Taxi man’s R12k fine welcomed
The R12 000 fine imposed on a KwaZulu-Natal taxi driver for reckless driving was welcomed by community safety MEC Willies Mchunu. ||| Durban - The R12 000 fine imposed on a KwaZulu-Natal taxi driver...
View ArticleState to retry brothel case couple
The National Prosecuting Authority is going ahead with its racketeering case against two alleged brothel-keepers. ||| Durban - The National Prosecuting Authority is going ahead with its racketeering...
View ArticlePolygraph tests for mall staff
Staff at a Durban mall are to undergo polygraph tests, following the theft of a couple’s car from the rooftop parking. ||| Durban - Staff at the Pavilion Shopping Mall in Westville are to undergo...
View ArticleJail term 'too harsh for teen'
Calling a six-year jail term for a 17-year-old housebreaker “harsh and excessive”, the Pietermaritzburg High Court overturned the sentence. ||| Durban - Calling a six-year jail term for a 17-year-old...
View ArticleLong queue for jobs at Durban July
Thousands of jobseekers queued in the scorching sun outside Greyville race course for 600 positions during the Durban July. ||| Durban - Thousands of jobseekers have been queuing in the scorching sun...
View ArticleMetro cop shoots partner, self
A 27-year-old metro policeman’s body was found under the Alice Street bridge at 5am on Friday. ||| Durban - A 27-year-old metro policeman’s body was found under the Alice Street bridge at 5am on...
View ArticleMEC eases worries on mortuaries
There is no crisis at Durban’s Magwaza Maphalala (Gale) Street Mortuary, KZN Health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo has insisted. ||| Durban - There is no crisis at Durban’s Magwaza Maphalala (Gale) Street...
View ArticleHumble hero meets baby’s parents
The man who reunited a toddler with her distraught mother after their car was hijacked, has met her parents. ||| Durban - The man who plucked a toddler still strapped in her car seat from the middle of...
View ArticleMpisane’s third case postponed
A third case involving businesswoman “Shauwn” Mpisane - in which she is accused of interfering with a witness - has been postponed. ||| Durban - A third case involving Durban businesswoman Mabongi...
View ArticleMan hacks girlfriend, hangs himself
An Umlazi security guard allegedly fatally assaulted his girlfriend with a pick axe on the eve of Valentine’s Day, before hanging himself. ||| Durban - An Umlazi security guard fatally assaulted his...
View ArticleNarandas murder trial into fifth year
The murder trial of Rajiv Narandas, the Durban businessman-turned-bodybuilder, has entered it's fifth year. ||| Durban - Yet another postponement in the murder trial of Rajiv Narandas, the Durban...
View ArticleStepdad fathered baby with girl, 12
A man was arrested for raping his 12-year-old stepdaughter, after a paternity test proved he fathered her baby. ||| Durban - A KwaZulu-Natal man was arrested on Friday for raping his stepdaughter,...
View ArticleDrugs, cash seized in Durban house
A police raid at an alleged drug dealer's house in Durban netted drugs worth R280 000 and over R200 000 in cash, police said. ||| Durban - A police raid at an alleged drug dealer's house in Durban...
View ArticleFatal ‘day of love’ for three more women
Valentine's Day turned fatal for at least three women in KZN - allegedly killed by their partners who then killed themselves. ||| KwaZulu-Natal - Valentine’s Day turned fatal for at least three women...
View ArticleBig guns out as Mpisanes leave court
Flanked by at least four bodyguards, one of whom was carrying a semi-automatic firearm, Shauwn and Sbu Mpisane smiled as they walked out of the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court. ||| Durban - Flanked by at...
View ArticleShop steward wants purge of metro cops
A Samwu shop steward has stuck his neck out in an open letter, calling for a purge of the metro police department of senior officers. ||| KwaZulu-Natal - A South African Municipal Workers Union shop...
View ArticleCops probe dog-smuggling link
Police may investigate if four American pitbulls recently stolen from their Durban owners are linked to an international dog-smuggling syndicate. ||| Durban - Police may investigate if four American...
View ArticleTop brass at glam event, but where’s Mom?
One person was absent from Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa’s nuptials – and she claims she was left off the guest list, writes Nathi Olifant. ||| Durban - South Africa’s political elite descended on...
View ArticleFamily tragedy that started with broken dreams
Traumatised teenage daughters witness shootings of family and dad’s lover. ||| Durban - Teenage sisters aged 16 and 17 endured a nightmare that lasted several hours in their family home in Westville...
View ArticleSydney to copy Durban’s Top Gear show
Durban Top Gear Festival is the benchmark for Sydney, which is planning its own event. ||| Durban’s successful Top Gear Festival, which was staged for the first time in 2012, is being held up as the...
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