Slow start to Popcru march
Hundreds of members of Popcru, clad in red and yellow T-shirts, gathered in Cape Town and Durban ahead of marches over salary grades. ||| Cape Town/ Durban - Hundreds of members of the Police and...
View ArticleKZN man ‘held family prisoner for 7 years’
A man charged for assaulting his baby has also been accused of keeping his wife and daughter prisoner in their home. ||| Durban - A Durban man charged for assaulting, choking and trying to smother his...
View ArticleService delivery protest in Durban
Police are keeping watch in Clare Hills, Durban, after a service delivery protest. ||| Durban - Police were keeping watch in Clare Hills, Durban, on Wednesday after a service delivery protest in the...
View ArticleMurder suspect’s arrest opens wounds
Reading about the arrest of a man in connection with the murder of a Waterfall man has reopened a wound for a Durban family. ||| Durban - Reading in the Daily News about the arrest of a man in...
View ArticleShelembe relieved at verdict
Former Msunduzi deputy mayor, Alpha Shelembe has acquitted of money-laundering by the Pietermaritzburg Regional Court. ||| Durban - Former Msunduzi deputy mayor, Alpha Shelembe, said he could not mask...
View ArticleBid to beef up uMhlanga safety
Former head of the SAPS Bheki Cele advised his fellow uMhlanga neighbours to choose the right security company. ||| Durban - Former national police commissioner Bheki Cele last night advised his fellow...
View Article‘Money wasted on caterers’
In a time of budget cuts, provincial government departments continue to waste money on caterers and hire fancy venues for events. ||| Durban - In a time of budget cuts, a decrease in national funding...
View Article202km/h in a 120km zone
||| ZAINUL ABERDEENA MOTORIST travelling at 202km/h in a 120km/h zone on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast has earned himself a court date – and a tongue-lashing from Transport Community Safety and...
View ArticleLegal step withdrawn as debt paid
The sequestration application against President Jacob Zuma’s son was formally withdrawn after he paid about R450 000 he owed his wedding co-ordinators. ||| Durban - The sequestration application...
View ArticleClumsy crooks bust after bar robbery
Patrons of an Overport bar laughed in the faces of four clumsy and seemingly drunk armed robbers during a hold-up. ||| Durban - Despite guns being pointed at their heads, patrons of an Overport bar...
View ArticleMuti pooch left for dead
A dog whose paw was chopped off, apparently for muti, will be fitted with a prosthetic limb. ||| Durban - A 10-week-old Jack Russell whose left paw was chopped off, apparently for muti, will become one...
View ArticlePopcru members seek better pay
Hundreds of Popcru members demanded better pay for administrative staff in the SAPS during their march in Durban. ||| Durban - Hundreds of Popcru members demanded better pay for administrative staff in...
View ArticleKZN MEC condemns violent protest
KwaZulu-Natal co-operative governance MEC Nomusa Dube has condemned a violent protest in the Mombeni area, eShowe. ||| Durban - KwaZulu-Natal co-operative governance MEC Nomusa Dube has condemned a...
View ArticleProsecutor in court on rape charge
A KwaZulu-Natal prosecutor accused of raping a woman appeared in the Dundee Magistrate's Court. ||| Durban - A KwaZulu-Natal prosecutor accused of raping a woman appeared in the Dundee Magistrate's...
View ArticleMan dies in crash
A man died after he and a co-worker were hit by a car in Durban, paramedics said. ||| Durban - A man died after he and a co-worker were hit by a car in Durban on Thursday morning, paramedics said.“The...
View ArticleCash on hand for Durban’s development projects
The biggest chunk of the eThekwini Municipality’s R33.7 billion budget will be spent on infrastructure development. ||| Durban - The biggest chunk of the eThekwini Municipality’s R33.7 billion budget...
View ArticleJudge scotches Knight’s charge at rival
Whisky drinkers, who are known to have a penchant for the finer things in life, will be clinking their glasses louder… ||| Durban - Whisky drinkers, who are known to have a penchant for the finer...
View Article‘Mayor of Zumaville’ will pay R7m debt
President Jacob Zuma's cousin has extended an olive branch to a building company that he reportedly owes R7m. ||| Durban - President Jacob Zuma’s cousin, Sibusiso “Deebo” Mzobe, has extended an olive...
View ArticleHoliday homes to be demolished
The owners of two holiday cottages built in the protected iSimangaliso Wetland Park have finally agreed to demolish them. ||| Durban - Two owners of holiday cottages built in the protected iSimangaliso...
View ArticleDA man escorted out by bodyguards
An eThekwini council sitting was disrupted when DA councillor Warwick Chapman was removed from the meeting by bodyguards. ||| Durban - An eThekwini full council sitting was briefly disrupted on...
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