South Africa|Kwazulu-Natal|Durban

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Students arrested after attack on security guard

Guard escapes through a window after petrol bomb thrown into guardroom at Durban University of Technology

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Brief | 19 September 2019

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New round of demolitions in Cato Manor

Shack dwellers say their belongings were torched, leaving them destitute

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Brief | 5 August 2019

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Three children die in Durban fire

“I left them sleeping when I went to work”

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Brief | 31 July 2019

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In April their homes were destroyed by a flood. Now their new homes are being demolished

Dozens of Enkanini residents continue to rebuild their homes in defiance of the eThekwini municipality

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News | 23 July 2019

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Protesters blame corruption for lack of water in Umlazi

“We hear that the officials are benefiting from the water tankers”

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Brief | 15 July 2019

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Abahlali leader blames government for baby’s death

Sbu Zikode says that Khwezi Mlingo would have survived if Cato Manor’s shacks had water and electricity

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Brief | 12 July 2019

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Shack dwellers’ homes demolished and possessions burnt

Land occupiers to take eThekwini Municipality to court for “criminal” act

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Brief | 14 June 2019

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Durban shack dwellers dispute legality of repeated demolitions

Cato Manor occupiers say their homes were not unfinished nor left vacant, contradicting municipality’s claims

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News | 12 June 2019

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KZN district is beating the HIV epidemic

Eshowe has reached UN targets a year ahead of schedule

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News | 12 June 2019