3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (490+ words) Raw sewage spills onto a railway line running through Merebank, south of Durban, leaving a foul stench and frustrating residents for months. Disgruntled Merebank residents are urging the eThekwini Municipality to repair a broken sewer pipeline beneath the M4 freeway, affecting…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1503+ words) Steve Biko's funeral on September 25, 1977 Reflecting on detention during apartheid and Steve Biko’s enduring influence, Ashwin Desai connects the past to anxieties about corruption, political radicalism and South Africa’s democratic future. ‘Our pains will petrify when our gestures no longer…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (720+ words) Heritage is more than something to preserve, argues Tsakani Nkombyane—it can inspire South African businesses, products and ideas that compete in global markets. On September 24, traditional attire and braai smoke mark Heritage Day across South Africa. While it seems…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (533+ words) Athol Williams became one of South Africa's best-known state-capture whistleblowers after providing the State Capture Commission with a roughly 700-page affidavit. Image: Athol Williams | Facebook South Africa is moving to strengthen protection for whistleblowers as OUTA launches a campaign documenting…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (622+ words) Black Consciousness Movement founder Steve Bantu Biko died in police custody on September 12, 1977, aged 30. The Gqeberha High Court is hearing the reopened inquest into his death. The re-opened inquest into the death of Black Consciousness Movement leader Steve Biko is…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (343+ words) Eskom more than doubled operating profit in its 2026 financial year and has made strides in addressing corporate governance issues that have bedevilled its operations in previous years. The government’s power utility, Eskom, has announced a R30.3 billion profit for the second…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (445+ words) Social Development Minister Dina Pule is expected to receive two children, that were victims of human trafficking, at the O.R.Tambo International Airport. To date, the department has repatriated 22 children. Two children who were victims of human trafficking across South Africa's…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (539+ words) Image: Vije Vijendranath | Unsplash South Africa’s sharp September diesel increase could add to food-price pressures as higher transport costs move through the country’s heavily road-dependent supply chain, although the eventual impact on grocery bills may be relatively limited. Diesel is…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (479+ words) City Manager Musa Mbhele and Durban Metro Police Commissioner Sibonelo Mchunu at the press briefing regarding allegations that officials from the Durban Metro Police sold jobs. Allegations of irregular appointments within the Durban Metro Police Service were addressed by eThekwini…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (731+ words) Keith Govender with his father Ashlin Govender. The murder trial of 22-year-old Keith Govender, who died after allegedly being stabbed in the head during a game of thunee, has been transferred from the Chatsworth Magistrate’s Court to the Durban Regional…...