Sihle Zikalala
- South Africa News
Sihle Zikalala: ANC does not own voters, lost its appeal to deliver a better life
Outgoing African National Congress (ANC) KwaZulu-Natal chairperson Sihle Zikalala says it is clear from previous elections that the party does…
Read More » - South Africa News
Sihle Zikalala defends ‘Wenzeni uZuma’ song
ANC KZN chairperson Sihle Zikalala has defended the singing of the ‘Wenzeni uZuma’ song, which means ‘what has Zuma done?’,…
Read More » - South Africa News
KZN MEC Peggy Nkonyeni involved in a car accident in Ulundi
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala has wished Transport MEC Peggy Nkonyeni and her protectors a speedy recovery after they were involved…
Read More » - South Africa News
KZN Premier Zikalala & Ngizwe Mchunu agree to drop criminal cases against each other
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala and former SABC presenter Ngizwe Mchunu have abandoned the criminal complaints they laid against each other.…
Read More » - South Africa News
Search and rescue operations continue in KZN
Search and rescue efforts are still ongoing in KwaZulu-Natal following the April floods. Premier Sihle Zikalala commended the work done…
Read More » - South Africa News
KZN Premier Zikalala: R30 million allocated to address water challenges
KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala says R30-million has been allocated to restore water supply following deadly floods in the province. Zikalala…
Read More » - South Africa News
Harmony Gold Mine donates R1 million to assist KZN flood victims
Harmony Gold Mine has donated R1 million to the KwaZulu-Natal government to assist flood victims. There are around 7,000 people…
Read More » - South Africa News
Police condemn old video calling for shutdown of KZN police stations on 16 June
KwaZulu-Natal Saps condemned the circulation of a video threatening a police station shut down in the province on Thursday, 16…
Read More » - South Africa News
Ngizwe Mchunu claims Premier Sihle Zikalala assaulted him first
Former radio presenter, Ngizwe Mchunu says he was the first one to open a criminal complaint at the Durban Central…
Read More » - South Africa News
KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala opens a case against Ngizwe Mchunu for assault
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala has opened a criminal case at the Durban Central Police Station against former Ukhozi FM presenter…
Read More » - South Africa News
88 people still missing after KZN floods
KwaZulu-Natal premier Sihle Zikalala says 88 people are still missing. On Sunday, he gave an update on the situation in…
Read More » - South Africa News
KZN premier welcomes humanitarian aid from Qatar
KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala says the support given by the Qatar government is encouraging. The State of Qatar is providing…
Read More » - South Africa News
KZN floods death toll rises to 459
The death toll from the devastating floods in KwaZulu-Natal has climbed to 459. Premier Sihle Zikalala confirmed the additions. Zikalala…
Read More » - South Africa News
Better coordination needed between government & civil society on KZN relief efforts
Parliamentarians have been told there needs to be better coordination between the KwaZulu-Natal government and civil society organizations involved in…
Read More » - South Africa News
Sihle Zikalala criticises civil society over non-delivery of KZN flood relief
KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) premier Sihle Zikalala has accused some non-governmental organizations (NGOs) of not sticking to their promise to assist towards…
Read More » - South Africa News
KZN already vulnerable infrastructure suffers a double blow: Premier Zikalala
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala has been visiting areas where mudslides and heavy rains destroyed informal settlements, homes, roads and businesses.…
Read More » - South Africa News
One death reported may be linked to recent KZN floods, says Sihle Zikalala
The KwaZulu-Natal government has confirmed that one person has died due to recent floods over the weekend. The province experienced…
Read More » - South Africa News
Evacuations begin as torrential rains lash flood battered KZN
The KwaZulu-Natal government has started evacuating people from parts of Durban as torrential rains intensify. The province is on high…
Read More » - South Africa News
Over 30 000 jobs lost due to floods, says KZN’s Zikalala
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala said that 31,220 people were left jobless in KwaZulu-Natal by last month’s devastating floods. Zikalala gave…
Read More » - South Africa News
Premier Zikalala assures KZN residents govt working hard to restore water
Although there is progress in restoring water supply in some KwaZulu-Natal communities after the flooding situation, the provincial government has…
Read More » - South Africa News
KZN disaster teams on high alert after severe weather warning issued
Disaster teams in KwaZulu-Natal are on high alert this weekend as the province has received a severe weather warning. Premier…
Read More » - South Africa News
KZN still waiting for Treasury to cough up R1 billion flood relief funds
KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) is still waiting on the government to disburse the disaster relief funds a month after floods hit the…
Read More » - South Africa News
More than R1 billion allocated to help rebuild KZN homes after floods
Over R1-billion has been allocated towards the rebuilding of homes destroyed in last month’s deadly KwaZulu-Natal floods. That’s according to…
Read More » - South Africa News
KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala addresses Tongaat residents
KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala said its taking time to get all the water tankers in Tongaat. Residents have been complaining…
Read More » - South Africa News
It’ll take over a year to rebuild infrastructure damaged by floods, says Sihle Zikalala
Premier Sihle Zikalala on Thursday said it would take more than a year for KwaZulu-Natal to rebuild its infrastructure that…
