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East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio.
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
The South African National Blood Service has made an appeal for donations saying there are three days' worth of stocks left in KZN. Website
Seven suspects linked to the kidnapping of a Chinese businesswoman will line up in the Kokstad Magistrate's Court today. Website
Disaster and emergency teams have warned the storm rolling in today, could hit multiple areas in eThekwini. Website
Friends and family of a Phoenix man who disappeared while travelling from Cape Town to Durban will today bid farewell to their loved one. Jason Website
Cargo operations have resumed at South Africa's Lebombo border crossing with Mozambique. Website
Three men have begun serving life sentences for the murder of Tongaat teenager Andile 'Bobo' Mbuthu. Website
KwaZulu-Natal has seen a jump in the number of people who have taken up smoking. Website
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the deaths of children from foodborne illnesses are being addressed at the highest levels of government. Website
The Road Accident Fund says it has secured convictions against 28 individuals for corruption over the past three years. Website
A South African freight and logistics group has sounded the alarm over the financial toll of the political unrest in Mozambique. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
Eskom in KZN says it has repaired all high-voltage faults caused by the weekend storm. Website
As we celebrate Heritage Day, a cultural expert says honouring South Africans' distinctive and unique ethnicity is what sets our country apart, and makes us a rainbow nation. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
The Mkhonto we Sizwe Party says its new Chief Whip Mzwanele Manyi brings a wealth of experience to the role. Website
A local property development company is confident a new shopping centre that has been built in Vryheid will boost employment in and around the northern KZN town. Website
uMngeni-uThukela Water and eThekwini have issued an apology to residents facing persistent water shortages due to algae-clogged filters, which are affecting the supply in Durban's northern parts. Website
A political analyst says with corruption allegations swirling around Justice Minister Thembi Simelane, she should voluntarily appear before the ANC's integrity commission. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
The National Association of Social Housing has urged government to protect tenants from looming electricity price hikes amid the rising cost of living. Website
Five suspected construction mafia members are due to line up in the dock of the Camperdown Magistrate’s Court today. Website
Fifty-five cash-in-transit cases were reported during first quarter of the 2024/25 financial year. Website
AmaZulu King Misuzulu KaZwelithini says the suspension of iThala Bank’s licence will be a blow to thousands of people in KZN and their livelihoods. Website
Suppliers to KZN’s school feeding scheme have accused the provincial education department of misleading the public about outstanding payments. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
Transport and Human Settlements MEC, Siboniso Duma, says officials will intensify their efforts to fight cross-border crime. Website
Water and Sanitation's given the City of Cape Town permission to construct an emergency spillway on a farm dam wall, to prevent its collapse. Website
The former head of the Special Investigating Unit in Gauteng has begun serving a six year prison sentence. Website
The family of a child who was tragically killed in a bus and train collision in Mpumalanga is calling for justice, and measures to increase school transport safety. Website
A police manhunt is underway for a dozen suspects who carried out a cash-in-transit heist in KwaMakhutha, south of Durban. Website
The Pan SA Language Board says the crowning of Mia le Roux as our new Miss South Africa is a significant development for the country. Website
Team South Africa has been beaming from the medal podium again at the Paris Olympics. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
A school governing body says teacher shortages have sparked protest action at a school in Pietermaritzburg. Website
An economist says South Africa is likely to feel the ripple effect of US recession fears. Website
Cooperative Governance MEC, Thulasizwe Buthelezi has called for calm amid a three-week-long protest at Umdoni's municipal offices. Website
The DA says consumers can expect a series of double-digit electricity tariff hikes over the next three years. Website
The Road Freight Association says Transnet's R18 billion loan from the African Development Bank is a move in the right direction. Website
The police cannot afford to be less confrontational when dealing with brazen criminals. Website
The [South African] Human Rights Commission says it is disappointed by the government's failure to act on recommendations contained in its report into the 2021 July unrest. Website
High courts in the country are failing to reduce criminal case backlogs due to a number of challenges. That's one of the issues highlighted in the Annual Judiciary Report. Website
The police's top brass is heading to Mpumalanga, where an investigation's begun into what appears to have been a secret military camp. Website
Team South Africa is raring to go, as the Olympic Games officially open in Paris. After a soggy but spectacular opening to the competition, South African fans can expect a full day of sporting action. Website
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Deputy Chief Justice Mandisa Maya as the country's new Chief Justice. Website
The Public Servants Association in KZN has reiterated its call to government to close the Durban Magistrate's Court over safety concerns. Website
KZN Premier Thami Ntuli says economic growth is a key priority for the new provincial executive. Website
KZN Transport MEC Siboniso Duma says a two-year tussle over taxi routes in the province will be resolved. Website
Officials in the lower south coast are hoping to have power restored during the course of today in areas affected by and outage that began yesterday. Website
Durban police say no explosive device was found inside the Durban Magistrate's Court following a bomb threat. Website
Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife says there's been significant progress in the fight against rhino poaching in the province. Website
The uMkhonto weSizwe party has confirmed that former president Jacob Zuma, will appear today during a virtual sitting of the ANC's Disciplinary Committee. Website
Frustrated Ratepayers in Maritzburg says it's appalled by the office of the Public Protector's delay in finalising the investigations into Msunduzi Municipality's multiple billing systems. Website
eThekwini Municipality says it's received an economic boost of 80-MILLION-rand at the reSURGEnce Conference. Website
The Public Servants Association says the government should take responsibility for the slow delivery of services at public institutions. Website
A factory worker is in a serious condition in hospital following a tragic crash that claimed the life of his co-worker in Westmead, west of Durban. Website
The South African Zionist Federation has slammed the recent advisory opinion issued by the International Court of Justice. Website
The United Nations says decisions political leaders take this year will decide whether a target to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 can be reached. Website
The Independent Media Group has two weeks to respond to a 1.2 million rand defamation lawsuit that's been filed against it. Website
President Cyril Ramaphosa says there's no competition between the parties in the Government of National Unity. Website
Five people have been killed in separate crashes in KZN and Mpumalanga province. Website
We start in Gauteng where - Action SA has set three key conditions for it to support the ANC in the City of Johannesburg. Website
The Hawks says they've uncovered ten clandestine drug laboratories in the country and made 34 arrests since the beginning of this year. Website
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the 7th administration will work to improve access to more basic services: Website
Police say a former SA National Defence Force member has been killed in a gunfight with officers in Maritzburg. Website
Shackdwellers' movement Abahlali baseMjondolo and eThekwini are back in court this week, over the planned eviction of residents of Clermont west of Durban. Website
Nehawu KZN says it is disgusted by comments that the union is to blame for problems at government institutions like SASSA and Home Affairs. Website
Frustration is growing in Pietermaritzburg as residents complain about the lack of functioning crematoriums in the city. Website
Traffic has been brought to a standstill on the M4 Southern Freeway following a multi-vehicle crash after Quality Street in Durban. Website
Durban North police are investigating a case of attempted murder after a senior advocate for SARS was shot in an attempted hit. Website
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Government of National Unity has resolved to dedicate the next five years to actions that will advance three strategic priorities. Website
Local government believes sabotage and criminal behaviour were involved in the recent spate of fires in KZN. Website
Police say 10 separate fires were reported, last year alone, at the Kenville Informal Settlement in Durban North. Website
Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has announced plans to review the Grade 12 pass mark which is currently at 30%. Website
Three more firefighters have lost their lives after battling out-of-control veld fires in KZN. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
With a fire danger warning issued for northern KZN, agriculture officials are urging farmers to take measures to protect their livestock and crops. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
Social Development MEC Mbali Shinga has called on police to leave no stone unturned in the search for the killer of a seven-year-old Pietermaritzburg boy. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
As pupils prepare to head back to school tomorrow, KZN Education says everything is in place for the start of the third term. Website
Two men suspected of the rape and murder of a teenage girl are expected to appear in Court this week. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
An investigation has been launched following the death of four SANDF members in the North West. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
MK Party leader Jacob Zuma has announced several changes to the party's national executive. Website
Unemployed social workers have vowed to return to the KZN Premiers office in Pietermaritzburg tomorrow. Website
A local ratepayers association says it's concerned that members of President Cyril Ramaphosa's new multi-party cabinet lack the experience and qualifications to adequately run their ministries. Website
The Health Professions Council of South Africa and the University of KwaZulu-Natal have refuted claims that they've failed foreign-trained doctors who want to practice in South Africa. Website
East Coast Radio Newswatch is the independent Durban-based radio station's news team. We are KwaZulu-Natal’s trusted news source with a focus on local, breaking news. Our bulletins run from 6am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. On weekends and public holidays you can catch our news updates from 7am until 1pm. © East Coast Radio. Website
The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry has called for President Cyril Ramaphosa to be transparent about how he went about choosing the ministers that will make up his cabinet under the Government of National Unity. Website
The South African Reserve Bank has predicted inflation will decline to 4.5% by 2026, with several rate cuts on the cards for next year. Website
The National Health Laboratory Service says all patient data remains secure despite a security breach. Website
KZN's Economic Development, Tourism, and Environmental Affairs has merged some of the public entities under it into four. Website
Former Western Cape High Court Judge President John Hlophe says South Africa's law needs to be Africanised. Website
KZN's newly appointed MEC for Public Works and Infrastructure has vowed to work with residents to address challenges and develop solutions. Website
Health officials say they have received a batch of medication to specifically treat mpox, as the country records more cases of the disease. Website
Former Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe will lead the Umkhonto Wesizwe party in parliament. Website
uMfolozi officials are assisting two families whose homes were gutted in a fire. Website
An analyst says South Africans need to be given the assurance that our new Government of National Unity is going to work. Website
The ANC says the Government of National Unity is still open to those who want to join. Website
Investigations are underway into the cause of a deadly crash on Father's Day in Durban's outer west region. Website
The uMkhonto weSizwe party says it will take its seat in parliament soon and join an alliance of opposition parties. Website
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Health officials have confirmed the death of a man in KZN, who tested positive for Mpox. Website
The Inkatha Freedom Party has agreed to form part of the ANC's proposed government of national unity. Website
The Road Accident Fund says the leading cause of death for youth in South Africa is road accidents. Website
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KZN Disaster Management says the estimated damage from severe storms that battered parts of KZN has surpassed a billion rand. Website
The Health Department's confirmed that one person has died from mpox in the country. Website
uMfolozi Mayor Xolani Bhengu's praised the police for their swift action in arresting an alleged rapist in Richards Bay. Website
The South African Poultry Association's asked government to finalise its bird flu vaccination plans. Website
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KZN Social Development's made an appeal to those who feel they aren't ready to be parents, to not abandon their babies. Website
Calls are being made to government to recognise the important role played by subsistence fishers in the country. Website
eThewkini's Executive Committee has recommended that areas in and Tongaat be declared local disaster zones. Website
eThekwini Municipality says the preliminary estimated cost for the repair of infrastructure damaged during last weeks severe storm is over 480 million rand. Website
A constitutional law expert says he believes the uMkhonto weSizwe Party's application to halt the first parliamentary sitting won't have any bearing. Website
Expelled uMkhonto we Sizwe Party founder Jabulani Khumalo has filed an urgent application at the Western Cape High Court to stop his removal from the party's list. Website
The uMkhonto WeSizwe party has filed an urgent application at the Constitutional Court - seeking to interdict the first siting of the National Assembly. Website
The family of a well-known skipper who passed away after a boat accident on a south coast beach says his death has left them shaken and heartbroken. Website
The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry has reported a significant decline in business confidence due to political uncertainty post-elections. Website
A man has died and another is missing after a fishing boat reportedly capsized off Umgababa Beach on the south coast. Website
The founder of the uMKhonto weSizwe Party has confirmed he'll lead a delegation to Cape Town on Friday, for the first sitting of the new parliament. Website
Teachers union, Sadtu, is asking education officials to urgently intervene after protests broke out at a school in Maritzburg. Website
The EFF is taking its case against the removal of its MPs from the National Assembly - to the Constitutional Court. Website
The N2 has become an active crime scene this morning, after CIT robbers struck in the vicinity of the KwaMashu off-ramp. Website
The Electoral Commission, will today, officially hand over the names of MPs and MPLs elected to the National Assembly and provincial legislatures. Website
A Durban man accused of stabbing a woman to death, allegedly over her family's support for Palestine, has been sent for mental assessment following his first court appearance. Website
The death toll from the storms that hit parts of KZN on Monday has risen to 11. Website
If you are in the voting queue at 9pm when voting stations close - you will be allowed to vote. Website
It's been five hours since voting stations opened their doors, and a steady stream of voters can be seen queuing outside polling facilities countrywide. Website
Momentum is picking up at many voting stations across the country, as South Africans cast their ballots in landmark general elections. Website
South Africans are making their voices heard in the provincial and national elections. Website
Voting stations are opening this hour in what is said to be South Africa's most highly-contested election in three decades of democracy. Website
It is the second and final day for special voters to make their voices heard in the national elections. Website
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The Dawncliffe Neighbourhood Watch has been describing the moment two lion cubs were discovered on a property in Westville. Website
A legal expert believes the time window for organisations and political parties to challenge the implementation of the National Health Insurance Bill has passed. Website
It's the final day for South Africans living abroad to cast their vote for this year's elections. Website
KZN Police have launched an investigation into the bank collapse at a construction site in Ballito. Website
Former President Jacob Zuma has slammed government leadership for what he says is the failure to deliver services. Website
President Cyril Ramaphosa says government will abide by the court's rulings in appeals against the National Health Insurance Act. Website
A worker who is the sole survivor of an accident at a construction site in Ballito is currently recovering in hospital Website
The eThekwini Fire department is on its way to Ballito where three people have been killed after a bank at a construction site collapsed. Website
At least 11 people are missing following reports of a fishing vessel sinking approximately 30 nautical miles off-shore of the Atlantic Seaboard in Cape Town. Website
South Africans living abroad are casting their votes today, on what's the second day for special voting. Website
Residents in some parts of Reservoir hills say they're tired of irregular water supply. Website
EFF leader Julius Malema has promised to restore the dignity of the people of KZN. Website
Trade union Solidarity says it is concerned about how school language policy is going to be managed when the BELA bill becomes law. Website
Fish kills and distress reports at the uMhlanga Lagoon have led to concerns about pollution and calls for a thorough investigation. Website
South Africa's accused Israel of stepping up what it calls a "genocide" in Gaza saying its military campaign's reached a new and horrific stage. Website
There has been another shootout between cops and suspects, this time in Mariannhill, west of Durban. Website
A municipality in southern KZN says its efforts to boost tourism after the COVID-19 pandemic are beginning to pay off. Website
Police have shot and killed four suspects in Camperdown, in Durban's outer west area. Website
A local health expert has detailed what needs to be done to ensure the success of the NHI. Website
Unemployed social workers have been picketing outside the premier's office in Pietermaritzburg. Website
The Constitutional Court is today hearing an application on Jacob Zuma's eligibility to contest this month's general election. Website
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies, alongside the South African Union of Jewish Students, are staging a protest outside the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg today. Website
KZN police say two suspects shot dead by officers in Durban were using a vehicle believed to have been hijacked in Malvern. Website
Three political parties have failed in their bid to be included on ballot papers for the upcoming elections. Website
The team involved in parliament's reconstruction project, after the 2022 fire, says it's run into some challenges. Website
Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu has asked grant beneficiaries to make sure their banking details are up-to-date with SASSA to prevent payment delays. Website
An engineering expert says he is alarmed by the spike in fatal incidents at construction and repair sites in the country. Website
Ntuzuma police are still searching for a woman who abandoned her 11-month-old baby over the weekend. Website
A man will appear in court on Friday on culpable homicide and negligent driving charges after a mother and her six-month-old baby were knocked down in Pietermaritzburg. Website
The founder of the Gift of the Givers says the George building collapse is the worst he's seen in South Africa. Website
A ward councillor on the north coast says they are is in disbelief after a local contractor drowned while doing repairs to a water pipe. Website
The South African National Blood Service says it's at risk of running out of stocks in two in the next two days. Website
An economist says the arrival of Amazon in South Africa is guaranteed to shake up the online retail industry. Website
Two suspects who were wanted in connection with a business robbery in Pietermaritzburg are due to line up in court this morning. Website
Vendors at a street market in northern KZN are counting the costs of a devastating fire that ripped through their stalls in Mtubatuba. Website
We start in George, where officials have revised the number of people working on a construction site, when a multi-storey building collapsed this week. Website
There's an urgent need for police management in Durban to boost their intelligence systems and training, following a spate of attacks on eThekwini's water officials. Website
Durban ratepayers say although they are pleased to see some progress being made, there's still a long way to go until the city's sewage and water issues are resolved. Website
Emergency services on the north coast have been working to retrieve the body of a contractor onto whom a sand bank collapsed. Website
A worker has died after after being buried in a mix of sand and water in Salk Rock on the north coast. Website
The suspect believed to be behind a recent fatal shooting in Durban North is due back in the Durban Regional Court next week. Website
Persistently high interest rates and inflation - as well as stagnant salaries are continuing to chip away at the disposable incomes of South African consumers. Website
Police in KZN are probing the murder of an eThekwini water department official. Website
Suspended municipal manager, Lulamile Mapholoba, cannot return to the office yet. Website
The SA Canegrowers Association has welcomed a ruling by the High Court in Durban confirming Tongaat Hulett's obligation to pay outstanding levies to the sugar industry. Website
The Independent Electoral Commission says it will cost over half a billion rand to postpone the May 29th elections. Website
KZN police chief [commissioner] Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi says over 120 000 suspects were arrested for various crimes over the past year Website
A KZN family's called for bail to be denied in the case against a man, accused of murdering their 18-year-old daughter. Website
Arts and Culture says it's seeking legal advice in response to the DA's controversial election advert. Website
KZN Social Development says that eThekwini Municipality recently, reported the highest number of abuse cases against children, in the province. Website
Independent engineers have been assigned to probe the collapse of a multi-storey building in George in the Southern Cape. Website
Eskom KZN has resumed load reduction in areas prone to network overloading when loadshedding is suspended. Website
President Cyril Ramaphosa has criticised the DA’s election campaign advert, calling it treasonous. Website
Four suspects believed to be involved in several murders in Mariannhill and KwaNdengezi have been arrested in Durban. Website
The Muslim Judicial Council Halaal Trust has reiterated it will not certify any goods that are a product of Israel. Website
.South Africa's tourism sector has shown strong growth in international arrivals. Website
While Shell’s decision to divest from a local South African downstream unit is being fuelled by the direction the company is taking globally - the state of the local economy could also be a factor. Website
Taxi council, Santaco's appealed to anyone with information on the murder of a taxi boss to come forward. Website
KZN police have nabbed three suspected hitmen in connection with the murder of a man and the abduction of his wife in northern KZN. Website
The Road Freight Association is urging Transnet to come up with a plan to ensure that Richards Bay isn't left in a traffic mess again. Website
George Municipality has confirmed the deaths of four people, after a multi-storey building under construction collapsed in the afternoon. Website
Dozens of people are said to be trapped in a collapsed building in George in the Southern Cape. Website
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the end of loadshedding is near. Website
Violent protests have forced the Durban University of Technology to suspend physical classes at its Pietermaritzburg campuses. Website
Comrades Marathon runners are being warned to stick to the seeding batches they've been allocated at the race's start next month or risk being disqualified. Website
An off-duty lifeguard who saved a family that got into difficulty in the water at a Ballito beach says he's relieved his efforts to get them back to shore worked. Website
uMsunduzi Municipality has described the decision by the KZN provincial cabinet to take the city out of administration as long overdue. Website
National police say over 616 000 suspects have been nabbed since the inception of Operation Shanela. Website
The Independent Electoral Commission says it's having to deal with some of its own. Website
A commission of inquiry has recommended the demolition of the Usindiso building in Johannesburg where 77 people burned to death. Website
The ANC has cited security fears following its decision to postpone Jacob Zuma's disciplinary hearing. Website
A political analyst says it is not surprising that Jacob Zuma has been summoned to Luthuli House. Website
Police in Verulam are investigating a case of culpable homicide after a woman was knocked over by a vehicle whose driver apparently lost control. Website
More South Africans are buying homes as groups as the rising cost of living bites. Website
A biker has been killed while apparently trying to avoid rocks on a Durban freeway. Website
Those hoping to cast special votes in the general election later this month are being reminded the deadline to apply is tomorrow. Website
Economist Azar Jammine says public servants earning over R1 million annually is not sustainable. Website
The Roodepoort Magistrate's Court has heard that the real killers of Kaizer Chiefs player Luke Fleurs could still be at large. Website
A political analyst believes a combination of factors led to the downfall of the South African Post Office Website
A man's been killed in a double-vehicle crash on the N2 between Ballito and Shaka's Rock. Website
Construction's begun on a new clinic in uMgungundlovu which will bring medical care closer to 15 000 people in Mpolweni. Website
Community members in Newlands East say ongoing water billing issues have left many residents stressed and anxious. Website
Police have made an arrest following the death of a matric pupil on the KZN south coast. Website
uThukela district Mayor Ntandoyenkosi Shabalala says they are pleased with the government's interventions to address the water challenges that have been plaguing the municipality for years. Website
The Department of International Relations and Coorporation says from its side, all preparations for the voting process abroad have been completed. Website
Police Minister Bheki Cele says schools, churches, and clinics in Inanda are outnumbered by taverns and shebeens. Website
A south coast family, mourning the death of their teenage daughter, says the 18-year-old was robbed of a bright future. Website
Opposition political parties in eThekwini have called for more action and less talk from Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda. Website
Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda says the complaints of eThekwini residents about their service delivery frustrations have not fallen of deaf ears. Website
Action SA says it's confident its motion to have eThekwini Municipality renamed after the late Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi will receive support from other political parties. Website
Human rights organisation Operation Bobbi Bear says the full force of the law must be applied after the Durban arrest of two suspects linked the manufacturing and possession of child pornography. Website
Three women are receiving treatment in a Durban hospital this morning after being seriously wounded in a shooting that's claimed the life of another woman. Website
Police Minister Bheki Cele says efforts are being made to tackle rising political killings in the country. Website
uMsunduzi says it remains committed to flushing out crime within the municipality. Website
The South African Reserve Bank says the introduction of a new insurance scheme will make banking safer. Website
Limpopo Health says it will soon begin registering the deaths of the Easter bus accident victims. Website
As water supply outages hit Queensburgh's Northdene area again, a resident says pensioners are among the worst affected. Website
After three years of renovations, the Chatsworth Magistrate's Court is ready to open its doors again. Website
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A Ballito woman is due to be sentenced next month for the murder of her four-year-old daughter. Website
Police have yet to catch a man who assaulted a woman with a hammer in the west of Durban in January. Website
KZN Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi says over 17 000 officers will be deployed to police the elections across the province. Website
Five people have been killed in a shooting incident in Khayelitsha in Cape Town. Website
eThekwini Mayor, Mxolisi Kaunda, says they are hoping to assist more than 100 000 job seekers through their new labour activation programme. Website
Community safety officials are appealing to residents in Inanda for information on yesterday's deadly shootings. Website
Economic Development in KZN says millions of rands will be needed for disaster recovery in and around Margate after Sunday's devastating storm. Website
With the general election over a month away, the IEC is now printing the ballot papers many of us will be putting an "X" on. Website
Mop up operations are underway in communities in Margate and eThekwini, where heavy rains have left a trail of destruction in their wake. Website
A macroeconomics expert says according to the latest index, business confidence levels in Durban have not improved much from last year. Website
The South African National Taxi Council is appealing for information about a double murder case in Ladysmith. Website
Residents and disaster teams in Margate are continuing to sift through the debris and wreckage of damaged properties and infrastructure. Website
An elderly Reservoir Hills resident, who has had no running water for more than a month, has been hospitalised with severe burns. Website
The KZN south coast is bracing for the possibility of more rain this evening as Ray Nkonyeni and surrounds reels from a devastating storm that hit on Sunday night. Website
Former Free State premier Ace Magashule's ex-PA has been arrested in the United States in connection with the corruption case involving a multi-million rand asbestos project in that province. Website
A 40-year-old woman has been shot and killed allegedly by her metro cop husband on the KZN south coast in an apparent murder-suicide. Website
There's a search for the assailants behind the double murder of a taxi driver and a passenger in Ladysmith. Website
Disaster teams have been deployed to KZN's south-eastern parts which have received weather warnings for disruptive rain, floods and storms. Website
A powerful storm has swept through the KZN south coast wreaking havoc in the Margate CBD. Website
The Border Management Authority says at least 3 800 people trying to enter the country illegally were stopped over the Easter period. Website
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the South African government warned that unless there is a truce between Israel and Palestine the situation in the Middle East would soon escalate. Website
World leaders are calling for restraint over fears that Iran's air strikes on Israel could spark a wider war in the Middle East. Website
The DA says it wants the energy regulator to reconsider its decision to grant Eskom a 30% tariff increase. Website
The government says it is going to be looking at the different financial options available to strengthen South Africa's electricity grid. Website
The Postbank says most of the problems that affected grant money withdrawals have been resolved. Website
The DA is heading to court over the recent electricity tariff hikes and loadshedding. Website
Nine people have been nabbed for stealing coal meant for Kusile Power Station in Mpumalanga. Website
KZN police say they had to calm a student protest outside a Verulam following the arrest of four pupils in connection with a murder. Website
A reported R33 million apparently being paid to comedian Trevor Noah to appear in a video to promote South Africa won't be footed by the taxpayer. Website
The KZN Sharks Board has called for calm as it says it's been inundated with frantic calls about whale activity in Amanzimtoti. Website
Foreign-trained doctors say they're frustrated by the Health Professions Council of South Africa’s failure to offer them board exams. Website
A 35-year-old man said to be behind the burning down of a Pietermariztburg mall during the unrest two years ago has been found guilty. Website
UMngeni-UThukela Water has confirmed it’s entered into a payment arrangement with three municipalities which owe it a combined R1,5 billion. Website
Former deputy president Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka says South Africa’s literacy crisis can only be resolved by children reading more often when they are young. Website
Preliminary studies by South African researchers show Rooibos may be able to reduce the risk and onset of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's. Website
The Deputy President WAS in the convoy that included the group of VIP protection officers who were filmed beating up motorists on a highway in Johannesburg in July. Website
The National Council of Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has opened a criminal case against EFF leader Julius Malema. Website
A leading KwaZulu-Natal oncologist says childhood cancer is far more prevalent in South Africa than most people think. Website
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says the city is declaring an intergovernmental dispute with national government. Website
Small-scale farmers in Umsinga are set to benefit from an initiative that will allow them to supply produce to major retailers for the first time. Website
More than R100 million has been set aside to fix CCTV cameras in and around Durban. Website
Sanral is urging motorists to be extra careful on the N3 between the Westville viaduct and the Paradise Valley interchange. Website
A nine-year-old boy has been struck by an SUV in Durban's suburb of Morningside. Website
eThekwini Municipality says there's no court interdict in place preventing the City from disconnecting the services of ratepayers boycotting payments. Website
The National Taxi Alliance has pleaded for the government to step in amid the latest spike in fuel prices. Website
Bheki Cele says eThekwini and Zululand remain volatile regions that need a special focus in the fight against political killings. Website
