Author: Sandile Motha

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Politics

Heads to roll in IFP-led UThukela District Municipality over malfeasance

Residents of UThukela district in KwaZulu-Natal will soon know the culprits responsible for defrauding the impoverished rural council with its headquarters loca... Read more.
News

IFP-led UMlalazi municipality fails to pay salaries on time

Workers at UMlalazi local municipality received a shock of their lives on Thursday when what should have been pay day turned out to be a gloomy day after the IF... Read more.
Business

Woman-owned Dongala fights for a place in tough hotel industry

Being a widowed woman in a hotel and hospitality space is no child’s play, but Ruby Shabalala, the owner of Dongala Boutique Hotel, is taking the bull by the ... Read more.
Politics

Gloves are off between IFP and ANC in Ladysmith

The gloves are off between the IFP and ANC in Alfred Duma local municipality and the uThukela district municipality. At the heart of the political power struggl... Read more.
News

AmaZulu royal house annual budget increased to R79.5m

The KwaZulu-Natal provincial government has allocated R79.5-million for the upkeep of AmaZulu royal house for the 2023/24 financial year. The funds will be chan... Read more.
Education

‘Tender fraud at centre of school nutrition scheme crisis’

The Congress of South African Student Congress (Cosas) in KwaZulu-Natal has vowed to take the war to the provincial department of education should it fail to re... Read more.
News

Initiative to merge Mhlathuze and Umgeni under way

The Department of Water and Sanitation-driven initiative to merge the Mhlathuze Water and Umgeni Water into a single entity serving the water needs of KwaZulu-N... Read more.
Business

‘Dubai in Durban’ mall a first for SA

An array of guests, celebrities, captains of industry, politicians and fashionistas flocked to Durban’s Oceans Mall nestled in the posh suburb of Umhlanga on ... Read more.
News

Mhlathuze Water issues stern warning to notorious business

Mhlathuze Water would not succumb to threats to force it to illegally award contracts to questionable business formations. This was the stern warning from Mhlat... Read more.
News

‘ANC shenanigans’ blamed for turn of events in KZN municipality

The events at the KwaDukuza municipality in KwaZulu-Natal took a new turn following the mysterious death of deputy mayor Thulani “Mbazo” Ntuli two weeks ago... Read more.