The ANC-run Impendle local municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands has, for the umpteenth time, failed to pay staff salaries on time. This is the third time in nine months the municipality has failed to pay the salaries on time, leaving its employees stressed. Salaries were first delayed in April of last year, followed by another late payment in May. The municipality was supposed to pay January 2026 salaries by Thursday, 22 January 2026. As of 26 January 2026, employees had…

Former SABC Chief Operations Officer (COO) Hlaudi Motsoeneng has called on residents of the Maluti-A-Phofung local municipality in the Free State province to dump the ANC in the upcoming local government elections. Motsoeneng, now leader of the African Content Movement (ACM), accused the former governing party of turning its back on the people. He was speaking at a party gathering in Qwaqwa on Saturday, where the ACM was mobilising its structures in preparation ahead of the polls. Motsoeneng ripped through…

The acting station commander of the KwaMashu police station in Durban has allegedly directed police officers at the station to stop arresting illegal immigrants as that is straining their resources. Colonel BC Silinga allegedly gave the directive that has irked the likes of the March and March Movement via Whatsapp on Friday morning. According to several sources within the police station, the directive was posted on the Whatsapp group of the visible police division by Silinga. In the message, Silinga…

The Provincial Task Team (PTT) of the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal has extended the term of office for all the 11 regions in the province to March this year. The extension is contained in a memo to the regions dated 21 January 2026, which was signed off by Mike Mabuyakhulu, the provincial coordinator. Mabuyakhulu told the branches that the extension is subject to further review by the National Executive Committee (NEC). “This correspondence serves to update you on the status of…

The King of the Zulu nation has called for the colonial name “Natal” to be removed from the official title of the province of KwaZulu-Natal. Speaking in Nquthu during commemorations of the historic Battle of Isandlwana, King Misuzulu kaZwelithini implied that the colonial name may be contributing to a sense of entitlement among some foreign nationals living in the province. The battle of Isandlwana took place on 22 January 1879, following a royal directive by the legendary King Cetshwayo. In…

The historic Damelin College has been acquired by a new consortium, BlueView, which aims to transform it into a reliable institution of higher learning. The takeover follows months of turbulence under its previous owner, Educor. BlueView has stated that putting students’ futures first is its central commitment. The consortium says this vision is anchored in regulatory alignment, academic quality, institutional stability, and a shared commitment to expanding credible higher-education opportunities in South Africa. “Damelin remains operational and focused on delivering…

The heated protest over academic space allocation outside Addington Primary School in Durban intensified on Wednesday, forcing police to use stun grenades and water cannons to restore order and separate warring groups. The chaos erupted around 1 pm when foreign nationals with children at the contested school arrived to collect their learners. Protestors gathered outside and angrily confronted them, prompting verbal retaliation from the parents and leading to a tense stand-off. To restore order, the police battalion stationed at the…

The camp of a group of unemployed teachers outside the headquarters of the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education in Pietermaritzburg has entered its second week, with the teachers vowing not to back down until they are placed in schools. The teachers decided to camp outside the head office to pressure the authorities in the department to take their plight seriously and hire them. Despite being there for almost two weeks now, the frustrated graduates have not been addressed by the MEC…

The National Freedom Party’s (NFP) sole MPL in the provincial legislature, Mbali Shinga, has been named as the interim MEC for Health in KwaZulu-Natal. Shinga, who is currently embroiled in a disciplinary dispute with her party for backing the Government of Provincial Unity (GPU) despite a directive to vote against it, will hold the fort in the brief absence of Nomagugu Simelane-Mngadi (formerly Simelane-Zulu). Her acting stint was announced by Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli in an internal memo dated 13 January…

The UThukela District Municipality has resolved to take the Inkosi Langalibalele Local Municipality (Estcourt) to court to stop it from disconnecting the power supply to vital water infrastructure. The move comes after the local municipality demanded immediate payment of a historic debt exceeding R80 million. Notably, both municipalities are governed by the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), with Inkosi Langalibalele falling within the UThukela district. The district municipality argues that complying with the demand, which insists on settling the historic debt…