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King Misuzulu KaZwelithini announced that Thulasizwe Buthelezi was relieved of his duties as the traditional prime minister of the Zulu nation. File photo:

Zulu King Misuzulu sacks Thulasizwe Buthelezi as prime minister, again

King Misuzulu KaZwelithini, through his spokesperson Mpikayise Buthelezi, announced that Inkosi Phathisizwe Chiliza was replacing Thulasizwe Buthelezi as traditional prime minister

  • Mlungisi Mhlophe-Gumede
Soliders were deployed to incidents of looting at several shops in Clermont, west of Durban, on Tuesday night. Picture:

Looting and gunshots as protesters keep police, army and private security busy

No incidents of violence and looting during June 30 march in Durban, but shops in some suburbs were ransacked on Tuesday night

  • Mlungisi Mhlophe-Gumede
  • Yasantha Naidoo
About 100 protesters gathered at King Dinizulu Park in Durban ahead of the June 30 march under a heavy police presence.

WATCH | Large police contingent at start of Durban June 30 demonstrations

There was a heavy police presence at King Dinizulu Park on Tuesday ahead of the Durban march against illegal foreigners.

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Members of March and March protest in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, on Friday. Residents of the Jika Joe informal settlement have claimed men armed with sticks, allegedly from the march, attacked foreigners, which left one Malawian dead. Picture:

Foreigner allegedly beaten to death, others assaulted in PMB informal settlement

Tensions are running high at an informal settlement in Pietermaritzburg where a Malawian man was allegedly stoned to death and others beaten

  • Yasantha Naidoo
  • Mlungisi Mhlophe-Gumede
National Coloured Congress leader Fadiel Adams has been released on R10,000 bail following his appearance at the Pinetown magistrate’s court on 15 May 15 2026.

Fadiel Adams released on R10,000 bail

Adams was arrested in the Western Cape on May 5 and brought to KwaZulu-Natal last week

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Three people were missing after the vehicle they were in was washed away during heavy rain on Sunday night in Longacres Drive in Amanzimtoti area, south of Durban.

Woman dies in wall collapse after Margate flash floods; three people missing

A woman died after flash floods ripped through Margate on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast on Sunday.

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Former president Jacob Zuma was in the Pietermaritzburg high court on Thursday where he and French company Thales appeared in connection with the arms deal corruption case.

‘Stop persecuting Jacob Zuma,’ supporters sing outside court

Hundreds of MK Party members converged at the Pietermaritzburg high court on Thursday in support of their leader, former president Jacob Zuma, for his arms deal corruption case.

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EFF leader Julius Malema (right) attended the wedding of King Misuzulu kaZwelithini and Queen Nomzamo kaMyeni at KwaKhangelamankengane Royal Palace in KwaNongoma on Sunday. Photo: SANDILE NDLOVU

Malema pledges support to Zulu king at wedding

EFF leader Julius Malema has thrown his weight behind embattled Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini, saying he would support him through thick and thin.

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King Misuzulu kaZwelithini and queen-to-be Nomzamo Myeni are set to tie the knot next Sunday. File photo.

King Misuzulu set to wed third wife, Queen Nomzamo Myeni, next Sunday

Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini will tie the knot in a traditional wedding with his third wife, Queen Nomzamo Myeni, at kwaKhangela royal palace in Nongoma in northern KwaZulu-Natal next Sunday.

  • Mlungisi Mhlophe-Gumede