Kwazulu-Natal

‘Do not provoke me’: Zuma warns detractors

Former president Jacob Zuma has “warned” those who continue to speak about him in public not to “provoke” him. Zuma told his detractors to keep quiet and discuss their own organisations, not him. “Not me, because I have things to say about their organisations, but I don’t want to do[…]

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ANC prepares to dissolve KZN PEC

The African National Congress (ANC) will use the next three days to get legal counsel on the correct way to navigate KwaZulu-Natal before dissolving the provincial executive committee (PEC) which was declared unlawful by a full bench of judges of the Pietermaritzburg High Court, secretary general, Gwede Mantashe said on[…]

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Death threats, court case mark battle for ANC

Death threats and court challenges mark an intensifying battle for control of the African National Congress (ANC) as factions fight it out in provinces before the party elects a new leader to replace Jacob Zuma. In the region with the most ANC members, KwaZulu-Natal, the high court is expected to[…]

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Kathrada memorial organisers haul ANCYL to court

Organisers of the Ahmed Kathrada memorial in Durban are proceeding with court action against the ANC Youth League in KwaZulu-Natal. The league has failed to apologise for disrupting the struggle veteran’s memorial service. The Active Citizens’ Movement had given the league a deadline to apologise by Saturday afternoon. But the[…]

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Illegal miners die in accident at KZN mine

Five people have died in a blast during illegal mining activities at the Klipwal Mine in KwaZulu-Natal, the mining company announced on Sunday. “Despite extensive search and rescue operations… five illegal miners have lost their lives in a blasting accident,” Birrell Mining CEO, Lloyd Birrell, said in a statement. It[…]

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Stop the killing – Zuma

President Jacob Zuma called for an end to the killing linked to the xenophobic attacks on Wednesday that has left five people dead in the Durban area, and put parts of Johannesburg on edge. ”I think this now must stop, because we cannot continue killing one another,” said Zuma in[…]

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Rights violation charge laid against Zulu king

Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini faces another charge of hate speech and violating human rights – this time by the Western Cape organiser of the SA National Defence Union. Tim Flack, famously booted out of a Parliament committee meeting in 2013 for wearing shorts, said he was spurred into action after[…]

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Muslims assist xenophobia victims

While calm has been restored in parts of Kwa-Zulu Natal where xenophobic violence created chaos on Tuesday, NGO’s are getting involved by assisting refugees. The Al-Imdaad Foundation has been assisting foreign nationals who have been affected by the recent xenophobic attacks in Durban over the past week and a half.[…]

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Xenophobic violence: Kid shot three times

A young teenage boy died after being shot three times during a looting spree in Lindelani in KwaZulu-Natal, hit by deadly xenophobic violence that broke out over the weekend. But there was no need yet for the army to be sent in, said Police Minister Nathi Nhleko, who described the[…]

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