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Substance abuse has emerged as a reason for the spike in crimes during the first quarter of 2021.

3 men handed hefty sentences for Inanda revenge killings Updated Nushera Soodyal Share this: Three men have been handed hefty sentences for killing four men in Durban following a row over a ring. iStock Its understood Sabelo Ngcobo had borrowed a ring from one of the victims, Sibongiseni Ndlovu, but never returned it. Ndlovu is said to have confronted the man about his ring and shot at him when he spotted him walking past his house in Inanda. The NPA says Ngcobo fled and later returned to Ndl...

Durban prison warden facing rape complaint Updated Nomfundo Ngcobo Share this: KZNs Correctional Services Department says a rape complaint has been filed against a male official at the Westville Female Correctional Centre in Durban. Inside a prison cell / Pixabay The official is alleged to have had sexual relations with an inmate. The department says hes been suspended pending the investigation. Spokesperson, Thulani Mdluli says the department is treating the matter as a rape case because of ...

NGOs in KZN took part in the #EndDomesticSilence campaign which provides information, tools and the provision of more safe spaces to assist victims of abuse.

A feast of top musicians By Frank Chemaly Markets Shongweni Farmers and Craft Market: (today) Open from 6.30am to 12.30pm with full Covid protocols. Fresh produce, crafts, ready-made foods, decor items, furniture, pet products, outdoor goods, nursery and jewellery as well as a nature trail and great view points. Call 031 777 4686. Musgrave Market: (today) Under the trees at Berea Park for good food, good music and stalls selling arts and crafts, clothing, accessories, confectionery, baked goods...

Cele tells cops to pull up their socks as Lusikisiki is named SAs rape capital Police minister speaks at memorial service for four officers killed in car crash PREMIUM By Lulamile Feni - 07 May 2021 Police minister Bheki Cele ordered Eastern Cape officials to pull up their socks, saying that that the news that Lusikisiki had overtaken Inanda in KwaZulu-Natal as the rape capital of SA was nothing to be proud of... This article is reserved for DispatchLIVE subscribers. Get access ...

DJ Miss K dies after a short illness By Mavi Ngcobo DJ MISS K was the one of the top female DJs from KZN. But now she is no more. According to her mum Mariah Masilela, after complaining that she felt weak on Monday 3 May, she went to the local clinic in Inanda, Durban. “But she didn’t come back. We only received a call informing us of her death. I was shocked because I thought her illness was not serious,” said Mariah. DJ Miss K was one of the first female DJs...

(Photo by Rosetta Msimango) Simply identifying hotspots doesn’t explain why some places are more violent than others. This limits South Africa’s ability to find a solution, writes researcher Lisa Vetten. If you look carefully at the SA Police Service’s list of 30 gender-based violence hot spots, released last September, you’ll see that violence has a geography: places where it concentrates and intensifies over time; places where it breaks apart and subsides. Why is ...

Police data shows just a partial picture of violence – but we can still learn from it The police statistics for rape, set out in annual crime reports, list the 30 stations around SA recording the highest number of rapes. While these numbers are imperfect — they don’t capture the extent of underreporting or control for population size — they do allow for some rough and ready, back-of-the-envelope calculations.  The table above highlights the five SA police stations where the most rapes ...

Rebel ANC branches reject ‘step-aside’ rule 30 Apr 2021 Mutiny: Zandile Gumede (right, green) and others face charges of fraud, corruption and contravening four Acts. (Darren Stewart/Gallo Images) ANC branches loyal to corruption-charged party leaders are nominating them for leadership positions at branch general meetings in defiance of the step-aside guidelines and as the 1 May deadline for their implementation approaches. The nominations are part of a fightback by supporters of the so-cal...