IN PICS | KZN premier Thami Ntuli kicks of Africa Day commemoration with parade

Timeslive · May 25, 2026 · 291 words · By TimesLIVE TimesLIVE

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KwaZulu-Natal premier Thami Ntuli commemorated Africa Day with a march and gathering at the Durban Playhouse on Monday.

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KwaZulu-Natal premier Thami Ntuli commemorated Africa Day with a march and gathering at the Durban Playhouse on Monday.

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The premier’s office said in the wake of “a prevailing climate characterised by social movements calling on the immediate deportation of undocumented immigrants and recent developments” in KwaZulu-Natal, Ntuli remained committed to addressing the issue of…

Common ground

Members of March and March, Operation Dudula and the Amabhinca Nation have increased “clean-up” campaigns, mainly in KwaZulu-Natal, in the past month.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The proceedings started with an African cultural parade from King Dinuzulu Park to the Durban Playhouse”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries about Africa, Apartheid, and the Zulu Kingdom. There is no mention of a specific cultural parade from King Dinuzulu Park to the Durban Playhouse.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Apartheid ( ə-PART-(h)yte, especially South African English: ə-PART-(h)ayt, Afrikaans: [aˈpart(ɦ)əit] ; transl. "separateness", lit. 'aparthood') was a system of institutionalised racial segregation …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apartheid

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nieuwe Republiek ("New Republic") was a small Boer republic which existed from 1884 to 1888 in present-day South Africa. It was recognised only by Germany and the South African Republic. Its indep…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nieuwe_Republiek

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Zulu Kingdom ( ZOO-loo; Zulu: KwaZulu), sometimes referred to as the Zulu Empire, was a monarchy in Southern Africa. During the 1810s, Shaka established a standing army that consolidated rival cla…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zulu_Kingdom

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Claim 2: “Last week tensions were heightened when foreigners camped outside the Durban central police station, calling for help and protection against attacks and threats by groups questioning their legal status in the country.”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm that foreign nationals camped outside the Durban Central Police Station seeking safety and protection from attacks.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 18, 2026 · The meaning of FOREIGN is situated outside a place or country; especially : situated outside one's own country. How to use foreign in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Foreign.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign

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web search NEUTRAL — FOREIGN definition: 1. belonging or connected to a country that is not your own: 2. Something can be described as…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/foreign

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web search NEUTRAL — FOREIGN definition: of, relating to, or derived from another country or nation; not native. See examples of foreign used in a sentence.
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/foreign

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Claim 3: “Ntuli will later participate in an African Renaissance engagement scheduled to take place at the Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani in Durba.”

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The evidence confirms Thami Ntuli's identity and role as Premier, but there is no mention of a scheduled 'African Renaissance engagement' at the Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP; Zulu: IQembu leNkatha yeNkululeko) is a conservative political party in South Africa, which is a part of the current South African government of national unity led by t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inkatha_Freedom_Party

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — uMkhonto weSizwe Party (Zulu for 'Spear of the Nation' Party'), abbreviated as MKP, and often referred to as the MK Party, is a South African populist political party founded in December 2023. The par…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMkhonto_weSizwe_Party

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web search NEUTRAL — KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli says the economy of the province has been showing signs of recovery after the devastations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2021 unrest. Ntuli was delivering h…
https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/ntuli-notes-growth-in-kzn-…

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Claim 4: “KwaZulu-Natal premier Thami Ntuli commemorated Africa Day with a march and gathering at the Durban Playhouse on Monday.”

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While evidence confirms Thami Ntuli is the Premier of KZN, none of the provided search results or Wikipedia entries mention an Africa Day march or gathering at the Durban Playhouse.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — KwaZulu-Natal (, also referred to as KZN) is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the government merged the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu) and Natal Provin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KwaZulu-Natal

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Government of KwaZulu-Natal (IsiZulu: uHulumeni waKwaZulu-Natal) is the subnational government of the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). The politics of the province take place in the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_KwaZulu-Natal

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Claim 5: “The groups were temporarily housed at the Diakonia Centre after they were dispersed with rubber bullets and teargas, and later moved to temporary shelters.”

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Multiple sources confirm the sequence of events: police used rubber bullets to disperse the group, and they were subsequently moved to the Diakonia Centre.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abahlali baseMjondolo (AbM, Zulu pronunciation: [aɓaˈɬali ɓasɛm̩dʒɔˈndɔːlo], in English: "the residents of the shacks") is a socialist shack dwellers' movement in South Africa which primarily campaign…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abahlali_baseMjondolo

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web search NEUTRAL — Foreign nationals at the Diakonia Centre wait to be processed by home affairs officials. (Sandile Ndlovu). Speaking outside the centre on Thursday, eThekwini mayor Cyril Xaba said buses were arranged …
https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-05-21-in-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Foreign nationals are camping outside the Diakonia refugee centre in the Durban city centre after police used rubber bullets to disperse them on Tuesday. The group of over 500 people had initially pic…
https://salaamedia.com/2026/05/20/foreign-nationals-seek-saf…

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Claim 6: “Members of March and March, Operation Dudula and the Amabhinca Nation have increased “clean-up” campaigns, mainly in KwaZulu-Natal, in the past month.”

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The claim is explicitly stated in one web search result ('IN PICS | Fisticuffs between anti-immigrant protesters...'), but other results only describe the movements generally without confirming the 'increased clean-up campaigns' in the past month specifically.

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web search NEUTRAL — Members of March and March, Operation Dudula and the Amabhinca Nation have increased “clean-up” campaigns mainly in KwaZulu-Natal in the past month.
https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-05-21-in-…

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web search NEUTRAL — The March and March movement was founded in March 2025 in Durban by Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma, a former Vuma FM presenter and civic activist. It presents itself as a citizen-led campaign focused mainly on …
https://explain.co.za/2026/05/01/the-rise-of-march-and-march…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Human Rights Commission takes Operation Dudula and March and March to Court. Jacinta Zuma is calling for all South Africans especially those who are in D...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3dXT4ZjkGQ

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