Immigrants demand refugee offices reopen after two years of lockdown

Home Affairs has opened services for South Africans but asylum seekers remain shut out

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News | 15 February 2022

People queuing for eight hours outside Home Affairs sent home without being helped

Manager says he is used to addressing angry crowds at Durban office

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Brief | 11 February 2022

Hundreds of people living on Durban’s streets counted as Census 2022 starts

“I’m happy that we were also counted and the government sees that we also matter,” says Durban homeless man

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News | 7 February 2022

Dumpsites finally cleared after reporter asks questions

Rubbish was piling up in Blackburn Village informal settlement north of Durban

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Brief | 2 February 2022

One year later after devastating fire, Durban hostel residents still can’t go home

eThekwini Municipality says renovation is to be done in March

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News | 25 January 2022

Blackburn Village toilets are broken and filthy

eThekwini Municipality says residents must stop throwing foreign objects into the system

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News | 24 January 2022

Donors to the rescue of special needs school looted in July unrest

Golden Steps School in Verulam successfully opens for 2022 school year

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News | 20 January 2022

Durban beach goers continue to swim despite warning signs

Activists blame City for sewage spills and lack of transparency

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News | 14 January 2022

Housing activists say Cato Manor community is being “terrorised”

Three suspected arsonists were granted R2,000 bail each and are due back in court in February

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News | 3 December 2021