South Africa|Kwazulu-Natal|Durban

Durban’s metrorail: it’s a bumpy ride

Trains are late, slow and often empty

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

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

Rapist’s DNA has been linked to two open cases

Three Durban cops deny rape cover up

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

Pensioners desperate for clarity after not receiving grants in June

SASSA is introducing stricter verification measures

Sewage floods the streets in this part of Durban

Lamontville has been battered by floods

City of eThekwini says refuse is collected in this settlement every Monday, but we saw no sign of a rubbish truck

Mounds of refuse line the road in Cato Crest

Durban hostels crumble but families have nowhere else to go

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

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

Residents of emergency housing in Durban protest against eviction

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

“Gagged” businessman seeks to prove he was right

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

Families who were moved for the 2010 World Cup are still living in their “transit camp”

Residents of KwaDabeka camp implore the eThekwini municipality to hear their pleas

Constitutional challenge to ARTsolar’s gag order

Whistleblowers argue their right to freedom of expression has been violated. AmaBhungane has applied to join the case.

Solar company changed its story just before gagging whistleblowers

Whistleblower alleges he was tricked into believing he was buying locally made material

There are taps and flush toilets in this Durban township - but no water

Ntuzuma families buy water from nearby KwaMashu

Solar manufacturer ARTsolar gagged a reporter. So we asked the owner some tough questions