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/ 23 October 2007
The Inkatha Freedom Party and the Democratic Alliance on Tuesday boycotted a sitting of the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) legislature in Vryheid. The boycott follows an incident on Monday when chairs were thrown during the sitting of the legislature, which is being held as part of the KwaZulu-Natal government’s policy of ”taking the government to the people”.
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/ 23 October 2007
Metrorail may suspend its KwaZulu-Natal train services if rampant train vandalism and assaults on staff members continue unchecked, said Metrorail regional manager Sisa Mtwa at a media briefing in Durban on Tuesday. The worst-affected areas are KwaMashu and Umlazi — an area that carries 80% of Metrorail’s passengers.
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/ 23 October 2007
KwaZulu-Natal police have arrested a fifth suspect for the murder of historian David Rattray. Police spokesperson Superintendent Muzi Mngomezulu said on Tuesday he could confirm that a fifth suspect had been arrested and was expected to appear in the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Wednesday.
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/ 23 October 2007
A Durban motorist was shot on Tuesday while a second bullet narrowly missed another driver, paramedics said. ER24 spokesperson Derrick Banks said the motorists came under fire on the N2/N3 split, near the so-called Spaghetti Junction, after a car accident just after midnight.
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/ 22 October 2007
Embattled KwaZulu-Natal health boss Dr Busi Nyembezi received notice of her suspension on Monday, nearly a week after learning of it through media reports. Nyembezi’s suspension was announced last week Wednesday by KwaZulu-Natal provincial director general Dr Kwazi Mbanjwa in a brief statement.
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/ 20 October 2007
An alleged robber was run over by a taxi on Saturday while escaping a Durban crime scene. ER24 spokesperson Derrick Banks said the man sustained severe head injuries and was declared dead at the scene. It is alleged that the man had robbed a woman who had been walking with two men along Berea Road.
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/ 19 October 2007
A 22-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the brutal murder of a former crime journalist, police said on Friday. Pietermaritzburg police spokesperson Inspector Joey Jeevan said the man was questioned on Wednesday and formally arrested on Thursday. ”He is expected to appear in the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate’s Court on Friday,” she said.
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/ 18 October 2007
The Department of Transport has adopted a plan of action to improve regional and national road integration, Jeff Radebe, the Minister of Transport, said on Thursday. Radebe was speaking at an African Union conference at KwaZulu-Natal’s Sibaya Casino and said the effort was part of the AU’s call to eliminate missing infrastructure links on roads.
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/ 18 October 2007
A tipper lorry driver who crashed his vehicle into a KwaZulu-Natal school on Wednesday has been arrested, police said on Thursday. KwaMashu police spokesperson Constable Siwe Nxumalo said the man faced charges of reckless and negligent driving, and drunken driving.
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/ 17 October 2007
The head of the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) provincial health department was officially suspended from her post on Wednesday. A statement released by the KwaZulu-Natal premier’s office said the ”cabinet endorsed the decision to suspend” the superintendent general of the department Dr Ruth Nyembezi.
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/ 17 October 2007
An elderly Durban couple is in a critical condition in hospital after being drugged and robbed on Wednesday by men claiming to be traditional healers. Police said the man and woman were with their son at the time. The family had entered a Standard Bank branch in Amanzimtoti and withdrawn a large sum of money.
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/ 17 October 2007
At least 14 Durban school pupils were injured on Wednesday when a tipper lorry crashed into a school in the Lindelani area, north of Durban, police said. Police spokesperson Inspector Michael Read said a truck ploughed into a high school, injuring pupils. ER24 spokesperson Derrick Banks said they had transported 14 school pupils to hospital.
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/ 16 October 2007
A Durban hospital cleaner accused of dealing in human body parts appeared at the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, covering her face from the public gallery. Hloniphile Jeaneth Sokhela (32) is accused of contravening the Human Tissue Act after police allegedly found human body parts and a placenta in her possession.
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/ 13 October 2007
Like Australia and New Zealand in the World Cup last weekend, the Sharks somehow contrived to squander 30 minutes of total supremacy and then allowed the Golden Lions — who defended like Trojans in the second half — to score three unanswered tries against them and advance to the Currie Cup rugby final.
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/ 11 October 2007
Two warring taxi organisations in the Empangeni area have been barred from operating following violent clashes over routes, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) provincial minister of transport Bheki Cele announced on Thursday. ”As from midnight on Friday, not even a single taxi from the rival associations will operate, failing which they will face the full might of the law,” Cele said.
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/ 10 October 2007
Charges against a man accused of participating in the murder of ten KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) women were withdrawn in the Umzinto Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. The state has withdrawn its charges against Zandisile Bhadla Somanikiniki (28), who resides in the Majola, Port St Johns, area but no reasons were given for the withdrawal.
