Durban in the News:
Limpopo safety MEC welcomes arrest of Mbilwi teacher accused of raping pupil: The pupil, who was 17 years old when she was raped in 2018, was allegedly threatened by the accused and offered money for her silence.
These are the ‘hijack capitals’ of South Africa: The South African Police Service has published crime statistics for the period between 1 January March and 31 March 2021, showing a quarterly increase in hijackings in the country.
The flowers of May: I ALWAYS look forward to May in Durban because it is one of the most colourful times of the year. I am amazed at the number of different plants in flower or which are pushing flower spikes that will …
Final vaccine administered as part of Sisonke trial: The final Covid-19 jab as part of the Sisonke trial has been administered. Dr Nigel Garrett, national co-principal investigator in the Sisonke study – and head of vaccines and pathogenesis research at …
Fatal police shooting of Lindani Myeni in Honolulu has South Africans demanding justice: JOHANNESBURG >> A plane from Honolulu landed in Johannesburg earlier this month and offloaded a plastic-wrapped coffin carrying the body of Lindani Myeni, a South African rugby player, aspiring singer …
SA’s Thuso Mbedu is riding the train to international fame: The star of Amazon Prime’s ‘Underground Railroad’ – directed by Oscar-winner Barry Jenkins – is the first local actress in history to headline a US series …
Covid-19: SA reports 2750 new cases and 59 deaths: DURBAN – Of the 59 new Covid-19 related deaths that have been reported Gauteng accounted for 20, the Northern Cape 18, KwaZulu-Natal 8, the Western Cape 6, the Free State 5 and Mpumalanga 2. This …
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Quick Durban KwaZulu-Natal Fact: Durbanites have their own lingo – If you hear something like, “Ek se, it’s cold, I’m vaaing posie to catch a dop”, don’t be alarmed. Durban has its own slang that ranges from a mishmash of local expressions to derivatives of Afrikaans and Zulu. In fact we think it’d be pretty “kiff” if you learnt some too.
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SA’s Thuso Mbedu is riding the train to international fame