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Civility in action: The discussion on “GNU: A curse or a blessing”, moderated by Dan Moyane, featured on eNCA last year. Photo: Screenshot

Local polls call for decorum and fair debate

Politicians’ conduct in parliament, media and public forums shapes not only the tone of electioneering but also the very fabric of democratic trust and social cohesion

A suspected looter is fired upon with rubber bullets by Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department officers (EMPD) on patrol inide a flooded mall in Vosloorus, on July 13, 2021. (Photo by MARCO LONGARI / AFP)

2021 riots: Another long wait for justice

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla finally appeared in court four years after the riots in KwaZulu-Natal

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla. (Photo: MK Party/X)

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla says she is being prosecuted to settle political scores

There was no link between her social media posts and the looting and destruction that took place in July 2021, she told the court

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Police confirm arrest of Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla

The daughter of former president Jacob Zuma will appear in court on Thursday on charges of domestic terrorism

Big spenders: Vodacom says it will invest R800 million in its network in KwaZulu-Natal, including rolling out full fibre broadband, expanding its coverage in deep rural areas. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Vodacom KwaZulu-Natal rolls out R800 million investment

The mobile network continues to expand despite being hit hard by vandalism of infrastructure and battery and diesel theft

The Results Operation Centre (ROC) in Midrand, during South Africa’s 2024 elections. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Editorial | Elections: Tensions as parties talk about talks

The responsibility is on party leaders to move beyond their ideological positions and find each other — swiftly — and deliver on the mandate they received from their voters.

The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure made the additional deployment as social media mobilisation against the election results continued. (File photo by Jaco Marais/Getty Images)

More Public Order Police deployed to KwaZulu-Natal amid post-election tensions

The Zulu king has called for peace and for political parties to accept the results of the polls

Refuse remains uncollected in Durban, as municipal workers continue on a wildcat strike over wages. Photo: Jonathan Erasmus

SAPS, Metro to guard council staff as violent eThekwini strike continues

Vehicles were stoned on Umgeni Road on Monday morning, while reports of workers sabotaging water pipelines were also received

Political interference, corruption, skills shortages, supply chain inefficiencies and red tape are among the causes of the eThekwini municipality’s
water and sanitation woes that have led to a breakdown of the water treatment infrastructure.
(Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Ramaphosa steps in to tackle eThekwini service delivery crisis

An announcement about measures to reduce load-shedding in the metro is expected ‘soon’

Former South African President Jacob Zuma. (Photo by Themba Hadebe / POOL / AFP)

No evidence that jailing of Zuma caused July 2021 unrest, says SAHRC

The riots and the imprisonment of the former president coincided, and the unrest was orchestrated, but there was also no proof of who the masterminds were This content is…

Durban North residents and environmentalists say they will fight the eThekwini council all the way to the high court to stop the construction of a controversial new residential property and hotel development on environmentally sensitive coastal land. Photo: Oceans Alive Conservation Trust

Residents oppose R3bn Beachwood Golf Course development

They plan to take eThekwini Metro to the high court over allowing the environmentally sensitive coastal land to be rezoned for a housing and hotel development

Former president Jacob Zuma. (Photo by Jerome Delay / POOL / AFP)

Zuma unable to stomach his own medicine

There is irony in Msholozi being forced under the heel of the monstrous correctional services system he propped up – will he return behind bars?

Burning issue: The acts of economic sabotage this week occurred exactly two years after the June 2021 riots, and there are other echoes.

St Jacob, patron of truck burners

And of Belarus, for representing that country in Zimbabwe by offering carbon credits from a Russian forest in Siberia

Project Thusano was initially intended to focus on the maintenance and repair of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) operational vehicle fleet but has morphed to include expensive supplementary agreements such as training soldiers as medical practitioners and mechanical engineers in Cuba. Photo: Rajesh Jantilal/AFP/Getty Images

July 2021: Riots? What riots?

On July 9, looting and violence started in KwaZulu-Natal and the scars of those eight terrible days are still red and angry

This aerial view shows sports fields under water days after heavy rains in Durban on April 15, 2022. (MARCO LONGARI/AFP via Getty Images)

Business urges eThekwini metro to rebuild infrastructure, prepare for climate change

Following the 27 June deluge, the Durban Chamber of Commerce has warned the city that industry will relocate if it does not put in place risk mitigation measures

Gledhow Sugar Mill has become the latest sugar mill to enter into voluntary business rescue, piling pressure on the industry after a similar move by Tongaat Hulett in October.
 (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

After Tongaat, KZN sugar mill Gledhow seeks business rescue

Thousands of livelihoods in the sugar supply chain are expected to be impacted by the closure

Security companies, community policing forums and the police have drawn up contingency plans to stop looting and public violence. (Guillem Sartorio/AFP)

Fearing a repeat of 2021 riots, Durban prepares for EFF shutdown

Security companies, community policing forums and the police have drawn up contingency plans to stop looting and public violenc

Jackie Selebi is one of many police commissioners to leave in disgrace.

Why it’s critical to appoint the right person as next police commissioner

Law enforcement cannot function adequately if its leadership structures are dysfunctional