Isipingo businessman accused of dealing in fuel without permit
A 55-year-old businessman who was arrested for allegedly dealing in fuel without a permit, is expected to appear in the Durban Magistrate’s Court today.
Dad shot in head while carrying daughter (2)
IN what is believed to have been a case of mistaken identity, a Merebank father was shot twice in the head, while carrying his two-year-old daughter outside their ...
Spikes on N2 puncture motorists tyres, criminals lurk in bushes
CRIMINALS are targeting motorists on the N2 northbound between M19 and Queen Nandi Drive in KwaZulu-Natal, by placing spikes on the road. On Monday evening, five ...
Unemployed pharmacists demand jobs
IN A desperate bid to get their pleas for jobs heard, unemployed and community service pharmacists staged a sit-in outside the Department of Health offices in KwaZulu-Natal ...
Expats hope for new dawn after polls
INDIAN expats living in South Africa are hoping to see increased growth in the economy, ...
Two in dock for police officer’s killing on N2 freeway
Two men appeared in the Scottburgh Magistrate's Court on Tuesday for the alleged murder of Constable Jarius Joshua Govender.
Three in court for beauty therapist’s attempted murder
The three men charged with the attempted murder of Durban beautician Sarika Bridgmohan appeared in the uMlazi Magistrate’s Court for a bail application.
‘Fur-babies deserve to be loved, spoilt’
From matching, fancy outfits, to birthday celebrations and holidays, for many animal lovers, their ‘fur-babies’ are not just pets, but members of their family.
Alleged ‘TDK’ gang member in dock
SEVERAL firearms, ammunition and South African Police Service (SAPS) regalia, including a bulletproof vest were seized during a raid at the home of an alleged member ...
Animal rescue organisation plans to host ‘pawty’ for dogs
NEERI Naidoo, co-founder of Phoenix Animal Care and Treatment(PACT), said in celebration of their 12th anniversary, ...
Dentist charged for addict’s death
THE trial of a dentist, who is accused of operating an illegal drug treatment centre and allowing a patient to continue taking his ‘anxiety and panic disorder’ medication, ...
‘Covid-19’ doctor in bid to get charges of ‘unprofessional conduct’ dropped
Dr Shankara Chetty, a KwaZulu-Natal general-practitioner accused of unprofessional conduct during the Covid-19 pandemic is working towards have charges against him ...
Grandmother,72, suffers second-degree burns
Sakunthala Munnisunker, 72, from Reservoir Hills sustained second-degree burns to 36 percent of her body, after she tripped and fell while carrying a 25 litre of ...
‘Your husband paid us to kill you’
Reaction Unit SA (Rusa) head Prem Balram and his team arrested Ramith Aneerudh, 37, and his two alleged accomplices in Coffee Bay in the Eastern Cape
KZN businessman and former top cops’ pre-trial in R47m Soccer World Cup ‘fraud and corruption’ case set down
The accused face 275 counts of racketeering offences including fraud, corruption, money laundering and forgery
Reunion takes Illovo community back in time
GROWING up in Illovo, south of Durban, holds some of the fondest memories for the town’s former and present residents.
Post mortem reveals mom of three did not commit suicide
A post-mortem report has confirmed that the death of a Durban woman, Julie Rajpaul, was caused by manual strangulation. Her boyfriend of seven years has been charged ...
Verulam father suffers heart attack, dies while collecting water
THE family of a Verulam man who suffered a heart attack and died while collecting water, believe the eThekwini Municipality should be held accountable for the suffering ...
Security officer allegedly used work gun in murder/suicide
Afsana Shaik, a mother of two, was shot several times by her estranged husband Purcell Chetty, who then turned the gun on himself outside their Belvedere home
‘Bitter-sweet’ justice for mum
A Durban mother’s fight for justice and to find out the ‘truth’ behind her daughter’s killing ended in a ‘bitter-sweet’ victory in the Durban Magistrate’s Court ...
‘Con woman’ arrested for allegedly drugging, robbing pensioners
A 46-year-old woman who has allegedly been drugging and robbing pensioners in and around Durban, was apprehended in Tongaat on Monday.
Woman (73) ‘drugged’, robbed in old-age home
A relative, who declined to be named, said the woman, who lives in a home for the aged, was approached by two women who claimed to be campaigning for a political ...
Footage shows man (71) stabbed, robbed for R100
A Shallcross pensioner who was on his way to the shop, was stabbed to death and robbed of R100
Reclaiming 'hijacked' buildings
While “hijacked” buildings remain an ongoing problem in the eThekwini region, efforts to eradicate illegal occupancy are underway.
Isipingo great-grandfather celebrates 100 years of life
Daily exercise, eating healthy and spending time with loved ones has been the secret to the long life of an Isipingo great-grandfather, who recently turned 100-years-old ...