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DURBAN AND XAIMEN, CHINA FORGE A SISTER CITY AGREEMENT

20Sep

By Thabile DumaNo Comments

DURBAN AND XAIMEN, CHINA FORGE A SISTER CITY AGREEMENT

By: Thabile Duma19 September 2023 In a media statement issued on Tuesday afternoon, 19 September, the city revealed that a memorandum of understanding between eThekwini Municipality and the City of Xaimen in China was signed to strengthen ties and ensure mutual cooperation for the next five years.The statement added that is in accordance with the principles of the Joint Communique on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between South Africa and China. In August, Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China, paid a state visit to South Africa, upon the invitation of Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa. The two leaders had an in-depth exchange of views on China-South Africa relations, China-Africa cooperation, and regional and international affairs of ...

Last Night Durban witnessed The Worse Rains and Floods That Ever occurred

There was a heavy inundation yesterday and last night, in Durban as rain and floods swept through the coastal city.1 People, homes and businesses were devastated. The torrent of rain was so strong that there was a hurricane that blew through Inanda and Phoenix.2 According to the Security Company Rection Unit South Africa (RUSA) said a herdsman in Zwlisha, northwest of Durban had been presumed dead after being swept away by floods.3 The herdsman in question was trying to cross a river while herding his cows.4 RUSA spokesperson Vinod Singh said the adult male was seen by witnesses herding his cattle during the torrent of rain on yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon.5 Rescue groups have yet to retrieve his body.6 The RUSA spokesperson Singh stated that the herdsman was trying to cross the river wh...

Police Launch Manhunt for CIT Robbers Umlazi

KwaZulu-Natal Police say they have launched a manhunt for suspects who blew up a cash-in-transit van in Umlazi on Monday night. Police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda says they are searching for an unknown number of suspects in connection with the CIT heist. The suspects will be facing murder and attempted murder charges. “Information has revealed that the cash-in-transit armoured vehicle had just collected money from a grocery chain store and was driving on the Umbongitwini Bridge on the M35 pas, Philani Valley, in Umlazi when it reportedly came under attack from heavily armed suspects,” Netshiunda said. Netshiunda further stated that a combi carrying Public Order Policing officers who were patrolling the area at the time drove into the active cash-in-transit crime scene unawa...