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Hear the latest news soundbytes or interviews from KZN's No. 1 news team: East Coast Radio Newswatch. © East Coast Radio.
Students evacuated after fire breaks out at Durban CBD building
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A huge fire that tore through part of the ground floor of the old Lonsdale Hotel in the Durban CBD has been extinguished. Rescue Care's Garrith Jamieson says people from inside the building were evacuated earlier and no injuries have been reported. An MUT student was one of them.
N3 crash near Shongweni claims one life
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A man has been killed in a collision on the N3 near the Shongweni off-ramp. A medical chopper was dispatched to transport the two people who were badly hurt. Rescue Care's Garrith Jamieson…
Shallcross crash: Parents prepare for daughter's memorial
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The grieving parents of a five-year-old girl who was hit and killed by a car in Shallcross say they're preparing for her funeral in Zimbabwe. Her father says he'll collect his child's body from the mortuary today.
Graca Machel pays tribute to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
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Nelson Mandela's widow, Graca Machel has paid a moving tribute to the late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.
Durban police officers targeted in early morning hijack drama
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Two Durban police officers who stopped to help what they thought was a couple in distress have instead found themselves at the centre of an early morning hijack drama.
DA Federal Executive Chairperon, James Selfe explains reasoning behind 'recall clause'.
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The DA's Federal Executive Chairperson, James Selfe says the recall clause adopted at the party's federal congress yesterday has nothing to do with Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille.
Rescuers use hoist system to reach man who crashed off the Maidstone bridge, near Tongaat north of Durban.
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A man whose car plunged 30 metres from a bridge in Tongaat, north of Durban only had one person on his mind while waiting to be rescued from the chilly waters.
Motorist plunges 30 metres off a bridge in Tongaat, calls out for daughter from vehicle wreckage.
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A man whose car plunged 30 metres from a bridge in Tongaat, north of Durban only had one person on his mind while waiting to be rescued from the chilly waters.
'Land should be returned to rightful owners'
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Economic Freedom Fighter leader Julius Malema has told supporters outside the Bloemfontein Magistrate court that the Freedom Charter should be upheld, and land in South Africa returned to its rightful owners.
Supporters throw their weight behind Zuma
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These people meanwhile have explained why they've left their homes to support Jacob Zuma today. The former president's been addressing hundreds demonstrators outside the Durban High Court this morning, where his corruption case on 16 charges has been postponed until June.
Man shot and killed outside La Lucia home
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A man has been shot dead outside his home in La Lucia, north of Durban. He was attacked by a number of unknown suspects as he drove to the front gate of his property in Saxon Crescent at about 7.30pm yesterday. A Crisis Medical's Kyle van Reenen says the man,…
Durban fatal pedestrian crash: Family hopes accused gets jail time
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A woman who ran a red robot near Musgrave Centre before crashing her car into a metro police officer has been found guilty of culpable homicide. The officer's brother, S'thembiso Phewa, says he feels underwhelmed with the judgement so far.
Jacob Zuma sends condolences to Madikizela-Mandela's family
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Former president Jacob Zuma has personally sent his condolences to the family of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela following her death on Monday. Zuma spoke to the media outside Madikizela-Mandela's Soweto home after spending some time with her family.
MK Vets march outside Durban City Hall becomes disruptive
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MK veterans in KZN have denied that employees at Durban's City Hall were prevented from leaving the venue - during a protest by its members yesterday.The association's Langa Dube…
'Madikizela-Mandela was close to people of KZN'
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Hear the latest news soundbytes or interviews from KZN's No. 1 news team: East Coast Radio Newswatch. © East Coast Radio.
'Madikizela-Mandela was a people's person'
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Deputy National Assembly speaker, Lechesa Tsnoli says Winnie Madikizela-Mandela always preferred to be amongst the people. She died at the Netcare Milpark Hospital, in Johannesburg - at the age of 81.