THE FUSE

Celani Sikhakhane brings you KwaZulu-Natal’s latest news.

Pietermaritzburg: The Pietermaritzburg High Court in KwaZulu-Natal has blocked the elective conference of Team Sugar South Africa at the eleventh hour that was supposed to take place on Friday afternoon in Newcastle. The urgent court interdict was filed by the faction that expelled the president of the organisation Shukela Thwala, who is set to be replaced by his brother-in-law Andile Nkosi. The elective congress was organized by the Acting Secretary Vumile Ngcamu, who also invited the President of the NFP Ivan Barnes as a guest speaker to the congress. But the High Court dismissed Ngcamu on the basis that she was also fired from the party in 2024.

eThekwini: eThekwini Municipality has been recognised as a global leader in climate action, earning a place on the 2025 Carbon Disclosure Project Cities A-List, a prestigious global platform for reporting climate action. The municipality has also secured its 2025 Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy badge achievements, representing the world’s largest alliance of cities committed to addressing climate change. eThekwini is one of only three African cities to achieve a CDP A rating, the highest possible score for environmental transparency and climate leadership. The other two cities are Tshwane and Cape Town.

Point Waterfront: Police in KwaZulu-Natal have arrested two suspects aged 29 and 32 years old at Point for dealing in drugs. Members from the Provincial Drugs and Firearms Unit had gathered intelligence on two individuals who were suspected of dealing in drugs in the Point policing precinct. Movements and activities of the two persons of interest were monitored by police for some time until sufficient information was collected on their illegal activities. On Thursday, police conducted a sting operation targeting the two suspects who had been under surveillance. During the operation, the team caught both suspects. The 29-year-old suspect was found in possession of 20 glass vials of cocaine powder, whilst the 32-year-old suspect was found in possession of 4,200 pieces of rock cocaine, 300 capsules of heroin, 46 glass vials of heroin powder and 38 mandrax tablets.

Pictured above: The Pietermaritzburg High Court blocked the Team Sugar South Africa political party’s elective congress.

Image source: Celani Sikhakhane