Front Row L-R: Ngcebo Mahlaba and Nicholas Ashton

 

Second Row L-R: Riley Shuttleworth, Mrs Pat Kanzler, Mr Gavin Lambooy (Headmaster), Kayli Koekemoer, Oliver Kinsley, Seth Moran, Ayandiswa Zungu

 

Third Row L-R: Emma Lycett Tiana Nzimande, Rachel Bromley, Jessica Zunckel, Hannah Burton

 

Fourth Row L-R: Liam Feely, Ayakha Mthalane

 

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On sale will be Roses reduced to R60.00, Daylilies reduced to R20.00, Fuchsias from only R20.00. Foxgloves, Monardos, Gaillardias, Gazanias, Iberus, Sweet Williams, Cupheas, Osteosperms and Alternantheras all at only R10.00 per plant. And 10% off all other shrubs and perennials!!

 

Don't miss it!! If possible, wear your gumboots as the ground is very wet!!

 

See you there!

 

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There has been an increase in the theft of motor vehicle thefts, as well as an increase in the number of intruders onto properties. Please remain vigilant at all times.

 

Check your alarm systems
With the festive season approaching it is important to ensure that your alarm system is fully functional. Many people leave this to the last minute before they go away and it puts our KSS technical teams under immense pressure. Please do not hesitate to contact KSS should you need a service done or upgrades to be made. You can contact Keshen on 0833935265 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

 

Lock-up and go advice for the upcoming festive season

The last thing you want is a positive break-in while you are away on holiday. Here are a few things you can do before leaving for the holidays.

1. Alert your alarm company
Just switching on your alarm and jumping into your car is not sufficient. First ensure that your alarm is working, and then let your alarm company know that you will be away.

 

2. Proactive activity
Try to ensure that there is some activity in and around your home. Whether you have a friend or family member making regular “pop-by” visits to feed your pet or have someone staying the night. The little bit of activity will keep criminals at bay. You can also have a light, TV or radio on a timer to go on and off periodically during the night – giving the impression that there is someone home.

 

3. Social media
Don’t advertise your travel plans on any social media; rather share the details and upload photo’s when you get back.

 

4. A presence
Arrange for someone to be around if you have a weekly garden or pool service coming by.

 

5. Hold your post/mail
One of the most noticeable signs that there is no one at home is a pile of post and newspapers in the letterbox at the end of your driveway. Consider hiring a post box, and tell the media company to put a hold on your daily newspaper. Failing that, get someone to collect your post and newspaper on a daily basis.

 

6. Lighting and fencing
Ensure that outside lights are also on a day-light timer and that the foliage is cleared along your fence line.

 

Vote of thanks
Thank you to those clients who are feeding information through to us regarding various crimes, so we can pass it on to the relevant authorities. Every little bit helps. We have also had some lovely compliments this week from clients. We deal with so much “drama” on a daily basis, and to be able to pass on messages of gratitude, from clients to our staff, is very rewarding. Herewith are two of the messages:

 

“Compliments to your control room staff for very competent, professional and helpful service on Friday night 28 October, at about 23h00. It turned out to be a false alarm but they followed through and our concerns were alleviated. Well done indeed”.

 

“We would both just like to extend a sincere note of thanks to Knight Security Solutions for responding to a call for an ambulance on Wednesday, 2nd November 2016. ER24 arrived here within a few minutes (literally) – we were so impressed. Paramedic Casper and his colleague were caring and professional in every way and delivered me to Mediclinic, Howick with a badly broken foot for further treatment. Could you thank them via medium of this email as well. What an asset to Howick! It is just the best thing we did to join Knight Security Solutions a short while ago. The service we have received since then has been superb and we feel so much safer! A note of thanks to the WHOLE TEAM from both of us”.

 

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L-R: Nokuzola Ntuli, Mrs B. Cameron (Teacher at Thembelihle), Thando Ndlovu, Mrs Sharon Houghting (Laddsworth Media Teacher), Tawa Hwata, Mr Gavin Lambooy (Laddsworth Headmaster), Nqobile Mkhasibe, Mrs T. Hwata (Teacher at Thembelihle), Claude van Heerden, Andiswa Mchunu.

 

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Area and Rug Cleaning – Chem-Dry Pietermaritzburg specialises in Persian Rug cleaning, helping to protect your investment and extend the life of your beautiful area carpets. What is more, once your rug has been cleaned we can apply a specialised Chem-Dry Protectant that provides an extremely high level of soil and stain resistance

 

Eliminate Stains – Chem-Dry’s world famous Stain Extinguisher™ is effective against light oil-based stains and can be used as a pre-wash spotter for tough laundry stains

 

To book your free quote, call us on : 033 343 4364.

