Nompilo Kunene

Senior Online Journalist at News24

Senior Online and Multimedia Journalist at The Witness

Senior online & multi-media journalist @witnesskzn

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Articles

WATCH | KZN Premier calls for urgent pothole repairs

2 weeks ago | witness.co.za | Nompilo Kunene

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli says repairing potholes must be treated as a top priority in service delivery, as deteriorating roads continue to threaten both safety and the provincial economy. Ntuli was speaking at a pothole patching operation along Selby Msimang Road in Edendale, held ahead of the Department of Transport and Human Settlements budget speech by MEC Siboniso Duma, scheduled for Friday at the KZN Provincial Legislature in Pietermaritzburg.
WATCH | Protest at Northdale Hospital over power outage

2 weeks ago | witness.co.za | Nompilo Kunene

Members of the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) gathered outside Northdale Hospital in Pietermaritzburg on Friday morning, protesting over the poor state of the hospital and the conditions patients endured during a recent prolonged power outage. According to Nehawu, patients were left in the dark for nearly a full day after a municipal power failure late on Wednesday night. One of the hospital’s generators reportedly failed to kick in, exacerbating the crisis.
Bogus doctor busted in Chatsworth after treating thousands

3 weeks ago | witness.co.za | Nompilo Kunene

A middle-aged man has been arrested in a sting operation after allegedly posing as a qualified medical doctor and treating thousands of patients at a well-known surgery in Havenside, Chatsworth, over the past three years. Rising Sun reported that the arrest took place on Wednesday last week at the former practice of the late Dr Govindaraj Muruvan, a respected local physician who passed away in September 2020.
Witty Kids | A magical celebration of stories

3 weeks ago | witness.co.za | Nompilo Kunene

Hello there, young readers. I do hope you have had a wonderful Easter weekend and enjoyed lots of chocolates and treats. Guess what, Wednesday is one of my favourite days of the year. It’s World Book Day and is celebrated in South Africa every year on April 23. This is a very special day to honour the power of books, stories and the joy of reading.
Pope Francis's funeral set for Saturday, world leaders expected

3 weeks ago | witness.co.za | Nompilo Kunene

Pope Francis’s funeral will be held on Saturday, the Vatican announced Tuesday, as world leaders from US President Donald Trump to Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky said they would attend to honour the Catholic leader. The Argentine pontiff (88) died on Monday from a stroke, less than a month after returning home from five weeks in hospital battling double pneumonia.
WATCH | DUT Indumiso students shut down campus over poor residence conditions

3 weeks ago | witness.co.za | Nompilo Kunene

Protesting students from the Durban University of Technology (DUT) Indumiso Campus in Pietermaritzburg barricaded the institution’s main gates with burning rubble on Tuesday morning, demanding immediate intervention over what they described as unacceptable living conditions in student residences. The protest began early in the morning, with students chanting slogans and blocking access to the campus, demanding the suspension of lectures and disrupting campus operations.
US commends SA police for safe recovery of kidnapped citizen

3 weeks ago | witness.co.za | Nompilo Kunene

The United States Mission to South Africa has extended its gratitude to the South African Police Service (SAPS) for the safe recovery of American missionary Josh Sullivan, who was abducted during a church service in Motherwell, Eastern Cape, last week.
MK Party wins key Durban ward

4 weeks ago | witness.co.za | Nompilo Kunene |Chris Ndaliso

The Democratic Alliance (DA) was dealt a heavy blow when the uMkhonto Wesizwe Party (MKP) snatched Ward 110 during Wednesday’s by-election. The win secures the MKP its first seat in the eThekwini Metro Council. The ward has been under DA control since the 2021 local government elections. It includes parts of Phoenix, KwaMashu, and Durban North (Glen Anil, Glen Hills, Sunningdale, and Rinaldo Park — all traditionally DA strongholds).
Tributes pour in for legendary actor Don Mlangeni Nawa

4 weeks ago | witness.co.za | Nompilo Kunene

South Africans are mourning the passing of veteran actor Don Mlangeni Nawa, whose family confirmed his death in a statement on Wednesday morning. He was 65 years old. Nawa, one of the most iconic and recognisable figures on South African television, was best known for his role as Zebedee Matabane on the former SABC 3 soapie Isidingo, a character he portrayed for 16 years.
Snow falls in the Drakensberg as KZN hit by heavy rain

4 weeks ago | witness.co.za | Nompilo Kunene

KwaZulu-Natal experienced its first snowfall of the season on Wednesday morning, with snow reported across parts of the Southern Drakensberg and Lesotho overnight. Wayne Chislett, owner of Aspen Villa in the Southern Drakensberg, confirmed that snowfall began late on Tuesday and continued into the early hours of Wednesday. “This is our first snowfall of the season,” said Chislett.