Zainul Dawood

Multimedia Journalist

DA won't abandon GNU over VAT row, says Steenhuisen

Zainul Dawood|Published

Amid growing tensions over VAT increases, DA leader John Steenhuisen dismisses rumours of the party's exit from the Government of National Unity, emphasising the ...

60% of SA landfill sites non-compliant as political instability cripples waste management

Zainul Dawood|Published

South African municipalities are facing a waste management crisis, with 60% of landfill sites failing compliance standards due to political instability. Despite ...

Government's solar heater scheme burns through millions in storage costs

Zainul Dawood|Published

The National Solar Water Heater Programme has squandered R324. 8 million on storage costs alone, with thousands of units left uninstalled and others declared faulty. ...

Solar storm impacting Earth behind auroras

Zainul Dawood and Staff Reporter|Published

The South African National Space Agency (Sansa) Space Weather Centre issued several G4 warnings and, for the first time since 2003, one G5 warning was issued.

DA to take legal action against EFF ahead of proposed national shutdown

Zainul Dawood|Published

DA leader John Steenhuisen said South Africans were deeply concerned by the intimidatory tactics being employed by members of the EFF.

Overcrowding and suicide a concern in SA prisons

Zainul Dawood|Published

A report by the Department of Correctional Services portfolio committee on justice states that overcrowding in correctional facilities in excess of approved bed ...

Man arrested after allegedly throwing baby from bridge

Zainul Dawood and Minenhle Ndwandwe|Published

A Durban man has been charged with murder after he allegedly hurled a nine-month-old baby girl from a bridge on Sunday.

Poor municipal service delivery crippling SMME sector, warns DA

Zainul Dawood|Published

The SMME sector is a crucial contributor to job creation, but the degree of support provided to it by local government has thus far been unacceptably inadequate, ...

Local government indaba: State bank ’key to turning the corner’

Zainul Dawood|Published

State-owned banks play a crucial role in the development of a country and if South Africa was not in charge of its finances the country’s planning will always be ...

Mop-up operations under way after second wave of floods in KZN

Zainul Dawood and Minenhle Ndwandwe|Published

Mop-up operations are under way in parts of KwaZulu-Natal that were affected by the second wave of flash floods on the weekend.

Questions over slow pace of R350 SRD grant fraud investigation

Zainul Dawood|Published

The grant was meant for unemployed South Africans from May 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic, but the fraud cost the state R5. 8 million, said Dr Mimmy Gondwe, MP ...

Carl Niehaus slams MK unity conference proceedings

Zainul Dawood|Published

Niehaus described the conference as an organisational disaster without proper transport and accommodation arrangements.

KZN floods: Death toll rises to 448 as clean-up operations continue

Zainul Dawood and Willem Phungula|Published

Premier Sihle Zikalala paid tribute to the search-and-rescue teams that are still searching for bodies reported missing during the floods that claimed 448 lives ...

Mixed views on Tito Mboweni's state bank proposal

Zainul Dawood|Published

Ex-finance minister’s tweet is seen as rhetorical but finance expert says such an entity would benefit black people.

Organisations challenge extension to national state of disaster

Zainul Dawood|Published

NGOs add their voices to the tide of those against the government’s extension of the national state of disaster.

7,331 SAPS firearms and 10 million rounds of ammo stolen or lost over 10 years

Zainul Dawood|Published

Nearly 30% of firearms stolen from the SAPS or lost over the past 10 years have not been recovered.

Man due in court over beheading of girl, 6, after argument

Zainul Dawood|Published

Alwande Shabalala’s beheaded body was found lying in a rondavel while her head was found in a river.

Human Settlements minister concerned about number of incomplete housing projects

Zainul Dawood|Published

Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi disappointed by the number of incomplete housing projects, while beneficiaries still awaiting their homes after 20 years.

SAHRC hearings: ‘Not enough staff to keep public order’ says police commissioner General Khehla Sitole

Zainul Dawood|Published

Currently, there are 5 005 POP officers when they were supposed to have 12 000. Sitole said the POP unit has been scaled down since 1993.

Eskom mulls subsidising the poor with alternative power sources as South Africans suffer losses due to load shedding

Zainul Dawood and Baldwin Ndaba|Published

Eskom was looking at solutions such as subsidising alternate power sources, including generators and inverters, for poor households

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan under the spotlight over increasing Eskom blackouts

Zainul Dawood|Published

Gordhan said he had taken a hard line against Eskom’s poor electricity supply, instructing the board to beef up the power utility with the requisite expertise to ...

Nine shot dead, including two children, in Durban informal settlement

Zainul Dawood|Published

The police have launched a manhunt for three men who opened fire and killed nine people in Clare Estate, Durban.

Civil Unrest: Phoenix massacre claims 23 lives

Zainul Dawood and Ntombi Nkosi|Published

The families of over 20 people killed in criminal and vigilante acts, allegedly fuelled by racial tension in Phoenix want police to collect the guns from residents ...

Instigators will be arrested soon, says Cele

Zainul Dawood|Published

The names of three alleged instigators who were involved in encouraging widespread looting and violence in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng could be revealed on Monday, ...

Department of Social Development lashed over R11. 2m irregular payments

Zainul Dawood|Published

The Department of Social Development has come under attack from the Public Service Commission over irregular payments of the special Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress ...