One shot dead in house robbery
Four friends and a relative were assaulted and one shot dead during a violent house robbery that lasted more than half an hour. ||| Durban - Four friends and a relative were assaulted and one shot dead...
View Article‘Lover set boyfriend’s shack fire’
Fed up with her boyfriend’s philandering, a woman enlisted her friends’ help to set the man’s shack alight. ||| Durban - Fed up with her boyfriend’s philandering, a woman enlisted her friends’ help to...
View ArticleMidlands couple in hospital after attack
An elderly couple are recovering in ICU after an attack on their Nottingham Road farm over the weekend. ||| Durban - AN elderly couple are recovering in ICU after an attack on their Nottingham Road...
View ArticleMan stabbed to death for bicycle
A young Durban man was attacked and stabbed to death for his bicycle, outside the front gate of his Cato Manor home. ||| Durban - A young Durban man was attacked and stabbed to death for his bicycle,...
View ArticlePongola Hospital loses funding
||| Durban - KwaZulu-Natal would no longer fund Pongola Hospital in the Zululand district, the provincial health department said on Tuesday.The state-funded hospital's application for money was turned...
View ArticleMom watched daughter’s gang rape
Two men have appeared in court after a Pietermaritzburg woman was gang raped in her home as her helpless mother looked on. ||| Durban - Two men, charged with the horrific gang rape and robbery of a...
View Article‘Why would anyone hurt my child?’
The family of an eight-year-old who was found dead, possibly raped, and with her eyes gouged out, are trying to cope with her death. ||| Durban - The family of an uMlazi pupil who was found dead,...
View ArticleNew move to protect KZN’s oribi
Environmentalists and security experts have joined hands to protect the threatened Oribi antelope from illegal dog hunting. ||| Durban - Environmentalists and security experts have joined hands to...
View Article‘Amigos’ trial accused challenges crime act
Gaston Savoi challenged the Prevention of Organised Crime Act in the Pietermaritzburg High Court. ||| Durban - Gaston Savoi, the businessman accused in the R144 million “Amigos” trial, challenged the...
View ArticleCop in court for KFC shooting
A policeman accused of shooting dead a robber at a Durban fast food outlet has appeared in the Pinetown Magistrate's Court. ||| Durban - A policeman accused of shooting dead a robber at a Durban fast...
View ArticleRobbers pepper-spray four-month-old baby
Robbers who invaded the home of a Durban family pepper-sprayed a sleeping baby and pointed a gun at a three-year-old. ||| Durban - Robbers who invaded the home of a Durban family pepper-sprayed a...
View ArticleSecond man pleads guilty to gang rape
Another man has pleaded guilty to the gang rape of a 24-year-old Pietermaritzburg woman. ||| Pietermaritzburg - Another man has pleaded guilty to the gang rape of a 24-year-old Pietermaritzburg...
View ArticleR171 000 tracksuit cost raises ire
The mayor of Newcastle municipality is at loggerheads with three DA councillors over the cost of ten tracksuits. ||| Durban - The mayor of the ANC-led Newcastle municipality has accused three DA...
View ArticleMan bitten by his rabid pet donkey
A Durban man is undergoing intensive medical treatment after being bitten by a rabid donkey - a "family pet." ||| Durban - A Durban man is undergoing medical treatment after being bitten by a rabid...
View ArticleFraud accused’s charge ‘abstract’
Fraud accused Gaston Savoi’s challenge to the Prevention of Organised Crime Act has been branded “abstract and premature”. ||| Durban - “Amigos” trial fraud accused Gaston Savoi’s pretrial challenge to...
View ArticleRose-Leigh is ready for transplant
Nine-year-old Rose-Leigh Usher could undergo a potentially life-saving stem cell transplant within four to six weeks. ||| Durban - Nine-year-old Rose-Leigh Usher, the Wentworth girl fighting a rare,...
View ArticleSlaying highlights hospital safety
The hunt is still on for the man who shot King Edward VIII Hospital’s labour relations officer last Thursday. ||| Durban - The hunt is still on for the man who shot King Edward VIII Hospital’s labour...
View ArticleMayor condemns murder of 8-year-old
eThekwini mayor James Nxumalo has condemned the rape and murder of grade three pupil, Nonjabulo Sabela. ||| Durban - eThekwini mayor James Nxumalo condemned the rape and murder of a grade three pupil...
View ArticleBy-elections running smoothly
Municipal by-elections in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape went smoothly on Wednesday, the Independent Electoral Commission said. ||| Johannesburg - Municipal by-elections in Gauteng,...
View ArticleTaxi boss killed in drive-by shooting
Simangaliso Khumalo, 63, was sitting in his vehicle with a woman, when two unknown men opened fire at them. ||| Durban - Two men killed a taxi boss in a drive-by-shooting in Bergville, the...
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