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By Ntombifuthi Buthelezi Amapaki angezinye zezindawo ezisetshenziswa abantu ukungcebeleka nokuqeda isizungu. Kodwa eThekwini abuye aziwe njengezindawo zobugebengu ezibuye zilale abantu abadela amakhaya abo. USiphamandla Mloyi uthi wake wagileka kwenye yamapaki aseThekwini. “Ngangizibuyela emsebenzini, ngabona kungcono ukuba ngidlule esitolo esidayisa okokucima ukoma. Ngabe sengiya epaki ukuyokuqeda ngakhona ukoma, kwazise nelanga lase lithambeme, sekuzipholele kushaya umoya. Ngathi ngisahleli kanjalo ngingaka liqedi nehora elilodwa ngabe sengizwa umuntu ngemuva kwami ethi angilethe konke engangikuphethe. Ngathi ngiyazama ukusukuma ngidle phansi, kwasho khona ukuthi ngasindwa zinyawo njengoba omunye wayesephambi kwami, ehlome eyizingovolo.” Emazweni ahlukahlukene omhlaba uye ubone umuntu ehlezi ngayedwana ezifundela incwadi epaki, kwesinye isikhathi ubona…

By Ntombifuthi Buthelezi Despite living with a disability that he received through illness when he was a child, Minenhle Zikhali stretches himself more than most students do. Education is important to this Umlazi native and that’s why he could easily shift to the Bachelor of Journalism degree after completing his Higher Certificate in Public Management. He graduated on 20 May and is already midway through his Bachelor of Journalism (Honours) at the Durban University of Technology(DUT). He says the Honours has surpassed his expectations. “It is exactly the opposite of what I thought it was. I thought it would be…

By Ngazibini Siyephu For many years, Durban South communities have complained about toxins released into the air by refiners and factories around them, greatly affecting the health of the people in their communities. As a result of exposure to polluted air, residents have developed respiratory infections, asthma, and cancer, among other health problems over the years. This area has refineries run by Engen, Mondi and Safripol as well as the recently shut-down SAPREF. 42-year-old Lee-Anne Saunders, a resident at the Hime Street flats in Wentworth says breathing has always been a struggle in the area. “I stay on the fence…

By Anele Zuma KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli has pledged support for Ithala Bank after a court judgment that says the bank can continue to operate. “We will continue supporting Ithala Bank through this challenging period, to keep it alive,” said Ntuli. For the past few months, those that utilise the bank haven’t been able to withdraw their monies. “Also note that the funds for those banking with the institution are safely kept,” Ntuli assured those that are still worried. Problems started as Prudential Authority (PA) had filed for Ithala’s liquidation in January. Ithala wouldn’t be the first bank that came…

By Zandile Nyathikazi On Friday, Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) students from Durban University of Technology (DUT), Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT) and University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) marched in solidarity with the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Police Commissioner Lieutenant, General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, who is facing an investigation by the Independent Investigative Directorate (IPID) on allegations that Mkhwanazi interfered in the arrest of a senior correctional service official. Mkhwanazi has been hailed in some spaces for his strong hand on crime and what’s seen as the increased of killings of criminals at the hands of the police. “I hope this march leads to better…

By Musa Zondo Many Durban University of Technology (DUT) students say they’d like to be given a choice of whether to protest or not. The university had to shut down briefly at the start of the year and suspended learning for two days again in May because of repeated disruptions of lectures by masked men in Economic Freedom Fighters shirts. EFFYC would often have physical protest action later in the day and this would be every day over a space of two or more weeks sometimes. “Though we understand the importance of fighting for the marginalised, the [EFFYC] refuses to…

By Wandiswa Mncube Deputy Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Mondli Gungubele, says South Africa must upscale the process of digitisation in order to save money. “Through technology and digitisation we would have reduced the operational costs dramatically and would have empowered many to take care of them. selves also reduced the 18 million Rand that is being spent on social grants.” He says that this was proven during the COVID 19 pandemic when most services went online. Gungubele was speaking at the South African Internet Governance Forum (ZAIGF) at the Durban University of Technology (DUT) where he said he…

By Zandile Nyathikazi When you hear the news about Inanda – stories would be about gang violence, murder and other violent crimes. Recently, social media was full of details of the killing of the leader of a violent gang of young people called West. This is an area with young people who have very few opportunities and close to no positive role models, but one young man is trying to change that. In 2013, Thabo Magwaza faced a difficult challenge after completing high school. For years of searching for a job with no success, leading to years of frustration, Magwaza…

Jabulani Mathonsi It’s Workers’ Month in South Africa and the Tertiary Education National Union of South Africa (TENUSA) gathered in the Durban University of Technology to celebrate 20 years of its existence. Unions often represent their members rights and are the gateway between the employee and the employer, especially when there are disputes. “Trade Unions are to protect every worker’s rights in terms of the Labour Relations Act,” said TENUSA chairperson, Naresh Sentoo. The union is on the path to growth and in 2018, the DUT branch assisted staff members at Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT) launch their own. “We…

By Andiswa Zondi In recent years, there have been many stories in the news about people who would get sick or die after allegedly buying food from spaza shops. Thabile Magwaza from Kwamashu says her family knows this story really well. “I lost a nephew to food poisoning last year.” This has led to raids that have been conducted by many municipalities and government authorities on these informal businesses. Many had to shut down and the government requested that that they register and comply with the law. Spaza shop owners say they also lost their customers’ trust. “We lost everything…