Transport Minister opens R442m road in KZN
Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has officially opened the Chota Motala Interchange on the N3 in KwaZulu-Natal. ||| Durban - Transport Minister Dipuo Peters officially opened the Chota Motala...
View ArticleSchool principal filmed lashing late-comers
A high school principal and one of his teachers have been caught on camera beating pupils who arrived late at school. ||| Durban - A Durban high school principal and one of his teachers have been...
View Article29 hurt in KZN smash
Twenty-nine people were injured when their bus crashed near the Natal Spa Hot Springs, KwaZulu-Natal paramedics said. ||| Johannesburg - Twenty-nine people were injured when their bus crashed near the...
View ArticleLottery winner in court for stealing R250
Five years after winning R10.4m in the lottery, an ex-cop is facing criminal charges for allegedly stealing R250, a report said. ||| Johannesburg - Five years after winning R10.4 million in the...
View ArticleControversy over ‘K word’
A misdirected SMS has serious consequences for a Durban landlord, writes Mervyn Naidoo. ||| Durban - A Morningside landlord is in trouble after unwittingly sending an SMS to a tenant, whom he referred...
View ArticleLife devastated by sexual attack
Secondary victimisation by Durban metro police colleagues amplifies trauma for policewoman, writes Vivian Attwood. ||| Durban - In hiding for fear of reprisals as the bail hearing for two police...
View ArticleeThekwini’s sex pests
The eThekwini Municipality is “crawling” with sex predators who prey on women colleagues because city fathers allegedly have done nothing about it. ||| Durban - The eThekwini Municipality is “crawling”...
View ArticlePark security firms ‘make killing’
Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife is shelling out hundreds of thousands of rand for four security guards who earn about R3 000 a month, reports Jeff Wicks. ||| Durban - Two KwaZulu-Natal security companies have...
View ArticleMother tongue language plan flops
Plans to introduce mandatory lessons in indigenous languages across junior classes at primary schools have failed to take off. ||| Durban - Plans to introduce mandatory lessons in indigenous languages...
View ArticleDUT students protest
Hundreds of students from Durban's University of Technology staged a protest, the university has said. ||| Durban - Hundreds of students from Durban's University of Technology staged a protest on...
View ArticleGet business ideas funded at KZN fair
The success of the inaugural KwaZulu-Natal Funding Fair in April last year, with R344 million worth of funding having been secured for new business ventures pitched at the event, has resulted in the...
View ArticleRobbers use pliers on woman
An elderly woman has been left traumatised after eight robbers tortured her with a pair of pliers in her farm home. ||| Durban - An elderly German woman has been left traumatised after eight robbers –...
View ArticleFears after NFP man’s shooting
The shooting of a ward chairman of the National freedom Party’s youth movement has raised fears of escalating violence ahead of the elections. ||| Durban - A ward chairman of the National freedom...
View ArticleUKZN race row student rejects offer
Student who was rejected by UKZN medical school because she is Indian refuses the institution's offer to reinstate her. ||| Durban - The student who was rejected by the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s...
View ArticleUKZN SRC appeals to state over fees
The student council has called on government to come to the aid of students who failed to register owing to financial reasons. ||| Durban - The student representative council (SRC) at the University of...
View ArticleTwo held for Merebank mom’s murder
A nightclub bouncer and homeless man have been arrested for the murder of Merebank mother, Charmaine Naidoo. ||| Durban - A nightclub bouncer and a homeless man have been arrested for the murder of...
View ArticleMore protests at UKZN
Lectures were disrupted at the University of KwaZulu-Natal's Westville campus because of student protests. ||| Durban - Lectures were disrupted at the University of KwaZulu-Natal's Westville campus on...
View ArticleKZN most wanted man behind bars
One of KwaZulu-Natal's most wanted men has been arrested in Ntuzuma, near KwaMashu. ||| Durban - One of KwaZulu-Natal's most wanted men has been arrested in Ntuzuma, near KwaMashu, police said on...
View ArticleBeetge case shines spotlight on SA ‘mules’
The news about drug mule Tessa Beetge’s release has seen the plight of South African drug smugglers brought to the fore again. ||| KwaZulu-Natal - Last week’s news that convicted KwaZulu-Natal drug...
View ArticleSchool clerk gunned down in front of pupils
A clerk from Oakford Primary School in Verulam was shot dead in full view of pupils walking with her to her car. ||| Durban - A clerk from Oakford Primary School in Verulam was shot dead on Monday...
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