Nonkululeko Hlophe

Durban

Reporter at South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)

VJOY2014 winner, Daughter, Mother, Sister and God's favourable being. Ex SABC News Journalist. Views are my own NOT employer.

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KZN father arrested for human trafficking involving his daughter

Feb 12, 2024 | sabcnews.com | Nonkululeko Hlophe

Reading Time: < 1 minutePolice in KwaZulu-Natal have arrested the father of a 14-year-old girl for human trafficking and perjury in Isenembe north of Durban. Last month, the father opened a case of kidnapping for his daughter. However, police investigations discovered that the teenager had left her home with a foreign national willingly and that her father knew of her whereabouts.
Power stations need more security: Mbalula

Feb 11, 2024 | sabcnews.com | Nonkululeko Hlophe

Reading Time: 2 minutesAfrican National Council (ANC) Secretary General Fikile Mbalula has reiterated his statement he made on X formerly Twitter that the current rolling load shedding is a clear sabotage and that power stations need to be beefed up with security. Stage 6 loadshedding clear sabotage. Strong extra security measures are needed.
EFF wants to ensure KZN residents have access to services: Dlamini

Feb 10, 2024 | sabcnews.com | Ntombi Mavimbela |Nonkululeko Hlophe

Reading Time: 2 minutesEconomic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Secretary-General Marshall Dlamini says his party wants to ensure that the people of KwaZulu-Natal have access to basic services. The province has been facing a water crisis and high unemployment rates among others, with many communities accusing government of human rights violations.
Council sitting ousts ANC mayor in Umzumbe, replaced by IFP member

Feb 9, 2024 | sabcnews.com | Nonkululeko Hlophe

Reading Time: 3 minutesFaction fights in the ANC led Umzumbe local municipality on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast have resulted in the special council sitting electing an IFP mayor, over one of their own. The meeting endorsed a motion of no-confidence against ANC Mayor Bongani Nyuswa. It elected instead the IFP’s Mlungisi Ndlovu. There are also questions over Speaker Sibonelo Maphumulo.
'They do not want us in Parliament because it is a group of cowards'

Feb 8, 2024 | sabcnews.com | Nonkululeko Hlophe

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) says it’s going to challenge the Western Cape High Court’s decision to suspend six members from participating in this year’s State of the Nation Address (SONA). The EFF says the court’s decision is undemocratic and unlawful. Malema was addressing the Durban University of Technology students at the Ndumiso Campus in Pietermaritzburg. This was part of the party’s build-up to its manifesto launch.
Malema says KwaZulu-Natal is a key province in this year's elections

Feb 3, 2024 | sabcnews.com | Nonkululeko Hlophe

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has visited a number of voter registration stations in Durban. Malema says KwaZulu-Natal remains an important province in this year’s elections. The party is mobilising voters to ensure they participate in the coming elections. Meanwhile, eligible voters who visited voting stations, say in some areas, they are still without basic services.
KZN midlands community given easier access with new bridge

Jan 31, 2024 | sabcnews.com | Nonkululeko Hlophe

Reading Time: < 1 minutePresident Cyril Ramaphosa has opened a Bailey steel bridge that the defense force has built in the remote Ngilanyoni area of the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands. The bridge is one of 96 the SANDF are building in six provinces during the current financial year to make rural areas more accessible. Although the Ngilanyoni area is just over 50 kilometres from Camperdown, it takes more than 90 minutes to drive that distance over rugged terrain.
65 alleged instigators of the 2021 unrest to appear in court

Jan 29, 2024 | sabcnews.com | Nonkululeko Hlophe

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSixty-five individuals accused of instigating the 2021 unrest are set to make their initial court appearance at the Durban High Court today. The charges against them stem from their alleged involvement in the widespread public violence that took place in various parts of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng during the unrest, resulting in over 350 casualties. The accused face charges such as conspiracy to commit public violence and incitement to commit public violence.
Police monitor service delivery protest in Phoenix, north of Durban

Jan 28, 2024 | sabcnews.com | Nonkululeko Hlophe

Reading Time: < 1 minuteKwaZulu-Natal police are monitoring a service delivery protest in Phoenix, north of Durban, on Monday. It is believed to be coordinated by a community-based organisation called Voice of Phoenix. Residents in these areas in the north of the city have been battling water shortages for weeks now.
World's largest floating book fair visits Richards Bay

Jan 26, 2024 | sabcnews.com | Nonkululeko Hlophe

Reading Time: 2 minutesRichards Bay residents on the north coast of KwaZulu-Natal have the unique opportunity to visit the MV Logos Hope. The majestic vessel is a floating book fair that presents visitors with the opportunity to both read and purchase books onboard. The vessel has docked for the first time on South African shores at the Richards Bay Port.