Durban Fashion Fair: Opening night glitz and glam at the ICC

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Fashion lovers, local celebrities and leaders within local government and the fashion industry who graced the event witnessed cutting-edge trends and styles under ...

uMhlanga residents weighing options after taxi blockade

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This follows after Tuesday’s incident where routes in and out of the uMhlanga CBD were blocked for several hours as taxi operators demanded that the municipality ...

Postbank says it paid all Sassa recipients

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Some of the grant recipients were shocked by the incident on September 5 and 6 when they did not receive their grants. Postbank said the process of reversing funds ...

Hello China: Durban has a new sister city

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EThekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda and Vice Mayor of Xaimen Zhuang Rongliang confirmed the establishment of sister city relations between the two cities.

ECR hosts braai with listeners in support of the Boks

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The East Coast Radio held a braai in support of the Springboks in their rugby match against Romania in the Rugby World Cup at the East Coast Radio House on Sunday. ...

Durban Fashion Fair teaser nothing short of spectacular

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The public was encouraged to purchase their tickets to attend the fashion show which was celebrating 12 years of providing a platform for emerging designers and ...

South Africans in for a treat: free access to national parks, for a week

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This was announced recently by the Minister of the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment, Barbara Creecy, with the aim to encourage citizens to enjoy ...

MUT pays tribute to Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi

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Prince Ntuthukoyezwe Zuzifa Buthelezi was delivering a keynote address at the memorial service by Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT) in honour of its founder. ...

Family reeling after brother dies in same way as his twin

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The family was alerted by local teenagers that they saw Bhekinkosi Phungula lying in a pool of blood near a house in Inanda Newtown A. The family has lost an important ...

‘Residents must not panic, the whales are actually resting up’

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The KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board has issued a statement to calm people after the reports of increased whale spotting around the eManzimtoti area. Most calls were from ...

Soweto choir in line for $1 million prize

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The Mzansi Youth Choir from Soweto will be battling for the title with a 17-year-old blind Indonesian singer-songwriter, Putri Ariani, in the final episode to be ...

An honorary concert to celebrate veteran musician, Dr Madala Kunene

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The Dr Madala Kunene Honorary Concert will be held on September 29, at the Playhouse in honour of the recent doctorate.

Family of murdered mom and toddler in ‘unspeakable pain’

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Purity Mkhize, 28, and her child Lisakhanya Mkhize, 3, were fatally wounded, while her second child Yongama Qhawekazi, 2, whose lung was damaged during the shooting, ...

Buthelezi ‘a great leader and human being, a giant’

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The chairperson of the Juma Masjid Mosque in Durban, Ahmed Vally Mahomed, described Buthelezi as a great human being who cared for all humanity irrespective of race. ...

Internationally celebrated poet to be featured at Poetry Africa festival

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The 27th edition of the Poetry Africa festival takes place from October 5 to 17 in Johannesburg, Durban and Bloemfontein.

Dangerous wall: City serves notice

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This is after residents of Centenary Park in Phoenix said they were still concerned about a collapsing retaining wall they said poses great danger to passing pedestrians ...

Plumbing body calls on women to be part of industry

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Plumbers were unsung heroes whose skills and knowledge made modern life convenient, healthy and safe.

City has more to offer, says mayor while threatening boycotters

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eThekwini Municipality mayor Mxolisi Kaunda said efforts were being made to rebuild the tourism sector after the April 2022 floods were paying off and had contributed ...

Virginia Airshow to host Aviation Career Day to inspire pupils

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Aviation statistics show that less than 10% of pilots in South Africa are black, coloured or Indian, meaning the lack of transformation in the South African aviation ...

Winners announced for the Start-up Stadium at the Bio-Africa convention

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This feature of the convention sees start-up businesses and SMMEs being able to participate in the Start-up Stadium, a dedicated space specifically designed to showcase ...

JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience launches 25th anniversary book

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The special edition titled, ‘Archiving History and Memory’ is published in partnership with the University of KwaZulu-Natal Press, supported and sponsored by the ...

Durban dancer shines at the JOMBA! Open Horizons ‘pick of the platform’ awards

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JOMBA! Open Horizons “pick of the platform” awards create a platform for artists to develop original work for participation on Jomba!’s international stage.

SANDF dismisses claims of hacked network

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The South African National Defence Force has dismissed claims that its system was hacked following reports that there was a data breach in the military’s information ...

SANDF dismisses claims of a hacked network

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The SANDF issued a statement dismissing these claims and suggested that insider information may have leaked from within one of its own departments.

Durban media personality chosen for prestigious programme in the US

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Radio personality, Jacinta Ngobese, was selected by the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) to be part of this prestigious international exchange.