The circus is in town, encamped down near the old Natal Command site, the elephants tethered and contentedly eating tufts of hay. I wonder where the elephant trainer hoists a pint these days? It used to be in the street bar of the old Marine Hotel, off the Esplanade. This was also quite near the [...]

Ten venues, about 290 screenings, 80 features, 40 documentaries, 45 shorts and 10 days of bliss for movie fans – all that has been lined up for the 33rd Durban International Film Festival, running from July 19 to 29. The festival will also offer a comprehensive workshop and seminar programme that facilitates the sharing of [...]

The KwaZulu-Natal Agricultural Union says a land audit would prove that the government has achieved its land redistribution target of 30 percent in the province and has almost done so countrywide. The comment comes amid fears that the government could ditch its willing buyer, willing seller land reform policy, following remarks made by President Jacob [...]

INLSA Former Durban Mayor Obed Mlaba A Durban businessman who says he exposed the “corrupt” awarding of a R3 billion contract to a company with links to former mayor Obed Mlaba, has gone to court claiming he is now being “punished” by the city’s withdrawal of two major contracts. Tadek Tomaszewski, the managing director of [...]

INLSA The Boeing 777-200 LR VIP business jet that could cost the taxpayer nearly R2 billion, if purchased by government for presidential use. The Secretary of Defence, Sam Makhudu Gulube, is in the US on a two-week trip to finalise the purchase of a mega-bling VIP jet for President Jacob Zuma that would cost the [...]