Eight learners have been rushed to nearby hospitals for further treatment following a suspected gas leak at a school in Wentworth, South of Durban. Several learners were treated on-site for gas inhalation after a pungent odor reportedly swept through the school grounds. Private emergency services treated scores of students on the scene for respiratory distress and dizziness. The school has …
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The two Ndimande brothers, allegedly linked to the murders of rapper Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes and chef Tebello ‘Tibz’ Motsoane in 2023, are due back in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. During the last proceedings Siyabonga and Malusi Ndimande appeared via a video link. The state also announced their transfer to the high-security eBongweni Super Max Correctional Facility in Kokstad. …
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Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina says government is exploring a range of measures to alleviate the country’s water crisis. She elaborated on the measures while visiting the Lower Umkhomazi Water Project on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast. She says government will focus mostly on people who have no water infrastructure at home. Majodina says national government is looking into the …
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South Africans who are stranded in the Middle East as the joint US-Israeli military strike on Iran continues are pleading for urgent interventions from the government. The strikes have forced many airlines to ground their flights, leaving hundreds of thousands of travellers helpless. WATCH | The South African Muslim Council has condemned the recent attacks on Iran by the United …
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Five children from the same family have died in a fire at a house in Ballito on the north coast of Durban. The children are aged 1 (twins), 3, 14 and 19 years old. The parents of the household managed to escape the blaze with burns. Reports indicate that the fire happened in the early hours of Saturday morning. WATCH …
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The application in the Durban High Court for the provisional liquidation of sugar giant Tongaat Hulett has been postponed, after applicants and respondents could not agree on dates for the matter to be heard. The Durban High Court in Kwazulu Natal is set to hear an application for the provisional liquidation of Tongaat Hulett today.#MorningLive #SABCNews pic.twitter.com/PytWqaxPOQ — SABCNews_MorningLive (@MorningLiveSABC) …
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The High Court in Durban will hear an application for the provisional liquidation of Tongaat-Hulett on Friday. Business rescue practitioners have brought the application. The company was placed under business rescue in 2022. Since then, the 134-year-old sugar giant has suffered a R12 billion share value loss. This is despite creditors approving a rescue plan in 2024 for the company …
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The multi-billion rand fraud case against six former executives of the embattled sugar giant Tongaat-Hulett and an auditor has been postponed to 10 September for a pre-trial hearing. The accused appeared briefly in the Durban High Court on Thursday. The long-standing case, which dates back to 2019, is linked to the alleged manipulation of business funds amounting to R3.5 billion. …
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The Hawks in KwaZulu-Natal are raiding various drug dens at different locations in Chatsworth, south of Durban. It is believed that law enforcement has been monitoring the locations for about a year. The drugs allegedly belong to known syndicates that the Hawks claim they have been investigating. A suspect has been arrested. VIDEO | Chatsworth drug bust: Meanwhile, last month, …
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Two alleged cash-in-transit (CIT) robbers have been shot and killed in a shootout with police in Edendale in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. It is alleged that the suspects are part of a group of robbers wanted in connection with the CIT heist, which happened on Monday afternoon in Verulam, north of Durban. CIT NETWORK Last year, research by the University of Cape …
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