Museveni renews push for East African political federation
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has renewed his long-standing advocacy for deeper East African political integration,…
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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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Tehran seeks ‘to create grounds’ for talks with US
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi clarified that Iran is not currently holding direct negotiations…
Jika Joe has experienced repeated large-scale fires for years due to dense informal housing, illegal electrical connections, open flames (candles, braziers), and limited firebreaks or access for emergency services.
Earlier incidents at Jika Joe (2020, 2019, 2025 and others) followed similar patterns: rapid spread…
Three suspects linked to a cash-in-transit (CIT) heist and other violent crimes in KwaZulu-Natal were fatally shot by police in a shootout in the Mambulu area of Kranskop in the early hours of Saturday, 8 August 2026
Police, acting on intelligence (or a tip-off), approached a residence where the suspects were located.…
Motorists on South Africa’s N3 Toll Route (the 415 km corridor linking Heidelberg in Gauteng with Cedara in KwaZulu-Natal) have been warned to prepare for heavy traffic, ongoing roadworks with lane restrictions, and rapidly deteriorating winter weather—including snow—over the Women’s Day long weekend (around 8–10 August 2026).
Women’s Day falls on Sunday 9 August 2026, with the public holiday observed on Monday…
A series of child disappearances and murders in Kokstad’s Marikana informal settlement (KwaZulu-Natal) has intensified community anger and eroded trust in the South African Police Service (SAPS) and local government, according to comments from a local ward councillor.
The latest case involves seven-year-old Ndalo Jona (also referred to as Jona Ndalo). He went…
The Durban Metro Police Service has become aware of fraudulent SMS messages containing a fake AARTO website link
Recipients receive an SMS containing a link that appears related to AARTO (Administrative Adjudication of…
ANC Ward 17 councillor Sibusiso Cedric “Khekhe” Khwela was shot and killed on Thursday afternoon, 6 August 2026, in Klaarwater (near Mariannhill, west of Durban) in eThekwini Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal.
According to South African Police Service (SAPS) statements, Khwela was in his office (at a…
A New Mexico state judge ordered Meta to pay an additional $567 million into an abatement fund (bringing the case total to about $942 million)
after finding that the company’s platforms constitute a public nuisance due to harms to children,…
Jacob Zuma appointed his son Duduzane Zuma as the first deputy president of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party, effective immediately.
This formed part of a broader leadership reshuffle announced by the party (via spokesperson Sifiso…
A 38-year-old Chatsworth taxi owner and driver from the Welbedacht area (KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa), was ambushed and fatally shot 16 times by four gunmen on Friday morning
He was out on R5,000 bail at the time for a 2023 drug-related case. According…
The trial of Wasim Kudoos, a 33-year-old SARS tax consultant from Mobeni Heights, Chatsworth (Durban area, South Africa), accused of the double murder of a barber and his gardener, is expected to begin in October 2026—around the first anniversary of the victims’ deaths.
On 8 October 2025, Kudoos allegedly shot and killed Mahmudel Sajid (38), a barber, at…
Transnet docks 228m tanker at Durban’s Prince Edward Graving Dock
Key details from the report Context and significance The Prince Edward Graving Dock is a…
A security officer (described as a security guard or armed private security officer) was critically wounded after being shot multiple times on Avondale Road in Durban on the evening of Thursday, 30 July 2026.
The incident occurred just before 7pm on Avondale Road before Argyle Road (also referred to…
Fifteen elephants died in the Amboseli ecosystem in southern Kenya (outside the national park proper, mainly in areas like Kimana Wildlife Sanctuary and Kuku Group Ranch) between roughly 24 June and 24 July 2026
Preliminary laboratory tests detected cyanide in samples from the carcasses, with investigators linking it to…
eNCA news anchor and reporter Heidi Giokos has had her contract terminated
with sources linking the dismissal to an unauthorised car advertisement/endorsement that violated declaration rules in…
Road safety group backs 10-year driver’s licence renewals
Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has welcomed Cabinet’s approval of extending ordinary (light motor vehicle…
GO! Durban (often derisively called “Gone! Durban”) is eThekwini Municipality’s long-delayed Integrated Public Transport Network
GO! Durban (often derisively called “Gone! Durban”) is eThekwini Municipality’s long-delayed Integrated Public Transport Network…
Tony Iommi has announced From the Dark, his first proper solo album in 21 years, due October 23, 2026
The longtime Black Sabbath guitarist (often called the “Godfather of Heavy Metal”) revealed the details…
Men were brought in trucks to the Moroccan-Spanish border in Ceuta
On 30 July 2026, video footage circulated widely showing dozens of young men climbing out…