More than 100 social grant beneficiaries, many of them elderly, queued outside the KwaMashu SASSA offices on Thursday, to find out why they did not receive their grants in June and July.
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Huge queues outside SASSA offices in KwaMashu
Grant beneficiaries complain they have not received their money
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July 4, 2025 at 7:45 AM
More than 100 social grant beneficiaries, many of them elderly, queued outside the KwaMashu SASSA offices on Thursday, to find out why they did not receive their grants in June and July.
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Repairs to Durban’s KwaMashu and Northern Coast train lines have not yet started and will probably take more than a year.
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PRASA can’t say when Durban’s Northern Coast line will open again
Agreement not yet reached between Transnet and PRASA
groundup.org.za
March 19, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Repairs to Durban’s KwaMashu and Northern Coast train lines have not yet started and will probably take more than a year.
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Streams of raw sewage from three overflowing manholes along the main road in Siyanda A near KwaMashu have started to form deep pools.
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Four months of raw sewage on Durban road
Overflowing manholes have forced motorists and taxis to take longer routes
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August 19, 2026 at 6:49 AM
Streams of raw sewage from three overflowing manholes along the main road in Siyanda A near KwaMashu have started to form deep pools.
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“The sun was up, and it was hot, especially in this black suit I had on. A soft, hesitant breeze blew from the direction of the other clusters of funerals, it being a Saturday in KwaMashu.”
—“Solo,” a novel-in-progress excerpt by Mandla Langa. Art by Betty Blayton. evergreenreview.com/read/solo/
—“Solo,” a novel-in-progress excerpt by Mandla Langa. Art by Betty Blayton. evergreenreview.com/read/solo/
Solo
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February 27, 2026 at 7:28 PM
“The sun was up, and it was hot, especially in this black suit I had on. A soft, hesitant breeze blew from the direction of the other clusters of funerals, it being a Saturday in KwaMashu.”
—“Solo,” a novel-in-progress excerpt by Mandla Langa. Art by Betty Blayton. evergreenreview.com/read/solo/
—“Solo,” a novel-in-progress excerpt by Mandla Langa. Art by Betty Blayton. evergreenreview.com/read/solo/
Families living in Ntuzuma, one of Durban's oldest townships, have standpipes and flush toilets but have had no water since 2021
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There are taps and flush toilets in this Durban township - but no water
Ntuzuma families buy water from nearby KwaMashu
groundup.org.za
April 16, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Families living in Ntuzuma, one of Durban's oldest townships, have standpipes and flush toilets but have had no water since 2021
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Commuters and street vendors in Durban are battling to access public toilets. Toilets at three sites — the bus rank and taxi ranks in KwaMashu and in the city centre near the city hall — have been closed for renovations for seven months.
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Still no public toilets at Durban bus rank
Commuters and street vendors battle as public toilets at three sites still closed for renovations
groundup.org.za
January 14, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Commuters and street vendors in Durban are battling to access public toilets. Toilets at three sites — the bus rank and taxi ranks in KwaMashu and in the city centre near the city hall — have been closed for renovations for seven months.
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Protec STEM and SLG reopen refurbished INK science centre in KwaMashu with support from Altron and Community Chest Durban
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Protec STEM and SLG reopen refurbished INK science centre in KwaMashu with support from Altron and Community Chest Durban
Supplied image: Guests and stakeholders at the opening of the new science centre in KwaMashu For many years, the Ink laboratory served the communities of Inanda, Ntuzuma, and KwaMashu (Ink) as a vibrant scientific hub for learners from…
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August 4, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Protec STEM and SLG reopen refurbished INK science centre in KwaMashu with support from Altron and Community Chest Durban
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Doctor warns against energy drinks for children after KwaMashu learner's death: A 13-year-old Grade 7 pupil from KwaMashu, Mpilo Siyamthanda Shezi, has died after allegedly consuming energy drinks. Dr. Nkosinathi Shabalala has issued a stern warning against energy dr… https://ranked.news/1003683?u=b
June 17, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Doctor warns against energy drinks for children after KwaMashu learner's death: A 13-year-old Grade 7 pupil from KwaMashu, Mpilo Siyamthanda Shezi, has died after allegedly consuming energy drinks. Dr. Nkosinathi Shabalala has issued a stern warning against energy dr… https://ranked.news/1003683?u=b
From Mitchells Plain to KwaMashu, you would be hard pressed to find a well-qualified teacher or an empathetic nurse — those definitive things that Vision 2030 laid out for our future.
OPINIONISTA: SA’s National Development Plan 2030 — a laudable, but naive vision that’s far from fruition
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May 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
From Mitchells Plain to KwaMashu, you would be hard pressed to find a well-qualified teacher or an empathetic nurse — those definitive things that Vision 2030 laid out for our future.
Long queues form outside SASSA’s branch in KwaMashu, Durban, almost daily. Many beneficiaries are turned away and have to make two or three trips before being assisted.
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SASSA crackdown overwhelms KZN offices
People have to return several times to apply for grants or complete reviews
groundup.org.za
February 11, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Long queues form outside SASSA’s branch in KwaMashu, Durban, almost daily. Many beneficiaries are turned away and have to make two or three trips before being assisted.
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A group of young boys have been arrested by KZN police after a viral video showed them flashing firearms and randomly shooting in the air at a hostel in KwaMashu, Durban. The suspects will appear before the Ntuzuma Magistrate Court today
November 20, 2024 at 7:25 PM
A group of young boys have been arrested by KZN police after a viral video showed them flashing firearms and randomly shooting in the air at a hostel in KwaMashu, Durban. The suspects will appear before the Ntuzuma Magistrate Court today
During the 2015 outbreak of Xenophobia in Durban, a Xhosa employee born in Mthatha, married to a Zulu man, who lived in KwaMashu for 30 plus years, was forced to flee her home because she was a "foreigner" in KZN, i.e. not Zulu.
Xenophobia has no boundaries. People stirring it up are evil.
Xenophobia has no boundaries. People stirring it up are evil.
June 4, 2026 at 11:52 AM
During the 2015 outbreak of Xenophobia in Durban, a Xhosa employee born in Mthatha, married to a Zulu man, who lived in KwaMashu for 30 plus years, was forced to flee her home because she was a "foreigner" in KZN, i.e. not Zulu.
Xenophobia has no boundaries. People stirring it up are evil.
Xenophobia has no boundaries. People stirring it up are evil.
Pumptrack v Jižní Africe vyhrála Sabina Košárková.
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UCI Pump Track World Championships: With 10G to the rainbow jersey
Ryan Gilchrist from Australia and Sabina Košárková of the Czech Republic won the rainbow jerseys at the Pump Track World Championships in the township of KwaMashu near Durban in South Africa.
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December 13, 2024 at 12:47 PM
Pumptrack v Jižní Africe vyhrála Sabina Košárková.
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