ECR Newswatch interviews and soundbytes
Hear the latest news soundbytes or interviews from KZN's No. 1 news team: East Coast Radio Newswatch. © East Coast Radio.
Kelly Khumalo' ready for her day in court' amid renewed Meyiwa claims
Award-winning songstress Kelly Khumalo is eagerly waiting for her day in court to dispel allegations she killed her boyfriend Senzo Meyiwa.
South Africans fear knock-effect of massive fuel price hike
Queues were starting to form at filling stations on Tuesday with a massive jump in fuel prices expected at midnight.
Cancer claims life of well-known economist Mike Schussler
Renowned economist and energy expert Mike Schussler has passed away.
'Pull it!' - Ramaphosa tells Mthethwa to cancel R22m flag project
President Cyril Ramaphosa says he gave the Arts and Culture Minister advice over the phone, telling Nathi Mthethwa to cancel the controversial flag project.
History-making deaf graduate at UKZN 'an example to community'
A student at the University of KwaZulu-Natal's Westville campus has made history by becoming the institution's first deaf graduate.
5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour in Durban
Durban Metro Police spokesperson Parboo Sewpersad says there are a number of road closures you need to be aware of around the ICC, where the conference is taking place.
Rescue teams vow not to give up search for missing people
Rescue personnel who travelled from Newcastle to assist in Durban's flood-recovery operations say they won't give up on the search for the dozens of people still missing.
LISTEN: A month since KZN floods and search for bodies continues
Thursday marks a month since horror floods invaded parts of KZN.
Search continues for body of Durban North domestic helper
Efforts to get to the body a woman underneath a collapsed wall at a home in Durban North are continuing.
Sundumbili hostage drama: KZN police searching for 6 armed suspects
A search continues for six armed suspects who targeted at a store in Sundumbili, in northern KZN. They held staff at the Boxer cash-and-carry hostage early this morning.
Zandile Gumede supporters accuse NPA of delay tactics, as trial set for July
But ANC KZN spokesperson Nhlakanipho Ntombela says no deductions can be made until the conference.
Russia-Ukraine war 'will hit our pockets'
EFF Chief Whip Floyd Shivambu says Russia and South Africa's relationship should continue.
'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…