Magistrate postpones Durban police rape cover-up trial

The trial of three officers was postponed due to a funeral

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Brief | 12 September 2025

Rubbish piles up in KwaMashu as waste workers dispute salary cuts

Workers salaries have more than halved this year

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Brief | 11 September 2025

Municipal buildings torched as electricity protest descends into chaos

Residents of Mondlo township want an end to load reduction implemented by Abaqulusi Municipality

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Brief | 11 September 2025

Taxi strike leaves Durban commuters stranded

Taxi associations annoyed by impounding of vehicles

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News | 4 September 2025

KZN is failing to build houses for thousands of flood victims

Floods are expected to leave many more people homeless in the coming years

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News | 4 September 2025

Durban waste workers protest over salary cuts

Payrates have halved since new contracts started

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Brief | 3 September 2025

Protest against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine held in Durban

Demonstrators demand Russia return Ukrainian children

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Brief | 25 August 2025

“We can see the way children are treated by the way they treat their dogs”

Funda Nenja runs a dog training programme that offers veterinary care as well as social work

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News | 20 August 2025

School children help repair granny’s flood-damaged home

Dozens of families affected by floods in January are still without shelter. The KZN human settlements department fails to answer our questions

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Brief | 15 August 2025

Carte Blanche “gagging” order overturned

Dr Ntando Duze initially obtained an interdict to stop the airing of a programme about allegations of malpractice

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Law | 21 July 2025

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

KZN government fails to pay crèches despite court order

Payments have been “sporadic and inconsistent”, says Legal Resources Centre

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Brief | 16 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