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On the evening of 1 July 2025, a significant blaze broke out in Pietermaritzburg’s Central Business District, close to the Professor Nyembezi building, igniting two adjacent retail units: a clothing shop and a cellphone outlet The fire unfolded around early evening, with flames swiftly consuming both stores. Emergency services—firefighters, police, and paramedics—rushed to the scene […]

Uncertainty clouds Government of National Unity (GNU)’s future as it passes its first anniversary. Government business has possibly not appeared more cloaks and daggers until now. President Cyril Ramaphosa took his cabinet and the country’s political landscape by surprise when he unexpectedly dismissed Andrew Whitfield, a member of the Democratic Alliance (DA) from being a

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) recently held a Durban & Coast SPCA Kennels Sleepover at the charity’s Spring Park premises in Durban. This sleepover saw residents brave the kennels overnight and then ‘bailed’ out to give back to animals in need. The association, an NGO was able to raise R

United States President Donald J. Trump insisted that Iran’s nuclear program had been obliterated despite having acknowledged the early intelligence report was ‘very inconclusive’. The president lashed out at the leaked intelligence report that suggested the US airstrikes did not destroy the nuclear program in Iran. This preliminary intelligence assessment has stated to have found

LOCAL NEWS 1. One Dead, Four Injured in Springfield Park Building CollapseA tragic construction accident at Springfield Park Shopping Centre in Durban has left one person dead and four others seriously injured. The incident took place late Tuesday morning when scaffolding collapsed during routine building operations, causing five construction workers to fall nearly six metres.ALS paramedics

World markets including South Africa face instability and insecurity as a result of the Iran-Israel conflict tip the scales for global oil and petrol prices if the conflict does not end with a ceasefire. The domino effect has been felt across the globalized world, what happens in one geographic part of the planet, invariably effects

Thirty-eight suspects were arrested over the weekend during a high-density police operation conducted in the Mountain Rise policing precinct. The coordinated crime prevention blitz, which took place between Friday night and Sunday evening, targeted known crime hotspots within the Mountain Rise area. According to police spokesperson Warrant Officer Pancheal Singh, the operation formed part of

Trump Confirms Ceasefire Between Israel and Iran Now in Effect Former U.S. President Donald Trump has confirmed that a ceasefire between Israel and Iran has officially come into effect, following nearly two weeks of heightened military tension and cross-border attacks. The announcement was made during a media briefing on Monday evening, with Trump stating that

Two firemen sustained second-degree burns, while participating in the rescue of six people after a factory caught alight in Jacobs, South of Durban, on Sunday. The factory complex consists of several buildings on Brooklyn Road that manufactured shoes and sandals. In the December of 2019, significant portion of the complex was destroyed by a fire