The girls received their laptops and are learning the roles through the IT Bootcamp programme. They had a lot of fun during the usual prep time making paper aeroplanes, testing out their sewing skills and learning other useful stuff!

The Singakwenza team were delighted to have been selected as joint winners of Best Non Centre Based Programme of the Year at the National Development Agency awards ceremony held in December.

 

This national acknowledgement of the impact of their programme came with R30 000 in prize money, which will be used in helping the programme to train more practitioners and improve access to quality Early Childhood Education for young children.

 

Pictured above: The Sinkakwenza Team.

News supplied by Singakwenza.

 

Rachel Forrest (Grade 7) was named the Dux of the school, and also received the following awards:

Bella Donna Hair and Beauty at the Build It Centre in Quarry Road Hilton is a collection point for God’s Warehouse, you can support this fine initiative by dropping off donations all year through!

Omar Wilson, a Grade 6 pupil at Laddsworth Primary School was awarded his KwaZulu-Natal Colours for Mountain Biking on Saturday 24 November 2018 in Durban.

 

Omar achieved his colours in the Sprog Boys, Under 12 Category.

He also represented KZN at the Enduro Championships at Karkloof in October, where he came first again. Omar came 2nd at the Spur XCO School Series and 2nd at the ROAG Marathon Series in his category.

 

News supplied by Laddsworth Primary School.

 

The Grade 8s have been busy with the orientation programme. This included visits to the Library and Media Centre, the Wildlife Centre, the Music Department and the support venue.

 

News supplied by Hilton College.

ALL their plants will be genuinely half price!!

 

News supplied by Tanglewood Nursery.

The MiTH band will open the evening with a festive set of tunes, followed by the Hairy Legged Lentil Eaters who will be presenting a retrospective tribute to their 27 years together. Expect social commentary and quirky tunes from their two CDs, both of which will be on sale. The evening will end with some fun and well-known tunes with a bunch of MiTH mates.

 

Early in the evening:

Your faithful MiTH Crew, whose musical members will perform a mix of Xmas songs and rocking old faves to get the evening going. Bring your singing voice along!

 

Some time later in the evening:

The Hairy Legged Lentil Eaters is a folk-rock group based right here in the Midlands of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. As individuals, the Hairies resemble a schizophrenic jumble sale, but together they make music that you can wear to any party. Variously described as a "collective multiple personality disorder" and "the most eclectic folk band this side of the Limpopo," the Hairy Legged Lentil Eaters are a bunch of very different people having fun with music.

 

ABOUT MiTH:
MiTH is located at The Knoll Historic Guest Farm, Knoll Drive, Hilton. Doors open at 6 pm and the music will kick off at 7 pm. Entrance is R30 at the door.

MiTH is a semi-open mic music club. An opportunity for musicians to share the joy of their music with a friendly audience which includes fellow musicians – who have all “been there” too. (Non-musicians welcome too!) Whether you’re a newbie looking for your first opportunity to perform publicly, or a more experienced/mature musician simply looking for people who are as passionate about music as you are – come along and join us!

 

Bring your own booze. Food and soft drinks are available for sale. Musicians who want to play at MiTH, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

 

DIRECTIONS TO MiTH:
Take the N3 to Hilton, take the Hilton turnoff and go South into the Village (away from Hilton College). Travel 5,2km along Hilton Avenue (past two sets of traffic lights and Crossways Pub) and keep going straight as Hilton Avenue turns into Dennis Shepstone Drive. At the 5,2km mark, Knoll Drive will be on your right – the entrance to MiTH is the *second* entrance on your left into The Knoll Historic Guest Farm.

Visit www.mith.co.za for more details and directions.

Eskom load shedding has again become a reality and affects all South Africans. The Electronic Security Industry is faced with one of the worst challenges when it comes to Operations, with the reality of load shedding. Eskom cannot guarantee that the electricity demand will be met in the foreseeable future, hence we need to advise our KSS clients on how load shedding affects them.

