New water restrictors to combat water loss

Zainul Dawood|Published

eThekwini Municipality is taking decisive action to address significant water losses, with plans to install nearly 89,000 water restrictors and implement a comprehensive ...

On trial former mayor Zandile Gumede draws from pension for legal bills

Nomonde Zondi|Published

“One of the accused told the court he is having financial constraints, but it is a problem that we are all facing. Mine is worse because the other portion of my ...

SARS paid pensioners rebate into a ‘falsified’ TymeBank account

Bongani Hans|Published

“I don’t know who opened the account with TymeBank as it was not me and not any member of my family,” said Jairaj Sathdav.

Calls for calm over Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) outbreak at Phoenix school

Nadia Khan|Published

“We wish to appeal to the public for calm in this regard, and for those who can, to note the facts, and not spread fear,” was the appeal made by Ntokozo Maphisa, ...

No fuel for water tankers as city is out of budget

Zainul Dawood|Published

According to Ednick Msweli, head of Water and Sanitation (EWS), his department’s maintenance money ran out. The EWS currently receives a budget of R256 million, ...

KZN police chief Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi hits back at corruption allegations

LUNGANI ZUNGU|Published

Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has taken a definitive stand against allegations of wrongdoings brought against him and described them as “baseless” accusations. ...

MEC’s bid to save Ithala and its clients

LUNGANI ZUNGU and Willem Phungula|Published

Reverend Musa Zondi, the MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (Edtea) accused giant ‘white-owned commercial banks’ of hatching a plot ...

No bail for man accused with gunning down a councillor in front of his family

Thobeka Ngema|Published

THE uMngeni Local Municipality and the DA in KwaZulu-Natal have welcomed the court’s decision to deny bail to one of the suspects in DA uMngeni chief whip Councillor ...

SAPS Amanzimtoti foils schools’ stationery theft

Thobeka Ngema|Published

“The 8-ton delivery truck was hijacked today (Thursday) at Ezimbokodweni Primary School and A4 paper worth R168, 517 was stolen at gunpoint,” KZN Education spokesperson ...

Vote rigging: IEC man in hot water

Bongani Hans|Published

“The State has provided sufficient evidence that constitutes prima facie evidence and in this circumstance, the application for discharge is dismissed,” said Magistrate ...

Child welfare activist remembered

Mervyn Naidoo|Published

“Salochana Moodley came from humble beginnings and made it her purpose in life to serve others,” said Nelisha Pillay, her niece.

Hope amidst tragedy: a new rhino calf born at Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary

Thobeka Ngema|Published

Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary celebrates the birth of a new calf, bringing hope after the tragic loss of two other rhinos to poaching.

Durban artists animation collaboration

Mervyn Naidoo|Published

“I am very grateful to be commissioned for this work, and it is also a big moment for South African animation,” said Nanda Soobben,

Security company threatens legal battle with eThekwini Exco over unpaid debt

Willem Phungula|Published

The security company owner Advocate Siyabonga Xulu claimed he had given the eThekwini Executive Committee (Exco) until the end of the business day to respond.

Sibaya Community Trust does it again with new home for kids

Zainul Dawood|Published

Sibaya Community Trust officially opened the Fundani Children’s Home which will house the needs of 24 vulnerable and orphaned children. The project cost over R7 ...

Waiting for the right people to assume power

Mervyn Naidoo|Published

There was an easy-going atmosphere in and around this polling station, with many of those who cast their vote at the Queensburgh Civic Hall generally appreciative ...

Metro cop accused of killing girlfriend – case postponed

Aphiwe Mthembu|Published

Sizwe Ngema, 27, in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, where he faced a charge of murdering his girlfriend, Bianca Khuzwayo, 23, at a flat on Joseph Nduli ...

SAHRC blames crime intelligence for 2021 riots

Mbali Khanyile|Published

The SAHRC and CRL Rights Commission have blamed the government for failing to protect the victims of the 2021 July unrest which claimed the lives of more than 335 ...

Judge slams police for defying a court order

Willem Phungula|Published

In a scathing attack in the North Gauteng High Court, Judge Joseph Raulinga accused police of second-guessing the magistrate’s court order where the court ruled ...