Pietermaritzburg

Verulam Saps is investigating the matter, while the hospice is appealing to the community for donations and assistance to strengthen their security.

Meanwhile in Pietermaritzburg, the SOS Children's Home is wishing for a touch-up of its property.

Yesterday, Finance MEC Francois Rogers visited the orphanage.

Here's the SOS's Nontlantla Shange.

Hardware, paint and glass was the only retail group that was weaker in July, declining by 1.1% year-on-year.

Residents and businesses in Pietermaritzburg are being warned that rising demand and El Niño could put pressure on the city's water supply system.

Scientists say hotter and drier conditions lie ahead as the El Niño phenomenon intensifies.

Earlier this month, the World Meteorological Organization warned that this shift in global atmospheric circulation could become one of the strongest events seen in more than four decades.

It's called it an unjustified measure that runs counter to efforts to rebuild trust, develop Palestinian-U.S. relations, and create the necessary political climate for implementing the two-state solution and achieving peace and stability.

The top story, residents and businesses in Pietermaritzburg are being warned that rising demand and El Nino could put pressure on the city's water supply system.

Officials there have urged residents and businesses to use water sparingly.

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Durban and Richards Bay, a high of 18 this afternoon.

Pietermaritzburg, 14.

The top story this hour, police say they are following all possible leads to see if the cases of the murdered women in Ekorileni are linked.

The body of a ninth woman was discovered in Dawn Park in Boxburg this morning.

He says the two municipalities don't have the necessary revenue base to function fully.

Speaking to Newswatch on the sideline of a government event in Pietermaritzburg, the MEC suggested a solution.

We need to reconfigure those two particular municipalities and look at, I'm not a demarcation expert, but I must say that sometimes I get the opinion or the impression that demarcation is done on political grounds.

on a political purpose rather than a sustainable municipal purpose.

have escalated in recent weeks, with workers and major AI developers resigning over concerns about the dangers posed by the technology.

Durban 18 tomorrow, Pietermaritzburg 14, Richards Bay 20.

Cliff Shiko, East Coast Radio News Watch in Pretoria.

A grim discovery in Cobesville in Pietermaritzburg has put the community there on edge.

A woman's decomposing body was found near a dumping site on Cobesville Drive yesterday.

KZNSAP says her hands were tied behind her back and her body had multiple bone wounds.

The municipality was placed under administration earlier this year.

Speaking on the sidelines of his visit to the SOS children's home in Pietermaritzburg today, Finance MEC Francois Rogers said the demarcation board miscalculated when it formed the municipality.

It doesn't have a revenue base that it can collect rates from and service charges from.

Also, it doesn't get enough equitable share.