Uranium bust worth about R800
The value of the unenriched uranium found in possession of two men was just over R800, the Durban Magistrate's Court has heard. ||| Durban - The value of the unenriched uranium found in possession of...
View ArticleJudgment on KZN employees’ promotion
The Constitutional Court upheld an appeal on by two education department employees against a decision to review and set aside their promotions. ||| Johannesburg - The Constitutional Court upheld an...
View ArticleLensman’s kit stolen from bus
A photographer covering the Indian cricket tour had equipment worth R200K stolen from the bus he was travelling on. ||| Durban - A foreign photographer covering the Indian cricket team’s tour is...
View ArticleBoy killed on N2 in Durban
A 12-year-old boy died after being hit by a car on the N2 near the Spaghetti Junction in Durban. ||| Durban - A 12-year-old boy died after being hit by a car on the N2 near the Spaghetti Junction in...
View ArticleChristmas in jail for drug lab accused
Sixteen of the 19 men arrested in connection with a drug lab in Gillitts will remain in custody until February when their case is heard. ||| Durban - Sixteen of the 19 men arrested in connection with...
View ArticleMall work continued despite court order
The Tongaat Mall developers agreed not to oppose a final order stopping all construction before the collapse, the eThekwini Municipality has argued. ||| Durban - The developers of the Tongaat Mall had...
View ArticleMatric marks verification underway
Matric papers across the country are being checked and any irregularities noted before the marks are loaded on to the national database. ||| Durban - Matric exam papers across the country are being...
View ArticleFuel woes hit Durban bus schedules
Durban’s municipal buses are running on empty, with fuelling hiccups leaving irate passengers sometimes waiting for hours. ||| Durban - Durban’s municipal buses are running on empty, with fuelling...
View ArticleChurch friends murder grandmother
A couple who befriended an Umzinto businesswoman at church are accused of robbing and stabbing her to death. ||| Durban - The brother of an Umzinto woman who was stabbed to death by her church-going...
View ArticleCharges against blue-light guard dropped
All charges against one of the mayoral bodyguards accused of shooting at a motorist on the N3 in KZN have been dropped. ||| Durban - All charges against one of the mayoral bodyguards accused of...
View ArticleBail is denied for dagga growers
Any hope that KZN drug dealer Tracey-Anne Pretorius and her accomplices had of spending Christmas at home have been dashed. ||| Durban - Any hope that Durban North drug dealer Tracey-Anne Pretorius and...
View ArticleMunicipality wants mall developer jailed
The eThekwini Municipality wants property developer Ravi Jagadasan to be jailed for contempt of court. ||| Durban - The eThekwini Municipality wants Ravi Jagadasan, whose company was building the...
View Article‘Zuma’s neighbours a security threat’
Families neighbouring Zuma's Nkandla were moved because they posed a security threat, the public works minister said. ||| Pretoria - Families neighbouring President Jacob Zuma's private Nkandla...
View ArticleR100 000 reward for rhino poachers
A reward has been offered for information on poachers who brutally hacked two rhino and a calf to death in KZN. ||| Durban - Poachers who hacked two rhino and a calf seem to have been after more than...
View ArticleLife in jail for hostel hitmen
Four years after three hitmen gunned down a man at the Jacobs Men’s Hostel, the trio have finally been sentenced. ||| Durban - Three hitmen who shot their victim several times were sentenced to life...
View ArticleAnger at Gxagxisa’s comeback
eThekwini Municipality's head of health is back at work after apparently being cleared of wrongdoing. ||| Durban - The eThekwini Municipality’s controversial head of health, Dr Nomakhosi Gxagxisa, was...
View ArticleLife term for love cheat’s murder
A woman who set her boyfriend’s shack alight after tiring of his alleged philandering has been sentenced to life in prison. ||| Durban - A woman who set her boyfriend’s shack alight after tiring of his...
View ArticleRape, murder penalties ‘unfair’
The family of two teens convicted of raping and murdering a child have expressed their discontent at the sentences the pair received. ||| Durban - The family of two teenage brothers convicted of raping...
View ArticleJoy at rapist teacher’s life sentences
The KZN education department applauded the three life sentences handed to a teacher who repeatedly raped a young girl. ||| Durban - The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education and children’s rights...
View ArticleTraffic up at KZN tollgates
Traffic volumes are increasing on KwaZulu-Natal roads as people make their way to the coast for their holidays. ||| Durban - Traffic volumes are increasing on KwaZulu-Natal roads as people make their...
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