Woman dies, teenager hurt as fire guts 49 shacks in Cato Manor

Fire victims say they are likely to spend a second night outside because they don’t have material to rebuild their homes

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News | 19 April 2021

“We cannot escape the smell”: Women have to clear away sewage before they can do their laundry

Toilets overflowing since June last year, but eThekwini municipality says blockages are caused by foreign objects

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News | 15 April 2021

Students unable to pay rent sleep outside college gates

“Getting education in this country is still a challenge and it won’t be better anytime soon”

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Brief | 14 April 2021

KZN church leaders speak out against xenophobia

MK vet leader says the organisation’s name has been dragged “to the ground” by attackers claiming to be veterans

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Brief | 8 April 2021

Learners are taught outside at tiny rural school

District officials are visiting the school in Ndwedwe

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News | 8 April 2021

Taxi operators bring township to a standstill over potholed roads

This comes two years after people last protested for the roads to be fixed in Maqongqo, Pietermaritzburg

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Brief | 30 March 2021

Community shuts down dilapidated Pietermaritzburg school

Education department to investigate complaints

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News | 18 March 2021

Parents shut down school, take circuit manager hostage

“We buy chalk ourselves” says teacher

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Brief | 12 March 2021

“It is a sin that South Africans can do this to their fellow Africans” says witness to Durban violence

But no evidence of the alleged killing of two immigrants in last week’s attack

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News | 9 March 2021

Taps ran dry in Ndwedwe six years ago

Ilembe District Municipality intends to solve the problem by 2024

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News | 4 March 2021

R66-million bridge left up in the air

Foundations for the Umdloti Bridge were finished in October 2018

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Brief | 19 February 2021

Schools shut down in protest over lack of water

Protesters prevent learners from attending classes until tap water is restored

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Brief | 15 February 2021

Protest over stalled road project in Pietermaritzburg

“You can’t tell me that fixing one kilometre can take years”

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Brief | 11 February 2021

Environmentalists lose bid to close Somkhele coal mine

Judge said applicants had not produced evidence to support their claims

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Law | 9 February 2021