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IMMUNE RESPONSE TO COVID: New Covid variant could be more infectious, finds study 30 Aug, 2021, 07.04 PM IST. The new variant was first found in South Africa in May, scientists from National Institute for …
Unheralded film star basks in awards glory: Unheralded filmmaker, producer and actress Zoe Ramushu is basking in glory after her two productions “To The Plate” and “It Takes A Circus” were nominated for international prestigious awards.
SA’s infrastructure drive ‘is gaining momentum’: South Africa’s infrastructure drive to revitalise the economy and create employment is gaining momentum, maintains Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Patricia de Lille. A monthly subscription …
South Africa Economy Grew Faster Than Expected in Second Quarter: While the quarterly outcome supports forecasts that predict Africa’s most industrialized economy will recover from its biggest contraction in at least 27 years, it’s likely to …
KZN disaster teams on high alert as rains batter infrastructure: Heavy rains continued to batter parts of KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday, leaving some families with major damage to their homes and causing road infrastructure damage.
DA slams State Security Agency’s refusal to reveal intelligence reports from July’s unrest: DURBAN – THE DA has slammed the State Security Agency’s (SSA) refusal to make public intelligence reports on July’s unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng as cowardice. DA spokesperson on State Security, …
Race and capitalism: no easy answers, but posturing will get South Africa nowhere: However, one explanation which has been touted in various quarters has been that the upheaval was the outcome of ‘the racial capitalism’ to which South Africa has been subjected over the centuries.
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Quick Durban KwaZulu-Natal Fact: Durban plays host to Africa’s greatest horse race – the Durban July, held annually on the first Saturday in July at Greyville Racecourse. While the first official horse race took place there in 1844, the first Durban July – then called the Durban Turf Club Handicap – was run in 1897. It’s been run every year since then and now attracts over 50,000 visitors to Durban over ‘July Weekend’.
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