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Medication raised alcohol level: Mhlongo
Kwazulu-Natal's provincial secretary of Cope, Phillip Mhlongo, has blamed his asthma medication for pushing his alcohol blood level above the legal limit.
Sun International employees to protest across SA
About 3,500 Sun International employees are expected to protest around the country on Friday, the South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union said.
Lobster Fest Sets New Guinness World Record
Eat it Port Edward, South Africa! This past weekend's Port of Los Angeles Lobster Festival set a new Guinness World Record for Most Seafood Prepared at an Outdoor Event after 12,537 pounds and four ounces of lobster was made in eight hours on Saturday, surpassing Port Ed's measly 3,835 fish plates.
'I survived by a fluke; there's no merit to it'
In early March, while staying at our holiday cottage in Trafalgar on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast, I went swimming, as has been my habit for many years, in the idyllic Mpenjati lagoon.
By Fred Kockott Amid increased crayfish poaching along KwaZulu-Natal's coastline, KZN Ezemvelo Wildlife officials have welcomed the slapping of a R100 000 fine or two years imprisonment on Howick crayfish poacher Paul Wilfred Ferguson.
Mines 'have social responsibility'
Mining companies have a responsibility to plough back profits into the communities in which they operate, mineral resources minister Susan Shabangu said.
Suspect shoots himself in groin
By Dasen Thathiah A clumsy robber shot himself in the groin after he and his gang had forced a bakkie off the road by shooting at it, wounding the driver.
A man has been injured after his legs were caught up by a charter boat's propeller on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast, reports the National Sea Rescue Institute.
Beach safety alert follows drownings in KZN
By Nathi Olifant Holidaymakers have been warned to heed instructions on where to swim after the drownings of two men on the South Coast on Wednesday.
Two men drowned at beaches along the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday, paramedics said.
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