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Phoenix structural collapse claims two lives
Phoenix structural collapse claims two lives! A structural collapse in Phoenix, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), has left two construction workers dead after…
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Mother mourns as two siblings die in tragic Phoenix house fire
Mother mourns as two siblings die in tragic Phoenix house fire! A heartbroken mother is grieving the loss of her…
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KZN police seize drugs, guns & ammunition in Phoenix raid
KZN police seize drugs, guns & ammunition in Phoenix raid! Law enforcement authorities in KwaZulu-Natal have arrested one individual following…
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Torso with missing spine found along KwaZulu-Natal roadside
A macabre discovery was made on Tuesday, days after a similar incident, in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). A human torso with its…
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Police investigate arson link after over 50 cars burnt in Phoenix scrapyard blaze
The South African Police Service have confirmed a case of arson is under investigation following a massive blaze at a…
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Hawks arrest 4 more cops in connection with extortion of Phoenix businessman
Four more policemen have been arrested in connection with allegations they attempted to extort R100,000 from a Phoenix businessman. On…
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Joburg Flying Squad members arrested for allegedly trying to extort R100K from Phoenix man
Four policemen were arrested in connection with corruption, in which they allegedly tried to extort almost R100,000 from a Phoenix…
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4 suspects killed in police shootout in Milnerton
Four members of an alleged extortion syndicate have been killed in a shootout with police in Milnerton. Western Cape police…
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Chaos erupts at Durban school after cops conduct random search for drugs & weapons
The Department of Education (DoE) in KwaZulu-Natal has condemned the behaviour of learners at a Phoenix high school who vandalized…
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Mom of Phoenix woman killed in hit-and-run pleads for help with burial arrangements
The mother of the Phoenix woman killed by a member of the Presidential Protection Services last week is pleading for…
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KZN police investigate cop’s suicide after hit-and-run
KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) police are probing the suicide of one of their own members, who was allegedly behind a hit-and-run incident…
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4 people shot dead in Phoenix, police hunt for suspects
Another shooting incident in Durban has claimed the lives of four people. Police said that they have launched a manhunt…
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Tow truck driver killed in early morning accident
A Durban tow truck driver has been killed after his vehicle was hit by a speeding car and burst into…
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KZN man with head injury missing, CCTV shows him walking out of hospital
A KwaZulu-Natal man who suffered a head injury and was allegedly rushed to Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Phoenix has…
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Heavy traffic on N2 following CIT heist – WATCH
Motorists are in for a long ride this morning following a cash-in-transit (CIT) heist on the N2 Queen Nandi Drive…
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Police kill 2 CIT suspects in Phoenix
KwaZulu-Natal police have killed two cash-in-transit heist suspects in Phoenix. A wounded suspect was taken to hospital. It’s believed the…
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Private security officer shot dead in Chatsworth
A security officer has been shot dead while on duty in Chatsworth, Durban. The incident is believed to have taken…
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Video of matric pupil emerging from a casket at prom goes viral
A matric pupil arriving at her school prom in Phoenix in a casket has raised the ire of some social…
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70-year-old man killed in church, 77-year-old woman strangled at home in Phoenix
Less than 72 hours apart, two pensioners were brutally murdered in separate robberies in Phoenix. Lutchmanna George Papiah, 70, who…
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Durban cop nabbed for allegedly transporting drugs for Verulam gang boss
A Durban police officer was expected to make his formal bail application in the Verulam Magistrate’s Court next week, after…
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Ipid to investigate case where Ballito businesswoman was allegedly hit with a chair by off-duty cop
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) confirmed it was probing the alleged assault of a Phoenix woman by an off-duty…
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77-year-old Phoenix woman murdered in her home, body found in bathroom
A 77-year-old Phoenix woman was found brutally murdered in her home. Police said the incident took place on Monday in…
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52-year-old Phoenix man gunned down in drive-by shooting
A 52-year-old man has been killed in Phoenix north of Durban on Friday night. The man was gunned down in…
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Ethekwini shuts down water pipeline for repairs
Ethekwini residents will be affected by more water outages as the city plans to shut down the northern pipeline for…
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Joburg man gunned down while celebrating friend’s birthday in Phoenix
A 46-year-old Joburg man was shot dead while celebrating a friend’s birthday at a bar in Phoenix, when he got…
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Phoenix residents accuse police of misconduct in water protest
