The mother of all potholes in Klerksdorp
When it comes to road hazards, North West province drivers thought they had seen it…
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Absolute Chaos in Durban Central as protest against migrants turns violent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AdeNwC9xnc Demonstrators carrying sticks and sjamboks clashed with public order police and asylum seekers outside the Home Affairs Refugee Reception…
March and March protest in Durban turned violent, with vehicles set alight in the CBD.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Ec79fkRa3GE Protesters linked to the March and March movement (an anti-illegal immigration group led by Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma) gathered outside the…
The Bluff Athletics Club Marathon takes place on 29 November
The Bluff Athletic Club Marathon takes place on Sunday, 29 November 2026. Key Race Details Venue: Fynnland Sports Club (55…
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the South African Police Service (SAPS) confirmed that a 45-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment for raping his 5-year-old niece in the Gowan Lea policing precinct near Umzimkhulu.
Incident: The offense occurred on December 28, 2025, when the child was playing at a neighbor's house. The uncle called…
Private investment to drive Golden Mile redevelopment
The eThekwini Municipality's initiative to attract private capital to Durban’s beachfront has reached a major milestone, securing over R70 million…
eThekwini Mayor Cyril Xaba has publicly defended the municipality’s 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 2021–2026 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 campaign—via intergovernmental relations—to ensure the deportation of all undocumented foreign nationals from the metro.
This formed part of the party’s eThekwini election manifesto, unveiled in Durban. IFP mayoral candidate…
Rooibos tea
Rooibos tea (pronounced ROY-boss, from the Afrikaans for “red bush”) is a caffeine-free herbal infusion…
World war 3 will be fought but a room full of kids on keyboard high on drugs
The statement “world war 3 will be fought but a room full of kids on…
Pizza @ Essence Cafe
Essence Café & Pizzeria offers thin-base, wood-fired pizzas with generous mozzarella and locally sourced toppings.…
Glenda Kemp (born 13 May 1949) is the famous South African stripper/exotic dancer from the late 1970s (peak fame in the mid-to-late 1970s, with activity continuing into the early 1980s period referenced) known for her stage act featuring a live python
She became the era’s most notorious and widely publicised exotic dancer under apartheid’s strict Calvinist…
Residents living near Addington Hospital on Durban’s 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 June–July 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 Africa’s local government elections on 4 November 2026
Key poll findings for eThekwini Ipsos (via its Pulse of the People / Khayabus survey…
Brazil’s 2026 presidential election went to a second round after Flávio Bolsonaro finished first in the opening round on 4 October 2026, ahead of incumbent President Luiz Inácio 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 Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court (TSE), with…
Madala Kunene @ Mist
This Sunday, the journey continues Join us at Mist as the legendary Madala Kunene performs…
𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐍, 𝐖𝐄’𝐑𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 𝐃𝐈𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐋𝐘 @ taps
This year, Taps on Twenty 4 is skipping the typical Halloween party… Instead, we’re turning…
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 milk—often described in…
Bunny Chow @ Chow botha’s hill
Located at Unit 1 Hill Top Center on Botha Road, Chow is a popular spot…
Thirsty’s Pub
Thirsty’s Dockside Tavern was one of Durban’s most iconic waterfront venues throughout the 1990s and…
The Trams in Durban
The Final Run The last electric tram in Durban—tram No. 7015, fondly nicknamed “Old Faithful”—made…
Rumpus Machine City of lights
Rumpus Machine is an award-winning sibling rock band from Torbay / the North Shore of…
Bunny Chow @ Vertigos Bar & Restaurant
Vertigo’s (also styled Vertigo’s Bar & Restaurant or Vertigo’s Restaurant) is a beachfront bar and…
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 Africa’s northern neighbour) has paid roughly $508 million (about R8.45–R8.5 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 Africa’s state-owned Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) reported a R7.3 million group loss for its 2026 financial year.
Zimbabwe’s 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 Tennessee’s death row, had been scheduled to…
A Democratic Alliance (DA) election billboard in eThekwini (Durban) accusing city officials of enabling a “water tanker mafia” 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…
Time to Vote Again: What You Need to Know Ahead of Election Day
With election season approaching in South Africa, it’s time to prepare to make your voice…
Discover Eringi Kasi Bite in Dassenhoek
If you are craving authentic local flavors and top-tier kasi street food, Eringi Kasi Bite…
The black musselcracker
The black musselcracker (Cymatoceps nasutus), locally known in South Africa as the black steenbras or…
The closure of Surf Riders Café’s popular South Beach (Durban beachfront)
eThekwini Municipality issued a formal 30-day notice to vacate on 1 September 2026, requiring the…