From political battles in KwaDukuza to a biometric shake-up in social grants

The Rocky Ridge Housing Project was meant to deliver around 3,000 homes with a light industrial zone, but years later, hundreds of families remain homeless. Community members Philani Pityo and Mbongeni Bidi share their story of demolitions and resilience, while Ishana Barciela, activist and KZN MPL, is taking the municipality…

This week on Uncensored, we’re turning up the volume on Community Voices. From activists and public reps to local businesses and residents, we’re hearing your take on what really matters in KwaDukuza. Today, we listened to voices on the election of KDM’s new mayor, the countdown on broken traffic lights,…

As August, Women’s Month, draws to a close, it’s worth asking: what does this commemoration truly mean today? Nearly 70 years after more than 20 000 women marched to the Union Building, too many women in our informal settlements are still walking for water, raising families in overcrowded shacks, and…

We unpack the three investigations rocking the municipality, the factional battles over the mayor’s seat, and whether the opposition will manage to put residents before party politics. And beyond the power struggle, we tackle the question that’s quietly on everyone’s mind: is environmental sustainability being sacrificed in the race for…

This week on Uncensored, we speak to Tamryn Sherriffs, a longtime short-term-rental host and local business owner who, along with other self-catering operators, was served with a Prohibition Order. In the episode, we break down what’s happening, why it matters, and what it could mean for hundreds of local rental…