Articles tagged ‘KwaZulu Natal Province’
Surfing hippo shot dead
By Peter Baxter | July 22nd, 2008 |
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By Sean Ross
Nonkululeko, KwaZulu-Natal’s surfing hippo, has been shot dead by authorities this week.
The wandering hippo, whose curious behavior of taking to the surf was reported on earlier on SouthAfricaLogue, was apparently posing an increased risk to human life. Her death follows suspicions that she was responsible for the fatal attack this weekend past on [...]
The Sardines Arrive
By Peter Baxter | June 17th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Another great contribution from South African industry pro and travel writer Sean Ross.
KNZ Sardine Fever
It’s a real gamble setting a festival date to celebrate the expected arrival of a natural phenomenon, in this case the greatest shoal of fish on earth, many months in advance of their arrival. And even more so when this incredible [...]
Shootout at Sodwana Bay
By Peter Baxter | June 3rd, 2008 | Add a Comment »
Sodwana Shootout
You will be forgiven for thinking that the Shootout at Sodwana Bay is yet another cowboy style cash-in-transit heist gone wrong in this country with its voracious appetite for exotic crime. In fact it is nothing of the sort. The Shootout is an annual gathering of national and international SCUBA diver photographers and videographers [...]
The Surfing Hippo of KwaZulu/Natal
By Peter Baxter | June 2nd, 2008 | Add a Comment »
A curious story of a surfing hippo has been doing the rounds in South Africa recently. First spotted in the KNZ coastal resort town of Ballito, situated about 40km north of Durban, the vagrant hippo has been steadily making its way south from the area of the St Lucia wetlands in Maputaland, where the species [...]
Drakensberg: Giant’s Castle Game Reserve
By Peter Baxter | April 9th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
Giant’s Castle Game Reserve
Continuing on with the theme of gracious accommodation and civilized pursuits, I am returning to the Drakensberg, and this time to Giants Castle Game Reserve. As with the Royal Natal National Park, and Cathedral Peak, the dominant themes here are walking, climbing and horse riding, with the usual emphasis on bird-watching and [...]
Two tourists arrested for photographing Zulu Royal Reed Dance.
By Philip | September 11th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Umkhosi woMhlanga is the Zulu name for the Royal Reed dance which happens every September at KwaNyokeni Palace, Nongoma, which is the Zulu nation’s royal residence.
Over 10 000 virgin maidens are invited from throughout KwaZulu Natal, to dance in the ceremony and thousands more Zulus help the prepare. The occasion marks a Zulu maidens passage [...]
The Brew Route: Durbans answer to the wine route?
By Robyn | August 31st, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The Zulu Kingdom now offers visitors a chance to experience the Brew Route, similar in many ways to the wine routes of the Western Cape.
The Route consists of 8 breweries, which range from SABMiller (second largest brewer in the world) to the family run Farmers Brauhaus in Hattingspruit, Dundee.
The route takes tourists through a large [...]
Gateway: Durban’s theatre of shopping
By Robyn | August 24th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
To carry on with the shopping theme, Durban is home to one of the biggest shopping retail outlets in Africa. With more than 280 stores and a wide variety of restaurants, entertainment and recreational activities this is not just any shopping centre! Situated in the ever-expanding Umhlanga Ridge New Town Centre about 20 minutes outside [...]
Fires and floods threaten many in South Africa
By Philip | August 1st, 2007 | Add a Comment »
We have had a harsh week of weather, with icy temperatures and driving rain, causing a significant amount of flooding.
As usual the worst hit are the poorest of the poor, living in informal settlements without drainage. 49 townships are said to be affected and 38000 people.
“It was terrible. If four major storms hit [...]
Dive Spots in Durban: Kwazulu-Natal
By Robyn | April 30th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
I hope everyone in Cape Town is loving the cold, windy and wet weather you’re experiencing at the moment! Here in Durbs the sun is shining and the weather is sweet… makes you want to move you’re dancing feet!
Just one great feature of the Durban winter, it’s still warm and the sun shines pretty much [...]
