The Pietermaritzburg High Court has sentenced Nkosiyethu Exon Makhunga (37) to double life and 13 years imprisonment after he pleaded guilty (Section 112 Plea) to murdering two elderly women in February 2024 in the Ingwavuma area. Makhunga also pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful possession of Read more
Heartless killers, who set Ncamisile Zuma alight at the entrance of her home, should never find peace. These are the words of 29-year-old Ncamisile’s family from Sweetwaters, Pietermaritzburg, after her burning body was discovered outside their home on Monday, 31 March. Ncamisilel had attended a traditional ceremony at a neighbour’s Read more
The family of a young PhD graduate, who was shot outside a primary school in Grange, Pietermaritzburg, on Monday morning, believe he passed away while protecting his sister. Wandile Mkhize (30), from Imbali, had been transporting his sister to the school where she works, along with her two young children, Read more
The woman accused of shooting her former boyfriend and father of her child with an AK-47 rifle in a fit of rage on Monday appeared in the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate’s Court on Thursday on a charge of attempted murder. Nokulunga Penelope Mthethwa (39), from Henley Dam, was arrested earlier this week Read more
What was meant to be a week of celebration turned into heartbreak on Monday night when Khethukuthula “Kataliya” Duma (31) was fatally shot while playing pool at a tuck shop in Dambula, Caluza, just days before his wedding. Duma, from Harewood in Pietermaritzburg, was reportedly attacked by two unknown men Read more
Midlands EMS crews are currently on the scene of a serious vehicle collision on the N3 southbound at Town Hill. A truck has collided with a group of construction workers, resulting in multiple injuries. ALSO READ | Pietermaritzburg accident left four people injured Emergency services, including advanced life support paramedics, are Read more
On Monday afternoon, just after 3 pm, Mi7 National Group’s Emergency Medical Services was dispatched after reports of a collision on the R33 near Copesville. Mi7 medics found that a bakkie had collided with a ambulance, entrapping the drivers from both vehicles in the wreckage. ALSO READ | Patient dies in Read more
Two armed suspects are in a critical condition in hospital after they were shot by a jewellery store owner during an armed robbery in the Parklane Centre on Thursday afternoon. The store owner is also in a critical condition after the suspects shot him four times in the stomach. Police Read more
Eleven learners from Sinamuva Primary School in Imbali outside Pietermaritzburg have been rushed to a local clinic following a suspected food poisoning incident. According to reports, the learners fell ill after eating chips and snacks. KwaZulu-Natal Education Department spokesperson Muzi Mahlambi says district officials have been dispatched to the school Read more
This morning Kwazulu Private Ambulance Service responded to Edendale road KwaMnyandu for reports of a collision. When emergency services arrived they found that a bakkie carrying school children lost control and overturned. Paramedics quickly assessed the scene and found that 1 patient sustained serious injuries and 14 patients sustained minor Read more