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Sharks rookies make up for loss of Schreuder: The drafting of Jaden Hendrikse and Sanele Nohamba speaks volumes as to the bold steps the KZN team are taking towards the future …
No need to panic buy: Govt says no imminent ban on alcohol sales: On Monday, rumours started spreading on social media platforms with voice notes falsely stating that the sale of alcohol would be once again be stopped.
Premier condemns brutal Midlands murder: A killer armed with a bush knife is still at large after the owner of well-known Midlands destination Edi’s Bratwurst Sausage Restaurant, Edourd Neumeister (67), was hacked to death at his property in …
KZN Education Dept ‘to ensure’ all schools resume teaching by next Monday: Premier Sihle Zikalala said 104 of the province’s 6,148 schools would not be able to resume classes due to various problems such as a lack of water.
Persons Trapped Inside Collapsed Durban CBD Building Rescued: Paramedics: Natal paramedics on Tuesday said that the all people who were trapped inside a collapsed building in the Durban CBD were rescued. One person died when the veranda of the Noor Chambers building came …
No Need To Panic Buy: Government Says Rumours On Renewed Alcohol Ban Are Fake News: On Monday, rumours started spreading on social media platforms with voice notes falsely stating that the sale of alcohol would be once again be stopped. Director general of Government Communication …
KZNDSR partners with Comrades virtual race: The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Sport and Recreation (KZNDSR) has come on board as a partner to the Comrades Marathon Association’s (CMA) recently launched Race The Comrades Legends virtual race.
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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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