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Pietermaritzburg

KZN government cancels R24 m/year lease in clampdown on costly office rentals
National
/ 3 September 2025

KZN government cancels R24 m/year lease in clampdown on costly office rentals

The provincial administration plans to use government-owned buildings to cut down on expenditure

By Sandile Motha
Angry Msunduzi residents call for forensic investigation
National
/ 2 August 2024

Angry Msunduzi residents call for forensic investigation

Pietermaritzburg residents allege corruption and mismanagement as well as problems with the new billing system

By Lyse Comins
The Springboks, Mr Barnes, Ma Zandile and James Small
Thought Leader
/ 10 September 2023

The Springboks, Mr Barnes, Ma Zandile and James Small

Rassie, along with his captain, Siya Kolisi’s generation of players, have deepened our bonds with rugby in a manner that I thought inevitable as a young boy. Win or lose, they are us

By Ron Derby
Protesters set building alight at University of KwaZulu-Natal
Education
/ 22 August 2023

Protesters set building alight at University of KwaZulu-Natal

Police are investigating a case of public violence after the William O’Brien building on the Pietermaritzburg campus was set on fire

By Eunice Masson
KwaZulu-Natal’s sugar industry isn’t sweet
Editorial
/ 5 May 2023

KwaZulu-Natal’s sugar industry isn’t sweet

The sugar industry’s struggle tells a bigger story of the risks of South Africa’s deindustrialisation

By Editorial
SA female filmmakers exhibit their work at Festival de Cannes
Friday
/ 26 May 2022

SA female filmmakers exhibit their work at Festival de Cannes

A candid story about love; and how human beings’ shortcomings get in the way

By Tshegofatso Mathe
SANDF troops help with KwaZulu-Natal post-flood recovery
National
/ 21 April 2022

SANDF troops help with KwaZulu-Natal post-flood recovery

Some residents have accused the South African National Defence Force of taking too long to respond with recovery assistance

By Lyse Comins
IFP-ANC agreement breaks deadlock in 21 hung KwaZulu-Natal councils
Politics
/ 17 November 2021

IFP-ANC agreement breaks deadlock in 21 hung KwaZulu-Natal councils

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa is understood to have been part of talks that swung the agreement, which is a ‘governance plan’ rather than a coalition

By Paddy Harper
Nongoma NFP candidate the latest victim of KwaZulu-Natal’s killing fields
Politics
/ 26 October 2021

Nongoma NFP candidate the latest victim of KwaZulu-Natal’s killing fields

National Freedom Party candidates in the Zululand town have gone into hiding amid fears that they will be targeted next

By Paddy Harper
ANC wants more cops for KZN political hotspots
Politics
/ 13 September 2021

ANC wants more cops for KZN political hotspots

The governing party will call off political activities in areas of KwaZulu-Natal where threats are detected ahead of time

By Paddy Harper
Anatomy of a failed municipality
Opinion
/ 11 August 2021

Anatomy of a failed municipality

The Msunduzi local municipality in KwaZulu-Natal is on permanent life support and shows no sign of being cured

By Cameron Brisbane
Troops arrive in KwaZulu-Natal as death toll reaches 26
National
/ 13 July 2021

Troops arrive in KwaZulu-Natal as death toll reaches 26

With tensions escalating in predominantly Indian and white suburbs, where residents have mobilised to defend themselves and their property, premier Sihle Zikalala said residents had a right to do so

By Paddy Harper
Businesses reel as #ZumaUnrest rages
National
/ 12 July 2021

Businesses reel as #ZumaUnrest rages

Shop owners and businesses are being forced to close as violence spreads

By Luke Feltham
More hurdles for Zuma as showdown looms at constitutional court
National
/ 11 July 2021

More hurdles for Zuma as showdown looms at constitutional court

The former president’s application to have his sentence rescinded fails the textbook tests for rescission and sees him persist in the contempt that resulted in a 15-month prison term, the commission argues

By Emsie Ferreira
Dumpsite fire that smoked out Pietermaritzburg is finally out
The Green Guardian
/ 1 August 2020

Dumpsite fire that smoked out Pietermaritzburg is finally out

Firefighters have finally extinguished the fire at the New England Road landfill site in Pietermaritzburg, which had engulfed the KwaZulu-Natal capital in thick clouds of toxic smoke since it flared up more than a week ago

