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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

KwaZulu-Natal

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South Africa

South African Police Minister Bheki Cele Takes Action Against Crime

SA Police minister Bheki Cele is set to engage with the Richards Bay business community in KwaZulu-Natal today, over policing interventions aimed at clamping down on crime. Officials believe transport mafias are sabotaging rail lines and are linked to a string of murders intended to strike fear into the hearts of locals. The ministry’s spokesperson, Lirandzu Themba, says this engagement comes off the back of the presidential breakfast engagement with […]

todayMarch 8, 2024 28

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South Africa

SA’s President Ramaphosa Issues Warning Against Election Violence and Vows Arrests for Instigators

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has issued a stern warning, stating that individuals inciting election violence will face arrest. This comes in response to threats of bloodshed by the uMkhonto we Sizwe Party in KwaZulu-Natal if denied participation in the upcoming May 29 polls. Earlier today, supporters of the MK party attempted to disrupt the opening of the presidential imbizo in Emalahleni, Mpumalanga, with provocative chants, prompting the President to […]

todayMarch 8, 2024 7

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Namibia

Concerns Raised in eThekwini Over General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill

Residents of eThekwini in KwaZulu-Natal express concerns during public hearings about the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill, asserting that it grants excessive power to the minister in the Presidency. The bill aims to establish the South African Intelligence Agency, focusing domestically on counter-intelligence and intelligence-gathering functions. Chairperson of Parliament’s ad hoc committee on the bill, Jerome Maake, notes that residents also highlight issues with vague definitions in the legislation, prompting […]

todayFebruary 12, 2024 37

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Environment

Why are floods in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal so devastating? Urban planning expert explains

  By Hope Magidimisha-Chipungu, University of KwaZulu-Natal The devastation caused by the recent floods in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa demonstrates again that the country is not moving fast enough to adopt appropriate urban planning. It should be integrating risk assessment and management in the design and development of cities. This is becoming more urgent as the frequency of floods increases. Most South African cities were built a long time ago, before […]

todayJanuary 22, 2024 16

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Entertainment

Soul Brothers: the story of a band that revolutionised South African music

  By Gwen Ansell, University of Pretoria Biographies of important South African musicians often fall into two categories: they either emerge from PhD or other university-based research, or are the fruit of dedicated digging by a fan or family member. The first kind benefit from institutional resources and support; the second from community knowledge of personal details that may be documented nowhere else. Because of that very scarcity of a […]

todayJanuary 19, 2024 26

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South Africa

KwaZulu-Natal premier has commended the coordinated efforts by disaster and rapid response teams

KwaZulu-Natal premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube has commended the coordinated efforts by disaster and rapid response teams as adverse weather conditions persist. The death toll from floods in the province has risen to 13, and roads, electricity, and other key infrastructure have been destroyed. Provincial government’s spokesperson, Bongi Gwala, says 59 schools have been damaged by the floods of which 28 are from the uMkhanyakude Municipality alone.

todayJanuary 18, 2024 28

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South Africa

A stop-and-go is implemented as six trucks were set ablaze in KwaZulu-Natal protests on the N11 near the Amajuba pass

Clean-up teams are working diligently to enhance road conditions on the N11 near Amajuba Pass in Charlestown, KwaZulu-Natal, where six trucks were set ablaze during protests. The road, now challenging to traverse due to spillages, has initiated a stop-and-go system for clean-up. Protests commenced late Sunday and continued into Monday, with the motive still unclear. Road Traffic Inspectorate spokesperson Sindi Msimang says no injuries have been reported.

todayDecember 12, 2023 6

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South Africa

No injuries reported in an explosion of a tanker carrying diesel on the N3 freeway in Durban

No-one was injured yesterday in an explosion of a tanker carrying diesel on the N3 freeway in Durban. The driver pulled over and fled when the vehicle caugt fire, and thick plumes of smoke billowed from the tanker before it exploded. One side of the dual carriageway was affected, but was re-opened a few hours later. Sindi KaNgidi Msimang of the Road Traffic Information Centre says the cause of the […]

todayDecember 1, 2023 10

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Pietermaritzburg Regional Court sentenced Mdumiseni Khetha Zuma to an effective 12-years

The Pietermaritzburg Regional Court in KwaZulu-Natal today sentenced Mdumiseni Khetha Zuma to an effective 12-years in prison for inciting public violence during the July 2021 unrest. He was convicted under the Riotous Assemblies Act for creating and distributing an inciteful video about Brookside Mall on WhatsApp. The court heard evidence from a mall manager, estimating damages at approximately 500-million-rand. National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Natasha Ramkisson-Kara says this marks the first […]

todayNovember 30, 2023 6

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