Rainfall measured from 30mm in Durban to 178mm in Paddock on south coast SUTHENTIRA GOVENDER The storm that hit large parts of Durban on Tuesday has so far claimed the lives of two people, left several injured and caused mudslides and…
The bodies of two school rugby players‚ aged 17 and 18‚ were recovered at two Durban beaches on Monday morning ahead of a rugby tournament in which they were meant to play. SAPS spokesperson Lt-Col Nqobile Gwala said “an inquest docket…
ANC ward 11 branch chairperson Duduzane Zuma traded in his fancy suit for shorts and a black rubbish bag at the weekend‚ getting his hands dirty while helping to clean up a neighbourhood in rainy Newlands East‚ Durban. The…
After a week of violent unrest and looting in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, police have recovered thousands of rand worth of items stolen from warehouses and retail stores. On Monday, police followed up on tip-offs from community members in…
Two police dogs and three wanted men were killed during a shoot-out in broad daylight on the outskirts of Pietermaritzburg on Monday. According to well-placed sources, the men were wanted in connection with the killing of the acting…
Even heroic search and rescue dogs have to press the “paws” button on sick days. Odi, IPSS Medical Rescue’s trainee search and rescue dog, has been put on “light duty” around the office after undergoing emergency surgery to save his life.…
Metro police traffic warden Ashley Diedricks thought he was on a routine morning shift when he was called on to help deliver a baby boy on a pavement in central Durban. The baby’s birth on Dr Pixley KaSeme Street on February 16 this week…
KwaZulu-Natal education department officials were at a school in Phoenix, north of Durban, on Monday afternoon after pupils embarked on a protest, claiming there was widespread racism at Greenbury Secondary School. The pupils began the…
The police and metro police have responded to a fiery protest which broke out in central Durban on Monday. Metro police spokesperson Supt Zama Dlamini said there were several clashes on Monday between alleged members of the Umkhonto we…
A 13-year-old Durban girl suffered severe injuries after an alleged hit-and-run incident in Sea View, south of the city, on Monday. Advanced life support paramedic Garrith Jamieson said the incident occurred at the intersection of Sarnia…
A 12-year-old Durban boy is in a critical condition after he hit a pothole while riding his bicycle on Wednesday morning. Garrith Jamieson of Advanced Life Support Paramedics said the boy was cycling with his father in the Glenwood area…
A gang of robbers are on the run after allegedly robbing a jewellery store in the Gateway shopping centre in Umhlanga, north of Durban, on Friday. Private armed response security company Marshall Security said it received reports of a…
A KwaZulu-Natal police officer who headed up the crime prevention unit at KwaNdengezi SAPS, west of Durban, was gunned down in a hail of bullets on Monday morning. Capt Thulani Molefe, 59, was shot and killed while on his way to work at…
Energy company Engen received a grilling from MPs and members of civil society when its managers appeared in parliament on Tuesday after an explosion at its Durban refinery. The explosion on Friday last week created uproar among residents…
Just after 11am on Tuesday, emergency services in New Germany, Pinetown, received multiple calls about an explosion at a chemical factory. Multiple emergency services were dispatched to the area in effort to extinguish the destructive…
