Lotter sibling feared being thought ‘crazy’
Nicolette Lotter believed her domestic worker was practising witchcraft on her, but remained silent for fear of being considered crazy. ||| Double murder accused Nicolette Lotter believed her domestic...
View ArticleTrio arrested in ‘black dollar’ scam
Police believe they’ve tapped into a syndicate, which offers to make people wealthy by cleaning stained money. ||| Police on Wednesday arrested three foreign nationals, for a 'get-rich-quick' scam that...
View ArticleDA candidates’ to make history
The face of the DA in KZN is set to change, as only black contenders vie for the position of provincial leader. ||| The face of the DA in KwaZulu-Natal is set to change, with the key position of...
View ArticleSchool man nabbed for 23 counts of rape
Several teenaged boys from a school in KZN have laid rape charges against a 24-year-old school official. ||| A Nongoma school official has been arrested after 23 boys from a school in the area laid...
View ArticlePolice hunting R200m fraud accused
A warrant of arrest has been issued for a businessman who’s believed to have defrauded the Education Department. ||| Pam Bosman-Zulu, the Education Department’s ex-chief financial officer, was warned...
View ArticleR167m owed to municipality
A report shows some eThekwini government departments have unpaid debts, collectively amounting to R167m. ||| Ten years ago eThekwini municipal officials began investigating which government departments...
View ArticleCosatu protest causes flight delays
The Airports Company of SA asked travellers to arrive early for their flights as the effect of Cosatu's protests took hold with flight delays in Durban. ||| The Airports Company of SA (Acsa) asked...
View ArticleNicolette didn’t take threats seriously
When Nicolette Lotter was writing death threats to her parents she didn’t think her former boyfriend would carry out the plan. ||| When Nicolette Lotter was writing death threats to her parents, as...
View ArticleWoman gives birth on roadside
A woman gave birth to twins on a verge of the N2 in Durban. ||| A woman gave birth to twins on a verge of the N2 in Durban on Wednesday, KwaZulu-Natal paramedics said.“The paramedics arrived on the...
View ArticleSuspended lawyer may be disbarred
A Durban advocate faces the risk of being struck off the roll of advocates for breeching rules of conduct. ||| A Pinetown advocate faces being struck off the roll of advocates for accepting work...
View Article‘Naidoo used witchcraft’
“He used witchcraft on us. How can two people believe that they are meant to kill their parents?” asked Nicolette Lotter, 29. ||| Matthew Naidoo put the Lotter siblings under a powerful spell so they...
View ArticleAlleged husband-killer denied bail
A police constable accused of murdering his lover's magistrate husband has been denied bail in Durban. ||| A police constable accused of murdering his lover’s husband had his appeal for bail dismissed...
View ArticleChurch asks court to halt land sale
A church is in a legal battle over land in Durban, that was allegedly sold to ANC backer and racehorse owner Roy Moodley. ||| The curator of a piece of land in Verulam, which was seized from a serial...
View ArticleMTN, Cell C defend taking almost 50% of donations
The SMS donations aimed at raising funds to free SA hostages from Somali pirates are taxed by nearly 50%. ||| Despite a barrage of criticism for keeping part of the SMS donations aimed at raising the...
View ArticleShelembe’s comeback after arson accusations
Alpha Shelembe, who’s accused of running the Msunduzi municipality into the ground, may return to power. ||| Alpha Shelembe, who was part of the council leadership which almost ran the Msunduzi...
View ArticleHospitality industry mourns loss of ‘mother’
Tributes have poured in for Christina Martin, who founded a Durban-based but internationally-acclaimed chefs’ school. ||| The death of Christina Martin, founder of a Durban-based...
View ArticleWildlife guru dies, wild elephants visit site
Lawrence Anthony had a dream to save elephants and rhino and to an extent, he did, writes Colleen Dardagan. ||| ‘He was the bravest man I ever met. No, he wasn’t a saint, he was human, but I don’t know...
View ArticleWoman gives birth to twins on roadside
A Durban mom tells how she was on her way to hospital when not one, but two babies, were born. ||| With five children already, Ntombenhle Nzuza did not think it was important to visit the clinic during...
View ArticlePsychologist to testify in Lotter trial
A clinical psychologist will take the stand in the trial of two siblings accused of murdering their parents for God. ||| A “very strange” god entered into Nicolette Lotter’s life – he had a dirty...
View ArticleDurban tallies the cost of strike
Protest action by workers at Durban’s King Shaka Airport caused local flight delays which had a knock-on effect on aircraft activity around the country on Wednesday. ||| Delayed flight delays, poor...
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