The biggest townships in South Africa have a rich cultural and political history. Learn about the communities that shape the ...

For millions of South Africans, home is more than brick and mortar. It is the foundation of safety, identity, and dignity. It is the place where a child first learns to dream and a mother finally ...

They frequently cause serious damage in African cities, including Accra, Ghana and Durban, South Africa ... In addition, slum areas in Ghana’s main cities – such as Accra’s Nima, Old ...

(In her book Cities with ‘Slums', urban planner Marie Hutchzermeyer notes that ... A 2008 report on shack fires in Durban by academic Matt Birkinshaw, who spent months living in shack settlements in ...

On the other hand, the images are not selectively culled from the shantytowns and slums that every big city in the world ... about the same as Cape Town (10-12%) and Durban (8-10%) combined. But the ...

Major hotels in Durban are almost fully booked, say tourism bosses, as several thousand delegates and over 1 300 exhibitors take part in Africa’s Travel Indaba (ATI) 2025 trade show, which ...

As the world grows more connected and South Africans increasingly look beyond their borders for travel and commerce, Durban is not just keeping up, but leading the way. Data from global airline ...

They claim they were supposed to be relocated to permanent housing last year, but this didn’t happen and now some of them have received eviction notices.

Widespread flooding has hit Durban and surrounding areas. SAWS issued a Level 4 warning for disruptive rainfall across KwaZulu-Natal. Major roads including the N2/M19 Umgeni intersection and Queen ...