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DURBAN READY FOR SPORTS TOURISM TEE-OFF: The Jonsson Workwear Durban Open is back with a swing to tee-off at the landmark Durban Country Club from February 19 to 22. Pictured at the high-end launch on the 18-hole golf course were Sunshine Tour Commissioner Robert Abt, Jonsson Workwear CEO Nick Jonsson, and eThekwini Municipality City Manager Dr Musa Mbhele. Photo: Marlan Padayachee.
AFRICA TOURISM INDABA

It’s tee-off time for Durban’s global sports tourism stripes

For the first time in a long time, Durban looks ready to step back into the spotlight.

  • Marlan Padayachee
8 min read
eThekwini metro mayor Cyril Xaba announced at the city’s 2024-25 summer season campaign on Wednesday that work on repairing wastewater treatment plants was nearing completion.
ACTIONSA

Political stalemate as ANC and DA dispute delays eThekwini Metro mayoral election

ANC mayoral candidate Cyril Xaba has already replaced Mxolisi Kaunda as a councillor

  • Paddy Harper
5 min read
Although some belittled Lady Zamar’s revelations, many stood by her and threatened to cancel the Sjava until he was removed from the South African entertainment circuit. (JR Feel Good Live Sessions)
AFROPUNK

Lady Zamar: Is a woman’s word ever good enough on its own?

After news that house songstress Lady Zamar opened a rape case against hip-hop crooner Sjava, the Cape Town International Jazz Festival has removed him from its 2020 lineup

  • Zaza Hlalethwa
3 min read
ANC

Better late than dead as NDZ enlivens funeral indaba

‘In KwaZulu-Natal the death industry is big money. Party election war chests need money’

  • Paddy Harper
4 min read
Free to sing: A chorus of convicts
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES

Free to sing: A chorus of convicts

Jailbirds sang like angels to an elite crowd at the Durban International Convention Centre for the National Offender Choir Competition.

  • Phillip De Wet
6 min read