KZN highlights

REED DANCE BOOSTS TOURISM IN KZN

Authorities in KwaZulu-Natal say that the annual traditional reed dance ceremony continues to bring tourists to the province and boost economic growth.

The Transport Department says that close to 45,000 maidens travelled to Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini’s palace for the festival which celebrates womanhood and virginity.

source: ewn.co.za | phot cred: kznheritage.org

Mrs Universe nalists turned up the heat in Durban

Mrs Universe nalists from around the world turned up the heat in Durbanas they took in the sights and sounds of the city ahead of Mrs Universe World Finals at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre.

The mums and wives from 86 countries kept to a tight schedule, combining rehearsals and CSI initiatives with ‘’play” time. They visited three schools in the greater Durban area to speak to pupils about the importance of education, went to Phezulu Safari Park, sampled the city’s wide variety of culinary offerings every day, were treated to a fashion evening and soaked up the sun during a First Day of Spring poolside shoot.

9 | | www.beadsmag.co.za Oct/Nov SPHECTACULA & DJ NAVES TAKE ACTION AGAINST RHINO POACHING

Popular radio dj's, music producers and businessmen, Sphectacula and Dj Naves have teamed up with Tourism KwaZulu-Natal to highlight rhino poaching.

The dj duo took part in a rhino capture exercise, in which an adult rhino is moved from one area of the province to another for safe keeping and to populate its new home.

source: ewn.co.za | phot cred: iol.co.za

NEW YORK FILMMAKER TO BUILD FILM STUDIO ON KZN SOUTH COAST

PORT Shepstone will soon get its own lm studio as an international producer sets up shop in the “beautiful coastal city”.

New York-based lm producer Dexter Davis, who heads D Street Media Group, will break ground on the project, called South Coast Film Studios, next year.

Last year Davis was back in the town on a location scout, and that was when the idea for a movie studio came up. While Davis is keeping the costs and the artists’ illustrations of what the studio will look like under wraps, he said it would make a denite impact on the Port Shepstone community.

source & phot cred: iol.co.za

KING ZWELITHINI DEMANDS A 100% MATRIC PASS RATE FOR HIS BIRTHDAY

Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini has demanded that the KwaZulu-Natal education department achieve an 80% pass rate in this year's matric exams - and then to honour his 70th birthday next year‚ a 100% pass rate.

Zwelithini was addressing more than 700 principals from the Zululand and Amajuba districts in Ulundi on Tuesday in his capacity as patron of education in the province.

His new-found status as patron was a result of a meeting he had with KZN education MEC Mthandeni Dlungwane earlier this year‚ during which he was presented with a full report about the province's Matric results.

The department has set itself a target of a 76% matric pass rate for this year. But King Zwelithini said there was no reason why the department could not achieve 80%.

source & phot cred: timeslive.co.za GRAND OPENING OF HIGHLY-AWAITED CORNUBIA MALL

Excitement lled the air as the doors to the Cornubia Mall, KZN’s brand new shopping and entertainment offering, were ofcially opened on Thursday 28 September. Cornubia Mall’s location is what sets it apart from other malls in the region as it is easily accessible from the from N2 highway, the M41 and Cornubia Boulevard. This 65,000-square metre mall offers a good selection of food, fashion, lifestyle and sports attractions integrated into an outdoor family-oriented shopping experience. source & phot cred: phoenixsun.co.za