On November 13, members of the MOTHs (Memorable Order of Tin Hats) celebrated the birthday of the Turbi Hills Shell hole in Burger Street.

The Shell hole is named after the place were the first South African and town resident who was killed in North Africa during the Second World War. Tim Kleinenberg was killed on January 25, 1941, when he was shot by a German sniper. The MOTH movement was created in 1927 by Charles Evender (92), also known as MOTH 0. He was a well-known cartoonist for a local paper in Durban and a veteran. Charles created the MOTHs so that fallen comrades could be remembered and to provide help for those in need. The order’s main focus was on comradeship and is intended to give assistance to injured soldiers, former soldiers and the families of fallen soldiers.

The Turbi Hills Shell hole is also one of two shell holes in the world and the only one in South Africa that has all the call signs of the forces in North Africa during the Second World War. According to MOTH Fritz Botha, Turbi Hills Shell hole has some of the largest private collections to be held at a shell hole. The MOTHs also do a lot for charity and it has 42 members from the town.