South Africa|Kwazulu-Natal|Durban

Solar company changed its story just before gagging whistleblowers

Whistleblower alleges he was tricked into believing he was buying locally made material

There are taps and flush toilets in this Durban township - but no water

Ntuzuma families buy water from nearby KwaMashu

Solar manufacturer ARTsolar gagged a reporter. So we asked the owner some tough questions

Court victory for freedom of expression: IDC ungags itself

“There is no absolute right to be protected from being the subject of defamatory allegations” says acting judge

IDC challenges court order preventing it from interviewing whistleblowers

R90-million awarded to ARTsolar under investigation

Deaths spark protest over unsafe bridge outside Pinetown

Umngeni River claims two lives

Durban judge gags journalist

Reporter prevented from exposing claims that a solar panel company misled a client

PRASA can’t say when Durban’s Northern Coast line will open again

Agreement not yet reached between Transnet and PRASA

Long-suffering Durban residents could wait years for end to water crisis

Finance Minister on Wednesday said construction of Mkhomazi Water Project, which includes a new dam, will only start in November 2027

Durban residents threaten to stop paying rates

More than half of eThekwini municipality’s water revenue is lost to leaks, theft and unbilled consumption

Durban students protest housing crisis

Hundreds of Thekwini College TVET students say they haven’t been able to pay for residences due to funding bungle

Patients have to get water brought to them at this Durban hospital

Municipality is rationing water to large parts of the city

KZN flood victims housed in leaking building

Landlord battles with inconsistent payments from eThekwini Municipality

Multi-million rand housing project at a standstill for weeks

The Bridge City Housing development was approved in 2019 but due to delays and financial problems the project remains largely incomplete

From hustling on the streets to recovery: a young man’s triumph over drugs

Harm reduction centre succeeds where rehabs often fail

From caps to needles: Durban’s whoonga drug culture is changing

People who use heroin in Durban are increasingly switching from smoking to injecting, causing public health concerns