February 2019

Man killed in Pinetown car crash

Man killed in Pinetown car crash

Durban – A man was killed when the car he was driving veered out of control and rolled numerous times, ejecting him in the process, on the M7 near St Johns Avenue in Pinetown, Durban just after 8 am on Saturday morning, paramedics said. Rescue Care paramedics arrived on the scene to find the driver […]

Deceased newborn boy dumped with trash in Glenwood

Durban – It was a grisly sight for a motorist when he discovered a newborn baby boy dumped in a rubbish bag on a pavement in Glenwood on Tuesday. Rescue Care Paramedics were called to the scene by concerned residents at about 12:45pm after seeing the baby in the packet. “Rescue Care Advanced Life Support

durban doctor sued for baby's death

Durban couple sue doctor for R15m following their baby’s death

Durban – A Phoenix couple have brought a R15 million claim against an uMhlanga specialist obstetrician for the emotional trauma they suffered during and after the birth of their severely deformed baby. The distraught mother has said, in court papers, that she would never forget how she cried uncontrollably as she held her “horrifically deformed”

Six bodies found in gutted vessel

Durban – Bodies of six people have been discovered in the early hours of Friday morning in the gutted trawler which caught alight in Durban Harbour on Thursday afternoon. Garrith Jamieson of Rescue Care reports that rescue workers and firefighters boarded the vessel once the fire had been dowsed and it was deemed safe to

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Three missing after ship catches fire on Durban harbour

Durban – Three people have been reported missing following a fire on a fishing trawler at the Durban harbour in Bayhead. According to Rescue Care paramedics operations director, Garrith Jamieson, firefighters are still battling the blaze. “Rescue Care paramedics are currently on scene on a ship on fire in the Bayhead area where multiple people

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Elderly couple’s home set alight in Reservoir Hills

Durban – An elderly Reservoir Hills couple’s relieved that they were unharmed when their home was set on fire last night. The pair was woken up by a loud bang. Police spokesperson, Thulani Zwane says they noticed smoke coming from one of the rooms of their home. Zwane says the couple managed to put out

Watch | Baby miraculously rescued from Durban drain

A newborn baby girl who was stuck in a storm water drain in Newlands East for several hours, has been pulled out alive. The men and women from Durban’s emergency services have been working for nearly three hours to save the infant. The eThekwini Metro Police’s Search and Rescue Unit – along with the Durban

durban north beach cable car accident

Man dies in Durban North Beach cable car accident

KwaZulu-Natal police are investigating the death of a man who lost his life after falling from a cable car on Durban’s North Beach. Reports from the scene indicate the 23-year-old man fell off a cable car and onto a moving ride on the ground at a Durban Beachfront amusement park. He was rushed to a

Keegan Naidoo, 38, a Durban businessman killed during a shootout.

Durban businessman killed in Umhlanga nightclub brawl over ‘stupid argument’

Durban – A Durban businessman was shot dead when he tried to intervene in a brawl at the Palm Boulevard in Umhlanga yesterday. Keegan Naidoo, 38, the owner of Durban Licencing, a business which licensed newly purchased vehicles, was at a restaurant and night club when a fight broke out between two groups of people.

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Man killed, three injured in shooting outside Umhlanga pub

A man has died and three others were injured following a shooting outside a pub in Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal police said on Saturday. The incident happened in the early hours of Saturday morning at 03:00, police spokesperson Colonel Thembeka Mbhele said. Mbele said the group of men allegedly had an argument before the shooting. They were

KZN municipal official gunned down in ambush

Durban – A senior Alfred Duma (Ladysmith) local municipal employee was gunned down in an ambush on Thursday morning. Oscar Hlatshwayo, the municipality’s executive director of engineering and infrastructure services had just dropped off his two children at a local school when he was caught in a hail of bullets. An eye witness who asked

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