Alarm monitoring and response clients are encountering unavoidable issues related to load shedding. Please note that these issues are industry related and ALL security service providers are affected. The sheer volume of alarm calls that arise during and after load shedding, is in some instances resulting in customer disappointment. Our KSS Control Room works tirelessly during load shedding as alarm activations increase by up to 1000%, yes 1000%. Our Armed Response and back-up units do their utmost to respond and check on each alarm activation, as they work through the “stack” systematically and timeously.

Please be patient as client safety and security is paramount. If you have an actual emergency PLEASE make a phone call immediately to the KSS Control Room so that we can prioritise your call. Call 033 330 5911 at any time of day or night.

PLEASE DO NOT test your alarm system during load shedding – this will result in KSS having to follow-up with your “false alarm” and may lead to a response time delay to an ACTUAL EMERGENCY.

Changing back-up batteries frequently (every 12 – 18 months) cannot be over-emphasised. The battery of an alarm is the lifeblood of any security system that doesn’t have an alternative source of power when the electricity goes off. Please also be aware that every time there is a load shedding episode, the lifespan of your battery is compromised.

As a rule of thumb:
A 7 or 9 amp hour battery can take up to 24 hours to recharge after 2 hours of load shedding. With daily power failures, the battery doesn’t have sufficient time to fully recharge, hence its “lifespan” is compromised for the next power failure.

KSS suggests to following, to ensure a longer battery lifespan, depending on the size of your alarm system:

1. Clients with an entry level alarm system should install a 3.2 amp power supply* with a 7 amp hour battery. The cost for this power supply and battery as well as a full alarm service is R1437.50 inclusive of vat.

2. Clients with a more complex alarm system or clients who require a longer battery lifespan, should install a 6.4 amp power supply* with a 17/18 amp hour battery. The cost for this power supply and battery as well as a full alarm service is R2702.50 inclusive of vat.

* The power supply is the charging unit that plugs into the wall and charges the battery.

Most alarm systems keypads will indicate various trouble conditions during load shedding. For example, the power light may be flashing or the trouble light may on. These should clear when the battery is fully charged. You may also refer to your alarm system user manual. Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. should you require a copy of your alarm system user manual.

Alarm users must take heed of this advice to ensure their own safety and security.

For advice please call Keshen on 083 3935 265 or Sashen on 082 8700 138 or Gary on 0828947628.

Remember - You are safer with us.

 

News supplied by Knight Security Solutions.

Details: 033 940 0972; 082 895 4002; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

 

New vendors in the Tudor Hall; Siobahn with her Ceramic T light holders, ODB Biscuits, Sting Wraps -bee wax food storage, Lola B Clothing (Wendy Bashford Designs), Posh Pillows and Décor - pillows, candles, wall art, dreamcatchers, Vintage suitcases, picnic baskets and sock monkeys by Cindy, Pela Pela - sweet pela pickles, Ronniebiscuit - handmade Christmas décor, stuArt brings Cape Flora range prints, stretched canvas and a variety of textiles as well as Edward Ostrosky fictional author of Macpherson's Elephant.

On 15 November 2018 and in partnership with the Key Group and Isuzu, Umkhuleko Creche was officially opened.

The community of Sweetwaters is really appreciative of the work iThemba Projects is doing with them.

 

This particular story with Nellie (the creche principal) is that she was using her granny's mud house to teach early childhood development and there were many struggles she had to endure before she finally had her creche built in November 2018 by Key.

 

She states that, if it wasn't for iThemba Projects and the relationship they have built with her over the years, she would not be celebrating this day. Also, she appreciates how she is continuously equipped with knowledge through their workshops called the "Hlanganani Workshops" there she states that she has received tremendous equipping for her children's teaching and learning experience - through lesson plans and a well guided curriculum.

 

All the children in the area have truly benefited from this programme and the heart of iThemba Projects is in partnering with the community to help develop them in a manner where they are readily able to continue their creche's development in a sustainable manner.

 

Pictured from left to right: Sanelisiwe Zondi (teacher at Umkhuleko Creche), Nelisiwe Gwala (Principal at Umkhuleko Creche), Wendy Shelembe (ECD staff at iThemba Projects), Gretta Zondi (Principal at Sbukosezwe Creche who also benefited from Key).

 

News supplied by iThemba Creche.