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KZN Education Department employs safety measures to ensure integrity of matric exams
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education has implemented strict safety measures ahead of the 2024 National Senior Certificate Exams. This comes…
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Teachers forced to transfer money from their bank accounts in Durban school robbery
A day after a teacher was shot dead in the presence of Grade R pupils at a Durban school, another…
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KZN to beef up police deployment in Nongoma ahead of polls
KwaZulu-Natal’s crime prevention and security cluster says police deployment will be bolstered in Nongoma during next week’s polls. This owing…
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KZN’s M4 Tongaat bridge reopens after flood damages
The M4 Tongaat bridge, which connects KwaDukuza and the eThekwini Municipality, will officially be reopened this week after it sustained…
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KZN officials condemn murder of ex-TV anchor & spokesperson Jeffrey Zikhali
KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) police have confirmed the death of former television sports presenter Jeffrey Zikhali, who was shot dead in Empangeni.…
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Hawks arrest 2 more in KZN learners’ licence scam
Two more people have been arrested as law enforcement authorities in KwaZulu-Natal continue to clamp down and root out corruption…
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MEC Hlomuka expresses concern over gun violence after another bloody weekend in KZN
KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety, and Liaison, Sipho Hlomuka, has expressed concern at the number of gun-related incidents that…
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Community Safety MEC: Crime remains a major burden in KZN
KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Community Safety MEC Sipho Hlomuka revealed that crime remains a major concern in the province. Police made over…
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New vehicle number plates for KZN from December
KZN is set to start migrating to the new ‘ZN’ number plate system from 1 December. This was revealed by…
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200 trainee RTI officers to be appointed in KZN to fight the scourge of unemployment
It’s a new dawn for 200 newly recruited trainee traffic officers who will receive their official letters of appointment on…
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Multi-million Rand public & private partnership to fight crime in KZN includes CCTV cameras & drone patrols on highways
A multi-pronged plan to tackle the scourge of crime across KwaZulu-Natal was unveiled this week, which is set to include…
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High levels of crime in KZN & Gauteng remain a thorn in the side
Crime in Gauteng has increased by 4% in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period of…
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KZN govt intervenes to end crime scourge after another deadly drive-by shooting in uMhlanga
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube and MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Sipho Hlomuka are expected to meet with police…
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N3 in KZN re-opened after trucks crash and burst into flames
The N3 highway has been reopened to traffic following a massive clean-up operation after a two-truck collision earlier on Thursday.…
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KZN Transport MEC calls for urgent investigation after 6 pupils killed in bus crash
A school trip to Durban ended in tragedy for Mchitheki Secondary School pupils after the bus they were travelling overturned,…
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Umhlali River Bridge reopens after April 2022 floods
Minister of Transport Sindisiwe Chikunga, KwaZulu-Natal Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube, and transport MEC Sipho Hlomuka will reopen the Umhlali River Bridge…
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Easter weekend: Unusually quiet roads in KZN
The N3 in KwaZulu-Natal hasn’t been as busy as expected around this time of the year. Law enforcement officers have…
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Easter weekend: Ethekwini identified as a crime hotspot
The eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality is one of many areas identified as a crime hotspot ahead of the Easter weekend in…
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Truck driver involved in Durban’s M41 multi-vehicle crash hands himself over to police
The truck driver involved in a multi-vehicle collision on the M41 in Durban on Monday has been arrested. KwaZulu-Natal police…
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Heavy traffic on N3 as travellers return home
The N3 Gauteng-bound experienced heavy traffic on Tuesday as holiday-makers were making their way back to their workplaces. Between 3…
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KZN transport MEC to visit relatives of six family members who died in truck crash
KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Sipho Hlomuka on Saturday said he would soon visit the Tenza family,…
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KZN Transport Department sends condolences following horrific N2 highway
16 people have been killed in a horror crash on the N2 highway in northern KwaZulu-Natal. Most of the deceased…
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Another traditional leader gunned down in KZN
Chief regent, Samson Buthelezi, was gunned down at his Nquthu home on Wednesday morning. This was confirmed by Sipho Hlomuka,…
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Disaster management teams activated in KZN
KZN COGTA MEC Sipho Hlomuka says all Disaster Management Teams have been activated. One person has died and over 200…
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Rescue teams scramble to evacuate KwaZulu-Natal residents affected by floods
The KwaZulu-Natal government says its resources have been stretched thin as it tries to limit the impact of the floods…
