Dusi supporters held up
Supporters of paddlers taking part in a race on the Umsindusi river have been held at gunpoint. ||| Supporters of paddlers taking part in a race on the Umsindusi river have been held at gunpoint,...
View ArticleNFP celebrates first anniversary
The National Freedom Party says it plans to win five percent of the national vote in the 2014 elections. ||| The national Freedom Party marked its first anniversary on Monday by unveiling its plan to...
View ArticleConvicted ex-cop faces eviction
A former Durban sergeant, who is appealing is murder conviction, refuses to vacate a state-owned house in Malvern. ||| The Police Ministry has approached the Durban High Court to evict a former...
View ArticleSale of ivory mocks ban - report
Elephant ivory is still being sold openly to tourists in Cairo and other Egyptian holiday resorts. ||| Elephant ivory is still being sold openly to tourists in Cairo and other Egyptian holiday resorts,...
View Article‘Axe man planned his crimes’
The Durban High Court has heard that ex Blue Bulls flank Joseph Ntshongwana is mentally fit to stand trial. ||| The odds odds were stacked against former Blue Bulls flanker Joseph Ntshongwane on Monday...
View ArticleDusi security a top priority
Organisers of the The Unlimited Dusi Canoe marathon are on high alert after robbery. ||| Security was a top priority for organisers of the The Unlimited Dusi Canoe marathon after a couple were held at...
View ArticleHow did he die?
An investigation is underway into the death Constable Skhumbuzo Mkhwanazi, brother of acting the national commissioner. ||| Police have opened an inquest docket in connection with the death of...
View Article‘Thousands of KZN pupils are hungry’
Education stakeholders says the quintile ranking system has left school feeding schemes running dry. ||| Education stakeholders are again calling for the controversial quintile ranking system, which...
View ArticlePollutant mystery baffles KZN
Authorities are trying to trace the source of a dark effluent that has seeped into the mouth of the Umlaas Canal in Durban. ||| eThekwini municipality officials have collected samples from the polluted...
View ArticleImpostor workers rob KZN store
A Spar store in Richards Bay has been robbed, after two men who were dressed as employees, held staff up. ||| Police are on the lookout for a man who was part of a gang that robbed a Spar Supertrade...
View ArticleKZN to fork out 50% for Top Gear
THe KZN ratepayer would pay almost R15m to see the stars of Top Gear in Durban. ||| The KwaZulu-Natal provincial government has agreed to fork out 50 percent of the cost of hosting the Top Gear...
View ArticleBoy, 6, dies after bee stings
A child and his friends were playing when they were attacked by an angry swarm of bees in Pietermaritzburg. ||| An attempt by a group of children to try to chase a swarm of bees from its hive resulted...
View ArticleCourt bid to stop N2 toll
Three big Durban businesses say the impact of toll booths on the city is being ignored. ||| Three big Durban businesses have lodged papers in the North Gauteng High Court to challenge the authorisation...
View ArticleDurban’s 167-year-old landmark sold
Durban’s iconic Royal Hotel has been sold to a Swaziland tycoon for an undisclosed amount. ||| Durban’s iconic 167-year-old Royal Hotel has been sold to a tycoon from Swaziland for an undisclosed...
View ArticleANC councillors feel unsafe
Ahead of regional leadership elections, ANC councillors fear for their lives in KZN. ||| Fears that their own colleagues will turn on them have made ANC councillors in the eThekwini region increase...
View ArticleKZN student cast for TV series
University of Zululand student Andiswa Hadebe is on her way to becoming one of SA’s hottest new stars. ||| University of Zululand student Andiswa Hadebe is well on her way to becoming one of SA’s...
View ArticleMpisane hauls council to court
Convicted fraudster Shauwne Mpisane wants the eThekwini municipality to life a tender suspension on her company. ||| The good working relationship between Durban businesswoman Shawn Mpisane’s company...
View ArticleEvidence destroyed in fire
Several documents that were burnt were pertaining to a forensic investigation in Mkuze, KZN. ||| Crucial documents needed for an ongoing forensic investigation were completely destroyed when the...
View Article‘Don’t use witchcraft as an excuse’
Premier of KwaZulu-Natal Dr Zweli Mkhize has lashed out about the murder of five people in KZN. ||| The KwaZulu-Natal government on Thursday condemned the killing of people suspected of practising...
View ArticleDriver appears after killing 6
A man, who killed six people in Durban, has appeared in court. ||| A man accused of killing six people when he lost control of his car appeared in the Durban Magistrate's Court on Thursday. The matter...
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