The DA and the SAHRC met on Monday after the party handed over a memorandum of demands to the Chapter Nine institution earlier this month over the poor living conditions of flood victims in eThekwini mass care centres.
MEC Nomagugu Simelane says during the ‘silly season’ health facilities’ casualty units become overcrowded with people being rushed in due to road accidents as well as violent and alcohol related injuries
Ahead of the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children, a woman working in the security industry offers important safety tips for women to adopt in ensuring a safe environment.
Measures implemented by Ugu District to improve and stabilise water supply include refurbishment of the mechanical and electrical components of St Helen’s Rock.
The SAHRC says it has been liaising with the DA regarding its concerns.
It is alleged that eThekwini Municipality’s head of Supply Chain Management had failed to promptly approve tenders for goods and services, which has resulted in backlog and delays in rudimentary service delivery.
KZNA announced yesterday that it had completed initial investigations into alleged cheating and the implicated athletes were being sent official communication and would be given seven days to respond.
The majority of misdemeanours relate to athletes not running the entire 90km course but also to allowing other athletes to run with their race bibs and providing incorrect qualification information.
According to reports, Inkosi Khumalo was quickly rushed to hospital after he was attacked by gunmen near his home on Thursday morning
The DA has requested that the plan of action prioritises the lack of capacity within the Water and Sanitation Department amongst other things.
The plea was made by KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sihle Zikalala when he visited Peace Valley in Pietermaritzburg yesterday after houses in low-lying areas were damaged by heavy rains on Wednesday.
Opposition parties have called on the government in KZN to act swiftly following the floods in the Msunduzi Municipality that have affected 35 homes and caused road and infrastructure damage.
The organisation says that it will be attending the court appearance of a mother who abandoned her baby in Verulam north of Durban last month.
Educational psychologist Professor Kobus Maree urged parents, community members and teachers to seek out vulnerable children showing signs of strain.
EThekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda will unveil some of the buildings that will house flood victims in oThongathi today.
The Sizwe Kupelo Foundation, which started the petition, said at 50 000, the petition will be handed over to Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Minister Thoko Didiza
Eskom says electricity supply debt racked up by municipalities is negatively affecting its financial performance.
Superintendent Eddie Boaventura, who was shot several times on Friday, died as a result of his injuries.
Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has instructed that a team comprising of seasoned detectives from the Provincial Organised Crime Unit investigate the matter.
Following the death of Tex Collins, Laing stepped into acting position in ward 10 and was voted in officially by the community on Wednesday.
The IFP said in its letter to the IEC that it had discovered discrepancies regarding voters who had registered online and manually to vote in the ward 5 by-election
eThekwini mayor Mxolisi Kaunda encouraged the informal traders to think bigger than where they are now and enter bigger/formal sectors.
Two adult males sustained fatal injuries and were declared deceased on the scene after the truck they were travelling in rolled down an embankment on Stockville Road in Mahogany Ridge near Pinetown.
The department says despite the rain in some parts of KwaZulu-Natal there were no reported disruptions in all provinces.
The DA says the memorandum follows as ongoing attempts by the DA to engage with the SAHRC continue to be snubbed.
