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By: Buhle Mbhele Lizobuyela enkantolo icala lokugqekezwa kwepulazi likaMengameli uCyril Ramaphosa iPhala Phala. Abasolwa abathathu, babhekene nezinsolo zokweba izigidi zamarandi zemali yangaphandle ebalelwa ku $580 000 (okungu R10 million) ngonyaka ka 2020. Amanye amacala ababhekene nawo kubalwa elokukhwabanisa imali, ubusela kanye nokugqekeza. Ngonyaka odlule, ibhange lombuso iReserve Bank yasula igama likaMengameli kwizinsolo zenkohlakalo mayelana nesamba […]

By: Zilungile Mkhize KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has confirmed that a member of the presidential protection unit, whose vehicle was involved in a hit-and-run on Friday, has committed suicide at a hotel in Umhlanga, north of Durban. The accident resulted in the death of 26-year-old Phumla Mtshali on Phoenix Highway. The driver sped off […]

By: Bright Ntuli Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga, has expressed grave concern over the high rates of gender-based violence and femicide in South Africa. She asserts that the situation for women in the country is alarmingly perilous, even more so than in war-torn regions. During the final […]

By: Sthulile Mdletshe Ukhomishana wamaphoyisa KwaZulu-Natal uNhlanhala Mkwanazi uthi uyaqhubeka umsebenzi wokukhuculula inkohlakalo ngaphakathi embuthweni wamaphoyisa. Ukuphawula kwakhe kulandela ukubulawa kuka sayitsheni wamaphoyisa omdibi munye nabasolwa abathathu abadutshulwe balimala kabi, ngesikhathi bedubulana namaphoyisa ezigamekweni ezimbili ezahlukene eNtuzuma izolo ntambama. Abasolwa abayisithupha ebebegqoke imifaniswano yamaphoyisa kubikwa ukuthi bagasele esitolo eRichmond maphakathi nesifundazwe ngeSonto ekuseni bakhomba umnikazi […]

By: Pamella Majola U Ndunankulu waKwaZulu-Natal uThami Ntuli uthi sekuzoba yinhlayenza ukuthi bavele bagasele kungazelele muntu ezikhungweni zikahulumeni, ukubheka ukuthi ngabe zisebenza ngendlela efanele yini. U Ntuli usho kanje ngemva kokuvakashela esibhedlela sikaHulumeni iPrince Mshiyeni Memorial eMlazi eNingizimu yeTheku izolo. Ubehambisana nongqongqoshe wezempilo eKZN uNomagugu Simelane. Uqhuba ngokuthi ufika kwabo kanje kubalulekile njengoba ethi kubanika […]

By: Xolani Khumalo Ukwesula isigubhukane kukasekela Mengameli we-EFF uFloyd Shivambu sekuziqinisekile izinsolo zezinkinga zangaphakathi kuleliqembu kanjalo nasebuholini balo. Izolo uShivambu owasungula leliqembu kanye nomholi walo uJulius Malema umemezele ukwesula kwakhe njengelungu lephalamende kanjalo naseqenjini imbala, nokuthi useyojoyina uMkhonto weSizwe Party. Kuzokhumbuleka ukuthi naphambilini yake yaqubuka imibiko yokuthi kunoqhekeko olukhona phakathi kukaMalema kanye no Shivambu, kodwa […]

By: Xolani Khumalo U Mengameli weEFF uJulius Malema uthi amasango alenhlangano ayohleze evuliwe uma obeyisekela Mengameli uFloyd Shivambu ekhetha ukubuyela ekhaya. UShivambu umemezele ukwesula kwakhe ku EFF,  ayisungula noMalema eminyakeni engu 11 edlule,  ukujoyina i-MK Party. Wesule njengelungu le EFF kanye nelephalamende. U Malema uthi uFloyd ubengelona ilungu nje kodwa ungomunye wabasunguli be-EFF, kanti akasona […]

By: Bright Ntuli AfriForum has announced that it is prepared to challenge Eskom in court once more over its request to obtain information about the power utility’s current coal and diesel contracts. The High Court in Johannesburg has granted Eskom permission to appeal a March court ruling that required the power utility to provide the […]

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: Zilungile Mkhize  Ummeli kaloyo owayengumsizi ehhovisi lika Ace Magashule uMaradi Cholota uthi unethemba lokuthi ikhasimende lakhe lizoyithola ibheyili.  uCholota uvele kafushane namuhla enkantolo kamantshi eBloemfontein. Kuzokhumbuleka ukuthi kwakulindeleke ukuthi abe ngufakazi wombuso oqavile ecaleni lenkohlakalo ethinta ithenda lezigidi zamarandi lokukhishwa ko Asbestos ezindlini zabantu eFree State, ngaphansi kuka Magashule esanguNdunankulu wakhona.  Ngemuva kokugonyuluka ngezihloko […]

By: Xolani Khumalo  The Minister of Electricity and Energy, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, has announced plans to expand the provision of free basic electricity to eight million South African households. Currently, only two million of the ten million qualifying households have access. Ramokgopa emphasised the need to address delivery challenges and municipal registration issues to effectively expand […]

By: Nompendulo Ngubane KZN Agriculture and Rural Development MEC Thembeni KaMadlopha Mthethwa has committed to supporting the farmers affected by the veldfires in Kokstad, located in the southern part of the province. The fires resulted in significant agricultural losses, including damage to infrastructure, livestock feed, crops, grazing veld, and the Research Agricultural office in Kokstad. […]

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 […]