Vacationers flocked to Durban for the first major holidays since the beaches have been reopened. 1 minute KwaZulu-Natal is gearing up to welcome nearly 70 000 international tourists during the festive season, according to provincial tourism spokesperson Pinky Radebe. Highlighting the importance of ensuring visitor safety, Radebe said over 500 seasonal workers have been employed…
US President Donald Trump 2 minutes The Department of International Relations and Co-operation (DIRCO) says it’s willing to engage with the administration of US President-elect Donald Trump if given an opportunity. This after Trump posted on social media a warning to BRICS nations that he would require commitments that they would not create a new…
A woman buying bread at a shop. 2 minutes With over one thousand non-compliant spaza shops, factories and warehouses being forced to shut their doors, the City of Tshwane seeks to strengthen its approach to this crisis by approving a draft informal trading and township economy bylaw for public consultation. It is less than two…
A gavel in the courtroom. 1 minute The Verulam Regional Court north of Durban has sentenced two men to a term of life imprisonment for each of the three counts of rape they committed in 2023 in Ndwedwe, KwaZulu-Natal. In a statement, the National Prosecuting Authority says that the complainant and her friends were at…
People working on a farm. 2 minutes Land reform and Rural Development Minister Mzwanele Nhyontso says the majority of land beneficiaries are women. Nhyontso was speaking during the Commemoration of 30 years of the Restitution of the Land Rights Act at the Freedom Park Heritage site in Pretoria today. According to the Land Claims Commission,…
Corn grows in a field outside Wyanet, Illinois, July 6, 2018. 3 minutes Land Reform and Rural Development Minister Mzwanele Nyhontso says the high cost of land continues to be one of the stumbling blocks to the pace of land restitution. The Commission on Restitution of Land Rights reflected on 30 years of the Restitution…
A cluster of rare yellow lillies indigenous to Limpopo. 1 minute Residents of Leolo and Roosenekal in Limpopo want to benefit from the indigenous and rare yellow arum Lilly flower. The flower is protected by the South African Biodiversity Institute. The Institute has strict rules on how the flower should be harvested to prevent it…
The ANC NWC discussing KwaZulu-Natal organisational issues during a meeting at Birchwood Conference Centre. 2 minutes African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says the fate of the KwaZulu-Natal provincial structure will be decided on within the next two weeks. This follows a meeting of the ANC National Working Committee and the KZN Provincial Executive…
A cyclist cools off during a heatwave. 2 minutes The South African Weather Service (SWAS) has issued a warning for a week-long heatwave. Extremely high temperatures are expected in Gauteng, the northern part of KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo and Mpumalanga. The North West and the Free State have also been warned of high temperatures. However, temperatures are…
A mine worker walks underground. 2 minutes Community members in Stilfontein have started sending food and water to illegal miners, who are still underground in Shaft 11. This comes after a recent North Gauteng High Court order which permitted humanitarian aid to be delivered to the miners, who are reported to be living in dire…
