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The Totalsports Women’s Race is South Africa’s premier Women’s Month road-running celebration—a women-only series of mass-participation 5 km and 10 km events held across three major cities in August.
Distances, Entry Fees & What’s Included 10 km run/walk (minimum age typically 14) — R155 (+ R60 temporary ASA licence…
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 his salon in Summerfield Road,…
Transnet docks 228m tanker at Durban’s Prince Edward Graving Dock
Key details from the report The docking took place around late July 2026 (article dated 30 July 2026). TNPA highlighted…
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 in some reports in the…
Discovering Bulwer, KwaZulu-Natal: A Quiet Haven in the Southern Drakensberg Foothills
https://www.lens.jontyknine.co.za/2026/07/31/discovering-bulwer-kwazulu-natal-a-quiet-haven-in-the-southern-drakensberg-foothills/
Shots fired during road rage, stay home, lock the door
A silver BMW (clear registration NC 77 BZ GP) stopped in the road with headlights on. A silver Hyundai (partial…
Elangeni Hotel
The Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani (often still called the Elangeni Hotel) is a iconic…
Arapaho
Arapaho was a rock band formed in Durban in the early 1990s born out of…
North Beach
North Beach is one of Durban’s most popular and iconic beaches, right in the heart…
Durban Drive In
The Durban Drive-In (sometimes spelled “Drive Inn”) refers to a historic drive-in movie theater in…
Slippers/LA/Robert E Lee
Ah, the holy trinity of Durban nightlife back in the day! Slippers Boogie Palace /…
Butterworth Hotel
Butterworth’s Hotel (also referred to as Butterworth Hotel) in Durban is a long-standing private hotel…
Smugglers Inn
The Smugglers Inn, affectionately known as “Smuggies,” was a famous bar and nightlife spot in…
London Town Pub
Pubs “London Town Pub” in Durban during the 1970s and 1980s, described as a popular…
Smith Street Durban
Town Smith Street, now officially named Anton Lembede Street, is a major road in Durban’s…
Amusement Park
Beachfront This beachfront amusement park along OR Tambo Parade was a historic family spot with…
FitzSimons Snake Park
Beachfront Fitzsimons Snake Park, located on Durban’s beachfront in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, was a popular…