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
Court bars anti-immigrant protesters from going near Home Affairs
24 people appeared in the Durban Magistrates Court on Monday
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
Brief | 12 October 2026
Newcastle clothing factories back down in court battle
Factories accept they have no exemption but can still challenge the bargaining council’s jurisdiction
Law | 12 October 2026
Violence and mayhem in Durban anti-immigrant march
One person in hospital
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
News | 8 October 2026