Matric markers to know their fate
Everyone who applied for a position as a matric marker will receive either a new letter of appointment or rejection. ||| Durban - Everyone who applied for a position as a matric marker is to receive a...
View ArticlePavilion mall security tightened
Police are intensifying patrols around the Pavilion shopping centre amid fears of a revenge attack after the killing of two robbers. ||| Durban - Police are intensifying patrols around the Pavilion...
View ArticleMan slain in wild gunfight
The streets of Pietermaritzburg resembled an action movie after a shoot-out between police and five suspected robbers. ||| Durban - The streets of Pietermaritzburg resembled scenes out of an action...
View ArticleTongaat mall rescue efforts end
The rescue operation at the Tongaat mall construction site has been called off temporarily, KwaZulu-Natal police said. ||| Durban - The rescue operation at the Tongaat mall construction site has been...
View ArticleMkhize blew R1.2m on plane trips
Former KZN premier Zweli Mkhize's taste for charted planes and helicopters has cost the province R1.2m. ||| Durban - Former KwaZulu-Natal premier Zweli Mkhize’s taste for “luxury” transport has cost...
View ArticleMan cheats death in mall collapse
Ntobeko Mzingithi survived the collapse of the Tongaat mall - and he still cannot believe he lived to tell the tale. ||| Durban - A construction worker who survived the collapse of the shopping centre...
View ArticleTwo nabbed for drug dealing in KZN
KwaZulu-Natal police arrested two men who had 1000 mandrax tablets with an estimated street value of R60 000 in their possession. ||| Durban - Two people were arrested in Sydenham near Durban for...
View ArticleDid mall builders follow all the codes?
SA has high standards for construction and the Tongaat mall collapse should never have happened, says a top engineer. ||| Durban - South Africa had high standards for design and construction, and a...
View ArticleeThekwini denies link to Tongaat mall man
The eThekwini municipality has denied allegations that the city had a special relationship with the Tongaat mall developers. ||| Durban - eThekwini municipal manager S’bu Sithole denied allegations...
View ArticleMall developer ‘ignored stop notice’
The developers of the Tongaat mall stated under oath that there was “no danger to any person” in relation to the project. ||| Durban - “There is no danger to members of the public or any other persons...
View ArticleDNA allegedly links man to 13 child rapes
Investigators used DNA to link a suspect to 13 cases of rape of minors dating back to 2004, a Durban court heard. ||| Durban - Investigators used DNA of a suspect arrested last year to link him to 13...
View ArticleJay Singh watched mall fall
Jay Singh was standing just metres away from the concrete slab of the Tongaat Mall when it caved in, his pastor said. ||| Durban - Controversial businessman Jay Singh was standing just metres away from...
View ArticleSA lost R480m to card fraud
According to statistics the economy lost more than R480mn to card fraud between January and September. ||| Durban - The economy lost more than R480 million to card fraud between January and September,...
View ArticleInsurance fraud losses massive
The insurance industry has lost over R600m in the past financial year alone through more than 5 000 fraudulent claims. ||| Durban - The insurance industry has lost in excess of R600 million in the past...
View ArticleRecover Mkhize’s luxury travel bill - DA
The DA in KZN has called on Premier Senzo Mchunu to recover R1m in state funds from his predecessor, Zweli Mkhize. ||| Durban - The DA caucus in the KwaZulu-Natal legislature has called on Premier...
View ArticlePolitics playing out in Tongaat tragedy
“The rush by representatives of opposition political parties to the scene of the Tongaat mall was cheap politicking.” ||| Durban - The rush by representatives of opposition political parties to the...
View ArticleCabinet wants mall collapse probed
Cabinet wants a rigorous investigation into the Tongaat mall collapse, Public Service Minister Lindiwe Sisulu said. ||| Cape Town - Cabinet wants a rigorous investigation into the Tongaat mall...
View ArticleBreadwinners left without jobs
Concern for missing loved ones in the Tongaat mall collapse is being compounded by the concern that breadwinners in several families are now without jobs. ||| Durban - Concern for missing loved ones...
View ArticleFour murder accused now camera shy
The four men accused of strangling an elderly couple in their home will remain in jail until their next hearing on January 16. ||| Durban - The four men accused of strangling an elderly couple in their...
View ArticleTongaat survivor searched for sister
A woman who escaped serious injury when the bakkie she was in plummeted from the top floor of the collapsed Tongaat Mall, relives finding her sister partly buried in the rubble. ||| Durban - A woman...
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