Working with ToPS (Threatened or Protected Species)

And the last bit of preparation before the release of this Grey Crowned Crane.

This Grey Crowned Crane has now been fitted with a SAFRING identification ring as well as lightweight colour-coded rings for long-distance identification. These rings are essential for post-releasing monitoring and form part of the EWT (Endangered Wildlife Trust) African Crane Conservation Program. All the information and data collected during the ringing process will be uploaded on our FreeMe Wildlife database as well as the SAFRING database. This means that re-sighting data from this bird can contribute to the understanding of her post-release movement patterns and survival.

This program is vital to the conservation of all four endangered African crane species.

Thank you to Brent Coverdale Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, and to Endangered Wildlife Trust, for assisting the FreeMe Wildlife team with ringing this bird.

We love what we do, and how we do it...

Why not join our Custodianship Program to show your support for the work we do? Anyone from kids to big businesses can join:
https://www.freemewildlife.org/custodian

Otherwise, if a particular story has touched your heart, and you would like to donate directly to our animal care and vet bills, you are welcome to donate directly through these channels:
FreeMe Wildlife
First National Bank
Branch code: 220 725
Account number: 6214 1246 068

PAYPAL ACCOUNT:
http://paypal.me/FreeMeWildlife

PAYFAST ACCOUNT:
http://www.freemewildlife.org/donate

SWIFT CODE FOR INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS:
FIRNZAJJ

Contact number: 033 330 3036

www.freemewildlife.org

More about FreeMe Wildlife

Summer is just around the corner.

In South Africa we are blessed with gorgeous warm weather, which means we get to enjoy lots of time outdoors.

Here are some things you can do at home to make the most of these seasons:

- Make sure you have a shady space to sit and relax, whether it is a built-in patio or an umbrella on the lawn.
- To create a comfortable space you are going to need furniture that is suited for outdoors. Purchasing covers for your outdoor furniture is also a good investment as it will ensure longevity.
- Invest in a braai

More about Dormehl Phalane Property Group Midlands in Howick, KZN

Proof of certain facts must be available in order to prove due diligence in the event of an inspector visiting your premises, or at worst a guest or employee is injured on your premises.

Should you not be able to prove due diligence, you could be liable to pay a steep fine or look at possible jail time depending on the seriousness, thus costing you in terms of recovering from financial and bad publicity losses.

Our team of highly experienced and qualified SAQCC registered technicians here at Active Fire Services - KZN offer a hands-on approach ensuring you receive that professional dedication, support, service, and advice you deserve, not to forget, a favorable return on your investment.

More about Active Fire Services

As some of you may know, Funda Nenja is based at Sifisesihle Primary School in Mpophomeni. When we recently moved to this new venue, the school principal allowed us to share the room where their library was, as we needed an office space. We are now in the process of assisting the school by moving their library into an empty classroom so that our office and their library are not in the same room.

We would like to make this library attractive to the children to encourage them to use it and thereby encourage them to read more. We will be moving the contents of the library next week and would like to decorate it with the following items:

Loose rugs / carpets
Plastic tables and chairs
Beanbags / cushions
Educational posters
Bright / colourful paint

If anyone has any of these items (or anything else that could be used in a library), that they would like to donate to us, we would be very grateful. If you can help, please contact Lisa on 082 657 5201 or email her at : This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Even though it was a long weekend, our dedicated team held another sterilisation clinic on Saturday where they sterilised another 12 dogs. Thank you to Dr Lee Pachonick, Debbie Cook , Diana Santoro and the rest of the Funda Nenja team. You guys really are The A-Team.

Braco farm was established by newlyweds Campbell and Camilla Shaw in 1905. Successive generations have tended and developed this farm and notably the gardens. Mention must be made of Yvonne Shaw (wife of Rev Victor Shaw) and her son William Shaw, who lovingly developed the gardens from the 1970s. The farm is now owned and managed by the Braco Trust. The trustees are primarily members of the family committed to maintaining Braco (the farmhouse, gardens, indigenous bush and farmlands) as a magnificent heritage. We see ourselves as custodians of this stunning portion of the Karkloof. We want to share this heritage with anyone who would like to visit. There are 12 acres to explore. At the moment there are 500 camellia trees flowering and early flowering azaleas as well as bulbs coming up.

We will be open from 9.30am-4.30pm on the last Saturday and Sunday of the next few months (25 & 26 September, 30 & 31 October 2021).

The cost for visitors is R50 per car.

Tea, coffee and eats on sale or bring your own picnic.

You are welcome to contact us by email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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VillageMedia is all about encouraging locals living in Howick, KZN Midlands and surrounds to love local first AND to love local real hard.

Connecting villages of people who love local. Love local first.

Every month our class instructors identify those handlers and dogs who are ready to be promoted to the next level and those who have made outstanding progress. Rosettes and prizes are given to these teams in recognition of their efforts and to motivate them to keep up the good work. Positive reinforcement works for both kids and dogs!

