Global memorial rides for cycling icon Burry

Colleen Dardagan|Published

FROM Mexico to Italy to Cape Town, hundreds of cyclists took to mountain trails on Sunday to remember South African Olympic cyclist Burry Stander.

KZN counting the costs of drought

Colleen Dardagan|Published

KwaZulu-Natal's agriculture sector is in crisis as more than 8 000 workers have lost their jobs and about 130 000 animals are reported dead.

Toxic spill fears as river turns black

Colleen Dardagan|Published

A massive effluent spill into the Mvoti River has environmentalists and tourist businesses calling on authorities to act.

Meet the bird that changes its tune

Colleen Dardagan|Published

Years of research have led ornithologist Tom Flower to understand the tricks of the drongo.

Poisoning rhino horns works - expert

Colleen Dardagan|Published

Since 'highly toxic' poison was infused into the horns of rhinos in Tembe last year, 'not one' had been poached.

Land claimants hijack truck, barricade main road

Colleen Dardagan|Published

Land claimants who threatened to evict a farm manager, hijacked a truck and blocked a main road in a move to force the government to settle their 10-year-old claim ...

Durban port plan a no-go

Colleen Dardagan|Published

A plan to cut up the central sandbank in Durban harbour to make it deeper for heavily laden ships has been thrown out.

Robbers hit bank ‘next door’ to cop shop

Colleen Dardagan|Published

Six gunmen snatched “millions” from a bank in a sleepy KZN Midlands town following a fierce gun battle.

Shark net still adrift, admits Sharks Board

Colleen Dardagan|Published

A visiting marine expert has criticised the KZN Sharks Board for failing to remove nets on the South Coast after three washed ashore.

‘It will cost billions to fix water’

Colleen Dardagan|Published

The derelict state of water supply infrastructure on the South Coast will take more than twenty years to fix.

Couple who walk with elephants

Colleen Dardagan|Published

Orphaned African pachyderms are family to Sandi and Doug Groves, Okavango Delta conservationists extraordinaire.

‘Killing of intruders will lead to arrest’

Colleen Dardagan|Published

Police will arrest homeowners who kill intruders when protecting their homes and families, a lawyer has warned.

Zimbabwe has a thing or two to teach

Colleen Dardagan|Published

Teachers and parents have remained the saviours of the education system despite the political turmoil

Takeover of McCord is on

Colleen Dardagan|Published

McCord Hospital would not close, but would become a state hospital with immediate effect. This was confirmed at a joint press conference meeting between the KwaZulu-Natal ...

McCord faces management ‘clean-out’

Colleen Dardagan|Published

KwaZulu-Natal Health officials would “clean out” the top management at McCord Hospital if they were to buy out the historic Overport facility because they earned ...

I was framed, says top officer

Colleen Dardagan|Published

The commanding officer-to-be of the Durban Light Infantry, Lieutenant-Colonel Sibusiso Mbuyazi, denies wearing a dead man's medals at a parade in Pretoria.

Conservation body sacks ‘poacher’

Colleen Dardagan|Published

Former wildlife ranger Bhekinkosi Mtshali, arrested on charges of dealing in rhino horn, has been fired.

R10bn development hits legal snag

Colleen Dardagan|Published

The R10 billion Blythedale Coastal Resort on KZN’s North Coast is again under threat from land claimants.

Ranger lured into rhino poaching trap

Colleen Dardagan|Published

Wildlife officials had their suspicions about one of their rangers being involved in poaching rhino in KwaZulu-Natal. So they set a trap.

Gym instructor laid to rest

Colleen Dardagan|Published

The family of gym instructor Craig Hall, attended his funeral, but without any answers to questions surrounding his murder.

Gym man killed execution style

Colleen Dardagan|Published

Murdered Ballito victim Craig Hall was apparently shot twice in the back of the head and not stabbed to death.

Man killed in car deal gone wrong

Colleen Dardagan|Published

A gym instructor was found murdered at the weekend after allegedly meeting with a car dealer over a R400 000 vehicle.

Squash players stranded after ‘rip-off’

Colleen Dardagan|Published

Thirty KZN primary school squash players have had their money stolen by a “travel agent” who did a bunk this weekend.

Business seeks clarity on dig-out port

Colleen Dardagan|Published

Companies affected by Durban's plans to construct a R100 billion dig-out port at the old airport site are calling on Transnet for urgent clarity.

Croc skin farmer ‘cruel’, says SPCA

Colleen Dardagan|Published

The SPCA may prosecute a farmer who’s crocodiles’ skins are destined to be used in belts and handbags in Europe.