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Commuters seriously injured in Chatsworth taxi crash on their way to work
Six people were seriously injured following a taxi crash on the Higginson Highway in Chatsworth on Tuesday morning. Garrith Jamieson,…
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2-year-old girl, her brother shot and killed in Chatsworth – Their mom is critical in ICU
Moments before a Chatsworth mother could serve her children their dinner, the family was allegedly ambushed and shot on Friday…
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Man found with R2 million drugs in Chatsworth released on R2 000 bail
A 52-year-old Chatsworth man who was arrested after police found drugs worth R2million in his home has been released on…
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SA woman comes face to face with black mamba lounging in her bar area
Not many people can attest to staring a black mamba straight in the eye and coming out unharmed. But a…
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Family of 80-year-old man killed in Transet pipeline fire want justice
The family of a Clairwood man, who died when a fire engulfed his home, want those responsible to be caught.…
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Durban councillor fired over child abuse allegations
A Durban ward councillor hopeful, accused of s.e.xually abusing children, has been fired from his political party. African Democratic Change…
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Ex-hospital employee arrested for theft of dialysis machine
A 27-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly stealing a dialysis machine from a local hospital valued over R250,000. According…
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Man to appear in court for allegedly stealing cellphone tower batteries in Chatsworth
Police have arrested a suspect and recovered at least R100 000 worth of stolen loot during an operation in Chatsworth…
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KZN sabotage: DA calls for accountability
The Democratic Alliance wants to know why there was no police visibility in Phoenix and Chatsworth during July’s violence. It…
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Bheki Cele: Deaths in Phoenix increase to 36, while 22 suspects nabbed
Police Minister Bheki Cele says the death toll in Phoenix has increased to 36 and 22 people have been arrested…
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KZN Premier Zikalala to consider commission for Phoenix as he says unrest could have led to coup
Amid the unending debate over whether the unrest and looting that rocked KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng almost two weeks ago, KwaZulu-Natal…
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Sihle Zikalala: Major problems Chatsworth residents face are crime and drugs
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala has conceded that the major problem facing the residents of Chatsworth were crime and drugs. “When…
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Pastor shot and killed while protecting Chatsworth community
A Chatsworth pastor who was a key figure in rallying community members to keep looters out of their neighbourhood lost…
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Grandson and son-in-law of Teddy Mafia charged with attempted murder
Police have confirmed that the teenage grandson of murdered Yaganathan Pillay, known as Teddy Mafia, has been charged with attempted…
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Phoenix man in hot soup for allegedly faking his own hijacking
A Phoenix man has been charged with defeating the ends of justice after he allegedly opened a false case of…
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17-year-old Navishka Roopnarain found dead in the bush with gunshot wound to her head
Navishka Roopnarain planned to complete matric and train to become a nurse. The 17-year-old, of Demat, near Mariannhill, wanted a…
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KZN boy allegedly forced to drink petrol by police officer traumatised
A KwaZulu-Natal mother says her teenage son with special needs has been left traumatised after he was allegedly kidnapped, beaten,…
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Police killings: Bheki Cele tells cops to use deadly force to defend themselves
Police Minister Bheki Cele has called on police officers to defend themselves after six officers were killed in separate incidents…
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Bheki Cele concerned about police killings in KZN
Police Minister Bheki Cele believes that police in KwaZulu-Natal are under siege. Speaking on the tail end of his two-day…
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Police officer fatally wounded while attending domestic violence case in Chatsworth
A Durban policeman who was responding to a domestic violence case in Chatsworth has been shot dead. According to KZN…
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Son arrested for allegedly stabbing father for refusing to give him money
This weekend KZN police arrested a 20-year-old after his father was fatally stabbed following an altercation over money. According to…
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Doctor provides free medical care to Covid-19 patients in Chatsworth
A Chatsworth doctor is selflessly serving the community by providing free medical care to Covid-19 positive patients. Dr Diveshni Govender…
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Officers praised following arrest of alleged Chatsworth drug kingpin
Members of a multi-disciplinary task force, who swooped in on an alleged drug kingpin in Chatsworth on Friday morning, have…
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Councillor Sabelo: We’re on top of the water situation
Taps have been dry in several areas, west and south of the Durban CBD, for days. These areas include Chatsworth,…
