Punter protest to be probed
The National Horseracing Authority is to investigate the start of a race which resulted in a protest by angry punters at Clairwood Racecourse. ||| Durban - The National Horseracing Authority is to...
View ArticleMan admits Ethiopian’s dragging death
An Ethiopian salesman was dragged by his neck tied to a car after a gang overpowered him the Pietermaritzburg High Court heard. ||| Pietermaritzburg - An Ethiopian salesman was dragged by his neck tied...
View ArticlePolice confirm Cato Crest deaths
Two people were killed in Durban's Cato Crest area at the weekend, KwaZulu-Natal police confirmed. ||| Durban - Two people were killed in Durban's Cato Crest area at the weekend, KwaZulu-Natal police...
View ArticleGuard ‘defies ban after crash’
A bodyguard of the eThekwini metro police chief allegedly crashed a new car while speeding, then defied a ban on driving council vehicles. ||| Durban - The eThekwini metro police chief has come under...
View ArticleDad pleads guilty to raping daughter
A KZN father has admitted to raping his 13-year-old daughter on several occasions over four months, a report said. ||| Pietermaritzburg - A Pietermaritzburg father has admitted to raping his...
View Article20 hurt in 8-vehicle pile-up
Twenty people have been injured in an accident involving eight vehicles in Pietermaritzburg, paramedics said. ||| Pietermaritzburg - Twenty people have been injured in an accident involving eight...
View Article‘It’s a dangerous job but I knew that’
Game ranger Sboniso Mthembu was in high spirits, despite having been gored by a black rhino last week. ||| Durban - Game ranger Sboniso Mthembu was in high spirits on Monday, despite having been gored...
View ArticleUKZN students arrested for illegal protest
Four protesting students were arrested following clashes with police and security guards at the UKZN’s Durban campus. ||| Durban - Four protesting students were arrested following clashes with police...
View ArticleKZN teachers plan go-slow
KwaZulu-Natal teachers will report for work next week but will be on a go-slow, the SA Democratic Teachers' Union (Sadtu) said. ||| Durban - KwaZulu-Natal teachers will report for work next week but...
View ArticleRoyal comfort for public servants
The Department of Labour has committed itself to a 10-year lease which will cost the taxpayer R90 million. ||| Durban - In a move that flies in the face of the government’s call for austerity, the...
View Article26 people bitten during rabies scare
Two dogs bit 26 people over four days in Kwandengezi, and at least one dog has tested positive for rabies. ||| Durban - Twenty-six residents of Kwandengezi, near Mariannhill, are being treated for...
View ArticleFraudster loses bid to stay out of jail
Even last-minute promises of a compensation payment from his family could not keep fraudster Visham Panday out of jail. ||| Durban - Even last-minute promises of a compensation payment from his wealthy...
View ArticleMan jailed for dragging salesman
A Pietermaritzburg man who admitted his gang dragged an Ethiopian salesman to death was jailed in effect for 25 years. ||| Pietermaritzburg - A man who admitted his gang dragged an Ethiopian salesman...
View ArticleBoss had affair with slain worker’s wife
A man charged with the murder of his former employee has admitted to having had an affair with the employee’s wife. ||| Durban - A man charged with the murder of his former employee has admitted to...
View ArticleLotter siblings coping in prison
The men who defended the trio sentenced for their plot to end the lives of Johan and Riekie Lotter shed some light on their well-being. ||| Durban - The men who defended the trio sentenced a year ago...
View ArticleSA student in China death plunge
A Durban medical student studying in China has plunged seven storeys to his death. ||| Duban - A 19-year-old Durban medical student studying in China has plunged seven storeys to his death after...
View ArticleMan dies in KZN crash
A man died in an accident in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, paramedics said. ||| KwaZulu-Natal - A man died on Wednesday morning in an accident in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, paramedics said.His car...
View ArticleStudents shocked by ‘eviction’ notices
UKZN students face the prospect of being put out into the street again, after they were issued with “check-out reminders”. ||| Durban - University of KwaZulu Natal students face the prospect of being...
View ArticleGangs unleash terror in Durban suburbs
Four fearless gangs of robbers are unleashing terror in quiet, upmarket suburbs of Durban at a rate of four attacks a week. ||| Durban - Four fearless gangs of robbers – two of them extremely violent –...
View ArticleRabid dog bites boy
A four-year-old Durban boy has been put on a rabies injection course after being attacked by a rabid dog at a park. ||| Durban - A four-year-old Durban North boy has been put on a rabies injection...
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