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20/08/2026

The N3 southbound before the Peter Brown Drive exit remains closed as recovery takes place after a fuel tanker caught alight earlier on Thursday.

Motorists travelling from Pietermaritzburg to Hilton using Old Howick Road are advised of congestion, and large trucks using the road as an alternative to the N3 following a fuel tanker crash.

20/08/2026

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20/08/2026

The MK Party leadership is facing a revolt by its members across several KwaZulu-Natal municipalities over what the organisation’s members described as the imposition of councillor candidates on communities and party branches by local leaders.

In the party’s Moses Mabhida region, disgruntled MK Party members on Thursday picketed outside the Pietermaritzburg City Hall.

20/08/2026

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20/08/2026

Members of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party marched across the Pietermaritzburg CBD on Thursday before returning to the City Hall Gardens, where the march concluded.

The members were marching in protest against councillor nominations.

Video: Moeketsi Mamane

20/08/2026

The Samwu strike in Msunduzi has entered its third day, with municipal workers continuing to put pressure on the municipality to address outstanding workplace grievances.

The South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) resumed strike action this week after previously suspending its protected strike in June.

20/08/2026

Msunduzi Municipality employees have taken to the streets, burning rubble and tyres outside the AS Chetty Centre as they voice their ongoing frustrations with the municipality.

The workers marched from Dales Park in Mayor’s Walk, making their way through the city before gathering at City Hall.

Video: Moeketsi Mamane

20/08/2026

The fire that engulfed a fuel tanker on the N3 near Pietermaritzburg on Thursday has been extinguished, but the southbound carriageway remains closed as crews begin the difficult task of clearing the wreckage and dangerous goods from the road.

The fire departments were called to the scene, with firefighters using large quantities of foam to bring the blaze under control.

20/08/2026

Disgruntled MK Party members took to the streets of Pietermaritzburg over the party’s councillor nominations ahead of the November local government elections.

20/08/2026

For nearly a month, the Pillay family went to bed without knowing the whereabouts of their beloved dog, Apollo, that had gone missing.

Reece Pillay said he received a call after work from a woman who had noticed a dog in the area and started feeding it.