KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal is a province on the east coast of South Africa, with its capital in Pietermaritzburg. It is the country's second-most populous province and a major economic contributor, accounting for about 16% of national gross domestic product. The province's largest city and economic engine is Durban, which operates Africa's busiest container port and serves as a gateway for trade with Asia and the Indian Ocean rim. Key sectors include manufacturing, agriculture, tourism, logistics and petrochemicals. The province produces significant volumes of sugar cane, timber, maize and citrus, and hosts automotive assembly plants, aluminium smelters and oil refineries. KwaZulu-Natal's coastline and game reserves, including the iSimangaliso Wetland Park and uKhahlamba-Drakensberg mountains, underpin a substantial tourism industry. The province is culturally diverse, with a large Zulu-speaking population and significant Indian and English-speaking communities. Its economy benefits from the Durban–Gauteng freight corridor, one of sub-Saharan Africa's busiest logistics routes. The province was formed in 1994 by merging the former Natal province with the KwaZulu homeland.
KwaZulu-Natal Updates
Daily Podcast – October 06, 2026
6th October 2026 Making headlines: Voters urged to ‘rescue’ Joburg from ‘corrupt crime-council ecosystem' Ramaphosa punts campaign to plant 1bn trees over 5 years... →
Ramaphosa punts campaign to plant 1bn trees over 5 years to correct spatial inequalities
By: Thabi Shomolekae 6th October 2026 President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Monday that the Presidential One Billion Trees Campaign aims to plant one-billion trees over the next five... →
The battle for eThekwini Mayor is down to DA vs MKP
5th October 2026 The independent polling published by SABI Strategy Group in News24 yesterday which proved beyond doubt that the race to lead eThekwini is narrowed... →
Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality v Democratic Alliance and Others (3036/2023P) [2026] ZAKZPHC 97
2nd October 2026 Click here to read the full judgment on Saflii [1] The applicant, eThekwini Municipality, which served as the first respondent in the main... →
DA rejects parole system’s endless red tape delays, calls for reform now
1st October 2026 The DA is deeply concerned that South Africa’s parole system reform is caught in a cycle of endless delays and red-tape, and reform is not... →
DA KZN ready to abide by IEC code of conduct
29th September 2026 Today, the DA in KwaZulu-Natal attended the Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) code of conduct signing ceremony at the Olive... →
More land, better life? South African farming study asks if that’s the road to rural development
29th September 2026 South Africa’s rural development debate often starts with a familiar idea: if rural households have more land, they can produce more food, earn... →
The quiet erosion: What has happened to subsistence farming in South Africa?
28th September 2026 There is a gradual decline in households engaged in subsistence agriculture. What does this mean for food security and for households’ wellbeing?... →
Parties call for urgent action after weekend's mass shootings 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 28th September 2026 South Africa is reeling from an unprecedented weekend of trauma as horrific mass shootings across the country have left at least 27 people dead and... →
SACP condemns spate of mass shootings in Gauteng and Western Cape and calls for justice for the victims
28th September 2026 The South African Communist Party (SACP) condemns the spate of mass shootings in Gauteng and Western Cape provinces which led to the death of at... →
