Stick-wielding vigilantes harass asylum seekers
Immigrants queuing at Home Affairs in Durban targeted by xenophobic group
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
News | 6 October 2026
Labour department gives in on “amnesty” for Chinese-owned clothing factories
A Newcastle pilot project does not exempt factories from labour laws or the clothing bargaining council’s collective agreement, court orders
Law | 6 October 2026
iSimangaliso World Heritage Site is in danger, scientists warn
Estuary could become freshwater wetland within 10 years
By Alice Scott
News | 23 September 2026
SASSA: Long queues, broken toilets and no service after lunchtime
People have to make repeat visits to get help at the Umlazi SASSA office
Brief | 21 September 2026
Hundreds of refugees bused from Durban to Lindela
But about 150 people who had been camped outside Home Affairs since May have opted to stay
Brief | 15 September 2026
March and March returns to refugee camp after violent clashes
The refugees’ blankets and other belongings at the camp were set alight and stones were thrown.
Brief | 10 September 2026
Sugar workers end four-week strike
Employers agree to a 6% wage hike, backdated to April
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
Brief | 9 September 2026
Several injured after March and March raids refugee camp
Vigilante group’s “clean-up” targets displaced refugees in Durban
Brief | 3 September 2026
After ten years and R15-million, this municipal swimming pool is a hole in the ground
Construction of the R80-million facility in Ohlange, eThekwini, started in 2016
Brief | 3 September 2026