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Man in court for French chef’s murder

A 21-year-old man charged with murdering a well-known French chef appeared briefly in the Ramsgate Magistrate’s Court on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast on Friday. Theleka Quntu is…

Man arrested in connection with murder of French chef

A 21-year-old man has been arrested in Umtata in connection with the murder of a French chef on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast, police said on Wednesday. Police spokesperson…

Top French chef murdered in KwaZulu-Natal

A French chef who had made her home on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast and earned accolades for her cooking over the years was found bludgeoned and burnt to death in her Ramsgate…

Two in court for Austrian’s murder

Two men are expected to appear in the Scottburgh Magistrate’s Court on Thursday in connection with the murder of a former Austrian footballer on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast.…

Austrian man shot dead on KZN golf course

An Austrian national was shot and killed at Selborne Estate, which is enclosed by electric fencing, in Durban south, KwaZulu-Natal police said on Saturday. The 46-year-old man…

KwaZulu-Natal mayor found dead in car wreck

The 37-year-old mayor of a KwaZulu-Natal South Coast municipality was killed in a car crash, police said on Thursday. Police spokesperson Zandra Hechter said Mfundo Lushaba, the…

Bullets fly on South Coast highways in cash heist

Two robbers and two security guards were shot dead during an attempted cash-in-transit heist and subsequent high-speed chase and shoot-out on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast near…

Thousands attend Matatiele demarcation hearings

More than 3Â 000 people packed the local soccer stadium in Matatiele as the second day of public hearings on the region’s controversial incorporation into the Eastern Cape…

Hundreds arrive for Matatiele demarcation hearings

At least 500 people packed a local soccer stadium in Matatiele as the second day of public hearings on the region’s controversial incorporation into the Eastern Cape started on…

Plane makes emergency landing on KZN beach

A plane bound for Margate made an emergency landing on a KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) South Coast beach on Tuesday afternoon, police said. Police spokesperson Zandra Hechter said the…

Tenth body discovered in sugar-cane fields

Another decomposed body of a woman was found in the sugar-cane fields surrounding Umzinto’s Shayamoya township, KwaZulu-Natal police said on Sunday. Superintendent Zandra Hechter…

Ninth body found in KZN sugar-cane fields

Another body was found on Friday in the sugar-cane fields surrounding Umzinto’s Shayamoya township, police said on Saturday. Police spokesperson Superintendent Zandra Hechter…

Serial-killer probe follows sugar-cane murders

South African police said on Wednesday they believed a serial killer was responsible for the deaths of eight women whose bodies were found dumped in sugar-cane fields on the…

Two more bodies found in KZN sugar-cane fields

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…

Sugar-cane killing accused to apply for bail

The case against two men and a woman accused of abducting and murdering five women whose bodies were found in sugar-cane fields on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast was on Wednesday…

Five arrested for KZN sugar-cane killings

Five people have been arrested in connection with the murder of five women whose decomposing bodies were found in a sugar-cane field on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast, police said…

Alleged Umzinto serial killer behind bars

A man suspected to be the Umzinto serial killer has been arrested in Chatsworth, south of Durban, media reports said on Monday. The man allegedly strangled five women and dumped…

Police say they’re closing in on serial killer

Police are confident that they are close to making a breakthrough in the case of the alleged KwaZulu-Natal South Coast serial killer who has strangled five women and left their…

Fifth body found in KZN sugar-cane field

A fifth badly decomposed body of a woman has been found in a KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) sugar-cane field, police said on Thursday. ”We suspect the woman was about 18 to 35 years of…