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Hluhluwe Game Reserve’s fence has not been pulled down by protesters: Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife has debunked a social media post claiming that the fence around Hluhluwe Game Reserve in northern KwaZulu-Natal had been pulled down by protesters. “Please note that the video …
We need the army — Durban Chamber of Commerce’s plea to government as violence and looting escalates: The Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry has implored President Cyril Ramaphosa to deploy the South African National Defence Force and declare a state of emergency as civil unrest escalates in and …
Truck torched in NMB while looting in Gauteng and Durban continues: In Nelson Mandela Bay, protestors torched an iron-ore tipper truck on the N2 near Bluewater Bay/Truckers Inn at around 6 am.
Damage of at least R100m caused by protests, says KZN government: “Conservative estimates” are that the damage to private and public property in the province is at approximately R100m, but this could increase as information is still being collated.
South African looting before Zuma hearing: The violence followed a weekend of unrest by stick-wielding protesters in South Africa. It mainly concentrated around Zuma’s home province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), with some spilling into the main …
Orion’s Smart rebuts criticism R500m in Prieska mine procurement ignored communities: ORION Minerals has defended its recent procurement spend saying that R500m in expenditure on the Prieska Copper-Zinc mine in South Africa’s Northern Cape was used to employ specialist mining, …
eThekwini suspends bus service amidst ’civil unrest’: DURBAN: The eThekwini Municipality suspended its bus services today. The city said this was as a result of the current civil unrest. “In addition to the bus service, residents can expect other service …
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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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