DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA — The South African Police Service (SAPS) has launched a murder investigation after a foreign national was brutally beaten to death by a mob of approximately 50 people in the Durban Central Business District (CBD). The fatal assault occurred on Thursday morning, 22 October 2026, on the Read more
The streets of Durban’s Central Business District (CBD) descended into volatile chaos as the controversial anti-illegal immigration movement, March and March, intensified its disruptive demonstrations. What originally began as a series of citizen-led “clean-up campaigns” has rapidly spiralled into a flashpoint of xenophobic unrest, vigilantism, and public destruction. In the Read more
A 26-year-old woman in Mount Vernon, Durban, who was mistaken for a discarded corpse along an unpaved road, shocked emergency responders when she suddenly woke up from her nap. The unusual incident unfolded on a Monday afternoon in the KwaZulu-Natal neighborhood. Two separate community members dialed for emergency help. Callers Read more
The police say the motive for the councillor’s murder is unknown at this stage and that a manhunt has been launched. A WARD councillor was shot and killed in the Klaarwater area near Mariannhill on Thursday afternoon (August 6). ALSO READ | Mokoena Letsie died after being shot 17 times in Read more
One person has died after being run over by an eThekwini Municipality water tanker in Ward 96, eMbumbulu, Durban, on Monday morning. The municipality confirmed the incident, describing it as a tragic event and extending condolences to the family and community of the deceased. ALSO READ | Five people killed in Read more
School children in a taxi on their way to school ended up in hospital after the vehicle veered off the road and crashed into a nearby house. The accident happened on Bafflesdraai Road in Redcliffe, north of Durban, on Tuesday, 26 May. Nine pupils were injured and rushed to hospital. Read more
Two suspects have been apprehended following the recovery of a stolen Toyota Fortuner in a road off Piccadilly Street in the Ottawa area of Verulam on Sunday afternoon. Tracking agents, together with multiple security companies, acted on intelligence regarding the stolen vehicle. The coordinated operation led teams to a property Read more
Two murder suspects were killed during a shootout with KZN police in a place called KwaNgcolosi in Durban. It’s alleged that one of the dead men was being sought in connection with a string of murders in the Ngcolosi area in Durban, where the shootout took place on Saturday, 21 Read more
Mzansi left shocked as the IDOLS SA season 13 runner-up Mthokozisi Ndaba has been arrested following a family dispute. Mthokozisi, now a well-known musician, was taken into custody by KwaMashu police on Sunday, 15 March, after a fight with his cousin. ALSO READ | Bellermine Mugabe arrested for shooting his gardener in Read more
Two security guards have been shot and wounded, one critically, in a cash-in-transit heist on the N2 near the NPC cement factory in the south of Durban. The critically wounded security guards have been airlifted to hospital following the incident which happened on Wednesday morning. ALSO READ | Cash-in-transit robbery in Read more