Criminals target foreign shops
Security expert Johan Burger says businesses owned by illegal immigrants have become targets for criminals. ||| Businesses owned by illegal immigrants have become targets for criminals, security expert...
View ArticleMan jailed for rape
A man has been sentenced to eight years in jail for raping a five-year-old child. ||| A man has been jailed for eight years by the Howick Regional Court for raping a five-year-old child, KwaZulu-Natal...
View ArticleCouple held for child abuse
A Durban couple has been arrested for allegedly physically abusing their six-year-old daughter. ||| A Durban couple has been arrested for allegedly physically abusing their six-year-old daughter,...
View ArticleKZN MEC applauds Cape judge
KwaZulu-Natal transport MEC Willies Mchunu has lauded Judge Robert Henney's jailing of Jacob Humphreys. ||| A Western Cape High Court judge's jailing of a taxi driver after a fatal accident should be...
View ArticleTrio held at toll plaza
Three men have been arrested for an armed robbery near the Mariannhill toll plaza, KwaZulu-Natal. ||| Three men were arrested for an armed robbery near the Mariannhill toll plaza on Wednesday morning,...
View ArticleChild killer gets 20 years in jail
A KwaZulu-Natal man has been jailed for 20 years for killing his fiancé's three-year-old son. ||| A KwaZulu-Natal man was jailed for 20 years by the High Court in Pietermaritzburg on Wednesday for...
View ArticleBrothers cheat health depeartment
A man who allegedly used his sibling's identity to get a job was arrested along with his brother in Durban Central. ||| A man who allegedly used his sibling's identity to get a job was arrested along...
View Article‘Road rage’ killing, driver at large
An argument on the M4 in Durban has left a man dead, after a truck driver allegedly shot him before driving off. ||| A man was shot dead on the M4, near the Montclair off-ramp, in what was believed to...
View ArticleOwl raises family in pot plant
A touching tale of an owl that moved into an urban Joburg home and ended up raising a community. ||| She’s saved a wetland – and now she’s won an international award. Pot Plant Owl, named by the owners...
View ArticleKZN ‘is safer than you think’
According to the Institute for Security Studies, crime is decreasing in the province and citizens are becoming safer. ||| KwaZulu-Natal is indeed becoming safer for its citizens in certain respects,...
View ArticleOutrage over girl’s road death
The eThekwini municipality says it has no money to control one of Durban’s busiest roads. ||| Every day on their way to school, orphans are running the gauntlet in one of Durban’s busiest roads and the...
View ArticleBrother paramedics arrested for fraud
Two brothers have been arrested for fraud at the Durban Emergency Medical and Rescue Service base for sharing an identity. ||| Two brothers have been arrested for fraud at the Durban Emergency Medical...
View Article‘Spearman’ murderer sent to jail forever
A Durban High Court judge says notorious murderer and rapist Petros Mthethwa, will “not get the chance to be let out of prison”. ||| A Durban High Court judge handed down lengthy jail terms on...
View ArticleGame rangers linked to rhino poaching
Four government wildlife staff, including a game ranger and policeman, have been arrested for killing rhinos. ||| Four government wildlife staff – including a game ranger and a traffic policeman – have...
View ArticleShack dwellers go to court for homes
The eThekwini mayor, and municipal managers are under fire for not delivering on court order. ||| Three years ago a group of shack dwellers said they feared they would simply “fall off the radar” if...
View ArticleFear of political violence in uMlazi
Police have confiscated a gun belonging to a resident of uMlazi’s T-section where violent clashes broke out recently. ||| Police on Wednesday confiscated a gun belonging to a resident of uMlazi’s Unit...
View ArticleGirl in custody battle to stay in SA – court
An eleven-year-old girl will stay in South Africa for now and won’t have to return to Los Angeles to live with her father. ||| An eleven-year-old girl has been given a lifeline to remain in South...
View ArticleSutcliffe will be reported to police
The eThekwini council says in a bid to recover R1.1m lost during Mike Sutcliffe’s tenure, it will report him to the police. ||| Former eThekwini municipal manager Michael Sutcliffe will be reported to...
View ArticleDurban’s official street names
The debate on the city’s street renaming process is officially over after over 8 000 public submissions on the matter. ||| The debate on the city’s street renaming process is officially over and the...
View ArticleCop recover 11 firearms in KZN
Eleven firearms and 51 live rounds of ammunition have been recovered from two homesteads in KwaZulu-Natal. ||| Eleven firearms and 51 live rounds of ammunition have been recovered from two homesteads...
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