411 spoilt ballots in by-elections
Voters spoilt a total of 411 ballot papers during municipal by-elections in 10 wards around the country, according to results released by the IEC. ||| Johannesburg - Voters spoilt a total of 411 ballot...
View ArticleMan killed in KZN crash
“The man was trying to cross the road during peak traffic and landed in front of a vehicle travelling towards Durban.” ||| Durban - A man was killed when he was run over by a car near Durban on...
View ArticleCricket dad’s school fees row
St Charles College is persisting with an application to recover almost R70 000 from the dad who took them to the court. ||| Pietermaritzburg - St Charles College in Pietermaritzburg is persisting with...
View ArticlePregnant woman bitten by black mamba
Paramedics helping a pregnant woman who was bitten by a black mamba in Verulam battled to find a hospital able to treat her. ||| Durban - Paramedics helping a pregnant woman who was bitten by a 2m-long...
View ArticleBusinessman stabbed to death by robbers
Joe Herholdt was outside his house when four attackers dragged him away and demanded the keys to his safe. ||| Durban - A Greytown businessman was stabbed to death at his home on Wednesday after...
View ArticleMob torments elderly women on bus
A group of elderly women were traumatised when a mob of homeless men tried to hijack a bus they were travelling in. ||| Durban - A group of elderly women were traumatised on Wednesday morning when a...
View ArticleArgument over rape claimant’s credibility
The young woman who claims she was raped by Durban advocate Mike Govindasamy was a shocking witness, his advocate said. ||| Durban - The young woman who claims she was indecently assaulted and raped by...
View ArticleMotorcylist killed in Durban crash
A 23-year-old man has died in hospital after his motorcycle crashed into a car in Durban. ||| Durban - A 23-year-old man has died in hospital after his motorcycle crashed into a car in Durban,...
View ArticleStreet kids and vagrants hijack bus
More than 60 vagrants and street children hijacked a bus full of frail people, ordering the driver to go to Durban. ||| Durban - More than 60 vagrants, including street children, hijacked a bus...
View ArticlePupils forced to learn Afrikaans
An angry mother is at her wits end after a Grade 10 Zulu class at Belverton Secondary School in oThongathi was cancelled. ||| Durban - An angry mother is at her wits’ end after the principal cancelled...
View ArticlePremier calls for KZN RDP audit
An audit of KwaZulu-Natal's reconstruction and development houses is sorely needed, premier Senzo Mkhize said. ||| Durban - An audit of KwaZulu-Natal's reconstruction and development (RDP) houses is...
View ArticleSouth Coast mob demands services
A tense six-hour stand-off between angry service delivery protesters and police in the KZN South Coast strained the fine line between order and anarchy. ||| Durban - A tense six-hour stand-off between...
View ArticleShaik gardener in court for burglary
A gardener working for Shamin "Chippy" Shaik allegedly stole almost half a million rand in cash and valuables. ||| Durban - A gardener working for Shamin “Chippy” Shaik appeared in court on Wednesday...
View ArticlePlan to address KZN hostel violence
Policwe are to move in hard to quell violence at the KwaMashu Hostel ahead of the elections. ||| Durban - Police are to move in hard to quell violence at the KwaMashu Hostel ahead of the elections.This...
View ArticleGuard saves drowning girl, 3
A security guard who was “in the right place at the right time” saved a little girl who almost drowned in the family’s pool. ||| Durban - A security guard who was “in the right place at the right time”...
View ArticleProtesting UKZN students arrested
At least 26 students were arrested at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and charged with public violence. ||| Durban - At least 26 students were arrested at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and charged...
View ArticleAre we on the brink of rolling blackouts?
Eskom declared a power emergency, calling on its key industrial customers to cut at least 10 percent of power usage. ||| Johannesburg - Are we on the brink of rolling blackouts? That was the question...
View ArticleEskom power emergency lifted
Eskom has lifted its power emergency declaration as pressure on the system eased slightly, it said. ||| Johannesburg - Eskom has lifted its power emergency declaration as pressure on the system eased...
View ArticleLocal IFP Women’s Brigade chair shot dead
Nonhlanhla Biyela, 32, was shot dead at the KwaMashu hostel, KwaZulu-Natal police have said. ||| Durban - The IFP Women's Brigade chairwoman for Durban's Ward 40 was shot dead outside her home in...
View ArticleMidmar Mile swimmer drowned
A post-mortem carried out on Midmar Mile swimmer Herman “Thabo” van Straten has shown that he drowned. ||| Durban - A post-mortem carried out on Midmar Mile swimmer Herman “Thabo” van Straten, who died...
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