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A family from Nanda Glebe, Durban, has revealed that their member, who was among the three killed by the police on Friday, was involved in criminal activities.This family revealed that they are relatives of Mr Nkosikhona Ntuli (28) who is said to have worked at Transet, in Mtateni, Durban. Ntuli was shot, police and two other men died near KwaBester on Friday. According to the police, the incident happened after the dead “shot first”, and they returned fire.According to them, the dead were involved in the murder of Constable Mvelo Gcabashe, who was shot in February last year. When Gcabashe…
We were adjourned in court in Cape Town yesterday following the magistrate’s discomfort at the scene of the investigation into the death of Anele Tembe, the ex-fiancée of the late rapper AKA (Kiernan Jarryd Forbes).Anele, who is the daughter of Durban businessman Moses Tembe, ended up in Cape Town in 2021 after falling asleep on the floor of the Pepperclub hotel.Yesterday morning, it was expected that the hearing to investigate what happened at the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court would begin, but it was postponed to September 7-9 and September 15-16.This is due to the absence of Magistrate Vanessa Duimelaar who…
South Africa’s 2026 lemon season was bigger and earlier than usual, with better fruit sizes thanks to favorable rainfall. Although the season went well, conflict in the Middle East is putting increasing pressure on exports to certain markets.
For every Jaco Williams, Vusi Moyo, Ruben van Heerden and Carlu Sadie who make their Springbok debut against Wales on Saturday, there is a Kurt-Lee Arendse, Cobus Reinach, Pieter-Steph du Toit and Malcolm Marx who are ready to provide the necessary wisdom and calmness.
EXPLAINERThe blaze – one of Thailand’s worst in recent history – also injured more than 70 people, many of them critically.A deadly fire has ripped through a popular nightclub in Thailand’s capital Bangkok, killing at least 27 people and wounding dozens of others.The fire ripped through the popular Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao bar at around midnight on Sunday, as people tried to flee amid thick black smoke billowing into the sky in the northern part of the city.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listVideos shared online by the first responders showed a huge blaze raging and plumes coming…
“Learners have a constitutional right to basic education. This right is compromised when the state fails to properly fund schools and thereby undermines the quality and sustainability of education. Teachers cannot continue to bear the burden of a system that financially fails schools.”
The former mayor of Thekwini, Mrs Zandile Gumede, has left the ANC and joined the MKP.Mrs Gumede was announced as a new member of MKP at a forum in Durban, yesterday.He has been the chairman of the ANC in the Thekwini region and has been a member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislative Assembly.Mrs Gumede is very close to the MKP leader, Mr Jacob Zuma.The Secretary General of MKP, Mr. Sibonelo Nomvalo, revealed that Mrs. Gumede will be the Deputy Producer of MKP in KwaZulu-Natal.Mrs Gumede has been beset by problems as she is dealing with a fraud case involving a R320…
The National Prosecuting Authority says it is continuing its corruption case against 17 accused in the controversial Medicare 24 Tshwane tender, despite the fact that Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala has decided to abandon his plea and sentence agreement.
The Department of Cooperative Governance and Indigenous Affairs in KwaZulu-Natal, in collaboration with the Provincial Disaster Management Center (PDMC), intervened after the collapse of a solid wall in Buhleni Village in Nanda.An 18-meter wall collapsed during a church meeting, covering about 20 church members under soil and debris.Currently, the emergency services have saved eight victims and taken them to the hospital, and two are seriously injured. Rescue operations for the remaining church members are ongoing. The Trustee of Cogta in KZN, Pastor Thulasizwe Buthelezi, confirmed that the disaster team is on the scene to help with additional resources for rescue…
The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has warned consumers that certain BMW 3-series, 4-series, 5-series, 7-series, X3 and X4 vehicles are being recalled in South Africa due to a possible fault that can cause the engine to start difficult or not at all.