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KwaZulu-Natal

Dons have KZN in their grip — and Don of Dons Jacob Zuma has the tightest grip

ANALYSIS

Dons have KZN in their grip — and Don of Dons Jacob Zuma has the tightest grip

By Chris Makhaye

KZN floods – Cabinet declares a National State of Disaster

PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS

KZN floods – Cabinet declares a National State of Disaster

By Cyril Ramaphosa

Isipingo Beach fisherman haunted by his discovery of the dead baby boy

PROVINCIAL DISASTER

Isipingo Beach fisherman haunted by his discovery of the dead baby boy

By Shaun Smillie

Explainer: Why KZN was flooded and why it’s likely to happen again

PROVINCIAL DISASTER

Explainer: Why KZN was flooded and why it’s likely to happen again

By Ethan van Diemen

Here’s how you can help those affected by the KZN floods

PROVINCIAL DISASTER

Here’s how you can help those affected by the KZN floods

By Karabo Mafolo

SA's Census 2022: 68% of Daily Maverick reader survey respondents are yet to be contacted

OUT FOR THE COUNT

SA's Census 2022: 68% of Daily Maverick reader survey respondents are yet to be contacted

By Rebecca Davis

Images of Hell: The death and destruction in the aftermath of the KZN floods

PROVINCIAL DISASTER

Images of Hell: The death and destruction in the aftermath of the KZN floods

By Shiraaz Mohamed

Eskom's unit failures threaten to darken Easter weekend - with eThekwini spared load shedding for now

POWER UTILITY BRIEFING

Eskom's unit failures threaten to darken Easter weekend - with eThekwini spared load shedding for now

By Victoria O’Regan

Tragedy in KZN as floods cause devastation, mostly for the poor in informal settlements

PROVINCIAL DISASTER

Tragedy in KZN as floods cause devastation, mostly for the poor in informal settlements

By Greg Nicolson

China ban hits SA wool industry while foot and mouth disease spreads to Free State and Gauteng

OUTBREAK

China ban hits SA wool industry while foot and mouth disease spreads to Free State and Gauteng

By Tembile Sgqolana

KZN landowners claim ‘thousands’ of homes built on farmland, enabled by AmaQadi chief land invasions

LAND DISPUTE

KZN landowners claim ‘thousands’ of homes built on farmland, enabled by AmaQadi chief land invasions

By Chris Makhaye, Nce Mkhize and DM Reporters

JSC interviews for KZN wind down: Mjabuliseni Madondo left out in the cold due to homophobic writings

THE JUDICIARY

JSC interviews for KZN wind down: Mjabuliseni Madondo left out in the cold due to homophobic writings

By Karabo Mafolo

Desperate land invasions condemn South Africa’s wild lands to ‘death by a thousand cuts’

ECO DISASTER

Desperate land invasions condemn South Africa’s wild lands to ‘death by a thousand cuts’

By Tony Carnie

Violence-ridden communities in SA ‘drowning in drugs’, desperately need more police on the streets

CRIME WAVE

Violence-ridden communities in SA ‘drowning in drugs’, desperately need more police on the streets

By Vincent Cruywagen

The ANC’s fall from grace in icon Albert Luthuli’s KZN home town of Groutville

POLITRIX

The ANC’s fall from grace in icon Albert Luthuli’s KZN home town of Groutville

By Chris Makhaye

Cyril Ramaphosa: 'Attempted July insurrection' left two million jobless and wiped R50bn from the economy

SAHRC HEARINGS

Cyril Ramaphosa: 'Attempted July insurrection' left two million jobless and wiped R50bn from the economy

By Des Erasmus

Ramaphosa’s second-term bid on shaky ground after ANC factions clash over State Capture report

ROAD TO ELECTIVE CONFERENCES

Ramaphosa’s second-term bid on shaky ground after ANC factions clash over State Capture report

By Carien du Plessis, Chris Makhaye and Ray Mahlaka

KZN’s iSimangaliso Wetland Park threatened by ‘land invasion’

HERITAGE SITE INCURSION

KZN’s iSimangaliso Wetland Park threatened by ‘land invasion’

By Tony Carnie

KwaZulu-Natal premier’s dangerous call for a return to apartheid-style governance

ANALYSIS

KwaZulu-Natal premier’s dangerous call for a return to apartheid-style governance

By Marianne Merten

It takes a (KwaZulu-Natal) village to raise a Chief Justice

GRASSROOTS JUDICIAL PROFILE

It takes a (KwaZulu-Natal) village to raise a Chief Justice

By Chris Makhaye and Nce Mkhize

Ex-ANC councillor in Mpumalanga wins back his seat, but for a rival party

BY-ELECTION RESULTS

Ex-ANC councillor in Mpumalanga wins back his seat, but for a rival party

By Wayne Sussman