Children held at gunpoint during Sherwood home invasion

A gang of six armed robbers held up a group of children, a gardener and another worker in a Sherwood home invasion this morning. Blue...

Illegal land occupation in Pietermaritzburg

Haniville in Pietermaritzburg was the scene of another land occupation by Haniville, Copesville and Sobantu squatters. Complaints by "residents" that they have been waiting for...

Hijacked bakkie loaded with cigarettes and drop safe recovered

An Isuzu bakkie loaded with several cases of cigarettes and a drop safe containing an undisclosed amount of cash was recovered at the Canelands...

Pedestrian killed in hit and run, Canelands

An unidentified man has been killed after he was run over on Hazelmere Road in Canelands, Verulam. At approximately 17:12 on 9 July 2018, members...

Dogs rescued in house fire, Verulam

Two dogs were rescued during a fire at a home on Deepdale Place in the Chubbies Garage area in Verulam. At approximately 12:24 on 9...

Durban K9 unit arrest wanted armed robbers

Durban K9 unit members were patrolling along Dr Pixley kaSeme when they stopped a suspicious silver Toyota Etios vehicle. When searching the vehicle which...

Hundreds flock to occupy municipal land in Pietermaritzburg

An open field in Haniville, Pietermaritzburg is littered with glass bottles, long sticks and even paint where people have marked out spaces to build...

‘We need electricity, legal or not’ says shack dweller

“A few months ago, a two-year-old was electrocuted here. I could smell the flesh,” says Zuzile Sogiba, a residents at Siyathuthuka Informal Settlement north...

Police killers sentenced to life imprisonment

The National Head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation Lieutenant General Godfrey Lebeya, on Monday, 9 July 2018, has welcomed the three life...

Criminals captured by armed response and community

An elderly Ashley woman had a narrow escape after a housebreaker held her up and attempted to strangle her at the weekend. Blue Security community...

Malema enjoys some colonial sophistication

Oh, the privileges of those hated White colonialist events such as the Durban July, when you can dress in designer outfits, enjoy canapès and...

Durban’s highly paid workers and ghost workers

It has come to light that the Mayor's "assistant" earns a salary of almost R50 000 per month, while she has no qualifications to...