Where are the missing bullets?

Sibusiso Mboto|Published

Municipal manager Sthembiso Ntombela said it had become necessary to seek the services of experts on the matter.

Bullets missing from municipal safe

Sibusiso Mboto|Published

Police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda confirmed that police in Dundee are investigating a case of theft.

Parties send in the big guns

Sibusiso Mboto and Bongani Hans|Published

Former president Thabo Mbeki was at Heroes Acre in Imbali in KZN on Saturday.

Splinter parties become kingmakers

Sibusiso Mboto|Published

They play a crucial role in coalition governments and holding the balance of power. In some cases, they serve as kingmakers, steering policy decisions and influencing ...

Clean river a human right

Sibusiso Mboto|Published

Businesses and civil society in Pietermaritzburg are campaigning together in a bid to get Human Rights Commission intervention on pollution of the Dusi River.

The ANC must remove useless leaders – Mbeki

Sibusiso Mboto|Published

Former president Thabo Mbeki says the ruling party should ensure it lives up to promises made in its manifesto.

Sorry Comrades, no Marathon up your street

Sibusiso Mboto|Published

The Pietermaritzburg street which houses the headquarters of the iconic Comrades Marathon has been renamed ‒ but it’s a half job, says the governing body.

Quest for clean living spaces

Sibusiso Mboto|Published

KZN capital environmental activists hope to make a change in townships.

ANC postpones Zuma hearing

Sibusiso Mboto|Published

The ANC postponed its disciplinary hearing involving Jacob Zuma, but supporters of the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party).

Tributes for ex-speaker of the legislature in KZN

Sibusiso Mboto|Published

Traditional leader remembered as a pathfinder during the early days of democratic legislature.

Truck drivers’ May Day woes remain unheard

Sibusiso Mboto|Published

Drivers complain of harsh working conditions and little to show for their labour.

MEC Duma applauds multi-billion rand Wilmar project

Sibusiso Mboto|Published

According to Siboniso Duma, KZN MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs and Leader of Government Business, the government remains focused ...

Women hardly represented in politics

Sibusiso Mboto|Published

There are about 50 parties that will be contesting the elections, and only three have women leaders.

Another tough year ahead for KZN

Sibusiso Mboto|Published

KwaZulu-Natal’s two biggest departments will struggle to pay their employees and will most likely need a bailout from the National Treasury before the end of the ...

Plans to clean up PMB drug hot spots

Sibusiso Mboto|Published

A two-day crime-fighting summit at Harry Gwala Stadium this week noted how crime was spiralling out of control in Pietermaritzburg and was rendering the city uninhabitable ...

SA tired of ‘vote for jobs’ lure

Wendy Jasson Da Costa and Sibusiso Mboto|Published

Parties are trying to win voters with the promise of jobs, but not one has a credible plan.

End of an era for Minority Front

Sibusiso Mboto|Published

Minority Front (MF) leader Shameen Thakur-Rajbansi bows out after 25 years in the legislature.

Prayer meeting in Imbali appeals for an end to disasters in KZN

Sibusiso Mboto|Published

KZN Cogta MEC calls for swift response by communities when weather alerts are issued by the department as this can save lives.

Cheap online shopping costing SA jobs

Wendy Jasson Da Costa and Sibusiso Mboto|Published

Online shopping websites like Shein and Temu are having a devastating impact on locally produced goods and costing jobs.

‘Retrenchment was exactly what I needed to get going!’

Sibusiso Mboto|Published

Being retrenched was the defining moment for Neliswa Mntungwa “because there was no excuse for me not to pursue my dream”.

Scopa slams KZN Education Department

Sibusiso Mboto|Published

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education’s spending of 88% of its budget on workers’ salaries is a cause for concern.

Pension funds may relieve debt

Sibusiso Mboto|Published

Calls for careful decisions about worker pension funds.

Warning on business tariffs

Sibusiso Mboto|Published

The Msunduzi Municipality has proposed a 12 % increase on water, 17% on electricity, 9% on sanitation and 12% on waste removal.

Queen of the rallies, her vote undecided

Sibusiso Mboto|Published

The curiosity of manifestos has made a student the queen of political rallies.

Firm action on implicated officials

Sibusiso Mboto|Published

Freezing of pensions seen as a proper way of recovering money from government officials implicated in corruption.