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Ramaphosa confident SA is on a positive growth path: Government is working hard to tackle challenges, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday, including climate change, damage to infrastructure during lockdown, gender-based violence (GBV) and the …
Factory where worker lost a hand is now compliant with safety rules, says Labour Department: The snacks factory where a worker lost his hand in January has now been certified compliant with health and safety regulations by the Department of Labour. The Department launched an inspection on 15 …
Woman with HIV carries Covid-19 infection for 216 days, develops 32 virus mutations inside her body: Researchers in South Africa have found potentially dangerous coronavirus mutations in a 36-year-old woman with advanced HIV.
Producers under pressure: South Africa’s concrete and cement additive suppliers are under severe production pressures, owing to a global shortage of many of the primary raw materials used in the chemicals industry essential to …
Weather Watch: Parts of SA set for a cloudy Friday: It seems winter is really here as the South African Weather Services predicts mostly cloudy and cold conditions for many parts of the country on Friday.GAUTENG:Johannesburg will see a low of 3°C while …
Covid Variants 101: The lowdown on the forms of the virus detected during SA’s third wave: Which variants have been detected in South Africa and how do they differ? Each form of the virus has slight changes and therefore behaves slightly differently – this could affect what the epidemic …
Eskom Load Shedding: Now blackouts hamper Covid-19 vaccine centres: The DA in Kwazulu-Natal has highlighted the negative impact of Eskom’s load shedding on the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out.
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Quick Durban KwaZulu-Natal Fact: The Story of Huberta – Huberta was a hippopotamus and one of the most famous animals in South African history. In November 1928, Huberta left her waterhole in the St. Lucia Estuary, in Zululand and set off on the 1600km journey to the Eastern Cape, a journey which would take her three years. In that time Huberta became a minor celebrity in South Africa and attracted crowds wherever she went. She was initially thought to be a male and was nicknamed Hubert by the press. She stopped for a while at the mouth of the Mhlanga River in Natal and a failed attempt was made to capture her and put her in Johannesburg Zoo. After this, she headed south to Durban, where she visited a beach and a country club. Moving on to the Umgeni River, she became revered by Zulus and Xhosas alike. Finally she arrived in East London in March 1931. Despite her having been declared Royal Game (and thus protected) by the Natal Provincial Council, she was shot by hunters a month later. After a public outcry, the hunters were arrested and fined £25. Huberta’s body was recovered and sent to a taxidermist in London. Upon her return to South Africa in 1932, she was greeted by 20,000 people and can now be seen in the Amathole Museum, in King William’s Town.
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