Nivashni Nair Senior reporter

Nivashni Nair is a multiple award-winning journalist who has interviewed presidents and superstars and travelled throughout KwaZulu-Natal to find the untold stories of the ordinary South African. She has been the eyes and ears of the people during some of the country's major court cases and is always on the lookout for stories of the underdog, unconventional tales and "good" news.

Nivashni Nair Senior reporter
Craze over plastic pink trolleys earns seller R8k

A week ago a Durban animal rescue organisation auctioned a tiny pink plastic trolley for R2000 while across the country in Potchefstroom, KC Coetsee ...

Nivashni Nair Senior reporter
Durban school comes up with 'otherworldly' idea to restock library

St James Private Primary School staff and pupils have devised a novel initiative to collect books for the school's library.

Nivashni Nair Senior reporter
Durban woman shot dead outside her home while waiting for lift

A Durban woman was shot dead outside her home while waiting for her lift to work on Monday.

Nivashni Nair Senior reporter
CSI in the field to help wildlife poaching crisis

Field game rangers and conservation managers will now have forensic kits to help process wildlife crime scenes in an effort to curb poaching

Nivashni Nair Senior reporter
'I take a 21st-century approach': Pietermaritzburg physics teacher named KZN's ...

The key to teaching physical science is demonstrating how the subject applies to real life situations, says KwaZulu-Natal’s best physics teacher ...

Nivashni Nair Senior reporter
Ballito resident fighting with vagrant now in legal battle with radio station

A Ballito man - whose life was upended after residents sided with a popular vagrant who had threatened to kill him - is turning up the volume on a ...

Nivashni Nair Senior reporter
Questions over airport medical equipment after passenger’s fatal heart attack

An “out-of-order” sign covered the box where a life-saving automated external defibrillator (AED) should have been when a traveller suffered cardiac ...

Nivashni Nair Senior reporter
Vagrant regarded as ‘bigger than mayor’ stirs trouble in seaside town

Ballito residents, Facebook group, radio station side with homeless man who allegedly threatened to kill

Nivashni Nair Senior reporter
Dangerous TikTok trend leaves Durban pupils with head injuries

The name has changed but the result is the same – seriously injured teenagers.The dangerous JumpKick Challenge is the latest dare on social media ...

Nivashni Nair Senior reporter
Extortion gives rise to 'forum fixer' job as gangs prey on business

Criminal groups in KwaZulu-Natal are targeting companies for protection money, often disrupting essential services if their demands are not met