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Robbers shoot bystander while fleeing from Glenwood business robbery scene

Durban – Armed robbers shot and injured a motorist outside a business premises in Glenwood following a business robbery on Thursday morning. Blue Security community and media liaison officer Andreas Mathios said five suspects forced their way into the business premises in Davenport Road at around 5.20am. “The suspects forced open a security gate to […]

Man drowns while helping to save girl in Cape Town

Man drowns while helping to save girl in Cape Town

Cape Town – A 29-year-old man drowned on Wednesday January 9 while helping to save a girl near Khayelitsha. City of Cape Town law enforcement spokesperson Wayne Dyason said the ocean current drew a 13-year-old girl deeper into the ocean around 4:30pm near the Wolfgat Nature Reserve in False Bay. “A 29-year-old man from Mitchells

The block of flats in Manaba from which Bronwyn Eloff 8 (insert) fell to her death.

KZN family suspicious after girl falls off balcony to her death

Just three days before Christmas, eight-year-old Bronwyn Eloff of Margate plunged three storeys to her death from a block of flats in Manaba near Margate on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast. Her grandfather, Jan Eloff described Bronwyn as a fun-loving, outgoing and bubbly child, adding that her death had been a terrible shock to the family,

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Girl (9) stabbed in Phoenix domestic violence argument

Durban – A nine-year-old girl was stabbed on her arm and leg during a domestic argument between her parents in Phoenix on Wednesday. Annastatia Naidu, private security company Platinum Asset Protection spokesperson, said their Reaction Officers were dispatched to Palmbrook, Brookdale. Upon arrival, they found the girl with a laceration on her arm and leg.

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Armed gang flee empty handed when New Germany resident shoots back

Blue Security community and media liaison officer Andreas Mathios said around three suspects had attempted to kick down the door of a home in Wehaus Street not realising that there was someone at home. The incident occurred at around noon. “The resident confronted the armed robbers, who proceeded to fire shots at him. He then

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Watch | Robbers flee from gunfire after Johannesburg robbery

A video has surfaced of a robbery in Crown Mines area of Johannesburg on the intersection of Main Reef road and M2 freeway, a stone throw from Makro. In the video shared on Facebook by Subarban Control Centre, a white Ford double cab bakkie can be seen blocking a black sedan. The sedan has all

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Elderly woman falls onto N2 from Amanzimtoti bridge

Traffic was brought to a stand still on N2 south near Amanzimtoti after an elederly woman fell off onto nthe busy highway. Rush hour motorists saw the woman mount the Adams Road bridge railing before she fell onto the narrow centre median of the N2 carriageway on Wednesday morning. The elderly woman was seen by

Bystander shot in Shallcross drug bust saga

A Shallcross man, who relocated to Durban to take care of his mother, was hit by a stray bullet during a drug operation conducted by police at Taurus Street in Shallcross, on Saturday. According to the family of father of four, Rivaj Sidhoo, 37, he took a walk to purchase cool-drink from a tuck-shop near

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Businesswoman accuses ‘Woolworths’ of copying baby carrier

A businesswoman who designed the Ubuntu Baby Carrier for new mothers says that Woolworths is now selling a carrier which is remarkably like her product. Shannon McLaughlin launched the baby carrier almost four years ago. She says she realised last month that Woolworths has essentially “copied her idea.” “I got a screenshot from one of

Severe thunderstorms expected in KZN: SAWS

The South African Weather Service has issued a watch for severe thundershowers over western parts of KwaZulu-Natal and the Midlands this afternoon. Forecaster Ayanda Nsele says scattered showers can be expected, which could lead to possible flooding in low-lying areas. “We have a ‘watch’ for severe thunderstorms. They will be mainly over the western and

Train collision leaves two dead and hundreds injured in Gauteng

Johannesburg – Two people have died in a train collision in the Mountain View area of Pretoria North, Netcare 911 paramedics have reported. “Reports from the scene indicate that on initial assessment two people had sadly died, two sustained critical injuries and had to be flown to hospital via helicopter,” said spokesperson Shawn Herbst. “Approximately

Fears of bloodshed mount after Somali underworld figure killed in robbery

Cape Town – A Somali underworld figure and cigarette supplier has been gunned down outside an Epping wholesaler and robbed of R500 000 in cash. The 36-year-old businessman from Bellville was getting out of his car in Cochrane Avenue in Epping Industria on Saturday at 12.20pm when he came under attack. According to crime intelligence

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