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By: Sithulile Mdletshe The MEC for Arts and Culture in KZN, Mntomuhle Khawula, has yet to announce whether the late Crown Gospel founder and radio broadcaster, Zanele Mbokazi-Nkambule, will be honoured with a Special Official Funeral. She passed away earlier this week after recently disclosing her diagnosis with lung cancer. Speaking on the sidelines of […]
By: Xolani Khumalo I Democratic Alliance (DA) ithi ifuna ukubona ubulungiswa benzeka ecaleni lemali engu R2 billion yebhange iVBS eyanyamalala nekusolakala ukuthi yabhubhudlwa abathile ngokungekho semthethweni eminyakeni eyedlule. Lemai kusolakala ukuthi yayidliwa kancane kancane ikhishwa abasebenza kuleli bhange nabasebenzisana kakhulu nosopolitiki. Lelicala libuyela namuhlanje enkantolo ephakeme yasePitoli. Kulelibhange kwanyamalala imali angango 2 billion wamarandi nekuzosolakala […]
By: Xolani Khumalo The Africa Centre for Disease Control has declared mpox a health emergency following a rapid increase in infections across the continent. Since the beginning of the year, more than 13,700 cases and 450 deaths have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo alone. The virus has also spread to other African […]
By: Pamella Majola U Ndunankulu waKwaZulu-Natal uThami Ntuli uthi impi yokunqanda inkohlakalo nobugebengu iseqhulwini lwezinhlelo zikaHulumeni kanye nabezokuphepha kulesifundazwe. U Ntuli usho kanje ethula isabelo mali sika 2024/25 sehhovisi lakhe sika R784 000 000, esiShayamthetho ePietermaritzburg. Kulesabelomali ezobunhloli zithole uR41 million. U Ndunankulu uthi ihhovisi lakhe lizoqinisa liphinde likhuthaze ukusebenzisana nomnyango wakwa CoGTA ukuze kubhekwane […]
By: Bright Ntuli The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg will today hear the MK Party’s urgent case against the SABC. The party has challenged the public broadcaster’s use of the term “government of national unity,” arguing that the current political arrangement does not fit the definition of this term. Filed last month, the case includes […]
By: Zilungile Mkhize Retired police investigator and cellphone analyst Lambertus Steyn is set to resume his testimony in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, currently being heard in the High Court in Pretoria. Steyn previously revealed in court that cellphone records showed a connection between one of the five accused and Meyiwa’s girlfriend, Kelly Khumalo. However, […]
By: Bright Ntuli Zanele Mbokazi Nkambule, the founder of the Crown Gospel Music Awards and a prominent radio broadcaster, has passed away after losing her battle with lung cancer. According to a statement released by her family, she died in the early hours of this morning at Parklands Hospital in Durban. “We are grateful for […]
By: Bright Ntuli ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the national executive committee (NEC) lekgotla has confirmed the need for the party to move forward without delay and with renewed energy in its efforts to renew the movement. He concluded the three-day NEC lekgotla, which took place at the Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg, yesterday. […]
By: Buhle Mbhele Owayengungqongqoshe wezokuvikela uThandi Modise usenxuse abesifazane ukuthi bazibandakanye ezinhlelweni zokungenelela emazweni abhekene nezimpi, ukuletha ukuthula. Uthi umangase okungenani owesifazane oyedwa kwabathathu azibandakanye lokhu kungalekelela ekutheni kube nozinzo ebuholini bezinhlangano kanye neminyango yoHulumeni bamazwe abhekene nezinto ezithinta izimpi. Ukuphawula kukaModise kuza ngemuva kokubulawa kukasopolitiki oqavile waseHamas uIsmail Haniyeh nosekudale udweshu kwelaseMiddle East. Uqhuba […]
By: Pamella Majola The South African Zionist Federation has condemned the South African government’s alignment with Iran and terrorist groups as tensions in the Middle East escalate. The federation criticises the government’s recent silence and support for rogue states, including Iran and Hezbollah, arguing that it contradicts ethical standards and threatens economic ties with the […]
By: Sthulile Mdletshe Usephinde wakhala ngaphansi enkantolo loyo owanguMengameli wezwe uJacob Zuma. Lokhu kuza ngemuva kokuthi iNkantolo eNkulu Yokudluliswa kwamaCala ichithe isicelo sakhe sesibili sokuthi kushushiswe ngasese uMengameli uCyril Ramaphosa. Kuzokhumbuleka ukuthi ngonyaka ka 2022 uZuma wanika uRamaphosa amasamanisi emusola ngokwehluleka ukuthatha izinyathelo ezinqala kubashushusi beNPA nomshushisi omkhulu ecaleni lakhe lenkohlakalo, uBilly Downer. Lokhu njengoba […]
