Durban land occupiers take municipality to court
Shacks in KwaDabeka have been continuously demolished, allegedly without an eviction order
Brief | 22 August 2024
Households left without electricity as Eskom implements load reduction
Power utility says this is necessary to protect transformers overloaded by illegal connections
News | 20 August 2024
Protesting residents shot outside KZN ward councillor’s house
Injured protestor said he was shot by one of councillor’s bodyguards
News | 16 August 2024
Durban protesters block roads, demanding local clinic be re-opened
The Newtown A clinic has been closed since the floods in April 2022
Brief | 12 August 2024
Police brutality case: former state prosecutor steps up to defend one of the accused
State is concerned over a conflict of interest in Regan Naidoo case
By Benita Enoch
Law | 8 August 2024
Rubbish piles up in Durban streets as cleaners picket outside city hall
Expanded Public Works Programme workers lose jobs as budget is cut
Brief | 25 July 2024
Public Works workers picket in Durban, demanding to be insourced
They say they have been on up to six-month contracts, which were renewed repeatedly for ten years
Brief | 23 July 2024
Hundreds of Public Works workers march against termination of contracts
After ten years of having their monthly contracts continuously extended, they will no longer be renewed at month end
Brief | 19 July 2024
Umgeni: A river of sewage flowing through Durban
The municipal sewage works is one of the main pollution sources
Feature | 18 July 2024