Sweatshop Saga: Bargaining Council Not Convinced by Company’s Denials
Council seeking to liquidate company says it has failed to disprove allegations it relies on sham co-operatives that pay below minimum wages
KwaZulu-Natal
Parents Stop Classes at Broken-Down Kwazulu-Natal School
Babanango Primary School has been closed since Monday due to protests by parents
New Play Honours Murdered Environmental Activist Fikile Ntshangase
Isitha Sabantu explores the threats that climate activists face
Vision Blames Government for Tongaat Liquidation Crisis
The controlling creditor says government failed to implement industry reforms and is “coy” about what it is offering to prevent liquidation
Tongaat: A Ticking Time Bomb Set to Go off in April
The company’s mills must open soon for the sugarcane harvest, but its bank accounts are frozen
Nkandla Villagers Block Roads Demanding Permanent Repairs
KZN transport department has a road maintenance backlog of R20-billion
Hundreds Gather to Remember Children Killed in Shack Blaze
A fire in Shaka’s Head near KwaDukuza killed five people on 28 February
Tongaat Liquidation Will Devastate Economy
Minister Parks Tau opposes liquidation, says it will cause a “jobs bloodbath”
But Does It?
Women farmers in KwaZulu-Natal have had to abandon their fields because the government has failed to maintain irrigation systems built in the apartheid era.
Minister Increases Quotas for Small-Scale Fishers
More licenses for linefish vessels and the crayfish season extended
A R24-Million Sports Centre and Nowhere to Train
Kokstad’s pool is empty and the soccer field is too hard
Clothing Company Implicated in Sweatshop Scandal Cries Foul
Drake Clothing says bargaining council’s liquidation bid was done in bad faith
Residents Scrounge for Water in Dannhauser
Municipality has only five water trucks for 19 wards
Ambulance Service Accuses Minister of Slander
KZN MEC for Transport Siboniso Duma ordered to show why a final interdict should not be granted against him
The Staggering Cost of Wrongful Arrests
Thousands of claims against SAPS cost R620-million in 2024/25
Assassinated Abahlali Leader Praised for Fighting Land Grab “Mafia”
“We don’t know who killed Zweli and we don’t know if we will be next” says housing movement leader, who has been in hiding since the murder
Ethekwini School Stabbings Condemned
The GOOD Party’s National Chairperson, Matthew Cook, has strongly condemned the reported stabbing of two learners at a school in eThekwini this morning.
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More Than R36-Million in Lottery Money Has Been Spent on This Old Age Home in Nine Years. But It Is Still Not Ready
The home in eDumbe, in northern KwaZulu-Natal, is one of several projects under investigation by the SIU
KZN Sweatshops Sued for Labour Law Violations
Bargaining council alleges that pay is below minimum wage and workers endure appalling conditions
KZN Flood Victims Stuck in Emergency Housing, Three Years Later
Hundreds of families are living in apartment buildings leased by the City of eThekwini
Judge Gets Tough on Incompetent Lawyers
Divorce lawyer told to pay costs on punitive scale. Liquidation lawyers told to refund fees.
Independent Investigation Demanded Following Serious Assault at School Event
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) in KwaZulu-Natal calls for an independent investigation after a learner from a school in uMhlathuze was allegedly seriously assaulted at a school event after school hours. According to the information provided to the party, the learner sustained serious injuries and is currently being treated at a local hospital’s ICU. […]
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Nkandla Villagers Share River Water With Livestock
Communal water tanks installed in 2024 frequently run dry for weeks or months
Startling Allegation That 75% of Funds Meant for Western Cape Crime Intelligence-Gathering Equipment Was “Reallocated”
The country’s top police generals have made extraordinary allegations of impropriety against each other over the past six months since KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi called a press conference where he accused suspended-Police Minister Senzo Mchunu of an inappropriate relationship with a member of a crime cartel.
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