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SIU to go after Covid-19 linked corruption cases: “We have received reports around KwaZulu-Natal, we have received reports around Eastern Cape, so we have included those [in the application for a proclamation],” said Mothibi. He said his team had …
Durban July to be run without fans: Africa’s most glamorous horse racing event will not feature scores of fashion-forward celebs or revellers that typically bring about R300-million for the economy.
The matter of the Durban Bishop ended today: Bishop Bheki Ngcobo of the Inkanyezi Church of Christ appeared at the Durban magistrate court today for charges of contravention of the disaster management act after he was arrested by the Provincial …
Solidarity Fund spends R1.2bn on Covid-19 PPE: The fund, which has amassed R2.1bn to date, has also partnered with Phelophepa health care trains to ramp up coronavirus testing around the country.
5 Destinations’ Signature Street Food Dishes To Make At Home (Recipes Included): As a country currently obsessed with making banana bread, why not broaden your pandemic cooking horizons with some beloved street food dishes from around the world? Channel your passion for travel …
Schools get more learning material to prevent Covid-19 spread ahead of re-opening: Education MEC Kwazi Mshengu visited the Learning and Teaching Support Material warehouse in eManzimtoti on Thursday to inspect the delivery of the additional books the department had ordered …
Where are they now: Meet the voice behind those ‘SMS LOVE to 31314’ adverts: The client loved my voice and delivery.” Taking to her Twitter page, Spha also shared a thread with her followers detailing how she became the voice behind several of the on-screen TV subscription ads …
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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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