[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 KwaDakuza north of Durban, and Ohlange in Inanda as World Heritage Sites.

[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 KwaDakuza north of Durban, and Ohlange in Inanda as World Heritage Sites.

Heritage sites as a driver for tourism

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 academic record. Latchman shared Phewa's story on social media, which sparked an outpouring of support from South Africans. SABC's Taliesha Naidoo reports...

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 academic record. Latchman shared Phewa's story on social media, which sparked an outpouring of support from South Africans. SABC's Taliesha Naidoo reports...

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

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 rocksucker, the other a salp. Musson elaborated on these two species. Dries Liebenberg reports 

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 rocksucker, the other a salp. Musson elaborated on these two species. Dries Liebenberg reports

Ocean window: Ushaka Marine World on 2 fascinating marine species

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 the AIDS Programme of Research in Durban, is also a Special Adviser on pandemics to the Director-General of the World Health Organisation. The novel is Abdool Karim's personal account from the frontlines of the Covid-10 pandemic, with lessons for future scientists. Minoshni Pillay caught up with Abdool Karim on science, Sir Isaac Newton and family and filed this report...

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 the AIDS Programme of Research in Durban, is also a Special Adviser on pandemics to the Director-General of the World Health Organisation. The novel is Abdool Karim's personal account from the frontlines of the Covid-10 pandemic, with lessons for future scientists. Minoshni Pillay caught up with Abdool Karim on science, Sir Isaac Newton and family and filed this report...

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

The face of beauty is changing with a growing number of consumers now seeking brands and products that align with their values. To cater to the growing environmentally-conscious market, a South African biochemist has created a beauty-without-cruelty skincare range that embraces the concept - less is more. SABC's Taliesha Naidoo reports...

The face of beauty is changing with a growing number of consumers now seeking brands and products that align with their values. To cater to the growing environmentally-conscious market, a South African biochemist has created a beauty-without-cruelty skincare range that embraces the concept - less is more. SABC's Taliesha Naidoo reports...

#PODCAST South African scientist pioneers beauty industry with organic skincare range - Sapienic

By SABC Reporter Minoshni Pillay... Durbanites who are 60 years and older have turned out in their numbers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at walk in sites. They must be registered on the Electronic Vaccination Data System first. Sites in and around the city, from Asherville to Tongaat have seen long winding queues of people, from as early as 3 o' clock in the morning.

Experiences from a COVID-19 vaccine site in Durban

The Democratic Alliance has taken its election campaign to the KwaZulu-Natal midlands. Party leader, John Steenhuisen, was accompanied by the newly-elected provincial party leaders, to listen to challenges faced by the communities. The campaign comes ahead of a by-election in the province on Wednesday. Nonkululeko Hlophe reports.....

#isiZulu #PODCAST DA on campaign trail in KZN - slams fake qualifications

by SABC News Reporters Tracy Valaydham and Bongani Gema - The family of a former KwaZulu-Natal rugby player who was shot and killed in a peculiar confrontation with police in Honolulu in the US state of Hawaii is demanding justice. Twenty nine-year-old Lindani Myeni was fatally shot by police. Footage that Hawaii police have released shows that Myeni was engaged in a scuffle before shots are fired. In an SABC News Exclusive, Myeni's grandmother, Ntombi Xaba, says Myeni did odd-jobs as a handyman, in America. She he left South Africa in 2018 after marrying his wife Lindsay in 2011. Lindsay was on missionary work in South Africa when the two met. At the time, Myeni was a budding rugby player with the Sharks Academy. The couple quickly got engaged, had their first child and relocated to America. Granny Xaba says Myeni was not a criminal ...

#PODCAST "Lindani is not a criminal" - Granny Xaba says Myeni's family wants justice #SABCNewsExclusive

by SABC News Reporter, Tracy Valaydham - Sardine lovers be on the lookout! The first sardine shoal for the year has been spotted off the Eastern Cape coast. Sardine expert Adam Kamdar says there's been a hive of marine life activity between Port Elizabeth and Mossel Bay. Kamdar says they're expecting this year's sardine run in KwaZulu-natal to be a bumper season. He says these beautiful silvery delicacies are expected to make their way to the province by next month ..

#PODCAST Massive #sardine shoal spotted along Eastern Cape Coast

by SABC News Reporter, Tracy Valaydham - Messages of condolences are continuing to pour in for rugby player Lindani Myeni who was fatally shot allegedly by police in Honolulu in the US state of Hawaii. Twenty nine-year Myeni who hails from Richards Bay in KwaZulu-Natal was shot in a strange confrontation with police after they responded to a burglary in progress. Police say that Myeni who lived nearby, allegedly followed a woman to her home. However in a facebook post, his widow Lindsay Myeni says her husband had gone out for a drive after a fun family day. She says he was only gone for 18 minutes when she received the news that her husband had been shot four times. Jaguar's rugby club vice-chairperson Onwhinne Hindley says Myeni was a gentle giant with a heart of gold ...

#PODCAST Jaguars Rugby Club pays tribute to Lindani Myeni apparently shot by cops in Hawaii

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