Khalesakhe Mbhense

Durban

Journalist at South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)

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Duma blasts 'failed' contractors after R4.6bn road project collapse

1 week ago | sabcnews.com | Khalesakhe Mbhense

KwaZulu-Natal Transport MEC, Siboniso Duma, has expressed concerns that 30 contractors who were awarded road tenders cost the department R4.6 billion because they don’t complete the projects by the deadline. Two of these contractors have abandoned projects altogether. Duma says the department plans to meet with the Construction Industry Development Board about these problems, because some companies lie about the scale of the contracts they are able to handle.
Durban residents start campaign to remove homeless and drug addicts

1 week ago | sabcnews.com | Khalesakhe Mbhense

Residents at the Durban CBD have started a campaign to remove homeless people and drug addicts from parks and other public areas. Albert Park and Warwick Junction are among the areas that have been occupied following a raid by authorities under a flyover to the M4 next to the port in October last year. Residents say they want to be able to use these public areas without fearing for their safety.
Mchunu attends bail hearing of accused in eye-gouging case

2 weeks ago | sabcnews.com | Khalesakhe Mbhense

Public order police have been deployed at the Richmond Magistrate’s Court in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands ahead of a bail application of a man accused of attacking his ex-girlfriend and gouged both her eyes using a screwdriver. The man is also accused of attacking the victim’s mother. The incident took place two weeks ago at Maswazini area of Richmond. The accused was later traced and arrested. Meanwhile,Police minister Senzo Mchunu is expected to attend the court proceedings.
'SA’s G20 presidency vital amid global food security challenges'

3 weeks ago | sabcnews.com | Khalesakhe Mbhense

Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen says South Africa’s presidency of the G20 comes at a crucial time. Steenhuisen says the world’s food systems are threatened by food insecurity, climate volatility and systemic exclusion. He was addressing delegates at the opening of the G20 meetings of the Agriculture Working Group and Food Security Task Force in Durban on Wednesday.
IFP welcomes over 200 new members in KZN

1 month ago | sabcnews.com | Khalesakhe Mbhense

Over 200 new members from different political parties have joined the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in the Mgayi area of Umzumbe Municipality on the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal. They were officially welcomed by IFP President Velenkosini Hlabisa, accompanied by local leaders. The new members say they’ve joined the IFP because they believe it is the only party that can bring change.
Chief Albert Luthuli's family still seeks answers on his death

1 month ago | sabcnews.com | Khalesakhe Mbhense

The family of Chief Albert Luthuli says it’s still struggling to deal with his unresolved cause of death. The family’s statement comes after the Justice Department announced the reopening of the inquests into the deaths of Chief Luthuli and Griffiths Mxenge. Chief Luthuli, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former ANC president, was killed in a train crash in 1967. Mxenge, a prominent human rights lawyer, was murdered in Umlazi near Durban in 1981.
All systems go for march in support of KZN Police Commissioner

1 month ago | sabcnews.com | Khalesakhe Mbhense

Organisers of a march in support of KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Police Commissioner, Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi say preparations are going according to plan. Scores of people are expected to participate in the planned “Hands off Mkhwanazi” march set to take place on Friday. Civil society groups, businesses and various unions are expected to participate.
One lane of the N3 at Van Reenen's Pass reopened after truck crash

1 month ago | sabcnews.com | Khalesakhe Mbhense

One lane of the N3 at the foot of Van Reenen’s Pass has now been opened to traffic after a crash involving two trucks. All lanes had to be closed after the two vehicles caught alight following the crash at the foot of the pass in KwaZulu-Natal. One person died in the crash. KwaZulu-Natal Road Traffic Inspectorate spokesperson Sindi Msimanga says the fires have been put out but the recovery process is still underway.
Mixed reactions to R158,8 billion budget tabled in KZN legislature

1 month ago | sabcnews.com | Khalesakhe Mbhense

There were mixed reactions by opposition parties over the province’s budget tabled in the KwaZulu-Natal legislature today. MEC for Finance, Francois Rodgers, presented the provincial budget of R158,8 billion. He said they had to acknowledge that historic budget cuts had put immense strain on the provincial fiscus.
Govt. maximising efforts to eradicate TB: Mashatile

1 month ago | sabcnews.com | Khalesakhe Mbhense

Deputy President Paul Mashatile, who chairs the South African National Aids Council, says the government is maximising efforts to defeat Tuberculosis. Mashatile was delivering the keynote address at a World TB Day commemorative event at Gamalakhe in Port Shepstone in KwaZulu-Natal. He said South Africa had one of the highest TB burdens in the world. Mashatile says in 2023, 270,000 South Africans were diagnosed with TB and 56,000 lives were lost.