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Durban

Dine with the sound of the sea
Friday
/ 19 November 2022

Dine with the sound of the sea

The Maha Cafe in Durban offers a seasonal menu which features the best that local has to offer

By Bongeka Gumede
Sars claims new customs system will ensure swift processing of travellers
National
/ 18 November 2022

Sars claims new customs system will ensure swift processing of travellers

System to be piloted at Durban’s King Shaka airport allows travellers to pre-declare goods on an online portal

By Mandisa Ndlovu
This is how Tongaat got running water after 200 dry days
National
/ 17 October 2022

This is how Tongaat got running water after 200 dry days

It took threats of legal action, ‘forced’ negotiations and a series of angry protests to finally get a temporary solution

By Des Erasmus
Blackout: Municipalities brace for the worst
National
/ 23 September 2022

Blackout: Municipalities brace for the worst

A total blackout is unlikely, but South Africa’s municipalities say they won’t be caught off guard

By Sarah Smit and Mandisa Makgakga
Iphasi nesiphesheli, a visual piece by Mondli Bhele, wins this year’s Sasol New Signatures art competition
Friday
/ 20 September 2022

Iphasi nesiphesheli, a visual piece by Mondli Bhele, wins this year’s Sasol New Signatures art competition

Striking collage using found fabrics and a familiar scene shows how ‘history repeats itself’ and that we can learn from it and overcome its brutal lessons

By Tshegofatso Mathe
Harbour views at 9th Avenue Waterside
Friday
/ 13 August 2022

Harbour views at 9th Avenue Waterside

The award-winning eatery, which offers fine wines and food, is on stilts at Durban’s harbour

By Gugulethu Tshabalala
Shongweni is to get a green city
The Green Guardian
/ 13 August 2022

Shongweni is to get a green city

The build will include solar power, grey water recycling, rainwater harvesting and a waste-to-energy facility

By Lyse Comins
Sarafina! is still with us as youth struggles continue
Friday
/ 1 August 2022

Sarafina! is still with us as youth struggles continue

Decades later, Mbongeni Ngema’s work still has life lessons for South Africans in these dark days for our democracy

By Lumumba Mthembu
See through the Red Mist
Friday
/ 8 July 2022

See through the Red Mist

‘Let Me Tell You About Red’, artist Mary Sibande’s third instalment in the tricolour Sophie series, is on in Durban

By Lumumba Mthembu
Off to the races! What to expect from 2022 Durban July
Friday
/ 1 July 2022

Off to the races! What to expect from 2022 Durban July

The Durban July is back, which means the glamour and high fashion are back too.

By Gugulethu Tshabalala
South Africa ranks 118 out of 163 in the 2022 Global Peace Index
Opinion
/ 17 June 2022

South Africa ranks 118 out of 163 in the 2022 Global Peace Index

It is a marginal improvement, according to the study, but while the country is progressively more peaceful, it is tarnished with violent outbreaks of crime and protests

By Sonri Naidoo
Arts Bar hopping in Durban
Friday
/ 2 June 2022

Arts Bar hopping in Durban

Florida Road – where you’re immersed in all things that celebrate cultural craft – comes to KwaZulu-Natal for the first Arts Bar Festival.

By Kimberley Schoeman
SA female filmmakers exhibit their work at Festival de Cannes
Friday
/ 26 May 2022

SA female filmmakers exhibit their work at Festival de Cannes

A candid story about love; and how human beings’ shortcomings get in the way

By Tshegofatso Mathe
OPINION| Wretched zones of the damned in South Africa
Opinion
/ 1 May 2022

OPINION| Wretched zones of the damned in South Africa

Durban and the eThekwini region was in decline – fuelled by corruption and political killings – before the deadly floods sank it

By Hugo ka Canham
SANDF troops help with KwaZulu-Natal post-flood recovery
National
/ 21 April 2022

SANDF troops help with KwaZulu-Natal post-flood recovery

Some residents have accused the South African National Defence Force of taking too long to respond with recovery assistance

By Lyse Comins
Flood-prone Durban ill-equipped to weather the climate crisis
Opinion
/ 19 April 2022

Flood-prone Durban ill-equipped to weather the climate crisis

The eThekwini metro’s climate action plan lacks urgency and the state remains wedded to fossil fuels, mining, high-energy refining and smelting

By Mary Galvin and Patrick Bond
Another Abahlali member shot dead, allegedly in police raid
National
/ 15 March 2022

