2+ hour, 5+ min ago  (552+ words) South Africa captain Aiden Markram led from the front with an unbeaten 82 as South Africa all but secured a T20 World Cup semi-final berth with a brutal nine-wicket thrashing of the West Indies in Ahmedabad on Thursday. After the West Indies…...

10+ hour, 27+ min ago  (143+ words) Stay up to date with the latest traffic conditions, accidents, road closures and alerts across Pietermaritzburg, the Midlands and the rest of KwaZulu-Natal. This article will be updated throughout the day as new reports come in. There is a stationary…...

23+ hour, 15+ min ago  (244+ words) Police in KwaZulu-Natal have uncovered a fully operational dagga cultivation laboratory directly opposite a high school in Ngobese Road, Lamontville on Wednesday morning. Two suspects, aged 38 and 55, were arrested in connection with the operation. Provincial police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Paul…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (483+ words) Motorists travelling on the N3 through Pietermaritzburg will face a full overnight road closure between the Cedara and Armitage Road interchanges next month. The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (Sanral) confirmed that the closure is required to conduct luminance…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (185+ words) Akheel Sewsunker, has been in the news industry for three years, with a strong focus on digital media. In addition to news reporting, he also writes content focused on professional wrestling, technology, and gadgets. He holds a Bachelor of Social…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (420+ words) Sheer denial and persistence were the dominant themes at both the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry and Parliament's ad hoc committee on police corruption on Tueday. Suspended deputy national police commissioner Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya continued his testimony before the Madlanga Commission,…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (256+ words) International departures were temporarily suspended and incoming flights diverted after a fire broke out at Cape Town International Airport on Tuesday morning. Airports Company South Africa (Acsa) confirmed that the blaze started on the land side of the airport and…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (364+ words) South Africa's president on Tuesday expressed "heartfelt gratitude" to his Russian counterpart for the return of men who were lured into fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine. Pretoria in November said it had received "distress calls" from 17 men who were…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (400+ words) With uMgungundlovu among the hardest-hit areas in the ongoing foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak, calls are mounting for the district to be prioritised in the rollout of newly arrived vaccines. KwaZulu-Natal has been allocated 200 000 doses of the Argentine-manufactured vaccine that arrived…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (542+ words) The average cost of a household food basket declined slightly in February, but families remain under severe pressure as wages and social grants fall short of covering basic nutrition. According to the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice & Dignity Group (PMBEJD), the average…...