The countdown to the Gandhi Peace Walk from Gauteng to Durban has officially begun and with just a few days left, the Rising Sun Community Newspapers (part of Caxton Community Newspapers), together with the Gandhi Development Trust, will be walking from Johannesburg to Durban.

They will be starting at the Rising Sun Lenasia office in Johannesburg on September 19 and grandly conclude at the Mahatma Gandhi Informal Settlement in Inanda, Durban, on October 2, which also commemorates Gandhi’s remembrance birthday.

The walkers will leave Dundee on Saturday morning, September 26, arriving in Ladysmith shortly after 3pm. They will be joined by Ladysmith Gazette staff and SDS temple members 5 kilometres outside of town, opposite Naunton’s. They will be escorted into town. Anyone wanting to join the Gazette team are more than welcome.

On Sunday morning, September 27, we will (together with the SDS team) walk them 5 kilometres out of town.

Mahatma Gandhi was undoubtedly a man of note, who made an indelible mark in history by being the preeminent leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India. It would be a fitting tribute to the great man by showing your support towards the 14-day historic walk. Supporting an event of this magnitude certainly keeps true to the fundamentals of social obligation and community upliftment.

For the men and women participating in the walk – which will highlight non-violence, peace and reconciliation – it will be long and hard, and supporting them is a worthy cause!

Do not forget that you can also support this event by sponsoring a leg of the race. Residents can sponsor R10 per kilometre as well. All proceeds raised will be donated to the Gandhi Development Trust. Those who require any additional information on the 2015 Gandhi Peace Walk are more than welcome to send an email to vijaym@risingsunprinters.co.za

Here is a copy of the route below:

Day 1

164 Rose Avenue – Heidelburg

67.1km

13h35min

19 September

Saturday
Day 2

Heidelburg – Balfour

Balfour – Greylingstad

36.5km

20.4km

7h28min

4h22min

20 September

Sunday
Day 3

Greylingstad – Standerton

58.0km

11h40min

21 September

Monday
Day 4

Standerton – Perdekop

47.5km

9h45min

22 September

Tuesday
Day 5

Perdekop – Volksrust

35.4km

7h8min

23 September

Wednesday
Day 6

Volksrust – Newcastle

56.0km

11h5min

24 September

Thursday
Day 7

Newcastle – Dundee

61.2km

12h33min

25 September

Friday
Day 8

Dundee – Ladysmith

68.5km

13h45min

26 September

Saturday
Day 9

Ladysmith – Estcourt

63.9km

13h9min

27 September

Sunday
Day 10
Estcourt – Mooi River

Mooi River – Currys Post
32.4km

28.0km
6h56min

5h39min

28 September

Monday
Day 11

Currys Post – Pietermaritzburg

44.1km

8h46min

29 September

Tuesday
Day 12

Pietermaritzburg – Pinetown

68.1km

14h8min

30 September

Wednesday
Day 13

Pinetown – The Rising Sun Chats

15.8km

3h17min

1 October

Thursday
Day 14

The Rising Sun Chats – Inanda Gandhi Settlement

43.2km

9h7min

2 October

Friday