Paramedics saved a driver but were unable to reach a female passenger in a burning vehicle on the M4 Ruth First highway on Wednesday.

eThekwini municipality had to close off Durban's Bronze and Umhlanga beaches after foreign objects such as rags and animal carcasses jammed the waterworks resulting in a pump station failure.

“Dear Santa, please can I live by Bobbi Bear forever … please also make all my pain go away before Christmas.” This heartbreaking plea from an eight-year-old girl in KwaZulu-Natal.

A child and employee sustained minor injuries when a tree fell on waterslides at Splash Waterworld in Amanzimtoti in strong winds.

The body of one of three victims swept away during heavy rain overnight in KwaZulu-Natal was found on Monday morning.

When eight-year-old Aphile Dlamini woke up from a coma on Saturday, she would have learnt that her twin brother, Aphelele, had died when they fell down a lift shaft at their block of flats last month.

“If you know your original prices, you’ll instantly spot a real bargain — but if you don’t, you’ll probably end up spending more than you save."

Ethanol mixed with water was allegedly bottled as Smirnoff at an illegal liquor manufacturing site in Linda Mnomiya in Umlazi, south of Durban.

Hunger is rising among women-headed households in South African towns and cities, where producing food is less feasible.

Hundreds of people gathered in the Durban CBD on Monday to demand justice for the Dlamini twins, who fell down a lift shaft during repairs at their block of flats a week ago.