6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (823+ words) • King Misuzulu kaZwelithini says he considered sending Zulu regiments to disrupt a regional leaders’ summit in Durban after being left off the guest list. • King Misuzulu says traditional leaders cannot be ignored when politicians discuss minerals, development and other matters…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (446+ words) Endumeni: The Democratic Alliance has threatened KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli with legal action over the growing crisis at Endumeni Local Municipality. The party accuses Ntuli of failing to act after the northern KwaZulu-Natal municipality failed to pass its budget by…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (656+ words) South Africa has started putting President Cyril Ramaphosa’s tough migration plan into action, but fixing the country’s immigration problems will not happen quickly. That is the view of New South Institute senior research fellow Professor Alan Hirsch. Ramaphosa faced questions…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (267+ words) Queen Nozidumo Mkhatshwa, Inkosi of the Mawewe Traditional Council in Mpumalanga, believes a dedicated pension fund for traditional leaders could help them look after their families and reduce succession battles over the throne. Mkhatshwa, who also sits on the executive…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (500+ words) • Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma says criticism of the AfriForum meeting will not stop her movement from learning about programmes that could benefit poor communities. • March and March supporters gathered outside the Pietermaritzburg High Court to support Inkosi Langalibalele Mayor Mduduzi Sobholenyoni Myeza…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (220+ words) When King Mswati III’s praise singer began chanting in Durban, the room changed, heads of state stood, protocol took over, and Africa arrived in full, writes Celani Sikhakhane in Royal Mzansi. King Mswati III of Eswatini, Africa’s last absolute monarch,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (531+ words) Pongola: King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has quietly brought Inkosi Malusi Zondi back as Royal Chancellor months after he was removed from the powerful position. Zondi’s return became public on Monday afternoon when the King’s Private Office sent him a birthday message…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (607+ words) March and March protesters came to Durban with a message for southern African leaders: take your undocumented citizens home. But inside the Durban International Convention Centre, regional leaders had a different conversation. The protesters were kept away from the venue…...