Cato Manor hoping to lure tourists as sector rebounds

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The tourism sector was showing a slow but steady rise in the number of tourists returning to Durban

eThekwini explains delayed response to Kennedy Road fire victims

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A portion of the informal settlement in Clare Estate caught alight at the weekend. Three weeks ago, a fire destroyed about 100 shacks. Aid efforts were delayed. ...

Uproar as Nazareth Baptist Church Ebuhleni branch break Covid protocol

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Thousands descended to Durban to march to city hall instead of the regulated 500

DA questions KZN’s proposed 'smart' city

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The DA felt that the ’smart’ city plans were a revelation that the current government was not serious, given that they have failed to improve the lives of dysfunctional ...

Officials believe Kennedy Road informal settlement fire was intentional

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The eThekwini Municipality suspected the fire was intentional and they had contacted the metro police and the SAPS because they feared for their teams’ safety

Special vote application deadline looms

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Eligible voters have just under a week to submit their special vote applications, with the window set to close on October 4 at 5pm

Kennedy Road fire victims' future unclear

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With almost three decades of every South African citizen being granted a right to vote, not much has changed for some communities whose lives rather seemed to be ...

Praise for Khaya Somgqeza late official of deputy minister who died in a car crash

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Khaya Somgqeza was the head of Justice and Correctional Services Deputy Minister Nkosi Patekile Holomisa’s office

KZN’s low number of fully vaccinated citizens a worry

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Dr Sandile Tshabalala, KZN’s head of department, said only about 767 000 people have been fully vaccinated

Will unvaxxed parents vaccinate their children?

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THE South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has approved the Pfizer vaccination of children aged from 12 years and above,

Potatoes can aid in the fight against Covid-19

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People need to know that potatoes have a lot of fibre and nutrients including potassium that help lower the risk of having heart disease said dietitian Claire Julsing ...

DA plans peaceful march to eThekwini electricity headquarters to submit a memorandum

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The DA felt that the department was at the edge of falling apart because of the limited resources and human incapacity they operated under, which somehow contributed ...

List of foot and mouth disease management areas narrowed in KZN

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Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Thoko Didiza, has narrowed the list of areas in the disease management area that were affected by foot ...

Vaccine passports: what the people have to say

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Covid-19 vaccine passports, or proof of vaccination, could soon be implemented in South Africa, said President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday during the “family meeting”. ...

Academic libraries combat the spread of Covid-19 misinformation

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Siviwe Bangani, director of Research Services at Stellenbosch University’s Library and Information Service recently completed his study titled The fake news wave: ...

Husband, son praise late DA councillor Kanagie Pillay

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She won the Chatsworth Woman of the Year award in 2001 and she was also nominated for 2021’s Shoprite/ Checkers Woman of the Year award

UKZN expert explains ’vaccine passports’, certificates amid growing uncertainty

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On Sunday, President Cyril Ramaphosa introduced “vaccine passports” for various purposes, amid resistance by many South Africans to getting vaccinated

PICS: New offices and fleet worth R34m for Ndwedwe Municipality

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The new assets included the “technical” municipal offices valued at R14 million; a new municipality fleet consisting of a 23-seater bus and 10 municipal cars valued ...

KwaMashu Business Chamber to the rescue

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Although we have an increasing number of malls in townships, they are comprised of national franchises and of listed companies. It would be fair to say they just ...

‘No more government bailouts’ for SOEs: Public Works DG

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According to the National Government Directory, there are 129 state-owned enterprises and other public entities. Some of the SOEs that received bailouts recently ...

Zanele kaMagwaza-Msibi’s memorial service will be held this Thursday

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National Freedom Party thanked everyone for their tributes after the news of the passing of Zanele kaMagwaza-Msibi was made public

Relief for Blackburn informal settlement residents

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The Sibaya Community Trust, in collaboration with other humanitarian organisations, donated personal procurement equipment and other basic necessities to the Blackburn ...

'A shining light has been dimmed', says premier Sihle Zikalala on kaMagwaza-Msibi’s death

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KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala led a government delegation to the home of the late NFP leader to pay their tributes to the family and NFP members

Eskom Expo – moveable bridges for flooding

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Lonathemba Mazibuko from Curro Saint Dominics in Newcastle secured her an Eskom award for Best Female Project for solving the mystery behind flooding bridges

Several suspects appear in court for drug dealing

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The women, aged 23 and 24, were apprehended during an SAPS intelligence operation in the Mountain Rise policing area