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UPDATE: SA recoveries reach 236,260 as death toll breaches 6,000: There were 13,104 new infections. There were 153 new coronavirus-related deaths: 48 from the Eastern Cape; 38 from KwaZulu-Natal; 31 Gauteng; 28 from the Western Cape and 8 from the Northern Cape. The …
COVID-19: Government monitoring rising cases in KZN: Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, says KwaZulu-Natal appears to be following the same trend of COVID-19 infections, as witnessed in the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Gauteng provinces.The Minister …
Ramaphosa takes tough stance on corruption, schools reclose for a month, and pandemic’s official death toll is cast into doubt: Provincial disaster relief funding for health has already run out in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and North West. Meanwhile, Eastern Cape has spent just R3.12-million of its R44,551,000 allocation. This was …
Over 300k job losses forecast in KZN due to COVID-19: MEC Pillay said the total amount needed to fight COVID-19 in the province was estimated at R11.5 billion. DURBAN – KwaZulu-Natal Finance MEC Ravi Pillay said over 300,000 job losses were projected for …
IFP wants KZN Premier to act against Soc Dev MEC over irregular expenditure: Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala revealed this week that the provincial Department of Social Development had spent R22 million procuring blankets, but there were questions because a needs analysis was not …
KZN education department lost R4m on undelivered sanitary pads: The KwaZulu-Natal department of education says that it lost more than R4m when sanitary pads were not delivered as part of its sanitary pads programme in 2016/17. In a media briefing on the …
ANC KZN investigates senior member over role in arrest of former lover: Provincial secretary Mdumiseni Ntuli announced that party veteran Willies Mchunu will lead an inquiry to get to the bottom of allegations against provincial executive member Jomo Sibiya.
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Quick Durban KwaZulu-Natal Fact: The KwaZulu-Natal Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council buildings, both national monuments, formed a colonial Parliament of two houses: a Council of 11 nominated members and an Assembly of 37 elected members. The Natal Parliament was disbanded in 1910 when the Union of South Africa was formed, and the Assembly became the meeting place of the Natal Provincial Council. The Council was disbanded in 1986.
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