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The mood remains somber at the Tongaat TaxiRank after one of the Isiqalokuhle Taxi Asso-ciation members, Sakhile Mathe, also knownas ‘Bhelunde’ was gunned down by unknownassailants outside a supermarket at Gandhi’sHill, on Saturday.Mathe’s friend, Njabulo Mcwabe, was alsokilled during the shooting.Communications officer of Tongaat SAPS,W/O Manisha Maharaj-Marie said police of-ficers received a complaint of shooting atabout 6:30pm. “Upon arrival at the scene, Mathe was foundlying along the road outside Teddy’s Super-market with multiple gunshot wounds to hisbody while Mcwabe, who sustained gunshotwounds to the left back and left chest, was

found along the doorway of Teddy’s Super-market,” she said. It is alleged that Mathe left the shop to go out-side to Mncwabe who was in his vehicle whengunshots were fired. Paramedics pronouncedMncwabe dead at the scene while Mathe suc-cumbed to his injuries at Victoria Hospitalshortly after arriving. W/O Maharaj-Mariesaid that investigations are continuing. While there are speculations that the incidentis related to taxi violence, Isiqalokuhle TaxiAssociation’s public relations officer, QaphelaThusi said they do not suspect that the shoot-ing was related to a taxi feud.Thusi revealed that this was not the first timethat Mathe was targeted. He said that last year,he miraculously escaped after being attacked

by unknown men in his home.“We are still shaken because Sakhile was nota person who had enemies. We will definitelymiss his sense of humour and his humility. Hewas a man who always advocated for peacewithin the association,” said Thusi.The incident comes after the fatal shooting ofDolphin Coast Taxi Association chairman,Zitty Stephen, which left North Coast resi-dents in shock, a week ago.

Concerned by the alarming rate of taxikillings, the Inkatha Freedom Party has calledfor a thorough investigation to end the scourgeof illegal guns which are alleged to be used inthe killings whenever there are incidents oftaxi violence.“We urge the KZN MEC of Transport, HonMxolisi Kaunda to establish a task team withthe prime focus on curbing taxi violence. TheMEC must also institute action to eradicate il-legal firearms allegedly used by syndicates inthe killings of mainly taxi owners and chair-persons of taxi associations. With the highprevalence of taxi violence, drastic action isneeded as a matter of urgency,” said IFPKZN’s provincial spokesman of transport, MrSteven Moodley.

The Tongaat taxi rankSakhile Mathe who was shot dead on Saturday.

Taxi boss gunned down“We will definitely miss his

sense of humour and his humilityand as a man who always

advocated for peace within theassociation.”

A white VW Golf Gti was recovered by mem-bers of Reaction Unit South Africa during a highspeed chase and shootout in Dawncrest, Verulamon Sunday.According to RUSA Head Prem Balram, RUSAOperations Center received a call of a theft onmotor vehicle in progress at a creche on RobinStreet in Dawncrest.“Upon arrival on the scene, Reaction officers

found that three suspects had derailed a gate tothe school and were attempting to steal a ToyotaQuantum school bus. The suspects opened fireon the Reaction Officer,” said Balram. The suspects allegedly opened fire on the Reac-tion Officer and fled towards Inanda.Balram said Reaction officers pursued the vehi-cle and shot out the front tyre and door prompt-ing the suspects to abandon the vehicle and fledinto the bush.Vehicle computer boxes and a police radio werefound inside the vehicle.Reaction officers found a driver’s licence in thevehicle that was then traced to a policeman.False registration plates were found to be stuckover the original plates.

Stolen vehicle recovered after chase

The stolen VW Golf Gti that was recovered by members of ReactionUnit South Africa near Inanda.

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A devotional CD, ded-icated to Lord Murugaand compiled by tal-ented Tongaat musi-cian, Melini Muruvanwas successfullylaunched at theMountview CivicCentre on Friday.The CD is titled‘Kaliyuga Varadha’which is translated to‘God of the NewAge.’The prestigious eventwas graced by a spec-trum of devotionalleaders, music loversand members of thecommunity.Attendees weretreated to four hoursof devotional musicby Muruvan alongsideher husband, Shaun,who is also an accom-plished musician. Shetook the audiencedown memory lanewhen she sang withthe Luxmi Stars at theage of 17.Her sister-in-law’sdance group, CindyMuruvan’s DanceGroup, kept the audi-ence enthralled withtheir lively dance per-formance. Muruvan thanked allthose who made theevent a great success.

