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KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi

The poisoned chalice: How RBM’s ‘political protection’ became a brand liability

Radical transparency and careful reputation rebuilding are crucial for detoxification

KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. (@SAPoliceService/X)

Mkhwanazi: Crime intelligence never cleansed since 2011 Richard Mdluli slush fund scandal

The KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner told the Madlanga commission that people implicated in the scandal still hold senior post

Richards Bay Minerals wants court to stop unlawful payments to chiefs

Mining company says 80% of R530 million has not gone to the rightful beneficiaries

Large pipes next to the road near KwaMbonambi carry water to Richards Bay Minerals.  (Mlungisi Mbele)

RBM cuts production over new wave of protests

Smelter operations have been reduced and night haulage halted over security concerns

Richards Bay terminal

Chieftaincy dispute hits Richards Bay Minerals production

The KZN department of co-operative governance has undertaken to resolve the dispute it created by dethroning the sitting inkosi in 2010

The entrance of Richards Bay Minerals at KwaMbonambi, north of KwaZulu-Natal. Photograph by Mlungisi Mbele

Mining in Richards Bay remains a double-edged sword

Sociopolitical conflict persists in the area because mining operations go hand in hand with filthy lucre that divides communities while devastating their natural environment.

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala. (GCIS)

Killing follows KZN mine peace talks

A key negotiator was gunned down minutes after attending talks with Premier

Richards Bay terminal

Mpembeni lives in fear of assassins

No one knows who is behind the killings near Richards Bay or why the hitmen have moved in

Mkhize told the Mail & Guardian this week that she was “very relieved” by the judgment. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Succession fight seeks royal solution

Delicate behind-the-scenes talks may result in the decade-long court dispute over the Mbuyazi chieftainship being resolved in the next few weeks

Sithembile Mbuyazi (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Lives in limbo over leadership row

The court is dealing with the chieftainship battle, but the Mbuyazi constituency just wants the land claim settled

Mkhize told the Mail & Guardian this week that she was “very relieved” by the judgment. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Deadly chieftainship feud is bleeding KwaMbonambi as over R30m remains in limbo

A long battle over a new inkosi has resulted in a power struggle that is debilitating a struggling community