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Food prices up by as much as 30%, and things are only getting worse: A Pietermaritzburg-based organisation has tracked the increase in the prices of basic goods since the start of lockdown, as well as monitoring the desperate measures people resort to in order to put …
Pangolin species linked to Covid 19 may finally be safe from extinction as China clamps down on ingredients in traditional medicine: Last week, the Chinese government removed pangolin scales from its 2020 list of approved ingredients used in traditional medicine.
Showers expected in Gauteng on Tuesday as cold bites: The South African Weather Service said the cold weather was most likely to continue this week, over central and eastern parts of the country.
South Africa: SA Records 73 533 COVID-19 Cases: South Africa has recorded a further 88 COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the total number nationally to 1 568.
Murders of South African women as lockdown eases sparks online campaigns: A spate of murders of South African women in recent weeks, including a heavily pregnant woman stabbed and hanged from a tree, highlighted the need for tougher police action on violence against women, …
Government Warns Liquor Licence Holders: Natal MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, has warned liquor licence holders against the sale of alcohol on a public holiday. “Tomorrow, we will pay …
Murders of S.African women as lockdown eases sparks online campaigns: A spate of murders of South African women in recent weeks, including a heavily pregnant woman stabbed and hanged from a tree, highlighted the need for tougher police action on violence against women, …
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Quick Durban KwaZulu-Natal Fact: Durban has a fascination with sharks; the local rugby team is even named for these magnificent creatures of the deep. The infamous Black December, which actually lasted from December 1957 to April 1958, marked five deadly shark attacks off Durban beaches in just 107 days. These weren’t the first deadly attacks – between 1943 and 1951, the city experienced 21 shark attacks, seven of which were deadly. The resulting hysteria amongst beach-goers after Black December prompted the authorities to take action, and a navy frigate was called in to bomb sharks with depth charges. In 1962, the Natal Sharks Board was created to explore the installation of shark nets at Durban’s swimming beaches, an exercise which had been attempted, with little success, as early as 1907. Nowadays, while most Durban beaches are protected by shark nets, sharks are a tourist attraction, with people coming from all over the world to have close encounters via shark cage diving.
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