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- uShaka Marine World’s Wet ‘n Wild water park closes
One of Durban’s main attractions, uShaka Marine World, has announced the temporary closure of its Wet ‘n Wild water park.
- English giants dominate line-up for Champions League last-16 draw
The draw for the latter stages of this season's Champions League takes place tomorrow with Newcastle United's midweek victory against Qarabag meaning an unprecedented six English sides will feature in the last 16.
- Wilson’s Wharf and businesses choked by litter after heavy rains
Recent heavy rains over Durban have left the bay at Wilson’s Wharf strewn with litter and debris, prompting urgent calls for action from the local business and environmental activists.
- Budget relief alone is not good strategy
The withdrawal of R20 billion in proposed tax increases will be welcomed by South Africans, who have grown used to each Budget bringing another squeeze on their pay packets, but relief on paper does not change the fact that the economy remains too weak to carry the country forward with any confidence.
- King hires some of the top legal minds to take greater control of Ingonyama Trust
In a move to effectively control the 3 million hectares of land under traditional leadership (amakhosi) in Kwazulu-Natal, AmaZulu king Misuzulu kaZwelithini has called for the overhaul of the Ingonyama Trust Act, particularly the clause that gives the government powers to appoint the board.
- Concern about the ballooning overtime expenses at Durban Metro Police Service
The Durban Metro Police Service’s ballooning overtime expenses of R109 million could be resolved once additional officers are recruited.
- Bold move for gender equity
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) is making significant strides in promoting gender equity and empowering women across various levels of its operations.
- Missed opportunity for economic growth
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) notes with extreme disappointment the lacklustre 2026/27 Budget and Medium-Term Expenditure Framework tabled at Parliament by the government.
- The case for renaming UWC after Allan Boesak
History does not permit stillness. It unsettles, disrupts, reforms, and renews. Change is not merely an accident of time; it is the architecture of existence. Institutions, like nations and persons, are compelled to evolve or risk irrelevance.
- End to load shedding declared, but is it really?
Eskom has fully stabilised the national electricity system, and South Africa is no longer in an energy crisis, with the grid performing at a level not seen in five years, supported by an additional 4 400MW (megawatts) of available generation capacity compared to the same period in the previous year, the Electricity Department said.
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DEEP within the scenic hills of uThukela District Municipality, neighbouring the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park on the outskirts of KwaZulu-Natal, lies KwaMkhize, a community long deprived of reliable access to potable water....
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Presently, the school subject History is offered in the Intermediate ; Senior (InterSen) phase and Further Education and Training (FET) phase. In the InterSen phaseit is a compulsory subject, but amalgamated with Geography under Social Sciences, whereas in the latter phase, it is an optional...
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The call for African media to turn to constructive journalism could help media bridge the worsening globally biased polarisation mirroring the resurgency of Cold war politics in the coverage of China-Africa relations....
- The systematic propaganda of ‘Daily Maverick’ – a front for liberal fascism?
Daily Maverick, acclaimed for its progressive façade and “commitment to ethical journalism” is a veritable testament to the convolutions and contradictions inherent in the modern media landscape....
- Did US give Israel a licence to kill? Let’s get the Indian monument on track UK finds itself in the throes of anarchy Picket at Holocaust centre all about Gaza Our new government of unity can save SA Feminism in Gaza died a bloody death
The Gaza war is entering its 10th month. Gaza is only 359 square kilometres ; Israel is 21 671 square kilometres. Israel is approximately sixty times bigger than Gaza....