Pinetown

OKZN SAP spokesperson Paul Magwaza says detectives are still investigating.

On the case of attempted murder, attempted carjacking, as well as an inquest which occurred on Friday, 9 October 2026 at Lee Place in Pinetown, there has been no further arrest as yet except for the one suspect who was fatally wounded by the victim.

Detectives are hard at work in trying to chase and arrest the remaining suspects.

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KZN police are continuing their search for a second suspect linked to an armed robbery in Pinetown in which a couple and their friend were allegedly robbed at gunpoint after leaving a casino.

Police say the victims, aged 50, 59 and 58, arrived at their Pinetown home and were allegedly confronted by two armed suspects who robbed them of the cash and the woman's handbag.

The police says Robert Nitsiunda says a 29-year-old man, Sposea Tundovella, was arrested on Monday following an investigation into the incident in August.

When the report was in progress, the Flint Squad police officers, who were on their routine patrols, unknowingly drove next to the suspect's getaway vehicle and they found themselves under gunfire.

And one hundred and eighty kilometers were not going to stand between a man and a fifteen thousand rand bounty.

Avishka Dramath drove from Pinetown and followed the clues all the way to Richards Bay to find the East Coast Radio fugitive.

He found him hanging out at the Max Fish and Chips restaurant earlier this afternoon.

Avishka says up until today, he was unable to be part of the hunt because of work commitments.

Reduced water supply is expected to continue in parts of Durban.

Affected areas include Pinetown, Durban North, and surrounding areas.

The city says this is caused by a recently repaired pump at the Durban Heights Water Treatment Works, which unexpectedly stopped operating during testing.

Newswatch's Kubonke Luthuli reports.

The city says technical teams are now conducting further investigations to establish the cause of the failure and resolve the problem.

An accurate timeline for the full restoration of the pump has not yet been provided.

Areas experiencing reduced supply include parts of Pinetown, Phoenix, Newlands East and West, Durban North, Umhlanga, Inanda and KwaMashu, amongst other surrounding areas.

Kubonke Luthuli, East Coast Radio Newswatch.

And back home, Slondile Dlamini is the latest person to win the bounty for tracking down the East Coast Radio fugitive.

Dlamini, who's from Pinetown, has bagged herself twen- 10,000 rand after finding the elusive East Coast Radio fugitive in Hillcrest.

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In the meantime, the reduced flow is expected to affect areas supplied by the Northern Aqueduct and the Mount Maria Reservoir.

That includes parts of Pinetown, New Germany, Clermont, KwaDabeka and surrounding areas, as well as large parts of Phoenix, Newlands, KwaMashu, Ntuzuma, uMhlanga and Durban North.

The municipality says the priority is to prevent reservoirs from being depleted while the reduced bulk supply continues.

The city says it is monitoring the situation and that further updates will be issued as it receives information on the repairs.

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Acting KZN Hawks head Zenobia Mulligan has welcomed the sentencing of a man and woman convicted of human trafficking in Pinetown.

Efianako Efiani and his co-accused Mapule Chibangila were sentenced in the regional court on Friday.

The two were arrested during a raid in September last year after Hawks members acted on a complaint about a property in Malvin allegedly being used as a brothel.

No teacher should have to enter a classroom fearing for their lives.

Schools must be places of teaching, learning, safety and dignity and not spaces where educators are exposed to violence, intimidation or abuse.

The top story this hour, acting KZN Hawks head Zenobia Mulligan has welcomed the sentencing of a man and a woman convicted of human trafficking in Pinetown.

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Residents are being warned that low-pressure and intermittent supply may continue during the recovery period.

Affected areas include Westville, Pinetown, Queensborough, Chatsworth and Umlazi.

And a manhunt is underway for two suspects wanted for the murder of a taxi owner in Richards Bay.

The man was gunned down outside his house in Merinsa last month.

The first section covers the corridor between Crossmoor and Havenside.

Officials say the second section between Rossborough and Pinetown is nearing completion.

Once completed, trains could operate at intervals of between three and five minutes, with passenger numbers expected to increase from about 1.8 million a year to 10 million.

Etigwini Mayor Cyril Klaba and management of the Passenger Rail Agency travelled by train from Durban Station to Umlazi last week to assess progress on the corridor.