Migrant truck drivers remain fearful
Although attacks on migrant drivers and their trucks have subsided, drivers remain in fear of their lives with no concrete solution to the violence and killing in sight.
Stories by: Khaya Ngwenya
Richards Bay: The boom town busted by coronavirus
In this second instalment in a series on the coronavirus and capitalism, New Frame looks at how the once flourishing industrial town has been devastated by the pandemic.
Avuyile Ndamase’s tricky relationship with the ocean
The pro surfer from Port St Johns in the Eastern Cape is on a mission to ensure that the ride to professionalism is smoother for black surfers who come after him.
Covid-19 hygiene necessities hit rural areas
Residents in remote rural villages who have long had to manage the daily reality of no access to running water are anxious about coping with the coronavirus.
KwaZulu-Natal tornado victims have no faith in government
Some of those with homes destroyed by the tornado in KwaZulu-Natal say it was the result of two warring snakes or the act of an angry God. They do not believe the government will do anything to help them.
Little help after KwaZulu-Natal downpours
Torrential rain and flash floods in the province have killed three people and damaged countless homes, but local councillors and municipalities have yet to offer any assistance.
Traditional leader halts Ndwedwe development
Residents of Ndwedwe are battling the local inkosi, who has stopped a R40 million project from going ahead in the area, frustrating hopes of jobs and better schools.
Migrants and refugees live in fear after taxi rank violence
When Richards Bay residents attacked two men alleged to have killed a bus driver, their attention quickly turned to businesses owned by migrants. But the police say the attacks were not xenophobic.
Is Transnet using race to determine salaries?
Marine workers are taking the state-owned ports authority to task over unanswered questions regarding different packages offered to white and black workers.
Durban refugee office turns away asylum applicants
A staff shortage means asylum seekers are unable to make appointments to apply for refugee status, which creates an ever larger pool of vulnerable and essentially untraceable people.
Pietermaritzburg, no longer the City of Choice
Under administration and seriously failing its residents, a single administrator’s proposed turnaround strategy appears to be all that might keep the capital city of KwaZulu-Natal from complete collapse.
Mystery lingers over the death of Transnet pilot boat trainee
Thandeka Mzimela fell off a ladder and drowned in Durban’s sea two years ago. But the company allegedly failed to provide her grieving husband with her cause of death report despite his repeated requests for information.
‘I am a prisoner in my own home’
Sibusiso Zondi has been trapped in his eighth storey flat for nine years because he is a wheelchair user and the lift is broken. His mother’s protest has led to eviction.
Tongaat Hulett workers pay the price
The sugar giant’s profits have fallen and retrenchments are imminent. The crisis will affect not only 5 000 employees but also small-scale growers who depend on the milling firm for their livelihoods.
Autism and the mainstream
Action in Autism is expanding to assist adults as well as children such as Tawanda Mkhize, who along with his mother faces ignorance and prejudice on a daily basis.