Highway Mail

Find out more about this feathered Highway resident below. In this edition we feature a “punk-rocker” raptor with a fancy hairdo, the Long-crested Eagle Also read: Chirping with Kloof Conservancy – Lesser Honeyguide Description This is a medium sized raptor at 56cm, a weight of approximately 1kg and a wingspan of up to 1.3m for females. While perched the Long-crested Eagle has a uniform glossy dark brown almost black colouration and the long floppy feathers on its crest are easy to see.

Joshua Yuill, Class of 2025 and Minenhle Ngubane, Class of 2016. Ngubane is one of the many HHS Past Pupils who now teaches at the school and is also the Head of Rugby. Yuill works as a part-time rugby coach at the school. HILLCREST High School (HHS) will celebrate 50 years of providing excellence in education to the Upper Highway community with a Reunion Fun Day on August 1. It is set to be a day to reconnect with old friends and have fun with family. Gates open at 08:00 and the day is open to all.

Pinetown SAPS investigator Constable Siphiwo Leonard Cele. INVESTIGATORS at the Pinetown Police Station cracked a scheme in which false cases of carjacking and theft of a motor vehicle were opened, while the alleged aim was to sell off the taxis which had been reported as stolen. This has resulted in the arrest of two suspects on two counts of theft of a motor vehicle, and defeating the ends of justice. The investigator, Constable Siphiwo Leonard Cele, said a third suspect is wanted by the police.

GBV activist Mfundo Dlamini, Sergeant Nobuhle Mkhize, Warrant Officer Bhekeni Khwela, Social Worker Nokukhanya Cele and GBV activist Mbali Makhathini handing over the food hampers. IN celebration of Mandela Day the SAPS Pinetown’s Gender-Based Violence Office, in collaboration with the station Social Worker, Nokukhanya Cele, and Community Liaison Officer Wandile Dladla, embarked on a meaningful outreach initiative aimed at supporting men within the community.

Kearsney College choir wins gold at choral festival. Photo: Submitted THE Kearsney College choir returns home this weekend after an outstanding debut at the World Choral Festival in Hong Kong, where it won gold medals in both competition categories it entered and received more awards than any other choir at the festival.

Legendary cyclist Dr Ghamiet Aysen in action during the iconic 1990 Amashova race. Photo: Submitted DURBAN cyclist Dr Ghamiet Aysen is one of the legends that has become part of the fabric of Amashova’s rich history. With this year being the 40th Amashova National Classic, organisers are paying tribute to the thousands of cyclists who have helped build South Africa’s oldest and most iconic road cycling event over the past four decades.

Crompton Hospital prepared 100 lunch packs for the children in Mariannhill. IN celebration of Nelson Mandela Day, the hospital manager and management committee from Life The Crompton Hospital dedicated their time to serving the community through an outreach initiative at St Vincent Children’s Home in Mariannhill. Inspired by Mandela’s call to make a difference through service, the team came together to prepare 100 lunch packs for the children.

Thabo Ntokozo Theodore Nzimande (33), who was found guilty of murdering his grandmother Beata Beatrice de Lange, who was 80-years-old at the time in 2024, shies away from the camera whilst in the dock at the Durban High Court. Photo: Makhosandile Zulu THABO Ntokozo Theodore Nzimande (33), who on Thursday (July 16) was found guilty of the 2024 murder of his grandmother, will be sentenced in September.

A sensory room at Action in Autism. THIS Mandela Day (July 18) Action in Autism invites the community to turn compassion into action by helping create meaningful and lasting change in the lives of autistic children, young people and their families. Action in Autism (AiA) is a registered NPO dedicated to advocating for the rights of autistic people.

One of the marchers along Richmond Road. Photo: Sanelisiwe Tsinde HEAVY police presence was maintained as crowds gathered in Pinetown on Thursday (July 16) for a protest calling for the removal of undocumented immigrants. A large group of marchers, accompanied by motorbike delivery drivers, assembled at an open field along Richmond Road before proceeding through Pinetown while chanting songs. A group of marchers moving from the starting point in Richmond Road, Pinetown.