A step ‘towards freedom’ for Charlie the elephant
The EMS Foundation, an animal rights lobby group, and Shambala Private Game Reserve have announced their offer to fund the expertise required to guide and prepare Charlie, the bull elephant, in preparation for his evacuation from the National Zoo in Pretoria.
Community mourns killing of 81-year-old pharmacy manager
Ahmed Moosa, a manager at the Austerville Pharmacy, was shot during a business robbery last week.
KZN unsung heroes honoured in new book
The book pays tribute to their selflessness in serving communities throughout KwaZulu-Natal.
Durban’s landspout draws attention to failing infrastructure
The recent landspout observed in Durban has highlighted the city's need for planning and innovation to be able to handle natural disasters and those greatly affected.
A place to call home after living in a transit camp for over a decade
After living in a transit camp since 2009, over 300 people now have a place to call home.
New surfing documentary explores hidden gems
Blake Crankshaw from Wilderness, a seaside town on the Garden Route of the southern Cape, is a professional surfer and film-maker, who travelled across the country documenting various remote beaches over the past two years for his film called “Always Then”
#JusticeForPhoenixMassacre convenor will be back in court for racial slur case
Gift Madoda Radebe charged for his ‘one Indian, one bullet’ chant he allegedly made during a protest on the steps of the Durban City Hall in July 2021 following the civil unrest, will be back in court this week.
Duty goes beyond time and costs for volunteer paramedic
Voluntarily providing emergency medical care to the community is what this week’s unsung hero loves to do.
Shortage of vaccines for livestock affects livelihoods and animal survival
A critical shortage of vaccines for livestock in the country has prompted calls being made by some farmers, horse owners, agriculture and animal community organisations as well as the DA for the government to have vaccine production privatised.
Load-shedding woes hit Durban business sector hard
Loadshedding has resulted in business revenue losses and unplanned operational expenditure across industries and their value chains.
Concern over cockroach ‘near-pandemic’ infestation
In a recent report CropLife South Africa highlighted that the very wet and humid past summer brought about what they called “a near-pandemic” outbreak of cockroaches in all communities of the country.
Animal welfare concerns raised in fashion industry
According to the report, SA is one of the leading producers of crocodile skins in the region, with SA, Zambia and Zimbabwe alone exporting over 250 000 skins each year.
Illegal residents may be deported
According to the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Home Affairs, any foreign nationals living illegally in the country will be dealt with in terms of the immigration laws of the country, and could face deportation
Report on hits paints a grim picture
Two assassinations a week carried out in SA
Bayview housing project gets thumbs down from community
Residents of Bayview, in Chatsworth, Durban, say they are against their local playground being turned into a housing development.
Trade department probes fashion brand
Alleged loopholes in the import tax of fast fashion brand, Shein, are being investigated by the South African government
Phoenix community ‘ready to defend themselves’ against threats of violence
Hundreds of people met at the Rydalvale grounds on Thursday to discuss their plans should violence erupt during the march and spill into the community.
‘Truck driver should be praised for saving lives’
Multiple injuries were reported but despite the wreckage, there were no fatalities.
Victims of M41 accident say they are grateful to be alive
For Ryan Austin Basdew, 23, surviving the near-death experience was nothing short of a miracle.
Trust hails ruling on breeds
The Endangered Wildlife Trust has welcomed a recent decision by the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria to review and set aside a decision to include a number of wild animal species as breeds in the Animal Improvement Act 62 of 1998
‘Natural choice’ as acting CEO
With more than 20 years of experience at Eskom under his belt, Calib Cassim has taken the lead at the power utility until further notice following the ousting of CEO Andre de Ruyter.
Unsung hero: Opening her heart, home to the needy
Helping the community in need comes naturally for Tisha Pillay, 49, of Bayview, in Chatsworth, Durban.
TikTok motor vehicle theft challenge ‘may become inevitable in country’
The potential of a dangerous challenge spreading on social media platform, TikTok, has car owners on high alert across the country.
Tembe family denies ordering ‘hit’ on rapper AKA
Businessman Moses Tembe, the father of AKA’s late fiancée Anele, has pleaded with social media influencers to stop implicating him and his family in the murder of rapper Kiernan 'AKA' Forbes and his friend, Tebello ‘Tibz’ Motsoane.
AKA hit captured on video
Video shows shooter dropping AKA with a single shot to the head on the pavement outside Wish in Durban.