Heritage sites as a driver for tourism

[LISTEN HERE] By SABC Reporter Minoshni Pillay... KwaZulu-Natal is home to 4 UNESO declared World Heritage Sites. Tourism and cultural experts say the renowned accolade will undoubtedly boost local and international tourism. UNESCO's World Heritage Convention recently declared the Sibudhu Cave in K…

KZN Comedian turns Independant Candidate

[LISTEN HERE] By SABC Reporter Minoshni Pillay... KwaZulu-Natal's sole independant candidate punts his so-called "Indian agenda" to take him all the way to the provincial legislature.

#PODCAST Durban police officer helps homeless man get his life on track #sabcnews

A chance encounter has led to a Durban police officer helping a homeless man get back on his feet. Constable Shiven Latchman met Siyabonga Phewa while on duty earlier this month. 22-year-old Phewa has been homeless since last year and was struggling to find a job, despite having an excellent academ…

Black rhino numbers on the increase in SA

By SABC Reporter Minoshni Pillay... A twenty-year-old South African black rhino programme is bringing hope to its critically endangered species status. The World Wildlife Fund of South Africa's Black Rhino Range Expansion Project works with community landowners and state conservation agencies to in…

Ocean window: Ushaka Marine World on 2 fascinating marine species

More is known about the moon than the ocean. That's according to marine scientist and Ushaka Marine World executive manager, Mrayke Musson. Recently they received enquiries about two interesting marine species which were found washed up on the beaches at Port Alfred and Richards Bay. One is a rocks…

#PODCAST Prof Salim Abdool Karim launches his debut book, Standing up for Science

South Africa did not respond quick enough to secure Covid-19 vaccines in 2020 during the global pandemic. These are among the revelations in Professor Salim Abdool Karim's debut novel, Standing Up for Science. The world renowned clinical infectious diseases epidemiologist, based at the Centre for t…

Dutch artist has mussel playing an organ in Durban for environmental awareness

Celebrating World Oceans Day, a Dutch artist has built what he calls a musselorgan in Durban. Stef Veldhuis's installation translates the heartbeat and movement of a mussel under a pier on the beach front, into a symphony of sound through organ pipes. Veldhuis hopes to open the human senses to a wo…

Cape Parrot Project, Eastern Cape communities forge strong bonds

A project to save South Africa's only endemic parrot from extinction, has also given some vulnerable communities in the rural Eastern Cape jobs, water and school shoes. There are only one-thousand-800 Cape parrots left in the wild. Dries Liebenberg reports

SA open water swimmer Sarah Ferguson organises World Oceans Day Swim in Durban

Former South African national swimmer and conservationist, Sarah Ferguson, is organising the first open water swim on the Durban beach front since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The event is on Saturday, 10 June, to commemorate  World Oceans Day. 

Inquest asked to find Haffejee died under torture

Pietermaritzburg High Court Judge, Zaba Nkosi, has been asked to find that struggle activist, Doctor Hoosen Haffejee, died either while being tortured by members of the police Security Branch, or that someone else was involved in his strangulation in a police cell in 1977.