The Police Minister says 0ver 340 suspects have been charged as part of a clamp down on political killings in KwaZulu-Natal. Website
The African Transformation Movement says the vote by MPs to decide suspended public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's fate must be a secret ballot. Website
A manhunt is continuing in Durban for a suspect who fled the scene of a deadly shootout with police. Website
eThekwini's Water and Sanitation says engineers are working flat out to repair a sewage leak at the Mobeni Heights Cemetery. Website
A primary school teacher in northern KZN is fighting for her life in hospital after a viscous attack in her classroom, carried out allegedly by her boyfriend. Website
KwaDukuza says municipal services are resuming today after a violent protest forced the closure of some of its buildings. Website
President Cyril Ramaphosa has defended Jacob Zuma's special release from prison. Website
A law expert believes it's time the Constitutional Court revisited its ruling that alternative accommodation must be provided to people before they are evicted. Website
President Cyril Ramaphosa insists across-the-board lifestyle audits for all government employees will still be rolled out. Website
Suspended public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has paid a fleeting visit to the chapter 9 institution's offices in Hatfield. Website
Taps in Umgungundlovu down to Umbumbulu should be running again after a leak on a major pipeline was patched. Website
A slain councillor's family and friends have called on community members in Pietermaritzburg's Imbali township to take a stand against crime. Website
Vryheid police are searching for a toddler who has gone missing in the Hlobane area. Website
Many motorists will be dashing to petrol stations before midnight to soften the blow of one of the biggest monthly fuel price hikes in recent years. Website
It has been a dark start to the morning for many households as loadshedding stage 6 takes hold. Website
There's going to be a commission of inquiry into last week's deadly Johannesburg building fire. Website
A woman who bravely followed her rapist in a bid to identify him says she has not recovered from the ordeal as the man is handed three life terms by a Durban court. Website
The State has questioned why Dr Nandipha Magudumana hasn't opened a criminal case against convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester, who she's claimed kidnapped her. Website
There are calls for the Johannesburg mayor to institute an audit to determine the number hijacked buildings in the city after last week's deadly fire. Website
President Cyril Ramaphosa says they have launched a project to track down illegal immigrants in the country. Website
Pathologists at the Diepkloof mortuary have now completed 74 post-mortem examinations on the Marshalltown fire victims. Website
A Pietermaritzburg man says his family's struggling to come to terms with the death of his brother who was killed while trying to assist an injured trucker on the N3. Website
Residents in Umfolozi's Embabe village, north of Richards Bay, are counting down the days to the roll-out of a massive electrification project. Website
Parliament is opening its own probe into Johannesburg's fire tragedy with a specific focus on criminals hijacking rundown buildings. Website
Police are confident that more arrests will be made soon after officers swooped on a suspected cash-in-transit gang in Limpopo. Website
President Cyril Ramaphosa says laws prohibiting the illegal occupation of buildings need to be strictly enforced. Website
Gauteng Health says the death toll from Thursday's horrific building fire in central Johannesburg has gone up to 77. Website
A ward councillor in Bonela says the area has experienced a spike in violent crime recently. Website
The trial of a Durban man accused of killing his mother has been postponed again. Website
A manhunt is underway for two cop killers who attacked a police officer on the south coast. Website
The Health Minister has described the grim task of identifying the Johannesburg fire victims as one of their biggest challenges going forward. Website
Police say they have dismantled a syndicate that is believed to have been responsible for cash-in-transit heists in Limpopo, Mpumalanga and Gauteng. Website
A disastrous truck crash in Pietermaritzburg has left two people dead and a medic fighting for his life in hospital. Website
The Africa Health Research Institute at the University of KwaZulu-Natal has secured R1.6 billion in funding to help combat high-risk diseases in South Africa. Website
Two of the three people accused of involvement in the murder of a Durban metro cop have abandoned bail. Website
The process of identifying the bodies of the victims of the Johannesburg CBD building fire is getting under way in Soweto. Website
A car has crashed into a woman and her baby killing them both on the M13 in the vicinity of Westville. Website
Police have arrested a suspected hitman in connection with the murder of a police officer in Harding. Website
A non-profit group has made a desperate appeal for help as the search continues for an elderly KZN couple that went missing five days ago. Website
A Committee of Inquiry is being established to probe the deadly Marshalltown fire in central Johannesburg. Website
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the deadly Marshalltown fire in the Joburg CBD is a wake up call for the city's housing officials. Website
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to give clarity on Thursday evening on what cargo was loaded onto a Russian ship that docked in Simonstown in December. Website
The Salvation Army is calling on South Africans to rally around those who've been affected by the deadly building fire in the Johannesburg CBD. Website
Rescue officials say the chances of finding anyone alive are slim as they continue to comb through the five storey Johannesburg building gutted by a deadly fire. Website
President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the Johannesburg CBD fire that's killed at least 73 people as a great tragedy. Website
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says authorities should be given space and time to probe the circumstances which led to the deadly blaze in the Johannesburg CBD. Website
A Gift of the Givers volunteer has described the devastation he's witnessed at the scene of the Johannesburg CBD building fire. Website
City of Joburg speaker Colleen Makhubele says decisive action is needed to deal with hijacked buildings. Website
At east 63 people have been confirmed dead in this morning's horrific building fire in central Johannesburg. Website
Fire crews in central Johannesburg are damping down remaining hotspots following this morning's building fire that killed 47 people. Website
The death toll from this morning's fire at a five-storey building in Johannesburg has climbed to 20. Website
14 people have been killed in a fire that erupted in a building in Joburg's inner city. Website
The man who killed former first lady Marike de Klerk has walked out of prison after 22 years. Website
Suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane says she will be taking the Section 194 report on her competence on review. Website
Nandipha Magadumana's lawyer has raised issues with the charge sheet at the doctor's bail hearing in Bloemfontein. Website
KZN Education has dismissed claims the dogs that bit a 10-year-old child at an Ixopo school have been kept on the property for two years. Website
Former ANC secretary-general, Ace Magashule, has announced a new political party. Website
The man who murdered former first lady Marike de Klerk in 2001 is due to be released on parole today. Website
President Cyril Ramaphosa says poverty remains a driving force behind gender-based violence cases. Website
Zululand's mayor Thulasizwe Buthelezi has promised to fully cooperate with any investigation into sexual harassment claims made against him. Website
KZN Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube says at least 19 ward councillors have been killed since the current administration came into office in 2021. Website
A legal NPO says Kholeka Gcaleka is likely to come under heavy criticism for her handling of the Phala Phala matter. Website
A food workers union says it fully supports the move by Rainbow Chicken to rehire over 1 000 retrenched workers. Website
There are calls for all open manholes in Durban to covered after a was rescued from one in Verulam after being trapped for hours. Website
Two concerned Pietermaritzburg groups say it's no longer business as usual with the rising levels of pollution in the Msunduzi River. Website
Durban police are on the hunt for those responsible for the killing a driver in Umhlanga. Website
The parliamentary ad hoc committee tasked with finding the next Public Protector has put forward the name of the preferred candidate. Website
The Independent Candidate Association of South Africa has argued in the Constitutional Court that the decision to allocate 200 National Assembly seats to independents was made in an arbitrary manner. Website
Nine suspects linked to a string of armed robberies in the Umzinyathi District are lining up in the dock in Dundee. Website
New political kid on the block Afrika Unite Congress says it wants to redefine the role spiritual and traditional leaders can play in government. Website
Local government association SALGA says a Msunduzi councillor gunned down in Imbali had been targeted before. Website
The SA Pharmacy Council says a court ruling on the medicines dispensing process will help relieve congestion in our healthcare system. Website
A man has been killed and another left wounded in what appears to have been a drive-by shooting in uMhlanga. Website
Our government has called all political groups in Zimbabwe to resolve their electoral disputes peacefully. Website
The NPA in the Free State says it will oppose the bail application of Dr Nandipha Magudumana due to be heard in Bloemfontein. Website
The security guard accused of killing two elderly women in Umgababa is no longer seeking bail. Website
Police are investigating a shooting in Durban's Newlands West area that's left a man dead. Website
Disaster teams are in the Zululand District where scores of homes have been damaged by destructive winds. Website
The Hawks have arrested a woman in connection with the murder of a Durban metro police officer. Website
AfriForum says it won' be silenced by the SABC after the public broadcaster banned the airing of the group's "Kill the Boer" advert. Website
The SAPS says a total of 31 police officers have been killed in the country in the last three months. Website
Electricity Minister Kgosientso Ramokgopa says he is satisfied with the rollout of loadshedding at the moment. Website
Zulu King Misuzulu ka Zwelithini has given his blessing for the town of Nongoma to be renamed after his late father. Website
The family of one of two caregivers murdered in Umgababa, south of Durban, is pleading with a magistrate to deny their alleged killer bail. Website
EFF leader Julius Malema has cracked the whip on members who do not toe the party line. Website
EFF leader Julius Malema says the party welcomes the expansion of the BRICS bloc. Website
The DA in Gauteng says it will move for an amendment to the motion of no confidence that has been filed against mayor Kabelo Gwamanda. Website
An aviation enthusiast says the upcoming Virginia Airshow in Durban North next month, will help revive the industry. Website
eThekwini mayor Mxolisi Kaunda has hit back at what he’s called attempts to discredit the municipality’s staff awards ceremony. Website
UMngeni-uThukela Water is urging beachgoers and fishermen to refrain from using Alkaanstrand Beach in Richards Bay after wastewater spilled into the water. Website
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A northern KZN man has begun serving a life imprisonment sentence for the rape of his daughter. Website
The ANC in the Moses Mabhida Region is confident that more arrests will be made soon in the investigation into an Msunduzi ward councillor’s assassination. Website
Police in KZN have arrested 2 men who are suspected to have shot and killed a ward councillor and injured another person at Unit 14 in Imbali yesterday afternoon. Website
Farmers and firefighters are exhausted from putting out wildfires in the Brandfort area. Website
While the BRICS BLOC summit's conclusion has generated a lot of talk of an economy that's no longer dependent on the dollar, an economist says it will be some time before the U.S currency is no longer relevant. Website
KZN Education has welcomed financial efforts taken by provincial Treasury to ensure that the Learner Transport Programme remains sustainable. Website
EThekwini has come under criticism once again for its plans to host more events set to cost millions of Rands. Website
The Public Servants Association is accusing KZN Health of victimising its members by docking the salaries of those who didn't take part in a strike earlier this year. Website
An alleged ATM bomber believed to be responsible for several attacks in Durban is back behind bars after evading authorities for more than a decade. Website
The case against the truck driver who crashed into a bakkie in Pongola killing 20 people including 18 children is headed to trial. Website
eThekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda says they've sorted out some of the infrastructure issues that led to the contamination of the city's beaches. Website
An international relations professor says the declaration made at the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg will set the tone for the new global order. Website
Missing Children South Africa says the country’s law enforcement agencies can no longer afford to ignore the rising tide of kidnappings and incidents of human trafficking in South Africa. Website
The Trade and Industry Minister says the decision to expand BRICS will boost the bloc's global influence. Website
The Health Professions Council of SA says efforts to root out bogus doctors are paying off. Website
eThekwini metro teams are struggling to get to the site of a burst pipe in Malukazi, south of Durban, where water has been streaming into homes there. Website
Former US president Donald Trump has been arrested in Georgia on racketeering and conspiracy charges and released on bail of $200,000. Website
Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande says a criminal case has been opened following violent protests at UKZN's Pietermaritzburg campus. Website
Five July unrest meat looters have been sentenced to a collective 40 years in prison by a Durban court. Website
A senior adviser to Iran's president has hailed the country's admission to the BRICS grouping as a triumph of diplomacy for the Islamic republic. Website
An Isipingo councillor says repairs are being done on a burst pipe that has caused water outages in the south Durban area. Website
An independent energy expert believes the Memorandum of Cooperation between South Africa and China on energy will not make any difference to the country's electricity situation. Website
A young motorist has been killed after he smashed into a concrete pole in the west of Durban Website
eThekwini is moving ahead with plans to demolish the fire damaged China Emporium building in the CBD. Website
The DA in KZN believes a police service audit would help reduce the province's crime rate. Website
Durban fire fighters are damping down hotspots after a fire broke out in Phoenix Industrial Park, north of Durban. Website
Another team of South African fire fighters is flying out to Canada to battle ongoing wildfires. Website
KZN Transport says it is alarmed by the recent spike in crimes targeting road maintenance and construction workers. Website
The ANC says the dip in consumer inflation has amped up expectations that interest rates will follow suit. Website
Brazil's President Lula da Silva has used his speech at the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg to call on other leaders to help secure an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine. Website
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramakgopa says with China having gone through its own energy crisis, South Africa will be able to benefit from the Asian country's experience. Website
A neighbour of a Durban man accused killing his wife and children by setting their Phoenix home on fire says he heard the suspect threaten to kill them moments before the incident in November 2021. Website
The DA in KZN says it will be reaching out to all political parties in the provincial legislature to come together to find solutions to the ongoing political violence in KZN. Website
Holidaymakers are being warned of a rise in scams, with dodgy travel agents now using more sophisticated methods to swindle people out of their hard-earned cash. Website
Environmental groups have urged the BRICS group of nations to do more to confront the climate crisis. Website
A suspect believed to have shot and wounded National Freedom Party councillor, Mphathiseni Manqele, has been arrested. Website
KZN Social Development says it has removed two children from their mother's care in Verulam, north of Durban, following reports of abuse. Website
Armed robbers have struck again, this time in a heist on a cash van in Umlazi, south of Durban. Website
The family of slain whistleblower Babita Deokaran says their fight for justice is not over. Website
Russia's promised to continue being a reliable food supplier to the African continent. Website
With the 15th Brics Summit in full swing in Johannesburg, the Ukrainian Association of South Africa is staging protests across the country to call for an end to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Website
Investigative journalist and broadcaster, Devi Sankaree Govender, says while Derek Watts's friends and family knew he was unwell, no one expected he'd be gone so soon. Website
A Durban man accused of killing his wife and four children has pleaded not guilty. Website
President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa is looking to China for help in solving the country’s energy crisis. Website
Six men accused of murdering whistleblower Babita Deokaran have pleaded guilty. Website
One person has died after he was shot during a cash-in-transit robbery in the Durban CBD. Website
As BRICS leaders assemble for their 15th summit in Johannesburg today, some civil society groups have announced plans to stage a peaceful protest. Website
Police investigating a gruesome double murder in Bulwer in the KZN Midlands have arrested eight people in connection with the suspected mob justice attack. Website
Durban North police have in their custody a Swazi fugitive wanted by Interpol for a string of robberies and murder. Website
A Reserve Bank report that cleared President Cyril Ramaphosa of wrongdoing in the Phala Phala matter has yielded mixed reactions from political parties. Website
As South Africa rolls out the red carpet for the 15th BRICS summit in Sandton, the Police Minister has assured guests and the country that security will be tight. Website
Four suspects accused of stealing from the estates of deceased persons will return to court in Durban on Friday. Website
The family of one of the two elderly women who were found in a shallow grave in Umgababa says they’re devastated by the murder of their sole breadwinner. Website
A hitman has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the murder of a Durban metro police officer. Website
Police Minister Bheki Cele has given the officers tasked with protecting the BRICS Summit their marching orders. Website
Three suspected thieves are lining up in the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate's Court on charges related to copper theft. Website
The Ixopo police officer accused of murdering his heavily pregnant girlfriend will remain in custody. Website
The Health Department says it's going through last week's court order that it disclose all COVID-19 vaccine contracts. Website
Public Works Minister Sihle Zikalala says together with law enforcement agencies they have made significant progress in cracking down on the construction mafias. Website
Four suspects including a scrap metal yard owner are set to appear in a Durban court today in connection with suspected stolen copper cables, worth over R2.3 million. Website
A KZN police officer accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend will be in the dock today. Website
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says Namibia has promised to add more megawatts to our grid for the next three years. Website
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the increased municipal debt will continue to be a burden on Eskom's finances. Website
A police sergeant has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his girlfriend who was highly pregnant. Website
South Africans are being urged to work closely with law enforcement officials to help curb the scourge of illegal mining. Website
Amnesty International South Africa has appealed to government to tighten around gender-based violence offences in South Africa, saying suspects are walking freely in the streets. Website
President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured South Africans that Eskom remains a state-owned enterprise. Website
Police Minister Bheki Cele says the SAPS’s new high-density crime combating operations are producing results. Website
Family, friends, and patrons have bid a final farewell to well-known Durban businessman, Jabulani 'Mjay' Zama. Website
The National prosecuting Authority in KZN has managed to finalise two extradition matters- where suspects allegedly murdered their partners and fled. Website
A survivor of the July Unrest attack - says the two brothers - facing jail-time for attempted murder - should've been charged for murder. Website
Police have confirmed that 3 suspects wanted in connection with the murder of an anti-crime activist - and linked to a cross border vehicle smuggling syndicate have been arrested in northern KZN. Website
Six of of seven children killed in a bus crash in northern KZN, will be laid to rest today. Website
The bodies of two elderly KZN women, who went missing earlier this month have been discovered in a shallow grave in Umgababa, in the South of Durban. Website
A former administration clerk has begun serving time - after he was found guilty of selling learners licenses. Website
The suspects believed to be behind the murder of a Durban guesthouse owner have abandoned bail. Website
Afriforum says it's filed an application to have President Cyril Ramaphosa make public the details around Jacob Zuma's remission of sentence. Website
A surfer has died after being rescued from the water at Durban's Battery Beach. Website
Transport unions SATAWU and UNTU are threatening to take legal action over the decision to bring on a private equity partner to develop and run Durban’s flagship container terminal. Website
Three men wanted for murder have been killed in a shootout with police in western Durban. Website
The Transport Department says Leonard Ramatlakane has been fired as chairperson of passenger rail agency, Prasa. Website
The Comrades Marathon Association says it will not tolerate any form of cheating. Website
A Pietermaritzburg teenager, allegedly kidnapped for ransom, has returned home safe and sound. Website
President Cyril Ramaphosa has paid tribute to the late Tina Joemat-Pettersson, saying the country has lost a remarkable and dedicated leader. Website
The NPA has welcomed the life sentence handed to a 36-year-old man who repeatedly raped a woman in Durban three years ago. Website
The Department of Basic Education has dismissed as fake a circular purporting to be from it, inviting pupils to sexual orientation programmes. Website
Action SA in KZN says it's still intent on holding eThekwini to account over the state of its sewerage systems despite an action plan by the City. Website
Motorists and other consumers of fuel can look forward to some relief this week as the energy Department has confirmed petrol, diesel and paraffin will be cheaper. Website
Suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has filed a complaint with Parliament's Joint Committee on Ethics in connection with bribery allegations against three ANC MPs. Website
The National Freedom Party believes there is a need for a specialised policing team to be deployed at Durban's Glebelands Hostel after the murder of eight people there over the weekend. Website
ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula says Russia should still participate in the BRICS summit, whether or not President Vladimir Putin can attend the meeting in South Africa. Website
Ndwedwe's former payroll administrator has begun serving a six year jail sentence for stealing from the municipality. Website
eThekwini Metro Police have raided what they say is a major carjacking 'chop shop' in Umlazi. Website
The Mangosuthu University of Technology says slain lecturer Chanlall Dwarika will be remembered for his commitment to historically disadvantaged students. Website
Police Minister Bheki Cele says a provincial task team has taken over the investigation into a mass murder in uMlazi, south of Durban. Website
The Department of Health says the number of people who've now died from Cholera has risen to 26. Website
The death toll from a mass murder case at Umlazi's Glebelands Hostel, south of Durban has risen to eight. Website
It's been just over a week since a two-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped at a Pietermaritzburg mall. Website
eThekwini Municipality has dismissed allegations that it redirected millions of rands meant for water infrastructure projects to purchase two statues for the city. Website
A Mangosuthu University of Technology lecturer who was allegedly abducted in Durban a week ago, has been found dead. Website
KZN has been flagged as one of six provinces that are seeing a rise in flu cases. Website
Police Minister, Bheki Cele has called on KZN detectives to work with speed in finding those behind a mass murder case in the south of Durban. Website
The average household food basket has increased by around R460 over the past year, a ten percent rise. Website
Following the arrest of 13 people, the Hawks say they are expecting to nab more suspects linked to the theft of R36 million from the bank account of a car crash victim. Website
Three suspected robbers have been killed in a shootout with police in Westville. Website
Agri SA has warned the proposed water use regulations by the Department of Water stand to ration the resource based on race and also threaten food security. Website
A security guard caught up in the shooting near King Shaka International Airport has recounted the moment he and his team came under fire by suspected hijackers. Website
There has been shootout between suspected hijackers and law enforcement personnel on the N2, at King Shaka International Airport. Motorists have been asked to please avoid the area for now. Website
President Cyril Ramaphosa says he understands the frustration and anger over the country's relentless power cuts. Website
The eThekwini mayor has defended efforts to upgrade the City's electricity infrastructure. Website
The ANC's ward 101 councillor in eThekwini is expected to be removed from council soon. Website
Former ANC Secretary General, Ace Magashule, faces possible expulsion from the party. Website
Former KZN MEC Mike Mabuyakhulu says he feels vindicated after being cleared of corruption charges. Website
Eskom in KZN says it does not have an issue with farmers producing their own power. Website
KZN Hawks officials are trying to locate a Durban woman, wanted in connection with their investigation into a R32 million tender fraud case. Website
A ward councillor from Durban's Chesterville community is urging the police to crack the whip on protests hijacked by criminals. Website
The National Health Department has clarified that there are no reported cases of cholera in the North West province. Website
The Justice Minister has set aside R5 billion for the NPA to fight crime and corruption. Website
KZN and Gauteng have recorded the highest number of gender-based violence cases according to the latest police crime statistics released today. Website
The Provincial Taxi Violence Task Team has been roped in to investigate the murder of a female taxi boss in Durban South. Website
Cholera has spread to another province, with two cases now confirmed in the North West. Website
Public Enterprises says it is determined to bring an end to the rolling blackouts. Website
The latest crime statistics have revealed an increase of 3.4% in the murder rate. Website
We have been told that the N2 north, in vicinity of Chesterville, has been closed until further notice. Durban Metro Police say recovery operations still need to take place following last night's violent service delivery protest. Website
Union DENOSA says nurses can't be held responsible for newborn babies having been placed in cardboard boxes at a North West government hospital. Website
DA leader John Steenhuisen has accused President Cyril Ramaphosa of downplaying the water crisis in South Africa. Website
Four of the five accused that were seeking bail in the Thabo Bester prison escape saga have lost their applications. Website
eThekwini's bus services in Umlazi have resumed today after they were halted due to attacks on the vehicles. Website
A manhunt has been launched for a gunman who killed a Durban off-duty cop as he was driving home with his wife. Website
A woman who was allegedly planning to order a hit on her aunt in Durban is due to make her first appearance in a Verulam court this morning. Website
KZN police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a deadly fire in Pietermaritzburg, over the weekend. Website
KZN police say community members who protested at Van Reenen's Pass yesterday were demanding the release of a murder suspect, saying they wanted to administer their own form of justice. Website
A 27-year-old northern KZN man has been slapped with two life for raping his teenage cousin. Website
The United Nations says it's preparing resources to aid the country's efforts to combat the current cholera outbreak. Website
A Pretoria woman who was allegedly planning to order a hit on her Durban aunt has been arrested. Website
Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu says they'll be working with the City of Tshwane to fix the water treatment plant in cholera-hit Hammanskraal. Website
Police are working to track down the gunman who killed a woman in Tongaat, north of Durban. Website
Governance expert Harlan Cloete says a lack of capacity and ability to manage public finances at municipalities leads to financial instability. Website
The ANC in KZN says the building of a statue of the late King Goodwill Zwelithini would preserve and promote his legacy. Website
Prosecutors say they will oppose the court application brought by Dr Nandipha Magudumana to have her arrest in Tanzania, declared wrongful and unlawful. Website
An economist says the Rand will continue to depreciate in the face of growing loadshedding concerns. Website
eThekwini mayor Mxolisi Kaunda has slammed opposition political parties for spreading what he says are, "inconclusive claims," about the City's proposed tariff hikes. Website
Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube says decisive action is being taken to make sure the school nutrition programme in KZN remains on track. Website
A woman has been shot and killed while driving home in Tongaat, north of Durban. Website
A man who was part of a group that robbed a Chatsworth family and killed its matriarch has been handed a life sentence. Website
Interest rates have been raised by 50 basis points, taking the repo rate to 8.25% and the prime lending rate to 11.75%. Website
Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu says the deadly cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal and the water crisis in the norther Pretoria town should be a wake up call. Website
President Cyril Ramaphosa has used his Africa Day speech to lament divisions which he says are being sown among communities on the continent. Website
Members of trade union federation, SAFTU, are staging a picket outside the offices of the South African Reserve Bank ahead of this afternoon's rates announcement. Website
SAPS says it's sent back an international fugitive wanted for a double murder in Ireland while the extradition process for her alleged accomplice is underway in a Durban court. Website
Tshwane Mayor Cilliers Brink has promised to help the families that have been affected by the cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal. Website
Higher Education Minister, Blade Nzimande says government is working towards the finalisation of a new comprehensive student funding model. Website
An economist says consumers won't feel the easing of inflation in their pockets, for as long as food prices remain obstinately high. Website
Incriminating texts, allegedly between those accused of the murders of botanists, Rodney and Rachel Saunders, have been presented in the Durban High Court. Website
eThekwini's head of electricity says loadshedding is required by law and so Durban has to play its part in helping reduce the pressure on the national electricity grid. Website
Two suspected robbers have been killed in a shootout with police in the north of Durban. Website
Slight relief as inflation fell to 6.8 percent in April after it accelerated to 7.1 percent in March. Website
The National Consumer Commission is warning consumers to be aware of a bogus online furniture store - said to be based in Hillcrest Website
Two more people have died from a cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal, bringing the number of people who've succumbed to the infectious disease there to 17 Website
ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula has acknowledged that if problems like the ones wreaking havoc at Eskom are not solved, South Africa could head in the direction of becoming a failed state. Website
Amnesty International SA has urged the government to act immediately to prevent the death of another person, in a cholera outbreak that has rocked the community of Hammanskraal. Website
The motor licensing office in Durban, which has been shut for two years, will reopen its doors next month. Website
Police Minister Bheki Cele says the provinces with the highest crime rates will be given additional funding of about R65 million for 2023. Website
The Special Investigating Unit says it's recovered over R71 million in TERS funding unduly claimed from the Unemployment Insurance Fund. Website
Umngeni Mayor Chris Pappas says tackling the theft of electricity has to be done in a way that doesn't compromise the poorest households. Website
Scores of people have gathered outside of the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate's Court for the second appearance of a man accused of killing his estranged wife. Website
The World Health Organisation says stocks of the cholera vaccine are critically low globally. Website
There are calls for an audit of all early childhood development centres in KZN after social workers and police removed 26 children from an illegal creche in Pietermaritzburg. Website
Eskom and three trade unions are returning to the negotiating table today for a third round of wage talks. Website
Durban police have arrested two women, one of them a fellow officer, during a drug bust in the city's Point area. Website
Public Works Minister Sihle Zikalala says it is time to clean up the government's property maintenance programme. Website
The KZN Department of Social Development has appealed to parents to do their research first before settling on a day care facility. Website
Thousands of eThekwini ratepayers have objected to plans by the municipality to implement hefty tariff hikes. Website
Tshwane's mayor says samples of water supplied to the region, north of the city, have tested negative for cholera. Website
President Cyril Ramaphosa has decided not to challenge the findings of the Phala Phala panel that was appointed by Parliament. Website
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A Durban man accused of raping several children he coached in football has abandoned his bid for bail Website
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says it's not possible to end loadshedding by the end of the year. Website
Independent economist Duma Gqubule says the SA Reserve Bank will be punishing the wrong people if it raises interest rates again. Website
