Driver: I didn’t know I was dragging dog
A Chatsworth man says he did not know beloved family pet Max was tied to his car when he drove out of his yard. ||| Durban - “I’m not cruel to animals… This was a mistake,” a Chatsworth pensioner said...
View ArticleMan in court for murder of mom, five kids
A man accused of killing a KZN tuckshop owner and her five children in their home has appeared in the Durban High Court. ||| Durban - A man accused of killing a KwaZulu-Natal tuckshop owner and her...
View ArticleNurse’s death notice with a difference
A death notice, published in The Mercury classifieds, was written by a former nurse with an unusual request. ||| Durban - An unusual death notice, published in The Mercury classifieds on Wednesday, was...
View ArticleAfriForum’s ethics complaint dismissed
KZN health MEC Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo says AfriForum’s complaint ignores the fact that he was an MK soldier, not a doctor. ||| Durban - An AfriForum complaint of unethical and unprofessional conduct...
View ArticleViolence as DUT students clear out
Violent protests continued at the Durban University of Technology as hundreds of students left student residences. ||| Durban - Violent protests continued at the Durban University of Technology (DUT)...
View ArticleeThekwini gets sixth negative audt
The eThekwini municipality has failed to get a clean audit for the sixth year in a row, the latest auditor-General’s report reveals. ||| Durban - eThekwini Municipality has failed to get a clean audit...
View ArticleHunter finds boy (5) hanging from tree
THE BODY of an unidentified boy, believed to be about five, has been found hanging from a tree inside thick forest in Mariannhill near Pinetown. ||| Durban - The body of an unidentified boy, believed...
View ArticleHavoc after court returns teachers
Angry parents and pupils turned violent after 12 teachers - who they accuse of sexual misconduct - returned to a Chesterville school. ||| Durban - Angry parents and pupils defied a court order on...
View ArticleFamily of slain cop grieve
The fiancée of the policeman gunned down in a failed heist was inconsolable when KZN officials visited the family at their home. ||| Durban - The fiancée of the policeman gunned down in a failed heist...
View ArticleTaxi owner dies in hijacking
Police are appealing to the public for information after a Chase Valley man was shot dead in his garden in a suspected hijacking. ||| Pietermaritzburg - Police are appealing to the public for...
View ArticleBlack rhino attacks KZN ranger
A game ranger was seriously injured when he was attacked by a black rhino in the Mkhuze game reserve. ||| Durban - A game ranger was seriously injured when he was attacked by a black rhino in the...
View ArticleCele fingered in Nkandlagate
The ex-police boss is in hot water for failing to ensure that Zuma paid for security upgrades at his Nkandla home. ||| Johannesburg - Former police boss Bheki Cele is in hot water again for failing...
View Article100 charges withdrawn against Mpisane
More than 100 charges have been withdrawn against businesswoman Shauwn Mpisane relating to alleged fraudulent invoices. ||| Durban - More than 100 charges against businesswoman Shauwn Mpisane relating...
View ArticleAfriForum to appeal Dhlomo decision
The HPCSA has dismissed an AfriForum complaint against KZN Health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo and a former surgeon-general. ||| Durban - AfriForum has accused the Health Professions Council of South Africa...
View ArticleCourt warns bridge death lawyer
Koobashan Naicker, convicted of killing three in a pile-up in Durban, has been given deadline to prepare for sentencing. ||| Durban - Disbarred lawyer Koobashan Naicker, convicted of killing three...
View ArticleRanger injured by bleeding rhino
A ranger has been seriously hurt by an injured black rhino in the Mkuze game reserve in Zululand. ||| Durban - A ranger was seriously hurt by an injured black rhino in the Mkuze game reserve in...
View Article‘Gentle’ pit bull mauls KZN toddler
A toddler whose face was ripped by his family's dog, lost two teeth and received more than a 100 stitches. ||| Durban - A Richards Bay toddler whose face was ripped by his family’s “gentle” American...
View ArticleDances in the dock as Mpisane walks again
Businesswoman Shauwn Mpisane danced in the dock after she was acquitted of more than 100 counts of tax fraud. ||| Durban - Durban businesswoman Shauwn Mpisane danced in the dock after she was acquitted...
View ArticleOfficial ran scams to feed gambling habit
A Cogta employee with a compulsive gambling problem has pleaded guilty after scamming people out of more than R40 000. ||| Durban - A former Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional...
View ArticleKZN man’s motive for shooting ‘was false’
A man who shot an organiser of the India Fair in Durban had “fired with intent to kill”, a magistrate said. ||| Durban - A man who shot an organiser of the India Fair in Durban had “fired with intent...
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