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The gruesome image of bodies burntbeyond recognition will always lingeron the minds of Jiyane residents inHambanathi.Couple, Rebecca Mkabela and Zefa-nia Sibiya, were tragically killed aftertheir two bedroom shack was guttedby the fire on Sunday evening.Tongaat SAPS communications offi-cer, W/O Manisha Maharaj-Mariesaid that police received a complaintof a shack on fire on Jiyane Road inHambanathi and immediately pro-ceeded to the area.Upon arrival at the scene, the shackwas already engulfed in huge flames. eThekwini firefighters worked tire-lessly to douse the blaze, however,when the fire was extinguished, theremains of two human bodies werefound.The pair were found lying alongsideeach other and were burnt beyondrecognition.The Search and Rescue members re-moved the bodies from scene and

thereafter made their way to thePhoenix Mortuary. W/O Maharaj-Marie said that an in-quest has been opened and that no foulplay is suspected at the moment.Resident, Nozipho Sweli said that sheheard people shouting ‘Kuyasha,kuyasha!” (It’s burning, it’s burning)and when they rushed towards theshack, they found the couple’s homein flames.She added that other residents tried toput out the fire but the flames were toostrong. According to another member of thecommunity, who preferred his namenot to be disclosed, the couple hadbeen drunk and suspected to havepassed out at the time of the fire. Hesuspected that a candle led to theirtragic death.Community Policing Forum member,Anthony Gumede said the communityis still reeling from shock after the or-deal.Gumede said this was not the first

time that a shack was gutted by fire inthe area, however, this is the first in-cident where people were burnt todeath.The CPF member said that to eradi-cate shack fires, there is a great needfor public awareness campaigns to re-duce fires in vulnerable communitiesand for dwellers to be educated onwhat to do if a fire incident arises.

Firefighters and police officials atthe scene where a couple was burntto death in Hambanathi, on Sunday.

Couple burn to death in shackfire tragedy

Verulam SAPS members, Cnst HR Mbanjwaand Cnst RS Mboizela, together with com-munity safety and liaison officers, NompiloMdluli and Nondumiso Mlindazwe, visitedVerulam Primary School recently, to highlightissues raised by the Soul Buddyz team. At theassembly, they tackled the effects of bullying,drugs and alcohol abuse.Mdluli spoke about child abduction and thedifferent types of new drugs that have sur-faced. She further stated that pupils need tobe aware of their surroundings at all times andnot communicate with strangers. “We haveseen an increase in child abductions. Parentsneed to be vigilant at all times as well,” shesaid.

The Soul Buddyz of Verulam Primary School,Verulam SAPS members, Nompilo Mdluli, MrB Maharaj (Soul Buddyz co-ordinator anddeputy principal), Cnst RS Mboizela, Nondu-miso Mlindazwe and Cnst HR Mbanjwa.

Bullying andchild abductionhighlighted atVerulam Primary

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Taps have been running dry in TrenancePark (new phase) and Redcliffe for thepast three months, leaving residents frus-trated over the scarcity.According to a Trenance Park, CeltisRoad resident, Charlene Sukraj, who hasaddressed the issue on numerous occa-sions with eThekwini water officials,they have to bear with the water crisis ona daily basis. “As a resident of the area for the past 25years, I have never felt more saturatedthan right now. My family and I have tobear the brunt of poor planning. We have

to endure not having water for some-times 24 hours at a time with no watertankers to sustain us,” she said.Sukraj said contacting the call centre isof absolute no help at all because whena tanker is requested, it never comes totheir road.“What boggles my mind is that peoplewho are living closer to the reservoir aremost affected as opposed to the peoplewho are living same reservoir that isservicing the entire of Trenance Park.Being a working mother with kids is be-coming rather frustrating as you have to

