The corruption tainted Deputy Mayor of Nongoma Local Municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal has resigned from his position after weeks of digging in his heels. Sabelo Nkosi resigned this week after he was instructed by his party, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) to vacate both his seat as a PR (Proportional Represantative) councillor and Deputy Mayor. That was after Nkosi was arrested in November last year together with Mayor Clifford Ndabandaba from the National Freedom Party (NFP) and the Speaker, Babongile…

ActionSA has become the latest political party to voice its displeasure against secessionist Phil Craig, the British born national who is leading the fight for the Western Cape to cede from the rest of South Africa.  The party’s Parliamentary Chief Whip, Lerato Ngobeni has written to Dr Leon Schrieber, the Minister of Home Affairs, urging him to reject an application for citizenship by Craig on the basis that he is causing disunity among South Africans. This was after Craig was…

A teacher who was forced to take an early retirement in April 2023 has been forced to live in a shack after her pension was fraudulently cashed out while she was on a sick bed.  Dumisile Benedictta Gumede’s pension, worth R615 164, 79 was held by the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) —a retirement fund that manages pensions and related benefits on behalf of all government employees in South Africa.  Gumede (58) retired before time while she was a teacher…

The alleged scammers who fraudulently killed a 27-year-old University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) student to claim a funeral policy from Capitec Bank will not be prosecuted after the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) withdrew the case and the docket was closed. The victim, Thandeka Majola was officially informed about this decision by the South African police Service (SAPS) through an SMS yesterday. “Message from SAPS.Investigation in CHATSWORTH ref nr CAS 672/1/2025 – Case has been withdrawn and the docket has been closed.…

A Newcastle law firm is going after the former Deputy Mayor of Newcastle Local Municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal after he failed to pay an overdue legal bill of R311,723.16. Hanlie Fourie Attorneys claims that Musa Shukela Thwala, the leader of Team Sugar South Africa, is in breach of his contract and wants him to pay up.  The law firm represented Thwala when he was ousted from his position last year following a fallout with the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) which…

Hundreds of students in several institutions of higher learning across the country are on edge after the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) said payments to service providers providing accommodation would be delayed.  The announcement is contained in a letter dated 24 March 2025 which was sent to the service providers by Waseem Carrim, NSFAS’s acting Chief Executive Officer.  Carrim said NSFAS is currently finalizing the verification process for the lists and invoices submitted for payment by all landlords accredited…

A forensic investigation by Blitz Forensics has revealed that the cash-strapped Uthukela District Municipality, which is under administration, was forced to pay R11 million to repair water pumps that were never broken in the first place. This is contained in a report that was tabled behind closed during a council sitting last week. African Times was eventually able to obtain a copy of the 40-page report which lays bare how two officials flouted all municipal procurement rules to award the…

A detailed report obtained by African Times has revealed how the R37 million that was stolen from the ABSA bank account of the ANC run KwaDukuza Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal early this year was distributed to 15 accounts belonging to companies and individuals, some with political links. One of the beneficiaries is alleged to be a young man employee of the wife of one of the senior political office bearers in the looted municipality. The young man became instantly rich…

The Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK) Party has continued to make its presence felt outside its traditional base of KwaZulu-Natal after winning a by-election in Saldanha in the Western Cape. This was the party’s first by-election victory in the Western Cape where the competition has always been between the DA and the ANC — and to a lesser extent the Good Party and the Patriotic Alliance (PA). The MKP’s victory comes after its candidate, Mzwandile Simon Biko was elected as the councillor…

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has marched to the ANC-run Umkhanyakude District Municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal to demand that the decades-long water crisis be resolved. The red berets also demanded that the municipality should table a buried forensic report about a water scheme where R130 million was allegedly spent, but the work was not completed. The protest march took place in the town of Mkhuze, the headquarters of the district municipality that includes Jozini, Umhlabuyalingana, Mtubatuba and Big 5 Hlabisa…