This move comes after the revelation that half of all municipal accountants in the country do not meet the minimum skills requirements for their positions.

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala said the provincial government will continue with efforts to empower the youth to participate in the mainstream economy.

According to the Human Sciences Research Council, over 250,000 new HIV infections occur in South Africa annually.

Bongekile ‘Babes Wodumo’ Simelane and her partner Mandla ‘Mampintsha’ Maphumulo were meant to appear in court on Tuesday after Simelane laid assault charges against him.

KwaZulu-Natal National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Natasha Kara said the withdrawal of the charges follows a mediation process between the accused and the complainant.

ANC councillors came to Zandile Gumede’s defence, saying the mayor was innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

It is vital for black leaders to live without dehumanising African people. Even for the former president, writes Nkosikhona Duma.

Over a week ago, EPWP workers marched to controversial eThekwini Mayor Zandile Gumede's office to demand the permanent jobs and salary increases that the Mayor had promised shortly after she was elected in 2016.

Raising workplace issues results in threats of firing, say eThekwini Extended Public Works Programme workers.

The group of about 100 marched through the streets of Durban and asked Mayor Zandile Gumede to deliver on a promise she allegedly made to workers from the Expanded Public Works Programme in 2017.

Residents also allege that they were subjected to police brutality on Monday after they staged a protest on water cuts.

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Willies Mchunu revealed on Monday that the cost of damage caused by the recent torrential rains in the province had risen to R1.1 billion.