The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) has hailed a “significant win” for its members after reaching an agreement with the Msunduzi Municipality and calling off its strike on Tuesday. The agreement, signed at City Hall...
Voting in the 2026 Best of PMB & Midlands Readers’ Choice Awards is off to a flying start, with more than 33 000 votes cast in the first week alone. With voting remaining open until September 30, there is still plenty of time for residents to...
Young Pietermaritzburg scientists scooped gold, silver and bronze awards at the recent Eskom Expo Regional Science Fair at the Edgewood campus of the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN). Thirteen Carter High School pupils took part in the...
For nearly a month, the Pillay family went to bed without knowing the whereabouts of their beloved dog, Apollo, that had gone missing. Then, on Wednesday afternoon, they finally saw their boy again for the first time in three weeks. The...
Ameetinghygiene outreach programme aimed at restoring dignity and the basic needs of homeless people was held at eMatsheni in Pietermaritzburg on Thursday and Friday. The two day initiative, led by the Inkunzi Isematholeni Foundation,...