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Public works and infrastructure minister, Dean Macpherson. (Photo: X)
ADMIRALTY RESERVES

KwaZulu-Natal municipality seething after public works minister strips it of key tourism assets

Dean Macpherson said the Ray Nkonyeni local municipality had failed dismally to manage the leases to the properties, putting the livelihoods of business owners in jeopardy

  • Sandile Motha
2 min read
Mad dash: Most of the sudden influx of prospecting applications are for lithium, but include dozens of other critical minerals. Pictured here is the SA Lithium Mine near Umzumbe. Photo: Supplied
AFLI EXPLORATIONS

Mining red flags along KwaZulu-Natal’s South Coast

Thirteen prospecting applications have been submitted to the department of minerals and petroleum resources by seven companies since 2023

  • Andiswa Matikinca
11 min read
Many large metros and municipalities are not prepared for extended electricity outages that disrupt the reliable supply of drinking water and sanitation services
KWAZULU NATAL

In distress as South Coast stays dry six years on

Visitors packed up and left after finding no water in towns along the coast as businesses battle

  • Paddy Harper
6 min read
File photo of the Ugu District Municipality building. (Photo by Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
CORONAVIRUS

South Coast fight for water heads to court

The Ugu district municipality has increased its water and sanitation tariffs by 8%, but it does not supply residents with water

  • Paddy Harper
2 min read
DURBAN

Clean-up begins after devastating KZN floods

Heavy rains on the KZN South Coast had subsided by Friday, allowing clean-up operations to begin. Ten people are known to have died in the deluge.

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read