The Umkhonto Wesizwe Party (MK Party) Royal and Traditional Leadership, a structure within the party tasked with tackling traditional leadership matters, says it supports the call to rename the province of KwaZulu-Natal by removing the colonial “Natal” and leaving only KwaZulu. The structure says that the starting point of transformation and historical correction must be the renaming of the Province itself. It added that KwaZulu existed long before colonial borders and names were imposed, and the continued attachment of the…

The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure in KwaZulu-Natal senior departmental officials will no longer be spared when mega projects fail under their watch. The MEC for the Department, Martin Meyer, said a number of projects still fall short of meeting the department requirements as per the issued mandate. He was speaking after visiting the failed R100 million Ngwelezana hospital upgrade project in Empangeni, where the contractor who was appointed by the previous ANC administration dismally failed to get the…

The on-ice Minister of Police, and ANC National Executive Committee (NEC) member, Senzo Mchunu, has come out to refute allegations that have been made against him by Witness E at the Madlanga Commission on Monday this week. Mchunu said the allegations are not true, and he will seek the right to respond at the commission. Witness E is an intelligence operative who is now under witness protection due to safety fears. Among the allegations was that Mchunu traced him and…

A senior official from the ANC-run Umdoni local municipality in southern KwaZulu-Natal has filed an urgent application with the Pietermaritzburg High Court to halt and later set aside a disciplinary hearing, which he claims is legally flawed. Bongani Richard Ntshebesha, the General Manager for Community Services, argues that Municipal Manager West Gumede and the council have subjected him to unlawful disciplinary proceedings, violating his labour and constitutional rights. He further argued in the court papers that the persistence by Gumede…

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…