EThekwini municipality owes Durban plumbers hundreds of thousands of rands
One contractor claims the municipality owes for five outstanding invoices totalling R250,000
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
Brief | 17 July 2026
Six refugees beaten in xenophobic attack
African refugees working in salons around Durban’s Warwick Street Market were attacked and beaten by men with sticks. Two of them were hospitalised.
News | 16 July 2026
7 toilets for 1,500 people in this Durban informal settlement
Boxwood Road residents in Kenville say broken toilets and leaking pipes have been left unrepaired for years by the eThekwini Municipality
Brief | 14 July 2026
Durban residents oppose student housing
The owners of a building being renovated in Sydenham say they are yet to decide on its use
Brief | 13 July 2026
Water contractors blame eThekwini for reneging on promise for pay them months ago
Municipality says it still needs to verify which companies need to be paid
Brief | 10 July 2026
Refugees in Durban say they have nowhere to go
About 400 legally documented refugees have camped outside Durban’s Refugee Reception Centre for a month, fleeing threats of violence
News | 7 July 2026
Desperate to escape violence, hundreds of immigrants camp outside closed Durban repatriation site
The municipality is urging people not to go to the old drive-in site which it closed on 29 June
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
News | 3 July 2026
10-year-old golfer swings for gold. But he needs help to get there
Luyanda Gumede has already collected several golf trophies
Brief | 3 July 2026
140 buses take 7,000 displaced immigrants to Musina
People continue to arrive at the old Drive-In site in Durban
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
News | 29 June 2026