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WATCH | Body of Zulu monarch King Goodwill Zwelithini leaves Durban, arrives in Nongoma: Scores of amabutho (Zulu warriors), traditional leaders, hospital staff and members of the public sang, danced and ululated as the body of the late Zulu monarch King Goodwill Zwelithini left the …
Covid-19 deprives subjects from paying last respects to Zulu King: Covid-19 regulations will deprive thousands of Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini’s subjects and dignitaries from paying their last respect.
The Latest: All Duke University undergrads must quarantine: Duke University issued a quarantine order for all of its undergraduates effective Saturday night due to a coronavirus outbreak caused by students who attended recruitment parties, the school said.
Daily Covid-19 update: 1,541 new cases while two provinces record no deaths: As of Saturday, 13 March 2021, the cumulative number of detected Covid-19 cases is 1,528,414 with 1,541 new cases identified, Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has confirmed. 82 more Covid-19 …
King’s body will not lie in state: Prince Buthelezi: Nomagugu Ngobese of the Nomkhubulwane Culture and Youth Development Organisation, who also attend the Reed Dance at eNyokeni Palace in the northern KwaZulu-Natal, says they have started mourning the …
Oil refinery blast is one more reason South Africa should take industrial risks seriously: (MENAFN – The Conversation) A blast at an Engen oil refinery recently rocked the community of Durban South, an industrial basin in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Several employees and community …
Royal rituals will trump state ones for King Goodwill Zwelithini’s funeral: Preparations for the burial of King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu are likely to be about preserving culture in the modern world, according to cultural expert Dr Gugu Mazibuko, a senior lecturer at …
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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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