Durban puts on a friendly face
Influential Anholt-GfK Roper City Brand Index ranked Durban as the friendliest metropolis. ||| The grass is always greener on the other side. So it seems, according to a group of Capetonians and a...
View ArticleCooking star learnt from granny
“My love for food started with my granny.” ||| Such is the interest in food in new Masterchef SA winner Kamini Pather’s family that her mother, Anitha, cooked biryani and prepared Indian sweetmeats for...
View ArticleHospital shooting case postponed
The case against Khulekani Aubrey Ntuli, accused of shooting a fellow worker at Durban's King Edward VIII Hospital, has been postponed. ||| Durban - The case against a man accused of shooting a fellow...
View ArticleState to decide on Mpisane
The State is set to decide whether to continue pursuing tax fraud charges against Durban businesswoman Shawn Mpisane. ||| Durban - The State is set to decide whether to continue pursuing tax fraud...
View ArticleR1m copper theft bust: 5 to appear
Five people are expected to appear in court for allegedly stealing copper in KZN worth more than R1m. ||| Durban - Five people are expected to appear in the Ntuzuma Magistrate’s Court today for...
View ArticleButhelezi slams ‘divisive’ Malema
Mangosuthu Buthelezi has slammed Julius Malema, saying he is stirring divisions in the country and threatening social cohesion. ||| Durban - Shortly after sharing a stage and leading a march in...
View ArticleFive fined for printing R100 notes
Five cash-strapped holidaymakers have learnt that there’s no such thing as easy money. ||| Durban - Five cash-strapped holidaymakers have learnt that there’s no such thing as easy money after they were...
View ArticleField’s Hill: Truck owner fears for his life
The owner of the truck that killed 23 people after its brakes failed has issued a statement and held a press conference. ||| Durban - The owner of an articulated lorry that killed 23 people in Pinetown...
View ArticleBrothel accused to sue after miscarriage
A couple held for allegedly running a brothel are set to sue the State after the woman suffered a miscarriage while awaiting trial. ||| Durban - A couple who were arrested for allegedly running an...
View ArticleTiff with ex ends in acid attack
An angry woman who was turned away at her ex-lover’s home in KZN has admitted throwing acid in his face. ||| Durban - An angry woman who was turned away at her ex-lover’s home on the KwaZulu-Natal...
View ArticleANC mourns Mbuso Kubheka
The ANC was in mourning after the death of former KwaZulu-Natal provincial deputy secretary Mbuso Kubheka, it said. ||| Durban - The ANC was in mourning on Monday after the death of former...
View Article'Field’s Hill driver used faked permits'
According to his employer, the truck driver involved in the Field's Hill crash used fraudulent permits to obtain his job. ||| Durban - Sanele May, the truck driver involved in the accident on Field’s...
View Article10 years for bridge slab killers
An apology might have kept three young men out of jail, but a lack of remorse has landed them in jail for 10 years. ||| Durban - A simple sorry might have been all it took to keep three young men, one...
View ArticleMcCord expected to close its doors
Durban’s McCord Hospital is expected to announce its closure this week, leaving 200 people without jobs. ||| Durban - Durban’s cash-strapped McCord Hospital is expected to announce its closure on...
View Article‘When I walk in, even Zuma retreats’
DA parliamentary leader Lindiwe Mazibuko has told students in Durban that the ANC is intimidated by her. ||| Durban - “When I walk in, even Zuma retreats.” DA parliamentary leader Lindiwe Mazibuko made...
View ArticleTop KZN cop on child sex charges
A top policeman is alleged to have used a nine-year-old girl as a human shield to evade arrest on sex abuse charges. ||| Durban - A senior Hibiscus Coast policeman is alleged to have used a...
View ArticleTrials out of way for matrics
Matric pupils are looking towards the last hurdle before leaving school, while hoping no more disruptions hamper the timetable. ||| Durban - As schools across KwaZulu-Natal finish the matric trials...
View ArticleLawyer withdraws over ‘conflict’
Durban attorney Professor Lindokuhle Mdletshe is to defend Fields Hill crash driver Sanele May, who is facing 22 counts of murder. ||| Durban - Durban attorney, Professor Lindokuhle Mdletshe, is to...
View Article‘Ten-year sentence means nothing’
The father of a woman who was killed by a concrete slab thrown off a bridge, said the sentence imposed on her killers was “nothing.” ||| Durban - The father of a Durban bank trainee, who died when a...
View ArticleProbe after petrol attendant assaulted
A petrol attendant in KZN is in a serious condition in hospital after he was allegedly attacked by striking workers. ||| Durban - A petrol attendant is in a serious condition in hospital after he was...
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