Press Release

The Executive Committee has approved the allocation of R18m as part of the shared costs towards the bidding process for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. A report on the progress of the bidding process for Durban to host the 2022 Games was tabled at the EXCO meeting at City Hall on …

Enjoy an irresistible combination of summer, sax and salsa between 1pm and 4pm on Sunday, March 1st at Wahooz on the Promenade. Popular saxophonist, Andrew Young, will be making waves at this rustic beach venue with a performance crammed with spicy salsas, hot mambas, reggae, rhythm and romance. Together with …

Mayor James Nxumalo hosted US Ambassador Patrick Gaspard and US Consul-General Frances Chisholm at the Durban City Hall last week.  The ambassador and his delegation paid a courtesy visit to Durban to talk about possible co-operations with the City. Ambassador Gaspard said he was excited to be in Durban. He …

The Durban International Convention Centre (Durban ICC) is delighted to host international wellness guru, Dr. Deepak Chopra during his second South African tour in March this year. The prestigious tour is presented by Oval International, a registered Private Institute of Higher Education, in partnership with the Durban ICC. Dr. Chopra …

This year’s Comrades Marathon up-run is on 31 May 2015.  You are invited to dress up ‘Carnival-Style’ to cheer on the approximately 20000 Comrades Marathon runners at the award-winning #NedbankGreenMile – the only official spectator point along the race route. In 2015, this carnival-themed 1600m #NedbankGreenMile, which has easy access …

The expansion of skills remains vital to the support offered by government to investors, says Trade and Industry (dti) Minister Rob Davies. The Minister, who was joined by King Goodwill Zwelithini, was speaking at the launch of the R200-million CCI Call Centres building in Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal, on Friday. The dti’s …

Last week, on Thursday, January 29th, 17 young Loggerhead Turtles were taken 5 nautical miles off Durban and returned to the warm Agulhas current. Well adapted for life in the open ocean, young turtles usually thrive for the first few years of their lives by floating in the open ocean …

Durban ICC partners with Global Humanizing Company, Innate Motion, to help Africa rise to the Challenge of a Lifetime, as the continent enters a new era. The Durban ICC today announced that bookings for its 2nd “Thought Leadership” event are now open! The selected topic for this event is one …

The Greyville Exhibition and Events Company is excited to announce an attempt to beat the existing Guinness World Record for the world’s longest dining table.   Set to take place at Durban’s Greyville Race Course in March 2015, 1 200 patrons will be served on a 600 metre table within the …

40-year-old Donovan Foti has recently claimed ownership of Blow Hair Bar, a funky neighbourhood salon that provides a one-on-one personal experience in a retro, laid back environment, in the heart of Glenashley.  “The Location is very important in choosing to buy any business, and this one was just right. Blow …