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Residents at their wits’ end
RESIDENTS of Glenwood, in Berea, have found themselves battling an ongoing water crisis that has been exacerbated by unaddressed leakages in their neighbourhood. For the past several months, affected individuals have raised their voices against the...
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Mncwango joins IFP in KZN shake-up
THE IFP pulled a coup on its main opposition in KZN when Former Secretary General of the Umkhonto wesizwe Party, Dr Bongani Mncwango, officially joined the Gnu-aligned party yesterday. The former MKP Secretary General was sacked as the party’s...
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Event celebrates the unsung heroes of road safety in KZN
IN A show of appreciation, the Department of Transport and Human Settlement held an award ceremony in Durban, celebrating the dedication of law enforcement officials, honouring various traffic officers for their exceptional contributions to road safety...
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Mbalula says ANC committed to SA’S sovereignty despite US pressure
ANC Secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says the ANC is determined to protect South African sovereignty, despite pressure from the US. Mbalula, who was speaking at the Solomon Mahlangu Commemoration in Mamelodi East Cemetery in Tshwane on Monday, said...
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Fake SAPS ‘colonel’ arrested in Durban
A 39-YEAR-OLD man from Glen Hills, Durban, who masqueraded as a high-ranking police officer attached to the SAPS Kwazulu-natal provincial office and involved himself in sensitive police investigations, appeared briefly in the Durban Magistrate’s Court...
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Nigerian coronation slammed as a threat to SAS sovereignty
DIPLOMATIC tensions are rising between South Africa and Nigeria after a coalition of civic organisations formally lodged a memorandum of grievances with the Nigerian Embassy, demanding urgent clarity over the controversial “coronation” of an alleged...
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CHAOS OVER NIGERIAN ‘KING’ IN SA
STUN grenades and rubber bullets were flying in Kugompo City (formerly East London) yesterday after a protest march against the recent coronation of a Nigerian national as king in the area turned violent. The march, which included thousands of locals...
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Ramaphosa outlines bold vision for KZN
DESPITE the brouhaha over the ANC compelling Kwazulu-natal municipalities aligned to the party to make costly bids for tables at a gala fundraising dinner in Durban, the event on Saturday achieved its objectives, drawing full attendance. The party had...
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Eskom leaves families watching their lives turn to rubble
MILLIONS of rand, including bank loans, went down the drain yesterday when Eskom executed its courtordered eviction to demolish hundreds of homes illegally built on its land in Thornville outside Pietermaritzburg. One of the unfortunate residents, a...
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Act on illegal immigration, say thousands of Durban protestors
DISSATISFIED with the ever-increasing number of illegal immigrants in South Africa and the resulting implications, thousands of supporters flocked to King Dinuzulu Park yesterday to join the March and March movement’s protest against the thorny issue....
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Big tariff hike plan sparks outrage
THE return of a fashion showcase is set to amplify excitement ahead of this week’s Cape Town International Jazz Festival, with organisers confirming its comeback tomorrow, following a period of absence. Taking place from 6pm to 11pm, the invite-only...
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‘Sent from pillar to post’, City’s unpaid contractors down tools
SCORES of contractors responsible for maintaining water infrastructure across Durban downed tools yesterday to vent their frustrations over not being paid for months by the ethekwini Municipality for services rendered. The contractors claimed the...
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Calls mount for Feroz Khan to testify amid explosive claims
THE Madlanga Commission of Inquiry and the Parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee have been urged to summon the head of counter-intelligence within the SAPS Crime Intelligence division, Feroz Khan, who has been accused of being “a political fixer” and...
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KZN moves to cut tender fraud, boost transparency
THE Kwazulu-natal government is set to roll out a technologically advanced e-procurement system across all its provincial departments next month to reduce human interference in tender processes, to effectively root out opportunities for corruption, and...
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Give us more officers to tackle illegal immigration, say KZN leaders
WITH over a million illegal foreigners living in Kwazulu-natal, civil organisations and political parties have raised concerns over the dire shortage of immigration officers in the province, which is also a countrywide problem. The Department of Home...
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Buthelezi statue plan fires uproar as parties trade political blows
A PROPOSAL by Kwazulu-natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi, to erect a statue in honour of the late Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi alongside those of Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo in Durban has...
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Experts demand probe into police procedures after inmate shot dead
SECURITY experts have called for an investigation to determine whether police officers at Ntuzuma Police Station followed Standing Operating Procedures (SOPS) when interviewing an inmate, an interaction that escalated into a hostage situation...
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Premier wants technology to deal with N2 cash-in-transit heist crisis
KWAZULU-NATAL’S Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli has called for a focus on digital policing and technology to fight crime, following a Provincial Council Against Crime meeting on Friday. While acknowledging significant strides made in strengthening the...
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PARLY ALLOWS CHETTY TO SPILL THE BEANS
THE chairperson of Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee, Soviet Lekganyane, said there was no harm in allowing businessman Kishene Chetty to share evidence yesterday, despite concerns raised by MPS who warned that his testimony could prejudice cases currently...
