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389 were murdered in the country between October and December

Police Minister Bheki Cele admitted, on Friday, that his department has to go back to the drawing board to strategise how to tackle cash in transit robberies which has seen 26 more attacks in the third quarter of 2020/2021. “We will also, in the coming days meet with the CEOs of the Cash in Transit industry on this matter,” said Cele.

The many meanings of water: The elements in Thobani K’s photography 13 Feb 2021 Thobani K’s first portrait, an image of his grandfather Bhekindaba Killiam Cele, sets out his modus operandi. In the 1980s in the then KwaZulu homelands, the areas of KwaNgcolosi, Emaphephetheni and EmaQadini (Eskebheni) were flooded when the Inanda Dam overflowed, disrupting the lives of residents, many of whom lost their homes and small businesses.  One local businesswoman, who owned the Umngeni Drift Store, ...

iStock KwaZulu-Natal Hawks have arrested a 19-year-old and charged him with the murder of an off-duty police officer in Inanda, north of Durban. Hawks spokesperson Captain Simphiwe Mhlongo said the teen was arrested on Thursday after the murder of Constable Sizwe Mthethwa, who had been stationed at Inanda police station, on Sunday.  "It is alleged that Mthethwa was on his way to the suspect’s home to meet with the parents after a fight between the suspect and Mthethwa’s stepson. However, ...

New name, new music for Kaplan! By Jabulani Langa Comments MUSICIAN and actor Dalisu “Kaplan” Dlamini has bounced back with a new name and tune after a five-year hiatus to find himself. The musician, from Inanda in Durban, has released a single Ingoma as Kaplan, which is a mix of Afro-soul, kwaito and new-age maskandi. He last released an Afro-soul song in 2015 while going by his full name. The 40 year-old has been in the music industry for more than a decade aft...

The City of eThekwini has refused to make details available about how residents in several southern and western suburbs went without running water for weeks this month because of broken pump motors at its Northdene station. While the city maintained earlier this month that the pump station had been repaired, some residents believe the area is receiving water because the city managed to strike a deal with global packaging and paper group Mondi, and is using its machinery. It is difficult to get ...

Shake-up planned for security guards in South Africa – here’s how much they earn Subscribe The Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA) has published a draft policy document for public comment, aimed at further formalising qualifications for security guards in South Africa. Currently, security training and assessment is conducted by security training providers at PSIRA-accredited training provider sites. However, due to the changing environment within the security sector, and ...

Teacher union Natu wants educators to go back to school later than expected to allow teachers who were marking time to isolate

Umgeni Water in bid to remove treatment plants from loadshedding schedule Updated Nushera Soodyal Midmar dam overflowing / Facebook - @therakeshshow The water utility’s management says it’s been meeting with officials from eThekwini Municipality and Eskom. It says at discussions on Monday, they motivated for pumping from Inanda Dam to be excluded from rolling blackouts, so as to allow the production of potable water to continue uninterrupted at Durban Heights Water Treatment Plant. This p...

KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala says the destruction of 5G towers due to misinformation is costing the province's telecommunications sector.