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Indigenous Gardening on the North Coast of Natal
LETS BRING BACK THE WILDLIFE – W Balcomb Some Zinkwazi gardens can boast that in addition to their wealth of birdlife, porcupine, blue duiker, mongoose and tortoises live in the dense cover of the coastal bush. We don’t have to live along the privileged strip – the...
Zinkwazi Rocks !
The author of the following article is Tony Ardington. Tony is a third generation local sugar farmer. He was educated at Michaelhouse, attained honours in Geology at Rhodes and spent three years at Oxford reading Politics, Philosophy and Economics. Thereafter he and...
FOOD OUTLETS IN OUR VILLAGE
Mahogany Reef is the charming name of the Ski Boat Club on the beach. Excellent breakfasts are served by Steve du Plessis and his staff. Drinks and budget meals are popular particularly on a Friday night and occasionally there is dancing to a one man band on the...
SHOT HOLE BORER IN OUR TREES
First the Good news....Those living in the village will be aware of the upgrade taking place. Teams of workers, under the supervision of some concerned residents, have transformed the appearance of the village by trimming edges, moving soil from gutters, levelling...
BEACHED WHALE AT ZINKWAZI TODAY, 28TH MAY 2018
We woke to hear that crowds had converged on a beached dead whale in front of the car park at Zinkwazi. Meat was being hacked from it by locals by the bucket load and taken away to eat. I understand that it was a juvenile humped back whale that was washed up after...
TURTLES HATCHING ON ZINKWAZI BEACH MAY 2018
Zinkwazi folk love walking up the beach towards Tugela on the low tide. If the weather is good its a very pleasant and polular activity. A few came across a turtle nest in the process of hatching. No sign of course of mother turtle, but about 30 babies had emerged...
