Celani Sikhakhanebrings you the latest KwaZulu-Natal news.
Pietermaritzburg:The Democratic Alliance (DA) is outraged by Circular 29 of 2025, issued by KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Education Head of Department (HOD), Nkosinathi Ngcobo, which seeks to impose a 30-day approval process before Members of the Provincial Legislature (MPLs) can conduct oversight visits within the province’s schools.
“The directive, aimed primarily at members of KZN’s Education Portfolio Committee, is a blatant attempt to evade accountability and transparency within the province’s failing education system. Circular 29 is not just an administrative inconvenience – it is a direct attack on democracy, oversight, and transparency,” the DA said.
Durban:KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC, Nomagugu Simelane, has called for an urgent, open, and collaborative dialogue involving parents, traditional leaders, civil society, and government stakeholders to decisively address the disturbing pattern of older men impregnating underage girls—a practice that constitutes statutory rape under South African law.
Speaking at a meeting of the Provincial Council on Aids held in Durban recently, MEC Simelane expressed deep concern over the growing number of teenage and child pregnancies, particularly those involving adult men. The MEC emphasised that this issue is both a health crisis and a social justice emergency that requires urgent intervention.
Durban:Police in KwaZulu-Natal have launched a manhunt for two suspects who shot and killed four people at a house in the Mzomusha area in Dundee on Friday evening, 23 May 2025.
It is reported that two male victims, aged 31 and 35, were outside the house when the two suspects arrived and opened fire, killing them instantly. The suspects then proceeded inside the house, where three other people were present. They allegedly demanded money and drugs from a 29-year-old woman. A scuffle reportedly ensued between one suspect and the woman, which led to her being shot multiple times.
The suspects allegedly searched her and took an undisclosed amount of money. A 14-year-old girl was also shot multiple times and died at the scene. Two victims—a woman inside the house and a man who reportedly managed to leave the room after hearing the first gunshots—survived the shooting unscathed.
Pictured above: Sakhile Mngadi of the DA accused the Department of Education of seeking to impose a 30-day approval process before Members of the Provincial Legislature (MPLs) can conduct oversight within the province’s schools.
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