University granted interdict against students
The University of Zululand has obtained a court interdict barring students from disrupting lectures and damaging property. ||| Durban - The University of Zululand obtained a court interdict on...
View ArticleCouncillor flees from land invaders
A Durban councillor had to flee his ward with his family when 500 armed land invaders turned on him and stoned his house. ||| Durban - A Durban councillor had to flee his ward with his family on...
View ArticleElderly couple robbed and beaten again
An elderly couple have been attacked and robbed in their Cowies Hill, Durban, home twice in two months. ||| Durban - An elderly couple have been attacked and robbed in their Cowies Hill, Durban, home...
View ArticleProtests bring UKZN to a halt
The Durban campus of UKZN was brought to a standstill when riot police were brought in to control protesting students. ||| Durban - The Durban campus of the University of KwaZulu-Natal was brought to a...
View ArticleWomen fight back during house robbery
A Unisa student and a domestic worker fought for their lives in a robbery, using their physical strength to close a bedroom door. ||| Durban - A Unisa criminology student and a domestic worker fought...
View ArticleTwo rangers gored by rhino
Two rangers are in a serious condition after they were gored by three black rhinos in a KwaZulu-Natal game park. ||| Durban - Two men are in a serious condition after they were gored by three black...
View ArticleShack dwellers invade Durban
Displaced shack dwellers have escalated their demands that the eThekwini Municipality provide them with houses. ||| Durban - Close to a thousand displaced shack dwellers who have begun clearing land...
View ArticleSex video for ‘personal use’
A Merebank teen, accused of rape and of child pornography, said the video clip was a memento for his "personal use". ||| Durban - A Merebank teen, accused of rape and of child pornography after...
View ArticleDepartment ‘unaware of sex pest’
KwaZulu-Natal education authorities have blamed parents for refusing to help bring convicted sex offenders to book. ||| Durban - While the SA Council for Educators sets about determining whether a...
View ArticleNo ghost teachers in KZN: Sishi
There are no ghost teachers in KwaZulu-Natal, provincial education department head Nkosinathi Sishi said. ||| Pietermaritzburg - There are no ghost teachers in KwaZulu-Natal, provincial education...
View Article‘Drunk’ driver nabbed after car chase
An apparently drunk motorist drove into oncoming traffic in a cycling lane. ||| Durban police arrested an apparently drunk driver who drove into oncoming traffic in a cycling lane after a car chase...
View ArticleNkandla's security cost 260% more than jail
Public Works spent 260% more to beef up security at Nkandla than it did to build a prison, Parliament heard. ||| Cape Town - The Department of Public Works spent 260 percent more to beef up security at...
View ArticleRhino attack rangers ‘caught by surprise’
“First it attacked Khuzwayo and when he was finished with him, it went after Mthembu while he was trying to run away.” ||| Durban - Two Ezemvelo game rangers were lying injured in hospital in Richards...
View ArticleGuards shot me, says hurt student
“I just felt something hit me. I was awake, but I couldn’t feel my head.” ||| Durban - While the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Durban campus was calm on Thursday after protests, a 20-year-old chemical...
View ArticleKZN farmer attacked
A farmer was beaten with a hammer and robbed at his home at Skiertdrift near Winterton. ||| Pietermaritzburg - A farmer was beaten with a hammer and robbed at his home at Skiertdrift near Winterton...
View ArticleBishop speaks of down-to-earth Pope
A KwaZulu-Natal-based Argentinian Roman Catholic bishop spoke highly of the newly elected Pope Francis ||| Durban - A KwaZulu-Natal-based Argentinian Roman Catholic bishop on Thursday spoke highly of...
View ArticleSpecialist offers to help injured fireman
The young Pietermaritzburg fireman who lost his leg after a hit-and-run accident s a little closer to achieving his dream ||| Durban - The young Pietermaritzburg fireman who lost his leg after a...
View ArticleLife sentence for killer rapist
A convicted murderer and rapist was sentenced to two life terms plus 25 years by the Pongola High Court. ||| Durban - A convicted murderer and rapist was sentenced to two life terms plus 25 years on...
View ArticleHibberdened escapee recaptured
One of five awaiting-trial prisoners who escaped from the Hibberdene Magistrate's Court was rearrested. ||| Durban - One of five awaiting-trial prisoners who escaped from the Hibberdene Magistrate's...
View ArticlePolice find KZN dagga plantation
Police acting on a tip-off have discovered a six-hectare dagga plantation in northern KwaZulu-Natal. ||| Durban - Police acting on a tip-off have discovered a six-hectare dagga plantation in northern...
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