Members of the South African Police Service. 10 Durban police officers are to appear in for allegedly stealing cigarettes and R250K in cash in two separate incidents.3 of the officers are from the Chatsworth police station and seven are ex-eThekwini Inner South Cluster Task Team members.The provincial police commissioner called on communities to help rid…
Missing Durban teen, Amanda Phungula (Supplied) Amanda Phungula has been missing for more than a week and her family continues to frantically search for her. Her 14-year-old sister was the last one to see her leaving her Yellowwood Park home and no one knew where she was going.An unidentified man apparently called Phungula's family and told them…
A granny and her 7-year-old grandchild were raped in Durban.The man is known to the family and used this relationship to gain entry to their home.A 12-year-old who was also in the home managed to escape.As gender-based violence continues to haunt South Africa, police say a Durban granny and her 7-year-old grandchild were raped in…
Police Alet Pretorius, Gallo Images Three Durban cops have been arrested and charged with corruption and theft.The trio from Sydenham SAPS allegedly seized R24 000 worth of liquor.They also demanded a R20 000 "release fee". Three Durban police officers have been arrested for corruption and theft after allegedly stealing confiscated alcohol and demanding a release fee…
Sibusiso Sandile Langa has been charged for allegedly killing the men who were found in a room with gunshot wounds to their heads.The victims were aged between 21 and 36.The police say they cannot rule out the possibility of more arrests. A 23-year-old man arrested for a bloodbath that left seven people dead in eMsahweni, Durban,…
Published: November 08, 2026, 8:00 am Quick bites from around the food safety arena this week Infant formula maker ByHeart has “discontinued” manufacturing its products after getting caught up in an outbreak of infant botulism. ByHeart’s founders started a new company, MeridianMade, earlier this year and announced in late October that it would purchase Dublin-based
Published: November 07, 2026, 9:48 pm The County of San Luis Obispo Department of Public Health is wrapping up its investigation into an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to Brookshire Farms in San Luis Obispo. Fifteen people are included in the outbreak – five who were laboratory confirmed. The county previously reported that
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