constantly be making a plan for water,”said Sukraj. She said all avenues have been ex-hausted as this has been ongoing now forthe past three and a half months. Redcliffe resident, Matthew Mudaly saidthat since December, their water supplylasts for only for three hours per day. Tomake the matter worse, for the past twoweeks, the area had no water at all, forc-ing residents to travel to distant informalsettlements to get water from the stand-pipes.He said when they went to the OttawaWater Department to probe the matter,they were told that pumps and tanks,supplying water to the area, are too smallto accommodate water for every house-hold and that Reservoir 3, which sup-plies water to the area, is not filling.“The question is what they are doingabout this. Surely there must be a solu-tion. How are they expecting us to livewithout a basic need? It is ridiculous,”said Mudaly.The resident added that the water short-age problem began when the new low-cost housing came up opposite TrenancePark.“We have to travel two kilometes to getwater. Our school-going children have tomiss school if we do not get water forthe day. We are calling for the eThek-wini Water Department to urgently ad-dress this,” added Mudaly. An email was sent to eThekwini Munic-ipality’s communications department;however, there was no response receivedat the time of going to print.

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Local non–profit organisation,Feedy Needy distributed haleemand breyani on Sunday to under-privileged members of the commu-nity.Ten decks of breyani and six decksof haleem together with naan weredistributed to much-needed recipi-ents.The distribution proved to be suc-cessful and the NPO has managedto reach out to scores of people inneed.With the kind and charitable natureof generous sponsors, Feedy Needycan feed more people in the com-munity for the month of Ramadaan

and ultimately throughout the year.Members were excited as they re-ceived the meals and naan. Founder, Mohamed Haniff proudlysaid that he hopes to triple the quan-tity of decks cooked every Sundayand it is a heartwarming and blessedfeeling to see such smiles on thefaces of those who are less fortu-nate.Appeals are still being made formore assistance as the organisationwill be distributing hampers to thedisadvantaged. Members of thepublic who would like to be part ofthis distribution can call 031-824-6501 or 073-349-1950.

Feedy Needy treats residents to hearty meals

Redcliffe resident, Bernard Moodley and his grandchildren, Caitlyn and Mat-teo are forced to collect standpipe water at a nearby informal settlement.

Verulam Secondary School praisedSharesa Govender, a grade eightpupil, who won a bronze and silvermedal at the InternationalKanazawa Cup 2017 held at theTongaat Sports Centre, recently.She was presented with Sho-Dan Diploma (Black Belt) bythe Japanese Grand MasterShihan Murakami at theSKISA function held atDUT.The school also congratu-lated Yushir Gunpath, agrade nine pupil who re-ceived his Black Belt atthe same event.

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Three alleged hijackers thatwere arrested by members ofReaction Unit South Africaon Tuesday were denied bailin the Ntuzuma Magistrate's

Court.The trio were arrested after ahigh speed chase that begunin Verulam and culminated inKwaMashu involving 14 re-

sponse vehicles, two bikesand a helicopter. An unlicensed firearm, mag-azines and live 9mm roundswere found in the vehicle. Afirearm that was thrown outof the suspects vehicle nearthe R102 in Mt Edgecombeduring the chase has not beenrecovered.All three suspects have beenremanded to Westville Prison.

No bail for Verulam hijackers

A pedestrian was killed afterbeing knocked down by thedriver of a Chev Utility bakkieon the R102 near the CanelandsIntersection on Saturday.

RUSA head Prem Balram saidhis members were dispatched tothe scene after being informedof the incident.Balram said upon arrival thepedestrian showed no signs oflife and was declared dead onarrival by paramedics.“According to the driver of thebakkie, he noticed the pedes-trian standing on the side of theroad. Suddenly the man stag-

gered onto the roadway as if hewas intoxicated and was struck

by a bakkie,” said Balram.

Pedestrian killed near Canelands

Tongaat police are investigatinga business robbery after PepStore was robbed on Saturday.This was the second third timethe store was targeted since lastyear.It is alleged by a female em-ployee that while on duty at her

place of work, she noticed asuspicious man entering thestore.The man was armed and in-structed the security guard atthe door to proceed to the backof the store. Three other men entered the

store and went straight to thecounters with black bags. They emptied the tills into thebags and left on foot. Tongaat SAPS communicationsofficer W/O Manisha Maharaj-Marie said R15, 000 was taken.

Tongaat Pep Store robbed

A male pedestrian was killed after being struck nearCanelands Intersection.

