Durban street vendors take municipality to court over permits
More than 80 traders say permits were suspended, terminated or left undecided while they are being forced to relocate to Centrum Park
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
News | 26 March 2026
Court strips abusive deadbeat dad of parental rights
Judge Jacqui Henriques rules that the mother no longer needs the father’s consent for legal matters
Law | 25 March 2026
Durban flood victims left without power
Families caught up in battle over rents and rates
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
Brief | 25 March 2026
Sweatshop saga: bargaining council not convinced by company’s denials
Council seeking to liquidate company says it has failed to disprove allegations it relies on sham co-operatives that pay below minimum wages
Law | 24 March 2026
Durban police brutality case: magistrate and defence face off
Sudden request to change lawyers prompts magistrate to ask if it is a deliberate tactic to delay the case
By Benita Enoch
Brief | 20 March 2026
Parents stop classes at broken-down KwaZulu-Natal school
Babanango Primary School has been closed since Monday due to protests by parents
Brief | 18 March 2026
Vision blames government for Tongaat liquidation crisis
The controlling creditor says government failed to implement industry reforms and is “coy” about what it is offering to prevent liquidation
Law | 16 March 2026
Nkandla villagers block roads demanding permanent repairs
KZN transport department has a road maintenance backlog of R20-billion
Brief | 12 March 2026
Tongaat: A ticking time bomb set to go off in April
The company’s mills must open soon for the sugarcane harvest, but its bank accounts are frozen
Law | 11 March 2026