 

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Each evening features carols and live music for the whole family to enjoy, including classics such as Silent Night, Joy To The World, Oh Holy Night and Angels We Have Heard On High. The Christmas musical will be performed from an outdoor theatre under the stars, in what promises to be a festive atmosphere for the whole family.

 

There will be plenty of delicious food and drinks, as well as activities and games for children. From camel rides to petting pens - including sheep, rabbits and horses – you’re sure to be well entertained. The Christmas narrative is brought to life through various interactive scenes staged at six different stalls, each capturing a special moment of the Nativity story.

 

This year also has additional highlights with the introduction of sleigh rides through the forest and a Winter Wonderland Photo Booth... complete with a snow machine! It is definitely worth bringing family and friends to this – one of the most exciting events of the year!

 

The event takes place over three consecutive nights, from 1-3 December from 5-9pm. Entrance for adults is R30 per person; entrance for children (under 12 years) is R15 per child. A portion of the proceeds is donated to the Worlds View Conservancy to assist with the preservation of the area. There is plenty of free, secure parking. For more information phone 033 386 6893 or visit www.onelifechurch.co.za or check out our Facebook page: facebook.com/1lifechurchza.

 

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7pm - Yuresha Moonsamy

Yuresha Moonsamy is a novice to the stage and to MiTH and will be accompanied by Christo JJ Loots (her teacher, of Alley Cats fame). Yuresha and Christo will be treating us to a selection of classical and flamenco guitar instrumentals. The soul of MiTH - giving the newbies a chance!

 

7:20pm - Jade Aucamp

Jade Aucamp's acoustic style, created with her guitar and lilting vocals, is young, hip, indie-pop. This nineteen-year-old has played at various casual gigs, open mics and braais, and would like to grow her musical reputation. Her creative output on SoundCloud and YouTube is produced at home, with original compositions influenced by a variety of artists, from Izzy Bizu to Ben Howard and Shortstraw. We hope you enjoy listening to her as much as she enjoys performing for you. Take a look/listen:

 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7YxHENyuypWc41PeW3fINA
https://soundcloud.com/jadeaucamp

 

8pm - Bifocals

If you like the music of the‘60’s and 70’s The Bifocals are a 6-piece local band that Is bound to tickle your fancy! The band consists of a mixed bag of middle-aged lawyers, teachers and engineers put together and led by Ant Jenkins, and concentrate on the harmonies and tight renditions of this timeless era. They all require bifocal specs to read their music and interact with their audiences, and hence the name of the band.

 

9pm - Byron Love Consortium

The The Byron Love Consortium consists of Byron Love, Jason Fox (Firetree), CJ Smit (Firetree), but has recently expanded into a five-piece band. Byron will introduce them to us on Wednesday night. Featuring a broad repertoire of covers and originals, Byron is a stalwart of the PMB music scene. The Consortium should round off the evening nicely!

 

ABOUT MiTH:
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!

 

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In order to achieve this I will of course need to find people who will become the charac-ters in the film. So to do this I have decided to run a 4 week open-doors acting workshop for any and all who wish to get involved with the project. Twice a week sessions will be held where I will guide participants through various exercises and coach them on various techniques of performance. These workshops will be used as a space for people to ex-plore and/or hone their abilities, and as a incubator to develop fresh and new material from the participant’s own experiences that may find its way into the film. The workshop will have a focus on finding one’s own individual expression and delivering powerful and authentic performances. We will work on developing performance skills (particularly with focus on acting for film and methods to achieve realism) and trying to find one's inner voice. Another element of the workshop is that it will be a platform for participants to ex-plore their own personal experiences and find elaborations on them. At the end of the workshop those who have participated will be informed as to whether or not they will be included in the final cast for the film. My desire is to find people who can bring their ener-gy and their stories into the film so that it can be an authentic and resonant work that re-flects the good people of South Africa. With this workshop I wish to share and impart whatever dramatic skills I can with local individual and communities in a way that can help spread knowledge and skills within the region. I believe that the people we see in films should include authentic people. The people we see in life. My life, your life, our lives. The lives of South Africans. It is my intention to bring these people and these lives to the cinema screen.

 

The workshop is free of charge and the sessions will be roughly 5hrs long. It is open to ALL and everybody. ALL ages, races, shapes, backgrounds, etc. NO experience is neces-sary. ALL ARE WELCOME. Also, It is not necessary to participate in all the sessions if you cannot. The workshop will have a drop-in drop-out policy where individuals should feel free to make it when you can.”

