UK terror threat warning after couple abducted in KZN

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A South African-British couple reportedly abducted in northern KZN sparked a warning from the UK of a terrorist threat posed by Isis-linked extremists.

Man gunned down in Waterfall

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A 50-year-old man was shot twice in the head and his wife wounded in a shooting incident in Waterfall near Durban on Monday night.

Five suspected house robbers gunned down

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Police killed five suspects in a shootout on Monday after they had crashed their vehicle on Field's Hill near Pinetown.

Bluff ‘paedo’ loses evidence battle

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A Bluff man, one of three accused alleged to be part of a child porn ring, lost his battle to have key evidence deemed inadmissible.

Gang bust in Westville

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Police, acting on information, swooped on robbers who were believed to be targeting a home in Westville.

Two more in court over jazz fest scandal

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A popular radio personality has appeared in court over his alleged involvement in corruption and fraud related to the R28m North Sea Jazz Festival scandal

Police colonels in the dock

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A colonel attached to the Hawks’ Serious Corruption unit faces criminal charges relating to his alleged attempt to conceal thousands handed to him as evidence against ...

#SiamLee accused transferred to Westville Prison

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After claiming he had been tortured in jail, the man accused of murdering Siam Lee is being moved to another prison.

Dad takes school to court over son’s Afrikaans mark

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Judge orders that Grade 11 paper be re-marked, opening door for child to possibly progress to Grade 12.

Two toddlers hacked to death

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A South Coast family was left reeling in horror after two young cousins were hacked to death at their grandmother?s home near Port Shepstone.

Six-year-old KZN girl makes full recovery after deadly spitting cobra bite

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A KZN girl who was bitten by a spitting cobra last month has made a great recovery after her harrowing encounter with one of Africa's most dangerous snakes.

Mabuyakhulu must answer jazz fest charges

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Claims he and co-accused, including former head of department Desmond Golding, benefited from funding for festival which never took place.

Mike Mabuyakhulu appears in dock on corruption, fraud charges

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ANC KZN convener Mike Mabuyakhulu has appeared in the Commercial Crimes Court on charges related to the R28 million which the KZN government forked out in 2012 for ...

Life for Durban rapist, killer

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A man was convicted in the Durban High Court for multiple rapes and murders, including that of a heavily pregnant woman.

Nine robbery suspects shot dead

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Police in KZN intercepted two groups of suspected criminals on Monday, resulting in shootouts that left 9 of them dead.

Durban nightclub beating case thrown out

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A man accused of beating and killing Irishman John King at Eighties Nightclub is a free man after the court agreed to the defence’s move for a discharge.

Boy, 9, 'stable' after being shot in home invasion

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A 9-year-old boy shot in a violent home robbery in La Mercy is recovering in hospital after undergoing surgery.

School counsellor case: court hears of child porn

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Former school counsellor Darren Goddard stands accused of accessing and being in possession almost 4 000 items of child pornography.

School counsellor rape, child porn case under way

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The trial of a former Pietermaritzburg school counsellor accused of sexually assaulting and raping young pupils gets under way in the KZN capital on Wednesday.

Trial under way in nine year old murder case

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The trial of Travis Nel, who is charged with the 2009 murder of an Irish national in a nightclub brawl, has begun in the Durban Regional Court.

KZN cops clean up at awards

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The SAPS excellence award were held in Durban on Friday - KZN’s police contingent did the province proud.

#DurbanBaby back with mom

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On Tuesday, a social worker told the regional court that the child was last month returned to her mother and explained why.

Man seriously injured in Westville shooting

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A Westville North resident was the latest victim in a series of crimes to hit the area when he was shot during a robbery on Sunday morning.

'Intensive investigation' led to arrest of #SiamLee suspect

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KZN police say ?an intensive investigation? led to the arrest of a 29-year-old man believed to have been involved in the disappearance and murder of Siam Lee.

Breakthrough arrest in Siam Lee's murder

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Sources said the suspect was arrested and that a Mercedes Benz Vito - thought to be the same one Lee was said to have been seen leaving in - was recovered.