By-election fight turns ugly
A DA member who is hoping to be re-elected as a Chatsworth ward councillor has been accused of failing to pay his bills and rent. ||| Durban - A by-election in Chatsworth, due on Wednesday, is hotting...
View ArticleRuling on Zuma charges next week
A ruling on an application by senior police officer Lt-Gen Bethuel Zuma for a discharge on charges including driving under the influence will be given next week. ||| Pietermaritzburg - A ruling on an...
View ArticleKZN suspends top health officials
Two of the KwaZulu-Natal health department's most senior officials have been suspended, health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo announced ||| Pietermaritzburg - Two of the KwaZulu-Natal health department's most...
View ArticleSearch for Tongaat bodies continues
The search for bodies is continuing, a week after the collapse of a large section of the Tongaat Mall. ||| Durban - The search for bodies is continuing, a week after the collapse of a large section of...
View ArticleUproar over matric rape question
A question asking matrics to describe a baby's rape using bread and a broom has horrified teachers, parents and pupils. ||| Durban - A question in the matric dramatic art exam this week, where pupils...
View ArticleKZN health suspends officials
Two senior KZN health officials were suspended after it was found they were possibly involved in corrupt activities. ||| Durban - Two Provincial Department of Health senior managers, who were in...
View ArticleBid to have Tongaat mall demolished
The eThekwini Municipality is going after the developers of the Tongaat mall, and wants the property demolished. ||| Durban - The eThekwini Municipality is going after Rectangle Property Investments,...
View Article‘No evidence against general’
Witnesses in Bethuel Mondli Zuma’s drunk driving case tailored their evidence, his attorney argued. ||| Durban - Witnesses who testified in Major-General Bethuel Mondli Zuma’s drunk driving case had...
View ArticleFour Pinetown crash victims unidentified
The bodies of four people killed in the Field’s Hill crash in September have yet to be identified at a Durban mortuary. ||| Durban - Four bodies from a crash that claimed the lives of 24 people in...
View ArticleTeen killed while train surfing
A KZN teen was killed after her came in contact with power cables while train surfing. ||| Durban - An uMlazi teenager who was train surfing on top of a passenger train was electrocuted when he came in...
View ArticleCourt fight over temple finances
The alleged mismanagement of monies received through donations and tithes by a Hindu Temple has landed up in court. ||| Durban - The alleged mismanagement of monies received through donations and...
View ArticleStrike puts St Mary’s on the edge
Staff at the cash-strapped St Mary’s Hospital in KZN embarked on a strike after pay talks were deadlocked. ||| Durban - Staff at the cash-strapped St Mary’s Hospital in Mariannhill embarked on a strike...
View ArticleKZN cycle stars mowed down
An accident involving two top KZN cyclists has prompting the eThekwini Municipality to look at the "one-metre passing law". ||| Durban - Two top KwaZulu-Natal cyclists were hit by a car on Tuesday,...
View ArticleJes Foord launches education cartoon
The Jes Foord Foundation launched an educational cartoon aimed at telling kids what steps to take if they had been raped. ||| Durban - In keeping with the changing media, the Jes Foord Foundation (JFF)...
View Article177 newborn deaths not shocking - MEC
The deaths of 177 newborns at a KZN hospital over the past 18 months were “not shocking”, KZN Health MEC Dr Dhlomo said. ||| Durban - The deaths of more than 170 newborns at a Phoenix hospital over the...
View ArticleRegistrar ‘did not hear’ bail decision
A man was left incarcerated for three years because a judge's registrar did not hear that he had been granted bail, the Pietermaritzburg High Court heard. ||| Pietermaritzburg - A man was left...
View ArticleFour injured in train, taxi collision
A train hit a minibus taxi in Umgababa near Durban but passengers “miraculously” escaped serious injury, ER24 paramedics said. ||| Durban - A train hit a minibus taxi in Umgababa near Durban but...
View ArticleTeen killed while train surfing
What was supposed to be a goodbye for a fallen friend led to tragedy when a teen was killed while “train surfing”. ||| Durban - What was supposed to be a thrill-seeking goodbye for a fallen friend led...
View ArticleCourt clerk admits R16m bail blunder
A court registrar has conceded making an error that cost a man three years of his life and could cost the State R16m in damages. ||| Durban - A court registrar has conceded making a clerical error that...
View ArticleRagers ready to let their hair down
Coastal resorts are bracing themselves for the upcoming Matric Rage which will see thousands of youngsters flooding the nations shores. ||| Durban - Coastal resorts are bracing themselves for the...
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