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Seven SARS employees test positive for COVID-19: The South African Revenue Service has learnt with concern, that as of yesterday, 18 May 2020, two additional positive COVID-19 instances among staff have been reported. This brings the total number of …
NTOKOZO ZAKWE LAUNCHES ONLINE PROJECT FOR YOUNG RAPPERS: Ntokozo Zakwe, the KwaZulu-Natal based hip-hop artist, was on the verge of releasing his latest album when everything was halted by Covid-19. Like most artists he had to shift focus. As it is he is …
KZN premier to welcome Cuban doctors deployed to the province: Meanwhile, the provincial executive council says it approves the decision by the KZN department of health to recruit more than 1,000 healthcare workers.
There will be no change to matric syllabus: The Department of Basic Education is on schedule for public and private schools to reopen for Grade 7 and 12 pupils on June 1, Education Minister Angie Motshekga announced on Tuesday night. Matric …
Investigation into Covid-19 outbreak at Durban hospital reveals virus spread through patient to patient transfer: The findings of the investigation into the coronavirus or Covid-19 outbreak that led to the closure of Netcare St Augustine’s Hospital have been released.
Cato Ridge community mourns Mngwengwe’s death: The community of Cato Ridge between Pietermaritzburg and Durban in KwaZulu-Natal will never be the same without deceased Golden Arrows defender Nkanyiso Mngwengwe.
Cash refund woes for SA travellers: South Africa’s travel agents, reeling from poor business patronage due to the lockdown, on Wednesday said they are unable to cash-refund clients who cancelled travel plans due to the coronavirus …
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Quick Durban KwaZulu-Natal Fact: KwaZulu-Natal Economy – Durban is a rapidly growing urban area and is by most measures the busiest port in Africa, with a good rail network linking into Southern Africa. Sugar refining is the main industry. Sheep, cattle, dairy, citrus fruits, corn, sorghum, cotton, bananas, and pineapples are also raised. There is an embryonic KwaZulu-Natal wine industry. In addition to sugar refining, industries (located mainly in and around Durban) include textile, clothing, chemicals, rubber, fertilizer, paper, vehicle assembly and food-processing plants, tanneries, and oil refineries. There are large aluminium-smelting plants at Richards Bay, on the north coast. The province produces considerable amounts of coal (especially coke) and timber. About 82% of the population is black. During apartheid, a large percentage were forced to live in Bantu homelands (Bantustans), which had a subsistence economy, based on cattle raising and corn growing. Wildlife and tourism is increasingly important to the economy of KwaZulu-Natal. Tourists pay up to $ 10,000 for safaris on which they might see lions, elephants and giraffes.
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