Recent parliamentary disclosures and related reporting highlight ongoing issues with paid suspensions at the RAF
Labour law generally requires paid suspensions pending disciplinary outcomes, which contributes to the expense when…
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Your go-to roundup for what’s happening in the City of Durban and surrounding eThekwini areas
Durban has seen a mix of dramatic weather events, infrastructure challenges, crime updates, and community stories in recent weeks. Here’s the latest on the biggest headlines affecting residents.
In a recent South African case, the Hawks (Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation) secured convictions leading to heavy sentences for two people involved in human trafficking, rape, and operating a brothel in Durbanβs Malvern area
Ifeanacho Ifeanyi (40) received life imprisonment for trafficking in persons and a further life sentence…
eThekwini Mayor Cyril Xaba has publicly defended the municipalityβs record on water security, emphasising multi-billion-rand infrastructure investments and turnaround measures, against the backdrop of Democratic Alliance (DA) protests and campaign activity tied to the final council meeting of the 2021β2026 term.
This exchange forms part of a broader, high-stakes political contest over service delivery in Durban…
The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) has stated that, should it win control of the eThekwini Municipality in the 4 November 2026 local government elections, it will prioritise a campaignβvia intergovernmental relationsβto ensure the deportation of all undocumented foreign nationals from the metro.
This formed part of the partyβs eThekwini election manifesto, unveiled in Durban. IFP mayoral candidate…
Residents living near Addington Hospital on Durbanβs South Beach have accused the facility of releasing toxic, foul-smelling smoke that is affecting their health and damaging homes, prompting demands for answers from the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health.
The issue was reported by eNCA on 30 September 2026. Locals who have lived in…
recent Ipsos poll (conducted JuneβJuly 2026, released around early September 2026) showing the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party at 55% support in eThekwini among registered voters who expressed a party preference, ahead of South Africaβs local government elections on 4 November 2026
Key poll findings for eThekwini Ipsos (via its Pulse of the People / Khayabus survey…
Brazilβs 2026 presidential election went to a second round after FlΓ‘vio Bolsonaro finished first in the opening round on 4 October 2026, ahead of incumbent President Luiz InΓ‘cio Lula da Silva, with neither candidate reaching the 50%+ threshold needed for an outright win.
First-round results (near-final / final tallies) Official counts from Brazilβs Superior Electoral Court (TSE), with…
Furious farmers near Rome dump milk on the ground because they cannot make ends meet
Farmers used tractor-mounted loaders to hoist large intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) of milkβoften described in…
The moment of the Russian S8000 Banderol cruise missile strike on the “Northern” Bridge across the Dnieper River in Kyiv.
Video footage (widely circulated on social media and Telegram channels on 4 October 2026) captures…
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality has lost its bid for leave to appeal a December 2025 High Court order requiring it to address untreated sewage spills, publish weekly beach E. coli results, obtain water-use licences for certain wastewater treatment works, and develop a detailed remedial action plan.
A full bench of the Pietermaritzburg High Court (KwaZulu-Natal High Court), including Judge President Thoba…
Zimbabwe (South Africaβs northern neighbour) has paid roughly $508 million (about R8.45βR8.5 billion at prevailing exchange rates) in compensation to former white commercial farmers for land seized during the fast-track land reform programme that began around 2000, while South Africaβs state-owned Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) reported a R7.3 million group loss for its 2026 financial year.
Zimbabweβs compensation payments In early October 2026, Zimbabwean Deputy Finance Minister Kudakwashe Mnangagwa stated that…
Tennessee failed to execute Christa Gail Pike on September 30, 2026, after administering two doses of the lethal injection drug pentobarbital; she survived, was transported to a hospital in critical condition, and the state paused further executions pending review.
Pike, then 50 and the only woman on Tennesseeβs death row, had been scheduled to…
A Democratic Alliance (DA) election billboard in eThekwini (Durban) accusing city officials of enabling a βwater tanker mafiaβ was taken down in early October 2026 after the mayor and senior officials threatened legal action over alleged defamation.
