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WATCH: Pinetown truck crash destroys building, leaves residents stunned

A truck driver has died in what paramedics described as a freak accident in Pinetown, west of Durban, on September 28 2020. The accident which one eyewitness has described as avoidable, has left residents of the damaged properties…

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A truck driver died in a multi-vehicle accident in Pinetown on Monday night.Image: Life Response 24/7
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Truck driver hits head and dies in ‘freak accident’ after four-car collision

A truck driver has died in what paramedics described as a freak accident in Pinetown, west of Durban, on Monday night. Leon Fourie of Life Response said the accident took place at the intersection of East and Stapleton roads. A truck…

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Mthobisi Mthoba Mnyandu was convicted of eight counts of kidnapping‚ seven counts of rape and one of robbery.Image: iStock
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‘Menace to society’ rapist to spend at least 25 years in jail

A serial rapist‚ who preyed on small-in-stature teenagers in the Pinetown and Ntuzuma areas of Durban between 2010 and 2016‚ was sentenced to five life sentences and a further 68 years in prison on Monday. While all the sentences will run…

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