KZN Public Works Vows to Address Contractors’ Long-Standing Grievances

KZN Public Works Vows to Address Contractors’ Long-Standing Grievances

Contractors in KwaZulu-Natal have long struggled with delayed payments, stalled projects, and a lack of government support, but the provincial Department of Public Works...
Tragic End to KwaZulu-Natal Missing Aircraft Search: Three Confirmed Dead

Tragic End to KwaZulu-Natal Missing Aircraft Search: Three Confirmed Dead

Authorities in KwaZulu-Natal have recovered the light aircraft that went missing on Sunday afternoon, confirming the tragic deaths of all three occupants, including the...
A Durban-based cardiologist, who has been accused by his patients of medical malpractice for inserting stents unnecessarily, has secured a “gagging order” against TV programme Carte Blanche, stopping it from broadcasting a programme about the allegations.

Cardiologist ‘gags’ Carte Blanche

The high court in Pietermaritzburg has granted an interim interdict, gagging TV programme Carte Blanche. The order stops Carte Blanche from broadcasting a...
Illovo Residents Protest Against Homeless Shelter, Citing Crime Concerns

Illovo Residents Protest Against Homeless Shelter, Citing Crime Concerns

Tensions are rising in Illovo, south of Durban, as residents protest against the eThekwini Municipality’s construction of a homeless shelter in their community. The...
Search Underway for Missing Light Aircraft Carrying Three in KwaZulu-Natal

Search Underway for Missing Light Aircraft Carrying Three in KwaZulu-Natal

Authorities are intensifying search and rescue efforts after a light aircraft with three people on board went missing Sunday afternoon. The Piper Cherokee (Registration:...
Pakistani National Succumbs to Injuries After Brutal Mountview Shooting

Pakistani National Succumbs to Injuries After Brutal Mountview Shooting

A 20-year-old Pakistani national, one of three men shot during a violent robbery in Mountview on Monday, 26 May 2025, has succumbed to his...
Swift Police Action Leads to Arrest of Three Suspects Who Robbed Two European Tourists in Durban

Swift Police Action Leads to Arrest of Three Suspects Who Robbed...

A rapid response by Durban Central police resulted in the arrest of three suspects shortly after they allegedly assaulted and robbed two European tourists...
Unpaid Overtime Sparks Standoff: KZN Teachers Refuse Extra Classes as Department Declared 'Collapsed’

Unpaid Overtime Sparks Standoff: KZN Teachers Refuse Extra Classes as Department...

Durban, South Africa – The Federation of Governing Bodies of South African Schools (FEDSAS) has urged the South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU) in KwaZulu-Natal...
Armed Suspects Pose as SAPS Officials in Phoenix Hijacking

Armed Suspects Pose as SAPS Officials in Phoenix Hijacking

A family in Herrencroft, Phoenix, was held up earlier yesterday by four armed men posing as South African Police Service (SAPS) officials. The suspects,...
Grant beneficiaries, mostly pensioners, queue at SASSA’s Durban office to query why they didn’t receive their grants. Photo: Joseph Bracken

Pensioners desperate for clarity after not receiving grants in June

Old age grant beneficiaries in Durban who did not receive their payments on 3 June stood in line for hours on Thursday to...
Hawks Arrest Ex-Police Officer and Accomplices in CIT Robbery Investigation

Hawks Arrest Ex-Police Officer and Accomplices in CIT Robbery Investigation

In a coordinated operation on Wednesday, 4 May 2025, members of the Richards Bay Serious Organised Crime Investigation unit, alongside Mpumalanga Crime Intelligence, the...
A group of residents blocked a main road to Nquthu on Wednesday. Photos: Bongane Motaung

Protest over unsafe dirt roads in rural KwaZulu-Natal

Residents of five villages in Nquthu, Northern KwaZulu-Natal, blocked a main road on Wednesday, demanding the urgent repair of the dirt roads leading from...