Legal battle to remove occupiers from land in Ballito
KwaDukuza Municipality says the land is earmarked for a school and clinic, but occupiers say they can’t move away from job opportunities
News | 3 April 2025
Deaths spark protest over unsafe bridge outside Pinetown
Umngeni River claims two lives
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
News | 28 March 2025
Durban judge gags journalist
Reporter prevented from exposing claims that a solar panel company misled a client
Law | 27 March 2025
PRASA can’t say when Durban’s Northern Coast line will open again
Agreement not yet reached between Transnet and PRASA
Brief | 19 March 2025
Long-suffering Durban residents could wait years for end to water crisis
Finance Minister on Wednesday said construction of Mkhomazi Water Project, which includes a new dam, will only start in November 2027
By Tsoanelo Sefoloko and GroundUp Staff
News | 14 March 2025
More than 20 dead and hundreds displaced in KZN floods
Sithembiso Mbutho died crossing the Mthwalume River. Residents have been pleading for the government to build a bridge
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
News | 5 March 2025
“Startling ruling” lets Judge Anton van Zyl escape impeachment for late judgments
The Judicial Conduct Committee has ruled that the retired judge, who is the main offender for late judgements, cannot be referred for impeachment
Law | 4 March 2025
Durban residents threaten to stop paying rates
More than half of eThekwini municipality’s water revenue is lost to leaks, theft and unbilled consumption
News | 3 March 2025
Durban students protest housing crisis
Hundreds of Thekwini College TVET students say they haven’t been able to pay for residences due to funding bungle
Brief | 25 February 2025