Department of Education given thumbs up re-open schools in February
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education has given a thumbs up to the provincial department’s preparations for the opening of schools in a couple of weeks time ...
Petition to stop cigarette ban draws huge support
A petition that was started, calling for the end to the cigarette sale ban has already passed the 500 000 signature mark.
Experts warn that drug use may increase after lockdown
Professor Monique Marks, head of the Urban Futures Centre at the Durban University of Technology, was speaking at an event where the eThekwini municipality discussed ...
eThekwini Municipality postpones R66 million food parcel, voucher initiative
Councillors say they have been receiving calls from poor people saying there were desperate.
MEC to meet with Spanish La Liga team about World Football Summit amid Covid-19 fears
EDTEA MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube is set to meet with a delegation from the Spanish La Liga about the pending World Football Summit
Matric: Plea to parents to be sensitive, supportive
KwaZulu-Natal Childline and the SA Depression and Anxiety Group (Sadag) advised pupils and parents on how to deal with disappointment.
Sex pest teachers in KZN 'tip of iceberg'
The dismissal of eight Education Department officials for sexual misconduct was welcome, but only the tip of the iceberg, education stakeholders have cautioned. ...
Teaching a ‘true calling’ for KwaZulu-Natal teachers
Teachers talk of keeping abreast and passionate, ahead of World Teachers? Day
Former journalists share their memories of Farook Khan
I first met Farook in 1967 when I entered journalism as a cub reporter on the old Golden City Post - a bold and racy tabloid that sold on sensation, sex and sport, ...
World Suicide Prevention Day: These are the scary stats for people wanting help
The majority of calls to the South African Depression and Anxiety Group came from KwaZulu-Natal, the Western Cape and Gauteng
EnviroServ, Green Scorpions court clash postponed
EnviroServ and the Department of Environmental Affairs? Green Scorpions are expected to go head-to-head in November as the Pietermaritzburg High Court matter set ...
Health department to resolve mortuary backlog
The Health Department says it is working on resolving the issue of bodies piling up at state mortuaries across the KwaZulu-Natal.
Two arrested in stop and search operations in Phoenix
Police in Phoenix nabbed two criminals for being in possession of tools that are used to commit crimes.
Man accused of murdering oThongathi woman remanded into custody
Siphiwe Mthembu, 23, made his first appearance at the Verulam Magistrates Court
WATCH: SADTU slams idea of teachers carrying guns
Teacher Union Sadtu has slammed the idea of carrying guns at school by teachers
Alleged Durban Metro cop killers remain behind bars
The bail decision for three men who have been accused of killing two Durban Metro police officers will be heard has in a week
GUILTY! Sadia Sukhraj killer shows no emotion as verdict given
One of the men accused of murdering nine-year-old Sadia Sukhraj during a botched hijacking at her Shallcross home was found guilty of her murder.
Durban Metro cops' alleged killer granted R2000 bail
The detective handling the case, Warrant Officer David Cele, in an affidavit said there was no evidence to place Ndebele at the scene of the shooting
LOOK: Poisoned vulture carcasses found in Zululand
Vulture poisoning has come to the fore as more than 10 carcasses were discovered in Zululand.
Durban mom whose kids perished in house fire goes into hiding
The mother of four children who died in a fire in Hillcrest, west of Durban, on Sunday, has gone into hiding.
WATCH: 'We are ashamed' - KZN MEC after four children left alone perish in house fire
MEC for Social Development Nonhlanhla Khoza called for there to be consequences for people who abandon their children
PICS: Land invasions pick up pace
The DA and the ANC united in condemning the recent land invasions that have hit the city, with the biggest at Cato Crest where people have started clearing land. ...
#BiancaParsons: Cops didn't find murder weapon court told
Two men, Christopher Houston and Darryl Murrisson are on trial for the murder of the Bluff mother
Bluff house party turns into manic shoot-out
Five injured as bullets fly in altercation between off-duty SANDF members and police at 50th birthday celebration
Minister’s push for digitisation of hospital records
The Department of Public Service and Administration Minister Ayanda Dlodlo said she would meet Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi to push for the digitisation of ...