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Some of the beaches under the eThekwini Municipality have been opened after they were closed due to high levels of E-coli.

An Umdloti resident, waving her hand in defeat, could not complete the sentence as she tried to describe to Daily Maverick on Sunday the ‘roar’ as several upmarket flats and vehicles at the Surfside apartment complex — near her home — collapsed into a heap of rubble and were swallowed b...

A massive military clean-up operation is under way at a KwaZulu-Natal high school.

While full extent of damage from the floods that occurred last week will be finalised in due course, such flooding in KZN is not exceptional.

Transnet lost 8.5 million litres of fuel valued at R102 million in the 2019/20 financial year alone.

While fuel prices soar, South Africa loses millions of litres each year to sophisticated gangs of petrol thieves. We visit Vrede, a town at the centre of the fuel theft racket, to learn how these syndicates terrorise farmworkers and why this war will be very difficult to win.

South Africa's rivers are a vital cog in the ecosystem, providing water for drinking and irrigating crops. We cannot allow them to deteriorate and collapse, writes Janet Simpkins.

Man found floating in river after being electrocuted by illegal connections Share Durban - Durban Metro Search and Rescue recovered the body of a 50-year-old floating in a river in Chatsworth on Wednesday afternoon after he was allegedly electrocuted by illegal electrical connections. According to Durban metro spokesperson, Senior Superintendent Parbhoo Sewpersad, it is alleged that the victim, had been electrocuted by illegal electrical connections running through the water in Chilten Drive. ...

Eco-crisis as crude oil, raw sewage flow into Durban harbour Lauren Walford Picture: Berea Mail In response to this crisis, a ‘Save Durban Harbour’ Facebook group has been set up to bring awareness of the pollution problem in Durban Harbour. Eco-activists are up in arms regardi...