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Christ Church, Addington
History The church was designed by architect John Phillips Mumford and built in 1902. It…
The Surfing Bean
The Surfing Bean is a casual beachfront cafe/bar & eatery in Amanzimtoti (Toti), South Africa,…
Cosplay competition at Westville warehouse
there’s a Westville Warehouse Anime & Cosplay Festival happening on Saturday, July 4, 2026, in…
Zimbabwe’s lower house of parliament (National Assembly) has approved a constitutional amendment bill to extend presidential terms
Next Steps The bill now moves to the Senate (upper house), where it is widely…
Mogamat Zane Adams
Career Highlights Legacy Zane/Zayn is remembered as one of Cape Town’s music icons, often called…
The 1949 Durban Riots (also known as the Durban Pogrom or Anti-Indian Riots) were a violent anti-Indian outbreak that erupted in Durban
primarily between 13 and 15 January 1949. Black South Africans (largely Zulu) targeted Indian South…
The Great Famine of Ireland (also known as the Great Hunger or An Gorta Mór in Irish) was a catastrophic period of mass starvation and disease from 1845 to 1852 (with effects lingering longer). It ranks as one of the worst famines in 19th-century Europe.
The proximate cause was a potato blight (Phytophthora infestans, a water mold) that destroyed potato…
South African businessman Robert Gumede (born in Nelspruit, now Mbombela), through his Vision Group (sometimes referenced via consortia like Vision Sugar or Terris Consortium), has played a central role in rescuing the historic sugar producer Tongaat Hulett
The company, founded over 130 years ago, faced severe financial distress, entering business rescue in…
A fire in the Quarry West informal settlement in Reservoir Hills, Durban (KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa), displaced over 60 people on Friday morning (June 19, 2026).
This is a common challenge in informal settlements, where closely packed structures and limited infrastructure…
The Trump administration notified South Africa that it is ending the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program there. This follows South Africa’s failure to meet specific U.S. policy demands related to the treatment of white (primarily Afrikaner) farmers and broader issues like race-based laws
Broader Context on White Farmers South Africa has a documented issue with farm attacks (plattelandmoorde).…
Attempted hijacking in Newlands Durban
There was a recent attempted hijacking in Newlands West, Durban (Fosdale Road area), on Thursday…
North Beach
https://www.durban.jontyknine.co.za/category/durban-the-days-that-were/north-beach
Taxi ranks in durban
Durban (eThekwini) has a large network of minibus taxi ranks, serving as the primary public…
Angie @ the 3 monkeys
The venue has posted about it directly, and Angie promotes her gigs via her Facebook…
Durban (eThekwini) tourism is not in overall decline over the last 5 years (roughly 2020–2025); it experienced a severe COVID-19-induced drop followed by a strong recovery, with recent years (especially 2024–2025) showing significant growth in visitor numbers and spending, though full pre-pandemic recovery varies by metric.
National context (relevant since Durban is a key KZN destination): SA international tourist arrivals in…
Durban Metro Police (eThekwini Municipality) have intensified enforcement actions against non-compliant businesses in the Durban CBD.
Metro Police spokesperson Colonel Boysie Zungu noted that the action addressed community concerns about illegal…