DURBAN, July 11 – A Filipino man and a Chinese sailor, who were among 30 crew of a Taiwanese fishing vessel who abandoned ship following a fire, were airlifted to Durban aboard a South African Air Force helicopter for treatment on Tuesday morning, the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) said. NSRI Durban deputy station commander, […]
DURBAN, July 4 – Police in KwaZulu-Natal have arrested two suspects – including the alleged leader of a mall robbery gang – and recovered a number of expensive items which had reportedly been taken in recent robberies. Police spokesperson, Brigadier Jay Naicker, said on Tuesday that an intelligence-driven operation by various police units had led […]
DURBAN, July 2 – Two people died and at least 13 others were injured when a minibus taxi veered out of control and rolled before bursting into flames on the M4 northbound near the Virginia off-ramp in Durban North on Sunday, paramedics said. Netcare 911 paramedics responded to reports at about 11am that a minibus […]
DURBAN, July 2 – A pedestrian was critically injured and two other people suffered less serious injuries when three cars crashed in Gillespie Street in the Point area of Durban late on Saturday afternoon, paramedics said. Rescue Care paramedics arrived on the scene to find that a car had collided with a pedestrian before crashing […]
DURBAN, July 2 – Fifty-five people have been injured in two separate minibus taxi crashes in Durban, paramedics said on Saturday. Forty-five people were injured when three minibus taxis collided on the M4 south near the M7 off-ramp just after 4pm on Saturday afternoon, Rescue Care spokesman Garrith Jamieson said. Rescue Care paramedics arrived on the […]
DURBAN, June 29– Six suspects are expected to appear in various KwaZulu Natal courts on Thursday after they were arrested for being in possession unlicensed firearms and suspected stole property, police said. Police spokesperson, Captain Nqobile Gwala, said three suspects, aged between 21 and 45, were arrested on Thursday after they were found in possession […]
DURBAN, June 28– KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo, has sent his condolences to the family of an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) paramedic who died after being gunned down while leaving work in Pietermaritzburg at the weekend. Sibusiso Mthethwa, 36, was shot by unknown people near the gate of Edendale Hospital on Friday evening and […]
DURBAN, June 26– About 700 members of shack dwellers movement Abahlali Basemjondolo on Monday marched to Durban City Hall to protest mayor Zandile Gumede’s “politics of lies and oppression”. “This protest is about the latest brutal evictions and killings of our members that have been taking place within the last two weeks within the city, […]
DURBAN, June 18 – The body of a new-born baby has been found in a plastic packet under a tree near a shopping mall in La Lucia, Umhlanga, north of Durban, paramedics said on Sunday. “The gruesome discovery was made by an onsite security guard who alerted the Marshall Security emergency contact centre. Crisis Medical […]
DURBAN, June 17- The Springboks’ defence laid the platform for a series winning 37-15 performance against France in the second Test in front of 40 000 fans at Growthpoint Kings Park in Durban on Saturday evening. For a large part of the second half, France laid siege to the Springbok try line but the Boks […]