R12m to take KZN bus drivers home
eThekwini ratepayers fork out R12 million a year to transport municipal bus drivers home after each shift. ||| Durban - eThekwini ratepayers have been forking out R12 million each year for the...
View ArticleSmiling bus killer jailed
A 23-year-old KZN man stood smiling after he was sentenced to 22 years in jail for killing two people on board a municipal bus. ||| Durban - A 23-year-old Mayville man stood smiling in the dock after...
View ArticleElderly man attacked with golf club
A retired optician, 77, was beaten with a golf club during a home robbery in Overport. ||| Durban - A retired optician, 77, was beaten with a golf club during a home robbery in Overport.Devraj Chetty...
View ArticleRhino-poaching suspects killed in shoot-out
LIAM JOYCE ||| LIAM JOYCE Two suspected rhino poachers were killed and two arrested at the Phinda Private Game Reserve in Zululand. Musa Mntambo, spokesman for Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, said the incident...
View ArticleSuspected cop killer in court
A police officer accused of killing two colleagues made his first court appearance in KwaDukuza amid heavy security. ||| Durban - A police officer accused of killing two colleagues made his first...
View ArticleHillcrest Mugg & Bean robbed
Two armed men assaulted a restaurant manager and robbed employees of their belongings at a Hillcrest eatery. ||| Durban - Two armed men assaulted a restaurant manager and robbed employees of their...
View ArticleLow-cost housing for KZN suburbs
The eThekwini Municipality plans to build high-rise social housing flats in traditionally white suburbs in a bid to integrate all races. ||| Durban - The eThekwini Municipality is planning to build...
View Article‘ANC bigwigs stalling Nkandla report’
The DA has accused senior ANC members of trying to delay the release of the public protector’s report on upgrades at President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead. ||| Durban - The DA has accused senior ANC...
View ArticleEx-NPA boss lied: Hawks chief’s lawyer
Suspended KZN Hawks head Maj-Gen Johan Booysen’s lawyer has laid into former acting NPA head Nomgcobo Jiba’s decision to prosecute the top cop. ||| Durban - Former acting NPA head Nomgcobo Jiba lied...
View ArticleKenyan jailed for 2010 KZN murder
A Kenyan man has been sentenced to life in prison by the Scottburgh Regional Court for robbing and killing an 86-year-old man in Park Rynie in 2010. ||| Durban - A Kenyan man has been sentenced to life...
View ArticleTuckshop murder case postponed
The trial of a man accused of killing a KwaZulu-Natal tuckshop owner and her five children has been postponed until December. ||| Durban - The trial of a man accused of killing a KwaZulu-Natal tuckshop...
View ArticleDog dragged for 10km
A first-time pet owner is devastated after her dog was accidently dragged for more than 10km behind her vehicle. ||| Durban - A first-time pet owner is devastated after her dog was accidently dragged...
View ArticleTycoon to ‘adopt’ a kid at birthday bash
The life of one Durban child will never be the same again after the birthday of tycoon Vivian Reddy. ||| Durban - The life of a Durban child from an impoverished background will never be the same again...
View ArticleCops blow R500K on lavish dinner
Police management spent close to R500 000 on a gala dinner for its top officers – and MPs are demanding answers. ||| Johannesburg - In defiance of the National Treasury’s instructions to cut costs,...
View ArticleMinisterial handbook prescribes R100K
The government is working on a new ministerial handbook which is expected to be finalised soon. Amanda Khoza reports. ||| Durban - The government is working on a new ministerial handbook which is...
View ArticleAll the presidents’ protection bills
With the controversy over Nkandla, Amanda Khoza looks at the cost of security upgrades for past heads of state. ||| Durban - Judging from the amount of money spent on President Jacob Zuma’s security...
View ArticleR10m lotto cop in hot water over R250
A former cop, who allegedly squandered his R10 million Lotto jackpot winnings, has apparently been caught stealing a measly R250. ||| Durban - Former policeman Dayalin Maslamoney, 39, who alle-gedly...
View ArticleWife shoots hubby in row over meal
A Durban woman will be sentenced next week for attempting to murder her husband during an argument, writes Mervyn Naidoo ||| Durban - A 56-year-old Umbilo woman shot her husband twice after they got...
View ArticleWoman dies in KZN crash
One woman died and a man was critically injured when their car overturned on the R102 near King Shaka international airport. ||| Durban - One woman died and a man was critically injured when their car...
View ArticleYouth leaders revel in VIP treatment
A blue light police escort became a private escort for the ANCYL during its Durban voter registration campaign. ||| Durban - A blue light police escort, intended for a cabinet minister, became a...
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