Friend helps out after flat fire
Jackie Strydom and her sons lost everything she owns when a fire razed their flat, but the greatest loss is her husband’s ashes. ||| Durban - When Jackie Strydom lost her husband in a horror car...
View ArticleDead agent to speak to the court
The statement by a dead estate agent has been deemed admissible evidence in the corruption trial of a former Msunduzi deputy mayor. ||| Durban - The statement by dead estate agent Neville Watts has...
View ArticleMayor in the making
A simple request from a hopeful little girl is all it took to tug at the heartstrings of a top Durban city official. ||| Durban - A SIMPLE request, from a hopeful little girl, is all it took to tug at...
View ArticleSome good news for landowners
The KZN Department of Rural Development and Land Reform has been allocated a budget to help in settling or restoring land claims. ||| Durban - The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Rural Development and Land...
View ArticleDurban harbour safe after gas leak
The Durban harbour has been declared safe after 14 people were affected by an ammonia gas leak . ||| Durban - The Durban harbour has been declared safe after 14 people were affected by an ammonia gas...
View ArticleKZN cancer patients denied treatment
The KwaZulu-Natal health department's refusal to pay a maintenance contract for two radiotherapy machines has left hundreds of cancer patients without treatment. ||| Durban - The KwaZulu-Natal health...
View Article‘Democracy is the freedom to change your mind’
Democracy is not about slavish devotion to a particular political party, DA leader Helen Zille said during a Freedom Day rally. ||| KwaZulu-Natal - Democracy is not about slavish devotion to a...
View ArticleZulu wedding fit for royalty
When businessman and President Jacob Zuma’s cousin Deebo Mzobe marries his young bride it will be a wedding befitting a king. ||| Durban - When Durban businessman and President Jacob Zuma’s cousin...
View ArticleMan burnt in Durban harbour ammonia leak
One person was burnt and 13 others were treated for ammonia inhalation after a gas leak at the Durban harbour. ||| Durban - One person was burnt and 13 others were treated for ammonia inhalation after...
View ArticleSculptors stake their claims on the beach
Sand sculptors on Durban’s beachfront were in a defiant mood and said they would not be bullied by Metro cops into moving. ||| Durban - Sand sculptors on Durban’s beachfront were in a defiant mood and...
View ArticleCops tell Hillcrest crime fighters to toe the line
Hillcrest crime fighters are furious with police after being told to throw their CPF constitution into the rubbish bin and toe the line. ||| Durban - Hillcrest crime fighters are furious with police...
View ArticlePromised blessings a cover for theft
A woman faces more than 50 charges after she allegedly convinced people to part with jewellery and cash, promising to bless them. ||| Durban - A Chatsworth woman facing more than 50 counts of fraud and...
View ArticleRose-Leigh on road to recovery
Nine-year-old Rose-Leigh Usher is on the road to recovery at Groote Schuur Hospital following a crucial stem cell transplant. ||| Cape Town - A nine-year-old Durban cancer patient is on the road to...
View ArticleMan gets 20 years for raping sister
A man found guilty of raping his three-year-old sister was sentenced to 20 years in jail by the Eshowe Regional Court. ||| Eshowe - A man found guilty of raping his sister was sentenced to 20 years in...
View ArticleMpisane faces busy week in court
Durban businesswoman Shauwn Mpisane has appeared briefly in Durban’s Commercial Crime Court - and she’s likely to spend the rest of the week in the dock. ||| Durban - Durban businesswoman Shauwn...
View ArticleRecruits felled by heat, commission told
Traffic department recruits watched as some of those who had gone before them collapsed from heat exhaustion. ||| Durban - While lining up to begin their fitness test, traffic department recruits...
View ArticleKZN’s ‘white’ suburbs are now ‘black’
The formerly white suburbs of Kloof and Durban North are now dominated by black residents, according to Census figures. ||| Durban - It is official: the affluent formerly white suburbs of Kloof and...
View ArticleKotze’s co-accused denies planning rape
Johan Kotze’s co-accused, Andries Sithole, has denied helping to plan the rape of Ina Bonnette in Modimolle. ||| Pretoria - Johan Kotze's co-accused, Andries Sithole, has denied helping to plan the...
View ArticleKZN group defends Gumede probe
The Magistrate’s Commission has defended its lengthy investigation into the conduct of Pinetown regional magistrate Stanley Gumede. ||| Durban - The Magistrate’s Commission has defended its long –...
View ArticlePolice track suspect using SIM card
Durban police have used a SIM card to track down a motorist who allegedly ignored a stop sign and crashed into another car. ||| Durban - Police used a SIM card to track down the driver of a VW Golf who...
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