 

- Joshua Magor

Dates: Every Saturday and Sunday until the end of November.

Location: Pietermaritzburg, exact location to be confirmed.

Any interested people should contact me at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

 

This weekend there will be two sessions of the acting workshop. I urge people to feel free to make either or both if they can, they should just let me know.

 

The first will take place on Saturday 5th November, from 10am-3pm at the Hilton Baptist church, 4 Amy Wilson Dr, Pietermaritzburg, 3245.
I will be waiting on the lawn inside the property with a sign reading: "ACTING WORK-SHOP MEETING POINT", we will all meet there at 9:55am.

 

The other will take place on Sunday 6th November, from 11am-4pm at the Redlands hotel across from Cordwalles School on Howick road.
We will meet in the front car park at 10:55am.

 

Joshua Magor (born Sept. 1991) is an award winning South African Filmmaker from Pietermaritz-burg, KwaZulu-Natal. He first developed an interest in filmmaking whilst making video art during his senior school days at Michaelhouse. After graduating as Dux of Michaelhouse, and being placed on the national top 50 achievers list, Joshua earned a scholarship to study English Literature and Economics at the prestigious University of Edinburgh. After his time in Scotland he then progressed to do his masters degree in Filmmaking at the London Film School; an institution that has produced notable directors such as Mike Leigh (Mr. Turner, Vera Drake, Naked) and Duncan Jones (Warcraft, Moon) to name a few. Joshua has worked extensively in both fiction and documentary filmmaking and has developed expertise as both a director, writer and cinematographer. He also takes a particu-lar interest in the craft of acting and has participated in acting workshops at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London and has frequently held his own improvisation sessions. As a creator Josh-ua is extremely passionate about cinema's ability to capture the ferocious intensities of life and me-dium's potential to confront people with emotions and thoughts that may otherwise remain hid-den. His latest film “People At Night” is recently finished and is currently being prepared to have a run on the film festival circuit.

 

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Cancer is a condition that affects not only cancer patients but their family and community as a whole, from diagnosis to treatment, and should be managed as a collective with all role players doing their part to achieve the best outcomes for patients. “At Life Healthcare we are especially proud of the advances we’ve made in offering a technologically innovative radiotherapy unit at our Life Hilton Private Hospital. We strive to deliver market leading quality care across our service offerings and one of the ways we can do this is through being at the forefront of providing innovative technology to our patients”, says André Meyer, Chief Executive Officer of Life Healthcare Group.

 

The cutting edge technology comes in the form of the Novalis Tx™ Stereotactic RadioSurgery unit, providing advanced radiation therapy to cancer patients with difficult to reach tumours. The Novalis Tx™ shapes the radiation beam precisely to patient’s tumours, ensuring that the best possible treatment dose is delivered while healthy tissue is protected. The radiation beam also adapts to the patient’s breathing and other body movements to continuously maintain safe, complete and accurate treatment. The linear accelerator rotates around the patient to deliver treatment beams anywhere in the body from virtually any angle. It offers fast treatment sessions and gives new hope to patients with tumours that were previously considered untreatable.

 

“We are also proud to announce that this technology is being made available in a third Life Healthcare facility in early 2017 at Life Eugene Marais Hospital (Pretoria, Gauteng)”, added Meyer.

 

Previously a technology only available overseas, South African oncologists and patients now have the opportunity to benefit from this new standard in radiosurgery treatment.

 

Elizabeth*, a 60 year old breast cancer patient described her situation as very serious. “The organs around the tumour couldn’t tolerate any more radiation, and so the treatments had to be focused very precisely. Honestly, this felt like my last shot at being treated. But as they were describing what Novalis Tx™ can do, the clinicians projected a positive, can-do attitude that really helped to restore my hopes for a positive outcome. After the first four sessions, I felt well enough to go back to work. On the last day of treatment, which fell on a Saturday, I left the centre and was able to go on with my usual weekend activities.”

 

“The most advanced technology, together with our experienced, internationally trained and caring radiotherapy team ensures that patients receive the best treatment available. We are privileged at Life Hilton Private Hospital to have such a team of cancer specialists”, says Dr Ziad Seedat, oncologist at Life Hilton Private Hospital’s radiotherapy unit.

 

* Patient name changed for confidentiality purposes.

 

L to R below: Natalie Clarke, Senior Radiographer, Nicholas Thorne, Hospital Manager Life Hilton Private Hospital and Chantelle Throne, HR and Systems Manager.

 

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