Two Durban tour boats collide
Three people were injured when two tour boats collided in Durban harbour. ||| Durban - Three people were injured when two tour boats collided in Durban harbour, paramedics said on Saturday.Th accident...
View ArticleBlue light lock-up
Cars of Durban mayor and West Pondoland king impounded until lights removed. ||| Durban - A plucky South Coast traffic cop has locked horns with speeding VIPs in a move that has seen him impound a pair...
View ArticleTwo held for corpse fraud
A funeral parlour owner and woman have been arrested after the two used a corpse to fraudulently claim life insurance ||| Durban - A funeral parlour owner and woman were arrested near Umbilo, Durban,...
View ArticleBomb hoax man wanted to impress boss
A Durban security guard has admitted to making three hoax bomb threats at a mall in an attempt to get a promotion. ||| Durban, KwaZulu-Natal - A Bluff security guard, whose hoax bomb threats caused a...
View ArticleNew cruise terminal for Durban
A world-class cruise liner terminal that is part of the Durban Point Waterfront development is being planned for the city. ||| Durban - A world-class cruise ship terminal that is part of the Durban...
View ArticleDurban beaches ‘safe’ after sewage spill
If you go down to a Durban beach today you could be in for a big surprise… ||| Durban - If you go down to the beach today you could be in for a big surprise… especially if you rely on the eThekwini...
View ArticleMom, baby die after lightning strikes home
An Eshowe mother and her 11-month-old baby were killed when lightning struck their home on Christmas Day. ||| Durban - An Eshowe mother and her 11-month-old baby were killed when lightning struck their...
View ArticleUpmarket suburban ‘brothel’ raided
Durban cops swooped on an escort agency, seizing cocaine, condoms and 50 books containing clients' names. ||| Durban - The wealthy owner of an upmarket escort agency and massage parlour in a Durban...
View ArticleArmed robbers stop to play with baby
A KZN family experienced a different kind of goodwill on December 26 when burglars broke into their house. ||| Durban - A Botha’s Hill family experienced a different kind of goodwill on December 26...
View ArticleFormer mayor dies after crash
Former Durban mayor, Trevor Warman, 86, has died of injuries he sustained in a car crash which also claimed the life of his wife. ||| Durban - Former Durban mayor, Trevor Warman, 86, has died of...
View ArticleChaos as 15 000 apply for 90 cop jobs
Scores of people competing for 90 traffic officer posts were treated for dehydration when they collapsed after the fitness test. ||| Pietermaritzburg - There was mayhem in Pietermaritzburg on Thursday...
View ArticleNo uShaka parties, says NSPCA
The National Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is calling for the cancellation of uShaka New Year’s Eve parties. ||| Durban - The National Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals...
View ArticleRanger saves walker from rhino goring
A KZN woman escaped with grazes and bruises after a juvenile rhino rammed into her and tossed her into the air. ||| Durban - A Durban North mother on a game walk in KwaZulu-Natal escaped with grazes...
View ArticleMicro-light crashes near Richards Bay
A micro-light aircraft crashed just outside Richards Bay, 911 paramedics reported. ||| A micro-light aircraft crashed just outside Richards Bay, Netcare 911 paramedics said on Saturday.“It sounds like...
View ArticleRescue teams chase 'toy' micro-light
Rescue teams sent on a wild goose chase after toy plane mistaken for real thing. ||| Rescue teams were sent on a wild goose chase on Saturday, after a radio-controlled micro-light toy plane was...
View ArticleKZN cop recruitment test kills six
Six have died from suspected dehydration after taking part in a recruitment fitness test. ||| Six people have died from suspected dehydration after taking part in a KwaZulu-Natal traffic department...
View ArticleMEC suspends tests for jobs
KwaZulu-Natal's transport MEC has suspended all tests for Road Traffic Inspectorate jobs after seven people died. ||| Durban - KwaZulu-Natal transport MEC Willies Mchunu has suspended all tests for...
View ArticleUmalusi happy with Matric results
Education quality assurance body Umalusi has rubber stamped the 2012 national senior certificate results for release on Thursday. ||| Education quality assurance body Umalusi has rubber- stamped the...
View ArticleClose shave for eThekwini speaker
eThekwini Speaker Logie Naidoo’s driver and another man thought to be his bodyguard were killed in a car crash. ||| “It could have been me – if I was in the car I would have been killed,” said...
View ArticleProbe into fitness test deaths
Investigators will look into events at the Harry Gwala Stadium, where seven people died during strenuous fitness tests. ||| Pietermaritzburg - Seven people died this week after participating in...
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