Government rapped over tardy replies
Government departments are supposed to respond to parliamentary questions within 14 days, says the DA in KZN. ||| The failure of government departments to timeously respond to parliamentary questions...
View ArticleSA must ‘earn its stripes’
SA had ambitions to be a big player in global affairs, but was not mature enough, says Mamphela Ramphele. ||| SA had ambitions to be a big player in global affairs, but was not mature enough to earn...
View Article16-year trial winds down
Two convicted driver’s licence fraudsters, who have been on trial for almost 16 years, are awaiting their sentencing. ||| Two convicted fraudsters who have been on trial for almost 16 years will have...
View ArticleSchool ‘leadership has issues’
A former governing body member of a Bluff school in Durban, says the school’s leadership took matters into their own hands. ||| The governing body of a Bluff school that was scolded by a high court...
View ArticleDad blames himself for son’s death
The father of a Port Shepstone teenager who drowned, was helpless as he watched his son being swept into the sea. ||| The Port Shepstone teenager who drowned near the mouth of the Mzamba River in Port...
View ArticleThree kids killed in crash
Three children were killed and another was critically injured when a bakkie crashed into them near Mdeni in KwaZulu-Natal. ||| Three children were killed and another was critically injured on Friday...
View ArticleFamily, friends shocked at attack
A 23-year-old man died in a hail of bullets in a quiet Ladysmith suburb. His family have called for swift action. ||| While residents of a quiet Ladysmith suburb are still reeling from Thursday’s...
View ArticleDA protests for release of Manase report
Members of the DA took to the streets to demand the full Manase report into officials’ fraud and corruption, be released. ||| The DA staged two protests in the Durban area on Friday morning to...
View ArticleWoman gets five years for kidnapping
A KZN woman says she kidnapped a young boy to draw media focus on her gay and lesbian rights cause. ||| An nTuzuma woman said she kidnapped a young boy hoping it would get the media to focus on her gay...
View Article60 KZN schools looted
Over the Easter weekend, more than 60 schools were looted and vandalised by thieves, a report has revealed. ||| Thieves looted and vandalised more than 60 KwaZulu-Natal schools over the Easter break,...
View ArticleKiller driver’s ‘slap on the wrist’
The three-year suspended sentence for the driver of car that killed six occupants, has been met with major disapproval. ||| The three-year suspended sentence for the driver of a speeding car that...
View ArticleWeekday burial proposal offers discount
The KZN government wants to offer 50% discounts to people who bury their loved ones during the week. ||| The Department of Parks, Recreation and Culture wants to offer discounts to people who bury...
View Article‘To Dad... from your family’
Seventy unique pictures have been used to create a collage of President Jacob Zuma’s life, for his party in Durban on Friday. ||| With every photograph representing a year of Jacob Zuma’s life, a giant...
View ArticleSecond man held for KZN murder
A second man has been arrested for allegedly murdering an elderly woman in Margate, KwaZulu-Natal. ||| A second man was arrested on Friday for allegedly murdering an elderly woman in Margate,...
View ArticleStadium Skycar reopens after malfunction
The Moses Mabhida Stadium’s Skycar closure over the Easter weekend, cost thousands in lost revenue. ||| The closure of Moses Mabhida Stadium’s Skycar for six days has cost the Durban stadium thousands...
View ArticleThree rapists jailed for life
Three men convicted of raping a woman in Ulundi have been sentenced to life imprisonment. ||| Three men convicted of raping a woman in Ulundi were sentenced to life imprisonment by the High Court in...
View ArticlePanday’s prison dramatics
Local businessman Thoshan Panday, in prison for more than 12 days, is still trying to secure his freedom. ||| Local businessman Thoshan Panday, in prison for more than 12 days, is still trying to...
View ArticleMan killed in fall from motorbike
A man was killed when he fell from his motorcycle on the R33 near Badplaas in Mpumalanga. ||| A man was killed when he fell from his motorcycle on the R33 near Badplaas, Mpumalanga, paramedics said on...
View ArticleHyena search called off
A five-day search for two hyenas on the loose near Ulundi has been called off, Ezemvelo KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife said. ||| A five-day search for two hyenas on the loose near Ulundi has been called off,...
View ArticleZuma wedding to be a private ceremony
The wedding of President Jacob Zuma to his fourth wife, Bongi Ngema, will be a private family ceremony in Nkandla. ||| The wedding of President Jacob Zuma to his fourth wife, Bongi Ngema, will be a...
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