Family of 13 living in a shack have “tried everything” but “there are just no jobs”
“I am trying my best to get them a house or a decent place to live in,” says ward councillor
Brief | 29 July 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
Municipality hands over RDP houses without water, toilets or electricity
Beneficiaries of the housing project say they’ve been battling since they moved in four years ago
News | 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
Unemployed Cato Crest women start chicken farm to feed their families
“We are determined to make a success of this”
Brief | 20 July 2020
Courts thwart king’s attempt to control land
Instead R1 billion worth of restituted land will be held by community property associations, which is what its claimants want
Law | 17 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