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S. Africa reports highest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases: CAPE TOWN – South Africa on Saturday reported 385 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the highest daily surge since the country recorded its first case in early March. The newly-added cases …
123 COVID-19 deaths, over 6,000 infections – SA marks new single-day jump record: Three-hundred-and-eighty-five new COVID-19 cases were reported in the past 24 hours, the highest daily surge since the country recorded its first case in early March.
South Africa Records 6,336 COVID-19 Cases: South Africa has a total of 6 336 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with seven new deaths and 2 549 recoveries. “The total number of tests conducted to date is 230 686, of which 13 164 were done in the last …
Paper Talk: Mega-money offer for PSDT?: A round up of what some of South Africa’s leading Sunday papers are saying, including reports of an offer for Springbok flank Pieter-Steph du Toit …
Kevin Hedderwick’s second act: The former Famous Brands CEO is taking on new challenges in ‘semi-retirement’ – including as venture capitalist …
Public pushed to the edge of despair by lockdown rules as UN warns of ‘toxic culture’: The Covid-19 lockdown moves into unknown territory this week, with 1.5-million people going back to work as the government’s strict social distancing and stay-at-home rules meet a wave of public …
Covid-19 pandemic: Durban report proposes ice rink morgue if needed: Durban is being asked to consider using a local ice rink as a temporary mortuary facility to deal with a projected surge in Covid-19 deaths.
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Quick Durban KwaZulu-Natal Fact: While many associate Durban with sharks, not many people make the connection between Durban and whales. In fact, Durban was once a busy centre of the whaling industry, with many thousands of whales processed in the whaling stations on the Bluff. Thankfully, whaling was outlawed in South Africa when whale numbers plummeted, and the Durban whaling stations were closed in 1975. Since then, whale numbers have recovered and whale watching is now a major Durban tourist attraction.
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