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New ANC KZN leadership could spell trouble for Ramaphosa second term
The ANC has elected new leaders in the key region of KwaZulu-Natal, though it remains unclear whether the new collective will back President Cyril Ramaphosa's bid to win a second term as head of the p...Published: 24 Jul 2022 at 10:11hrs | 1747 | by Staff reporter
Trucks block KZN highway in early morning protest
Trucks have blocked the busy R34 John Ross Highway from Empangeni to Richards Bay in KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday morning.While no violence has been immediately reported, traffic has come to a st...Published: 07 Jul 2022 at 09:13hrs | 772 | by Staff reporter
South Africa's #NationalShutDown continues today
South Africa's national shut down will continue today and has spread to other parts of the country.Yesterday, truck and taxi drivers blocked various roads in Mbombela and the surrounding areas...Published: 07 Jul 2022 at 08:20hrs | 8715 | by Staff reporter
South Africa shutdown: Truck drivers block N3 as national shutdown intensifies
Truck drivers have intensified their national strike against the employment of foreign nationals and the fuel hike on Thursday morning. This comes after the disgruntled truck drivers have obst...Published: 16 Jun 2022 at 13:21hrs | 1639 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Mayor mourns KZN flood victims
Bulawayo Mayor Solomon Madlala Mguni has sent his condolence message to the Mayor of Ethekwini Thomas Mxolisi Kaunda over the tragic floods that killed hundreds of people in KZN Province of South Afri...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 09:02hrs | 355 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Julius Malema to help Zimbabwe truck drivers in South Africa
EFF leader Julius Malema has instructed the EFF KZN Provincial Chairperson Vusumuzi Khoza to attend to the plight of Zimbabwean truck drivers who have reached out to him seeking remedy which has remov...Published: 21 Apr 2022 at 21:27hrs | 18991 | by Mandla Ndlovu
REVEALED: How Ramaphosa created Nhlanhla Lux to help win 2024 elections
Nhlanhla Lux Mohlauli, the xenophobic leader of the extremist vigilante group Operation Dudula is a creation of President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa's faction of the ANC as a joker card that will ...Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 13:58hrs | 4535 | by Mandla Ndlovu
5 Zimbabweans confirmed dead in KZN floods
FIVE Zimbabweans are known to have been killed by floods that hit KwaZulu-Natal last week Nearly 450 people have been confirmed killed by the floods. The Zimbabwean Embassy in South Africa yesterday s...Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 08:06hrs | 214 | by Staff reporter
4 Zimbabweans die in KZN floods
Four Zimbabweans died while others are missing following the devastating floods that hit KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa this week, killing over 300 people.South African President Cyril Ramaphos...Published: 14 Apr 2022 at 06:33hrs | 311 | by Staff reporter
Precedent that undermines credibility of Human Rights Council
On April 7, the UN General Assembly decided to suspend Russia's membership in the Human Rights Council. This establishes a destructive precedent not only for the future of the Human Rights Cou...Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 06:32hrs | 94 | by Alfred de Zayas
45 killed in KwaZulu-Natal floods
he KwaZulu-Natal Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) said the death toll due to heavy rains across the province had reached more than 45 by yesterday afternoon....Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 06:32hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
Cyril Ramaphosa supporters concede to likely defeat
The clean sweep in most ANC regional conferences by candidates aligned to the radical economic transformation (RET) group has sent shockwaves in President Cyril Ramaphosa's CR22 camp, with some lobbyi...Published: 12 Apr 2022 at 16:07hrs | 2785 | by Staff reporter
Embassy mulls mobile consular exercise for SA-based Zimbabweans
ZIMBABWE's embassy staff in South Africa is set to conduct a mobile consular exercise in Durban, KwaZulu Natal (KZN)province from March 28 to 31 to give fellow countrymen in that country a chance to r...Published: 18 Mar 2022 at 05:39hrs | 1428 | by Staf reporter
'Deport all foreigners en masse' Ramaphosa told
Extremist xenophobic group #PutSouthAfricaFirst has called upon South African President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa to initiate the deportation of undocumented immigrants in the neighboring country. ...Published: 22 Feb 2022 at 12:45hrs | 5356 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini's palace to have its water disconnected
KwaKhangelamankengane, the palace of His Majesty the King of AmaZulu Misuzulu KwaZwelithini, will have its water disconnected by the municipality over water debt that has not been paid by the KwaZulu ...Published: 16 Feb 2022 at 11:59hrs | 1850 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Top South African sangoma invades Bulawayo
Controversial South African traditional healer Dr. Khehlelezi, (real name is Bhongolethu Mzozo) will be in Bulawayo on the 9th of January for a miracle service which will be held at BAC leisure ...Published: 03 Jan 2022 at 12:09hrs | 4585 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Liberation war propaganda has lost its aura
