Durban - The days that were

06/11/2026

Lastborn Shazi, the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party’s Ugu regional organiser (and PR councillor candidate), was shot dead at his home in the Mtwalume/Mathulini/Umzumbe area on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast on the night of 2 November 2026.

He was approximately 45 and a father of three. Party members and officials expressed shock at the killing, which occurred while he was attending a virtual

06/11/2026

The body of a farmer from Vrede (Free State) was discovered alongside a dirt road in the Ingogo area (near Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal) on the morning of Friday, 6 November 2026.

This matches reports from the Newcastle Advertiser (posted on Facebook that morning), which stated that law enforcement was on the scene investigating.

06/11/2026

U.K. legislation, to turn nature into a financial asset class that makes huge returns for investors.

The Office for Investment (part of the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade) released UK natural capital and ecosystem services: a pathway

06/11/2026

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez implements new social media laws

“Starting next week, my government will implement the following actions.First: we will change the law in Spain to hold platform executives legally accountable

05/11/2026

Scammers are using AI-generated images of missing pets to contact desperate owners, claim the animal has been found, demand reward money (often via gift cards or similar irreversible methods), and sometimes escalate to threats if payment is refused.

https://www.durban.jontyknine.co.za/2026/11/05/scammers-are-using-ai-generated-images-of-missing-pets-to-contact-desperate-owners-claim-the-animal-has-been-found-demand-reward-money-often-via-gift-cards-or-similar-irreversible-methods-and-som/

03/11/2026

Why I love South Africa Ian Macdonald

I love her for the perfection of her daysThe crisp karoo morningT...

03/11/2026

A man was arrested at Beitbridge Border Post while attempting to bring in more than 1,000 bottles of cough syrup from South Africa. Local coverage and posts note that these bottles typically sell on the streets of Harare and other urban areas for US$5–8 each.

https://www.durban.jontyknine.co.za/2026/11/03/a-man-was-arrested-at-beitbridge-border-post-while-attempting-to-bring-in-more-than-1000-bottles-of-cough-syrup-from-south-africa-local-coverage-and-posts-note-that-these-bottles-typically-sell-on-t/

03/11/2026

A real incident occurred on the evening of 2 November 2026 in the village of Petropavlivska Borshchahivka (Kyiv region)
https://www.durban.jontyknine.co.za/2026/11/03/a-real-incident-occurred-on-the-evening-of-2-november-2026-in-the-village-of-petropavlivska-borshchahivka-kyiv-region-but-the-detailed-claims-of-systematic-torture-executions-gouged-out-eyes-mas/

02/11/2026

The global trade in donkey hides has seen a massive expansion over the past decade and a half, primarily driven by surging demand from China for ejiao (阿胶), a traditional medicine and luxury health product made from gelatin extracted from donkey skins.

https://www.durban.jontyknine.co.za/2026/11/02/the-global-trade-in-donkey-hides-has-seen-a-massive-expansion-over-the-past-decade-and-a-half-primarily-driven-by-surging-demand-from-china-for-ejiao-%e9%98%bf%e8%83%b6-a-traditional-medicine-and/

02/11/2026

R1.8 billion in pension funds invested in a company now in business rescue, with only R15,000 left despite billions invested by pic

https://www.durban.jontyknine.co.za/2026/11/02/r1-8-billion-in-pension-funds-invested-in-a-company-now-in-business-rescue-with-only-r15000-left-despite-billions-invested-by-pic/