KZN rejects reports of Cosatu rift
Cosatu in KwaZulu-Natal has dismissed reports suggesting that that the labour federation was deeply divided at the top. ||| Durban - Cosatu in KwaZulu-Natal has dismissed reports suggesting that the...
View ArticleCity reruns vacancy for top post
A hiring blunder that saw an official suspended for alleged tender fraud being given a top post is to be rectified. ||| Durban - A hiring blunder – that of an official who had been suspended for...
View ArticleHospital shooter still at large
The man who allegedly shot and killed his colleague at Durban's King Edward VIII Hospital last week is still on the run from police. ||| Durban - The man who allegedly shot and killed his colleague at...
View ArticleGranddad dodges hijacker’s bullet
The protective instinct of a grandfather nearly cost him his life when he tried to wrestle with an armed hijacker. ||| Durban - The protective instinct of an eManzimtoti grandfather nearly cost him his...
View ArticleWitness denies financial losses
A receptionist at an alleged Durban brothel has denied her bank account has “significantly deteriorated” after a raid on the establishment. ||| Durban - A receptionist at an alleged Durban brothel has...
View ArticleMan in court for drugs, bribery
A KwaZulu-Natal man appeared in the Phoenix Magistrate's Court on charges of bribery and possession of illegal substances. ||| Durban - A KwaZulu-Natal man appeared in the Phoenix Magistrate's Court on...
View ArticleAlleged casino conwoman in court
A woman accused of stealing cash and jewellery from casino patrons while performing good luck rituals for them appeared briefly in the Durban Commercial Crimes Court on Tuesday. ||| Durban -A woman...
View ArticleDad walked son into sea, killing them
A father used his tie to lash his young son to him, and walked into the surf, drowning them both off a North Coast beach. ||| KwaZulu-Natal - A father used his tie to lash his young son to him, and...
View ArticleWoman injured in latest manhole incident
Ilse Robert stepped on a road sign lying on the pavement outside her home, which gave way, plunging her down a hidden manhole. ||| Durban - When Durban resident Ilse Robert stepped out of her front...
View ArticleLand claim money 'missing'
A KZN community trust has taken the government and a traditional leader to court, asking them to account for misappropriated funds. ||| Durban - A Kwazulu-Natal community trust has taken the government...
View ArticleOne shot dead in house robbery
Four friends and a relative were assaulted and one shot dead during a violent house robbery that lasted more than half an hour. ||| Durban - Four friends and a relative were assaulted and one shot dead...
View Article‘Lover set boyfriend’s shack fire’
Fed up with her boyfriend’s philandering, a woman enlisted her friends’ help to set the man’s shack alight. ||| Durban - Fed up with her boyfriend’s philandering, a woman enlisted her friends’ help to...
View ArticleMidlands couple in hospital after attack
An elderly couple are recovering in ICU after an attack on their Nottingham Road farm over the weekend. ||| Durban - AN elderly couple are recovering in ICU after an attack on their Nottingham Road...
View ArticleMan stabbed to death for bicycle
A young Durban man was attacked and stabbed to death for his bicycle, outside the front gate of his Cato Manor home. ||| Durban - A young Durban man was attacked and stabbed to death for his bicycle,...
View ArticlePongola Hospital loses funding
||| Durban - KwaZulu-Natal would no longer fund Pongola Hospital in the Zululand district, the provincial health department said on Tuesday.The state-funded hospital's application for money was turned...
View ArticleMom watched daughter’s gang rape
Two men have appeared in court after a Pietermaritzburg woman was gang raped in her home as her helpless mother looked on. ||| Durban - Two men, charged with the horrific gang rape and robbery of a...
View Article‘Why would anyone hurt my child?’
The family of an eight-year-old who was found dead, possibly raped, and with her eyes gouged out, are trying to cope with her death. ||| Durban - The family of an uMlazi pupil who was found dead,...
View ArticleNew move to protect KZN’s oribi
Environmentalists and security experts have joined hands to protect the threatened Oribi antelope from illegal dog hunting. ||| Durban - Environmentalists and security experts have joined hands to...
View ArticleBaby killer gets house arrest
A law student hid her newborn baby in a cupboard for 16 hours, hoping the birth was a "bad dream." ||| Durban - A Durban law student who hid her newborn baby in a cupboard for 16 hours – hoping the...
View ArticleSecond man pleads guilty to gang rape
Another man has pleaded guilty to the gang rape of a 24-year-old Pietermaritzburg woman. ||| Pietermaritzburg - Another man has pleaded guilty to the gang rape of a 24-year-old Pietermaritzburg...
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