Woman concedes defeat in crime-hit Hillcrest
A Hillcrest mother, fed up with her rented home being burgled repeatedly, has decided to leave the area. ||| Durban - A Hillcrest mother, fed up with her rented home being burgled repeatedly, has...
View ArticleThere’s no reason to suspend me - Gxagxisa
eThekwini health head Nomakhosi Gxagxisa believes there is a concerted effort behind her suspension to get rid of her. ||| Durban - Controversial eThekwini health head Nomakhosi Gxagxisa believes there...
View ArticleMcCord workers jobs safe for now
McCord Hospital staff have accused the hospital’s board of wanting to profit from the sale rather than allow the takeover. ||| Durban - Durban’s McCord Hospital staff have their jobs for another week,...
View ArticlePetrol jockey tells of attack
“I have the right to work. They have a right to strike. I respect theirs, but they don’t respect mine.” ||| Durban - The Glenwood petrol attendant who was brutally beaten at his workplace on Monday,...
View ArticleNotorious criminal found hanged after arrest
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate is probing the death of an alleged criminal found hanged in a holding cell. ||| Durban - The Independent Police Investigative Directorate is probing the...
View Article'They were in it to kill' - kidnap victim
KZN estate agent Dorothy Carlyle, who was kidnapped and tortured, can finally have closure after her three assailants were jailed. ||| Durban - It has been almost a year since Durban estate agent...
View ArticleBaby born at Heritage Day concert
A Durban woman’s Heritage Day outing turned out to be an occasion to remember. ||| Durban - A Durban woman, who went into labour while at a Heritage Day concert, gave birth to a healthy baby girl in a...
View Article19 more trucks impounded in KZN
Nineteen trucks have been impounded since the start of an operation targeting heavy vehicles, including those using Field’s Hill. ||| Durban - Nineteen trucks have been impounded, most with faulty...
View ArticleTwo policemen shot in shop robbery
Two cops responding to an armed robbery at a shop on the North Coast are lucky to be alive after they came under fire. ||| Durban - Two policemen responding to an armed robbery at a shop on the North...
View ArticleResidents vie for alleged rapist’s blood
Residents of a Mayville informal settlement attempted to storm a police station in a bid to get their hands on an alleged rapist. ||| Durban - Residents of a Mayville informal settlement attempted to...
View ArticleHealth chief’s big fat job lie
Suspended Durban health head Nomakhosi Gxagxisa assured her interviewers that she was registered as a doctor. ||| Durban - Durban’s suspended head of health Nomakhosi Gxagxisa assured those...
View ArticleKZN premier to be inaugurated
The KwaZulu-Natal legislature will elect a new premier this week, the provincial legislature said. ||| Durban - The KwaZulu-Natal legislature will elect a new premier this week, the provincial...
View ArticleWoman dies in KZN diving accident
A woman died after a decompression accident while she was scuba diving in Durban. ||| Durban - A woman died after a decompression accident while she was scuba diving in Durban on Wednesday, the...
View ArticleTop KZN cop faked matric certificate
KZN police spokesman Colonel Vincent Mdunge resigned after his fake credentials were discovered during an audit. ||| Durban - For years he was the mouthpiece of the KwaZulu-Natal police, boldly...
View ArticleKZN province enters McCord fray
There will be a special sitting of the KZN legislature to announce the fate of Durban’s embattled McCord Hospital. ||| Durban - The KwaZulu-Natal provincial government will pronounce on Thursday on the...
View ArticleSenzo Mchunu elected KZN premier
Senzo Mchunu has been acting premier since Zweli Mkhize stepped down - but now he’s officially in charge of KwaZulu-Natal. ||| Johannesburg - Senzo Mchunu was elected premier of KwaZulu-Natal on...
View ArticleAdvocates slam council demolitions
Despite several court interdicts preventing it, shacks are still being forcibly demolished at Cato Crest informal settlement. ||| Durban - The ongoing demolition of shacks at the Cato Crest informal...
View ArticleTraffic officials arrested for graft
Two officials from a KZN vehicle testing station have been arrested for allegedly declaring unroadworthy vehicles roadworthy. ||| Durban - Two officials from the vehicle testing station in Phoenix,...
View ArticleKZN rapist jailed for ten years
A 29-year old man was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment for raping a 19-year-old woman in her house near Richard’s Bay. ||| Richard’s Bay - A 29-year old man was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment...
View ArticleSkulls found at KZN caravan park
Two skulls have been found in the dunes near a caravan in Richard's Bay. ||| Richard’s Bay - Two skulls have been found in the dunes near a caravan in Richard's Bay, police said on Thursday.The...
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