Durban in the News:
Information sought on Isipingo dad’s murder: The family of slain Keagan Chetty who was gunned down in full view of his wife in a drive-by shooting in Isipingo is offering a reward of R100 000 for any information on the gunmen who murdered the …
South Africa: Covid-19 Roundup | Class Divide, Vaccine Hope: The early stage of a British vaccine trial has delivered promising results, while the effects of the coronavirus pandemic continue to expose South Africa’s inequality.
South Africa: SA’s Covid-19 Death Toll Surpasses the 6 000 Mark: The Country’s Covid-19 cases soared by 13 104 new cases on Thursday, bringing the total infections to 408 052 since the start of the outbreak.
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Traditional leaders must assist in fight against virus: Then the first case was recorded in South Africa when a male person was confirmed to be positive with this virus in KwaZulu-Natal. But some of us we still thought it was not our problem as it was in …
This is not the time to lower our guard, Zikalala: The Minister of Health, Dr Zweli Mkhize, has warned the people of KwaZulu-Natal that they could soon be living in the epicentre of the South African Covid-19 pandemic, as the number of infections rise …
Here’s why water costs differ dramatically across 4 municipalities: The water sector does not have a distinct or independent regulator, which means in the absence of an economic panel of experts to assess water costing and pricing, water boards can propose different …
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Quick Durban KwaZulu-Natal Fact: KwaZulu-Natal Economy – Durban is a rapidly growing urban area and is by most measures the busiest port in Africa, with a good rail network linking into Southern Africa. Sugar refining is the main industry. Sheep, cattle, dairy, citrus fruits, corn, sorghum, cotton, bananas, and pineapples are also raised. There is an embryonic KwaZulu-Natal wine industry. In addition to sugar refining, industries (located mainly in and around Durban) include textile, clothing, chemicals, rubber, fertilizer, paper, vehicle assembly and food-processing plants, tanneries, and oil refineries. There are large aluminium-smelting plants at Richards Bay, on the north coast. The province produces considerable amounts of coal (especially coke) and timber. About 82% of the population is black. During apartheid, a large percentage were forced to live in Bantu homelands (Bantustans), which had a subsistence economy, based on cattle raising and corn growing. Wildlife and tourism is increasingly important to the economy of KwaZulu-Natal. Tourists pay up to $ 10,000 for safaris on which they might see lions, elephants and giraffes.
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