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A driver, believed to be about 45 years old, died after his vehicle was shot at in La Lucia, north of Durban, on Tuesday.Image: supplied
HIGH END LUXURY VEHICLE

Driver killed in hail of bullets in posh Durban suburb

A high-end luxury vehicle peppered with bullets rammed into a gate to business premises in La Lucia, north of Durban, on Tuesday morning. On closer inspection, Emer-G-Med paramedics found that the driver had died from gunshot wounds.…

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Two pregnant women were trapped in a house following a mudslide north of Durban on Wednesday.Image: IPSS
HEAVY RAINS IN LA MERCY

Two pregnant women escape KZN mudslide entrapment

Two pregnant women who were believed to have been trapped in a house after a mudslide caused by heavy rains in La Mercy, north of Durban, on Wednesday are safe. IPSS Medical Rescue spokesperson Paul Herbst said rescue teams responded to…

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A 36-year-old man from Bellair, in KZN, said he was kidnapped on April 28 by four masked assailants, kept handcuffed and beaten repeatedly.Image: 123rf.com/Tinnakorn Jorruang
FROM BELLAIR

Durban man plans cake for cops after being saved from kidnap ordeal

A Durban man, who heard his kidnappers discuss whether to release him or kill him for body parts, says he owes his life to Durban metro police. The eThekwini municipality on Tuesday said the 36-year-old praised officers for their “valiant…

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