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COVID-19: Premier Zikalala says KZN has highest rate in active cases in SA
The KwaZulu-Natal government said the province has the highest rate of active COVID-19 cases in the country. Premier Sihle Zikalala…
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KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala concerned about increase in COVID-19 cases in KZN
KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala says the steady rise in Covid-19 cases in the province is worrying. He says that over…
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Premier Zikalala docks 50% of KZN Health MEC’s salary for flouting COVID restrictions
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala has docked health MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu’s salary for flouting COVID-19 restrictions at a recent party thrown…
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KZN health MEC ordered to apologize and salary docked
KZN health MEC Nomagugu Simelane has been ordered to apologize after photographs and videos from a gathering she recently hosted…
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KZN Health MEC’s salary to be docked by 50%
KZN Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane has to contribute 50 percent of her salary to a Covid-19 NGO and has been…
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Premier Zikalala urges KZN residents to get their jabs
Premier Sihle Zikalala on Friday urged residents to register and get vaccinated following a shortfall in the number of daily…
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KZN health department: We have enough hospital beds to deal with increasing Covid-19 cases
The KwaZulu-Natal health department says although it is worried about the surge in Covid-19 cases, they are confident that they…
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Premier Zikalala says he’s concerned about increasing COVID cases at schools
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala has expressed concern about the increase in the number of COVID-19 cases at schools. Zikalala briefed…
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KZN enters 3rd COVID-19 wave
KwaZulu-Natal has entered its third COVID-19 wave. The province has recorded over 3,000 new cases in the last 24 hours.…
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KZN unrest: Premier Zikalala lands in Gauteng to secure investment
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala has arrived in Gauteng on Thursday in a bid to secure much-needed investment and boost business…
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KZN damage estimated at R2 billion after violence
The cost of damage caused during riots and looting in KwaZulu-Natal is estimated at around R2-billion. Premier Sihle Zikalala says…
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Bheki Cele and Zikalala to give an update on situation in Phoenix
Police Minister, Bheki Cele, and KZN Premier, Sihle Zikalala, will give an update on the situation in Phoenix. The suburb…
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Toyota SA Executive Chair Dr Johan van Zyl’s death a great loss for KZN
Tributes continue to pour in for Toyota SA’s executive chairperson, Dr Johan van Zyl, who has been hailed as one…
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Toyota SA Executive Chair Dr Johan van Zyl dies
Executive Chairperson of Toyota South Africa, Dr Johan van Zyl, has passed away at the age of 63. Van Zyl…
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Premier Makhura reveals R3.5 billion riots bill, says Gauteng damages not as bad as KZN’s
Gauteng Premier David Makhura on Friday said a preliminary estimation showed that R3.5 billion in damages was caused by the…
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Govt in KZN begins work to rebuild communities torn by racial tension
Government authorities in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) have said that plans to implement programmes aimed at rebuilding broken community relations in areas…
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Sihle Zikalala declares state of disaster in KZN
The KwaZulu-Natal government has declared a provincial state of disaster following the devastating unrest. Infrastructure was severely damaged during the…
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KZN Premier Zikalala to consider commission for Phoenix as he says unrest could have led to coup
Amid the unending debate over whether the unrest and looting that rocked KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng almost two weeks ago, KwaZulu-Natal…
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South Africa awaits the return of legal alcohol ahead of Ramaphosa’s speech
There is broad agreement and expectation in the alcohol industry that the latest ban on tipple is set to be…
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KwaZulu-Natal to focus on restoring economy in 3-month recovery plan after riots
Following acts of public violence and looting that threaten the country’s economic prospects the KwaZulu-Natal government has outlined its plans…
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SA violence: DA calls for urgent steps to avoid food crisis in KZN
In a briefing on Saturday afternoon, premier Sihle Zikalala had said there were encouraging signs amid the ongoing struggles to…
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Stability & order restored in KZN, recovery will take time, says Premier Zikalala
The KwaZulu-Natal government will soon request a state of disaster be declared as it comes to grips with the loss…
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SA violence: Stability and order have returned to KZN however officials remain on high alert
Stability and order may have returned to KwaZulu-Natal – a week after violent looting and attacks erupted – but officials…
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Sihle Zikalala: Looting and destruction in KZN left dent of R20 billion in eThekwini’s GDP so far
The widespread looting and destruction of properties in KwaZulu-Natal have left a massive dent in the eThekwini gross domestic product…
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SA violence: 163 murderous stabbings and shootings being investigated in KZN
In a briefing on Saturday afternoon, KwaZulu-Natal premier Sihle Zikalala said there were encouraging signs amid the ongoing struggles to…
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Sihle Zikalala outlines plans to rebuild battered KZN economy following unrest
