Zini News – June 2021

Zini News – June 2021

According to the clever people, we’re halfway through winter! Winter solstice will happen on Monday 21 June 2021. Roll on summer! We have had a particularly important visitor in Zini on Monday 17 May. His Worship Mayor Dlamini, Municipal Manager Mnguni and all the...
Mtunzini Fun Fact:  Strelitzia

Mtunzini Fun Fact: Strelitzia

Mtunzini Fun Fact: Strelitzia or giant bird of paradise flower is a genus of five species of perennial plants, native to South Africa. It belongs to the plant family Strelitziaceae. The genus is named after the duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, birthplace of Queen...
Mtunzini Fun Fact: The Fairy Inkcap

Mtunzini Fun Fact: The Fairy Inkcap

Mtunzini Fun Fact: The Fairy Inkcap, Coprinellus disseminatus, rarely ventures forth alone or even with just a few friends; more often it forms dense masses swarming over rotting tree stumps and roots. These gregarious little fungi occur from early spring until the...
Mtunzini Fun Fact: Eastern Forest watcher

Mtunzini Fun Fact: Eastern Forest watcher

Mtunzini Fun Fact: See if you can spot this little wonder. Known as the Notiothemis jonesi, eastern forest watcher, Jones’ forest watcher or eastern elf. It is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found from South...
Mtunzini Fun Fact: Edible Monkey Moth

Mtunzini Fun Fact: Edible Monkey Moth

Edible monkeys moths are large, brownish, slow-flapping moths. These moths had a wingspan of about 100mm. One could view them as somewhat drab on first inspection, but they are beautifully patterned and rather beautiful.Edible monkeys have the almost unpronounceable...