KwaZulu-Natal - The African Mirror

Mar

2024

Lift as you rise – A young agri-entrepreneur star is teaching others how to succeed in small-scale farming

“BEING busy doesn't mean you are making money, I've been busy for three years, I've only started making money in the fourth year,” 23-year-old entrepreneur Ntobeko Mafu told her class on a rainy day in February in Nhlazatshe, a rural area in the KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. Mafu was standing in her garden presenting to 30 people who appeared to hold on to her every word as she detailed how she had created a sustainable small-scale broiler and crop farm. Mafu is the founder and Chief Executive Officer at Madam Clucks A Lot and Madam Leafy Green. The former…

Mar

2023

By The African Mirror

First-ever LaLiga camps in KwaZulu-Natal to be held from 27 March to 31 March 2023

SPORT

LaLiga Camps were first held in Johannesburg in 2021 and in Cape Town in 2022. First LaLiga Camps to be held in KwaZulu-Natal from 27 March to 31 March at Hoy Park, Durban, hosted by two LaLiga UEFA Pro Licenced coaches. 150 young boys and girls from under 10 to under 17 will participate in the LaLiga Camps, funded by the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Sport, Arts and Culture. AFTER successful LaLiga Camps in Johannesburg and Cape Town, the popular Camps will be held in KwaZulu-Natal for the first time from 27 March to 1 April 2023 at Durban’s Hoy Park.…

Nov

2022

By The African Mirror

LaLiga signs major partnership to develop football in KwaZulu-Natal

SPORT

LALIGA and the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, in South Africa, have partnered on a unique football development programme which will uplift the skills of hundreds of young boys and girls footballers in the province. The year-long plan will for the first time see two LaLiga Camps organised in the KwaZulu-Natal Province, for 100 boys and girls aged from under 10 to under 18, as well as 50 of the province’s amateur and professional coaches. LaLiga has reserved the right to open another 50 spots to ensure players from different disadvantaged backgrounds are given the opportunity to participate…

May

2022

By The African Mirror

New forms of urban planning are emerging in Africa

AFRICITIES

RAPID urban growth and an increasing number of climate change related disasters, such as the recent floods in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, have put the importance of sound urban planning in Africa in the spotlight. Urban plans are seen as the key to achieving inclusive, safe and sustainable cities. But urban scholars have argued for decades that for plans to be effective we need to move away from the traditional way of doing things. This requires dropping a top down approach – master planning – and opting instead for strategic forms of planning that are targeted, flexible and participatory. Authors…

Apr

2022

By The African Mirror

Early warnings for floods in South Africa: engineering for future climate change

ENVIRONMENT

SEVERE weather, rain and flooding are at the forefront of the minds of many South Africans, especially those in KwaZulu-Natal. Early last week (11-12 April 2022), the province’s coast received heavy rain, with some areas recording over 300mm in 24 hours. This is about a third of the annual rainfall in KwaZulu-Natal. The rain was caused by a strong cut-off low weather system off the east coast of southern Africa. Cut-off lows frequently occur off this coast during the autumn months. These systems can cause localised flooding as well as large wave events. The port city of Durban (in the…

Apr

2022

By The African Mirror

SA releases emergency funds for floods relief

NEWS

ROGAN WARD SOUTH AFRICANS were searching for survivors of floods that killed almost 400 people, according to the latest tally, washing away homes and roads and leaving thousands without shelter, water and power. The floods in Kwazulu-Natal province have knocked out power lines, shut down water services and disrupted operations at one of Africa's busiest ports. The death toll rose to 395 on Friday from an earlier estimate of 341. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana told TV station Newsroom Afrika that an initial 1 billion rand ($68.3 million) for emergency relief was available for immediate use after the province was declared…

Apr

2022

By The African Mirror

SA floods claim 395 lives, several thousands affected

NEWS

ROGAN WARD A devastating flood in South Africa's eastern coastal province earlier this week has left at least 395 people dead, the government said, as rescuers continued to hunt for missing people amid forecasts of yet more rains from Friday. "A total number of 40,723 people have been affected and sadly 341 (revised to 395 on Friday) fatalities have been reported," Sihle Zikalala, premier of the affected KwaZulu-Natal province, said in an online press conference. "We can confirm that the magnitude of the damage, which is still being quantified, will definitely run into billions of rand," he said, calling the…

Apr

2022

By The African Mirror

S.A floods: 306 dead, President visits victims

NEWS

TIM COCKS SOUTH AFRICAN President Cyril Ramaphosa pledged to help the victims of devastating east coast floods, as the death toll rose to 306 from heavy rains that washed out roads and disrupted shipping in one of Africa's busiest ports. Ramaphosa visited families who had lost loved ones in KwaZulu-Natal province, including a family with four children after floods and mudslides ravaged their homes on Tuesday. Africa's southeastern coast is on the front line of seaborne weather systems that scientists believe global warming is making nastier - and predict will get far worse in decades to come. "You're not alone…

Apr

2022

By The African Mirror

SA President visits KZN province, after more than 253 died in raging floods.

NEWS

AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who cut his official trip to Mozambique, has arrived in KwaZulu-Natal to lead efforts to help the people in the province recover from floods that have killed more than 253 people, left thousands more homeless and destroyed key infrastructure in and around Durban. Ramaphosa, supported by Dr Nkosazana Zuma, the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, was met by KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala before going to into a meeting where he was briefed about the situation. The South African National Defence Force was called in as emergency services, assisted by charity…

Jul

2021

By The African Mirror

Mandela Day used to repair looting damage

NEWS

AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER SOUTH African from all walks of life used Mandela Day - the celebration of the birthday of the country's founding president - to do good humanitarian deeds, all aimed at repairing the damage done by last week’s violence and looting. Several individuals and groups donated and helped to distribute food and water to communities that have been left stranded after shopping malls, factories and warehouses were set alight and looted in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng in the worst violence since the dawn of democracy. While some provided food, large groups joined clean up campaigns across the two provinces…