Durban in the News:
DA agrees to hold virtual elective congress: The DA’s federal council has agreed to hold a virtual elective congress at which the party will vote for a new leader …
Mental evaluation for KZN woman who posed as a medical intern: This after Nkandla regional magistrate Morne Swanepoel on Monday ruled that the woman be sent to Fort Napier hospital for mental evaluation. Ndlovu, who was represented by a legal aid lawyer, made a …
KZN premier tells citizens ‘the Covid-19 storm is here’: KwaZulu-Natal is in the midst of weathering the Covid-19 storm, as confirmed by a drastic increase in positive cases over the past week.
Ructions in DA over virtual congress: Black members oppose decision The DA is divided over the decision by the organisation’s top brass to hold a virtual elective conference on October 31. The party’s federal council’s meeting is due to …
Cable thieves arrested by Mayville police: POLICE officers from Mayville SAPS recently conducted an operation which yielded positive results in their policing area. According to provincial SAPS spokesperson, Colonel Thembeka Mbele, the …
KwaZulu-Natal premier wishes King Zwelithini a happy birthday: Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala on Monday wished His Majesty King Goodwill Zwelithini a happy 72nd birthday. Zikalala praised King Zwelithini for his role in promoting unity among the different races in …
SA COVID-19 infections rise to 445 433: COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the virus has killed 114 more people on Sunday, pushing the death toll to 6769.Of the additional deaths, 34 were reported in Limpopo, 30 in the Western Cape …
Click here to submit your News – free.
Have you tried: Travelling to South Africa?
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.
Watch a Video:
