Carnage on Field’s Hill
Paramedics were greeted with death and destruction after an accident involving an 18-wheeler truck in Pinetown. ||| Durban - Paramedics and traffic officials say they have never seen a worse...
View ArticleField’s Hill crash: driver arrested
The driver of the truck that crashed into four minibus taxis and a car in Field's Hill, Pinetown, has been arrested, police said. ||| Pinetown - The driver of the truck that crashed into four minibus...
View ArticleReed Dance maidens say no to other races
Several Zulu maidens have slammed the idea of opening the annual Reed Dance festival to women from other races. ||| Durban - A group of Zulu maidens who took part in last week’s Royal Reed Dance have...
View ArticleDA: Ban heavy vehicles from Field’s Hill
The DA has urged KZN Transport MEC Willies Mchunu to ban heavy vehicles from using Field's Hill after a horror crash. ||| Durban - The DA on Friday urged KwaZulu-Natal transport MEC Willies Mchunu to...
View ArticleWoman ‘arrested at behest of Roy Moodley’
A KZN woman is suing SAPS for R60 000, claiming she was unlawfully arrested at the behest of politically connected Roy Moodley. ||| Durban - A Phoenix mother is suing the police and the prosecuting...
View ArticleField’s Hill crash: truck owner speaks
The owner of the truck that crashed on Field's Hill said he did not sleep after details of the carnage emerged. ||| Durban - The owner of the truck that crashed into four fully laden minibus taxis and...
View ArticleBlue light driver gets lesser sentence
A “blue light bully” had his “negligent driving” conviction scrapped, but it was replaced with “inconsiderate driving”. ||| Durban - A “ blue light bully” succeeded in having his “negligent driving”...
View ArticleDA takes RDP fraud to police
The DA filed criminal complaints against five former eThekwini councillors allegedly involved in the selling of RDP houses. ||| Durban - The DA has filed criminal complaints against five former...
View ArticlePrayers for survivors of Fields Hill tragedy
"We as the ANC in Chatsworth decided to bring all the faiths in the area to the hospital. We have been saddened by this tragedy." ||| Durban - An inter-faith delegation, led by Chatsworth politician...
View ArticleFired cricket coach settles with school
The school cricket coach who lost his job when he tried to resolve an impasse with a disgruntled father, has settled with the school. ||| Durban - The school cricket coach who lost his job when he...
View ArticleMcCord rescue deal stalls
The rescue deal at McCord Hospital is off with provincial health officials saying they will not budge on demands made by board members. ||| Durban - The R47-million rescue deal at Durban’s McCord...
View ArticleField’s Hill truck's licence had expired
The licence of a truck, involved in a crash that claimed the lives of 22 people, had expired, an official has said. ||| Durban - The licence of a truck, involved in an accident that claimed the lives...
View ArticleBodyguard held for intimidating metro cop
A bodyguard employed by the IFP has been arrested and charged with intimidating a Durban metro police officer. ||| Durban - A bodyguard employed by the IFP has been arrested and charged with...
View ArticleWitness recounts her time at ‘brothel’
Days after she moved into the Inntown Holiday Lodge, a 24-year-old woman was "selling her body". ||| Durban - Days after she moved into the Inntown Holiday Lodge, a 24-year-old woman was standing on a...
View ArticleReed crash driver was a temp
The driver of the bus in which 10 people died when the vehicle crashed after the reed dance was "not authorised" to drive it. ||| Durban - The driver of the bus in which eight Zulu maidens and two...
View ArticleStorm over Indian reed dancers grows
A retired academic has slammed the participation of Indian maidens in the Reed Dance as a political stunt. ||| Durban - A retired academic has slammed the participation of Indian maidens in the Reed...
View ArticleElderly crime victim shows improvement
The elderly woman who was beaten up by a gang and left her for dead, was taken off oxygen and started breathing on her own. ||| Durban - The elderly South Coast woman who was beaten up by a gang that...
View ArticleGogo, 70, to finally wed sweetheart
Patience is a virtue. So says a 70-year-old woman who, after 44 years of dating her teen sweetheart, will finally exchange vows. ||| Patience is a virtue. So says a 70-year-old grandmother who, after...
View ArticleKZN crash: survivors tell of their night of horror
Survivors of the Field’s Hill horror crash told of their agony while relatives of those who died wept. ||| Pinetown - Survivors of the Field’s Hill horror crash this week told of their agony while...
View Article‘Stop these trucks’
The clamour to get the heavies off Fields Hill grows as it was revealed that thousands of heavily loaded trucks a month could be using the dangerous route to avoid paying toll fees at the Mariannhill...
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