Ethekwini

Durban on the up after purge

Article Paddy Harper - 31 Oct 2019

It began with reinstating the finance committee and cameras in the mayor’s parlour, and targeting bent business forums

Timmy’s copped it – or so I thought

Article Paddy Harper - 11 Oct 2019

Instead, it’s Mama, the former Durban mayor who may have been wading through the solid waste tender, the Hawks are visiting

Gumede corruption case postponed until January 2020

Article Paddy Harper - 8 Aug 2019

The postponement granted to allow prosecutors time to complete the investigation into the embattled eThekwini mayor and her co-accused

No decision on Gumede’s fate — ANC

Article Paddy Harper - 6 Aug 2019

The governing party has deferred taking action on her fate by a week

AG targets tender deviations

Article Athandiwe Saba - 26 Jul 2019

In part three of a series on how government entities get around procurement processes, the M&G looks at why this is a big problem for the AG's office

Upwards and Out for Mayor Gumede?

Article Paddy Harper - 12 Jul 2019

In a crumbling eThekwini, the ANC is scrambling to appease the supporters of one of Jacob Zuma’s powerful allies, but also move her out of the way

Durban, the city that forces the poor to defecate in the streets

Article Greg Arde - 25 Jun 2019

Contemptuous municipal attitudes have compromised public sanitation in Durban forcing people into undignified, unhealthy and dangerous situations.

Water supply is restored to some, the rest have to forage for theirs

Article Paddy Harper - 14 Jun 2019

A month after heavy storms tore through KwaZulu-Natal, Paddy Harper and Delwyn Verasamy visited some villages still do not have water

eThekwini mayor’s supporters demand she is returned to office

Article Paddy Harper - 14 Jun 2019

Embattled eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede’s supporters have revolted against the ANC’s decision to place her on enforced leave

Zandile Gumede: The Iron Lady of Inanda

Article Niren Tolsi - 20 May 2019

Gumede is facing charges of fraud, racketeering and corruption, implicating 62 city councillors. How did she rise to such a powerful position?

‘Be strong my leader’ — Zuma shows support for embattled Gumede

Article Canny Maphanga - 19 May 2019

The former president, who is also facing corruption charges in the Durban High Court has asked his comrade to be strong as "this too shall pass"

Hawks to move on 62 KZN councillors

Article Paddy Harper - 17 May 2019

Arrests over alleged tender fraud come as Durban mayor Zandile Gumede fights for her political life

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South Africans unsure of what to expect in 2020

IT Web - 20 Jan 2020

Almost half (49%) of South Africans, 15 years and older, agree or strongly agree that they view 2020 with optimism.

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KZN teacher educators jet off to Columbia University

IT Web - 20 Jan 2020

A group of academics were selected as participants of the programme focused on PhD completion, mobility, supervision capacity development and the generation of high-impact research.

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New-style star accretion bursts dazzle astronomers

IT Web - 15 Jan 2020

Associate Professor James O Chibueze and Dr SP van den Heever are part of an international team of astronomers studying the G358-MM1 high-mass protostar.

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2020 risk outlook: Use GRC to build resilience

IT Web - 14 Jan 2020

GRC activities can be used profitably to develop an integrated risk picture and response, says ContinuitySA.

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MTN voted best mobile network

IT Web - 14 Jan 2020

An independent report found MTN to be the best mobile network in SA in the fourth quarter of 2019.

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IT Web - 9 Jan 2020

Rosebank College is an educational brand of The Independent Institute of Education, which is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training.

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Is your tertiary institution accredited?

IT Web - 9 Jan 2020

Rosebank College is an educational brand of The Independent Institute of Education, which is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training.

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VUT chancellor, Dr Xolani Mkhwanazi, dies

IT Web - 8 Jan 2020

The university conferred the degree of Doctor of Science Honoris Causa on Dr Xolani Mkhwanazi for his outstanding leadership contributions to maths and science education development.