Spaza shop owners march in Durban amid poison-contaminated food incidents
As spaza shop owners in Durban march for safety and local ownership amid alarming food poisoning incidents, tensions rise around the regulation and ownership of ...
Floyd Shivambu bags plum MK Party post as Willies Mchunu hits the ground running
Floyd Shivambu has been appointed as the new secretary-general of the uMkhonto weSizwe Party, while Willies Mchunu leads a membership drive as the party gears up ...
IFP defends R30 million Oppenheimer donation amid political scrutiny
Velenkosini Hlabisa defends the IFP’s ties with the Oppenheimer family while outlining the party’s achievements and future goals in a recent press conference.
Zuma’s arms deal case postponed once again
Jacob Zuma’s counsel, advocate Dali Mpofu, SC, argued that the former president had fired a jab at the State, saying its case was weak and without merits.
Jacob Zuma’s hunting down party ‘infiltrators’
After abruptly axing MK Party secretary-general Arthur Zwane, party leader Jacob Zuma is now hunting down those planning to destabilise the party.
MK Party vows to lodge fresh case of vote-rigging
The MK Party, led by the erstwhile president Jacob Zuma, says it would launch a fresh court bid “soon” after combing through the “new” evidence it has gathered. ...
Jacob Zuma sacks two key leaders in MK Party reshuffle
Analysts warn that the reshuffling of officials would trigger uncertainty and political instability inside the MK Party.
Noose tightens around neck of ‘racist’ DA MP
The DA’s hapless bid to douse the flames of controversy caved in amid growing calls for Renaldo Gouws’s removal.
Jobs bloodbath in KZN government for ANC MECs
As the yet-to-be-known provincial government prepared to take the provincial government purse and levers of power, the ANC MECs – including Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube ...
IFP and MK Party cosying up
The top brass of both parties edging closer to a power-sharing deal in KwaZulu-Natal.
Cops on high alert amid MK Party threats
Secret plan to quell upheaval if MK Party fails to win.
Nomarally picks her favourite party ahead of crunch poll
Reflecting on her new-found political fame, the Queen of Rallies says now people know her ‘wherever she walks’.
IEC rocked by ‘vote-rigging’ allegations
Elections body rejects MK Party allegations; condemns threats to its staff.
Zuma’s MK Party to lead in KZN, says pre-election poll
The poll by Mark Data, commissioned by eNCA predicts a whopping 46. 4% for MKP in the hotly-contested coastal province, where 5. 7 million people have registered ...
Zuma unshaken by Concourt ruling, says brother
In an exclusive interview with the Daily News, Jacob Zuma’s brother, Khanya, said the former president is relaxed and if anything, the ruling has motivated him to ...
‘Watch out!’ mayor warns syndicates extorting businesses
A criminal syndicate is demanding protection fees from small businesses for them to operate in Isipingo and uMlazi. The fees could be anything from R5 000 to R20 ...
Dube-Ncube in hot seat at imbizo on crime and jobs
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube held an imbizo in uMlazi to address the long-standing issues of rampant crime and service delivery.
‘Hoodwinked’ Izindunas threat to polls over being short-changed
While the KwaZulu-Natal government claims to have paid the Izinduna, some told the Daily News they have been waiting since 2013 for the backpay, which collectively ...
KZN deploys 17 000 cops for elections
KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport, Community Safety and Liaison MEC Sipho Hlomuka says they are leaving nothing to chance in the polls.
Zuma disqualified from seat in Parliament
The Constitutional Court concurred with the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) that section 47(1)(e) bars former president Jacob Zuma from holding public ...
Duduzile Zuma is a ‘rotten potato’ in MK Party, says expelled Khumalo
In a wide-ranging interview with a local community radio station, Jabulani Khumalo, founder of the MK Party, said Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla pitted him against Jacob ...
ANC banking on eThekwini votes
ANC regional election co-ordinator Mthandeni Dlungwana told the Daily News that out of 1. 9 million registered voters in eThekwini alone, the party was adamant that ...
Patriotic Alliance comes to the rescue of water-starved schools
Patriotic Alliance deputy president Kenny Kunene donated two Jojo tanks each to 12 schools in a bid to counter the long-standing issue of water shortages in Phoenix ...
Six gunmen die after shooting at police
Crime analyst Dr Johan Burger said that if the police warned the suspects before pulling the trigger and the suspects ignored the warnings, then the police should ...
IFP vows to reclaim KZN from the ruling party
IFP veteran Narendh Singh, who has been an IFP member for more than three decades, told the Daily News that the IFP would reclaim KZN from its main rival, the ANC’s ...