Driver in court after 6 deaths
A man accused of killing six people when he lost control of his car has appeared in court. ||| A man accused of killing six people when he lost control of his car appeared in the Durban Magistrate's...
View ArticleDA: Blacklist Mpisane’s company
The Democratic Alliance wants Shawn Mpisane’s company blacklisted and removed from the eThekwini municipality's contractor database. ||| The Democratic Alliance wants prominent Durban businesswoman...
View ArticleiPad thieves caught using technology
A Durban man has recovered his stolen iPad, using Apple technology and helpful police officers. ||| A Durban man has praised the quick response of the police and the iCloud service for Apple products...
View ArticleStudent’s ‘apartheid piece’ wins art award
Durban fine arts Masters student Nicolé Maurel has won the illustrious Emma Smith Scholarship Award. ||| Durban University of Technology (DUT) fine arts masters student Nicolé Maurel has added her name...
View Article‘Pyramid scheme could’ve been stopped’
A judge says Durban financial advisor Patrick Robert also deceived investors, by not blowing the whistle. ||| Umhlanga financial adviser Patrick Robert has been criticised by a Pietermaritzburg High...
View ArticleObituary: Roland Vernon
Durban activist Roland Vernon, who died on Tuesday, has been remembered for his fight for gay rights. ||| Durban activist Roland Vernon, who died on Tuesday at Durban’s Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central...
View ArticleProtesting metro cops stop traffic
An emergency meeting is expected to be held over the grievances of protesting metro police officers in Durban. ||| The eThekwini council’s executive committee is expected to hold an emergency meeting...
View ArticleTop Gear money ‘will be well spent’
The directors of the Top Gear Festival say the R15m needed to bring the event to Durban, will be worth it. ||| The directors of the Top Gear Festival say the R15 million the eThekwini municipality will...
View Article“We’ve run out of cash”
The KZN Transport Department has called an immediate halt to major road works in the province. ||| We’ve run out of cash, is the message from the KwaZulu-Natal Transport Department to consultants and...
View ArticleeThekwini municipality to evict pastor
Controversial pastor Vusi Dube, says he knows nothing about his church being evicted from its Albert Park location. ||| The eThekwini municipality has instituted legal proceedings to evict...
View ArticleState’s volumious evidence in fraud case
Corruption and fraud accused Rajkapoor Lakraj has a long wait on the multimillion-rand tender scam case against him. ||| Corruption and fraud accused Rajkapoor Teddy Lakraj will have to wait some...
View ArticleManase report could see officials fired
Senior eThekwini officials are awaiting a report into alleged tender fraud and mismanagement. ||| D-Day is fast approaching for senior eThekwini officials who fear they might be given the boot with the...
View ArticleVarsity honours for Africa’s ‘top’ 6
SIX African luminaries are to have honorary degrees conferred on them by the University of KwaZulu-Natal. ||| Six African luminaries, including the “Princess of Africa”, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, birdman...
View ArticleGoodwill gives victim new hope
KZN resident’s open their hearts to help the victim of a shark attack, writes Yogas Nair. ||| ‘God bless you! God bless you! People like you make the world a better place...” Those were the emotional...
View ArticleDurban police threaten to strike
Further investigations have been undertaken to avert mass protest ||| DURBAN will not be grinding to a halt just yet after the eThekwini municipality executive committee yesterday mandated city manager...
View ArticleDeadly bug hits beaches
A Durban doctor, who contracted a deadly flesh-eating bacteria through a cut on his leg while surf-skiing in the ocean, is lucky to be alive. ||| A Durban doctor, who contracted a deadly flesh-eating...
View ArticleLiving the ‘high’ life
Party drugs like cocaine and ecstasy are becoming more common in Durban's affluent areas. ||| Drug use in Durban’s middle-class suburbia and in nightclubs and bars across the city is increasing...
View ArticleBusy prison network
South Africa's inmates also want in on the action of tweeting, updating Facebook statuses and surfing the internet... ||| South Africa’s inmates also want in on the action of tweeting, updating...
View ArticleMystery death puzzles family
"Don't cry mom. Dad is not here now. Granddad has taken him away to heaven. We are not going to ever see him. But I am here." ||| Three-year-old Nihaar Mohanlal wipes away the tears from his mother’s...
View ArticleFishing trip ends in tragedy
Paramedics could not resuscitate a young angler who fell into the sea during a fishing trip at Umdloti. ||| Johannesburg - A man died after he fell into the water while fishing at the north beach in...
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