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Night out for group of friends ends in death 2006-01-06 13:27:11 A fun outing for nine Chatsworth friends turned into tragedy when one of them was shot in cold blood. Pop a pill and avoid a hangover 2006-01-06 15:34:01 Popping hangover pills is the latest trend in Durban, with an imported capsule curing more headaches and upset tummies than ever before. Killer drug hits Durban streets 2006-01-06 15:59:42 A lethal cocaine concoction, believed to have claimed the life of one city man, is being sold on Durban's streets. And police sources believe many more deaths will occur if unsuspecting cocaine addicts use the cocaine and heroin mixture. New KZN head of health appointed 2006-01-06 09:27:56 Busi Nyembezi, the newly appointed KwaZulu-Natal health department head, intends to work at retaining qualified medical staff in the province. |
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Harbour tragedy unfolds 2006-01-06 09:39:37 The tragic case of two stowaways believed to have drowned in Durban harbour after being forced overboard by a Ukrainian crew is just the tip of a major global shipping problem, experts say. Matatiele not up for discussion, says ANC 2006-01-06 09:29:57 The Matatiele branch of the ANC has distanced itself from reports that a series of meetings would be held between the party and community members to explain the town's controversial incorporation into the Eastern Cape. US 'Zulus' stumped by Big Five 2006-01-05 15:23:26 The cultural differences popped up right away when students in Sam Dyson's Zulu language class in Chicago met Zulus in South Africa via video conference. Crew in court after 7 'tossed overboard' 2006-01-05 19:25:19 Two Ukrainians are to appear in the Durban magistrate's court after they allegedly tossed seven Tanzanians off a ship in the Durban harbour. Cops forced to chase after stolen police van 2006-01-06 06:54:09 A man believed to be mentally disturbed has driven a stolen police van at high speed along the N3 freeway in KwaZulu-Natal, with several other police vehicles in hot pursuit. 'I'm surprised he didn't get life' 2006-01-05 13:57:22 "What he did to those wonderful women was awful." This is the way Reverend Jill Morley has reacted to news that the murderer of three of her Durban parishioners was given a 35-year prison sentence. Killer of three pensioners gets 35 years 2006-01-05 13:59:46 Thokozani Gumede, the Durban man who handed himself in to police almost eight years after committing a crime, has been sentenced to 35 years imprisonment for murdering three elderly sisters in their home. Matatiele to take Mbeki to court 2006-01-05 14:51:50 A legal showdown is looming between President Thabo Mbeki and irate residents of the southern KwaZulu-Natal town of Matatiele who oppose their town being ceded to the Eastern Cape. Burnt body found in prayer room 2006-01-05 19:33:41 A Durban family are in shock after 67-year-old Tony Pillay apparently set himself alight in a prayer room at the back of his brother's home. 'She could not take it anymore' 2006-01-05 10:53:29 The elder sister of the 28-year-old Durban actress who was allegedly raped in Mumbai has revealed that she had the difficult task of breaking the "bad news" to her father. State hospital patients to pay less 2006-01-05 13:07:24 State hospital patients around the country are paying less for treatment after the department of health’s announcement of an overall decrease in fees of 4,51 percent. Authorities want speedster’s car confiscated 2006-01-05 13:07:36 The Road Traffic Inspectorate would like to see Rob Taylor, who admitted to a Camperdown magistrate that he had driven at 207km/h on the N3, lose his luxury vehicle to the Asset Forfeiture Unit. 'Disturbed' man leads police on chase 2006-01-05 09:11:54 A man reported to be mentally ill ended up escaping in a Durban police vehicle sent to apprehend him in the Taylor’s Halt area. KZN N3 South closed after crash 2006-01-05 09:30:00 The N3 south near Balgowan in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands has been closed to traffic after a truck accident in which a driver was injured. 