Mandla hits out at his relatives
Mandla Mandela has hit out at some his relatives, saying their actions were destroying Nelson Mandela's legacy. ||| Durban - Mandla Mandela, grandson of former president Nelson Mandela, on Sunday hit...
View ArticleDA fails to get Manase report
The DA's bid to obtain a forensic audit into corruption in Durban has allegedly been foiled by the co-operative governance MEC. ||| Durban - The DA's bid to obtain a forensic audit into corruption in...
View ArticleTeacher’s past revealed
Futura High School will soon decide whether it will continue to employ former Durban mayor Mike Lipschitz’s murderer. ||| Durban - Futura High School is engaging all its stakeholders to decide whether...
View ArticleShot fired into mayor’s dining room
Police are investigating a case of attempted murder and malicious damage to property after a shot was fired into a KZN mayor’s house. ||| Durban - Police are investigating a case of attempted murder...
View ArticleAddington’s Tecmed contract paid
The KZN health department has settled a maintenance contract to keep two state-of-the-art cancer radiotherapy machines operational at Addington Hospital. ||| Durban - The KwaZulu-Natal health...
View Article‘Strikers allowed my aunt to die’
A pensioner died of a suspected heart attack, allegedly after being refused help by ambulance workers, the woman’s family said. ||| Durban - A Verulam pensioner died of a suspected heart attack at the...
View ArticleNew Point plan stirs tension
Another row is simmering over Durban’s Point Waterfront upgrade. ||| Durban - Another row is simmering over Durban’s Point Waterfront upgrade with concerns that in its revised plan, the development...
View ArticleSars steps in to save face in Mpisane case
Sars will make submissions to the National Director of Public Prosecutions about the taxman’s conduct in Shauwn Mpisane’s trial. ||| Durban - The SA Revenue Service (Sars) is to make submissions to the...
View ArticleMan chained for 22 days in KZN house
A businessman who was kidnapped and kept in chains for 22 days in a house on KZN's South Coast has been rescued. ||| Durban - A businessman who was kidnapped and kept in chains for 22 days in a house...
View ArticleKZN road worker killed in crash
A construction worker died when she was hit by a vehicle on the N3 in Cato Ridge, outside Pietermaritzburg, paramedics said. ||| Johannesburg - A road construction worker died when she was hit by a...
View ArticleTheft accused dresses up as lawyer
A man accused of theft and fraud left Durban court officials speechless when he appeared in the dock wearing a lawyer’s robe. ||| Durban - A man accused of theft and fraud left Durban Regional Court...
View ArticleMan appears for hospital murder
A man accused of shooting dead a fellow worker at the King Edward VIII hospital appeared briefly in the Durban Magistrate's Court. ||| Durban - A man accused of shooting dead a fellow worker at the...
View ArticleAlleged serial rapist in court
A 36-year old man accused of being the Tongaat serial rapist appeared briefly in the Verulam Magistrate's Court. ||| Durban - A 36-year old man accused of being the Tongaat serial rapist appeared...
View ArticleFury after girl decapitated by car
Two accidents, including one in which a six-year-old girl was decapitated, have sparked violent protests by residents. ||| Durban - Two accidents, including one in which a six-year-old Durban girl died...
View ArticleTaxi boss denies plot to kill rival
A female taxi operator charged with the attempted murder of one of her competitors has denied all knowledge of the allegations. ||| Durban - A woman taxi operator charged with the attempted murder of...
View ArticleControversial Manase report released
A forensic report on corruption in the eThekwini municipality has been released to media and civil society institutions. ||| Durban - A forensic report on corruption in eThekwini municipality has been...
View ArticleKZN taxi driver guilty of culpable homicide
Taxi driver Khululeka Gwala was found guilty of 12 counts of cuplable homicide by the Pietermaritzburg High Court after a 2011 accident. ||| Pietermaritzburg - Taxi driver Khululeka Gwala was found...
View ArticleFears over missing Kloof man
A search is on for a Kloof businessman, Bruce Galloway, who appears to have been abducted from his home at about 4am. ||| Durban - A search is on for a Kloof businessman, Bruce Galloway, 59, who...
View ArticleDurban’s ‘world first’ surgery baby
A local baby made medical history by having a double shunt inserted into his chest to drain dangerous fluid - before birth. ||| Durban - A DURBAN baby has made medical history by having a double shunt...
View ArticleActivist vows to fight on
A workers' rights activist with a will of steel has vowed to keep fighting for what she believes in, despite having faced deportation. ||| Durban - A workers’ rights activist with a will of steel has...
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