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President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged South Africans in Israel to cross the land border into Jordan — one of the few remaining safe exit routes
Ndumiso Zondi’s three must-reads
Many commit to reading books every year and are not sure where to start. Here are three books poet Ndumiso Zondi suggest
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
Angry Msunduzi residents call for forensic investigation
Pietermaritzburg residents allege corruption and mismanagement as well as problems with the new billing system
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…
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
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
SA female filmmakers exhibit their work at Festival de Cannes
A candid story about love; and how human beings’ shortcomings get in the way
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
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
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
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
Anatomy of a failed municipality
The Msunduzi local municipality in KwaZulu-Natal is on permanent life support and shows no sign of being cured
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…
Businesses reel as #ZumaUnrest rages
Shop owners and businesses are being forced to close as violence spreads