By: Bright Ntuli Ungqongqoshe wezokubusa ngokubambisana Kulesifundazwe uThulasizwe Buthelezi, uthi umnyango wakhe uzongenelela ukuqinisekisa ukuthi kuba nozinzo kumasipala wase Mdoni eNingizimu yesifundazwe futhi nezidingo zomphakathi ziyahanjiswa. Lokhu kuza ngemva kokuthi abahlali bebhikishe bavala thaqa amahovisi alomasipala cishe amaviki amathathu bekhala ngezidingo. U Buthelezi uthi inkinga enkulu kakhulu umphakathi okhala ngayo ukuntuleka kwamanzi, njengoba wenza nezinsolo […]
By: Buhle Mbhele The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in KwaZulu-Natal have criticised the Government of National Unity (GNU), describing it as an exploitation of the citizens. Treasurer Chuma Wakeni has expressed concerns that the GNU leadership has not demonstrated sufficient commitment or effectiveness to justify its existence. Following the elections on May 29, the ANC […]
By: Nompendulo Ngubane U Ndunankulu wesifundazwe uThami Ntuli usenxuse wonke amaqembu ezepolitiki ukuthi asebenze ngokubambisana ukulwa nesihlava sokubulawa kwabantu besifazane nezingane. U Ntuli usho kanje njengoba inyanga u August ibungazwa njengenyanga yabantu besifazane kuleli lapho kuye kube nemikhankaso kuphinde kudluliswe nemiyalezo ekhuza izigameko zodlame olubhekiswe kubantu besifazane. Undunankulu uthi yize uhulumeni ubuswa ngokubambisana kwamaqembu ahlukene […]
By: Buhle Mbhele A suspect alleged to have recently committed a robbery was shot and fatally wounded in an exchange of gunfire with police in Esikhaleni, KwaZulu-Natal, last night. According to police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda, the police responded to reports of a robbery in the Ndindima area of Esikhaleni, where the suspects had fled the […]
By: Pamella Majola Intengo kaPetrol kanye noDiesel kulindeleke ukuthi yehle ngoLwesithathu. uPetrol uzokwehla ngo 15 cents ilitha kanti uDiesel wona uzokwehla ngo 17 cents kuya ku 28 cents ilitha. uPharafini wona uzokwehla ngo 22 cents ilitha. Owehlangano iAutomobile Association uEleanor Mavimbela uyachaza.
By: Xolani Khumalo Amaphoyisa akuleli athi ngeke ananaze ukuzivikela uma ebhekene nezigelekeqe eziyingozi aphinde avikele nezakhamuzi zakuleli. U Khomishana wamaphoyisa aseKZN uNhlanhla Mkhwanazi usekugcizelele nokuthi ogadla emaphoyiseni uyobe uyisusile, njengoba nawo ezophindisela ngendlela efanayo. Abalelwa ku-39 amaphoyisa ashonele emsebenzini ngonyaka owedlule, ebulawa yizigebengu. Ngo-June nyakanye zabulala iphoyisa elalisebenzela KwaMashu enyakatho yeTheku elaligxile kakhulu emsebenzini wokuthungatha […]
By: Xolani Khumalo MK Party leader Jacob Zuma has dismissed Secretary-General Arthur Zwane with immediate effect, citing misconduct. Zuma has appointed former Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital Acting CEO Sifiso Maseko as the new Secretary-General. Additionally, Chief of Staff and Deputy Secretary-General Thulani Shongwe have been removed from both roles and will now remain ordinary member. […]
By: Xolani Khumalo Sekudutshulwe kwalinyazwa iphoyisa kwathi abalisa ekade besolwa ngokuduna imoto bona basala enkundleni. Kulesigameko amaphoyisa abejaha abasolwa abadune imoto yowesimame ongumshayeli we-Uber. Imibiko ihlongoza ukuthi lo wesimame ukhonjwe ngesibhamu wakhishwa emotweni yakhe kwa-R khona eMlazi. Labasolwa bavalelwe ekhoneni amaphoyisa bavulela ngenhlamvu bebhekise emaphoyiseni, nokuyilapho nawo eziphindeselele khona. Iphoyisa elilodwa lidubuleke engalweni, kanti abasolwa […]
By: Nompendulo Ngubane Amaphoyisa athi seluqalile uphenyo kulandela ukutholokala kwesidumbu somuntu esesonakele endaweni yase Swapo ePietermaritzburg. Athi okwamanje awakazi ukuthi lesidumbu ngesikabani, nokuthi wayebulawelwe kuphi futhi kanjani. Lesidumbu sitholwe amalungu omphakathi endaweni lapho abantu bevamise khona ukuvele bagxumeke khona imijondolo ngaphandle kwemvume. Phambilini lesenzo saphoqa ukuthi amaphoyisa kamasipala abasuse ngendluzula esebenzisa izinhlamvu zenjoloba, ngo November […]
