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Tow trucks entered the Madlanga Commission’s focus because recent testimony linked the KwaZulu-Natal towing industry to police corruption, drug trafficking, and alleged extrajudicial killings by specialised SAPS task teams. 0 (0)

What initially appears peripheral is presented as part of a broader pattern of organised crime…

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eThekwini Municipality is actively clearing administrative and regulatory barriers on major private developments to reinforce Durban’s role as a leading South African metropolitan economy for job creation and investment 0 (0)

As of mid-August 2026, a targeted intervention led by the Office of the City Manager,…

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A 25-year-old woman from Newlands East, identified as Tamia Erin Fredericks, was fatally shot near flats on Wiest/Weist Road in Wentworth (south of Durban) on Sunday, 16 August 2026. 0 (0)

Wentworth police are investigating the murder. According to police, her body was found lying on…

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Durban (eThekwini) business owners report that repeated water supply interruptions are severely disrupting operations, with some forced to close temporarily when taps run dry; this aligns with recent planned and unplanned outages tied to ageing infrastructure, pipeline repairs, high non-revenue water losses, and related pressures. 0 (0)

An East Coast Radio report (updated 18 August 2026) quotes local owners describing daily struggles.…

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An official notice from the U.S. Embassy & Consulates in South Africa regarding a technical error on the online USRAP Intake Questionnaire. 0 (0)

We are aware of and actively working to resolve a technical error impacting some applicants…

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Two Congolese (DRC) nationals were arrested on Saturday, 15 August 2026, for allegedly trying to enter the 46th Ordinary SADC Summit venue at the Durban International Convention Centre (ICC) using accreditation that belonged to someone else; they face charges including fraud, impersonation, and unauthorised entry into a restricted area. 0 (0)

The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) confirmed the arrests. Security officials stopped the…

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Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) closed all campuses until further notice and ordered thousands of residence students to vacate within 24 hours 0 (0)

The unrest began around early-to-mid August 2026 and centred on CPUT’s draft Financial Recovery Plan…

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A Nigerian social media influencer known as “KC Luxury” (Afolabi Kazeem Michael / Micheal), a 49-year-old with around 700,000 Instagram followers, was arrested by Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in connection with the seizure of 184.5 kg of cocaine valued at roughly $27.7–28 million (about ₦39 billion or £21 million), destined primarily for the UK (with links also to other parts of Europe and Asia). 0 (0)

The NDLEA described this as one of its most significant recent narcotics investigations and the…

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SARS Consultation Paper on VAT Modernisation (August 2026) – Key Summary 0 (0)

Downl load the paper HERE This consultation paper outlines SARS’s proposed shift from traditional, retrospective,…

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X/Twitter trends overlapping with news interest Prominent topics include Cat Matlala, Afriforum (often linked to…

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SASSA grant payout September 2026 0 (0)

The SASSA grant payment schedule for September 2026 is as follows: Payment Schedule Current…

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Here’s a roundup of major news headlines and developments as of Tuesday, August 18, 2026 0 (0)

Stories center on escalating Middle East tensions, U.S. foreign policy moves under President Donald Trump,…

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A developing strong-to-very strong (potentially “super”) El Niño event in 2026 is raising significant concerns for South Africa’s water resources, agriculture, and broader food security, with effects expected to intensify during the 2026/27 summer rainfall season (roughly October 2026–March 2027) and into early 2027. 0 (0)

El Niño is a natural climate pattern driven by warmer-than-average sea surface temperatures in the…

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AfriForum has filed a contempt of court application against the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and its leader Julius Malema in the High Court in Pretoria over alleged breaches of a 2017 interdict prohibiting calls for illegal land occupation. The application was issued by the court on Friday (around 14 August 2026) and publicly announced by AfriForum on Sunday, 16 August 2026. 0 (0)

Background on the 2017 Court Order On 7 March 2017, AfriForum obtained a court order…

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A large police presence is indeed in place outside Durban City Hall as March and March (and affiliated anti-undocumented immigration groups, including elements linked to Operation Dudula) prepare to march, with the stated aim of taking their grievances to SADC leaders gathered at the Durban ICC for the 46th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government. 0 (0)

Context on the protest and security measures The March and March movement (founded by Jacinta…

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ANC veteran Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has told Fikile Mbalula and Ronald Lamola that she cannot meet their deadlines for responses or retractions over her vote-buying allegations because she was travelling to Cuba, and she asked for more time upon her return. 0 (0)

This stems from explosive remarks she made in early August 2026 on the African Renaissance…

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U.S. President Donald Trump instructed the Pentagon (specifically referring to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as “Secretary of War”) to “substantially reduce” the annual joint military exercises with South Korea, known as Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) 0 (0)

The order came via a Truth Social post on Sunday, August 16, just hours before…

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Free (free for qualifying poor and working-class students) higher education in South Africa is under serious threat, and corruption is a major contributing factor alongside structural underfunding and rising demand. 0 (0)

South Africa does not offer universal free higher education. Instead, the National Student Financial Aid…

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On 13 August 2026, Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane, joined by UN-Habitat Executive Director Anacláudia Rossbach, KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport and Human Settlements Siboniso Duma, eThekwini Executive Mayor Councillor Cyril Xaba, and other officials, handed over completed homes at the Barton Place portion (Phase 2) of the Kennedy Road Housing Project. 0 (0)

Kennedy Road is one of eThekwini’s largest and most densely populated informal settlements, historically home…

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The Labour government elected in July 2024 has maintained and, in some areas, expanded the previous Conservative administration’s use of hotels, barges, military sites and other temporary facilities for asylum accommodation across the UK, while large-scale protests, local tensions and debates over policing and speech have intensified. 0 (0)

Continuity of asylum accommodation policy Labour inherited a backlog of asylum claims and a system…

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South Africa retains strong formal constitutional protections for free speech, but faces real pressures from civil litigation, equality-court rulings, regulatory friction around elections, and selective enforcement debates—particularly as the 4 November 2026 local government elections approach. 0 (0)

Claims of wholesale “destruction” overstate the picture relative to many peer countries; the record shows…

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