Lawyer withdraws over ‘conflict’
Durban attorney Professor Lindokuhle Mdletshe is to defend Fields Hill crash driver Sanele May, who is facing 22 counts of murder. ||| Durban - Durban attorney, Professor Lindokuhle Mdletshe, is to...
View Article‘Ten-year sentence means nothing’
The father of a woman who was killed by a concrete slab thrown off a bridge, said the sentence imposed on her killers was “nothing.” ||| Durban - The father of a Durban bank trainee, who died when a...
View ArticleProbe after petrol attendant assaulted
A petrol attendant in KZN is in a serious condition in hospital after he was allegedly attacked by striking workers. ||| Durban - A petrol attendant is in a serious condition in hospital after he was...
View ArticleFour children die in KZN fire
Four children died in a fire at Gedleza, near Jozini, in KwaZulu-Natal. ||| Durban - Four children died in a fire at Gedleza, near Jozini, in KwaZulu-Natal, police said on Tuesday.Colonel Jay Naicker...
View ArticleKZN four held for unlicenced guns
Four men have been arrested for possession of unlicensed firearms in KwaMashu. ||| KwaMashu - Four men have been arrested for possession of unlicensed firearms in KwaMashu, KwaZulu-Natal police said on...
View ArticleChinese detainees claim abuse
Eight Chinese citizens arrested at a cigarette company have complained about the treatment they have received since their arrests. ||| Durban - Eight Chinese citizens arrested at KwaZulu-Natal’s only...
View ArticleFamily sues police over Cato Manor shooting
The family of a taxi boss who was shot dead by the Cato Manor organised crime unit are suing the Minister of Police for R2.4m. ||| Durban - The wife and four children of slain taxi boss Bongani Mkhize,...
View ArticleMchunu ponders Field’s Hill truck ban
KZN Transport MEC Willies Mchunu announced that he would be undertaking a consultative process on a heavy vehicle ban. ||| Durban - There are no quick fixes for Field’s Hill, according to Transport MEC...
View ArticleeThekwini head of health suspended
eThekwini Municipality’s health boss Nomakhosi Gxagxisa has been suspended for allegedly bringing the council into disrepute. ||| Johannesburg - Embattled eThekwini Municipality health head Nomakhosi...
View ArticleMunicipal manager’s appointment ‘flawed’
KZN co-operative governance MEC Nomusa Dube has petitioned the court to nullify the appointment of an AbaQulusi municipal manager. ||| Pietermaritzburg - KwaZulu-Natal co-operative governance MEC...
View ArticleMan held for 78-year-old’s murder
A 42-year-old man has been arrested in connection with murder and fraud in Paulpietersburg, KwaZulu-Natal. ||| Durban - A 42-year-old man has been arrested in connection with murder and fraud in...
View ArticleIEC releases by-election results
The ANC has retained five wards in by-elections held across the country, according to results released by the IEC. ||| Cape Town - The ANC has retained Ward Six in the Drakenstein municipality (Paarl),...
View ArticleCops under fire for woman’s road death
Ipid is investigating the death of a Port Shepstone restaurant owner who allegedly refused to stop for an unmarked police car. ||| Durban - The Independent Police Investigative Directorate is...
View ArticleWork permits case: Chinese citizens freed
Eight Chinese citizens and a Malawian have been released with a warning in the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate’s Court. ||| Durban - Jailed for a week, eight Chinese citizens and a Malawian were freed on...
View ArticleSutcliffes part ways after 35 years
Former Durban city manager Mike Sutcliffe has agreed to pay his wife R2.6m as part of their divorce settlement. ||| Durban - Former city manager Michael Sutcliffe and his wife of 35 years, Felicity,...
View ArticleSloane brushes off Concordia fame
Nick Sloane made headlines for his role in the Costa Concordia salvage mission - but he just wants to see his family in SA. ||| Durban - After leading the salvage of the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise...
View ArticleMajor upgrades planned for Field’s Hill
Constructing a dedicated freight road is one solution being looked at by officials to reduce freight traffic on Field’s Hill. ||| Durban - Constructing a dedicated freight road to Durban’s port is one...
View ArticleState refused Mpisane postponement
The State's bid for a postponement so it could write up an indictment to have Shawn Mpisane tried in the high court has been refused. ||| Durban - The State's application for a six-week postponement so...
View ArticlePetrol worker recalls running for his life
Xolani Yotwana wants to go back to work at a New Germany garage as soon as he has recovered from a brutal beating. ||| Durban - The last thing petrol attendant Xolani Yotwana, 26, remembers about...
View Article’Mom, cops are shooting at me’
A Durban woman died after her car flipped when it was was allegedly shot at by pursuing officers. ||| Durban - The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) has launched a murder...
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