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
South African protesters go door-to-door forcing immigrants from their homes
By: Reuters 10th July 2026 Groups of anti-immigration South Africans seized foreigners from their homes in Johannesburg on Thursday and handed them to police in a hardening... →
ActionSA Honours Lt-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s Historic 6 July Press Conference Blowing The Whistle on Corruption
6th July 2026 ActionSA extends utmost appreciation and respect to South African Police Service Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. He continues to demonstrate... →
Ntshavheni raises concerns over Zuma’s India visit; briefs on immigration, Cabinet updates
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 3rd July 2026 Minister in The Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni on July 3 briefed media on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting held earlier this week, noting that... →
Scared but staying: Some migrants dig in as South Africa turns hostile
By: Reuters 2nd July 2026 Ethiopian refugee Helana Wolde locked his home and watched on television as thousands of angry demonstrators marched through South Africa this week... →
Over 900 arrested during nationwide anti-migrant protests 
By: Reuters 1st July 2026 South African police arrested more than 900 people during nationwide anti-migrant protests on Tuesday that were mostly peaceful but at times turned... →
Qualified Disappointment: A Memoir
1st July 2026 Growing up queer, brown and ambitious in a conservative South African Indian household comes with rules, expectations and a lot of things no one is... →
Bus carrying repatriates crashes near Beitbridge border
By: Thabi Shomolekae 1st July 2026 A repatriation operation turned tragic on Tuesday, when a bus carrying dozens of foreign nationals crashed near the Beitbridge Port of Entry,... →
Daily Podcast – June 30, 2026
30th June 2026 Making headlines: South African cities shuttered as anti-migrant protests gather pace Tony Leon defends communications firm And, Ebola outbreak... →
South African cities shuttered as anti-migrant protests gather pace
By: Reuters 30th June 2026 Demonstrators wrapped in flags and wielding wooden sticks gathered across South Africa on Tuesday for anti-immigrant marches, some of which saw... →
Thousands seek way out as South Africa braces for anti-immigrant protests
By: Reuters 26th June 2026 Thousands of Malawian migrants queued for processing at a makeshift camp in the South African city of Durban this week while hundreds of... →
