Zwelithini distraught after 10 died in crash
“The 1st of September 2013 will be remembered as a day on which our faith was tested as parents and as a people.“ ||| Durban - ‘Go home my dear daughters, run and go to your Creator!” This was the...
View ArticleKZN health faces 1356 legal claims
The KwaZulu-Natal health department is facing 1356 legal claims against it. ||| Pietermaritzburg - The KwaZulu-Natal health department is facing 1356 legal claims against it.This emerged from a report...
View ArticleMan appears for burglary
A Durban man accused of house-breaking appeared in the Scottburgh Magistrate's Court, police said. ||| Durban - A Durban man accused of house-breaking appeared in the Scottburgh Magistrate's Court on...
View ArticleMan dies in Durban smash
A man died when his car left the N2 south, near Queen Nandi Drive, in Durban, paramedics said. ||| Durban - A man died when his car left the N2 south, near Queen Nandi Drive, in Durban on Thursday,...
View Article24 die in five-vehicle pile-up
Twenty-four people died when a truck crashed into four minibus taxis and a car in Pinetown, Netcare 911 paramedics said. ||| Durban - Twenty-four people died when a truck crashed into four minibus...
View ArticleKZN reels after Pinetown crash
An accident involving a truck and four fully-laden taxis has claimed the lives of 27 people in Pinetown. ||| Johannesburg - Political parties were saddened and shocked by the deaths of 27 people on...
View ArticleCarnage on Field’s Hill
Paramedics were greeted with death and destruction after an accident involving an 18-wheeler truck in Pinetown. ||| Durban - Paramedics and traffic officials say they have never seen a worse...
View ArticleField’s Hill crash: driver arrested
The driver of the truck that crashed into four minibus taxis and a car in Field's Hill, Pinetown, has been arrested, police said. ||| Pinetown - The driver of the truck that crashed into four minibus...
View ArticleReed Dance maidens say no to other races
Several Zulu maidens have slammed the idea of opening the annual Reed Dance festival to women from other races. ||| Durban - A group of Zulu maidens who took part in last week’s Royal Reed Dance have...
View ArticleDA: Ban heavy vehicles from Field’s Hill
The DA has urged KZN Transport MEC Willies Mchunu to ban heavy vehicles from using Field's Hill after a horror crash. ||| Durban - The DA on Friday urged KwaZulu-Natal transport MEC Willies Mchunu to...
View ArticleWoman ‘arrested at behest of Roy Moodley’
A KZN woman is suing SAPS for R60 000, claiming she was unlawfully arrested at the behest of politically connected Roy Moodley. ||| Durban - A Phoenix mother is suing the police and the prosecuting...
View ArticleField’s Hill crash: truck owner speaks
The owner of the truck that crashed on Field's Hill said he did not sleep after details of the carnage emerged. ||| Durban - The owner of the truck that crashed into four fully laden minibus taxis and...
View ArticleBlue light driver gets lesser sentence
A “blue light bully” had his “negligent driving” conviction scrapped, but it was replaced with “inconsiderate driving”. ||| Durban - A “ blue light bully” succeeded in having his “negligent driving”...
View ArticleDA takes RDP fraud to police
The DA filed criminal complaints against five former eThekwini councillors allegedly involved in the selling of RDP houses. ||| Durban - The DA has filed criminal complaints against five former...
View ArticlePrayers for survivors of Fields Hill tragedy
"We as the ANC in Chatsworth decided to bring all the faiths in the area to the hospital. We have been saddened by this tragedy." ||| Durban - An inter-faith delegation, led by Chatsworth politician...
View ArticleFired cricket coach settles with school
The school cricket coach who lost his job when he tried to resolve an impasse with a disgruntled father, has settled with the school. ||| Durban - The school cricket coach who lost his job when he...
View ArticleMcCord rescue deal stalls
The rescue deal at McCord Hospital is off with provincial health officials saying they will not budge on demands made by board members. ||| Durban - The R47-million rescue deal at Durban’s McCord...
View ArticleField’s Hill truck's licence had expired
The licence of a truck, involved in a crash that claimed the lives of 22 people, had expired, an official has said. ||| Durban - The licence of a truck, involved in an accident that claimed the lives...
View ArticleBodyguard held for intimidating metro cop
A bodyguard employed by the IFP has been arrested and charged with intimidating a Durban metro police officer. ||| Durban - A bodyguard employed by the IFP has been arrested and charged with...
View ArticleWitness recounts her time at ‘brothel’
Days after she moved into the Inntown Holiday Lodge, a 24-year-old woman was "selling her body". ||| Durban - Days after she moved into the Inntown Holiday Lodge, a 24-year-old woman was standing on a...
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