By Paddy Harper
Court date finally set for death in detention Haffejee inquest
Article
/ 25 February 2020

Court date finally set for death in detention Haffejee inquest

Another apartheid-era death will be investigated after NPA pressured to finally act

By Paddy Harper
Mr Clean-up’s dirty hands revealed
Article
/ 27 September 2019

Mr Clean-up’s dirty hands revealed

The administrator brought in to rescue the Pietermaritzburg council instead violated tender procedures and illegally appointed VBS Mutual Bank

By Paddy Harper
Millions lost in scam at dysfunctional municipality
Article
/ 19 September 2019

Millions lost in scam at dysfunctional municipality

A report recommended fraud and corruption charges against a former Pietermaritzburg mayor and municipal manager, relating to over R290-million

By Paddy Harper
Advocates go toe-to-toe in Zuma case
Article
/ 28 May 2019

Advocates go toe-to-toe in Zuma case

A letter purportedly proving that a high-level meeting took place in 2003 to discuss Jacob Zuma’s prosecution is the latest twist in the case

By Niren Tolsi
‘It is the state on trial’, high court told in Zuma hearing
Article
/ 20 May 2019

‘It is the state on trial’, high court told in Zuma hearing

Zuma’s lawyers say the courts should not condone unconstitutional conduct by the NPA

By Franny Rabkin and Paddy Harper
Zuma a ‘victim of mob justice’ — Sikhakhane
Videos
/ 20 May 2019

Zuma a ‘victim of mob justice’ — Sikhakhane

Former president Jacob Zuma’s application for a permanent stay of prosecution is underway in the high court in Pietermaritzburg,

By Staff Reporter
Zuma a ‘victim of mob justice’ — Sikhakhane
Article
/ 20 May 2019

Zuma a ‘victim of mob justice’ — Sikhakhane

The former president’s counsel wants his corruption case halted because of the NPA’s ‘clandestine’ tactics against him

By Paddy Harper
Churches join  legal fight over Ingonyama leases
Article
/ 10 August 2018

Churches join  legal fight over Ingonyama leases

The trust board wants people to convert permits into leases, increasing their tenure insecurity

By Paddy Harper
JZ’s legal options unpacked
Article
/ 27 July 2018

JZ’s legal options unpacked

There’s a good chance the ex-president’s new heavyweights will claim he won’t get a fair trial

By Franny Rabkin
A tiny beetle and its deadly fungus is threatening South Africa’s trees
Article
/ 1 March 2018

A tiny beetle and its deadly fungus is threatening South Africa’s trees

The beetle and the fungus have devastated trees in California in the US as well as in Israel. Now they’re in South Africa

By Staff Reporter
Stand-up guys, slate politics and the ‘other’ ANC
Article
/ 10 November 2017

Stand-up guys, slate politics and the ‘other’ ANC

‘There’s no way the gig will kick off on time. Our host, Nobala — provincial secretary Super Zuma — is one of history’s great Time Bandits’

By Paddy Harper
Kitty’s easy lensplay lightens a heavy load
Article
/ 8 August 2013

Kitty’s easy lensplay lightens a heavy load

What seemed to be banal images in a box of negatives offers an intriguing glimpse into the character and aspiration of the years from 1972 to 1984.

By Laurice Taitz
Buthelezi worried about political corruption
Article
/ 18 December 2011

Buthelezi worried about political corruption

IFP president Mangosuthu Buthelezi has said he is worried about the amount of corruption and self-serving ambition that has flooded into politics.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 5 July 2011

ANC members arrested for staging Maritzburg sit-in

About 30 ANC members who staged a sit-in at the party’s office in Pietermaritzburg were arrested on Monday night, KwaZulu-Natal police said.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 29 June 2011

ANC moves to clean house in Msunduzi

The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday morning announced the replacement of two beleaguered leaders in strife-torn Msunduzi.

By Niren Tolsi
Court finds Sheryl Cwele not guilty on two charges
Article
/ 5 May 2011

Court finds Sheryl Cwele not guilty on two charges

Sheryl Cwele was on Thursday found not guilty on two of the charges she faced related to drug trafficking.

By Niren Tolsi
Court rules against reopening Cwele case
Article
/ 5 May 2011

Court rules against reopening Cwele case

The Pietermaritzburg High Court on Thursday ruled against the state’s application to have its drug-trafficking case against Sheryl Cwele reopened.

By Staff Reporter
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