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Thanks to the Madlanga Commission and the parliamentary ad hoc committee on the allegations made by the KZN Commissioner we now see that not all that glitters is gold.

Year-end blues of hits and misses

A reflection on hope, rejection, and resilience in a tough 2025—reminding us that even without the call, the dream isn’t cancelled, just delayed

  • Library
3 min read
After conducting damage assessments, the weather service has now confirmed that the tornado in Tongaat had estimated wind speeds in the order of 225km/h to 265km/h

Tongaat tornado rated EF3 on Enhanced Fujita Scale, says the South African Weather Service

Wind speeds of 225km/h to 265km/h occurred in the tornado’s path

  • Sheree Bega
5 min read
ANC Eastern Cape secretary Lulama Ngcukayitobi (X)

Ngcukayitobi: ANC should have listened to the Eastern Cape and suspended Zuma a long time ago

The provincial secretary said the people of the Eastern Cape had rejected Zuma and his new MK party ahead of the elections

  • Lizeka Tandwa
3 min read
ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe leading the party’s campaigning in Richards Bay. Photo by Delwyn Verasamy

Mixed reaction to Gwede Mantashe during ANC’s KZN campaigning

The ANC has been under pressure to up its game in the province since Jacob Zuma announced last year that he would endorse the MK party

  • Des Erasmus
3 min read
Former president Jacob Zuma Photo: Tebogo Letsie/Getty Images

Zuma’s MK party a threat to the ANC says party head of elections

The ruling party’s head of elections has said the ANC should be worried that members were moving to the new party while the IFP should also be concerned

  • Lizeka Tandwa
8 min read
Flooding in KwaZulu-Natal. File photo Rajesh Jantilala/AFP/Getty

Death toll increases to 22 after KZN floods

Cogta has dismissed claims that it has not put measures in place to mitigate against natural disasters

  • Umamah Bakharia
2 min read