Parents shut down school in Pietermaritzburg

Department of Education has not yet fixed classrooms damaged by storm

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Brief | 2 March 2022

“Bullied” into silence over use of corporal punishment at school, says parent

Learners of Siqongweni Secondary say they are beaten and this appears to be supported by video evidence

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Brief | 28 February 2022

Shack dwellers accuse municipality of breaking promise to build houses

Msunduzi Municipality mayor says they’re doing what they can to ensure families live in better conditions

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News | 22 February 2022

Durban metro and KZN Premier fail to help immigrant traders after attack

The traders were chased away from their spaces a year ago. They have not been able to return

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News | 21 February 2022

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

Taps have finally been installed in this settlement, but there’s no water in them

Emakhabeleni households still waiting for treatment plant upgrade

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Brief | 9 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

Parents say education department botched the merger of two KZN schools

When learners and staff arrived at the new school last Wednesday, they were sent them back to their old school

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News | 26 January 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

KZN Premier visits site where two people drowned but no-one explains why there’s still no bridge

Construction of new Umdloti Bridge has been stalled since 2018

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News | 18 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

Elandskop households demand end to daily power outages

Residents say they are without electricity between 5pm and 9am daily

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Brief | 6 December 2021