The man was found guilty of sexual assaulting a 14-year-old pupil he transported to school

CCTV footage showed that minutes before Maharaj arrived, a silver VW Polo that belonged to the alleged killer was parked at the entrance

World-renowned journalist and beauty pageant organiser Farook Khan,75, is in a critical condition in a Durban hospital after being diagnosed with cancer of the colon.

KZN police have confirmed that five people were taken in for questioning and were released due to insufficient evidence.

The State did not have sufficient evidence to prosecute the 57-year-old father of two.

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According to the crime statistics presented on Thursday, South Africans are likely to be murdered as a result of an argument/misunderstanding.

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cogta Sipho Hlomuka has directed the Newcastle Municipality to investigate its deputy mayor Reuben Molelekoa's car crash into two houses

According to the recent crime stats released on Thursday, there were 50 carjacking reported compared to the previous 101.

Umlazi also ranked high, 4, in the national statistics for rape, recording 262 rapes this year compared to 252 last year

The DA called for "extreme and immediate action" to protect South Africans from violent crime after the latest statistics showed the murder rate had increased by 3.4%.

SAPS revealed the times that most murders take place in the country on Thursday in its 2018/2019 Crime Stats report.

Overall, South Africa's murder rate increased by 3.4 percent, meaning 57 people are murdered daily

The crime statistics showed that 33 125 women were victims of rape during the 2018/19 financial year, along with 3 573 male victims who opened cases.

The police crime statistics have revealed that the Berea policing precinct has seen a spike in the theft of motor vehicles.

Two other Durban police stations, Berea and Umbilo were in the top five stations across the country for car and motorbike thefts