Bus was carrying special-needs pupils
The 46 children injured in a bus crash in Pietermaritzburg were from a school for pupils with special needs, according to paramedics. ||| Johannesburg - The 46 children injured in a bus crash in...
View ArticleMen jailed for stoning sangoma to death
Three men are behind bars after a sangoma, wrongly accused of abducting a child, was stoned to death by a mob. ||| Durban - The mother of the sangoma who was stoned to death in Welbedacht by a mob...
View ArticleAnglers apply for permits
About 4 000 Durban fishermen have started a application process which they hope will eventually allow them to resume fishing. ||| Durban - ABOUT 4 000 fishermen crammed into the Clairwood Tamil...
View ArticleRise in credit card fraud
Fraudsters who clone cards are on the increase, as a KZN man found out when someone went on a shopping spree with his money. ||| Durban - Fraudsters who clone bank cards are on the increase, as a...
View ArticleIFP sees red over cancer saga
The IFP wants KZN's health MEC to quit over a failure to keep two radiotherapy machines operational at a Durban hospital. ||| Durban - The Inkatha Freedom Party on Monday called for KwaZulu-Natal's...
View ArticleSars auditor disgruntled over Mpisane
A Sars tax auditor was unhappy over having to reverse her tax assessment of businesswoman Shauwn Mpisane, the court heard. ||| Durban - A SA Revenue Service (Sars) tax auditor was unhappy over having...
View ArticleIrregularities scupper KZN by-election
The Independent Electoral Commission has cancelled a northern KwaZulu-Natal by-election amid allegations of irregularities. ||| Durban - The Independent Electoral Commission has cancelled a northern...
View ArticlePupils will have to learn African language
All primary school pupils will soon have to learn an African language, according to the Department of Basic Education. ||| Durban - All primary school pupils will have to learn an African language – as...
View ArticleMpisane audit spurned, court told
The Sars audit specialist testifying in the tax fraud trial of Shauwn Mpisane says her bosses questioned the credibility of her audit. ||| Durban - The Sars audit specialist who is testifying in the...
View ArticleRobbers put gun in boy’s mouth
‘Mom, please don’t let them kill me!” They are words no mother should ever have to hear, but at lunchtime on Sunday Karen Daley, 43, watched in horror as her 13-year-old son, Matthew, was frogmarched...
View ArticleMpisane invoices queried in court
The amounts on fake invoices submitted by Shauwn Mpisane were lower than those on the genuine invoices issued by suppliers, the Durban Regional Court heard. ||| Durban - The amounts on fake invoices...
View ArticlePolela could face new charge
Three months after being accused of poaching, sacked Hawks spokesman, McIntosh Polela, may be in hot water again. ||| Durban - Three months after being accused of poaching at a Himeville,...
View ArticleMan tells of deadly fitness test
A man found his friend with a swollen chest and face at a hospital after a recruitment fitness test, a commission of inquiry was told. ||| Durban - A man found his friend with a swollen chest and face...
View ArticleSBV trial man a murderer
Fifteen years after being acquitted in the sensational R31.4m SBV robbery, a Durban businessman now faces possible life in prison. ||| Durban - Fifteen years after being acquitted in the sensational...
View ArticleDurban’s underground crime revealed
Drug pedlars and other criminals are believed to be operating and hiding in a network of stormwater and cable tunnels between the harbour and Glenwood. ||| Durban - Drug pedlars and other criminals are...
View Article'They put a gun in my son's mouth'
Karen Daley watched in horror as her son, Matthew, was marched into their house by robbers, with a gun at his head. ||| Durban - ‘Mom, please don’t let them kill me!” They are words no mother should...
View Article‘Mayor of Zumaville’ in hot water
A cousin of President Jacob Zuma is in trouble after his construction company was put into liquidation. ||| Durban - Two weeks ago, President Jacob Zuma’s cousin, Sibusiso “Deebo” Mzobe, married his...
View ArticlePolice nab hijacker in Pavilion stake-out
A police stake-out on the rooftop parking at the Pavilion shopping mall in Westville saw a hijacker cornered and arrested. ||| Durban - A police stake-out on the rooftop parking at the Pavilion...
View ArticleCattle farmer shot in stomach
A cattle farmer was in a critical condition after being shot in the stomach in a robbery on his farm in Zululand. ||| Durban - A cattle farmer was in a critical condition after being shot in the...
View ArticleKiller of Kloof man spared life term
A Durban high court judge has sentenced the young man who murdered Kloof resident Rodney Bradley to 25 years in jail. ||| Durban - Not wanting to “sacrifice him on the altar of public opinion” a Durban...
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