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9 suspects arrested in series of police operations in Benoni
The Benoni Flying Squad in Gauteng has made strides in crime prevention, arresting nine suspects and recovering a hijacked vehicle…
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City of Ekurhuleni warns of water supply interruptions on East Rand
The City of Ekurhuleni on Friday warned of interrupted water supply in parts of the East Rand. This is due…
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Gauteng police nab 3 men suspected of being part of blue light gang
Police have arrested three men suspected to be part of the notorious blue light gang near Brakpan on Wednesday morning.…
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Vapes, dagga & cigarettes seized as police raid Ekurhuleni school
A surprise raid and bodily search on learners at Dalpark Secondary School in Brakpan led to the discovery and confiscation…
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Justice for Senzo Meyiwa: Traffic system disputes Sibiya’s testimony, places him in Gauteng during murder
Data from the National Administration Traffic Information System (Natis) indicated that Muzikawukhulelwa Sibiya was in Gauteng in 2014 when the…
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Longwe Twala allegedly WANTED by police in connection with Senzo Meyiwa’s murder
Popular Mzansi veteran musician Sello “Chicco” Twala says he is willing to hand over his drug addict son, Longwe Twala,…
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Brakpan Library in Ekurhuleni gutted by fire, parts of building destroyed
The monumental Brakpan Library in the City of Ekurhuleni was gutted by fire, leaving parts of the historic building destroyed.…
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SASOL and Ekurhuleni EMS investigating cause of gas leak in Brakpan
The corner of Springs and Vlakfontein roads has been barricaded in Brakpan following a gas leak there on Tuesday night.…
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Suicidal behaviour on the rise as pupils consume poison at Gauteng school
The Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane has expressed concern over the recent suicides and suicide attempts by pupils from Tsakane…
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Water tankers dispatched to parts of Ekurhuleni amid Rand Water shutdown
Water tankers have been dispatched to various parts of Ekurhuleni as Rand Water’s 59-hour water shutdown continues. The maintenance of…
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3 bodies found in Brakpan following police tip-off
Three bodies were found in Brakpan in Ekurhuleni. On Tuesday, police received a tip-off about the bodies of the three…
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Copper theft syndicate members who targeted Telkom, Eskom & Transnet jailed
Members of a copper theft syndicate that had been operating across the country have been sentenced in the George Regional…
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Actress Busisiwe Mbatha heavily beaten up by her police officer boyfriend
Actress Busisiwe Mbatha started dating her cop boyfriend three years ago and everything was great. But three months later, her…
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Ekurhuleni calls on community to work with police to end school violence
The city of Ekurhuleni has condemned violence in schools, after the death of a Grade 10 learner from Geluksdal Secondary…
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School governance foundation calls for fresh disciplinary measures in Gauteng schools
The Governing Body Foundation (GBF) – which promotes sound governance in South African public schools – on Friday said with…
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Grade 10 pupil stabbed to death in after school brawl over pepper spray incident in Brakpan
A Grade 10 schoolboy was stabbed to death in an after-school fight in Brakpan on Thursday. The Gauteng department of…
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‘Bokgabo Poo’s eyes were not there,’ says mom
The mother of four-year-old Bokgabo Poo, whose mutilated body was discovered on Saturday, said yesterday she was still able to…
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Body found in veld confirmed to be missing Bokgabo Poo
A four-year-old girl who went missing in Watville, Benoni last week has been confirmed dead. Remains discovered by a community…
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Ekurhuleni residents brace for waterless weekend as reservoirs lag filling up
City of Ekurhuleni residents are in for a weekend without water as there is little improvement to water levels in…
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His R2 million house, cars & wife lost to drugs – The painful story of drug-addict, popular actor Innocent Masuku
In the fantasy of Yizo Yizo and Tshisa, he played the part of a drug addict, and little did people…
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MEC Panyaza Lesufi visits Brakpan school following death of pupil
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi visited the Tsakane Secondary School in Brakpan on Monday to understand the circumstances around an…
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Rand Water warns of water disruptions in Ekurhuleni
“No need to panic,” is the word from Rand Water. It says power has finally been restored to the Mapleton…
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Rand Water warns Ekurhuleni residents of possible water interruptions
Rand Water says a total power supply failure at a substation in Ekurhuleni threatens water supply in parts of the…
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Court orders GP Education Dept to fix school where pupil was electrocuted 5 years ago
Five years ago, pupils at the Geluksdal Secondary School in Brakpan were rocked by the news that one of their…
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Watch: Carnival City casino and hotel on fire
