Durban – Emergency services in Durban have just been notified that Addington Hospital will not be accepting any new patients until further notice. The reason being that the lifts are not operational. According to Department of Health spokesperson Agiza Hlongwane ambulances are being diverted to King Edward VIII Hospital for the next six hours while… Continue reading Addington Hospital not accepting new patients due to faulty lifts
Month: Aug 2019
Durban husband exhumes wife’s body in search of closure
Durban – A heartbroken husband, who believes his wife died as a result of medical negligence, will do anything for closure. Last week, Nandha Chetty, 55, a Malvern businessman, had the body of his wife Jesse exhumed and hired a private pathologist to conduct a post-mortem. He has also asked Life Entabeni Hospital, where she… Continue reading Durban husband exhumes wife’s body in search of closure
Suspected burglar shot in the head outside Hillcrest home
Durban – An alleged burglar is hospital after he was shot in the head by security guards in Hillcrest. A second burglar fled the scene and is being sought by police. The incident happened at Winstone Park on Reservoir Road just after 8 am on Thursday. The security guards were hired after the home owner… Continue reading Suspected burglar shot in the head outside Hillcrest home
Durban teen killed in Uber crash
Durban – A teenager’s dream of serving her country died with her when the Uber she and her older sister were travelling in crashed into a barrier on Felix Dlamini (Brickfield) Road on Sunday morning. Karen Jhungathbur, 16, and her sister, Tivonia, 20, of Chatsworth, were returning home from a friend’s party in Overport when… Continue reading Durban teen killed in Uber crash
Kidnappers kill Chatsworth victim – after payment
Durban – THE family of a man whose body was discovered in a sugar cane field this week say they had paid his kidnappers for his release. The kidnappers had demanded money via WhatsApp. The body of a Ghanaian national, known as Sakha, was found in a field in Camperdown, north-west of Durban, on Monday.… Continue reading Kidnappers kill Chatsworth victim – after payment
Clairwood boys’ murders – ‘We force fed them poison and strangled one’
Durban – One of the two women charged with the murders of Clairwood boys Luyanda Msomi and Njabulo Mankayi has pleaded guilty in the Durban High Court – telling the court in chilling detail why and how they killed the boys. The two 10-year-old boys were allegedly killed in a revenge killing by the two… Continue reading Clairwood boys’ murders – ‘We force fed them poison and strangled one’
How KZN cop nailed a serial rapist, ended 4 year reign of terror
Durban – In convicting and sentencing a serial rapist to seven terms of life imprisonment, a Mtubatuba High Court Judge commended an Empangeni policeman for his “sterling investigation” of the case. The serial rapist, 25-year-old Mhlonipheni Mjadu, was convicted for rapes dating back to 2013. Little did Constable Duncan Boardman know that when he took… Continue reading How KZN cop nailed a serial rapist, ended 4 year reign of terror
Pupils treated at Durban school after coughing fits, burning throats and eyes
Durban – At least 15 pupils from Effingham Heights Primary School in Durban have been treated by paramedics after they started having coughing fits and complained of burning throats and eyes. Netcare 911 spokesperson Shawn Herbst said the pupils most affected were the ones who were seated next to windows in their classrooms. “We received… Continue reading Pupils treated at Durban school after coughing fits, burning throats and eyes
eNCA’s director of news, Ben Said, drowns while on holiday in Mozambique
One of SA’s top television journalists has drowned while on holiday with his family in Mozambique. Ben Said, eNCA director of news, died on Monday, the channel announced on Tuesday. Said had recently returned to SA from TRT World in Turkey and rejoined the senior management team at eNCA at the beginning of the month.… Continue reading eNCA’s director of news, Ben Said, drowns while on holiday in Mozambique
Two killed in foiled cash heist in KwaMashu
Durban – Two people have been shot dead and another wounded during a cash in transit heist outside Bridge City Mall in KwaMashu on Monday. Police have not officially released a statement on the incident but it is alleged that a gang of seven men tried to hold up CIT guards transferring money to their… Continue reading Two killed in foiled cash heist in KwaMashu