Steps from historic Durban Climate Change Conference Scoop Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 2:38 pm | Press Release: UNFCCC | Governments meeting in Bonn embark on next steps following historic Durban Climate Change Conference | Bonn, 14 May 2012 – Building on the historic results of the Durban Climate Change Conference last year, governments on Monday embarked...
Taxi strike turns violent Independent online Durban - About 50 protesters overturned bins and trashed the Besters taxi rank in Phoenix, north of Durban, on Saturday. | “They allegedly threw bottles at the patrol vehicles and with back-up from the flying squad, the group was dispersed and ...
Sifiso Zulu refused bail Independent online Durban businessman Prince Sifiso Zulu was refused an extension of his bail and leave to appeal against his conviction by the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Friday. | He made his two applications under armed escort to Judge Pieter Koen and acting Judg...
Ngubane’s death a loss: Zuma Independent online Lawyer Mvuseni Ngubane's death was a loss is not only for his family but the entire legal profession and the country, President Jacob Zuma said in Durban on Friday. | “Ngubane played a key role in the resolution of conflicts in the taxi industr...
Teargas used against protesters Independent online Police used teargas and stun grenades to disperse taxi drivers in Durban on Friday on the second day of protests against the eThekwini metro police. | Journalists, passers-by, and students from the Durban University of Technology were affected by the...
Casino accused claim police force Independent online Kamini Padayachee | Two men accused of being part of a six-man gang which robbed three casinos in KwaZulu-Natal and the Free State, claimed police officers had assaulted them and forced them to confess to the crimes. | Thulani Hlatswayo, Malvern Ndlo...
Locking out pupils ‘not right’ Independent online The KwaZulu-Natal Education Department is adamant that pupils who arrive late for school must continue to be locked out and sent home, despite opposition to the new policy. | Governing body associations and NGOs argued that Education MEC Senzo Mchunu...
Mayhem as taxi protest turns violent Independent online Taxi drivers turned central Durban into a war zone on Thursday as they trashed streets, assaulted passengers, stoned taxis and brought traffic to a standstill in protest at Metro police “harassment”. | The violence was sparked when about ...
Commuters left stranded in taxi protest Independent online Thousands of rush-hour commuters were left stranded in Durban on Thursday night when taxi drivers abandoned their passengers. | Taxi drivers drove their empty vehicles out of the Warwick Market taxi rank into the rubble-strewn streets, leaving behind...
Taxi protesters arrested Independent online Twelve people were arrested for public violence after a protest by minibus taxi drivers in Durban on Thursday, KwaZulu-Natal police said. | “The numbers could increase as the protests are taking place in different parts of the city,” Colo...
