In The Witness today: Alarm raised as toxic spill kills fish, birds in Msunduzi River | Good news to crow about | Crisis meetings to avert Ithala Bank’s collapse | City residents sceptical about two-pot pension withdrawals | Scholar patrol’s gruesome school discovery.

Ashburton residents were without water on Wednesday as municipal workers continued to fix a damaged pipe that has burst repeatedly this week despite having been given attention. witness.co.za/news/kzn/2024/…

Close to 100 cycling enthusiasts from across the country gathered at the Nelson Mandela Capture site in Howick on Wednesday morning, the starting point for this year’s 500km Legacy Ride4Hope. witness.co.za/news/kzn/2024/…

A Pietermaritzburg scholar patrol assistant was left shaken after witnessing a man with a bloody knife run past her, and later discovering the body of a stabbing victim, near a school in Brixham Road, on Tuesday afternoon. witness.co.za/news/kzn/2024/…

The Pietermaritzburg and Midlands Chamber of Business (PMCB) has launched a new initiative called ChamberRoosta, aimed at recognising and celebrating local businesses making a positive impact on society. witness.co.za/news/kzn/2024/…

With the fuel price having dropped again in September, some residents believe a significant increase is looming on the horizon. witness.co.za/news/2024/09/0…

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With the future of KwaZulu-Natal’s government-owned Ithala Bank in jeopardy following the suspension of its licence by the national Treasury last week, authorities were locked in emergency meetings yesterday in a bid to save the troubled institution. witness.co.za/news/kzn/2024/…

Families of the nine people who were killed in the R622 accident between Mooi River and Greytown on Saturday gathered at Gaywood Village, near Greytown, for their memorial service on Thursday. witness.co.za/news/kzn/2024/…

An oil spill below the top weir on the Msunduzi River has had a devastating effect on aquatic life and the river’s ecosystem, leaving fish and birds dead in its wake and sparking an urgent call for help on Wednesday. witness.co.za/news/kzn/2024/…

Gaston Savoi (71) has been sentenced by the Pietermaritzburg High Court to a R5 million fine or 10 years in prison, and 10 years suspended for five years, for fraud and corruption related to the 2006 KZN water purification tenders worth R50.1 million. witness.co.za/news/2024/09/0…

Pietermaritzburg residents have expressed mixed views about the new two-pot retirement system, with some questioning its effectiveness and urging others to think carefully before withdrawing their pension funds. witness.co.za/news/kzn/2024/…

Refuse collection will be delayed in much of Pietermaritzburg, the Msunduzi Local Municipality has warned. witness.co.za/news/2024/09/0…

Local Durban and Pietermaritzburg judges are among the candidates shortlisted for key judicial positions in the Supreme Court of Appeal, the Land Court, and the Pietermaritzburg High Court. witness.co.za/news/kzn/2024/…

Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday pledged over $50 billion in financing for Africa over the next three years, promising to deepen cooperation in infrastructure and trade with the continent as he addressed Beijing’s biggest summit since the pandemic. witness.co.za/news/kzn/2024/…

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa called Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s pledge on Thursday of $50 billion in financing to Africa over the next three years a “great boon” for the continent. witness.co.za/news/2024/09/0…

"One hopes that the KZN police are not of the belief that by killing criminals, they will somehow win the war against crime." witness.co.za/opinion/2024/0…

"China’s growing influence in Africa is evident, as it remains the continent’s largest trading partner, with trade between the two reaching R3,01 trillion in the first half of 2023." witness.co.za/opinion/column…

"I think Starmer had to be joking when suggesting that all the criminal cases against Zuma need to be dropped just because he is good at postponing them indefinitely." witness.co.za/opinion/letter… -Write to The Witness: [email protected]

"Not only has our Education Department failed to deal adequately with the situation but it fails to grasp the essential fact that it is the lives and education of the pupils that are being jeopardised." -Write to The Witness: [email protected] witness.co.za/opinion/letter…