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By Thivanni Naidoo In the 1860s,established by an indentured labourer named Narainsamy Moodley, the Isipingo Shri Mariamman Temple started off just as a simple “Puthu” (snake sand hill) that he believed to house the snake incarnation of mother Mariamman. When their sugar baron bosses gave them time off during Easter, indentured labourers would gather at this Puthu to pray and give offerings to the snake mother to show their devotion. Noticing this, the sugar barons decided to give them this piece of land to continue their prayers and that’s when the temple was built around the Puthu that still stands…
By Musa Zondo Thirty from all over South Africa and neighbouring eSwatini exhibited their work and shared knowledge with each other in a satellite exhibition that took place at the Durban University of Technology’s City Campus. Organisers of this event say that it also serves as a space for training. The organisers are known and Unlearn To Learn and they partnered with the university this year. “It came to a point where by we felt like this thing should be formal, where by we mentor other artists because it was difficult for them to go to art spaces and for…
By Sabelo Seroke The Durban University of Technology (DUT) has extended the first semester academic calendar due to repeated disruptions of lectures and tests that are caused by the Economic Freedom Fighters Students’ Council (EFFSC) as its members repeatedly storm lecture venues to stop writing of tests and lectures. The organization says that this is because there are still students who have not received their National Student Financial Aid Scheme (SNFAS) allowances. “Teaching days have been extended by eight working days, moving the end date from 20 May 2025 to 30 May 2025,” the DUT statement reads. It says final…
By Haylee Maduray The Sri Sri Radha Radhanath Temple will be standing for nearly 40 years come October 2025. It is a building of monumental significance in the Chatsworth community and was founded by Srila Prabhupada. The temple consists of 3 domes covered in white and gold which rises over an octagonal mirrored roof and is 12 storeys high. The building itself holds religious symbolism in the way the windows of the central dome are structured to form a large Vaishnava tilak, which is usually adorned upon the foreheads of the Hare Krishna Devotees. The building is a work of…
By Andiswa Zondi Some street criminals in Durban fake disabilities in order to attack students who stay in the residence on St George’s Street. Recently. Five students reported being mugged by a man seated on a wheelchair and his friend. “They got to me I started to walk fast hoping they wouldn’t catch up, until they did. they just pulled a knife and demanded my purse while the other reached out for my plastic bag. I had no choice but to give it to them and they ran off,” said third year Durban University of Technology (DUT) student, Luyanda Ntuli.…
By Gugulethu Jali Amaphoyisa aseNanda athi aphenya ngokubulawa kwabashadikazi ngonya phambi kwezingane zabo ngoMsombuluko ngemuva kokuba izigebengu zingene emzini wabo eMachobeni zabathela ngezinhlamvu eziningana. Kuthiwa uNkk Slindile Lushaba udutshulwe ngezinhlamvu ezingamashumi amabili nane, okwenza ukuba amaphoyisa asole ukuthi bekufunwa yena. “Lapho izidumbu ezimbili okungesendoda nesowesifazane, okukholakala ukuthi baneminyaka ewu-38, zitholwe zidindilizile ngaphakathi endlini yabo,” kuchaza uKapteni Ntathu Ndlovu ngabakutholile ngengamaphoyisa. UNkk Lushaba oneminyaka engu-38 ubudala, obefundisa uGrade 4 eMatikwe Primary School, eNanda. Umphakathi uthi lomndeni ubunonyaka owodwa vo uhlala eMachobeni, futhi bebengakaqedi ngisho unyaka bebophe ifindo likasofasilahlane. Abasolwa bantshontshe nempahla endlini ngaphambi kokuba babaleke.
By Nothando Mtshali It was a celebration line no other inside Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium as Kaizer Chiefs broke a spell of over a decade when they arch-rivals Orlando Pirates to win the Nedbank Cup for the very first time. Ten minutes into the first half, Chiefs got one in through Gaston Sirino’s penalty. You would have thought it was over as the stadium got into a massive roar. The celebration wasn’t to last for very long as Evidence Makgopa answered for Orlando Pirates just seven minutes later to make it one all. The score was level until just ten…
By Lungisani Mkhulise Football fans brought their cooler boxes as they gathered with friends and family to have a good time in various public fan parks in and around the Durban city centre as the two biggest teams in South Africa battled it out in the Nedbank Cup final. In the end, Pirates couldn’t win the trophy for the third time and Amakhosi broke their 11 year-long competition curse as they won the match 2-1 taking the cup to Naturena. Both teams battled hard inside the city’s Moses Mabhida Stadium with all three goals scored during regular time. In ten…
Amahle Radebe As the Nedbank Cup final between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates kicks off in Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium, many fans and visitors who couldn’t make it to the stadium are looking for spaces to gather to enjoy post-match activities. In the past, Albert Park would be one of those places, but the place has become synonymous with pickpocketing, violent muggings and as a space to sleep for many of Durban’s homeless. EThekwini Municipality has been trying to change that in the build up to today’s match. The eThekwini municipality, ward 32 councillor along with other stake holders like…
By Lungisani Mkhulise Despite the confusion over Nedbank Cup ticket sales as many who were standing in queues on Monday were told they were finished without a single person in line being able to purchase them, there is a hive of activity in Durban as traffic volumes are increasing ahead of the weekend’s match between the biggest clubs in South Africa – Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs. “We need to play with hunger, not just history,” says Thabo Mahlangu who is a Kaizer Chiefs supporter from Mayville. His team hasn’t received a single trophy in eleven years and arch nemesis,…