Mapaila is no Slovo, says Mtolo
Bheki Mtolo, the firebrand KwaZulu-Natal ANC secretary, has not sparred the rod for SACP general secretary Solly Mapaila, labelling him a “confused” individual. ... Read more.
‘Mafia business forums shouldn’t be treated as foes’ – KZN mayor
Thobani Shandu, the mayor of Ilembe district in the north coast of KwaZulu-Natal, believes the so-called business mafias who have over the years kept municipalities... Read more.
Police kill two hit men who massacred seven KZN family members
Two alleged hitmen who are believed to have been part of a heavily armed gang of assassins who ambushed and killed seven members of the Khambule family in Highflats... Read more.
Girl, 5, testifies how father butchered pregnant mother to death
A five-year-old girl has successfully testified in court about witnessing her father hacking her mother to death. The brave young girl had witnessed her pregnant... Read more.
‘Sugar levy was final nail in the coffin’ – sugarcane farmers
Hundreds of small sugarcane growers in KwaZulu-Natal face ruin due to cheap sugar imports and rising operational costs resulting from the imposition of a government... Read more.
ANC bigwig Willies Mchunu serves party with divorce papers
Former Kwazulu-Natal premier and ANC and SACP icon Willies Mchunu has served the party with divorce papers in an unexpected move. Mchunu, 76, was regarded as a unifier... Read more.
KwaZulu-Natal municipality shuts water tankers mafia’s taps
The gravy train of the so-called water tankers mafia, who over the years have amassed riches from supplying water tankers services to various municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal,... Read more.
Two alleged hitmen shot dead during raid in Ntuzuma
In an ongoing gun battle between police and criminals in KwaZulu-Natal, two alleged hitmen were cornered and shot dead in Durban’s Ntuzuma township in the early... Read more.
eThekwini council rejects idea to audit foreign-owned spaza shops
The eThekwini council, led by the ANC, has voted against a full-scale investigation into the number of foreign-owned shops in the only metro in KwaZulu-Natal. Zwakele... Read more.
KwaZulu-Natal to phase out ‘unnecessary’ consultants
In a drastic move, the KwaZulu-Natal department of public works and infrastructure has announced its plan to phase out consultants, saying it was an unnecessary... Read more.