Chief Justice Pius Langa steered clear on Tuesday of the controversy around Cape Judge President John Hlophe and suspended National Director of Prosecutions Vusi Pikoli. He told students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban that he knew there were many who wanted him to speak on President Thabo Mbeki’s decision to suspend Pikoli.
AmaZulu shocked Telkom Knockout champions Platinum Stars when they beat them 1-0 in a lukewarm game in front of 8 000 fans at the King Zwelithini Stadium on Sunday. AmaZulu led 1-0 at half-time. The only goal of the match came in the 16th minute when Mpho Maleka beat Wyne Sunderland with a low shot after he received a neat pass from Dumisani Ngwenya.
It started off as no more than a stroll in the park for the Sharks at the Absa Stadium in Durban on Saturday. But in the end it became a struggle for the weakened KwaZulu-Natal side to overcome a determined bottom-placed Valke in their final round-robin Absa Currie Cup rugby match.
African National Congress (ANC) succession battles are unlikely to be a feature of President Thabo Mbeki’s imbizo (meeting) in the Ladysmith this weekend, according to local party bosses and analysts. Mbeki’s visit will be the first presidential imbizo in the province since allegations that certain ANC members were trying to make the province a no-go area for Mbeki.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) and the South African Cricketers’ Association are headed for confrontation over the breakaway Indian Cricket League. The chief executive of CSA, Gerald Majola said South Africans who played in the planned 20-over competition, will be banned from the game in their country.
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/ 28 September 2007
Another two bodies have been found in the sugar-cane fields near the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) town of Umzinto, police confirmed on Friday. Spokesperson Superintendent Zandra Hechter said the bodies were discovered in the early hours of Friday morning adjacent to the Shayamoya township of Umzinto. Their identities were not known yet.
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/ 22 September 2007
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India stormed into the final of the Twenty20 World Championship on Saturday after Yuvraj Singh’s blistering batting earned them a 15-run win over Australia. India booked a final date with traditional rivals Pakistan in Johannesburg on Monday thanks to Singh’s blazing knock of 70 runs off just 30 deliveries.
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/ 21 September 2007
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The inaugural Twenty20 World Championship has been whittled down from 12 teams to just four, and by 10pm on Saturday evening, it will be known which two teams will battle it out in the final at the Wanderers on Monday. The first semifinal, pits Pakistan against New Zealand, and the second, between Australia and India, should be a cracker.
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/ 21 September 2007
Water quality in Durban’s harbour has started to improve following the release of chemicals from a blazing chemical storage depot, a senior Water Affairs and Forestry Department official said on Friday. The chemicals were released into the harbour for three hours on Tuesday night during the blaze.
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/ 21 September 2007
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South African captain Graeme Smith dismissed renewed barbs of ”chokers” after his team crashed out of the Twenty20 World Championship, saying it was the tournament format that did them in.
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/ 20 September 2007
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Hosts South Africa were eliminated from the Twenty20 World Cup after paceman Rudra Pratap Singh led India to a 37-run win in their Group E Super Eights match on Thursday. Singh took four for 13 as South Africa made 116 for nine in reply to India’s 153 for five.
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/ 20 September 2007
In a dramatic change to previous seasons, the Fina/Arena World Swimming Championships will be held over five weeks rather than several months, as was the case between 2003 and 2006. And, on a revised schedule, Durban will host the first leg of the seven events on October 19 and 20.
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/ 19 September 2007
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On a night of high excitement and fireworks both on and off the field, India beat England by 18 runs in their Twenty20 World Championship Super Eight match at Kingsmead, Durban, on Wednesday evening. Helped by a dazzling innings from Yuvraj Singh, India, who won the toss, made 218 for four in their 20 overs.
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/ 19 September 2007
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Justin Kemp blasted 89 not out off 56 balls after Morne Morkel claimed 4-17 as South Africa thrashed New Zealand by six wickets in the Twenty20 World Championship on Wednesday. Graeme Smith’s home team restricted the Kiwis to 153-8 after giving them first strike at Kingsmead and then knocked off the modest target with five balls to spare.
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/ 19 September 2007
One person was reported missing on Wednesday following a blaze that ripped through the Island View Storage (IVS) depot in Durban, police said. In a statement released shortly after midday on Wednesday, IVS MD Koos Ehlers said eight tanks had been damaged or destroyed.
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/ 19 September 2007
Firefighters battled for more than four hours on Tuesday evening to control a blaze at Durban’s Island View chemical storage depot. The inferno erupted when three tanks containing highly flammable chemicals exploded at 7pm. Hundreds of residents on the Bluff flocked to view the flames shooting high into the night sky.