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Powerships are right for South Africa, insist energy department and its Independent Power Producer office: that contributes to local industrialisation, manufacturing, localisation, jobs, skills development, reskilling and social development of workers, their families and their communities in the depressed …
Time to celebrate with Dirty Martini: SAFARI BLUE was heavily supported on debut but showed signs of inexperience. He should make amends in this weak race. (3) MARSH MARIGOLD was slowly away on debut. The longer distance should suit him.
North West Cricket finalising player contracts: Boland‚ Eastern Province‚ Gauteng‚ Free State‚ KwaZulu-Natal Inland‚ Northerns and Free State were named as the teams in the top tier Division 1 of the new structure. Border‚ Easterns‚ Limpopo‚ …
Daily Covid-19 update: Three provinces record no deaths: 58 more Covid-19 related deaths were reported, with 0 from Eastern Cape, 1 from Free State, 23 from Gauteng, 23 from KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), 0 from Limpopo, 0 from Mpumalanga, 0 from North West …
SA records 1,400 new Covid-19 cases and 58 deaths in 24 hours: The new infections came from 34,513 tests at a positivity rate of 4.12%. Of the newly recorded deaths, 23 occurred in KwaZulu-Natal with the same number in Gauteng, nine were in the Western Cape, two …
Magashule’s plan to weasel out of a tight step-aside corner: Sources in the ANC say Magashule is planning to tour some of the regions, including the Free State, Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal, to mobilise support. “He wants to mobilise support from branches …
Another blow for Barnabas Xulu as judge dismisses recusal application: The Western Cape High Court dismissed an application brought by lawyer Barnabas XuluXulu has been accused of using Stalingrad tactics …
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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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