HIV Older men impregnating 12-year-olds
Girls as young as 12 driven by poverty are having sex with older men, falling pregnant and contracting HIV in alarming numbers in the rural district of Nkandla in... Read more.
‘Municipalities have power to trim executive committees’
The high court in KwaZulu-Natal, sitting in Pietermaritzburg, has decided in a precedent-setting ruling that municipal councils possess the arbitrary authority to... Read more.
Nkandla farmers struggle to make ends meet after wildfires
For many years, Thubelihle Sithole, a small-scale livestock farmer in the rural village of Nkandla in northern KwaZulu-Natal, has depended on his goats and cattle... Read more.
Suspected hitmen die during gun battle with KZN police
The five men killed by KwaZulu-Natal police on Tuesday night were allegedly assassins who had gone on a killing spree and terrorised locals and businesses. The men,... Read more.
DA gets ball rolling on taking over another KZN municipality
The DA in KwaZulu-Natal wants to use upcoming by-elections as a barometer in its bid to govern more municipalities in the province. The party has launched its action... Read more.
Rural horse racing gets funding to empower jockeys, horse owners
Traditionannl horse racing is fast becoming a professional sport in KwaZulu-Natal with the province unlocking transformation funds to support and train aspiring... Read more.
Assassins cowardly ambush KZN teacher in front of Grade R pupils
Terrified school pupils had to run for cover as gun wielding hitmen fired a volley of shots, striking dead a female teacher in front of pupils on Monday morning.... Read more.
I’ll go to the grave fighting for my throne — AmaZulu king MisuZulu
AmaZulu king MisuZulu KaZwelithini, who was propelled to the contentious throne by the late IFP founder Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, has conceded that the battle... Read more.
‘Musicians must invest money to avoid dying as paupers’
Ibhodlela hitmaker and award-winning maskandi artist Khuzani Ndlovu, known by his stage name Gatsheni, wants to live an exemplary life. He aims to stem the high... Read more.
‘Voters fail to see through Zuma’s manipulative ways’ – Mtolo
KwaZulu-Natal ANC secretary general has come out gun-blazing, accusing former president Jacob Zuma, who is now the leader of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party, of taking... Read more.