The Department of Water and Sanitation has sent a high-level delegation to the Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, where a cholera outbreak has claimed at least 13 lives. Website
A manhunt has been launched for ten robbers who targetted a jewellery store at Durban's Pavilion Shopping Centre. Website
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says they intend to revoke Dr Nandipha Magudumana's passport. Website
The DA’s KZN Chairperson has his back at allegations of corruption levelled against the party's leadership by a former disgruntled Durban ward councillor. Website
The national Heath Department is urging the public to take extra hygiene precaution amid a diarrhoeal disease outbreak and rising Cholera cases in the country. Website
The National Prosecuting Authority in KZN has welcomed the successful conviction of an Umlazi man that killed his girlfriend in Bergville, in 2018. Website
DA leader John Steenhuisen has hit-out against a newly introduced racial quota-law which he says only discriminates along the basis of colour much like the apartheid labour laws did. Website
Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi has rubbished speculation that he has resigned from his royal position as the Prime Minister of the AmaZulu nation. Website
eThewkini Municipality's urged residents to familiarise themselves with the amended loadshedding schedule that's coming into effect on Thursday. Website
Thabo Bester's alleged partner, Dr Nandipha Magudumana, wants her arrest and deportation from Tanzania to South Africa to be declared wrongful and unlawful. Website
The DA has accused the Acting Speaker of parliament of abuse of power by refusing to hold an urgent debate on the SA-Russia weapons saga. Website
EThekwini Municipality has been forced to write off R427 million - monies deemed irrecoverable due unauthorised, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure. Website
NUMSA says it's written to parliament to urgently intervene by putting a stop to the merger between SAA and Takatso Aviation. Website
Teacher union SADTU says the proposed amendments to the Municipal Systems Act currently before parliament, serves as nothing more than a means to limit freedom of association. Website
An economist says governments poor handling of affairs such as the worsening load shedding and the Russia-US saga will likely contribute negatively to both our economy and the next repo rate adjustment Website
Since its inception 3 months ago, a task team dedicated to border crimes has arrested 59 suspects in northern KZN. Website
President Cyril Ramaphosa has, for the first time, spoken out about the poor literacy level among the country's primary school pupils. Website
Two brothers from Phoenix have been cleared of the murder of a 19-year-old during the July 2021 unrest in KZN. Website
Eskom in KZN says it'll conduct investigations on its network to try and get to the bottom of the continuous power interruptions in uMthwalume. Website
The family and friends of slain Pietermaritzburg gospel singer, Delana Rawlins, are preparing to lay her to rest. Website
Environmental justice group, the Green Connection, says the government's belief that its deal with Karpowership will ease the load shedding crisis is misplaced. Website
uMsunduzi Municipality says its officials are planning to meet with those from the Cooperative Governance Department - following the decision to keep the City under administration. Website
A Durban taxi driver is thanking his lucky stars after he escaped safely from his minibus which was almost swallowed by a sinkhole this morning. Website
A mother-daughter duo accused of the so-called suitcase murders has been handed a combined three life sentences by the Durban High Court. Website
A large sinkhole has opened up in Morningside after last night's heavy downpour, trapping a minibus taxi on Earl Haig Road. Website
The Minister of Basic Education says the recent assessment on the quality of Grade 4s' reading skills will be used to sharpen their plans on improving performance in this area. Website
Union Sadtu is calling for heads to roll at Unisa in the wake of a damning report into gross maladministration. Website
Wentworth police are investigating a case of kidnapping after a teenage boy was abducted this week. Website
The Health Department has issued a message of caution after it recorded two positive cases of the Diphtheria disease. Website
Developers of the green smart city in Outer West Durban say the first phase of construction is progressing well. Website
eThekwini says it's taking action to make sure its orange bag service does not collapse. Website
State witness Zandile Khumalo has broken down in court as she recalled the events of the day Senzo Meyiwa was shot in her mother's house. Website
As Eskom says South African must prepare for the possibility of Stage 8 loadshedding this winter, the utility's general manger for transmission says increased power cuts does not mean the country is headed towards a total blackout. Website
UKZN education expert Wayne Hugo says the shocking results of a study on the quality of Grade 4s' reading skills cannot be blamed on Covid-19 pandemic alone. Website
Eskom's board chair says former boss, Andre de Ruyter, has broken their trust in the most repulsive manner. Website
The media has been granted permission to carry only live audio of the testimony of 'Witness 1' in the Senzo Meyiwa trial. Website
Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe says he hopes plans to procure more gas and oil power will not be challenged. Website
Eskom says South Africans are going to have to brace themselves for the real possibility of stage 8 loadshedding. Website
uMsunduzi Local Municipality is urging community members to team up with the police to help reduce violent crime, including mass killings. Website
Amnesty International SA says the shocking results of a study on the quality of Grade 4 pupils' reading skills should serve as a wake up call for Basic Education. Website
KZN Health has condemned the blocking of hospital gates by a group claiming to be representatives from KwaMashu. Website
Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan, has denied he's micro-managing Eskom's running of its power stations. Website
Following the announcement eThekwini will be going back to normal loadshedding, the DA in the city has called for an urgent exco meeting. Website
Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe says there will be oil and gas exploration in South Africa, no matter how many times environmental groups drag the government to court. Website
eThekwini Municipality says it's attending to the illegal dumping near the Springfield TVET College campus that's led to students complaining about the risk to their health. Website
The University of KwaZulu-Natal's efforts to support postgrad students and its fight against gender-based violence have received a shot in the arm. Website
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has dismissed the narrative that he stood by and did nothing when he became aware of the levels of corruption at Eskom. Website
Residents in the Msunduzi township of Taylors Halt have described an attack on 15 men as an act of pure cruelty. Website
A movement advocating for quality early childhood development says 81% of Grade 4 learners cannot read for meaning. Website
Durban ratepayers are venting their frustration and anger over the news that eThekwini's making a return to the full loadshedding schedule. Website
eThekwini Municipality's Electricity Unit says the majority of the City's substations are ready to implement the full loadshedding plan, from as early as next week. Website
A Pietermaritzburg man accused of killing his estranged wife plans to apply for bail. Website
President Cyril Ramaphosa has revealed six African leaders plan to travel to Russia and Ukraine to help find a resolution to the war. Website
KZN Health says it has no record at any of its facilities of a woman who claims to have woken up inside a Durban mortuary. Website
KZN SAPS has criticised the media over what it says are unfounded reports on the AKA murder case. Website
Police are appealing to members of the public for information on the robbers involved in last night's cash-in-transit heist in Umlazi, south of Durban, that left a civilian dead. Website
eThekwini's electricity unit says it has been discussing the status of Durban's loadshedding schedule with Eskom. Website
A man who is alleged to have shot a woman, believed to be his wife, outside a school in Westville is in custody. Website
A woman has been killed and three people left seriously hurt in a cash-in-transit heist in Umlazi, south of Durban. Website
An application by a new state witness in the Senzo Meyiwa trial to bar any live broadcasts of her testimony has been labelled flimsy by one of the defence lawyers. Website
It's emerged a man who shot and injured an elderly woman outside a Westville school first tried to run her over. Website
An elderly woman's been rushed to hospital after she was shot outside a primary school in Westville, west of Durban. Website
A Pietermaritzburg man has handed himself over to police following the weekend murder of his estranged wife. Website
The EFF says it's been vindicated by government's decision to no longer abandon coal as a means to fire up the power stations. Website
A new witness in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial says she doesn’t want her testimony to be broadcast live as it would put her life in danger because she's a well-known personality. Website
A Durban man is under police guard in hospital after he allegedly killed his elderly mother, a day before Mother's Day. Website
Two suspected would-be robbers who posed as police officers are set appear in the Pinetown Magistrate's Court today. Website
The DA has urged President Cryil Ramaphosa to come clean about what happened when a Russian ship docked in Simon's Town in December. Website
ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says the party in KZN is hopeful it will overcome the challenges it is facing. Website
President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa is not the only country facing an energy crisis. Website
A 27-year-old man has been handed two terms of life imprisonment for raping his niece. Website
National security adviser Sydney Mufamadi says processes are underway to get to the bottom of the arms allegations made by the U.S ambassador. Website
There was some joy from Ntuzuma residents after they have started receiving water from their taps on Friday. Website
The IFP in KZN has urged the government to place eThekwini Municipality under administration. Website
ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says most of the party's branches in KZN are undergoing a process of renewing their mandate. Website
Environmental organisations have threatened to take the Department of Mineral Resources to court over what they say is the persistent push to exploit the country's oceans for oil and gas. Website
A teenage boy has died in Stanger, north of Durban, after he was shot accidentally with a firearm. Website
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan says his department will be appealing Friday's High Court ruling that ordered the government to exempt hospitals, clinics, schools and police stations from loadshedding. Website
The Durban High Court has heard from a park ranger who encountered murdered elderly botanists, Rodney and Rachel Saunders, days before they went missing. Website
eThekwini Municipality says while it's traumatic for an Inanda family to have been waiting for over a year to find relatives who disappeared during last year's floods, DNA processing takes time. Website
The Department of Health has stressed it's important to remember that the COVID-19 pandemic is not over. Website
On this rainy Monday, scores of people are without a home after about 50 shacks burned down at a Durban North informal settlement. Website
The EFF in eThekwini says the death of a woman whose car plunged into a massive hole in Ntuzuma over Easter could have been prevented. Website
It has been a morning of chaos on some Durban roads because of the wet weather. Website
The family of Katlego Bereng says they have more questions than answers about how their son's body ended up in Thabo Bester's prison cell. Website
The SA Weather Service has raised the weather warning issued for the extreme south-eastern parts of KZN to level 4 now. Website
EFF leader Julius Malema says he's not shocked by Mzwanele Manyi's decision to join the party. Website
UMsunduzi municipality says it's committed to getting to the root cause and attending to grievances of its former employees who lost millions of Rands of their pension. Website
A budget of R21 Million has been set aside for the reconstruction of the flood-damaged main road P457 linking Ntuzuma and Inanda. Website
It will cost government R146 million to deploy SANDF soldiers to Eskom’s power stations for the next six months. Website
The Health Department says while COVID-19 is no longer a global health emergency, this doesn’t mean that the pandemic is over. Website
The National Sea Rescue Institute is urging bathers and sea users to be cautious around coastal waters in the next few days. Website
Workers unions have joined several political parties who welcomed the decision by the North Gauteng High Court to compel the government to exempt essential institutions from loadshedding. Website
Following months of ongoing water supply issues the mayor of Newcastle, Xolani Dube, has announced an undertaking to revamp their ailing infrastructure. Website
Following news that the country's only driver license printing machine has once again broken down the DA says it's time the process was decentralised. Website
An expert says the King of England would do well to use the coronation as a starting chapter to mending fractured ties with other members of the royal family. Website
The country's Electricity Minister says work is well under way to secure emergency power solutions in efforts to secure national energy supply. Website
Three men who were convicted of murdering the chairperson of the ANC KwaNdengezi branch in 2018 have been slapped with hefty sentences. Website
KZN Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube says only by fast-tracking the decriminalisation of sex work can dignity be afforded to those making a living through the sector. Website
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says while the government is doing everything it can to alleviate load shedding over the short term - the next 150 days won't be easy for anyone. Website
The World Health Organisation has declared COVID-19 no longer a global health emergency. Website
Tourism KZN says over 6 000 delegates will descend on Durban for Africa's Travel Indaba 2023. Website
Higher Education and Training says it is worrying that the majority of women staff and students at institutions of higher learning say that they do not feel safe. Website
KZN Education says it's satisfied with the progress made so far to get food back on learners' plates at schools under the National School Nutrition Programme. Website
The UIF has issued a stern warning to company directors in Durban who benefited from COVID-19 TERS relief funds but have been dodging forensic auditors. Website
eThekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda has acknowledged that unemployment has had an impact on the City's revenue collection. Website
The body of a fisherman who's believed to have drowned in the Tugela river has been found. Website
The mother of a Durban woman who's been missing for over three weeks has made a desperate appeal to the public for help. Website
Msunduzi Municipality says its financial misconduct disciplinary board will be investigated following damning claims made by a former official. Website
A man has begun serving a life sentence for the rape of a girl in northern KZN. Website
A friend of Senzo Meyiwa says he refused to take part in a Netflix documentary on the former Bafana Bafana Captains murder because he saw it as a money making scheme. Website
Police say they're yet to arrest a man who allegedly assaulted and shot a woman at a bus stop in Durban. Website
National police have issued a public apology to the victims of the Krugersdorp gang rape, after their personal information was unlawfully published. Website
The Pan SA Language Board has called on the government and society to make sure that the decision to include sign language as the country's twelfth official language, promotes access to quality information and services for the deaf community. Website
ActionSA says it has asked eThekwini speaker Thabani Nyawose to push for the removal of ward councillor Muzimuni Ngiba. Website
The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal says the government should be paying volunteers on Community Policing Forums who work daily to protect their communities. Website
The Working on Fire programme in KZN says it is prepared to tackle seasonal winter fires. Website
The ANC in KZN says it's working with provincial government to reach out to traditional healers in uprooting crime. Website
President Cyril Ramaphosa says he remains confident that the issue of Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to South Africa will be resolved before the BRICS summit. Website
Eskom's announced that we will move from stage four to stage six load shedding from this hour until 5am tomorrow. Website
Dr Nandipha Magudumana and two others will remain in jail after their bail application was postponed in the Bloemfontein Magistrates Court. Website
The KZN Education Department says all systems are in place for over 36 000 learners who are re-writing their matric exams in the province. Website
Police have launched a manhunt for suspects involved in the murder of two men in the north of Durban. Website
ActionSA says it has asked Education MEC Mbali Frazer for clarity on the status of the contract it signed with Pacina Retail. Website
Newcastle Mayor Xolani Dube insists the struggling municipality is getting its house in order. Website
The Department of International Relations says officials will escort a group of 22 South Africans making their way home from Sudan. Website
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says KZN officials are working hard to ensure that schools under the National Nutrition Programme make a full recovery. Website
An Msunduzi Municipal employee who was arrested for allegedly killing a man has been remanded in custody until his court appearance next week. Website
Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga says there's been historic problems with school feeding schemes - not just in KZN. Website
Motorists will have to fork out more money for petrol this month, while diesel users have been granted some relief. Website
A KZN Midlands man has died after suffering a heart attack following an alleged house robbery. Website
The Memela family that lost 10 of its members in a mass shooting last month has pleaded for the bloodshed to end. Website
KZN COGTA MEC Bongi Sithole-Moloi has condemned the attempted assassination of the Speaker of the Mkhambathini Local Municipality and the murder of his bodyguard. Website
The Road Freight Association says the truck protest by the All SA Drivers group is yet another example of how the logistics chain is continuously threatened. Website
Eskom has issued another loadshedding plan for the week.
Stage one of the power cuts began this morning.
We will move up to stage three from 4 this afternoon - until tomorrow morning. Website
The KZN Legislature Education Portfolio Committee will meet with provincial education officials today to discuss a number of pressing issues - including the School Nutrition Programme. Website
KZN Education officials say they're shocked and saddened to have learned of the tragic drownings of two school boys in uMdloti River. Website
International Relations Minister, Naledi Pandor has lauded the Gift of the Givers team for their phenomenal work over the past week, during the emergency mission from Sudan. Website
Verulam police are investigating an inquest docket after two boys drowned in the uMdloti River. Website
Two suspected fraudsters have been granted bail by Port Shepstone Magistrate's Court. Website
The Department of Basic Education says the second-chance matric exams will start on Wednesday. Website
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has given an assurance the remaining five South Africans stranded in Sudan will get out. Website
One of the accused in the Senzo Meyiwa murder case has been denied bail by the High Court in Pretoria. Website
The National Union of Metalworkers says there is little to celebrate on Freedom Day when the ruling ANC has failed to deliver on promises. Website
The KZN Basic Education Department is investigating allegations of food poisoning at a Verulam School. Website
South Africans escaping wore-torn Sudan who've now made it across the Egyptian border are expected to start making their way back home today. Website
President Cyril Ramaphosa says freedom cannot be meaningful when millions of South African are jobless. Website
KwaZulu-Natal ANC's provincial secretary Bheki Mtolo says the Department of Education has failed learners of this province. Website
The Department of Health says there are enough condoms in the country, contrary to reports of serious shortages. Website
The Hawks in KZN have nabbed a suspect with drugs and ammunition in his possession when he was about to board a bus to Cape Town. Website
EThekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda has announced the prioritization of waste removal to keep the city clean while also announcing a pilot program. Website
Opposition political parties have welcomed the withdrawal of Pacina Retail as the supplier of the R2.1 Billion KZN school nutrition tender. Website
Abahlali BaseMjondolo says while South Africans are free to vote, they're not free to own land, houses and have access to basic services. Website
Three convicted rhino poachers have been sentenced to a combined 73 years behind bars. Website
KZN Education says it's going back to the old model of supplying meals to schools. Website
eThekwini’s mayor says the city's tourism sector has remained resilient despite the sewerage problems that have shut beaches. Website
Another petrol price increase is on the cards for May, while diesel and paraffin users can expect some relief. Website
ANC Provincial Secretary Bheki Mtolo says the School Nutrition Programme contract with the main service provider in KZN should be terminated immediately. Website
eThekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda has kicked off his State Of the City Address by attempting to paint an optimistic financial picture of the City. Website
SANTACO says the recent mass shooting in Pietermaritzburg highlights the need for stricter regulation of e-haling drivers after the police minister said the suspected gunmen were transported by e-hailing drivers in Imbali. Website
The Presidency says South Africa is not planning to quit the International Criminal Court. Website
Durban is gearing up for the rollout of Smart Police Strategy, a new technology that is expected to boost the police's crime-fighting efforts. Website
The US ambassador to South Africa has expressed concern about what he says is an anti-American sentiment from South Africa. Website
A woman has suffered serious injuries after she was attacked by pit bulls in Westbrook, north of Durban. Website
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the ANC has resolved that government should quit the International Criminal Court. Website
The KwaZulu-Natal Nutrition Business Forum is set to meet tomorrow amid a probe into the province's R2 billion school nutrition programme. Website
A Durban mother is preparing to bury her seven-year-old son who was shot while playing outside his Newlands East home. Website
Four men accused of the murder of former ANC Youth League leader Sindiso Magaqa have pleaded not guilty to all charges against them. Website
Two buses carrying South African evacuated from violence-hit Sudan have arrived at the Egyptian border. Website
The city of uMhlathuze says vehicles registered under its jurisdiction will be issued with number plates bearing the letters NUF. Website
Police are trying to establish the cause of a fire at a home in Zwelisha, near Phoenix, that claimed the life of a woman. Website
The IFP in KZN says it spotted red flags between the current service provider and schools on the R2-billion nutrition programme, days before last month's problems began. Website
A police union wants KZN Saps to fight fire with fire by re-establishing specialised units to tackle murders. Website
A community leader in Newlands East, north of Durban, says they need more manpower to fight crime. Website
An energy expert believes government is deliberately downplaying the intensity of the rolling blackouts we can expect in winter. Website
The IFP in KZN has given the provincial government seven days to take action after thousands of school children recently went hungry at school. Website
A man arrested in connection with the mass murder of a Pietermaritzburg family has made his first appearance in court. Website
The eThekwini Ratepayers Association, which marched to City Hall, has given the mayor 14 days to respond to their memorandum of demands. Website
A Durban woman who's been stuck in violence-hit Khartoum is currently on a bus out of the Sudanese capital as the evacuation of South Africa expats begins. Website
Gerhard Ackerman, who ran a massage parlour that employed teenage boys, has been found guilty of rape and the sexual exploitation of children. Website
There's been a delay in the start of the trial against four men accused of the murder of former ANC Youth League leader Sindiso Magaqa. Website
A man is due to line up before the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate's Court today in connection with the mass murder of 10 family members in Imbali township. Website
International Relations officials say they are trying to help dozens of South Africans escape the violence in war-hit Sudan. Website
The Gift of the Givers is lending a helping hand to South Africans stranded in conflict-hit Sudan. Website
Amnesty International says the government is failing in its constitutional duty, as communities in KZN are reel from a recent spate of murders. Website
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has described Eskom’s rolling blackouts as an economic emergency. Website
A KwaDukuza family grieving the death of their child says it's upsetting that no evidence was captured of the car their daughter’s attacker was driving. Website
ANC National Executive Committee member Mmamoloko Kubayi says the party is concerned about the impact of loadshedding on the economy, security and society as a whole. Website
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube has ordered a full-scale probe into the rollout of the National School Nutrition Programme. Website
A suspect arrested in connection with the mass murder of 10 people in Imbali in Maritzburg is due to appear in court soon on charges of murder, attempted murder and the illegal possession of firearms. Website
The body that was found burnt beyond recognition inside cell 35 at the Mangaung Correctional Centre, has finally been identified. Website
Two men will spend life behind bars after the Verulam Regional Court sentenced them for the murder of a police officer. Website
President Cyril Ramaphosa says he has no qualms with the decision by Japan to not invite South Africa to be part of the G7 summit. Website
A political analyst says with the lead-up to the national elections next year - a number of political organisations are likely to start popping up but says citizens shouldn't expect much from them. Website
The national Water Department says the process of merging UMgeni Water Board and Umhlathuze Water Board is on track to be completed around mid-year. Website
The DA in KZN says it will be looking for answers and accountability regarding what it says is wasteful expenditure of a R5 million booze bash thrown by the provincial Sports, Arts and Culture Department recently. Website
The first round of wage negotiations between Eskom and unions has failed to reach an agreement. Website
Police Minister Bheki Cele says the rise in shootings and hits in KwaZulu-Natal needs to become a national issue now Website
Three unions representing Eskom workers have rejected the utility's offer of a 3.75% wage increase. Website
A friend of the Pietermaritzburg family whose members were gunned down today says the mass murder comes just months after the family patriarch was killed. Website
AfriForum says it's considering its next steps after it lost its bid in the Supreme Court to have a ruling that declared the gratuitous display of the old flag as hate speech. Website
Civil rights group Action Society says it's met with its legal team to find a way to get answers on the case of slain Amanzimtoti pastor Liezel de Jager. Website
uMsunduzi Municipality has asked National Treasury for R400 million to pay off its Eskom debt. Website
One of the suspects believed to have been behind the killing of ten people in Pietermaritzburg has been shot dead. Website
The police minister has arrived at the scene of this morning's mass shooting in Pietermaritzburg. Website
Reports have come through of a mass shooting incident in Imbali in Pietermaritzburg. At this stage, it is understood that 10 members of a family have been killed. Website
Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu says they are determined to bring reliable, drinking water closer to rural communities. Website
Praised is being heaped on a Gauteng security officer who helped uncover a hospital blunder after two newborn babies were accidentally swapped. Website
eThekwini Municipality has called on businesses to re-examine their factory operations to make sure they aren't harming communities and the environment. Website
KZN police are searching for the gunmen who shot and killed four people in KwaMashu, north of Durban. Website
Justice Minister Ronald Lamola says he'll cooperate with German authorities during the trial of fraud-accused ex-CEO Markus Jooste. Website
A Durban businessman is expected in the dock next week for alleged VAT fraud amounting to R1.2 million. Website
The Durban High Court has heard that an SUV belonging to murdered botanists Rodney and Rachel Saunders was found some 300 kilometres from where they disappeared. Website
Gauteng police are searching for the killers of two young boys whose mutilated bodies were found in Soweto this morning. Website
Umgeni Water says it's in discussions with municipalities and Eskom to see if essential infrastructure like water treatment plants can be exempt from loadshedding. Website
A second G4S security guard is expected to appear at the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court today in connection with Thabo Bester's prison escape. Website
KZN's Health MEC says plans are in place to transition and switching eligible children living with HIV on to a new anti-retroviral drug for neonates in the province. Website
A local food price barometer organisation says the latest inflation figures will see the average South African suffering even more under the crushing cost of living after news that the Consumer Price Inflation has increased to 7.1% in March. Website
The South African Social Security Agency says it's looking into options that would allow beneficiaries to collect their grant payouts elsewhere. This after news that the SA Post Office has been put under provisional liquidation. Website
Police in KZN are asking for help in tracking down two suspected fraudsters believed to be in Pietermaritzburg. Website
A woman who ran murdered botanists Rodney and Rachel Saunders plant seed business says she realised something was amiss when a detective showed up at the couple's Cape Town home a day before they were due to return. Website
Greytown police have opened a case of culpable homicide after a head-on collision that left four people dead. Website
The Pietermaritzburg residents who lost their homes in a fire on Monday are trying to salvage what they can as they look to rebuild their lives. Website
The maritime community across the Atlantic and Indian oceans have been put on high alert for a missing French sailor who set off from Cape Town last month.. Website
Inflation has increase for a second month, edging higher to 7.1 person in March. Website
Human Settlements Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi says they are exploring permanent housing solutions for the victims of the Dakota informal settlement fire in Isipingo. Website
The South African Cabin Crew Association says the appointment of the new SAA interim board has caught them by surprise. Website
A Durban woman teaching in Khartoum says they are in constant fear as fighting between the army and paramilitary forces continues around them. Website
Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube says an across-the board commitment to intensify the fight against crime has been reached by provincial departments. Website
The three people on trial for the murders of elderly botanists, Rodney and Rachel Saunders have been pointed out in court as the customers who allegedly used the couple’s bank card in a Westville store. Website
A Durban woman says she's is worried sick about the safety of her daughter who is in Khartoum where there's been intense fighting between the army and paramilitary forces. Website
The Home Affairs Minister says it cost the State R1.4 million to bring back Thabo Bester and Dr Nandipha Magudumana from Tanzania on a chartered flight. Website
South African bank clients will have legal protection when government's first deposit insurance body comes into existence next year. Website
Education officials in KZN say 90% of food deliveries have been made to more than 5 000 schools on the National School Nutrition Programme. Website
The DA in eThekwini says this weekend's devastating fire in Isipingo has once again brought the plight of shackdwellers into the spotlight. Website
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is today presenting an action plan to the ANC's National Working Committee for resolving the rolling blackouts.. Website
eThekwini Municipality has rubbished claims its teams struggled with fire hydrants when they were fighting the inferno that destroyed homes in Isipingo, south of Durban. Website
Luxury items and other assets have been seized from the Umhlanga home of Durban businessman, Thoshan Pandy. Website
KZN Education has been slammed as ignorant and incompetent for its failure to provide meals at some schools last week. Website
Independent candidates will be able to contest for seats in provincial legislatures and the National Assembly at next year's elections. Website
Dr Nandipha Magudumana and two her co-accused in the Thabo Bester matter are expected to apply for bail next month. Website
Three people accused of the murder of British-born botanists Rodney and Rachel Saunders are due back in the dock in the Durban High Court today. Website
Msunduzi's mayor has acknowledged that fire fighter shortages remain a problem but insists the municipality is trying to fix it. Website
The Communications Minister has asked the SA Post Office board to submit a detailed account of the circumstances that led to its provisional liquidation. Website
Hundreds of residents from an informal settlement in Isipingo are trying to rebuild their lives, after a fire ripped through the area on Saturday, and gutted around 300 shacks. Website
Residents in Ntuzuma's F Section who have been living without running water for almost a month, say life has become unbearable. Website
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the names of South Africans and eminent foreign nationals who will be awarded National Orders. Website
Two men have been killed in two separate suspected drug-related shooting incidents yesterday. Website
SAPPI has to cough out R8 Million after pleading guilty to exceeding emissions at its Saiccor Mill in Umkomaas. Website
DA leader John Steenhuisen has urged parties that are not aligned to the ANC and EFF to join the pre-election Moonshot Pact. Website
One person's been killed after a light delivery vehicle collided head-on with a bus on the P200 road near Margate. Website
A Pietermaritzburg man has begun serving a life sentence for the rape and murder of a local woman. Website
The Department of Correctional Services has rubbished claims that convicted murderer and rapist, Thabo Bester has been returned to Manguang Correctional Centre. Website
