Specialists battled to save mercy flight girl
A drug-resistant strain of a bacterial infection has been identified as the possible bacterial infection contracted by two KZN kids in Mozambique. ||| Durban - A drug-resistant strain of a bacterial...
View ArticleCriminals target animal sanctuary
A Durban animal sanctuary is being targeted by criminals who set fire to a storeroom containing supplies worth thousands. ||| Durban - A Durban animal sanctuary is being targeted by criminals – and in...
View ArticleTwo killed in Umhlanga crash
Two men were killed when a truck crashed into their truck on the N2 near the Queen Nandi Drive offramp in Umhlanga. ||| Durban - Two men were killed when a truck crashed into their truck on the N2 near...
View ArticleNSRI rescues beached whale
A whale which beached on Shelley Beach in KwaZulu-Natal was rescued and pushed back into the sea. ||| Durban - A whale which beached on Shelley Beach in KwaZulu-Natal was rescued and pushed back into...
View ArticleShot artist died a hero
Clinton De Menezes was trying to protect his wife, daughter and friends during a terrifying robbery when he was shot dead. ||| Durban - An artist was trying to protect his wife, 7-year-old daughter and...
View Article‘He loved to swim. I am heartbroken’
Paramedics, lifeguards and police in KZN have been kept busy over the New Year with several reported drownings. ||| Durban - Paramedics, lifeguards and police search and rescue crews have been kept...
View ArticleTaxi owned by cop seized after crime
Members of the police’s anti-hijacking task team have confiscated a taxi owned by a cop after it was used as a getaway vehicle. ||| Durban - Members of the police’s anti-hijacking task team have...
View ArticleWoman in KZN set alight
A KwaZulu-Natal woman from Umbumbulu sustained 50 percent burns across her body after being set alight. ||| Durban - A KwaZulu-Natal woman from Umbumbulu sustained 50 percent burns across her body...
View ArticleNkandla chimney a fire hazard - report
A social worker has laid a complaint with the public protector about a chimney erected at Zuma's Nkandla homestead. ||| Johannesburg - A chimney erected on a thatched roof on President Jacob Zuma's...
View ArticleFour appear for murder of artist
"There was a strong possibility that the accused might be linked to other robberies." ||| Durban - The four men arrested for the murder of a top artist in Berea West on New Year’s Eve appeared in the...
View ArticleDurban cops in hunt for drug kingpin
Police are searching for a man they believe is the kingpin of a heroin and mandrax drug-dealing syndicate which was operating from a rented house. ||| Durban - KwaZulu-Natal police are searching for a...
View ArticleMan in dock over gada killing
The murder case against a man who allegedly bludgeoned his wife and two teenage children to death has been postponed. ||| Durban - A man who allegedly bludgeoned his wife and two teenage children to...
View ArticleHunt is on for woman linked to stolen baby
KZN police are searching for Nothando Nxumalo who is allegedly linked to the kidnapping of a 13-day-old baby boy. ||| Durban - A search is underway for a woman from Kilbachan in KwaZulu-Natal who is...
View ArticleTwo killed in KZN shooting
Two women were shot dead on New Year's day after a group of men entered a women's homestead and randomly opened fire. ||| Durban - Two women were shot dead on New Year's day in the Badlane area in...
View Article65 injured in KZN bus crash
Sixty-five people were injured when the bus they were travelling in overturned on a dirt road near Nongoma, KZN EMS have said. ||| Johannesburg - Sixty-five people were injured when the bus they were...
View ArticleNkandla man in court over guns
A man arrested near President Jacob Zuma's private Nkandla homestead has appeared in court, KwaZulu-Natal police said. ||| Durban - A man arrested near President Jacob Zuma's private Nkandla homestead...
View ArticleWrong time for cops to shop for booze
Police have launched a probe into two policemen who were photographed, in uniform, buying alcohol on New Year’s Eve. ||| Durban - Police have launched an investigation into two Umbilo policemen who...
View ArticleMissing KZN woman found in ravine
A 63-year-old woman who went missing on New Year's eve was found in a ravine near her home in Richmond, paramedics said. ||| Durban - A 63-year-old woman who went missing on New Year's eve was found in...
View ArticleTuck shop razed after ‘murder’
A tuck shop owned by a Mozambican in Durban was set alight just hours after police were called in to stop a mob from torching it. ||| Durban - A tuck shop owned by a Mozambican in Durban was looted and...
View Article‘Minority Front ready to return to fray’
Minority Front leader Shameen Thakur-Rajbansi said it would be too early to write off the MF as it could still spring a few surprises. ||| Durban - Minority Front leader Shameen Thakur-Rajbansi has...
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