S&M, strippers (and the Salvation Army)
The teachings of Jesus will make it to the Sexpo when the Salvation Army teams up with the show's organisers. ||| Durban - The teachings of Jesus will make it to this year’s Sexpo when the...
View ArticleAll the president’s men
President Zuma has unflinchingly stuck to his guns in promoting "his own" into key positions. Nathi Olifant reports. ||| Durban - Since taking over the government, President Jacob Zuma has been accused...
View Article‘I don’t know how she died’
The mom of Tamlyn Smith, who was found dead in her home almost a year ago, claims the cops have not told her what happened. ||| Durban - Georgie Smith is a broken woman. A year after finding her...
View ArticleBrit steals the show
Ella Pill, a 20-year-old British student, stole the show when she joined a group of singing maidens taking reeds to the king. ||| Durban - The annual Umkhosi Womhlanga (Reed Dance) was nearly plunged...
View ArticleForensic experts ‘don’t have basic tools for job’
Some top forensic experts in KwaZulu-Natal say police management has failed to provide them with the basic tools for their job. ||| Durban - Some top forensic experts in KwaZulu-Natal say police...
View ArticleBig money for drivers of new parking project
A parking meter system intended to create employment is short-changing operators. Amanda Khoza and Jeff Wicks report ||| Durban - Controversial Pietermaritzburg tenderpreneur Paris Dlamini has scored...
View ArticleKZN woman killed in crash
A woman was killed and seven other people were injured when a minibus taxi collided with a car on the R102 near Groutville, paramedics said. ||| Durban - A woman was killed and seven other people were...
View ArticleDead baby found in Durban
The body of a baby was found on the side of the road by an Enforce Security guard in Durban, paramedics said. ||| Durban - The body of a baby was found on the side of the road by an Enforce Security...
View ArticleKZN ANC sends condolences after crash
The ANC in KZN has offered its condolences to the families of 10 people killed in a bus crash after the annual reed dance festival. ||| Durban - The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal sent its condolences on Monday...
View ArticleMan arrested after row turns deadly
A man has been arrested for allegedly fatally shooting another man after an argument about where to sleep, according to KZN police. ||| Pietermaritzburg - A man has been arrested for allegedly fatally...
View ArticleIndian maidens set to join Reed Dance
Maidens from KZN’s Indian community are to participate with their Zulu counterparts in next year's Reed Dance. ||| Durban - In a cross-cultural gesture unmatched in South African history, a thousand...
View ArticleZuma sends condolences after Reed Dance crash
President Zuma has offered his condolences after 10 people died in a bus crash after the annual reed dance festival in KZN. ||| Durban - President Jacob Zuma has offered his condolences after 10 people...
View ArticleDetails emerge of Reed Dance bus crash
Bodies, beaded necklaces and skirts were strewn along the R66 after a bus carrying Reed Dance maidens crashed. ||| Durban - Bodies, beaded necklaces and skirts strewn along a section of the R66 highway...
View ArticleR10m gives McCord Hospital small reprieve
The KZN Department of Health has injected R10 million into McCord Hospital to ensure its doors remain open for one month. ||| Durban - The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health has injected R10 million...
View ArticleIt’s bon appétit for eThekwini politicians
In the 2012/13 financial year the catering budget for committee meetings in the eThekwini Municipality was R1.120 million. ||| Durban - There’s no such thing as a free lunch unless you are a Durban...
View ArticleFrantic talks to halt teachers strike
The final matric exams and the Annual National Assessments could be under threat in KwaZulu-Natal. ||| Durban - The final matric exams and the Annual National Assessments (ANA) could be under threat in...
View Article12 dead goats found in river
The carcasses of 12 goats - all shot at close range - were found dumped in the Sterkspruit River near Hillcrest. ||| Durban - The carcasses of 12 goats - all shot at close range - were found dumped in...
View Article‘Prostitutes left hotel before boss visited’
Prostitutes would leave a doctor's hotel when staff were informed that he was about to visit, the Durban Regional Court was told. ||| Durban - Prostitutes would leave a Durban doctor's hotel when...
View ArticleOverturned Melmoth bus was speeding - MEC
A bus was speeding when it crashed in Melmoth, KwaZulu-Natal, killing nine people, provincial transport authorities said ||| Melmoth, KwaZulu-Natal - A bus was speeding when it crashed in Melmoth,...
View ArticleTwo unhurt after train derails
Two people escaped uninjured when a goods train derailed on a bridge at Banana Beach, on the Natal south coast, Netcare 911 paramedics said. ||| Durban - Two people escaped uninjured when a goods train...
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