Police say they're hot on the heels of a second suspect wanted in connection with the murder of three people in Eshowe, in northern KZN. Website
A legal expert says Parliaments inquiry into the escape of fugitive and convicted murderer and rapist, Thabo Bester could jeopardise the case. Website
Three members of a family who died in a massive multiple-vehicle pile up on the N3 near Hilton will be laid to rest in Durban today. Website
The Automobile Association says the increase in deaths over the Easter long-weekend shows that urgent intervention is needed to ensure better road safety. Website
A South African soapie actor is due in court of Monday, accused of killing his partner. Website
The Minister Home Affairs has dismissed claims ex-fugitive Nandipha Magudumana assumed the identity of a fellow doctor. Website
Three of the victims of Monday's pile-up at Hilton will be laid to rest tomorrow in Chatsworth Website
KZN police are searching for a second suspect alleged to have defrauded an Amanzimtoti-based company of R2 million. Website
The case against convicted killer and rapist Thabo Bester has been postponed to the 16th of May. Website
Convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester is currently in the dock in the Bloemfontein Magistrate's Court. Website
The weather office says a warning it has issued for strong winds today, applies to areas along the KZN coastline. Website
A legal expert says convicted rapist, Thabo Bester and his alleged accomplice, Nandipha Magudamana face hefty prison sentences for crimes they allegedly committed when he broke out of jail last year. Website
Two Durban men accused of having more than R1.5-million worth of drugs in their possession have been ordered to spend another week behind bars. Website
KZN police have launched a manhunt for the gunmen behind three robberies, all carried out in Durban on Wednesday. Website
The uMhlathuze Water board has denied there's a link between the resignation of its interim CEO and a recent hostage situation at its offices. Website
The President has told an investor conference a new national rail policy will allow the private sector to help get South Africa's freight rail system back on track. Website
eThekwini Municipality says it's working as fast as it can to fix the Ntuzuma Pump Station 2 - but is unable to say when residents will have running water again. Website
The doctor alleged to have helped Thabo Bester escape from a maximum security prison has made a brief first appearance in the Bloemfontein Magistrate's Court on charges including murder and fraud. Website
The Democratic Alliance says it believes the South African Post Office should be liquidated. Website
As the country flickers through Stage 6 loadshedding, President Cyril Ramaphosa says there's been an undeniable surge in investment in South Africa's energy sector. Website
The Justice and Correctional Services Portfolio Committee has heard G4S dropped the ball as early as 2018 when Thabo Bester virtually attended a high profile event in Sandton under a false identity. Website
Police Minister Bheki Cele says fingerprints were taken to verify Thabo Bester's identity in Tanzania. Website
Thabo Bester is to be kept under the watchful eye of Correctional Services 24/7. Website
Police have caught two suspected dealers and seized drugs worth R1. 6-million in a bust in Glenashley in Durban North. Website
The President is meeting with organised labour on the state of South Africa's rail and port systems. Website
Police in KZN are investigating a case of murder and attempted murder following an attack on a couple in Phoenix, north of Durban. Website
We'll be in Stage 6 loadshedding for the next thirteen hours, starting now at 4pm. Website
Some residents of Ntuzuma say they've been left high and dry by eThekwini Municipality after being without running water for days. Website
Representatives of G4S, the security company that runs the jail from where Thabo Bester escaped has come under fire for allegedly not conducting lifestyle audits on its prison staff. Website
The charges against four men accused of the murder of Hilary Gardee have been provisionally withdrawn. Website
G4S is explaining to MPs the escape of convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester from the Bloemfontein prison the security company runs. Website
The Health Professions Council of SA is helping the government with its investigations into Dr. Nandipha Magudumana, the partner of rape and murder convict Thabo Bester. Website
The Transport Minister says human factors are to blame for the vast majority of crashes on our roads. Website
Medics are on scene of a shooting incident at a petrol station in Mobeni Heights, that occurred during an alleged robbery targeting a cash van. Website
Experts have urged cities and towns to prepare their infrastructure and drainage systems for future heavy rainfall and flood events. Website
Government says it's looking into how additional protection can be afforded to citizens to prevent harm by pit bulls. Website
A year on since the floods, eThekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda says the restoration of water supply in affected regions currently stands at an average of over 80%. Website
A former G4S security guard and the elderly father of Thabo Bester's alleged accomplice are expected back in court on Monday after being charged with murder. Website
A fresh trial of three people accused of killing Cape Town-based botanists, Rodney and Rachel Saunders has begun in the Durban High Court. Website
Umgeni Mayor Chris Pappas is meeting with the Transport Minister and KZN Transport MEC this afternoon following the fatal crash on the N3 at Hilton. Website
A legal expert says Thabo Bester and his partner will face a string of charges when they are brought back to South Africa. Website
Warring taxi associations have signed a peace deal in Ladysmith to prevent and eliminate the violence in the industry. Website
SACP General Secretary, Solly Mapaila, says the party will not budge from calls for a fresh inquest into Chris Hani's murder. Website
Fedhasa says KZN's hospitality and tourism industry's beaming with optimism, thanks to the number of holidaymakers who visited our shores over the long Easter weekend. Website
Clean up crews are going to be hard at work on the N3 near Hilton following yesterday's diesel spill after more than 40 vehicles collided. Website
Transport officials have confirmed that five people were killed when more than 30 vehicles collided resulting in the complete closure yesterday of the N3 near Hilton. Website
The EFF in eThekwini is calling on KZN Transport to reinforce barriers and warning signs on the yet-to-be-fixed roads that were damaged by last year's floods. Website
Eskom says several areas in KZN are without power this morning, after yesterday's severe storm. Website
Feuding taxi associations are expected to sign an agreement in Ladysmith today aimed at ending the violence in the industry. Website
Six people are due to line up in a Durban court this week in connection with the murder of a teen rape suspect. Website
The N3 Toll Concession says it expects high traffic volumes on the route today as the Easter weekend comes to an end. Website
A delegation of senior South African officials including police, justice and correctional services is in Tanzania to bring fugitive Thabo Bester and his two accomplices back to the country. Website
Mhlathuze Water is trying to establish what led to the death of dozens of fish found floating at its Nsezi Weir. Website
The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union says Thabo Bester's recapture was long overdue. Website
Ongoing Easter Weekend police operations have led to the arrests of four suspects who were found in possession of firearms and ammunition in Msinga. Website
It's been a tragic and painful Easter for a north-coast mother who's lost two of her young children to a house fire. Website
Justice Minister Ronald Lamola says fugitive Thabo Bester will be deported back to South Africa to continue to serve his life sentence. Website
KZN residents should brace themselves for a cold front that is expected to sweep through the province today and tomorrow. Website
Senior officials from the police and justice department are expected in Tanzania today to facilitate the return of fugitive Thabo Bester to South Africa. Website
Deputy President Paul Mashatile says cabinet is waiting for a report from Justice Minister Ronald Lamola on the failed attempt to extradite Atul and Rajesh Gupta from the United Arab Emirates. Website
A KZN cop killer has been slapped with a life sentence and 40 years imprisonment by the Durban High Court. Website
The eThekwini Municipality says it has transferred land to 23 churches in the city. Website
The emergency management services in Johannesburg have recovered the body of a two-year-old boy in an unused swimming pool in Roosevelt Park. Website
A Reservoir Hills councillor is calling on the eThekiwini municipality to release more detailed water-quality information to residents. Website
Justice Minister Ronald Lamola says government intends to appeal a court's decision to deny South Africa's application to extradite the Gupta brothers from the United Arab Emirates. Website
The eThekwini Metro police say there have been no major incidents on Durban's roads since the start of the Easter period. Website
The Department of Justice has confirmed that South Africa's application to extradite the Gupta brothers from the United Arab Emirates has failed. Website
Nursing union Denosa says a shortage of specialist nurses will pose an additional risk to South Africans who are travelling over the Easter weekend. Website
The EFF has joined the international condemnation of Israel after clashes between its police and Palestinians erupted on Wednesday inside the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem. Website
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the country has three options as it looks to solve the energy crisis. Website
A metered taxi driver convicted of raping a pregnant teen has been handed a life sentence. Website
Police Minister Bheki Cele says he is happy with the anti-crime measures that have been put in place in KZN for the Easter weekend. Website
Numsa says it won't be going ahead with a strike in the bus sector this Easter weekend due to a new wage proposal it's considering. Website
One of the suspected cash-in-transit robbers who were killed in a shootout with Gauteng police today was from KwaZulu-Natal. Website
A man who's been linked to a string of house robberies in the Eastern Cape has been appearing in court in Gqeberha following his arrest in KZN. Website
The N3 Toll Concession says it is bracing for an increase in traffic volumes over the long Easter weekend. Website
A Phoenix woman accused of staging her own kidnapping has been granted bail of R3 000. Website
The government insists that the national state of disaster implemented to deal with our energy crisis, made a difference for the better. Website
Cervical cancer and mortality rates from it are higher among Black African women in South Africa, according to Stats SA, which released a new cancer report today. Website
Gauteng police are hunting for a gang of cash-in-transit robbers who killed two bystanders today. Website
The Cooperative Governance Department has suggested the decision to end the State of Disaster of Electricity and government's U-turn on Eskom's PFMA exemption are purely coincidental events. Website
There are calls for the Transport Minister to disclose the country's aviation safety status. Website
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has denied claims government wanted to cover up fraud and corruption at Eskom. He told MPs today that Treasury has withdrawn the PFMA exemption granted to the power utility, for now. Website
KZN had the second highest number of corruption complaints in 2022, according to a new report. Website
A Durban woman is facing perjury charges after allegedly faking her own abduction. Website
Residents of Empangeni and surrounds are picking up the pieces while authorities assess the damage after a severe storm left a trail of destruction. Website
The Umbumbulu community is placing its hope in the police to crack down on drug-related crimes in the area following the recent mass murder of six people. Website
There will be a drop in the price of diesel at midnight, while we can expect only a slight change in the cost of petrol. Website
eThekwini municipality has completed a massive sewer reticulation project to connect several areas to the city's sewerage system for the first time. Website
The hospitality and tourism industry says its gearing up for a buzzing Easter weekend. Website
A suspect's been nabbed in connection with a mass murder case in Umbumbulu, south of Durban. Website
The DA has penned a letter to the head of eThekwini's Water and Sanitation Unit demanding a solution to the daily leaks and burst water pipes around the city. Website
SACP Secretary-General Solly Mapaila says our government should give safe passage to Russian President Vladimir Putin should he come to South Africa. Website
Energy expert Chris Yellend says he finds it disturbing that Eskom won't have to disclose its irregular and wasteful expenditure for the next three financial years. Website
The Durban restaurant outside which rapper Kiernan 'AKA' Forbes and his friend Tebello Motsoane were killed is closing its doors. Website
KZN Education says it's handed over to authorities reports of threats targeting educators in the province. Website
SARS collected a record R2 trillion in gross revenue for the past financial year. Website
Following this weekend deadly mass shooting in the south of Durban, the NFP is warning if there's no urgent intervention by law enforcement in KwaZulu-Natal, more blood will be spilled. Website
Incumbent DA Leader John Steenhuisen says it's satisfying to see the party growing tremendously. Website
UKZN’s Environmental Fluid Mechanics Lab has launched a website that will provide information to bathers around the safety of water at popular beaches in Durban. Website
A man's been arrested for tampering with essential infrastructure in Marianhill, west of Durban. Website
DA leader, John Steenhuisen has vowed to ensure that the ANC gets below 50% votes in next year's elections. Website
Five suspected drug dealers have been killed in a shootout with police in Durban. Website
Five people, including two children have been killed on KZN's roads this weekend. Website
It's possible good news for motorists in April - as predictions are indicating a likely drop in fuel prices. Website
Convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius has been denied parole. This was confirmed by the Department of Correctional Services a short while ago. Website
A warrant of arrest has been issued for the truck driver who ploughed into more than a dozen vehicles on the N3 near the Mariannhill Toll Plaza late last year after he failed to appear before court on two occasions. Website
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshaveni says government is in the process of obtaining legal advise on the possible visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The stubbornly high inflation rate is having a major impact on the quality of life and mental health of South Africans.
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says government has been left red-faced by murderer and rapist Thabo Bester's prison break.
Fed up residents of Plumstead Avenue in Durban's Reservoir Hills have threatened legal action against the municipality over the continuous water supply issue in their area.
There's been a sudden brief adjournment in the court case of a man suspected of being part of the hit on rapper Kiernan Forbes.
The chairperson of the National Council of Provinces says the energy crisis has made it more important than ever for all three spheres of government to work together.
A man detained as a suspect in connection with the murders of Kiernan 'AKA' Forbes and Tebello 'Tibz' Motsoane is due to appear in court this morning.
A political civil rights group believes the spike in gun attacks in Durban is a direct result of the lack of crime intelligence and resources at local police stations.
KwaDukuza officials have been paying tribute to Deputy Mayor Thulani Nkosi saying his unexpected death has left them shocked and devastated.
A women and children's activist group has welcomed the parole board's recommendation that parole be denied for murderer Donovan Moodley.
An attempted murder case has been opened after a woman allegedly attacked her elderly mother with a hammer in the west of Durban.
KZN police have again asked for space as they work to find the killers of Kiernan Forbes and Tebello Motsoane.
Trade union federation Saftu has urged public service unions not to accept the 7.5 percent wage offer put on the table by government.
The DA in KZN says it believes a recent attack that has left the bodyguard of its Zululand councillor fighting for his life was a second attempt on its member's life.
The Road Freight Association says the Home Affairs minister must urgently probe what it believes to be undue delays at the country's border posts.
The family of slain rapper Kiernan Forbes says the law should be allowed to take its course.
Social Development MEC Nonhlanhla Khoza has called on the police to speed up their investigation into the murder of Durban woman, Luyanda Cele.
The African Transformation Movement says South Africa should be given space to make its own decision on the ICC-issued warrant of arrest for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The IFP is calling on KZN Health to investigate an ambulance's average response time in Phoenix, and the surrounding communities.
The City of uMhlathuze says it will be business as usual at its Civic Centre offices in Richards Bay today.
Policing union POPCRU wants the danger allowance paid to officers to be increased on an annual basis.
The new tourism minister says South Africa is well on its way to achieving its goals of the tourism recovery plan.
The Competition Commission says consumers have been subjected to unjustified price increases of sunflower oil, white and brown bread over the past two years.
A South Coast woman has landed in hot water after she was arrested for allegedly reporting that her baby had been kidnapped.
Amnesty International has bemoaned what it says is government's inability to curb the country's high crime-rate.
Nehawu in KZN has called on all its members to boycott Makro in solidarity with the more than 300 employees who they believe to have been dismissed unfairly.
Police say the recent spate of deadly shootings in KZN has heightened safety concerns in parts of the province.
Security has been beefed up at Mangeni Secondary School in Nquthu after teaching and learning resumed yesterday.
Labour inspectors have ordered KZN education officials to vacate their offices in the Pinetown District.
The National Consumer Commission is urging consumers to be cautious when buying re-packaged grocery items.
Santaco in KZN says last week's deadly shooting in Tongaat could be linked to a feud between illegal taxi operators that were recently removed.
A crime expert believes the correctional services minister should be held accountable following the apparent elaborate escape from prison by the so-called Facebook rapist, Thabo Bester...
A 49-year-old man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for siphoning millions from his Durban employer.
The CEO of a consumer technology company says the country has to tread carefully in the months ahead if it wants to improve the standard of living in South Africa.
The University of Kwa-Zulu Natal is investigating claims of a massive student accommodation scam at the institution.
A councillor in Reservoir Hills, west of Durban, says residents there should have water again today.
The trial against the so-called Woolies looter has been adjourned by the Durban Regional Court until later this week.
The National Freedom Party says the prevalence of pit toilets in schools should be declared as a national disaster.
Prisons union Sapohr is calling for the Correctional Services Minister's axing over the Thabo Bester prison escape scandal.
The NPA has heaped praised on police and the prosecution team that brought a successful business robbery case against a gang in KZN.
The Department of Basic Education says replacing pit latrines in KwaZulu-Natal, the Eastern Cape and Limpopo has been a challenging exercise.
The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union says a Correctional Services probe needs to be reopened into the officials who were on duty, when Thabo Bester escaped from prison.
The Department of Correctional Services has confirmed that Thabo Bester - the convict dubbed the Facebook rapist did not die in a fire at Mangaung Correctional Centre. Website
Police are searching for gunmen linked to an attempted hit on uMsinga’s former mayor and his bodyguard.
Eskom in KZN says its engineers are working around the clock to restore power to parts of the south coast.
Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says he does not believe load shedding will exceed Stage 5 or 6 this winter.
The Deputy President has bemoaned the impact of stigma and discrimination on the country's fight against TB.
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A Durban man convicted of raping a teenage neighbour he was meant to be looking after will be locked up for a long time. Website
Massmart says it will not budge from its wage offer of 4.5 percent for Makro employees.
The Phoenix Civic Movement says civic organisations and ratepayers associations in eThekwini need to work together if they are to win the battle against poor service delivery. Website
Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille says she has advised SA Tourism's board to scrap the proposed R1 billion sponsorship deal with Tottenham Hotspur. Website
Taxi council SANTACO says its new KZN chairperson was among the targets of yesterday's deadly shootings in Tongaat, north of Durban. Website
Makro says it will be business as usual at its Springfield Park branch as some workers plan on downing tools today over pay.
Homes and businesses in the Blythedale Beach area, on the north coast, are having to cope with very little or no water again as plumbers try to fix a burst pipe. Website
The National Assembly has rejected a proposal by the DA to form an ad hoc committee to investigate damning allegations of corruption at Eskom.
A non-profit group has warned of the danger posed to the rule of law following the recent spate of assassinations in the country.
KwaZulu-Natal police are searching for the gunmen who killed five people in two separate attacks in Tongaat that appear to be related to the taxi industry.
Deputy President Paul Mashatile says Eskom will offer incentivised debt relief to struggling municipalities.
Emergency services in eThekwini and on the north coast have had a busy afternoon responding to at least four separate shooting incidents, two of them deadly.
Five people have been killed in two separate shooting incidents in Tongaat, north of Durban.
Firefighters are battling a blaze at the official residence of the Free State Premier in Bloemfontein.
Makro workers are planning to down tools and march outside the retailer's stores on Friday.
A 29-year-old man accused of raping an elderly Nongoma woman will remain behind bars until his next court appearance.
SA Canegrowers says it is very concerned about operations at Gledhow sugar mill which has been placed under business rescue.
A truck driver has been shot in an apparent hijacking near Stanger, north of Durban. He was attacked while driving on the N2 north this morning.
The SA National Roads Agency says it is ready to resume toll fee collections at the N2 oThongathi and uMvoti toll plazas.
EFF leader Julius Malema has tabled his party's motion of no confidence against National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula.
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says problems with infrastructure - rather than corruption - are responsible for load shedding.
The family of a murdered Umlazi woman say the law will eventually catch up with her killer.
The ANC has defended the deployment of hundreds of army personnel for Monday's EFF-led shutdown, saying it could not afford to standby and watch as potential anarchy unfolds.
Officials in uMsunduzi say they've begun a public engagement process over the latest round of proposed tariff hikes.
Efficient Group Chief Economist Dawie Roodt says the latest consumer inflation figures will impact the Reserve Bank's repo rate decision expected next week.
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the country cannot achieve transformation without ethical and accountable governance.
Political party UDM, trade union Numsa and 17 other groups are heading back to the Pretoria High Court this morning, in a bid to have loadshedding declared unconstitutional.
eThekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda's condemned the murder of a municipal intern in Durban's South Beach area.
The EFF has commended its supporters for their behaviour during Monday's shutdown protest, saying they heeded calls to keep the demonstrations peaceful.
Five people including nine-year-old girl have been killed in two separate shooting incidents in Durban.
President Cyril Ramaphosa says government officials violate South Africans' basic human rights when they fail to serve people.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has commended South Africans who did not heed the call made by the EFF to bring the country to a standstill.
The First National Bank says introduction of PayShap has the potential to boost South Africa's ambitions to minimise the use of cash through digital adoption.
KZN Health says no interruptions were caused by the national shutdown at all its health facilities and government mortuaries yesterday.
EFF leader Julius Malema has threatened to take KZN Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi to court for allegedly inciting violence.
The Police in Verulam are investigating a double murder after a couple was found hacked to death whilst sleeping in their home in Redcliffe this past weekend.
Violence Monitor Mary De Haas says the reaction of South Africans towards the EFF's National Shutdown yesterday was a loud and clear message.
Over 500 people have been arrested for various crimes during yesterday's EFF National Shutdown.
Reacting to the EFF-led shutdown, the ANC has said the forceful removal of a government has no place in South Africa.
EFF leader Julius Malema and a group of protesters are camped outside President Cyril Ramaphosa's official residence Mahlamba Ndlopfu in Pretoria.
The EFF protest in Durban is now on Florida Road - but party members have hit a roadblock.
EFF marchers who had gathered at Church Square in Pretoria earlier are now walking through the capital city's streets on their way to the Union Buildings.
The EFF says it wants to send a strong message to President Cyril Ramaphosa and the ANC government with its shutdown today.
Scores of EFF supporters are protesting in the Durban CBD over the crippling electricity shortages.
The EFF in KZN says anyone who is tired of the power outages, the high cost of living and wants President Cyril Ramaphosa to step down, will join them in their national shutdown.
EThekwini Metro Police say all is in order on the roads as their deployed teams are monitoring any national shutdown related incidents.
The Economic Freedom Fighters in KZN says it's ready to lead the much anticipated National Shutdown protest in the province which kicked off on the stroke of midnight.
Well-known liquidator Cloete Murray has died after being shot in an apparent hit on the N1 in Midrand. Website
KZN Health says the R5.4 Million worth donation of wheelchairs and mobility devices will go a long way to assist needy members of society. Website
The police have been urged to stay away from provocation ahead of tomorrow's national shutdown. Website
An Eskom employee is spending the weekend behind bars after they were arrested on Friday for fraud and corruption involving a bogus supplier. Website
Residents living at the Malacca Road Informal settlement in Durban North are picking up the pieces after a fire that broke out left them with nothing but the clothes on their backs.
Police Minister Bheki Cele says the men and women in blue will be out on the ground in their numbers tomorrow.
The Johannesburg High Court has dismissed an application by the DA to have the EFF national protest on Monday declared as “unlawful”. Website
Anyone found spreading messages fueling unlawful behaviour over social media during Monday's planned national protests will be dealt with. Website
There is no shutdown on Monday.
That's the statement by the country's security cluster ahead of the planned mass action. Website
The provincial extension of taxi council SANTACO says it's been left with no choice but to bring in the KZN government to hopefully put an end to the ongoing feud between to association's on the South Coast. Website
The country's security cluster says it will not be caught with its pants down this time around when Monday's mass protest takes place. Website
The family of Andile Mbuthu who was killed at Magagula tavern before his body was later dumped into a river says they now have some degree of confidence in the case. Website
Durban-based environmental activist Desmond D'Sa says the warning by engineers of an imminent collapse of the sewerage system in eThekwini has come too late.
The EFF in KZN is promising that its protest in the province on Monday will be peaceful.
A woman has been robbed of her valuables in broad daylight on Durban's popular Florida Road.
Police Minister Bheki Cele says the country's jails are ready to be filled with any lawbreakers during Monday's planned shutdown.
Trade union federation SAFTU says it's piggy-backing on the EFF's shutdown on Monday to advance its own demands.
With the EFF's shutdown going ahead on Monday, some East Coasters say they remain uneasy ahead of the planned protest, despite government's effort to allay their fears.
A fire that ripped through an informal in Durban this morning has claimed the life of a woman. Website
Law enforcement teams have been put on high alert, across KZN, from today. Community Safety and Liasion MEC Sipho Hlomuka says this in preparation for the EFF-led national shutdown on Monday Website
A man accused of the murder of a toddler is due to make his first appearance in a northern KZN court this morning Website
Santaco in KZN says while minibus taxis will be on the road on Monday, it is urging taxi operators to exercise caution.
KZN police say five suspected hitmen nabbed in Durban yesterday were allegedly plotting to assassinate a prominent local man.
Airports Company South Africa says on Monday, all of the country's airports will stick to their schedules and operate normally.
A group of about 40 organisations under the banner Defend our Democracy has come out strongly against what they believe to be a “forced national shutdown”.
eThekwini Municipality's energy manager says at the core of energy transition is energy security.
It's been almost a week and the mother of a two-month-old baby abducted in the south of Durban has made an appeal to the men who took the infant to bring him back home safely.
SADTU says the spike in the number of violent attacks on schools has left teachers and pupils fearing for their safety.
Minister in The Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says decisive action is being taken to end the electricity crisis.
The Department of Water and Sanitation has denied allegations that Minister Senzo Mchunu interfered in the process to appoint a new CEO at uMgeni Water.
Police teams will have eyes and ears on the ground in Durban when the EFF's national shutdown kicks off on Monday.
Mtunzini police have arrested two suspects for attempted murder and house robbery, after students at the University of Zululand were targeted.
EFF leader, Julius Malema says demonstrations during Monday's national shutdown will be peaceful.
A woman has been rushed to hospital in a critical condition after she was bitten by a black mamba in Ballito, north of Durban.
A 16-year-old Durban boy is expected to appear at the Child Justice Court on Friday after he was found with an unlawful firearm.
The Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry says the country's business sector can't afford a national shutdown.
The 22-year-old driver of a truck that caused a major pile-up in Umhlanga last week will remain behind bars.
After previously insisting there won't be any taxis, businesses and schools operating during the EFF's planned shutdown on Monday, party leader, Julius Malema now seems to have slightly changed his tune.
Police are working to identify a man whose body was found near Blythedale Beach in KwaDukuza.
The South African Police Service says it will be business as usual on Monday when the EFF stages its shutdown.
Turkish company, Karpowership SA, says it is still interested in helping our country explore alternative power solutions.
Police dive teams are still searching for the body of a teenager, who drowned at Scottburgh beach.
Transet has asked stakeholders to stop dispatching trucks to the Port of Richard Bay, at least three days before Monday's national shutdown.
KZN Health says it is relieved that operations have returned to normal at most of the healthcare facilities affected by the Nehawu strike.
The Airports Company South Africa says OR Tambo International Airport has been declared safe by the police after an alleged bomb threat was flagged on a Singapore Airlines plane.
eThekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda says he's been assured by the EFF that Monday's national shutdown will be peaceful.
KZN's Agriculture MEC is visiting the family of a five-year-old Empangeni boy who's died from rabies.
The National Funeral Practitioners Association says some bereaved families have had to delay funeral arrangements for loved ones due to the impact of the week-long strike by Nehawu on health services.
The water and sanitation minister is facing a court challenge after dissolving Umgeni Water's board.
The eThekwini Metro Police Department says there'll be increased police visibility on the city's roads during next week's planned national shutdown by the EFF.
The Democratic Alliance in KZN will today lay criminal charges against striking NEHAWU officials.
Tourism KZN feels its confident it has convinced the German market to visit South Africa.
A South Coast man has been handed two life sentences for the continued rape of his step daughters in Umkomaas.
Health Minister Joe Phaahla has given striking NEHAWU members until this morning to return to work or face disciplinary action.
Former mayor Zandile Gumede's lawyer claims that the entire Durban Solid Waste tender investigation has been part of a premeditated and politically influenced scheme to secure her downfall.
A ward councillor says the mother of a baby that was abducted in the south of Durban over the weekend is not coping.
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse is taking government to court over the national state of disaster in light of the electricity shortage.
The Department of Health says it hopes today's ruling by the Labour Appeals Court will stabilise the situation at public health facilities around the county. The court interdicted the strike action by Nehawu, ordering the trade union's members back to work with immediate effect.
The South African National Defence Force has deployed its military health service to assist hospitals affected by the public strike.
The SAPS has moved to assure South Africans the public sector strike will have no impact on the fight against crime after the South African Policing Union joined the ongoing action this morning.
A political analyst says the public protector's preliminary report on the Phala Phala farm investigation can be seen as a boost for President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Health Minister, Joe Phaahla says they are considering assisting KZN with additional support amid the ongoing Nehawu strike.
Two people have been killed in a crash in Isipingo. KZN EMS response teams say two cars collided on the Folweni side of the M35.
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union has called the government's wage offer an insult as it vowed to intensify the strike action in the healthcare sector, this week.
