Universities push to complete academic year amid student protests
Protest-plagued universities are racing against time to get lectures in full swing as final examinations loom amid stubborn demands by students for free education.
The...
Howick rapist gets life imprisonment sentence
The Pietermaritzburg Regional Court has convicted and sentenced Siyabonga Mokoena, 32, of the Sphumelele informal settlement in nearby Howick, to life imprisonment for four...
ANC march for Zuma in Durban as funeral service for his...
As the woman who accused President Jacob Zuma of raping her in 2005 was being buried in Durban on Saturday, the African National Congress...
Zuma’s rape accuser to be buried in Durban
Fezeka “Khwezi” Khuzwayo, who accused President Jacob Zuma of raping her in 2005, will be buried in Durban on Saturday.
The HIV-positive Khuzwayo, widely known...
Westville campus won’t operate until free education, students warn
Students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Westville campus warned on Friday, that the campus would not be fully functional until demands for free education...
Business man robbed and assaulted in KwaZulu-Natal
A Katlehong businessman has been hospitalised after he was hijacked, kidnapped, and assaulted by three men at his Ulundi home in northern KwaZulu-Natal, police...
Two University of KwaZulu-Natal buildings petrol bombed
Two buildings on the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Howard College campus have been petrol bombed, police said on Saturday.
Police spokeswoman Brigadier Sally de Beer said...
Three ATM fraudsters arrested
Three suspects aged between 30 and 40 were arrested for fraud at KwaDukuza on Friday, KwaZulu-Natal police said.
Lieutenant Colonel Thulani Zwane said the detectives...
Man shot dead in Durban shop
A man was shot dead in a shop in Posselt Street in New Germany, Durban, on Friday afternoon, KwaZulu-Natal paramedics said.
“ER24 paramedics, along with...
Man in KZN court for possession of rhino horn
A 29-year-old man is expected to appear before Ubombo Magistrate’s Court in KwaZulu-Natal on Friday for possession of rhino horn.
This comes after Mkhuze police...
KZN man in court for unlicensed R1 rifle
A 36-year-old man is expected to appear in the Escourt Magistrate’s Court in KwaZulu-Natal for possession of an unlicensed rifle and ammunition, police said...
Seven protesters from UKZN denied bail
Seven UKZN protesters denied bail
Case postponed to December
Seven University of KwaZulu-Natal protesters arrested in September were denied bail in the Pietermaritzburg Magistrates Court...
