Shack-dweller activists go into hiding
Three shack-dweller activists, who have received death threats, have gone into hiding after the murder of a comrade in Cato Crest. ||| Durban - Three members of shack-dwellers’ organisation Abahlali...
View ArticleGet ready, the big race is on
The high-profile R3.5 million Vodacom Durban July race is definitely on this Saturday. ||| Durban - The R3.5 million Vodacom Durban July race is definitely on this Saturday, it was confirmed on Monday....
View ArticleMom, daughters attacked on hiking trail
Police are hunting two men who attacked and robbed a mother and her two daughters on a popular Port Edward hiking trail. ||| Durban - Police are on the hunt for two men who attacked and robbed a...
View ArticleDad faces charges for sjambok attack
An uMhlanga man allegedly beat his nine-year-old son with a sjambok, causing such injuries that the child had to be hospitalised. ||| Durban - An uMhlanga man allegedly beat his nine-year-old son with...
View ArticleSix in court for Chats crime spree
Six men are expected to appear in the Chatsworth Magistrate’s Court on charges including carjacking and armed robbery. ||| Durban - Six men are expected to appear in the Chatsworth Magistrate’s Court...
View ArticleMom died ‘because of money’
The family of an Umlazi moneylender and stokvel member say she was gunned down because of a soured deal or loan. ||| Durban - The family of an Umlazi moneylender and stokvel member believe she was...
View ArticleRow over ‘worst ever’ July field
As Durban prepares to host the Vodacom Durban July, anger is mounting over what some are calling "the worst July field ever". ||| Durban - As Durban prepares to host the city’s premier horse racing...
View ArticleKZN gets tough on rapists
Sixteen convicted rapists were jailed in KwaZulu-Natal in the past two weeks. ||| Durban - Sixteen convicted rapists were jailed in KwaZulu-Natal in the past two weeks, police said on Tuesday.They were...
View ArticleTwo killed in taxi bridge plunge
Two people were killed and at least 11 injured when a taxi plunged off the Umgeni bridge in Pietermaritzburg. ||| Durban - Two people were killed and at least 11 injured when a taxi plunged off the...
View ArticleBurry Stander: charges dropped
Charges have been provisionally dropped against a taxi driver who allegedly killed cyclist Burry Stander. ||| Durban - Culpable homicide charges have been provisionally dropped against a minibus taxi...
View ArticleLandlord found dead in bathtub
A 43-year-old Kloof man was found dead in his bath after a tenant noticed water flowing out the door of her landlord’s Uplands Road home. ||| Durban - A 43-year-old Kloof man was found dead in his bath...
View ArticleSamaritan’s testimony nails rapists
A motorist who watched a woman being raped by two men near Durban's beachfront has helped convict the rapists. ||| Durban - Watching a woman being raped by two men in a high density area was probably...
View ArticleBy-election postponement welcomed
The KZN ANC has welcomed a decision to postpone a by-election in Ward 39, eThekwini, after allegations of voter registration fraud. ||| Durban - The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal has welcomed a decision to...
View Article‘Fitness test candidates were beaten’
Police allegedly beat people who failed to obey instructions at a KwaZulu-Natal Road Traffic Inspectorate (RTI) fitness test. ||| flaTRAFFIC-FITNESS by Nosihle ShelembePIETERMARITZBURG July 2...
View ArticleBurry Stander trial shock
Burry Stander's family was in shock after the State dropped charges against the taxi driver involved in his death. ||| Durban - Burry Stander’s family was in shock on Tuesday after the State was forced...
View ArticleWill Zuma pitch for his July VIP tent?
A website selling R5 000 tickets to a VIP marquee at the Durban July lists President Zuma as the main host. ||| Durban - Will President Jacob Zuma be attending this year’s Durban July – or not? That...
View Article2 500 bottles of spirits for the Durban July
Fifty thousand people and 2 500 bottles of spirits are just some of the numbers involved in the Durban July. ||| Durban - Fifty thousand people, three-quarters of a ton of chicken and 2 500 bottles of...
View ArticleSuspect in doctor’s killing makes confession
One of two men arrested for the murder of a Pietermaritzburg doctor has made a confession behind closed doors to a magistrate. ||| Pietermaritzburg - One of two men arrested in connection with the...
View ArticleThree appear for killing pregnant rhino
Three suspected poachers were caught red-handed with rhino horn and weapons, shortly after a pregnant white rhino was killed. ||| Durban - Three suspected poachers were allegedly caught red-handed with...
View ArticleEducation official in court for leaked papers
A senior official has been implicated in a matric exam cheating scandal by a Durban North man who has pleaded guilty to buying examination papers. ||| Durban - A senior official has been implicated in...
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