The billboard was unveiled on 28 September 2026 along the N2 highway near Newlands East…
The closure of Surf Riders CafΓ©βs popular South Beach (Durban beachfront)
eThekwini Municipality issued a formal 30-day notice to vacate on 1 September 2026, requiring the…
Delhiβs βFat Dogs of Delhiβ contestβa knockout tournament to crown the cityβs βchonkiestβ (fattest/cutest heavyweight) neighbourhood dogβhas gone massively viral.
It started as a lighthearted Instagram project by a final-year Delhi University journalism student (who…
President Cyril Ramaphosa is scheduled to address the nation this evening, Tuesday 29 September 2026, at 19:00 (7pm
The Presidency has stated that the President will speak on: The SABC will provide a…
Marine Le Pen is currently the clear frontrunner for the April 2027 French presidential election according to the most recent major polls, with first-round support in the mid-30s and comfortable projected runoff wins against the main alternatives.
A Toluna Harris Interactive poll conducted 22β24 September 2026 for M6 and RTL (sample ~1,974)…
Russia launched a major daytime drone assault on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities on September 28, 2026, heavily featuring faster jet-powered drones that have proven harder for Ukrainian air defenses to intercept.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the use of these advanced systems and noted Ukraineβs ongoing efforts…
The SABC has long outsourced recovery of unpaid TV licences (and associated penalties) to registered debt collectors. Authorised agencies commonly named in coverage and SABC-related materials include Hahn Collections Debt Recovery, VVM, and NuDebt Management. Compliance rates are extremely low (often cited around or below 20% of obligated households), leaving large arrears and prompting aggressive recovery campaigns involving SMS, calls, and βsettlementβ offers
Authorised agencies commonly named in coverage and SABC-related materials include Hahn Collections Debt Recovery, VVM,…
On Saturday, 26 September 2026, police confirmed the discovery of another womanβs body in Tembisa (specifically the Vusimusi section of Tembisa South, at or near Mooifontein Cemetery), east of Johannesburg in Gautengβs Ekurhuleni municipality.
This brings the number of womenβs bodies found in the Ekurhuleni area since mid-July to…
The Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) and several individual activists have applied for leave to appeal a Western Cape High Court judgment (delivered 4 September 2026) that interdicted them from making specific claims linking Cape Union Mart International (Pty) Ltd
its brands (including Poetry, Old Khaki and K-Way), and its executive chairperson Philip Joseph Krawitz…
The severe truck congestion on the N2 near Richards Bay (including at the R34 offramp and southbound lanes) is a multi-year, systemic logistics crisis driven primarily by the collapse of South Africaβs rail freight system,
The severe truck congestion on the N2 near Richards Bay (including at the R34 offramp…
The dominant story in Durban over the last 24β48 hours
KwaMakhutha Mass Shooting (Primary Breaking Story) Armed gunmen (reportedly three) stormed a house in the…
South African officials, particularly President Cyril Ramaphosaβs special adviser Alistair Ruiters, have expressed puzzlement and frustration over the US decision to impose targeted visa restrictions on unnamed South Africans, arguing that Pretoria has made progress on key US demands and is actively engaging on the rest.
South African officials, particularly President Cyril Ramaphosaβs special adviser Alistair Ruiters, have expressed puzzlement and…
Durbanβs (eThekwini Municipality) water crisis is primarily a distribution, loss, and management failure rather than absolute scarcity of raw water.
Durbanβs (eThekwini Municipality) water crisis is primarily a distribution, loss, and management failure rather than…
Suspect nabbed in 2021 Sydenham mass shooting
A suspect wanted in connection with the October 2021 Sydenham mass shooting in KwaZulu-Natal, South…
Eastern Cape court dismisses urgent bid to nullify ANC candidate lists for 2026 local polls
The Eastern Cape High Court in Makhanda (Grahamstown) dismissed an urgent application by two ANC…
Meta (parent of Facebook and Instagram) took action against more than 3.7 million (often cited as nearly 3.8 million) scam-linked accounts, pages, and other entities in 2026, based on information sharing with the Singapore Police Force (SPF)
This was announced around September 22β23, 2026, following a media briefing and statements from both…