Do you have a Company or Close Corporation? Is it still registered or has it been deregistered? Thousands of Companies and Close Corporations will be automatically deregistered at the end of March 2013.

If your company or close corporation has been deregistered this has fairly disastrous consequences for you if your home or the building from which you work is an asset in that legal entity. It now belongs to the State!

There is an obligation on Companies and Close Corporations to render annual returns to the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC). Failure to do so may render that legal entity subject to deregistration with the consequences outlined above. It could mean that:

• You lose the property which you call your home
• You lose the property from which you conduct your business
• Contracts entered into by your company may be null and void. You would not be able to enforce contracts as the company would have no legal status.

If you want to check whether your company or close corporation is still "in business" then follow this link and enter the legal entities name in the block at the bottom of the left hand column of the page http://www.cipro.gov.za/2/home/

All is not lost as the new Companies Act (section 82(4) read with Schedule 3, Part 8) provides that application can be made to reinstate the registration of both a company and close corporation if it was deregistered as a result of non-filing of annual returns. Such a reinstatement will have the effect of reviving the company or close corporation's rights and obligations.

However, when such an entity is the owner of immovable property, additional requirements are laid down: the written consent of both the Departments of Treasury and Public Works are to be obtained prior to lodging the application.

Since the process of transfer of any property owned or purchased by such entities are effectively stayed until such entity is reregistered, significant delays are to be expected when a deregistered entity is involved.

You would therefore be well advised to verify the status of your Company or Close Corporation with CIPC, as well as that of any entity you intend to transact with prior to entering into a contract for the sale of immovable property.

Thank you Mike Forsyth of MGF Attorneys in Hilton for sharing this important alert.

On Monday, 14 January, Hilton College welcomed 120 new boys and their families to the school. It is always an exciting day as well as one filled with a little nervousness. The 120 New boys come from 41 different schools and 4 different countries. Boys have come from various countries in Africa and Dubai. Many Grandparents came a long way to wish their grandsons well at the start of their high school career. One granddad came all the way from Scotland!

We have no doubt that these youngest Hiltonians will make their mark on their new school.

Pictured on the left are Larry, Lawrence and Funmi Umunna.

Judy Bell of the Winterskloof Conservancy has shared that a Directive from the Planning and Development Act (PDA) Appeals Tribunal that has been set up for the Hilton-Mondi development.

Judy says, 'This is for the rezoning of Mondi land to offices, office parks, regional shopping centre (the size of the original Liberty Mall) and gated housing complex. It will involve the felling of the Mondi Plantations, construction of more offices and removal of our open spaces, destroying our current peri-urban sense of place. We should have a say in how WE want our village to develop, not have it imposed by outsiders who do not have our interests at heart. Apparently this will generate lots of jobs, but it is more likely to develop lots of debt and change the face of Hilton forever.'

Important dates:
1. On Tuesday the 15th January 2013 at 10h00 parties will assemble at the Hilton Hotel car park prior to the site inspection to finalise the route. The municipality will lead the inspection pointing out relevant locations and which shall include relevant locations requested by other parties to the appeal.

2. The appeals shall be heard over a period of 2 days. The hearing dates are 31 JANUARY 2013 and 1 FEBRUARY 2013 at 9h00 in PIETERMARITZBURG. The Office of the Registrar shall inform the parties at least 14 days prior to the hearing date of the venue for the hearing.

For more information contact Judy on 033 343 4752.

The storm whose effect we are still feeling in Hilton also ripped out a beloved old oak tree on the St Anne's Diocesan College grounds last Sunday, the tree fell across a road.

Despite all the damage Hilton's community spirit has been bouyed by emapthy, support and humour shared. Hot showers have even been offered by local Bed and Breakfasts who have space, their only requisite being that you call first so they can switch their geysers on.

Images supplied by St Anne's Diocesan College.

Howick, Hilton and parts of Pietermaritzburg were hit by a severe storm late yesterday afternoon resulting in widespread damage to homes, flooding, impassable roads blocked with trees and power outages. While the authorities are stretching themselves as far as possible to manage the situation it is heart-warming to see locals in Hilton getting on with clear up operations in so far as they can.

