Woman shot during Durban hostage drama
A hostage drama played out in Durban North, leaving a 43-year-old woman fighting for her life after she was shot three times. ||| Durban - A hostage drama played out in Durban North on Wednesday night,...
View ArticleAbducted two-year-old found
A two-year-old boy who was abducted when his father's bakkie was hijacked has been found at a men's hostel in KwaMashu. ||| Durban - A Durban couple had been frantic with worry after hijackers sped...
View ArticleGuards, neighbours tell of hostage drama
“I had never seen that man in my life, but he came here with one intention and that was to kill her”. ||| Durban - A Durban North woman survived being shot five times, allegedly by her ex-husband, who...
View ArticleDramatic air rescue brings children home
Two children are being treated in a Durban hospital after contracting a mystery disease while on holiday in Mozambique. ||| Durban - Two eManzimtoti children suspected of contracting a mystery...
View ArticleCops nab Durban houserobbers
Four men have been arrested for alleged housebreaking and attempted murder in Westville, Durban. ||| Durban - Four men have been arrested for alleged housebreaking and attempted murder in Westville,...
View ArticleCourt to rule on scrap over disputed scrap metal
A Chinese business owner and Pietermaritzburg police are locked in a battle over scrap metal, which has come to the high court. ||| SHERLISSA PETERSA Chinese business owner and Pietermaritzburg police...
View ArticlePatrols to stop power thieves
Isipingo Hills residents are fed up with power cuts caused by illegal connections and have resorted to patrolling the streets themselves. ||| Durban - Isipingo Hills residents fed up with power cuts...
View ArticlePolice crack down on drinkers
More than 68 000 litres of alcohol have been confiscated by police around the country since the start of the festive season. ||| Durban - More than 68 000 litres of alcohol have been confiscated by...
View ArticleZuma fled to avoid blood tests: witness
The court heard how Lt-Gen Bethuel Zuma fled into a house and hid there for hours because he knew traffic officers would draw his blood for tests. ||| Pietermaritzburg - Senior police officer Lt-Gen...
View ArticleDecember is SA’s matrimony month
Pastors, dress designers and wedding organisers who have seen a spike in festive season weddings this year. ||| Durban - It’s the season to be jolly and get married. So say pastors, dress designers and...
View Article‘My baby is back home’
A Durban family got the best Christmas gift when their toddler was returned 14 hours after the family car was hijacked. ||| Durban - The best Christmas gift a Durban family could have hoped for arrived...
View ArticleBlack mambas invade KZN suburb
Deadly poisonous black mambas have shown up in unusual ways in Westville in the past week. ||| Durban - Deadly poisonous black mambas have shown up in unusual ways in Westville in the past week.Snake...
View ArticleFourteen hurt in KZN crash
Fourteen people were injured when a truck transporting mangoes and people overturned in Pietermaritzburg. ||| Pietermaritzburg - Fourteen people were injured when a truck transporting mangoes and...
View ArticleBogopane-Zulu refutes Nkandla probe
Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu has disputed the interministerial report on President Zuma's Nkandla, a report said. ||| Johannesburg - Former public works deputy minister Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu has...
View ArticleNkandla figures don’t add up
The explanation provided on President Zuma's Nkandla home does not add up. ||| BY NATHI OLIFANT, JEFF WICKS and AGIZA HLONGWANE Durban - The explanation provided by Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi...
View Article‘Put down police dogs’
Anger as metro police call for old or injured animals to be euthanased, writes Jeff Wicks. ||| Durban - Confusion reigns over a new standing order from eThekwini Metro Police which ordered that...
View ArticleUmhlanga nightclubs under fire
Residents are making a big noise over two night spots that are drowning out their coastal paradise. Charmel Payet reports. ||| Durban - Umhlanga residents and nightclub owners are set to clash in court...
View ArticleWaiting for justice after losing an eye
Sixteen years after being stabbed in the eye by a classmate during school hours, Charles Dlamini has still not had justice. ||| Durban - Sixteen years after being stabbed in the eye by a classmate...
View ArticleFears for shot woman as boyfriend granted bail
The Durban north woman allegedly shot by her boyfriend has mixed feelings about him being out on bail. ||| Durban - The Durban North woman allegedly shot by her boyfriend has mixed feelings about him...
View ArticleDon’t mess with Park Rynie cops
This road traffic inspectorate has scooped four awards for best-performing station. Meet the men and woman who made it happen. By Amanda Khoza. ||| Motorists who have warrants of arrest will be...
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