2012 to top last year’s strikes
South Africa last year has lost more working days through strike action than any other country in the world. ||| Durban - South Africa last year lost more working days through strike action than any...
View ArticleSuspects in court for dealing drugs
Five suspects were expected to appear in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Friday on various charges. ||| Durban - Five suspects were expected to appear in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Friday on...
View ArticleHall of shame for SA tennis legend
Bob Hewitt has been suspended from the SA and International Tennis Hall of Fame after sexual abuse claims. ||| Durban - Tennis great Bob Hewitt has been dropped from the South African Hall of Fame in...
View ArticleOne killed in crash
One person died and another was injured in an accident involving three minibus taxis on the N3 near the Sherwood off-ramp outside Durban, paramedics said. ||| Durban - One person died and another was...
View ArticleMan sentenced to life for rape
A man who raped his 82-year-old neighbour was sentenced to life in prison in the Pietermaritzburg High Court , according to a report. ||| KwaZulu-Natal - A man who raped his 82-year-old neighbour in...
View ArticleKZN ANC welcomes rape sentence
The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal has welcomed the life sentence imposed on the rapist of an elderly woman in New Hanover. ||| KwaZulu-Natal - The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal has welcomed the life sentence imposed on...
View ArticleTipsy truck turns heads
Pietermaritzburg motorists were amazed when a truck hit the bridge with its tipper, causing the cab to be lifted. ||| Motorists on the N3 at Pietermaritzburg were amazed yesterday to see a truck, which...
View ArticleDelaille Hewitt turns on accusers
Bob Hewitt’s wife is furious over his suspension from the International Tennis Hall of Fame and South African Tennis Hall of Fame. ||| Durban - Disgraced tennis legend Bob Hewitt’s wife, Delaille,...
View ArticleCamp is hell, say ex-boarders
Gary Purchase is accused of ill-treating the broken people who turn to him for help and pocketing money they earned. ||| Durban - Gary Purchase is a fighter. He has fought drugs, alcohol and a life of...
View ArticleBishop Hurley remembered
Dubbed “guardian of the light” by Alan Paton, Durban’s Archbishop Denis Hurley is remembered as an outspoken opponent of apartheid. ||| Durban - Dubbed the “guardian of the light” by Alan Paton,...
View ArticleMall hires armed guard after attacks
Reports of hijackings and robberies along the N2 has prompted the local China City Mall to protect its tenants and shoppers. ||| Durban - Reports of hijackings and robberies along the Inanda Road...
View Article22 forced marriages in one district
Twenty-two girls in the Bergville district in KwaZulu-Natal were abducted and forced into marriage in a practise known as ukuthwala. ||| Bergville, KwaZulu-Natal - Twenty-two girls in the Bergville...
View Article'The President must be respected'
President Jacob Zuma needs to be respected as the leader of South Africa, the eThekwini ANC said. ||| Durban - President Jacob Zuma needs to be respected as the leader of South Africa, the eThekwini...
View ArticleeThekweni ANC lists top six
The eThekwini ANC will back President Jacob Zuma for a second term at the ANC's national elective conference. ||| Durban - The eThekwini ANC in KwaZulu-Natal decided on Saturday to back President Jacob...
View ArticleKZN stacks the gambling chips high
Casinos pulling in billions, but addiction is hitting hard ||| Durban - KwaZulu-Natal is the second biggest gambling province – but while the revenue generated at the slots runs into billions,...
View ArticleNo bond on Zuma’s Nkandla home - report
There is no bond registered against President Jacob Zuma's Nkandla home, according to a report. ||| Johannesburg - There is no bond registered against President Jacob Zuma's Nkandla home, it was...
View ArticleFireworks over apology for Diwali ‘insult’
Caroline Ashworth is at the centre of a storm which prompted rape threats after she posted on FB that she hated fireworks. ||| Ballito - Beauty pageant finalist from Ballito is at the centre of a...
View ArticleNkandla builders want their money
“My life has been hell… The government gives us jobs, but they destroy us by not paying us on time.” ||| KwaZulu-Natal - One of the contractors involved in the R250 million upgrade of President Jacob...
View ArticlePromising future for rape survivor
Six months after being brutally raped and left for dead, an eight-year-old victim is on the road to recovery, writes Charmel Bowman. ||| KwaZulu-Natal - On seeing her guardian, whom she calls Mom,...
View ArticleRajbansi is ousted as head of Minority Front
Shameen Thakur-Rajbansi was ousted as leader of the Minority Front (MF) at a national party conference by long-standing MP Roy Bhoola. ||| Durban - Shameen Thakur-Rajbansi was ousted as leader of the...
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