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'I won't step aside' - under-fire Mantashe keeping hold of ANC position
Former ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe says he will not step aside from the governing party pending investigations into his role in the state capture web.
'I will forever be grateful for the gift of you' - Riky Ricky's wife Bianca Naidoo
The wife of Rikhado Makhado, better known as Riky Rick, has given an emotional tribute to her late husband.
My #FreeZuma post did not incite violence during unrest - Kaunda
eThekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda has told the South African Human Rights Commission that his Facebook post in July last year about freeing Jacob Zuma did not incite violence.
'People are scared' - SA ambassador to Ukraine amid Russia invasion
South Africa's ambassador to Ukraine has described the terror gripping the country, saying some residents have sought refuge in basements and underground bunkers just to keep safe at night.
Chatsworth shooting: Mom dies days after kids’ funeral
A woman has passed away in hospital just over a week after she and her children were shot in their Chatsworth home.
Durban woman swims coast-to-coast for plastic-free ocean
A Durban woman has begun her 1 500 kilometre swim to Cape Town to raise awareness on plastic pollution in the ocean.
SONA debate: Private sector will never be about job creation - Malema
Meanwhile, Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema says sending jobseekers to the private sector is like sending cattle to the slaughter.
LISTEN: Full details on N3 emergency operation after gas tanker flips
National roads agency, Sanral says specialist equipment had to be brought in from Durban to plug the valve of a tanker carrying LPG that overturned on the N3 near Ashburton last night. Both sides of the road have been reopened after an hours-long closure. Newswatch's Natarah Nadesan spoke to Nomsa…
Calls for Ramaphosa to tackle crime and unemployment at SONA 2022
Housing, crime and unemployment are some of the issues South Africans want President Cyril Ramaphosa to tackle when he delivers the 2022 State of the Nation Address this evening.
Tourists warned of Valentine’s Day 'helicopter scam'
Another Durbanite, Krien Govender, says he knew something was up when he scrutinised the payment method that the alleged tour company insisted on.
Tourists warned of Valentine’s Day ‘helicopter scam’
Durban resident Shanell Richards says a Valentine's Day package of a chopper ride from Virginia Airport ending with a picnic and game drive at a lodge in the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park piqued her interest.
Miss SA Lalela Mswane ‘super excited’ for KZN homecoming tour
Lalela Mswane has arrived in KwaZulu-Natal to finally celebrate her Miss South Africa homecoming parade.
LISTEN: Mlambo rests bid for CJ on 7 pillars
Gauteng Judge President Dunstan Mlambo has wrapped up his interview for the Chief Justice position after hours of rigorous questioning.
PMB court hears Zuma 'can’t apply for leave to appeal'
The Pietermaritzburg High Court has heard former president, Jacob Zuma has no right to apply for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal over the dismissal of the special plea application unless and until he has been convicted and sentenced in his corruption matter.
Remaining suspects nabbed for stabbing, robbing Dassenhoek pupils
The remaining two suspects believed to have stabbed and robbed pupils at a high school in Pinetown on Wednesday are behind bars.
‘Against all odds’ - Top KZN top matriculant wants to break barriers
A legally blind Durban teenager says her heart is set on pursuing a career in law or psychology, adding that she'd made it this far despite the odds.
LISTEN: Top KZN matrics thank parents, community for success
Top KZN matrics thank parents and community for success
Obituary: Archbishop Desmond Tutu dead at 90
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has died at the age of 90, Dr Thabo Makgoba, Archbishop of Cape Town and Metropolitan of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa has announced.
Parents urged to get teens jabbed
KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane has appealed to parents of children between the ages of 12-17 to encourage them to get vaccinated.
Mbalula: Preliminary festive season stats show spike in crashes
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula says preliminary festive season statistics show that there has been a 142% spike in crashes with multiple fatalities in the country.