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Saturday, June 7, 2025

Plucky Louis-Harvey yaps to the front

Meet the winner and finalists in the Independent on Saturday’s March Pet of the Month competition. This month it’s Louis-Harvey, an 8-year-old miniature Yorkshire terrier who scoops the prize.

Staff Reporter|Published

A gracious lady remembered

The old picture this week was sent to us by keen Then & Now follower Peter Sharland from Hillcrest. It is a limited edition print (No 100) of Durban’s gracious Marine Hotel that was drawn many years ago, the artist not known.

Frank Chemaly|Published

SA's pothole crisis made worse by poor repairs

South Africa's road infrastructure, spanning about 750 000 km and ranking as the tenth-longest road network globally, currently battles a significant pothole crisis exacerbated by inadequate workmanship.

Karen Singh|Published

Cinderella in the sun

The cast of The Abba Show: A Cinderella Story had a morning off in-between rehearsals yesterday and were unanimous in wanting to spend it at uShaka Marine World

Staff Reporter|Published

SA grannies strut the catwalk again

At 17, Joyce Malindi won her first beauty contest under the suffocating limits of apartheid South Africa.  Fifty-five years later, she was back on the catwalk, silver curls gleaming and brown clogs clicking, in a pageant for grandmothers only.

AFP|Published

TVET colleges are a game changer for employment

Discover how recent reforms in vocational training are positioning Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges as a viable pathway for students seeking practical skills and stable employment in South Africa.

Staff Reporter|Published

Heart transplant duo takes on sani2c

Heart transplant recipients show there is life after illness.

Wendy Jasson Da Costa|Published

Whistleblowers link senior officials to Durban passport mafia

SENIOR officials have been implicated in a passport theft and illegal sales syndicate operating from two Home Affairs offices in Durban.

Wendy Jasson Da Costa|Published

Joshlin Smith’s mother and co-accused guilty of kidnapping and trafficking

Judge Nathan Erasmus delivered the highly anticipated judgment at the White City Multipurpose Centre in Diazville on Friday, bringing to a close a harrowing case that has shaken the West Coast community and captured national attention.

Robin-Lee Francke|Published