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Durban

Gumede withdraws her resignation as mayor
Article
/ 28 August 2019

Gumede withdraws her resignation as mayor

The eThekwini council meeting to swear in new mayor Mxolisi Kaunda has been placed on ice

By Paddy Harper
New mayor for Durban at last as Gumede’s resignation is confirmed
Article
/ 27 August 2019

New mayor for Durban at last as Gumede’s resignation is confirmed

Governing party says all the redeployed EXCO members have handed in their resignations

By Paddy Harper
New mayor for Durban, at last
Article
/ 22 August 2019

New mayor for Durban, at last

Transport MEC Mxolisi Kaunda has taken over from the axed Zandile Gumede

By Paddy Harper
Mother challenges home affairs
Article
/ 16 August 2019

Mother challenges home affairs

A stateless woman in Durban is waging a court battle to receive identification documents so she can apply for birth certificates for her children

By Tania Broughton
Axed Gumede to stand again as ANC chairperson
Article
/ 15 August 2019

Axed Gumede to stand again as ANC chairperson

Ousted Durban mayor’s backers want her back as ANC mayoral candidate for 2021

By Paddy Harper
Gumede: going, going, gone…..
Article
/ 13 August 2019

Gumede: going, going, gone…..

The Durban mayor has been axed along with her EXCO and that of Pietermaritzburg

By Paddy Harper
The manifestation of climate injustice
Article
/ 13 August 2019

The manifestation of climate injustice

Following the new UN report on climate change and agricultural land use, how will climate change affect communities in informal urban areas

By David S Williams
Gumede corruption case postponed until January 2020
Article
/ 8 August 2019

Gumede corruption case postponed until January 2020

The postponement granted to allow prosecutors time to complete the investigation into the embattled eThekwini mayor and her co-accused

By Paddy Harper
No decision on Gumede’s fate — ANC
Article
/ 6 August 2019

No decision on Gumede’s fate — ANC

The governing party has deferred taking action on her fate by a week

By Paddy Harper
Cannabis cultivation gets the royal nod in KwaZulu-Natal
Article
/ 26 July 2019

Cannabis cultivation gets the royal nod in KwaZulu-Natal

Go Life International, a listed company that manufactures health supplements, has been in talks with the Ingonyama Trust Board

By Paddy Harper
Gumede backers head to court to challenge ‘leave’
Article
/ 25 July 2019

Gumede backers head to court to challenge ‘leave’

Zandile Gumede’s supporters are going to court to force the ANC to reinstate her as eThekwini mayor

By Paddy Harper
Breath, death and data: The air in our cities is killing us
Article
/ 28 June 2019

Breath, death and data: The air in our cities is killing us

​In Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Bloemfontein and Cape Town, the air people breathe is often so dangerous that it is killing them

By Sipho Kings
Durban, the city that forces the poor to defecate in the streets
Article
/ 25 June 2019

Durban, the city that forces the poor to defecate in the streets

Contemptuous municipal attitudes have compromised public sanitation in Durban forcing people into undignified, unhealthy and dangerous situations.

By Greg Ardé
Water supply is restored to some,  the rest have to forage for theirs
Article
/ 14 June 2019

Water supply is restored to some,  the rest have to forage for theirs

A month after heavy storms tore through KwaZulu-Natal,
Paddy Harper and Delwyn Verasamy visited some villages still do not have water

By Paddy Harper
Heat is on insurance companies
Article
/ 7 June 2019

Heat is on insurance companies

Disastrous events caused by climate change are a growing risk for the industry

By Lynley Donnelly
How did an otherwise healthy man with a broken leg end up dead in a hospital ceiling?
Article
/ 30 May 2019

How did an otherwise healthy man with a broken leg end up dead in a hospital ceiling?

The bizarre case from Durban is at least the second such case nationally in the last three years.

