RTI applicants exposed to extreme heat
Four people who collapsed after participating in a KZN RTI fitness test were exposed to extreme heat, a commission of inquiry heard. ||| Pietermaritzburg - Four people who collapsed after participating...
View ArticleSpiked drinks place teens at risk
A teenager is in the intensive care unit of a Pietermaritzburg hospital after being given a suspected spiked drink at a nightclub. ||| Pietermaritzburg - A teenager is recovering in the intensive care...
View Article17 700 illegal guns destroyed
A total of 17 746 illegal firearms, most seized during police operations, were destroyed in Isipingo, KwaZulu-Natal. ||| Isispingo - Thousands of illegal firearms were destroyed on Wednesday in...
View ArticleCableway could be ‘pie in the sky’
Conservation groups have reacted cautiously to the latest plan to build a 7km cable car route to the top of the Drakensberg. ||| Durban - Conservation groups have reacted cautiously to the latest plan...
View Article19 000 seized guns get the bullet
More than 19 000 confiscated guns were reduced to scrap under the watchful eye of police top brass in Durban. ||| Durban - More than 19 000 confiscated firearms were crushed into scrap metal under the...
View ArticleWhy cricket boy was axed
The school at the centre of a court row over the dropping of a schoolboy as its cricket captain has revealed he had lapsed in form. ||| Durban - The school at the centre of a row over the dropping of a...
View Article15 injured in Durban smash
Fifteen people were injured when a bakkie and minibus taxi collided in Durban, paramedics said. ||| Durban - Fifteen people were injured when a bakkie and minibus taxi collided in Durban on Thursday,...
View ArticleKidnapped man’s hell finally over
The Bangladeshi businessman kidnapped two weeks ago has been found alive and reunited with his family. ||| Durban - The Bangladeshi businessman kidnapped in Pietermaritzburg two weeks ago has been...
View ArticleCharities asked to return state funds
Fifty KwaZulu-Natal charities have been asked by the Department of Social Welfare to return part of a “one-off fund”. ||| Durban - They thought it was a government donation to spend on furniture and...
View ArticleR1.2bn IT contract not put out to tender
Msunduzi Municipality’s decision to award a R1.2bn contract, without it being put out to tender, has raised questions. ||| Durban - Msunduzi Municipality’s decision to award an “unknown company” a R1.2...
View ArticleMotorists ignore 3 hit-and-run victims
Three teens hit by a bakkie lay at the edge of a road for an hour before finally being helped by KZN’s Health MEC. ||| Durban - Three part-time lifeguards hit by a bakkie while walking home after work,...
View ArticlePensioner attacked twice in one week
An 84-year-old Pietermaritzburg woman has survived two attacks in her home within a week. ||| Durban - An 84-year-old Pietermaritzburg woman has survived two attacks in her home within a week.The woman...
View ArticleIEC unswayed by poll court challenge
The IEC is forging ahead with plans for a by-election in Abaqulusi, despite a possible Con Court challenge threatening to delay it. ||| Durban - The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is forging...
View ArticleMen escape on way to prison
Social media was abuzz with incorrect reports that convicts had escaped from Westville Prison. ||| Durban - Social media was abuzz on Wednesday with incorrect reports that convicts had escaped from...
View ArticleSAPS allowing the criminals in
Recruitment drives coupled with weak or non-existent background checks are giving criminals an easy passage into SAPS. ||| Durban - Massive recruitment drives coupled with weak or non-existent...
View ArticleFour killed in hostel shootings
Tensions and fears have resurfaced at KwaMashu Men’s Hostel after a two-day “shooting spree” that left four people dead. ||| Durban - Tension and fear have resurfaced at KwaMashu men’s hostel after a...
View ArticleTraining for medics on sex assaults
To ensure rape victims are attended to swiftly, the KZN Department of Health will train more staff in the management of victims. ||| Durban - In an effort to ensure rape victims are attended to swiftly...
View ArticleFour due in court for thefts from cars
Four men believed to be linked to a syndicate responsible for a spate of thefts out of motor vehicles in Pietermaritzburg. ||| Durban - Four men believed to be linked to a syndicate responsible for a...
View ArticleKZN unions threaten strike action
Four trade unions threatened to bring the KwaZulu-Natal agriculture and environmental affairs department to a standstill. ||| Durban - Four trade unions threatened on Thursday to bring the...
View ArticleMpisanes pay R5m to get back cars
Shauwn and S'bu Mpisane handed over more than R5.6m in return for most of the cars seized by the Asset Forfeiture Unit. ||| Durban - Shauwn and S’bu Mpisane handed over more than R5.6 million in cash...
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