Cops halt sangoma’s cows-for-sale scam
Police have arrested a sangoma who allegedly conned people out of their money and operated a cows-for-sale scam. ||| Pretoria - Soweto police have arrested a KwaZulu-Natal sangoma who is said to have...
View ArticleHijackers killed after high speed chase
A high speed car chase during peak hour traffic ended in the death of two “notorious” KZN hijackers. ||| Durban - A high speed car chase during peak morning traffic on Thursday ended badly for two...
View ArticleDurban Central gets facelift
For the first time in more than 40 years, the front doors to the charge office of one of the biggest police stations in KZN - Durban Central - will close, for renovations. ||| Durban - On Sunday for...
View ArticleCouncil may write off huge rates bill
Unpaid bills owed by those living in Ingonyama Trust areas could be written off by the eThekwini Municipality. ||| Durban - Millions in unpaid rates and services owed by people living in Ingonyama...
View ArticleChildren turn on drug dealing parents
The children of a Northdale couple have told police how they acted as drug runners for their parents. ||| Durban - Three properties on the same road in Northdale in Pietermaritzburg, four vehicles,...
View Article‘Passion for reading the key to success’
ANC deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa spoke to KZN matriculants about the importance of education and reading. ||| Durban - ANC deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa spent Wednesday walking the streets of...
View ArticleWoman, 76, in hijack ordeal
An elderly woman was hijacked in Pinetown and then dumped in KwaNdengezi township three hours later. ||| Durban - An elderly worker from the Open Door Crisis Centre in Pinetown was hijacked on Tuesday...
View ArticleHawks probe evidence safekeeping
The Hawks are probing why crucial evidence from a 1992 massacres was being stored in an unlocked office in Hillcrest. ||| Durban - The KwaZulu-Natal Hawks are probing why a trunk containing crucial...
View ArticleOakford row: owner responds to critics
A landowner accused of denying pupils access to a school on his property says the community has its own agenda. ||| Durban - A landowner accused of denying pupils access to a school situated on his...
View ArticleBurglars bypass 5 dogs to get loot
Two dogs were pepper-sprayed and another apparently beaten by burglars stealing cash and jewels from an Umbilo home. ||| Durban - Two dogs were pepper-sprayed and another was apparently beaten with a...
View ArticleWitness denies IFP murder was intentional
Durban - Men, and not women, would have led an angry group of IFP supporters, had their intention been to attack an opposition party leader's house, the Durban Regional Court heard on Thursday. |||...
View ArticleHijackers killed in shoot-out with cops
Two hijackers were shot dead while trying to escape the police in Durban. ||| Durban - Two hijackers were shot dead while trying to escape in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal police said on Thursday.Colonel Jay...
View ArticleAbout 200 treated at RTI fitness test
Paramedics treated about 200 people on the first day of the KwaZulu-Natal Road Traffic Inspectorate's (RTI) fitness test for job applicants, a commission of inquiry heard. ||| Pietermaritzburg -...
View Article‘Shootout was just like a movie’
The Police believe the two “notorious” hijackers killed in a shoot-out in KwaMashu could be linked to other recent hijackings ||| Durban - The Police believe the two “notorious” hijackers killed in a...
View ArticleDurban man shot five times in toy gun incident
An Umlazi man who police said allegedly pointed a toy gun at a policeman was shot five times and is in critical condition in hospital. ||| KwaZulu-Natal - An Umlazi man who police said allegedly...
View ArticleLife in jail for Umbilo serial rapist
A sexual predator has been given three life terms for raping three Durban women. ||| Durban - A sexual predator has been given three life terms for raping three Durban women, including an economist...
View ArticleBullying overlooked, says teen
Bullying was rife at schools but was not being tackled because of widespread intimidation, says a schoolboy who was almost paralysed in a vicious attack. ||| Bullying was rife at schools but was not...
View ArticleZhane is all smiles at home
Recovering from his “wrestling” injury, Zhane Abubakr is smiling and back at home. ||| Durban - Back at home and recovering from his “wrestling” injury, Zhane Abubakr is smiling. “It’s so good to see...
View ArticleFamily fights off brazen criminals
Criminals who thought they had a defenceless target in their sights got the shock of their lives. ||| Durban - Criminals who thought they had a defenceless target in their sights when they attacked an...
View ArticleThe R20 that goes a long way…
A pensioner is sponsoring a medical student with the R20 she has left over every month. ||| Durban - A Wentworth pensioner is sponsoring a University of the Free State medical student with the R20 she...
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