SOUTH Africa's African National Congress (ANC) seems headed towards the same route as other African liberation movements which delivered their countries from colonial rule but failed to deliver on the...Published: 08 Nov 2021 at 05:26hrs | 11 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Sphithiphiti Evaluator abused because of her pro-Zuma views
The 36-year-old woman identified as Zamaswazi Zinhle Majozi and known as "Sphithiphithi Evaluator" on Twitter, has finally spoken out about her social media accounts, her political beliefs and her abu...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 07:15hrs | 9 | by The Star
Cyril Ramaphosa appears to be using the ANC's step-aside rule to target, purge political opponents
President Cyril Ramaphosa increasingly appears to be using the ANC's "step-aside" rule to target and purge his political opponents, while affirming his untouchable supporters, before next year's elect...Published: 10 Aug 2021 at 09:25hrs | 14 | by Clyde Ramalaine
Jacob Zuma hospitalised
Former president and convicted criminal Jacob Zuma has been hospitalised. According to the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), Zuma was admitted to an outside hospital for medical obser...Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 08:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa 'lacks will to fire Zweli Mkhize'
President Cyril Ramaphosa lacks the will to take action against the embattled Health Minister Zweli Mkhize because he needs the ANC NEC top member's support to be re-elected for the second term at the...Published: 01 Aug 2021 at 18:21hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Top South African Advocate behind bars for 'incitement'
ADVOCATE Ike Thamsanqa Khumalo appeared in the Booysens Magistrates Court on Tuesday, 27 July - not as a defence lawyer, but as the accused. Khumalo was appearing on two charges of contraventi...Published: 28 Jul 2021 at 19:57hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe MPs on SA crisis intervention
LEGISLATORS have called on Zimbabwe and its regional counterparts to urgently take action on the raging South African crisis to rescue locals who could have been caught in the crossfire following rece...Published: 23 Jul 2021 at 09:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Violent scenes unmasked the facade of South Africa's rainbow nation
With the country mopping up following violent protests in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, the country finds itself divided not only by class but also among racial lines as tensions ran high in some communi...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 14:21hrs | 4 | by Manyane Manyane, Karabo Ngoepe, Mzilikazi Wa Afrika
Calls mount against 'Zulu' security cluster ministers over lapses
THE startling admission by President Cyril Ramaphosa that the government was caught napping during the violent protests and looting in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng was a sign that he was let down by his ...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 11:40hrs | 1 | by Mayibongwe Maqhina, Tarryn-Leigh Solomons, Mervyn Naidoo
When South Africa sneezes Zimbabwe catches a cold
HISTORY tells us we owe it to Klemens von Metternich, the distinguished 19th-century Austrian statesman and diplomat, one of the most famous phrases about the global economy and its dynamics.I...Published: 17 Jul 2021 at 15:25hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
No evidence of SSA members being involved says minister
State Security Agency members were not involved in the violence that wreaked havoc in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, according to State Security Minister Ayanda Dlodlo.Looting and destruction...Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 19:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Thulani Dlomo hands himself to police after a smear campaign by ThumaMinaMediaGroup (Stratcom)
The former head of the spy agency Special Operations Unit and former SA ambassador to Japan, Thulani Dlomo has handed himself over to police on Friday after he was accused by the #ThumaMinaMediaGroup,...Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 17:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Vigilantism grows in South Africa as citizens tackle unrest
Armed community members and vigilante groups have stepped in to tackle unrest in South Africa, taking matters into their own hands and sometimes stoking violence as security forces struggle to restore...Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 13:47hrs | 1 | by AP
Ramaphosa deploys military tanks in KwaMashu a first after the end of apartheid
South African National Defence Force tanks are starting to roll into areas in KwaZulu-Natal province.This deployment forms part of Operation PROSPER, which started on 12 July with the deployme...Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 13:12hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Blacks being murdered by Indians in South Africa, SA media on mute - graphic videos
Reports from South Africa are that 15 black people murdered by Indians in Phoenix in the KwaZulu Natala province.Wednesday was the bloodiest in the days of violence and ...Published: 15 Jul 2021 at 10:01hrs | 93 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa deploys 27,500 soldiers to KZN and Gauteng, at what cost?
