Families shattered and angry after 19 pupils and 2 adults die in accident
The KwaZulu-Natal department of education school transport programme has come under sharp focus after 19 pupils lost their lives sitting in the back of a bakkie... Read more.
Sidelined DD Mabuza launches stealth bid for ANC presidency
The rejection of the increasingly ostracised David Mabuza for re-election as ANC deputy president has exposed a political fallout with party president Cyril Ramaphosa... Read more.
Safety of virgins and dignitaries at reed dance under spotlight
With threats of bloody violence leading up to the annual uMkhosi woMhlanga (reed dance) at the Royal Palace of eNyokeni in KwaNongoma, northern KZN concerns have... Read more.
ANC challenges IFP’s victory in crucial uMhlathuze by-election
The IFP has maintained its dominance in the north coast of KwaZulu-Natal after clinching a key victory in Mandlankala, a rural area under eSikhaleni township. The... Read more.
All systems go for highly contested by-election in uMhlathuze
In the aftermath of lukewarm relations between the IFP and the EFF in the City of uMhlathuze in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal north coast, the by-election set for... Read more.
Zulu king backs Myeni’s wife’s citizenship application
The struggle of Lindsay Myeni, the widow of the KwaZulu-Natal rugby player murdered in America, to get South African citizenship has caught the attention of AmaZulu... Read more.
Goat, chicken farming help youth and rural women create jobs
Unemployed youth and rural women in the lesser-known village of eMkhandlwini in Bhukhanana under the Mthonjaneni local municipality in KwaZulu-Natal are taking matters... Read more.
Critical KZN education posts still vacant post-Covid and floods
The Covid-19 pandemic, plus the deadly floods in KwaZulu-Natal have dealt a heavy blow on the provincial department of education’s budget with a number of... Read more.
uMhlathuze pins hopes on airport
Buoyed by being one of KwaZulu-Natal’s key economic hubs, the uMhlathuze local municipality is now pinning its hopes on the resumption of flights in the local... Read more.
Ingonyama Trust is hot property
The shifting political dynamics and the race to 2024 general elections in KwaZulu-Natal have seen political parties, including the governing party, resorting to... Read more.