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Cogta MEC says disaster management teams are on the ground in KZN
KwaZulu-Natal experienced more rains on Saturday. The torrential rainstorm lashed the province and resulted in widespread damage and destruction. KZN…
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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…
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KZN MEC says water is slowly being restored to various parts of eThekwini
KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governmance MEC Sipho Hlomuka said water supply is slowly being restored to various parts of eThekwini following the…
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Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma in KZN to assess flood damage needs
Cooperative Governance Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma is in KwaZulu-Natal visiting several areas to assess flood damage. It’s all-hands-on-deck as rescue operations…
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CoGTA MEC: KZN flood damage still being assessed
Relief efforts are continuing in KwaZulu-Natal. The death toll has risen to 448 and many are still missing. KZN CoGTA…
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SANDF dispatched and residents urged to stay at home following KZN floods
As inclement weather conditions continue to cause havoc across Kwa-Zulu-Natal (KZN), the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has been…
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NFP wants better security for traditional leaders, equal to that given to mayors
The National Freedom Party (NFP) in KwaZulu-Natal demands that traditional leaders be given benefits like those enjoyed by mayors. The…
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MEC Sipho Hlomuka calls for swift action after Inkosi Maxwell Nxumalo’s murder
The Kwazulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance said it was very concerned about the killing of traditional leaders following yet another…
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Police commissioner Khehla Sithole commends SAPS for swift arrest of suspects in Ndima murder
Police Commissioner General Khehla Sithole has commended the police for arresting suspects linked to the killing of Amajuba District Municipality…
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KZN floods leave over 130 people homeless
Disaster Management teams have been dispatched to parts of KwaZulu-Natal after two days of heavy rains. At least 138 people…
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Ladysmith residents pick up the pieces following devastating floods
Residents living in Ladysmith are picking up the pieces after heavy rains lashed the KwaZulu-Natal town earlier this week. At…
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Severe storms and hail expected in KZN
Heavy rainstorms and possible hail are set to hit parts of KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday. Residents are urged to take precautions…
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Severe thunderstorm warning over parts of KZN
The South African Weather Service (Saws) has issued a yellow level 2 severe thunderstorm warning in the Midlands and the…
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10-year-old boy drowns, another swept away in flooding incidents in KZN
A 10-year-old boy has drowned after being swept away by water while attempting to cross a low-lying bridge in KwaMpumuza,…
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KZN disaster management on high alert as more disruptive weather expected
Disaster management teams are on high alert in KwaZulu-Natal with more disruptive weather expected in parts of the province from…
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Izindona and amakhosi urged to work together amid killings in KZN
KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Sipho Hlomuka has urged traditional leaders – namely the amakhosi and izinduna –…
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KZN residents urged to exercise caution as severe thunderstorms predicted
Severe thunderstorms are expected to lash parts of the KZN province from Tuesday afternoon. The Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs…
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Investigation into municipality’s R5 million breakfast
KZN Cogta MEC, Sipho Hlomuka, is probing a R5-million business breakfast. It was reportedly hosted by the Zululand District Municipality…
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Eskom warns of electricity faults in KZN due cold weather
Eskom on Saturday said it was experiencing a high volume of electricity faults across KwaZulu-Natal due to the cold and…
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KZN MEC calls urgent Imbizo in a bid to stop the killing of traditional leaders
KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) MEC, Sipho Hlomuka, is expected to convene an imbizo comprising of amakhosi, izinduna,…
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KZN Municipalities pay back millions to Eskom
Mthonjaneni Local Municipality has been commended for settling its R6.9 million debt with Eskom, thereby averting the interruption of electricity…
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6-year-old dies after being struck by lightning in KZN
A six-year-old girl has died after being struck by lightning at her home in Madiba Village in the Maphumulo local…
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KZN’s uMkhanyakude district municipality placed under administration
The uMkhanyakude district municipality has been placed under administration, making it the 11th municipality in KwaZulu-Natal to be placed under…
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KZN records 8 fatalities due to heavy rains and flooding
Eight people have died in KwaZulu-Natal since 24 January due to inclement weather, KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional…
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Family evacuated and another house collapses as Eloise continues to batter KZN
A family living in northern KwaZulu-Natal had to be evacuated, while in another area of the province a house collapsed…
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