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Covid-19: 475 new cases, 47 deaths in SA in 24 hours: Of the new cases, more than a third were in Gauteng (35%, or 162 cases). Only two other provinces — the Western Cape (64 cases) and KwaZulu-Natal (59 cases) — recorded more than 50 infections in the …
When Secrets Become Stories edited by Sue Nyathi: It’s not that bad, she told herself. In sharing their experiences from girlhood to the boardroom, from Cape Town’s suburbs to the hills of KwaZulu-Natal, women from different walks of life show how …
Mainstream Renewable Power projects to deliver 1.27 GW of new wind and solar for South Africa: The Mainstream-led consortium, named “Ikamva” which means “the future” in Xhosa, will deliver six onshore wind projects and six solar PV projects, including the first REIPPPP project in South Africa’s …
SA records 47 COVID-19 related deaths in the past 24-hours: KwaZulu-Natal accounted for 12%; Free State and Northern Cape each accounted for 9% respectively; Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga each accounted for 7% respectively; North West and Limpopo each accounted …
IEC KZN says its all systems go for its four million registered voters in the province: THE Electoral Commission in KwaZulu-Natal says it is all systems go for Monday’s local government elections at its 4940 voting stations across the province. This was revealed on Friday by KZN acting …
SA’s voting dynamics have changed: It’s no longer a race between the Big 3: Fifthly, not all provinces are the same. In KwaZulu-Natal, for example, the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) cannot be ignored. In fact, it poses a bigger threat to the ANC than the DA and the EFF combined …
South Africa: Decaying Ugu District – Mayor Says Protests Alert Municipalities to Service Delivery Challenges in KZN’s South Coast: Ngcobo made his sans-a-blush comments at an ANC-organised “Hot Seat” forum on Monday where six of KwaZulu-Natal’s mayors were able to “state their case”, as well as field questions from …
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Quick Durban KwaZulu-Natal Fact: In June 2007 the KZN parliament passed the Prevention of Slums Bill in the Provincial Parliament. The Bill compels landowners to evict shackdwellers, on the threat of arrest and criminalises resistance to evictions. The provincial Department of Housing, that brought the Bill to the Provincial Parliament, has repeatedly stated that ‘the slums will be cleared by 2010 in KwaZulu-Natal’. The Bill has been heavily criticised by academics, human rights organisations and civil society. The shack dwellers’ movement Abahlali baseMjondolo is planning mass mobilising against the Bill and is also taking the matter to the Constitutional Court with support from a pro bono legal centre.
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