15 June 2018 Your FREE Caxton Local Newspaper - www.higwaymail.co.za Wrapped up in goodwill Page 2 Comrades runners snapped on the road Dad to the rescue: Real life super hero and dad, station commander, Rajan Arunachallem from Queensburgh Fire Station wakes up daily with a mission to save lives even though at times it means less time to spend with his children. The editor and staff of Queensburgh News wish all dads a Happy Father's Day. PHOTO: Khethukuthula Lembethe-Xulu Page 10 Local karate Khethukuthula into a career in public service buildings,” he said. I have inspired my son to said he is not sure what the Lembethe-Xulu and help the community. Many He added that in essence, join the fi re department. My family has planned for him kids excel kids want to become police saving people's lives is the best daughter also wants to save but he hopes it involves him QUEENSBURGH resident, offi cers but I moved towards reward. lives which is why she wants spending time with them. fi refi ghter and father, Rajan being a fi refi ghter,” he said. Rajan's children look up to become a doctor,” he added. “Because it’s a Sunday, the Arunachallem has dedicated According to Rajan the best to him and see him as a hero. Rajan said he treasures the day will start off with going to 19 years of his life to serve his thing about being a fi refi ghter Titus (15) and Chloe (12) both days he has off work because church and the rest I leave to community. is the new challenges he faces brag about the great work their only then can he do the things my wife and kids,” he said. The 39-year-old father every day. father and his team does for the family enjoys doing Rajan applauded the team of two has been a station “No two days are the the community. together like cooking, going to of fi refi ghters he works with as commander for nine years, same, from extinguishing “My kids are my everything. the beach, fi shing and playing they are all dads and make the four of those years he has spent fi res and rescuing people They have high regard for the sports with the kids. same sacrifi ces he make to get Page 12 at Queensburgh Fire Station. from entrapped spaces to job that I do and the assistance With Father’s Day coming to work each day and serve the “Initially, I wanted to get saving babies from burning I provide in community and up on Sunday, 17 June, Rajan community. 2 Friday, 15 June 2018 THE clickety-clack of knitting of them, the pattern seems its awareness talks and No needles can be heard all around to just stick in your mind," Means No campaign. "I am the suburbs where women's giggled Grace. With her deft bowled over by the response," hands are busily creating skills, she can create three said the project's founder, beanies, scarves and jerseys small beanies, two mediums or Marion Parker. "I could cry for those needing the warmth one large beanie in a day. every time someone drops of love patterned into woollen Her reason for helping in off a beanie. Some people garments. this manner is simple. "I have have even told me that taking Since its inception, the a passion and love for people part in this project has given beanie project has helped add a and I get so excited when I see them a reason to wake up touch of warmth to thousands people wearing my beanies, in the morning. A big thank of people in the Valley of I become like a little child in you to everyone who has 1000 Hills each winter and this those moments. contributed." year, more than 1 500 beanies "I feel that the more love have been knitted for those in and respect you show to need. others, the more love and and Those wanting to be Bellair resident, Grace respect will be given back to involved in the project Margaret Smith started knitting you in return. This has been can either donate wool beanies for another project in my life's motto," said the or double knit beanies KwaDabeka in 2015. 74-year-old. at the Soukop Property She knitted 130 beanies The beanies will be donated Group (shop 10, Hillgate as well as 27 jerseys and 27 to the Jes Foord Foundation Centre, 36-38 Old Main scarves. Her good friend, which will hand them over to Road) in Hillcrest.Contact Sharon Richardson, challenged children in Hammarsdale. Marion Parker on 071 her to knit 200 beanies, which According to the 364 9479 or e-mail she politely declined to do as organisation's Trish Gillespie, [email protected] Sharon Richardson, Crace Margaret Smith, Trish Gillespie, Marion Parker and Antonietta she had a larger number in the foundation aims to for the pattern. Cut off for Daniel encourage Highway residents to knit up a storm and create a mound of beanies for the mind, 365. empower more than 110 000 donations is 8 June. Jes Foord Foundation which will donate them to children in Hammarsdale. "Once you have knitted 10 learners this year through Carjacked vehicle City’s job creation focus eThekwini budget aimed to recovered THe City budget's key focus is job which she said would continue A SUSPECT was creation. to attract business to the City and arrested and two eThekwini Mayor, Zandile make Durban a premier investment meet community needs escaped after a Gumede said in her State of the City destination. high speed chase address that 2018 is dedicated to jobs, “We are working with big THE inevitable tariff the total budget is R45.8 by Metro police on unity and renewal. businesses and we have about 25 increases could not be billion comprising an The dreaded tariff Wednesday, 30 May "We have several programmes, catalytic projects which create avoided in the 2018/19 operating budget of R38.7 increases are: in Malvern. According to including the Extended Public Works investment, employment and business city budget. A conservative billion and a capital budget Property rates will Programme (EPWP), which focuses opportunities. We recently did a budget within a slow of R7.1 billion. increase by 6.9 per cent, Malvern SAPS on vulnerable groups especially sod turning ceremony at the Point growth economy. The Full Council electricity by 6.84 per cent communications women, youth and the disabled. Waterfront promenade. In eThekwini Mayor meeting saw the tabling while Eskom increases by offi cer, WO Radhika "We also have several catalytic The R300 million Beachfront Zandile Gumede's State of and adoption of the 7.32 per cent. Marimuthu, Metro Police were projects." promenade extension is a catalyst the City address she said 2018/19 budget. Water will increase by 15 She said the City has created work to the R35 billion Point Waterfront per cent for domestic and patrolling the area opportunities. This includes 200 new development to be undertaken in 15.5 per cent for business when they spotted Metro Police recruits who started three phases over fi ve to 10 years. while the Umgeni Water a suspicious motor training on 1 June. This project will unlock a R35 Board increase is set as vehicle with three billion development, R200 million Residential properties property value under R250 13.7 per cent. occupants. valued up to R230 000 will 000 and the fi rst 50kwh "The members Other opportunities include: annual rates revenue, 11 000 jobs and Refuse and sanitation will be exempt from paying of electricity is free to 1 389 plumbing contractors to about 7 000 permanent jobs.” increase by 9.9 per cent. proceeded to fl ag the undertake water related services Meanwhile, Go Durban! is set to rates. residents using less than vehicle down but the For all other properties 150kwh per month in 1 500 caretakers employed at provide people with cheaper, greener, Revenue car sped off which ablution facilities with a further 50 to more reliable and faster means valued above R230 000, Eskom reticulated areas. The total revenue is led to a chase that be employed of transport, thus improving their no rates will be charged on The fi rst 65kwh of R38.7 billion and the below ended at the Bellvile the fi rst R120 000. electricity is free to 366 community based contractors quality of life. four sources of revenue Bridge in Malvern employing about 1 770 people for “We see the project as a For pensioners, residents using less than make up 88.4 per cent of where the suspects refuse removal services stimulating nodal development and child-headed households, 150kwh per month in the total revenue and are: started fi ring at the disability grantees and eThekwini reticulated police. 13 graduate engineers employed densifi cation with mixed use leading R13.1 billion or 34 per under the water mentorship to more economic development and the medically boarded, areas. However, it is cent from electricity The three suspects in addition to the above interesting to note that left the vehicle and programme job creation which will help address R9.2 billion or 24 per cent exemptions, a rebate not National Treasury said 140 community based contractors unemployment and inequality. from grants and subsidies fl ed on foot, but one exceeding R4 364 has been of all the big metros, was apprehended utilised in the roll out of rural water "The project has a total investment R7.4 billion or 19 per and sanitation projects.