KZN highlights

The most popular event world wide took place on the 1 st of July. Every year Vodacom Durban July race gets better and better. Horses, Outts, Venues... everything about it is super classy, exciting and su per fashionable. Congratulations on keeping up the momentum. VODACOM DURBAN JULY CONTINUES TO SLAY

Much has been said about the semigration of buyers – notably Gauteng buyers – to the Western Cape. But in reality, large numbers of upcountry buyers are also ocking to KwaZuluNatal, predominantly to the burgeoning North Coast region. And they are not shying away from acquiring luxury and super -luxury properties at the top end of the market. NOW ITS SEMIGRATION TO KWAZULU-NATAL

A luxurious, furnished and beautifully appointed home in a contemporary design and with fairway frontage in Zimbali recently fetched R17 million.

MEC FOR EDTEA, MR ZIKALALA, APPOINTS A NEW BOARD OF DUBE TRADEPORT CORPORATION FROM 01 JUNE 2017. After a ve year term of outstanding service, Dube TradePort Corporation has thanked the outgoing Board for their invaluable contribution to the development of our organisation during this period. A period in which the corporation has overseen a dramatic growth in its operations, that are proving to be successful in contributing to South Africa’s mission to transform the socioeconomic landscape for the benet of its people.

Dube TradePort Corporation would like to welcome the newly appointed Board of Dube TradePort: - Dr Bridgette Gasa, remains the Chairperson of the Board - Mr Paulos Ngcobo, appointed Deputy Chairperson of the Board - Mr Themba Ndlovu, Board member - Mr Mpumelelo Zikalala, Board member - Ms Bavelile Hlongwa, Board member - Ms Nokhana Moerane, Board member

UKZN APPOINTS YOUNGEST DEAN IN SA

At 34-years-old, Professor Thabo Msibi holds the honour of being the youngest Dean in the South Africa. Msibi has been appointed the Dean and Head of School of Education at the University of KwaZulu Natal.

He obtained a Bachelor of Education Honours at UKZN before qualifying for a Master of Education from Columbia University and a PhD from the University of Cambridge.

Speaking to East Coast Radio -Newswatch, he said there is a big task on his shoulders.

"It is exciting but also equally frightening. It comes with a huge responsibility. Education in South Africa is in dire need of a serious resuscitation project. As you have seen in the number of people that do not have access to higher education. Things are looking very grim so there is frustration on my part that the education system is not where it should be," he said.

KZN TO HOST PRESTIGIOUS SPORT FORUM

DURBAN will become the rst African host venue for the prestigious International Forum on Elite Sport in August. The forum will bring together the leaders in sporting from around the world.

This year will mark the 10th edition of the International Forum on Elite Sport, which is held every two years by the Association of Sport Performance Centers (ASPC), an international grouping of Olympic training centres and high performance sports organisations. Prime Human Performance Institute, which is a member of the ASPC, submitted a bid, together with the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Sport and Recreation, SASCOC and eThekwini Municipality, to host the 10th Forum in Durban. Durban was announced the winner, beating Barcelona and Helsinki for the rights to host the event. The SA Human Rights Commission has found that the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health violated the rights of oncology patients when it failed to provide relevant services in the province’s two major hospitals. KZN HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS VIOLATED HUMAN RIGHTS: SAHRC

In a statement that was released‚ the commission said it received a complaint raising a number of challenges regarding the provision of health care services to oncology patients in the KZN Province.

The complainant alleged that there were insufcient radiotherapy treatment devices and facilities in the province of KwaZulu-Natal which had a negative impact on the treatment of patients living with cancer in the province. The radiotherapy machines at Addington Hospital were also not working.