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Daily Covid-19 update: 4 provinces record no deaths while KZN registers 70 fatalities: As of Monday, 22 March 2021, the cumulative number of detected Covid-19 cases is 1,538,451 with 599 new cases identified, Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has confirmed. 85 more Covid-19 related deaths …
599 new Covid-19 cases and 85 new deaths recorded in SA: South African has recorded 599 new cases of Covid-19 and 85 new deaths on Monday, according to the Department of Health.
Out of 85 new Covid-19 deaths in SA, 70 are in KwaZulu-Natal: Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has released the latest Covid-19 stats which recorded fatalities linked to the coronavirus at 85 on Monday.
South Africa waits as ‘intricate’ process decides next Zulu king: Power cuts, corruption and tensions within the ruling ANC party usually dominate the headlines in South Africa. But today, they have been sidelined by one question: who will be the monarch of the …
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Quick Durban KwaZulu-Natal Fact: Durban has a fascination with sharks; the local rugby team is even named for these magnificent creatures of the deep. The infamous Black December, which actually lasted from December 1957 to April 1958, marked five deadly shark attacks off Durban beaches in just 107 days. These weren’t the first deadly attacks – between 1943 and 1951, the city experienced 21 shark attacks, seven of which were deadly. The resulting hysteria amongst beach-goers after Black December prompted the authorities to take action, and a navy frigate was called in to bomb sharks with depth charges. In 1962, the Natal Sharks Board was created to explore the installation of shark nets at Durban’s swimming beaches, an exercise which had been attempted, with little success, as early as 1907. Nowadays, while most Durban beaches are protected by shark nets, sharks are a tourist attraction, with people coming from all over the world to have close encounters via shark cage diving.
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