Blackouts will continue until illegal connections are removed, warns ward councillor
“The area is dark and it is dangerous for those who return from work at night”
Brief | 4 August 2020
Covid-19: Hospital staff picket in Pietermaritzburg
Workers demand better protection from infection
Brief | 29 July 2020
24 arrested in protest against Pietermaritzburg ward councillor
“I was chosen by people of ward 29 not by a few individuals” says ANC’s Spha Madlala
Brief | 28 July 2020
Loadshedding “unavoidable” after substation blows, says mayor
Power restored in Pietermaritzburg community after protesters bring area to standstill over five-day blackout
Brief | 27 July 2020
Clinic reopens after agreement between workers and health department
Facility closed on Friday because of lack of PPE
Brief | 20 July 2020
KZN hospital shut down, patients evacuated
“Thanks for the opportunity but we will not be commenting” says provincial health department
News | 17 July 2020
Children cross the Msunduzi to get to school
There are plans for a bridge but no timeframe
Brief | 15 July 2020
Unions accuse government of breaking promise to increases workers’ salaries
“Workers on duty during lockdown must be paid for risk or danger allowance,” says COSATU leader
Brief | 6 July 2020
“We are forgotten. We will be remembered when the elections are closer”
Residents of Khethi in Pietermaritzburg struggle to access schools, clinics and water
News | 2 July 2020