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Pietermaritzburg farmer and businessman Mbongeni Sikhakhane was killed in his home on the Day of Goodwill

Tributes pour in for KZN ‘pillar of farming community’ shot dead in his home

uMngeni mayor Chris Pappas says the fatal shooting of Mbongeni Sikhakhane on Friday is a devastating blow to his family, the agricultural sector and all South Africans who benefited from his leadership.

Minister of public works and infrastructure, Dean Macpherson, and eThekwini mayor, Cyril Xaba, discuss a preliminary report on Friday's building collapse at a temple expansion project in Redcliffe in Verulam.

Developers went ahead with expansion at temple complex after being turned down two years in a row - preliminary report

A preliminary report into the building collapse in Verulam on Friday shows plans were not approved and indications of substandard construction material and protocols.

Search and rescue operations underway at the site of a collapsed temple in Redcliffe, Verulam, KwaZulu-Natal. Photo: SANDILE NDLOVU
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Minister seeks reasons for deadly temple collapse

Four bodies recovered from rubble as search and rescue operations continue at Redcliffe, north of Durban

Search and Rescue operations at the site of a collapsed temple in Redcliffe, Verulam, KwaZulu-Natal, continued on Saturday. Photo: SANDILE NDLOVU

Death toll rises to three in Redcliffe temple collapse

The death toll in the temple collapse in Redcliffe in Verulam, north of Durban, on Friday has risen to three.

A four-storey temple collapsed in Verulam, north of Durban, on Friday

Building collapse in Durban: No approved plans, says city

Ethekwini municipality said preliminary reports confirmed there were no building plans approved for construction of the four-storey temple that collapsed in Redcliffe north of Durban on Friday, killing at least one person.

A four-storey building collapsed in Verulam, north of Durban, on Friday afternoon.

Temple collapse near Durban kills one, injures others

“God, this is not my last time. I do not want to leave now.” These were the words uttered by Rakesh Kismath as the four-storey Redcliffe temple in Verulam north of Durban where he was working collapsed on Friday afternoon.

KwaZulu-Natal premier Thami Ntuli with March founder Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma (in purple) during a march against GBV in Durban on Thursday.

WATCH | Stop dropping GBV charges for cash, KZN premier Thami Ntuli urges victims

KwaZulu-Natal premier Thami Ntuli has called on victims of gender-based violence to stop withdrawing cases against their abusers in exchange for cash, saying this fuels the problem.

WATCH | AKA murder accused to spend Christmas behind bars

The Ndimande siblings charged with the murder of popular rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and his celebrity chef friend Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane will spend Christmas behind bars.

Siyanda Emmanuel Mbulwana, 29, and Mcebisi Runeyi, 28, were arrested in connection with the attempted hit on Sars advocate Coreth Naude in Umhlanga in July. A third man, the alleged mastermind behind the hit, Kholwani Prayman Ntanjana was denied bail on Thursday.

Magistrate denies bail for ‘kingpin’ behind attempted hit on Sars advocate

A Durban magistrate has denied bail for the alleged orchestrator behind the attempted hit on Sars advocate Coreth Naude.

A taxi driver whose blood alcohol level was 16 times more than the legal limit was among 113 people arrested during road blocks in Richards Bay, Empangeni and Esikhaleni from Friday night

Drunk taxi driver allegedly 16 times over legal limit among 113 arrested in northern KZN road blocks

A taxi driver whose blood alcohol count was 16 times over the legal limit and a foreign national carrying drugs were among 113 motorists arrested by road traffic inspectorate officers in the King Cetshwayo region on Friday.

Five family members died in a head-on collision between a car and a seven-seater vehicle in uMzumbe on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast on Friday night.

Family of five die in KZN south coast accident

Five family members died in a head-on collision between a car and seven-seater vehicle in uMzumbe on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast on Friday night.

Siyabonga and Malusi Ndimande were extradited from Eswatini to South Africa on Tuesday. They are accused of the murder of rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and his friend Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane.

Two years later, Ndimande brothers finally in the dock to face charges

The Ndimande brothers, who for two years defiantly fought their extradition to South Africa to face charges of murder over the deaths of rapper Kiernan AKA Forbes and his celebrity chef friend Tebello Tibz Motsoane, finally appeared in…

Slain KwaDukuza municipality traffic officer Supt Desmond Arumugam, 50, was killed while responding to the hijacking of a taxi filled with passengers in November last year.

Man who robbed taxi and shot dead KZN traffic officer convicted of murder and robbery

The family of slain KwaDukuza municipality traffic officer Supt Desmond Arumugam, 50, who was killed while responding to a robbery and hijacking of a taxi filled with passengers in November last year has welcomed his killer’s conviction.