Durban mayor urged to investigate assaults on homeless people
People we spoke to describe being beaten with sjamboks by Ensure Security’s masked guards. The company denies this.
News | 18 December 2025
Flood victims’ homes demolished by Ethekwini Municipality
Municipality says the shacks are built unlawfully and bylaws need to be enforced
Brief | 5 December 2025
Naidoo family breaks down in court as police brutality case postponed yet again
National Director of Public Prosecutions comes under fire for causing delay
By Benita Enoch
Brief | 28 November 2025
EThekwini blames Shembe Church for delays in housing project
Burlington development has been stuck since 2022
News | 27 November 2025
Durban residents demand tap water and an end to water tankers
People in Ngoqokazi and Amatikwe, near Inanda, have been without running water since 2017
Brief | 24 November 2025
Families living in temporary housing for 13 years accuse eThekwini of neglecting them
They were moved to make way for a housing project that is yet to be built
Brief | 10 November 2025
NPA to proceed in rape cover-up case against Brighton Beach police officers
But the case has been adjourned to April 2026
By Benita Enoch
Brief | 29 October 2025
Durban community hall left to ruin by municipality
Jabulani Hall has broken windows and collapsing ceilings and its dilapidated offices are occupied by people who say they were displaced by floods in 2022
By Tsoanelo Sefoloko and Joseph Bracken
News | 28 October 2025
Durban ward councillor’s mobile office overturned by angry residents
People in eNkanini informal settlement say they have been living without services since 2017
Brief | 24 October 2025