ANC asked to help save McCord
Nehawu has called on the ANC’s national leadership to save McCord Hospital from complete closure. ||| Durban - The National Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) has called on the ANC’s national...
View ArticleCouncillor to be grilled over criticism
The ANC in the Msunduzi council has called for a discussion about an opinion article in which DA councillor Mergan Chetty criticised the municipality. ||| Durban - The ANC in the Msunduzi council has...
View Article‘Give police commissioner a chance’
Crime Line boss Yusuf Abramjee says criticism of national police commissioner Riya Phiyega should be justified. ||| Durban - ‘Give General Riyah Phiyega time.” This was the impassioned plea by the head...
View Article‘Encyclopedia’ of Zulu lore honoured
A KZN octogenarian, described as a “walking encyclopedia” of Zulu history, has been honoured ahead of national Heritage Day. ||| Durban - A KwaZulu-Natal octogenarian, who has been described as a...
View ArticleKZN celebrates Heritage Day
Thousands of people were gathering at the Marburg stadium in Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal, for Heritage Day celebrations, the SABC reported. ||| Port Shepstone - Thousands of people were gathering at...
View ArticleHospital saga takes another turn
Nehawu has obtained an interim court order preventing the board of McCord Hospital from retrenching its workers. ||| Johannesburg - The National Education Health and Allied Workers' Union (Nehawu) has...
View Article33 horses found with horrific injuries
The NSPCA found 33 horses in such a deplorable condition on a Harrismith farm that 18 of them had to be put down. ||| Durban - “Emaciated”, with open sores on their backs and deep gashes in their...
View ArticleWoman concedes defeat in crime-hit Hillcrest
A Hillcrest mother, fed up with her rented home being burgled repeatedly, has decided to leave the area. ||| Durban - A Hillcrest mother, fed up with her rented home being burgled repeatedly, has...
View ArticleThere’s no reason to suspend me - Gxagxisa
eThekwini health head Nomakhosi Gxagxisa believes there is a concerted effort behind her suspension to get rid of her. ||| Durban - Controversial eThekwini health head Nomakhosi Gxagxisa believes there...
View ArticleMcCord workers jobs safe for now
McCord Hospital staff have accused the hospital’s board of wanting to profit from the sale rather than allow the takeover. ||| Durban - Durban’s McCord Hospital staff have their jobs for another week,...
View ArticlePetrol jockey tells of attack
“I have the right to work. They have a right to strike. I respect theirs, but they don’t respect mine.” ||| Durban - The Glenwood petrol attendant who was brutally beaten at his workplace on Monday,...
View ArticleNotorious criminal found hanged after arrest
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate is probing the death of an alleged criminal found hanged in a holding cell. ||| Durban - The Independent Police Investigative Directorate is probing the...
View Article'They were in it to kill' - kidnap victim
KZN estate agent Dorothy Carlyle, who was kidnapped and tortured, can finally have closure after her three assailants were jailed. ||| Durban - It has been almost a year since Durban estate agent...
View ArticleBaby born at Heritage Day concert
A Durban woman’s Heritage Day outing turned out to be an occasion to remember. ||| Durban - A Durban woman, who went into labour while at a Heritage Day concert, gave birth to a healthy baby girl in a...
View Article19 more trucks impounded in KZN
Nineteen trucks have been impounded since the start of an operation targeting heavy vehicles, including those using Field’s Hill. ||| Durban - Nineteen trucks have been impounded, most with faulty...
View ArticleTwo policemen shot in shop robbery
Two cops responding to an armed robbery at a shop on the North Coast are lucky to be alive after they came under fire. ||| Durban - Two policemen responding to an armed robbery at a shop on the North...
View ArticleResidents vie for alleged rapist’s blood
Residents of a Mayville informal settlement attempted to storm a police station in a bid to get their hands on an alleged rapist. ||| Durban - Residents of a Mayville informal settlement attempted to...
View ArticleHealth chief’s big fat job lie
Suspended Durban health head Nomakhosi Gxagxisa assured her interviewers that she was registered as a doctor. ||| Durban - Durban’s suspended head of health Nomakhosi Gxagxisa assured those...
View ArticleKZN premier to be inaugurated
The KwaZulu-Natal legislature will elect a new premier this week, the provincial legislature said. ||| Durban - The KwaZulu-Natal legislature will elect a new premier this week, the provincial...
View ArticleWoman dies in KZN diving accident
A woman died after a decompression accident while she was scuba diving in Durban. ||| Durban - A woman died after a decompression accident while she was scuba diving in Durban on Wednesday, the...
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