The former ANC KwaZulu-Natal chairperson will stay on as a member of the provincial legislature
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The province’s leaders are calling for mob rule and will try to convince their comrades at this weekend’s national policy conference to support their untenable position
There was a strong view, according to the report, that the judiciary was overstepping, undermining other arms of the state and using the law based on feelings instead of facts, especially in the jailing of Zuma
Several would-be candidates for chairperson failed to make it onto the ballot or declined after being nominated from the floor
The dominant faction in the eThekwini region resolved to support Emalahleni chair Ntuthuko Mahlaba for provincial treasurer, replacing Zandile Gumede who is affected by the step-aside rule
The media industry must scrutinise the source of information and every news story and opinion piece we run, to prevent us and our readers from becoming collateral damage in the factional wars in the governing party
The KwaZulu-Natal conference is taking place at the Olive Convention Centre in Durban, which used to be an ice rink
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The report by the province’s secretary, Mdu Ntuli, will probably reveal crippling and protracted internal instability in the party
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The KwaZulu-Natal executive committee has kept Jacob Zuma up to date about plans for its conference
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The Durban July is back, which means the glamour and high fashion are back too.
Some of the conditions in which the July unrest occurred have abated but others, such as the spiralling cost of living, have worsened
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Informal traders selling their wares outside Jabulani Mall are worried about further unrest as unemployment and the rising cost of living fuel public anger
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Having a hound that barks at black people is tricky if you’re a white kid moving to a township
Regions in the province will meet this weekend to decide on the next provincial chairperson after heated discussions with the provincial executive committee on Monday.
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Known as a formidable opponent, she has never shied away from keeping the ANC in check.
The police and criminal justice system continue with a punitive approach to fight illegal drug trade, targeting poor black users in particular
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The allies of newly re-elected ANC Limpopo chairperson Stan Mathabatha have no intention of electing Lekganyane into the provincial executive committee
Limpopo could take a stand on the step-aside decision, after the organisational report was deferred to the commissions
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Florida Road – where you’re immersed in all things that celebrate cultural craft – comes to KwaZulu-Natal for the first Arts Bar Festival.
Corrupt local leadership is creating a hopeless situation for the area’s young people who are not politically connected to patronage networks
The report was commissioned in 2016 by KwaZulu-Natal’s former premier, Willies Mchunu, after a surge in rhino poaching
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As we enjoy the last few weeks of autumn with its bright colours, remember that the rigours of winter are just around the corner
The floods in KwaZulu-Natal in April caused R25-million damage to private and public infrastructure
Flooding in KZN has shown that walls aren’t high enough in the end to protect migrating middle and upper classes from our shared reality
Durban and the eThekwini region was in decline – fuelled by corruption and political killings – before the deadly floods sank it
Rebuild efforts have been mired in concerns about looting, but it could provide a much-needed stimulus to a crisis-hit province
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Perhaps if we stop cleaving to hope and choose our dissatisfaction; realise the awful truth that the only saviour is individual and collective agency, then a different outcome can be achieved
Opposition party members pulled no punches as they placed doubt on whether millions in funds which the government will release will reach the intended victims of the flood
The petro-chemicals producer said its quarterly volume outlook may also be negatively affected
South Africa’s rural areas and informal settlements need the greatest protection against climate change
Mxolisi Kaunda set up task teams at the eThekwini Disaster Management Centre, visited stricken areas and ensured services are restored
The family of 10-year-old Shakirah Hajji and her Westville home disappeared in a mudslide. She is just one of many desperate children harmed by the KwaZulu-Natal floods
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