Durban | Bizcommunity

Durban | Bizcommunity

News

Higher Education

Afda Day 2026: Where Open Day meets the Experimental Festival

Earle Holmes, Issued by Afda 17 hours

Source: Supplied. Andrew Dewey, managing director of Swindon Property.

Office Property

Good news for prime offices, bad news for five-day commutes

Andrew Dewey 29 May 2026

From purpose to impact: Unilever's Rexona unveils Safe-Hub to empower KwaMashu youth

CSI & Philanthropy

From purpose to impact: Unilever's Rexona unveils Safe-Hub to empower KwaMashu youth

Issued by Unilever South Africa 29 May 2026

Top 15 items Durban shoppers are likely to love on TakealotNOW on Mr D

E-commerce

Top 15 items Durban shoppers are likely to love on TakealotNOW on Mr D

Issued by aHead Marketing Services 29 May 2026

Disney On Ice presents Mickey’s Search Party

Theatre

Disney On Ice presents Mickey’s Search Party

26 May 2026

Miché Van Wyk and Faroll Coetzee in Gat by Garage Dance Ensemble. Image by Ronel Jefthas

Theatre

Review | Dust, Memory and Movement: Garage Dance Ensemble at Suidoosterfees 2026

Debbie Hathway 27 May 2026

Lexi Venter stars in Don't let's go to the dogs tonight. Source: YouTube

Film & Cinematography

SA Film Festival 2026 to screen across Australia, New Zealand

26 May 2026

#AfricaMonth | Africa must tell its own tourism story

Tourism

#AfricaMonth | Africa must tell its own tourism story

Robin Fredericks 26 May 2026

Unlocking trust and attention: Media24 leads the way for advertisers

Advertising

Unlocking trust and attention: Media24 leads the way for advertisers

Issued by Media24 25 May 2026

Schools recycling programme

Primary & Secondary Education

Schools recycling programme

Issued by Safripol 22 May 2026

KZN showed up big for the 22nd Suncoast East Coast Radio Big Walk

Radio & Audio

KZN showed up big for the 22nd Suncoast East Coast Radio Big Walk

Issued by East Coast Radio 21 May 2026

TikTok shifts destination marketing towards creator-led travel discovery

Travel

TikTok shifts destination marketing towards creator-led travel discovery

Robin Fredericks 21 May 2026

Domestic tourism growth continues despite rising travel costs

Tourism

Domestic tourism growth continues despite rising travel costs

Robin Fredericks 21 May 2026

One man. One backpack. One 1,600km journey to redefine what “home” means in South Africa

CSI & Philanthropy

One man. One backpack. One 1,600km journey to redefine what “home” means in South Africa

