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
In photos: Durban celebration marks end of Pride Month
“Every person deserves respect and the freedom to live without discrimination” says Speaker of the KwaZulu-Natal legislature
Photo Essay | 29 June 2026
In photos: Immigrants stream to repatriation site in Durban
Struggling authorities are now trying to move people to a new makeshift repatriation site closer to the border in Musina, Limpopo
Text by Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee.
Photo Essay | 28 June 2026
Hundreds of Malawians queuing for buses in Durban
Home Affairs official says it is not certain that everyone will have been assisted by 30 June
By Tsoanelo Sefoloko and Joseph Bracken
Brief | 24 June 2026
Durban settlement electrified after 2020 but many meters never worked
Residents in Kenville say they are unhappy because they still have to use illegal connections despite electrification
Brief | 23 June 2026
More than 7,000 Malawians in Durban have been sent home, says Leon Schreiber
Another 8,000 people are yet to be processed — and more are arriving
News | 22 June 2026
Buses full of Malawians leave Durban
Thousands of immigrants are living at a makeshift repatriation camp at Sherwood
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
Brief | 19 June 2026