R7m for hospital naming rights
The naming rights for the bell and clock towers at the KZN Children’s Hospital are up for sale to help pay for its restoration. ||| Durban - What’s in a name? As it turns out, everything, for those...
View ArticleSex workers demand equal rights
Faced with prosecution and persecution in the world’s oldest profession, Durban sex workers took to the streets to march for their rights. ||| It may be the world’s oldest profession, but sex work is a...
View ArticleRobber held after wild street shooting
A man who had to duck bullets while chasing a robber in the Durban CBD has been praised for his bravery by the victim. ||| Durban - A man who had to duck bullets while chasing a robber in the Durban...
View ArticleNeighbours outraged over 25m mast
Woodlands residents in Durban are at logger heads after a 25m mast was erected in the front yard of a neighbours’ property. ||| Durban - A Durban resident who agreed to the construction of a 25m...
View Article‘Make sex work legal, protect workers’
The Sisonke sex workers’ movement is calling for the decriminalisation of sex work in South Africa. ||| Durban - A call for the decriminalisation of sex work is at the top of the agenda for Sisonke sex...
View ArticleMan gets e-toll bill for car stolen in 2002
Fourteen years after he deregistered his car, a KZN man got a "funny shock" when he received an e-toll statement. ||| Durban - Fourteen years after he deregistered his car after it was stolen, a...
View ArticleLarge mamba cornered in Durban home
A “well-fed” black mamba, one of the fastest and deadliest of snakes, was cornered in a shed in a Parlock home. ||| Durban - A “well-fed” black mamba, one of the fastest and deadliest of snakes, was...
View ArticleSoccer star Jali injured in crash
Bafana Bafana midfielder Andile Jali was injured in a car accident in Kokstad, KwaZulu-Natal, a report said. ||| Johannesburg - Bafana Bafana midfielder Andile Jali was injured in a car accident in...
View ArticleCity manager’s secret debt
Durban's municipal manager totted up almost R2m in bad debt and defaulting on his income tax. ||| Durban’s municipal manager, Sibusiso Sithole, totted up almost R2 million in bad debt, defaulting on...
View ArticleJilted officer commits suicide
A jilted metro policewoman has committed suicide outside her former partner's place of employment in Chatsworth. ||| Durban - A jilted metro policewoman has committed suicide outside her former...
View Article‘Spat on in jail for troubling Zuma’
The Tanzanian arrested on charges of intimidating MaNtuli claims he has been threatened and spat on by other inmates. ||| Durban - Steven Masunga, the Tanzanian arrested on charges of intimidating...
View ArticleCop accused of lying about sexual assault
In a transcript of a Whatsapp conversation, the alleged victim flirtatiously chats with the man she alleges assaulted her. ||| Durban - A 27-year-old metro police officer who opened charges of...
View ArticleTaxi boss free to go after witness disappears
Taxi boss and ANC leader Elias “Sputla” Mpungose is off the hook again after murder charges against him were withdrawn. ||| Durban - Taxi boss and ANC leader Elias “Sputla” Mpungose is off the hook...
View ArticleLoad shedding over but system still tight
Load shedding is over – for now. But hang on to those load-shedding schedules which were made available... ||| Durban - Load shedding is over – for now.But hang on to those load-shedding schedules...
View ArticleFiancee flies to SA for Kings Park trial
Partner of slain British man will attend court on Monday, writes Mervyn Naidoo. ||| Durban - When Louise Scott, the fiancee of Brett Williams, took a photo of him lovingly embracing their 4-year-old...
View ArticleDetectives praised after rapist stepdad sentenced
Detectives involved in a case whereby a man was convicted and sentenced for raping his stepdaughter were lauded by the KZN provincial police commissioner. ||| Durban - Detectives involved in a case...
View Article18 injured in Stanger crash
Eighteen people were injured when a bakkie overturned down a steep embankment in Stanger, Netcare911 said. ||| Durban - Eighteen people, mostly children, were injured when a bakkie overturned down a...
View ArticleRebel with a Khoza
Julius Malema's EFF party couldn't have chosen a more colourful figure as a provincial head, writes Agiza Hlongwane. ||| Durban - We’re driving out of Wilson’s Wharf after interviewing the EFF’s Vusi...
View ArticleKZN tollgates to accept e-tags
Toll plazas equipped to accept e-tags as Sanral prepares for national e-tolling rollout. ||| Durban - Toll plazas in KwaZulu-Natal are being equipped to accept e-tags as the South African National...
View ArticleGirl, woman killed in taxi smash
A 12-year-old girl and a 30-year-old woman were killed in a taxi accident in KwaMashu, Netcare 911 paramedics have said. ||| Durban - A 12-year-old girl and a 30-year-old woman were killed in a taxi...
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