Author: Sandile Motha

Author

Siboniso Duma
Politics

Sanco calls for Duma, Mtolo’s heads over poor election results

The South African National Civic Organisation (Sanco), an ANC ally, has made a public call for the heads of both ANC KwaZulu-Natal chairperson Siboniso Duma and... Read more.
Tornado ravages KwaZulu-Natal sugarcane sector 
Business

Tornado ravages KwaZulu-Natal sugarcane sector 

The South African Farmers Development Association (Safda), a small-scale farmers representative body based in KwaZulu-Natal, says the insistent destructive weat... Read more.
Shell determined to forge ahead with exploration off Wild Coast 
Business

Shell determined to forge ahead with exploration off Wild Coast 

Global energy and petrochemical giant Shell is not backing down on its plans to extract oil and gas off the Wild Coast in Eastern Cape.   This week, the Supre... Read more.
Blame shifting as ANC hunts down ‘traitors’
News

Blame shifting as ANC hunts down ‘traitors’

The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal is hunting down suspected “sell-outs” who allegedly colluded with uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Party during the general elections leading... Read more.
Rural community divided over open-pit iron-ore mining in KZN 
News

Petmin seemingly winning over  Somkhele residents to mine coal

A long-standing battle over the expansion of a coal mine has deeply divided a rural KwaZulu-Natal community between those who stand to be­ne­fit and homeowner... Read more.
KZN ANC leadership
Elections 2024

It was a protest vote, people love the ANC – KZN ANC leadership

ANC kwaZulu-Natal provincial executive committee believes the party will regroup and arrest the electoral decline which saw the party losing its majority. The p... Read more.
murder
Elections 2024, News, Politics, Provincial

MK party leaders in KZN living in fear after Zungu’s murder

Several leaders of the former president Jacob Zuma-led uMkhonto we Sizwe Party (MK Party) say they are forced to always look over their shoulders, fearing that ... Read more.
Elections 2024, News

Businesses beef up security as fears of possible riots grip KZN

Tensions are high in KwaZulu-Natal following last week’s general elections, with business owners beefing up security for their enterprises. The owners of shop... Read more.
IFP asks for patience as it tries to find suitable coalition partner
Elections 2024, Politics

IFP asks for patience as it tries to find suitable coalition partner

While the clock is ticking for political parties to find each other in an effort to form a coalition government in KwaZulu-Natal and elsewhere, the IFP has been... Read more.
Transnet renewable energy plant
Business

Transnet’s plan to erect renewal energy plant in KZN set in motion

The plan to build a 20-megawatt (MW) renewable energy plant in Richards Bay, on the north coast of KwaZulu-Natal, has been set in motion. Transnet National Port... Read more.