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Three pupils from Nazareth Baptist (Shembe) Church in Durban have been without a school for nearly a month after the principal of JG Zuma High School allegedly refused to teach them if they did not cut their hair.

Nearly a year after the devastating floods in KwaZulu-Natal, some families in eThekwini say they have still not received any help.

While the eThekwini Municipality says all those affected have been rehoused, Inanda families say they are being ignored.

KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has attributed a fairly quiet start to the EFF’s national shutdown protests in Durban on Monday to the party experiencing challenges in transporting protesters to the city.

Political influence has been cited as one of the triggers of violence in the KwaMashu men's hostel, north of Durban.

Provincial police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi said around 10 protesters were arrested in the province so far.

Most parts of KwaZulu-Natal — especially hotspots like Durban’s Phoenix township — were on high alert on Monday morning ahead of the attempted ‘national shutdown’ by the Economic Freedom Fighters.

Police minister Bheki Cele has urged law enforcement officers to enforce the law but withstanding provocation after Julius Malema’s “war statement” ahead of Monday’s national shutdown.

Security companies, community policing forums and the police have drawn up contingency plans to stop looting and public violenc

Political influence has been cited as one of the triggers of violence in the KwaMashu men's hostel, north of Durban.