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It’s Matric Rage time again when thousands of teenagers flock to our coastal towns. Your comments?
Peta Lee meets the brains behind a local-is-lekker and incredibly successful range of pet shampoos.
Hampshire Hotels and the Sandstone Story arranged a free medical camp at Stanger Hospital recently.
The New Age launch has sparked stiff competition . . . on Tuesday free copies of the paper were handed out in Umhlanga.
Richard Chennells moved his growing family to Hillcrest, but is still “hands on” at The George Hotel & Brewery in Eshowe.
On the wrong end of a parking lot fender bender, our columnist Gavin Foster blows a fuse over bureaucracy.
Businessman, herpetologist, professional speaker and author: Pat McKrill is all of these. Gavin Foster talks to the man whose life revolves around snakes.
The Dreams for Africa Chair took a break on its tour of the country when it visited Derivco in Umhlanga on World Aids Day
A Durban-based hearing retail store concept is set to go national. The launch was held at Gateway recently.
With 1.81 million listeners after just four years, Umhlanga based Gagasi 99.5FM is a huge radio success story.
The markets of Durban’s Warwick area are a wonderful assault on the senses. Now you can take a walking tour.
Backpacking “without the schlep” is coming to the beautiful, peaceful Lidgetton Valley in the KZN Midlands.
KZN society’s elite turned out for the glamorous launch of the new Coastlands Hotel on Umhlanga Ridge recently.
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The Ridge Online was invited by Signature Life and Hotel 64 on Gordon to take part in a test of its stylish new restaurant PL8.
Fin24 reports that Reserve Bank Governor Gill Marcus cut interest rates by 50 basis points on Thursday.
Brettenwood Coastal Estate launches woodlands entertainment area for the enjoyment of residents.
Groundbreaking work is being done by the Umhlanga Urban Improvement Precinct. Info courtesy project leader Brian Wright.
eThekwini Municipality is testing sewer lines in the Virginia, Durban North area; smoke will be pumped into the sewer system to check for leaks.
There are 44 dogs at the Durban SPCA still awaiting collection after the Diwali and Guy Fawkes fireworks extravaganza.
A name change is on the cards for Umhlanga. How will it impact on our seaside tourist gem?
During the festive season we sometimes drop our guards . . . and provide opportunities for ever-alert criminals.
Designer dressmaker ‘Maryke’ celebrated the fifth birthday of her business with cup cakes and champagne.
The Square Boutique Hotel & Spa on Umhlanga Ridge held a Networking Evening on October 27.
Go-getter Ruwayda Ebrahim has risen steadily to occupy one of the top positions at Deloitte based on La Lucia Ridge.
Expect a huge celebration on Friday, November 5, when Diwali and Guy Fawkes fall on the same day.
The launch of eLan’s latest offering, Hollywood Circle, was exceptionally well-received in Umhlanga last week.
Partnerships with stakeholders are key to the UIP masterplan to build a better Umhlanga for the future.
So far there have been no reports of illegal sales of fireworks in the Durban area as Diwali and Guy Fawkes celebrations loom.
Lee Currie meets some remarkable people, whose sole passion is the plight of the barn swallows at Mount Moreland.
Tonight’s the big night when SA must choose its next Idol. Durban make some noise for Lloyd Cele.
Some of the news making headlines in the build-up to the kick-off of the 2010 Currie Cup final.
Hirt & Carter has invested in the blue chip Durban-based design company Paton Tupper.
Business tycoon Kenny Kunene has told Zwelinzima Vavi he can go “hang or to hell”.
Indonesia is in mourning: the death toll from this week’s tsunami is likely to top 500.
Cosatu General Secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says the wealthy in SA spit in the face of the poor.
Sharks skipper tells young players to enjoy every minute in the build-up to Saturday’s Currie Cup final.
A function was held at Riverside Hotel to introduce the Best of KZN project to local roleplayers.
The Barnyard Theatre reopened for business on Tuesday night. Cost of the damage is about R600 000.
