Rape accused to appear in court
A man accused of raping a seven-year-old child will appear in Newcastle Magistrate's Court. ||| A man accused of raping a seven-year-old child will appear in Newcastle Magistrate's Court on Monday,...
View Article7 held for defrauding RAF
Seven people have been arrested in Pietermaritzburg for allegedly lodging false claims with the Road Accident Fund. ||| Seven people have been arrested in Pietermaritzburg for allegedly lodging false...
View Article5 guilty of professor’s murder
Five people have been found guilty of the murder of Pietermaritzburg academic Professor Samuel Zondi. ||| Five people have been found guilty of the murder of Pietermaritzburg academic Professor Samuel...
View ArticleKulamule umasipala begweve nendawo
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View Article3 ANCYL Mpumalanga members suspended
Three ANC Youth League provincial executive committee members in Mpumalanga have been suspended. ||| Three ANC Youth League provincial executive committee (PEC) members in Mpumalanga have been...
View ArticleCop held for possession of drugs
A police officer has been arrested in Uitenhage in connection with possession of drugs. ||| A policeman was arrested in Uitenhage on Friday in connection with possession of drugs, Eastern Cape police...
View ArticleNaas part of Hewitt inquiry
Former Springbok rugby captain Naas Botha and other SA sporting legends are to probe claims of sexual abuse made against tennis legend Bob Hewitt. ||| Former Springbok rugby captain Naas Botha and...
View ArticleRobbers hold up Symcox with own gun
Former Proteas player Pat Symcox has warned holidaymakers to be on their guard after he had his own firearm pointed at him in a robbery at his South Coast house. ||| Former Proteas and Natal player Pat...
View ArticleSuccess of COP17 in the balance
Durban could earn notoriety as “the graveyard of Kyoto” if COP17 don't agree to a second commitment period to the protocol. ||| About 20 000 delegates have begun descending on Durban for the COP17...
View ArticleSurfer rescues driver from flood
A Durban man is lucky to be alive after being swept away during flash floods. ||| A man had to be rescued during severe flooding at Amanzimtoti, on the south coast of Durban, on Sunday evening. It’s...
View ArticleSix killed in flooding
A violent storm killed six people in Durban and Pietermaritzburg and destroyed several of homes. ||| A violent storm killed six people in Durban and Pietermaritzburg on Sunday night and destroyed...
View ArticleFaith leaders pray for climate change
“We have a duty to care for God’s creation,” spectators are told. ||| We are rapidly destroying our life-support systems. Congregations must recognise that caring for the environment is an integral...
View ArticleProducing “miracles” from waste
A KZN woman uses the gas from cow dung to power her two-plate stove and feed a community. ||| Roughly 100km from Durban’s city centre, far removed from the tireless debate and gnashing of teeth that...
View ArticleWhat’s On during COP17
A host of events have been planned to entertain and educate you. ||| The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP17) has a host of side events to entertain and educate residents of, and visitors...
View ArticleChild fondler still not in jail
Stewart Hewitt, convicted of indecent assault, fired his lawyer moments before sentencing. ||| Stewart Hewitt, convicted of indecent assault, fired his lawyer on Friday, moments before he was sentenced...
View ArticleKZN downpour kills eight
A storm has destroyed about 700 houses and left at least eight people dead in KwaZulu-Natal. ||| At least eight people were reported dead, about 700 houses had been destroyed and thousands had been...
View ArticleWrangle over next city boss
eThekwini city manager interviews cancelled over “succession battle.” ||| eThekwini Municipality’s top brass were told that interviews which had been scheduled for Friday for the post of city manager...
View ArticleR50m boost for KZN hospital
Revitalisation project starts on the historical, but dilapidated KwaZulu-Natal Children’s Hospital. ||| Reconstruction of the dilapidated historic KwaZulu-Natal Children’s Hospital is to start in...
View ArticleCop testifies in PMB murder trial
The alleged murderer of a private security manager poined a cocked gun at the first officer on the crime scene, the court has heard. ||| The alleged murderer of a Pietermaritzburg private security...
View ArticleSA to ban light bulbs
By 2016, any bright ideas or lightbulb moments you have, will have to be energy saving ones. ||| SA is planning to become the first country in Africa to phase out and then ban all energy-guzzling light...
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