Defence Minister, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has told Parliament, preparations are underway to deploy 25,000 additional soldiers in the battle to restore calm in Gauteng and KZN.She was briefing ...Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 19:01hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Calls for state of emergency in South Africa are misguided
CASAC has noted with great concern several calls for the President to declare a state of emergency in response to the incidents of public violence and looting in the provinces of Gauteng and KwaZulu-N...Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 14:48hrs | 2 | by CASAC
Long queues at Durban petrol stations as fuel runs out
Long winding queues are forming outside petrol stations in the greater Durban area of KwaZulu-Natal.Several petrol stations have already reportedly run out of fuel, while others have closed fo...Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 10:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
South Africa fuel shortages in the next few days
South African Petroleum Refineries (Sapref) has declared force majeure and announced a temporary closure due to the ongoing violence and looting in South Africa, ...Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 09:59hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
A wave of political change blowing over SADC region
The recent events characterizing developments happening in the Sadc region are pointers to a very big change in the political arena of region.The current wave of protests and looting in South ...Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 21:56hrs | | by Leonard Koni
'Sending Jacob Zuma to jail was not a wise move'
EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambu has accused the Constitutional Court of using apartheid tactics to imprison former president Jacob Zuma for 15 months for contempt of court.Shivambu also cr...Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 19:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
South African minister of Defence refuses to deployed army in KZN
Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula says the army will not be deployed in KwaZulu-Natal because there is no war in the province.She says her department will only ...Published: 11 Jul 2021 at 13:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
SA unrest sweeps through Joburg CBD - live #FreeZuma #KZNShutdown
SAPS and Joburg metro police officers have been dispatched to parts of the Joburg CBD on Sunday as unrest swept through parts of the city.The Joburg metro police confirmed that parts of the M2...Published: 11 Jul 2021 at 12:37hrs | 158 | by Online
Ramaphosa put KZN protesters on notice, wants 'concomitant action'?
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on communities in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) to desist from undermining the rule of law and inflicting damage on the economy.Ramaphosa's call comes after sporadic...Published: 10 Jul 2021 at 20:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean bus intercepted with illicit cigarettes
Police have intercepted a bus from Zimbabwe smuggling in illicit cigarettes worth an estimated value of three million rands (R3m) at the Beitbridge border outside Musina in Limpopo. ...Published: 10 Jul 2021 at 11:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Free Jacob Zuma protests reach Gauteng
Videos shared on social media on Saturday morning show protesters in support of the 'KZN Shutdown' taking to the streets of the East Rand in Gauteng.A 'Free Zuma' address will be held at the K...Published: 10 Jul 2021 at 11:21hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Kwazulu Natal - KZN protests live coverage #KZNShutDown #FreeJacobZuma
The KwaZulu-Natal government pleaded for calm on Friday amid protests believed to be part of a violent "Free Jacob Zuma and shut down KZN" campaign in which millions of rand worth of infrastructure ha...Published: 09 Jul 2021 at 21:48hrs | 63 | by Online
South African media condemned for 'censorship' as KZN protesters burn trucks
Freedom of expression groups and opposition parties have condemned South African media's decision to stop reporting on protests that have erupted in KwaZulu Natal, claiming the move disregarded the ri...Published: 09 Jul 2021 at 21:39hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
KwaZulu Natal is burning, businesses shut due to protest action
Multiple major roads across the KwaZulu-Natal province, particularly the N2 and N3 highways, have been shut down this morning due to protests, according to various traffic reports on social media....Published: 09 Jul 2021 at 12:32hrs | 54 | by Staff reporter
Bishop Maponga in infidelity storm?
HE gives people hope with his motivational words.But he's been accused of being a hypocrite.This is because the married Bishop Joshua Maponga has allegedly been having an affair....Published: 31 May 2021 at 07:18hrs | 46 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean swimmers in SA for trials
PROMISING swimmer, Donata Katai, says she is motivated by the support she has been getting. She left the country yesterday for the South Africa Olympic trials that get underway tomorrow in Port ...Published: 06 Apr 2021 at 06:43hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Khama Billiat marries second wife
City Press reports that Popular Zimbabwean footballer, Khama Billiat, has married a second wife, Trace TV presenter, Nomcebo 'Dot' Mthethwa'.Billiat recently paid Lobola for the young socialit...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 08:48hrs | 79 | by Staff reporter
'SA infectious COVID-19 variant likely in Zimbabwe'
THERE is a "pretty high likelihood" that the new coronavirus variant 501. V2 identified in South Africa could be circulating in Zimbabwe — but no investigation has been done to ascertain its presenc...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 07:42hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
SA Home Affairs, DA denounce violence against foreigners
South Africa's Home Affairs Department and that country's main opposition political party, the Democratic Alliance (DA) on Friday denounced the violence by some locals targeting foreign nationals in D...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 19:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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