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Zama zamas nabbed with R3 million gold-bearing material in KZN
Zama zamas nabbed with R3 million gold-bearing material in KZN! Four illegal miners are set to appear in court after…
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Limpopo man fatally shoots his partner in KZN then takes his own life when cornered by cops on N1 freeway
A man has shot himself to death in his vehicle after being cornered by police along the N1 freeway in…
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KZN Transport Dept: Pongola crash truck driver’s sentence should serve as a deterrent
The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Transport Department says a 23-year jail sentence handed down to a truck driver who killed 20 people…
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Truck driver in horror Pongola crash gets 20 years in jail
Almost a year and a half after a deadly crash claimed the lives of 18 school children and two adults,…
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Pongola truck crash: Driver set to be sentenced
The truck driver involved in the deadly Pongola truck crash will be sentenced on Wednesday. Sibusiso Siyaya was found guilty…
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Pongola horror crash: Truck driver found guilty on 20 counts of murder
The truck driver in the deadly Pongola crash that claimed the lives of 20 people, majority being school children, has…
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Pongola horror crash truck driver pleads not guilty to 20 counts of murder
The trial of the truck driver in the deadly Pongola crash that claimed the lives of 20 people has begun…
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Truck driver in Pongola horror crash to go on trial in April
The truck driver behind the N2 Pongola crash, which claimed the lives of 20 people in northern KwaZulu-Natal in September…
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Truck driver involved in deadly Pongola crash denied bail
The Pongola truck driver responsible for the deaths of 20 people on the N2 highway in northern KwaZulu-Natal has been…
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Pongola truck driver returns to court for bail application
A Pongola truck driver is due to appear in the local magistrates court in northern KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday morning after…
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Pongola crash: Truck driver makes a brief appearance in court
The truck driver in the Pongola crash that claimed 20 lives made this third appearance in the Pongola Magistrate’s Court…
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Fikile Mbalula promises R2.5 billion expansion of N2 following Pongola crash
The Minister of Transport, Fikile Mbalula said around R2.5 billion would be used to expand the N2 highway near Pongola…
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Pongola truck crash driver abandons bail bid
The Pongola truck driver responsible for the crash that killed 20 people has abandoned his bail application. Sibusiso Siyaya appeared…
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Transportation of goods from road to rail is urgent, Fikile Mbalula says following Pongola crash
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula says they are in urgent talks with the Department of Public Enterprises to move the transportation…
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Mass funeral held for Pongola crash victims
The driver of the bakkie and 14 children who died in the horrific Pongola crash have been laid to rest.…
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Fikile Mbalula: We are working to get trucks off the road
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula says his department has allocated R2.5-billion to expand the N2 in Pongola. The move comes after…
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Fikile Mbalula: Govt looks to railway for freight as truck crashes claim lives
Transport minister Fikile Mbalula said the movement of goods needs to return to the railway in order to ease the…
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Fikile Mbalula says driver error & reckless driving to blame for Pongola horror crash
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula says driver error and reckless behaviour are the cause of last week’s tragic N2 Pongola crash,…
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Pongola resident urges law enforcement to monitor reckless truck drivers on N2
A Pongola resident who has been complaining about the behaviour of truck drivers on the N2 highway in northern KwaZulu-Natal…
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Pongola truck crash could have been avoided if government listened to us, says resident
A concerned Pongola resident said that the issue of trucks on the N2 highway could have been attended to had…
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Pongola crash: Mom who lost 3 children says home feels empty
The Pongola crash which left 20 people dead has left one mother with a triple tragedy. Nonhlanhla Ntshangase lost all…
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DA Eastern Cape bemoans scholar transport in wake of deadly KZN crash
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Eastern Cape has raised concerns around scholar transport in the province following the deadly…
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Truck crash on KZN R34 injures 2 people
Another truck crash has occurred in KwaZulu-Natal, this time on the R34, R66 between Ulundi and Vryheid. The initial crash…
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Investigate compliance of bakkie involved in Pongola horror crash, says SATAWU
The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) has called for an internal investigation within the KwaZulu-Natal Education Department,…
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Update: 16 people killed on N2 highway near Pongola
16 people have been killed in a horror crash on the N2 highway in northern KwaZulu-Natal. Most of the deceased…
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10 killed on N2 highway near Pongola, KZN
10 people have been killed in a horror crash on the N2 highway in northern KwaZulu-Natal. Eight of the deceased…
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Over 90 s.e.xual predators arrested in KZN in less than a week
More than 90 s.e.xual predators have been arrested in KwaZulu-Natal in less than a week the police said on Tuesday.…
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Pictures: SAPS and SANDF set fire to R7.3 million worth of dagga they recovered in a stolen truck
The South African Police Service (SAPS) and South African Defence Force (SANDF) have set fire to dagga they recovered in…
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SA violence: DA calls for urgent steps to avoid food crisis in KZN
In a briefing on Saturday afternoon, premier Sihle Zikalala had said there were encouraging signs amid the ongoing struggles to…
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Police arrest motorist with heroin worth more than R1 million in KZN
Investigators received a tip-off on Thursday about drugs that were about to be transported from Durban to Gauteng. “The team…
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16-year-old boy drowns while trying to cross raging KZN river
A 16-year-old drowned after being swept away while crossing the Mkhuze River near Pongola in KwaZulu-Natal yesterday. Police spokesperson, Colonel…
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KZN woman and her brother allegedly kill boyfriend after argument
Two people appeared in the Pongola Magistrate’s Court in KwaZulu-Natal on Monday on murder charges. According to police spokesperson Colonel…
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Premier Zikalala indicates funeral parlours are used as cover for criminal activities
In one incident, two alleged drug dealers posing as funeral parlour employees were arrested after allegedly caught in possession of…
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Medical students want clarity on whether lockdown will cause graduation delays
An extension also means that next year’s new doctors will be unable to start working. Lindokuhle Ntshangase worked hard at…
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Two arrested at Swaziland border after gruesome panga attack
Two men were expected to appear in the Pongola Magistrate’s Court this week in connection with the brutal attack on…
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