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Drunk taxi driver arrested while transporting church congregants in Benoni
Drunk taxi driver arrested while transporting church congregants in Benoni! The Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) arrested a 52-year-old taxi…
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Thembisa alleged serial rapist gets judge’s rebuke
The trial of accused Tembisa serial rapist Sipho Lucas Phiri continued in Benoni on Tuesday. The former PRASA security guard…
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Husband & accomplice sentenced for murder of pregnant Gauteng policewoman Prudence Masuku
The High Court in Pretoria, sitting in Benoni, sentenced James Veli Masuku, 36, and his co-accused Xolani Lawrence Dlamini, 31,…
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‘Don’t burden us’: Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi lashes out at Zimbabwe
South Africa’s Health minister Aaron Motsoaledi has lashed out at Zimbabwe, accusing it of presiding over a decaying health system…
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90 suspected trafficking victims rescued in Joburg
Ninety undocumented Ethiopian nationals have been rescued in Sunningdale Ridge, Johannesburg. Police say they were found locked up and confined…
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British national arrested with R1 million of gold bars
A 29-year-old British national is expected to appear in the Musina Magistrate’s Court on Monday after he was arrested for…
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Kidnappers who allegedly threatened to kill 14-year-old arrested in rescue mission
A 14-year-old girl kidnapped on Monday has been rescued by police. The teenager was snatched in Kriel in Mpumalanga, with…
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NPA welcomes 3 life sentences handed down to convicted rapist
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has reaffirmed its commitment to ensure perpetrators of gender-based violence are brought to book. It…
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Woman arrested in Ekurhuleni for driving stolen Volkswagen Polo
Police in Ekurhuleni intercepted and arrested a 33-year-old woman in the Benoni area for being in possession of a car…
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Owner of hijacked BMW 4 series recovered in Ekurhuleni insists on not opening case
A white BMW 4 series, which was hijacked in Delmas, Mpumalanga, has been recovered in Benoni, Ekurhuleni. Spokesperson for the…
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Thieves disintegrate stolen Toyota Hilux’s interior & steal computer box in Ekurhuleni
Police in Ekurhuleni recovered a stolen Toyota Hilux double cab vehicle in the Vosloorus area, after it was stolen in…
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John Steenhuisen: DA doesn’t khuluma, it delivers
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen used his final mass address before the polls to highlight the failures of the…
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We Can Rescue SA: 1000s expected in Benoni for DA’s final rally before elections
Thousands of Democratic Alliance (DA) supporters were on Sunday morning streaming into the Willowmoore Stadium in Benoni where the official…
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2 ActionSA members safe after hijack ordeal
Action SA has confirmed two of its senior members are safe after they were hijacked and kidnapped on Tuesday night.…
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Ruling allowing one of Caiphus Nyoka’s alleged killers to continue working in Iraq shocks family
The family of slain anti-apartheid activist Caiphus Nyoka responded with shock to a High Court ruling allowing one of his…
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Two Benoni pupils who drowned while at a camp in Centurion to be laid to rest
Two Benoni boys who drowned while at a camp in Centurion will be laid to rest on Wednesday. Fifteen-year-old Siphamandla…
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Man arrested for possession of stolen Toyota Etios tells police he has no explanation
A 40-year-old man was arrested by the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) for possession of a stolen motor vehicle, a…
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Family of one of the Benoni drowning victims claims pupils were assaulted
Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane says he’s disappointed that a school in Benoni failed to reveal that two pupils who…
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Gauteng Education Dept to visit school for fact-finding mission after the drowning of two pupils
The Gauteng Department of Education will visit the Daveyton Skills School in Benoni for what it called a fact-finding mission…
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2 teenage boys drown in Hennops River during school excursion
Two Gauteng learners from the Daveyton Skills School in Benoni drowned in the Hennops River near Centurion during a school…
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Eye surgeon hailed for restoring sight to 92-year-old blind man
Khukhuza Esau Mdhluli, 92, of Wattville, Benoni, can’t stop thanking the ophthalmology team at Tambo Memorial Hospital for their help…
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2 people shot dead amid Ekurhuleni taxi shutdown
Two people have been shot dead in Germiston, during the taxi shutdown which brought a large part of the East…
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SANTACO mulls trigger behind taxi strike across Ekurhuleni
The South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO) in Ekurhuleni has confirmed its drivers have taken part in a shutdown across…
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Hijacked Toyota Fortuner recovered by Ekurhuleni Metro Police
The Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) has recovered a Toyota Fortuner sport utility vehicle (SUV) after it was hijacked from…
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Duduza man gets 15 years in jail for killing girlfriend