� Alleged hijackers whowere arrested by membersof Reaction Unit South Africaafter a dramatic chase lastweek, have been deniedbail.

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Young and old braved the inclementweather on Saturday to support agood cause.More than 100 community mem-bers and members of the BibleLight Ministries and representativesfrom the Verulam Hospice took partin the march in memory of BikashRamdeen, who died of cancer in2016.The youngster was diagnosed withAcute Myloid Leukemia (AML)and fought the battle until he wascalled to rest.In an effort to spread awarenessabout the seriousness of cancer,Bikash’s mother, Anita Ramdeenand the Bible Light Church hostedthe march which started at the BPGarage. Participants were dressedin white T-shirts with pictures ofBikash.

Chairman of the Verulam MinistriesForum Pastor Jay Naidoo said themarch was peaceful and served thepurpose of creating awarenessabout the dreaded disease.Pastor Naidoo thanked the manage-ment of Verulam Hospice for beingpart of the march and Metro Police,Verulam SAPS as well as ReactionUnit South Africa paramedics foroverseeing the march.The march culminated with 500hampers sponsored by the Ramdeenfamily, containing hotdogs, cooldrinks and other goddies being dis-tributed to disadvantage communi-ties in the Verulam area.After an appeal for Future Life por-ridge at Verulam Hospice, partici-pants brought along boxes of theporridge which will come handy tothe hospice.

Community members and friends and family of Bikash, who took park in the cancer march.

Community rally to spread cancer awareness

A member of the community receiving a hamper.

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One can never fully ‘bully-proof’ a child andcases of bullying are prevalent in many schoolswhere a group of pupils take advantage of or iso-lating one pupil and gaining the loyalty of by-standers who want to avoid becoming the nextvictim.Many victims opt to remain silent about their en-counters, fearing that their tormentors might comeafter them.Bullying can be physical, sexual, verbal or emo-tional in nature and occur either inside or outsideof school. In light of Child Protection Week which is com-memorated from May 27 to June 2, communica-tions officer of Tongaat SAPS, ManishaMaharaj–Marie has shared the following tips tohelp empower your child against bullying.• Model compassionate, respectful relationshipsfrom toddler stage. The most effective way of pro-tecting children from being bullied and from be-coming bullies, is to make sure they grow up inloving relationships, rather than relationships inwhich power or force are used to control them.• Be your child's ‘go-to’ person (confidante).Make sure your children always feel safe and freeto tell you about incidents with the other parentor sibling(s) at school, at sporting events or even

at home.• Stay connected to your child through thick andthin. Lonely children are more likely to be bul-lied. Keep lines of communication open, no mat-ter what.• Supervise electronic communication, such as theinternet, social networking and text messages.Understand cyberbullying where children mayfeel helpless against what is being said or shownin pictures about them online.• Help your child think of ways to react to possi-ble bullying incidents, such as them being teasedabout wearing glasses, perhaps there is aphrase/words they can utter to make the other per-son think twice about making comments like thatin future.• Coach your child to handle teasing. Bully at-tacks start with verbal harassment. The manner inwhich the victim responds to the first verbal ag-gression, determines whether the bully continuesto target the particular child.• Teach your child respectful self-assertion. Chil-dren need to know they can get their needs metby being respectful. Build inner confidence.Teach your child how to stand up for him/herself.• Teach your child basic social skills. Bullies preyon children whom they perceive to be vulnerable.

Role-play with your child on how to join a gameat the playground or introduce him/herself to an-other child at a party.• Advise your child not to respond to possible bul-lying by fighting or bullying back. It can quicklyescalate into violence and trouble. Practice ‘cooldown’ strategies, such as counting to 10, writingdown words of anger, taking deep breaths orwalking away.W/O Manisha Maharaj-Marie advises that if yourchild has already been exposed to bullying, do nothesitate to intervene.“Speak up for your child. Your job as the parentis to protect your child. That means that in addi-tion to teaching your child to stick up for him/her-self, you may need to call or visit the teacher or

principal. Take it serious, if you discover that thebullying is getting worse when the bully finds outthat your child told you or if threats of physicalharm are involved. Sometimes, it helps to ap-proach the bully's parents,” she said.W/O Maharaj-Marie added that parents must notattempt to bring the victim and the bully togetheradding that in most cases, teachers or counsellorsare the best people to contact first. “If you have tried those methods and still want tospeak to the bullying child's parents, it's best todo so in an environment where a professional per-son, such as a counsellor, school official or socialworker can mediate,” concluded W/O Maharaj-Marie.

