An inquest into the controversial death of ANC president-general chief Albert Luthuli in the Pietermaritzburg high court on Friday heard there was contradictory accounts by two eyewitnesses of the incident.

Fixing kilometres of potholes, getting a bullet train between Gauteng and Durban on track, fixing flood-damaged infrastructure, helping regional airports to fly and pushing for port efficiency is on the KwaZulu-Natal transport’s bucket list to grow the province’s economy.

Julius Malema says Finance Minister Enoch Godogwana doesn’t have powers to reverse the VAT hike.

KwaZulu-Natal north coast residents came out in their numbers to demand answers from the KwaDukuza district municipality and oppose a rates hike at a budget imbizo but the mayor and municipal manager were a no-show.

Rustenburg Municipality facing renewed political uncertainty following a shift in coalitions.

The EFF is adamant that Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana should resign.

The decision to scrap the proposed VAT increase has raised concerns about where government will generate revenue to fund essential services.

Parliament’s standing committee on public accounts is on Friday hearing a briefing by the Special Investigating Unit on investigations conducted into the Road Accident Fund.

Mbalula says the ANC is continuing to engage the SACP.

Emerging economies will have to grapple with tighter global financing conditions for longer while the future of risk-free assets is very much in focus, says the head of the central bank.

The ANC is meeting with the DA leadership on Friday and it’s expected to be a heated one over its continued participation in the GNU.

Meetings are due in coming days and weeks to undo the damage after the finance minister caved on the tax increase

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ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula emphasises constructive talks for passing future bills.

The Democratic Alliance has claimed credit for the about-turn by the treasury on the tax, saying its legal team had presented a strong case against the flawed parliamentary process used to adopt the fiscal framework

The Ukrainian president cut short a trip to South Africa after Russian drone and missile strikes which killed at least eight people and injured about 80

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Mthunzi Luthuli says that the explanation given surrounding his grandfather’s death is contradictory

EFF is also calling for the resignation of Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana.

Barry Roux told the court Thales is unable to call any witnesses to gainsay the state’s evidence

The MK Party says South Africa remains committed to countries in the BRICS bloc, including Russia.