KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal is a province on the east coast of South Africa, with its capital in Pietermaritzburg. It is the country's second-most populous province and a major economic contributor, accounting for about 16% of national gross domestic product. The province's largest city and economic engine is Durban, which operates Africa's busiest container port and serves as a gateway for trade with Asia and the Indian Ocean rim. Key sectors include manufacturing, agriculture, tourism, logistics and petrochemicals. The province produces significant volumes of sugar cane, timber, maize and citrus, and hosts automotive assembly plants, aluminium smelters and oil refineries. KwaZulu-Natal's coastline and game reserves, including the iSimangaliso Wetland Park and uKhahlamba-Drakensberg mountains, underpin a substantial tourism industry. The province is culturally diverse, with a large Zulu-speaking population and significant Indian and English-speaking communities. Its economy benefits from the Durban–Gauteng freight corridor, one of sub-Saharan Africa's busiest logistics routes. The province was formed in 1994 by merging the former Natal province with the KwaZulu homeland.
KwaZulu-Natal Updates
National Freedom Party v Shinga and Others (2026-126328) [2026] ZAKZPHC 91
18th September 2026 Click here to read the full judgment on Saflii 1. That this application be heard as one of urgency in terms of Rule 6(12) of the Uniform Rules... →
SA: Patricia de Lille: Address by Minister of Tourism on behalf of the President Cyril Ramaphosa, at the official opening of the Club Med Beach & Safari Resort, Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal Province (17/09/2026)
18th September 2026 This mega-development is a vote of confidence in South African enterprise, in the capabilities of our people and in the future of our tourism... →
Health calls for public vigilance as mpox cases rise in SA
18th September 2026 The Department of Health is urging citizens to remain vigilant of mpox symptoms as the country is experiencing a rapid increase in... →
Sacred springs of South Africa: pure waters or polluted? We found tiny bits of plastic in the samples we tested
17th September 2026 Across South Africa, natural springs are more than sources of freshwater. Some are places of healing, spiritual cleansing and rituals, where... →
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... →
Special Investigating Unit freezes properties and vehicles associated with Liyabongeka Trading Enterprise CC
11th September 2026 The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has secured a provisional preservation order from the Special Tribunal, freezing three properties and five... →
Mbalula extols ANC internal nominations process as party challenges IEC in court over 'administrative setback' 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 8th September 2026 The ANC has launched an urgent application in the Electoral Court following the Independent Electoral Commission’s (IEC’s) rejection of 181... →