These are high times in the leafy neighbourhood of Durban North where police have raided a high-tech dagga lab.
KwaDukuza’s Business District is almost ready to turn over to a new water reticulation system. Residents are warned of possible disruptions.
Durban food guru Anne Stevens shows us the way to some of the best breakfast venues in town.
Three billion internet users by 2014! That’s the latest findings of a leading research company.
A New Zealand broadcaster has been sacked after an alleged racist slur at the Commonwealth Games. Your thoughts?
Hard work and networking of resources sees Community Policing Forum help contain criminal activity.
PIZZABOYZ are taking on the challenge of making 100m of pizza to raise R100 000 for the Sunflower Fund.
The Ridge Online’s selection of Ridge folk snapped at some of the top business and social functions around town.
Furious David and Victoria Beckham want millions for damaging sex claims, which they say are lies, dating back to 2007.
Brian Wright, Project Leader of the Umhlanga UIP initiative, reports some encouraging info on crime in the area.
The official opening of the Shakashead Community Centre was a special day for the north coast community.
The new bridge linking Umhlanga Ridge to the Blackburn community has gone a long way to bringing the communities closer together.
The Umhlanga Ridge is bustling, with workers, cranes and scaffolding just about everywhere you go. Read on to see our picture gallery.
Our columnist grabs a coffee at the King Shaka Airport and watches the early morning business traffic go by.
Brian Wright, project leader of the Umhlanga Urban Improvement Precinct Project, paints his vision for the future.
Vodacom Business opened its new data centre at the Vodacom Mount Edgecombe switching node on Friday, September 3.
Well known in canoeing circles, the Bartho brothers are now also making waves in business in Durban North.
Umhlanga couple Stephanie and Andy Keast are the engine room behind the charity driven organisation Soul of Africa.
Forget about cleavage and that little black dress, men like a woman with a high-pitched voice.
Police consider possible military link to daring R300 000 heist – analyse cctv footage.
The Ridge Online visited the elegant and stylish new Saint James on Venice hotel in Venice Road, Morningside.
Was it right to remove the statue of King Shaka at the airport? 79% of our readers say no.
The Ballito Prawn and Jazz Festival raised more than R100 000 for two local charities.
Forty of America’s billionaires and their families have pledged to give more than half of their fortune to charity.
Umhlanga enjoyed fantastic success during the 2010 World Cup. Here’s some news of initiatives in the area.
Fifa World Cup phenomenon Paul the psychic Octopus is set for a new career – as an Elvis impersonator.
A boozed up Amy Winehouse insulted Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini at the launch of a new venue in London.
Embocraft is a little gem tucked away in Botha’s Hill, writes Garth Johnstone. Go see for yourself.
Cate Clarke finds out more about the Everton Conservancy’s intrepid alienbusters.
A highway mom has decided it’s time Hillcrest and the surrounding areas had their very own bus service, writes Liz Clarke.
Cate Clarke spent time at the Coastal Horse Care Unit’s new home in Cato Ridge.
Elegant, enterprising and full of energy, Enterprise iLembe boss Kanyi Gasa is passionate about the North Coast.
Following three successive, dismal losses in the Tri-Nations, the question has to be asked: Are the Boks losing the plot?
Garth Johnstone caught up with Umhlanga’s Shannon Hope – one of South Africa’s brightest music stars.
Intense interest from Gauteng will provide the spark for North Coast boom, writes Lesley van Duffelen.
It may have started as a hobby, but gardening quickly grew into a full-time business for Andrew and Karen Donkin.
It may have started as a hobby, but gardening quickly grew into a full-time business for Andrew and Karen Donkin.
Importers of vuvuzelas around the world are blowing their trumpets after phenomenal sales
Importers of vuvuzelas around the world are blowing their trumpets after phenomenal sales
Elsie Mauvis, doyenne of Umhlanga restaurant Ile Maurice, has died at the age of 91.
Debbie Reynolds reports on Vodacom’s move to custom-built premises on Umhlanga Ridge.