A quiet administrative project in eThekwini has uncovered a much bigger story about land, law, and the growing pressure on South African cities. What began as...
In a city where reliable electricity is already a daily concern for many households and businesses, a quieter crisis has been unfolding behind the scenes. Delays...
Tensions are rising in eThekwini as residents and ratepayer groups push back against the municipality’s latest budget proposals, arguing that rising costs simply do not match...
A programme designed to put food on the table for South Africa’s most vulnerable has been thrown into crisis in KwaZulu-Natal. The Expanded Public Works Programme,...
For thousands of households in eThekwini, opening a municipal bill has become less about checking usage and more about bracing for shock. At the centre of...
For years, Che Guevara Road in Durban has remained at the centre of concern over homelessness in the city. Makeshift shelters under the M4 southern freeway....
For many families across Durban, the school year has barely settled into rhythm. Yet in parts of eThekwini, pupils are already learning under extraordinary strain. Water...
At 86 years old, Mathabo Kunene should be tending to the legacy of her late husband, South Africa’s revered Poet Laureate Mazisi Kunene. Instead, she is...
A recent council report has revealed that the eThekwini Municipality accumulated R493 million in unauthorised, irregular, fruitless, and wasteful expenditure over three financial cycles. The figure...
In an unprecedented move born of sheer desperation, residents of Umhlanga are opening their own wallets to combat a dangerous speeding crisis, offering to pay up...