Police minister Bheki Cele has acknowledged that there's room for improvement in his department. Website
The National Union of Mineworkers says it fully supports the wage increase strike by the public sector unions around the country. Website
The MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Bongi Sithole-Moloi says the recent murder of a traditional leader is a direct attack on AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini. Website
ANC president, Cyril Ramaphosa says the recent increase in his cabinet is part of a short-term plan. Website
The Department of Health says six out of the country's nine provinces have successfully obtained court interdicts against the Nehawu strike.
The Presidency's confirmed that it has received the Public Protector's preliminary report on the investigation into the Phala Phala farm investigation.
KZN Education says it's been forced to cut back on certain programs due to the tough financial situation the department finds itself in. Website
The Christians of South Africa organisation says it has reached out to former Tshwane mayor Murunwa Makwarela after it came to light that he allegedly used a fake certificate to reverse his removal as mayor in 2016. Website
uMngeni Local Municipality says it's working on measures to prevent the growing incidents of electricity theft. Website
An economist says the latest downgraded-outlook from Standard & Poor is an indication that our government is fresh out of ideas to stimulate the economy further. Website
The DA's race for provincial chair has officially gotten into gear with the incumbent Dean Macpherson saying should he be re-elected, he plans to add onto the tally of current achievements.
The National Freedom Party is calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to urgently stop the ongoing NEHAWU-led national strike in order to avoid a total system collapse.
The Health department in KZN has received the second biggest chunk of the province's budget at the tune of R50.7 billion.
The Environmental Impact Assessment report on Karpower's application to moor ship-mounted gas-to-power plants in the Richards Bay harbour has been withdrawn by the assessment practitioner. Website
The NFP is calling on the President to step in and help resolve the ongoing public sector strike by Nehawu members before the EFF's national shutdown later this month.
Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube says it's time to discuss the place of trucks on KZN roads and their contribution to accidents.
Murunwa Makwarela has resigned as Tshwane mayor after an eventful week in the position.
The High Court says the clearance certificate that new Tshwane mayor Murunwa Makwarela handed in to prove he is no longer insolvent is fake.
Members of trade union Nehawu have marched to the KZN Provincial Legislature to hand over a memorandum of demands to the Finance MEC. Website
The Hawks in KZN have appealed to members of the public for help, as they try to locate a person of interest linked to the July unrest.
The families in Pietermaritzburg working to repair the damage caused by a school guidance counsellor convicted of sex abuse say they are taking it one day at a time.
Many public health facilities in KZN are now having to ration health resources to ensure patients are taken care of during the Nehawu strike.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has defended his decision to keep Bheki Cele on as Minister of Police.
Claims of police torture have been made in the matter against five men accused of killing Tongaat teenager Andile ‘Bobo’ Mbuthu.
President Cyril Ramaphosa says government is working on a plan to move SOEs under a single holding entity.
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the violence displayed by some striking healthcare workers taking part in the public sector wage strike is unacceptable.
A subcontractor has been shot dead, allegedly during a heated argument in Pietermaritzburg.
SADTU has accused members of Nehawu of intimidation and trying to force teachers to join the public sector wage strike.
The IFP has decided to axe disgraced councillors featured in scandalous leaked voicenotes in KZN.
Amnesty International SA has called on the government to act with urgency to eradicate all pit toilets from schools and communities.
The Health MEC has ordered striking Nehawu members to stop blocking access to health care in the province.
Police in Verulam are investigating a case of murder, after a man was gunned down, near a block flats in Cornubia, north of Durban.
The Mangosuthu University of Technology says it's cooperating with the police after a former student was gunned down outside its campus in Durban.
Cosatu has called on members of its affiliate Nehawu not to resort to violence during the ongoing strike at hospitals around the country.
There is some exasperation in Durban this afternoon as a Pinetown business and a La Lucia resident are trying to get water leaks fixed.
The South African Students Congress says there needs to be more police visibility at universities after one of its former branch conveners was killed outside a Durban institution.
Police Minister Bheki Cele says they are a step closer to solving rapper Kiernan Forbes' murder case.
IPSS Medical Rescue says one of its ambulances has come under attack from striking nurses while transporting a child in a critical condition to Stanger Hospital.
A 22-year-old truck driver has made his first appearance in the Durban Magistrate’s Court in connection with this week’s major pile-up in Umhlanga.
Three construction workers have been injured, one of them critically, in an industrial accident in Tongaat, north of Durban.
Police in Umlazi are investigating a case of murder after a man was gunned down outside Mangosuthu University of Technology.
The KZN Health Department is appealing to healthcare workers to not take part in an unprotected strike and protest action by Nehawu.
The driver of the tipper truck that smashed into 49 vehicles on the M41 in Umhlanga is due to make his first appearance in the Durban Magistrate's Court today.
Seven new ministers and nine deputy ministers have officially been sworn in as new cabinet members.
The Road Freight Association says the multi-vehicle pile-up in Umhlanga has again highlighted the deficiencies in the regulation and management of transport in South Africa.
Police in the Eastern Cape have launched a manhunt after five family members were gunned down at their homestead in Lusikisiki.
Political analyst Dr Imraan Buccus says the appointment of Kgosientsho Ramokgopa as the electricity minister should be welcomed because he has the relevant skills and background.
The driver of the truck which lost control and crashed into around 50 vehicles in Umhlanga has handed himself over to police.
The Durban High Court has heard about the alleged kickbacks former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede and some of her co-accused received as a result of the manipulation of a multi-million rand Durban Solid Waste tender process.
The University of KwaZulu-Natal says it has beefed up security at its Westville campus after a student-led demonstration became disruptive yesterday.
The State is expected to call its first witnesses to testify today, at the DSW tender corruption trial in Durban.
KZN Transport says if the tipper truck involved in yesterday's devastating collision in Umhlanga is found to be unroadworthy, charges will be brought against the vehicle's owner as well.
President Cyril Ramaphosa says loadshedding is at the top of the Electricity Minister's to-do list.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has introduced his new cabinet, making changes across eight departments and within the presidency.
The State today began to lay out the fraud and corruption case against former eThekwini mayor, Zandile Gumede and her 21 co-accused.
Close friend and long time colleague of Mark Pilgrim, Alex Jay, says he re-modernised radio and helped bring it into the 21st century.
SARS has been unable to find any record of the money brought into the country by a Sudanese businessman who purchased cattle from President Cyril Ramaphosa's Phala Phala farm.
Emergency teams at the scene of this morning's devastating pile-up in Umhlanga - have confirmed that at least 47 vehicles were involved in the crash.
A pregnant woman has been airlifted to hospital from the scene of this morning's horrific M41 vehicle-pile up in Umhlanga.
The M41 east in Umhlanga is a no-go zone this morning. There has been a major multi-vehicle pile-up just before the M4.
MPs will debate South Africa's greylisting by an international anti-money laundering watchdog.
Nehawu says its indefinite nationwide public service strike is going ahead today, with the KZN protest set to begin this morning in Pietermaritzburg. Website
We will know tonight who is in and who is out of the cabinet. President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to announce the much anticipated reshuffle at 7pm.
Renowned South African media personality Mark Pilgrim has passed this morning following his battle with cancer. Website
Amnesty International South Africa is calling for restraint from all those involved in violent clashes at WITS University - including police and private security. Website
KZN Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube has welcomed the arrest of a 19-year-old man alleged to have sexually abused five children in KwaNongoma, but says police should have taken the matter more seriously when it was first reported. Website
The iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority's newly appointed board has says it's committed to executing the mandate it's been given, which includes ramping up infrastructure maintenance and finalising land claims. Website
The presidency is expected to provide further clarity during a media briefing later today on the delayed ministerial cabinet reshuffle.
The Health Department says it's submitted to Eskom a list of over 200 hospitals that it wants considered for exemption from loadshedding. Currently, 76 hospitals in the country - 14 of them in KZN - are spared from the rolling blackouts.
A man from northern KZN has been sentenced to life behind bars for the rape of a 26 year old woman.
Umngeni Municipality says non-functional traffic lights during loadshedding will soon be a thing of the past. This as the municipality has started installing loadshedding-proof traffic lights
Amnesty International South Africa has accused national Basic Education of showing total disregard for the basic human rights of pupils after missing another deadline to eradicate pit toilets at schools. Website
The KZN government says it wants to see the provincial agricultural sector thriving once again following last year's devastating floods. This as the Provincial Agriculture Indaba will get underway today in uMsunduzi. Website
Former Fees Must Fall activist, Bonginkosi Khanyile, has explained why he attempted to interrupt court proceedings in the July unrest case against him. Website
The South African National Taxi Council has expressed concern at the ongoing violence in the industry. This after a taxi boss from Verulam, north of Durban, was shot and killed in a hail of bullets outside his home. Website
Former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter has been given seven days to respond to court papers that the ANC says it's served on him and the power utility.
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A child rights organisation says the case against alleged sex ring mastermind Gerhard Ackerman is a test of the country's anti-trafficking legislation.
The July unrest case against former Fees Must Fall activist Bonginkosi Khanyile is going to trial later this year.
Fifteen people have been killed after two minibuses transporting schoolchildren and a truck collided in Limpopo.
Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma believes government has put sufficient safeguards in place for the energy state of disaster to avoid a repeat of the PPE corruption during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says the integrity of South Africa's borders is at stake after 22 Afghanistan nationals were granted asylum after an NGO approached the High Court.
Former Fees Must Fall activist Bonginkosi Khanyile is back in the Durban Regional Court this morning where his July unrest case is about to get under way.
A child rights advocacy group says the latest Statistics SA report on corporal punishment in schools is disturbing.
The family of murdered Chatsworth man, Bradley Singh are demanding justice for their slain brother.
The Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry has sounded the alarm over our protracted energy crisis.
A child rights expert says while they are satisfied with the sentence handed down to a PMB school guidance counsellor for sex abuse, the trial was drawn out over years, which only extended the pupils' trauma.
KZN Education has welcomed the arrest of three suspected robbers believed to have been targeting teachers in Pinetown and uMgungundlovu.
Convicted child rapist Darren Goddard has been sentenced to life in prison by the Pietermaritzburg High Court.
Murder cases have been opened after three people were shot and killed in separate incidents in Wentworth, south of Durban, last night.
AfriForum says it could turn to the courts in an effort to broaden the scope of powers granted to farmers and neighbourhood watch groups to keep communities safe.
Former Mtubatuba Mayor Mandla Zungu is set to appear in court tomorrow on a charge of assault.
Cabinet discussed the imminent reshuffle at its latest meeting, according to the Minister in the Presidency.
A Madadeni court has sentenced a 33-year-old Newcastle man to life in prison for the rape of a teenager.
The premier says KZN's municipalities need to also start making preparations for battery and solar-powered homes.
KZN motorists are amplifying calls for financial relief after fuel prices shot up again.
A local conservationist says governments need to be held accountable for the continuing threat to flora and fauna by climate change and global poaching syndicates.
The Presidency has questioned why Eskom's former CEO, Andre De Ruyter did not take allegations of corruption at the utility to the police.
The cabinet reshuffle will happen in a matter of days. That's the assurance given by the Presidency, which says appointing members of the executive is not something that should be rushed.
KZN government officials say there will talks and other consultations to determine how financially-stressed farmers can be assisted following the latest minimum wage adjustment which came into effect today.
eThekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda says the City is working to be independent of Eskom by 2035.
KZN political parties have heaped pressure on the IFP, calling on the party to take action against its members implicated in scandals.
AfriForum believes the decline in farm murder cases in 2022, was to due to underreporting.
The Pietermaritzburg High Court will hand down its sentence today in a child rape and murder case.
The community of Gomora in Pietermaritzburg has been left shaken after two children drowned in a septic tank.
Msunduzi says it's doing regular checks of its firearms after some of the City's guns and ammunition went missing previously.
An organisation that supports and counsels rape survivors says the recent arrest of an alleged serial rapist in northern KZN is a ray of hope in the fight against gender based violence.
Stage 4 loadshedding is kicking in from this hour and Eskom says it will stay in this stage for the next 24 hours.
KZN Education says its officials are working to get things back to normal after another school in Durban's uMlazi was shut by parents and pupils over teacher shortages.
The DA has joined the chorus calling for an investigation into allegations the ANC is involved in corruption at Eskom.
Family, friends and the emergency service community have come out in their numbers to Ballito to say their final goodbyes to the late medic Paul Herbst.
Detectives have made a breakthrough in the murder of Chatsworth resident, Bradley Singh, arresting his wife and her boyfriend.
The government says former journalist and political prisoner Rafiq Rohan played a significant role in moving the country towards democracy.
A political analyst says the challenges faced by ordinary South Africans need to be top of mind for the president, when he decides to make changes to the executive. Website
Build One SA leader Mmusi Maimane has urged Eskom's board and leadership to get to the bottom of the challenges plaguing the utility, once and for all.
The eThekwini Municipality says it did not blow hundreds of millions of rands on a streetlight maintenance contract.
Buckle up! There are more fuel price hikes on the way. A litre of petrol is going up by R1.27 litre at midnight.
Violence monitor Mar de Haas has expressed doubts about KZN Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube's crime fighting plan of action for the province.
Residents of Rose Park and Acaciavale in Ladysmith are relieved that water is flowing through their taps again after three weeks without water.
Build One South Africa leader, Mmusi Maimane has has laid criminal charges against Eskom's former CEO, Andre De Ruyter, Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan and President Cyril Ramaphosa over alledged corruption at the power utility.
The court matter against eThekwini over the sewerage crisis has been adjourned in the Durban High Court.
President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa will seize the opportunity to tighten controls after the country was grey-listed by a financial crimes watchdog.
The Health and Allied Workers Indaba Trade Union has called on the Health Department to use some of the newly allocated budget to relieve the pressure off healthcare workers an hire more staff.
The Health Minister says they are still working on a plan to keep power cuts out of hospitals.
Fedusa is calling for urgent government intervention to address claims of labour violations and irregularities at the Durban University of Technology.
The ANC in KZN says one of the biggest mistakes made by the ruling party was failing to thoroughly vet Andre de Ruyter before his appointment as Eskom's CEO.
The ANC says it's consulting with its legal team following allegations made by former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter. Website
The Heart and Stroke Foundation says the stigma and misconceptions around obesity need to be addressed in communities to help raise awareness about the complexity of the health issue. Website
The Independent Electoral Commission says the adoption of the Electoral Amendment Bill will boost preparations for the 2024 national and provincial elections. Website
The IFP in KZN says it feels vindicated after the Pietermaritzburg High Court set aside Tuesday's election of a new mayor and speaker at Nongoma Local Municipality. Website
The City of uMhlathuze says it’s engaging with Eskom to take back control of the loadshedding program in the Esikhawini and Nseleni areas.
The South African Weather Service says tropical storm Freddy is weakening, and its impact won’t be as severe as it had previously thought.
Investigations are underway to establish the cause of a fire that broke out at Albany Hotel in the Durban CBD.
The ANC has called on the government to address the deficiencies that have resulted in South Africa getting greylisted by the Financial Action Task Force.
Umsunduzi is warning its residents to avoid building on the city's existing infrastructure or risk having their homes demolished.
An economist says it will take several years to undo the energy crisis the country finds itself in.
Reactions have been coming in following the State of Province Address delivered yesterday.
A crime monitoring expert says the recent violent killing of rapper Kiernan Forbes, known as AKA, is another event that's highlighted the long standing problem of hitmen in KZN.
The South African Reserve Bank says it re-affirms its strong commitment against money laundering and financing of terrorism.
KZN Premier, Nomusa Dube-Ncube says government is focusing on increasing levels of investment in priority sectors, infrastructure and export development to improve the province's economy.
Eskom says we'll be staying on Stage 6 load shedding tomorrow to allow it to recover reserves.
KZN Premier, Nomusa Dube-Ncube says a panel of energy experts that will be tasked with accelerating the implementation of the master plan in the province's response to the electricity crisis will be appointed by the end of March.
Durban residents and activists have joined the Ukrainian Association of South Africa to protest the joint military drills involving Russia, currently taking place on the KwaZulu-Natal coast. Website
An energy expert says Andre De Ruyter's sudden exit from Eskom will take efforts to address the power crisis a step backwards.
Disaster management teams in KZN are on high alert, as parts of the province brace for the arrival of tropical cyclone Freddy.
King Misuzulu says South Africa is besieged by gender-based violence. He was speaking at the opening of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature.
King Misuzulu has broken his silence over the spate of killings of traditional leaders.
AGRI-SA says the new national minimum wage hike of 9.6 percent will put jobs and food security at risk. Website
The African Transformation Movement says former Eskom CEO, Andre de Ruyter, must be summoned to appear before Parliament following his departure from power utility. Website
A new multi-year HIV study is set to begin at the Africa Health Research Institute in northern KZN next month following a R40 million US grant.
An economist believes the finance minister was far too optimistic on issues concerning economic growth in his budget speech.
The SA Weather Service says tropical cyclone Freddy is expected to lash the north-eastern parts of our country this weekend.
The Department of Public Enterprises says the R254 billion bailout for Eskom shows that government is committed to helping the utility achieve financial sustainability.
South Africa's economy is projected to grow by only 1.4 percent over the next three years.
Government will be taking over some of Eskom's debt to relieve the pressure off the utility.
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has announced some renewable energy incentives as part of an effort to lessen the impact of the energy crisis.
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says there are no proposed tax increases for the year.
The sister of a Durban woman who was strangled to death says her killer must be locked up for life.
The IFP says it will launch an urgent court bid to have a council sitting in Nongoma declared unlawful.
eThekwini Municipality has unveiled plans to transform the Durban Bay Waterfront and Marina into a booming tourist magnet.
eThekwini Muncipality believes that cable theft was behind a mass power outage in Isipingo, south of Durban.
All eyes will be on Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana this afternoon when he tables the national budget.
As the finance minister prepares to table his budget tomorrow, the African Transformation Movement says they hope Enoch Godongwana will outline how government will reduce its debt.
The Durban University of Technology says students who tried to disrupt lectures at the Steve Biko Campus in Durban today will be held to account.
The Abantu Batho Congress is joining Action SA's litigation against eThekwini Municipality over Durban's sewage crisis.
Search and rescue teams are combing the beach at Umhlanga in Durban where a man's believed to have drowned.
At Armed Forces Day, President Cyril Ramaphosa has hailed the contribution of the South African National Defence Force to the country's development.
The emergency services sector is paying tribute to fellow KZN first responder, Paul Herbst, who has passed away.
The IFP in KZN has raised concerns over the conditions at the new accommodation some of the flood victims in Durban have been relocated to.
eThekwini Municipality says technicians have begun restoring power after the Klaarwater major substation tripped.
The Eastern Cape's Cooperative Governance MEC says police divers and rescue personnel are continuing the search for four people who are still missing following the floods in six districts.
The DA has laid out arguments the country is on a downward trajectory in its presentation of its alternative budget, ahead of Wednesday's speech by the finance minister.
Temperatures in parts of KwaZulu-Natal are expected to peak just below 40 degrees today, but the South African Weather Service says there's no heatwave warning.
Economist Dawie Roodt believes taxes and government spending will take centre stage when the finance minister tables his budget in Cape Town on Wednesday.
Medi Response together with a group from the Gift of The Givers Foundation who were deployed to Turkey following a devastating earthquake - have returned to South Africa.
Authorities have recovered the body of a woman who was swept away by the floods in the Komani River, the second major flooding incident to hit the Eastern Cape town this month.
The South African Local Government Association says local government needs to speak up about how April's electricity tariff will lead to an increase in the cost of living.
A women's rights organisation has welcomed the latest sentence handed down to a convicted woman killer in KZN.
The University of KwaZulu-Natal says it's impossible to provide university accredited accommodation to every single registered student.
The South African Federation of Trade Unions says a worsening in the country's socio-economic conditions, is leading to an increase in crime.
eThekwini Municipality's Water and Sanitation Department says it's working around the clock to make sure that water supply is restored in Phoenix, north of Durban
A number of Durban matric pupils will today be further equipped with the inner workings of the country's economy during the reserve bank's MPC schools challenge.
EThekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda has revealed the city is experiencing a significant shortage of Metro police officers.
KZN Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube says communities are central to issues of crime prevention and fighting crime.
Slain rapper Kiernern Forbes, better known by his stage name AKA, will be laid to rest today.
Family, friends, fans and industry colleagues have gathered at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg for the memorial service of rapper, Kiernan 'AKA' Forbes.
Eskom's head of generation says load shedding will continue in stages three and four over the weekend.
Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube says the renting of water tankers by KZN municipalities is becoming expensive and unsustainable.
KZN Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi says they've interviewed several people since the murders of Kiernan 'AKA' Forbes and his former manager, Tebello Motsoane.
The police minister says over 7 500 people were murdered in South Africa between October and December.
KZN's premier has given an assurance there'll be measures put in place to cushion the province's economy from the impact of loadshedding.
The search for a teenage boy presumed to have drowned in Umgeni River has entered its sixth day
The Gift of the Givers says South African emergency teams deployed to quake-hit Türkiye have completed their search and rescue mission there and will fly home tonight.
Disaster management officials have confirmed that six people lost their lives, when torrential rains battered parts of KZN leading to flooding in some areas this week.
President Cyril Ramaphosa says government remains committed to plans to solve the energy crisis.
Slain chef Tebello 'Tibz" Motsoane has been described at his memorial service as someone who took pride in himself and what he put out into the world.
Eight men have each been handed multiple life sentences for their involvement in several murders at Durban's Glebelands Hostel.
Political analyst, Imraan Buccus says the scathing response to the State of Nation Address has come as no surprise.
A father and his son have been shot and wounded by a group of armed robbers who targetted their shop at a shopping centre in KwaDukuza.
Health officials say there are now more than 500 laboratory confirmed cases of measles in South Africa since the start of the current outbreak.
Minister in the Presidency, Mondli Gungubele, says it is evident that more police measures are needed to tackle and reduce gun violence in the country.
Hawks officials probing the murder of a student constable in Kokstad, say they hope to make more arrests soon.
The Portfolio Committee on Health in KZN is urging healthcare facilities to prepare for a possible outbreak of measles in the province.
As investigators probe a triple murder in Harding, taxi council Santaco has condemned the killings but says the minibus that came under fire does not belong to the association operating in that area.
Loadshedding has been blamed for the dip in South African business confidence in January after rebounding the previous month.
eThekwini mayor Mxolisi Kaunda is confident of success should the DA go to court over the health of the city's beaches during the festive season.
AgriSA says the declaration of a state of disaster due to flooding in parts of the country must be followed by the swift deployment of resources.
The ANC in eThekwini says the murder of rapper Kiernan 'AKA' Forbes and his friend Tebello Motsoane shows it’s high time the city adopted advanced crime fighting methods.
Nearly a year since Russia invaded Ukrainian, the Ukrainian community in South Africa and other supporters will take part in peaceful marches to protest South Africa, Russia and China's joint naval drills.
Police say more than 65 000 guns that were in the hands of criminals are now off the streets.
An export controller in Durban has been slapped with a jail sentence in a multi-million-rand fraud case.
Umgeni Water says an installation project at the Durban Heights and Maphephethi Water Treatment Works will benefit Durban's residents.
Social Development in KZN is calling for bail to be denied in the murder case of a six-year-old south coast girl.
A man accused of the rape and murder of a young south coast child has had his case adjourned to next month.
Scientists from the Durban University of Technology (DUT) have found Durban's tap water is safe to drink.
A group of suspected dealers are standing in front of a Durban magistrate today following the seizure of a half-a-million rand drug haul.
A group of protesters that stormed KZN Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube's home over the weekend will be facing charges of intimidation and trespassing.
The Health Department has intensified its national measles vaccination campaign across primary schools and creches.
Santaco's explained that this morning's protest action near Port Shepstone, is being carried out by taxi operators who are angry about an order to vacate a taxi rank in the CBD.
Traffic officials say the N2 between Port Shepstone and Paddock is closed to motorists due to protest action on both sides.
The government has declared a National State of Disaster in response to widespread flooding in parts of the country.
The Abantu Batho Congress has defended the actions of a group of protesters who went to the KZN premier's home with service delivery grievances.
A group of suspected copper thieves will be in the dock tomorrow following the recovery of over R5 million worth of cables in Pinetown.
eThekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda says police are working tirelessly to find those behind the murders of rapper AKA and his friend.
At least 87 homes in uMhlathuze have been affected by flooding, with some partially damaged, after the area was battered by heavy rain over the weekend.
Some of the businesses on Durban’s Florida Road remain closed for business following the murder there of rapper AKA and his former manager-turned chef Tebello Motsoane.
A police investigation is under way into what local government's calling a security breach after a group of around 100 protesters made their way to the private home of Premeir Nomusa Dube-Ncube.
A power outage has left a number of residents in Reservoir Hills and Clare Estate in the dark for more than 30 hours.
Disaster management teams in KZN's northern parts are searching for a Grade 11 pupil believed to have been swept way by floodwaters in Ngwavuma ward 13.
Community Safety MEC Sipho Hlomuka has vowed to crack down on the recent spate of killings in KZN that include attacks on high profile individuals.
The Head of the Presidency Project Management Office, Rudi Dicks, says there are a number of interventions Eskom can undertake so it is less strained.
KZN Premeir Nomusa Dube-Ncube has warned residents to be vigilant as heavy rains continue to fall in some parts of the province.
UNISA says its aware of several scams doing the rounds targeting students through offers of exam and study assistance.
KZN COGTA MEC Bongi Sithole-Moloi has called on law enforcement to act swiftly in finding the perpetrators behind the killing of Inkosi Zwelakhe Ndaba of Ntabamhlophe, in uThukela district.
KZN Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube has condemned the violent killing of award-winning hip-hop artist, AKA.
East Coast Radio has joined many who've conveyed their deepest condolences to the family of award-winning artist AKA.
The Public Servants Association says government employees cannot be expected to continue risking their lives while doing their jobs.
ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has called the EFF's disruption of the State of the Nation Address a little side show.
The two elderly men who fell to their deaths in Shaka's Rock were twins and had been celebrating their 62nd birthday.
A KZN emergency response team has already rolled up its sleeves after touching down in Antakya in Turkey.
EFF leader Julius Malema says the party will be tabling a no-confidence motion in National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula.
Eskom says it's studying the newly-gazetted National State of Disaster over the electricity crisis.
Two suspected animal smugglers are lining up in a Pretoria court today after they allegedly tried to courier several reptiles to KwaZulu-Natal.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has moved to allay fears another state of disaster will be used to loot taxpayers' money.
Hawks officials in Durban have launched a manhunt for a suspect wanted in connection with a multi-million rand fraud and corruption matter.
Energy Minister, Gwede Mantashe says plans to appoint an Electricity Minister were long overdue.
Two people have been killed and another has been left critically hurt after a balcony collapsed in Shaka's Rock, north of Durban.
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the recommendations made by the commission that led the inquiry into state capture allegations are being implemented.
The Presidency says the President has been consulting with civil society and government stakeholders, and has also noted appeals from citizens ahead of his State of the Nation Address.
Activity around Cape Town City Hall is starting to pick up with two hours to go before the State of the Nation Address.
A Stellenbosch University academic says President Cyril Ramaphosa needs to use his State of the Nation Address to detail what a possible state of disaster on the energy crisis would entail.
The EFF says the President is yet to fulfil any of the promises he made during last year's SONA, while the DA says he needs to focus on solutions to the energy crisis during his speech this evening.
The police minister has warned law enforcement officers are ready to deal with anyone who causes trouble ahead of the State of Nation Address.
The State Information Technology Agency says most government websites are now back online following an outage in parts of the country caused by cable theft.
Our power crisis, crime, gender-based violence and the economy are all expected to feature prominently in President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address this evening.
The eThekwini mayor says he is confident residents in uMlazi's V-section will see a return of their water supply in about 10 days.
The Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry is hoping to hear about a list of solutions and strategies when the president delivers his State of the Nation Address this evening.
SA Tourism says there'll be a forensic investigation into the leaking of the details of its proposed sponsorship deal with English football club Tottenham Hotspur.