Some community members in Phoenix, north of Durban, say they were treated unfairly by police during a peaceful protest held…
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Phoenix family accuse police of failing to act in taxi boss murder investigation
A Phoenix family is demanding answers from police after their loved one, who was a taxi boss, was shot dead…
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Phoenix man allegedly kills his wife & child before turning gun on himself
Police are investigating two counts of murder and an inquest following a shooting incident in Phoenix that left three people,…
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Durban woman shot dead in alleged water dispute
A Durban family is blaming a relative’s death on the city’s failure to deal with its water crisis. Hloniphile Mkhabela…
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Minister Mchunu to visit Durban north residents to solve their water woes
Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu is expected to meet with Durban north residents over ongoing water availability woes this…
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Phoenix protester to join legal battle against police after being shot in the face over water
Forty-four-year-old Urasha Rasmsunker and her son Sasheen from Eastbury in Phoenix decided to join Monday’s protest over the constant water…
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SAHRC finds black South Africans were attacked during 2021 unrest based on their race
A large portion of the black South African population in KwaZulu-Natal that were subjected to violent attacks during the July…
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Protests over water woes continue in parts of Durban
Thursday marked day three of ongoing protests over rampant service delivery issues in suburbs north of Durban. The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN)…
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Durban woman killed hours before her 32nd birthday in M4 crash
A Durban family is reeling after their daughter was tragically killed in a horror head-on collision on Tuesday afternoon on…
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Durban tour driver goes missing after leaving home to pick up a passenger
A 59-year-old man who is a tour driver in KwaZulu-Natal has gone missing after he left his home in Phoenix,…
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Church congregants held up in parking lot by armed hijackers who drove off with their vehicle
Four armed men held up worshippers at a church parking lot in Merebank, south of Durban, on Wednesday evening. Lieutenant-Colonel…
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2 linked to KwaMashu cash heist were out on parole after CIT convictions
Two men, arrested in connection for a cash-in-transit heist in KwaMashu two weeks ago, were out on parole after being…
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eThekwini Municipality: Unstable power supply in Phoenix for next 8 to 10 weeks
The eThekwini Municipality has on Friday alerted residents in the Phoenix area, north of Durban, of an unstable power supply…
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Chaos on KZN roads during spring storm
It was a chaotic weekend for medical responders on roads across KwaZulu-Natal, as a cut-off low-pressure system created unfavourable driving…
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2 Durban metro cop killers sentenced to lengthy prison terms
The Durban High Court has sentenced four men who killed Durban metro police officers in 2019 in Bhambayi, near Phoenix.…
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KZN community patroller gunned down outside his home
A KwaZulu-Natal community patroller was killed in a hail of bullets while leaving his home on Saturday night. According to…
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2021 July unrest: Sentencing postponed in case against Phoenix brothers arrested for attempted murder
Sentencing in the case against two Phoenix brothers accused of harming a teenager during the July unrest in Durban in…
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The case I opened disappeared, says July unrest victim of vigilante group
This week marks two years since the July 2021 unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng that saw rampant violence, widespread looting,…
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5 men assault KZN cop, break windows of police car and steal his firearm
Police are investigating a case of attempted murder after a Durban cop was brutally assaulted by five men during a…
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Phoenix woman who allegedly faked her own kidnapping back in court
A Phoenix woman who allegedly staged her own kidnapping and was charged with defeating the ends of justice, made an…
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Brothers found not guilty of Phoenix unrest murder
Brothers, Dylan and Ned Govender, have been found not guilty of the murder of 19-year-old Mondli Majola who died during…
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Investigation into allegations that woman woke up in a mortuary
Mystery surrounds how a woman allegedly woke up in a mortuary freezer. The Department of Health (DoH) is investigating allegations…
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KZN Health Dept denies woman’s claims of waking up in Phoenix mortuary
The Department of Health in KwaZulu-Natal has denied a woman’s claims that she was picked up in Phoenix and taken…
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Phoenix wife who allegedly staged her own kidnapping out on bail
A Phoenix woman who allegedly staged her own kidnapping, made her first appearance in the Verulam Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.…
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Durban woman arrested for staging own kidnapping
A Durban woman from Phoenix, north of Durban, has been arrested for staging her own kidnapping. The 47-year-old woman is…
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