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EThekwini municipality called to account after spate of costly court defeats
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) has demanded answers from the eThekwini municipality after the Constitutional Court outrightly rejected the...
KZN High Court sets aside man’s conviction, two life terms for...
The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) High Court in Pietermaritzburg has set aside the May 2022 conviction and sentence of a man who was found guilty of...
KZN municipality wants to spend R1.5m on festival celebrating late ANC...
The ANC-run KwaDukuza local municipality in KwaZulu-Natal is on the verge of approving another controversial sponsorship deal, just after it approved one for a...
Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi saddened as official kills lover, takes own life
Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi said she is saddened by the deaths of two of the department’s officials in a suspected murder-suicide...
NPA moves to challenge extradition rules in Moroadi Cholota case
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has filed an application asking for the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) to resolve key legal questions following a...
Minister Gayton McKenzie launches second probe into all funding beneficiaries
Gayton McKenzie, the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, has launched a forensic investigation into all individuals who received funds from his department.
McKenzie revealed...
Senzo Meyiwa murder accused wants dental surgeon roped into the case
Mthobisi Mncube's lawyers, accused number three in the case of former Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa, have requested an unprecedented dental examination.
The request comes...
NFP recalls MEC Mbali Shinga from KZN government of provincial unity
The KwaZulu-Natal government of provincial unity (GPU), led by Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli, could soon see a shake-up after one of the parties recalled its...
Recording artists’ organisation owes City of Joburg R1.8m for electricity
The Association of Independent Recording Companies' (Airco) building allegedly owes over R1.8-million to the City of Johannesburg. This debt is related to unpaid electricity...
African Mayors Assembly chair Dada Morero calls for stronger continental partnerships
Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero has called for stronger cooperation between African cities and greater leadership in shaping the global urban agenda.
Morero was speaking at...
