Durban in the News:
‘The perfect storm’: lax social distancing fuelled a coronavirus variant’s Brazilian surge: Tulio de Oliveira, a bioinformatician and director of the KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform in Durban, South Africa, says that the research shows how teams in the global South …
Social media revels as snow blankets Lesotho and parts of South Africa: Social media users are sharing snowy photos and videos from parts of southern Africa, specifically South Africa and Lesotho. The South African Weather Service warned of cold temperatures in the …
Princess Charlene of Monaco shows off new shaved hairstyle on South Africa trip: PRINCESS CHARLENE of Monaco has shown her new shaved hairstyle during her solo South African conservation trip. Pictures of her dramatic haircut have been shared on her charity’s Instagram account.
Vodacom KZN spends R100 million to build 84 base stations in unconnected areas: The recent investment by Vodacom in KZN sees unconnected areas nine district and 14 local municipalities receive 3G/4G base stations.
KZN police seize hundreds of Sassa cards in raids: DURBAN – Hundreds of Sassa cards have been seized in police operations in KwaZulu-Natal since the start of the year. In the latest bust, officers from the Provincial Organised Crime Unit recovered …
Princess Charlene of Monaco debuts an even MORE dramatic shaved hairstyle in South Africa: Princess Charlene of Monaco debuted the look – featuring a longer strip on top of the head and dramatically shaved back and sides – in snaps from South Africa shared on her charity’s Instagram page.
From donor to patient, KZN SANBS lab now allows public to view journey of blood donations: A world first, the ‘Journey of Blood’ facility based at the SANBS KZN regional headquarters, will enable people will see first-hand the testing and processing of blood to get it ready to save a life.
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Quick Durban KwaZulu-Natal Fact: Durbanites have their own lingo – If you hear something like, “Ek se, it’s cold, I’m vaaing posie to catch a dop”, don’t be alarmed. Durban has its own slang that ranges from a mishmash of local expressions to derivatives of Afrikaans and Zulu. In fact we think it’d be pretty “kiff” if you learnt some too.
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