Polela in court on hunting rap
Former Hawks spokesman McIntosh Polela has appeared in court on 13 counts relating to illegal hunting. ||| Durban - Dismissed Hawks spokesman McIntosh Polela appeared briefly in the Pietermaritzburg...
View ArticleKZN cop denies fake matric claim
Colonel Vincent Mdunge is considering challenging in court allegations that his matric certificate is fake. ||| Durban - KwaZulu-Natal police spokesman Colonel Vincent Mdunge is considering challenging...
View ArticleNew KZN premier cracks the whip
Newly elected KwaZulu-Natal Premier Senzo Mchunu stamped his authority on the province immediately after being sworn in. ||| Durban - Newly elected KwaZulu-Natal Premier Senzo Mchunu stamped his...
View ArticleTwo killed in Thornville accident
Two people died in an accident on the R56 near Thornville in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, according to paramedics. ||| Johannesburg - Two people died on Friday morning in an accident on the R56 just...
View ArticleReport lifts lid on ‘bad teachers’
New statistics reveal an increase in complaints against teachers - including fraud, assault and sexual abuse. ||| Durban - Staffroom brawls, cases of teachers meting out corporal punishment, and the...
View ArticleHow wreck diver died
Annelie Wada’s fellow divers watched helplessly as she ascended rapidly out of control to the ocean surface. ||| Durban - Annelie Wada’s fellow divers watched helplessly as she ascended rapidly out of...
View ArticleShe lived life to the full - diver’s family
Annelie Wada’s two young sons described their mother as an adventure junkie who had dived more than 200 times. ||| Durban - Durban North businesswoman Annelie Wada, who died this week in a diving...
View ArticleHealth Dept to take over McCord
KZN’s Health Department will take over Durban’s McCord Hospital and its staff, but the facility will remain closed for now. ||| Durban - KwaZulu-Natal’s Health Department will take over Durban’s McCord...
View ArticleService delivery protests in Isipingo
Several hundred people are protesting in Durban's southern Isipingo area, blocking roads and buring tyres, police said. ||| Durban - Several hundred people are protesting in Durban's southern Isipingo...
View ArticleAbsent examiner passed dodgy truck
A KZN traffic examiner who passed a defective truck, which had failed a roadworthy test earlier, was not even at work on that day. ||| Durban - Two KwaZulu-Natal traffic licensing officials were...
View ArticleRuling could hit Durban ratepayers
Durban city bosses may resort to robbing Peter to pay Paul to settle the wage bill the municipality owes thousands of employees. ||| Durban - Durban city bosses may resort to robbing Peter to pay Paul...
View ArticleCybercrime is real and it’s here
A member of the Hawks Forensics Division warns that South Africans do not take cybercrime seriously enough. ||| Durban - When police sent an e-mail to a suspected cyber criminal telling him he was...
View ArticleCop vows to clear his name
Colonel Vincent Mdunge, who allegedly faked his matric certificate, has vowed to fight the allegations against him. ||| Durban - Former provincial police spokesman, Colonel Vincent Mdunge, said he...
View ArticleCops in court for seizing private car
Four policemen allegedly involved in the unauthorised seizure of a private vehicle from an eManzimtoti repair shop have been charged. ||| eManzimtoti - FOUR policemen allegedly involved in the...
View ArticleElderly woman’s rapist gets 25 years
A 66-year-old woman said she was happy that one of the men who gang-raped her would spend the next 25 years in prison. ||| Durban - A 66-year-old woman said she was happy that one of the men who...
View ArticleCouple’s child sex charges dropped
The charges against a Durban couple accused of kidnapping street children, allegedly for the purposes of sexual exploitation, have been provisionally withdrawn. ||| Durban - The charges against a...
View ArticleWoman in Howick Falls death plunge
Details about the woman’s fall were unclear and would be investigated by local authorities, say police. ||| Durban - A 35-year-old woman plunged 110m to her death down Howick Falls on Friday morning....
View ArticleSA agency rushes supplies to Philippines
Gift of the Givers touched down in Manila in the Philippines carrying urgently needed supplies for the typhoon-hit country. ||| Durban - Durban’s humanitarian agency, Gift of the Givers, touched down...
View ArticleToti gran hacked to death
Amanzimtoti has been rocked by the killing of a grandmother while her handicapped husband tried to call for help. ||| Amanzimtoti, KZN - Amanzimtoti has been rocked by the killing of a grandmother...
View Article‘I sold my Zuma name for R10m house’
President Jacob Zuma’s brother Michael has admitted he used the Zuma name to secure government contracts. ||| President Jacob Zuma’s brother Michael has admitted he used the Zuma name to secure...
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