Eighty-two percent of South African children in Grade 4 cannot read for meaning in any language.
The IFP has called on the police minister to clarify assassination allegations that have been levelled against the party by the EFF.
A group of pupils and their driver have had a narrow escape after the vehicle they were in burst into flames in Pietermaritzburg.
Afriforum has described today’s Constitutional Court decision in the COVID-19 tourism relief fund matter as a final blow to what it believes was a discriminatory facility.
The KZN Social Development Department says over 100 KZN NPOs that haven't received government funding for the past two months will be paid by no later than today.
There's a manhunt for two murder suspects who managed to flee from Durban police during an operation in Newlands East that left two others dead.
Residents in parts of KZN have been warned to brace themselves for heavy showers that could lead to localised flooding.
KZN Health says contingency plans are in place to minimise the disruption to health services at Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital which has not had water since last Thursday.
Emergency responders from South Africa have put their hands up to assist in crisis-hit Turkey and Syria.
The IFP has rubbished claims its members are plotting to assassinate EFF secretary-general Marshall Dlamini.
As Umlazi's Prince Mshiyeni Hospital goes another day without water, worker unions are demanding action.
John Steenhuisen says the majority of South Africans are worried about the pace at which government services are collapsing.
Four South African inmates that were in a Turkish prison that collapsed during yesterday's earthquake have been accounted for and are alive.
The Department of Health says there is no reason to panic - following the confirmation of two cases of cholera in Gauteng.
Parliament's presiding officers say it's all systems go for Thursday's State of the Nation Address at Cape Town City Hall.
Gift of the Givers says its teams have been on the ground since a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Syria and Turkey yesterday.
Conservation group the WWF in South Africa says while it is pleased that there has been a decline in rhino poaching cases, organised networks remain a concern.
KZN law enforcement teams say over the past two weeks, they have managed to put 93 suspects behind bars for gender-based violence crimes in the province.
The Department of Higher Education says it has sent teams to the home of slain student Ntokozo Xaba in Newcastle to offer phyco-social support to her grieving family.
The DA says reports of possible corruption in SA Tourism's proposed sponsorship deal with Tottenham Hotspur proves the deal cannot go ahead.
Pietermaritzburg residents and businesses with outstanding utility bills are being warned by the municipality that they could lose their properties - if they fail to pay.
With two cases of cholera confirmed in the country, the South African Medical Association says government should pay more attention to the sewerage flowing in the country's streets and damaged infrastructure.
The National Freedom Party is calling on the Public Protector to release findings of the Phala Phala farm theft probe ahead of the President's State Of the Nation Address.
Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has reiterated government's intention to eradicate loadshedding.
The ANC says it remains focused on addressing the problems facing South Africans including loadshedding.
The Health Department is urging vigilance after two cases of Cholera were confirmed in the country.
A political analyst believes outgoing deputy president David Mabuza's resignation was a well calculated move.
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse wants government to give the proposed Tottenham Hostpur sponsorship deal the boot.
ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula says Deputy President David Mabuza's resignation does not signal a crisis in the party.
The office of the Presidency has confirmed that it has received David Mabuza’s intention to resign from the Deputy President position.
The Department of Health is urging South Africans to go for regular cancer screening and testing.
The Green Connection does not believe that Karpowership is a solution to the country’s energy crisis.
The ANC in KZN says it expects to see a good turn-out when the party hosts its 111th birthday celebrations rally in Hammarsdale, west of Durban today.
uMhlathuze Water says it’s making good progress in restoring water infrastructure in the uMkhanyakude District.
The ANC in the Eastern Cape has welcomed the life imprisonment of Louis Pepping, a former subject advisor for the Eastern Cape education department.
uMhlathuze Municipality says Armed Forces Day will be a tourism boost for Richards Bay.
The ANC in KZN is preparing to host its January 8 birthday celebrations in Hammarsdale this weekend.
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority believes the approval of the antiviral medicine Paxlovid for local use will provide another boost to the fight against Covid-19.
eThekwini mayor Mxolisi Kaunda will remain the city's mayor after a motion to have him removed failed.
The Presidency says the amount of money that SA Tourism plans to spend on a sponsorship deal with English Premier League club, Tottenham Hotspur, is unjustified.
An no-confidence motion against eThekwini mayor Mxolosi Kaunda will be heard during the special council meeting currently taking place at the Durban ICC.
The eThekwini Council has reconvened for its special meeting to vote for a new deputy mayor.
Police in the Western Cape are investigating after four people were found shot dead in Khayelitsha.
Gun Free South Africa has urged government to tighten gun-ownership legislation in the wake of several mass shootings this week.
With Umhlanga Main Beach closed again due to poor water quality - eThekwini insists it's made huge progress in fixing damaged infrastructure that's been responsible for the contamination of Durban's beaches.
Action SA in eThekwini says despite an unqualified audit opinion the state of the city's finances gives no cause for celebration.
Unions are calling on government to institute action against private security companies alleged to be taking millions of rands from employed security workers.
SANTACO KZN says a deliberate distortion of a letter by the Umgababa taxi association, around scholar transportation, has resulted in widespread fear and panic among parents and locals.
SA Tourism has promised to find and take serious action against the person who leaked documents of the reported R1 billion Tottenham Hotspur deal.
The clock is ticking for the ANC to hand over records of its cadre deployment to the Democratic Alliance.
A KZN man currently serving a life sentence for rape has been handed an additional two life terms following his conviction on separate charges of murder and rape.
Eskom expects to take the country back to Stage 4 loadshedding tomorrow, and Stage 3 for the weekend.
Police in KZN are investigating the death of eight-year-old Phoenix girl, Trinity Govender.
Several trade unions say they've uncovered alleged fraud in the private security sector, believed to run into millions of rand.
SA Tourism has defended its proposal to sponsor English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, saying the deal would be beneficial to South Africa.
Former president Jacob Zuma’s private prosecution matter against state advocate Billy Downer, and journalist Karen Maughan has been adjourned to August.
eThekiwni Mayor, Mxolisi Kaunda has urged Community Tourism Organisations to team up with the municipality to promote Durban as a top tourist destination.
The Citrus Growers Association has asked the government to intervene again, saying it is struggling to cope under the pressure of tight export controls.
A court in eShowe has sentenced a man, dubbed the Facebook rapist, to life behind bars.
Provincial government says consultations with Sanral will continue, after the roads agency shelved the idea to resume toll fee payments on the N2 Thongathi and uMvoti Plazas.
A police manhunt is under way for 20 armed members of a gang who shot and killed four people the KwaMashu Men's Hostel, north of Durban.
If you've been unable to access some websites or have been having problems with internet connectivity, it might be due to an outage on the cloud platform of one of the country's Internet service providers.
The Democratic Alliance has called a proposed deal to sponsor football club Tottenham Hotspur a slap in the face of tax-paying South Africans.
A clinical psychologist says there's concern about the rise in depression and poor mental health among South Africans.
With the IFP and EFF's co-governance agreement in KZN having collapsed this week, the National Freedom Party has decided to work with the ANC and EFF.
Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has rubbished reports she's pushing through a R1 billion SA Tourism deal to sponsor English Premiership club, Tottenham Hotspur
The KZN Blind and Deaf Society says it's moving forward after a former employee and her husband were jailed for defrauding the organisation of millions of rands.
Transnet says it's introducing what it's calling a game changer that will help tackle South Africa's electricity crisis.
The eThekwini council will meet in-person to vote on a motion of no confidence against eThekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda.
eThekwini Metro Police say they have been overwhelmed by the number of reports they receive about defective traffic light during loadshedding, adding that they simply cannot cope.
The DA in KZN has called for a lifestyle audit to be carried out within the South African Police Service.
Doctors Without Borders in Southern Africa says it is deeply concerned after one of its staff members was implicated in a looting incident in northern KZN.
As the clock ticks towards the midnight deadline for NSFAS applications, the financial aid scheme has urged tertiary institution not to turn away prospective students who qualify for funding.
As the country fluctuates between stages 5 and 6 loadshedding this afternoon and tomorrow, ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says the governing party wants to the rolling blackouts to be a thing of the past by the end of this year.
Efficient Group economist Dawie Roodt says government possibly declaring the electricity crisis a national state of disaster won't make any difference to international investors.
The national police commissioner has gone to uMkhanyakude after community protests in the northern KZN district turned violent.
The Auditor-General says eThekwini Municipality's irregular expenditure nearly doubled in the last financial year.
The Durban Specialised Commercial Crimes Court has sentenced a couple to 10 and 15 years behind bars for defrauding the KZN Blind and Deaf Society.
IFP President Velenkosini Hlabisa says even though the EFF has moved to cut all ties with the party they will not enter what he calls unholy coalitions with the ANC.
eThekwini officials have been dishing out fines to non-compliant food-outlets following inspections in the Pinetown CBD.
The topic of declaring a national state of disaster amid an energy crisis that has triggered relentless power cuts will top the agenda at a meeting with government leaders.
In the light of our power crisis, the consensus from the ANC is that a national state of disaster needs to be declared.
The Tambo Memorial Hospital has reopened sections that were affected by last month's Boksburg blast that's killed 41 people.
Transport union SATAWU says it plans to fight a truck ban imposed on a route in Mthonjaneni in northern KwaZulu-Natal.
Former Johannesburg mayor Mpho Phalatse is confident that the DA will win next year's elections, should she be at the helm of the party.
Twelve suspects arrested in connection with fraud at a testing station in Verulam are appearing in a Durban court today.
SANCO KZN says it has proof the recent Durban meeting of a purported provincial structure that elected Jacob Zuma as its chair was illegal and unconstitutional.
The IFP says it no longer plans to work with the EFF in a coalition at any of the KZN municipalities.
KZN's Community Safety officials have called on the police to deploy more law enforcement teams to uMkhanyakude District.
Political stability is under threat at municipalities where the IFP teamed up with the EFF to govern.
A faction calling itself the 'real' Sanco in KZN says the launch of a Sanco structure, this past weekend, was illegal.
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa says loadshedding features on their priority list as one of the most pressing challenges.
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa says the country's unemployment rate is unacceptably high.
The Comrades Marathon organisers hope they will secure about 20 000 runners space for this year's marathon.
The Municipal Workers Union in KZN says the blanket statements made by eThekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda about workers are purely disrespectful.
KwaDukuza mayor Lindile Nhaca has vowed to act against what she calls the 'unjust' electricity tariff increase.
EFF Leader Julius Malema has asked his party deputy mayors in KZN to resign from office with immediate effect.
A warrant of arrest has been issued out for Gerhard Ackerman who's accused of running a child sex ring.
A motorcyclist has died after sustaining fatal injuries in an accident on the R614 road in Tongaat, North of Durban.
DA leader in KZN Francios Rodgers has hit back at the ANC KZN's suggestion this week that ANC-led municipalities should take action against NERSA and Eskom for implementing tariff hikes.
Residents of KZN have till the end of April to take part in this year's HIV survey being carried out by the Human Sciences Research Council.
It's hoped a newly entered agreement between South Africa and India will result in the reintroduction and growth of the cheetah animal species in the Asian country over the next decade.
Umgeni Water says late and non-payments by municipalities are still persisting issues the board has to contend with.
Community Safety MEC Sipho Hlomuka has called on police to act swiftly following a spate of violent killings in the province.
The DA in uMsunduzi has expressed concern after the struggling municipality regressed on its audit outcome.
The SA Cane Growers Association says the industry stands lose as much as R723 million this year due to ongoing load shedding.
The Public Servants Association has lamented the state of policing in the country, and says the President needs to step in.
A top EU official visiting South Africa has expressed irritation at the country's close ties with Russia amid Moscow's war in Ukraine.
MPs have heard the general manager of Tutuka Power Station in Mpumalanga walks around with a bulletproof vest because of death threats.
The DA will lead a march this weekend against what they say are continuous power and water outages in Phoenix and surrounds.
Three people are behind bars after being found with R500 000 worth of drugs at a lodge in Durban.
A mineworkers' union says compensation for miners, who were forced to quit their jobs when they became sick, was long overdue.
A KZN farmer has had to cough up R1.5 million for building a dam illegally for his business in Estcourt.
eThekwini Municipality's exco will try meeting again next week, after a disastrous start to their first council sitting of the year.
A building has been on fire in Clairwood, south of Durban. Fire fighters arrived earlier to tackle the flames on Archery Road.
A local ward councillor says every attempt has been made to restore the water supply of residents in Mosley Park near Pinetown.
The Reserve Bank is forecasting GDP growth of just 0.3% in 2023 as a result of extensive load shedding and other logistical constraints.
Trade union Numsa has urged the Eskom board to appoint an engineer to the power utility's top job.
Umgeni Water admits irregular expenditure at the water utility remains an ongoing issue.
There are again calls for better security at schools after the principal of a Newcastle high school was attacked in his office.
President Cyril Ramaphosa says while the improvement of the national matric pass rate to 81% is encouraging, he remains concerned by the number of pupils who drop out before writing their final exams.
Police are urging residents in Umkhanyakude District to refrain from taking the law into their own hands.
The discovery of human remains in Tongaat has re-energised a police investigation in a missing person's case.
Police in northern KZN are investigating a case of attempted murder, after a school principal in Newcastle survived an attempt on his life.
KwaZulu Natal is beaming after tourist numbers over the festive season beat expectations.
In Mpumalanga province, there's a hunt for a cash-in-transit gang that blew up a cash van and killed a security officer.
South Africa and the United States are setting up an anti-poaching task force to take on illicit wildlife trade.
Police in Phoenix have opened a murder case and an inquest docket after a 44-year-old woman was shot and killed, allegedly by her ex-boyfriend who was later also found dead.
Police union POPCRU says it's tired of ministers attending the funerals of slain cops but not solving the problem of police killings.
DA leader John Steenhuisen has urged South Africans to cut the power of the ANC at next year's elections.
The DA is marching to the ANC’s headquarters in Johannesburg over the electricity crisis.
The government says that prospective students who successfully apply to Nsfas for financial aid do not need to pay registration costs when enrolling for their studies
Police Minister, Bheki Cele says investigators are following up on a number of leads as they try to catch those responsible for the murders of a warrant officer and his family on the south coast.
Electricity has returned to homes and businesses in Montclair, south of Durban, where residents have had no power since Sunday.
Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande says public university enrolment is expected increase by over 41 000 this year compared to 2022.
A 44-year-old e-hailing driver has been shot and killed in what's believed to have been an attempted hijacking in Avoca, north of Durban.
Parliament's Standing Committee on Public Accounts has met with Eskom's leadership to discuss several issues, including the electricity crisis.
Anti-apartheid activist, Frene Ginwala has been lauded for the pioneering role she played in the struggle for democracy.
The ANC in KZN wants communities to be part of the solution towards sustainable water supply.
An energy analyst believes President Cyril Ramaphosa has no business calling on Eskom not to implement the tariff increase granted to it by the national energy regulator.
A career expert's urging school leavers to explore the range of options available to them, as they begin a new chapter of learning.
Verulam police are investigating a case of murder, after the victim of a robbery, was shot dead outside a bank.
The Health Department has kicked off a programme that will see some former mine workers who were injured on the job being paid out benefits.
Opposition political parties and trade union Numsa have given the government and Eskom seven days to produce a comprehensive turnaround plan that promises to deliver a reliable power supply.
A delegation from the police ministry's about to descend on the south coast, where a warrant officer, his wife and their two daughters were murdered.
UDM leader Bantu Holomisa has confirmed that a coalition including Build One South Africa and Numsa will file papers at the High Court in Pretoria over the country's electricity supply.
A UKZN-based education expert has encouraged prospective students to consider applying to TVET colleges should they fail to gain admission to university.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has suggested that if government had heeded some calls over two decades ago, we might not be sitting in the dark today.
A Durban South community has kicked up a stink over poor infrastructure which they say is causing an overflow of sewerage into their properties.
The Msunduzi Association of Residents, Ratepayers and Civics believes the series of floods last year wouldn't have been as devastating had the city's stormwater drainage plans been in place and in use.
A man has been shot dead in Umbilo this morning. Medics who were called to assist him on Sydney Road say he suffered multiple gunshot wounds and died on the scene.
Outgoing operations head, Jan Oberholzer, says around 43% of Eskom's electricity generation system is offline.
A Phoenix-based foundation has stepped up its appeal to eThekwini Municipality to improve service delivery in the area.
There is an active emergency scene on the north coast this morning. A body has been found at the Salt Rock Tidal Pool.
The National Funeral Practitioners Association says load shedding has begun making it very difficult for people to bury their loved ones as soon as they would like.
An investigation's been launched after a woman drowned in a swimming pool in Westbrook, north of Durban.
The Presidency says progress has been made on various fronts in the struggle to end the country's energy crisis.
KZN Transport and Community Safety MEC, Sipho Hlomuka has appealed to the community of Nkandla, to end a week's long strike and open the town to economic activity.
KZN's top achievers are being honoured at a matric results awards ceremony here in Durban.
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the class of 2022 has risen above the challenges of COVID-19, loadshedding and the July unrest.
Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga says KZN had the country's most improved pass rate.
The Department of Basic Education says a high failure and repetition rate are some of the country's biggest problems.
A ward councillor in Bonela says residents are shocked and heartbroken after a toddler was murdered, along with another relative inside her home.
Metro Police say the recent arrest of a truck driver who'd allegedly been stealing diesel from the municipality is just the tip of the iceberg.
Advocacy group Equal Education says the 2022 matric results should be a catalyst towards reflecting on the quality of the country's education.
The Road Fright Association has called on all spheres of government to intervene in the road closures that are affecting movements of heavy goods trucks in oPhongolo.
KZN Education has launched an investigation into KwaMgaga High School in the uMlazi District, South of Durban as some parents caused disruptions at the school this week over the promotion of some pupils.
A trio of suspects has been locked up behind bars after being caught with illegal firearms, ammunition and drugs in Montclair, South of Durban.
The Higher Education Department has assured prospective students that the release of the matric results will not affect the state of readiness for tertiary institutions in the 2023 academic calendar.
While it's been mostly a smooth start to the first day of the academic year in schools in the south Durban area, KZN Education says it's been made aware of a school in UMlazi where angry parents are causing disruptions and stoning teachers cars.
The Automobile Association says while the decrease in the latest festive season road deaths is encouraging there is still a great need for urgent intervention.
The Independent Examinations Board matric results are out and it's an impressive showing by the class of 2022 as private schools announce their performances.
A Phoenix based foundation says they're hoping that a meeting with eThekwini Mayor, Mxolisi Kaunda will resolve the service delivery challenges in the area.
A truck driver who is suspected of stealing fuel over the last five years has been granted bail.
It's back to school for thousands of pupils tomorrow.
Coastal schools will re-open their doors to welcome back students for the 2023 academic year.
A man wanted in connection with the murder of a police officer has been killed in a shootout in Durban today.
Transport Minister, Fikile Mbalula says more than 600 people died on the country's roads between the 15th and the 28th of December last year.
Phoenix residents are now breathing a sigh of relief after a 40-hour power outage ended yesterday.
News just in: Eskom says the country's loadshedding will be reduced from Stage 6 to Stage 4 tomorrow morning.
The Jacob Zuma Foundation says it does not believe that granting a go-ahead of the private prosecution of Cyril Ramaphosa-- would have caused irreparable harm to the president.
The Democratic Alliance says it's concerned about the impact-- loadshedding will have on the country's food security.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has been granted interim interdict against private prosecution from Jacob Zuma.
The South African Civil Aviation Authority have launched an investigation into a light aircraft crash in Nasrec, south of Johannesburg which claimed the lives of two people.
The Special Investigations Unit has been granted a preservation order by the high court to freeze three properties linked to fraud at the National Lotteries Commission.
Judgement in Jacob Zuma and President Cyril Ramaphosa's legal battle is set to be delivered today.
The long, nail biting wait is soon to be over for hundreds of thousands of past pupils as the Matric results for the class of 2022 are set to be released this week.
The continuous power interruptions are putting enormous strain on the agricultural sector.
Three people have been killed after a light aircraft they were travelling in crash in Nasrec, south of Johannesburg.
A 37-year-old illegal immigrant has been remanded in custody after he was charged with dealing with drugs and contravening the Immigration Act.
FNB's small business development unit says small and medium enterprises will have to look for alternative ways to power their businesses during load shedding.
Residents of Ward 17 in Pietermaritzburg are set to embark on a walk to promote social cohesion today.
The South African Local Government Association in KZN believes the tariff hike granted to Eskom will only lead to more people making use of illegal connections.
The South African Police Service warns the public to be aware of fly-by-night institutions of higher learning.
Legal expert Sunil Singh says Prince Simakade will have to prove in a court of law that he is the rightful heir to the AmaZulu throne.
Trade union federations have added their voice to those slamming national energy regulator Nersa’s decision to grant Eskom a 19% tariff hike from April.
A DA councillor in Ward 37 says residents now live in fear following a spate of robberies and break-ins in Ashburton, in Pietermaritzburg.
Police in KZN are investigating a case of attempted murder after suspected poachers allegedly opened fire on a group of tourists on a boat in Jozini Dam.
The South African Federation of Trade Unions has called on Eskom to rapidly introduce renewable energy through public ownership rather than Independent Power producers.
Condolences continue to pour in for the founding speaker of South Africa’s democratic Parliament, Dr. Frene Ginwala.
Police have launched an investigation-- after a ten-year-old boy drowned in a river in Verulam, north of Durban.
The founding speaker of South Africa’s democratic Parliament, Dr. Frene(Frenee) Ginwala(GIN) has died. She was 90 years old.
Eskom says it recognises the pressures--- the decision of the increase in electricity tariffs-- will place on consumers.
Road Agency, SANRAL says it's looking at reinstating the payment of toll fees-- at the oThongati and uMvoti toll plazas, north of Durban.
Opposition political parties have reacted with fury to the new electricity tariff hike. Cope's Mosiua Lekota has called the 18% price increase approved by Nersa, insensitive
It is boiling in KZN today. But the SA Weather Service says despite some areas sweating for days, the province is not in throes of a heatwave.
DA leader John Steenhuisen says he has requested an urgent meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa to discuss Eskom and the power crisis.
As many parents brace themselves for the back-to-school shopping rush in KZN, a trade union says while it can be an overwhelming and expensive exercise, it is important that families to do their research beforehand.
An energy expert has ripped into Eskom calling Nersa's latest tariff hike announcement completely unjustifiable.
The death toll from the gas tank truck explosion in Boksburg has risen to 40.
It's been confirmed that three more people have died.
Police have launched a manhunt for the killers of a man who was gunned down in Hammarsdale, west of Durban.
An energy expert says it would not be surprising if Eskom is granted a go-ahead for an electricity price hike today.
Eyes and cameras are trained on the Johannesburg High Court where President Cyril Ramaphosa's urgent application for an interdict against Jacob Zuma's private prosecution is being heard this morning.
Social Development MEC, Nonhlanhla Khoza has praised police for their swift breakthrough in a child sex abuse case near Ladysmith.
A community on the KZN south coast is mourning the death of activist, Hlengiwe Gambushe, who was instrumental in the 2020 police investigation into the uMthwalume serial rapist.
The office of the KZN premier has shut down the outdoor go-kart facility at the Gateway Theatre of Shopping indefinitely.
President Cyril Ramaphosa's urgent application against his predecessor, Jacob Zuma will be heard in the Johannesburg High Court tomorrow.
Eskom says stage 6 load shedding will be continuously implemented from 4pm on Wednesday until further notice.
The EFF says government must hold the South African National Defence Force commander deployed to the SADC Mission in Mozambique accountable for soldiers involved in a viral video.
A manhunts been launched for two suspects involved in a business robbery in the Durban CBD.
An energy expert says the government needs to set into motion a concrete plan of action for us to see a decrease in Loadshedding this year.
The Hawks have been roped in to investigate the murder of a policeman in Paulpietersburg, in northern KZN.
Cooperative Governance in KZN has called on Newcastle Municipality's speaker to investigate an alleged racist remark made by a DA ward councillor.
A Zulu royal family faction backing Prince Simakade kaZwelithini believes that King Misuzulu's ascension to the throne was unlawful and invalid.
KZN Education says all pupils who were displaced during the April floods last year will have the opportunity to attend schools near their new homes.
The SA National Defence Union has condemned an incident filmed in Mozambique showing unidentified soldiers burning bodies on a pile of rubble.
Government says it will amplify its Covid vaccine and booster shots campaign soon following the emergence of the omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 in the country.
KwaDukuza's mayor says the Stanger community's battling to come to terms with the gruesome murder of a seven-year-old boy.
Local government association, Salga in KZN, is appealing to the National Treasury to allocate more funds to local municipalities to help boost service delivery.
Emergency teams searching for an eight-year-old girl swept away in the Msunduzi River, hope to expand their search operation, now that water levels have started to subside.
The Health Department will hold a briefing today, to update the country on the latest developments around the Covid-19 pandemic.
Private security experts and investigators say it took them hours to successfully negotiate the release of four people who were kidnapped in Kranskop in the Midlands.
President Cyril Ramphosa says he is very concerned following attempts on the lives of two prominent leaders.
An alleged kingpin, suspected of being behind a number of kidnappings in Mozambique, is due to line up in court in Johannesburg today.
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa says that loadshedding, along with illegal connections, are priorities that the party will tackle this year.
Police dogs have helped KZN investigators probing a child's murder in Stanger, locate the little boy's remains.
An energy expert says the alleged attempt on the life of Eskom's outgoing CEO underscores an ongoing crisis of criminality at the power giant.
Geneticist Professor Tulio de Oliveira says South Africa isn't expected to be hit by another wave of COVID-19 infections and hospitalisations.
Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande has called for swift arrests as police investigate the murder of the bodyguard of the Vice Chancellor of the University of Fort Hare.
Mop up operations are continuing in communities in KZN where heavy storms left a trail of destruction in their wake.
The South African Weather Service says more than 100 millimeter of rain fell in KZN over the past week.
A man is spending the weekend in police custody after he was caught allegedly with illegal explosives in his possession in Vryheid, in northern KZN.
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to deliver the party's birthday statement, as the organisation marks its 111th anniversary in Bloemfontein, in the Free State today.
A suspect has been arrested and two others are on the run after an attempted robbery at the home of well-known businesswoman Shauwn Mkhize in La Lucia, north of Durban.
An Educational psychologist says its important for learners and parents to find ways to cope with stress and anxiety that come with waiting for matric results.
The University of KwaZulu-Natal has issued a scam alert to prospective students and their parents.
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa says the future of our country demands that development and empowerment for the young people, women and people living with disabilities be prioritised.
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Two children are mourning the death of their mother in Inanda, north of Durban, after the 30-year-old woman was murdered.
Government has urged citizens to be safe as some provinces experience severe rains this weekend.
The Umhlatuze Municipality says it will continue to crackdown on those who disobey the city's bylaws - no matter how small they are.
Two people have been killed in a car crash on the N2 near Zinkwazi on KZN's north coast.
As heavy rains continue to lash parts of KZN this morning, residents are being urged to take all necessary precautions to remain safe.
With another major storm set to roll in, disaster management teams say they are on high alert in KZN.
Lifesaving SA has thanked beachgoers for heeding its public safety advice during celebrations over Christmas and New Year's Day.
Weather experts say KZN residents should brace themselves for a series of thunderstorms and disruptive rains.
Police say a vehicle positively linked to a house robbery in Malvern, south of Durban, was what set in motion a cops and robbers chase in Umbilo yesterday.
eThekwini Municipality says resources worth R5.8 million are being offered from its side, to support Shembe church members who began their holy pilgrimage in KZN on Monday.
Police say they put more than 8 000 people behind bars during festive season operations in December.
Transport MEC Sipho Hlomuka says he is pleased that preliminary reports suggest a reduction in the number of fatal road crashes over the festive season.
Five suspected criminals are under police guard in hospital, after crashing their car in Umbilo during a police chase.
