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Carletonville crash driver Gert van Emmenis’ case postponed to January
The case against a driver involved in an accident that killed 11 learners in Carletonville in July has been postponed…
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Carletonville crash driver Gert van Emmenis set to return to court
The man accused of culpable homicide after his car collided with a scholar transport vehicle killing eleven children is expected…
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More than 70 West Rand matriculants are being treated for suspected food poisoning
Over 70 matriculants in Gauteng’s West Rand are being treated in hospital for suspected food poisoning on Thursday afternoon. According…
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Nigerian man in North West court for alleged possession of crystal meth & cocaine worth R160K
A 41-year-old Nigerian national will on Monday appear in a North West court after he was arrested by police for…
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Gauteng Education MEC wants driver involved in Carletonville crash to own up
Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane has called on the bakkie driver who allegedly rear-ended a scholar transport vehicle in Carletonville…
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GDE: 11 learners who died in Carletonville crash to be laid to rest in West Rand
The Gauteng Department of Education said the 11 pupils who died in a Carletonville crash will be laid to rest…
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5 learners killed, 11 injured after train crashes into bus in Mpumalanga
Five learners were killed and 11 others injured following a horrific crash between a bus and a train in Mpumalanga…
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Carletonville crash: NPA says it had no grounds to oppose bail against accused
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said that it had no grounds to oppose bail in the culpable homicide case against…
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Alleged Carletonville crash suspect expected to make first court appearance
The man believed to have caused the crash that killed 11 children and their driver in Carletonville is expected to…
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RIP: Memorial for 11 pupils who died in Carletonville crash to be held on Tuesday
Preparations are underway for the memorial service of 11 pupils who died in a horror crash in Carletonville last week.…
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Police: Bakkie driver involved in Carletonville crash under guard in hospital
The driver involved in Wednesday’s deadly accident involving a scholar transport vehicle in Carletonville is under 24-hour police guard in…
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Carletonville crash: Families of children who died begin DNA identification process
The families of the 11 children who died in a horror crash in Carletonville have started the DNA identification process…
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RIP: President Ramaphosa mourns deaths of children in horror crash
President Cyril Ramaphosa has sent condolences to the families of 12 pupils who died in a horror crash. They were…
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Transport driver & 12 learners die in horror crash in Gauteng
A horror crash claiming the lives of 12 learners and their transport driver on Wednesday morning has sent shock waves…
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Operation Shanela nabs 821 suspects in Carletonville
Gauteng police have netted 821 wanted suspects in Carletonville on Gauteng’s West Rand. It was part of Operation Shanela that…
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Investigator denies offering Senzo Meyiwa murder accused R3 million to implicate right people
Lead investigator Brigadier Bongani Gininda has denied offering accused two, Bongani Ntanzi, R3 million for a confession implicating “the right…
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Fatal mid-air collision in Carletonville claims three lives
Two aircraft, an Air Tractor and a Cessna 182, collided mid-air over Carletonville, Gauteng, resulting in the tragic loss of…
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NUM allegedly gathering information on murder of Sibanye-Stillwater mineworker
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said it was still gathering facts over the gruesome murder of a mineworker at…
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NUM: At least 40 underground mine deaths since start of 2023
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said it had recorded at least 40 underground mine deaths since the start of…
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Weekend mass protest to highlight health risks in mining sector, says NUM
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said a mass protest set to take place this weekend is organized to highlight…
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About 3 000 jobs on the line at Sibanye’s Kloof 4 shaft
Sibanye-Stillwater said close to 3,000 jobs are on the line, as the mining giant faces operational constraints at its Kloof…
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NPA to oppose bail for alleged illegal mining kingpins
The case against suspected zama-zama kingpins has been postponed to 29 September. Six suspected illegal mining kingpins appeared in court…
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Parents worried about academics after pupils miss 3 months due to sinkhole
The parents of pupils from the Relebogile Secondary School in Carletonville say they are worried about the amount of learning…
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GP Education MEC calls on Transport Dept & Community Safety to intervene in school transport
