“Maggots crawl up your legs”: toilets in Siyathuthuka settlement are filthy

Ablution blocks have been closed since 2018 and chemical toilets are overflowing

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News | 29 March 2022

Rape accused set free pending DNA tests, goes on to rape and murder a child

Judge flags tragic consequences of DNA test backlog

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Law | 22 March 2022

IPID to probe Durban police after two people shot in a week

Housing movement Abahlali BaseMjondolo blames police for the death of the latest victim

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News | 15 March 2022

Housing activist murdered in Durban

SERI calls for urgent investigation into Cato Manor police and other officials following Ayanda Ngila’s death

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News | 9 March 2022

Parents shut down school in Pietermaritzburg

Department of Education has not yet fixed classrooms damaged by storm

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Brief | 2 March 2022

“Bullied” into silence over use of corporal punishment at school, says parent

Learners of Siqongweni Secondary say they are beaten and this appears to be supported by video evidence

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Brief | 28 February 2022

Shack dwellers accuse municipality of breaking promise to build houses

Msunduzi Municipality mayor says they’re doing what they can to ensure families live in better conditions

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News | 22 February 2022

Durban metro and KZN Premier fail to help immigrant traders after attack

The traders were chased away from their spaces a year ago. They have not been able to return

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News | 21 February 2022

Immigrants demand refugee offices reopen after two years of lockdown

Home Affairs has opened services for South Africans but asylum seekers remain shut out

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News | 15 February 2022