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The Arch goes green in final send-off with water cremation
In keeping with his stance of protecting the earth, the body of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu was returned to dust by aquamation, an environmentally-friendly process using water instead of fire only.
WATCH | Is it a meteor or 'rich politicians leaving with loot'? — Just space junk, says expert
Social media was abuzz with the sighting of a large, travelling body of light on Saturday night.
IN PICS | Masks burn in Durban as protesters call for vaccines and Ramaphosa to fall
Several groups marched to Durban's high court on Monday, where they burnt their masks in protest against what they deem as state control.
‘One Indian, one bullet’: Jackie Shandu to appear in court over ‘racist’ remarks
Jackie Shandu, the convener of a coalition of civic groups under the banner #JusticeForPhoenixMassacreVictims, is expected to appear in the Durban magistrate’s court on Tuesday.
IN PICTURES | Iced tea anyone in the Berg winter wonderland?
As temperatures dipped below freezing point throughout the country, one tourism establishment in the southern Drakensberg was delighted to awaken to a winter wonderland.
Petrol bombs, gunshots and anxiety — a loota continua
A line of snaking trucks and impatient sedans around Peacevale on the N3, where police stood guard as clean-up teams poured sand over the fiery remnants of protests, was the only snag to our road trip on Friday.
KZN south coast's water tankers, municipal offices and market set alight
Water tankers, municipal offices and a fresh market on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast were set alight and vandalised on Monday morning.
News of MaKhumalo’s death is ‘devoid of truth’ - Jacob Zuma Foundation
The Jacob Zuma Foundation has quashed speculation that Sizakele MaKhumalo Zuma has died.
Durban metro police were not looting, say city officials after video goes viral
eThekwini officials have quashed speculation that city police officers were participating in widespread looting and criminality that has plunged KwaZulu-Natal into anarchy.
Body of KZN rugby player shot dead by US cops set to arrive in SA on Friday
The body of Lindani Myeni, the former rugby player from KwaZulu-Natal who was shot dead by Honolulu police in Hawaii last week, is set to leave the US on Tuesday and arrive in SA on Friday.




















