South African fuel prices are set for notable increases from Wednesday, 2 September 2026
based on the latest Central Energy Fund (CEF) data tracked through late August. These remain…
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Who controls the VAT
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana (through counsel for the Minister, National Treasury, and the South African…
Addington Hospital and KZN medication shortages
The claim aligns with documented patterns of medication supply challenges in KwaZulu-Natal public facilities, including…
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) pursued a civil claim of approximately R155 million (often referenced in the R147–155 million range in reporting) against architect Minenhle Makhanya for alleged losses on the Nkandla security upgrades to former President Jacob Zuma’s private homestead
Makhanya (of Minenhle Makhanya Architects) served as Zuma’s private architect and was later appointed (without…
The price of oxtail in South Africa has roughly doubled in recent months
The price of oxtail in South Africa has roughly doubled in recent months primarily because…
Durban Port (specifically its key container operations at Durban Gateway Terminal / Pier 2) is in a serious operational crisis as of late August 2026, with cascading effects that threaten supply chains, raise costs, and put livelihoods at risk across South Africa and the broader region.
This is not hyperbole from a single headline; industry associations, shipping lines, transporters, and even…
ANC has formally tightened its internal candidate selection rules for the 2026 local government elections, making a university postgraduate qualification a non-negotiable requirement for anyone seeking to contest a mayoral position on an ANC ticket.
Fikile Mbalula has stated this clearly in recent public remarks, emphasising that there is no…
Hangwani Morgan Maumela, a South African businessman
described as a “tenderpreneur” and alleged head of one of the main syndicates in the…
Nompumelelo Mabaso (25), from Inanda near Durban, pleaded guilty to murdering her father, Dennis Mzimela, on 5 September 2024 and then setting his body alight, which destroyed the family home. She faces sentencing in the Ntuzuma Regional Court
Nompumelelo Mabaso (25), from Inanda near Durban, pleaded guilty to murdering her father, Dennis Mzimela,…
On Sunday, 23 August 2026, Durban Metro Police (security/patrol officers) discovered the body of a deceased newborn male baby (described in some reports as an approximately 8-month foetus) partially covered by sand on the beachfront near Addington Hospital / opposite Addington Oncology, along the lower Marine Parade in central Durban
Security personnel approached Metro Police officers who were on patrol around 09:20 and reported the…
VF Plus draws large crowds in KZN
In that release, the party states that it has drawn large crowds at a series…
Two Durban businessmen—one a 65-year-old prominent figure who cannot be named pending his plea on sexual assault charges, and his co-accused Rangasamy Naidoo (48)—are appearing in the Durban Magistrate’s Court for a bail application while facing human trafficking and related charge
The case arises from a 2022 incident in which young women (reports variously refer to…
eThekwini (Durban) contract plumbers have staged repeated protests throughout 2026 over unpaid invoices, a forced shift to a new contracting model, and threats to their livelihoods. The dispute has heavily disrupted water services, contributed to high non-revenue water losses, and left thousands of leaks unattended.
Background and Root Causes The core issue stems from the previous system under which independent…
South African Police Service (SAPS) members seized 100 firearms and associated ammunition from a security company based in Soweto, Johannesburg, during a compliance inspection under Operation Buyisa.
Operation Buyisa (launched in 2025) is a national SAPS effort focused on removing illegal or…
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa has indeed emphasised the need for mayoral candidates and elected local leaders to stay committed to serving communities, stressing that residents expect consistent presence and accountability—especially during service failures, not only when projects succeed.
This aligns with statements he made around the ANC’s local government elections manifesto launch on…
Malema addressed the EFF’s Msunduzi Ground Forces Forum at the Pietermaritzburg City Hall ahead of South Africa’s local government elections (scheduled for 4 November 2026)
He explicitly rejected the idea of “no-go areas” for his party in the province, framing…
Ladysmith’s (KwaZulu-Natal) water crisis has indeed reached a severe point by late August 2026, with the multi-week outage disrupting daily life, education, and basic hygiene for residents in affected areas.
The outage began around 7 August 2026 and, by the time of reporting around 21…
A murder investigation is underway in Durban, South Africa, after a man was found dead with multiple stab wounds inside a crashed vehicle on Effingham Road in Greenwood Park (north of Durban)
The incident occurred on the evening of Monday, 17 August 2026 (around 20:30). Private security…
Gang-related shootings in Durban (eThekwini metro, KwaZulu-Natal) are a serious and ongoing problem
though they are less dominant as a share of overall murders than in the Western…
Two-time world boxing champion Zolani “Last Born” Tete was shot dead in an ambush outside his home in Mdantsane, Eastern Cape, South Africa, on Friday evening, 21 August 2026.
The 38-year-old was arriving home (reports indicate he was returning from the gym) and sitting…
FOREIGN NATIONAL DETAINED DURING SHOP INSPECTION | DURBAN CBD
Last night, the Durban Metro Police Service (DMPS) Special Project Team conducted a shop inspection…
A fire broke out at a creche in Waterloo this morning. It is said that a teacher managed to evacuate ten children who were present when he saw part of the creche on fire.
A fire broke out at a crèche in Waterloo early this morning, August 20, 2026.…
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health has strongly condemned a nurse’s conduct in a viral video from King Dinuzulu Hospital in Durban and placed the nurse on immediate precautionary suspension pending a full internal investigation.
The video, which circulated widely on X (formerly Twitter) around 19 August 2026, shows a…
Cornelius van Dalen (40), a heavily armed man living on Top View farm at De Hoop outside Robertson in South Africa’s Western Cape, was killed by the SAPS Special Task Force during a roughly 24-hour armed standoff that ended on the evening of Monday, 17 August 2026.
Police later recovered a journal (described as five A4 pages or a diary/notebook) titled “Enemies…