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Joseph Bracken

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Sep 30, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · By Joseph Bracken, Tsoanelo Sefoloko, Matthew Hirsch and Warren Mabona

    Activists call out hypocrisy of March and March’s protests (opens the original)

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    Anti-immigrant vigilante group March and March protesting in central Durban on Wednesday. Photo: Joseph Bracken At least one man was assaulted as tensions erupted during a march by hundreds of members and supporters of the anti-immigrant vigilante group March and March in central Durban on Wednesday. Many of those attending the march carried sticks, batons, sjamboks and knobkerries. The march was billed as part of a national day of action against gender-based violence (GBV) and femicide in respo

  2. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · By Joseph Bracken, Raymond Joseph and Daniel Steyn

    Gauteng government’s R144-million gift to beauty training company (opens the original)

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    A private beauty training school received R145-million from the Gauteng Department of Social Development over seven years. Archive photo: Masego Mafata A beauty school received R144-million from the Gauteng Department of Social Development (GDSD) to train young beauticians and provide beauty services for older people. It was one of the department’s highest-funded organisations, far exceeding the average subsidies for social welfare services for Gauteng’s most vulnerable people. A 2024 forensic a

  3. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko

    Sugar workers end four-week strike (opens the original)

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    Workers at Tongaat Hulett protested outside the company’s offices north of Durban on 19 August. Archive photo: Tsoanelo Sefoloko Sugar workers are to return to work following a four-week strike for higher wages. Employers agreed to raise salaries by 6%, back dated to April. Workers, who downed tools on 17 August, were demanding a 13% wage increase against the employers’ offer of 5.4%. Tongaat Hulett employees protested outside the company’s offices north of Durban last month. The agreement follo

  4. Article · Sep 3, 2026 · By Joseph Bracken

    Several injured after March and March raids refugee camp (opens the original)

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    A refugee shows the papers permitting her to be in South Africa in the hope of avoiding harassment by March and March. Photos: Joseph Bracken Vigilante group March and March raided a refugee camp in Durban on Thursday. Several people were injured and four refugees were taken to hospital. Hundreds of refugees, mainly from the DRC, Burundi and Rwanda, have been camping outside the Department of Home Affairs on Che Guevara Road for more than three months. They have been verified by the department a

  5. Article · Sep 1, 2026 · By Joseph Bracken

    Durban train usage down 41% in one year (opens the original)

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    A train departs from Durban station. Photos: Joseph Bracken Passenger numbers on Durban’s Metrorail have fallen by 41% within a year, despite recovery attempts by the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA). Last year the average number of daily passengers dropped for the first time since the 2021/22 financial year. An average of about 33,000 passengers travelled on the train service daily in the 2025/26 financial year, down 41% from about 56,000 in 2024/25. The financial year runs from Ap

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