DIFF’s finest: Durban International Film Festival announces award winners

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DIFF’s finest: Durban International Film Festival announces award winners: Festival winners include ‘This is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection’ starring the late Mary Twala along with other African films.

UMary Twala uqholiswe esaziphumulela: OWAYENGUMLINGISI ongasekho, uMary Twala, unqobe indondo yokuba wumlingisi wesifazane ovelele emiklomelweni yeDurban International Film Festival ephothulwe ngoMgqibelo.

Outbursts and racial tension as Bheki Cele convenes community imbizo in Newcastle: Racial tensions ran high in Newcastle on Monday where farm owners and workers attended a safety imbizo convened by police minister Bheki Cele after the deaths of a KwaZulu-Natal couple at a farm in No …

Officials bust Pakistan spy agency ISI’s secret drug supply route in South Africa: The consignment of 342.5 kg of Heroin has been valued at 87.5 million Rands and was en route to KwaZulu-Natal, reports Zee News. As many as 250 packets of heroin were found in a truck. During a …

Poor policing cited as contributing factor in KZN farm attacks: According to KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala he was aware that there were problems relating to the operations and functioning of police stations in the area.

Cele hears of ‘racial bias’ at Normandien imbizo: Police Minister Bheki Cele believes improved relations between farmers and farm workers could be key to preventing farm attacks in Normandien in KwaZulu-Natal. Steve Bhengu Cele visited the area near …

Load reduction again from 5pm on Monday in several provinces: The power will be out until 9pm in Limpopo and Mpumalanga, until 7pm in KwaZulu-Natal and until 8pm in the Free State. To avoid overloading, the network and damage to the infrastructure …

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Quick Durban KwaZulu-Natal Fact: Durban plays host to Africa’s greatest horse race – the Durban July, held annually on the first Saturday in July at Greyville Racecourse. While the first official horse race took place there in 1844, the first Durban July – then called the Durban Turf Club Handicap – was run in 1897. It’s been run every year since then and now attracts over 50,000 visitors to Durban over ‘July Weekend’.

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