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1 week ago | 
witness.co.za | Akheel Sewsunker |Ntombizethu Ngcobo
As the Easter weekend approaches, uMgungundlovu District Mayor Mzi Zuma has emphasised the need for tolerance and safe driving practices on the roads. Zuma said this during a multi-disciplinary stakeholder road-block held on Thursday morning along the R617 in Boston. “It is possible, all that is required is the right attitude from drivers and other road users. Let’s be tolerant of each other on the roads,” said Zuma.
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4 weeks ago | 
witness.co.za | Nompilo Kunene |Akheel Sewsunker
Despite the early morning rain, gamers from across Pietermaritzburg lined up at Liberty Midlands Mall for the 4th annual gaming festival, which kicks off on Friday and runs through Sunday. The event will conclude with the highly anticipated EA FC 25 tournament, where the champion will walk away with a brand-new PlayStation 5.
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1 month ago | 
witness.co.za | Akheel Sewsunker |Ntombizethu Ngcobo
The newly-launched first direct flight route between King Shaka International Airport and Sir Seretse Khama International Airport has attracted over 2000 passengers since the route opened in December 2024. The launch is part of a strategic initiative to enhance regional connectivity and promote tourism between Botswana and South Africa.
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1 month ago | 
witness.co.za | Akheel Sewsunker |Ntombizethu Ngcobo
The search for a missing 17-year-old matric pupil at KwaNobhala High school, ended in tragedy when her body was found in the Msunduzi river, at Maqongqo today. It is alleged that Amahle Nzimakwe from Ezinembeni returned from school on Sunday and asked her father if she can visit her relatives across the river in an area called Estingini. The search started this morning at around 11am and her body was recovered after 20 minutes.
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1 month ago | 
witness.co.za | Akheel Sewsunker |Chris Ndaliso
The KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) MEC, Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi, has launched a forensic investigation into three local municipalities, including Msunduzi, following various allegations of mismanagement, fraud, and corruption. Speaking at a media briefing at the Public Works Department offices in Durban on Thursday, Buthelezi authorised the investigation into Msunduzi, KwaDukuza, and Nongoma municipalities.
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1 month ago | 
witness.co.za | Akheel Sewsunker |Ntombizethu Ngcobo
Livid families of recently deceased loved-ones have barricaded the entrance to Fort Napier Mortuary and Hospital, demanding that the bodies of their kin be released following a work stoppage by staff over working conditions. On Monday, Kholeka Ndlovu wanted to collect the body of her nephew, Mnelisi, who had died on Sunday, with a plan to bury him on Friday. The family was told to return to the mortuary on Tuesday.
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1 month ago | 
witness.co.za | Akheel Sewsunker
According to all the artists involved, the music video will resonate with anyone who has ever felt overlooked or underestimated.
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1 month ago | 
witness.co.za | Akheel Sewsunker |Chris Ndaliso
Msunduzi Municipality is going all out to ensure that city by-laws are adhered to. Municipal officials, both administrative and political, took to downtown Pietermaritzburg on Tuesday morning to exercise various enforcement duties. The target area for the day was Hoosen Haffajee Street, focusing primarily on structural encroachment and illegal connections. By 10.30am, one structure had been demolished for extension without a permit.
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2 months ago | 
witness.co.za | Akheel Sewsunker |Ntombizethu Ngcobo
Illegal cigarettes have been seized at a roadblock on the R617 where foreign nationals from Lesotho and Malawi, were also apprehended for being without documents. Drivers were also found to not have certain required permits. More than 200 vehicles were inspected during the Tuesday morning operation, which started at 8am. ALSO READ | Billion-rand licensing centre to open in ImpendleImpendle Chief Protection Officer Khanyisani Dhlomo told The Witness that Customs and Excise had been alerted.
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2 months ago | 
witness.co.za | Akheel Sewsunker |Ntombizethu Ngcobo
A total of R8,7 billion has been spent on transport infrastructure, including the new Driving License and Testing Centre (DLTC) in Impendle Local Municipality, which is set to be officially launched by the MEC for Transport and Human Settlements Siboniso Duma on Tuesday. Duma officially open the first ever Driving License and Testing Centre (DLTC) in Impendle Local Municipality aimed at curbing road accidents, and ensuring access to socio-economic opportunities.
