Unemployed doctors march to Department of Health
They demand permanent jobs and no budget cuts to healthcare
Brief | 12 February 2024
Nearly 100,000 households in Msunduzi have no refuse collection
As illegal dumps mushroom, the municipality is trying to expand rubbish collection services
News | 9 February 2024
Water outages force Pietermaritzburg municipal offices to close
Several pipes burst in Msunduzi Municipality
Brief | 31 January 2024
Meter tampering and illegal connections plunge Edendale into darkness most nights
“We are without power at … least 48 hours a week” says resident
News | 23 January 2024
Pietermaritzburg township plagued by raw sewage spills
Msunduzi Municipality blames ageing infrastructure, improper waste disposal, and illegal connections
News | 17 January 2024
Pietermaritzburg station opens but train delayed 10 hours
Passenger rail services were suspended at the station in 2021 due to vandalism and theft
News | 12 December 2023
Pietermaritzburg shack dwellers have been relocated to flats. But some can’t afford the rent
And some residents expressed joy at living in a brick and mortar home
Brief | 27 November 2023
Court error causes years of delay in prisoner’s appeal
Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services received 2,244 complaints from prisoners appealing their sentences. KZN accounted for nearly half of these.
News | 16 October 2023
Man “maliciously arrested” by police gets R3.4 million in damages
But only after spending nearly three years in prison
Law | 24 August 2023