Durban socialite faces kidnapping charges
Rosanne Narandas faces charges of kidnapping for holding three car salesmen against their will after a deal soured. ||| Durban - Durban socialite Rosanne Narandas faces charges of kidnapping for...
View ArticleThousands attend IFP manifesto launch
An injured Mangosuthu Buthelezi received a rapturous welcome at the launch of the IFP’s 2014 election manifesto. ||| Durban - Thousands of IFP supporters converged on Durban's King Zwelithini Stadium...
View ArticleIFP wants special corruption court
Special courts to deal with corruption would be established under an IFP government, Mangosuthu Buthelezi said. ||| Durban - Special courts to deal with corruption would be established under an IFP...
View Article‘I paid R100 to send my girl to heaven’
Namsile Kolisanga was really excited about going to uShaka Marine World, a place she had never been to before. ||| MERVYN NAIDOO,AYANDA MHLANGA and AMANDA KHOZA Durban - Namsile Kolisang was really...
View ArticleRemorse at last from bridge crash lawyer
Koobashan Naicker was finally jailed this week. His remorse when it came, was too little, too late, writes Mervyn Naidoo. ||| Durban - Remorse at last from “bridge lawyer” Koobashan Naicker – but it...
View ArticleGuide died while improvising on ‘wild swing’
Thokozani Mncube had allegedly been “showing off” on the Wild Swing when he plunged to his death at Oribi Gorge. ||| Durban - Thokozani Mncube had allegedly been “showing off” and performing his “own...
View ArticleHow IFP plans to save SA
President Zuma was the worst leader since 1994, but the IFP could still save the country, IFP leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi said. ||| Durban - President Jacob Zuma was the worst leader since 1994, but...
View ArticleCriminals aim for elderly families: study
Elderly families are more likely to be held up in armed robberies because they are seen as soft targets, according to a study. ||| KwaZulu-Natal - Elderly families are more likely to be held up in...
View Article‘Change in maths may hit matric results’
Many Grade 12 teachers in state schools struggle to prepare pupils to write a compulsory section on Euclidean maths, say experts. ||| KwaZulu-Natal - School experts have warned this year’s matric...
View ArticleFamily reject dead aunt's e-toll bill
Sanral has sent 32 bills to the former owner of a Toyota who has been dead for six months. ||| Durban - Eileen Pinkney was driving a bakkie in Johannesburg in December 2013, according to the South...
View ArticleThree burnt to death in farm attack
A 76-year-old farmer, his 65-year-old wife and their 33-year-old son have burnt to death in an attack on their farm, police said. ||| Durban - A 76-year-old farmer, his 65-year-old wife and their...
View ArticleMassive search for mutilated rhino
A photo of a de-faced rhino taken in Kruger National Park has led to worldwide outrage and a search for the animal. ||| Mpumalanga - A haunting photo of a de-faced rhino taken in Kruger National Park...
View ArticleCouple also ‘fined’ in Mozambique
Another man has told how he had to leave his wife as guarantee while he went to get cash for Mozambican border officials. ||| Durban - Another KwaZulu-Natal man has told of how he had to leave his wife...
View ArticleKZN excursion bus ‘had a funny smell’
The owner of an allegedly “old and worn out” bus that killed two pupils when it overturned has denied the bus was unroadworthy. ||| KwaZulu-Natal - A school excursion to uShaka Marine World at the...
View ArticleDurban socialite appears in court
Durban socialite and Ooh La La fashion store owner Rosanne Narandas has appeared in court to face a charge of kidnapping. ||| Durban - A noon deadline to close courtroom 10 at the Durban Magistrate’s...
View ArticlePupil’s hanging death prompts review
KZN's Education Department will be reviewing the environment at schools following a 9-year-old boy's mysterious death. ||| Durban - The Education Department will be reviewing the environment at schools...
View ArticleSadness as fifth quintuplet dies
After 21 days of hope, the last of the Zondi quintuplets has died – from a lung haemorrhage and intestinal infection. ||| Durban - After 21 days of hope, the last of the Zondi quintuplets died – from a...
View ArticleFamily raises surety for imprisoned nurse
A Pietermaritzburg nurse who was arrested in India when a bullet was found in her luggage is expected to appear court to plead for the return of her passport. ||| Delhi - A nurse from Pietermaritzburg...
View ArticleFarm killings racially motivated: FF Plus
The FF Plus says the cruelty involved in the killing of a KZN family suggests such attacks are racially and politically driven. ||| Richmond - The cruelty involved in the killing of a family on a...
View ArticleMaths curriculum change gets backing
Major school governing body associations are backing a change to the Grade 12 exam timetable. ||| KwaZulu-Natal - Major school governing body associations are backing a change to the Grade 12 exam...
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