From Apartheid To Xenophobia- South Africa's Injustice Continues

South Africa has been witnessing a wave of xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals all over the country. These acts of violence have left more than 10 000 foreign immigrants seeking refuge in police stations, shelters and other places of safety whilst more than 23 lives have been lost.

SA HRC chief executive Tseliso Thipanye stated that the sudden outburst was a result of pent up anger and animosity which has been lying dormant within South African citizens for years. Increased frustration at poverty, lack of resources and the large influx of immigrants into the country lately has also played a role in these attacks.

This wave of destruction has spread from the township areas in Gauteng such as Thembisa ,Diepsloot,Alexander and has now reached Durban where acts of violence have been reported in areas such as Glenwood, Umbilo, Tongaat and Isipingo amongst others.

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Kloof SAPS Warn Of Crime Increase

According to Kloof SAPS there has been an alarming increase in house breaking incidents around the Kloof area. This has created a lot of tension amongst residents.

Housebreaking incidents have been reported in areas such as :

* York place at about 4:30 in the morning
* Hillbrow Road during the day
* Wuhutu Road between 11:30am to 12:00pm
* Douglas Road during the day
* Krantzview around 10am to 1pm
* Pioneer Road in the afternoon
* Abelia Road around 3:30
* Abrey Road (outbuildings and garages) in the morning from around 1pm to 4pm
* Msonti Road Following these incidences, residents should take caution and protect their homes against such crimes.

Here are a few tips to use:

* Be extremely careful of the people you employ to work in your home such as nannies, maids, gardeners, builders as these individuals are sometimes implicated in housebreaking crimes.
* Always check the identity of strangers visiting your home either to drop off deliveries, to make repairs or for business purposes.
* Make provisions of good lighting outside your home and switch them off during the day.

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Hospice Awareness Week

Highway Hospice believes that every person with a terminal illness deserves quality of life during whatever time they have left and that a dignified death is the right of every human being.

Many people mistakenly think that hospice is just a building but this is not so. Highway Hospice is a specialised programme of care in which the emphasis is not on adding days to life but on adding life to days. In order to better meet the needs of the community we increased the focus of our activities in home based care. There is an ever increasing number of AIDS patients who, because of their illness, are finding it more and more difficult to attend a clinic or hospital and who currently have to travel for miles before getting help.

These people are often left to die in appalling conditions, without medication and sometimes food and shelter. We cover the majority of the greater Durban area from Umhlanga to Prospecton and Cato Ridge inland.

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The Comedy Revolution Tour Set To Wow KwaZulu Natal

Billed as "Geographically Africa's longest and most cutting edge stand- up tour ever", the tour aims to develop and unite the comedy scene in South Africa by taking these shows to towns that many performers bypass, and stage a stand-up show of an international standard.

The tour features three international acts as well as six of South Africa's finest comedians including: Martin Davis, Glen B(a nominee in the KZN arts Awards in the Best Comedian Category) and Marin Davis from the UK.

These headliners are joined by the cream of the crop in South Africa, namely, Lil Paul,Jan Badenhorst and Simmi Areff from KwaZulu Natal, Trevor Gumbel and David Khosa from Johannesburg as well as Marty Kitu from Cape Town.

Debbie HedgeCock one of the tour organisers, said, "The tour prides itself on being the longest stand-up tour in South Africa featuring award winning and international acts which have come together to achieve a common goal."

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