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Early flu season hits South Africa: Expert urges calm and action
With South Africa having already entered flu season, a health expert is urging the public not to panic - but to act. The flu season typically peaks between June and August, but this year it began earlier than usual in March. According to the National Institute of Communicable Diseases, Influenza…
Durban family’s Camino de Santiago trip cancelled amid war and rising costs
A Durban couple's long-awaited trip to Spain fell apart overnight as tensions in the Middle East escalated, leaving them facing rebooking costs that doubled in just a few days. Jacintha Lambert says she and her husband had been planning their Camino de Santiago pilgrimage trip since November last year.
Rapid Midlands Tornado: SA Weather Service explains sudden storm surge
The South African Weather Service Forecaster Nhlanhla Sithole has explained how the short-lived tornado that formed near Bishopstowe, developed too quickly to warn residents. The meteorological service says the weather system began as a weak storm just after 17:00 in a valley area on Sunday evening, before rapidly intensifying.
PMB husband recounts final moments holding pregnant wife as she died
Tristan Arjuna's world has been shattered after his partner was murdered. Aleyka Shaik, who was six months pregnant, was stabbed to death on Sunday evening in Northdale. Her husband, Arjuna, says he and Shaik, who was a nurse, had spent the day together before she left, saying she'd be back…
Fuel hikes raise commuter transport cost fears
Commuters say they are worried about how the fuel price hikes will affect their transport costs.
“Those weeks while Erin was in a coma were incredibly difficult."
Caylie Hauptfleisch, Erin Willmot's sister describes the traumatic experience they have faced since he was attacked and left with amnesia.
Two men are marking Human Rights Day in Durban with a powerful 65kg symbolic march across five communities to promote un
Brian Fell and Kurtis Kinsey are putting on a symbolic show of unity by carrying 65 kilograms of weights on their backs. They are going to walk through Mariannridge, Newlands, Greenwood Park, Sydenham and Wentworth on Human Rights Day on Saturday. Newswatch's Lauren Hendricks caught up with them…
Baby Line expands support for vulnerable mothers in hospitals
Joanne Teunissen, co-founder of The Baby Line under The Durban North Baby Home, says the programme works as a counselling and support service for mothers throughout their pregnancy, and during the early months after giving birth.
"Rain or shine, you don't get a break": Kidney patient on dialysis
A kidney failure patient is urging South Africans to prioritise kidney health on World Kidney Day, highlighting early detection, healthy lifestyles, and regular screenings to prevent end-stage disease. Stella de Kock has been on dialysis for over a decade and has received about 2,400 sessions.
Massive Black Mamba captured in ceiling of Durban home
A nearly 3m black mamba was found in a Durban home ceiling, safely captured by a snake catcher, with sightings rising in March and during its winter mating season.
Durban rallies to support man stabbed in Thailand with fundraising run
Residents from a Durban south community are coming together to support a mother whose son was stabbed in Thailand. The 29-year-old is recovering after surgery. A 10km fundraising run has been organised to help cover hospital costs and bring him home.
Mixed feelings as Health Minister reassures public on sanitary pads safety
A Durban mother, who has used sanitary pads since she was about 10 years old, says women often have limited alternatives when it comes to menstrual products.
How donated breast milk is saving South Africa’s smallest lives
South African Breast Milk Reserve Founder and Executive Director, Stasha Jordan, says the organisation currently has only about one month’s supply donated milk in storage.
KZN travel agency repatriates South Africans amid MidEast airspace chaos
The owner of a KZN travel agency who has helped get dozens of South Africans back home from the Middle East says the war has interrupted acts of worship during the holiest time of the year for Muslims and Christians. Israel and the US launched air strikes against Iran over…
DNA tests launched to trace origin of dead Nile croc on KZN coast
DNA testing will be conducted on a Nile crocodile found wedged between rocks on Pennington Beach on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast to determine where it came from. The freshwater reptile was discovered on Friday and taken to the Centre for Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW), where it received treatment.
Imari-Kenya speaking on her new colouring book and the inspiration behind it
" Look what I have now, a creation. A creation, waiting to be read and this is not the end. This is just the beginning." Those are the words of 9-year-old Imari-Kenya James from the Bluff, the creator of a colouring book "One thing about two things”.
KZN dairy farmers share heartbreak as FMD vaccine rollout begins
Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has heard emotional stories from dozens of dairy farmers in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands devastated by the ongoing foot-and-mouth disease outbreak. On Friday, Steenhuisen officially launched the country’s mass vaccination campaign in KZN, the epicentre of the outbreak.
Young Durban pilot killed in crash so close to completing final training
The sister of a Durban pilot who died in a plane crash in the North West says he was just two hours away from qualifying as a flight instructor. Leeche Manuel died during a training flight last week.
Westville community reeling after drive-by killing
The Community Policing Forum in Westville says the murder of a motorist in an apparent hit has left the suburb, west of Durban shaken.
LISTEN: KZN woman who survived 100m cliff crash prepares for therapy
A KZN woman says she's still healing and will soon begin therapy a week after miraculously walking out of a horrific accident that saw her vehicle plunge down a cliff.