Liyaphela ithemba kwabakha-hlanyezwe yizikhukhula nomlilo eThekwini
Izakhamizi zasemijondolo yaseSiyathuthuka sezibhekane nezimo eziningi ezingezinhle ezibashiye bengenamizi, zaqeda nangamaphupho ekusasa elingcono.
Stories by: Rogan Ward
Flood and fire victims in Durban are fast losing hope
The traumatised residents of Siyathuthuka shack settlement have now faced several calamitous events that have destroyed their homes, their dreams and any prospects of a dignified life.
Senzo Meyiwa’s brother just wants the truth
Sifiso Meyiwa is hoping that with the murder case reopened and a trial under way, the family will finally find out who killed the Bafana Bafana footballer in 2014.
Slain eKhenana activist Nokuthula Mabaso remembered
A leader of the commune’s food sovereignty projects, the fearless Mabaso had given most of her adult life to the struggle for land and dignity.
Put people in charge of housing, plead activists
Waiting lists for houses should be kept away from ANC councillors and overseen by an independent body that reports back to affected communities.
Banxusa ukuba lunikwe abantu baziphathele uhlelo lokwabiwa kwezindlu
Uhla lwabalindele ukwakhelwa izindlu kumele lungasondeli kwakusondela ezandleni zamakhansela e-ANC futhi kuqokwe isigungu esizimele esizolwengamela bese sibika kubantu.
‘The floods are a real call to conscience’
The deluge in KwaZulu-Natal is part of unpredictable weather patterns that will only worsen in cities with infrastructure already failing. Society needs to rally for change now.
WATCH | eNkanini’s got talent!
Residents of a land occupation in Durban held a pageant to showcase their young people and bring some much-needed sparkle and hope amid the state’s brutal evictions and arrests.
Devastation in Durban
The floods that have wreaked havoc in the shacklands of Durban are another searing indictment of the social abandonment of the majority by a predatory political elite.
Floods bring catastrophic personal losses and costs
In addition to damaging public infrastructure, the floods in KwaZulu-Natal have devastated the lives of shack dwellers and township residents, many of whom now have to start over while grieving.
Clinton Larsen’s ambitious gamble
The former PSL coach relegated himself to the amateur leagues by taking a job at a KwaZulu-Natal ABC Motsepe League side. He plans to take them to the top, and is slowly getting there.
The slow Marikana
The scale and intensity of the repression against popular dissent in Durban is staggering. If left unchallenged it will, in time, arrive in the suburbs.
Ayanda Ngila’s murder devastates eKhenana
The men who killed the Abahlali baseMjondolo activist in broad daylight have left a violent mark, particularly on the settlement’s young residents. It will not easily be forgotten.
Elderly land claimants wait in vain for restitution
While the government fails to adhere to its own deadlines, the clock is ticking for a group of Black people who were evicted from their land in the decade before apartheid ended.
Going back to the future of KwaZulu-Natal politics
The past is helpful in understanding the predatory and violent nature of political factionalism in the province. But it doesn’t answer the question of how to fix it.
UPL was only there to kill us, say shack dwellers
Residents of a shack settlement in Cornubia on the North Coast of KwaZulu-Natal continue to suffer from ill health after a toxic chemical spill. And the company responsible does not seem to care.
Commission exposes how the police failed in Durban
The national police commissioner said there were not enough officers to respond effectively to the July riots while victims are left dealing with indelible scars on their psyches and lives.
Seeking justice, Phoenix violence victims testify
Witnesses to the attacks carried out by so-called neighbourhood watch groups in the north of Durban during the July riots have told the human rights commission the bloodshed was racially motivated.
No graves for the dead in eThekwini
A shortage of burial plots and viable land for new cemeteries has been worsened by the pandemic’s death toll, forcing people to buy rural land on which to bury their loved ones.
Residents cling to a precarious life among the dead
In a long-abandoned cemetery in the south of Durban, shack dwellers felt they had little reason to vote for councillors who are so absent that they may as well be ghosts.
Voting no solution for Msunduzi residents
The Msunduzi Local Municipality has been dysfunctional for years. Many residents doubt that elections will change anything, so they band together and attend to problems themselves.