Durban SPAR Women’s 10/5km Challenge
Ready to take on a Challenge with your mates?
Durban: Sunday 22 June

Moments are best shared, and what better way than making memories with a group of friends or colleagues by entering a team at this year’s Durban SPAR Women’s 10/5km Challenge that takes place on Sunday 22 June, finishing on the HollywoodBets Kings Park Stadium’s outer fields.

Bulk entries for ten or more people wanting to participate in the challenge closes at midnight on Friday 6 June, with individual online entries closing as the clock strikes 12 on Youth Day, Monday 16 June. If you are entering a team, your team coordinator will need to do so electronically via the online entry portal. To receive this entry portal, please send an email to our Race Office HQ requesting the link. This can be achieved by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

There is a special day organised specifically for bulk entry collections where your team leader can go along and collect your crews race packs on Thursday 19 June.

For more info visit the race website, www.spar.run

Image: It’s always better with friends. Enjoying some team-time ahead of the Durban SPAR Women’s 10 / 5km Challenge taking place on Sunday 22 June are from left to right Nomfundo Shezi (SPAR KZN Sponsorship Controller & Events); Nozipho Mkhize (SPAR KZN Advertising & Sponsorship Manager); Natasha Jeebodh (SPAR KZN Development Design Manager); Cindy Watridge (SPAR KZN Omni Channel Retail Operations Manager) and Precious Mthembu (SPAR KZN Race Ambassador and Former SPAR Protea’s Netball star, SPAR Baby Proteas Head Coach and teacher).

Photo credit: Val Adamson

NEXT EVENT MAY 2026

Experience the unforgettable.

Join us at Art in the Country for the breathtaking Live Burn Events by Mandy Johnston, proudly presented by Brokoop Insurance Brokers.

Witness art ignite, literally, as powerful sculptures are set ablaze in a moving, visual spectacle that explores transformation, emotion, and impermanence.

Catch it live:
Thurs, Fri, Sat at 7PM | 22–25 May 2025
Harrington House, Hilton

It’s more than art—it’s an experience.

See you there!

Hand crafted, flame torch glass beads made in the Italian tradition feature in our unique sets of sparkly Fire Gem Earrings. Give mom options to match all her roles!

Stock in advert may differ from selection available in our shop.
Pay for 2 pairs of earrings and take 3!
Valid for 10 and 11 May Only.

Visit the GLASS CUTTINGS shop at Piggly Wiggly - Midlands

UMGENI WATERFALL BOWLING CLUB

The Family Fun Day which was held on Thursday, 01 May, proved to be most enjoyable. A portion of each players tabs fee went into a pot for the winners to take home. The winners were Neil Wright, Lisa Nagel, Cathy Sandalls and Koos Marais. Thank you and well done to everyone, especially our visitors, who entered into the spirit of the game

EVENTS IN MAY:
Wednesday, 14 May: Halfway Toyota Howick Drawn Trips Competition. Tabs in 13h15
Tuesday, 20 May: J Leslie Smith Nominated 2-4-2 Competition. 08h45 for 09h00
Friday, 30 May: Bosch Autoworx Nominated 2 Bowl Trips. O8h45 for 09h00 Kindly note change of date.

REGULAR BOWLS DAYS unless otherwise stated.
Times / Dress code:
Tuesday 08h45 for play at 09h00 / Casual NB Note change of time effective from 06 May
Wednesday 13h15 for play at 13h30 / Casual
Saturday 13h15 for play at 13h30 / Club Colours or whites

All registered bowlers are welcome to join us on these days. Visitors are always welcome.

Coaching by registered coaches is available.

All enquiries referring to club matters may be emailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Just past three months along and this new coffee shop, perfectly placed in a memory steeped zone, is growing on locals while providing visitors with good memories of Howick.

'Serving up change with everything we do. We couldn’t be more blessed to be partnered with our incredible Angels Care Centre! Next time you’re in the area pop in and have a chat, get to know what we’re about and see where you can play your part in creating change.' commented The Hall Cafe spokesperson.

