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MTN school adds impetus to online learning: The free MTN Online School has been launched and is now available to all learners and teachers who need access to official learning material.
Osinbajo, Sanwo-Olu, storm night of tributes for Pastor Odukoya’s wife (Photos): Yemi Osinabajo alongside Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo Olu attended the night of tributes for the late Pastor Nomthi Odukoya on Monday night. Husband of the deceased Pastor Taiwo Odukoya, at …
WATCH LIVE | SAHRC hearings into July unrest continue: National police commissioner Gen Khehla Sitole and KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi are scheduled to testify on Tuesday.
Childline KZN calls for communities to help bring an end to violence against women and children after girl, aged 6, is beheaded: DURBAN – CHILDLINE KwaZulu-Natal has described the beheading of a 6-year-old girl in Estcourt as a heartbreaking case. Police spokesperson Captain Nqobile Gwala said police received a report on …
Covid-19: Gauteng continues to record highest number of infections with 1 909 new cases: New Covid-19 infections have continued to climb, with the country recording 2 273 new confirmed cases on Monday. Gauteng recorded 1 909 cases in one day, according to a statement by the National …
SAHRC Unrest Hearing: ‘Looters had free-for-all as government, cops were absent’: Zulu was speaking on Monday at the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) National Investigative Hearing into the July unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. He said communication during the unrest was …
SA’s Covid-19 positivity rate shoots up to over 10%: The Covid-19 positivity rate in South Africa has increased to 10.7% on Monday evening. The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) says this was out of the 21 302 tests conducted over the …
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Quick Durban KwaZulu-Natal Fact: The Golden Mile is traditionally Durban’s most popular tourist attraction, and has had many incarnations over the decades, from the sedate promenade where elegant Victorian and Edwardian ladies and gentleman used to enjoy an afternoon stroll, to the vibrant and colourful spot it is today. Its profile may have changed, but one constant has remained throughout the years – the Zulu Rickshaw Runners. Durban’s first 10 rickshaws were imported from Japan in 1892 by sugar magnate, Marshall Campbell. To everyone’s astonishment, they rapidly became a popular mode of transport in and around Durban and soon crowded the streets of the city. In those days, being a Rickshaw Runner – the man who pulled the rickshaw cart – was a (comparatively) well-paid and sought-after position. The City proposed that these men wear simple calico uniforms, which they embellished with traditional Zulu adornments, giving rise to the now-famous Durban rickshaw dress. Today, rickshaw men are an indelible feature of the Durban beachfront!.
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KZN border area under siege: Car theft syndicates abduct – and kill – to feed Mozambique smuggling route