50 fear trapped in mall roof collapse
About 50 workers are feared trapped after the roof of a shopping mall collapsed in Tongaat, north of Durban. ||| Durban - About 50 workers are feared trapped under rubble after the roof of a shopping...
View ArticleMall roof collapse: rescue underway
Efforts to rescue about 50 workers feared trapped after a roof collapse at a Tongaat mall could take all night. ||| Tongaat - Efforts to rescue about 50 workers feared trapped on Tuesday after a roof...
View ArticleOne dead, 29 hurt in mall roof collapse
One death and 29 injuries have been reported so far, after a roof collapse at a Tongaat shopping mall. ||| Tongaat - One death and 29 injuries have been reported so far after a roof collapse on Tuesday...
View ArticleConcrete slab falls on KZN mall builders
One person was killed and 29 others were injured when a concrete slab collapsed at a construction site in Tongaat. ||| Johannesburg - All that mall construction worker Skhumbuzo Ngcobo saw was dust...
View ArticleTongaat mall plans were not passed
The owner of the building that collapsed in Tongaat has confirmed that plans for the shopping mall had not been passed. ||| Lauren Rawlins, Leanne Jansen, Sihle Manda and The Post Durban - The owner of...
View ArticleLabour department to handle Tongaat mall
Heavy machinery is being brought in to remove the rubble from a collapsed construction site in Tongaat. ||| Durban - The labour department has taken control of a collapsed mall construction site in...
View ArticleZuma opens Spring Grove dam
The official opening of the Spring Grove Dam near Rosetta by President Zuma was used as an opportunity to canvass for votes. ||| Durban - The official opening of the Spring Grove Dam, near Rosetta, by...
View ArticleRobber killed in Maritzburg shoot-out
A shoot-out between robbers and police ended with one dead, another wounded and three arrested. ||| Durban - A shoot-out on Tuesday morning between robbers and police, which began in Pietermaritzburg’s...
View ArticleInvestigation begins at Tongaat site
KZN police are investigating a case of culpable homicide after the collapse of a mall under construction in Tongaat. ||| Johannesburg - A culpable homicide case will be opened after the collapse of a...
View ArticleTongaat builders ignored orders to stop
The developers of the collapsed mall in Tongaat had been given at least three warnings to stop building at the site. ||| Durban - The developers of the collapsed mall in oThongathi (Tongaat) had been...
View ArticleDriver test case witness admits lying
A witness in the Mandeni testing centre fraud case admitted making a false affidavit under oath. ||| Durban - On a day marked by a series of small dramas, a witness in the Mandeni testing centre fraud...
View ArticleMatric markers to know their fate
Everyone who applied for a position as a matric marker will receive either a new letter of appointment or rejection. ||| Durban - Everyone who applied for a position as a matric marker is to receive a...
View ArticlePavilion mall security tightened
Police are intensifying patrols around the Pavilion shopping centre amid fears of a revenge attack after the killing of two robbers. ||| Durban - Police are intensifying patrols around the Pavilion...
View ArticleMan slain in wild gunfight
The streets of Pietermaritzburg resembled an action movie after a shoot-out between police and five suspected robbers. ||| Durban - The streets of Pietermaritzburg resembled scenes out of an action...
View ArticleTongaat mall rescue efforts end
The rescue operation at the Tongaat mall construction site has been called off temporarily, KwaZulu-Natal police said. ||| Durban - The rescue operation at the Tongaat mall construction site has been...
View ArticleMkhize blew R1.2m on plane trips
Former KZN premier Zweli Mkhize's taste for charted planes and helicopters has cost the province R1.2m. ||| Durban - Former KwaZulu-Natal premier Zweli Mkhize’s taste for “luxury” transport has cost...
View ArticleMan cheats death in mall collapse
Ntobeko Mzingithi survived the collapse of the Tongaat mall - and he still cannot believe he lived to tell the tale. ||| Durban - A construction worker who survived the collapse of the shopping centre...
View ArticleTwo nabbed for drug dealing in KZN
KwaZulu-Natal police arrested two men who had 1000 mandrax tablets with an estimated street value of R60 000 in their possession. ||| Durban - Two people were arrested in Sydenham near Durban for...
View ArticleDid mall builders follow all the codes?
SA has high standards for construction and the Tongaat mall collapse should never have happened, says a top engineer. ||| Durban - South Africa had high standards for design and construction, and a...
View ArticleeThekwini denies link to Tongaat mall man
The eThekwini municipality has denied allegations that the city had a special relationship with the Tongaat mall developers. ||| Durban - eThekwini municipal manager S’bu Sithole denied allegations...
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