Good Samaritan saves cyclist in pitbull attack
“I was screaming for help but no one could hear me. The dog tore into my leg while the other would not let my safety boot go. ||| Durban - As two pitbull terriers mauled his leg, a cyclist thought his...
View ArticleAngie must resign , says Sadtu in Durban
Durban - Teachers' union members have said they intend calling for Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga's resignation during a march in Durban on Friday. ||| Durban - Teachers' union members have...
View ArticlePower hikes hit schools
Schools across KZN are bracing for a power price hike that some fear could collapse their institutions or programmes. ||| Durban - Schools across KwaZulu-Natal that use a large percentage of their...
View ArticleBomb found in homeless man’s trolley
When a private security company responded to call in a Durban suburb, they did not expect to find a bomb. ||| Durban - When a private security company responded to call of a suspicious person in a...
View ArticleSlain hospital worker mourned
A day after a King Edward VIII Hospital official was shot dead, a human resources manager at a Phoenix hospital had also received death threats. ||| Durban - A day after a King Edward VIII Hospital...
View ArticleSecurity tight as ATM bombing gang appear
Heavily-armed police were on guard when the men charged with the murder of a policeman and several ATM bombings appeared in court. ||| Durban - Heavily-armed police were on guard on Thursday when the...
View ArticleCable theft gang arrested in uMlazi
A heavily armed gang of cable thieves was arrested after a gunfight with police in uMlazi. ||| Durban - A heavily armed gang of cable thieves, believed to be part of a syndicate operating in...
View ArticleClub fight brothers not guilty of racist attack
Two brothers have been acquitted of assault and crimen injuria charges for their part in an alleged racist nightclub brawl. ||| Durban - Two brothers acquitted of assault and crimen injuria charges for...
View ArticleProtesters want minister axed
About 100 people protested peacefully outside the department of education building on Stalwart Simelane Street in Durban. ||| Durban - About 100 people protested peacefully outside the department of...
View Article15 hurt in KZN bakkie crash
Fifteen people were injured when their bakkie lost control and over-turned on the N3, in the direction of Durban. ||| Durban - Fifteen people were injured when their bakkie lost control and over-turned...
View ArticleGrisly find on Phoenix field
The partly naked and hacked bodies of three men were found at a sport ground in Gandhi informal settlement near Phoenix. ||| Durban - The semi-naked and hacked bodies of three men were found at a...
View ArticleRobbed retired bishop forgives
"It has come about in a dense population where there is no real community life." ||| A retired bishop is without his gold bishop’s ring since he was robbed at knifepoint on the second floor of the...
View ArticleMEC to act on KZN housing corruption
The heat is intensifying for embattled company as the KZN MEC speaks up. ||| The heat is intensifying for embattled company Woodglaze Trading, as the KZN MEC for human settlements Ravi Pillay called...
View ArticleDurban to rename street after Chavez
Durban may soon have a street named after Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez. ||| Durban may soon have a street named after Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez whose death this week is being mourned by...
View ArticleKZN gunmen kill six siblings
Six siblings were killed by armed intruders with AK47s while sleeping in their home. ||| Six siblings were killed by armed inruders with AK47 rifles while sleeping in their home in Muden near Greytown...
View ArticleCops search for gunmen who killed siblings
The manhunt for the gunmen who killed five brothers and another relative in Muden, continue, KwaZulu-Natal police said. ||| KwaZulu-Natal - The manhunt for the gunmen who killed five brothers and...
View ArticleSix dead as terror strikes
A family's slumber turned tragic when six members were mowed down. Nathi Olifant and Agiza Hlongwane report. ||| KwaZulu-Natal - A high-level police investigation is under way after six members of a...
View Article‘I spent a night in a jail cell’
An argument resulted in a man spending a night in a jail cell, in what he describes as an act of retribution exacted by cops on behalf of his neighbour. ||| Durban - An argument with a neighbour...
View ArticleFrom peanuts to Mustangs
Agiza Hlongwane recalls the life of a man with nine lives who finally succumbed to assailants' bullets. ||| Durban - Hamilton Mchunu sold peanuts on the dusty streets of Clermont township before...
View ArticleMurder accused dies in his cell
A magistrate’s show of compassion wasn’t enough to save a prisoner, who eventually died of cardiac arrest while in a holding cell. ||| Durban - A magistrate’s show of compassion wasn’t enough to save a...
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