Protecting children against bullying at school

Local cricket club, Railways, did Tongaat proudat the KZN Cricket Union's 2016/2017 annualpresentation ceremony held at The HollywoodBets Kingsmead Cricket Stadium recently.The keynote address at the event was from for-mer Dolphins Captain and Proteas player, DaleBenkenstein.Trishane Pillay, Railways vice captain, bagged

the coveted Batsman on the Season Award fornotching up the highest number of runs on theChallenge League of the KZNCU League.Dawood Mather, the club's first team captain,

was also presented with the Challenge League'sT20 trophy after leading his team to the T20 Fi-nals earlier this year.

The club's Challenge Reserve Team alsobrought honour to the club by lifting the leaguetitle.

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Proud winners: Trishane Pillay and Dawood Mather.

Revered Swami, Nikhileshwaranandaji, who is the head of the Ramakrishna Mission inGugerat India addressed Verulam Secondary School pupils recently. He inspired pupils andteachers with his interactive, insightful and thought-provoking presentation on focus and con-centration. His message was to achieve long term success pupils have to endure short termpain.

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d'Eleganza Villa d'Este this past weekend.Rumoured to have cost £10-million (R166 345438), a figure subsequently denied by companyChief Executive Torsten Muller-Otvos, the one-off Sweptail uses the same underpinnings at theoutgoing Phantom Coupe, but features a uniquecoachbuilt body inspired by yachts and Rolls'from the 1920's and 1930's.Boasting a fastback appearance that tapers into asharp point above the bootlid, a prominent curvedrear bumper, expansive glass panoramic roof anda slightly altered front facia, the Sweptail carriesits bespoke exterior detailing to the interior withpolished Macassar Ebony and open-pore Paldoa

wood trim, Moccassin and Dark Spice leather anda crafted wood rear shelf backlit in blue in placeof the rear seats.Distancing itself further from the Phantom, the

Coachbuilt one-off Rolls RoyceSweptail stars at Concorsod'Eleganza

Sweptail also featurestwo concealed pan-niers in the outboardwalls which when acti-vated, presents theowner's equally be-spoke luggage casemade from lightweightcarbon fibre and fin-ished fine leather, anda redesigned centreconsole containing abottle of champagneand two glass flutes.Like the standardPhantom, the Sweptailmakes use of the same6.75-litre V12 devel-oping 338 kW and 720Nm of torque, withdriving going to therear wheels via aneight-speed automaticgearbox. - Autodealer

Having beenavailable inn u m e r o u s

special edition guisessince its 2007 rebirth,Fiat has now teamedup with iconic Italianyacht manufacturerRiva to unveil a lim-ited edition versionof the retro-styled500.Inspired by the Aquar-iva and limited to just20 units for SouthAfrica, the 500 Rivafeatures a special SeraBlue paint finish withcontrasting aquama-rine stripe runningalong the beltline,chrome mirror caps,door handles and bon-net trim, unique 20-spoke 16-inch alloywheel with blue in-serts and special Rivabadging.The bespoke touchescontinue inside withmaple wood inlaysand hand-painted ma-

Riva yacht inspiredlimited edition Fiat

500 docks

hogany, ivory colouredPoltrona Frau leatherseats with Sera Bluepiping and differenttone ivory stitching,mahogany door sillsand gear knob, Rivabadges, ivory floormats with Sera Bluestitching and a specialboot mat with a wood

insert.Motivation remainsunchanged from thestandard 500 with the900 cc TwinAir tur-bocharged two-cylin-der petrol engine againproducing 63 kW and145 Nm of torque, andlinked to either a five-speed manual or five-

speed automated man-ual gearbox.Pricing starts at R267900 for the regularhatch and at R303 900for the cabriolet, with athree year / 100 000km warranty andmaintenance plan stan-dard on all models. -Autodealer