This kid friendly third space invites you to relax and refuel. Choose breakfast, brunch, lunch, snacks, salads, treats or wraps! Spoil yourself to the Thursday and Friday Harvest table available from 11am, book on 075 491 2931 / 082 393 6752. You are sure to find something for everyone including deli items, frozen meals and takeaways. Pop in on your next doddle down to view the falls; gather and grow relationships with your friends and community!

Subscribe to our newsletter to WIN a R200 coffee and cake voucher from The Hall Cafe, one winner will be drawn for May and another at the end of June! Our April winner is Fiona Eggers.

'Congratulations to past pupils Nicole de Klerk (class of 2016) and Alexandra Candler (class of 2021) who have been selected for the SA Emerging Women's Cricket Team touring India next month.
Age Quod Agis!' announced Howick High School.

Funda Nenja needs your help.

The days are getting colder and winter is knocking at the door.

Every year at the start of the cold season, we have a Winter Warmth Drive where we source items that will help keep our kids and their dogs warm and cosy. This year, we plan to give our dog school participants a fleecy blanket, a beanie, a dog jersey and blanket. However, our family support budget is insufficient to fund this project on our own.

Donations can be dropped off at Hilton Veterinary Hospital, Midlands Veterinary Hospital or Townbush Veterinary House.

If you would like to make a cash donation towards this worthy cause, please use the reference

WINTER WARMTH. Our banking details are:
Funda Nenja
FNB
Howick Branch 220 725
Acc no: 624 587 66197

International donors can use our GivenGain platform. Details on our website.

https://www.fundanenja.co.za/

Congratulations to Pat Thomas!

Pat WON this stunning AFRICAN EASTER BUNNY in the Glass Cuttings Easter Shopping draw.

View all our stained glass and flame torch creations at Glass Cuttings, Piggly Wiggly Stores. Discover the beauty of suncatchers, lamps, jewellery, light/candleboxes and more scintillating glass art!

For custom made designs, contact Gill with a call or WhatsApp on 082 254 4798

Browse www.glasscuttings.co.za

The monthly J Leslie Smith 2-4-2 competition took place on Tuesday, 15 April. For a change the rain did not actually stop play before 14 ends had been played.

The winners of the competition were Ray Bester and Steve Simpson and in second place were John Geekie and Jim Gillespie. Prizes were presented by Crystal Dekker of JLS.

LAST COMPETITION IN APRIL:
Friday 25th: Bosch Autoworx nominated 2 Bowl trips. Start of play is 09h00

SPECIAL EVENTS COMING UP IN MAY:
Thursday, 01 May (Workers’ Day): Family Fun Day open to all ages. Everyone is welcome to join in. This event will start at 10h00.
Wednesday, 14 May, Halfway Toyota Howick Drawn Trips Competition. Tabs in 13h15
Tuesday, 20 May, J Leslie Smith Nominated 2-4-2 Competition. 08h45 for 09h00
Friday, 23 May, Bosch Autoworx Nominated 2 Bowl Trips. O8h45 for 09h00

REGULAR BOWLS DAYS unless otherwise stated.
Times / Dress code:
Tuesday 08h45 for play at 09h00 / Casual (NB Note change of time effective from 06 May)
Wednesday 13h15 for play at 13h30 / Casual
Saturday 13h15 for play at 13h30 / Club Colours or whites

All registered bowlers are welcome to join us on these days. Visitors are always welcome.

Coaching by registered coaches is available.

All enquiries referring to club matters may be emailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

'Time to give back to our community- join us this Saturday, 17 May 2025, at Piggly Wiggly from 10am!

We’ve been stitching love into every blanket, poncho, and beanie—and now it’s time to share it all with you!

Come for the Park Run, stay for the coffee, live music, and beautiful handmade pieces.

Support our Warm Embrace cause with a cash donation or raffle entry at our stall.

Finished a piece? Drop it off at the Piggly Wiggly Coffee Shop anytime this week!

Spread the word—bring your friends, family, and fellow knitters!' invites the Piggly Wiggly Warm Embrace team.

