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DURBAN CBD CRIME DROPS 28%
THE City is winning its war on crime and grime in the Durban's Central Business District precinct. Through a strategic partnership between Ensure Ubuntu, a private security, cleaning, and urban management firm, the municipality has made significant...
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‘JUSTICE HAS FINALLY PREVAILED’
THE mastermind behind the hijacking of a Chester Butcheries meat truck, during which metro police officer Errol George Ogle was killed, was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Durban High Court yesterday. Ogle’s wife Faith welcomed the court...
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KING FIRES HIS TOP AIDE AGAIN
AMAZULU King Misuzulu kazwelithini has once again removed Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi from the position of Traditional Prime Minister, ushering in a fresh leadership change within the Zulu Nation’s traditional structures. The announcement was made...
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MK PARTY LANDS MAJOR BLOW TO ANC
JACOB Zuma's umkhonto wesizwe Party has scored one of its most significant political recruits in Kwazulu-natal, appointing former ethekwini mayor Zandile Gumede to a senior provincial leadership position as it intensifies efforts to challenge the ANC'S...
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CHURCH HEAD PARDONS KING’S SLUR
NAZARETH Baptist Church leader Mduduzi Shembe has called for an end to the circulation of a viral video in which Amazulu King Misuzulu kazwelithini referred to him as an idiot. Shembe said he had already forgiven the monarch. The video clip, which...
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COUNCILS SCRAMBLE TO AVOID CRISIS
KWAZULU-NATAL municipalities impacted by National Treasury’s decision to temporarily withhold the current month’s equitable share transfers due to non-compliance with financial governance standards are pressed to get their houses in order. The...
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R240m PSYCH HOSPITAL FOR S COAST
A NEW 28-bed mental health inpatient and outpatient state-of-the-art psychiatric hospital in the pipeline for Port Shepstone on Kwazulu-natal’s South Coast, will not only be a boost for healthcare in the region, it also promises economic growth and...
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CITY AIMS FOR LUCRATIVE WORLD CUP
ANOTHER money-spinning opportunity is looming for Durban through the staging of ICC Men's Cricket World Cup next year. According to the report, the ethekwini Municipality will submit a non-committal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to negotiate and...
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‘IT WILL BE OUR BLOOD OR VICTORY’
FOLLOWING its special National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held on Friday, July 3, the March and March Movement has officially adopted a comprehensive threemonth action plan to address the complexities of irregular migration in South...
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MINISTER SLAMS ZUMA’S INDIA VISIT
THE recent private visit of former president Jacob Zuma to India has reignited a fierce debate within South African political circles, prompting contrasting reactions from key government figures. Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, did...
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WE SENT HOME 20 000, SAYS MAYOR
THE ethekwini Municipality has effectively managed the large-scale repatriation of undocumented immigrants from sites in Sherwood and the Durban drive-in, overseeing the departure of over 20000 individuals through a co-ordinated strategy. Mayor Cyril...
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JULY TO PUMP R1bn INTO DURBAN
AS ANTICIPATION builds for Africa’s premier horse racing, the city’s economy is set to receive a massive boost, with the projections nearing R1 billion for this year alone. This marks an extraordinary turnaround for an industry that faced potential...
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GOVERNMENT MUST ACT NOW!
IN A DAY of dramatic tension as South Africa held its breath while marches against illegal immigration took place countrywide, the leader of March and March yesterday spoke about the issues of youth unemployment and immigration challenges in Durban...
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SOUTH AFRICA HOLDS ITS BREATH
WITH protests targeting illegal immigrants expected across South Africa today, law enforcement agencies are urging the public to remain vigilant. In Kwazulu-natal, the provincial government has indicated that there will be a strong contingent of law...
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‘KZN CANNOT BE SET ALIGHT AGAIN’
KWAZULU-NATAL Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli has issued a stern warning against a repeat of the devastating civil unrest of July 2021, urging citizens to reject violence and lawlessness ahead of planned protests tomorrow. Speaking against the backdrop of...