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Outraged public turn on municipality
ONCE a big attraction for the community of Amanzimtoti and visitors to the area, the Inyoni Rocks swimming pool now stands in ruins and fingers have been pointed at the ethekwini Municipality for the neglect that has rendered the facility out of...
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KZN top officials told to attend expensive ANC dinner
FOR the opportunity to wine and dine at an ANC fundraising gala dinner alongside President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Durban International Convention Centre, Kwazulu-natal mayors, regional co-ordinators and others will need to act fast and pay up to R2...
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ANC claims graft at IFP borough
THE ANC in the Josiah Gumede Region (ANC-JGR) has expressed its displeasure over ongoing corruption allegations in the uthukela District Municipality, which is under the leadership of the IFP. Recent events, according to the ANC, have highlighted a...
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City residents hail cleanup of eyesore
MANY residents of ethekwini have expressed their gratitude for the city’s recent initiatives to clean up the notorious Che Guevara Road, where vagrants have congregated continuously, causing fear and concern for locals and motorists alike. Over the...
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Municipality’s urgent bid to have its bank accounts unfrozen
THE Uthukela District Municipality has launched an urgent application with the Pietermaritzburg High Court to suspend a writ of execution, that led to its bank account being attached. The legal action was instituted by RASP Consultants CC and its...
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Brothers change strategy, apply for bail in AKA murder case
THE two Ndimande brothers, Malusi Dave and Siyabonga Gezani, who are charged along with five co-accused for the murders of award-winning rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and chef Tebello ‘Tibz’ Motsoane, have abandoned their bid to challenge their...
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Mandela and Tambo Statues unveiled in Durban at R22m
DURBAN was the setting for the grand unveiling of two monumental statues in prominent locations, honouring Struggle heroes Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo yesterday. However, the celebratory atmosphere was tempered by criticism from some political...
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Durban mayor defends R22 million statues as it is a boost for tourism
ETHEKWINI Municipality mayor, Cyril Xaba has defended the R22 million which the city has spent on statues of Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo, arguing it will boost tourism. The statues of the two liberation icons, will be unveiled by President Cyril...
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Fake jobs lured SA men into war
AN INTERNATIONAL relations expert has warned that African citizens are being lured into foreign conflicts under the false promise of employment, as South Africa grapples with the deaths of two nationals who were recruited to fight in the Russia-ukraine...
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Wilson’s Wharf and businesses choked by litter after heavy rains
RECENT heavy rains over Durban have left the bay at Wilson’s Wharf strewn with litter and debris, prompting urgent calls for action from the local business and environmental activists. The once picturesque harbour has become an unsightly scene and,...
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KZN Education goes after foreign educators following SIU report
THE Kwazulu-natal Department of Education is launching an investigation into the employment status of foreign national educators and officials, following alarming revelations in a Special Investigating Unit (SIU) report. The SIU, led by Acting Head...
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Heat turned up on paramedics
APART from claims that patients with medical aid were given priority at accident scenes by ALS Paramedics, further allegations have emerged regarding how the ambulance service handled cases where non-medical aid patients required treatment. A...
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Bid to block Batohi’s pension
THE umkhonto wesizwe Party (MKP) has taken legal steps to block former National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Advocate Shamila Batohi from receiving her pension benefits through an urgent application filed at the Pretoria North Gauteng High...
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City’s grand plan to solve vagrant problem
THE ethekwini Municipality is embarking on a change-making initiative to tackle the complex vagrancy issues that have become a perennial problem along Durban’s Che Guevara Road. Mayor Cyril Xaba unveiled a multi-faceted approach to handling Durban’s...
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Mayor pushes for compassion-led plan for Che Guevara Road problem
IN DEALING with Durban’s homeless population, particularly those who have been perennially camped on Che Guevara Road (formerly Moore Road) near Albert Park, Mayor Cyril Xaba said the situation must be handled with “compassion” and be...
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Grave fears as liquidation rocks KZN
FORMER banking executive, private investor and whistleblower Dave Woollam has warned of dire consequences facing South Africa’s sugar industry, particularly those on the North Coast. His warning follows news that Tongaat Hulett (THL), a major sugar...
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Top gospel group directors lock horns over ‘fiscal misconduct’, SARS claim
DIRECTORS of popular gospel choir group Joyous Celebration, renowned for producing multi-award-winning hits, are set to trade legal blows over the handling of funds accrued from numerous musical ventures. A weekend newspaper carried allegations made...
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‘Fire the implicated and walk the plank’, Ramaphosa told
RENOWNED politician and anti-apartheid activist Reverend Dr Allan Boesak has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to fire officials implicated before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee and the Madlanga Commission – and has gone further, urging the President...
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Coalition tension rises as IFP, NFP hold crisis talks over GPU dispute
NEGOTIATING teams from the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and the National Freedom Party (NFP) were locked in talks in Durban yesterday after both parties previously failed to find common ground on issues threatening to destabilise the Government of...
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‘We can’t tolerate this!’
