SASSA opens temporary office following closure in Umlazi
On Thursday, beneficiaries filled a community hall while others went to neighbouring areas
Brief | 13 November 2026
Durban commuters have to relieve themselves in buckets in a tent
Many public toilets have been closed for nearly 18 months
Brief | 10 November 2026
EThekwini won’t say what it pays plumbing middlemen
Plumbers question the value and sense of the appointment of a panel of companies to manage them on behalf of the municipality
News | 3 November 2026
SASSA’s Umlazi office declared unsafe, shuts down
Hundreds of beneficiaries now forced to find their way to alternative offices
By Tsoanelo Sefoloko and Joseph Bracken
News | 30 October 2026
March and March protests against immigrant delivery drivers
The group’s leader Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma singled out a GroundUp journalist who was then threatened by the crowd
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
Brief | 27 October 2026
Man beaten to death in central Durban
50 people murdered the man in broad daylight on Thursday morning
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
Brief | 22 October 2026
Municipal workers protest outside Durban City Hall
They demanded higher wages, performance bonuses and shift allowances, and called for the City manager to resign
Brief | 16 October 2026
Homeless people demand answers from parties ahead of local elections
National Homeless Manifesto is a platform for the voices of homeless people to be heard, says Denis Hurley Centre director
News | 16 October 2026
Durban marchers call for safer streets for blind people
More than 50 people marched to the city hall on International White Cane Day
Brief | 15 October 2026