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On 15–16 September 2026, a group of refugees and asylum seekers in Durban who had been camping outside the Department of Home Affairs Refugee Reception Centre on Che Guevara Road (also referred to as Moore Road in some reports) since around 22 May 2026 refused relocation to the Lindela Repatriation Centre in Krugersdorp, Gauteng, and temporarily gathered at Bulwer Park (also called Stella Park or Stella Sports Club area) in the Glenwood suburb. 0 (0)

Hundreds of mostly documented refugees and asylum seekers—primarily from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),…
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eThekwini (Durban metro) is experiencing a severe and worsening water crisis driven by extremely high non-revenue water (NRW) losses, a massive backlog of unrepaired leaks, ongoing vandalism/sabotage of infrastructure, and a protracted dispute with contracted plumbers that has repeatedly disrupted operations at key facilities such as the Pinetown Water and Sanitation depot. 0 (0)

eThekwini (Durban metro) is experiencing a severe and worsening water crisis driven by extremely high…
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The R190 million emergency rehabilitation of the uMzimkhulu (Mzimkhulu) River Bridge on the R102 near Port Shepstone has stretched from a planned six-month job into a multi-year saga marked by structural complexity, repeated stoppages over non-payment, cash-flow problems at the KZN Department of Transport, weather and technical setbacks, and significant local economic disruption 0 (0)

As of early September 2026, work is advancing toward a revised completion target of late…
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