Rape accused teen ‘mentally unsound’
A teenager who allegedly raped and gouged out the eye of an eight-year-old has been declared mentally unfit to stand trial. ||| Durban - A KWAZULU-Natal teenager who allegedly raped and gouged out the...
View ArticleIFP accused walk free
Five IFP members were released after the High Court found that charges of murder and attempted murder could not be proved. ||| Pietermaritzburg - Five IFP members were released on Tuesday after the...
View ArticleTwo held for murder in KZN
Two men wanted for separate murders were arrested in Inanda, north of Durban. ||| Durban - Two men wanted for separate murders were arrested on Tuesday in Inanda, north of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal police...
View ArticleMan held for teen’s rape, murder
A man has been arrested for allegedly raping and killing a 14-year-old KwaZulu-Natal girl. ||| Durban - A man has been arrested for allegedly raping and killing a 14-year-old girl, KwaZulu-Natal police...
View ArticleIFP welcomes court ruling
The IFP has welcomed a Pietermaritzburg High Court decision to release five members accused of murder and attempted murder. ||| Durban - The IFP has welcomed a Pietermaritzburg High Court decision to...
View ArticleNo-dope pledge from schools
KwaZulu-Natal’s top schools have taken a hard line on doping in sport. ||| Durban - The province’s top schools have taken a hard line on doping in sport, buying into a programme which is aimed at...
View Article‘My niece told me of rape by advocate’
The aunt of a woman who has accused an advocate of indecently assault and rape, said the victim had told her about both incidents. ||| Durban - The aunt of a young woman who has accused senior Durban...
View ArticleTugela floods sweep away homes and families
At least six people are missing after the Tugela River and its tributaries burst their banks flooding homes after heavy rain in KZN. ||| Durban - At least four people are still missing after the Tugela...
View ArticleR1bn for KZN student housing
KwaZulu-Natal’s universities are to spend more than R1 billion on building new student housing over the next three years. ||| Durban - KwaZulu-Natal’s universities are to spend more than R1 billion on...
View ArticleWestville robbery suspects arrested
Westville residents can breathe a little easier following the arrest of four suspected robbers. ||| Durban - Westville residents can breathe a little easier following the arrest yesterday of four...
View Article‘We’re still waiting for the body’
A family say they have been waiting five days for their relative’s body to be fetched from King Edward VIII Hospital. ||| Durban - A Phoenix family say they have been waiting for their relative’s body...
View ArticleBodies pile up as morgue workers strike
Mortuary staff in Durban have downed tools, yet again, this time in protest against "stinky" working conditions. ||| Durban - Bodies are piling up at Durban’s Magwaza Maphalala (Gale) Street mortuary...
View ArticleTwo-timing teachers for high jump
Hundreds of teachers in KwaZulu-Natal are to face the music for trading with the State despite not having obtained permission to do so from their employer. ||| Durban - Hundreds of teachers in...
View ArticleCop says metro officers assaulted him
An off-duty SAPS detective says he was assaulted by six eThekwini metro officers he was stopped at a roadblock. ||| Durban - An off-duty SAPS detective has opened a case of assault against six...
View ArticleScramble to staff hospital
More than 140 vacancies needed to be filled at Addington Hospital, where officials were battling to find suitable candidates for some posts. ||| Durban - More than 140 vacancies needed to be filled at...
View ArticleEx-SA paedophile sentenced
Paedophile Dennis Stewart, a former Durban teacher, has been sentenced by a Melbourne court to 27 months in jail for sex acts with children as young as 12. ||| Melbourne, Australia - PAEDOPHILE Dennis...
View ArticleZuma critics want attention: Lamola
ANCYL deputy Ronald Lamola says academics and intellectuals who criticise President Jacob Zuma only want media attention. ||| Pietermaritzburg - ANC Youth League deputy president, Ronald Lamola, has...
View ArticleMom’s hospital death questioned
Debora Tatchell was scheduled to undergo a routine ligation procedure, but experienced organ failure soon after being anaesthetised. ||| Durban - Weeks after the birth of her third child, Debora...
View ArticleTombstone theft ‘a common problem’
Thieves are causing added heartache for grieving families whose loved ones' tombstone have been stolen. ||| Durban - Thieves have struck at Red Hill Cemetery in Durban, making off with two granite...
View ArticleAmbush killing accused freed
ANC supporters were stunned as five men, believed to be IFP members, were acquitted of murder charges relating to an attack on an election victory cavalcade. ||| Durban - ANC supporters shook their...
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