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Newcastle

Beyond blame: How community and policy failures fuel the teenage pregnancy crisis

Maverick Citizen

Beyond blame: How community and policy failures fuel the teenage pregnancy crisis

By Zoe Duby

ArcelorMittal forges ahead with steel plant closures despite government talk of a R1bn bailout

Business Maverick

ArcelorMittal forges ahead with steel plant closures despite government talk of a R1bn bailout

By Ray Mahlaka

How government dithering pushed ArcelorMittal to shut down steel operations

Business Maverick

How government dithering pushed ArcelorMittal to shut down steel operations

By Ray Mahlaka

KZN’s environmental human rights defenders face murder, threats, intimidation — here are their stories

South Africa

KZN’s environmental human rights defenders face murder, threats, intimidation — here are their stories

By Naledi Sikhakhane

IFP deals bitter setback for Team Sugar, MK in KZN, ANC cleans up in Eastern Cape, North West wards

Politics

IFP deals bitter setback for Team Sugar, MK in KZN, ANC cleans up in Eastern Cape, North West wards

By Wayne Sussman

ArcelorMittal grants reprieve to steel operations, thousands of jobs saved

Business Maverick

ArcelorMittal grants reprieve to steel operations, thousands of jobs saved

By Ray Mahlaka

IFP builds on strong week in KZN polls with solid wins in Mthonjaneni, uMvoti, Zululand

Politics

IFP builds on strong week in KZN polls with solid wins in Mthonjaneni, uMvoti, Zululand

By Wayne Sussman

IFP trounces ANC again in KZN, sweeping three Newcastle wards, while ruling party defies Gauteng naysayers

Politics

IFP trounces ANC again in KZN, sweeping three Newcastle wards, while ruling party defies Gauteng naysayers

By Wayne Sussman

EFF breakaway party Team Sugar SA enjoys the taste of sweet success in northern KwaZulu-Natal

Politics

EFF breakaway party Team Sugar SA enjoys the taste of sweet success in northern KwaZulu-Natal

By Chris Makhaye

Team Sugar deals bittersweet blow to ANC as small local parties offer blueprint for staying relevant

Politics

Team Sugar deals bittersweet blow to ANC as small local parties offer blueprint for staying relevant

By Wayne Sussman

No shops, no jobs – KZN malls and hawkers alike still struggling to recover from looting mayhem

South Africa

No shops, no jobs – KZN malls and hawkers alike still struggling to recover from looting mayhem

By Chris Makhaye

Thursday Morning: ANC cut down to size in the industrial heartland

Politics

Thursday Morning: ANC cut down to size in the industrial heartland

By Wayne Sussman