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S/Africa marks over 6m fully-vaccinated adults – Agency: South Africa has fully-vaccinated 6,145,216 people for the coronavirus pandemic, with 149,362 others vaccinated in the last 24 hours of the exercise which started in February 2021, the Department of …
Study claims new Covid variant C.1.2 could be more infectious and evade vaccine protection: A new covid variant that was first discovered in South Africa in May and has already spread to China, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mauritius, England, New Zealand, Portugal and Switzerlan …
WHO warns new Mu variant or B.1.621 of COVID-19 could be more vaccine-resistant: The World Health Organisation has said that it is closely monitoring a new coronavirus ‘variant of interest’ named Mu, warning that the new variant shows signs of possible resistance to vaccines. Mu – …
Treasury proposes R700 million extra funding for SANDF: The National Treasury has proposed that R700 million in additional funds be allocated to the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) for its deployments internally and in Mozambique. The Treasury …
DA calls for Duduzile, Edward and Duduzane Zuma to be given the ‘same fate’ as ‘Sphithiphithi Evaluator’: These are the words of DA MP Andrew Whitfield, who called on the SA Police Service (SAPS) to arrest former president Jacob Zuma’s children, Duduzile, Edward and Duduzane, for allegedly “encouraging …
KZN horror crash: Nine killed in Ixopo accident involving trucks, taxi and bakkie: At least nine people suffered fatal injuries in an accident involving three trucks, a taxi and a bakkie in southern KZN on Thursday morning.
Public statement by the MEC for Human Settlements and Public Works Jomo Sibiya on his urgent visit to KwaSanti: I wish to inform the people of KwaZulu-Natal that I am currently meeting with 8 families that live in a transit camp in KwaSanti next to Nkanyezini. I have been joined by Cllr Thanduxolo Sabelo, …
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Quick Durban KwaZulu-Natal Fact: Zulu Monarch – KwaZulu-Natal, as the name may suggest, is also the home to the Zulu monarch, King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu. Although not holding any direct political power, the Zulu king is provided a stipend by the government, and holds considerable sway over more traditionalist Zulu people in the province. To date, the Zulu king has thirteen wives. Traditionally, each year a ceremony is performed in which the king receives another wife. The current King has kept this ceremony, called the “Reed Dance”, but not chosen a wife, instead using the ceremony to promote abstinence until marriage, as a way of preserving Zulu culture and preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS.
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