Tickets to ‘dry’ tent snapped up
A day at the races - without booze or betting - is proving a popular option for some patrons of the Durban July. ||| Durban - A day at the races, sans booze or bets, may not be in keeping with...
View ArticleFoetus found inside KwaMashu toilet
Durban police have arrested an 18-year-old woman accused of aborting a foetus and flushing the remains down a toilet. ||| Durban - A teenager was arrested for allegedly concealing the seven-month-old...
View ArticleDocuments shed light on Nkandla costs
Paperwork related to Zuma's Nkandla upgrade shows how the costs ballooned from around R28m to almost R270m. ||| Cape Town - A vast array of documents on the construction at President Jacob Zuma’s...
View ArticlePolice foil ‘nervous’ fraudster’s escape
It was like a scene from a movie as a fraudster tried to make an escape from the 15th floor of a hotel using a hose. ||| Durban - Cornered by police, a fraudster tried to make a daring escape this week...
View ArticleStiff sentences for pension robbers
Five men who wounded bystanders in a pension pay-point robbery in KZN were sentenced to more than 100 years in jail. ||| Pietermaritzburg - Five men who wounded bystanders in a pension pay-point...
View ArticleChildren see father stab mother
A man from Durban’s Outer West who allegedly stabbed his girlfriend three times in front of their children will appear in court for her murder. ||| Durban - A man from Durban’s Outer West who allegedly...
View ArticleBlow whistle on vandals: councillor
The death of an elderly woman in a fire has prompted a councillor to appeal to members of her community to report criminals who damage and steal infrastructure. ||| Durban - The death of an elderly...
View ArticleKZN ANCYL has no fear of Malema party
The Economic Freedom Fighters movement, would pose no threat to the ANC Youth League, especially in KwaZulu-Natal, said Sibusiso Ngwane, the league’s co-ordinator for KZN. ||| Durban - The emergence of...
View ArticleHunt on for serial rapist, killer
KwaZulu-Natal police are still searching for the man dubbed the “uThongathi serial rapist and killer”. ||| Tongaat - KwaZulu-Natal police are still searching for the man dubbed the “uThongathi serial...
View ArticleBrutal killings shock family
Relatives are devastated by the brutal killing of a couple who were murdered with garden tools and left to decompose for at least a week. ||| Durban - Two Durban families have been devastated by the...
View ArticleDriver of ‘hit’ car gets R50 000 bail
A retired policeman, alleged to be the driver of the hit men accused of killing a KZN doctor, has been granted R50 000 bail. ||| Pietermaritzburg - A retired policeman, alleged to be the driver of the...
View ArticleFisherman’s murder: 3 held
Three men are expected to appear in the Newcastle Magistrate’s Court for the murder of a fisherman at Weir Dam. ||| Newcastle - Three men are expected to appear in the Newcastle Magistrate’s Court on...
View ArticleMom in puzzling kidnap attempt
A young mother is on antiretrovirals after two men repeatedly injected her with an unknown substance and tried to kidnap her. ||| Durban - A young Phoenix mother is on antiretroviral treatment after...
View ArticleCaterer goes bust after ANC party
The catering company for the ANC's centenary celebrations - which is being sued - has been liquidated. ||| Durban - The main catering company for the ANC’s centenary celebrations - which is being sued...
View ArticleWild Coast toll road still in balance
Sanral has failed, once again, to clarify the mixed messages it has been sending out. ||| Sanral has failed, once again, to clarify the mixed messages it has been sending out about the future of the...
View ArticleBail for NPA prosecutor on bribe rap
The prosecutor allegedly solicited a R1 000 bribe from the advocate representing a suspect facing assault and fraud charges. ||| Durban - A Durban prosecutor who was arrested for allegedly taking a R1...
View ArticleCwele wants sentence reduced - report
Convicted drug dealer Sheryl Cwele has turned to the Constitutional Court to get her prison term reduced. ||| Johannesburg - Convicted drug dealer Sheryl Cwele, the ex-wife of State Security Minister...
View ArticleState witness tells court of memory loss
A State witnesses in the case against a businessman, a lawyer and a deputy sheriff, told the court he suffered from short term memory loss. ||| Durban - A key State witnesses in the case against a...
View ArticleBaby’s body found in rubbish
A vagrant scavenging through a rubbish bin got more than he bargained for when he grabbed hold of a baby's foot. ||| Durban - A vagrant scavenging through a rubbish bin in Umbilo got more than he...
View Article73% of KZN pupils beaten
As many as three-quarters of school pupils in KZN experience corporal punishment at school, despite it being abolished in 1996. ||| Durban - As many as three-quarters of school pupils in KwaZulu-Natal...
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