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KZN NPA head says Senzo Mchunu’s disbandment decision was ‘destructive’
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu’s decision to disband the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) SAPS political killings task team (PKTT) was “destructive” and “counterproductive”.
This was revealed on Friday...
KZN municipality sued for R14m for breaching tender deal for wastewater...
The Amajuba district municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal has been dragged to the Pietermaritzburg High Court and slapped with a R14-million lawsuit for allegedly breaching...
Floyd Shivambu says Mayibuye eyes rival black parties as recruits, not...
Afrika Mayibuye Movement leader Floyd Shivambu says fellow black political parties in South Africa are not enemies but a source of potential recruits.
Speaking at...
‘Lack of consultation in disbanding political killings task team,’ – SAPS...
There was lack of consultation in Police Minister Senzo Mchunu’s decision to disband the KwaZulu-Natal SAPS political killings task team (PKTT).
This was revealed by...
Outrage as MEC blocks tertiary graduate maidens from inspiring peers at...
Members of uMkhonto Wesizwe Creatives (MKC) have criticized KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Sport, Arts and Culture, Mntomuhle Khawula, after he allegedly barred graduates from addressing...
‘I ate what was meant for me’ — Mawuzole Mlobi responds...
Reality TV personality Rev Mawuzole Mlobi has sought to put an end to speculation surrounding his marriage, assuring the public that his relationship is...
Constitutional Court reserves judgment in contentious sex consent provisions case
The Constitutional Court engaged in a session that could fundamentally transform South Africa's fight against its rampant sexual violence pandemic.
This took place on Thursday...
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa promises to end load reduction by 2027
Minister of Electricity and Energy Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has vouched to end load reduction by 2027, saving 1.69-million customers from darkness.
A total of 529 megawatts...
‘Parliament’s committee failed to act on Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s allegations’ – expert
Parliament’s portfolio committee on police failed to act on the corruption allegations in the criminal justice system presented to it by KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) police...
NUM accuses Radel of unfair pay, restroom monitoring
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has accused Radel, a company that manufactures electrical components for industries including mining, of sexual harassment and racial...
Mpumalanga hospital cleaner accused of selling human organs gets R10k bail
A Mpumalanga hospital cleaner accused of stealing placentas from Lydenburg Hospital and attempting to sell them on the streets of Mashishing has been granted...
‘Police Minister Senzo Mchunu’s decision to disband task team was unlawful’
The decision by Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, who is on special leave, to disband the KwaZulu-Natal SA Police Service (SAPS) political killings task team...
Six Humansdorp Senior Secondary School learners due in court for murder...
Six learners from Humansdorp Senior Secondary School in the Eastern Cape are scheduled to appear in court on murder charges after allegedly stabbing another...
Wrap: Fannie Masemola vs Shadrack Sibiya – The battle that’s rocking...
National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola has pulled back the curtain on a brutal power struggle inside the South African Police Service (SAPS), revealing...
Former bank employee in court for fraud involving R130k
The 38-year-old former bank employee in Polokwane, Rachel Tsakani Bloko, briefly appeared in the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court for fraud involving R130, 000. The case...
King Misuzulu urges Zulu men not to take their wives’ surnames...
The King of the Zulu nation, Misuzulu KaZwelithini, has expressed disapproval of the recent Constitutional Court ruling, which allows men to take their wives’...
Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi to testify at parliament adhoc committee on October 7
KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) police commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has been scheduled to testify at the parliament adhoc committee probing his corruption allegations in the criminal...
OPINION| Senzo Mchunu is everything that’s wrong with the ANC
ANC national executive committee (NEC), national working committee (NWC) member and Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, who is on special leave, would have resigned by...
Limpopo Premier Phophi Ramathuba encourages teaching kids in their own language
The Premier of Limpopo, Dr Phophi Ramathuba, has highlighted the importance of preserving cultural heritage and traditions, particularly through teaching children their own languages.
Ramathuba...
MK Party rejects ‘hollow spectacle Heritage Day’
The official opposition party in South Africa, the Umkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP), has slammed the celebration of Heritage Day as a “hollow spectacle” meant...
Parliament committee gives Knysna municipality 14 days to resolve water challenges
Parliament’s Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Public Administration (Traditional Affairs, Human Settlements and Water and Sanitation) resolved to give the administration of the...
MEC Tshitereke Matibe lauds capture and relocation of escaped lion in...
The Limpopo MEC for Economic Development, Environment and Tourism (LEDET), Tshitereke Matibe, has commended the dedicated efforts of rangers, the LEDET team, and private...
Trial of alleged funder of Sindiso Magaqa hit to start next...
The trial of Zweliphansi Skhossana, the former Umzimkhulu municipal manager who allegedly bankrolled the squad of hitmen that killed former ANC Youth League secretary-general,...
Senzo Mchunu on his own as clan leaders distance themselves from...
A group of five traditional leaders of the Mchunu clan in KwaZulu-Natal has distanced itself from Minister of Police Senzo Mchunu, saying they have...
Good party secretary stops short of calling DA racist in Heritage...
Good party secretary Brett Norton Herron has launched a scathing rebuke of the ANC government of national unity (GNU) partner, stopping short of calling...
Public works to probe stalled mega-projects after uncovering collusion between corrupt...
The KwaZulu-Natal department of public works and infrastructure has resolved to initiate a deeper investigation into stalled mega-projects across the province after it uncovered...
‘Cat Matlala phone records link Shadrack Sibiya to criminal cartels’ –...
Records obtained from the phone of attempted murder-accused Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala reveal that deputy national police commissioner for crime detection Lt-Gen Shadrack Sibiya is...
Mayor Chris Pappas slams MEC Mntomuhle Khawula for endangering KZN maidens
Umngeni Mayor Chris Pappas has accused the KwaZulu-Natal MEC of Sports, Arts and Culture, Mntomuhle Khawula, of putting the lives of maidens at risk.
According...
DD Mabuza’s family praises his daughter Tamara Silinda for instituting R44m...
The family members of former deputy president David "DD" Mabuza have thrown their weight behind his 25-year-old daughter, Tamara Silinda, after she took legal...
Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko announces measures to clear cancer test backlogs
Immediate steps have been taken to address delays in processing pathology results at the National Health Laboratory Service's (NHLS) Historic Lab at Charlotte Maxeke...
