Eston murder judgment due
By arming himself with a knife to steal a vehicle, an intruder was just as guilty of murder as his associate who shot a farmer dead, the Pietermaritzburg High Court heard. ||| Pietermaritzburg - By...
View ArticleEx-ANC councillor’s car torched
A former ANC councillor's car was set a light at his farm in Gluckstadt near Vryheid. ||| Vryheid - A former ANC councillor's car was set a light at his farm in Gluckstadt near Vryheid, the...
View Article'Frying pan killer' could flee: judge
A public outcry on Facebook, including threats on the life of murder accused Sholin Bissoon, are among the reasons he has been denied bail. ||| Durban - A public outcry on Facebook, including threats...
View ArticleR3.2m for bodyguards in one month
Durban’s metro police should have trained VIP police to serve as bodyguards for councillors who need protection, opposition parties said. ||| Durban - Durban’s metro police should have trained VIP...
View ArticleFemale prison population on the rise
The Minister of Correctional Services has expressed concern at the growing number of women prisoners, mostly for drug trafficking. ||| Durban - Minister of Correctional Services Sbu Ndebele has...
View Article100% matric pass rate against all odds
With no classrooms, lighting, flush toilets and even certain textbooks – a school near Winterton has had 100 percent matric pass rates for the past five years. ||| Durban - DESPITE a lack of the bare...
View ArticleSupersize McBillboard 'a distraction'
eThekwini municipality says Big Mac attack is a serious distraction for drivers on the N3.. ||| Durban - The eThekwini municipality has dashed to court to have a huge McDonalds advertising billboard...
View ArticleFour cousins killed by road grader
A KZN family is in mourning after four young cousins were hit by a road grader while walking home from school. ||| Durban - A family is in mourning after four children, all cousins, were hit by a...
View ArticleRobbers terrorise residents of Berea street
Gun-wielding robbers terrorised residents of a small street on Durban’s Berea this week. ||| Durban - Gun-wielding robbers terrorised residents of a small street on Durban’s Berea this week, holding up...
View ArticleANC wins three of five KZN wards
The ANC has won three of the five wards contested in municipal by-elections in KZN, according to results released by the IEC. ||| Durban - The ANC has won three of the five wards contested in municipal...
View ArticleRange of contestants for KZN polls
A taxi association and a party that says its main aim is to fight the antichrist are contesting the elections in KZN for the first time. ||| Durban - A taxi association and a party that says its main...
View ArticleFarm murder accused plays the hero
A man charged with the murder of a popular Eston farmer told the court he had saved the man’s son from being stabbed. ||| Pietermaritzburg - A man charged with the murder of popular Eston farmer, Mick...
View ArticleBodies found in Sydenham bushes
Sydenham residents woke up to a grisly discovery after three badly decomposed bodies were found in thick bushes. ||| Durban - Sydenham residents woke up to a grisly discovery after three badly...
View Article‘Bittersweet’ return for Beetge
Drug mule Tessa Beetge was slipped out of OR Tambo International Airport by her father and best friend. ||| Johannesburg - Drug mule Tessa Beetge was slipped out of OR Tambo International Airport on...
View ArticleSanral defends 'coerced' KZN survey
Legal experts say armed cops stopping drivers for traffic survey can be seen as coercion. ||| Durban - The South African National Roads Agency Ltd has defended asking armed traffic officers to stop...
View ArticleTwo held after man beaten to death
Two men have been arrested for allegedly beating a man to death in Durban. ||| Durban - Two men have been arrested for allegedly beating a man to death in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal police said on...
View ArticleFour sisters lose children in grader tragedy
Four sisters are inconsolable after they each lost one child in a horror accident north of Durban involving a road grader. ||| Durban - Four sisters are inconsolable after they each lost a child in a...
View ArticleFuneral notice fines ‘insensitive’
At least two Durban funeral parlours have been fined as the city clamps down on the posting of death notices. ||| Durban - At least two Durban funeral parlours have been fined as the city clamps down...
View ArticleLitany of complaints about Tongaat cops
oThongathi residents have accusedpolice officers officers of brutality, apathy, drinking on the job and being in cahoots with criminals. ||| Durban - oThongathi police station commander Colonel Santha...
View ArticleTeacher ‘in fear’ after pupils’ attack
Two pupils who threatened an elderly teacher and smashed the windscreen of her car have not been expelled despite a disciplinary ribunal’s recommendations. ||| SHERLISSA PETERSTHE failure by the...
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