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Building back: Since the floods of April 2022, people are, very slowly, rebuilding their lives in Inanda, the township just northwest of Durban. (Delwyn Verasamy)
APRIL 2022 FLOODS

The falling down place

While the scars left by the April 2022 flash floods aren’t obvious to visitors to Inanda, the township just northwest of Durban, the collective and individual trauma, often left…

  • Tanya Pampalone
15 min read
Durban North residents and environmentalists say they will fight the eThekwini council all the way to the high court to stop the construction of a controversial new residential property and hotel development on environmentally sensitive coastal land. Photo: Oceans Alive Conservation Trust
BEACHWOOD GOLF COURSE

Residents oppose R3bn Beachwood Golf Course development

They plan to take eThekwini Metro to the high court over allowing the environmentally sensitive coastal land to be rezoned for a housing and hotel development

  • Lyse Comins
7 min read
eThekwini Municipality has partnered with Adopt-A-River, whose volunteers are pictured, to do joint water sampling. Photo: Adopt-A-River SA
APRIL 2022 FLOODS

Durban businesses warn of ‘severe’ economic losses due to ongoing beach closures

The Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged eThekwini to partner with the private sector to fix its ageing water infrastructure

  • Lyse Comins
6 min read
This aerial view shows sports fields under water days after heavy rains in Durban on April 15, 2022. (MARCO LONGARI/AFP via Getty Images)
APRIL 2022 FLOODS

Business urges eThekwini metro to rebuild infrastructure, prepare for climate change

Following the 27 June deluge, the Durban Chamber of Commerce has warned the city that industry will relocate if it does not put in place risk mitigation measures

  • Lyse Comins
4 min read