Jay Singh no longer ‘Mr Untouchable’
KwaZulu-Natal police are now investigating two counts of culpable homicide following the collapse of a mall in Tongaat. ||| Durban - Jay Singh is going down. On Saturday police search and rescue...
View ArticleDriver arrested after 14 killed in taxi crash
The minibus taxi, which carried 14 commuters to their death in eMkhomazi (Umkomaas), was not roadworthy. ||| Durban - The minibus taxi, which carried 14 commuters to their death in eMkhomazi (Umkomaas)...
View ArticleMEC ‘shocked’ by KZN accidents
“It is unacceptable that we are losing so many people simply because some drivers are deliberately disrespecting our traffic rules.” ||| Durban - KwaZulu-Natal transport MEC Willies Mchunu expressed...
View ArticleParty plot to oust Sithole
An e-mail circulating among ANC members accuses the municipal manager of failing the party. Nathi Olifant reports ||| Durban - Knives seem to be out for city manager S’bu Sithole, with some ANC members...
View ArticleKZN youth centre man in rape probe
The rape of a teen, allegedly by an employee of a child and youth care centre in KZN, has shocked MEC Weziwe Thusi. ||| Durban - The rape of a 15-year-old girl, allegedly by an employee of a child and...
View ArticleOversight sees man jailed for three years
Failure by a KZN high court judge's registrar to record that a man had been granted bail cost him three years in jail. ||| Pietermaritzburg - Failure by a high court judge's registrar to record that a...
View ArticleSeized uranium ‘not from Africa’
A kilogramme of uranium seized as it was allegedly being sold likely originated from outside the continent, the nuclear energy agency said ||| Johannesburg - A kilogramme of uranium seized in...
View ArticleBlunder leaves man jailed for 3 years
A KZN man is suing the government for R16.3m after a blunder resulted in him being jailed for no reason for almost three years. ||| Pietermaritzburg - A court official’s blunder in writing the wrong...
View ArticleFight over job costs Ithala R40m
The chief executive of the Ithala Development Finance Corporation is still fighting to get back his R2 million-a-year job. ||| Durban - The chief executive of the KwaZulu-Natal government-funded Ithala...
View ArticleAttorney, KZN Health strike deal
The KwaZulu-Natal Health Department has done an about-turn and now wants to settle with the Amigos case wistle-blower. ||| Durban - The KwaZulu-Natal Health Department has done an about-turn and now...
View ArticleCrash driver faces 14 charges
The driver of a taxi that killed 15 people in KZN has been charged with 14 counts of culpable homicide. ||| Durban - The driver of a taxi that killed 15 people in a horror crash at the Sappi factory...
View ArticleTongaat developer link to failed Point project
Jay Singh has now emerged as a major player in the failed Dolphin Whispers development at Durban’s Point. ||| Durban - Tongaat mall developer Jay Singh has now emerged as a major player in the failed...
View ArticleDocs in training jet out to Cuba
The medical students who jetted off to Cuba to train as doctors were warned that there are no luxuries in the communist country. ||| Durban - There will be no cornflakes in the morning for the 300...
View ArticleState to use DNA in murdered cop case
The State is expected to use DNA evidence in its case against two Mariannhill men accused of killing a policeman. ||| Durban - The State is expected to use DNA evidence in its case against two...
View ArticleWife prays for KZN horror crash survivor
Samson Shozi cheated death when he survived a crash that claimed 14 others, and his wife is praying he will pull through. ||| SIHLE MLAMBO, SIYABULELA DZANIBE and TANKISO MAKHETHA Durban - Samson Shozi...
View ArticleCrash driver ‘was drunk and depressed’
The driver of a taxi in which 14 people died in KZN was allegedly drunk and mourning the death of his lover. ||| Durban - The driver of a minibus taxi in which 14 passengers died on Friday is suspected...
View ArticleMunicipality pursues mall owner
Durban - The eThekwini Municipality is working to hold the owner of the Tongaat Mall responsible for last week’s collapse for having continued with construction work despite a court order barring the...
View ArticleDog alerts couple to robbers
A couple have their dog to thank for alerting them before robbers could enter their Manor Gardens home. ||| Durban - A couple have their dog to thank for alerting them before robbers could enter their...
View ArticleTrio guilty of builder’s murder
Three men have been convicted of the murder of Ashburton building contractor Bob Hudson-Bennett. ||| Durban - Guilty.That was the verdict of Pietermaritzburg High Court Judge Rishi Seegobin on Monday...
View ArticleFight for killer dad to visit dying son
A terminally ill boy's family will go to court over whether the man who killed his mother should be allowed to visit. ||| Durban - The family of a terminally ill boy are preparing to face off against...
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