Okotoks becoming destination point Calgary Herald "I was afraid at first (of) moving to a small place, but now I like it here," Kamini Patel said. "I want to stick with Okotoks because it is a good place to live." Originally from India, the Patels came to Alberta after struggling to find work in ...
Holiday home owner cries foul Independent Online By Kamini Padayachee A Richards Bay businessman who built a holiday cottage in the iSimangaliso Wetland Park said officials at the world heritage site were trying to evict him because they wanted to build a major tourist resort in the vicinity of his ...
Police licences issue 'being handled' Independent Online By Kamini Padayachee The eThekwini metro police said the allegations of misconduct and fraudulent activities raised in an audit report released on Tuesday were not new and were being dealt with. The report, compiled by auditors Manase and Associates, ...
Judge slams punitive bail denials Independent Online By Kamini Padayachee Expressing concern that suspected criminals charged with serious offences are being summarily detained without proper consideration of bail legislation, Durban High Court Judge Kevin Swain yesterday granted bail to two South Coast ...
City cops linked to fraud practices Independent Online By Kamini Padayachee Eager to get jobs in the eThekwini metro police department, 30 trainee constables allegedly resorted to buying driver's licences after apparently heeding the advice of police officials. This was revealed in the audit report done by ...
Magistrate must pay up Independent Online By Kamini Padayachee Umlazi's acting chief magistrate, Fordsman Myeni, found himself on the wrong side of the law on Tuesday when he was ordered to pay R35 000 in damages to a court interpreter, who sued him for unlawful detention.
Prostitute says she did not force others Independent Online By Kamini Padayachee A Durban woman charged with trafficking young women for sexual purposes testified in the Durban Regional Court yesterday that she was a prostitute, but had not forced the alleged victims to work for her.
Taxi boss's family sues police for R2.3m Independent Online By Kamini Padayachee and Tania Broughton While the death of KwaZulu-Natal taxi boss Bongani Mkhize at the hands of police officers remains under investigation, his family has launched a R2.3 million lawsuit against the police service for damages.
Graft charges against cop still stand Independent Online By Kamini Padayachee Madhoe, who has been suspended from the police service, and businessman Thoshan Panday are charged with bribery and corruption. They are accused of trying to bribe provincial Hawks head Major-General Johan Booysen with R2 million ...
Judge questions high divorce rate Independent Online By Kamini Padayachee AP A Durban High Court judge has questioned several divorce applications being brought by foreigners who married SA women despite not being able to speak English properly. Last week, Judge Dhaya Pillay said she was concerned about ...
Mpisane hauls council to court Independent Online By Kamini Padayachee Controversial former Metro cop S bu Mpisane and his wife Shawn at a flash New Year s Eve party at his La Lucia mansion. The good working relationship between Durban businesswoman Shawn Mpisane's company and the eThekwini ...
Time needed to wade through report Independent Online By Kamini Padayachee Corruption and fraud accused Rajkapoor Teddy Lakraj will have to wait some months to know what evidence the State is relying on in its multimillion-rand tender scam case against him. Lakraj, who is out on R200 000 bail, ...
Five murder accused abandon bail bid Independent Online By Kamini Padayachee The Khayelitsha Regional Court has sentenced four men to 18 years each for stabbing and stoning 19-year-old lesbian Zoliswa Nkonyana to death in 2006. All five men charged with the murders of a prominent Tongaat couple abandoned ...
Designing diva Deccan Herald Six decades ago, a young girl, whose designs in fashion magazines caught the eye of leading actresses, was recommended to filmmakers by Kamini Kaushal. Her first three films, Aas and Chalis Baba Ek Chor and Amiya Chakravorty's Shahenshah, all released ...
Convicted ex-cop faces eviction Independent Online By Kamini Padayachee The Police Ministry has approached the Durban High Court to evict a former Wentworth sergeant, who was convicted of murder and dismissed from the police service, from a property in Malvern. Brian James was convicted of the ...
How did he die? Independent Online By Kamini Padayachee Police have opened an inquest docket in connection with the death of Constable Skhumbuzo Mkhwanazi, the brother of acting national commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Skhumbuzo Mkhwanazi, who was based at the ...
Life imprisonment to five for raping mentally challenged minor Daily Mail Additional sessions judge Kamini Lau, terming the rapists 'inhuman' and 'barbaric', observed they had given a 'lifelong trauma' to the victim and her family. The judge said: 'The convicts have taken advantage of a helpless and defenceless minor girl, ...
World Economic Forum: Impressions of a Davos companion Economic Times By Kamini Banga I have now been attending Davos for 7-8 years wearing my Spouse hat. Some things have certainly changed; some of my esteemed friends complain that it is now too democratic and that they have to rub shoulders, literally, ...