Environmental management inspectors in KZN have teamed up with eThekwini Municipality to probe allegations of illegal dumping.
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says the party's 55th national elective conference will be held over two days when it resumes this week.
A south coast diver who was bitten by a shark says during the attack he had to made peace with the fact that he may lose his hand.
Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube believes it is time to consider a zero-alcohol limit for motorists.
BREAKING NEWS: Siya Kolisi will be leaving the Sharks to join French club Racing 92 after the World Cup this year.
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has given more details on the technical fault that led to refuelling issues at OR Tambo International last week.
South Africa is marking exactly a year since a fire tore through Parliament in Cape Town.
Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane has raised concern again, over the number of teenage pregnancies in the province.
A New Year's Day outing for a group of friends in KZN turned tragic when a teenage boy drowned at Umvoti River yesterday.
As many holidaymakers in KZN start heading back home, traffic volumes are expected to pick up again on the N3 this morning.
The Transport Minister is heading to O R Tambo International for an oversight visit today after a number of passengers were hit by flight delays last week.
The SA National Blood Service has sent out an appeal for blood donations as the new year kicks off.
KZN residents are encouraged to use fireworks responsibly tonight when we crossover to the new year.
The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa says shortages of ambulances in KZN remains a challenge during this festive season.
The Gauteng Police Commissioner Elias Mawela says he's satisfied with the progress that's been made in the investigation into the gas tank truck explosion in Boksburg.
KZN Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube says the music industry in Durban won't be the same without award-winning musician Mandla Maphumulo.
Looks like we'll be driving lighter in the New Year with a significant fuel price reduction expected for motorists.
Four men who were on the police's wanted list have been killed in a shootout with officers near Marianhill.
A memorial service to honor the 27 people who lost their lives in a gas tank truck explosion in Boksburg will get underway in the next hour.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has hailed Brazillian football icon, Pelé as an inspiration and champion of peace.
The ANC has denied that it's instructed party members deployed in government to use taxpayers money to fund its January 8th anniversary celebrations.
An investigation's underway after the body of a 14-year-old boy was recovered from a dam in KwaDukuza, on the north coast.
A man linked to an alleged racism incident at a Free State holiday resort will appear in court today on charges of attempted murder.
eThekwini Municipality has rubbished allegations that there's been mass hospitalisations in the city due to E.coli related infections.
Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi says police are working to strengthen a case against the driver of a gas tanker truck that exploded in Boksburg.
Four suspected drug dealers arrested at a Richards Bay shopping mall are appearing in court today.
The Health Department says it's busy verifying a list of post-community service doctors who face unemployment next year.
eThekwini officials are having to deal with the Grinch that's stolen the Christmas cheer in the Durban CBD.
A 25-year-old man convicted of murdering a fellow student near UKZN's Westville campus has begun serving a 12-year prison sentence.
Ballistic testing’s been ordered on nine firearms seized from a security company in Amanzimtoti, south of Durban.
The ANC in KZN has paid tribute to a provincial women's league leader and another official who died in a car crash while returning from the party's national elective conference in Johannesburg.
Some residents from eSikhawini say they have been living with water issues for almost a year but the municipality says it wasn't aware.
A man's been rushed to hospital with burns following an industrial explosion at Durban's Riverhorse Valley.
Experts say a freak wave not behind the tragic drowning of three people at Durban's North Beach last Saturday.
eThekwini says rogue elements continue to cause damage to roadside infrastructure, costing the City millions.
Police and prisons union - Popcru - says it will continue to put pressure on the government over the three percent wage increase it says has been imposed on the public sector.
Police in Sundumbili on the north coast have started looking into an incident where a woman gave birth at a local shopping centre only to stab the newborn to death moments later.
The Health Department says additional Covid-19 booster shots will be made available for people whose health is severely immunocompromised.
Police have launched an investigation into a six hour hostage ordeal in Verulam, that ended with the gunman allegedly taking his own life.
The family of one of two women killed, allegedly by a police officer, says justice has been served - now that he has died.
The search for a missing toddler on the north coast has entered its third day. IPSS Medical Rescue says two-year-old Ibongwe Ntanga was last seen at around 7am on Monday in Glendale.
Durban police say the two men killed in a drive-by shooting in the CBD are believed to have been a tow truck driver and e-hailing taxi driver.
The SA Medical Association's appealed to the government to create opportunities of employment for over 200 newly qualified doctors.
Newly re-elected ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to deliver the closing address at the party's 55th National Conference at Nasrec today.
With festive season travel picking up in parts of KZN, the DA says it is concerned about the shortage of blood alcohol kits in the province.
The first woman to be elected treasurer general in the history of the ANC says she hopes to stabilise the party's finances. Gwen Ramokgopa was one of three women elected into the ruling party's top seven leadership positions.
The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal says there is no law dictating that the province has to secure one of the top spots in the party's leadership.
BREAKING NEWS - Cyril Ramaphosa has been re-elected president of the African National Congress.
A Hillcrest police officer accused of killing two women he was in a relationship with has died, allegedly after taking his own life in prison.
Two men have been killed in an apparent drive-by shooting in Verulam, north of Durban this morning.
It has been a slow start to day four of the ANC's national conference, as the country waits with bated breath to see who will lead the ANC for the next five years.
We are likely to find out the results of the hotly contested race for the ANC leadership later today. Vote counting is under way at the party's 55th National Conference at Nasrec.
The ANC youth league hopes more of their policy proposals will be adopted at the 55th national elective conference.
Voting has kicked off for the next ANC leadership at the party’s 55th national conference in Johannesburg.
KZN Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube has called for a thorough investigation into yesterday's drownings at North beach.
Delegates at the ANC’s national elective conference in Johannesburg are due to start voting for the party’s top leadership structure in an hour’s time.
Over a dozen people are recovering in hospital this morning after being caught up in a rip current that left three people dead in Durban.
Tourism KZN says the latest statistics indicates that the province is on course to beat it’s 2019 pre-covid tourist numbers.
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says government has dropped the ball by pumping money into fixing Eskom and neglecting adding capacity to the grid.
Corruption Watch says former president Jacob Zuma is once again abusing the legal system to avoid his day in court.
The National Sea Rescue Institute has warned tourists and beachgoers to be on the look out for rip currents when swimming in the ocean.
Day one of the ANC 55th national conference concluded earlier than scheduled last night.
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa says electricity supply has become a serious risk to economic recovery in the country.
We're stuck with loadshedding stage 6 until further notice - because Eskom can't say when the situation's going to change.
uMsunduzi says it is ready to start developing a piece of land to build houses for the families who lost their homes in the April floods.
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver his political report, when the party's 55th National Conference kicks off in Gauteng later.
BREAKING NEWS: Eskom has ramped up loadshedding to stage 6 saying that eight more generating units broke down overnight.
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa says the next five days of the party's elective conference will determine South Africa's future for next five years, and beyond.
The stage has been set for the highly anticipated 55th National Elective Conference of the ANC, which gets under way today.
Health authorities are warning measles cases in South Africa continue to be on the rise with 169 infections recorded between the second week of October and the first week of December.
Outgoing Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter says he's disappointed that he was not able to achieve all the objectives he had set for himself.
KZN Education says employees will receive their pay progression payments before month end.
The IFP has taken eThekwini ward 99 from the ANC, after voters went to the polls in by-elections in Umkomaas.
The DA in eThekwini says it is disappointed with the decision taken by the city council to pay performance bonuses to municipal staff, while agreeing on a budget of R71 million.
Andre de Ruyter's resignation as Eskom's CEO has yielded mixed reactions from unions and groups.
With just over a week to go until Christmas, traffic officials say holidaymakers will look to take advantage of the long weekend. Visitors are expected to start making their way into KZN from this afternoon.
The mother of one of the two women who were shot dead, allegedly by a Hillcrest police officer, says they are furious the man has now decided he wants bail.
Reports are emerging this afternoon that Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter has handed in his resignation.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended Judge President, John Hlophe with immediate effect.
An economist is warning 2023 may be just as tough if not tougher for South Africans financially.
Alegal expert says President Cyril Ramaphosa might have dodged a political bullet in Parliament yesterday, but a road of twists and turns still lies ahead for him.
A Hillcrest cop accused of the murder of two women he was allegedly in relationships with has made a u-turn about his bail.
Some beaches on the KZN south coast have been closed to bathers temporarily because of changes to the water quality due to heavy rains.
Sentencing proceedings in the case of five men, found guilty of robbing a jewellery store in Phoenix, will begin next year.
eThekwini's former deputy mayor Philani Mavundla says his removal from office was expected from day one.
A political analyst says it was no surprise that a handful of ANC MPs broke ranks to vote for the adoption of the Phala Phala report in Parliament.
Opposition political parties say they are disappointed with the outcome of the vote on the independent panel report on the Phala Phala matter.
Parliament has voted NOT to adopt a report by a panel of experts that concluded that President Cyril Ramaphosa may have violated the Constitution over his handling of the Phala Phala farm robbery.
Cooperative Governance Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has voted in Parliament to adopt the Section 89 panel's Phala Phala report.
The debate in Parliament on the Phala Phala report has started with some MPs calling for a vote whether they can cast their votes on the adoption of the report via secret ballot.
Parliament is about to begin a debate that could trigger an impeachment process against President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Disaster management officials in KZN say they've attended to several incidents as a result of this week's heavy rains and storms, but no fatalities have been reported.
The President says there'll be more boots on the ground in the public order policing unit in response to the findings of the July unrest report.
Attempts to have deputy mayor Philani Mavundla removed from office, will be left off the agenda when eThekwini's council reconvenes its meeting today.
Traffic officials have identified the N2 in the Pongola and Port Shepstone areas, as well as the M35 near Folweni as crash hot spots in KZN.
Emergency responders have had to navigate a road littered with rubbish and burning tyres to assist three family members, hurt in a car crash near Chesterville.
Police on the hunt for a gang of armed robbers in Pietermaritzburg have activated their 72-hour plan.
All eyes will be on Cape Town City Hall where MPs are expected to debate the Section 89 panel report into the Phala Phala farm matter.
The National Credit Regulator is advising consumers to rein in their December spending amid stubbornly high inflation and rising interest rates.
A group of Durban medics have had to dodge bullets today - when armed men began shooting from an accident scene.
The search for the body of a 12-year-old girl who drowned, along with another child on the south coast, has entered a third day.
The Young Nurses Indaba has become the latest organisation to call for the head of Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter.
A probe's been launched into allegations of cheating during this year's matric exams in Mpumalanga province.
A mudslide caused by torrential rain has swept through an informal settlement in Tongaat this morning.
The heavy rainfall in KZN is wreaking havoc on our roads. Medics say there has been a spate of crashes in and around Durban this morning.
Cogta officials in KZN say the heavy rains lashing the province have increased the risk of flooding in low-lying areas.
The South African Aids Council is in the process of drawing up a 5-year plan to help bring an end to HIV, TB and STIs.
Trade union federation SAFTU has called for the immediate resignation of Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter amid the latest bout of intense load shedding.
KZN Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube says the province remains committed to the provision of more victim friendly police stations.
President Cyril Ramaphosa says he will be meeting with ministers in the energy clusters today to discuss the electricity crisis.
EThekwini Municipality has been given the green light to open more beaches to the public as we approach the festive season.
Chief Justice Raymond Zondo says the ANC needs to reflect on what it should have done and what it failed to do which allowed state capture to become so rampant.
SASSA grant recipients are being warned to withdraw monies at retail stores instead of Postbank ATMs following a discovered syndicate targeting those using its ATMs.
The Constitutional Court has granted a deadline extension for the finalisation of the Electoral Amendment Bill.
An energy expert says we need to continue bracing ourselves because we are likely to deal with loadshedding for at least the next two to three years.
The case against a Durban man who ran over and killed three women in a hit and run incident will be back in court in February next year.
The South African E-hailing Association says their drivers are constantly facing danger. This after two men were sentenced to 30 years in prison for the murder of Thabani Sibisi, who'd responded to a ride request in the Pietermaritzburg CBD.
An energy expert says South Africans shouldn't expect any easing of load shedding over the festive season.
A major search and rescue operation is under way in Johannesburg for people stuck in their homes and those reported missing following heavy rain and flash floods.
An amendment bill proposing that sex work be decriminalised has been opened for public comment.
An elderly Estcourt farmer is sitting with an eye-watering fine after he was convicted of breaking the country's water laws.
The ANC NEC is due to receive several reports at today's meeting, including the integrity commission's one on the Phala Phala farm matter.
Loadshedding has worsened the water problems in Ilembe, with some residents of Ndwedwe having not seen a drop in days.
eThekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda has launched a brand new Metro Police satellite station at the Inkosi Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre this morning.
With an expected increase of e commerce activity and electronic transactions this festive season the Wireless Application Service Providers' Association is warning consumers to be on the lookout for online criminals looking to take advantage.
There are mounting frustrations around UMsunduzi's cashflow issues which are said to be hampering its ability to pay service providers and in turn jeopardising service delivery.
Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla has revealed that hospitals in the country have burnt through their entire budgets while trying to stay online during load shedding.
The EFF in KZN wants eThekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda gone immediately for what the party says is his failure to deal with the city's beaches and displaced flood victims.
Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe says by not sorting out load shedding, Eskom is agitating for the overthrow of the state.
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan says the frequency of the breakdown of Eskom's infrastructure can be attributed to systems malfunctioning and possibly sabotage.
President Cyril Ramaphosa says empowering vulnerable groups economically is crucial for the advancement of a free and fair society.
Parts of KwaZulu-Natal will experience severe thunderstorms with possible flooding from this afternoon.
An energy expert says we need to prepare for the strong possibility of higher levels of loadshedding.
Canegrowers have called for the government to stop the sugar tax or face a collapse of the sugar industry.
Two more suspects arrested for fraud, theft and money laundering related to the alleged R103 million stolen from ABSA Bank are spending the weekend behind bars.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has opened the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in Durban today.
Stage 2 load shedding will kick in from 5 O' Clock this afternoon till 10 O' Clock tonight.
The ANC Musa Dladla region in KZN has a new top 5 leadership after holding its elective conference this weekend.
The Department of Home Affairs says its on the lookout and embarking on ongoing clampdowns on the use of fraudulent South African documents.
UKZN's in-person graduation ceremonies have made a return after a two year break due to COVID and students and proud parents have set the stage on fire with celebrations this week.
The NPA in the Gauteng Division says the late Brigadier Philani Ndlovu who's died before he could testify in the Senzo Meyiwa case was not regarded as a crucial witness.
A Warrant Officer who headed up the Joint Operations Centre during the recent floods says last month's disaster exposed how South Africa has a shortage of Search and Rescue K9s.
Minister in the Presidency, Mondli Gungubele says there's been significant economic progress since the introduction of Operation Vulindlela.
A total of 8 000 formal and informal houses were damaged in eThekwini during last month's floods.
There's been another unexpected twist in the unsolved Senzo Meyiwa murder case as a key witness in the case who was one of the first to arrive on the scene shortly after Meyiwa was shot and killed has died.
National Police Commissioner, Fannie Masemola, says Search and Rescue teams have attended to a total of 854 call-outs stemming from the KZN floods.
Police Minister, Bheki Cele, has applauded the Search and Rescue officials from all over the country who have been hard at work with rescue and recovery operations since last month's devastating floods.
A KZN man who had travelled to Nigeria has died after he was diagnosed with Lassa fever.
The cost of the damage to eThekwini's infrastructure following last month's floods now stands at R3.8 billion.
Fugitive Portuguese banker Joao Manuel de Oliveria Rendeiro has died at Durban's Westville prison.
A man has died after being hit by a truck in an industrial accident in Durban's Springfield Park.
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says they are laying the groundwork to improve the quality of the Early Childhood Development Programme.
Following last month's floods in KZN, a study says the probability of such an event happening has doubled because of human-induced climate change.
A Grade 9 pupil has been arrested after a leaner who was stabbed at a school in Soweto died in hospital.
Deputy President David Mabuza says the ANC cannot be held solely responsible for the energy crisis crippling the country. He says Eskom's directors and managers has also failed to deliver.
Agriculture Minister Thoko Didiza says the signing of a new master plan for the country's agricultural sector ushers in hope for businesses on the road to recovery.
KZN officers, including K9 units, who have not been part of the intensive day-to-day search for flood victims yet, will now join local teams on the ground.
The DA is appealing to the government to do more to cushion the blow of soaring fuel costs.
The SA Farmers Development Association says sugar supplies in the country are stable, for now.
The United Nations in South Africa says it too will support disaster recovery efforts in KZN.
The KZN business community says it's looking forward to sharing its challenges with the President this weekend.
The trial of three people accused of the murder of botanists, Rodney and Rachel Saunders will go ahead next week.
More than a month since the KZN floods claimed over 400 lives and destroyed dozens of homes, community halls are still sheltering hundreds of residents who lost their homes and belongings.
Police in the Eastern Cape are trying to track down the killers who shot dead four men in Gqeberha and wounded five.
Taxi commuters will have to dig deeper into their pockets from July as council, SANTACO, has confirmed fares are going up.
Fed up with crime, pupils from a school in the south of Durban have caught a man who was allegedly trying to steal electric cables from their school.
Cabinet says it's committed to creating favourable conditions for inclusive economic growth and transformation.
The ANC Women's League in KZN has called on the courts to deny bail for a young man accused of stabbing his ex-girlfriend to death at a school in Ndwedwe, north Durban.
The Nelson Mandela Foundation believes Afriforum's court bid in a matter concerning the old South African flag brings to the fore other significant issues.
Rescue personnel who travelled from Newcastle to assist in Durban's flood-recovery operations say they will not give up the search for the dozens of people still missing.
eThekwini is keeping all beaches in the municipality closed as it continues to monitor high levels of e-coli in the water, following last month's devastating floods.
Concerns are emerging over the threat of water-borne diseases as some Durban residents turn to local rivers for their water supplies.
As KZN looks back on a month gone by since the horror floods, rescue teams who came from outside the province to join search and rescue operations are heading back home.
KZN continues to pick up the pieces a month after heavy rains and subsequent floods left a trail of destruction.
Eskom says two generation units at Kusile Power Station and Koeberg Unit 2 are expected back online by the end of next month.
Two people accused of insurance fraud will have to present themselves in the Durban Regional Court in July.
The South African Medical Association says the revelation that the country has a severe shortage of doctors comes as no surprise.
A month on since KZN was lashed by heavy rains that led to devastating floods, search missions for victims who are still missing are ongoing.
KZN police are trying to locate the relatives of a man whose body was found lying on the M4 freeway in the south of Durban last month.
Police watchdog Ipid is now also investigating a murder case brought against a KwaDabeka police officer, who is alleged to have severely assaulted his 70-year-old mother.
Police are probing a case of attempted murder, after a security guard was shot and wounded outside a school in Hammarsdale, west of Durban
Police rescue personnel have gathered at Virginia Airport, north of Durban, this morning to honour the memory of K9 unit member Leah. The police dog and SAPS diver Busisiwe Mjwara died during a search operation last month.
Health Minister Joe Phaahla has defended the country's COVID-19 lockdown regulations saying they cannot give in to critics calling for them to be scrapped.
KZN is marking a month today, since heavy rains lashed parts of the province, triggering devastating floods and landslides. 435 people are known to have lost their lives in the disaster.
With the fifth COVID-19 wave looming, the Health Minister says R2 billion is being set aside for vaccines for this financial year.
The South African Local Government Association says municipalities and communities in the country are ill-prepared for climate-related threats.
South Africa's housing challenge is constantly being exacerbated by mushrooming informal settlements.
Detectives are looking for a mother who allegedly her baby boy with another woman in central Durban and promised to come back for him but never returned.
A security guard's been rushed to hospital after he was shot outside a school in Hammarsdale, west of Durban.
A father and son who are directors at a Durban-based call centre are out on bail following their arrest in connection with the R99 fraudulent debit orders.
Cricket South Africa has withdrawn disciplinary charges against South Africa's national men's coach Mark Boucher.
SBV services has heaped praise on three of its security guards for their bravery and remaining calm, during an attempted cash-in-transit heist, near Richmond, in the KZN Midlands.
KZN police are investigating an inquest docket - after a woman was found dead in her Phoenix flat.
Residents in Shallcross, south of Durban, have rolled up their sleeves to repair a local bridge themselves. It was washed away in last month's floods.
The Central Energy Fund has set aside some 1.5-million litres of jet fuel to ensure there are no supply and demand issues at OR Tambo International.
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa says the party's leadership must work on helping the country navigate the challenges left behind by the COVID-19 pandemic, July unrest and KZN's recent floods.
The South African Human Rights Commission says it's received numerous complaints about the lack of running water in parts of eThekwini.
Six men arrested in connection with a major drug bust near Hilton are appearing in court in Pietermaritzburg
The body of a woman has been found in a third floor flat that was gutted by a fire in Phoenix, north of Durban.
Umgeni Water should be over halfway through a 12-hour planned shutdown in KwaDukuza for repairs to a pipeline.
KZN Education says matrics who lost their identity documents in the recent floods will not be excluded from writing their mid-year exams.
uThukela officials say they are pleased that the water supply has been restored to areas in and around Ladysmith's Ezakheni area
Durban police have arrested an alleged serial rapist - in connection with a number of crimes in the Sydeham area. Officers say a toy gun was found in the 30-year-old man's possession.
Residents in Tongaat, north of Durban, have welcomed the investigation by the SA Humans Rights Commission into ongoing water challenges in the area.
Hillary Gardee's loved ones have welcomed the arrests of two more people in her murder case, and are hopeful that justice will be served for the slain 28-year-old.
The Economic Freedom Fighters has welcome the arrest of two more suspects in the matter relating to the murder of Hillary Gardee whose body was recently found dumped in Mpumalanga after going missing for four days.
The South African Humans Rights Commission says it's waiting for a response from the eThekwini Municipality after officially kicking off a probe into ongoing water outages in oThongathi, north of Durban.
The national Basic Education Department says it's ready to administer mid-year exams which get underway from tomorrow.
The uThukela District Municipality says it's hoping to complete repairs at a third pump station in Ladysmith's Ezakheni area by end of today.
Premier Sihle Zikalala has reassured the community of oThongathi that plans are in plans to get water delivered to their homes.
Those who will be out and about in Durban this Mothers' Day are urged to be aware that almost a dozen road closures have been put in place for the first half of the today.
EFF leader Julius Malema says they won't rest until those responsible for the murder of Hillary Gardee are behind bars.
EFF leader Julius Malema has called on law enforcement authorities to deploy their finest in the pursuit of justice in the case of Hillary Gardee whose body was recently found dumped in Mpumalanga following her brutal murder.
Various members of the Gardee family have paid tribute during the funeral service of Hillary Gardee who was brutally killed and her body found dumped in Mpumalanga.
The SA Post Office is calling on SASSA beneficiaries who usually withdraw grants from their facilities to use alternate channels just this month, due to a shortage of cash at some branches.
A UKZN Professor of Public Health says it's not yet clear how the instability caused by the KZN floods last month may be influencing the current spread of COVID-19 in the province.
Over 1 000 ID documents have been processed for KZN residents who were affected by the heavy rains and devastating floods that battered the province last month.
The funeral service of the late daughter of former EFF secretary-general and attorney, Godrich Gardee, is expected to get underway early this morning.
If you and your household have not been counted in the 2022 census, StatsSA reminds you that this is the last week to get yourselves counted online.
The SANDF soldiers deployed to the KwaDukuza Municipality will soon begin to assist with relief efforts following the devastating floods which left over 400 people dead.
eThekwini's Deputy Mayor Philani Mavundla has addressed angry Verulam residents who had protested this morning over water issues.
AgriSA says the gains made by the farming industry when the finance minister reduced the general fuel levy by R1. 50/litre in March this year have been reversed by the recent hike in the price of diesel.
Residents of Hillary have expressed frustration over a water issue aggravated by last month's floods.
The total number of sites where bridges need to be installed across KZN now stands at 52.
A public health expert says the latest spike we have seen in COVID-19 infections shows we have breached the levels indicative of a new coronavirus wave.
The Asset Forfeiture Unit's been granted a preservation order for a R1,2 million farm, near Newcastle, believed to have been used as a drug lab.
The 200 protesters that brought traffic to a standstill at the Ottawa intersection north of Durban have peacefully dispersed but Durban Metro Police say some demonstrators are still standing on the side of the road.
The Ottawa R102 intersection, north of Durban, is a no-go zone this morning. Durban Metro police say residents are protesting there over a number of service delivery issues like electricity and water.
Medics say two children, younger than 10-years, who were shot during an alleged domestic dispute in Kwadukuza, are now in a stable condition.
Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan insists Eskom is not broken or dysfunctional. He admits there is an energy crisis.
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan says while Eskom is facing serious challenges, the current administration is working to resolve the country's energy crisis.
Paramedics say a man who shot four people in KwaDukuza before turning the gun on himself has died in hospital.
It's been a tough two weeks without water for some residents of Tongaat, north of Durban.
Police in Umlazi are searching for the family of a little girl who's body was found on a riverbank the day after the KZN floods.
A man has died after being shot during what's thought to have been an attempted hijacking in Pinetown.
KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala has tabled a budget of over R760 million in the provincial legislature.
The Asset Forfeiture Unit has been granted a preservation order to seize a vehicle believed to have been used during the theft of eight Huawei cellphone battery towers.
Premier Sihle Zikalala says KwaZulu-Natal's been on the receiving end of a steady stream of donations in response to the devastating floods:
The Gardee family says they're disappointed in the police's handling of the crime scene and the investigation - so far - into their daughter's murder.
The family of a Pietermaritzburg man, who was murdered in front of his eight-year-old daughter, says they are battling to cope as police try to piece together what happened.
If your drivers' licence expired during the COVID-19 lockdown and you haven't yet applied for a renewal you will need to make your way to your nearest licence testing centre. The grace period for motorists ends today.
KZN police are searching for the killers of warrant officer Michael Jameson. The 52-year-old was gunned down in Umbilo yesterday, during an attempt to stop a hijacking.
The WHO says two new Omicron sub-variants are behind the spike in fresh COVID-19 cases in South Africa.
The Auditor-General has told Parliament at least three years’ worth of financial statements from South African Airways are still outstanding.
We're being encouraged to keep our masks on even as the mandatory wearing of the face coverings indoors lapses.
A father who was shot while dropping his child off at school in the west of Durban is recovering in hospital.
eThekwini Municipality says it's aware of the power outages in dozens of area, including parts of Pinetown, Umlazi, Verulam and Tongaat.
South African pharma giant Aspen says it hasn't received any orders for its new COVID-19 vaccine despite a looming new coronavirus wave.
A local NGO says consumers are going to have to dig deeper into their pockets as the costs of basic food items continue to rise.
Emergency crews are at the scene of a horrific, double-car crash in northern KZN. Four people were killed in the collision on the N2 in Kwambonambi, this morning.
There has been a devastating crash on the N2 in the Kwambonambi area, in northern KZN. Emergency first responders say at least four people have been killed.
KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala says the bodies of 364 flood victims have been identified and released to families for burials.
Mpumalanga police have opened a murder case following the discovery of the body of Hillary Gardee, the daughter of former EFF secretary-general Godrich Gardee.
A Durban south family is fearing the worst as the search for a 16-year-old girl enters a third week.
The national Cooperative Governance Department says it has no plans to take over the running of the troubled Msunduzi Municipality.
Eskom says it's bringing back loadshedding later today due to a severe generation capacity shortage.
It's been three weeks since the heavy rains and floods - and for many Durban residents still without water- it's been a frustrating time.
The search for the daughter of former EFF secretary-general Godrich Gardee has ended with her body being found.
Police say an armed suspect, who was arrested in connection with a business robbery in Durban, will line up in court when he's discharged from hospital.
Community members in Durban's inner west area of Clermont are calling for justice following the death of a 24-year-old woman, who had allegedly been abused by her partner.