By: Bright Ntuli The Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) has called on the South African Local Government Association (Salga) to return to the negotiating table with a revised wage offer that genuinely benefits municipal workers. The union has rejected Salga’s proposed 3.75% wage increase, insisting instead on an 8% raise. Salga, which represents the country’s municipalities, […]
By: Sthulile Mdletshe The MEC for the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) in KwaZulu-Natal, Thulasizwe Buthelezi, has announced that the provincial government has allocated R2 billion to help revive the agricultural sector. Buthelezi made this announcement on the sidelines of the Provincial Legislature opening in Pietermaritzburg. During the event, Premier Thami Ntuli […]
By: Sthulile Mdletshe Lihlehliselwe inyanga ezayo icala lephoyisa lophiko lwe K9 Unit eThekwini, elisolwa ngokungokuzama ukubulla usomabhizinisi wendawo uThabiso Ngcobo. U Pedro Rodriguez udelelwe nge bail ka-R5,000 emva kokuthi evele kafushane enkantolo kaMatshi ePinetown ngaphandle kweTheku. Usolwa nozakwabo abangu 9 ngokuzama ukusoconga uNgcobo ngenyanga ka-May emgwaqeni onguthelawayeka uM13. U Rodriguez ophume nge bail ka-R5,000 uvele […]
By: Zilungile Mkhize Former ANC National Executive Committee member Tony Yengeni says that former President Jacob Zuma will not accept his expulsion quietly. Yengeni, who represented Zuma at the disciplinary hearing, claims the process was unfair. Zuma founded the MKP in December 2023, while still a member of the ANC. The former ruling party subsequently […]
By: Nompendulo Ngubane Isilo samabandla uMisuzulu kaZwelithini sithi yize izwe lakuleli libusa ngaphansi kwentando yeningi, kuyinto engephikiswa ukuthi zisekhona izinkinga njengoba kunabantu abakhungethwe ububha nendlala. INdlulamithi isho kanje yethula inkulumo yayo lapho kuvulwe ngokusemthethweni iSishayamthetho saKwaZulu-Natal e Pietermaritzburg okokuqala ngaphansi kuka Hulumeni wobumbano iGNU. Loluhlelo lokuqala ezweni lakuleli njengoba uhulumeni usubusa ngokubambisana kwamaqembu okuyi IFP, […]
By: Xolani Khumalo U Ngqongqoshe wezokuthutha eKZN, uSiboniso Duma uzobamba umhlangano ophuthumayo nenhlangano eyangamele imboni yamatekisi kuleli i-SANTACO. Lomhlangano uzobe uthanyelwe ubuholi be GU Taxi Association kanti uza emva kokuthi kube khona ukuphazamiseka kozekuthutha Ogwini oluseNingizimu nesifundazwe. Abashayeli bamatekisi ePortshepstone izolo nanamuhlanje bazwakalise ukungenami kwabo ngokuthi bapake amatekisi bangasebenzi njengoba bekhala ngokuthi umnyango wezokuthutha ubasebenzisa […]
By: Sthulile Mdletshe Izelamani ezimbili ezimataniswa necala lokubulala umculi uKiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes sezitshele inkantolo yaseSwatini ukuthi zibona ukuthi impilo yazo isengcupheni uma zibuyiswa ukuzoqula leli cala eNingizimu Africa. Lezelamani uSiyabonga noMalusi Ndimande zivele kafushane kule nkantolo ngokuthinteka ekubulaweni kuka AKA nomngani wakhe uTebello Motsoane. Kuzokhumbuleka ukuthi laba bobabili badutshulwa bashona eThekwini ngonyaka odlule kanti uhulumewni […]
By: Bright Ntuli Sekudutshulwe kwabulawa uthishela phambi kwabafundi esikoleni iPhikiswayo Primary School, eNtuzuma enyakatho yeTheku namhlanje ekuseni. Imibiko ihlongoza ukuthi kugasele abalisa ababili behlome bezingovolo bafike bavulela ngenhlamvu kulothisha, bamushiya edindilizile endaweni yesigameko. Umnyango weZemfundo ususiqinisekisile lesigameko, waqhuba ngokuthi u-MEC uSipho Hlomuka usenxenxe abezomthetho ukuba basebenze ngokuzikhandla bathole lezigilamkhuba. Isikhulumi salomnmyango, uMuzi Mahlambi uthi abamele iSpecial […]
By: Buhle Mbhele Amaphoyisa esifundazweni saKwaZulu-Natal athungatha umkhondo wemigulukudu esolwa ngokubandakanyeka ekugqekezweni kwenxanxathela yezitolo iPhoenix Plaza, enyakatho yeTheku. Isikhulumi samaphoyisa URobert Netshiunda uthi lezigilamkhuba zigqekeze isitolo esidayisa ubucwebe kanye nezinye izinto zaphinde zashaya zachitha nesamba semali esingakadalulwa. uNtshiunda uthi ngenkathi lezigebengu sezibaleka endaweni yesigameko kudubuleke amaphoyisa kanye nomuntu obezidlulela. Uqhuba ngokuthi uphenyo seluqalile kanti akukacaci […]
By:Bright Nutli The MK Party has condemned the leak of an ANC National Disciplinary Committee document that reveals former President Jacob Zuma’s expulsion from the party. According to the leaked document, the committee found Zuma guilty of breaching the ANC’s constitution and recommended his expulsion. This decision follows Zuma’s public endorsement of the uMkhonto Wesizwe […]