Pongola Hospital loses funding
||| Durban - KwaZulu-Natal would no longer fund Pongola Hospital in the Zululand district, the provincial health department said on Tuesday.The state-funded hospital's application for money was turned...
View ArticleMom watched daughter’s gang rape
Two men have appeared in court after a Pietermaritzburg woman was gang raped in her home as her helpless mother looked on. ||| Durban - Two men, charged with the horrific gang rape and robbery of a...
View Article‘Why would anyone hurt my child?’
The family of an eight-year-old who was found dead, possibly raped, and with her eyes gouged out, are trying to cope with her death. ||| Durban - The family of an uMlazi pupil who was found dead,...
View ArticleNew move to protect KZN’s oribi
Environmentalists and security experts have joined hands to protect the threatened Oribi antelope from illegal dog hunting. ||| Durban - Environmentalists and security experts have joined hands to...
View ArticleBaby killer gets house arrest
A law student hid her newborn baby in a cupboard for 16 hours, hoping the birth was a "bad dream." ||| Durban - A Durban law student who hid her newborn baby in a cupboard for 16 hours – hoping the...
View ArticleSecond man pleads guilty to gang rape
Another man has pleaded guilty to the gang rape of a 24-year-old Pietermaritzburg woman. ||| Pietermaritzburg - Another man has pleaded guilty to the gang rape of a 24-year-old Pietermaritzburg...
View ArticleR171 000 tracksuit cost raises ire
The mayor of Newcastle municipality is at loggerheads with three DA councillors over the cost of ten tracksuits. ||| Durban - The mayor of the ANC-led Newcastle municipality has accused three DA...
View ArticleMan bitten by his rabid pet donkey
A Durban man is undergoing intensive medical treatment after being bitten by a rabid donkey - a "family pet." ||| Durban - A Durban man is undergoing medical treatment after being bitten by a rabid...
View ArticleFraud accused’s charge ‘abstract’
Fraud accused Gaston Savoi’s challenge to the Prevention of Organised Crime Act has been branded “abstract and premature”. ||| Durban - “Amigos” trial fraud accused Gaston Savoi’s pretrial challenge to...
View ArticleRose-Leigh is ready for transplant
Nine-year-old Rose-Leigh Usher could undergo a potentially life-saving stem cell transplant within four to six weeks. ||| Durban - Nine-year-old Rose-Leigh Usher, the Wentworth girl fighting a rare,...
View ArticleSlaying highlights hospital safety
The hunt is still on for the man who shot King Edward VIII Hospital’s labour relations officer last Thursday. ||| Durban - The hunt is still on for the man who shot King Edward VIII Hospital’s labour...
View ArticleMayor condemns murder of 8-year-old
eThekwini mayor James Nxumalo has condemned the rape and murder of grade three pupil, Nonjabulo Sabela. ||| Durban - eThekwini mayor James Nxumalo condemned the rape and murder of a grade three pupil...
View ArticleBy-elections running smoothly
Municipal by-elections in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape went smoothly on Wednesday, the Independent Electoral Commission said. ||| Johannesburg - Municipal by-elections in Gauteng,...
View ArticleTaxi boss killed in drive-by shooting
Simangaliso Khumalo, 63, was sitting in his vehicle with a woman, when two unknown men opened fire at them. ||| Durban - Two men killed a taxi boss in a drive-by-shooting in Bergville, the...
View ArticleDrugs worth R144k found in Chatsworth
Drugs worth an estimated R144,000 on the street have been found at a house in Durban. ||| Durban - Drugs worth an estimated R144 000 on the street have been found at a house in Shall Cross, near...
View ArticleWarders beat prisoner to death
Eight warders at Durban Westville’s Medium A Prison beat an inmate to death following a knifing in the mess hall. ||| Durban - Days after police in Daveyton dragged Mozambican Mido Macia to his death...
View ArticleFrontrunners emerge in eThekwini DA race
Tex Collins, the ousted DA caucus leader in eThekwini, is backing his deputy Zwakele Mncwango as the best man for his job. ||| Durban - Tex Collins, the ousted DA caucus leader in eThekwini, is backing...
View ArticleANC retains KZN ward - IEC
The ANC has retained Ward Seven in Vulamehlo Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, winning 79 percent of the vote in a by-election. ||| KwaZulu-Natal - The ANC has retained Ward Seven in Vulamehlo...
View ArticleJudge imposes 30-year jail term on rapist robber
A a 30-year jail term was given to a rapist and robber, and he was ordered to serve at least 20 years before being considered for parole. ||| Durban - A Pietermaritzburg High Court judge has handed...
View ArticleKZN implements election list advice
The implementation of recommendations about the ANC's election lists during local government elections is going smoothly. ||| Johannesburg - The implementation of recommendations about the ANC's...
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