You can find useful numbers on the HiltonVillage.co.za Notice Board and are welcome to submit any new ones you'd suggest we add or any updates.

HiltonVillage.co.za has had reports of neighbours assisting one another. If you are looking for a tree feller, look in the Landscaping & Garden section of our Directory and email them using the secure Contact form. Book yours soon as there is much work to be done.

It has also been suggested that instead of dumping the wood you chop and store, to save it for warming winter fires. This will save you money and petrol.

There have also been many requests from those running generators that anyone who has knowledge of their power being restored kindly post the name of the road they live in on Facebook so that their neighbours can switch off costly generators.

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Pictured above is a tree blocking the road on Groenekloof Road near Leonards.

Hilton Harriers' annual 16km and 5km Ronnie Davel Race will take place through the Hilton village and surrounding Mondi Mountain Home forest on Sunday 13 January 2013 at 07h00. As usual the start and finish venue will be at Laddsworth Primary School grounds. The event, which has been held for the past 35 years, usually attracts a field of about 700 runners.

Over the years the Ronnie Davel has become firmly entrenched on the KZN road runner's annual calendar as the first race of the year and is popularly used as a "wake-up call" by prospective Comrades Marathon entrants after the Christmas/New Year layoff period.

Because of the relaxed atmosphere and beautiful environment that the Ronnie Davel offers, many runners and walkers return each year to enjoy this "value for money" race. However, the success of the race is dependent on the friendly welcome from Hilton residents.

Please come onto the streets to support our runners and walkers to finish.

Entries are open on Saturday 12 January 2013, from 14h00 - 17h00, or on race day from 05h30 -06h45 at Laddsworth Primary School.

For more information contact;

GILL BURE
082 772 9310
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OR

NICKY HOLDSWORTH
082 789 6417
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Grace College past pupil, Carmen Watson, was inducted as a member of Golden Key International Honour Society, based on truly exceptional academic performance at the University of Stellenbosch. Carmen will be graduating next year with a BComm in Financial Management and Marketing. She was nominated to attend the 2013 International Scholar Laureate Programme Student Delegation on Business in the USA.

We at Grace College are very proud of Carmen and this well-deserved achievement and wish her all the best with her future endeavours.

News and image supplied by Grace College, Hilton, KZN.

Pictured below at the recent prize giving ceremony of Laddsworth Primary School in Hilton are (left to right): Sally Kelly, Acting Principal, the Dux for 2012, Robyn Ducasse, guest speaker Pam Sherriffs, and Harry Shaw, Chairman of the School Governing Body.

Sherriffs, a past pupil of Laddsworth, is a well-known journalist, author and environmentalist who works for the World Wildlife Fund's Black Rhino Range Expansion Project. She told pupils that the project has established eight new populations of the endangered animals on 120 ha of land. It has moved 120 rhinos and 40 calves have been born in the new populations.

This year Laddsworth had a special focus on raising funds for Rhino conservation. The Grade 5 pupils recently won R10 000 in the Liberty Midlands Mall's "re*think: Save our Rhino" school art competition. The school donated R5 000 of this prize money to Rhino conservation.

In 2013 Laddsworth will celebrate its 110th anniversary.

News and image submitted by Laddsworth Primary School.

The Karkloof Farmers' Market will be holding Carols by Candlelight on Tuesday Evening 11 December. The Market is open from 17h30-21h00 so come early to enjoy a meal from a variety of stalls and then come and sing along. The carols take place from 19h00-20h00. The evening is designed to be fun for the whole family with a sing along to some traditional carols so bring your picnic blanket and your best singing voice. The cost for the evening is R10 for adults and R5 for children, proceeds go to charity.

This year we are supporting Ndabezinhle crèche. Ndabezinhle started in 2004 at the top of the Sweetwaters Valley in the area known as Imbutshane. The surrounding community is very poverty stricken and the crèche seeks to provide early childhood development and care to some 30 + children aged 2-4, most of whose parents are still in school. We look forward to seeing you there. The Karkloof Farmers' Market is also holding Festive Christmas Markets every Saturday in December with Christmas gift stalls as well as fresh produce and festive fare.

