High Court orders KZN’s Umkhanyakude municipality to pay staff their July salaries
The Pietermaritzburg High Court has ordered the ANC-run Umkhanyakude district municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal to cooperate with the administrator and allow... Read more.
IFP-run municipality owes service providers R480m, staff use work hours for errands
The troubled Zululand District Municipality, based in Ulundi in northern KwaZulu-Natal, owes service providers R480-million, and this has been the case for almost... Read more.
ANC leaders took R10.8m from money meant for water project, says contractor
The contractor of the R151-million Nondabuya water project in Jozini in northern KwaZulu-Natal has told investigators that the project failed because some money... Read more.
Labour Court orders Durban University of Technology to reinstate dismissed worker
KwaZulu-Natal’s Durban University of Technology (DUT) lost its bid to overturn a Commission for Conciliation, Mediation, and Arbitration (CCMA) ruling that... Read more.
AmaZulu king halts annual ceremony following deaths of royal family members
Following the deaths of two members of the royal family, AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has ordered that the annual Umkhosi Wesivivane be postponed. The event,... Read more.
KZN municipality CFO changed his surname to hide dark past, secure top job
The Uphongolo local municipality, located along the South African-Eswatini border in northern KwaZulu-Natal, has opted to keep mum on allegations that its chief... Read more.
Ex-Umzimkhulu municipal manager remains in jail for Sindiso Magaqa’s murder
One of the alleged masterminds in the 2017 killing of former ANC Youth League leader Sindiso Magaqa will remain behind bars until Friday, when he will apply for... Read more.
Ex-municipal manager implicated in Sindiso Magaqa’s murder arrested
The former municipal manager of the Umzimkhulu local municipality in KwaZulu-Natal has been arrested for his involvement in the killing of Sindiso Magaqa. Zweliphansi... Read more.
Ghost, deregistered firms ‘score’ R2.9bn KZN schools nutrition tender
As the KwaZulu-Natal schools nutrition tender scandal deepens, it has now been alleged that ghost and deregistered companies scored tenders from the provincial department... Read more.
‘IFP-run municipality excluded us from R89m tender bid’
The Amajuba District Municipality (ADM) in Newcastle, northern KwaZulu-Natal, has been reported to the provincial treasury for allegedly flouting its procurement... Read more.
