Durban in the News:
Eastern Cape requests help from military’s medics while Gauteng clocks highest daily Covid-19 case increase: On Wednesday, the Eastern Cape premier asked President Cyril Ramaphosa to deploy the SANDF Medical Corps to help the province. Meanwhile, Gauteng reported its highest increase in coronavirus cases in …
KZN Philharmonic to present a full symphonic repertoire at the Virtual National Arts Festival: Forty-seven musicians from the KZN Philharmonic Orchestras participated in the symphonic repertoire at Virtual National Arts Festival, which runs until July 5.
Gavin Lerena’s birthday plans go up in smoke: It was not the 35th birthday jockey Gavin Lerena had in mind. Instead of the likelihood of riding several winners at the Vaal on Thursday, he will have to sit out the meeting due to the National …
Victim of mesh failure in pain as COVID-19 blocks access to treatment: Victim of botched surgical mesh implant warns against the high-risk procedure. KwaZulu-Natal – Phindile?Mncube was barely 26 when doctors implanted surgical mesh into her lower abdomen, to stem …
Black Fire: The British record label Strut is releasing his Oneness of Juju compilation, “African Rhythms 1970-82,” on July 17 and several songs are on a Black Fire compilation due out in mid-August. There are …
SA tech entrepreneurs encouraged to develop African ‘unicorn’: The 1 000 Tech Entrepreneurs Campaign attracts interest from tech enthusiasts and industry partners a few weeks after its launch.
On the importance of inclusivity and ecotourism: The dawn of 2020 saw the rumblings of responsible travel starting to gather momentum – an eco-exploration earthquake set to shake up tourism. Then a global pandemic threatened momentum. What will the …
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Quick Durban KwaZulu-Natal Fact: KwaZulu-Natal Economy – Durban is a rapidly growing urban area and is by most measures the busiest port in Africa, with a good rail network linking into Southern Africa. Sugar refining is the main industry. Sheep, cattle, dairy, citrus fruits, corn, sorghum, cotton, bananas, and pineapples are also raised. There is an embryonic KwaZulu-Natal wine industry. In addition to sugar refining, industries (located mainly in and around Durban) include textile, clothing, chemicals, rubber, fertilizer, paper, vehicle assembly and food-processing plants, tanneries, and oil refineries. There are large aluminium-smelting plants at Richards Bay, on the north coast. The province produces considerable amounts of coal (especially coke) and timber. About 82% of the population is black. During apartheid, a large percentage were forced to live in Bantu homelands (Bantustans), which had a subsistence economy, based on cattle raising and corn growing. Wildlife and tourism is increasingly important to the economy of KwaZulu-Natal. Tourists pay up to $ 10,000 for safaris on which they might see lions, elephants and giraffes.
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