Cele robbery spurs police into action

Charmel Bowman|Published

All it took for cops to declare the northern Durban suburbs under siege by criminals was a call from Bheki Cele.

‘I will prove my innocence’

Charmel Bowman|Published

A year after being jailed for murder, Mathew Naidoo is still hell bent on appealing his conviction and sentencing.

Driver blinded with chemicals, robbed

Charmel Bowman|Published

Criminals are using a new modus operandi to temporarily blind their victims while they rob them.

‘Cutest frog’ a squeaking star

Charmel Bowman|Published

A 30-second YouTube video of the “world’s cutest frog” has had almost 3. 5 million hits.

Oscar is a gentle guy, says friend

Charmel Bowman|Published

Mike Azzie, who co-owns R3. 6 million race horse Potala Palace with Pistorius, said their relationship went well beyond being business partners.

Kids packed like sardines

Charmel Bowman|Published

JG Zuma High School, like many schools in the province, is badly overcrowded. Charmel Bowman sits in on a class

Helping hand from afar

Charmel Bowman|Published

Pakistani-born Pastor Sardar Masih, a former English lecturer, and his wife Naseem, a maths teacher, planned to emigrate to Canada to raise their children in early ...

Promising future for rape survivor

Charmel Bowman|Published

Six months after being brutally raped and left for dead, an eight-year-old victim is on the road to recovery, writes Charmel Bowman.

A Knight for ‘unwanted’ kids

Charmel Bowman|Published

Charmel Bowman meets the man who seeks to restore the dignity of brutally abused disabled children.

Broken promises of smooth talker

Charmel Bowman|Published

A glib tongue and a stethoscope were all that it took to convince businesspeople to part with their money.

Couple fall to deaths

Charmel Bowman|Published

A couple died in a murder-suicide after the husband allegedly stabbed his wife before pushing her out of their sixth floor flat window, then jumping to his own death. ...

Go home… you’re late

Charmel Bowman|Published

Durban principals have taken a tough stance with tardy pupils by locking school gates and turning them away – with the full support of the KwaZulu-Natal Education ...

New KZN airport not hard to swallow

Charmel Bowman|Published

The 5 million barn swallows that migrate to Durban each year coexist peacefully with aircraft at the new airport, writes Charmel Bowman.