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Chiefs Get First Diski Win After Five-Goal Thriller: Golden Arrows 3-5 Maritzburg United Maritzburg United engineered successive wins to head to the top of the stream 2 log standings following an entertaining 5-3 victory over Golden Arrows in the …
Chiefs off the mark in Diski Challenge: Kaizer Chiefs claimed their first win in the DStv Diski Challenge after edging Black Leopards on Sunday morning at Bidvest Stadium.
Farm attacks: Here are the ‘worst hot-spots’ in two SA provinces…: Farm attacks and murders are a result of historical and underlying historical issues in South Africa, says the Association for Rural Advancement …
Ex-Bucs Coach: AmaZulu & Arrows Are Rewriting History: Former Orlando Pirates coach Zipho Dlangalala believes that AmaZulu FC and Golden Arrows are rewriting history. KZN-born coach Zipho Dlangalala who is currently South African under-23 assistant coach, …
Probe launched after two children perish in Mpumalanga fire: Police in Mpumalanga are investigating the cause of a fire that burnt to death two girls aged 7 and 9 at Jerusalem in ka Masoyi outside White River.
Regent praises police for escort for late King Zwelithini: In a letter to the police Queen Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu said the royal family was humbled by the police’s swift and efficient response to escort His Majesty’s body from Durban to Nongoma.
The world needs a patent waiver on Covid vaccines. Why is the UK blocking it?: Letting countries create their own generic versions of the jabs is the best way to combat the spread of vaccine-resistant variants, says Gabriel Scally of Independent Sage …
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Quick Durban KwaZulu-Natal Fact: The Story of Huberta – Huberta was a hippopotamus and one of the most famous animals in South African history. In November 1928, Huberta left her waterhole in the St. Lucia Estuary, in Zululand and set off on the 1600km journey to the Eastern Cape, a journey which would take her three years. In that time Huberta became a minor celebrity in South Africa and attracted crowds wherever she went. She was initially thought to be a male and was nicknamed Hubert by the press. She stopped for a while at the mouth of the Mhlanga River in Natal and a failed attempt was made to capture her and put her in Johannesburg Zoo. After this, she headed south to Durban, where she visited a beach and a country club. Moving on to the Umgeni River, she became revered by Zulus and Xhosas alike. Finally she arrived in East London in March 1931. Despite her having been declared Royal Game (and thus protected) by the Natal Provincial Council, she was shot by hunters a month later. After a public outcry, the hunters were arrested and fined £25. Huberta’s body was recovered and sent to a taxidermist in London. Upon her return to South Africa in 1932, she was greeted by 20,000 people and can now be seen in the Amathole Museum, in King William’s Town.
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