Firefighters battled to extinguish fatal factory fire because Verulam has no water
Three bodies have been recovered, one person is missing
Brief | 5 March 2024
Hundreds of eThekwini municipal workers march for higher wages
But stoppage fell short of SAMWU’s plan for a city-wide shutdown, says municipality
Brief | 28 February 2024
“I want to put my head on the block” –Minister Senzo Mchunu promises angry eThekwini residents tap water by April
Some parts of eThekwini have been without water for seven years
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
News | 27 February 2024
After six years of postponements Durban police brutality case pretrial date set
18 police officers accused of the kidnapping, torture and murder of 32-year-old Regan Naidoo
By Benita Enoch
Brief | 23 February 2024
Water restored to Phoenix, but only for a few hours at night
eThekwini municipality blames delays to restore water to all affected communities this week on “unforeseen repairs”
News | 22 February 2024
Families stuck in transit camp as eThekwini housing project remains incomplete
They were relocated in 2019 to make way for the housing project. But their living conditions have deteriorated since then
Brief | 16 February 2024
Durban builds boreholes to relieve water crisis
“We were hoping that the borehole was going to pump water into our yards. The borehole is too far from my house”
Brief | 9 February 2024
Minister promises to restore water supply to Durban suburbs by 15 February
Head of the water department in eThekwini told to solely focus on resolving the water crisis by next week
Brief | 5 February 2024
DA calls for Parliamentary inquiry into eThekwini water crisis
“If eThekwini collapsed, so would Umngeni-Uthukela, threatening water security to the entire province of KwaZulu-Natal” says DA shadow minister
Brief | 31 January 2024