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The Portfolio: Lizzie ZiqubuM: Photographer Lizzie ZiqubuM’s Senior Citizens exhibition, on show at the KZNSA Gallery is a celebration and appreciation of the role of grandmothers …
Mkhize Confirms 1 990 New Covid-19 Cases: Health Minster Zweli Mkhize confirmed a cumulative total of 642 431 confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa have been recorded with 1 990 new cases identified.
Samwu president John Dlamini dies: SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) president John Dlamini died on Thursday morning after a short illness. The union said 53-year-old Dlamini, a police officer by training and service, was elected …
KwaZulu-Natal government releases list of companies awarded with COVID-19 tenders: Natal government has released the names of companies and directors who benefited from COVID-19 related contracts.
Case of alleged kidnappers linked to international extremism and kidnapping syndicate postponed: It later emerged the men were also linked to another kidnapping of a businessman in the presence of his wife and sister-in-law on 26 January.
Your weather: Fine, warm conditions on Friday: Fine warm weather awaits for Friday according to thenbspSouth African Weather ServiceExtremely high veld fire danger is expected in places o …
Youngest professor at UKZN wins prestigious award: Durban – WITHIN 8 years of beginning her academic career, University of KwaZulu Natal Associate Professor Tricia Naicker (PhD) has been carving a path in pharmaceutical sciences which has seen her …
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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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