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Mount Edgecombe Hotel
There is no well-documented standalone historic hotel specifically named “Mount Edgecombe Hotel” in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal with…
Bunny @ La Mercy Beach Hotel
Bunny chow (often just called “bunny”) at La Mercy Beach Hotel is a well-known local…
Business confidence in Durban (eThekwini) fell below the neutral 50-point mark for the first time in two years in Q2 2026, driven especially by a sharp construction-sector decline, higher operating costs, and weaker sentiment in several key industries.
The Durban Business Confidence Index (DBCI)—compiled by the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Macroeconomics Research Unit (with…
Wessel van Dyk, a Durban cyclist, died after a head-on collision with a vehicle allegedly driven by a drunk driver travelling the wrong way (contraflow) on a popular beachfront training route.
The incident occurred on Saturday, 25 July 2026, while van Dyk was cycling on the…
KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi, placed all provincial disaster management teams on high alert on 27 July 2026 in response to updated severe weather warnings from the South African Weather Service
This covers disruptive rainfall expected primarily from Tuesday 28 July (starting around midday) into Wednesday…
Durban beach community want to give Nantha his BEST birthday ever! (see Shane’s post below). Gifts or contributions can be dropped off /eft to Surf Hq & we will make sure everything gets to Nantha on his birthday.
Share the love WhatsApp Surf Hq 083 2736792. It’s only 13 days left, till we…
ILLEGAL TRADER CHARGED FOR UNLAWFUL SALE OF COW HEAD MEAT
Durban Metropolitan Police Service officers have charged an illegal trader found selling cow head meat…
PKTT arrests famous witch doctor in KwaMashu for killing 3
The KwaZulu-Natal Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) has arrested a prominent KwaMashu witch doctor for…
The KwaZulu-Natal High Court (Durban) ordered a Nigerian woman’s attorney and counsel to forfeit all fees and repay any amounts she had already paid them, after finding their papers for her asylum-related application deeply flawed and substandard.
The case is Uduogu v Minister of Home Affairs and Others (2026-083830) [2026] ZAKZDHC 37,…
Perla Siedle Gibson, known as the “Lady in White,” was a South African soprano and artist who became an iconic morale-booster for Allied troops during World War II in Durban, South Africa.
Born in Durban in 1888 to Otto Siedle (a prominent shipping agent, businessman, and musician…
eThekwini Municipality (Durban) announced it invested approximately R127.9 million in rehabilitating 13 strategic roads in and around the inner city during the 2025/26 financial year.
This exceeds the R100 million figure referenced in the query and forms part of a…
Pongola Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa, lost its provincial government funding in 2013, leading to its effective closure around 2014.
Pongola Hospital was a small, privately owned (or mission-linked) 21-bed facility in the Zululand district…
The Govender brothers, Ferrel and Darren, have returned to the Durban High Court (KwaZulu-Natal High Court) for their ongoing high-profile murder trial related to the killing of Durban businessman Shailen Singh.
Shailen Singh, a 32-year-old businessman from Umhlanga (north of Durban) who owned a trucking and…
Radisson Hotel Group (a major European-origin hospitality brand) is introducing South Africa’s first internationally branded serviced apartment development in Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal.
This project, called Radisson Serviced Apartments Umhlanga, represents a “first-of-its-kind” entry for full hotel-grade branded…
eThekwini Municipality (Durban) is taking steps to reassure international delegates and counter perceptions of widespread xenophobia ahead of the 46th SADC Summit in August 2026
eThekwini, which encompasses Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, is hosting the SADC (Southern African Development…
Tow Truck Driver Stabbed Multiple Times Following Dispute in Glen Anil, Durban
A tow truck driver was seriously injured in a stabbing incident on Wednesday afternoon, 22…
A 71-year-old pensioner was arrested in Cato Manor, Durban (eThekwini District, KwaZulu-Natal), on or around Monday, 20 July 2026, for alleged illegal firearm manufacturing and related activities.
Items seized (per SAPS statements via Captain Carmen Rhynes): Photos released by SAPS show seized…