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
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
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
This Durban swimming pool has been in ruins for 10 years
The eThekwini municipality says renovations to the Newlands swimming pool will be completed by December 2026
Brief | 11 March 2026
Shacks demolished while eviction case drags on for Durban’s Piedmont Park
The municipality says it will only be able to provide alternative accommodation in 2027
By Tsoanelo Sefoloko and Joseph Bracken
Brief | 9 March 2026
Canegrowers warn Tongaat liquidation will devastate economy
Minister Parks Tau opposes liquidation, says it will cause a “jobs bloodbath”
Law | 6 March 2026
Canegrowers to urgently intervene in sugar giant Tongaat’s liquidation
The canegrowers’ association represents 23,000 farmers
Law | 27 February 2026
Municipality changes tune after video shows Ensure guards beating man
For months, the Denis Hurley Centre has been alerting officials to complaints about the security company
News | 23 February 2026
Final warning for man who defamed Transnet on social media
Musa Mbundwini, a welder dismissed by Transnet for dishonesty and fraud, has spent eight years defaming the company
Law | 20 February 2026