Pietermaritzburg

KZN MEC reacts to calls for his resignation

The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Social Development, Meshack Radebe, has criticised opposition parties for saying he should resign from his post after his bodyguard allegedly caused an accident this past weekend.

VIP cop to remain in custody

A photo of the car which was allegedly shot at and forced off the N3 by a member of the KZN VIP protection team. (Sapa) Pietermaritzburg - A member of the VIP protection team of a KwaZulu-Natal MEC appeared briefly in the...

Cop tried for attempting to kill 12 Indians

DURBAN: A South African cop has been remanded into custody for attempting to murder 12 people of Indian-origin. The police officer, who faces 12 counts of attempt to murder, was brought to the Pietermaritzburg court following...

VIP escort convoy does a drive-by

Eight people have been injured after their car was shot at by occupants of an alleged VIP escort vehicle, flashing a blue light on the N3 in Pietermaritzburg. Police spokesperson Henry Budhram says one of the front tyres of the...

Taxi kills PMB schoolboy

Durban - An eight-year old school boy died after he was struck by a minibus taxi in Pietermaritzburg on Friday afternoon, police said. Police spokesperson Superintendent Henry Budhram said the boy from Forestry Primary School...

Police station raided

By Sherlissa Peters Police at the Mountain Rise Police Station in Pietermaritzburg were caught by surprise during a raid by the Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD) officers on Thursday. SAPS members looked on in shock as...

Hijackers drug, dump victim

Bongani Hans and Londiwe Buthelezi Pietermaritzburg - Hijackers injected a 24-year-old Pietermaritzburg man with an unknown sleep-inducing drug and dumped him in the middle of nowhere on Monday night. As a result of the drug,...

KZN audit nails fat cats

By Sherlissa Peters Big fish have been fraudulently lining their pockets with hundreds of millions of rands taken from the provincial department of social development. Using different scams, including overcharging and...

KZN municipalities improve finance management

By Siboniso Ntuli Pietermaritzburg - Municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal have shown a significant improvement in the management of their financial affairs over the past three years. MEC for Local Government, Housing and Traditional...

Capital gains

Vibrant Veg Holy hand basket! Wild Water While not exactly in Pietermaritzburg, the Midmar Nature Reserve (EKZN Wildlife park) is a 20-minute drive north on the N3, at Howick. The Scoop: R17 per person per day or free with a...

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