Team probing the Hawks ‘was biased‘
Hawks Colonel Gavin Jacob told the Madlanga commission the internal investigation into the drug theft was aimed at creating a false narrative
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Hawks boss Senona to face Madlanga commission over Port Shepstone cocaine theft
Madlanga commission to focus on Port Shepstone cocaine theft as Hawks boss Senona prepares to testify
Repeated break-ins at Hawks facility before 541kg cocaine theft, commission hears
The Madlanga commission heard that chain-of-custody protocols were not followed and forensic processing requirements were not met
Water supply is restored to some, the rest have to forage for theirs
A month after heavy storms tore through KwaZulu-Natal,
Paddy Harper and Delwyn Verasamy visited some villages still do not have water
‘Our land is being taken and sold’
KwaDlovinga residents are fighting to secure title deeds for land they lost to the traditional authority in the area
Sheryl Cwele’s disciplinary hearing under way
Disciplinary hearings against convicted drug dealer Sheryl Cwele are under way in Port Shepstone, where she is municipal director of health services.
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Cele pays tribute to slain policewoman
Captain Michelle Pitout — killed during a housebreaking investigation — had bravely given her life to policing, said police Commissioner Bheki Cele.
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‘I survived by a fluke; there’s no merit to it’
RW Johnson has no memory of his organs failing or leg being amputated, but the fight for his life that followed a swim in SA had only just started.
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Thirteen dead in apparent herbal poisoning
Thirteen members of a family have been found dead in their home near Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal, apparently having consumed a fatal herbal mix.
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Flooding hits Cape Town as KZN mops up
Heavy rains have left more than 4 000 people homeless in the Cape Peninsula as two more people are reported killed in KwaZulu-Natal floods.
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Deadly KZN floods break rainfall records
Heavy downpours on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast have broken four rainfall records, one of them dating back to 1964, and claimed at least four lives.
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Manto: Promoting a healthy lifestyle not hypocritical
Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang on Friday said her efforts to promote a healthy lifestyle — including responsible drinking habits — among South Africans were not hypocritical. Speaking to the media at the launch of ”the Healthy Lifestyle Day” in Port Shepstone, she questioned why the media linked her recent liver transplant to her promotion of a healthy lifestyle.
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Buthelezi hits out at corruption at election rally
Thousands attended the Inkatha Freedom Party’s final election rally near Port Shepstone on Sunday to hear leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi attack the African National Congress and its stance on corruption. He said crossing the floor — when councillors are allowed to change parties without losing their seats — fuels corruption.
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Mbeki hits the KwaZulu-Natal campaign trail
President Thabo Mbeki ended a whirlwind tour of KwaZulu-Natal by calling for peaceful elections. Mbeki had criss-crossed the province over the past three days, travelling into deep rural areas like Tugela Ferry in the midlands and Mahlabathini in northern KwaZulu-Natal — Inkatha Freedom Party stronghold.
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Four hurt in election violence
Election violence broke out in Gamalakhe township near Port Shepstone on Sunday evening with shots being fired and three people injured, police said on Monday. The Inkatha Freedom Party sent a statement to the media on Monday saying its members had been attacked in Gamalakhe.
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Violence a health issue, says Tshabalala-Msimang
Health Minister Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang said on Monday that South Africa had long recognised violence as a health issue and that the health department was currently running a number of programmes to combat the scourge.
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Politicians given lie detector test
Port Shepstone municipal councillors were subjected to a lie detector test as they were all under suspicion of voting for the wrong mayoral candidate.