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‘BAFANA THE PRIDE OF OUR NATION’
IN A MOMENT that will be etched in the annals of South African sports history, the national football team, Bafana Bafana, triumphed over South Korea 1-0 at the Estadio Monterrey yesterday, securing a spot in the knock-out stages of the Fifa World Cup...
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WHERE IS THE ACCOUNTABILITY?
AS THE JUNE 30 deadline for illegal immigrants to leave South Africa intensifies, March and March leader, Jacinta Ngobese-zuma has called on the government to shoulder the responsibility of illegal immigration, which she says has resulted in millions...
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‘EVERYBODY JUST STAY CALM’
MALAWIAN High Commission official Mufti Sulaiman has called for calm and restraint amid escalating tensions leading up to a highly anticipated protest scheduled for June 30. Sulaiman made his remarks on the sidelines of the old Durban drive-in, where...
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SAPS, MILITARY GO ON HIGH ALERT
THE SAPS and other law enforcement agencies said they were ready for the much-anticipated nationwide protest action against illegal immigration on June 30. The protest, organised by civic movement March and March and other interest groups, is in line...
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MAYOR: WE’LL REPATRIATE THEM SAFELY
ETHEKWINI Municipality Mayor Cyril Xaba has assured the community that the city is well prepared to handle the ongoing repatriation and deportation process involving Malawian nationals currently being accommodated in Durban. Speaking at a media...
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RESIDENTS’ CONCERN AT MIGRANT INFLUX
AS SHERWOOD grapples with an unprecedented influx of more than 10 000 foreign nationals camping outside the local community hall, residents have raised concerns about hygiene, safety and the overall impact on their neighbourhood. The situation has...
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HUMANITARIAN CRISIS SPILLS OVER
A VOLATILE humanitarian crisis unfolding at Durban's Sherwood Hall spilled into fresh chaos yesterday with clashes breaking out and police forced to intervene as thousands of displaced Malawian nationals remain camped at the site amid growing...
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Save our citizens, cries Malawi
THE Malawian government has appealed for financial donations and humanitarian assistance to help bring home thousands of its citizens stranded in South Africa, saying the scale of the repatriation effort has placed unprecedented pressure on its...
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COMRADES RECORDS SMASHED
IN BAGGING her fourth consecutive Comrades Marathon victory yesterday to go with her maiden triumph in 2019, South Africa’s Gerda Steyn told the media afterwards that she had “run it like it’s my last race”. Steyn’s exertions over the nearly...
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URGENT TALKS TO EASE TENSIONS
IN A BID to alleviate rising tensions and uncertainty surrounding foreign nationals in Kwazulu-natal, Premier Thami Ntuli convened a high-level meeting with the High Commissioner of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to South Africa at the Premier’s...
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DESPERATE MALAWIANS FLOOD REFUGE
A SIGNIFICANT influx of Malawian nationals and other foreign citizens has emerged at Sherwood Hall in Durban as they try beat the June 30 deadline for illegal immigrants to leave South Africa. Official reports indicate that what began with 67...
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RAMAPHOSA FACES BACKLASH
PARLIAMENT’S Home Affairs Committee has called for the urgent implementation of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s directives to address illegal migration, saying government departments must act swiftly to ensure the plans announced by the President are...
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CYRIL’S 5-POINT PLAN FOR FOREIGNERS
PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa yesterday announced five actions the government will be implementing to tackle growing frustrations around immigration and illegal migrants, Some of the key actions include a concerted crackdown on violations of existing...
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ALL EYES ON TOP COP OVER DRUG BUST
SENIOR Hawks officer Colonel Gavin Jacob came under criticism for issuing instructions while on leave, directing an investigating officer in a cocaine seizure worth R200million to send drug samples to the Amanzimtoti Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL)...
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R200M COCAINE BUST FLAWS
COLONEL Gavin Jacob, commander of the Hawks’ Durban Serious Organised Crime Investigation Unit, conceded it was concerning that the clearing agent was not present when the seal was broken on a container holding 541kg of cocaine worth R200 million at...
