Corruption and greed blamed as political rivalries turn increasingly violent in the region
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Whistleblower Thabiso Zulu can’t explain his situation to his son, but continues to expose wrongdoing and show solidarity with others
One other man was shot dead and two others were rushed to hospital with gunshot wounds
The brutal murder of an Eastern Cape ANC member puts political killings in the province, and in the country, into sharp focus just before the local government elections
Party secretaries have beefed up security as tensions at branch general meetings rise
Branch leaders in the Lower South Coast region have told the party that the regional task team has outstayed its term
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A Mtubatuba councillor and a Hammarsdale ANC Youth League leader were shot yesterday near their homes
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala wants to begin implementing the recommendations of the Moerane inquiry into political killing
Showdown at Luthuli House: A minister’s bribe confession provides ammunition for Ace Magashule to fight back against President Ramaphosa
Showdown at Luthuli House: A minister’s bribe confession provides ammunition for Ace Magashule to fight back against President Ramaphosa
It failed to recommend that people implicated in the KwaZulu-Natal killings face prosecution
Ipid has been asked to investigate perjury charges against a KwaZulu-Natal police general
During its more than 12 months of hearings, the Commission heard claims of South African Police Service (SAPS) complicity
The report’s long-awaited release comes at a time when police have made some breakthroughs in investigating the killings
The arrest of six men for the killing of a former councillor has rocked the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal
The suspect is appearing in the Umzimkhulu magistrate’s court on charges of murder, conspiracy to commit murder and two counts of attempted murder
The advocacy group says the premier must release the documents within 30 days or give valid reasons why he cannot
The party is focussing on cementing stability and unity within its branches
The public protector has clashed with the police minister over providing witnesses with protection
The report, legislature spokesperson Wonder Hlongwa says, will remain embargoed.
Thabiso Zulu gave evidence at the Moerane commission of inquiry into the political killings in KwaZulu-Natal
eThekwini ANC Youth League regional secretary Thinta Cibane confirmed that Bongani “Usher” Mkhize was gunned down by two men at his home in Umlazi
The commission investigated killings that have taken place in the province since 2011
Several suspects, one of them a police officer, are expected to appear in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Monday
The death toll at the hostel is now believed to be 106 and even when arrests have been made, there have been no convictions
The premier has said that he’ll be ‘taking into consideration all the legal obligations that apply to the release of the report’
Acting provincial police commissioner Major General Bheki Langa was on ‘official police business’
Public watchdogs are dismayed that the Moerane inquiry’s findings, like others, won’t be released
KwaZulu-Natal’s ANC doesn’t seem to have got the message that No 1 is no longer
The police dodged blame at the inquiry, trying to absolve themselves from responsibility for failure to solve the almost 100 murders
Tshibase, who was also a teacher, was shot dead on May 23 last year while at the gate of his family home in Umzimkhulu
There were rumours doing the rounds in Magaqa’s neighbourhood that he was poisoned while in hospital.