No sooner had the looting stopped than fisherman Bobby Pillay gathered up his rod and bait, desperate to venture out of hiding and get back to the South African seafront.
An NGO working for environmental protection in and around Durban has set up a hotline that will allow communities to report any concerns they may have about pollution and other hazardous situations in their area.
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Large trucks breaking down, getting stuck and blocking up residential roads have become an ever-increasing problem in Durban for fed-up residents and frustrated motorists.