Read More » - South Africa News
KZN Premier Zikalala tables budget as KZN counts flood costs
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala tabled his provincial budget on Thursday. Zikalala has tabled a R767-million budget for the premier’s office.…
Read More » - South Africa News
Search and recovery operations continue after KZN floods
Search and recovery operations are continuing in parts of Durban. A week ago in Umlazi members of the community had…
Read More » - South Africa News
Premier Zikalala praises rescue teams for tireless work after KZN’s disaster floods
The KwaZulu-Natal government says although the death toll from the recent floods keep rising, search and rescue teams should be…
Read More » - South Africa News
KZN floods: Reconstruction projects underway to rebuild
Reconstruction projects are underway in some parts of KwaZulu-Natal following floods that caused widespread destruction of infrastructure, including roads. Premier…
Read More » - South Africa News
Touching scenes: Mdlalose family in serious pain as they bury 6 members, 4 others still missing after KZN floods
A family of 10 members affected by the deadly floods said their wish was to bury all of them together.…
Read More » - South Africa News
Sihle Zikalala: Floods revealed government’s lacklustre approach in providing housing
KwaZulu-Natal premier Sihle Zikalala said the deadly floodwaters which ravaged the province last month have revealed the government’s lacklustre approach…
Read More » - South Africa News
KZN Premier Zikalala promises to find missing Mdlalose family members
Kwazulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala has promised the Mdlalose family in Pietermaritzburg that four of their missing relatives will be found…
Read More » - South Africa News
ANC’s Paul Mashatile argues discussions not done out of spite at eThekwini conference
ANC Treasurer General Paul Mashatile says there’s nothing that can be done to stop national leaders from having discussions with…
Read More » - South Africa News
President Ramaphosa: More aid for KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala will on Sunday provide an upon the government’s response to the devastating floods. Zikalala is expected…
Read More » - South Africa News
KZN premier Sihle Zikalala issues apology over water tanker misunderstanding
KwaZulu-Natal premier Sihle Zikalala and people in his neighbourhood have made peace after what they say was a miscommunication over…
Read More » - South Africa News
DA calls for Sihle Zikalala to step down
The Democratic Alliance is calling for KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala to step down. This comes after footage emerged of a…
Read More » - South Africa News
KZN flood death toll climbs to 448
The death toll from the floods in KwaZulu-Natal has risen to 448. KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Sihle Zikalala, says five more bodies…
Read More » - South Africa News
KZN Premier Zikalala vows to act decisively against officials stealing from flood victims
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala said that government officials would not be spared from harsh punishment if found stealing from the…
Read More » - South Africa News
10 000 SANDF members deployed to KZN to help in flood relief
The SANDF has deployed 10 000 troops to KwaZulu-Natal to help authorities manage the aftermath of one of the worst…
Read More » - South Africa News
KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala explains why a municipal water tanker was servicing his home
Following claims that he had received his own municipal water tanker outside his home as alleged in a viral video,…
Read More » - South Africa News
Calls to declare national disaster in KZN
KwaZulu Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala says they’ll ask government to declare the floods a national disaster. Zikalala says they have…
Read More » - South Africa News
Government is in control of the situation at mortuaries: Sihle Zikalala
KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Sihle Zikalala says government is in control of the situation at the mortuaries. This after, the report that…
Read More » - South Africa News
More than 500 schools affected by KZN floods
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala says 551 schools in the province have been affected by severe rain and flooding. Zikalala also…
Read More » - South Africa News
Premier Sihle Zikalala wants KZN floods declared national disaster
KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Sihle Zikalala, says they will ask the government to declare the floods a national disaster. Zikalala says the…
Read More » - South Africa News
KZN flood death toll rises to 443
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala confirms that death toll from the floods now stands at 443. Zikalala says 63 more people…
Read More » - South Africa News
Fikile Mbalula heading to KZN to assess roads
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula will be heading to KwaZulu-Natal on Friday following the deadly floods. He says his focus will…
Read More » - South Africa News
KZN flood death toll rises to 341
The death toll in the devastating floods in KwaZulu-Natal has climbed to 341. According to KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala, the…
Read More » - South Africa News
eThekwini ANC: Nothing wrong with national leaders addressing conference
As KwaZulu-Natal African National Congress (ANC) chair Sihle Zikalala blasts national leaders for intervening in the affairs of regional politics,…
Read More » - South Africa News
KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala sends condolences to Royal family
Premier Sihle Zikalala has described the passing of her royal highness Princess Thembi Zulu-Ndlovu as heart wrenching and a devastating…
Read More » - South Africa News
Sihle Zikalala warns against factionalism in the ANC
ANC KZN Chairperson Sihle Zikalala is warning against factionalism in the party. He was speaking at the eThekwini Regional Conference…
Read More »