust, a South African based non-profi t organisation. Established in 1979, the organisation works alongside the Department of Education to implement teacher training and literacy projects in schools. In a statement, the NPO said the early childhood development (ECD) sector was hit particularly hard by the lockdown restrictions. "After months of lockdown, very few preschools, play groups and crèches opened again, for fi nancial reasons. Now, more than ever, the simplest activity, such as reading aloud to young children, is priceless in this extraordinary context. Reading aloud also boosts confi dence, helps children cope better with anxiety, develops memory and expands children's worlds. It supports healthy brain development that forms a priceless foundation for success at school and beyond," read the statement. 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National Environmental In a statement, the department said some Management: Air Quality Act PEDs experienced challenges in processing the 39 of 2004 (NEM: AQA), December stipends due, in part, to incomplete Upper Highway residents paperwork submitted (in some instances), have made numerous reports which had to be returned to the aff ected schools claiming the smell has for rectifi cation. returned. “This happened at a time when schools were Since mid January this year, busy dealing with the administration of the the Upper Highway - What's end-of-year examinations, and preparations for that Smell? Facebook page has the 2021 academic year, including fi nalising become a hive of activity as work related to 2021 post provisioning,” the residents continue to report a department said. 'stink'. The department said the Provincial Education EnviroServ, South Africa’s Departments are aware of the non-payment largest waste management of some of the December stipends, and are company, was convicted in the working with education districts to ensure that Durban Regional Magistrate’s all the necessary requirements are met “in order Court on Monday, 14 for everyone who qualifi es to receive their December and was handed a payments”. fi ne of R4 million, R2 million The department said it is also working payable now and R2 million with Provincial Education Departments to suspended for three years. implement the Presidential Employment "If EnviroServ is found Stimulus, through the Basic Education guilty of infringement in the Employment Initiative (BEEI). next three years, the R2 million A stock image taken during an EnviroServ responds The Presidential Employment Stimulus suspended becomes payable,” on-site visit to the EnviroServ is an initiative that seeks to address youth said the Upper Highway Air Shongweni Landfi ll in early The EnviroServ CEO, communities in this regard, unemployment, while simultaneously NPC’s Lauren Johnson. February in 2017. Dean Thompson, said sharing the monitoring addressing the devastation of Covid-19 on The company also had to that extensive monitoring, data, providing access to households. reimburse the Department of from Hillcrest, Gillitts and both on and off -site, has the monitors and doing To date, the department said 22 526 jobs have Environment, Forestry and Kloof will smell it. So it's our continued to affi rm that complaints investigations, been saved. Fisheries (DEFF) for R1.2 summer weather at its worst. the company’s extensive the reports of which are million, while the Upper It was really bad a couple of remediation plan has been shared with the authorities.” Highway Air non-profi t nights ago as it woke me up," successful and that odours The committee encouraged company (UHA NPC) was she said. are contained. Upper Highway residents awarded R1.2 million in Johnson said, "It is now “The plan, which was to continue reporting the damages and costs in pursuing up to the community to approved and implemented smell and that reports the case. let the authorities know if together with the relevant could be made via the app, According to Michelle they are still smelling the authorities, included gas available on the relevant Mostert, a Gillitts resident EnviroServ smell and to make extraction, treatment and app stores by searching and a member of the Upper their representations on the fl aring, capping of the front ‘Upper Highway Air’. Highway Air monitoring monitoring committee. The face and ongoing treatment. Alternatively, residents can committee, the odour is monitoring committee is We continue to engage with report the problem at www. channelled through the hills legislated and should be the both the authorities and upperhighwayair.co.za. and valley when there is South platform for EnviroServ to be Westerly wind. "Residents held accountable." For daily updated news visit www.highwaymail.co.zaww.w highw 5 February 2021 3 THE tragic death of a 63-year-old woman, who was hit by a car, has prompted Ashley residents to appeal for speed calming measures to be implemented in the area. Concerned residents are calling on authorities to take action after Flora Nzama, the sole breadwinner for her family, was hit on the corner of Caversham Road and Winston Churchill on Monday, 25 January. Nzama, from Dassenhoek, worked as a domestic worker and was on her way to board a taxi when the incident happened. Her employer, Karin Smillie, said Nzama Motorists have been urged to adhere to the speed limit on Caversham Road following the was part of her family after working for her death of a domestic worker who was hit by a car. for the past 12 years. "She was not just an employee, but a She added that Nzama was a loving and The resident said Nzama's death was not dear friend," said Smillie. caring person by nature. the fi rst fatality on that road. On the day of the accident, Smillie "I cannot believe that she is gone," she "I truly believe that a balanced approach said she received a call from Nzama's said. is needed. Law enforcement and speed granddaughter telling her that her granny Jo Chananie, an Ashley resident, who humps would work well. How many did not return home. lives one road away from Caversham, said people need to die before appropriate and "I had seen reports that there was a the behaviour of motorists who use that eff ective counter-speeding measures are pedestrian who has been hit by a car but it road was ‘shocking’. put in place?" asked Chananie. never crossed my mind that it could be my "I have been almost hit head-on there on Pinetown SAPS communications offi cer, precious Flora. It only clicked when people more times than I can remember by cars Capt Bongumusa Manqele said a case of started sharing messages in the morning leaving their single allocated lane," she culpable homicide was opened at Pinetown saying 'poor lady'. This is when I enquired said. SAPS. and went to the mortuary," added Smillie. Chananie said as much as he understands "The woman was hit by a car Smillie said Nzama took care of her that Caversham is a major thoroughfare, it on Monday, 25 January. She was three grandchildren after her daughter died is still a residential area and people need to unfortunately certifi ed dead on scene and Flora Nzama was described as a loving and fi ve years ago. stick to the speed limit which is 60km/ph. taken to mortuary." caring woman. ONLY R 06-hwm-adam 4999 4 Highway Mail | NEWS 5 February 2021 Young man drives off in brand new wheels THE joy felt by a young Upper Highway resident who Residents tackle last week drove away in a brand new car was evident.