HOW IT ALL BEGAN

Gill Pryke, owner of Glass Cuttings at Piggly Wiggly with her husband Stephen Pryke, had long held a vision of yarn bombing Piggly Wiggly for a good reason!

In 2024 the plan took wings with a huge number of local knitters and crocheters meeting weekly on a Wednesday at Piggly Wiggly. Terry at the coffee shop and her staff were great encouragers, offering space for weekly woolly gatherings and free coffee during the first year. Then support began to roll in from all around SA with donations of wool, fabric, and fleece. Blankets were knitted, crocheted, and sewn. Increda-Peg donated pegs to assist with the massive first display of the wollen warmers. Robyn Day of MUSHKA contributed by sewing up an entire donated roll of fabric into usable blankets. Another stalwart source of completed blankets is Pevensey Place in Underberg.

Of the first event Gill said, "The final tally was 267 blankets. We still have two hundred plus squares to sew up! The winners are the 267 people who will be a little warmer this winter."

AND SO IT CONTINUES

In addition to beautiful blankets of all colours and sizes, this project is also distributing baby clothes, adult bed socks, scarves, mittens, jerseys, ponchos, and beanies. YOU are welcome to join in the fun, begin today for 2026!

uMngeni SPCA was delighted to acquire a dental machine, towards which Dr. Nicky Topp generously donated R15,000. Then came the dilemma of where it could be housed; the equipment is high-end technology and ideally requires a clean, self-contained space to maintain quality of operation. But uMngeni SPCA’s Clinic building had no available space that met these criteria.

uMngeni Chairperson Monika Holst elaborates, “We looked beyond the Clinic building and examined the possibilities within the Kennels administration building. With imaginative reassignment of space and relatively minimal costs of drywalling and electrical installations for plugs and lighting, we have nearly completed the internal reconfigurations at a very reasonable cost. From the large but impractical room historically deployed as a “library” but serving little functional purpose, we now have 2 separate offices for our Retail Manager and Inspector plus a simple but functional boardroom which seats up to 12. The Spice Box installed stylish new aluminum window frames and glass in the offices and a glass door in the boardroom at no cost, for which we are immensely grateful.”

“Accounts was then moved into the Inspector’s office and the staff room facility shifted to another area. We were well on our way to reimagining our design plans which will include a Dental Room. During the first internal reconfiguration, one contractor mentioned that after working in the ceilings, we should take a closer look at the Kennel building’s roof.”

Subsequently, several respected local builders examined the wooden truss support structures and the cladding. All the reports were devastatingly unanimous. The wooden roof truss structure is rotten and the corrugated iron cladding severely rusted. It is beyond repair. Replacement is the only option.

After months of restructuring and implementing cost saving measures, the Society’s income streams are beginning to cover their basic operational costs. But not this scale of repair and replacement.

Thus, uMngeni SPCA is facing a significant once-off financial challenge.
Funds must be raised for a completely new roof and necessary internal upgrades and finishes for the extended clinic facilities - Cost R265,000.

Vice-Chair Vanessa Remmington explains the campaign’s concept’s base, “We looked back into history and have borrowed from the pioneer’s tradition of co-operative commitment. The classic example is when a farmer in the area needed a new barn or just a barn roof erected, the entire community arrived on site for a day or more, to tackle and complete the project. All able-bodied men formed the work crew; while the women pooled resources to keep an eye on the youngsters and share the cooking of the meals for the sustenance of all on site. The task was accomplished lickety-split and, more importantly, community “gees” cemented and entrenched.

This concept of communities working together for the good of the whole can be summed up in our local lore of “Ubuntu”.

And so, the idea for our Kennels Roof Raising Fund was laid!

This lump sum will cover the costs of a new Kennel roof and some upgrades in the Clinic.

The Amberfields Social Club Committee, represented by Pauline Dalton, Dot Penny and Monica Ashe (Chairperson) recently raised and presented a whopping R10,000 to the welfare organisation. They have happily agreed that will be the first donation for the Roof Raising Fund. Thus, their challenge to all other residential estates and businesses in Hilton, Howick and surrounds, is now to meet or better their donation, specifically for this fund.

