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World of pain: The most unfortunate sporting injuries of 2020: We know by now that the pitch is often the safest place for a sportsperson. The year gone brought the usual crop of bizarre injuries suffered far …
‘Big Fish’ in good health after beating virus: Makhabane, who suspects that he contracted the virus while performing in Durban mid-December, spent Christmas in quarantine. Following 10 days of quarantine, he told Sowetan he has improved in the …
Competition is a game-changer for South Africa’s entrepreneurs: Open to entrepreneurs, small businesses and established SMMEs nationwide, the DCC Business Accelerator Programme attracted more than 100 entries and the selection panel was hard-pressed to whittle …
‘Stop spreading fake news’: KZN premier slams Covid-19 conspiracy theorists: KwaZulu-Natal premier Sihle Zikalala says Covid-19 conspiracy theorists should invest their time doing research instead of spreading lies.
Mozambique: Ponta do Ouro border pot reopens: The border post at Ponta de Ouro, on the frontier between Mozambique and the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal reopened on Friday, after a closure of more than nine months. The border post …
Young mom adds extra income as a micro chicken producer: The Nongoma, KwaZulu-Natal resident, Andile Simelane (25) who is a final-year public relations student at the University of South Africa’s Durban campus.
KZN COVID-19 contacts refuse to be tested: Zikalala: JOHANNESBURG – The number of people dying of COVID-19 at home in KwaZulu-Natal is increasing. Premier Sihle Zikalala says many patients are also dying on arrival at healthcare facilities. But, he is …
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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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