2+ day, 7+ 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…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1602+ words) A refugee who had been receiving tuberculosis (TB) treatment died after spending months on the pavement outside Durban’s Home Affairs refugee reception office, as tensions rise ahead of a planned March and March gathering on Thursday. Bienvenue Munga, 42, died on…...

3+ day, 12+ 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…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (512+ words) DA Councillor Abdulkader Elyas lied about his qualifications. Reports of the Democratic Alliance (DA) considering promoting a Cape Town councillor who was sanctioned for lying about his qualifications have left a bitter taste in the mouths of other political parties....

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (361+ words) South Africa is bracing for severe thunderstorms, heavy rainfall, hail and strong winds on Monday, with SAWS issuing an Orange Level 6 warning for parts of the country. South Africans can brace themselves for a wet and stormy Monday, with severe…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (352+ words) Western Cape Transport MEC Isaac Mbulelo Sileku honours women truck drivers for their vital role in South Africa's freight sector at the Western Cape Mobility Department's Women in Freight session in Cape Town. Image: Ayanda Ndamane/ Independent Media Women truck…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (340+ words) KZN Premier Thami Ntuli has called for intensified compliance operations after a Pietermaritzburg inspection uncovered undocumented foreign nationals and businesses employing workers for as little as R100 a day. The operation on Tuesday involved the police, Home Affairs, the Department of…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1006+ words) Relying on collecting water with containers has been a norm in South Africa due to constantly dry household taps. The water crisis has reached a boiling point across the country as some residents, whose household taps have been dry for…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (436+ words) On 26 January 2023, Mpho Phalatse, Johannesburg's first black woman executive mayor and a medical doctor who had campaigned on competence and clean government, was removed from office by a motion of no confidence. That's the real story behind every mayoral election…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1163+ words) Image: ANA Studio Archives The Local Government: Municipal Structures Amendment Bill, commonly known as the Coalitions Bill, tabled in parliament last week, comes at a critical time. Coalition politics is no longer an exception in South Africa but has, over…...