Deadline looms: Black Sash warns of accessibility challenges for Sassa beneficiaries
Beneficiaries who do not replace their cards in time will be unable to withdraw funds, make transactions, or check balances as the cards will be deactivated.
Affordability of school fees under scrutiny
School fees had generally risen by 5% to 8%, but some schools reported higher increases due to rising operational costs, such as municipal fees and staff salaries. ...
Court workers unpaid for two months
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
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
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
“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
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
In Camperdown, four men linked ...
Eskom resumes load reduction in some KZN areas
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
A man was rushed to a nearby hospital after he was shot during an altercation outside a nightclub in uMhlanga.
Concern over unregulated shebeens being crime hot spots in Inanda
Police Minister Bheki Cele ...
UKZN students angry over delayed NSFAS payments
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
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
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
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
“The allegations are unfortunate and, to the best of our knowledge, devoid of truth. ”
Metro cop shoots wife, wounds intervening son, then kills himself
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
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
“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
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
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
“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
Police said the suspect allegedly took and shared graphic videos of Khuzwayo’s dying moments on social media. .
Grim Easter weekend road toll expected
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
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. ...