Articles for Bongane Motaung
Nkandla villagers share river water with livestock
Communal water tanks installed in 2024 frequently run dry for weeks or months
Brief | 4 February 2026
Children need help after KZN storm
Municipality lacks funds to rebuild homes of displaced families
Brief | 22 January 2026
KZN school devastated by thunderstorms
SGB chair claims education minister promised to build new school. MEC Sipho Hlomuka has not answered our questions.
Brief | 16 January 2026
Patients wait four hours for an ambulance in rural KwaZulu-Natal
Rural hospitals’ allocated ambulances park 130 to 150km away
Brief | 8 January 2026
In photos: Homes destroyed in KZN storm
“I saw the corrugated iron roof blowing off”
Photo Essay | 11 December 2025
Community fights to reopen primary school
Policy to close small schools forces children to walk far to get to school
Brief | 9 December 2025
Nkandla villagers demand a police station
Mfongosi Satellite Police Station has been abandoned
News | 4 December 2025
Storm-damaged schools still not repaired after four years
KwaZulu-Natal government says a contractor started work last week, but we saw no evidence of this when we visited the schools on Monday
Brief | 11 November 2025
KwaZulu-Natal Premier promises funds for special schools
Schools have been closed for weeks in protest against failure to meet their needs
By Bongane Motaung and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
News | 30 October 2025