'Good' thief gets 12 months 2006-01-04 13:42:08 A Durban magistrate has sentenced a 25-year-old man to 12 months' imprisonment for taking two jackets out of a car in the Point area - even though he had a change of heart and later returned them. Attack victims moved to new hospital 2006-01-04 14:42:42 Patients who were attacked by a mentally disturbed patient at the Mahatma Gandhi hospital in Phoenix have been moved to a private hospital. Rags to riches for Cape Town man 2006-01-04 19:42:50 Life was looking rather bleak for a Cape Town man who had lost his job, home and wife, until a lucky gamble at a Durban casino paid off in more ways than one... Crackers drive dog to horrible death 2006-01-05 12:06:38 A doberman has died of suffocation after becoming tightly wedged in burglar bars while trying to escape from fireworks. Lightning kills two teenagers 2006-01-04 15:58:01 Two teenaged boys were killed by lightning within an hour of each other in Eshowe, KwaZulu-Natal. It's a nightmare, rape victim's dad says 2006-01-04 13:41:05 A Mumbai newspaper has reported that the family of the South African woman who was allegedly raped in Mumbai is in mourning. Gasps as bus sinks into road 2006-01-03 14:18:13 Bystanders stood and watched in amazement as a Durban Transport bus sank into a giant crack in Musgrave Road. Man stabbed to death in front of his family 2006-01-03 15:59:36 Four minutes before the end of 2005, pensioner Desmond Roberts received an SMS saying his son is dying as he was lying in bed at his daughter's home in Durban. Girl gang-raped at beach pool 2006-01-03 13:01:12 Just a week after news of paddling pool rapes shocked Durban, a 15-year-old girl has been gang-raped at a swimming pool at Scottburgh Beach on the South Coast. KZN faces the odds against matric students 2006-01-02 13:59:24 If the frankness with which KwaZulu-Natal Education Superintendent Dr Cassius Lubisi handled the state of education in the province is anything to go by, then the future does not look so bad, writes Mbongeni Zondi. Tikoloshe couple arrested in KwaZulu-Natal 2006-01-02 15:08:02 Six-year-old Mpume Mbhele is still confused as to the real identity of his parents, after the six-year boy from Umlazi, Durban, was allegedly abducted by a couple who believe he is their "dead" son. Four children die in alleged family killings 2006-01-03 08:05:31 Two mothers are grieving for their children after family disputes allegedly led to the killing of four KwaZulu-Natal children during the New Year weekend. It's a happy new year for Durban's lifeguards 2006-01-02 13:38:34 Lifeguards had a busy New Year's Day as they performed countless rescues and first aid treatments to thousands of revellers who flocked to Durban beaches. Isipingo accident toll reaches ten 2006-01-02 09:08:11 Another person involved in the crash at the R102 intersection between Old Main road and Saunders ub in Durban that initially claimed the lives of eight people has died. Zuma struggles to find sponsors for party 2006-01-02 09:39:15 After many years of supporting Jacob Zuma's annual Christmas party for children in Nkandla, Zululand, top businessmen and chainstores "came up with too many excuses" not to support the event this time around. Toddlers' throats slit 2006-01-01 10:08:29 A man has allegedly murdered his daughters - aged one and three - by slitting their throats with a kitchen knife after an argument with his common-law wife. Death toll in Isipingo crash rises to nine 2006-01-01 13:29:29 The death toll in the accident at the R102 intersection between Old Main road and Saunders in Isipingo has clamed a ninth live, the KwaZulu-Natal traffic department has said. Lamborghini driver allegedly doing 207km/h 2006-01-01 11:40:38 A 40-year-old man driving a new Diablo has been arrested after allegedly driving 207 kilometres an hour near Camperdown. Prisoner kills policeman during escape 2006-01-01 10:37:48 A 33-year-old police captain has been shot dead by a prisoner during an escape at the Richard's Bay police station in northern KwaZulu-Natal. Pregnant mom passes despite the odds 2005-12-31 10:40:22 Not even a painful pregnancy, a "demanding" child or the death of her beloved grandmother who had helped bring her up could stop a brave young woman from getting her matric. Brothers confess to killing 'witch' grandpa 2005-12-31 14:02:34 Three Eshowe half-brothers, one aged 19 and the other two 16, have admitted that they had fatally stabbed and stoned the grandfather of one of them because they believed he had bewitched the parents of one of them and the mother of another. Driving 207km/h in Durban's city centre 2005-12-31 11:37:37 It's official - many Durbanites are speed freaks who are not shy to drive at speeds of more than 200km/h within the city limits - and even the threat of jail doesn't deter them. Jail for after-dark swimmers 2005-12-31 12:05:19 Anyone swimming on Durban beaches after 6.30pm or while drunk could face three months in jail or a R500 fine. Crashed taxi had 26 passengers - report 2005-12-31 14:58:24 Eight people were killed and 18 injured when a minibus taxi apparently swerved to avoid a car and collided head-on with a bus travelling from Isipingo. Teenager fined R20 000 for speeding 2005-12-31 13:39:43 A Pretoria teenager caught speeding on the N2 southbound near Park Rynie on KwaZulu-Natal's southcoast has been fined R20 000. Durban crash leaves eight dead 2005-12-31 13:35:34 Eight people have been killed in an accident involving a bus on the R102 between the old Main road and Saunders, south of Durban. |
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