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Zuma graft trial resumes after deadly South Africa violence: Although the proceedings were taking place virtually, security was tight around the High Court in the southeastern city of Pietermaritzburg, the capital of Zuma’s home region of KwaZulu-Natal, …
ANC KZN distances itself from shutdown: JOHANNESBURG – KwaZulu-Natal authorities are on high alert following calls for a national shutdown on Monday. Posters are doing the rounds and it is not clear what the grievance is and who the …
A 32-year-old woman found dead in apartment in KwaZulu-Natal: Paramedics said the 32-year-old woman was found in her bedroom in KwaZulu-Natal with a single gunshot wound to her head on Sunday.
COVID-19: 10,748 new cases, 170 more deaths: JOHANNESBURG – The National Institute for Communicable Diseases reported 10,748 new COVID-19 cases. It has also reported 170 more deaths. KwaZulu-Natal is still in the grip of the third wave, …
Law enforcement agencies on high alert amid ‘national shutdown’ threats: Security forces say they are on high alert and ready to maintain stability in the country amid threats of a national shutdown on Monday.
COVID-19 latest: SA reports 10 748 new reported cases, 170 deaths: The the National Institute for Communicable Diseases said on Sunday 170 more deaths were recorded, which brings the total of fatalities to 79 421 to date.
KZN records 31% of new COVID-19 cases in the past 24-hours: South Africa has recorded 10 748 new COVID-19 cases, with KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) recording 31% of the infections. The province recorded 3 369 new infections taking KZN’s total cases to 454 150.
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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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