DA leader John Steenhuiseen has urged South Africans to view Russia's invasion as a serious, global problem.
eThekwini Municipality is being urged to speed up repairs on damaged infrastructure in Umlazi, where Prince Mshiyeni Hospital has been without water for weeks.
The tourism sector, hoping to assist industry players in Durban bounce back, is pinning its hopes on Africa's Travel Indaba.
The DA says it's vindicated by the move to lay charges against Ace Magashule regarding his alleged involvement in the Asbestos housing project.
A Durban family that lost loved ones during the recent floods say they're still hopeful they'll find their missing members.
KZN Health has raised the alarm after the province recorded over 1 700 new COVID-19 cases in a single day this past weekend.
At least 75 people have been left injured with scores killed in a bus accident along the N2 in Tinley Manor, this morning.
A man and a woman have been killed in a shooting incident at a home in Hambanathi, north of Durban, in what is being reported as an apparent murder-suicide.
The Anti-Racism Network South Africa says there's a need for more more public dialogues to address issues of racism.
A man is recovering in hospital after he was assaulted and stabbed during a home invasion in Kenville, north of Durban.
KZN's Public Works MEC has defended government's plans to build a multi-billion rand precinct in Pietermartizburg after the project came under criticism.
Eskom has suspended loadshedding but has warned that it will be a touch-and-go situation for a few days.
Metalworkers' union Numsa wants heads to roll following the indefinite suspension of flights by Comair.
Minister of Public Enterprise, Pravin Gordhan, says there is no doubt that South Africa, along with the world at large is at a critical junction.
Flight operator Comair says it plans to resume all its flights by midday today following an imposed suspension over safety concerns.
The SA Health Products Regulatory Authority has reassured the country that the Pfizer vaccine remains effective and safe for use.
Ethekwini fire fighters have managed to contain the massive blaze that gutted a tar manufacturing company in the Hillary area yesterday.
Air operator- Comair-has until this morning to present a satisfactory report to the South African Civil Aviation Authority on the safety concerns regarding its aircrafts.
AmaZulu King-elect Misuzulu kaZwelithini has thanked the Zulu nation for standing with the royal family during their moment of loss.
It's come to light that ongoing electricity issues are behind a protest held by Sweetwater residents.
Our Social Development MEC has called on police in Ulundi in northern KZN to make a speedy arrest in the murder case of two sisters.
The Willowton Group has warned against panic buying as the cost of 5 litre cooking oil sours to R250 due to Europe tensions.
A Durban man has made his first appearance in court after being found in possession of over R140 000 of cocaine along Queen Nandi Drive.
The SA Human Rights Commission says it's offered to mediate following protests at Collegiate Girls School in Gqeberha over the alleged body-shaming of a schoolgirl.
DA leader John Steenhuisen says government has taken a harmful position on the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Some South African students who've managed to return home from Ukraine are urging the government to help integrate them into institutions here so they can continue with their studies.
An inquest docket has been opened after a man who was a suspect in the kidnapping and murder of a six-year-old girl in Inanda was found dead.
Paramedics have been on standby at a Merebank Secondary School in the south of Durban after some pupils seemingly became disoriented, apparently after experiencing ancestral callings.
The African Transformation Movement has vowed to approach the High Court in its battle to secure a secret ballot in the no-confidence motion against President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Members of Cosatu have gathered in Pietermaritzburg for a picket at the KZN Treasury over the high cost of living.
Eskom says stage two load shedding is set to run throughout the weekend and until 5 O' Clock on Monday morning.
Load shedding will be taken down a notch to stage 3 from 9pm today until 5 tomorrow morning.
A man will appear in court tomorrow in connection with the stabbing of a school principal in KwaMakhutha, south of Durban.
The ANC Women's League says it's studying the judgement in its president Bathabile Dlamini's perjury case.
Ten South African students have landed at the OR Tambo International Airport after being stuck in Ukraine following Russia’s invasion.
Two officials of the National Lotteries Commission's office in Kimberley in the Northern Cape have been arrested in a sting operation.
Government has again stressed the need for a diplomatic solution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Shack dwellers' movement, Abahlali baseMjondolo, believes one of its members was the victim of a politically-motivated attack.
12 children, who were on their way to school this morning, have been injured in a crash involving a minibus taxi in Isipingo, south of Durban.
KZN's 2022/ 2023 budget speech has been met with a mixed response from political parties.
Reaction has been streaming in to the guilty verdict handed down to Bathabile Dlamini in a perjury matter over the social grants debacle.
Former president Jacob Zuma has turned to the Supreme Court of Appeal now, to try to remove state prosecutor Billy Downer from his corruption case.
Senior officials of the national Department of Agriculture have come under fire in Parliament on the findings of two Auditor-General reports on the financial management of government's Covid-19 initiatives.
A R139 billion budget for KwaZulu-Natal has been tabled at the Legislature in Pietermaritzburg.
Durban police are appealing to any witnesses to a deadly Umgeni Road drag racing collision last month to come forward.
Transnet clean-up teams are dealing with a huge fuel spill in the Meul River in the Free State following the theft of diesel on the pipeline between Durban and Heidelberg.
An energy expert says the government needs to cut the red tape so that people can source their own electricity.
Workers at an engineering company in Pinetown are downing tools over wage-related issues. Numsa says a salary agreement reached last year, has not been implemented yet.
Eskom has now implemented stage 4 loadshedding. The utility which has reported more failures at some power units is set to hold an emergency briefing this morning to update the country on our energy situation.
We are having to brace for more intensive rolling power cuts. Eskom has announced that loadshedding in stage 4 is about to begin.
KZN's Social Development MEC has called on police to intensify their investigation into the murders of two Ulundi children, after their stepfather emerged as the prime suspect in the case.
The UK is going to phase out its use of Russian oil by the end of the year, with the United States announcing it will do the same.
The Senior Hawks member who lead a team that rescued Westville businesswoman, Sandra Munsamy has detailed the moments before her rescue in the Durban High Court.
Two girls, aged three and fifteen, who were gone missing have been found alive, in the bushes behind Kenya's informal settlements, in KwaDukuza this morning.
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Statistics South Africa has announced that the country's economy has grown by 1. 2 percent.
Load shedding has been extended until Saturday morning. Eskom has apologised saying it is working to bring three power generation units back online this weekend.
KZN premier Sihle Zikalala says special grants will be given to rural and township businesses affected by the July unrest.
More than 500 motorists in KZN have taken advantage of the new online licence payments system since the site went live 16 days ago.
The EFF in the eThekwini region is asking former pupils who experienced racism at Grosvenor Girls' High School to come forward.
The Gift of the Givers says a relief package for the people of Ukraine will be flown to Poland and picked up by teams who will take the food and medical supplies into the country via secure corridors.
KZN police are searching for a gang of armed robbers that attacked the office of the Road Traffic Inspectorate in Eshowe.
Eskom has announced that Stage 2 loadshedding will be implemented from this hour until 5am on Wednesday morning.
The brother of Westville businesswoman, Sandra Munsamy has told the Durban High Court that he pleaded with her abductors to reconsider their 10 million dollar ransom demand, but they would not budge.
Senior economist at Efficient Group, Dr Francois Stofberg says South Africans can expect a substantial increase of between R4 and R5 per litre on fuel prices.
The KZN Department of Education confirms that they have placed the Principle of Grosvenor Girls High School on precautionary suspension.
Police in KZN say a man has been taken in for questioning after the bodies of two girls were found in Ulundi, in northern KZN.
KZN Arts and Culture says the department is serious about reviving the local arts industry which was blighted by the COVID-19 pandemic two years ago.
Premier Sihle Zikalala says the provincial government will give its support to a memorial service organised to commemorate the first death anniversary of the late Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on both Russia and Ukraine to subject the conflict there to mediation.
KZN Social Development has been explaining why it has withdrawn its financial support for the Chatsworth Durban Association for the Aged.
KZN police have arrested two suspects linked to the kidnapping of a Durban businessman in Reservoir Hills.
The Ukrainian Association of South Africa is calling on our government to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala says following the devastation caused by last year's July unrest the province's local economy is starting to show signs of recovery.
It's been exactly two years since the first COVID case was confirmed in the country and health authorities have recorded 1,735 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours.
Police who had been following up on missing bags of cobalt hydroxide worth R6,5 million stolen at a Gauteng warehouse have made a breakthrough.
KZN Social Development says the four women who were rescued from alleged human traffickers in Durban North are receiving counselling.
Pinetown police are investigating a case of murder after a pupil was stabbed outside his school.
Over R6,5 million worth of Cobalt Hydroxide, believed to have been stolen from a warehouse in Gauteng, has been found in a police operation in Durban.
Health Minister Joe Phaahla says the issue of vaccination mandates remains a difficult topic.
A 15-year-old boy is in a critical condition in hospital, after he was stabbed outside a school in Pinetown, west of Durban.
A fifteen-year-old boy is in a critical condition after being stabbed outside a school in Pinetown.
Advocates for child law believe the criminal justice system is harsh, is not a good approach to dealing with children using addictive substances.
The Minister of Higher Education has called on employers to open their workplaces for TVET college students.
Health Minister Joe Phaahla says one of the biggest drawbacks in the fight against COVID-19 is the low rate of vaccinated youth.
Nine civil society organisations have written a formal letter to the Judicial Service Commission asking it to not hold any future interviews for judicial appointments until there's a code of conduct for commissioners and stipulated criteria for candidates.
Health Minister Joe Phaahla says they anticipate a further decline in COVID-19 infections in the country in the next few days.
Two women have been killed in a collision involving pedestrians in central Durban. 10 other people have been hurt in this morning's double-vehicle crash on Johannes Nkosi Street near Joseph Nduli Street.
A South African man who has fled war-hit Ukraine says he is thankful to have made it out alive.
Europe's largest nuclear power plant is on fire. Images on a live feed from the site earlier showed blasts lighting up the night sky and sending up plumes of smoke.
The EFF in eThekwini says the principal of Durban's Grosvenor Girls High School should be suspended following allegations of racism.
There are calls for the harshest punishment for the killers of a six-year-old south coast boy.
KwaDukuza Municipality says it will take action against customers who are not getting their electricity supply through the proper channels.
Things are said to be back to normal at Umlazi's Comtech High School after some teachers who were being transferred to other schools refused to leave and camped on the premises.
The chairperson of a community safety forum in Newlands East in Durban says the community must rally together and claim the area back from social ills like gangsterism.
eThekwini Municipality is appealing to members of the public to refrain from attacking city employees sent out to work in their areas.
Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi is hoping for stability and certainty for the Zulu nation going forward now that a court has handed down a decision in the royal family succession battle.
ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe says it would be premature for him comply with the party's step-aside rule after he was named in the latest State Capture report.
A Bayview motorist has applauded police for their anti-crime efforts following yesterday's shootout on Higginson Highway, south of Durban.
Sandra Munsamy has shared details about her dramatic rescue by the Hawks, after spending over 160 days in captivity. The Westville businesswoman says she heard a loud bang before officers burst into her room.
South Africa is among 52 countries that have abstained from adopting a United Nations resolution demanding an end to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
President Cyril Ramaphosa says tender processes need to be transparent if municipalities are to root out corruption.
Expat South Africa says they've managed to help move a number of South African students from Ukraine over the Hungary, Poland and Slovakia borders.
Police say the four people killed in a shooting on Higginson Highway in Durban were suspected robbers.
The mother of a 17-year-old boy who shot and killed in Sydenham last month is demanding justice for her son.
Motorists are being urged to avoid Higginson Highway at the N2 in Durban following a fatal shooting.
Four people have been killed in a shooting on Higginson Highway near Mobeni in the south of Durban.
The Pietermaritzburg High Court has dismissed an application by Queen Sibongile Zulu challenging the late King Goodwill Zwelithini's will.
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation says the red notices issued by Interpol against two Gupta brothers strengthens the ongoing fight against corruption.
The sound of gunfire has brought Durban's busy CBD district to a standstill. A man has been shot multiple times on Dr Yusuf Dadoo Street, formerly known as Grey Street.
The latest State Capture report has found that Mineral Resources and Energy Minister, Gwede Mantashe benefited from Bosasa's corrupt dealings when the company installed CCTV cameras at his homes.
Westville businesswoman, Sandra Munsamy's testimony in her abduction case will continue today. The trial of her four alleged abductors is currently being heard in the Durban High Court.
Teachers' union Sadtu has welcomed the decision by KZN Education to launch an investigation into allegations of racism at Grosvenor Girls' High School, on the Bluff.
As South Africans scramble to leave Ukraine, International Relations Minister Naledi Pandor has lambasted the treatment of African students there as shockingly racist.
A Durban businesswoman has broken down in court as she relived the moments after being pulled out of her car on a road in Pinetown and abducted.
SANTACO in KZN says given the recent fuel price increases, it will have to review its decision not to hike taxi fares.
The wife of musician Rikhado 'Riky Rick' Makhado has given an emotional tribute to her late husband.
EFF leader, Julius Malema, has pleaded not guilty to five charges related to the discharging of a firearm at the party's 5th anniversary celebrations in East London.
Business Unity SA says it believes the July unrest began a month earlier last year, when trucks on the N3 freight corridor were targeted.
Police say they will continue to crack down on drag races illegally organised on Durban's streets. Three people were injured, one of them critically, when two vehicles crashed during a race at Springfield Park this past weekend.
The Public Protector says the Sports, Arts and Culture Department has been found to have illegally spent public money to the tune of over R100 million to record an album for former president Jacob Zuma.
A year after a man was gunned outside a hostel in KwaMashu, north of Durban, authorities have arrested a suspect.
The northern KZN teacher accused of raping a 14-year-old schoolgirl will remain behind bars.
The Durban High Court has heard Sandra Munsamy's memory of her abduction and captivity still haunts her.
eThekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda has told the South African Human Rights Commission that his Facebook post in July last year about freeing Jacob Zuma did not incite violence.
The four men allegedly behind the abduction of Durban businesswoman, Sandra Munsamy, have pleaded not guilty at the start of their trial in the Durban High Court.
Deputy Finance Minister David Masondo says investment remains a key factor to the country's economic growth.
eThekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda says his knowledge of what was behind the July unrest is limited because he was down with COVID-19 at the time.
The northern KZN teacher accused of raping a 14-year-old school girl is expected to apply for bail in the Dundee Magistrate's Court today.
An economist has warned there is a risk of the global economy plunging into recession if Russia's invasion of Ukraine isn't ended soon.
Transnet says it's investigating after a fire broke out in one of the coaches of the Blue Train this morning.
Concerns have been raised about the findings of an internal investigation by a granular fertiliser plant in Richards Bay following yesterday's suspected gas leak.
Two men arrested in connection with the murder of the speaker of the Amajuba District Municipality want bail.
The iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority says social ills in neighbouring communities are major factors in poaching at parks.
A Richards Bay acid plant says it wasn't responsible for the suspected gas leak in the Arboretum area.
Parliament's presiding officers say everything's in place for Thursday's State of the Nation Address.
Scottburgh officials are appealing to members of the community for assistance as they continue with their search for a man who went missing some two months ago.
Parliament has welcomed the EFF's decision to drop its court bid to compel it to allow all MPs to physically attend Thursday's State of the Nation Address.
Search and rescue teams are combing the Umvoti River in search of woman and her baby who went missing on Sunday.
Umhlathuze's mayor has urged local authorities to get to the bottom of yesterday's suspected gas leak that left dozens of pupils at Hoërskool Richards Bay sick.
The country's power system remains fragile which means loadshedding could be implemented at short notice again.
IPID is investigating after a man who was allegedly part of a gang that robbed an elderly woman in Pietermaritzburg was killed in a shootout with officers.
Nearly all of the Richards Bay pupils who were taken to hospital following a suspected gas leak have been discharged from hospital.
A presidential report into the July unrest says intelligence structures failed to respond adequately to the week-long violence in KZN and Gauteng.
Two men will appear in a Durban court tomorrow in connection with the murder of a teenager in Sydenham.
KZN Education has confirmed 31 pupils are being treated in hospital after falling ill, following a suspected gas leak in Richards Bay.
Search and rescue teams are scouring the banks of the Mvoti River for a woman and a baby believed to have been swept away this morning.
Pupils from Richards Bay High School have been rushed to hospital following a suspected gas leak in the Arboretum area.
Reports have come through of a suspected gas leak in the vicinity of Richards Bay High School, in northern KZN. Paramedics are currently transporting pupils who fell ill to hospital this morning.
Provincial ANC chairperson, Sihle Zikalala says to ensure its survival, the ruling party needs to address its own shortcomings from within.
As President Cyril Ramaphosa mulls over the JSC's recommendation for our new Chief Justice, a political analyst says Supreme Court of Appeal president Mandisa Maya has proved she is up to the task.
A suspected robber who allegedly belongs to an armed gang that held up staff at a store in Montclair is due to line up in court today.
138 people have been left homeless after storms battered the eMadlangeni and Greater Kokstad local municipalities.
As schools prepare to welcome pupils back for full-time learning and teaching, the government has made a commitment to assist storm-damaged schools.
The Basic Education minister says everything is set for the return to full-time classes tomorrow.
Labour inspectors will be carrying out blitz inspections in KZN this week to ensure compliance with labour laws.
Education MEC Kwazi Mshengu believes a harsh prison sentence will bring closure and justice to the families of two boys killed in a crash after their allegedly drunk driver lost control of the vehicle.
Police are looking for the killers of a Port Shepstone school principal and his wife, who were attacked in their home on Friday night.
A search and rescue operation is continuing in Gauteng for three people who've gone missing near Midrand after heavy rains caused flooding.
The Judicial Service Commission’s recommended Supreme Court of Appeal president Mandisa Maya as the country’s next Chief Justice.
Umngeni Water says one of two pumps that draws water from Midmar Dam has been repaired.
A man has been critically wounded in a shooting incident on the M7 in the Rossburgh area, south of Durban.
Forecasters have issued two weather warnings for KZN today. Disruptive rain and possible flooding can be expected in the eastern and north-eastern parts.
The Judicial Service Commission has wrapped up interviews for the position of the Constitutional Court Chief Justice
Police have arrested the driver of a minibus that collided with a truck in Rosetta, claiming the lives of two schoolchildren.
The country's health authorities say we can expect a 5th COVID-19 wave to emerge as we approach winter.
The ANC in KZN says it welcomes this week's arrests in connection with last year's deadly drive-by shooting at an election meeting in Inanda, north of Durban.
Umgeni Water says the water issues in Pietermaritzburg and parts of eThekwini should be resolved by now.
The last of the four candidates hoping to be the South Africa's next Chief Justice is in the hot seat today.
Beaches on the north coast have been closed in anticipation of Cyclone Batsirai that's been moving southwestwards over the Indian Ocean.
An eThekwini ANC councillor has appeared in court in connection with a drive-by shooting in Inanda last year that claimed the lives of three women.
The Durban University of Technology says three of its campuses will be closed tomorrow due to a planned protest.
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula says the drivers' licence backlog will be cleared by the end of April.
The Department of Public Works says it's beefed up security at the Durban High Court construction site after it was stormed by armed men this week.
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The SA Police Service is warning job seekers not to fall for scams or fake job postings online. The SAPS has resumed its recruitment of police trainees which was suspended due to the National State of Disaster and nationwide Covid-19 lockdown.
KZN police are investigating another murder apparently linked to taxi industry-related violence. A taxi owner, who was believed to have been in his 40s, was gunned down on Wick Street in Verulam.
Local government's appealing to political parties take the lead in defusing political tensions in the province, after the murders of two councillors recently.
Census 2022 is officially under way. Field workers will fan out across the country to collect information on South Africa's population during the month-long count.
Gauteng Judge President, Dunstan Mlambo will make his case next for why he should be the country's next chief justice. He's the third candidate on the Judicial Service Commission's shortlist for the top job.
The University of KwaZulu-Natal has warned prospective students not to fall prey to an enrollment scam doing the rounds.
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse says every individual implicated in corruption and state capture needs to be held accountable.
Police have nabbed two more suspects believed to have been involved in an armed robbery that led to a hostage situation in Umbumbulu, south of Durban.
The police ministry says since 2018 the task team assigned to political killings has investigated over 200 cases.
Two paramedics are in ICU after they were shot during an attempted robbery at an EMS base in KwaMashu, north of Durban.
President of the Supreme Court of Appeals Mandisa Maya says South Africa has always been ready for a female chief justice.
A Nkandla family is desperate to be reunited with their two-year-old son who vanished a few days ago.
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The KZN Health Department's asked a team of environmental health specialists to investigate, after around 80 pupils fell ill at a school in KwaMaphumulo.
Former president, Jacob Zuma's emerged as the one who took the first steps that opened the door for Transnet to be captured by the controversial Gupta family. This is according to part two of the report into allegations of state capture, fraud and corruption in the public sector.
Eskom says loadshedding stage 2 will be implemented from 11h00 and will continue until 05h00 on Monday.
Students from the University of KwaZulu-Natal have vowed to continue with their protest action until their demands are met.
The second State Capture report has found that the Gupta-family captured Transnet with the help of former President Jacob Zuma.
A probe is underway after pupils at a primary school in KwaMaphumulo were rushed to hospital ill, after eating lollipops.
A 50-year-old woman, her five-year-old granddaughter and two-year-old grandson, have been released after being held hostage in their home in Umbumbulu, south of Durban.
Social Development officials say the survivors of a serial rapist who's been attacking women in Durban for over a decade will be provided with psycho-social support.
A suspect believed to have been involved in the murder of an eShowe traditional leader has been killed in a shootout with police.
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has told Parliament the country cannot afford to reject the R11.5 billion loan from the World Bank.
Eight suspects arrested in connection with the murder of two taxi drivers in northern KZN have been remanded in custody after appearing in court.
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Emergency officials say two sisters are thankful to be alive, after they were rescued by their neighbours from a fire in their home in Verulam, north of Durban.
A judicial watchdog says our next Chief Justice must be a strong leader and an excellent communicator. Judges Matter has been commenting as the Judicial Service Commission prepares to start interviewing the four candidates for the top job.
If you test positive for COVID-19 but do not have symptoms, you don't have to isolate anymore. Cabinet has eased coronavirus-related restrictions under lockdown level 1.
A KZN mother has been sentenced to 20 years behind bars for having her son murdered to benefit from an insurance payout.
The Pietermaritzburg High Court has heard former president, Jacob Zuma has no right to apply for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal over the dismissal of the special plea application unless he been convicted and sentenced in his corruption matter.
A suspected serial rapist who's allegedly been on the prowl for over a decade will appear in court soon following his arrest yeasterday.
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has sounded a warning to criminals who steal and vandalise rail infrastructure.
Protests have continued at UKZN campuses today, with groups of people blocking the main gates at Westville and Pietermaritzburg.
Jacob Zuma's application for leave to appeal the dismissal of his special plea in his corruption case is being heard in the Pietermaritzburg High Court.
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The south coast town of Umzinto has been rocked by a community-led protest, with residents calling for a stable supply of water.
Supporters of Jacob Zuma are making their way to the Pietermaritzburg High Court where the former president is due to appear later.
ActionSA has called for law enforcement agencies in KZN to take a more active approach in the protection of public representatives across the province.
The eThekwini Fire Service says its officials will be meeting today with the management of China Emporium in Durban Central over the building's planned demolition.
The Competition Tribunal is today beginning hearings into alleged anti-competitive practices by South African tyre manufacturers and suppliers. The Competition Commission says it's found that several well-known tyre brands colluded to fix tyre prices between 1999-2007.
The IFP has expressed sadness and shock over the killing of its NEC Member and Amajuba District Municipality speaker.
The South African National Editors Forum has cautioned South African newsrooms over what it says is political interference.
There are reports of another robbery at one of the malls in Umhlanga with several gunshots fired this morning.
eThekwini Municipality says it's looking at ways to step up security at all its cemeteries. The City says there's been vandalism at some of its grave sites.
We're being warned to prepare for a sudden spike in the price of basic food and household items over the next few weeks.
The bail application of the man accused of setting Parliament on fire has been postponed to Friday.
KZN Cooperative Governance MEC Sipho Hlomuka has condemned the assassination of Amajuba District Municipality Speaker, Reginald Ndima.
Following what appears to be a direct hit on a taxi boss in Umhlanga taxi counsel SANTACO has confirmed that the 50 year old man gunned down this week was a taxi operator who may have been a victim of brewing tensions in the industry.
Four siblings will be back in court next week after being arrested in connection with the murder of a 38-year-old man in an alleged mob attack in KwaMashu, north of Durban.
UKZN says its security and police are monitoring the university's Westville Campus, after around 50 people stormed the premises yesterday.
Police on the south coast have released an identikit of a man wanted in connection with a robbery that took place at Sea Park.
Taxi Association, SANTACO have confirmed the 50-year-old man gunned down outside his home in Umhlanga rocks this week was a Taxi Operator who was part of associations in Ndwedwe and Tongaat.
The family of IFP founder and Prime Minister in the Zulu royal family, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi says the 93-year-old remains in hospital.
The community of Verulam, north of Durban, is planning on taking to the streets over water supply problems there.
For some, a welcome respite after days of sweltering heat. It's pouring in parts of KZN, with some residents also reporting hail in their areas.
eThekwini Municipality says businesses near Durban's fire-ravaged China Emporium have been evacuated.
Four murder suspects are lining up in court today for their alleged involvement in a mob justice incident in KwaMashu, north of Durban.
Clover says its management is again meeting with trade union leaders today to try a resolve a pay dispute and other issues as a worker strike drags on.
The National Employers Association of South Africa says a CCMA ruling against a woman fired by her employer for not taking the jab is unprecedented.
KZN Premier, Sihle Zikalala will today to intervene in a land dispute in the area of Nkunzana, in oPhongolo, northern KZN.
The Head of UKZN’s School of Clinical Medicine has appealed for support in dealing with the over R33 million historical debt affecting medical students.
Teachers and pupils at Dassenhoek High School, which fell victim to an armed robbery this week say they're worried the culprits could strike again.
A manhunt has been launched for suspects involved in the murder of a man who was killed in a hail of bullets outside his home in Umhlanga Ridge, north of Durban, yesterday.
An economist says the latest hike in the repo rate is likely to hurt those already in debt, but not too significantly
The remaining two suspects believed to have stabbed and robbed pupils at a high school in Pinetown are now behind bars.
Eskom's CEO says there is still a risk of loadshedding, especially with the unit outages at Koeberg Power Plant.
Interests rates are going up. The Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee has decided to increase the repo rate by 25 % basis points to four percent.
KZN Education says it's investigating the matter at Maritzburg College where some of the prefects and house leaders have been suspended.
Meridian Drive in Umhlanga remains cordoned off by police following this morning's fatal shooting.
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Police Minister, Bheki Cele has vowed that KZN will not be turned into a battlefield for criminals. Investigators probing two separate mass killings in Amaoti and Richmond earlier this month have arrested eight people so far.
Debris is being removed from the N3 in PMB where protesters staged a demonstration at Dr Chota Motala Road, earlier. Officials have asked motorists to avoid the area for now.
An early morning protest in Maritzburg has led to chaos on the N3. Both sides of the freeway have been shut down, at Dr Chota Motala Road. The Road Traffic Inspectorate is urging motorists to make use of other routes, to get to work and school.
An early morning protest in Maritzburg has shut down traffic on the N3, at Dr Chota Motala Road. It is not yet clear what the demonstration is about but the RTI is urging motorists to make use of other routes this morning.
The family of Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, has thanked the nation for the well-wishes following his admission to hospital.
The DA has filed papers in the Gauteng High Court as it fights to get children back in school on a full time basis.
Police Minister, Bheki Cele says eight people have been arrested in connection with two separate KZN mass murders that happened on the same day earlier this month.
More than two months after the Local Government Elections, the Ray Nkonyeni Municipality in Ugu still doesn't have a mayor.