July 2021 Riots
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Politicians’ conduct in parliament, media and public forums shapes not only the tone of electioneering but also the very fabric of democratic trust and social cohesion
2021 riots: Another long wait for justice
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla finally appeared in court four years after the riots in KwaZulu-Natal
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla says she is being prosecuted to settle political scores
There was no link between her social media posts and the looting and destruction that took place in July 2021, she told the court
Police confirm arrest of Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla
The daughter of former president Jacob Zuma will appear in court on Thursday on charges of domestic terrorism
Vodacom KwaZulu-Natal rolls out R800 million investment
The mobile network continues to expand despite being hit hard by vandalism of infrastructure and battery and diesel theft
Editorial | Elections: Tensions as parties talk about talks
The responsibility is on party leaders to move beyond their ideological positions and find each other — swiftly — and deliver on the mandate they received from their voters.
More Public Order Police deployed to KwaZulu-Natal amid post-election tensions
The Zulu king has called for peace and for political parties to accept the results of the polls
SAPS, Metro to guard council staff as violent eThekwini strike continues
Vehicles were stoned on Umgeni Road on Monday morning, while reports of workers sabotaging water pipelines were also received
Ramaphosa steps in to tackle eThekwini service delivery crisis
An announcement about measures to reduce load-shedding in the metro is expected ‘soon’
No evidence that jailing of Zuma caused July 2021 unrest, says SAHRC
The riots and the imprisonment of the former president coincided, and the unrest was orchestrated, but there was also no proof of who the masterminds were This content is…
Residents oppose R3bn Beachwood Golf Course development
They plan to take eThekwini Metro to the high court over allowing the environmentally sensitive coastal land to be rezoned for a housing and hotel development
Zuma unable to stomach his own medicine
There is irony in Msholozi being forced under the heel of the monstrous correctional services system he propped up – will he return behind bars?
St Jacob, patron of truck burners
And of Belarus, for representing that country in Zimbabwe by offering carbon credits from a Russian forest in Siberia
July 2021: Riots? What riots?
On July 9, looting and violence started in KwaZulu-Natal and the scars of those eight terrible days are still red and angry
Business urges eThekwini metro to rebuild infrastructure, prepare for climate change
Following the 27 June deluge, the Durban Chamber of Commerce has warned the city that industry will relocate if it does not put in place risk mitigation measures