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CONCERN AT BULLYING, HARASSMENT
PARENTS at Reddam House Umhlanga Preparatory School have accused the institution of disregarding serious concerns about a persistent pattern of bullying, harassment and physical aggression allegedly taking place at the school. Families spoke to the...
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WHY WAS HE GIVEN LIE DETECTOR TEST?
WARRANT Officer Karl Sander underwent a polygraph test regarding the theft of 541kg of cocaine bricks worth R200 million despite never having worked at the Port Shepstone Hawks office where the drugs were stolen during a November 2021...
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KING MISUZULU CLEARS THE AIR
AMAZULU King Misuzulu kazwelithini has finally clarified the continued presence of his former Private Secretary, Arnold Nododile in the royal family’s circles despite the announcement of his dismissal by the Traditional Prime Minister Reverend...
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CITY BLEW R8.3m, FACES BACKLASH
THE ethekwini Municipality is facing severe criticism after revelations surfaced regarding R8.3 million in irregular expenditure linked to a skills development programme initiated by the entity in 2021. Reports of an alleged cover-up aimed at...
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Ndabeni: ‘Stop handing over spaza shops to foreigners’
THE Minister of Small Business Development, Stella Ndabeni, has threatened to withdraw funding for spaza shops after many locals applied and handed shops back to foreigners. Speaking at the South Africa Funeral Practitioners Association international...
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HOMELESS SHELTER PROJECT STALLS
THE ethekwini Municipality has outlined several reasons for delaying the construction of the 800-bed Sakhithemba Homeless Shelter in Illovo, south of Durban. The municipality stated in previous reports that the shelter was one of the measures being...
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NOT TRUE, SAYS KING’S CHANCELLOR
INKOSI Malusi Zondi, the Zulu Royal Chancellor, has dismissed recent allegations of extortion contained in a media report claiming that he solicited R8.5 million from Stefanutti Stocks Holdings Limited for “security protection”. The report alleged...
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‘DURBAN IS NOT COLLAPSING’
ETHEKWINI Municipality City Manager Musa Mbhele has hit back at criticism that he had steered the city towards collapse. Instead, he insisted that Durban had undergone steady transformation under his leadership and that the entity’s long-term outlook...
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IMMIGRATION TENSIONS EXPLODE
VIOLENT confrontations between locals and foreign nationals outside the Diakonia Centre in Durban’s CBD yesterday lent credence to growing calls by the ANC in Kwazulu-natal and other stakeholders for an urgent multi-sector intervention to address...
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RESIDENTS SAY NO TO TARIFF HIKES
A LARGE group of Durban residents took to the streets yesterday in protest against the ethekwini Municipality’s proposed 2026/2027 budget and planned tariff increases, which they argued would place greater financial strain on households already...
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SAVE US, CRY FOREIGN NATIONALS
DURBAN'S central business district has again become a flashpoint of unrest, as foreign nationals camped outside the Durban Central Police Station demanding protection amid fears for their safety. Hundreds of foreign nationals sought refuge from what...
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NPA prosecutor accused of soliciting
THE National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has been drawn into a matter involving serious allegations of corruption brought against one of its leading prosecutors, Richard Chabalala. It was alleged that Chabalala, who is attached to the NPA’S...
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Scopa zeroes in on City’s finances
THE ethekwini Municipality has been instructed to investigate a range of alleged acts of corruption and improper conduct within its administration, with Mayor Cyril Xaba expected to provide the entity’s responses to Parliament’s Standing Committee on...
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KING WANTS TO FIRE BOARD
AMAZULU King Misuzulu kazwelithini has called for another dissolution of the Ingonyama Trust Board following the resignation of the fifth board member, Nomusa Zulu, on Wednesday. The nine-member board now has three active members, who are Deputy...
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TOURISM BOSS UNVEILS GAME-CHANGER
TO FACILITATE easier visitor movement into South Africa and bolster tourism, a digital authorisation system will be relied on to enable eligible travellers to enter the country. The Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA), a groundbreaking digital...
