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Thanks to the Madlanga Commission and the parliamentary ad hoc committee on the allegations made by the KZN Commissioner we now see that not all that glitters is gold.

Year-end blues of hits and misses

A reflection on hope, rejection, and resilience in a tough 2025—reminding us that even without the call, the dream isn’t cancelled, just delayed

After conducting damage assessments, the weather service has now confirmed that the tornado in Tongaat had estimated wind speeds in the order of 225km/h to 265km/h

Tongaat tornado rated EF3 on Enhanced Fujita Scale, says the South African Weather Service

Wind speeds of 225km/h to 265km/h occurred in the tornado’s path

ANC Eastern Cape secretary Lulama Ngcukayitobi
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Ngcukayitobi: ANC should have listened to the Eastern Cape and suspended Zuma a long time ago

The provincial secretary said the people of the Eastern Cape had rejected Zuma and his new MK party ahead of the elections

ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe  leading the party’s campaigning in Richards Bay. Photo by Delwyn Verasamy

Mixed reaction to Gwede Mantashe during ANC’s KZN campaigning

The ANC has been under pressure to up its game in the province since Jacob Zuma announced last year that he would endorse the MK party

Former president Jacob Zuma Photo: Tebogo Letsie/Getty Images

Zuma’s MK party a threat to the ANC says party head of elections

The ruling party’s head of elections has said the ANC should be worried that members were moving to the new party while the IFP should also be concerned

Flooding in KwaZulu-Natal. File photo Rajesh Jantilala/AFP/Getty

Death toll increases to 22 after KZN floods

Cogta has dismissed claims that it has not put measures in place to mitigate against natural disasters

Desperate: People queue outside a labour department office to apply for Unemployment Insurance Fund payouts during the Covid-19 outbreak.  Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Unemployment Insurance Fund fraud is a ‘lifestyle’ in KwaZulu-Natal

A total of R2.6 billion was recovered by the UIF nationally through its ‘follow the money’ project which is auditing companies that benefited from Covid-19 relief scheme

Sixteen southern white rhinos have been moved from &Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve in KwaZulu-Natal to Garamba National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
(Photo by Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images)

KZN rhinos find new home in DRC’s Garamba National Park

Northern white rhino are considered extinct in the DRC, and the translocation will help to restore the population and the ecological balance in Garamba

One stitch at a time: Fezile Mdletshe guides students at Fezile Fashion Skills Academy, in KwaMashu, Durban, through their work. Garments created at the institution.

African fashion for Africans at KwaMashu academy

Growing up as an outcast drove Fezile Mdletshe to create a space for those who are considered outcasts by the education system

A general view of containers that fell over at a container storage facility following heavy rains and winds in Durban, on April 12, 2022. (Photo by PHILL MAGAKOE / AFP)

KwaZulu-Natal on high alert for disruptive rain and flooding

Still contending with the effects of the April 2022 floods, KwaZulu-Natal was on Wednesday placed on high alert following warnings of severe weather

Ukhahlamba Zulu Dancers rehearse at the Madala Hostel in Alexandra.  Photo: Oupa Nkosi

Halala the Zulu cultural revival

Hostels are finding ways to transmute blighted history into safe places for cultural expression to take root, Oupa Nkosi discovers

ANC treasurer general Paul Mashatile is on the verge of losing the mighty KwaZulu-Natal province’s support in his bid for the post of party deputy president in December.

Mtolo: KwaZulu-Natal to reassess support for Mashatile

Tensions has been brewing since Mashatile’s home province Gauteng announced Cyril Ramaphosa as its preferred candidate ahead of Zweli Mkhize

For South Africa to maintain its current access to red meat, wool and other livestock products, it must continue to strengthen its biosecurity and revive vaccine manufacturing

Ban to curb spread of foot-and-mouth disease in South Africa

If foot-and-mouth disease is not contained it could have a severe impact on the economy and, most importantly, our farmers

Toyota SA Production plant.

Toyota factory in KZN up and running four months after being halted by floods

Thousands of jobs retained as plant goes back into full production following clean-up operation

The ANC can neither hold the centre nor lead society. The recent policy conference was bereft of new ideas. (Paul Botes/M&G)

ANC withdraws urgent electoral court application to reopen candidates’ registration

The party had lodged the application after it failed to submit proportional representative council lists in municipalities across five provinces in time

ocial media users took to Twitter to complain about the foul smell in the air, which was dense with smoke in Umhlanga. (Photo by RAJESH JANTILAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Cornubia: Authorities to investigate UPL after chemical blaze

Agrochemical giant UPL said chemical runoff was being contained and efforts were underway to deal with groundwater poisoning

Rioters loot the Jabulani Mall in Soweto on July 12, 2021. – South Africa’s army said Monday it was deploying troops to two provinces, including its economic hub of Johannesburg, to help police tackle deadly violence and looting as unrest sparked by the jailing of ex-president Jacob Zuma entered its fourth day. (Photo by Luca SOLA / AFP)

Businesses reel as #ZumaUnrest rages

Shop owners and businesses are being forced to close as violence spreads

Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola has insisted that former president Jacob Zuma will not receive special treatment while incarcerated at the Estcourt correctional centre in Durban.  (Photo by Darren Stewart/ Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Zuma will not get any special treatment while in prison, says Lamola

The former president’s prison security will be handled by correctional services and there will not be given bodyguards or special security

The ruling party had problems with submitting its list to the IEC, ANC deputy secretary general Jessie Duarte told a media briefing on Thursday. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

We hope Zuma’s application to avoid being arrested is successful, Duarte says

But the ANC’s national executive committee also said the interests of an individual cannot take precedence over the rule of law

Nehawu provincial secretary Andile Zulu said the ITB had refused to recognise the union despite more than 70% of the workforce having signed up as members. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Strike looms at Ingonyama Trust Board

Workers mobilise over unfair labour practices and failure to recognise their trade union