Greening growing in Durban
Libraries and schools in and around Durban have taken a green leap forward.
Navy ship named
The locally built multi-mission inshore patrol vessel will be one of three that will do duty off the coast.
‘Boks’ of flags waves again
The Rugby World Cup was months into the future when Northlands Primary School staffer Carol Hockley discovered a box of 460 South African flags, last used for the ...
Chefs’ heavenly ambitions
Prize-winning chefs dream of preparing meals for late grandpa and Jesus Christ.
‘Express kidnapping’ soars
Quiet suburbia a frequent target for abduction, warn security experts
KZN quiz whizz bags national prize
Michael Brown, of Grace College in Hilton, had been crowned the smartest teen of them all.
Car thieves ‘brake’ Street Lit hopes
A car that ferried homeless people to sell second-hand books was one of this week’s crime victims.
Tembe omits pro-Putin pianist at opening
Valentina Lisitsa, whose invitation caused “considerable concern” in orchestra circles, also attracted Ukrainian protesters.
Circle of waste
A nine-part video series celebrates the circular economy around waste picking.
Pamphlets against Putin pianist
Ukrainians will hand out pamphlets outside the Playhouse ahead of pro-Putin pianist Valentina Lisitsa’s performance.
Putting age on its bike
Octogenarian Amashova cyclist calculates that the age you feel is your age minus time in the saddle.
‘No’ to ZN plates plan
Number plates indicating the area, rather than a province, which a car comes from could help with crime fighting but corruption and inertia weigh against this.
KZN Gen Zs head for quiz finals
Quiz finalist Zekhethelo Dladla is a 16-year-old without devices.
Education pays at beleaguered Crow
A significant part of the Centre for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife’s work is to educate the public.
Concern over pro-Putin pianist
Orchestra now plans to figure out a policy to deal with controversial visiting artists
Pro-Putin pianist coming to town
Valentina Lisitsa, dubbed “the Queen of Rachmaninoff”, played in the ruins of Mariupol after Russia took the city.
India’s ban on rice exports remains a concern on domestic rice prices
India is the world’s leading rice exporter, accounting for about 41% of worldwide exports, followed by Thailand (13%), Vietnam (13%), Pakistan (8%), and the US (5%). ...
Robotics at the end of the rainbow
A modest private school has joined others in being ahead of the game by introducing robotics.
Dancing her way to medicine
A UKZN achiever has combined her medical ambitions with traditional Indian classical dancing.
Light still shines through Cornwall connection
The old hall at Durban Girls’ College now serves as a library and classrooms with a window to the world that hails from 15th Century England.
Lockdown legacy. . . one school girl’s efforts help hundreds of fellow pupils
Boarding school dormitories have been the venue for developing and growing a dynamic remote learning platform for high school pupils.
Window on a green world
Pupils prepare for the dearth of opportunity in the world they will be entering, by learning food-growing skills.
100% times 11 = Menzi High School matrics
Umlazi’s Menzi High School has achieved a 100% pass for the eleventh year running.
Matrics earn place in history
Covid, floods, riots and load shedding over their high school careers placed the class of 2022 in a special place in history
No zero pass rate
Kudos to provincial education for interventions at underperforming schools