Hijacker did it, says murder accused
A woman accused of murdering her 60-year-old alcoholic husband told the KZN court he was killed by hijackers who assaulted her. ||| Pietermaritzburg - A woman accused of murdering her 60-year-old...
View ArticleMan killed in KZN accident
One man died and six people, including a nine-month-old baby, were injured in an accident in Sunningdale, paramedics said. ||| Johannesburg - One man died and six people, including a nine-month-old...
View ArticleCrash taxi driver a convicted rapist
A taxi driver, who has been charged with culpable homicide in connection with a crash, is a convicted rapist. ||| Durban - An Emkhomazi taxi driver, who has been charged with culpable homicide in...
View ArticleTop cop acquitted of drunken driving
Major-General Bethuel Mondli Zuma, the man who was almost Gauteng’s police commissioner, is off the hook… almost. ||| Durban - Major-General Bethuel Mondli Zuma, the man who was almost Gauteng’s police...
View ArticleCall to fast-track Tongaat mall investigation
The ANC and the DA have expressed concern about the time frame and called for the investigation to be accelerated. ||| Durban - The police’s criminal investigation and the eThekwini Municipality’s...
View ArticleUranium suspects ‘won’t divulge source’
Two men who were arrested for uranium possession had gone back on an offer to divulge their source, a court heard. ||| Durban - Two men who were arrested last month for possessing uranium, which is...
View ArticleSeven clean audits for KZN
Seven of KwaZulu-Natal's 61 municipalities received clean audits for 2012/13. ||| Durban - Seven of KwaZulu-Natal's 61 municipalities received clean audits for 2012/13, the co-operative governance and...
View ArticlePolitical tensions high in KZN court
IFP and NFP members packed the Durban regional court waiting for a decision on murder charges against three NFP members. ||| Durban - Tension ran high in Durban's regional courtroom on Wednesday while...
View ArticleRobbers make off with stokvel’s R140k
Police have urged people to make use of electronic banking facilities after a stokvel robbery in Pietermaritzburg. ||| Durban - Police have urged people to make use of electronic banking facilities...
View ArticleCall for overhaul of police management
Community Safety and Liaison MEC Willies Mchunu has called for national police intervention of police management in Wembezi. ||| Durban - Community Safety and Liaison MEC Willies Mchunu has called for...
View ArticleHealers get flak for muti deaths
Two leading traditional healers are outraged at the recent slaughter of 37 white-backed vultures for supposed “muti” purposes. ||| Durban - ‘This cannot be allowed to continue. It must stop. Now!” So...
View ArticleDurban goes hi-tech in war on crime
Desirable items most likely to be stolen in home burglaries - such as cellphones and laptops - are to be marked with microdot codes. ||| Durban - Desirable items most likely to be stolen in home...
View ArticleSuspects held after Durban shoot-out
Private security guards and police arrested five suspects after a shoot-out in the Durban CBD, where a businessman was followed from a bank. ||| Durban - Private security guards and police arrested...
View ArticleElderly couple assaulted and robbed
Pietermaritzburg police are trying to trace a gang of men who brutally assaulted and then robbed an elderly couple in Hilton. ||| Pietermaritzburg police are trying to trace a gang of men who brutally...
View ArticleScrap dealer disputes copper source
A raid on a major scrap metal dealership and the arrest of a manager on “theft charges” was challenged in the Durban High Court. ||| Durban - A police raid on a major scrap metal dealership last week...
View ArticleIt wasn’t me, says murder accused wife
The young KZN woman accused of the murder of her 60-year-old husband has denied she had any part in his death. ||| Durban - The young woman accused of the murder of her 60-year-old husband has denied...
View ArticleKZN, SAPS work together to fight crime
KwaZulu-Natal will allocate more resources to the police to help fight crime in the province, premier Senzo Mchunu said. ||| Durban - KwaZulu-Natal will allocate more resources to the police to help...
View ArticleNo ballistics link to NFP accused
A lack of ballistic tests on the bullet found in a dead IFP supporter seriously undermined the State's case, the Durban Regional Court was told. ||| Durban - A lack of ballistic tests on the bullet...
View ArticleNFP councillor walks free
Murder and attempted murder charges against an NFP councillor and his son were withdrawn by the Durban Regional Court. ||| Durban - Murder and attempted murder charges against an NFP councillor and his...
View ArticleDurban taxi crashes injure 38
Thirty-eight people were injured in three separate minibus taxi accidents in Durban. ||| Durban - Thirty-eight people were injured in three separate minibus taxi accidents in Durban on Wednesday,...
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