Thirteen prospecting applications have been submitted to the department of minerals and petroleum resources by seven companies since 2023
Visitors packed up and left after finding no water in towns along the coast as businesses battle
The Ugu district municipality has increased its water and sanitation tariffs by 8%, but it does not supply residents with water
Heavy rains on the KZN South Coast had subsided by Friday, allowing clean-up operations to begin. Ten people are known to have died in the deluge.