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Tributes pour in for radio legend Welcome Nzimande: Tributes are pouring in for the late radio giant, Welcome Bhodloza Nzimande. He passed away at a Durban hospital on Friday morning. In a statement, the family said Nzimande was rushed to hospital …
The Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party Mourns the Passing of Comrade VusiMuzi Cibane: The Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party joins together with our comrades of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) in mourning the passing of comrade Vusimuzi Cibane …
Proteas Women raring to go after 10 months of inaction: The Proteas had a solid run at the 2020 T20 Women’s World Cup, reaching the semifinals. Then Covid-19 struck and halted that momentum. Now, almost a year on, they have a chance to build up a head of …
TTM need to dodge this arrow on Saturday: TTM were lying in the 11 th spot on the log standings with nine points before Wednesday’s match against Orlando Pirates. The defenders of TTM must keep an eye on the Arrows’ strikers, Knox Mutizwa, …
Mass testing of matric markers: Natal Department of Education is conducting mass testing in many matric marking centres following the death of two markers and 27 others testing positive for Covid-19 …
COVID-19 LIVE UPDATES | Raymond Zondo to self isolate after being in contact with colleague who contracted virus: Health experts have called on Gauteng residents to put themselves voluntarily into lockdown level five, warning that the peak of the second wave was still to come.
Sledgehammer gang strike at Durban jewellery store: SAPS are searching for a gang of men who robbed a jewellery shop at Durban’s Gateway shopping centre on Friday morning.
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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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