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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Public disclosure of Covid-19 contracts exposed looting of emergency funds
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At least 70 rhinos have been killed in in Hluhluwe iMfolozi Park in the three months from January to March this year
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With the eThekwini in the rearview mirror, the former mayor is said to be gunning for a position in the provincial top five
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Premier Sihle Zikalala says a state of disaster has been declared in the province, because of the heavy flooding
ANC’s KwaZulu-Natal chairperson Sihle Zikalala lays down the law, warning factions to stop destroying the party.
But the step-aside rules mean the former mayor may not be able to take up office if she wins
A victory for Durban’s former mayor does not necessarily mean she’ll be able to take office
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R130-million has been released to four community trusts by mining giant Richards Bay Minerals
ANC provincial leaders in KZN are headed for a fight over the next eThekwini city boss, with Premier Sihle Zikalala accused of imposing an inexperienced associate
Land Reform Minister Thoko Didiza had wanted the new board in place by February
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Nyawose believes the ANC eThekwini region can lead the party’s renewal process at the national elective conference in December
The KZN department of co-operative governance has undertaken to resolve the dispute it created by dethroning the sitting inkosi in 2010
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There will be losers and winners as the provinces prepare for their elective conferences and slates are sealed. Find out who is trading.
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Visitors packed up and left after finding no water in towns along the coast as businesses battle
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A busy year looms for Ramaphosa and allies as he fights to lead the ANC and the country come 2024.
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The deputy president’s remarks come just hours after acting Chief Justice Raymond Zondo warned that facilities were under threat from those wanting to destroy institutions safeguarding constitutional rights
As the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) concludes its first leg of the inquiry into the July unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, the testimonies have laid bare the dysfunctional state of South Africa’s justice, crime prevention and security cluster. During the inquiry, members of the cluster engaged in buck-passing and blame-gaming, with no one […]
The regional conferences in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal will test the muscle of Cyril Ramaphosa and his faction in the build-up to 2022 congress
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No members of the police, defence force or state security have been implicated ‘at this stage’ in ongoing investigations into the July unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng
Minister of police only receives information from national commissioner that relates to him, commission hears
Sihle Zikalala told the South African Human Rights Commission that the July unrest was the most destructive protest in the country’s history
Support for the governing party decreased to 41.4% in KwaZulu-Natal while that for the Inkatha Freedom Party rose to 24.29%
KZN cooking the tender panel books?
The governing party will call off political activities in areas of KwaZulu-Natal where threats are detected ahead of time
Zuma’s mystery illness has given TV viewers time to watch his successor swap ministers and be astonished about the extent of state capture
Weapons have been seized from a number of security companies owned by ANC-linked individuals who are loyal to the former president
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Provincial government says it cannot deal with the magnitude of the damage to infrastructure alone
Some blame the feud between the police minister and the national police commissioner blamed for slow reaction to unrest
As the looting continues in some parts of KwaZulu Natal, other parts are fighting back and yet others have been left with nothing
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People plundering shops and malls has spread, leaving a trail of devastation and loss of income and jobs