Taps have been dry in this Durban community for more than a decade
“My daughter was a year old when I last saw water coming out of our taps. She will be 14 next month,” says frustrated Bester resident
Brief | 16 January 2024
Retrenched eThekwini workers shot at with rubber bullets while marching to ANC offices
The workers’ contracts under the public employment programme were terminated in October when the City ran out of funds
Brief | 11 January 2024
Ladysmith flood victims want more help from government
Death toll since December is at 24
Brief | 9 January 2024
Victory for union at chicken plant
Workers celebrate as Rainbow Chicken agrees to recognise union
By Liezl Human
Brief | 13 December 2023
Pietermaritzburg station opens but train delayed 10 hours
Passenger rail services were suspended at the station in 2021 due to vandalism and theft
News | 12 December 2023
Pietermaritzburg shack dwellers have been relocated to flats. But some can’t afford the rent
And some residents expressed joy at living in a brick and mortar home
Brief | 27 November 2023
Protest by people left homeless by Durban fire
Human settlements MEC promised them building materials
Brief | 22 November 2023
Hundreds homeless after shack fire rips through Durban settlement
MEC for Human Settlements promises to fast-track assistance
Brief | 17 November 2023
Hundreds march to the City Hall in Durban demanding jobs
Retrenched Public Employment Programme (PEP) workers want to be reinstated by eThekwini municipality
Brief | 16 November 2023