Celani Sikhakhane brings you KwaZulu-Natal’s latest news.
Pinetown: Traffic police in KwaZulu-Natal have stopped a dangerous bus from carrying young women to the annual Reed Dance.
The bus was heading to Pongola for the big event on Friday. But inspectors at the Road Traffic Inspectorate in Pinetown pulled it off the road.
They found that the bus had broken brakes. The driver’s seat was also completely loose.
Transport MEC Siboniso Duma said a loose seat is a death trap. If the seat shifts while the bus is moving, the driver can lose control. This could cause a massive crash with other cars on the road.
The eThekwini municipality is sending thousands of young women to the Reed Dance this weekend. Because of this, the transport department is checking every single bus to keep the passengers safe.
The strict checks bring back bad memories of a terrible crash in 2013. Nine people died after the Reed Dance when their bus crashed on the R66. Seven young women and two adults lost their lives while travelling from Nongoma to Port Shepstone. Investigators later found that the bus had broken brakes.
UMsinga: Police have caught a 40-year-old woman wanted for the murder of DJ Warras.
The woman was hiding out in Msinga, deep in KwaZulu-Natal. Police say she is linked to the killing of the DJ in Gauteng in December 2025.
Detectives and visible policing officers got a tip-off about her hiding place on Wednesday afternoon.
They followed the clues to a homestead in the Ngcengeni area. Officers moved in quickly and arrested her before she could get away.
The woman is currently in police custody in KwaZulu-Natal. Officers will hand her over to the police in Gauteng. She will face her murder charges there.
Madadeni: A 40-year-old man will spend the next 35 years in jail for a brutal rape and robbery.
The Madadeni Regional Court in Newcastle found Themba Mazibuko guilty and handed down the heavy sentence this week.
The attack happened in April 2013. A woman was walking home in the evening after getting out of a taxi. She did not know Mazibuko.
He suddenly attacked her while carrying a knife. He forced her into a quiet, hidden area off the street.
Mazibuko raped the woman in the dark. He then grabbed her cellphone and her cash and ran away.
It took 13 years, but the National Prosecuting Authority finally made sure Mazibuko pays for his crimes. He will serve a direct prison sentence for the rape and the robbery with aggravating circumstances.
Pictured above: Traffic inspectors remove a broken bus set to transport maidens to the Reed Dance in Pongola.
Image source: KZNRTI
