Durban: News

07 Jun 2023

Bollywood

Manoj Bajpayee's 'Joram' to compete in Durban International Film Festival

Manoj Bajpayee is a generation-defining actor, who is known for his raw portrayal and working on hard-hitting films. Recently, the actor is having an amazing run and his upcoming film Joram is just another addition to it.

08 Jun 2021

South Africa

Mahatma Gandhi's great-granddaughter sentenced to 7-year imprisonment in South Africa

Ashish Lata Ramgobin, 56, great-granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi, has been sentenced to seven years in prison by a court in South Africa in connection with a six million rand (official currency of South Africa) fraud and forgery case, PTI reported.

24 Apr 2019

South Africa

Mudslides, floods hit South Africa, 33 killed, 10 children missing

The death toll from floods and mudslides that crushed homes in the South African port of Durban yesterday has risen to 33, with reports of children missing and scores of people displaced, authorities said.

10 Nov 2018

Dalai Lama

South Africa: Triple monument of Mandela, Sivananda, Zulu King unveiled

A triple monument, as a mark of respect to the former South African President Nelson Mandela, Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini and spiritual leader Swami Sivananda, was unveiled in a public park in Durban on Thursday.

05 Nov 2018

India

Amid communal-tension, Diwali in South Africa hailed as social-cohesion exercise

The 20th edition of the annual Diwali Festival in Durban has been hailed as a major social-cohesion exercise in a city that is bedevilled by tensions between the large Indian community in South Africa and the indigenous Zulus.

01 Aug 2018

BBC

She didn't read before signing.Now she's lost privacy AND profits

Six years ago, South African author Shubnum unexpectedly found her face in an immigration ad in a Canadian newspaper.

17 Mar 2017

South Africa

2022 Commonwealth Games: UK cities join together as hosts?

After Durban pulled out of hosting the 2022 Commonwealth Games, the Commonwealth Games Federation is considering a bid from various cities of the United Kingdom to host the games jointly.