By Nelisiwe Msomi and Bhekisisa Team
The Cat trades one life for 2024
Article
/ 24 May 2019

The Cat trades one life for 2024

While some political old-timers claw at relevance, David Mabuza is rewriting the rules of engagement

By Paddy Harper
Durban mayor ‘a law unto herself’
Article
/ 24 May 2019

Durban mayor ‘a law unto herself’

Despite being arrested and then told to take a leave of absence by the ANC, Zandile Gumede was back in her office

By Paddy Harper
Forensic investigations into the deals paint a picture of corruption
Article
/ 24 May 2019

Forensic investigations into the deals paint a picture of corruption

Alleged shenanigans in the old Durban airport leases are contained in a report done by Ntlangula Attorneys earlier this year

By Sabelo Skiti
Durban’s old airport infested by illegal tenants
Article
/ 24 May 2019

Durban’s old airport infested by illegal tenants

The old Durban International Airport, once the third-busiest in the country, was abandoned in 2010 for a new airport north of the city.

By Sabelo Skiti
Hawks to move on 62 KZN councillors
Article
/ 17 May 2019

Hawks to move on 62 KZN councillors

Arrests over alleged tender fraud come as Durban mayor Zandile Gumede fights for her political life

By Paddy Harper
Plans for second airport grounded
Article
/ 17 May 2019

Plans for second airport grounded

Everyone’s a loser as an ambitious plan to resuscitate Durban’s old airport falls apart

By Sabelo Skiti
Raw sewage overwhelms Durban
Article
/ 16 May 2019

Raw sewage overwhelms Durban

The breakdown of a treatment plant has cost businesses millions of rand in lost income,  delayed ship maintenance and hammered sea life

By Paddy Harper
KwaZulu-Natal tourism enjoys tangible growth
Article
/ 10 May 2019

KwaZulu-Natal tourism enjoys tangible growth

Flights to the province are increasing in number

By Welcome Lishivha
Africa’s Travel Indaba and the future of tourism on the continent
Article
/ 10 May 2019

Africa’s Travel Indaba and the future of tourism on the continent

Buyers from all over the world come to look for opportunities to do business in South Africa

By Welcome Lishivha
Mthethwa interfered in ‘death squad’ case — Booysen
Article
/ 2 May 2019

Mthethwa interfered in ‘death squad’ case — Booysen

he former KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head alleged that the then police minister met with prosecutor irregularly

By Sarah Smit
Ramaphosa tells workers: ‘Our country rests on our shoulders’
Article
/ 1 May 2019

Ramaphosa tells workers: ‘Our country rests on our shoulders’

The president talked up his achievements in the last year at a May Day rally organised by Cosatu in Durban

By Paddy Harper
Grim portent of what’s to come
Article
/ 26 April 2019

Grim portent of what’s to come

A stunned Durban is counting the costs of the floods — destroyed infrastructure and people’s lives and homes

By Paddy Harper
Mokgoro report damns Jiba
Article
/ 26 April 2019

Mokgoro report damns Jiba

The top prosecutor is declared unfit for office and compromised the integrity of the NPA

By Franny Rabkin
Africa’s Travel Indaba teams up with local street art talent in Durban
Article
/ 26 April 2019

Africa’s Travel Indaba teams up with local street art talent in Durban

Four acclaimed local artists have painted a 22m wall mural inside the Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre

By Advertorial
Lap of luxury pavilion brings five-star treatment to Africa’s Travel Indaba
Article
/ 26 April 2019

Lap of luxury pavilion brings five-star treatment to Africa’s Travel Indaba

The TGCSA ensures that South African establishments’ standards are what they promise to be

By Advertorial
Mokgoro: Jiba, Mrwebi unfit for office — Mokgoro
Article
/ 25 April 2019

Mokgoro: Jiba, Mrwebi unfit for office — Mokgoro

An inquiry into the pair’s fitness for office has found them lacking on multiple grounds

By Franny Rabkin
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