Undercover sting nets four
An initiative by POST newspaper whereby alleged drug dealers are anonymously outed, has proved to be a huge success. ||| Durban - Four men were arrested for dealing in drugs after a police sting on...
View ArticleThinking beyond the bars produces results
He is one of the Class of 2012 who passed matric, but unlike his born-free peers, S’bonelo Dzanibe is anything but. ||| Durban - He is one of the Class of 2012 who passed matric yesterday, but unlike...
View ArticleANC councillors nomination scam
An internal ANC investigation has revealed irregularities in the party’s process of nominating candidate councillors. ||| Durban - An internal ANC investigation has revealed serious irregularities in...
View ArticleDriver to be charged for Stander’s death
The minibus taxi driver involved in the collision that killed cyclist Burry Stander will appear in court on Monday. ||| Durban - The minibus taxi driver involved in the collision that killed cyclist...
View ArticleStander was ‘more than a champion’
Mountain biker Burry Stander will be remembered by his family as being more than just a cycling champion, his father said. ||| Durban - Mountain biker Burry Stander will be remembered by his family as...
View ArticleStay calm, Burry’s dad pleads
The father of champion mountain biker Burry Stander has appealed for calm after the tragic death of his son while on a training ride this week. ||| The father of champion mountain biker Burry Stander...
View ArticleBacklash over Burry’s death
Culpable homicide charges in the Burry Stander crash is scant solace for his grief-stricken family. ||| Durban - The police have announced that the minibus taxi driver involved in the collision that...
View ArticleReward offered for monkey killer
A reward of R10 000 is being offered for the identification and successful prosecution of a “monkey shooter” in Umhlanga. ||| Durban - A reward of R10 000 is being offered for the identification and...
View ArticleLuxury holiday homes scam
A rental agent has gone missing along with the deposits paid for beach homes in Durban which have been double booked. ||| Durban - Durban turned out to be a road to nowhere for a number of Gauteng...
View ArticleTables turned on hijackers
The plan to seize a vehicle went horribly wrong for a group of suspected hijackers, ending with two suspects shot and a third arrested. ||| Durban - The plan to seize a vehicle went horribly wrong for...
View ArticlePrisoner passes matric with 5 As
A Durban prison inmate has reportedly passed his matric examinations with five distinctions. ||| Durban - A Durban prison inmate passed his matric examinations with five distinctions, according to a...
View ArticleChildren freed from hot cars
Children's rights lobby groups have called for harsher punishment for negligent parents. ||| Durban - Children’s rights lobby groups have called for harsher punishment for negligent parents who leave...
View ArticleMy 700 snakes
"I had harmless snakes for about three years until I started collecting venomous ones." ||| Durban North - When most 13-year-old boys were asking for remote controlled cars and video games, Jason...
View ArticleToys put thieves in line of fire
"It is not easy for police to identify a toy gun from a distance, as they resemble real firearms." ||| Despite legislation to prevent the production and sale of exact-replica toy guns, lifelike copies...
View ArticleInequality bad for reconciliation: Zuma
The inequality between black and white households was “bad for reconciliation” President Jacob Zuma said. ||| Durban - The inequality between black and white households was “bad for reconciliation”...
View ArticleTears and tributes for Burry
The roads along which Burry Stander honed his talent came to a standstill as hundreds of cyclists paid tribute to the Olympian. ||| Durban - The South Coast roads along which Burry Stander honed his...
View ArticleDoctor tells of crisis at hospital
Doctors at Addington Hospital have aired a health-care risk that leaves them “scavenging for needles, swabs and syringes”. ||| Durban - Doctors at Addington Hospital, one of the biggest teaching...
View Article‘Yellow, anybody there?’
Statistician-General Pali Lehohla was the face of Census 2011, with his yellow suit and yellow census tee-shirt. ||| KwaZulu-Natal - He was the face of Census 2011, appearing on billboards and adverts,...
View ArticleStorms hit KZN farmers hard
Several ferocious storms have battered KwaZulu-Natal in recently, leaving mass destruction in its wake. ||| KwaZulu-Natal - Dundee farmers are counting the cost of hail and electric storms over the...
View ArticleSearch for missing water skier continues
Inanda - Rescuers on Monday continued searching for a man who went missing during a water ski trip at Inanda Dam in KwaZulu-Natal, the National Sea Rescue Institute said. ||| Inanda - Rescuers on...
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