A barometer on the uMngeni SPCA’s Facebook page will track donations as they come in.

How to donate: uMngeni SPCA, Nedbank Branch Code 198765 Account Number 113 379 1700 Reference ROOF and your Name and Mobile Number. If possible email POP to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Mother's Day gifts galore are available just up the road for Howick shoppers, visit Piggly Wiggly!

More designs by Liza! Moms are falling in love with these delightful Tray covers and Pot stands. They show off nature's magnificence. Celebrate your magnificent mom!

Tray covers are R195 each
Pot stands R255 each

Visit us at @pigglywigglymidlands on the R103.

Browse our store online at www.mushka.co.za

Call or WhatsApp Robyn on 082 858 9262

IS ART DEAD?

How this generation is rediscovering the beauty of art in nature

Are art and sculptures relics of a bygone era, or does this generation simply engage them in a different way?

Research suggests that millennials and Gen Z value participatory and engaging museum experiences, often seeking out art that fosters social interaction and personal connection.[1] It’s no surprise then, that art – once confined to hushed galleries and velvet ropes – is now breaking boundaries and finding new life in unexpected places. Tyron Selmon-Butler, Art Curator from Art Eye Gallery says that while traditional brick-and-mortar galleries are still very much sought after, younger audiences are also looking for experiences that are more immersive, interactive, and unconventional. And one of the most powerful settings for this reimagined way of engaging with art? Nature.

According to Selmon-Butler, there is perhaps no place in South Africa that captures this movement better than Brahman Hills in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands. Nestled in rolling countryside, Brahman Hills is home to an internationally award-winning garden; a sprawling 5.5-hectare sanctuary broken into 26 themed “garden rooms.” But these aren’t your average flowerbeds. They’re dotted with monumental sculptures crafted by emerging South African artists, each telling a story about culture, myth, environmentalism, or womanhood.

Selmon-Butler, who collaborated with Brahman Hills on almost all of their sculptures, sees the outdoor sculpture movement as more than a passing trend. “These sculptures are not just art pieces,” he says. “They are anchors of meaning; some are playful, some are confronting, some are hauntingly beautiful. But each one invites the viewer to pause, to feel, to ask questions. Nature already awakens our senses, and when you pair that with art, it becomes very personal and very powerful.”

For Onwaba Gonyora, Director at Brahman Hills, the art-meets-nature ethos is a deliberate evolution of the brand’s purpose. “In 2017, we set out with a bold vision to become South Africa’s leading wedding venue. That vision turned into reality,” says Gonyora. “However, as we’ve grown, so has our inspiration. We’ve moved beyond events to creating something timeless; a destination rooted in creativity, wellness, and natural beauty. The awards we’ve received, and the fact that visitors travel from around the world just to walk in our magnificent gardens, proves that sculpture and outdoor art are not only relevant, but they’re also deeply desired in 2025.”

Why is art in nature so appealing?

According to Selmon-Butler:
• There’s something liberating about encountering art in the open air. No hushed whispers. No gallery rules. No four walls. Just you, nature, and a piece of work that, if only for a moment, makes you stop walking and start thinking.
• It’s not about prestige. It’s about connection. It's about finding meaning in a world that often feels too fast, too filtered, too virtual.

Gonyora sums it up: “We didn’t just want to create a pretty garden; we wanted to offer something soul stirring. For weddings, retreats, or just a weekend escape. Our sculptures remind us of who we are, what we value, and what’s worth preserving. That’s art. And that’s timeless.”

So, if you're wondering whether art still has a place in 2025, the answer is waiting at The Brahman Hills Gardens.

The "Hanneke" by Sandro Trapani: A 4.5-meter-tall figure pouring water into the dam, symbolizing environmental preservation.

"Medusa" by Sandro Trapani: A bronze sculpture hidden in a grotto, inviting viewers to confront themes of resilience and complexity.

"Leda and the Signet" by Joyce Carreira: A reinterpretation of myth, capturing the bond between humans and nature.

