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Home horror
A RICHARDS Bay woman, who was reported missing last week, was found dead in her bathroom on Thursday morning. A suspect was on Saturday arrested in connection with the death of Sharon Uys. Friends of Uys held a memorial bike ride on Sunday, from the...
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Most wanted suspect shot
A MAN believed to be involved in the murder of cross-border crime ghter, Sipho Juda Mthethwa and traditional healer James Mthembu, was shot and killed during a house robbery at Thengani area in the Emanguzi on Sunday night. The deceased, Si so...
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Substation upgrade to improve power supply
AN upgrade to Lokoza Intake Substation in Alton should conclude in April, generating approximately R2-million in additional revenue for the City of uMhlathuze. City of uMhlathuze’s Deputy City Manager for Electrical and Energy Services, Dolf Marais,...
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END OF THE ROAD FOR FUGITIVE
A MONTHS-long manhunt for a fugitive who escaped lawful custody in Richards Bay last year came to a bloody end last week. Fugitive Lungani Valentine Mkhize (25) was killed during a shoot-out with police in Verulam outside Durban on Thursday. Mkhize...
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Risen He is
THE annual Easter Sunrise Service at Alkantstrand on Sunday morning was a blessing of faith and fellowship as worshippers arrived in their hundreds to share in song, praise and communion to celebrate this important day on the Christian calendar. The...
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Plenty to do on land and sea
Rod Banwell and his crew on board Silhouette head out to sea on Saturday from the Zululand Yacht Club, on their way to take part in the 33rd annual Inhaca Island Yacht Race over the Easter weekend IT’S going to be an action-packed sporting and social...
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Coal dust issues back to the bad old days
COAL dust is choking streets, businesses, homes and lungs in Richards Bay, while coal trucks continue to cause road damage and traf c snarls. Monday morning was particularly bad, especially after weekend rain had turned the dust into slimy black...
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City intensifies efforts to combat illegal dumping
A NEW programme has been launched to strengthen the ght against illegal dumping in the City of uMhlathuze. Mayor Xolani Ngwezi launched the programme in eSikhawini, where large amounts of illegally dumped waste have been removed - some of it discarded...
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Scaly Saturday
THEY say everything happens in threes, and that certainly was the case with mamba catches on Saturday. Zululand snake handlers were kept busy, with no fewer than three mambas, black and green, captured in various parts of the region. Empangeni-based...
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Freak storm strike
FOUR people were struck by lightning in two separate incidents in Jozini when a storm hit the area over the weekend. uMkhanyakude District Mayor Siphile Mdaka said the victims were rushed to Shemula Clinic. This after heavy winds and rain resulted in...
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PRINCIPAL GUNNED DOWN
JUST hours after he had joined a mass prayer for N2 accident victims, KwaMbonambi Primary School principal, Jabulani Sibanyoni, was brutally murdered on Friday. He was reportedly shot and killed on the way to Mandlanzini, and his vehicle was set...
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Seven life terms for serial rapist
MTUNZINI High Court on Friday sentenced a rapist to seven life terms in prison plus an additional 155 years after he pleaded guilty to all charges against him. Muzikhona Mthethwa (33) was sentenced on Friday after he was found guilty on nine rape...
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RESCUE DASH
SOME 163 aspiring lifeguards applied for the City of uMhlathuze's Lifeguard Development Programme at Arboretum Swimming Pool on Saturday. Of these, 31 candidates met the minimum entry requirements of completing a 100-metre pool swim in under two...
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FAMILY TRAGEDY
MOTORISTS, particularly drivers of heavy-duty vehicles, are urged to exercise extra caution and patience on the roads to prevent further tragedy. The call was made by uMfolozi Mayor Xolani Bhengu on Monday during a visit to the bereaved Mnyango...
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Fight over hippo carcass ends in tragedy
A FIGHT to be the rst to cut meat from a euthanised snared hippo led to the deaths of two men, with a third still missing underwater, in the Mfolozi River on Saturday. The chaotic incident occurred in the stretch of river near Monzi outside St Lucia,...
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Road renaming call
ZULU royal prince Thuthukani Zulu of the KwaNxangiphilile house has proposed that Richards Bay’s John Ross highway be renamed in honour of his great-grandfather, King Cetshwayo kaMpande Zulu. The call was made on Thursday during a commemoration and...
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