Shack dwellers invade Durban
Displaced shack dwellers have escalated their demands that the eThekwini Municipality provide them with houses. ||| Durban - Close to a thousand displaced shack dwellers who have begun clearing land...
View ArticleSex video for ‘personal use’
A Merebank teen, accused of rape and of child pornography, said the video clip was a memento for his "personal use". ||| Durban - A Merebank teen, accused of rape and of child pornography after...
View ArticleDepartment ‘unaware of sex pest’
KwaZulu-Natal education authorities have blamed parents for refusing to help bring convicted sex offenders to book. ||| Durban - While the SA Council for Educators sets about determining whether a...
View ArticleNo ghost teachers in KZN: Sishi
There are no ghost teachers in KwaZulu-Natal, provincial education department head Nkosinathi Sishi said. ||| Pietermaritzburg - There are no ghost teachers in KwaZulu-Natal, provincial education...
View Article‘Drunk’ driver nabbed after car chase
An apparently drunk motorist drove into oncoming traffic in a cycling lane. ||| Durban police arrested an apparently drunk driver who drove into oncoming traffic in a cycling lane after a car chase...
View ArticleNkandla's security cost 260% more than jail
Public Works spent 260% more to beef up security at Nkandla than it did to build a prison, Parliament heard. ||| Cape Town - The Department of Public Works spent 260 percent more to beef up security at...
View ArticleRhino attack rangers ‘caught by surprise’
“First it attacked Khuzwayo and when he was finished with him, it went after Mthembu while he was trying to run away.” ||| Durban - Two Ezemvelo game rangers were lying injured in hospital in Richards...
View ArticleGuards shot me, says hurt student
“I just felt something hit me. I was awake, but I couldn’t feel my head.” ||| Durban - While the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Durban campus was calm on Thursday after protests, a 20-year-old chemical...
View ArticleKZN farmer attacked
A farmer was beaten with a hammer and robbed at his home at Skiertdrift near Winterton. ||| Pietermaritzburg - A farmer was beaten with a hammer and robbed at his home at Skiertdrift near Winterton...
View ArticleBishop speaks of down-to-earth Pope
A KwaZulu-Natal-based Argentinian Roman Catholic bishop spoke highly of the newly elected Pope Francis ||| Durban - A KwaZulu-Natal-based Argentinian Roman Catholic bishop on Thursday spoke highly of...
View ArticleSpecialist offers to help injured fireman
The young Pietermaritzburg fireman who lost his leg after a hit-and-run accident s a little closer to achieving his dream ||| Durban - The young Pietermaritzburg fireman who lost his leg after a...
View ArticleLife sentence for killer rapist
A convicted murderer and rapist was sentenced to two life terms plus 25 years by the Pongola High Court. ||| Durban - A convicted murderer and rapist was sentenced to two life terms plus 25 years on...
View ArticleHibberdened escapee recaptured
One of five awaiting-trial prisoners who escaped from the Hibberdene Magistrate's Court was rearrested. ||| Durban - One of five awaiting-trial prisoners who escaped from the Hibberdene Magistrate's...
View ArticlePolice find KZN dagga plantation
Police acting on a tip-off have discovered a six-hectare dagga plantation in northern KwaZulu-Natal. ||| Durban - Police acting on a tip-off have discovered a six-hectare dagga plantation in northern...
View ArticleGranny rapist handed 22 year sentence
A man was sentenced to 22 years' imprisonment by the Pietermaritzburg High Court for raping an 85-year-old woman. ||| Pietermaritzburg - A man was sentenced to 22 years' imprisonment by the...
View ArticleThieving dad faces jail
A Durban father, sentenced to three years in prison for theft and fraud while working at Avis Rent A Car, has lost his appeal against his sentence. ||| Durban - A Durban father, sentenced to three...
View Article‘Migrants’ are fuelling Durban’s housing backlog
People from other provinces are fuelling Durban’s housing backlog, and fanning the flames of protest. ||| Durban - People from other provinces are fuelling Durban’s housing backlog, and fanning the...
View ArticleWay over the limit
An extremely drunk driver, without a driver’s licence, allegedly hurtled down the road in the wrong direction before rolling the car he was driving. ||| KwaZulu-Natal - Early morning cyclists have had...
View Article‘Mugabe’ mansion almost ready
A controversial development adjacent to Zimbali is just about complete. It is owned by Zimbabwean Robert Mhlanga, alleged to be a close ally of president Robert Mugabe. ||| KwaZulu-Natal - A sparkling...
View ArticleNo clarity on TRC cases
The NPA is unable to reveal how many investigations into apartheid-era crimes are still ongoing. ||| Johannesburg - The NPA is unable to reveal how many investigations into apartheid-era crimes are...
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