Nivashni Nair

Durban

Award-winning South African journalist - Sunday Times. Author of What's on my mind? Making Babies. Mother, wife & PCOS Warrior. Tweets are my own.

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Articles

Love or control? Master’s research unveils realities of intimate partner violence among South African teens

3 days ago | timeslive.co.za | Nivashni Nair

Love or control? Master’s research unveils realities of intimate partner violence among South African teens Study also looks at how social media has emerged as a ‘double-edged sword’ 14 May 2025 - 04:30 By NIVASHNI NAIR A 17-year-old KwaZulu-Natal girl told a researcher she stayed with her abusive boyfriend, who beat her when she did not hand over her phone, because she needed money and feared being judged...
Surf's up for headless chickens: Ritual slaughter bedevils KZN beaches

6 days ago | timeslive.co.za | Nivashni Nair

Surf's up for headless chickens: Ritual slaughter bedevils KZN beaches Residents say horrified tourists scared off by killing of animals 11 May 2025 - 00:00 Chicken carcasses littering Amanzimtoti’s popular beaches have sparked outrage among residents, who say ongoing ritual slaughters are scaring off tourists and threatening public health...
PhD research humanises domestic work and redefines its societal value

1 week ago | timeslive.co.za | Nivashni Nair

Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. Thobeka Ntini-Makununika graduated with a PhD from the University of KwaZulu-Natal this week. Power in domestic work isn’t only about race, new research suggests. The study, Unravelling the Dynamics of Power in the Employer-Domestic Worker Relations in Contemporary South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal: Praxis-Oriented Research, found it’s about social status, class and internalised oppression.
A pianist, a priest and a maths whizz walk onto the graduation stage

1 week ago | timeslive.co.za | Nivashni Nair

More than 8,000 students will cross the graduation stage at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) from Tuesday. A cohort of 8,116 students will take to the stage to receive their undergraduate and postgraduate degrees across 14 ceremonies which will run until May 16. The oldest graduate at the autumn graduation is an 83-year-old priest, Father Pheko Matthews Thinane, who earned his PhD from the school of religion and social transformation.
Municipalities urged to adopt tech-driven service delivery approaches

1 week ago | timeslive.co.za | Nivashni Nair

Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. Housing is one example of how smart sustainable solutions can revolutionise service delivery. Stock image A national competition is calling for municipalities to ditch excuses and show what is possible through innovation.
Ipid investigates police failure to remove gun from abuser turned killer

1 week ago | timeslive.co.za | Nivashni Nair

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) will investigate a Durban police officer who failed to remove a firearm from Kyle Inderlall, as ordered by the Pinetown magistrate’s court, before he fatally shot his ex-girlfriend, Sasha Lee Shah, at the Gateway shopping mall in 2022. After the murder Inderlall turned the gun on himself, leaving a suicide note in her car.
Boasting about muscle cars ends in arrest: Assault cases flagged in KZN

1 week ago | timeslive.co.za | Nivashni Nair

Two KwaZulu-Natal motorists have laid assault charges against each other after an argument over whose vehicle was more powerful turned violent. KwaZulu-Natal police on Sunday said road rage incidents, neighbourly spats and fights among family members have led to an increase in contact crimes, particularly assault common and assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm (assault GBH).
Posh KZN north coast estates power up to fight outages

2 weeks ago | timeslive.co.za | Nivashni Nair

Posh KZN north coast estates power up to fight outages Plagued by large-scale, ongoing faults that inconvenience residents and businesses, network of estates hopes to work with Eskom and municipality 29 April 2025 - 04:30 Some of the most sought-after luxury coastal estates on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast have joined forces to tackle the ongoing power outages that have disrupted households and affected businesses in the region...
Two dead, including 6-year-old, after water tanker crashes into PMB homes

2 weeks ago | timeslive.co.za | Nivashni Nair

Two people, including a six-year-old child, were killed when a water tanker transporting drinking water to Edendale in Pietermaritzburg crashed into two residential homes on Sunday evening. Mi7 Emergency Medical Services arrived on scene to find “widespread devastation”. “Other emergency service providers had already transported five patients from the scene — including a 13-year-old child extricated from beneath the wreckage in critical condition, two adults, and a six-month-old infant.
Raid on ‘bogus’ quack leaves patients with a headache

2 weeks ago | timeslive.co.za | Nivashni Nair

Raid on ‘bogus’ quack leaves patients with a headache Man who practised as Chatsworth doctor is really an admin clerk, sources say 27 April 2025 - 00:00 Nervous palpitations are the order of the day for residents of a Chatsworth community south of Durban after the “doctor” who has treated them for years was accused of faking his qualifications. ..