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By Swelihle Mkhize Late one weekday morning, a man wheels a rusty barrow filled with black bags to a familiar open field in KwaMakhutha Township. Without thinking twice, he tips the rubbish onto a growing pile of waste and walks away. “The truck didn’t come,” he mutters over his shoulder. It’s been a year since South Africa’s Government of National Unity (GNU) was formed, a historic coalition between political parties that promised to turn things around and improve basic services. But for residents of KwaMakhutha, not much seems to have changed. The municipality does collect waste more regularly now compared…

By Amahle Radebe The community of the Durban University of Technology’s Steve Biko Campus is in shock after a student jumped to his death earlier today. The suicide was filmed by those nearby and the videos are being widely shared. One of the people filming from a distance can be heard as they say, “He surely must be doing a prank.” There is another video showing the student’s lifeless body on the ground with blood splashed around it. The area of the incident has been evacuated even though students kept on returning in an effort to see the body for…

By Nkanyiso Mchunu Poultry and pork farmers are on panic mode after the announcement that the United States of America has already sent a shipment to South Africa as part of a sweetener deal to ease relations between the two countries. American president, Donald Trump, shared his dissatisfaction about South Africa even before he took office earlier this year and then later hit South Africa with the highest tariffs of all African countries. Over the past decade, the relationship between South Africa and the United States has been anything but simple, marked by warm trade ties on one hand, and…

By Nomzamo Mnguni & Sompisi Ntuli The sugar industry says it is worried about insects that often attack sugarcane in certain parts of KwaZulu-Natal. This came out of the 97th Congress of the South African Sugar Technologists Association (SASTA) which was held in the International Convention Centre in Durban this week. They say the North Coast is particularly battling the Yellow Sugarcane Aphid (YSA), Longhorn beetle and White grub – even though those gathered in the meeting say the situation isn’t as bad as it’s been in previous years. “It’s less potent and manageable infestations that those that include those…

By Anele Kunene There were protests outside Durban Magistrates’ Court with the courtroom packed to capacity during the bail hearing of a police officer who is accused of brutally murdering his wife. Lawyer, Musawenkosi Mkhize, asked for the hearing to be postponed to next week as he said he was unable to meet with his client, Qiniso Sishi, as he was told he’d been receiving medical attention when he arrived for the meeting last week. The postponement was granted. 41-year-old Sishi who was smiling during his brief appearance allegedly brutally murdered his wife, Thando Mkhize (48), on 28 July. The…

By Nothando Mkhize South Africa’s local government elections will take place during a time that sees the African National Congress (ANC) in a unity government with smaller parties at national level which suggests loss of support for what was known as Africa’s biggest liberation movement for a very long time. However, unity is new for the ANC as infighting has seen disunity even inside the structures of the organisation. Ahead of next year’s vote, the South African Communist Party (SACP) has shared its plans to contest the elections independently and not support the African National Congress (SACP) as has been…

By Steve Bhengu South Africa is gearing up for the 2026 local government elections in a time of already increased hung municipalities, poor service delivery and accusations of wasteful expenditure in a number of municipalities. Recently, finance minister Enoch Godongwana asked for an explanation from the richest city in Africa, Johanneburg, on what he termed 24 billion Rand worth of wasteful expenditure. The KwaZulu-Natal provincial government has had a standoff with Umkhanyakude Municipality over what they term the inability to implement a credit and debt collection policy. With the inability to deliver water adequately, many municipalities have resorted to water…

By Sompisi Ntuli Long distance running often gets a lot of attention during major road races such as the Comrades Marathon, Two Oceans Marathon and Soweto Marathon. It is, however, often ignored in off-road versions like cross-country. Recently, the issue came up during the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Athletics hosted Cross Country Championships held in Howick in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands. “There needs to be more investment into cross country, it’s not a very well-known sport, I think schools can commit more in relation to the learners competing. Schools are not very committed to cross country,” said Marilyse Thasen who is one of…

By Sompisi Ntuli Bonke abafundi abake bacabanga ngezifiso zabo uma sebeqede isikole bebezitamuzela ngolwazi e-International Convention Centre yaseThekwini kuleliviki. Bekugwele abafundi bebanga lesishiyagalolunye kule Grade 9 Subject Selection Expo. Labafundi bebevela ezikoleni ezehlukahlukene kanti bezizitapela kulwazi obelukhangiswa izikhungo zemfundo ephakeme efana neNyuvesi YaseThekwini Yezobuchwepheshe (DUT) kane ne Elangeni TVET College. Abasuka kulezi zikhungo bathi kubalulekile ukuba abafundi babhekisise konke okungabasiza ngekusasa labo. “Into elimaza abafundi, iphinde yenze namazinga okungasebenzi anyuke, ukufuna ukwenza izinto ngoba nakhu zenziwa abanye abantu,” kuho uShevika Reddy obambe esikhundleni sikaMqondisi wezokuxhumana nezentengiso Elangeni TVET College. “Izikhungo ezifana nama TVET zibamba iqhaza kwezemfundo ngoba zinika abantu abanekhono…

By Ntombifuthi Buthelezi Abaneme ngobuholi bukaMongameli uCyril Ramaphosa omama ababambe iqhaza kumbhikisho oqale eKing Dinuzulu Park waze wafika eCity Hall eThekwini. Bathi izikhalazo zabo ngomongameli zimayelana nabokufika. Ongaphansi kwenhlangano ebizwa ngokuthi Abahlali Basemjondolo, uNkosikazi Nomagugu Zulu, uthe akukuhle ukuthi abantu baseNingizimu Afrika abaningi abanayo imali eyanele yokuthola izindawo zokuhlala maphakathi nedolobha. “Uma ungathi uyabuka iningi lamafulethi alapha eThekwini agcwele abantu bangaphandle abangenawo abaphepha abagunyaza ukuba kuleli,” kuchaza uNkosikazi Zulu. Kulonyaka sesibone imibhikisho eminingi ethi kumele bahambe abokufika kuleli. Ezinyangeni ezedlule iMarch in March ike yazibonakalisa nayo. Siphinde sabona izinhlangano ezifana ne Put South Africans First kanye ne Operation Dudula bethi…