The family of Nkanyiso Mbhele, 27, who was killed following a drunken brawl in the Umthwalume area, has described the manner in which he died as devastating.
KwaZulu-Natal clinics are outperforming facilities monitored in other provinces on various indicators and health services in the province have improved year-on-year, but some marginalised groups continue to have a hard time accessing healthcare services. This is according to the latest provinci.
LGBTQIA+ people in SA ‘are under siege’ 23 April 2021 - 08:00 By Chris Makhaye Murders of queer people in and around Durban recently have highlighted their daily struggle to survive, let alone find acceptance. File photo. Image: Loren Elliott/Reuters/ File photo
Until recently, Simphiwe Mkhize, 18, was dreaming of a career as a social worker. But that dream has now been shattered after he was forced to quit grade 9 at his school in Tongaat, about 40km north of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal.
Mkhize says he often found himself in fights with fellow pupils who were insulting him and calling him names because he is gay.