SA's pothole crisis made worse by poor repairs

Karen Singh|Published

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 ...

Cinderella in the sun

Staff Reporter|Published

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

SA grannies strut the catwalk again

AFP|Published

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 ...

TVET colleges are a game changer for employment

Staff Reporter|Published

Discover how recent reforms in vocational training are positioning Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges as a viable pathway for students ...

Heart transplant duo takes on sani2c

Wendy Jasson Da Costa|Published

Heart transplant recipients show there is life after illness.

Whistleblowers link senior officials to Durban passport mafia

Wendy Jasson Da Costa|Published

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

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

Robin-Lee Francke|Published

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 ...

Heart transplant duo takes on sani2c

Wendy Jasson Da Costa|Published

Heart transplant recipients show there is life after illness.

PMB man conquers chilli bites

Wendy Jasson Da Costa|Published

KZN's chilli king beats the heat.

Grand old home on Musgrave Road

Mark Levin|Published

Our view of old Durban is the rambling Victorian mansion, "Pendennis", which was the home of Francis Carne Brokensha.

Entries for the Vasco da Gama Ocean Race close

Wendy Jasson Da Costa|Published

It's almost time for South Africa's most prestigious yacht race, the Vasco da Gama.

Drones could replace private security guns

Wendy Jasson Da Costa|Published

BRAINS, not bullets, might be the answer to South Africa’s rising crime challenge - amid heated debate over proposed legal changes that will alter how private security ...

Mechanic saves stranger’s life across the globe

Wendy Jasson Da Costa|Published

East London mechanic gives life to stranger on another continent

Durban teen gymnast flips toward her dreams

Wendy Jasson Da Costa|Published

From Bluff to Bulgaria one twirl at a time.

'My cute little poochie'

Staff Reporter|Published

Meet the winner and finalists in the Independent on Saturday’s February Pet of the Month competition. This month it’s Zeke, a 1-year-old Yorkshire terrier who scoops ...

Landing Durban with hot water

Mark Levin|Published

First Avenue in the 1930s and 1940s was still a mixture of private residences and small businesses. Some owners had homes alongside their businesses, most notably ...

Cattle auction linked to new cases of Foot and Mouth Disease in KZN

Wendy Jasson Da Costa|Published

More Foot and Mouth Disease cases in KZN

Rare dragonfly found on South Coast

Staff Reporter|Published

The rare Sable Cruiser dragonfly is one of only about twenty such sightings since the insect was discovered in 1920. It is also the southern most sighting of the ...

Durban boarding house gets it Wright

Mark Levin|Published

Mrs Wright saw the need for a boarding house in that part of Durban, enlarging Annandale House until it could accommodate up to 60 boarders by 1907. There were two ...