Two women trapped in their car after crashing into a house in Verulam

One woman was injured while her passenger escaped injury when their car crashed into a house in Verulam this Tuesday afternoon. Reaction Unit South Africa responded to the emergency call around 12h37 to find the car had crashed into a house on Wick street in Verulam CBD. Ethekwini Fire and Rescue Services,who were already at […]

Man collapse and dies at a Glenwood outdoor gym

Durban – Police authorities are investigating after an elderly man died at an outdoor gym in Durban’s Glenwood area yesterday. It is understood the man had been training when he collapsed. Rescue Care’s Garrith Jamieson says paramedics raced to Bulwer Park in Helen Joseph Road at about 4pm. “On arrival, paramedics found a man lying

mother of twins arrested

Hawks probe after two officers, bystander shot dead in KZN

Durban – National Police have confirmed the Hawks have taken over the investigations into two KwaZulu-Natalshooting incidents in which a civillian and two police officers were killed. Police say in the first incident, a Warrant Officer was killed in Amanzimtoti on the N2 highway. Police spokesperson, Brenda Muridili says Warrant Officer Nhlanhla Hadebe was shot

Infant dies after treatment refused at two KZN state hospitals

DURBAN – A Pietermaritzburg family, whose five-month-old baby died after he was refused treatment at two state hospitals, have yet to cremate the little boy as they are waiting for autopsy results. Baby Brody Lee Bezuidenhout died at Edendale Hospital in the early hours of Sunday morning last week, after his family were allegedly earlier

Thirteen killed, nine injured in Gauteng crash

Johannesburg – Thirteen people were killed and nine others injured on Sunday night following a collision between a bakkie and light motor vehicle on the N12 between Fochville and Westonaria, emergency service ER24 said on Monday. ER24 paramedics, along with other medical services, arrived on the scene after 8 pm to find bodies scattered around

Man Critical After Being Run Over By Train in Phoenix

Durban – A man is in a critical condition after he was run over by a train in Phoenix on Saturday night. At approximately 19:02 members of Reaction Unit South Africa were called out to the scene by an individual requesting assistance for the injured man. Upon arrival the 28 year old was found to

Taxi bullies terrorise motorists on the N2 North Coast

Durban – Drivers on the North Coast fear for their lives, claiming that taxi security are forcing cars to pull over on the N2 and are demanding money from them, North Coast Courier reports. A Richard’s Bay resident who travels on the N2 to Ballito daily said VIP taxi security, armed with rifles, were pulling

‘Terminally ill children left to die in pain’

Children are dying in pain because the government has not yet implemented its policy on palliative care, affecting paediatric patients with terminal illnesses. This is the assertion of paediatrician Dr Michelle Meiring, who said while the policy had been approved, there has been no budget to implement it. “These kids are suffering in pain today.

#PhoenixMurderSuicide: Husband frequently threatened to kill wife

Durban – A Phoenix father who shot dead his wife and then turned the gun on himself on Sunday night had promised to kill his wife if she decided to leave him. Self-employed Zane Smith, 28, shot and killed his wife, Berine Haines, 34, a nurse at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital, before turning the

Man killed in N2 freeway shooting identified as an off-duty cop

Durban – The man shot in an apparent hit on the N2 freeway south of Durban on Friday has been an identified as an off-duty policeman. National police spokesperson Col Brenda Muridili confirmed that the police officer had been stationed at KwaMakhutha. The man was driving his Toyota Hilux near the Seadoone off-ramp on the

Fatal shooting on N2 near Doonside cause severe traffic delays

Durban – Traffic is heavily congested along the N2 southbound and Kingsway after a man was fatally shot near Doonside. Both the N2 southbound and Kingsway are gridlocked after a shootout that took place this afternoon (Friday, 15 March) claimed the life of one man. It is believed the man was killed in an apparent

Man who stabbed boy at mall in Somerset West, found dead in prison

Cape Town – Mark Hay, the British man arrested for allegedly stabbing a 5-year-old boy at the Waterstone Village Mall in Somerset West, has been found dead in prison. Department of Correctional Services spokesperson Simphiwe Xako said yesterday: “The offender in question was found dead in his cell on the morning of February 27 at

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