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Babita Deokaran honoured with monument for exposing corruption

Slain whistleblower Babita Deokaran will be honoured with a permanent monument in KwaZulu-Natal to recognise her courage in exposing corruption.

Mbalula tells EFF he’s no Kenny and he’s not folding

Sorry not sorry: Fikile Mbalula’s lawyers have told the EFF exactly where it can put its demand for an apology.

Olona’s last R50 kept the lights on, not the fridge

Olona Jongile, 27, works two jobs and supports five people in Cape Town, but last Monday her family had only bread and coffee to eat.

Chantel counts the days until she can leave South Africa for good

Nine-year-old Chantel cried when her mother said anti-immigration protesters broke into their home. Her undocumented mother did not report it to the police.

Court ruling won’t stop most deportations, here’s who it protects

The Constitutional Court ruled asylum seekers cannot be denied a hearing for missing paperwork or deadlines. Undocumented migrants who are not seeking asylum are not covered by this ruling.

KZN news bites: Late former MEC’s family reject foul play death claims

Celani Sikhakhane brings you KwaZulu-Natal’s latest news.

Green energy jobs vanish once construction ends

South Africa's renewable energy industry has created tens of thousands of jobs, but most disappear once projects move from construction to operation, raising concerns about long-term employment.

Fingerprint checks may be blocking your child’s grant money

The Department of Social Development underspent R533-million on the child support grant, and MPs questioned whether fingerprint verification blocks eligible caregivers from getting help.

Shinga loses count of how many times the NFP has fired her

The National Freedom Party has expelled KZN social development MEC Mbali Shinga for the third time, days after a court overturned that expulsion in June.

‘Cat’ Matlala’s three dates are locked in, and none of them are good

Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala faces three deadlines this fortnight: a plea decision, Madlanga Commission testimony on 15 July, and an attempted murder trial from 20 July.

Garbage piles up as Johannesburg runs out of trucks and landfill space

Johannesburg residents are drowning in rubbish as broken trucks, a workers' strike and overflowing landfill sites bring waste collection close to collapse.

Taxi group sidelines foreign drivers as tensions rise

One of Johannesburg's biggest taxi associations has ordered foreign drivers to stop operating until further notice as tensions over immigration continue.

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