Another Abahlali member shot dead, allegedly in police raid

Bongamusa Manqele was shot from behind while running from the police

By Paddy Harper
The Portfolio: Ravi Naidoo on starting a conversation about colourism
Friday
/ 18 February 2022

The Portfolio: Ravi Naidoo on starting a conversation about colourism

In creating her photo series, ‘Brown on Brown: The Colourism Project’, Ravi Naidoo realised colourism affects how every Indian person thinks about themselves

By Ravi Naidoo
Intense tropical cyclones could hit South Africa’s east coast in the future — study
The Green Guardian
/ 30 January 2022

Intense tropical cyclones could hit South Africa’s east coast in the future — study

Past climate conditions that led to intense tropical cyclones battering KwaZulu-Natal’s coast are similar to the ones projected now under global warming

By Sheree Bega
We’re going back to abnormal
Opinion
/ 20 January 2022

We’re going back to abnormal

When one state of disaster ends, we’ll enter the other, familiar one, where service failure is the endemic pandemic.

By Paddy Harper
SAA to revive Durban route
Business
/ 19 January 2022

SAA to revive Durban route

The beleaguered national carrier resumed flights between Johannesburg and Cape Town last September after exiting business rescue

By Sarah Smit
IFP-ANC agreement breaks deadlock in 21 hung KwaZulu-Natal councils
Politics
/ 17 November 2021

IFP-ANC agreement breaks deadlock in 21 hung KwaZulu-Natal councils

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa is understood to have been part of talks that swung the agreement, which is a ‘governance plan’ rather than a coalition

By Paddy Harper
Carbon offset is greenwashing, critics say
The Green Guardian
/ 7 November 2021

Carbon offset is greenwashing, critics say

A marine conservation funding facility wants carbon trading to finance restoration and protection of the oceans and marine biodiversity

By Tunicia Phillips
Local elections: As the portraits come down, the Comrades count the cost
Opinion
/ 4 November 2021

Local elections: As the portraits come down, the Comrades count the cost

Burning a city and asking its residents to vote for you appears to have been a bit of a stretch for Durban’s electorate

By Paddy Harper
South Africa unprepared for intense heatwaves of the next 20 years
The Green Guardian
/ 29 October 2021

South Africa unprepared for intense heatwaves of the next 20 years

Garrith Jamieson and his paramedic colleagues were on high alert days before a scorching heatwave struck Durban earlier this month. With the mercury expected to soar to 40°C and above, they knew the signs of heat stress to look out for in their patients: fatigue, fainting, headaches, heat cramps and heatstroke, among others. “It was […]

By Sheree Bega
It’s safe to open the beaches, says UPL after chemical spill in July riots
The Green Guardian
/ 20 October 2021

It’s safe to open the beaches, says UPL after chemical spill in July riots

Agrochemical producer UPL said it has paid R250-million in chemical spill clean-up

By Anathi Madubela
ANC Durban election candidate shot dead while on door-to-door campaign
Politics
/ 15 October 2021

ANC Durban election candidate shot dead while on door-to-door campaign

One other man was shot dead and two others were rushed to hospital with gunshot wounds

By Paddy Harper
Lights are on but all else is dark
Opinion
/ 14 October 2021

Lights are on but all else is dark

Paddy Harper can choose not to swim in Durban’s dirty sea but he has little choice about swimming with the political sharks

By Paddy Harper
Sewage, chemical spills undermine environmental groups’ KZN marine clean-up
The Green Guardian
/ 9 October 2021

Sewage, chemical spills undermine environmental groups’ KZN marine clean-up

Sewage spillages are often result of no maintenance and the UPL chemical factory did not have environmental authorisation

By Marcia Zali
Slice of Life: ‘I travelled the world but South Africa was special’
National
/ 8 October 2021

Slice of Life: ‘I travelled the world but South Africa was special’

‘What I like about Glenwood, the vibe is good. People don’t turn their noses up. The people like to try Russian and Korean food.’

By Paddy Harper
United Phosphorus Ltd cleans up spill after chemical blaze in Durban
The Green Guardian
/ 27 July 2021

United Phosphorus Ltd cleans up spill after chemical blaze in Durban

Scientists have been sent to handle the fallout from the warehouse fire, which stored about 1 600 hazardous materials that can contaminate the air, sea and rivers

By Chris Gilili
Stolen ammo poses security threat amid failure to protect high-risk consignments
National
/ 23 July 2021

Stolen ammo poses security threat amid failure to protect high-risk consignments

A Durban depot container with 1.5-million rounds of ammunition may have been targeted, as others in the vicinity were left untouched, say security sources

By Erika Gibson
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