Disruptive FET students could go to jail
A group of students at KZN FET College campuses, who have allegedly been threatening staff, has been told to stop or face jail. ||| Durban - A group of students at the Pietermaritzburg Further...
View ArticleSex scandal cop still on duty
The metro police officer at the centre of a sex scandal involving prostitutes, was still on the beat this week. ||| Durban - The metro police officer at the centre of a sex scandal involving...
View ArticleSchool bullies ‘get off lightly’
The two bullies who assaulted a fellow pupil have been handed a five-day suspension and community service. ||| Durban - The two Chatsworth bullies who pleaded guilty at a disciplinary hearing to...
View Article‘Cops forced me to point out scene’
A Durban man accused of murdering his stepmother and his lover has claimed that police forced him to point out the alleged crime scene. ||| Durban - A DURBAN man accused of murdering his stepmother and...
View ArticleMystery surrounds cop’s car death
The circumstances around the death of a young cop and another man outside an Umlazi school have left his family bewildered. ||| Durban - The baffling circumstances around the death of a young policeman...
View ArticleFitness test probe adjourned
The commission of inquiry probing the KwaZulu-Natal fitness test which ended with fatalities among the participants adjourned early to accomodate a witness. ||| Pietermaritzburg - The commission of...
View ArticleNFP councillors ‘courted with money’
National Freedom Party councillors are being offered bags of money to defect, secretary general Nhlanhla Khubisa said. ||| Durban - National Freedom Party councillors are being offered bags of money to...
View ArticleAlleged drug kingpin’s properties seized
An alleged drug kingpin's four properties and car were declared forfeit to the State by the Pietermaritzburg High Court. ||| Pietermaritzburg - An alleged drug kingpin's four properties and car were...
View ArticleKZN rapist jailed for 15 years
A KwaZulu-Natal man was jailed for 15 years for raping and robbing a woman at her house in Ocheni, police said. ||| Johannesburg - A KwaZulu-Natal man was jailed for 15 years by the Maphumulo Regional...
View ArticleAssets taken despite acquittal
The alleged kingpin of a drug syndicate has been stripped of her assets despite having her conviction overturned. ||| Durban - She may be a free woman, but Joyce Komane, accused of being a kingpin of a...
View Article18 vagrants ‘dumped’ in eMdloti
eMdloti resident’s are complaining that vagrants were being picked up from Durban and “dumped” there. ||| Durban - City manager, S’bu Sithole, has vowed to get to the bottom of an eMdloti resident’s...
View ArticleMom in court for alleged hit plot
Makhosazana Langeni, accused of planning a hit on her sons, seemed unfazed as she sat inside holding cells. ||| Durban - The woman accused of approaching a hitman to have her sons killed appeared...
View ArticleUnion members fear for their lives
The killing of three members of rival unions representing workers at a KZN supermarket chain have led to fears of a “hit list”. ||| Durban - The murders of three members of rival unions representing...
View ArticleCops rape and rob us: sex workers
Sex workers in Durban claim they are easy prey for unscrupulous police officers who rape and rob them. ||| Durban - Sex workers in Durban claim they are easy prey for unscrupulous SAPS and metro police...
View ArticleGang targeting Durban, PMB homes held
Police have arrested four three men believed to be part of a syndicate targeting homes in quiet KZN suburbs. ||| Durban - Police have arrested three men believed to be part of a syndicate targeting...
View ArticleWoman hurt in shoot-out
A KZN woman is recovering in hospital after she was struck by a stray bullet during a hijacking incident. ||| Durban - A woman, 68, is recovering in hospital after she was struck by a stray bullet...
View ArticleRTI applicant’s treatment ‘inadequate’
Proper treatment was not given to a man who died after participating in a KwaZulu-Natal Road Traffic Inspectorate (RTI) fitness test, an inquiry in Pietermaritzburg heard. ||| Pietermaritzburg - Proper...
View ArticlePolela to appear in court
Sacked Hawks spokesman, McIntosh Polela, will appear in court on September 26, on 13 charges related to alleged incidents of poaching. ||| Pietermaritzburg - Sacked Hawks spokesman, McIntosh Polela,...
View ArticlePraise for outgoing KZN premier
Outgoing KwaZulu-Natal premier Zweli Mkhize was cheered and jeered when he said goodbye to the provincial legislature. ||| Durban - Outgoing KwaZulu-Natal premier Zweli Mkhize was cheered and jeered...
View ArticleSAPS probing sex scandal cop
An internal probe is underway into claims that a KZN metro policeman demanded sex from prostitutes and filmed them against their will. ||| Durban - An internal probe is underway into claims that a...
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