"Strike a Woman, Strike a Rock" by Ben Tuge: A tribute to the strength of African women, prominently placed near the lake.

"Stargazer" by Louis van den Heever: A two-meter-tall figure reaching for the sky, embodying childhood wonder.

"The Giant" by Louis van den Heever: A five-ton concrete and steelhead emerging from the earth, serving as a stark warning about environmental neglect.

WE HAVE A LOCKSMITH TRAINING SCHOOL IN PIETERMARITZBURG
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Visit our website if you would like to read more about us: www.lockandkey.co.za/locksmith-training-school

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Cell: 082 550 2861 or 065 853 9642

A dynamic pair of twin sisters stole the spotlight at the prestigious Toyota Easter Show, held at the Kyalami Equestrian Centre. The talented young riders competed in the highly-contested 1m Showjumping class, which drew 72 individual entries from across the region.

Kelly Harvey (top image), one of the twins delivered a standout performance, clinching 1st place with a flawless round and a lightning-fast time of just 40 seconds. Her precision, control, and speed earned her the top spot on the podium in a field packed with skilled competitors and seasoned equestrians.

Jade Harvey (Image below), also made a remarkable impression, competing with grace and skill. Together, the sisters demonstrated not only individual talent but also the power of shared passion and sibling camaraderie in the equestrian sport.

The Toyota Easter Show continues to be one of the most anticipated events on the equestrian calendar, bringing together top riders and horses in a celebration of skill, sportsmanship, and community.

The sisters’ performance has marked them as rising stars in the showjumping world, and the equestrian community eagerly awaits their next competition.

Education truly is an adventure.

For further information please visit www.treverton.co.za

The weather, although overcast and gloomy, kept the rain away so that the Bosch Autoworx sponsored Two Bowl Trips could go ahead. It was a good start to the Sponsorship. Competition was keen and the team of Mano Govender, Ray Ramdeen and Vis Padayachee from Maritzburg Bowling Club were the winners. The Runners up were Craig Whitby, Jack and Ann Allan of Howick Bowling Club. The winners of the Plate event were Peter Burton, David and Grace Mainprize. It was a pleasure to have James and Juwairia from Bosch meeting the players and presenting the prizes of generous vouchers for meals at Woodstone to all the winners.

SPECIAL EVENTS COMING UP IN MAY:
Thursday, 01 May (Workers’ Day): Family Fun Day open to all ages. Everyone is welcome to join in. The club will be open from approx 08.30. Play will start at 10h00.
Wednesday, 14 May: Halfway Toyota Howick Drawn Trips Competition. Tabs in 13h15
Tuesday, 20 May: J Leslie Smith Nominated 2-4-2 Competition. 08h45 for 09h00
Friday, 30 May: Bosch Autoworx Nominated 2 Bowl Trips. O8h45 for 09h00

REGULAR BOWLS DAYS unless otherwise stated.
Times / Dress code:
Tuesday 08h45 for play at 09h00 / Casual NB Note change of time effective from 06 May
Wednesday 13h15 for play at 13h30 / Casual
Saturday 13h15 for play at 13h30 / Club Colours or whites

All registered bowlers are welcome to join us on these days. Visitors are always welcome.

Coaching by registered coaches is available.

All enquiries referring to club matters may be emailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Rabies vaccinations for cats and dogs will be available on Sunday 27th April at Patterson Park from 10h30 to 13h30.

Bring your pet's inoculation card. Blank cards will be on hand for first-timers

For more information about this event please contact 084 662 2400.

For adoption and for other queries call uMngeni SPCA on 033 330 4557 during office hours.

Call us on 063 484 4767 during office hours to book your pets' Clinic appointment.

For animal emergencies please call 082 567 8297.

MUSHKA’s comfy ethnic skirts are always popular!

Two prints are available in viscose, and priced at R365 each.

Come shopping at Piggly Wiggly - Midlands on the R103.

Browse our store online at www.mushka.co.za

WhatsApp Robyn on 082 858 9262 for more information.