The Inkosi Langalibalele Local Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands has issued a formal directive to property owners in the secondary town of Estcourt to stop renting out their premises to suspected illegal immigrants to conduct business while flouting the country’s immigration laws. The directive dated 7 April 2026 was issued after the Mayor of the IFP-run municipality, Mduduzi Myeza, late last week said that after the long Easter weekend, they would embark on an official campaign to drive out illegal…

A prominent traditional council on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast has directed all foreign nationals to stop certain businesses in all areas under its jurisdiction. The Dube Traditional Council in Mpembeni, a peri-urban area near the port city of Richards Bay, under Inkosi Mfanazonke Dube, has given the foreign nationals until 30th April this year to wrap up the selected business activities. This is contained in a letter dated 1 April 2026, which was sent to all foreign owners running businesses…

Gubis 85, the security company accused of illegally scoring dubious security tenders at the Tshwane Metro on an ad hoc basis, has broken its silence. Through its attorney, Saney Mbatha, the company issued a statement denying the allegations and said the “one-sided” testimonies had damaged its reputation. The company came to light during the testimony of Revo Spies, the Deputy Chief of Police for Asset Protection and Security Services at the Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD). Spies told the commission…

The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) has fired the controversial Speaker of Uphongolo Local Municipality located along the South Africa-Eswatini border line in northern KwaZulu-Natal. Kwenza Nxumalo was fired on Tuesday after the municipality’s caucus was called to an impromptu meeting in Durban and hauled over the coals. It is believed that the IFP felt that Nxumalo did not do enough to prevent the municipality from descending into chaos in the matter of the Municipal Manager, Bethuel Khali, who was unlawfully…

The former Secretary-General of the Umkhonto Wesizwe Party (MK Party), Dr Bongani Mncwango, has joined the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP). Mncwango was unveiled on Wednesday morning in Durban by the President of the IFP, Velenkosini Hlabisa and Provincial Chairperson, Thami Ntuli. “Today marks an important moment for the Inkatha Freedom Party as we officially welcome Dr Bongani Mncwango, former Secretary-General of the Umkhonto weSizwe Party, into the IFP family. Mncwango served as the Secretary-General of the ANC’s splinter party from…

Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife is appealing for help to avoid an imminent culling process due to elephant overpopulation at the Hluhluwe iMfolozi Park, Tembe Elephant Park, Ithala Game Reserve, and Umkhuze Game Reserve. The Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, an entity of the provincial government, is appealing to local and international game reserve owners to provide space to translocate its surplus elephants and avoid an imminent painful culling process. The entity says it is battling elephant overpopulation at the Hluhluwe iMfolozi Park, Tembe…

The former MEC for Sports, Arts and Culture (DSAC) in KwaZulu-Natal, Ntombikayise Sibhidla-Saphetha, has bounced back as a councillor in eThekwini metro. Sibhidla-Saphetha was announced today during a full council meeting at the Durban ICC, and she replaced the late Cheryl Sisoka, who passed away in January this year. Sibhidla-Saphetha briefly served as the MEC for DSAC between 2013 and 2016 under the leadership of Senzo Mchunu as the premier of the province. When the Mchunu’s faction was ousted by…

The Head of the Presidency (HoP) of the Umkhonto Wesizwe Party (MKP), Magasela Mzobe, has resigned from his position less than two years after his appointment. Mzobe said he resigned from the position in December last year, but the matter was kept under wraps to allow the Jacob Zuma party to identify his successor. “I resigned as the MKP Head of Presidency on the 17th of December 2025 during the MKP National Officials meeting held in Durban. “I ventilated my…

The Hawks have widened the raid in Newcastle by including the home of a roads contractor who reportedly won several tenders to build local roads on behalf of the northern KwaZulu-Natal municipality. This morning, the elite crime-fighting unit pounced at the plush home of Roshan Deochand, the owner of Sizela Transport, the company that won the tenders. According to sources, the home is also used as an office for the company, hence the Hawks pounced on it and took several…

Despite the chronic failure by the ANC-IFP-EFF-NFP-run eThekwini municipality to provide reliable water, sanitation, and electricity services to its millions of residents, the executive committee (exco) has recommended a tariff hike for the three essential services. The municipality announced on Tuesday that the exco recommended the hike that will come into effect on July 1 this year, when the financial year for municipalities in the country kicks in. The nod for the hikes was one of the many decisions that…