The Pretoria High Court sitting in Benoni has sentenced a 26-year-old Duduza man to 15 years in prison for killing…
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4th suspect arrested in connection with online child p0rn ring
Police have arrested a fourth suspect in connection with an online child p0rn ring. Police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said…
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Water tanker truck stolen in Limpopo & recovered by police moments later
Members of the SA Police Service (SAPS) Waterberg district flying squad in Limpopo have arrested a man accused of stealing…
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2 South Africans and a Mozambican arrested in just 21 minutes after Ford Ranger double cab was hijacked
A quick response by members of the SAPS Middleburg Flying Squad and their counterparts in Benoni led to the recovery…
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2 foreign nationals jailed for kidnapping
Two men, aged 25 and 32, were arrested for alleged human trafficking in Benoni Ekurhuleni on Thursday, 24 August. This…
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Faith Mazibuko elected as new Gauteng ANC Women’s League Chairperson
The MEC for Community Safety, Faith Mazibuko, has been elected the new Gauteng ANC Women’s League (ANCWL) chairperson. Mazibuko was…
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Veterans League against ANC going into coalitions as 2024 approaches
The African National Congress (ANC) Veterans League has expressed disapproval of the party’s decision to go into coalitions with other…
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Mozambican national convicted for r@ping teens
The Pretoria High Court sitting in Benoni has convicted a 35-year-old Mozambican national for the kidnapping, assault, and r@pe of…
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Structural damage reported on East Rand following the quake
A moderate earthquake hit parts of Gauteng on Sunday morning. People took to social media to post pics of damage…
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Tsakane graveyard serial r@pist slapped with 3 life terms in jail
The Pretoria High Court sitting in Benoni has sentenced the Tsakane graveyard serial rapist Petetona Abel Lebele, 43, to three…
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Top cop to appear in Benoni court for possession of gold and cash
A former police officer is set to appear at the Benoni Regional Court for a bail application after he was…
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Gauteng serial r@pist faces 139 additional charges
A serial rapist who had been operating in Gauteng since 2018 has been slapped with several additional charges in the…
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Tsakane graveyard r@pist convicted
Known as the ‘Tsakane graveyard serial rapist’, Petetona Abel Lebele told the Pretoria High Court during his guilty plea on…
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Woman nabbed for possessing ‘stolen’ Toyota Etios in Ekurhuleni
The Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) has arrested a 37-year-old woman after she was allegedly found in possession of a…
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Alleged Benoni and Thembisa serial r@pist due back in court
A suspected serial rapist linked to several cases in Benoni and Thembisa, in the East Rand, is expected to appear…
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Ekurhuleni to hold Rand Water accountable for water supply interruptions
The City of Ekurhuleni said that some areas in Benoni were left without water as a result of Rand Water’s…
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Truck driver arrested for reporting false hijacking case
A truck driver and his crew were arrested for reporting a false hijacking case with the police in Limpopo. The…
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19-year-old Lesego locks family in the house and disappears
Renolda Neufan (45) needs help to find her missing daughter, Lesego Neufan (19). The grade 12 pupil from extension 5…
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Health Department confirms first cholera death in South Africa
The Health Department has confirmed the first cholera death in South Africa. Health Minister Joe Phaahla says the number of…
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Baby Bokgabo’s family hopes to find her missing body parts
The family of slain four-year-old Bokgabo Poo still hopes to find her missing body parts two months after her funeral.…
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More arrested after car parts stolen from SAPS vehicle pound in Benoni
The Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) has arrested two Nigerian men in connection with the theft of motor vehicle parts…
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Ex-cop charged for Caiphus Nyouka’s murder suffers heart attack
One of the former apartheid police officers accused of struggle activist Caiphus Nyoka’s murder apparently suffered a heart attack and…
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Woman fined as cops confiscate R50 000 worth of expired Woolworths-branded meat & perishables
Members of the Ekurhuleni metro police department (EMPD) have confiscated batches of expired Woolworths-branded meat, vegetables, and other perishable food…
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Military explosives recovered in Benoni very worrying – expert
Explosives expert Willem Els said that the military explosives recovered by police on Gauteng’s East Rand on Thursday was very…
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Gauteng police recover military explosives in Ekurhuleni
Gauteng police on Thursday recovered military explosives that were allegedly set to be delivered to illegal miners in Benoni. Members…
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Police probe woman calling for ban on black people, instead of pit bulls
Gauteng police have opened a crimen injuria case against a 60-year-old Benoni woman who allegedly called for black people to…
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