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South Africa: Nosipho Mthembu Is a Paddler Out of Water: “I came last,” she grins. “So my time was good, but I was last.” Her time was so good she was selected for the KwaZulu-Natal sprint team. “I had to tell my parents, because I made the team to Cape …
UPDATE: Confirmed Covid-19 cases jump to 875 in Ugu District: As of today, Monday, July 13, KwaZulu-Natal has 25 572 confirmed Covid-19 cases, according to the Department of Health. Of these, 17 765 are active with 1 863 new cases confirmed today. Some 286 …
Sardine activity slows on the South Coast: The KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board conducted a sardine patrol flight on Friday, July 10, through to the Hole in the Wall, in the Eastern Cape. There were shoals of sardines sighted close to the backline …
KZN teacher involved in roadside ‘ambush’ dies after being discharged: One of the three KwaZulu-Natal teachers injured after the taxi they were travelling in was ambushed has died. In a statement on Monday, the KZN education department said the teacher had been …
How does coronavirus spread? The principles of fluid mechanics hold the answer: Some of the answers may lie in a field of study called fluid mechanics – understanding how fluids move. Understanding how fluids move can help us get to grips with how a virus like the one causing …
Isipingo police officers arrested for corruption: Tabloid Newspapers is KZN’s largest independently owned community newspaper publisher. With 14 publications, we cover the greater Durban area as well as Northern KZN …
Safety tips when driving in gale-force winds: While Zululand doesn’t necessarily experience the snow and ice of our colder counterparts, we do have to brace ourselves for the occasional storm winds and heavy rain. These conditions make driving …
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Quick Durban KwaZulu-Natal Fact: The “Cuban Hat” and its neighbour “The Nest” were two very popular drive in locales situated on the then Lower Marine Parade in Durban. They were especially popular in the late 50s / early 60s when own car transport became an essential must have amongst young adults. These were the days when young adult life changed considerably when freedom of movement, the changed music and habits of the time and there was a general improvement in living standards. Initially any form of car was better than none because as the saying was, it enabled you to get to “where the action was”. Action being where parties, socials, “sessions” and get togethers. The fact that you could pick up your mates or girl friends and go together as a group made life good. Parents of the time had to adjust to the times because they were brought up when stricter parental control was generally enforced. The days of dates being, sitting in the lounge with the parents were no longer and life was now centred on getting out and about and mixing with your own age group.
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