eThekwini owed R1.7bn in debt arrears
The eThekwini Municipality is owed R1.7 billion in outstanding debt by businesses, departments, parastatals, councillors and consumers. ||| Durban - Departments, parastatals, city councillors and...
View ArticleCrash girl was rape victim
A 7-year-old KZN girl who was killed recently while crossing a highway was allegedly repeatedly raped by a relative. ||| Durban - Life was short and sad for a 7-year-old KwaMashu girl who was killed...
View ArticlePrincipal programme reaps rewards
In 2009 a programme was established to empower principals at under-performing schools across KZN. ||| Durban - IN 2009 a programme was established to empower principals at under-performing schools...
View ArticleFacebook plea benefits blood bank
Thanks to selfless contributions by the Durban community, Bev Duncan, 49, has been able to undergo urgent brain surgery. ||| Durban - Thanks to selfless contributions by the Durban community, Bev...
View ArticleSomething fishy in permit furore?
Traditional line fishermen have started receiving their score sheets from the Department of Agriculture outlining why applications for the renewal of fishing permits were declined. ||| Durban -...
View ArticleDrugs, alcohol contribute to mental illness
Illicit drugs and alcohol as well as increasingly stressful lifestyles are playing a growing role in the onset of mental illness. ||| Durban - Illicit drugs and alcohol as well as increasingly...
View ArticleANC supporters gather for KZN manifesto launch
Thousands of ANC supporters have started flocking to Pietermaritzburg’s Harry Gwala Stadium for the ruling party’s provincial manifesto launch. ||| Pietermaritzburg - Thousands of ANC supporters have...
View ArticleWarning to take care
Take care of the elderly, children and animals, paramedics warned as the SA Weather Service forecast sweltering conditions over much of the country this weekend. ||| Durban - Take care of the elderly,...
View ArticleArtist accused flee court
Two of the four men charged with killing artist Clinton de Menezes tried to escape from a Pinetown courtroom. ||| Durban - Two of the four men charged with killing artist Clinton de Menezes tried to...
View Article‘I let my daughter kiss daddy goodbye’
Clinton de Menezes’s wife, Nicola, has told how she made the brave decision to allow their 7-year-old daughter, Eva, to hug the still warm body of her father and to say goodbye. ||| Durban - Clinton de...
View ArticleMiracle quintuplets: two girls die
Two of the critically ill quintuplets born to a Durban woman have died. ||| Durban - Two of the critically ill quintuplets born to a Durban woman have died. They were battling to breathe and to cope...
View Article25 injured in Inanda bus crash
Twenty five people were injured when a bus went down an embankment in Awatikwe, Inanda, near Durban. ||| Johannesburg - Twenty five people were injured when a bus went down an embankment in Awatikwe,...
View ArticleTop cop told Phiyega of harassment
A top cop allegedly informed the National Police Commissioner weeks before he died that he was being harassed. ||| Durban - Allegations have surfaced that top cop Sean Tshabalala informed National...
View ArticleCyril delivers Gauteng manifesto
The ANC kicked off its provincial manifesto launch, deploying Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa to deliver the keynote address at the Gauteng leg. ||| Johannesburg - The ANC launched its provincial...
View ArticleZuma play poster gets the middle finger
A poster featuring Jacob Zuma has been changed at the last moment because it was considered too provocative. ||| Durban - A poster featuring Jacob Zuma, which was intended to promote a stage production...
View ArticleZuma in mystery hospital stop-over
President Zuma spent three hours receiving treatment at a Durban hospital during an “unscheduled routine check-up”. ||| Durban - President Jacob Zuma spent three hours receiving treatment at Durban’s...
View ArticleKZN MEC in chase drama
Police evidence shows MEC Nomusa Dube travelling at 160km/h, with blue lights flashing ||| Durban - Nomusa Dube-Ncube was speeding last week, and the Sunday Tribune has the evidence. Police records...
View ArticleFive men killed at KZN party
KwaZulu-Natal transport and community safety MEC Willies Mchunu has condemned the killing of five men at a party in Sankontshe. ||| Durban - KwaZulu-Natal transport and community safety MEC Willies...
View ArticleMan survives attack by angry croc
Peter Watson, 73, survived a crocodile bite by the skin of his toe this week. ||| Durban - Peter Watson, 73, survived a crocodile bite by the skin of his toe this week.Watson, owner of Crocodile Creek...
View Article17 injured in Durban taxi crash
Seventeen people were injured in a taxi crash in Isipingo on Monday morning, paramedics said. ||| Durban - Seventeen people were injured in a taxi crash in Isipingo on Monday morning, paramedics...
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