Lectures at all five campuses of the Durban University of Technology’s academic programs have been “temporarily” suspended due to ongoing student protests. Opinion polls believe it is time for government to include higher education institutions that are unproductive and destructive. Meanwhile, seven students have been arrested at the Mongosuthu University of Technology in Durban for..
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All five campuses of the Durban University of Technology’s academic programs have been “temporarily” suspended after ongoing student protests
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Illegal land grabs take place in Durban after hundreds of people who are fed up with slow pace of housing delivery allocated plots themselves and start building shacks
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Fed up with the slow pace of housing delivery, hundreds of people have invaded vacant state land earmarked for a low-cost housing project in the Cato Crest informal settlement in Durban. The residents descended on land in Mary Thipe Road, which boarders Mayville and Manor Gardens, on Monday and Tuesday and started clearing the bushes..
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What a cheek! These kids want everything on a silver platter for free – UKZN students burn mattresses in protest over ‘uncomfortable’ beds – African mentalism is destroying our country
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Fed up with the poor condition of their beds, University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) education students have resorted to setting them on fire. Students at a university residence in Hospital Road, near Durban’s South Beach, burnt the metal frames of their beds on Sunday night to voice their dissatisfaction. On Monday morning, burning mattresses were seen..
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Durban municipal official admits to squandering R36m of taxpayers money in toilet tender saga
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A senior eThekwini municipality official has pleaded guilty to squandering R36m of taxpayers’ money by allegedly approving payments to four companies in connection with a toilet tender. Now, in exchange for his guilty plea, the city’s deputy head for sanitation operations, Sibusiso Vilane, has recommended that he either be suspended for 10 days without pay..
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University of Natal in Serious Crisis – students are setting vehicles on fire and destroying infrastructure built up by the former government – all classes are suspended until further notice
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All classes at the University of Natal were suspended until further notice the many protest actions of students. A vehicle was set on fire during the protest and peaceful lecturers and learners felt unsafe on campus. Academic activities have been characterized by ongoing violence, protests and property damage in recent years. On Monday, Wits University..
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KZN meat producers affected by panic over foot-and-mouth disease – Neighbouring countries have banned the import of SA’s red meat until they get proof the outbreak is contained
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KwaZulu-Natal meat producers are concerned about the effect of the ban on the export of South African red meat after a strain of the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) was discovered in Limpopo last week. SA’s FMD-free status was suspended after the disease was confirmed by the FMD laboratory and the matter was reported to the World..
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Popular holiday destination in KZN, Umhlanga drowns in rubbish this festive season as waste piles up as strike intensifies
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Tourist hotspots such as uMhlanga and the beaches on the north coast have been drowning in piles of rubbish since refuse has not been collected for the past two weeks. It is believed that the disruptions to refuse collection was due to Durban Solid Waste (DSW) workers being on strike. Municipal spokesperson Msawakhe Mayisela urged..
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Durban beachfront still in disrepair ahead of holiday rush
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With Durban preparing to receive millions of visitors over the festive season, many of its beachfront showers are not working. Njabulo Zondi, who works along the promenade as a sand sculptor, said they had not been operational for a few months. “It’s the festive now and these showers must be working,” he said. Zondi said..
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Wyebank family living in fear after land invaders illegally built and moved into six informal dwellings on their property last week
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Durban – A Wyebank family is living in fear after land invaders built and moved into six informal dwellings on their property last week. Gopaul Pillay, of Dahlia Road, who lives on the 2.4hectare property, which belongs to his family, said he was considering selling his portion of the land as more than 20 people..
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R27 million of taxpayers money missing in thin air and now KZN’s traditional councils can’t explain how and where it went
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KwaZulu-Natal’s traditional authorities have failed to account for more than R11-million in levies collected by the province’s amakhosi from their subjects during the past financial year. They were also unable to account for more than R15-million in property under their control, according to the 2017-2018 annual report of the Traditional Levies and Trust Account. The..
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