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All five campuses of the Durban University of Technology’s academic programs have been “temporarily” suspended after ongoing student protests

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Lectures at all five campuses of the Durban University of Technology’s academic programs have been “temporarily” suspended due to ongoing student protests.

Opinion polls believe it is time for government to include higher education institutions that are unproductive and destructive.

Meanwhile, seven students have been arrested at the Mongosuthu University of Technology in Durban for damage to property.

The vandalism at Durban’s educational institutions has led to chaos over the past month, and many students have sustained injuries after they hit the police.

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Hijackings skyrocket in KZN along with scary new trend where victims are now being abducted by attackers

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One Durban hijacking reported every day over the past week.Blue Security has warned motorists to be on high alert following a spike in Durban hijackings, and a new trend of hijackers attempting to abduct drivers in their vehicles.

Blue Security operations director Brian Jackson said the company had received reports of five hijackings and two attempted hijackings across Durban over the past week alone.

“When considered as an average that is at least one hijacking being reported to our company every day, and this excludes any additional incidents that we don’t hear of, which may be reported to other local security firms and directly to the police,” Jackson said. “What has most concerned us about this latest wave of hijackings in the city, is that a trend has emerged in which hijackers are now attempting to abduct motorists in their vehicles.”

Jackson said in at least two of the recent incidents, hijackers had succeeded in abducting their
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eThekwini slams those opposed to R20m statues as being against black unity – Taxpayers in Durban will have to cough up for the erection of two new statues of terrorists worth R20m to promote black unity in the province

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Two new statues of terrorists will cost Durban taxpayers R20m. The erection of the statues is alleged to promote black unity in the province. However to the cost of whom?

The municipality believe that terrorists Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo will be “honored” in this way and will encourage to promote black unity.

The previous four statues of Mandela, Mbeki, Zuma and Ramaphosa cost the taxpayer approximately R1,9 million.

Experts believe the amount of R20m for two further statues is excessive, and believes it is unfair to tax citizens while worshiping these terrorist worship.

Photo: Previous four statues of Mandela, Mbeki, Zuma and Ramaphosa

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It pays to be a criminal in SA – Sorghum beer, drugs found in Westville prison search

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A routine search at the Westville Medium B prison in Durban on Monday resulted in the confiscation of a number of prohibited items such as sorghum beer and drugs, the department of correctional services said.

The search was part of the department’s annual Operation Vala security campaign, which resulted in numerous unauthorised items being confiscated from offenders at 40 prisons.

The operation started at 3.40am and ended at 8am on Monday.

Among the items found were 425 litres of sorghum beer, 75 mandrax tablets, 388 slopes of dagga, about R1,600 cash and 51 cellphones with lots of SIM cards.

Speaking to the media after the raid, KwaZulu-Natal regional correctional services commissioner Mnikelwa Nxele said inmates found with prohibited items would be charged.

Nxele thanked the police, Ethekwini metro police and customs department whose members also took part in the search.

Correctional services spokesperson Thulani Mdluli
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Pietermaritzburg mortuary mess:- workers return to work after arrests

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The Fort Napier workers had been on a go-slow since November. They have been demanding a wage increase, back pay and better working conditions.

Seventeen employees of the Fort Napier Medico Legal Mortuary in Pietermaritzburg, who were arrested on Monday, were released with a warning on Tuesday. They were arrested after the Department of Health issued an ultimatum to workers to return to work or face arrest.

Department of Health spokesperson Ncumisa Mafunda said that on Tuesday, 16 forensic pathology staff members from Gale Street Medico Legal Mortuary in Durban had also been arrested. According to National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) provincial secretary Phakama Ndunakazi, they were released the same day.

Mortuary workers demand better pay
The Fort Napier workers had been on a go-slow since November. They have been demanding a wage increase, back pay and better working conditions.

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Durban beachfront still in disrepair ahead of holiday rush

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With Durban preparing to receive millions of visitors over the festive season, many of its beachfront showers are not working.

Njabulo Zondi, who works along the promenade as a sand sculptor, said they had not been operational for a few months.

“It’s the festive now and these showers must be working,” he said.

Zondi said he went to the beach at least three times a week and used water from the showers for his sculptures and after taking a swim.

Pensioner Robert Sinner, who also frequents the beachfront, said of the two sets of showers at North Beach, only two showers from one set were working.

“Those showers haven’t been working for nine months, and three months ago they started leaking water. When I enquire, I am told the spares to fix them are imported from overseas,” Sinner said, adding that the beachfront was in a bad state.

“At least three times this year salt water made its way into the freshwater taps. Lo
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Durbanville : Blue Tuesday’s @ Die Boer

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The LAST Tuesday of every month is Blue Tuesday!… a night dedicated to the true blue-blooded blues lover …and the music is the kind of stuff you will find in the back-streets of Chicago and New Orleans.

South Africa is blessed with an almost unbelievable crop of world-class blues musicians.

Dates:-
20 & 27 February 2018

Time:-
From 18:30 until Late
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Magic828AM and The Media Connection join forces for what can only be a dazzling combination!

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Broadcasting from Mowbray, Western Cape, Magic828am is an independent medium wave commercial music radio station, broadcasting to Cape Town and the entire Western Cape region. The studios are situated in Golf Park, Pinelands, Cape Town, with a transmitter situated at the centre of a geographic triangle with Paarl, Durbanville and Malmesbury as the three corner..
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Gagasi FM makes new waves with the Loeries.

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South Africa’s largest regional commercial radio station, KZN-based Gagasi FM, has joined forces with Loeries® Africa Middle East as the Official Radio Partner. With a reach of over 1.4 million listeners comprising primarily of urban black young adults, the partnership will be highly instrumental in communicating and encouraging young creatives to take up successful careers..
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