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Taps run dry in parts of Durban
Anger is mounting in some parts of Durban as residents continue to struggle for water. A critical pump failure has…
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Horror as big mamba grips snake catcher around the neck
“That was different,” said snake catcher Nick Evans after surviving a rather unusual neck-and-head wrap by a mamba he was…
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Suspects arrested in Durban with stolen taxi following car chase
Police in KwaZulu-Natal arrested two suspects aged 18 and 20 who were caught with a stolen taxi following a car…
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KZN police to be deployed to monitor Teddy Mafia’s funeral
KwaZulu-Natal police officers will be deployed in Shallcross, Durban, to monitor the funeral of alleged gangster and drug lord Yaganthan…
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Woman arrested after man found with his hands and legs bound with cable ties
A Chatsworth woman has been arrested after police found the body of a man in an abandoned house in Durban.…
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Nurse accuses family of verbal abuse, intimidation and harassment
A nurse working in the Middle-East has taken his Durban mother and half-sister to court over the alleged financial woes,…
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Police station in Chatsworth closes again after staff test positive for Covid-19
The Chatsworth police station, south of Durban, has closed after staff members tested positive for Covid-19 again. Police spokesperson Brig…
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Day old baby found covered in ants at roadside rubbish dump
KwaZulu-Natal: At 10H00 Tuesday morning Netcare 911 responded to reports of a one-day-old baby boy had been found on a…
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KZN education department slams call by SGBs to keep pupils home as unconstitutional
A call by some school governing bodies for parents to keep their children at home has been slammed as “unconstitutional”…
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3 cops arrested for alleged corruption in KZN
Police say all the officers were arrested in two separate incidents where they had allegedly searched tuckshops, seized goods, and…
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Abandoned newborn baby found alive on Durban pavement
According to the police, the new-born still had the umbilical cord attached to him when he was discovered on the…
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eThekwini families living in shelters a year after floods fear Coronavirus
With exactly one year since flooding in eThekwini, those still living in temporary shelters have appealed to city officials to…
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Decomposed body found in Chatsworth
Police are trying to identify the body of a man who was found alongside a stream in Chatsworth on Tuesday.…
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Mom claims teacher assaulted Grade R daughter over school fees
The Human Rights Commission is investigating a complaint by a Chatsworth mother that her child was repeatedly abused by a…
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Chatsworth church to auction school property to pay for legal costs
Parents at Summit Primary in Chatsworth are demanding the school governing body (SGB) be dissolved. This comes after a Durban…
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R15 million drug bust in Chatsworth
Durban Metro police arrested a man alleged to have R15 million worth of drugs in his possession in Chatsworth on…
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Cops launch manhunt for robbers who strangled Chatsworth pensioner to death
Chatsworth police have launched a manhunt for the four men who stormed home in Kharwastan on Monday, strangled a 72-year-old…
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Chatsworth pensioner killed in violent home invasion
A Chatsworth pensioner has died and a woman who lived in the same house as her has been seriously injured…
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Durban cop busted for allegedly couriering heroin to Chatsworth drug den
A police detective based at the Berea Police station has been arrested for allegedly couriering drugs in Chatsworth on Tuesday…
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Man killed in freak tow truck accident on N3
Ashveer Roopnarain, 35, and his wife Charlene, 32, had big dreams for this year. He was a chiropractor who practised…
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Chatsworth police investigate fatal shooting
Police in Chatsworth are investigating a murder case after a 50-year-old man was shot dead at his house in Shallcross.…
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One dead, roads flooded as heavy rains continue to lash Durban
One person has been killed after a house collapsed on him on Thursday as heavy rains continued to lash Durban…
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Durban beachfront double murder victims identified
The two people whose bodies were found on a Durban beach have been identified. Fathima Muhammad, (50), of Chatsworth and…
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Football fan dies of heart attack while playing league match
A Chatsworth soccer fanatic died on the field doing what he loved most – playing soccer. Alan Isaac, 55, died…
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Bodies of mother and child found in flood-stricken Chatsworth
Dramatic scenes are playing out all over disaster-hit Durban. In Chatsworth, the tragedy really hit home when the bodies of…
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Pictures: Heavy floods in KwaZulu-Natal
The floods in KwaZulu Natal have claimed the lives of at least 21 people. It’s reported that over 2000 emergency…
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