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  • uShaka Marine World’s Wet ‘n Wild water park closes

    One of Durban’s main attractions, uShaka Marine World, has announced the temporary closure of its Wet ‘n Wild water park.

  • English giants dominate line-up for Champions League last-16 draw

    The draw for the latter stages of this season's Champions League takes place tomorrow with Newcastle United's midweek victory against Qarabag meaning an unprecedented six English sides will feature in the last 16.

  • Wilson’s Wharf and businesses choked by litter after heavy rains

    Recent heavy rains over Durban have left the bay at Wilson’s Wharf strewn with litter and debris, prompting urgent calls for action from the local business and environmental activists.

  • Budget relief alone is not good strategy

    The withdrawal of R20 billion in proposed tax increases will be welcomed by South Africans, who have grown used to each Budget bringing another squeeze on their pay packets, but relief on paper does not change the fact that the economy remains too weak to carry the country forward with any confidence.

  • King hires some of the top legal minds to take greater control of Ingonyama Trust

    In a move to effectively control the 3 million hectares of land under traditional leadership (amakhosi) in Kwazulu-Natal, AmaZulu king Misuzulu kaZwelithini has called for the overhaul of the Ingonyama Trust Act, particularly the clause that gives the government powers to appoint the board.

  • Concern about the ballooning overtime expenses at Durban Metro Police Service

    The Durban Metro Police Service’s ballooning overtime expenses of R109 million could be resolved once additional officers are recruited.

  • Bold move for gender equity

    The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) is making significant strides in promoting gender equity and empowering women across various levels of its operations.

  • Missed opportunity for economic growth

    The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) notes with extreme disappointment the lacklustre 2026/27 Budget and Medium-Term Expenditure Framework tabled at Parliament by the government.

  • The case for renaming UWC after Allan Boesak

    History does not permit stillness. It unsettles, disrupts, reforms, and renews. Change is not merely an accident of time; it is the architecture of existence. Institutions, like nations and persons, are compelled to evolve or risk irrelevance.

  • End to load shedding declared, but is it really?

    Eskom has fully stabilised the national electricity system, and South Africa is no longer in an energy crisis, with the grid performing at a level not seen in five years, supported by an additional 4 400MW (megawatts) of available generation capacity compared to the same period in the previous year, the Electricity Department said.

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