Grace College extends a hearty welcome to all the Grade 8's and other new pupils, with their families, to our School. We trust that their stay will be a happy and successful one.

Pictured her are the 2013 Grace College Class of Grade 8's.

Grace College is a private school situated in Hitlon, KZN.

The annual Ronnie Davel Race sponsored by Moffatt Optical and hosted at Laddsworth Primary School by Hilton Harriers, took off smoothly once again as the bagpipes sounded.

After a couple of rainy days, the organisers and runners were blessed with good running weather, overcast and mild. The fun run route was quite wet and muddy which all took in their stride and enjoyed.

Runners commented that this is one of the most well organised and generously sponsored races in the road race calendar, so cheers to all involved. Runners also shared that they found this year's 16km route was great without the big hill they had endured last year.

Click here to see the results.

The new term at Toptots Hilton starts 21st January. Toptots is a Mother and Child workshop for little ones aged 3 months to 4 years. The focus is on all aspects of development, bearing in mind that by the age of 2, your toddler's brain is at 80% of it's adult size!

Foundations for learning are set now, not when they start playschool, and at Toptots you will learn how to make the most of each stage through stimulating and age-appropriate activities. For your little one PLAY = LEARNING, so for them TOPTOTS = FUN, and quality time with mom. For more info, please contact Ashleigh on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Morné Booysen completed his under graduate degree in Sport Science at Stellenbosch University. After graduating in 2003, he continued to do his Honours in Biokinetics at Zululand University in 2004, under the father of Biokinetics in South Africa, Professor Marius Coetsee. In 2005 he completed his internship year in Rivonia, Johannesburg under Biokineticist Stephan Muller. During this year this year he also worked for DBC, a spinal rehab company. Morné worked for them for two years on a consulting basis.

In 2006, after competing his internship year, Morné started his own practice, which grew steadily over the following years. When he finished consulting for DBC, he began a weekly group exercise class for severely brain injured persons, at an amazing non-profit organisation called Headway Gauteng. He carried on with this program for three years, while he ran his private practice. He says, 'It was a wonderful experience, where I was taught important lessons about patience, empathy and humility, by my patients.'

Morné turned over the class to another Biokineticist in February 2009, just before he was married in March to Kaylee, a Neuro Occupational Therapist, who specialises in adult Neuro rehab. She has her own practice in Howick.

Kaylee and Morné decided to relocate back to KZN after 8 years in Johannesburg. She moved down to KZN in August 2011 to set up her Neuro practice, and Morné followed her down to KZN in April 2012. He opened his practice in Hilton on the 3rd of May 2012. The response Morné has had has been very positive. The physios (Mike Denton and Karen Laubser) and chiropractors (Dr Caroline van Lingen, Dr Rowan White and Dr Melissa Taylor) from PMB and Hilton have been very supportive, referring many patients his way. With their help Morné has managed to set up a very successful practice in Hilton and is really enjoying serving the local community.

Read more about the practice here.

Shereen Da Costa is Maritzburg born, bred and schooled. Equipped with a secretarial diploma Shereen entered the corporate environment as a PA. While working full time she successfully completed her BA degree in Psychology and Sociology through UNISA.

More recently Shereen worked in the HR department of a Law Firm and discovered herself facilitating staff relationships as well as assisting with things such as conflict management and personality typing. She also has experience as a Life Line crisis team member, where she was a course facilitator and she attended a number of personal growth and counselling courses. Looking back, these experiences appear to have been well placed stepping stones for a Life Coach.

Shereen says, 'My aim through my coaching is to walk with others while they juggle their busy lives. To assist with as well as experience the joy of achieving new and exciting goals and improved ways of doing things in a journey towards self-discovery.'

Reading the reviews from Shereen's clients we sense strong affirmations that this local lady is on the course that she was purpose built to follow. Congratulations on your new Living Balance website going live, Shereen, HiltonVillage.co.za wishes you much success!