The Carnival City casino and hotel, in Brakpan, Gauteng, had to be evacuated on Saturday evening after a fire broke…
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2 suspects arrested for possession of unlicensed firearms and drugs
Two men have been arrested for the possession of unlicensed firearms and drugs after a run-in with police’s crime prevention…
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SAD Scenes: Former Kaizer Chiefs star Jabu Mahlangu rushed to hospital after car accident
Former Kaizer Chiefs and Bafana Bafana star Jabu Mahlangu is in hospital after a car accident in Benoni, an attorney…
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GP father killed, wife & children wounded in botched cash heist
A Gauteng father was killed while his wife and children wounded following an attempt cash heist in Brakpan on Friday.…
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Lights out in Springs, Brakpan and Benoni
Residents in Springs, Brakpan, and Benoni have been without electricity after Eskom’s Modder East substation went up in flames. The…
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Lack of clean linen and staff shortages behind delayed cataract surgeries in Gauteng
The Democratic Alliance’s (DA’s) Jack Bloom recently looked into the waiting list for cataract patients across various healthcare institutions in…
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Source of missing firearms revealed
The publication can now reveal the original source of the firearms missing from the Norwood Police Station store. Four of…
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DRAMA: Man fails to have s.e.x after locking private parts with dead wife; his new h0rny girlfriend cries out
In 2007 Israel and his wife went to a sangoma to have each other locked together. But now his wife…
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R50 000 reward offered for info on slain Yolandi Botes
A reward has been offered for information that could lead to the arrest and successful prosecution of the individuals responsible…
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MEC Lesufi hopeful 7% of teachers who refused vaccines can still change their minds
Gauteng MEC for Education, Panyaza Lesufi, says as the rollout continues for different groups, he hopes the seven percent of…
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Cash-in-transit heist goes wrong: 3 killed, including police officer and 19 arrested
A police constable and two suspects were killed during a shootout in Brakpan near Carnival city on Friday. According to…
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Fear as thugs strip residents n@ked inside graveyard
Residents who live near a cemetery in Geluksdal in Brakpan, Ekurhuleni, are at the mercy of the thugs. This comes…
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3 guards injured in Brakpan cash-in-transit heist
Three guards were injured during a cash-in-transit heist in Brakpan on Friday morning. According to the Brakpan Herald, the cash-in-transit…
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Police investigate murder case after woman found in Vaal River
Police are investigating a case of murder after the body of a 34-year-old woman was found in the Vaal River.…
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Gogo fears to go to bed as her dead husband’s s.e.x starved ghost sleeps with her every night
Gogo Gladys Mokone is afraid to go to bed at night. This is because she’s being poked by her late…
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Skeem Saam actor scores fashion deal
Perserverance and determination are the words that best describe Daniel Leshaba. The 34-year-old from Langaville in Brakpan, Ekurhuleni, has become…
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Cops launch manhunt after N4 highway robbery and shooting
Police have launched a manhunt after two businessmen came under a hail of bullets in a daylight robbery on the…
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1000s of people in Joburg East without electricity
Thousands of people woke up without electricity in Benoni, Brakpan, Nigel, and Vosloorus this morning. Eskom deliberately cut supply to…
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Fire destroys 7 shops in Brakpan and no casualties reported
A fire that broke out at a block of flats in Brakpan, Ekurhuleni, ravaged seven shops on Friday. Ekurhuleni Emergency…
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Eskom deliberately cuts power in large parts of Joburg
Eskom on Wednesday deliberately cut electricity in large parts of Benoni, Brakpan, Nigel, and Vosloorus. The power utility said the…
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Eskom cuts power in parts of Joburg
Eskom has deliberately cut power to thousands of people in Benoni, Brakpan, Nigel, and Vosloorus. The utility says it has…
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Electrocuted man found hanging from electrical tower
A man was found hanging from a high voltage electrical pylon in Brakpan. This comes after he allegedly tempered with…
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Body found hanging from high-voltage electricity pylon
The body of a man found hanging from a high-voltage electrical pylon in Brakpan on the East Rand had to…
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Man arrested for murder of elderly mother, whose body was hidden in cement-filled drum
According to a police statement, the man reported his mother missing at the Brakpan police station on Thursday. A 54-year-old…
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Brakpan woman loses R15 000 in cigarette scam
She had to take out a loan to repay everyone following the ordeal. A 56-year-old woman from Brakpan, Gauteng, lost…
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Brakpan man arrested after threatening shopkeeper with gun for refusing to sell cigarettes
He ran from the scene after the shopkeeper insisted he did not have any. A man from Brakpan’s plan to…
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