ConCourt to hear eThekwini case
The Constitutional Court hear evidence in an application by the eThekwini Municipality on the rating of state property held in trust. ||| Durban - The Constitutional Court hear evidence on Tuesday in...
View ArticleBusinessman’s graft case withdrawn
A case of bribery and corruption against businessman Toshan Panday and Colonel Navin Madhoe was provisionally withdrawn by the Durban High Court. ||| Durban - A case of bribery and corruption against...
View ArticleFour missing after heavy rain hits KZN
Four people were missing after a severe thunderstorm in the Msinga area in northern KwaZulu-Natal. ||| KwaZulu-Natal - Four people were missing after a severe thunderstorm in the Msinga area in...
View ArticleKZN schools overcrowded - report
KwaZulu-Natal schools were overcrowded with more than 90 pupils in some classes. ||| KwaZulu-Natal - KwaZulu-Natal schools were overcrowded, with more than 90 pupils in some classes, The Witness...
View ArticleGirl, 14, found raped and murdered
A 14-year-old girl was found raped and murdered near Jozini in Maputaland at the weekend. ||| Durban - A 14-year-old girl was found raped and murdered near Jozini in Maputaland at the...
View ArticlePolela in hunting uproar
"I told farmer to b****r off," McIntosh Polela says after he was allegedly caught hunting protected species. ||| Durban - Embattled Hawks spokesman, Colonel McIntosh Polela, has been accused of...
View ArticleMan in dock for stolen containers
A Durban has been charged with stealing shipping containers worth millions from Durban's harbour. ||| Durban - A man charged with stealing shipping containers worth millions from Durban's harbour...
View ArticleR40 000 bill for mauled postman
A postman is now facing a R40 000 hospital bill after being mauled by three boerboel dogs in Newcastle. ||| Durban - Union officials are due to meet representatives of the SA Post Office tomorrow to...
View Article‘Advocate offered me tea after rape’
A woman has testified that a senior advocate stroked her hair and offered her hot chocolate or tea after allegedly raping her. ||| Durban - A woman has told the Durban High Court that a senior advocate...
View ArticlePanday in ‘suit of the century’
Thoshan Panday has vowed to launch the “the civil claim of the century” after bribery charges against him were provisionally withdrawn. ||| Durban - Umhlanga businessman, Thoshan Panday, has vowed to...
View ArticleNzimande summoned to address KZN teacher shortage
The KwaZulu-Natal education portfolio committee will this week write to Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande, summoning him to attend a meeting so he can spell out plans to deal with the...
View ArticleRape accused teen ‘mentally unsound’
A teenager who allegedly raped and gouged out the eye of an eight-year-old has been declared mentally unfit to stand trial. ||| Durban - A KWAZULU-Natal teenager who allegedly raped and gouged out the...
View ArticleIFP accused walk free
Five IFP members were released after the High Court found that charges of murder and attempted murder could not be proved. ||| Pietermaritzburg - Five IFP members were released on Tuesday after the...
View ArticleTwo held for murder in KZN
Two men wanted for separate murders were arrested in Inanda, north of Durban. ||| Durban - Two men wanted for separate murders were arrested on Tuesday in Inanda, north of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal police...
View ArticleMan held for teen’s rape, murder
A man has been arrested for allegedly raping and killing a 14-year-old KwaZulu-Natal girl. ||| Durban - A man has been arrested for allegedly raping and killing a 14-year-old girl, KwaZulu-Natal police...
View ArticleIFP welcomes court ruling
The IFP has welcomed a Pietermaritzburg High Court decision to release five members accused of murder and attempted murder. ||| Durban - The IFP has welcomed a Pietermaritzburg High Court decision to...
View ArticleNo-dope pledge from schools
KwaZulu-Natal’s top schools have taken a hard line on doping in sport. ||| Durban - The province’s top schools have taken a hard line on doping in sport, buying into a programme which is aimed at...
View Article‘My niece told me of rape by advocate’
The aunt of a woman who has accused an advocate of indecently assault and rape, said the victim had told her about both incidents. ||| Durban - The aunt of a young woman who has accused senior Durban...
View ArticleTugela floods sweep away homes and families
At least six people are missing after the Tugela River and its tributaries burst their banks flooding homes after heavy rain in KZN. ||| Durban - At least four people are still missing after the Tugela...
View ArticleR1bn for KZN student housing
KwaZulu-Natal’s universities are to spend more than R1 billion on building new student housing over the next three years. ||| Durban - KwaZulu-Natal’s universities are to spend more than R1 billion on...
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