Shereen is pictured here with the family's newest pet, Jasper a Boston Terrier.

With the buzz around iTunes coming to South Africa, great news is that both Mario Ogle's albums, 'Can't stop loving you' and 'Superman', as well as his brand new Christmas track 'Song for you', have just become available on iTunes both in South Africa and internationally.

'Song for you' is an original Christmas song, written and recorded by Mario with heartfelt lyrics coming from an honest and vulnerable place. He had this to say about it.

"Song for you is possibly my most honest piece of work to date. I sat in the studio knowing I wanted to write a Christmas single, but not knowing what direction I'd take. I guess my honesty revealed the direction itself. Last year this time I went through my first major breakup. I now know what it is to be honest and vulnerable. I hope everyone can relate to this song."

Catch Mario at our local Hilton shopping centre, The Quarry Centre on Monday 24th December 2012 from 11h00. Mario Ogle will visit us for an hour so be there on time to get to the front of the crowd.

A cheerful update from Tanya Nicolson, who owns Nicolson's Country Cafe with her husband and renowned chef Jonty, 'I CANNOT believe I'm sending out an email entitled... "New Year's Eve" – it seems absurd that this year has literally flown by and I feel a little saddened at how "time" seems to be going faster every year. Trusting you are well and hopefully starting to feel a little of the magic of Christmas coming up.....

Please see below our New Year's Eve plan for this year!

Much love & merry cheer for the festive season.'

This sounds like a fabulous celebration and welcome party for 2013, Tanya, your exuberence is your trademark, we need to find out how you retain that festive verve all year through, thank you for sharing.

Grace College held their annual Final Prize Giving on Monday, 3 December 2012. The Heads of the School for 2013 were announced and we congratulate the following pupils on their election: Nicholas Merton (head boy), Dylan Molyneux (deputy head boy), Courtney Sharp (deputy head girl) and Chiara Ilett (head girl). " We trust that your year of serving our School will be a great one."

Pictured below from left to right: Mr. Sean Moore (Headmaster), Nicholas Merton (head boy), Dylan Molyneux (deputy head boy), Courtney Sharp (deputy head girl) and Chiara Ilett (head girl).

News and image supplied by Grace College, Hilton.

Letter from Yann LeClezio, Chairman of the Board of Governors, Hilton College.

It is with regret that I announce, on behalf of the Board of Governors, that Gavin Thomson has tendered his resignation as Headmaster of Hilton College, with effect from 1st December 2012.

Gavin was appointed as the 15th Headmaster of Hilton College in April 2010, after serving as Acting Head for six months. He took over at an unsettled time for the school and accepted the challenge of seeing the school through a period of transition.

Gavin used his strengths to improve greatly communications and relationships with parents, Old Boys, prospective parents and their sons. His relationship with the Hilton boys has always been marked by mutual respect. Hilton College and its stakeholders can be enormously grateful for the commitment, effort and many personal sacrifices that Gavin and Wendy have made in serving Hilton and its community.

While leading Hilton College towards its strategic goals, Gavin has created the vision of "a scholastic residential centre of excellence" and has re-structured the organisation to best achieve these goals. As a result, Hilton College is on a path of strategic progress that has been carefully considered and we firmly believe that the goals and strategies being developed, in full consultation with the staff, remain appropriate and will be pursued with purpose. The Board fully supports and is part of this process.

Gavin, Wendy and their family have made this important decision, knowing that they have been guided by their strong faith and family values.

On behalf of the Hilton family, we take this opportunity to say that we respect their decision, and we sincerely thank them for the generous and selfless service they have given Hilton College over the past three years in this leadership position, and for the many years prior to that in successful teaching, coaching, house-mastering and managerial positions. Furthermore, we extend our very best wishes for their future.

In order to ensure continuity, The Board has appointed the Second Master, Peter Ducasse, as Headmaster.

News supplied by Hilton College. Mr Gavin Thomson is pictured above on the left.