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Four injured in boating accident on KZN south coast: Four people were injured, two seriously, when their ski-boat crashed into a shoreline cliff near a KwaZulu-Natal south coast holiday resort on Tuesday. Gert du Plessis, National Sea Rescue Institute …
Sasol and Toyota planning massive ‘green’ highway project for South Africa: Sasol plans to develop the use of green hydrogen by fuel cell vehicles on a major South African freight route as the company examines ways to lower its own emissions. Along with partner Toyota …
Black Coffee: S. Africa’s rags-to-riches DJ rocks on despite Covid: The coronavirus pandemic has silenced many artists, but South Africa’s house music pioneer, Nkosinathi Maphumulo, popularly known as DJ Black Coffee, has been rocking it — dropping an album and …
Deputy Minister Nomalungelo Gina to visit KZN’s SEZ’s and factories to assess progress and impact: The Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Ms Nomalungelo Gina will visit Special Economic Zones (SEZs), an industrial park, and government-supported factories in KwaZulu-Natal from 19-23 …
WATCH: EFF members gather in Hillbrow as Floyd Shivambu arrives to lay corruption charge against Pravin Gordhan: Johannesburg: A large contingent of EFF members gathered outside Hillbrow police station in Johannesburg on Wednesday morning, picketing and singing Struggle songs before the party’s deputy president …
South Africa: DWS working to bring water relief in KZN municipalities: The Department of Water and Sanitation has reiterated its commitment to working closely with the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government and various municipalities in the province to ensure water supply …
Chief justice Mogoeng questions ConCourt candidate’s friendship with Pravin Gordhan: Chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng revealed that former finance minister Pravin Gordhan had approached him to ask how “his close friend” judge Dhaya Pillay had fared after an interview for a vacancy at the …
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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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