‘Stowaway’ baboon on the loose in Durban’s Umbilo

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A stowaway baboon, believed to be from Cape Town, has rescuers in Durban running in circles as they try to safely capture him. "There is a baboon, it's a young juvenile of about two years old. We don't know where he came from,” says Steven Smith from Monkey Helpline.
22 Sep 2025 8AM English South Africa News · Daily News

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