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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
Major General Hlongwa (2nd R) General Officer Commanding the Joint Operations Members talks with other members of the operation ahead of a mission from the Search and Rescue Centre at the old Virginia airport following heavy rains, mudslides and rain and winds in Durban, on April 19, 2022. (RAJESH JANTILAL/AFP via Getty Images)
BK4 HELICOPTERS

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

  • Lyse Comins
3 min read