Issued by Cape Union Mart 20 May 2026

Source: KeMang via

Tourism & Travel

King Shaka Airport drives KZN tourism and trade growth

20 May 2026

Charge launches off-grid EV charging stations on N3

Logistics & Transport

Charge launches off-grid EV charging stations on N3

20 May 2026

South Africa’s sugar industry cannot survive unchecked dumping

Agro-processing

South Africa’s sugar industry cannot survive unchecked dumping

Robert Gumede 19 May 2026

Source: Supplied

Tourism

Africa’s Travel Indaba fuels R835m boost for Durban tourism

18 May 2026

Report finds SA's e-commerce landscape enters a “repositioning” era

E-commerce

Report finds SA's e-commerce landscape enters a “repositioning” era

18 May 2026

Durban tourist safety given a boost by TBCSA

Hospitality

Durban tourist safety given a boost by TBCSA

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 15 May 2026

SA expands digital travel system for faster tourist entry

Tourism

SA expands digital travel system for faster tourist entry

15 May 2026

Source: Leroy Joubert via

Tourism

43 tourism businesses secure transformation funding

15 May 2026

Measurable environmental and governance systems for POP Warehouse

Warehousing

Measurable environmental and governance systems for POP Warehouse

Issued by Provantage 14 May 2026

Cape Town Tourism launches new domestic campaign

Tourism

Cape Town Tourism launches new domestic campaign

Issued by Cape Town Tourism 14 May 2026

SA, Mauritius sign tourism MoU to boost connectivity and skills

Tourism

SA, Mauritius sign tourism MoU to boost connectivity and skills

14 May 2026

Source: Tourism Business Council of South Africa

Tourism

Durban beachfront gets tourism safety boost

14 May 2026

Aphelele Fassi and Jordan Hendrikse named Nissan Navara ambassadors

Sport

Aphelele Fassi and Jordan Hendrikse named Nissan Navara ambassadors

14 May 2026

SA targets rail and port growth to strengthen exports

Logistics & Transport

SA targets rail and port growth to strengthen exports

13 May 2026

Africa’s Travel Indaba opens with tourism growth in focus

Tourism

Africa’s Travel Indaba opens with tourism growth in focus

12 May 2026

Medshield activates wellness at the Suncoast East Coast Radio Big Walk 2026

Medical Aid

Medshield activates wellness at the Suncoast East Coast Radio Big Walk 2026

Issued by Medshield 12 May 2026

BONDay sets the tone for ATI 2026

Tourism

BONDay sets the tone for ATI 2026

11 May 2026

Redesigning informal trade: From survival to sustainable growth

SMEs

Redesigning informal trade: From survival to sustainable growth

Warren Hewitt, Issued by The Greater Tygerberg Partnership 11 May 2026

Gagasi FM received multiple nominations in the Best of Durban Readers’ Choice Awards 2026

Radio & Audio

Gagasi FM received multiple nominations in the Best of Durban Readers’ Choice Awards 2026

Issued by Gagasi FM 11 May 2026

Source: Pexels.

Construction & Engineering

Rescue teams respond to Durban building collapse

11 May 2026

Applications open for Booking.com hospitality growth programme

Hospitality

Applications open for Booking.com hospitality growth programme

11 May 2026

A broad-based recovery in Logistics sector in Q1 2026

Logistics & Transport

A broad-based recovery in Logistics sector in Q1 2026

Issued by Ctrack 8 May 2026

Source: Pexels.

Infrastructure & Utilities

The R2.8bn private investment unlocking SA’s struggling rail logistics sector

8 May 2026

Image source: SAnews.gov.za

Higher Education

R90m to revitalise CET colleges

6 May 2026

Dove launches a nationwide search for South Africa’s most inspiring creators. Pictured left to right: Mpoomy Ledwaba, Coachella Randy, Lwandile Makhaza, and Thickleeyonce are members of the Dove Creator Council (Image supplied)

Social Media

#SkinThatDoves | Dove launches nationwide search for SA’s most inspiring creators

4 May 2026

Durban ICC-based operations give GL events a competitive edge

MICE

Durban ICC-based operations give GL events a competitive edge

Issued by GL events South Africa PTY (LTD) 4 May 2026

Music

SA bids farewell to opera legend Mimi Coertse

29 Apr 2026

Ciza, Shandesh, Thukuthela and Jazzworld dominate the night as the Metro FM Music Awards 2026 celebrate 40 years of Metro FM. (Source: )

Events & Conferencing

South African music stars celebrated at Metro FM Music Awards 2026

28 Apr 2026

Inside Durban’s Museum of Illusions experience

Tourism

Inside Durban’s Museum of Illusions experience

24 Apr 2026

SA's best restaurants and chefs vie for top honours at Restaurant Awards 2026

Food & Wine

SA's best restaurants and chefs vie for top honours at Restaurant Awards 2026

24 Apr 2026

South Africa’s municipal crisis is moving to the urban edge

Economy

South Africa’s municipal crisis is moving to the urban edge

Prof Joseph Sekhampu, Issued by North-West University (NWU) 24 Apr 2026

Mancosa East Coast Radio Business Breakfast drives future-focused leadership conversations in KZN

Radio & Audio

Mancosa East Coast Radio Business Breakfast drives future-focused leadership conversations in KZN

Issued by East Coast Radio 24 Apr 2026

Soure: ©Vadym Soloviov via

Logistics & Transport

Green logistics gains ground as Africa trade expands

24 Apr 2026

A drone view shows the Sasol petrochemical refinery in Sasolburg, southwest of Johannesburg. Image credit: Reuters/Thando Hlophe/File Photo

Sustainability

Sasol targets major EU market shift with sustainable jet fuel

Wendell Roelf 23 Apr 2026