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DURBAN SHINES AT TRAVEL INDABA
DURBAN has been hailed by President Cyril Ramaphosa as the epitome of African hospitality during the launch of Africa’s Travel Indaba 2026 at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre yesterday. The president described Durban as a...
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‘I WILL NOT RESIGN’
“I REMAIN here and I don’t intend resigning,” was the response President Cyril Ramaphosa gave to growing calls for his resignation when he addressed the country last night. Vociferous calls for Ramaphosa to “fall on his sword” came after the...
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Five suspected rhino poachers killed
FIVE suspected rhino poachers were shot and killed during a gun-battle with police in the area of Hluhluwe, northern Kwazulu-natal, on Saturday evening. The shootout occurred at a roadblock set-up by authorities along the R618, enroute to a nearby...
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Fadiel Adams linked to murder case
MEMBER of Parliament Fadiel Adams is expected to remain in custody for at least another week before he can lodge his application for bail, following his appearance in the Pinetown Magistrate's Court yesterday. The matter was adjourned to...
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MEC CLAMS UP ON R85m SCANDAL
KWAZULU-NATAL Department of Transport (DOT) MEC Siboniso Duma has remained silent on whether his department has taken disciplinary action against officials involved in wrongly awarding an R85 million tender. This tender, awarded to a joint venture of...
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MOTORISTS REEL FROM NEW FUEL HIKE
WITH the fuel levy relief being extended, motorists will still be forking out an extra R3.27 per litre for both grades of petrol from today, while diesel users will pay an additional R6.19 per litre. Trade unions and lobby groups have said that more...
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4 CRIME-FIGHTERS SHOT DEAD
THE recent deadly shoot-out in Bhambayi, Inanda, which claimed the lives of three community patrollers and one suspected criminal, has thrown a spotlight not only on the dangers faced by volunteer crime fighters but also on the issue of illegal...
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‘Deport undocumented migrants’
AS TENSIONS escalate over the contentious issue of undocumented migrants in South Africa, activist group Citizens Forum has added its voice to growing calls for the urgent deportation of undocumented foreign nationals. The appeal comes amid a...
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‘NO XENOPHOBIA IN KZN’
“THERE is no xenophobia in Kwazulu-natal.” This is according to Kwazulu-natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli, after delivering his keynote address at the 2026 KZN Jobs and Skills Summit. The summit was held at the Durban ICC on Tuesday. In setting the record...
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Newark massacre-accused abandon their bail bids
OUT of fears for their safety, three of the accused in the murder case of the Monswamy family from Newark on the North Coast elected to abandon their respective bail applications when they appeared at the Kwadukuza Magistrate’s Court yesterday. The...
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‘Shaken conscience of a province’: Family of seven laid to rest
WITH heavy hearts, relatives of Allen Monswamy and his six family members who were murdered last week were preparing for the latest court appearance of the three men arrested in connection with the killings at the Kwadukuza Magistrate’s Court. A mass...
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SA gets a new top cop
Major-general Puleng Dimpane is the latest high-ranking SAPS official to assume an acting role, she was appointed acting National Police Commissioner following the precautionary suspension of General Fannie Masemola. President Cyril Ramaphosa...
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Road rage shooter’s family spring to his defence
THE family of the man who shot and killed a motorist during a road rage confrontation in Emmarentia on Sunday has broken their silence, saying he acted in self-defence to protect both his own life and that of his wife. In a statement issued yesterday,...
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‘WE WILL TAKE BACK OUR CITY!’
THOUSANDS joined the March and March movement in Durban’s city centre yesterday as tensions over crime, undocumented foreign nationals and municipal service delivery boiled over. They were incensed that some of the organisation’s supporters got caught...
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‘NO ELECTIONS UNTIL OUR STOLEN VOTES ARE FOUND!’
UMKHONTO wesizwe Party (MKP) leader Jacob Zuma said his party is contemplating making a push for the postponement of the local government elections until the party’s disputed 2024 general election case against the Electoral Commission of South Africa...
