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
The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) student accused of setting his school’s acting principal’s car on fire is expected to appear before the Pietermaritzburg Magistrates Court. The incident allegedly occurred after the pupil’s phone was confiscated by the principal. Videos of the car on fire at Northbury Park Secondary, Pietermaritzburg, went viral on Read more
KwaZulu-Natal: At 03H11 Saturday morning, Netcare 911 responded to reports of a collision on the N3 South Bound between the Peter Brown and Chatterton Road off-ramps in Pietermaritzburg. Reports indicate that two trucks, a bakkie, minibus and five other cars were involved in a collision resulting in a fully laden Read more