Durban homeowners withhold payments to protest rates hike
Homeowners say the eThekwini municipality’s 2023/2024 budget does not take into account the inclusive needs of ratepayers.
News | 8 August 2023
Two years after Phoenix violence, anger at government inaction
This comes as two brothers are set to be sentenced in August
News | 26 July 2023
Thirteen years after making way for World Cup, Durban residents still waiting for houses
But the eThekwini Municipality says its still busy verifying beneficiaries
Brief | 21 July 2023
Thousands left homeless by devastating Kennedy Road shack fire
One man died in the blaze early on Sunday morning
Brief | 17 July 2023
Chip factory workers will challenge dismissal in Labour Court
Frimax Foods in Durban fired the workers who downed tools in an unprotected strike in June
News | 14 July 2023
Staff at Chatsworth hospital picket over poor working conditions
Staff shortages saw nurses having to work as cleaners and clerks
Brief | 13 July 2023
KZN health department fires hospital security company
Guards downed tools because they have not yet been paid for June
Brief | 12 July 2023
Public Protector probes government’s 2022 flood relief efforts
Auditor-General recently revealed that KwaZulu-Natal only spent R251-million of the R5.8-billion budget allocated in the aftermath of the 2022 floods
News | 12 July 2023
EThekwini Municipality fixes streetlights in Bester at last
Community policing forum members says better lit streets will make crime prevention and patrols easier
Brief | 3 July 2023