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Operation Dudula Faces Backlash Over Alleged Clinic Blockade in Alexandra
Controversial South African pressure group Operation Dudula has come under fire following allegations that its members prevented a Malawian woman…
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City Power removes illegal connections worth an estimated R500,000 in Alex
City Power has removed illegal connections worth an estimated half a million rand in Alexandra township as part of a…
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Police have packet of chips suspected of poisoning & killing 10-year-old girl in Alex
Police have packet of chips suspected of poisoning & killing 10-year-old girl in Alex! The South African Police Service has…
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Police call for calm in Alex after girl who ate spaza shop snacks dies
Police call for calm in Alex after girl who ate spaza shop snacks dies! Gauteng police are urging residents in…
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CoJ’s Mlungisi Mabaso says vacant container flats in Alex to be allocated after structural integrity approved
Joburg Human Settlements MMC Mlungisi Mabaso has urged Alexandra residents to be patient as the city worked to provide housing…
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Joburg EMS on alert for any flare ups at London Road fire
Johannesburg emergency services are on the scene of a house fire on London Road in Alexandra. Officials said that the…
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Thabo Mbeki says 2008 xenophobic attacks were part of a planned operation
Former state president Thabo Mbeki has suggested the deadly 2008 xenophobic attacks in Alexandra were part of a planned operation…
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EFF calls for contract termination of security companies responsible for municipal-owned Malboro properties
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) says it has instructed the Johannesburg MMC for Public Safety to terminate the contracts of…
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City Power continues clampdown on illegal electricity connections across Johannesburg
City Power said that it will continue with operations to get rid of illegal electricity connections across the metro. On…
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Load reduction to remain in place in densely populated areas, says City Power
City Power said that load reduction will remain in place in densely populated areas for as long as it is…
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Suspect linked to murder of DWS official Sello Machitje arrested
Police have arrested a suspect believed to be linked to the murder of Water and Sanitation Department official, Sello Machitje.…
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Multiple shacks on fire at the Setswetla informal settlement in Alexandra
City of Joburg firefighters are attending to an incident of multiple shacks on fire at the Setswetla informal settlement in…
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Protests over power outages cause disruptions in Alexandra
Law enforcement officers managed angry protests last night on the outskirts of Alexandra and Marlboro North in Johannesburg. Residents blockaded…
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Stjwetla informal settlement protest: Calm restored after residents take to the streets
Disgruntled residents of the Stjwetla informal settlement in Alexandra township, north of Joburg, have vowed to return to the streets…
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City Power contractors attacked by Alexandra residents while repairing a faulty cable
City Power contractors were attacked, and one was left badly injured, after a group of residents in Alexandra assaulted them…
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ANC takes election campaign to Alexandra
Despite the glaring reality of people living in squalor in Alexandra, former deputy president David Mabuza believes the ANC hasn’t…
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‘Alexandra renewal a failed project’: Julius Malema promises EFF government will build houses
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has taken a swipe at President Cyril Ramaphosa, saying he failed to deliver…
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Joburg Water to implement 14-hour shutdown on Tuesday
Johannesburg Water has indicated that it will be conducting unplanned in areas such as Alexandra, Glenhazel, Kew, Bramley, and Wynberg…
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Evicted Alex residents lash out at City of Joburg
Displaced Alexandra residents who were evicted from government housing containers say the City of Joburg has neglected its constitutional duty…
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City of Joburg warns Alex residents occupying vacant containers of removal
The City of Johannesburg has warned Alexandra residents who have illegally occupied government housing containers that they will be removed.…
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