Durban
Durban is a coastal city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and serves as the country's principal port and third-largest urban centre. With a metropolitan population of about 3.9-million, it is a major economic hub on the Indian Ocean coast. The city is home to the Port of Durban, the busiest container terminal in sub-Saharan Africa and a critical gateway for South African and regional trade, handling automotive exports, bulk commodities and manufactured goods. Durban's economy is anchored by logistics, manufacturing, tourism and agriculture, with significant petrochemical and automotive industries clustered around the port and industrial zones. The city's subtropical climate and beaches make it a leading domestic and international tourist destination. Durban also hosts a diverse population, with a large Indian community that has shaped its cultural and commercial character since the nineteenth century. The municipality has invested in renewable energy and electric-vehicle infrastructure as part of broader decarbonisation efforts. Durban was established as a British settlement in 1835 and named after Sir Benjamin D'Urban, then governor of the Cape Colony, growing rapidly as a port serving the interior and later the industrial heartland of Gauteng.
Durban Updates
Home Affairs successfully transfers asylum seekers and refugees to Lindela repatriation centre
16th September 2026 On Tuesday, 15 September 2026, the Department of Home Affairs successfully relocated asylum seekers and refugees who were located outside the... →
Daily Podcast – September 15, 2026
By: Halima Frost 15th September 2026 Making headlines: ANC Women’s League calls for debate on death penalty, castration over East Rand killings; Home Affairs relocates 278 Durban... →
Home Affairs relocates 278 Durban asylum seekers to Krugersdorp
By: Thabi Shomolekae 15th September 2026 The Department of Home Affairs confirmed on Tuesday that it is moving 278 people to the Lindela Repatriation Centre in Krugersdorp, in Gauteng,... →
Home Affairs to commence relocation of asylum seekers and refugees to Lindela repatriation centre
14th September 2026 As directed by the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Migration, the Department of Home Affairs will tomorrow, Tuesday, 15 September 2026 at... →
DA calls on eThekwini Mayor to suspend failing head of water and sanitation
11th September 2026 I call on eThekwini Mayor Cyril Xaba to suspend the failing Executive Director for the Technical Services Department, Ednick Msweli with immediate... →
Govt launches massive crackdown on illegal immigration, hijacked buildings 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 8th September 2026 Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Mmamoloko Kubayi has announced a sweeping, multidisciplinary national strategy to reclaim... →
Pre-eminence of Bowmans’ leadership across the continent highlighted at the African Legal Awards
8th September 2026 African law firm Bowmans is in the awards spotlight once again after senior partners in Kenya and in South Africa took home top honours at the 2026... →
Daily Podcast – September 04, 2026
4th September 2026 September 04, 2026. For Creamer Media in Johannesburg, this is Polity’s daily podcast →
ANC Veterans League condemns Durban xenophobic attacks, demands prosecutions
By: Thabi Shomolekae 4th September 2026 The ANC Veterans League has strongly condemned recent violent clashes in Durban, calling for immediate, thorough investigations and prosecutions... →
Govender v Director of Public Prosecutions Kwazulu-Natal (2026/133822) [2026] ZAKZDHC 52
1st September 2026 Click here to read the full judgment on Saflii [1] This is an opposed application which served before me, initially as an urgent... →
