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A Durban mother and her son are suing HOMii Lifestyle for more than R4 million. This follows the death of 22-year-old Andiswa Mantshongo, who fell down a lift shaft at the building in 2023. It’s the same building where the Dlamini twins recently plunged four floors down another lift shaft.

The company that manages the Durban building where twin siblings fell down the shaft of a broken lift has handed over CCTV footage of the incident to the police. The tragedy happened over a week ago at the HOMii flats in the CBD. Eight-year-old Aphelele Dlamini died. His sister Aphile…

Two Durban men recently put their emotional weight on their backs. Last week, Wentworth residents Brian Fell and Kurtis Kinley walked 42 kilometres from Umhlanga to their area, carrying bags weighing up to 30 kilograms on their backs.

A Durban photographer is making waves internationally for a striking image he captured during a sailing competition off the city’s coast. The photo, taken during the Mirror World Championships hosted by the Point Yacht Club in April, shows two small red-sailed boats climbing a massive four-metre wave.

Hundreds of protesters have gathered outside a block of flats where two children plunged four floors down a lift shaft. The tragedy happened last Saturday, while twins Aphelele and Aphile Dlamini played with friends. Eight-year-old Aphelele lost his life, while his sister Aphile remains in the hospital.