Bluff ratepayers up in arms
Bluff ratepayers have had enough of slumlords, derelict properties and seedy neighbours. ||| Durban - Bluff ratepayers have had enough of slumlords, derelict properties and seedy neighbours. Their once...
View ArticleRace row turns vicious
A fierce race row involving at least seven of Durban’s top medical doctors has taken a nasty turn. ||| A fierce race row involving at least seven of Durban’s top medical doctors has taken a nasty...
View ArticleGirl had arteries severed by mirror
School was still a day away, but nine-year-old Chatsworth schoolgirl Tashnee Singh loved her brand-new uniform so much – the first new one she’d ever been given – that she couldn’t stop looking at it....
View ArticleTruck destroys Pietermaritzburg house
A Pietermaritzburg house would have to be rebuilt from the ground after a large delivery truck crashed into it, splitting it in two. ||| A Pietermaritzburg house would have to be rebuilt from the...
View ArticleSix dead in KwaZulu-Natal crash
Six people were killed in an accident in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal paramedics said. ||| Six people were killed in an accident in Pietermaritzburg on Saturday evening, KwaZulu-Natal paramedics...
View ArticleThree dead, one injured in crash
Three men were killed and another person injured when the car they were travelling in rolled on the M13 near Hillcrest. ||| Johannesburg - Three men were killed and another person injured when the car...
View ArticleMcCord Hospital to close - report
Staff at McCord Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal have received notices informing them that it would close in March. ||| Staff at McCord Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal have received notices informing them that it...
View ArticleEmpangeni’s roads become rivers
The streets in Empangeni resembled rivers at the weekend when the town’s drainage system could not cope with the heavy rain. ||| Durban - The streets in the Zululand town of Empangeni resembled rivers...
View ArticlePolice stop planned hit on taxi owner
A swift move by police in Eshowe resulted in the arrest of two suspected hit men alleged to have been paid to kill a taxi owner. ||| Durban - A swift move by police in Eshowe resulted in the arrest of...
View ArticleThird arrest after cop killing
A woman has been arrested in KZN for the kidnapping and killing of a Pretoria police officer, police said. ||| Durban - A third suspect has been arrested for the kidnapping and killing of a Pretoria...
View ArticleBurglars rob KZN police offices
Two men broke into police offices and then drove off with the booty in their getaway car - a police van. ||| Durban - Brazen burglars made off with computers, cellphones and torches – from the offices...
View ArticleMcCord Hospital shocker
News of the closure of the historic 103-year-old McCord Hospital in Overport has been met with shock and disappointment. ||| Durban - News of the closure of the historic 103-year-old McCord Hospital in...
View ArticlePositive growth for Durban’s super-rich
Durban is home to 31 of KZN’s 35 “ultra high net worth individuals” with wealth of more than R260 million each. ||| Durban - Durban is home to 31 of KwaZulu-Natal’s 35 “ultra high net worth...
View ArticleDrug dealing couple face time in jail
A Durban woman, her boyfriend and three others found guilty of drug dealing are facing jail time. ||| Durban - Durban North mother Tracy-Anne Pretorius, her boyfriend Tyronne Hofland and three others...
View ArticleSports row at top Durban schools
Glenwood High School and Westville Boys’ High have suspended top-level sport after a disagreement. ||| Durban - Two of Durban’s biggest boys’ high schools will not play first-team sport against each...
View ArticleTaxi drivers threaten to jam traffic
A taxi drivers’ organisation that claims to have 1000 members in Durban has threatened to bring the city to a standstill. ||| Durban - A taxi drivers’ organisation that claims to have 1 000 members in...
View ArticleNurse ‘got murder tips from friend’
A nursing arrested for her husband’s murder, is believed to have been advised by a friend who had her own husband killed. ||| Durban - A nursing sister is being held in connection with her husband’s...
View ArticleMan dies in wall collapse
A man in his late 60s died when a wall fell on him while he was out walking. ||| Pietermaritzburg - A man died when a wall fell on him in Pietermaritzburg on Monday, paramedics said.“Emergency...
View ArticleThree life terms for triple murder
A man found guilty of three execution-style murders was given three life sentences by the Pietermaritzburg High Court. ||| Pietermaritzburg - A man found guilty of three execution-style murders was...
View ArticleWe had no option but to close - McCord chief
“If we went into such a private-partnership agrrement it would eliminate most of our existing patients.” ||| Durban - Almost all of McCord Hospital’s patients paid cash for treatment and would not be...
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