Author: Sihle Mavuso

Zulu royal family budget allocation increases by R8.6m
Politics

Zulu royal family budget allocation increases by R8.6m

The annual budget for the Zulu royal family, led by King Misuzulu KaZwelithini, for the 2025-2026 period has been increased by 11.2% to R8.6-million. The hefty budget... Read more.
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KZN transport MEC Siboniso Duma gives update on R34 rehabilitation

The MEC for Transport in KwaZulu-Natal, Siboniso Duma, has revealed that plans to rehabilitate the pothole-riddled and dangerous R34 between Nkwalini and Empangeni... Read more.
KwaDukuza gets a new ANC mayor
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KZN municipality pays R173k monthly for mayor’s home security

The ANC-run KwaDukuza local municipality in KwaZulu-Natal is embroiled in a fresh scandal after leaked invoices show that it pays R173 068.61 every month to a controversial... Read more.
Axe to drop on CWP workers
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State extends contracts of elderly staff, but axe to drop in winter

The national Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has announced a four-month extension for community work programme (CWP) participants above... Read more.
Radebe to testify at Luthuli inquest
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Jeff Radebe to testify on behalf of ANC at Albert Luthuli’s inquest

The ANC has sent its convener of the KwaZulu-Natal provincial task team, Jeff Radebe, to testify in the ongoing Chief Albert Luthuli inquest in the Pietermaritzburg... Read more.
Probe details how KwaZulu-Natal municipality was milked dry
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Probe details how KwaZulu-Natal municipality was milked dry

A forensic report that was created after examining the Uthukela district municipality’s contracts from 2021 to 2022 provides an overview of how the now bankrupt... Read more.
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Durban family’s agony while trying to get body of 2022 flood victim

A Durban family has endured three years of agony while waiting for the state to conclude legal processes before releasing the body of its 17-year-old daughter, who... Read more.