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VIDEO & PICS: Poverty fuelled unrest – Sisulu: Lindiwe Sisulu acknowledged that extreme poverty, unemployment, inequality and judicial overreach fuelled the recent chaos the country was plunged into after the riots that erupted in the country …
Nearly 1,000 businesses closures in South Africa in the first half of 2021 – these are the industries most affected: The latest data from Statistics South Africa shows that close to 1,000 businesses have been liquidated in the first half of the year.
UKZN professor says Ivermectin has a positive impact on COVID patients: Natal’s Professor Colleen Aldous said that despite some scientists saying that there was lack of evidence on the drug’s efficacy to treat the disease, it did hold clinical benefits.
State opposes Mchunu’s bail application, supporters dance and sing outside court: The state has opposed the bail application of former radio DJ Ngizwe Mchunu who is currently appearing in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court north of Johannesburg.
Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter tests positive for Covid-19: The Afrikaans news site confirmed with the utility’s spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha that the 52-year-old De Ruyter tested positive for the virus last week. Mantshahsa told Netwerk24 that the CEO …
INTERVIEW | Chewing the fat with BMW SA CEO Peter van Binsbergen: BMW Group South Africa had just three vehicles in its line-up. If you want to get technical, you could also cite the E31 8-Series, of which a tiny volume was produced locally at the Rosslyn, Tshwane …
The police did not have the capacity nor the foresight to deal with the unrest, says criminologist: Portfolio committee on police to call on ministers of police, state security and defence to account for their failures during the recent unrest …
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Quick Durban KwaZulu-Natal Fact: Zulu Monarch – KwaZulu-Natal, as the name may suggest, is also the home to the Zulu monarch, King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu. Although not holding any direct political power, the Zulu king is provided a stipend by the government, and holds considerable sway over more traditionalist Zulu people in the province. To date, the Zulu king has thirteen wives. Traditionally, each year a ceremony is performed in which the king receives another wife. The current King has kept this ceremony, called the “Reed Dance”, but not chosen a wife, instead using the ceremony to promote abstinence until marriage, as a way of preserving Zulu culture and preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS.
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