Negligent state officials must pay back the money

Sharika Regchand|Published

Two KwaZulu-Natal government officials whose municipality lost out on more than R253 000 because they failed to do their jobs properly have been ordered to pay back ...

KZN chef defends dagga use rights

Sharika Regchand|Published

A DURBAN North chef intends on challenging the constitutionality of provisions in the Illicit Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act, saying there were many health benefits ...

Mom appears for ‘trying to sell toddler’

Sharika Regchand|Published

Zama Madlala, 20, of Pietermaritzburg, had to leave school after Grade 10 because of financial problems.

Phone companies to pay own power bills

Sharika Regchand|Published

Phone networks in Pietermaritzburg to pay their own power bills to avoid shutdowns when landlords don’t pay bills.

Budd mulls legal action

Sharika Regchand|Published

Zola Budd is considering legal action to resolve a “dispute” over her exclusion as this year’s Comrades Marathon age category winner.

Cop seeks counselling after shooting lover

Sharika Regchand|Published

A cop who is alleged to have mistakenly shot his girlfriend while comparing his firearm to one in Generations, was traumatised and required counselling.

Officer ‘kills girlfriend by mistake’

Sharika Regchand|Published

A police constable is alleged to have mistakenly shot his girlfriend while comparing his firearm to one in a soap opera.

Damages for man hounded by cops

Sharika Regchand|Published

A businessman who was harassed by police wanting to “teach him a lesson for asking questions” will receive a handsome payout.

Life terms for killer insurance cheats

Sharika Regchand|Published

A trio who had people killed, falsely identified their bodies and then claimed insurance and funeral benefits have been jailed.

Top cop acquitted of drunken driving

Sharika Regchand|Published

Major-General Bethuel Mondli Zuma, the man who was almost Gauteng’s police commissioner, is off the hook… almost.

Man seeks R920K for police cell rape

Sharika Regchand|Published

A man who was raped in a police cell six years ago, when he was 17, is suing the minister of safety and security for R920 000.

‘No evidence against general’

Sharika Regchand|Published

Witnesses in Bethuel Mondli Zuma’s drunk driving case tailored their evidence, his attorney argued.

R30m for top KZN sports academy

Sharika Regchand|Published

A world-class sports development centre will be constructed in Durban to groom youngsters for professional sports.

Seven bodyguards ‘not excessive’

Sharika Regchand|Published

The mayor of the uMgungundlovu District Municipality does not consider having seven bodyguards excessive, as they work shifts.

Mom gets R1. 24m for hospital negligence

Sharika Regchand|Published

A KZN mother will be able to give her son the care he needs after being awarded R1. 24m because of negligence by hospital staff.

Work permits case: Chinese citizens freed

Sharika Regchand|Published

Eight Chinese citizens and a Malawian have been released with a warning in the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate’s Court.

Family sues police over Cato Manor shooting

Sharika Regchand|Published

The family of a taxi boss who was shot dead by the Cato Manor organised crime unit are suing the Minister of Police for R2. 4m.

Chinese detainees claim abuse

Sharika Regchand|Published

Eight Chinese citizens arrested at a cigarette company have complained about the treatment they have received since their arrests.

Second cricketer claims prejudice

Sharika Regchand|Published

In a new twist to the cricket saga that pitted a dad against his son's school, a former pupil is also claiming racial discrimination.

Fired cricket coach settles with school

Sharika Regchand|Published

The school cricket coach who lost his job when he tried to resolve an impasse with a disgruntled father, has settled with the school.

Five held as cops probe fraud ring

Sharika Regchand|Published

Cops have nabbed five members of an alleged syndicate who went around KZN applying for accounts and loans using fake documentation.

Claims of adultery emerge in doctor case

Sharika Regchand|Published

Details have emerged in court surrounding the death of KZN doctor Bhavish Sewram who was killed outside his surgery.

Children turn on drug dealing parents

Sharika Regchand|Published

The children of a Northdale couple have told police how they acted as drug runners for their parents.

Court clears Msunduzi’s Perumal

Sharika Regchand|Published

Msunduzi Municipality's former head of HR, Kevin Perumal, can get on with his life after being cleared of fraud charges.

Passenger deaths: Taxi driver guilty

Sharika Regchand|Published

The Pietermaritzburg High Court has convicted a taxi driver of culpable homicide after the deaths of 15 passengers.