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Four family members die in crash KwaDukuza woman loses husband, daughter, 9, and parents CHARLENE SOMDUTH Supplied A KWADUKUZA mother was inconsolable after she was told four of her family members, including her 9-year-old daughter, had died in a car crash on the R74 on Saturday. Daffanee Moodley, 33, was a passenger in a BMW driven by her husband, Seeran Moodley, 35, an IT specialist. Their children, Adelle, 9, and Zakey, who is just over 18 months old, were also in the car. Adelle was a Grade 1 pupil at Stanger Manor Primary School. The Moodleys were on their way to Glenhills in KwaDukuza to drop off Daffanee’s parents, Daniel Chetty, 58, a retired mechanic, and Shakila, 56, a housewife. According to Chetty’s brother, Manuel, the family had spent the…
Police seize firearms, catch six suspects in Chatsworth raid CHANELLE LUTCHMAN SIBONELO NGCOBO Africa News Agency (ANA) POLICE believe they are on the verge of solving a string of killings that have occurred in the Chatsworth area in the past few months. During the early hours of Tuesday morning, police raided a double-storey home in Crossmoor. The team included members from the provincial organised crime unit, Durban Metro Drug Unit, National Intelligence, three SAPS dog units, the Vehicle Theft Unit and the National Firearm Registry Unit. When the POST arrived, about 30 police vehicles were lined up outside the home. Members from the fire department were also on the scene. Officers were seen walking out of the house with bags and tools to open safes. Banging could be heard from…
Slain trucker had big plans for his life CHANELLE LUTCHMAN DAYALAN Rodney Govender, 25, had big plans. A truck owner, he planned to marry his fiancée Leesha Haripersad this year. The couple have a 15-month old daughter and Haripersad was expecting their second child in October. However, last Tuesday, Govender’s life ended unexpectedly when he became the victim of a possible hit. Earlier that day, Govender had fetched his fiancée and daughter from her family’s home and taken them to his home in Mariannhill. She spent some days with her grandparents and some days with Govender. The family had supper together and put their daughter to bed. As the couple prepared for bed, Govender received a call. “The person told Rodney that he had diesel to sell to him,” said…
Home revamp changes lives CHANELLE LUTCHMAN SIBONELO NGCOBO African News Agency (ANA) WHAT started off as a home revamp in honour of Mandela Day soon turned into a second chance at life for a Phoenix family. Two weeks ago, Natashia Portrag, a comedienne, announced that she had teamed up with the Phoenix police station and Phoenix Crisis Centre to revamp a two-bedroom home in Rose Manor in Trenance Manor. The group gave themselves 10 days to complete the make-over for the family of nine. On Saturday, the home was handed back to the Govender family. The stick-on floor tiles were replaced with floorboards and the lounge, which had three worn-out couches some of the family slept on, now has two beds and a television. Both bedrooms have new beds and…
Health-care workers keep courage in line of duty A total of 2 167 in KZN have been infected and 16 have lost their lives to virus POST REPORTERS Supplied HEALTH-CARE workers in KwaZulu-Natal, who believe they contracted Covid-19 while on duty, are self-isolating in their homes. They said work had become demanding since the lockdown, as they have had to deal with an influx of Covid-19-positive patients. Some of the health-care workers have lost their lives. On Sunday, KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala said 2 167 health-care workers were Covid positive. More than half of those infected were nurses. Of the total infected, 16 succumbed to the disease. Zikalala said health-care workers were bravely fighting the disease and often placed their own lives at risk. He said the high number of…
Toned-down Hajj under way in Saudi Arabia Tight restrictions for 1 000 local pilgrims POST REPORTER Additional reporting IANS Saudi Ministry of Media via AP PILGRIMS began arriving at the new King Abdulaziz International Airport in the South Arabian port city of Jeddah on Saturday, from the country’s five cities, for the annual Hajj season. The annual pilgrimage commenced on Tuesday and is expected to end on August 2. It will culminate in the Islamic holiday of Eid ul-Adha or the Festival of Sacrifice, reported trtworld.com. According to the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, the pilgrims arrived from Medina, Riyadh, Abha, Tabuk and Jazan with tight health procedures, the state-run Saudi Press Agency said. The ministry announced on July 6 that it would hold a “very limited” Hajj this year…
