The North Coast Courier

May, 25

When we first moved down here, it was a long, empty stretch between Easter and Christmas. The July holidays were a joke for business, as that was when all the Zimbabweans and Free Staters came down and everyone knows those guys don’t spend a cent. Now we have the Mr Price Pro in July, the Prawn [...]

May, 25

Give credit where it’s due I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Courier for being the voice on the North Coast. With reference to my letter (“Poor public transport is affecting our lives, Courier May 11). I’m glad to say that the taxi association has taken this matter seriously. They have responded to this [...]

Hello darkness my old friend

Many residents of the North Coast have been left in the dark and not because of Eskom. Streetlights have been an ongoing issue with many roads, sections of the promenade, sidewalks, driveways and paths left in the darkness because light bulbs have not been replaced or repairs have not been done (“Dark streets breed crime spots”, [...]

High school will open if enough children enrol

Trinityhouse Palm Lakes will open its doors for high schools pupils in the 2013 academic year if enough parents commit to enrolling their children for the high school classes. After a jam-packed information evening held for parents last week at Palm Lakes, the AdvTech Group this week said that they would start building the high school [...]

Proud and passionate about the Umhlali village

Business owners who have enjoyed many years of trading in the Umhlali village have said that Umhlali is not ‘dull, quiet and unsafe’ as depicted in a report last week (‘Sugar Village not so sweet’, Courier, May 18). In fact they say that the village, which is steeped in history, has a postive future on the [...]

Water supply and rates under discussion

At a meeting held by the Ilembe Municipality to advise residents about plans to avoid future water stoppages, some of those attending wanted answers to a wider range of questions. Although the meeting held at Sembcorp on May 14 was called for Umgeni Water to present their plan to prevent stoppages, some delegates were keen to [...]

Murder trial continues

The trial within a trial in for the murder of Rae Hirschfeld continued in the Durban High Court on Wednesday May 15. (“Mother murdered in bloody attack,” Courier May 20 2011) The court has been hearing a trial within a trial, as the accused, Ntokoza Puluwa has claimed that his confession to the murder was made [...]

Poachers caught at Blythedale

Four Chinese poachers were arrested at midnight in Blythedale on May 3 for possessing 42 under-sized fish. They paid an admission of guilt fine of R10 000 for possession of undersize fish and for exceeding the daily bag limit. The illegal haul was made up mostly of fish of less than five centimeters. The group is suspected [...]