Loan may cost pair their home
A Durban attorney has denied he threatened, intimidated, abused or harassed a couple who say they were forced into a dodgy loan. ||| Durban - A Durban attorney has denied he threatened, intimidated,...
View ArticleChild killed as taxi, truck collide
A child died and 16 others were injured when a taxi and a truck collided in Newlands, Durban. ||| Durban - A child died and 16 others were injured when a taxi and a truck collided in Newlands, Durban,...
View ArticleTwo held for shopkeeper’s murder
Two men have been arrested for murdering a tuck-shop owner in KwaMashu, north of Durban. ||| KwaMashu - Two men have been arrested for murdering a tuck-shop owner in KwaMashu, north of Durban,...
View ArticleMpisane out on R100K bail
Convicted fraudster Shauwn Mpisane and her entourage breathed a loud, collective sigh of relief when she was granted bail. ||| Durban - Convicted fraudster Shauwn Mpisane and her entourage breathed a...
View ArticleMan killed in crash
A man was killed and a woman critically injured when their car hit a tree in Chatsworth, Durban, paramedics said. ||| Durban - A man was killed and a woman critically injured when their car hit a tree...
View ArticleTravellers taken for a ride
A media personality and a bank fraud expert are among a string of victims of an alleged scam that left travellers stranded. ||| Durban - A Durban media personality and a bank fraud expert are among a...
View Article43 stolen dogs rescued in Durban
Forty-three dogs – many of them kidnapped – have been rescued in Durban before they could be shipped to Angola. ||| Durban - Forty-three dogs – many of them kidnapped – have been rescued in Durban...
View ArticleFight drugs like apartheid - Thusi
South Africans must fight drug abuse in the same manner it fought apartheid, the MEC for Social Development in KwaZulu-Natal said. ||| Durban - South Africans must fight drug abuse in the same manner...
View ArticleWe are victims - Mpisanes
S'bu and Shauwn Mpisane believe they are victims of a smear campaign involving powerful construction industry rivals. ||| Durban - S’bu and Shauwn Mpisane, the self-styled “first citizens” of La Lucia,...
View ArticleExhumed man’s family finds closure
A Durban man's family were forced to hire a private pathologist to confirm that the body buried in a grave at the Redhill Cemetery was his. ||| Durban - Overwhelmed by the exhumation of her father’s...
View ArticleKids packed like sardines
JG Zuma High School, like many schools in the province, is badly overcrowded. Charmel Bowman sits in on a class. ||| Ninety-four Grade 7 pupils were crammed into a stuffy classroom at JG Zuma High...
View ArticleBody in box mystery
Two men were faced with a grisly sight when they opened a box deposited outside a mortuary. ||| The scene was grotesque enough to haunt his dreams, said the man who had seen a woman’s body which looked...
View ArticleMike’s tender spot (of bother)
Construction companies are in arbitration with former housing MEC Mike Mabuyakhulu over cancelled contracts. ||| Embattled KZN Economic Development and Tourism MEC Mike Mabuyakhulu’s apparent...
View ArticleShauwn: people are jealous
The Mpisanes say the ‘problem’ could be that they are young and rich, write Nathi Olifant and Agiza Hlongwane ||| Businesswoman Shauwn Mpisane says she would rather spend time in jail if it means it...
View Article'We'll fight Sifiso's parole'
Sifiso Zulu is closer to being released from prison after his reconciliation with some of the people who survived the fatal car crash he caused he cause. ||| KwaZulu Natal - Durban businessman and...
View ArticleNew Sassa system infuriates pensioners
A hi-tech voice recognition system designed to curb social grant fraud has pensioners flummoxed, with many fearing they may not receive their payouts. ||| Durban - A hi-tech voice recognition system...
View ArticleWhistle-blower reinstated
A public protector’s report that found a whistle-blower had been unfairly dismissed - and ordered that she be re-instated - has been hailed a victory in the fight against corruption. ||| Durban - A...
View ArticleBaby DNA sends rape dad to jail
A father who had repeatedly raped and impregnated his 15-year-old daughter has been sentenced to life in prison. ||| Durban - Police investigation and DNA analysis, which proved that a father had...
View ArticleAlleged Satanist on murder charge
A man claiming to be Satanist appeared in the Eshowe Magistrate's Court for allegedly killing a six-year-old relative. ||| Eshowe - A man claiming to be Satanist appeared in the Eshowe Magistrate's...
View ArticleFive in court for IFP murder
Five people accused of killing an IFP supporter appeared in the Durban Regional Court. ||| Durban - Five people accused of killing an IFP supporter appeared in the Durban Regional Court on Monday.The...
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