KwaZulu-Natal

ActionSA Demands Transparency on Ithala Bank Loans

ActionSA is demanding transparency from KwaZulu-Natal's Ithala bank over outstanding loans granted to politically exposed individuals. The party is concerned that taxpayer funds may have been misused to benefit politicians and their associates, including the chairperson of Parliament’s portfolio committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Zweli Mkhize, and his family. ActionSA’s Alan Beesley says reports indicate that Ithala is commercially and technically insolvent, with 2.2-billion-rand in loans, but only […]

7 March, 2025 35

South Africa

In S.A, ANC announced the party’s reconfigured KwaZulu-Natal leadership

In South Africa, ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has announced the party's reconfigured KwaZulu-Natal leadership. The new top six leaders are Mike Mabuyakhulu, Jeff Radebe, Siboniso Duma, Weziwe Thusi, Nomagugu Simelane, and Nomusa Dube-Ncube. In a media briefing at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in eThekwini, Mbalula said the new leadership will succeed the previous provincial team which managed the party's performance during last year’s general elections when ANC support in the […]

26 February, 2025 46

South Africa

SA Government Says KwaZulu-Natal Outbreak Not Linked to School Virus

S.A's Agriculture minister John Steenhuisen has reassured the public that the foot and mouth disease spreading in KwaZulu-Natal does not affect humans and is unrelated to the virus impacting schools. Speaking to the media, Steenhuisen confirmed that red meat remains safe to eat but stresses the urgency of controlling the outbreak, as it threatens South Africa’s export potential, particularly in Asian markets:

22 February, 2025 42

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Oshiwambo

Etukuko lomukifi wo HFMD walopotwa moshitopolwa sha ‘KwaZulu-Natal, mo S.A

Oshikondo shouhaku mo South Africa, omandaxa osha pula oshiwana shingungumane noku kala shili okamutwe vandu shalandula ketukuko lomukifi wokeenyala, mokanya no keemadi(HFMD) moshitopolwa sha 'KwaZulu-Natal. Momukanda oo watuminwa okwa kwashilipaleka oshikondo tashilongo nelitulemo noku longela kumwe noshikondo shopashiwana osho hashi ungaunga nomikifi hadi tandavele noku tonatela onghalo oshoyo oku yandja eyambidido opo tashi pumbiwa oshoyo oku tala keenghendabala dokuya moshipala etandavelo lomukifi. Eelopota oda ulika kutya fiyo opapa moshitopolwa sha […]

19 February, 2025 23 3 8

South Africa

ActionSA KZN Slams Ongoing Medicine Shortages in Public Hospitals

ActionSA in KwaZulu-Natal says it is outraged by the ongoing shortage of essential medication in government hospitals and clinics, a crisis that puts thousands of lives at risk. This comes as the Department of Health has allegedly informed healthcare facilities that, due to budget constraints, medication will only be replenished in April. ActionSA’s, Zwakele Mncwango, says Health MEC, Nomagugu Simelane, must take full accountability and immediately provide the public […]

3 February, 2025 69

South Africa

SA Police Seize Over 2000 Illegal Firearms in Festive Crackdown

S.A's National Police Commissioner, Fannie Masemola, says two-thousand-198 illegal, and unlicensed firearms were seized and confiscated during festive season operations. The safer festive season operations commenced on the eleventh of October 2024 and ended on the 31st of January this year. The firearms seized include one-731 handguns, 154 homemade guns, 211 rifles, and 102 shotguns. Masemola says the majority of firearms seized were confiscated in Kwazulu-Natal, Gauteng, Eastern Cape […]

3 February, 2025 37

South Africa

S.A Police Arrest Over Thousands During Festive Season Operations

S.A's National police commissioner Fannie Masemola says a total of 244-thousand-952 suspects were arrested for various offences during police safer festive season operations between October last year and January this year across the county. Masemola was providing an update on SAPS nationwide safer festive season operations in Pretoria . Meanwhile, police have also seized more than 70-thousand counterfeit items valued at over 90-million-rand million and arrested 37 suspects of […]

3 February, 2025 35

South Africa

ANC has expressed concern over the potential liquidation of Ithala Bank

In South Africa, the ANC has expressed concern over the potential liquidation of Ithala Bank, warning that it could threaten over 400 jobs and disrupt financial services for rural communities, small businesses, and churches in KwaZulu-Natal. During the national executive committee meeting in Boksburg over the weekend, the party reaffirmed its commitment to financial inclusion and economic justice. ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula urged the government to expedite efforts […]

21 January, 2025 23

South Africa

ANC in South Africa to Balance Decision on Strengthening or Disbanding Structures in Gauteng and KZN

The ANC says it has to be balanced when deciding whether to disband or strengthen its structures in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. The two provinces were the ANC’s biggest losers at last year's May 29 general elections. ANC’s spokesperson, Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri, says there were other factors taken into consideration concerning the two provinces:

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