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Paddy Harper

Vegan bottles to the rescue
Article
/ 5 July 2019

Vegan bottles to the rescue

Two local companies have come up with a way to reduce the harm caused by plastic polluting rivers and killing ocean life

By Paddy Harper
Hacking while KwaZulu-Natal burns
Article
/ 5 July 2019

Hacking while KwaZulu-Natal burns

Not much has changed in the province in the past couple of weeks. And, contrary to our paper’s theme, what news there is, isn’t good

By Paddy Harper
eThekwini mayor’s supporters demand she is returned to office
Article
/ 14 June 2019

eThekwini mayor’s supporters demand she is returned to office

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

By Paddy Harper
Prisons boss Fraser at odds with jailers
Article
/ 7 June 2019

Prisons boss Fraser at odds with jailers

Correctional services officials criticise decisions made by the new commissioner of prisons

By Paddy Harper
IFP member shot dead outside polling station
Article
/ 9 May 2019

IFP member shot dead outside polling station

The party’s elections head claims ANC members were responsible for the deadly shooting

By Paddy Harper
Police burn ID’s of would-be voters
Article
/ 9 May 2019

Police burn ID’s of would-be voters

Women denied their right to vote after police burn ID books

By Paddy Harper
CSIR predicts major ANC decline in KZN
Article
/ 9 May 2019

CSIR predicts major ANC decline in KZN

The numbers are a major blow for the ANC which had consolidated its support in the province since 2004 when it took 47.4% of the vote

By Paddy Harper
Red row over alleged funds fiddle
Article
/ 26 April 2019

Red row over alleged funds fiddle

A disgruntled Economic Freedom Fighters MP says its leader has failed to account for millions

By Paddy Harper
Meandos at the end of the Rainbow
Article
/ 18 April 2019

Meandos at the end of the Rainbow

Maybe you know some little places to go to get away from the elections and all its contradictions

By Paddy Harper
Far-out tales from Zondo to Zuma
Article
/ 12 April 2019

Far-out tales from Zondo to Zuma

McBride’s history reads like a thriller and Gaddafi’s missing cash saga like a poor parody

By Paddy Harper
Mayor may still be charged with murder
Article
/ 12 April 2019

Mayor may still be charged with murder

Hawks investigators appear to be preparing to once again charge Harry Gwala district mayor Mluleki Ndobe for his murder

By Paddy Harper
uBaba’s latest ploy is hard to read
Article
/ 5 April 2019

uBaba’s latest ploy is hard to read

The former president is now bedfellows with Black Label First. Is he trying to lose the ANC so many votes that Ramaphosa is recalled?

By Paddy Harper
Resolute in the face of xenophobia
Article
/ 5 April 2019

Resolute in the face of xenophobia

Many residents fled after Durban’s third wave of attacks, but to others leaving is just not an option

By Paddy Harper
Populist politicians’ power-plays
Article
/ 5 April 2019

Populist politicians’ power-plays

Xenophobic violence condemned by both the ANC and DA as the May 8 elections moves closer

By Paddy Harper
Midlands murder mystery
Article
/ 29 March 2019

Midlands murder mystery

The evidence that linked a mayor to a murder has vanished ­— or never existed

By Paddy Harper
Ndobe case: Batohi wants answers
Article
/ 29 March 2019

Ndobe case: Batohi wants answers

The NDPP wants to know how the Harry Gwala district mayor was charged without evidence

By Paddy Harper
Cele defends political killings probe
Article
/ 28 March 2019

Cele defends political killings probe

Police Minister Bheki Cele has defended the investigations into political killings in KwaZulu-Natal

By Paddy Harper
Batohi wants to know why Ndobe case flopped
Article
/ 28 March 2019

Batohi wants to know why Ndobe case flopped

The NDPP wants to know how the Harry Gwala district mayor was charged without sufficient evidence

By Paddy Harper
Newcastle mayor arrested in connection with political killings
Article
/ 22 March 2019

Newcastle mayor arrested in connection with political killings

Ntuthuko Mahlaba is the second ANC mayor in KZN to be arrested in connection with the killing of their own comrades

By Paddy Harper
Twenty-three journos floored
Article
/ 22 March 2019

Twenty-three journos floored

The magistrate’s court circus means forgoing the poll countdown clock ceremony – but it is murder after all

By Paddy Harper
Three mayors investigated for murders
Article
/ 22 March 2019

Three mayors investigated for murders

ANC leaders Sindiso Magaqa, Wandile Ngubeni and S’bu Maphumulo were assassinated

By Paddy Harper
Magaqa murder accused, three others appear in court
Article
/ 19 March 2019

Magaqa murder accused, three others appear in court

Mluleki Ndobe and three others appeared in court in connection with the murder of former ANCYL secretary general Sindiso Magaqa

By Paddy Harper
ANC applies the Ronaldo principle
Article
/ 15 March 2019

ANC applies the Ronaldo principle

Trophies trump principle in the cynical game of politics as the election lists remain loaded with Guptarites

By Paddy Harper
Corruption allegations don’t count, says Magashule
Article
/ 15 March 2019

Corruption allegations don’t count, says Magashule

Magashule said candidates who had been convicted of an offence for which the penalty was more than 12 months in jail had been removed from the list

By Paddy Harper
Succession battle harms IFP revival
Article
/ 15 March 2019

Succession battle harms IFP revival

The Inkatha Freedom Party hopes to benefit from the demise of two other parties in KwaZulu-Natal

By Paddy Harper
ANC parliamentary list includes leaders implicated in state capture
Article
/ 13 March 2019

ANC parliamentary list includes leaders implicated in state capture

Only candidates with criminal records barred, ANC secretary general confirms

By Paddy Harper
Former DA KZN leader defects to the ANC
Article
/ 13 March 2019

Former DA KZN leader defects to the ANC

Sizwe Mchunu served the opposition party for nearly a decade

By Paddy Harper
ANC says it will retain KZN
Article
/ 8 March 2019

ANC says it will retain KZN

ANC provinces led by two sides of the factional divide face acute challenges to retain control in the 2019 general election

By Paddy Harper
Never a cog in the war machine
Article
/ 8 March 2019

Never a cog in the war machine

A detour through John Matshikiza’s old M&G columns sparks memories of defiance

By Paddy Harper
Changes afoot at KZN land board
Article
/ 8 March 2019

Changes afoot at KZN land board

The province has appointed an interministerial committee to meet the board and King Goodwill Zwelithini

By Paddy Harper
MP who led Eskom corruption inquiry shunned
Article
/ 7 March 2019

MP who led Eskom corruption inquiry shunned

Zukiswa Rantho has been left off the ANC’s post-election lists

By Natasha Marrian and Paddy Harper
A cool cat with a warm heart
Article
/ 1 March 2019

A cool cat with a warm heart

I owe my life to my dad. Given my inability to follow the herd, I wouldn’t have survived if  I’d stayed in Belfast

By Paddy Harper
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