Patients at risk as labs threaten to close
Cancer and HIV patients are at risk as the National Health Laboratory Service is set to suspend services to clinics over debt. ||| Johannesburg - Cancer patients who need to undergo screening or those...
View ArticleNHLS won’t suspend Gauteng service
The National Health Laboratory Service will not suspend its services to the Gauteng health department, a spokesman said. ||| Johannesburg - The National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) will not...
View ArticleFake Twitter accounts traced to firm
Fake Twitter accounts used to promote Durban in a global competition have been traced to the firm at the centre of the debacle. ||| Durban - Fake social media accounts used to promote Durban in a...
View ArticleGlenwood prostitutes abuse volunteers
Tensions between residents and sex workers in Glenwood have escalated, with intimidation complaints being filed with police. ||| Durban - Tensions between residents and sex workers flared in Glenwood...
View ArticleParties see red over Durban marketing
Opposition councillors say eThekwini Municipality’s new marketing campaign have taken on the primary colours of the ANC. ||| Durban - Anger is mounting over the eThekwini Municipality’s new marketing...
View ArticleEthekwini’s R1.5m airtime bill
The eThekwini Municipality will spend R1.5 million on the supply and delivery of airtime vouchers over the next two years, a report says. ||| Durban - The eThekwini Municipality would spend R1.5...
View ArticleRobbers shoot Morningside dad
A gang of robbers, pretending to want directions, shot a Morningside father and terrorised his family. ||| Durban - A gang of robbers, pretending to want directions, shot a Morningside father and...
View ArticleNkandla architect was suspended
The architect who was paid R16.5m to work on Zuma's Nkandla home has been stopped from practising over unpaid fees. ||| Durban - The architect who was paid R16.5 million to work on President Jacob...
View ArticleBeetge mum on return to SA
Convicted drug mule Tessa Beetge has asked the international relations department not to release information regarding her. ||| Johannesburg - Convicted drug mule Tessa Beetge has asked the...
View ArticleMurder-accused drops application for bail
One of the men charged with kidnapping and killing a Durban woman has abandoned his bid for bail. ||| Durban - One of the men charged with kidnapping and killing a Durban woman, who was taken from her...
View Article‘Dead’ gran in court over house
A KZN woman has secured an eviction order against her granddaughter, who was allegedly under the impression she was dead. ||| Durban - A Durban granny has secured an eviction order against her...
View ArticleOfficial apologises to pupils beaten with pipe
Pupils who claimed to have been beaten by a teacher were given a personal apology by the head of KZN’s Education Department. ||| Durban - Pupils from an uMbumbulu high school, who claimed to have been...
View ArticleLab pay dispute ‘not affecting service’
The National Health Laboratory Service says R3bn in unpaid bills from KZN Health Department has put a strain on its budget. ||| Durban - Hundreds of clinics in KwaZulu-Natal have been relying on...
View ArticleTrio set alight for not having money
Three KwaMashu friends have died after being doused with petrol and set alight by “annoyed” robbers. ||| Durban - Three KwaMashu friends have died after being doused with petrol and set alight by...
View ArticleStench leads family to mom’s grave
A Durban teen allegedly murdered his mother with a hammer and buried her body beneath the kitchen floor of their home. ||| Durban - A teenager allegedly murdered his mother with a hammer and buried her...
View ArticleGlenwood woman robbed of R58 000
The police are on the hunt for three men who robbed a woman after she had withdrawn a large amount of cash in Glenwood. ||| Durban - The police are on the hunt for three men who robbed a woman after...
View ArticleBody found on Phoenix sports field
A man’s body has been found with severe head injuries at the Chartford Drive football ground in Phoenix. ||| Durban - A man’s body has been found with severe head injuries at the Chartford Drive...
View ArticleChats residents lose bid to scrap mall
Chatsworth residents have lost the latest round in their battle to prevent Florence Nightingale Drive from being rezoned and a shopping mall built. ||| Durban - Residents of a busy Chatsworth...
View ArticleMF leader, councillors in party fund row
A few months after warring factions from Minority Front smoked a peace pipe, cracks are beginning to show. ||| Durban - A few months after warring factions within the Minority Front (MF) smoked the...
View ArticleNHLS suspends services over R3bn debt
SA’s national laboratory agency is digging in its heels over a R3bn payment dispute with the KZN Department of Health. ||| Durban - South Africa’s national laboratory agency is digging in its heels...
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