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Henry the peacock was stolen, found and is now missing again, say his owners By Mervyn Naidoo Share Durban - Henry the peacock is missing again, which has left his owners from Northdene, Queensburgh, distraught. The bird, with its trademark colourful plumage and with no feathers in a ring around his neck, caused a social media stir in October when videos showed how he was plucked away by a suspected robber and later rescued after being found stuffed in the boot of a car. Njabulo Shandu and Sanele Zindela appeared briefly at the Durban Regional Court this week to face various theft related cha...

Nonprofits donate fresh produce to local food pantries Food pantry partners shown are (l-r) Michael Whitehouse, Lewes Community Garden, Cass Ripley and Teresa Ripley, Teach a Person to Fish Society; and Perrin Smith, Lewes Community Garden. SUBMITTED PHOTO May 18, 2021 The Lewes Community Garden announced it has welcomed Teach a Person to Fish Society into its family. Founded by co-directors Teresa and Cass Ripley, Teach a Person to Fish Society is a Sussex County nonprofit whose mission is to provide fresh produce to local food bank outlets. Tackling food insecurity in Sussex Cou...

The Carl M. Freeman Foundation recently announced grant awards for 14 Sussex County nonprofit organizations through the FACES (Freeman Foundation Assists Communities with Extra Support) Grant Program. The FACES program focuses support to small organizations that provide grassroots services to the community. The FACES program utilizes an advisory board composed entirely of citizens who live or work in Sussex County. Advisory board members include community leaders, business professionals, students and nonprofit ambassadors. Advisory board members evaluate the applications and recommend where f...

Groups seek funds to support homeless people during summer Dale Smith Saturday, May 15, is going to be a busy day. Some 55 people who have been housed at a motel for the cold months are now leaving because funding is ending. It is time to prepare for the summer season in the beach area. House sales are booming, rentals are being booked and businesses are opening as best they can to profit from the influx of visitors. Members of this group, comprising adults and children, some of whom have special needs, have no good prospects for housing. Some will live in campgrounds, either in tents or a re...

It wasn't a rubbish bag, per se, instead a special coat to keep her tiny baby warm. In the rush, they didn't quite have time to explain everything. Her baby was taken to a separate room, in need of specialist care, and K’Lee told her partner, Lama Saga, to follow. “Everyone disappeared as they took her away, and I was just in the room pushing the placenta out,” she recalls. “I said to my midwife, ‘did that just happen?’ She said, ‘take a breath. That was really, really fast’.” In the weeks before, K’Lee was living in a world of chaos and internal conflict. She couldn�...