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Police minister Bheki Cele expresses concern as political killings persist; team set up to deal with scourge in KZN: DURBAN – POLICE Minister Bheki Cele has expressed serious concern about the continued killing of politicians in the province. This was after EFF Thulani …
Over 50 people injured in Ixopo bus crash: Fifty-eight people have been injured, among them two children, after the bus they were traveling in lost control and overturned on the R56 near Ixopo on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast on Monday night.
I want to break free: Can a city like Cape Town eliminate its sole reliance on state-owned power monopoly Eskom? Local industry experts have their say.
‘What is the ANC hiding?’ – Over 20 cops arrive to stop DA inspecting clinic: The DA will report this bizarre incident to Parliament, after a swarm of cops arrived to halt their oversight visit at Glen Earle Clinic.
IFP raises concerns over ‘volatile’ electoral environment in KZN: The province has seen around three fatal shootings recently, which could be linked to politics as parties gear up for the 1 November local government elections.
Ongoing political violence a threat to free and fair elections in KZN say political analysts and monitors: Call for political parties to ‘resolve’ disputes. This is the view of political analysts and a violence monitor. The experts,however, agreed that the prevailing atmosphere did not mean people would …
AmaZulu refuse to rule out Gabuza transfer: DStv Premiership side AmaZulu FC has refused to rule out a move for in-form Supersport United striker Thamsanqa Gabuza.
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Quick Durban KwaZulu-Natal Fact: Durban has a fascination with sharks; the local rugby team is even named for these magnificent creatures of the deep. The infamous Black December, which actually lasted from December 1957 to April 1958, marked five deadly shark attacks off Durban beaches in just 107 days. These weren’t the first deadly attacks – between 1943 and 1951, the city experienced 21 shark attacks, seven of which were deadly. The resulting hysteria amongst beach-goers after Black December prompted the authorities to take action, and a navy frigate was called in to bomb sharks with depth charges. In 1962, the Natal Sharks Board was created to explore the installation of shark nets at Durban’s swimming beaches, an exercise which had been attempted, with little success, as early as 1907. Nowadays, while most Durban beaches are protected by shark nets, sharks are a tourist attraction, with people coming from all over the world to have close encounters via shark cage diving.
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