Kwazulu/Natal, South Africa News

Two policemen were shot by robbers who stole a firearm in Macekane near Empangeni, KwaZulu-Natal police said on Thursday.

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A sixth suspect has been arrested in an investigation which has included the shooting of a police station commissioner and two other officers, KwaZulu-Natal police said.

By Dasen Thathiah KwaZulu-Natal Premier Zweli Mkhize wept while comforting relatives of 12 people, including nine children, who were killed in a collision near Eston on Monday night.

Two British brothers and a South African man accused of being part of an international drug smuggling syndicate pleaded guilty in the Verulam Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.

Hopes of a breakthrough that would allow women to protect themselves from HIV have been dashed with yesterday s revelation from a large, British-funded trial that a promising microbicide has turned out to be ineffective.

A mentally disturbed man took a firearm from a security guard and went on the rampage, pointing it at people shopping at a supermarket in Inanda outside Durban on Monday, KwaZulu-Natal police said.

The Democratic Alliance on Friday expressed concern at the Airports Company South Africa's proposed 132.9 percent tariff hike to "enable the company to reward its investors adequately for their investments". "This would place a further burden on the already stressed consumer, and the decision is particularly problematic given the reasons that ACSA ...

A budget of R250, 000 was set aside to identify young boys for male circumcision in the north coast region of KwaZulu-Natal, the SABC reported.

By Peter Bills and Carvin Goldstone Iconic Springbok captain John Smit is throwing his career away in a bid to make as much money as possible out of his bestselling autobiography.

Tshwane - While waiting in one of those interminable queues at a South African state hospital, Jullian Nwadu was asked when she was going back to Zimbabwe.

Motorists heading into Durban on Sunday should brace themselves for a double blow of traffic near the city's stadiums.

A 32-year-old man was shot dead in Greytown over an argument about money, KwaZulu-Natal police said on Friday.

By Sinegugu Ndlovu The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for education, Senzo Mchunu, on Wednesday made a passionate plea to Durban matric examination markers to exercise fairness and excellence, as the pupils' future depended on the results.

"King Shaka" has turned out to be the most popular name for the new international airport at La Mercy after all.

By Sipho Khumalo No performance bonuses would be paid to the municipal managers of non-performing KwaZulu-Natal municipalities, Co-operative Governance MEC Nomusa Dube announced on Tuesday.

SA Airlink has until Friday to provide Transport Minister Sbu Ndebele with proof that it is fit to continue operating following five serious accidents involving the airline in recent months.

South Africa will not be run by criminals, said police National Commissioner Bheki Cele on Tuesday at the launch of a KwaZulu-Natal festive season crime-fighting campaign.

The leader of the Congress of the People in KwaZulu-Natal appeared in court after spending a night in jail after being arrested for drunken driving.

King Goodwill Zwelithini pictured in his traditional attire - designed with specifications for the Zulu king - during the annual umkhosi wokweshwama ceremony.