Bail for theft accused Lotto winner
A former policeman charged with theft, who won R10 million on the Lotto in 2009, has been granted bail. ||| Durban - A former policeman charged with theft, and who won R10 million on the Lotto in 2009,...
View ArticleRAF payout lands lawyer in hot water
A lawyer has been suspended for allegedly misappropriating almost R900 000 that he should have handed to his client, who had lost her husband in a car accident. ||| Durban - A lawyer who was previously...
View ArticleMidmar swimmer still missing
A man who went missing while swimming the Midmar Mile in Howick on the weekend has not been found. ||| Durban - A man who went missing while swimming the Midmar Mile in Howick, outside...
View ArticleDrug mule Beetge coming home
Convicted drug mule Tessa Beetge will finally return home after spending five and a half years in a Brazilian jail. ||| Durban - Convicted KZN drug mule, Tessa Beetge will finally return home after...
View ArticleBrutal attack on Durban family
A family, who work with HIV and Aids orphans, has described their hour-long brutal attack by gun- and knife-wielding thugs. ||| Durban - A Durban family left South Africa six years ago because they...
View ArticleSix men in court after fraud sting
Six men charged in connection with an elaborate banking fraud scam will have to remain behind bars until the State will decide whether to oppose bail. ||| Durban - Six men charged in connection with an...
View ArticleMan in court over killing of ‘hero’ teen
The brother of Nathan van Reenen, who was stabbed when he went to the aid of a woman being mugged, said he was “relieved” the alleged killer had been caught. ||| Durban - The brother of murdered...
View ArticleWanted suspect nabbed in KZN
“The suspect was wanted for house robbery, rape, murder, attempted murder, and hijackings in the area that were reported in the past four months.” ||| Durban - A man accused of committing a number of...
View ArticleWoman dies in KZN motorcycle crash
A woman was killed and a man critically injured when their motorbike crashed into a wall in St Michaels, north of Margate. ||| Margate - A woman was killed and a man critically injured when their...
View ArticleAnswers sought after only child’s death
Four months after her daughter died from injuries suffered in the reed dance bus crash, a mother is still battling to come to terms with her loss. ||| Durban - Four months after her daughter died from...
View ArticleReed dance crash probe drags on
Five months after the reed dance bus crash, which claimed the lives of eleven people, police are yet to finalise their investigation. ||| Durban - FIVE months after the reed dance bus crash, the police...
View ArticleNFP leader furious at third shooting
NFP members were being “killed like dogs”, Zanele kaMagwaza-Msibi said after hearing of the murder of a woman party member. ||| Durban - MEMBERS of the National Freedom Party (NFP) were being “killed...
View ArticleDate set for Nkandla violence trial
Three minors and 27 adults accused of public violence following an EFF event near President Zuma's Nkandla homestead will go to trial in May. ||| Durban - Three minors and 27 adults accused of public...
View ArticleFresh start for drug mule Beetge
Drug mule Tessa Beetge will start rebuilding her life and getting to know her daughters when she returns to South Africa. ||| Durban - Drug mule Tessa Beetge has been released from a Brazilian prison...
View ArticleSceptical of MEC’s ‘heads will roll’ vow
Last week Agriculture and Environmental Affairs MEC Meshack Radebe said officials in his department had looted its coffers through corrupt tender deals, theft and maladministration, and all this is...
View ArticleAnger over dog owner’s sentence
Pet lovers have taken to Facebook to in anger after a man who killed his dog was let off with just a warning. ||| Durban - Pet lovers have taken to Facebook to express their anger after a man who...
View ArticleUmdloti swimmer rescued
A man was rescued and another is missing after they were swept out to sea at the Umdloti main beach on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast. ||| Durban - A man was rescued and another is missing after they...
View ArticleTwo arrested over Greytown heist
Two men alleged to have been involved in a cash-in-transit heist in Greytown last year have been arrested. ||| Durban - Two men alleged to have been involved in a cash-in-transit heist in Greytown last...
View ArticleMan in court for hospital murder
A 40-year-old handyman has appeared in court for the murder of a cleaner at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital. ||| Durban - A 40-year-old handyman has appeared in court for the murder of a cleaner at...
View ArticleFamily’s pain over murdered child
The family of a 6-year-old girl who was kidnapped, raped and killed, allegedly by a 17-year-old relative, have been torn apart. ||| Durban - The family of a 6-year-old girl who was kidnapped, raped,...
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