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The politics and promise behind a proposed international pandemic treaty: Yousuf Vawda, a law professor at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), questions whether EU countries championing the proposed treaty actually intend to see it through, or if its proposal is simply …
Some ANC secretaries confused by Magashule’s ‘amended’ step aside memo: In a leaked memo sent to provincial secretaries on Friday, Magashule called for them to submit names of persons facing corruption or serious criminal charges as well as those facing allegations of or …
Hawks bust two accused of KwaZulu-Natal cop killing: Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of a KZN police officer The suspects are alleged to have stabbed Sergeant Ndudu …
Weather Watch: Wednesday brings the heat across WC & KZN: Gauteng Tomorrow s Weather overview: 14.4.2021 pic.twitter.com/dAbsrgyPqq SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherServic) April 13, 2021 KWAZULU-NATAL: A hot Wednesday also in store for KZN. Durban’s …
Case against 12 protesting UKZN students withdrawn: If vice-chancellors listened to the SRC’s there would be no protests, says UKZN SRC secretary-general Philani Mncwabe.
Potential ConCourt judge Dhaya Pillay defends friendship with Pravin Gordhan: KwaZulu-Natal Judge Dhaya Pillay found herself defending her private financial investments, her “friendship” with Pravin Gordhan and a lunch she had with Jacob Zuma at his homestead in Nkandla during …
Hlomuka hands over R2m fire truck to uThukela District: The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) has handed over a fire disaster response vehicle valued at more than R2 million to uThukela District this …
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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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