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Fear grips Mthwalume community after the discovery of the body of another woman: Natal south coast following yet another discovery of a body of a woman in a bush. The badly decomposed body was discovered by a woman who was collecting firewood. It is the fifth body of a woman to be …
Miss South Africa 2020 top 10 finalists ready to shine: The contestants represent six provinces: Gauteng has four (with three from Tshwane and one from Soweto), followed by the Eastern Cape with two, while KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape, Limpopo and North …
Taxi industry ‘in the dark’ over wave of violence in metro: This comes as a family of a man who was shot dead during taxi violence near Tshwane District Hospital were angered by the alleged mistaken killing of their father.
5 suspects linked to Pinetown hijacking shot dead in Queensburgh: FIVE suspects believed to be behind robberies and hijackings in the Pinetown, Umbilo and Berea areas were shot dead by police in Bellair yesterday afternoon (Tuesday, 11 August). The suspects, …
Making a difference differently, this Mandela Month: Mandela Month was celebrated differently this year by many South Africans, and globally. The constraints of a Covid-19-reality have meant that people could not go out into vulnerable communities to …
Fifth body found in KZN field: Another body has been found in a field in Mthwalume on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast. It’s the fifth body to be found in the area since April and has raised fears a serial killer might be on the loose …
Three suspected hitmen nabbed with high calibre firearms: They are also set to appear before Umbumbulu Magistrate Court for possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition today. All three were remanded in custody pending formal bail application. A …
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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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