KZN

Thousands expected at ANC manifesto launch in KZN

People have started to gather at the Harry Gwala stadium in Pietermaritzburg ahead of the ANC’s provincial election manifesto launch. According to the programme, President Jacob Zuma is expected to address a crowd of about 40 000 at 12 000-seater stadium. The province has been rocked by several killings which[…]

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Four dead in KZN lightning strikes

Durban – Another person has died after being struck by lightning in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), the province’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) said on Monday. The latest light lightning strike happened at around 19h30 on Sunday night at a house in the Ndwedwe area, said KZN EMS spokesman Robert Mckenzie. “At this[…]

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KZN quake measured 3.8

 DURBAN – The earthquake that shook KwaZulu-Natal’s coastal regions on Saturday measured 3.8 on the Richter scale, according to the Council for Geoscience. “We recorded it as a magnitude 3.8 off the coast of Umhlanga, which agrees with the reports we received of how people experienced the event,” council seismologist[…]

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Muslims object to casinos in shopping malls

The South African Muslim Network (SAMNET) has strongly opposed the introduction of Electronic Bingo Terminals (EBTs) at multiple shopping malls in Kwazulu-Natal (KZN). The organisation has undertaken a campaign to mobilise all concerned parties into voicing their opposition to the installation of the new gambling stations. With hearings set to[…]

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Palestinian pickets continue

While a ceasefire been Israel and Hamas remains in tact for now, South Africans are still keeping the conflict in Gaza firmly on the national agenda. In Cape Town, activists from various organisations have taken it upon themselves to picket every Sunday for the past four weeks. The weekly picket[…]

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