Articles for Bongane Motaung
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
Special schools in KwaZulu-Natal to stay closed
Parents demand buses, more staff and a hostel
By Tsoanelo Sefoloko and Bongane Motaung
News | 23 October 2025
KZN municipality battles skills shortage as water infrastructure collapses
Stalled water projects mean conditional grants cannot be released
Brief | 21 October 2025
In northern KwaZulu-Natal, villagers have to fix their own roads and drains
They can’t wait for the government to prepare for the next rainy season
By Joseph Bracken and Bongane Motaung
News | 13 October 2025