Man dies during SAAF basic training
The family of a KZN man would have been celebrating his 21st birthday today, but are instead planning for his funeral. ||| Durban - The family of a Chatsworth man would have been celebrating his 21st...
View ArticleCop arrested over KZN cops’ murders
A police officer was arrested in KwaDukuza, near Stanger, in connection with the murder of two officers. ||| Stanger - A police officer was arrested in KwaDukuza, near Stanger, on Monday in connection...
View ArticleRajbansi ‘eager to clear name’
The legal team of Vimal Rajbansi told a court magistrate that he wanted his fraud trial to go ahead because he was “eager to clear his name”. ||| Durban - The legal team of Vimal Rajbansi, son of the...
View ArticleMaNtuli accused could walk
The man arrested for allegedly trying to force one of Zuma’s wives to arrange a “business meeting” with the president, could soon be a free man. ||| Durban - The Tanzanian national who was arrested...
View ArticleNzimande: Free varsity will curb protests
Free higher education for poor students would help resolve funding related protests, Minister Blade Nzimande has reiterated. ||| Durban - Introducing free higher education for poor students would go a...
View ArticleBroker accused of ‘wild goose chase’
An investment broker is facing sequestration amid allegations that he stole about R1.5m from just one client. ||| Durban - An investment broker operating from his home at Zimbali Estate, north of...
View ArticleeThekwini’s paperless plan not working
eThekwini municipality is still paying more than R1.4 million a year to contractors to hand deliver documents to councillors. ||| Durban - After splashing out on laptops for eThekwini’s 206 councillors...
View Article‘Cop shot colleagues in back of head’
The Hawks have arrested a SAPS officer after the murder of two policemen in KZN at the weekend. ||| Durban - The Hawks have arrested an SAPS officer after the murder of two KwaDukuza (Stanger)...
View ArticleMan in court for tuckshop murders
A man accused of killing a KZN tuckshop owner and her five children in their home appeared briefly in the Durban High Court. ||| Durban - A man accused of killing a KwaZulu-Natal tuckshop owner and her...
View ArticleTop cop won’t comment on dismissal
Bethuel Mondli Zuma remains tight-lipped about whether he will challenge his removal as Gauteng police commissioner. ||| Durban - a Senior policeman, Bethuel Mondli Zuma, remains tight-lipped about...
View Article‘Sex for marks’: principal suspended
The principal of a KZN high school was suspended after continued protests against the reinstatement of 12 teachers. ||| Durban - The principal of a Chesterville high school was suspended on Monday...
View Article‘Inhuman’ killer for hire jailed
‘A killer for hire, devoid of any conscience or humanity” has been sentenced for the murders of two Pietermaritzburg women. ||| Pietermaritzburg - ‘A killer for hire, devoid of any conscience or...
View ArticleKZN car theft syndicate in court
Ten men believed to be part of a car theft syndicate operating in KZN appeared in the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate’s Court. ||| Pietermaritzburg - Ten men believed to be part of a car theft syndicate...
View ArticleFamily anxious for SAAF trainee’s body
The family of the Chatsworth man who died during basic military training are anxiously awaiting the return of his body. ||| Durban - The family of the Durban man who died while undergoing basic...
View ArticleMinister slams violent student protests
Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande says students’ right to protest should be respected, but destruction to property and violence were out of bounds. ||| Durban - Higher Education Minister Blade...
View ArticleKZN education department to settle debts
The KZN Department of Education plans to settle debts, totalling more than R35 million, owed to two of its creditors. ||| KwaZulu-Natal - In a last-minute attempt to hang on to its vehicles, the KZN...
View ArticleR12m windfall for alleged fraudster
Mervyn Dennis’s estate received a R12m windfall when a judge ruled in his favour in a legal battle with a Durban businesswoman. ||| Durban - The insolvent estate of Ponzi scheme-accused Mervyn Dennis,...
View ArticleAspirant KZN engineer’s life cut short
A third-year engineering student was killed when he tried to fight off intruders attempting to rob his parents in their home. ||| Durban - A 20-year-old aspirant engineer’s life was cut short when he...
View ArticleTeacher ‘beat pupils with pipe’
A KwaZulu-Natal teacher allegedly hit 35 Grade 8 pupils with a plastic pipe over a period of three days. ||| Durban - An Ntuzuma teacher who allegedly hit 35 Grade 8 pupils with a plastic pipe over a...
View ArticleKZN cops end man’s CBD rampage
Pietermaritzburg police fired at a man believed to be mentally ill after he refused to stop his rampage of destruction. ||| Pietermaritzburg police fired at a man believed to be mentally ill after he...
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