Social worker who killed six relatives awaits sentencing

Anelisa Kubheka|Published

It had been expected that on Friday the Pietermaritzburg High Court would sentence a 36-year-old social worker who was convicted of killing his six relatives including ...

Mom accused of murdering teen, 14

Anelisa Kubheka|Published

Ncamisile Evarista Hlophe is expected to appear again in the Ntuzuma Magistrate’s Court in October, this is after her case was postponed on Wednesday. She is charged ...

Cops must use their guns to stay alive – Minister Mchunu

Anelisa Kubheka|Published

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu said police involved in fatal shoot outs with criminals are doing what they were trained to do, keeping themselves alive using their ...

Bail woes for man who beheaded granny, 80, and kicked head like soccer ball

Anelisa Kubheka|Published

A 31-year-old Pinetown man accused of beheading his 80-year-old grandmother remains behind bars as he struggles to secure a home should he be granted bail. On Tuesday ...

Man faces life behind bars for murder of girlfriend stabbed 25 times

Anelisa Kubheka|Published

In October, the Durban Magistrate’s Court is to hear sentencing proceedings for an Eastern Cape man who on Friday pleaded guilty to stabbing his girlfriend 25 times, ...

Accused in murder of councillor’s husband convicted for illegal gun possession

Anelisa Kubheka|Published

A man who is yet to go on trial for the alleged murder of the husband of a Nongoma NFP councillor was convicted and sentenced in the Ntuzuma Magistrate’s Court for ...

Online furniture scammers close shop

Anelisa Kubheka|Published

Living Lifestyle Interiors, a fraudulent website and company that defrauds victims of money on the pretence that furniture will be delivered to them took down its ...

Man in court after kidnapping and forcing cash transfer under duress

Anelisa Kubheka|Published

A man alleged to have kidnapped a mom and daughter for access to Road Accident Fund money remains behind bars following his arrest and first appearance in the Pinetown ...

Alleged hitmen facing 15 murder charges dump private lawyer

Anelisa Kubheka|Published

In April 2022, Overport businessman Zeyn Moideen was gunned down after leaving the Tills Crescent Sports ground on Brickfield Road. Moideen’s murder is one of 15 ...

New pre-trial date for dad accused of killing fiancée in front of sons 3 and 5

Anelisa Kubheka|Published

On Thursday a Morning Side man accused of killing his fiancée in front of their children appeared ...

Mom accused of killing daughter, 14, expected to apply for bail

Anelisa Kubheka|Published

On Friday a woman accused of killing her 14-year-old daughter will be making her second appearance in the Ntuzuma Magistrate’s Court, where she is expected to apply ...

Pre-trial date set for military husband accused of killing wife

Anelisa Kubheka|Published

In September the pre-trial for the SANDF reservist charged with the murder of his wife whom he is alleged to have shot will be heard in the Pinetown Magistrate’s ...

Alleged July unrest instigators’ pre-trial conference yet to start

Anelisa Kubheka|Published

The pre-trial conference against those accused of being instigators of the July unrest the wreaked havoc in KwaZulu-Natal and other parts of the country was yet ...

KZN judge president mourns late retired Judge Gyanda

Anelisa Kubheka|Published

The funeral of late retired Judge Shyam Gyanda was on Wednesday afternoon at the Clare Estate Crematorium Hall. KwaZulu-Natal Judge President Thoba Poyo-Dlwati in ...

No bail for six accused of killing art gallery owner

Anelisa Kubheka|Published

Six accused, including a minor, will remain behind bars until the trial for the murder of local art gallery Alan Gordon, having been refused bail by the Durban Magistrate’s ...

Grandson accused of beheading gran not fit for trial

Anelisa Kubheka|Published

A mental evaluation of the 31-year-old man who allegedly killed his grandmother, 80, cut off her head with a bush knife and played with it like a soccer ball has ...

Man kills grandma, cuts off head and kicks it around like soccer ball

Anelisa Kubheka|Published

A man alleged to have murdered his grandmother, 80, and cut off her head with a bush knife appeared in the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court.

Voting for change

Anelisa Kubheka|Published

Residents who voted on Wednesday explained that it was important for them to vote to see a positive change in their communities and the country.

Fatal crash: truck driver lied, was fundamentally dishonest

Anelisa Kubheka|Published

The acting judge who convicted truck driver Sibusiso Siyaya for a crash where 20 people died in Pongola found that Siyaya was deceitful in his evidence that he told ...

Zuma’s corruption trial set for next year

Anelisa Kubheka|Published

In a few months, the pre-trial in the corruption trial against former president Jacob Zuma will be heard in the Pietermaritzburg Court.

Man, 62, accused of child porn in the dock

Anelisa Kubheka|Published

It was expected that the 62-year-old man charged with child pornography will use the next week to sort out his legal representation before his next appearance in ...

Twenty years for truck driver

Anelisa Kubheka|Published

The truck driver who was convicted for the murders was sentenced on Thursday in the High Court, sitting at the Pongola Magistrate’s Court.

Tears at pre-sentencing proceedings for Pongola truck driver

Anelisa Kubheka|Published

Pre-sentencing proceedings in the form of aggravation and mitigation of sentence for the Pongola truck driver convicted of 20 counts of murder got under way on Wednesday ...

Court slams ‘serial killer’s trial delay

Anelisa Kubheka|Published

Following yet another delay in the trial against a man alleged to have used sanitiser on the scene of his alleged crimes and gone to the extent of allegedly biting ...

Lawyer woes for 62-year-old child porn accused

Anelisa Kubheka|Published

The Pinetown Magistrate’s Court was yet to hear the formal bail application for a 62-year-old man charged with being in possession of child pornography. He appeared ...