Record crowd at Soccer City in first post-World Cup event DNA India | Johannesburg: A record 87,000 spectators filed into Johannesburg's Soccer City stadium for South Africa's season-opening Charity Cup on Saturday, less than a month after the arena hosted the World Cup final. | The country's Premier Soccer League (PSL) said it had sold 80,000 seats for ...
Indigenous Fruit, Vegetables Can Create Jobs All Africa The mass production of South Africa's indigenous fruit and vegetables can go a long way in helping to eradicate poverty, according to experts attending the Indigenous Knowledge System Expo in Durban. | ...
World Cup baby boom expected Independent online | By Tanya Waterworth | A surge in unwanted babies may be an unwelcome result of the "gees" felt during World Cup. | And it may also lead to an increase in premature babies found in black rubbish bags, according to Michelle Potgieter from Shepherd's ...
Fuel strike forces people to break law Independent online | By Nongcebo Dladla and Tanya Waterworth | It is illegal for members of the public to fill up their vehicles with petrol at garages. | This was confirmed on Friday by the KZN chairman of the Retail Motor Industry and the Fuel Retailers' Association,...
Two killed in Richards Bay accident Independent online | Durban - Two men were killed when their car crashed into the side of a heavy goods truck near Richards Bay on Saturday, KwaZulu-Natal paramedics said. | Netcare911 spoksman Jeff Wicks said the accident occurred on the John Ross Highway in the vicin...
Non-striking nurse stabbed at hospital Independent online | Durban - A non-striking nurse has been stabbed at a hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, health MEC Dr Sbongiseni Dhlomo said on Friday. | She was stabbed at the Northdale Hospital, in Pietermaritzburg, on Thursday night, and was now being treated at the sam...
Preview: South Africa v Australia Orange News | Australia get a second bite at the cherry in ending their Highveld hoodoo when they tackle South Africa in Bloemfontein on Saturday, with the tournament wooden spoon still very much on the line. | The visitors currently sit last on the Tri-Nations ...
Man's arm wedged inside machine Independent online | A man was injured on Thursday when his arm was caught in a mechanical steel-drum wrapping machine at a factory on Langeberg Road in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal paramedics said. | "It is thought that the man had been using the machine to wrap steel drums ...
Minister wants R90m for WC cops Independent online | Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa says he is claiming nearly R90-million from the Fifa local organising committee (Loc) to cover payments for the hundreds of police who stepped in when private security guards went on strike at the World Cup. | Mthethw...
High school pupils hurt in bus crash Independent online | Durban - Thirteen Howick High School pupils were injured when their bus overturned on Wednesday, KwaZulu-Natal paramedics said. | The bus rolled 30 metres down an embankment after the driver lost control of it, possibly due to poor visibility, near...
Public warned not to carry large sums of cash Independent online | Johannesburg - There has been a 36 percent increase in robberies in which people are followed after withdrawing or while going to deposit money, the SA Banking Risk Information Centre (Sabric) said on Wednesday. | "Members of the public should be w...
