Yasantha Naidoo Durban bureau chief

Yasantha Naidoo has used words and facts to help reflect the story of the day, week and hour for more than 20 years. She is based in Durban.

Yasantha Naidoo Durban bureau chief
Palestine link to Durban murder sparks outrage

Racial and religious tensions flared after the estranged adopted son of Julian Beare, chair of the South African Holocaust and Genocide Foundation, ...

Yasantha Naidoo Durban bureau chief
Looking back: The biggest news of 2023 from A-Z

From cholera outbreaks to gas leaks, jail birds to climate change, and hitmen to yacht race winners, we reflect on some of the news that stunned, ...

Yasantha Naidoo Durban bureau chief
Concrete cubes, steel vaults and even dogs to counter theft of telecom ...

Mobile network operator Vodacom is resorting to concrete cubes, steel vaults and cladding of valuable battery and diesel generators to protect ...

Yasantha Naidoo Durban bureau chief
Get your Zen on at The Capital Zimbali

Work if you have to, or simply relax at this peaceful escape in a luxury eco estate, just 23km from Durban's King Shaka International airport

Yasantha Naidoo Durban bureau chief
AKA's last tweet was about going 'blonde or platinum' if his new album 'Mass ...

While fans are reeling after the brutal killing of Kiernan “AKA” Forbes on Friday night, thousands are awaiting his Mass Country album, due for ...

Yasantha Naidoo Durban bureau chief
KZN teen allegedly ends her life after taunts over her appearance

A grade 11 pupil at Sonyongwane high school in Creighton, southern KwaZulu-Natal, allegedly ended her life on Friday, leaving a note highlighting the ...

Yasantha Naidoo Durban bureau chief
WATCH | Phoenix roads in flames as frustrated residents burn tyres over ...

One of the main entry points into Phoenix was blockaded by burning tyres allegedly by residents frustrated over a lack of electricity and water to ...

Yasantha Naidoo Durban bureau chief
July riots one year on: ‘They were like flies, swarming the mall. Burning, ...

Last July's violence, mainly pitting Indians against Africans, was nothing new in the history of KwaZulu-Natal. Similar events occurred in 1985, and ...

Yasantha Naidoo Durban bureau chief
Exhibition shines Sunlight on women silenced forever by their partners

#OverMyDeadBody will open at the Durban Art Gallery on Thursday

Yasantha Naidoo Durban bureau chief
The Arch goes green in final send-off with water cremation

In keeping with his stance of protecting the earth, the body of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu was returned to dust by aquamation, an ...