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Freedom Day: Zikalala pays tribute to John Langalibalele Dube: INANDA – KwaZulu-Natal premier Sihle Zikalala has paid tribute to John Langalibalele Dube, the founding president of the South African Native National Congress (which became the ANC). It’s part of the …
Participating in elections is an opportunity to get rid of corrupt leaders: Ramaphosa: President Cyril Ramaphosa has reminded South Africans that participating in Local Government Elections will give them an opportunity to get rid of corrupt leaders.
Municipal truck torched!: WASTE truck belonging to the struggling Bushbuckridge Local Municipality was torched at Mhala Testing Station in Thulamahashe on Monday, 26 April at about 3am.
Frosler: SA Needs More Hunger To Achieve Success: Kaizer Chiefs defender Reeve Frosler believes South African players need to show more hunger and desire for national teams to reclaim its glory days. Despite progress in club continental competitions …
Here Is How Much Norma and Malusi Gigaba’s Wedding Cost: Here Is How Much Norma and Malusi Gigaba’s Wedding Cost. A lot of shocking revelations were unpacked on Monday evening at the Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture. Norma Mngoma opened up …
Motorists warned to be alert following long Freedom Day weekend: The N3 Toll Concession(N3TC) said traffic conditions are expected to peak on Freedom Day as travellers head home after the long weekend and warned motorists to stay alert. N3TC, the company which …
RHOD star named ‘Nompumelelo’ after tying the knot [photos]: Real Housewives of Durban’ star Anne-Tonni Lodick officially became Mrs Mtembu this weekend after tying the knot in Cape Winelands.
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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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