ECR Newswatch Interviews
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Miguel Louw's mother pleads with accuser to find her son
The mother of Miguel Louw came face to face with the man accused of kidnapping her 10-year-old son in the Durban Magistrate's Court. Raylene Louw desperately pleaded with the 43-year-old accused as he entered the dock, begging him to tell her where her son is.
High pregnancy rate in high schools: Education Department
Today's the last day to comment on the Education Department’s new Prevention and Management of Learner Pregnancy in Schools policy. This looks at Comprehensive Sexuality Education which includes educating girls about abortion. The department’s spokesperson, Elijah Mahlangu…
Robert Mugabe speaks ahead of Zimbabwean elections
Former Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe says people are living in fear under the country's current government. Zimbabweans are heading to the polls today.
Tongaat murder: Elderly woman's daughter says justice has been served
A man has been convicted and sentenced for the 2016 murder 91-year-old, Ragama Naidu whom he'd worked for for 15 years. Naidu's daughter, Vee…
Motive not known in Pinetown vehicle fire
The owner of a local construction company whose vehicles and trailers were torched on Tuesday night, says the damage could amount to as much as R10-million. Chapps Construction's Gavin Naidoo…
Alert for North Coast beachgoers
The KZN Sharks Board have confirmed that shark safety gear has been removed from all protected beaches along the coast pending an ongoing worker's strike. The Umhlathuze Municipality's Mdu Ncalane…
Petrol stations to staying open amid Friday's planned fuel boycott
Hear the latest news soundbytes or interviews from KZN's No. 1 news team: East Coast Radio Newswatch. © East Coast Radio.
22-year-old woman sustains fatal head injury in Hillcrest home attack
ER24 spokesperson, Russel Meiring says a 22-year-old woman had already died when medics got to a Winston Park house, in Hillcrest. Police say the man and the woman got into an argument in the early hours of this morning.
Rescue services' bid to save abandoned baby in Port Shepstone
Kerwin Dickens of Lazer 911 has told Newswatch about how he heard the cries of a newborn baby as soon as he arrived at a client's home. A resident of Albersville called the security company last night - saying they had been hearing a faint cry since Sunday night coming…
N2 crash victim's family says justice has been delayed after another postponement
The family members of a Durban woman who was killed in a road crash last year have described the back to back postponement of sentencing proceedings in the case against the driver as emotionally draining. Sewbran's mother, Shireen…
Sydenham family frantically searching for missing 10-year-old
A Sydenham family and officers are trying to establish the whereabouts of a missing 10-year-old boy while his alleged kidnapper sits in jail. Miguel's grandmother, Arlene Paul... .
KZN mayors pulled in Community Safety's anti-illegal protest campaign
Community Safety and Liaison MEC Mxolisi Kaunda has outlined plans to address the surging civil unrest in the province. At a press conference - it was announced that the Provincial Executive Committee has set up a sub-committee of MEC - who'll be tasked devising a strategy to deal with the…
Family of 22-year-old, Sonali Sewbran say they're hoping for closure
Sentencing proceedings in the case of the man who pleaded guilty to charges of reckless and negligent driving as well as culpable homicide have come to a halt. Devashen Naidoo had been driving with his heavily pregnant girlfriend, 22-year-old Sonali Sewbran to Southport when their vehicle crashed into the back…
"We're not here as tourists, but as pilgrims'
A BRICS delegate from India has described a visit to the Gandhi Settlement, as humbling and moving. India's Shiv Khemka is the vice chairman of SUN Group and a member of the BRICS business council.
School children injured in Berea taxi crash
Rescue Care's Garrith Jamieson says they were called to a triple-vehicle crash, which left five children injured on Berea Road. This is one of two crashes involving school children on KZN roads this morning - leaving one child in a critical condition.
Motorists describe chaos on N2 North
Motorists who drove past the commotion on the N2 Northbound this morning, have described what they've seen. The N2 Northbound has been closed in the vicinity of the cement factory, south of Durban.
Taxi industry worst affected by northern KZN taxi ambush: Santaco
Santaco in KZN says the taxi industry has suffered a great loss with this weekend's massacre of taxi drivers in Colenso. Eleven members of Gauteng's Ivory Park Taxi Association died in a hail of bullets on R74 between Colenso and Weenen on Saturday. The taxi council's Mathula Mkhize feels the…
Ramsgate Festival good for local economy - Co-founder
Artists, comedians, authors and poets from around the country will be displaying their best work at this year's Ramsgate Book and Art Festival. Event co-founder, Barbie Meyer says since its inception, the event has given the local economy a boost.
N2 protest: Motorist describes litter-strewn Durban highway
Authorities have managed to clear a pile of rubbish that was dumped on the N2 south of Durban during a protest earlier. The debris has been moved to the side of the road before the Joyner Road off-ramp. This motorist was stuck on the route when protesters blocked the busy…
Police keeping close eye on taxi violence hotspots - Sitole
National Police Commissioner, Khehla Sitole says they've deployed police to areas classified as taxi violence hotspots. This after unknown gunmen opened fire on a minibus, transporting 17 passengers on the R74 between Colenso and Weenen. Eleven taxi drivers were shot dead.