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

While courts decide her fate, Mbali Shinga says her party can't even campaign, and councillors are already jumping ship to her own new political home.

Queen Nozidumo Mkhatshwa of the Mawewe Traditional Council wants the government to create a pension fund so ageing traditional leaders can retire instead of ruling until they die.

The Mark Burke affair tests the DA's most valuable political asset, its reputation for clean government, at the worst possible moment before November, writes Zukile Majova in Real Politics.

Police say the suspects already in custody for boxing champion Zolani Tete's murder include both the killers and those who planned it, with more arrests still possible.

Jobseekers who applied for 400 Pikitup jobs in February are demanding answers after waiting months without knowing if the positions will be filled.

A warrant of arrest has been issued for Molemo "Jub Jub" Maarohanye, after he failed to appear in court, though it will only take effect if he misses his next date in September.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says ANC mayors and councillors who fail communities will be removed as the party promises tougher local government accountability.

Vusimuzi Matlala returns to the Madlanga Commission while Jub Jub, Zandile Gumede and a suspect in Zolani Tete’s murder face court proceedings.

Five years after Babita Deokaran was murdered for exposing suspicious Tembisa Hospital payments, authorities still do not know who ordered her killing.

Khayelitsha jewellery designer Khanyisa Novukuza turned unemployment into a business and is encouraging women to keep chasing their dreams.

Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma has defended March and March's meeting with AfriForum, saying she will work with anyone who can help communities.