The Automobile Association (AA) has said it ex-pects a small decrease in the price of all grades offuel for June.Commentating on an unaudited month-end fuelprice statement by the Central Energy Fund, theAssociation said it anticipates the price of petrolto drop by 26 cents a litre, diesel by 20 cents andilluminated paraffin also by 20 cents. An officialannouncement is only slated for the end of themonth.It also remarked that the Rand's recent gainsagainst the US Dollar, helped by lower interna-tional oil prices, played a significant part in the

Fuel price reprieve on the cards for June

latest fuel price drop."OPEC's decision tocontinue its productioncut for another ninemonths showed thatthere was concern inoil producing nationsabout a continuedworld oversupply ofoil," the associationsaid in a statement."On the home front,the background politi-cal noise affecting theRand continued toplay a role. With polit-ical uncertainty set tocontinue, our medium-term outlook for thefuel price is that lowerinternational petro-leum prices will bekey to maintaininglocal fuel price stabil-ity if the rand weakensagain". - Autodealer

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The popular ECR Big Walk took part place on Sun-day, May 21, with the theme 'we are soulmate.' Theevent drew 30 000 walkers thus making it thelargest participation for KZN in 2017.There were 10 300 walkers in the 20km distance,

15 000 walkers in the 10km distance with the re-maining entering the 5km distance. This year, the5km Run was introduced into the event. Falcons members, along with other North CoastClubs, joined in the Big Walk soulful experience.Falcons’ Walker of Year 2016, Eddie Singh, dis-

played his walking prowess as the first Falconswalker in the 20km in a time of 02:21. He was fol-lowed by Abdool Haque Essack (02:41) and Chris-tee Ruthnam (02:44).In the 10km walk, Jay Fakir navigated through themassive crowd to be the first Falcons finisher in atime of 01:39. Jay Fakir, a well-known member of the Verulamcommunity, became even more very known in KZNwhen ECR radio jocks interviewed her. Jay, whowill be turning 80 years, next month, has completed

20km Start/Finish: Abdool Haque Essack andEddie Singh.

Veeran Ramnarayan, Shirley, Joyce Moonsamy, Daisy Moodley, Mogie Padayachee, Mau-reen Gordon, and Dolly Gajadhu.

Falons walk a soulful journey atBig Walk

the 20km walk 6 times and 10km walk 4 times atthe ECR Big walk.On Sunday, Falcons held the 16th leg of its devel-opment league - Asmal’s HyperSave Series.The front athletes over the various distances were:Strini Nadesan (21 km Run01:57), Ari Perumal (15km Run 01:25), Premie Reddy (15 km Walk 02:13),Anu Nehore (10 km Run 01:10) and Kalid Ballim(10km Walk 01:45).

Verulam BlueTeam set for ComradesAll ready for Com-rades are VerulamAthletic Club mem-bers Krish Naidoo (Double Green num-ber - over 21 Com-rades Marathon,Menzi Enoch(novice), Anita Sew-narain ( 3rd Com-rades ) VukaniMaphumulo (9thComrades), PravinSewnarain ( 8thComrades ) ThabisoMohale ( Novice)and Paul Mthembu(novice).

Michigan State Uni-versity students vis-ited LotusvillePrimary School onFriday. Right: Seen is Pro-fessor John Metzlerand a student ofMichigan State Uni-versity presentingacting principal, Mr TGovender with li-brary books

Exchange students fromMichigan visitLotusville Primary

Checkout Verulam Falcons AC celebrated its 20thChairperson’s Run on Saturday.Falcons’ members participated in a 5 km run/walkled by the Management Committee. Thereafter,members’ part took in celebratory breakfast.The club’s Management Committee expressed

their thanks to the members for contributions to-wards Falcons’ achievements as well as wished theComrades’ runners a fantastic up run on June 4.Verulam Falcons AC’s major sponsor the CheckoutSupermarket group is sponsoring the ComradesVillage which provides accommodation and mealsfor athletes during the Comrades’ event.On Sunday, Falcons AC hosted the 17th leg of its

development league - Asmal’s HyperSave Series.The leading athletes were: Ari Perumal (15 km

Run 01:22), Eddie Singh and Celiwe Ndaba (15 kmWalk 02:07), newcomers Godfrey and Tukelo Khu-malo (10 km Run 01:05), Clive Naidoo and RaviPerumal (10km Walk 01:50).

Verulam Falcons ACcelebrates its 20thChairperson’s Run