Kwazulu Natal
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Zuma healthy as horse, says MK Party amid reports of frail health and hospitalisation
The MK Party has dismissed reports of former President Jacob Zuma's declining health, stating that his recent visit to a Pietermaritzburg facility was merely a routine check-up.
Assassination attempt of ANC KZN senior leader ignites fear in the political violence prone province
Fears of renewed political violence have flared in KwaZulu-Natal after senior ANC leader and former Richmond mayor Samora Ndlovu survived an ambush shooting along the R56.
Bloodbath as 11 people are shot dead in gang-related feud in KwaMakhutha, outside Durban
A devastating mass shooting in KwaMakhutha near Durban has claimed the lives of 11 people, including a pregnant woman, in what police suspect is a gang-related hit.
Plan to remove defiant KZN MEC for social development set in motion
The process to remove KwaZulu-Natal Social Development MEC Mbali Shinga is underway following a Pietermaritzburg High Court ruling upholding her expulsion from the National…
Gauteng and KZN show different faces of South Africa’s violent crime problem
Recent crime statistics highlight the differing nature of violent crime across South Africa, with Gauteng recording the highest number of murders and KwaZulu-Natal leading in…
We will retain eThekwini, says ANC after Ipsos poll puts MK Party in pole position
The ANC is confident it will retain an overwhelming majority in eThekwini during the upcoming municipal elections, brushing off an Ipsos poll that places Jacob Zuma's MK Party in…
Ilembe finally set to get government psychiatric facility after years of waiting
The KwaZulu-Natal government has launched a R148 million project to build the Ilembe district's first dedicated public psychiatric hospital, ending years of patient transfers.
‘Pay up or go’: MK MPLs face Zuma’s final warning
MK Party President Jacob Zuma and treasurer general Brian Molefe have issued a seven-day ultimatum to KwaZulu-Natal MPLs to settle unpaid party levies or face automatic dismissal…
AmaZulu King gives nod to Zungu’s Safa presidential ambition, commands KZN regions to toe the line
AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has backed businessperson Sandile Zungu's bid for the Safa presidency, urging all 11 football regions in KwaZulu-Natal to unite behind him…
Political analyst warns of assassinations as MK Party rank and file jostle for positions before municipal elections
A political analyst warns of escalating hostilities and potential deadly skirmishes within the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party ahead of municipal elections, fueled by tensions…
Lithium mining in KwaZulu-Natal: ‘They don’t see us as human beings
Residents and civil society organisations are opposing the expansion of SA Lithium's Highbury open pit mine in KwaZulu-Natal. They report environmental degradation, destruction…
Councillors who defected to the DA were deadwood rejected by their own communities, says ANC
Two eThekwini metro councillors, David Ngubane and Marco Mbambo, have defected from the ANC to the Democratic Alliance. The ANC has dismissed their move, stating they were…
Former KZN municipal mayor and accomplice appear in court for an alleged R2m ‘fictitious’ shopping mall feasibility study
Former eMadlangeni local municipality mayor, Lindile Mhlungu, and former municipal manager, Musawenkosi Thwala, appeared in the Pietermaritzburg High Court for allegedly…
KZN Cogta MEC fired again as AmaZulu traditional prime minister
AmaZulu King Misuzulu KaZwelithini has for the second time terminated the appointment of Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi as the traditional prime minister of the Zulu Nation. The…
Former eThekwini mayor joins MK Party as KwaZulu-Natal deputy convener
Zandile Gumede, former eThekwini mayor and long-standing ANC member, has officially defected to the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party. Her unveiling in Durban signals a significant…