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
Bid to resolve crisis in KwaZulu-Natal special schools
Learners say they are not taken seriously because they live with disabilities
News | 20 April 2023
Glebelands Eight trial: Hitmen handed life sentences
Judge Chili said that the group operated as a “law unto themselves”
Brief | 17 February 2023
Anguish of father of two sisters swept away by Msunduzi River
The municipality says recovery efforts will continue when water levels subside
Brief | 22 April 2022
Parents shut down school in Pietermaritzburg
Department of Education has not yet fixed classrooms damaged by storm
Brief | 2 March 2022
“Bullied” into silence over use of corporal punishment at school, says parent
Learners of Siqongweni Secondary say they are beaten and this appears to be supported by video evidence
Brief | 28 February 2022