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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.

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In early August 2026, reports emerged of widespread sardine (also called pilchard) deaths along South Africa’s Western Cape coast, stretching from areas such as Saldanha Bay to Gansbaai (and including observations farther offshore, e.g., near Hout Bay and the Cape Canyon). Dead and dying fish washed up or were seen floating; the event appears to have largely subsided by around 6 August, with no new reports of large-scale mortality after that point in initial updates. 0 (0)

Laboratory sequencing confirmed the presence of PHV genetic material in the sampled sardines. Officials noted…
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Meta released Muse Glimmer, a new open-weight (openly downloadable and customizable) AI model on August 10, 2026, while CEO Mark Zuckerberg published a lengthy essay championing broader distribution of AI capabilities over concentration in a few hands, and called for U.S. policy changes to help American open-weight models compete with Chinese rivals. 5 (1)

Photo credit The Model: Muse Glimmer Muse Glimmer is a roughly 30-billion-parameter (about 29.6B including…
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