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Matric results to be released on time: The Department of Basic Educations says several provinces have completed the marking of Grade 12 exam papers ahead of schedule, and that results will be released on …
Swanky pads and Krugerrands: Feud provides new dimension to UKZN paid placements scandal and access to information: A parochial Pietermaritzburg squabble over a soured deal involving either a mysterious batch of Krugerrands or a swanky apartment for sale in Umhlanga – depending on which affidavit you believe – has …
Reserve Bank keeps rates steady but MPC opinion still split 3-2: The SA Reserve Bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) was split by a single vote in favour of keeping interest rates on hold for a third meeting in a row. Policymakers voted 3-2 to keep the repo rate …
Emerging evidence suggests new coronavirus variant could be problematic for vaccines: As researchers around the world race to see if new coronavirus variants will pose a problem for the vaccines, a second study in two days says a variant from South Africa could possibly do just that.
Bitcoin tumbles 11% as cryptocurrency rally gives way to price pessimism: Bitcoin closed in on the lowest in three weeks as the cryptocurrency’s sizzling rally gives way to pessimism that prices are too high. Bitcoin tumbled as much as 11.3% Thursday, sliding below $ 31,000.
SA records nearly 650 Covid-19 deaths and more than 11,000 new cases: SA recorded nearly 650 new Covid-19 related deaths in the past 24 hours, as the country fast approached the 40,000 fatalities mark.
Healthcare Heroes Killed in Netcare Helicopter Crash: A Netcare helicopter tragically crashed on Thursday afternoon near Bergville in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa, tragically killing all five on board including crew and healthcare workers. Netcare’s …
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Quick Durban KwaZulu-Natal Fact: The “Cuban Hat” and its neighbour “The Nest” were two very popular drive in locales situated on the then Lower Marine Parade in Durban. They were especially popular in the late 50s / early 60s when own car transport became an essential must have amongst young adults. These were the days when young adult life changed considerably when freedom of movement, the changed music and habits of the time and there was a general improvement in living standards. Initially any form of car was better than none because as the saying was, it enabled you to get to “where the action was”. Action being where parties, socials, “sessions” and get togethers. The fact that you could pick up your mates or girl friends and go together as a group made life good. Parents of the time had to adjust to the times because they were brought up when stricter parental control was generally enforced. The days of dates being, sitting in the lounge with the parents were no longer and life was now centred on getting out and about and mixing with your own age group.
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