A ROBBER was shot dead, another was injured and he and another man were arrested after a hold-up at Crocworld on Monday morning.
Linda Wilmans and her staff at Crocworld were in the curio shop at the crocodile farm near Scottburgh when three men, brandishing firearms, walked in and demanded money just after 8am.
THE Tiger shark which was caught last week in the shark nets off Warner Beach, has died.
The 1,9-metre shark was taken to Seaworld where it was to be placed in the shark tank last Wednesday.
Unfortunately the shark began showing signs of stress and finally died on Thursday from a heart haemorrhage.
KINGSWAY Hospital catering services, domestic and laundry staff went on strike last Thursday.
A list of demands was presented to hospital administrator Sampie van Staden.
“We are in possession of the list. The strikers returned to work on Friday and we are currently negotiating to try to address the problems,” said Mr van Staden. The demands include in-house benefits, transport and affirmative action.
STINGING seawater at Pipeline Beach may be caused by a natural condition and not pollution.
After rainfalls, dinoflagellate blooms in the surf and nutrient input from rivers and stormwater run-off may be accompanied by stinging coelenterates. “I am almost certain that is what you have been seeing,” CSIR head of marine pollution group, Alan Cromwell told the SUN.
THE quick reaction of NPA officers manning the weigh-bridge on the N2 on Monday, led to the arrest of a man in possession of R129,000.
The officers based at Umzinto pulled a car off the road at about 6am. The car looked in poor shape and as officer Henry Munsammy approached the vehicle, he noticed a R50 note between the driver’s legs. He then discovered the driver had R50 notes stuffed into each of his pockets.
