Bus drivers R100 000 out of pocket
Durban bus drivers are demanding reinstatement or claiming damages after being retrenched in 2008. ||| Durban - They came to court hopeful of obtaining an order forcing the eThekwini Municipality to...
View ArticleErrant city councillors fined for doing business
Three ANC councillors caught doing business with the eThekwini Municipality for two consecutive financial years, have been fined. ||| Durban - Three ANC councillors, including chief whip Stanley Xulu...
View ArticleGirl, 13, whacks robber with walking stick
A brave Durban girl repeatedly kicked and hit a robber on his head with a walking stick to stop him from throttling her granny. ||| Durban - A brave 13-year-old girl repeatedly kicked and hit a robber...
View ArticleHeavy snowfall covers Drakensberg
Temperatures dropped to below zero in the Drakensberg and heavy snowfall has been reported for Sani Pass. ||| Durban - Temperatures dropped to below zero in the Drakensberg and Sani Pass on Friday...
View ArticlePopular principal cleaerd of charges
The principal of a once-top performing KZN school feels vindicated after being cleared of eight charges, including misconduct. ||| Durban - A popular principal of a once top performing KwaZulu-Natal...
View ArticleActivists to protest at circus
Activists are expected to gather at the old Durban drive-in to protest the Brian Boswell Circus’s continued use of wild animals. ||| Durban - Animal activists are expected to gather at the old Durban...
View ArticleWhoonga Park fenced in to fight crime
Durban’s notorious Whoonga Park is being fenced in a bid by the municipality to keep people out. ||| Durban - Durban’s notorious Whoonga Park is being fenced in a bid by the municipality to keep people...
View ArticleSlain activist was warned to leave
The distraught girlfriend of the murdered Cato Crest protest leader says he was warned to flee the area for his own safety. ||| Durban - The distraught girlfriend of the murdered Cato Crest protest...
View ArticleBusinesses rally around rape survivor
Lindiwe, who had her eye gouged out by her attacker, needs to travel to Durban every 18 months to have the eye replaced. ||| Durban - Local hospitality industry players have rallied around a 9-year-old...
View ArticleI killed for my sister, says man
A brother's love for his sister was tested to the extreme when she ordered him to kill her love rival. ||| Durban - A brother’s love for his sister was tested to the extreme when she ordered him to...
View ArticleMom petitions against killer’s parole
“I cannot accept that he will be free. He does not have the right to live a normal life. He must spend the rest of his life in prison.” ||| Durban - In a desperate bid to stop her daughter’s rapist and...
View Article18 years for brotherly love murder
A KZN man who killed his sister’s love rival in exchange for a cow has been handed an 18 year jail sentence. ||| Pietermaritzburg - A man who murdered a woman in a love triangle was sentenced to 18...
View ArticleSix in court for robbery, hijacking
Six men accused of hijackings and robberies have appeared in the Chatsworth Magistrate's Court. ||| Durban - Six men accused of hijackings and robberies have appeared in the Chatsworth Magistrate's...
View ArticleDurban holds prayer meeting for Mandela
About a hundred people held a prayer meeting for former president Nelson Mandela outside the Durban city hall on Friday. ||| Durban - About a hundred people held a prayer meeting for former president...
View ArticleMan held for drugs
KwaZulu-Natal police have arrested a man after a search was conducted at an apartment in Sydenham. ||| Durban - A man was arrested after a search was conducted at an apartment in Sydenham, near...
View ArticleIpid to probe assault, murder case
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate would probe an attack on a family in Greytown that left one person dead, KwaZulu-Natal police said. ||| Durban - The Independent Police Investigative...
View ArticleTraditional healer sought for alleged rape of girl
Cops are on the hunt for a traditional healer who allegedly raped a girl in her bedroom while her family sat in the next room thinking he was performing a traditional ritual. ||| Durban - Police are on...
View ArticleFear grows as lioness roams Zululand
Residents wary of big cat on the loose which has evaded capture, writes Mervyn Naidoo ||| Durban - A lioness, which is believed to have escaped from Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Game Park, has left residents in...
View ArticleMurder follows MEC’s outburst
Friends of a Durban activist who was gunned down this week have called on the police to ramp up their investigation into the murder. ||| Durban - Friends of a Durban activist who was gunned down this...
View ArticleTeen drowns saving child
A 15-year-old boy drowned in a ditch in Slangspruit, Imbali, near Pietermaritzburg, while rescuing a child, according to a report. ||| Pietermaritzburg - A 15-year-old boy drowned in a ditch in...
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