DURING his 2026 State-of-the-nation Address (SONA) last night, President Cyril Ramaphosa lamented the state of policing in the country. Ramaphosa said the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry and the Ad Hoc Committee in Parliament had exposed rampant...
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Durban residents want action as parties pile pressure on Ramaphosa
WHILE President Cyril Ramaphosa is likely finalising his address ahead of today’s 2026 State of the Nation Address (SONA), some Durban residents and political parties have been sharing their wish list of demands, with education, the economy, housing...
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DA demands accountability over dangers of unlicensed ambulances
THE DA has raised concerns regarding the majority of the state’s ambulances operating throughout Kwazulu-natal without the required certification from traffic authorities. The party questioned why the rule of law did not apply to the state, yet the...
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March and March to protest against illegal immigration
THE March and March movement is expected to hold a two-day protest to mark its one-year anniversary. The protest aims to address key concerns surrounding illegal immigration and governance failures in South Africa. According to the movement’s founder...
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Panday claims vindication as EXDPP backs racketeering charges
PROMINENT Kwazulu-natal businessman Thoshan Panday has expressed feelings of vindication following the testimony of retired Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Advocate Moipone Noko. During her appearance before the Nkabinde inquiry, Noko affirmed...
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Tears at service for crash victims
“HE WAS a quiet and respectful child who never backchatted when you gave him an instruction,” was how Samkelo Sithole’s grandmother described him. She was speaking at a mass prayer and memorial service held yesterday at King Zwelithini Stadium in...
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Durban’s eyesore of f ilth
METRO police have admitted that preventing vagrants and drug users from congregating and committing various crimes on Che Guevara Road, near the M4 freeway, on the edge of Durban’s CBD, is a battle they were not winning. The admission was made to...
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ANC rejects King’s call
NO TO RENAMING KZN [email protected] THE ANC in Kwazulu-natal does not support Amazulu King Misuzulu kazwelithini’s campaign to rename Kwazulu-natal to Kwazulu. Speaking at the 147th commemoration of the Battle of Isandlwana two weeks ago,...
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‘We cried until our tears dried’, say devastated family
THEY have cried all they can and said that “words cannot describe their pain”. This was how the Mnyango family from Mtubatuba, in north-eastern Kwazulu-natal, has been left after losing six loved ones in a car crash on Friday. The Mnyangos were on...
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KZN road carnage claims 17
ROAD safety on Kwazulu-natal roads is once again in sharp focus after 17 people were killed in two separate incidents over the past week. A crash on the N2 highway between a Corsa motor vehicle and a truck near the Inkosi Umtubatuba Local Municipality...
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Eleven dead in Durban minibus taxi and truck collision
KWAZULU-NATAL MEC for Transport and Human Settlements, Siboniso Duma, has called on law enforcement agencies to institute murder charges against both the driver of an overloaded minibus taxi and the driver of a truck involved in a fatal collision on...
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Deal sought for Durban school pupils
THE Kwazulu-natal Department of Education is expected to meet with the parents of 22 learners who were allegedly forcibly placed at Addington Primary School, as officials seek a resolution to the ongoing and contentious situation. The meeting,...
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Leader defiant as police open public violence case
A CASE of inciting public violence has been opened at Point Police Station against March and March leader Jacinta Mangobese-zuma, as well as the Umkhonto wesizwe Party (MKP) and Operation Dudula. The charge relates to protest action undertaken by...
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Judgment reserved on ‘staggering’ multimillionrand claim against City
THE judgment in a multimillion rand claim against the ethekwini Municipality by a businessman and former service provider to the city has been reserved following the conclusion of closing arguments at the High Court in Durban on Monday. Siyabonga...
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IPF: We’ll sacrifice GPU rather than surrender municipality
THE IFP will not hand over control of the Zululand District Municipality to the NFP, even if this saves the precarious Government of Provincial Unity (GPU) from collapse. Instead it wants the NFP to come up with alternative demands prior to the two...
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Jobless teachers camp at KZN education HQ
HUNDREDS of qualified but unemployed teachers have vowed to endure harsh weather outside the Kwazulu-natal Department of Education’s headquarters, camping day and night until officials address their plight. The protesters, members of the KZN...
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Tempers boil over as parents clash over foreign learner enrolments
HEATED confrontation broke out at Addington Primary School in Durban on Wednesday as South African parents and foreign nationals clashed over the enrolment of learners at the institution. At the heart of the dispute was the allegation that foreign...
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Deputy mayor behind death threats, says security boss
THE owner and chief executive officer of a nationally recognised security services company is living in fear after he received death threats from associates of a deputy mayor (DM) at a municipality in north-east Kwazulu-natal. Siyabonga Xulu who...
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Malema backs MKP as ANC, IFP scramble to save GPU
POLITICAL commentators say the only way the Kwazulu-natal Government of Provincial Unity (GPU) can be saved is by sweetening the deal for the National Freedom Party’s President, Ivan Barnes. Political analyst Professor Sipho Seepe stated that, at this...
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