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Sheryl Cwele's disciplinary hearing under wayDisciplinary hearings against convicted drug dealer Sheryl Cwele are under way in Port Shepstone, where she is municipal director of health services. Cele pays tribute to slain policewomanCaptain Michelle Pitout -- killed during a housebreaking investigation -- had bravely given her life to policing, said police Commissioner Bheki Cele. 'I survived by a fluke; there's no merit to it'RW Johnson has no memory of his organs failing or leg being amputated, but the fight for his life that followed a swim in SA had only just started. Thirteen dead in apparent herbal poisoningThirteen members of a family have been found dead in their home near Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal, apparently having consumed a fatal herbal mix. Flooding hits Cape Town as KZN mops upHeavy rains have left more than 4 000 people homeless in the Cape Peninsula as two more people are reported killed in KwaZulu-Natal floods. Deadly KZN floods break rainfall recordsHeavy downpours on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast have broken four rainfall records, one of them dating back to 1964, and claimed at least four lives. Manto: Promoting a healthy lifestyle not hypocriticalHealth Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang on Friday said her efforts to promote a healthy lifestyle -- including responsible drinking habits -- among South Africans were not hypocritical. Speaking to the media at the launch of "the Healthy Lifestyle Day" in Port Shepstone, she questioned why the media linked her recent liver transplant to her promotion of a healthy lifestyle. Buthelezi hits out at corruption at election rally
Mbeki hits the KwaZulu-Natal campaign trailPresident Thabo Mbeki ended a whirlwind tour of KwaZulu-Natal by calling for peaceful elections. Mbeki had criss-crossed the province over the past three days, travelling into deep rural areas like Tugela Ferry in the midlands and Mahlabathini in northern KwaZulu-Natal -- Inkatha Freedom Party stronghold. Four hurt in election violenceElection violence broke out in Gamalakhe township near Port Shepstone on Sunday evening with shots being fired and three people injured, police said on Monday. The Inkatha Freedom Party sent a statement to the media on Monday saying its members had been attacked in Gamalakhe. |
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Thousands attended the Inkatha Freedom Party's final election rally near Port Shepstone on Sunday to hear leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi attack the African National Congress and its stance on corruption. He said crossing the floor -- when councillors are allowed to change parties without losing their seats -- fuels corruption.





