Sandile Motha
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 15
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- Sep 10, 2026
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We will retain eThekwini, says ANC after Ipsos poll puts MK Party in pole position (opens the original)
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The ANC is adamant that it will get an overwhelming majority in eThekwini, the only metro in KwaZulu-Natal. This despite the recent polling results by Ipsos putting the once governing party at the backfoot and predicting that its splinter party uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) will be the biggest in the metro after the November elections. “The ANC is not focusing on other parties and we shall not focus on them. We’re focusing on ourselves and the people. The only people who will give us a vote or not give
EThekwini mayor on the firing line as anti illegal immigrants threaten bloodshed (opens the original)
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Cyril Xaba, the mayor of eThekwini metro had to be whisked away by a strong contingent of police after a group of anti immigrant demonstrators bayed for his blood. Xaba had been dispatched to the volatile area of Berea after a violent confrontation between locals and foreign nationals erupted, hoping that his presence would calm tensions. Instead, the protesters led by March and March heckled, refusing to be addressed by him. The group, armed with traditional weapons, went on a tirade unleashing
Ilembe finally set to get government psychiatric facility after years of waiting (opens the original)
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Ilembe, one of KwaZulu-Natal’s most populous health districts, has no government-owned psychiatric facility, forcing patients requiring specialised mental healthcare to be transferred to facilities elsewhere in the province. Over the years, General Gizenga Mpanza Regional Hospital, formerly known as Stanger Hospital, on the North Coast has treated high numbers of mental health patients. In some cases, psychiatric patients have had to be accommodated alongside patients being treated for other con
Whistleblowers lift lid on Transnet procurement (opens the original)
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Two senior Transnet Port Terminals employees have accused senior executives of being involved in alleged procurement irregularities and collusion surrounding contracts worth more than R900 million, claiming the state-owned entity suffered hundreds of millions of rands in losses. The allegations are contained in sworn affidavits submitted to the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, commonly known as the Hawks, and supported by correspondence and other documents seen by the Mail & Guardia
AmaZulu King gives nod to Zungu’s Safa presidential ambition, commands KZN regions to toe the line (opens the original)
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AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has entered the fray, calling on all 11 football regions in KwaZulu-Natal to rally behind businessperson Sandile Zungu’s bid to become president of the South African Football Association (Safa). The move comes as the final push for the Safa top job enters a critical stage, with regions consolidating support ahead of the elective congress on September 12. Zungu, who owns PSL football outfit AmaZulu FC, is challenging incumbent Safa president Danny Jordaan in a b
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