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…
Three men have been arrested in KwaZulu-Natal in connection with the theft of 15 Bonsmara cattle, a high-quality SA beef breed. Police spokesperson Capt Nqobile Gwala said the cattle were found hidden on a farm in Normandien near…
A local teenager is still missing after being swept out to sea in St Lucia, KwaZulu-Natal on Monday afternoon. National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) spokesperson Craig Lambinon said their crews were activated at 3.22pm to Jabula Beach…
SA has a “food crisis in the making” as a result of the recent unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and a cybersecurity hack on Transnet’s IT systems, with perishable food and animal feed languishing in the Durban port. The SA Meat Processors…
Quick-thinking Tugela Ferry Mall centre manager Mduduzo Sikhakhane and his colleagues saved a Shoprite from being looted by deploying cooking oil and water to the tiles outside the store on July 12. People attempting to access the store…
The cabinet took a decision to deploy members of the SANDF in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng in the wake of violent protests. Widespread protests, which have resulted in the looting and torching of shops, buildings and vehicles, has attracted…
Police minister Bheki Cele has arrived in KwaZulu-Natal as the deadline for the arrest of former president Jacob Zuma looms. Cele was mandated by the Constitutional Court to ensure Zuma is taken into custody by the end of Wednesday to…
More than half the R302m allocated to the KwaZulu-Natal department of health for its 2021/22 budget will be spent on staff procurement. At least 932 additional staff members are expected to be employed by the department at a cost of…
The Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal have seen double-digit increases in their murder rates, national police minister Bheki Cele said on Friday. He said 4,976 people were killed in the first three months of this year, or 387 more compared…
KwaZulu-Natal education MEC Kwazi Mshengu has ordered an investigation into a claim that pupils at a Durban school have been fed rotten food through the school nutrition programme. Provincial education spokesperson Muzi Mahlambi said…
The death toll in a horrific northern KwaZulu-Natal crash on Tuesday has risen to eight, after one of the six critically injured patients died in hospital. TimesLIVE earlier reported that seven people were instantly killed and six others…
Violent storms have claimed the lives of 11 people in KwaZulu-Natal in the past month. In the most recent incident, a six-year-old girl died after she was struck by lightning outside her home in Maphumulo, in the north of the province, on…
KwaZulu-Natal is facing a whopping R700m in lost tourism revenue after the cancellation of the 2021 Comrades Marathon. This is yet another blow for the province as the Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) has already said the cancellation…
A preliminary investigation by the SA Civil Aviation Authority has confirmed the helicopter which crashed en route to KwaZulu-Natal last month killing Netcare 911 medics and its pilot broke apart in midair and the impact was “not…
The director of operations at private boys boarding school Hilton College and his daughter have died after a truck crashed into his vehicle in KwaZulu-Natal. News about the tragic death of Tony Richter at the scene of the crash on Friday…
