In case you missed it – Top stories of the week
From a new drug doing the rounds to an update on the pay parking saga. Here are our top stories of the week.
Pay parking concession?
Businesses and residents remain furious as KwaDukuza municipality scrambles to iron out the backlash from the new pay parking system.
Umhlali SAPS on the lookout for new ‘flakka’ drug
Umhlali SAPS are on high alert for the dangerous drug, flakka, that is fast spreading in Durban.
The drug, made from cathinone, a substance found in bath salts, recently made its way to Durban with four confirmed reports in Wentworth, Pinetown, Chatsworth and Overport.
Fence to keep pedestrians in their place on Ballito Drive
Ever since the opening of the new mall and the relocation of the taxi rank, Ballito Drive has become something of a free for all, with pedestrians and vehicles dodging one another as they rush to and fro.
The do’s and don’ts of reporting a crime
The Salt Rock Neighbourhood Watch has urged the public to report crime to the local police.
SRNW chairperson Nathalie Struwe said the organisation often struggled with the general public’s reluctance and failure to report crime to the police.
The Groutville school of holes
Overcrowded classrooms are an everyday problem for teachers at Aldinville Primary in Groutville, but leaking roofs and holes in the floor have pushed the school to its limits
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