Fraudster clerk’s appeal dismissed
A KZNattorney's clerk, who admitted to stealing about R1.2 million from her employers, failed to have her sentence reduced. ||| Pietrmaritzburg - An attorney's clerk, who admitted to stealing about...
View ArticleFour killed in cops-and-robbers shootout
Four suspected robbers died in a shootout with police in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal police said. ||| Durban - Four suspected robbers died in a shootout with police in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal police said on...
View ArticleVarsity equity study torn to pieces
A study measuring the pace of transformation in universities using a mathematical formula has come in for scathing criticism. ||| Durban - A high-profile study, authored by the University of...
View ArticleAnother attack in Camperdown area
A community in the Camperdown area is under assault after yet another attack on a resident. ||| Durban - A community in the Camperdown area is under assault after another attack on a resident on...
View ArticleBridge crash: Killer is remorseful
Koobashan Naicker, convicted of killing three people in a car crash, left it to his wife to plead for mercy on his behalf before sentencing. ||| Durban - Disbarred lawyer Koobashan Naicker, convicted...
View ArticleBridge crash: how their lives were changed
Emotionally disabled. That is how Jason Bell, who lost his wife and son in the crash caused by Bashan Naicker, describes himself. ||| Durban - Emotionally disabled. That is how Jason Bell, who lost his...
View ArticleFamily forced to bury mom themselves
A Durban woman said her distraught family had to bury her mom themselves, using their hands and makeshift shovels. ||| Durban - A pregnant Durban woman knew that saying a final goodbye to her late...
View ArticleWorkers charged in handyman’s murder
Two men who worked part-time for Queensburgh handyman Najesh Somduth have been arrested for his murder. ||| Durban - Two men have been arrested for the murder of Queensburgh handyman, Najesh...
View ArticleBoycott over school’s lack of resources
A Chatsworth special needs school has been offering more than 100 pupils courses such as motor repairs and metalwork – without any equipment or resources. ||| Durban - A Chatsworth special needs school...
View ArticleChats horror crash kills three
Two women and a teenager walking home from school were knocked down and killed on Chatsworth’s Higginson Highway. ||| Durban - Two women and a teenager walking home from school were knocked down and...
View Article‘Sticky tape’ gang suspects arrested
Eight members of the notorious “sticky tape gang” who have carried out a spate of farm attacks in the Cato Ridge area, have been arrested. ||| Durban - Eight members of the notorious “sticky tape gang”...
View ArticleRobbers die in Westville shootout
Four robbers died after a shootout with police in Westville. One of the dead robbers was found with an AK-47 still in his hand. ||| Durban - FOUR robbers died in a shootout with police in Westville on...
View ArticleGirl, 6, drowns in KZN river
A desperate search for a missing 6-year-old girl ended in heartache when the child’s body was found in the uMlazi River. ||| Durban - A desperate search for a missing 6-year-old girl ended in heartache...
View ArticleMan killed in Pietermaritzburg shooting
A man was shot dead in Sweet Waters, Pietermaritzburg. ||| Pietermaritzburg - A man was shot dead in Sweet Waters, Pietermaritzburg, on Friday, paramedics said.Netcare 911 spokeswoman Santi Steinmann...
View ArticleSuspected rapist shot dead
An alleged rapist was shot dead as he tried to stab a police officer in Bhobhoyi location, near Pietermaritzburg. ||| Pietermaritzburg - An alleged rapist was shot dead as he tried to stab a police...
View ArticleHorror as guide killed in 160m fall
Young woman watched in horror as her guide plunged 160m to his death at Oribi Gorge. ||| A young woman watched in horror as her guide plunged 160 metres to his death at Oribi Gorge, inland from Port...
View ArticleSix years for remorseless KZN driver
Drunk, drugged driver jailed for 2011 accident that killed three people in Durban. ||| “Naicker, shut the door.” These were the first words spoken to “bridge lawyer” Koobashan Naicker after the Durban...
View ArticleTwo dead, 72 injured in KZN bus crash
Two people were killed and 72 injured when a bus overturned in Shongweni. ||| Johannesburg - Two people were killed and 72 injured when a bus overturned in Shongweni near Durban on Saturday, paramedics...
View ArticleProbe into fatal KZN bus crash
Investigators to Shongweni accident that killed two girls and injured 72 people. ||| Durban - A team of investigators has been assigned to probe an accident in Shongweni, near Durban in which two girls...
View ArticleR70 000 raised for KZN gran's release
Community helped secure thousands for release of grandmother jailed in New Delhi. ||| The Pietermaritzburg community has helped to secure thousands of rand for the release of jailed grandmother Isra...
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