Woman dies, teenager hurt as fire guts 49 shacks in Cato Manor
Fire victims say they are likely to spend a second night outside because they don’t have material to rebuild their homes
News | 19 April 2021
“We cannot escape the smell”: Women have to clear away sewage before they can do their laundry
Toilets overflowing since June last year, but eThekwini municipality says blockages are caused by foreign objects
News | 15 April 2021
Students unable to pay rent sleep outside college gates
“Getting education in this country is still a challenge and it won’t be better anytime soon”
Brief | 14 April 2021
Education department shuts down unregistered rural school. But parents say they cannot afford to send their children elsewhere
Volunteers did the teaching and the principal paid for the building
News | 12 April 2021
KZN church leaders speak out against xenophobia
MK vet leader says the organisation’s name has been dragged “to the ground” by attackers claiming to be veterans
Brief | 8 April 2021
Learners are taught outside at tiny rural school
District officials are visiting the school in Ndwedwe
News | 8 April 2021
Taxi operators bring township to a standstill over potholed roads
This comes two years after people last protested for the roads to be fixed in Maqongqo, Pietermaritzburg
Brief | 30 March 2021
Community shuts down dilapidated Pietermaritzburg school
Education department to investigate complaints
News | 18 March 2021
Parents shut down school, take circuit manager hostage
“We buy chalk ourselves” says teacher
Brief | 12 March 2021