NFP councillors ‘courted with money’
National Freedom Party councillors are being offered bags of money to defect, secretary general Nhlanhla Khubisa said. ||| Durban - National Freedom Party councillors are being offered bags of money to...
View ArticleAlleged drug kingpin’s properties seized
An alleged drug kingpin's four properties and car were declared forfeit to the State by the Pietermaritzburg High Court. ||| Pietermaritzburg - An alleged drug kingpin's four properties and car were...
View ArticleKZN rapist jailed for 15 years
A KwaZulu-Natal man was jailed for 15 years for raping and robbing a woman at her house in Ocheni, police said. ||| Johannesburg - A KwaZulu-Natal man was jailed for 15 years by the Maphumulo Regional...
View ArticleAssets taken despite acquittal
The alleged kingpin of a drug syndicate has been stripped of her assets despite having her conviction overturned. ||| Durban - She may be a free woman, but Joyce Komane, accused of being a kingpin of a...
View Article18 vagrants ‘dumped’ in eMdloti
eMdloti resident’s are complaining that vagrants were being picked up from Durban and “dumped” there. ||| Durban - City manager, S’bu Sithole, has vowed to get to the bottom of an eMdloti resident’s...
View ArticleMom in court for alleged hit plot
Makhosazana Langeni, accused of planning a hit on her sons, seemed unfazed as she sat inside holding cells. ||| Durban - The woman accused of approaching a hitman to have her sons killed appeared...
View ArticleUnion members fear for their lives
The killing of three members of rival unions representing workers at a KZN supermarket chain have led to fears of a “hit list”. ||| Durban - The murders of three members of rival unions representing...
View ArticleCops rape and rob us: sex workers
Sex workers in Durban claim they are easy prey for unscrupulous police officers who rape and rob them. ||| Durban - Sex workers in Durban claim they are easy prey for unscrupulous SAPS and metro police...
View ArticleGang targeting Durban, PMB homes held
Police have arrested four three men believed to be part of a syndicate targeting homes in quiet KZN suburbs. ||| Durban - Police have arrested three men believed to be part of a syndicate targeting...
View ArticleWoman hurt in shoot-out
A KZN woman is recovering in hospital after she was struck by a stray bullet during a hijacking incident. ||| Durban - A woman, 68, is recovering in hospital after she was struck by a stray bullet...
View ArticleRTI applicant’s treatment ‘inadequate’
Proper treatment was not given to a man who died after participating in a KwaZulu-Natal Road Traffic Inspectorate (RTI) fitness test, an inquiry in Pietermaritzburg heard. ||| Pietermaritzburg - Proper...
View ArticlePolela to appear in court
Sacked Hawks spokesman, McIntosh Polela, will appear in court on September 26, on 13 charges related to alleged incidents of poaching. ||| Pietermaritzburg - Sacked Hawks spokesman, McIntosh Polela,...
View ArticlePraise for outgoing KZN premier
Outgoing KwaZulu-Natal premier Zweli Mkhize was cheered and jeered when he said goodbye to the provincial legislature. ||| Durban - Outgoing KwaZulu-Natal premier Zweli Mkhize was cheered and jeered...
View ArticleSAPS probing sex scandal cop
An internal probe is underway into claims that a KZN metro policeman demanded sex from prostitutes and filmed them against their will. ||| Durban - An internal probe is underway into claims that a...
View ArticleThree die in Pinetown crash
Three people died and 10 were injured when a minibus taxi and a construction truck collided in Pinetown. ||| Durban - Three people died and 10 were injured when a minibus taxi and a construction truck...
View ArticleTwo shot in Richmond
Two people were shot and wounded in Richmond in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands, paramedics have said. ||| Durban - Two people were shot and wounded in Richmond in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands on Friday...
View ArticleElderly woman assaulted in farm attack
A 63-year-old woman suffered burns and blunt trauma injuries in a farm attack in Thornville, KZN paramedics said. ||| Durban - A woman was severely assaulted in a farm attack in Thornville,...
View ArticleWildlife group under fire over ‘dirty money’
One of SA's oldest conservation groups has come under fire for accepting "dirty" funding from a major mining group. ||| Durban - One of the country’s oldest conservation groups has come under fire for...
View ArticleGuard shot in Edendale
A security guard was shot and wounded in Edendale in Pietermaritzburg, paramedics said. ||| Johannesburg - A security guard was shot and wounded in Edendale in Pietermaritzburg on Friday morning,...
View ArticleSheryl Cwele: I’m sorry about Tessa
Sheryl Cwele says she is “sorry” her drug mule, Tessa Beetge, ended up in prison in Brazil. ||| Durban - Convicted drug dealer Sheryl Cwele says she is “sorry” her drug mule ended up in prison in...
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