KZN villagers get new bridges to cross dangerous rivers safely
After pleading with government for years, the Welisizwe Bridge Programme has finally delivered four bridges in eMakhabeleni
Brief | 12 March 2024
Ethekwini mayor warns strikers to return to work or face dismissal
The municipality has obtained an urgent interdict against violence and intimidation attempts by strikers
News | 11 March 2024
Millions spent but seven years later this sports complex is still incomplete
Residents say the Kokstad complex is built in a wetland and “doomed”
Brief | 8 March 2024
Water is being sold illegally in eThekwini
Desperate households resort to paying for water from unmarked trucks
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
Feature | 7 March 2024
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