Five arrested in jewellery store robbery; R3 million in items recovered

Five arrested in jewellery store robbery; R3 million in items recovered

KwaZulu-Natal police arrested five suspects in Umlazi following a robbery at a jewellery store in an Umhlanga shopping mall on Sunday, 12 April 2026. The...
KZN Community Policing Structures Welcome Renewal of Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s Contract as Provincial Police Commissioner

KZN Community Policing Structures Welcome Renewal of Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s...

Community Policing Forum spokesperson Siyanda Biyela has stated that KwaZulu-Natal can expect more results in the fight against crime under the continued leadership of...
Tragic Attack: Pensioner Mauled by Escaped Dogs Near Scottsville Mall, PMB

Tragic Attack: Pensioner Mauled by Escaped Dogs Near Scottsville Mall, PMB

On 29 March 2026, at approximately 13:30, KwaZulu Private Ambulance Service responded to a distressing scene on Christie Road following reports of a violent...
Suspect Arrested for Illegal Firearm, Linked to Attempted Murder

Suspect Arrested for Illegal Firearm, Linked to Attempted Murder

Police in KwaZulu-Natal have arrested a 21-year-old suspect in the KwaDabeka area for unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition. Preliminary investigations have linked...
Four Wanted Suspects Killed in Shootout with Police

Four Wanted Suspects Killed in Shootout with Police

Four suspects wanted for a string of serious crimes were shot and fatally wounded in a shootout with police on Monday afternoon, 23 March...
Foreign National Arrested in R8 Million Drug Bust

Foreign National Arrested in R8 Million Drug Bust

Police in KwaZulu-Natal arrested a foreign national after finding drugs worth an estimated R8 million in his possession at a residential complex in...
Police Arrest 63-Year-Old Suspect in Connection with R50 Million Construction Machinery Theft

Police Arrest 63-Year-Old Suspect in Connection with R50 Million Construction Machinery...

Police in KwaZulu-Natal have arrested a 63-year-old suspect in connection with a series of offences, including the theft of heavy-duty construction machinery valued at...
Gardener killed, brother shot 20 times, student stabbed: The faces of KZN’s normalized violence

Gardener killed, brother shot 20 times, student stabbed: The faces of...

In several crime-plagued communities across Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, residents express deep frustration and a sense of hopelessness amid ongoing violent incidents that have claimed lives...
Police Fatally Shoot Two Murder Suspects

Police Fatally Shoot Two Murder Suspects

Two suspects wanted for at least four murders in the Hillcrest policing area, including the recent killings of an 84-year-old woman and a 13-year-old...
Community Forum member Bongani Mthanti lifts up the school’s signage board which is used to cover holes in the floor of one of the prefabricated classrooms at Babanango Primary School in rural KwaZulu-Natal. Photo: Bongane Motaung

Parents stop classes at broken-down KwaZulu-Natal school

Babanango Primary School in rural KwaZulu-Natal has been closed since Monday because of a protest by parents and learners. They want the provincial education...
The family of Regan Naidoo sit in the gallery of Court V where the case was yet again postponed over a change of legal representation. Photo: Benita Enoch

Durban police brutality case: magistrate and defence face off

The case of 14 Durban police officers accused of the murder, torture, and kidnapping of Regan Naidoo in 2018 was expected to resume with...
Trio Sentenced to 14 Life Terms Plus 121 Years for Family Killings

Trio Sentenced to 14 Life Terms Plus 121 Years for Family...

The Pietermaritzburg High Court on Thursday, 19 March 2026, sentenced Andile Wonderboy Ngcobo, Andile Sabelo Shezi, and Mongezi Nyathi to a combined 14 terms...