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala on Saturday tabled plans to rebuild the province’s economy and boost investor confidence following last week’s…
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Sihle Zikalala: Major problems Chatsworth residents face are crime and drugs
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala has conceded that the major problem facing the residents of Chatsworth were crime and drugs. “When…
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Jacob Zuma in good health, spirit as his brother is laid to rest, says KZN Premier Zikalala
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala has described former President Jacob Zuma as being in “good health and in good spirit” after…
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King Misuzulu to call meeting with Zulu royal family as battle for throne rages on
Zulu King Misuzulu is expected to call an emergency meeting with the houses of the Zulu royal family as the…
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KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala visits families of those killed in Phoenix
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala has visited the bereaved families of those killed after criminal and vigilante acts, allegedly fuelled by…
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Funeral of former Eskom chair Ben Ngubane held in KZN today
The funeral of former Kwa-Zulu-Natal Premier and ex Eskom chair Dr Ben Ngubane has been held on Sunday. Ngubane passed…
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Off-duty Durban cop shot at community roadblock
An off-duty metro police officer was wounded after his car was allegedly shot multiple times at a community roadblock in…
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KZN premier Sihle Zikalala apologizes for moering suspected looter in Phoenix
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala has apologized for assaulting a young man believed to be linked to a looting incident in…
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Watch: KZN premier Sihle Zikalala under fire after assault video goes viral
Zikalala was in Riverhorse Valley, north of Durban, on Wednesday where hundreds of looters had been targeting warehouses, trucks and…
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Cops recover boxes of live ammunition in Durban as looting continues
Police say they have recovered boxes packed with live ammunition looted by criminals in Durban on Wednesday night. The city…
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Lack of visible policing at heart of mass looting, says KZN Premier Zikalala
KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Sihle Zikalala, says a lack of visible policing is at the heart of the mass looting. Zikalala says…
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SA LG factory looted and burned down
LG Electronics South Africa’s Durban-based factory was looted and set alight as part of protest action, the company said in…
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KZN top brass to monitor pro-Zuma protests as cost of damages rises to R100 million
The KwaZulu-Natal provincial government has deployed its top brass to assess and monitor violent protests as the cost of damage…
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President Ramaphosa calls on protesters to desist from undermining rule of law
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on communities in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) to desist from undermining the rule of law and inflicting…
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Prisoners allegedly fight for Jacob Zuma at Estcourt Correctional Centre
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has denied claims of a hunger strike at the Estcourt Correctional Centre in KwaZulu-Natal.…
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President Ramaphosa finally breaks his silence on Jacob Zuma’s imprisonment
President Cyril Ramaphosa has broken his silence on the arrest of former president Jacob Zuma, telling an ANC national executive…
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Jacob Zuma foundation defends KZN protest action
Jacob Zuma foundation spokesperson Mzwanele Manyi has defended the violent protests in Kwa-Zulu Natal. Manyi says the protesters have been…
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#FreeJacobZuma: Arrests made as protests force N3 closure
Several people have been arrested for their participation in violent protests in KwaZulu-Natal. The province’s SAPS spokesperson Jay Naicker says…
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Jacob Zuma imprisonment may hurt ANC, says Sihle Zikalala
KwaZulu Natal ANC chairperson, Sihle Zikalala admits Jacob Zuma’s imprisonment may cost the party votes. The former president handed himself…
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ANC KZN backs Jacob Zuma’s rescission application to the Constitutional Court
The African National Congress (ANC) in KwaZulu-Natal has backed Jacob Zuma’s application for a rescission of the Constitutional Court judgment…
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KZN Premier Zikalala addresses crowds at Nkandla – Watch
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala was also at Nkandla on Saturday. Zikalala told the crowd of Zuma supporters that the way…
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COVID-19: KZN ready to battle the 3rd wave and the Delta variant
KwaZulu-Natal is ready to battle the Covid-19 third wave, and the Delta variant that has now been detected in six…
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Govt in KZN irregularly blows nearly R30 million on corruption busting e-procurement tool
A report presented by KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Premier Sihle Zikalala to members of the provincial legislature has revealed that the provincial…
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Stones found in KwaHlathi are not real diamonds, KZN authorities confirm
KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Economic Development Ravi Pillay on Sunday announced that the stones discovered in KwaHlathi near Ladysmith are not…
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Premier Zikalala: KZN not in a third wave yet
KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Sihle Zikalala, says the province is fortunate to have a low number of COVID-19 cases. This is as…
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