KwaZulu-Natal unleashes first-of-its-kind public wealth fund
KwaZulu-Natal has unleashed a social wealth fund to stabilise the provincial economy and generate wealth for future generations. The fund is modelled around the... Read more.
Embattled Zandile Gumede seeks to get off on a technicality
Corruption-charged former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede might get off on a technicality should the legal arguments by her lawyer Jay Naidoo hold water. Gumed... Read more.
‘Offering financial incentives encourages men to test for HIV’
Researchers and HIV experts have always highlighted that men’s reluctance and hesitancy to test for the virus has complicated the war against the pandemic. Th... Read more.
IFP’s upward trend continues after it snatched ward from ANC
The ANC’s electoral decline in KwaZulu-Natal continued on Wednesday when the governing party lost a crucial ward in the Msunduzi local municipality in Pie... Read more.
Nehawu blocks ambulance ferrying critically ill child
Striking health workers at General Gizenga Mpanza Hospital have reportedly blocked ambulances ferrying patients from leaving or entering the health facility. Th... Read more.
Service providers, ex-councillors to take stand in Gumede’s trial
Councillors and service providers have been lined up to take the witness stand in the fraud and corruption trial of former mayor Zandile Gumede. The long-awaite... Read more.
Cosatu affiliates await SACP decision on contesting elections
Serious moves are afoot to establish a popular left-leaning movement involving Cosatu affiliates and the SACP. The plan, if it comes to fruition, will see the e... Read more.
AmaZulu Queen’s ‘infidelity’ rocks royal house
Although AmaZulu king MisuZulu kaZwelithini and his wife, Queen Ntokozo kaMayisela projected a good public image during the state of the province address on Thu... Read more.
Electoral woes deepens for ruling ANC in KwaZulu-Natal
The ANC’s electoral misfortunes continued on Wednesday when the ruling party lost a crucial by-election in the Inkosi Mtubatuba local municipality’s... Read more.
Plan to divide Human Settlement and Infrastructure Portfolio shot down
Opposition parties are up in arms over a mooted move by the ANC to divide various committees allegedly in the eThekwini metro apparently to satisfy its factions... Read more.
