Red flags raised over new shelter for homeless people in Durban

The eThekwini municipality’s Sakhithemba Homeless Shelter in Illovo is about 25 kilometres from Durban’s city centre

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News | 18 July 2025

ARTsolar throws in the towel in “gagging” case

The company had wanted to stop three “whistleblowers” and a journalist from reporting that it was importing and not locally manufacturing its solar panels

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Law | 17 July 2025

200 shacks destroyed as fire rips through Isiphingo informal settlement

More than 300 people displaced, says eThekwini municipality

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Brief | 8 July 2025

Huge queues outside SASSA offices in KwaMashu

Grant beneficiaries complain they have not received their money

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Brief | 4 July 2025

Durban residents battle “sewage crisis”

The DA in KwaZulu-Natal is to take the eThekwini municipality to court

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Brief | 4 July 2025

Durban’s metrorail: it’s a bumpy ride

Trains are late, slow and often empty

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News | 2 July 2025

Police brutality trial postponed after startling audio recording emerges

Murder trial of 14 officers accused in Regan Naidoo’s death in custody has been halted

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News | 1 July 2025

Rape cover up trial: police detained victim overnight near her rapist

Rapist’s DNA has been linked to two open cases

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News | 20 June 2025

Three Durban cops deny rape cover up

The state alleges a rape victim was detained by Brighton Beach officers and intimidated into withdrawing charges

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News | 19 June 2025

Pensioners desperate for clarity after not receiving grants in June

SASSA is introducing stricter verification measures

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News | 7 June 2025

Sewage floods the streets in this part of Durban

Lamontville has been battered by floods

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News | 1 June 2025

Durban hostels crumble but families have nowhere else to go

Thousands of people live in Lamontville’s apartheid-era hostels

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Photo Essay | 26 May 2025

Local solar panel manufacturer imports 99% of its product, court told

In a case with implications for freedom of expression, ARTsolar gagged critics who raised concerns about how many of its solar panels are made in SA

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Law | 16 May 2025

Residents of emergency housing in Durban protest against eviction

Province says they earn too much to qualify to stay, but they disagree

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Brief | 14 May 2025

“Gagged” businessman seeks to prove he was right

Shipping company called in to reveal details of ARTsolar’s imports

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Law | 30 April 2025