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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.
Teboho Kabayi, a 27-year-old security guard at a BMW dealership in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, was recently gifted a brand-new BMW 1 Series after a viral video showed him being mistreated by a customer.
What Happened Kabayi shared that he forgave the driver and plans to use the R30,000…
Here is a breakdown of the expected fuel price adjustments for August 2026 based on the latest Central Energy Fund (CEF) data
Here is a breakdown of the expected fuel price adjustments for August 2026 based on…
Cabinet appoints new board for embattled PIC
Leadership & Key Appointments Context & Background
United States conducted a wave of strikes on Iranian targets in late July 2026, which U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) described as a “powerful response” and a “heavy wave of strikes.”
On July 28, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched multiple ballistic missiles in what…
Starlink has officially activated service in Iraq while its launch in South Africa remains stalled
Starlink Launch in Iraq Why South Africa is Delayed
The Western Cape High Court ruled that Home Affairs regulations excluding certain children and adults from registering their births are unconstitutional. The government has been given 18 months to amend the regulations under the Births and Deaths Registration Act.
The Western Cape High Court ruled that Home Affairs regulations excluding certain children and adults…
WesBank sued the Gqeberha-based family dealership Your Car Guy
Case Overview In June 2023, WesBank approved financing for a customer (identified as Mr. Rocha)…
42 vehicles impounded in Laudium and Olievenhoutbosch
MEC for Roads and Transport Kedibone Diale-Tlabela reiterated that law enforcement will continue high-impact operations…
The South African Police Service (SAPS) is currently conducting a criminal fraud investigation centered around the renaming of Schröder Street to Alfred Qayiso Gubula Street in Upington, located within the Dawid Kruiper Local Municipality.
Allegations of Fraud: The investigation involves Dawid Kruiper Municipality Mayor David Kazi and stems from…
Gates Foundation Allocates R42 Million for eThekwini Sanitation Project
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is allocating R42 million toward Phase 2 of the…
Three Nabbed in Kingsburgh with R1m Rock Cocaine Haul
Members of the KZN Provincial Drugs and Firearms Unit executed a successful intelligence-driven raid on…
Southern Sun has officially launched a R250-million, three-year phased makeover
the iconic Golden Mile landmark, following the securing of a new 50-year lease with the…
Taxi wars
KwaZulu-Natal. In KwaZulu-Natal (including Durban and Chatsworth), high-profile shootings involving taxi drivers, owners, or operators…
South Africa’s municipal water crisis involves systemic governance failure
large-scale financial mismanagement, corruption, and infrastructure collapse. Funds intended for water services are diverted or…
Fauci watched a children lost years of childhood
Children lost years of childhood. Families watched businesses they had built over a lifetime disappear.…
Crackdown on electricity infrastructure in Durban
The eThekwini Municipality’s Electricity and Energy Directorate continues to intensify its crackdown on electricity infrastructure…
Opposition parties (notably the ATM, joined by the EFF) have approached the Constitutional Court for urgent direct access/appeal against the Western Cape High Court’s interim interdict that paused public hearings by Parliament’s Section 89 impeachment committee into President Cyril Ramaphosa over the Phala Phala matter; the committee itself is continuing preparatory work while interpreting the order narrowly.
The Phala Phala issue stems from the February 2020 theft of a large sum of…
The SABC (South African Broadcasting Corporation) is actively planning to scrap/replace the current TV licence system, but it has not been abolished yet and no firm immediate end date exists. The process is underway through a new funding model and revised legislation, with the current system remaining legally in force for now.
The process is underway through a new funding model and revised legislation, with the current…
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health condemned a serious attack on an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) crew who were held hostage for about four hours, robbed at gunpoint, and forced to buy alcohol for an armed gang while responding to an emergency call.
The incident took place early on Sunday morning (reported around 26–27 July 2026) at Nkwalini…
A magnitude 7.1 (JMA) / 6.8 (USGS) earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture on Japan’s southern island of Kyushu on the afternoon of Tuesday, July 28, 2026
The quake was relatively shallow (about 10 km / 6 miles deep), with its epicenter…