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On International Day of Peace -

Spread these Safety Tips for peace in our communities:

- Ensure your mobile phone is charged and has airtime
- Speed Dial (Save important numbers on your phone)
- ALWAYS be aware of your surroundings & the people around you
- Never meet anyone at an abandoned place (especially alone)
- Always tell someone where you are going
- You have the right to refuse any unwelcome, uncomfortable or confusing touch or actions by others (even if it is family, friends or teachers)
- If you are not comfortable with anything someone asks you to do, you are in your full right to say NO.
- If someone forces/threatens you to do it, tell someone
- Do not accept anything with strings attached
- Look out for signs of abuse or violence around you and report these
- If in doubt call the Human Trafficking Hotline 0800222777

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UMGENI WATERFALL BOWLING CLUB - A friendly, welcoming club.

League recommenced this week. The men in the Second League team were away to Kokstad and won their match. Both Men and Ladies Mini League teams also won their respective matches against Maritzburg (Home) and Mooi River/Lynwood (Away)

Featured here; Our fun-loving greenkeeper ,Londiwe, enjoying both work and play.

This young lady is the first of our members to be supported by the development fund sponsored by Knight Security Solutions. She has proved to be a committed employee and fellow bowler.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS FOR OCTOBER - PLEASE DIARISE
All Saturdays in October: League matches

Wednesday 13 October: Tabs In Competition sponsored by Halfway Toyota with added prizes of vouchers for coffee and cake from The Treatery. Tabs In by 13h15

Tuesday, 19 October: 2-4-2 Start time is 09h00. Competition sponsored by J Leslie Smith and Dr Alan Sara. Pre-entry on list in clubhouse or by contacting Richard Chard on 083 269 3508

Friday, 29 October: Start time is 09h00 (DATE AS ADVERTISED IN THE FIXTURE BOOK) Two Bowl Trips competition sponsored by Woodstone Craft Café. Existing Teams to pre-enter via the Woodstone Trips WhatsApp group. Any new teams wishing to enter may call or send a WhatsApp to 071 164 3162

The Greendale Spar competition which normally takes place on the second Saturday of the month will be played on a date to be confirmed.

GENERAL
Coaching by qualified coaches is available by arrangement – phone or Whatsapp 071 164 3162. Prospective new members and visitors, experienced or novice are always welcome! Come along on any club day and speak to any one of our friendly members.

Join us for a taste of Treverton College! We have a full program that will give you an idea of what it would be like to be a student at Treverton College. Come sample our STEAM, Language, Art, Drama, Music, Outdoor Education and Equestrian programs as well as try out BOARDING for the night!

Spaces are limited so please book via the QR Code at the bottom, on our website or via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

A whopping 664 kg of waste was collected in 2 hours by Green Corridors, and sponsors SAFRIPOL in a major beach clean-up on International Coastal Clean Up Day on Saturday 18 September.

The International Coastal Clean-up is a global initiative that encourages people to remove trash and debris from the world's beaches and waterways, and identify the sources of debris, in order to drive change in the behaviours that cause pollution.

Co-ordinated by Siphiwe Rakgabale, Green Corridors, Clean-ups and Litter booms coordinator, with SAFRIPOL and their partners PETCO, Plastics SA, Cleansing and Solid Waste from the eThekwini Municipality, and Department of Health, the clean-up saw 75 people collect 145 bags of waste, and 2 bulk bags of PET with some fascinating insights into what is finding its way into our waterways, and ultimately the ocean.

High in the list of waste collected were plastic beverage bottles with 1530 items, take out foam containers 924, beverage cans, 609, plastic bottle caps 601, cigarette butts 402, straws/stirrers 372, cigarette tips 198, diapers 192, masks 58 amongst many other items such as slops, shoes, and even a broom.

“Our mandate as Green Corridors is to co-create open green spaces within the City for people in communities to live, work and thrive, so cleaning up the south side of the Umgeni around Blue Lagoon again demonstrated just how beautiful this space is, and how the waste really detracts from this when it washes down from upstream,” says Rakgabale. “With less waste in these green spaces, local communities would be able to use it more for leisure and tourism opportunities.”

“This international day, not only helps clean up spaces, but provides us with details of what is really polluting the waterways,” explains Avashnee Chetty, Sustainability Manager SAFRIPOL. “From our perspective, it helps us to drive education around the responsible use of plastic, and its reuse, and disposal.”

On the same day, Adopt-A-River co-ordinated a clean-up on the north side of the Umgeni River mouth in the Beachwood Mangroves together with a number key partners Plastics SA, Ezemvelo North Durban Honorary Rangers, Wessa and Umgeni Conservancy and a host of other sponsors and partners. They report that between 165 people they collected 1.2 tonnes of waste, including 40 kgs of flipflops.

“We were thrilled to bring so many partners together in an effort to create more awareness of the need to manage waste and to be part of this global study,” says Janet Simpkins, Director of Adopt-a-River.

