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Fulcrum Collections Welcomes Asiya Swaleh as New Business Development General Manager: Fulcrum Collections, the premium collections division of The Fulcrum Group, has appointed Asiya Swaleh as General Manager: Business Development. Her appointment is effective 1 October 2021, and she …
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More equipment donated in the fight against Covid-19: Integrated chemicals and energy company Sasol has donated mobile clinics, vaccine carriers, laptops, specialised World Health Organisation-approved medical refrigerators and freezers, as well as …
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PP closes several investigations: PUBLIC PROTECTOR CLOSES SEVERAL INVESTIGATIONS. Public Protector Adv. Busisiwe Mkhwebane has closed a number of investigations involving allegations of wrongdoing against Presiden …
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With minor tweaks, proposed hate speech legislation can give us more freedom of speech, not less: The proposed amendments to South Africa’s hate speech legislation should aim at protecting the dignity of marginalised groups. Not the kind of dignity that is affronted when you dress up proudly in …
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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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