Girl held hostage shares ordeal
Maseeha Baig was smiling despite having been wounded in a shoot-out between her dad and an intruder the night before. ||| Durban - Maseeha Baig was smiling on Thursday despite having been wounded in...
View ArticlePlans for KZN express train
A business express train linking Pietermaritzburg and Durban is being tested and could be ready for passengers this year, according to a report. ||| KwaZulu-Natal - A business express train linking...
View Article12 nabbed after hostel murder
KwaZulu-Natal police have arrested twelve men have been arrested for murder at the KwaMashu hostel. ||| KwaZulu-Natal - Twelve men have been arrested for murder at the KwaMashu hostel, KwaZulu-Natal...
View ArticleTaximen to be identified by numbers
No uniform, no work - this was the ultimatum given to certain Durban minibus taxi drivers and conductors. ||| Durban - No uniform, no work - this was the ultimatum given to Durban minibus taxi drivers...
View ArticleElectricity price rises a big worry for pensioners
“For those on limited incomes it is going to be horrendous. Everyone is going to have to be as economical and thrifty as possible.” ||| Durban - Pensioners Alan and Rosemarie Smaldon count their...
View ArticleProseccutor robbed of case documents
The case against a man charged with stealing shipping containers was postponed because the case documents were stolen from the prosecutor. ||| Durban - The case against a man charged with stealing...
View ArticleFears over power supply
Consumers should brace themselves for possible load-shedding and higher electricity increases in future. ||| Durban - Consumers will have to tighten their belts firmly in coming months as the eThekwini...
View ArticleHospital worker shot by colleague
A King Edward VIII Hospital employee died on the operating table from gunshot wounds, after a co-worker opened fired on him. ||| Durban - A King Edward VIII Hospital employee has died on the operating...
View ArticleWitnesses tell of shooting at hospital
Workers told of their terror in seeing a gunman shooting dead a human resources officer at Durban’s King Edward VIII Hospital. ||| Durban - Health workers spoke of their terror at seeing a gunman -...
View ArticleI am a changed person, says Narandas
Durban businessman Rajiv Narandas claims to have turned over a new leaf after brushes with the law. ||| Durban - Durban businessman Rajiv Narandas claims to have turned over a new leaf after brushes...
View ArticleMpisanes back off from curator
A day after the Mpisanes launched a blistering attack on Trevor White, S’bu tried to smoke the peace pipe with him. ||| Durban - A day after S’bu and Shauwn Mpisane launched a blistering personal...
View ArticleState witness denies she sold drugs, liquor
“I have a statement that says you had glass crack pipes, which you sold with small balls of steel wool.” ||| Durban - A State witness and the receptionist at the Inn Town lodge, an alleged brothel...
View ArticleRow over council’s UK trip
A row has erupted among Durban councillors over the need for a delegation to London for a one minute promotional video. ||| Durban - A row has erupted among Durban councillors over the need for an...
View ArticleDrug mule’s parents’ plea to president
The parents of Tessa Beetge, jailed in São Paulo since Sheryl Cwele sent her there, have asked to meet Brazil’s president . ||| Durban - The parents of Tessa Beetge, jailed in Brazil since Sheryl Cwele...
View ArticleMissing schoolgirl, 8, found dead
An eight-year-old Durban girl who disappeared on her way home from school last Friday has been found dead in a field. ||| Durban - AN eight-year-old Durban, schoolgirl, Nonjabulo Sabelo, who...
View ArticleWoman dies in manhole fall
The partner of a KZN woman who fell into an open manhole tells of her last moments. ||| On Friday, February 22, Mvumeni Isaiah Ndlovu felt like a lucky man because his girlfriend of six months,...
View ArticleKZN cop beaten to death
Three men have been arrested for beating to death an off-duty policeman in Margate, KwaZulu-Natal police said. ||| Margate - Three men have been arrested for beating to death an off-duty policeman in...
View ArticleAlleged vigilantes arrested in KZN
Two people have been arrested for allegedly killing a businessman and his bodyguard in a mob attack in Sawoti, say KZN police. ||| Sawoti, KwaZulu-Natal -Two people have been arrested for allegedly...
View ArticleKidnapped, killed and dumped
The launch of the Stop Rape campaign coincided with the discovery of the body of an eight-year-old uMlazi girl. ||| Every day eight-year-old Nonjabulo Sabela would walk the kilometre home from school,...
View ArticleRape victim tells of fear, hopelessness
A 24-year-old who was gang-raped by three men at her home told the Pietermaritzburg High Court she had lost hope. ||| Durban - Once a “happy, carefree young woman” who was upbeat and optimistic, a...
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