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Dannhauser, KwaZulu-Natal is set to experience a significant transformation with the introduction of a major housing project

Newcastillians will face a surge in electricity tariffs in a matter of days as the final...

The Department of Transport has officially announced the resumption of full production for the driving licence...

In an effort to address the poor condition of several roads in the province, the KwaZulu-Natal...

In a bid to bolster the national grid ahead of the approaching winter season, the government...

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport is considering the introduction of provincial motor vehicle license plates, following...

The Amajuba District Municipality was in the spotlight on Tuesday afternoon, 25 April 2023, as the...

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport is set to invest over R23 billion in the construction and...

Major developments are on the horizon for KwaZulu-Natal, as Newcastle and other parts of Northern KwaZulu-Natal...

The South African Government and Eskom are working together to address the issue of municipal debt...

The Minister was speaking during the launch of the Resource Mobilisation Fund (RMF) on Thursday afternoon, 9 March 2023.

With the strike gaining momentum across KZN and the country as a whole, NEHAWU protestors gathered...

Ntshingwayo (Chelmsford) Dam has been generating significant concerns over the past while. This has been due to...

After months of continuous loadshedding, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma gazetted

Moreover, despite the assurances from the Department, the farmers explained that there was a degree of...

With this in mind, the group of unions stressed that 3% was clearly not a wage...

A significant housing initiative is set to hit Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal and will benefit approximately 2000 people. 

A year later and after various commitments from the DWS, the Ntshingwayo (Chelmsford) Dam sluice gate is still nowhere near...

All of us into permanent loadshedding since September 2022, with short intervals of relief during the festive...

Eskom’s Group Chief Executive, André de Ruyter tendered his resignation on Wednesday, 14 December 2022. Eskom Board Chairperson

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has fined a Northern KwaZulu-Natal farmer for illegally using dam water

Discussing the necessity for changes in cannabis legalities, Trade, Industry and Competition Deputy Minister, Nomalungelo Gina

The countdown for the 2022 SALGA Games has officially begun with the massive sporting event set...

The functionality and decisions, or lack thereof, coming out of the Amajuba District Municipality are a cause for serious...

On Wednesday night, 16 November 2022, Newcastillian News joined various departments to conduct investigations of factories in Newcastle

While many are hoping there will be an end to the constant power outages, there does...

As South Africans are forced to deal with the ever-rising cost of living, it seems that...

With the province experiencing further rainfall, disaster management teams across KwaZulu-Natal have been placed on high alert.

This follows the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Executive Council resolving to conduct a skills audit in government to ensure that...

According to the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Human Settlements, the various projects in the area are worth millions...

The housing project initially kicked off on 14 October 2020, after the now MEC and former Newcastle Mayor, Dr...

With this in mind, the National Assembly (NA) then passed the Expropriation Bill on Wednesday, 28...

An investigation into the tragic Pongola accident that killed 21 people, mainly children, has found the...

Mentally ill patients have been abandoned at Madadeni Provincial Hospital-leaving the hospital now searching for their...

Eskom updated key assumptions in its revenue application to NERSA, proposing a 32.02% electricity price hike from 1 April...

In a statement on Thursday, Cabinet said the technology has evolved and it is becoming expensive to maintain...

Northern KwaZulu-Natal farmers found themselves under scrutiny this past weekend, with Parliament sending two committees

Discussing the launch of Operation Vala Zonke, a programme aimed at addressing potholes across all spheres of...

Local farmers have claimed that the DWS has done nothing to address the problem at Ntshingwayo...

The petrol price is set to go up by a gut-wrenching R4 per litre at the...

The Department of Home Affairs in Vryheid is now closed until further notice due to five armed men emptying out...

Newcastillians are in store for another dark night, with Eskom again implementing Stage 2 Loadshedding from 5...

The KwaZulu-Natal CoGTA MEC Sipho Hlomuka took centre stage on Tuesday, 10 May 2022, to deliver the 2022/2023 Budget...

MEC Nkonyeni highlighted that her department would be focusing on transport infrastructure and district services.

Eskom implemented power outages on Tuesday, 3 May 2022, with Stage 2 loadshedding continuing until 5 am on Monday,...

Petrol engine vehicle owners will feel some relief at the fuel pumps from Wednesday, 4 April 2022,...

The Hospital Street Housing Project is making headway, with the Department ensuring the initiative proves to be...

A staggering 443 people lost their lives in the province, and approximately 48 people are missing...

Eskom has stated it is being forced to implement Stage 4 loadshedding as of Tuesday morning, 19 April...

While the problem has not yet been resolved, he explains that an emergency gate/stoplog has been...