My son was shot for nothing: dad
I don't understand why my son has to be killed just for knocking someone's car, says a heartbroken Pietermaritzburg father. ||| “The court has decided. There’s nothing we can say. But it’s not right....
View ArticleMan left R12m poorer by ‘wife’
A man’s life partner and book-keeper has left him penniless as he’s about to turn 70. ||| Durban - They met through mutual friends and for 10 years lived together as man and wife, also working...
View ArticleProbe into insolvent Signature Life hotels
A former CEO of Signature Life Hospitality has denied involvement in an alleged pyramid scheme gone bad. ||| Durban - Hotel management company Signature Life Hospitality has been wound up and now a...
View ArticleCouncillor killed, children survive attack
An ANC councillor has been murdered, while his son was burned with boiling water, and his wife and daughter were shot. ||| Escourt - An ANC councillor from Estcourt was murdered, his 11-year-old son...
View ArticleSchool admission to remain as is
KwaZulu-Natal Education MEC Senzo Mchunu has put a contentious matter about school admissions to rest. ||| KwaZulu-Natal - Provincial Education MEC Senzo Mchunu has put a contentious matter about...
View ArticleVirginia Airport could be moved
The eThekwini municipality says it may be looking at alternate plans for the airport site and operations. ||| Durban - Breaking months of silence – and possibly explaining the uncertainty behind lease...
View ArticleBank seeks clarity over debt ruling
The Supreme Court of Appeal has been approached to chart the way forward for banks dealing with defaulting home owners. ||| Durban - The Supreme Court of Appeal has been approached to chart the way...
View Article70 KZN teachers in disciplinary hearings
At least 18 principals, 36 teachers, and five subject heads must answer to allegations of fraud, assault and rape. ||| Durban - More than 70 KwaZulu-Natal Education Department staff, including some...
View ArticleWords with Nerds: Carvin H Goldstone
Few people have only a letter as a second name. Surely that qualifies as nerdy, asks Collin Roopnarian. ||| Carvin H Goldstone is definitely a nerd. And he’s the funny kind, especially around the...
View ArticleDoes Lloyd Cele know his limits?
It appears as though Lloyd Cele may be discovering himself and his boundaries with a new album, ‘No Limits’. ||| I’ve always had a love-hate relationship with Lloyd Cele and his music. Even when he was...
View Article‘Angry’ teen sets house on fire
Five family members had to escape through a small window after their son set their home alight and locked them in. ||| Durban - Five members of a Durban, family escaped through a small window in their...
View ArticleCPF vows to catch rock throwers
Residents will discuss imposing a curfew on those living near the bridge where rocks were thrown at cars. ||| Durban - Residents of Blackburn Village informal settlement will meet on Tuesday to discuss...
View ArticleEight Pomeroy victims honoured
The eight Pomeroy men who were shot and killed, allegedly while reclaiming stolen cattle, are to be nationally mourned. ||| KwaZulu-Natal - The eight Pomeroy men who were shot and killed, while they...
View ArticleANC councillor shot dead
An ANC councillor was shot dead and his wife wounded in Estcourt in KwaZulu-Natal. ||| Umtshezi - An ANC councillor was shot dead and his wife wounded in Estcourt in KwaZulu-Natal, police said on...
View ArticleTwo in court over NFP killing
Two brothers accused of killing a National Freedom Party member appeared in the Umlazi Magistrate's Court on Monday. ||| Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal - Two brothers accused of killing a National Freedom Party...
View ArticleDA demands Intaka records
The DA has demanded the records of a decision to drop charges against six people implicated in a corruption case. ||| Durban - The DA has demanded the records of a decision to drop charges against six...
View ArticleSA hostages to face Somali captors
South African couple Bruno Pelizzari and Debbie Calitz will reportedly face some of the Somali pirates who took them hostage. ||| KwaZulu-Natal - South African couple Bruno Pelizzari and Debbie Calitz...
View ArticleRobbers wanted my child for muti: dad
Traumatised parents have told how thieves stormed their Durban home, wanting to kidnap their baby. ||| Durban - A one-year-old toddler was pulled “like a rag doll” during a tussle between a robber and...
View ArticleTwo SA women on Forbes list
Maria Ramos and Nonkululeko Nyembezi-Heita, have been named in Forbes Magazine’s most powerful women list. ||| Maria Ramos, group chief executive of Absa, and Nonkululeko Nyembezi-Heita, chief...
View ArticleProtests close UKZN campus
The University of KwaZulu-Natal announced that its Howard College campus would be closed because of student protests. ||| Durban - The University of KwaZulu-Natal announced on Thursday that its Howard...
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