Sars denies Mpisane witch-hunt
Sars has denied that it is engaged in a “malicious witch-hunt” against businesswoman Shauwn Mpisane, her family and her firms. ||| Durban - The South African Revenue Service denied on Monday that it...
View Article‘I want to face Brett’s killers’
The fiancée of Brett Williams will come to SA to face the men who allegedly beat him to death. ||| Durban - The fiancée of murdered former Royal Marine Brett Williams will come to South Africa to face...
View ArticleManase report delays sparks walkout
Opposition parties walked out of a full council meeting of the eThekwini Municipality following a decision to withhold a controversial forensic audit report. ||| Durban - Opposition parties walked out...
View ArticleStudent fatally stabbed on KZN campus
Rashmika Janthielayal was stabbed in the face and body after an argument with her on-off boyfriend in Pietermaritzburg. ||| Durban - A 17-year-old student was stabbed to death at the uMgungundlovu FET...
View ArticleStick to paper, hi-tech MPLs ordered
The KZN legislature, has enforced a rule barring members from using technological devices to read their speeches. ||| Durban - Times may be changing, but not at the KwaZulu-Natal legislature, which has...
View ArticlePossibility of load-shedding ‘very high’
Electricity load-shedding during peak evening periods is imminent in KZN as Eskom struggles to keep up with demand. ||| Durban - Electricity load-shedding during peak evening periods is imminent in...
View Article‘I forgive the man who killed my son’
A man whose son was killed during a scuffle over the smoking of dagga at a religious function has forgiven the killer. ||| Durban - A Durban businessman whose son was fatally shot during a scuffle over...
View ArticleLeave town and you get bail
A KZN policeman and three traffic officials, facing murder charges, have been granted bail - on condition they leave town. ||| Durban - A KwaZulu-Natal policeman and three traffic officials, facing...
View ArticleRunner blasted for taking the Mickey
A Comrades runner who snatched a Mickey Mouse stuffed toy from a five-year-old child has been urged to give it back. ||| Durban - A Comrades runner who snatched a Mickey Mouse stuffed toy from a...
View ArticleTwo die after car hits house
A seven-year-old boy and his grandfather died after the car in which they were passengers crashed into a house in Pietermaritzburg. ||| Durban - A seven-year-old boy and his 64-year-old grandfather...
View ArticleMedia accused over Manase report
KZN MEC Nomusa Dube accused the media of siding with opposition parties over a controversial forensic audit report. ||| Durban - KwaZulu-Natal co-operative governance MEC Nomusa Dube accused the media...
View ArticleAlcohol abuse suggested in fitness test probe
The transport department has apparently suggested that a deceased fitness test recruit was overweight and abused alcohol. ||| Pietermaritzburg - A man who died after taking part in a KwaZulu-Natal...
View ArticleTwo in court for KZN taxi killings
Two men appeared in the Pietermaritzburg High Court in connection with the murder of three metered taxi operators. ||| Pietermaritzburg - Two men appeared in the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Tuesday...
View ArticleFitness test not cruel, says lawyer
A KwaZulu-Natal Road Traffic Inspectorate (RTI) fitness test in which eight people died was not cruel, an inquiry heard. ||| Pietermaritzburg - A KwaZulu-Natal Road Traffic Inspectorate (RTI) fitness...
View ArticleR206m Nkandla bill makes Cronin ‘anxious’
Jeremy Cronin wants an explanation on the "clearly outrageous" cost of upgrades to Jacob Zuma's Nkandla home. ||| Johannesburg - Deputy Public Works Minister Jeremy Cronin is anxious for an explanation...
View ArticleManase report blasted
Durban officials backed off from blaming former top eThekwini officials for alleged irregularities in the city administration. ||| Durban - Durban officials on Tuesday backed off from blaming former...
View ArticleMetro police in bad shape
The eThekwini Municipality has called for a probe into a to deal with “deep-seated problems” in the city’s metro police. ||| Durban - The eThekwini Municipality has called for a wide-ranging...
View ArticleTraffic cop hopeful ‘was fat and drank’
One man who died after a test to become a traffic cop had a drinking problem, the provincial transport department said. ||| Durban - One of the young men who died after a fitness test to become a...
View ArticleSharks feel the bite of licence woes
Big-spending up-country fans aren’t travelling to Durban for rugby matches at Kings Park because of the Sharks’ liquor licence woes. ||| Durban - The Sharks’ liquor licence woes have now reached beyond...
View ArticleRunner takes the Mickey, steals the muffs
Tshokela Maphori is in trouble again - for allegedly snatching ear muffs from a girl's head during the Comrades. ||| Durban - Controversial Comrades runner, Tshokela Maphori, is in hot water again -...
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