Illegal tenants owe R100m
About R100m is owed to the Ulundi municipality by illegal tenants occupying luxury homes built by the old KwaZulu government. ||| Durban - About R100 million is owed to the Ulundi municipality by...
View ArticleMillions still being paid to ex-KZN officials
KZN government employees who resigned from their posts during the past financial year continued to receive salaries in error. ||| Durban - KwaZulu-Natal government employees who resigned from their...
View ArticleMove for inquiry into cop job deaths
A commission of inquiry into the deaths of seven aspirant cops in KZN was nearing formation, premier Zweli Mkhize said. ||| Durban - A commission of inquiry into the deaths of seven aspirant traffic...
View ArticleLittle hope of clean KZN audits
Any hopes that KwaZulu-Natal municipalities would achieve a totally clean audit next year has been dashed. ||| Durban - Any hopes that KwaZulu-Natal municipalities would achieve a totally clean audit...
View ArticleInsurance scam trail' points to accused'
The alleged mastermind of an elaborate insurance scam had been implicated in the case by damning cellphone evidence. ||| Durban - The alleged mastermind of an elaborate insurance scam, who was charged...
View Article24 year jail sentence for rape
A man was sentenced to 24 years in prison by the Verulam Magistrate's Court for raping a girl, the KwaZulu-Natal police said. ||| Durban - A man was sentenced to 24 years in prison by the Verulam...
View ArticleAlleged stone throwers ‘evasive’ witnesses
Three teenagers accused of murdering a woman when they allegedly threw a concrete slab onto the car she had been travelling in have been described as evasive and poor witnesses. ||| Durban - Three...
View ArticleCop found guilty of teen’s death
A KwaZulu-Natal policewoman was found guilty of the murder of a teenager in an apparent road rage incident. ||| Durban - A KWAZULU-Natal policewoman was found guilty on Monday of the murder of a...
View ArticleCop held for soliciting bribe
A 47-year-old warrant-officer was arrested in Pietermaritzburg for soliciting a R10 000 bribe from a fraud accused. ||| Pietermaritzburg - A 47-year-old warrant-officer was arrested in Pietermaritzburg...
View ArticleANC seeks probe after councillors ousted
The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal has called for an investigation after two of its councillors were unseated by opposition parties in the Imbabazane municipality. ||| Durban - The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal on...
View Article91-year-old woman raped in KZN
An elderly woman was raped repeatedly in her KwaZulu-Natal home by a knife-wielding man, a report said. ||| Durban - An elderly woman was raped in her KwaZulu-Natal home by a knife-wielding man, the...
View ArticleVictim snubs Sifiso Zulu’s apology
“He is apologising now only because he is scared to spend another two years in jail. It’s his get-out-of-jail-free card.” ||| Durban - A woman who was disabled almost six years ago when Durban...
View ArticleTwo killed in Durban shooting
Two people were shot dead in Durban, paramedics said. ||| Durban - Two people were shot dead in Durban on Wednesday, paramedics said.Netcare 911 spokesman Chris Botha said this happened at the...
View ArticleMom accused of strangling her baby
A Pietermaritzburg woman will appear in court for the murder of her 16-month-old baby. ||| Durban - A Pietermaritzburg woman will appear in court on Wednesday for the murder of her 16-month-old...
View ArticleKZN premier can order inquiry - DA
Zweli Mkhize has the authority to appoint a commission of inquiry into the deaths of seven aspirant traffic officers, the DA said. ||| KwaZulu-Natal premier Zweli Mkhize has the authority to appoint a...
View ArticleCop stabbed during arrest
A man has been arrested for attacking a police officer with a knife in Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal police said. ||| KwaZulu-Natal - A man has been arrested for attacking a police officer with a knife...
View ArticleYoung family suffers horror ordeal
A couple have fled their home after armed robbers threatened to shoot their hysterical son if his mom did not silence him. ||| KwaZulu-Natal - An Isipingo Hills couple have fled their home after...
View ArticleAcquittals, but fraud accused not off the hook
The insurance scam trio, who are facing 49 charges of racketeering, murder and fraud were acquitted of seven counts of fraud. ||| Durban - The insurance scam trio who are facing 49 charges of...
View ArticleJansen speaks out on SA’s ‘twin crisis’
There is a twin crisis in education and leadership in SA and many are in denial about its seriousness, Professor Jonathan Jansen said. ||| Durban - There was a twin crisis in education and leadership...
View ArticleContainer theft accused in court
A man charged with stealing shipping containers from Durban's harbour appeared briefly in the Durban Regional Court. ||| Durban - A man charged with stealing shipping containers worth millions from...
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