Zulu wedding fit for royalty
When businessman and President Jacob Zuma’s cousin Deebo Mzobe marries his young bride it will be a wedding befitting a king. ||| Durban - When Durban businessman and President Jacob Zuma’s cousin...
View ArticleMan burnt in Durban harbour ammonia leak
One person was burnt and 13 others were treated for ammonia inhalation after a gas leak at the Durban harbour. ||| Durban - One person was burnt and 13 others were treated for ammonia inhalation after...
View ArticleSculptors stake their claims on the beach
Sand sculptors on Durban’s beachfront were in a defiant mood and said they would not be bullied by Metro cops into moving. ||| Durban - Sand sculptors on Durban’s beachfront were in a defiant mood and...
View ArticleCops tell Hillcrest crime fighters to toe the line
Hillcrest crime fighters are furious with police after being told to throw their CPF constitution into the rubbish bin and toe the line. ||| Durban - Hillcrest crime fighters are furious with police...
View ArticleMpisane still raking in millions
Shauwn Mpisane, who is facing tax and fraud charges, is still raking in lucrative contracts, scoring work worth R445m. ||| Durban - Wealthy businesswoman Shauwn Mpisane, who is facing dozens of tax...
View ArticlePoliceman ‘was discriminated against’
A policeman who was overlooked for a promotion because of his race has won his case and been awarded R333 000 in back pay. ||| Durban - A KwaZulu-Natal policeman who was overlooked for a promotion...
View ArticleButhelezi tells people to vote with conscience
“We still have a common enemy, as we did during apartheid, but our common enemy is now poverty and unemployment.” ||| Durban - IFP president Mangosuthu Buthelezi on Sunday began campaigning for next...
View ArticleMan sues police for wrongful arrest, assault
An unemployed man from Mpumalanga wants more than R3m in damages from the police after he was allegedly arrested and shot. ||| Pretoria - An unemployed man from KwaMhlanga in Mpumalanga is claiming...
View ArticleFour die in head-on crash
Four people died and three were critically injured in a head-on collision on the N2, the KwaZulu-Natal transport department said. ||| KwaZulu-Natal - Four people died and three were critically injured...
View ArticleChad’s 21st party went swimmingly
Chad le Clos celebrated his 21st birthday with a monster party and was awarded the Order of Ikhamanga in silver by President Zuma. ||| Johannesburg - Swimming sensation Chad le Clos’s star is still on...
View ArticleKZN school subsidy row back in court
An independent schools’ association has launched another court bid to force the KZN education department to pay low-fee school subsidies outstanding since 2009. ||| Durban - South Africa’s independent...
View ArticleI’m going to fight crime - Cele
Former police commissioner Bheki Cele and his neighbours have had enough of crime. ||| Johannesburg - Former national police commissioner, Bheki Cele, and his uMhlanga neighbours have had enough of...
View ArticleSchool boy dies in the street
A confrontation that started at school ended in tragedy on the streets of Chatsworth when a schoolboy was killed. ||| Durban - A confrontation that started at school ended in tragedy on the streets of...
View ArticlePippie’s doctor ‘humbled’ by Order
The doctor who performed Pippie Kruger’s groundbreaking operation felt “very proud” to receive the National Order of the Baobab. ||| Durban - The doctor who made a name for himself for the...
View ArticleCall for probe into Addington cancer saga
Opposition parties have called for a probe into why state-of-the-art cancer radiotherapy machines are lying idle. ||| Durban - Opposition parties on Monday called for an investigation into why two...
View ArticleMan arrested for Estcourt shooting
A man has been arrested in connection with the shooting of three people, including a pregnant woman, at an Estcourt township. ||| Durban - A man has been arrested in connection with the shooting of...
View ArticlePromised blessings a cover for theft
A woman faces more than 50 charges after she allegedly convinced people to part with jewellery and cash, promising to bless them. ||| Durban - A Chatsworth woman facing more than 50 counts of fraud and...
View ArticleRose-Leigh on road to recovery
Nine-year-old Rose-Leigh Usher is on the road to recovery at Groote Schuur Hospital following a crucial stem cell transplant. ||| Cape Town - A nine-year-old Durban cancer patient is on the road to...
View ArticleMan gets 20 years for raping sister
A man found guilty of raping his three-year-old sister was sentenced to 20 years in jail by the Eshowe Regional Court. ||| Eshowe - A man found guilty of raping his sister was sentenced to 20 years in...
View ArticleMpisane faces busy week in court
Durban businesswoman Shauwn Mpisane has appeared briefly in Durban’s Commercial Crime Court - and she’s likely to spend the rest of the week in the dock. ||| Durban - Durban businesswoman Shauwn...
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