UKZN med school ‘fixes’ race botch up
University of KwaZulu-Natal offers to reinstate another student at medical school after second botch-up with the application process. ||| Durban - The University of KwaZulu-Natal has offered to...
View ArticleCheating bus drivers exposed
Some of Durban’s bus drivers have been on a “feeding frenzy” by pocketing fares and allegedly ‘recycling’ bus tickets. ||| Durban - Some of Durban’s bus drivers have been on a “feeding frenzy” by...
View ArticleLife term for insurance scam killer
A KZN woman was sentenced to life in prison for murdering a young girl to collect on life insurance policies. ||| Durban - A Zululand woman was on Tuesday sentenced to life in prison for murdering a...
View ArticleFinal warning for KZN teachers
Thousands of teachers received final written warnings from the Department of Education for conducting business with the state without authorisation. ||| Durban - Thousands of teachers had received...
View ArticleLeave fiddlers could see salaries frozen
The salaries of KZN teachers on extended leave of absence will be frozen if they do not comply with requirements. ||| Durban - The salaries of KwaZulu-Natal teachers on extended leave of absence will...
View ArticleCops deployed at KwaMashu hostel
A platoon of national intervention unit (NIU) police has been deployed to the volatile KwaMashu hostel. ||| Durban - A platoon of national intervention unit (NIU) police has been deployed to the...
View ArticleNFP welcomes police presence at hostels
A decision by police to deploy more units to Durban's troubled KwaMashu hostels was welcomed by the National Freedom Party. ||| Durban - A decision by police to deploy more units to Durban's troubled...
View ArticleThree held for KZN taxi boss murder
Three men have been arrested in connection with the murder of a KwaZulu-Natal taxi boss and his wife. ||| Durban - Three men were arrested on Wednesday in connection with the murder of a KwaZulu-Natal...
View ArticleKZN schoolboy,9, hangs himself
A nine-year-old boy apparently hanged himself with a cord from a raincoat at the Georgedale Primary School. ||| Durban - A nine-year-old boy apparently hanged himself with a cord from a raincoat at the...
View ArticleDUT suspends protesting students
Several students were suspended from Durban's University of Technology following recent campus protests. ||| Durban - Several students were suspended from Durban's University of Technology on Wednesday...
View ArticleMan shot dead at KwaMashu hostel
A man was killed in a shoot-out with members of the national intervention unit at the KwaMashu hostel, KwaZulu-Natal police said. ||| Durban - A man was killed in a shoot-out with police at the...
View ArticleShawn Thompson trial to go ahead
Former uShaka Marine World CEO Shawn Thompson is to stand trial, despite reports that charges against him could be dropped. ||| Durban - Former uShaka Marine World chief executive Shawn Thompson is to...
View ArticleStrangled boy’s family demand answers
The family of the 9-year-old boy who died in his classroom are demanding to know the sequence of events that led up to his death. ||| Durban - The family of the 9-year-old KwaZulu-Natal boy who died in...
View ArticleSA family’s Moz border bribery hell
A couple returning from Mozambique were told by border officials to leave their daughter behind until they got cash for a "fine". ||| Durban - A fun weekend getaway in Mozambique turned into a...
View ArticlePolice to enforce DUT interdict
While classes are expected to resume at the Durban University of Technology, several students have been suspended following recent campus protests. ||| Durban - While classes are expected to resume on...
View ArticleR100m KZN land reform deals probed
Special Investigating Unit probes R100 million land reform deals in KZN that allegedly benefited crooked officials. ||| Durban - The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is probing more than R100 million...
View ArticleKZN family safe after home invasion
Three armed robbers held a terrified family of four captive in their oThongathi home while ransacking the house. ||| Durban - Three armed robbers kicked in the front door of the oThongathi home of a...
View ArticleHostel a den for criminals: leaders
Criminality, politics, severe under development and corruption in housing blamed for the recent killings at the KwaMashu hostel. ||| Durban - A dangerous cocktail of criminality, politics, severe under...
View ArticleSapa apologises for Cato cop error
Sapa apologises for erroneously ommiting the full list of charges against suspended KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head Maj-Gen Johan Booysen which have been dropped. ||| Johannesburg - On February 26 Sapa issued...
View ArticleProsecutor guilty of raping teen
A Newcastle Magistrate's Court prosecutor was convicted of raping a 13-year-old girl who had been left in his care. ||| Durban - A Newcastle Magistrate's Court prosecutor was convicted of raping a...
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