Pastor’s big July rip-off
It would have taken more than a miracle for pastor Andile KaMajola to rescue his much-hyped Vodacom Durban July tent. ||| Durban - It would have taken more than a miracle for Durban pastor Andile...
View ArticleGirl, 5, killed by bare electric wire
Instead of celebrating her 6th birthday, a dad will spend the day grieving his daughter's "preventable" death. ||| Durban - Instead of celebrating her sixth birthday on Mandela Day, a heartbroken...
View ArticleEducation task team fails its test
The Education Department has admitted that a committee set up nine months ago to investigate the quality of the matric certificate has yet to start its work. ||| Cape Town - In the same week that saw...
View ArticleTwo Amanzimtoti drug dealers arrested
Two alleged drug dealers were arrested at a flat in Illovo Beach on Sunday. ||| Two suspected alleged drug dealers were arrested at a flat in Illovo Beach, Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-Natal police said on...
View ArticleSwine flu scare as disease hits KZN
Health Department has played down fears of a new outbreak of H1N1 virus. ||| The Health Department has played down fears of a new outbreak of the Novel Influenza A (H1N1) virus – commonly known as...
View ArticleAir show thrills the Durban crowds
Some of SA's leading pilots thrilled the crowds with breathtaking showmanship. ||| BREATHTAKING displays of showmanship and aerobatics, performed by some of the country’s leading pilots, took place at...
View ArticleDurbans plan to revitalise inner city
Developments aim revitalise inner city and create models to absorb street dwellers. ||| eThekwini Municipality this week announced far-reaching developments that will revitalise Durban’s inner city and...
View ArticleR2bn welcome to Zumaville
As the scandal around Nkandla simmers a new R2bn centre in "Zumaville" has been given the go-ahead. ||| Cape Town - As the scandal still simmers around President Jacob Zuma’s R200 million-plus Nkandla...
View ArticlePolice swoop on gunmen in KZN
Two gunmen believed to be connected to a gang involved in a host of violent crimes in KZN have been arrested in a blitz. ||| Durban - Two gunmen believed to be connected to a gang involved in a host of...
View ArticlePolice guarding municipal offices
Police are guarding the Umvoti municipal buildings in Greytown to protect employees from attack by former senior councillors. ||| Durban - Police are guarding the Umvoti municipal buildings in Greytown...
View ArticleBead traders evicted for permit violation
More than 500 traders at Durban’s Victoria Market have been evicted after they failed to pay for a permit. ||| Durban - Rural traders who come to Durban’s Victoria Market every Friday to sell their...
View ArticleR5m drug bust in KZN
A Nigerian and his South African wife have been arrested in one of the biggest heroin and ecstasy busts in KZN. ||| Durban - A Nigerian, suspected of being a druglord and his South African wife, a...
View ArticleThree arrested for gang rape
Three alleged rapists have been arrested following the gang rape of a 24-year-old woman in the Eastern Cape. ||| Johannesburg - Three alleged rapists have been arrested in Dutywa in the Eastern Cape,...
View ArticleRow brews over animal permits law
A bitter row is brewing over a ConCourt ruling stripping magistrates of their power to issue permits to animal handlers. ||| Durban - A bitter row is brewing over a Constitutional Court ruling that...
View ArticleEx-Durban man jailed in UK for fraud
A former Durban man convicted of laundering proceeds from a £5.7 million fraud scheme has been jailed. ||| London - A former Durban man convicted of laundering proceeds from a £5.7 million fraud scheme...
View ArticleSchool feeding scheme battle
The state of the School Nutrition Programme will be in the spotlight when the education department faces legal action from 82 disgruntled service providers. ||| Durban - The state of the School...
View ArticleIndoor soccer star killed in crash
A Phoenix soccer player was killed and four people were seriously injured in an accident on Greenbury Drive on Sunday. ||| Durban - A Phoenix soccer player was killed and four people were seriously...
View ArticleMystery over fatal attacks
Two men, including a newspaper deliveryman, have been shot dead in Imbali and kwaPata respectively. ||| Durban - Two men, including a newspaper deliveryman, have been shot dead in Imbali and kwaPata...
View ArticleMore Durban robbery suspects nabbed
The arrest of two men have brought to 20 the number of suspects arrested in connection with a spate of armed robberies in KZN. ||| Durban - The arrest of two men on Sunday have brought to 20 the number...
View ArticleLife terms for taxi boss killers
Two men hired to kill a taxi boss were given life sentences in the Pietermaritzburg High Court. ||| Petermaritzburg - Two men hired to kill a taxi boss were given life sentences in the Pietermaritzburg...
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