Fire victims relocated to waterlogged site

Survivors of a devastating blaze in December say the site they were relocated to is unsuitable and unserviced

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News | 12 February 2020

Schools threaten legal action over “dump”

“The Pietermaritzburg landfill could be an economic opportunity instead of an environmental nightmare”

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News | 10 February 2020

Union rivalry disrupts teaching at KZN school

Conflict between NATU and SADTU has been ongoing at Emzamweni High

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News | 7 February 2020

Violent protests after taps run dry in Ntuzuma

Municipality says load shedding is partly to blame for water crisis

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News | 6 February 2020

Unpaid asbestos removal workers close primary school

“We ask for material and we are told we will share. They buy things in single boxes. Something is not right here,” says worker

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Brief | 6 February 2020

Students up in arms and employees down tools at UKZN

HIV support centre torched during protests

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News | 4 February 2020

UNISA students, workers, protest in Pietermaritzburg

Mediator appointed in wage dispute

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Brief | 4 February 2020

Sick Durban river spoils popular recreational lagoon

Civil action could address pollution in Mdloti river

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News | 3 February 2020

UNISA students protest against NSFAS exclusions

Protesters claim that some returning students who achieved more than 50% pass marks have not had their funding renewed

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Brief | 28 January 2020

Apology and retraction

One of our freelance reporters fabricated quotes

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GroundView | 28 January 2020

“I’m still shaking with fear” says Newcastle shop owner - STORY RETRACTED

Dozens of immigrant-owned stores in Osizweni and Madadeni were ransacked and vandalised on Thursday

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Brief | 24 January 2020

Learners sent home after municipality cuts water supply to Pietermaritzburg school

School ran up bill of R2 million, says municipality

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Brief | 21 January 2020

Protesters shut clinic in Pietermaritzburg

Willowfontein residents demand municipality keeps promise to fix road

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Brief | 21 January 2020

Neighbour saves children from burning shack

“He heard little voices coming from the inside”

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News | 7 January 2020

Pietermaritzburg fire leaves 164 people homeless

“Our clothes and food went up in flames”

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Brief | 10 December 2019