Court workers unpaid for two months

Siphesihle Buthelezi|Published

The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) is responsible for the payments which have not been made to a subcontractor, resulting in 56 employees of ...

Distraught family says they have not heard anything about the investigation into the incident

Siphesihle Buthelezi and Mayibongwe Maqhina|Published

Cosatu has urged the Department of Employment to launch a health and safety crackdown across high risk sectors following the deaths of workers at workplaces in recent ...

Minister Angie Motshekga defends controversial Bela Bill

Siphesihle Buthelezi|Published

Critics of the bill say that it will remove all School Governing Body (SGB) powers and place the powers to govern in the hands of department heads.

‘We Were Always Here’ tells the unknown stories of Africa’s own inventors

Siphesihle Buthelezi|Published

“Many people across the colour spectrum do not know or do not believe that black people are inventors and I was excited to be part of a project that will change ...

Pongola truck driver jailed for 20 years

Siphesihle Buthelezi and Karen Singh|Published

Siyaya was employed as a heavy motor vehicle driver for a company that transported coal from Mpumalanga to the Richards Bay Coal Terminal.

Six suspects die in shoot-outs with the police

Siphesihle Buthelezi|Published

In Camperdown, four men linked ...

Eskom resumes load reduction in some KZN areas

Karen Singh and Siphesihle Buthelezi|Published

According to Eskom, a large percentage of its legal customers from impacted areas are not paying for the electricity they are consuming.

Two suspects arrested after uMhlanga shooting

Siphesihle Buthelezi|Published

A man was rushed to a nearby hospital after he was shot during an altercation outside a nightclub in uMhlanga.

UKZN students angry over delayed NSFAS payments

Siphesihle Buthelezi|Published

Students who require accommodation and are unable to secure a place at a university residence go to private properties that are registered to provide student accommodation. ...

Patient dies in queue at clinic in KwaMashu

Siphesihle Buthelezi|Published

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health has urged patients to seek help timeously after a 41-year-old man collapsed while waiting in a queue for assistance at the ...

Home Affairs has new branch at Pavilion service delivery

Siphesihle Buthelezi|Published

Motsoaledi said opening Home Affairs branches in shopping malls was part of their expansion plans in a bid to make service delivery more convenient for the public. ...

Students protest over NSFAS payment delays

Siphesihle Buthelezi|Published

Protesting students claimed that a fellow student, who participated in the protest, was reportedly shot in the face with a rubber bullet by a security officer.

Complaints over rat infestation at Northdale Hospital

Siphesihle Buthelezi|Published

“The allegations are unfortunate and, to the best of our knowledge, devoid of truth. ”

Metro cop shoots wife, wounds intervening son, then kills himself

Siphesihle Buthelezi|Published

This is the second gender-based violence (GBV) incident involving a Durban Metro Police officer in the past two months.

Mariannhill residents describe attacks by gangs

Siphesihle Buthelezi|Published

Nine suspects who were wanted for house robberies and other crimes were shot dead in a shoot-out with police in the area.

RK Khan Hospital in Chatsworth plagued by monkeys

Siphesihle Buthelezi|Published

“I saw that when monkeys get inside the wards, some patients just cover themselves with bed sheets, and others just get up from their beds and wait in the passages ...

Truck accident forces closure of N3 at Van Reenen’s Pass

Siphesihle Buthelezi|Published

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport called on motorists to be courteous in wet weather after two trucks collided on the N3 at Van Reenen’s Pass.

Cele talks tough over Mariannhill gang shootout

Siphesihle Buthelezi|Published

Cele denied that police were trigger happy, saying they were responding to the circumstances they faced.

Nine suspects killed in shoot-out with police in Mariannhill

Siphesihle Buthelezi|Published

“People are scared and living in fear because the suspects are known to them, some of them grew up in this area. ”

KZN ANCWL Young Women’s Desk and IFP Youth Brigade condemn killing of Durban Metro Police Officer

Siphesihle Buthelezi|Published

Police said the suspect allegedly took and shared graphic videos of Khuzwayo’s dying moments on social media. .

Grim Easter weekend road toll expected

Siphesihle Buthelezi and Hope Mafu|Published

Reflecting on a tragic bus accident that claimed 45 lives in Limpopo on Thursday, Chikunga said that the department had been shocked by the number of lives lost. ...

MK Party gives FNB 7 days to ‘open’ Zuma’s accounts

Siphesihle Buthelezi and Siyabonga Sithole|Published

The memorandum also stated that the MK Party members, who use FNB, will deactivate their banking accounts with the bank in seven days should they not get a response. ...

Angry KwaMakhutha residents block roads with burning tyres over water outages

Siphesihle Buthelezi|Published

Fed-up residents of Embokodweni area in KwaMakhutha, south of Durban, say they have not had water for over three weeks and they will not stop protesting until the ...

Child left orphaned after murder, suicide

Siphesihle Buthelezi and Jolene Marriah-Maharaj|Published

Children who witnessed parental homicide often endured severe trauma and deep emotional scars.