South Africa|Kwazulu-Natal

Storm-damaged schools still not repaired after four years

KwaZulu-Natal government says a contractor started work last week, but we saw no evidence of this when we visited the schools on Monday

Families living in temporary housing for 13 years accuse eThekwini of neglecting them

They were moved to make way for a housing project that is yet to be built

Official implicated in corruption appointed head of KZN social development

Onkemetse Edwin Kabasia is implicated by multiple forensic investigations into procurement irregularities in Gauteng

KwaZulu-Natal Premier promises funds for special schools

Schools have been closed for weeks in protest against failure to meet their needs

NPA to proceed in rape cover-up case against Brighton Beach police officers

But the case has been adjourned to April 2026

In photos: The spectacular but contested Drakensberg source of Johannesburg’s water

Durban community hall left to ruin by municipality

Jabulani Hall has broken windows and collapsing ceilings and its dilapidated offices are occupied by people who say they were displaced by floods in 2022

How two very different South Africans are solving their water problems

“I have learned in my life to take responsibility for the needs of my family. If you wait for help, you can wait too long.”

Durban ward councillor’s mobile office overturned by angry residents

People in eNkanini informal settlement say they have been living without services since 2017

Court green-lights eviction of over 1,800 Ballito residents

But KwaDukuza Municipality must satisfy the court it has a plan to relocate them with services

Special schools in KwaZulu-Natal to stay closed

Parents demand buses, more staff and a hostel

KZN municipality battles skills shortage as water infrastructure collapses

Stalled water projects mean conditional grants cannot be released

Special schools closed in KwaZulu-Natal after education department fails to pay subsidies

76 schools closed by parents and the South African National Association for Special School Education (SANASE)

Magistrates protest outside court, demanding higher wages

Magistrates are under-recognised and under-paid, says former Constitutional Court judge Edwin Cameron

In northern KwaZulu-Natal, villagers have to fix their own roads and drains

They can’t wait for the government to prepare for the next rainy season

Thousands celebrate Abahlali baseMjondolo’s 20th anniversary in Durban

Shack dwellers’ movement was founded in 2005