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Search for missing persons continues in KZN on Freedom Day
It’s been days now and search operations are not giving up as teams are in Ntuzuma, North of Durban, looking for more victims.
Cruise arrived last week and scouted the filming location around Ladysmith before returning to Central Drakensburg to continue filming.
R50 billion in damage was caused by the looting and arson attacks and more than 300 people died.
A rage festival in Ballito in KwaZulu-Natal was identified as a super spreader event in December last year after more than a thousand people tested positive for the coronavirus.
It’s believed five gunmen opened fire from a vehicle on the group of ANC members on Saturday. The shooting happened during a branch meeting at a local school to finalise the selection of candidates for the upcoming government elections.
Speaker of the KwaZulu-Natal provincial legislature Nontembeko Boyce visited three venues on Wednesday under the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality to assess whether hospitals are equipped for the rollout.
While Gauteng remains the epicenter of COVID-19 infections it has seen a decline in the number of new infections compared to the previous week when it was recording more 30% of the overall cases.
The widespread looting and destruction of property in the province have left a massive dent of around R20 billion in damage in eThekwini alone.
President Cyril Ramaphosa was in KZN following days of unrest which kicked off as part of a free Former President Jacob Zuma campaign.
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Zikalala said that the illegal miners were in breach of COVID-19 safety regulations and should face the full might of the law. In a statement, Zikala said that a recent spike in COVID-19 cases at the district was probably due to the influx of people to the area.
The four men are between the ages of 18 and 40; they’ve been officially charged with the illegal possession of firearms and ammunition.
Mthokozisi Madlala said that they started the business in October. It helped that Mthembu knew the butchery business, which he has worked in for more than 15 years.
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After the interment of amaZulu King Goodwill Zwelithini at KwaNongoma in KwaZulu-Natal on 18 March 2021, a memorial service was held at the Kwakhethomthandayo Royal Palace.
Preparations are under way for the 'planting' of King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu, set to take place in a private ceremony on 17 March 2021. The KwaZulu-Natal government outlined how the ceremony would take place under lockdown level 1.
According to the latest official figures, the number of active cases in the province dropped from over 93,000 on Monday to just over 66,000 cases in 24 hours.
The province has over 80,000 active cases at the moment, more than any other province has had at once.
Exactly a week ago, the South African Medical Association (SAMA) accused the KZN government of lying about the severity of the situation in the province.
The province currently has 4,134 COVID-19 related deaths with 188,782 infections.