KwaZulu-Natal Transport and Human Settlements MEC Siboniso Duma has conveyed his condolences following the deaths of four children and a young adult in a shack fire in Shakashead, Stanger.
As part of commemorating National Water Month, Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina is set to commission the completed Maphumulo Bulk Water Supply Scheme in the iLembe District Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal.
Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen has launched a nationwide mass vaccination campaign against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), following the rapid arrival and distribution of vaccine consignments aimed at curbing outbreaks across the country.
A total of R216 million has been allocated to address KwaZulu-Natal’s potholes, starting with a backlog of 3.12 million square metres across the provincial road network.
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli has reaffirmed the provincial government’s commitment to strengthening healthcare and education, describing the two sectors as foundational to economic growth and social development.
South Africa in 2026 is a far cry from the country before 1994. Things such as human rights for all which now stand as one of the pillars of our democracy were unheard of for the majority. The apartheid state systematically worked to deprive black people, and enforced laws to maintain the status quo of white dominance throughout society.
Agriculture and rural development took centre stage in KwaZulu-Natal’s economic agenda as Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli outlined wide-ranging interventions aimed at revitalising rural economies, improving food security and expanding employment opportunities.
KwaZulu-Natal is steadily defying the economic odds following two shocks of the July 2021 unrest and the COVID-19 pandemic, with the provincial government reporting measurable gains in growth, investment and job creation.
Speaker of the National Assembly Thoko Didiza has noted with concern the "unfortunate developments" at the Ad Hoc Committee established to investigate allegations made by the KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) has urged small business operators and innovators in Kwaggafontein township in Mpumalanga to take advantage of the various government programmes designed to assist them.
