Cops hunt for gun used in hospital killing
Police spent hours combing mountainous terrain in KZN, looking for the gun used to kill a King Edward VIII Hospital HR officer. ||| Durban - Police spent hours on Friday combing mountainous terrain and...
View ArticleSars backs off from Mpisane assets
The taxman has backed off in his quest to seize assets held in an "Mpisane trust", withdrawing the court application. ||| Durban - The taxman has backed off in his quest to seize assets held in an...
View ArticleTrio face court over ATM card thefts
"They tamper with the machines making it seems like the card was swallowed." ||| Durban - Three alleged gang members were due in court on Monday after they were nabbed by police using sophisticated...
View ArticleCrime spurt turns focus on informers
“Criminals are not stupid. They are exploiting the fact that some of the best officers we have are sitting at home doing nothing.” ||| Durban - As police battle to contain a surge in crime across...
View ArticleSon finds dad hanging from tree, mom dead
A murder-suicide has left three children orphans, including a teenager who found his parents' bodies. ||| Durban - A murder-suicide has left three children orphans, including a teenager who found his...
View ArticleTwo dead in Durban crash
Two men were killed when a construction truck crashed into them on the N2 in Durban. ||| Durban - Two men were killed when a construction truck crashed into them on the N2 in Durban on Monday,...
View ArticleManase report delays sparks walkout
Opposition parties walked out of a full council meeting of the eThekwini Municipality following a decision to withhold a controversial forensic audit report. ||| Durban - Opposition parties walked out...
View ArticleStudent fatally stabbed on KZN campus
Rashmika Janthielayal was stabbed in the face and body after an argument with her on-off boyfriend in Pietermaritzburg. ||| Durban - A 17-year-old student was stabbed to death at the uMgungundlovu FET...
View ArticleStick to paper, hi-tech MPLs ordered
The KZN legislature, has enforced a rule barring members from using technological devices to read their speeches. ||| Durban - Times may be changing, but not at the KwaZulu-Natal legislature, which has...
View ArticlePossibility of load-shedding ‘very high’
Electricity load-shedding during peak evening periods is imminent in KZN as Eskom struggles to keep up with demand. ||| Durban - Electricity load-shedding during peak evening periods is imminent in...
View Article‘I forgive the man who killed my son’
A man whose son was killed during a scuffle over the smoking of dagga at a religious function has forgiven the killer. ||| Durban - A Durban businessman whose son was fatally shot during a scuffle over...
View ArticleLeave town and you get bail
A KZN policeman and three traffic officials, facing murder charges, have been granted bail - on condition they leave town. ||| Durban - A KwaZulu-Natal policeman and three traffic officials, facing...
View ArticleRunner blasted for taking the Mickey
A Comrades runner who snatched a Mickey Mouse stuffed toy from a five-year-old child has been urged to give it back. ||| Durban - A Comrades runner who snatched a Mickey Mouse stuffed toy from a...
View ArticleTwo die after car hits house
A seven-year-old boy and his grandfather died after the car in which they were passengers crashed into a house in Pietermaritzburg. ||| Durban - A seven-year-old boy and his 64-year-old grandfather...
View ArticleMedia accused over Manase report
KZN MEC Nomusa Dube accused the media of siding with opposition parties over a controversial forensic audit report. ||| Durban - KwaZulu-Natal co-operative governance MEC Nomusa Dube accused the media...
View ArticleAlcohol abuse suggested in fitness test probe
The transport department has apparently suggested that a deceased fitness test recruit was overweight and abused alcohol. ||| Pietermaritzburg - A man who died after taking part in a KwaZulu-Natal...
View ArticleTwo in court for KZN taxi killings
Two men appeared in the Pietermaritzburg High Court in connection with the murder of three metered taxi operators. ||| Pietermaritzburg - Two men appeared in the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Tuesday...
View ArticleFitness test not cruel, says lawyer
A KwaZulu-Natal Road Traffic Inspectorate (RTI) fitness test in which eight people died was not cruel, an inquiry heard. ||| Pietermaritzburg - A KwaZulu-Natal Road Traffic Inspectorate (RTI) fitness...
View ArticleR206m Nkandla bill makes Cronin ‘anxious’
Jeremy Cronin wants an explanation on the "clearly outrageous" cost of upgrades to Jacob Zuma's Nkandla home. ||| Johannesburg - Deputy Public Works Minister Jeremy Cronin is anxious for an explanation...
View ArticleManase report blasted
Durban officials backed off from blaming former top eThekwini officials for alleged irregularities in the city administration. ||| Durban - Durban officials on Tuesday backed off from blaming former...
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