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The service provider, LNG, has been ordered to pay back the profit earned from the R113.2 million PPE contract

Protective equipment for schools in KwaZulu-Natal goes ‘missing’

Without protective equipment, schools in uMlazi, Pinetown and Zululand won’t meet the already delayed deadline for reopening

A recent study of more than 200 rural respondents in the Eastern Cape, where drought has severely affected quality of life and food security, found that although farmers are actively trying to build resilience against climate change, more coordination was needed between state entities and local government to support them. (Photo: Gallo Images/Netwerk 24/Tebogo Letsie

Court victory for 400 000 elderly black women

An apartheid law that dispossessed black women of the assets accrued during their marriages has finally been scrapped after a Pinetown pensioner, facing impoverishment, went to…

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Mampintsha out on R2000 bail, threatens to lay charges against Babes Wodumo

After his arrest on Tuesday, Mampintsha has been released on bail and is threatening to lay charges against Bongekile Simelane, aka Babes Wodumo.

Pinetown truck driver sentenced to eight years and 10 months

Sanele Goodness May pleaded guilty to: culpable homicide, fraud, entering SA illegally, being in possession of fake licences and two other charges.

‘Son of God’ makes second bail application

A Durban man described by his co-accused as the ”Son of God” on Tuesday made another application for bail in the Pinetown Regional Court.

Lotter murder accused denied bail

A 22-year-old man accused of helping his girlfriend and her brother to murder her parents was denied bail in the Pinetown Regional Court on Tuesday.

‘Son of God’ behind Lotter murders, court told

A Durban man described by his co-accused as the ”Son of God” was behind the planning of the Lotter murders, a court heard on Wednesday.

Top judge slams Zuma court protests

KwaZulu-Natal Judge President Vuka Tshabalala has criticised protests by ANC president Jacob Zuma’s supporters at courts across the province.

Lotter murders: Accused appeal for funds

Two Durban siblings accused of murdering their parents made an impassioned plea on Thursday for donations to fund their defence.

Accused in Lotter murders consents to evaluation

The lawyer of a man accused of helping siblings murder their parents has demanded in court that any confessions be given to him in writing.

Lotter murders: Concern over trial by media

A lawyer representing siblings accused of killing their parents told a court he was concerned that his clients would be subjected to ”trial by media”.

Siblings accused of murdering parents

A brother and sister were charged in the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday for the murder of their parents.

KZN muti suspects ‘assaulted’ by police

A seven-year old boy, who was beheaded in an alleged muti transaction, also had his testicles removed, the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court heard on Tuesday. This emerged at the first…