LOOK: Crocodile spotted in Tongaat River

Fred Kockott|Published

Many young crocodile are reported to be thriving in reedbeds in rivers along the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast.

North beach residents fume after spike in car battery theft

Fred Kockott|Published

Some residents have taken to removing the car batteries overnight, while others were fitting a chain and padlock to their car battery brackets.

'Tenants have ordered a hit on me'

Fred Kockott|Published

Situated near Albert Park, Kingston Flats at 35 Park Street has been home to about 100 people, many of whom have had lawful occupancy for more than five years.

Mushrooming student digs in Durban suburbs raise fears

Fred Kockott|Published

Student accommodation becomes goldmine for greedy developers

Orphaned Durban lifeguard gets job of a lifetime in UAE

Fred Kockott|Published

Thobani Phoseka will fly to Dubai early next year to take up an all-expenses-paid lifeguard job at a renowned ocean-themed resort and five-star hotel in Dubai.

Captive lion breeding industry under Parliament spotlight

Fred Kockott|Published

Parliament hopes presentations and associated panel discussions would facilitate constructive engagement around an issue adversely affecting South Africa?s standing ...

A dire need to cultivate entrepreneurship and innovation in SA

Fred Kockott|Published

While South Africa was performing well in the biotechnology sphere, the country lacked real hi-tech companies like Apple, Google and Amazon.

Northern white rhino species reduced to vial of semen

Fred Kockott|Published

Veterinary scientists are pinning hopes on genetic science and ARTs to save rhino from extinction. Fred Kockott reports

It's not the 'end' of the Zupta era

Fred Kockott|Published

Zuma era not yet over - at least not in the world of publishing, or in the courts - and looks set to continue producing an array of tell-all books.

Mhlengi Gwala recovery could take upto 18 months

Fred Kockott|Published

A delegation led by sports minister Thokozile Xasa visited the Olympian hopeful's bedside where a five-hour operation was performed on him.

Public servant guilty of land theft

Fred Kockott|Published

Public servant found guilty of stealing land and livestock which had been awarded to labour tenants.

Exploration comes with big risks

Fred Kockott|Published

Imagine an oil spill of the magnitude of what took place in the Gulf of Mexico eight years ago happening in KZN.

KZN oil search 'may be killing whales'

Fred Kockott|Published

Has loud underwater noise from the oil and gas exploration industry caused whale and dolphin deaths along the KwaZulu-Natal coast?

Why the R28m jazz festival never came to Durban

Fred Kockott|Published

AMID plans to bring the North Sea Jazz Festival to KZN, former MEC for Economic Development Mike Mabuyakhulu allegedly colluded with his HOD.

WATCH: Mike Mabuyakhulu case not politically motivated - Hawks

Fred Kockott|Published

Mike Mabuyakhulu and his former HOD Desmond Khalid Golding secured R50 000 bail in court.

Durban to look into rights of sex workers

Fred Kockott|Published

Good policing was required to deal with the horrible stuff of the sex trade world, including violence against sex workers, rape and human trafficking.

Exploring Africa top to bottom

Fred Kockott|Published

Moroccan adventurer Adil the Traveller looks set to follow in the footsteps of 13th century medieval explorer Muhammed Ibn Battuta.

Exploring Africa top to bottom

Fred Kockott|Published

The 24-year-old Moroccan adventurer Adil the Traveller looks set to explore Africa

Medic fuming over drink driving blood test fiasco

Fred Kockott|Published

Despite the state withdrawing cases that involve a paramedic who has been drawing blood at metro police roadblocks without proper registration, he insists he is ...

Uncovering the truth behind the Trust Feed massacre

Fred Kockott|Published

In 1988, a captain and a warrant officer took on apartheid’s covert security establishment, and won.