Muggings turn retirement home into a prison
May 18 2013 at 15:31

Elderly residents at a retirement centre on the beachfront have become prisoners in their own homes.

Paedophile claims 40 years on
May 18 2013 at 13:28

One of the victims of an alleged paedophile ring that operated at a circus school in the 1970s is probing the possibility of laying charges.

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Robbed of lunch box and killed
May 18 2013 at 13:28

A grey cloud hung over a scrapyard after the killing of a manager, whom staff fondly called "Mkhulu", outside the premises.

Man given two life sentences for raping minors
May 18 2013 at 11:34

Mjabulo Nyawo, 27, was sentenced for raping a three and a nine-year-old, KwaZulu-Natal police said.

Sex workers want legal trade
May 18 2013 at 10:56

Sex workers in Durban welcomed the call by the Commission for Gender Equality for the decriminalisation of sex work.

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Six held after rape, murder
May 18 2013 at 10:17

KwaZulu-Natal police have arrested six people for murder and rape in Inanda.

Second cancer doc quits Addington
May 17 2013 at 20:36

A second top oncologist has quit in the wake of the failure to keep two state-of-the-art radiotherapy machines operational at Addington Hospital.

Marikana sangoma case postponed
May 17 2013 at 20:03

The case against a man allegedly linked to the murder of the sangoma responsible for the rituals performed on Marikana mineworkers has been postponed.

UKZN decision decision welcomed
May 17 2013 at 18:20

The University of KwaZulu-Natal's decision to make Zulu a compulsory course for all first-year students is a watershed moment in education, the PanSALB said.

Polela axing draws fire
May 17 2013 at 15:13

The dismissal of Hawks spokesman, Colonel McIntosh Polela, for his tweets on prison rape has drawn criticism.

CEO lays charge over crime label
May 17 2013 at 15:13

A Durban hospital boss mistaken for a criminal by his neighbour has laid a charge against him for crimen injuria.

Dad killed son over mom’s cheating
May 17 2013 at 15:10

A Wartburg father has pleaded guilty to stabbing his three-year-old son, to punish the boy's mother for having an affair.

Murderer apologises to family
May 17 2013 at 15:07

A carpenter who had denied he killed a Pietermaritzburg widow, came clean and apologised to her family.

Redraft secrecy bill, asks Right2Know
May 17 2013 at 15:05

"Apply your mind Zuma, take this bill for redraft in Parliament, or review it at the Constitutional Court."

Three convicted of sangoma's murder
May 17 2013 at 14:55

The evidence of the three men convicted of murdering a sangoma was "fraught with inconsistencies," the Durban Regional Court found.

Gasa killer can appeal sentence
May 17 2013 at 13:28

A man convicted of the murder of businessman Nhlanhla Gasa has been granted leave to appeal his 30-year sentence.

KZN varsity praised for Zulu policy
May 17 2013 at 10:09

Educators have welcomed the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s decision to make it compulsory for students to learn Zulu.

‘Colonial hospital names must change’
May 17 2013 at 09:44

KwaZulu-Natal’s King Goodwill Zwelithini says public hospitals with colonial names should be renamed in honour of African heroes.

Lawyers dig in to help beach sculptors
May 17 2013 at 09:33

Durban’s unlicensed sand sculptors have been offered a lifeline to continue their artistic endeavours on the beachfront.

Hostel men to protest over ‘abuse’
May 16 2013 at 14:30

Residents of Dalton Hostel plan to take to the streets to protest against the Metro Police and its head, Eugene Nzama.