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Sea pollution after South Africa riots an ‘environmental catastrophe’: South African government on Sunday said the sea pollution linked to a spill from a chemical plant attacked during riots in July had caused a serious environmental catastrophe.
Sundowns clip Swallows wings and open lead: Mamelodi Sundowns beat Swallows FC 3-0 on Sunday to open a four-point lead at the top of the Premier Soccer League. Sundowns went into the lead from a corner when Pavol Safranko towered over the …
South Africa’s Massive ‘Sardine Run’ Leads Fish into Ecological Trap: One of the world’s most spectacular marine migrations is the KwaZulu-Natal sardine run. The so-called “greatest shoal on Earth” takes place during the southern hemisphere’s winter. It involves the …
Minister Barbara Creecy pledges clampdown on South Africa’s hidden toxic chemical storehouses after UPL disaster: Environment Minister Barbara Creecy has announced plans for a major clampdown on under-the-radar toxic chemical manufacturers and storage warehouses across South Africa in the wake of the UPL toxic …
The black women who fought against remnants of apartheid laws: In April, the constitutional court handed down a judgment that found sections of the Matrimonial Property Act unconstitutional.
Mel Gooding obituary: Writer on art who undertook interviews for the Artists’ Lives oral history project at the British Library …
IFP accuses ANC in KZN of trying to erode office of the monarchy: The IFP has accused the ANC of undermining the Zulu monarchy. IFP spokesperson Mkhuleko Hlengwa said in a statement on Sunday that, as the official opposition in KwaZulu-Natal, the party was concerned …
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Quick Durban KwaZulu-Natal Fact: Provincial Government – The KwaZulu-Natal’s provincial government sits in the legislative buildings in Pietermaritzburg. The site where the legislative buildings are situated was occupied by St Mary’s Church, which was built in the 1860s. A new church was built at the corner of Burger Street and Commercial Road, and opened in 1884. The old building was demolished in 1887 to provide space for the legislative complex. The foundation stone of the new legislative building was laid on 21 June 1887, to commemorate Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee. The building was completed two years later. On 25 April 1889, the Governor of Natal, Sir Arthur Havelock, opened the first Legislative Council session in the new building. When governance was granted to Natal in 1893, the new Legislative Assembly took over the chamber that was used by the Legislative Council since 1889. Further extensions to the parliamentary building were made. The building was unoccupied until 1902, when it was used without being officially opened, due to the fact that the country was engulfed in the Anglo-Boer war. The war also affected the Legislative Assembly, which had to move the venue of its sittings when the chamber was used as a military hospital.
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