Zuma’s wife in hot water over renovations
Thobeka Madiba-Zuma will face penalties and may be forced to demolish alterations if her plans are not approved. ||| Durban - President Jacob Zuma’s third wife, Thobeka Madiba-Zuma, who commissioned...
View ArticleRhino hero’s barehanded triumph
A Hluhluwe game farm manager has been hailed as a hero after taking on a gang of five heavily armed suspected poachers. ||| Durban - A Hluhluwe game farm manager has been hailed as a hero after taking...
View ArticleCop on bail is back in uniform
Police chiefs refuse to suspend a policeman who is facing three charges, including armed robbery and theft. ||| Durban policeman Dean van Zyl, who was recently arrested in a sting operation when he...
View ArticleWearing his art on his sleeve
Tattooing was once frowned upon, but now even celebs come to him, writes Jeff Wicks ||| Amid the low vibration of tattoo guns, Malcolm “Mully” Hilton crouches over a teenager who is having a portrait...
View ArticleToddler only survivor of family massacre
A boy was rescued after spending hours tied to his mother's corpse, a few metres from the bodies of his five siblings. ||| Durban - A 14-month-old boy was rescued on Sunday after spending hours tied to...
View ArticleMan questioned over family massacre
KZN police are questioning a man in connection with the murder of a woman and her five children over the weekend. ||| Durban - KwaZulu-Natal police are questioning a man in connection with the murder...
View Article‘Inquiry needed into cop fitness test deaths’
A commission of inquiry must be established to investigate the deaths of seven aspirant traffic officers, the SACP said. ||| Pietermaritzburg - A commission of inquiry must be established to...
View ArticleI nearly died - cop job survivor
Thembalani Zondi tells of the shocking conditions at the cop recruitment camp where seven people died. ||| Durban - Families of the seven people who died while tackling a traffic police recruitment...
View ArticleMchunu slams IFP over calls for his head
KwaZulu-Natal transport MEC Willies Mchunu dismissed calls for him to resign as premature and irrelevant. ||| Johannesburg - KwaZulu-Natal transport MEC Willies Mchunu on Monday dismissed calls for him...
View ArticleDeaths could have been avoided - Sanco
The deaths of seven aspirant traffic officers could have been avoided, the SA National Civic Organisation said. ||| KwaZulu-Natal - The deaths of seven aspirant traffic officers in KwaZulu-Natal could...
View ArticleTwo die in head-on collision
Barely two hours into the new year, two people died and three others were injured in a head-on collision in Pietermaritzburg. ||| Barely two hours into the new year, two people died and three others...
View ArticleMchunu: resignation is premature
KwaZulu-Natal transport MEC Willies Mchunu has dismissed calls for him to resign as premature and irrelevant. ||| KwaZulu-Natal transport MEC Willies Mchunu on Monday dismissed calls for him to resign...
View ArticleFour arrested for car theft
Four men have been arrested for possession of unlicensed firearms and stolen vehicles in Ozwathini. ||| Four men have been arrested for possession of unlicensed firearms and stolen vehicles in...
View ArticleWoman injured in N2 crash
A 28-year-old woman was critically injured when a car overturned on the N2 between Shaka's Rock and Ballito. ||| A 28-year-old woman was critically injured when a car overturned on the N2 between...
View ArticleSpending reined in over Christmas
Durban - After a tough financial 2012, Durban businesses are celebrating a buoyant festive season with more people visiting the province who, they say, “spent more sensibly”. ||| Durban - After a tough...
View ArticleFrightened animals flood into SPCA
The Durban and Coast SPCA says nearly 300 frightened animals have been brought to them over the festive season. ||| Durban - Animal shelters around Durban are appealing to pet owners whose dogs and...
View ArticleMatric maths and science add up
KwaZulu-Natal has bettered its Grade 12 maths pass rate by 8.6 percentage points and science by 6.4 percentage points. ||| Durban - KwaZulu-Natal has improved its matric maths pass rate by 8.6...
View ArticleMother Nature sinks ski boat
The Durban harbour may seem safer for fishing than the high seas, but for two local fishermen, the bay proved the opposite. ||| KwaZulu-Natal - Durban harbour may seem safer for fishing than the high...
View ArticleCyclist’s wife ‘cradled him at scene’
Rage and shock has spurred SA cyclists to make Burry Stander’s death the “Arab Spring” of cycling. ||| Durban - Durban cyclists will dedicate their moonlight mass ride on Saturday to two-time Olympic...
View ArticleCall to ban publishing of matrics’ names
The Congress of South African Students has called for an end to publishing the names of matriculants in newspapers. ||| Durban - The Congress of South African Students (Cosas) has added its voice to...
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