For more information about Green Corridors go to : https://durbangreencorridor.co.za/

The field surveys we do lead to some of the most fantastic experiences which we always love sharing...

This was one of those really special moments where we witnessed a rare species (rare in this part of the world), a pair of Palmnut Vultures who already have a nest site, mating on Fountainhill Estate.

We love what we do, and how we do it...

Why not join our Custodianship Program to show your support for the work we do? Anyone from kids to big businesses can join:
https://www.freemewildlife.org/custodian

Otherwise, if a particular story has touched your heart, and you would like to donate directly to our animal care and vet bills, you are welcome to donate directly through these channels:

FreeMe Wildlife
First National Bank
Branch code: 220 725
Account number: 6214 1246 068

PAYPAL ACCOUNT:
http://paypal.me/FreeMeWildlife

PAYFAST ACCOUNT:
http://www.freemewildlife.org/donate

SWIFT CODE FOR INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS:
FIRNZAJJ

Contact number: 033 330 3036

www.freemewildlife.org

More about FreeMe Wildlife

UMGENI WATERFALL BOWLING CLUB
A friendly, welcoming club.

What a bumper week was had at the club.

The J Leslie Smith 2-4-2 Competition was played on Tuesday. The winners of the main event were John Withers and Grace Abrahams. The runners up were Dave McLean and Pat Norris. The winners of the plate event were Colin Burden and Melanie Ross.

The Heritage Day Competition sponsored by Woodstone Craft Café turned out to be a day of serious bowls and a lot of fun.

The winners of the competition Craig Whitby, Mark Taylor and Fanie Bester. Runners Up were Robbie Rajah, Vis Padayachee and Ian Bevis. The winners of the plate event were Kevin Palmer, Kirsten Hughes and Grace Abraham. Winners went home with generous vouchers for a meal at Woodstone Craft Café. We thank Craig Whitby of Craig Whitby Financial Services for the caps he provided as prizes. These were given as consolation prizes to the teams with the lowest scores.

The braai which followed prize-giving proved to be popular as was the Jumping Castle sponsored by Shayne Knott, which provided fun for the young ones (and some not so young) who were present.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS FOR OCTOBER - PLEASE DIARISE
Wednesday 13 October: Tabs In Competition sponsored by Halfway Toyota with vouchers for coffee and cake from The Treatery. Tabs In by 13h15

Tuesday, 19 October: 2-4-2 Start time is 09h00. Competition sponsored by J Leslie Smith and Dr Alan Sara. Pre-entry on list in clubhouse or by contacting Richard Chard on 083 269 3508

Friday, 22 October: Two Bowl Trips competition sponsored by Woodstone Craft Café. Existing Teams to pre-enter via the Woodstone Trips WhatsApp group. Any new teams wishing to enter may call or send a WhatsApp to to 071 164 3162

The Greendale Spar competition which normally takes place on the second Saturday of the month will be played on a date to be confirmed.

GENERAL
Coaching by qualified coaches is available by arrangement – phone or Whatsapp 071 164 3162. Prospective new members, experienced or novice are always welcome! Come along on any club day and speak to any one of our friendly members.

More about Umgeni Waterfall Bowling Club.

What should a landlord do with a non-paying tenant?

The first step is for the landlord to look at the payment clause together with the breach clause. The payment clause stipulates an amount and a date by which payments should be made. This enables the landlord to prove that the tenant is in breach. The breach clause will provide that in the event of non-payment, the landlord has the right to take certain actions, such as claiming specific performance or cancelling the agreement.

In the event that the lease agreement is cancelled due to a breach and the tenant fails to vacate the property, the aggrieved landlord will have the option of evicting the tenant. This can only be done by approaching the court to apply for an eviction order.

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Hosting a fundraising event is a fun way for you to assist us in creating awareness and raising funds on behalf of Sunfield.

For a few fundraising ideas please take a look at our website or contact us on 033 330 2094 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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UGEARS creates eye-catching and imaginative self-propelled wooden mechanical model kits that can be assembled without glue.

Designs are inspired by real-life mechanisms and embody a love of art and ingenuity. An engaging and rewarding experience for the whole family.

Available at Nuts About Books & Toys in Howick, KZN Midlands

In keeping with the theme of the International Coastal Clean-up Day which has been observed annually, on the third Saturday of September, globally since 1986, the KARKLOOF CONSERVANCY is having a CLEAN UP of our own - not only do our coastal areas need cleaning up, so do our inland areas!

Following concerns about the amount of litter everywhere, we have asked our local farmers, local communities and timber companies along the Karkloof road right up to Mbona Private nature reserve, up to Curry’s Post and over the Demagtenberg mountain to help us clean up our countryside.

We need to take responsibility of our environment and be able to take pride in where we live.

This year International Coastal Clean-up Day theme was : Keep trash in the bin and not in the ocean!

So we’re changing that to KEEP TRASH IN THE BIN - NOT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROADS!!!

If you would like to come out and join us, please email Jessica on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.