KwaDukuza man confesses to killing pregnant girlfriend
A KwaDukuza man tore off his girlfriend’s clothes and slapped her on the face several times with his fist until she was bleeding from her nose and mouth, after she confessed that the baby she was carrying, may not be his
Man who hacked mother and toddler to death begs for mercy
Thembinkosi Ngcobo, 62, was found guilty of hacking to death his girlfriend Ntombifuthi Blose and her two-year-old daughter Swelihle at his home in Mount Royal on October 30, last year
‘Maggots in school food’ whistle-blower suspended
The KwaZulu-Natal Education Department has suspended a Ziphembeleni Secondary School teacher and whistle-blower with immediate effect for allegedly “bringing the department into disrepute”
KZN Education Department rejects maggot-infested food claims, again
The KwaZulu-Natal Education Department has yet again rejected allegations that pupils at Inanda’s Eziphembeleni Secondary School were served rotten food with maggots
Parents upset that Cyril Ramaphosa said nothing about closing schools amid rising Covid-19 infections
Some Durban school governing body forums had hoped President Cyril Ramaphosa would touch on the issue of schools as more and more had reported Covid-19 positive cases, with some forced to close for several days to be deep-cleaned
Criminals targeting schools
The Educators Union of South Africa suggested that the department deployed properly trained and armed police reservists, sourced from the community
ICC gets R15 million bailout from the eThekwini Municipality
The Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre is expected to receive a R15 million bailout from the municipality as it grapples with the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic
Ethekwini ratepayers fuming over tariff increases announced in the city’s budget
From July 1, residents can expect an electricity tariff hike of 14. 59%, while those who are supplied directly by Eskom will see an increase of 17. 8%
Teacher victimised for exposing rotten school food
The whistle-blowers on the food allegedly containing maggots and being served to pupils at Eziphembeleni High School as part of the National Schools Nutrition Programme were disappointed with the manner in which the investigation was conducted
Fears grow that schools will close again as pupil Covid-19 numbers spike
While KZN schools continue to record Covid-19 cases, schools around the country such as Lephola Secondary School in Welkom revealed that eight pupils tested positive, eight others were awaiting their results, and one had succumbed to the virus
Disaster-hit informal settlements to get power
The informal settlements without electricity after their connections were destroyed by various natural disasters and in the fires, would soon be legally connected through a R3 million project
Imbizo for the killing of KZN traditional leaders
More than 27 KwaZulu-Natal traditional leaders have been murdered and several others have escaped assassination attempts since 2019
Man’s head chopped off to alleviate debt
Friend claimed they were going to split the R20 000 equally
KZN Education looking at ways to help Grade R teachers
The plight of long-suffering Grade R teachers may soon be a thing of the past
Durban court hears chilling evidence of beheading case
Philani Jojisa who was convicted of the murder of Thembinkosi Nzimakwe told the court that he was going to sell the head to a traditional healer for R20 000.
Teachers’ union Sadtu rejects use of an app for recruitment
The union wants the Department of Education to go back to basics
NPA says no one is above the law
The National Prosecuting Authority said it is dealing with corruption within its ranks
Ukhozi FM’s DJ Sgqemeza served summons by Arts and Culture Department over R4m bungled payment
The Department of Arts and Culture said Sgqemeza had been evading paying back the money
Parents fume over KZN Education Department’s lack of action on maggot infested food served to pupils at Inanda school
Parents at Eziphembeleni Secondary school in Inanda say they trusted the school to feed their children, as they could not afford lunch boxes
KZN youngster excelling in climate change research
Her parents were not there to witness her success
Climate change in the spotlight in KZN
Premier Sihle Zikalala, in his opening address, warned that if not addressed, the climate emergency may devastate economies in the same way that Covid-19 has
Drama at SABC studios as Ukhozi FM DJ is served summons
The department of Arts and Culture paid him R4 million in error, instead of R400 000 funding
Private schools support full return
Private schools support 100% return to schools
Durban woman still not buried, one year after being murdered by husband
Her sister says the husband who is on trial for her murder is the one who was supposed to bury her
Maggots found in food at Ziphembeleni Secondary School again
Last month, a video of a 5kg bag of samp with maggots, alleged to have been taken from the school's kitchen, was circulated on social media