Plucky Louis-Harvey yaps to the front
Meet the winner and finalists in the Independent on Saturday’s March Pet of the Month competition. This month it’s Louis-Harvey, an 8-year-old miniature Yorkshire terrier who scoops the prize.
A gracious lady remembered
The old picture this week was sent to us by keen Then & Now follower Peter Sharland from Hillcrest. It is a limited edition print (No 100) of Durban’s gracious Marine Hotel that was drawn many years ago, the artist not known.
SA's pothole crisis made worse by poor repairs
South Africa's road infrastructure, spanning about 750 000 km and ranking as the tenth-longest road network globally, currently battles a significant pothole crisis exacerbated by inadequate workmanship.
Cinderella in the sun
The cast of The Abba Show: A Cinderella Story had a morning off in-between rehearsals yesterday and were unanimous in wanting to spend it at uShaka Marine World
SA grannies strut the catwalk again
At 17, Joyce Malindi won her first beauty contest under the suffocating limits of apartheid South Africa. Fifty-five years later, she was back on the catwalk, silver curls gleaming and brown clogs clicking, in a pageant for grandmothers only.
TVET colleges are a game changer for employment
Discover how recent reforms in vocational training are positioning Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges as a viable pathway for students seeking practical skills and stable employment in South Africa.
Heart transplant duo takes on sani2c
Heart transplant recipients show there is life after illness.
Whistleblowers link senior officials to Durban passport mafia
SENIOR officials have been implicated in a passport theft and illegal sales syndicate operating from two Home Affairs offices in Durban.
Joshlin Smith’s mother and co-accused guilty of kidnapping and trafficking
Judge Nathan Erasmus delivered the highly anticipated judgment at the White City Multipurpose Centre in Diazville on Friday, bringing to a close a harrowing case that has shaken the West Coast community and captured national attention.