Following a fatal bus crash that claimed the lives of two Wedela Technical High School learners in Carletonville on Thursday,…
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Gauteng MEC for Education heads to Wedela High School after bus crash kills 2 pupils
Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane is expected to visit Wedela Technical High School in Carletonville, west of Johannesburg, after two…
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Home Affairs to verify nationality of 4 suspected illegal mining kingpins
The Home Affairs Department will have to verify the nationality of four alleged illegal mining kingpins who were arrested on…
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Alleged zama zama kingpins arrested
The Hawks working with Home Affairs and police swooped in on suspected illegal mining kingpins in Gauteng’s West Rand. Seven…
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Serial rapist gets 8 life terms for raping 16 women
A 36-year-old serial rapist has been sentenced to 8 life terms and 195 years in jail after being convicted for…
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Corruption blamed for Charlotte Maxeke Hospital delays
The Health Department partly blames the delay to fully repair Charlotte Maxeke Hospital on corruption. A large part of the…
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SAPS rule out possibility of new syndicate following spate of CIT
Police are not ruling out the possibility of a new syndicate of robbers following a spate of cash-in-transit heists in…
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Parts of Johannesburg rattled by early morning earthquake
Parts of western and southern Joburg have been rattled by an early morning earthquake. It’s believed that the epicentre of…
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Horror crashes claim 7 lives
Five people have been killed and three others injured in a collision on the N4 toll road near Schoemanskloof in…
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2 dead, 5 injured in Carletonville accident
A man and woman were killed, while five others were injured, after two cars were involved in a head-on collision…
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Six seriously injured in West Rand head-on collision
Gauteng: At 17H51 Wednesday evening, Netcare 911 responded to a collision on the N14 between Randfontein and Carletonville on the…
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SA COVID-19: New facilities in Gauteng unused despite 3rd wave
Despite the crisis in Gauteng, the province has new health facilities left under-utilized or not used at all. These include…
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Woman in Carletonville arrested in connection with cash-in-transit robbery
A Carletonville woman has been arrested by police in connection with a cash-in-transit heist which took place in Fairlands, Johannesburg,…
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Gauteng Traffic Police expecting high traffic volumes on Monday
The Gauteng Traffic Police will continue to intensify the road safety operations in all corridors as the Easter weekend is…
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Mom of 15-year-old girl who shot & killed man who raped her opens up as police speaks on murder charge
The mother of a 15-year-old girl who shot and killed the man who raped her, by shooting him with his…
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Ipid arrests 4 police officers
Police watchdog Ipid has arrested four Carletonville police officers. They were expected to appear in court on Thursday. They face…
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Gauteng residents warned to brace for persistent rainfall
The South African Weather Service is on Wednesday urging Gauteng residents to brace for persistent rainfall this week in most…
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Miner killed in drilling accident at Harmony’s Kusasalethu
A miner was killed at Harmony’s Kusasalethu mine in Carletonville on Friday, 18 December 2020. Peter Steenkamp, chief executive officer…
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Driver critically injured in collision with truck
Gauteng: At 15H51 Thursday afternoon Netcare 911 responded to reports of a collision on the N14 between Carletonville and Randfontein.…
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Harmony Mine employee killed in accident near Carletonville
In February, a miner died at the mine in a scraper winch accident. A Harmony Gold employee has been killed…
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COVID-19 – 53 workers at AngloGold Ashanti Mponeng mine test positive
Fifty-three employees at the AngloGold Ashanti Mponeng mine in Carletonville, on the west rand, have tested positive for the Coronavirus.…
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AngloGold mine workers killed underground in Mponeng
Operations at the mine have, in the meantime, been placed on hold, however essential activities remain ongoing. Three miners at…
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Carlertonville crèche shut-down after abuse
The Carletonville crèche caught up in an abuse scandal has been found to be non-compliant and has been closed. According…
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Crèche teacher arrested for abuse
Gauteng police confirmed on Thursday that a 40-year-old woman was arrested and appeared in court for allegedly assaulting a child…
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Video: Crèche employee repeatedly smacks toddler for vomiting
Panyaza Lesufi of Gauteng MEC of Education is on the hunt for a crèche employee after she was seen in…
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Woman found alive in morgue fridge still in critical condition
The woman had been travelling on the P111 outside Carletonville during the early hours of Sunday when the driver lost…
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