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Chris Pappas turns down DA KZN leadership race as battle heats up
Crowd-favourite umngeni Municipality Mayor Chris Pappas has once again publicly reaffirmed his decision not to contest any positions at the upcoming Democratic Alliance (DA) Kwazulu-natal provincial congress. With current KZN provincial leader...
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SAYS MALEMA AFTER SENTENCE PASSED
THE East London Magistrates’ Court in Kugompo City has sentenced EFF leader Julius Sello Malema to five years’ direct imprisonment after finding him guilty on multiple firearm-related charges linked to a rally held in Mdantsane on 28 July 2018. The...
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Domestic worker raped in daylight break-in, suspect still at large
A DOMESTIC worker is struggling to cope with the trauma inflicted on her after an unknown suspect allegedly broke into a Durban North home where she worked, raped her, and then ransacked the premises, making off with various valuables, including...
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Mass board resignations, govt moves to contain crisis
THE Kwazulu-natal Provincial Government has been hit by mass resignations of Ithala SOC Ltd board members. The move comes after the provincial government took decisive action to address the crippling financial instability that has been plaguing Ithala...
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Sekunjalo sues union for R628m
SEKUNJALO Investment Holdings has instituted legal proceedings against the Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers’ Union (Sactwu), claiming R628 million over what it describes as the union’s failure to honour financial commitments linked to a...
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Ramaphosa 'has a case to answer'
PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa and former head of the Presidential Protection Unit (PPU), Major General Wally Rhoode, have been accused of contravening the Criminal Procedure Act by failing to report the theft at Phala Phala farm to the local police...
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Residents at their wits’ end
RESIDENTS of Glenwood, in Berea, have found themselves battling an ongoing water crisis that has been exacerbated by unaddressed leakages in their neighbourhood. For the past several months, affected individuals have raised their voices against the...
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Mncwango joins IFP in KZN shake-up
THE IFP pulled a coup on its main opposition in KZN when Former Secretary General of the Umkhonto wesizwe Party, Dr Bongani Mncwango, officially joined the Gnu-aligned party yesterday. The former MKP Secretary General was sacked as the party’s...
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Event celebrates the unsung heroes of road safety in KZN
IN A show of appreciation, the Department of Transport and Human Settlement held an award ceremony in Durban, celebrating the dedication of law enforcement officials, honouring various traffic officers for their exceptional contributions to road safety...
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Mbalula says ANC committed to SA’S sovereignty despite US pressure
ANC Secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says the ANC is determined to protect South African sovereignty, despite pressure from the US. Mbalula, who was speaking at the Solomon Mahlangu Commemoration in Mamelodi East Cemetery in Tshwane on Monday, said...
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Fake SAPS ‘colonel’ arrested in Durban
A 39-YEAR-OLD man from Glen Hills, Durban, who masqueraded as a high-ranking police officer attached to the SAPS Kwazulu-natal provincial office and involved himself in sensitive police investigations, appeared briefly in the Durban Magistrate’s Court...
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Nigerian coronation slammed as a threat to SAS sovereignty
DIPLOMATIC tensions are rising between South Africa and Nigeria after a coalition of civic organisations formally lodged a memorandum of grievances with the Nigerian Embassy, demanding urgent clarity over the controversial “coronation” of an alleged...
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CHAOS OVER NIGERIAN ‘KING’ IN SA
STUN grenades and rubber bullets were flying in Kugompo City (formerly East London) yesterday after a protest march against the recent coronation of a Nigerian national as king in the area turned violent. The march, which included thousands of locals...
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Ramaphosa outlines bold vision for KZN
DESPITE the brouhaha over the ANC compelling Kwazulu-natal municipalities aligned to the party to make costly bids for tables at a gala fundraising dinner in Durban, the event on Saturday achieved its objectives, drawing full attendance. The party had...
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Eskom leaves families watching their lives turn to rubble
MILLIONS of rand, including bank loans, went down the drain yesterday when Eskom executed its courtordered eviction to demolish hundreds of homes illegally built on its land in Thornville outside Pietermaritzburg. One of the unfortunate residents, a...
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