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Johannesburg Mayor cracks down on illegal street trading at Bree Taxi rank
Johannesburg Mayor cracks down on illegal street trading at Bree Taxi rank! Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero has announced that street…
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City Power switches off the Reef Hotel over R4 million debt
Joburg City Power has disconnected electricity to the Reef Hotel in Johannesburg due to an R4.1 million unpaid bill. The…
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City of Cape Town extends homeless evictions till next week
The City of Cape Town says it has given an extension until next week for the enforcement of an eviction…
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6 suspects arrested for possession of illegal firearms & suspected stolen property in CT
Police have arrested six suspects for possession of illegal firearms, ammunition, and suspected stolen property after intervening during a brawl…
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Suspected kidnapping syndicate targeting gay men facing more charges
An alleged kidnapping syndicate targeting gay men is facing more charges. The three suspects, from Soweto, in Gauteng, were arrested…
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Pikitup clears waste backlog in Joburg
Waste collector Pikitup has managed to clear a backlog of services caused by protesting workers over contractual disputes in the…
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Suspected conman & Joburg CBD building hijackings mastermind shot & killed in Braamfontein
A well-known Joburg conman and the alleged mastermind behind building hijackings in the CBD was assassinated on Monday night. Jonathan…
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EMS officials attending to underground fire in Joburg CBD
Johannesburg Emergency Management Services (EMS) officials are currently attending to an underground fire in the metro’s CBD on Wednesday morning.…
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More than 50 people displaced, one person injured in latest Joburg CBD fire
Johannesburg Emergency Management Services (EMS) officials have responded to yet another fire in the metro’s CBD. This latest fire comes…
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Woman arrested for residential building fire in Joburg CBD
A woman has been arrested after she was allegedly seen setting a Joburg building alight on Sunday morning – resulting…
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Pretoria police appeal to worshippers to increase security and avoid being robbed
Churches and other religious entities in and around Pretoria need to be more cautious of their surroundings to avoid falling…
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EFF supporters clash with police in Tshwane
There was a violent clash between Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) supporters and police in Pretoria, where the party was protesting…
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We need to get rid of illegal connections says City of Joburg
The City of Johannesburg says illegal connections must be removed. This is in response to people illegally occupying derelict buildings…
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Floyd Brink: Latest Joburg CBD fire victims won’t be allowed back into the building
City of Johannesburg manager Floyd Brink has told the publication residents devastated by a fire in the CBD on Friday…
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Alleged ring leaders behind unprotected and unlawful Tshwane strike fired
The City of Tshwane has dismissed seven shop stewards they claim were the ‘ring leaders’ behind the recent unlawful and…
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Joburg CBD traffic disruptions expected due to march near Gandhi Square
The Joburg Metrobus service has warned passengers to expect disruptions in service on Wednesday afternoon following a march near Gandhi…
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Taxi drivers clash with police in Cape Town CBD
Public order policing have been deployed to the Cape Town CBD following tensions between law enforcement and taxi drivers. Several…
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KZN police probing Durban CBD shooting
KwaZulu-Natal police are investigating the shooting of seven people in Central Durban. The incident happened on Victoria Street in the…
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City manager says Joburg waiting on more tests following gas explosion
Joburg City manager, Floyd Brink, says they are waiting on more tests to tell them the exact cause of last…
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Water tankers & portable toilets dispatched to residents affected by Joburg explosion
Johannesburg Emergency Management Services (EMS) have deployed water tankers and portable toilets to some areas in the city’s CBD that…
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Sewer gas suspected to be cause of Joburg explosion
The City of Johannesburg has confirmed the CBD explosion was caused by gas. But they are yet to determine the…
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City Power: Joburg CBD explosion could cause prolonged blackouts
City Power has warned there could be blackouts in Johannesburg CBD if their electricity infrastructure has been damaged due to…
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Joburg explosion: Santaco Gauteng concerned about safety of residents, will engage affected taxi owners later
The SA National Taxi Council in Gauteng has expressed shock at the Wednesday evening explosion which has caused sinkholes to…
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Residents report nausea, headaches & chest pains following Joburg CBD explosion
Some of the Joburg residents have reported headaches, chest pains, and nausea since the massive explosion in the city’s CBD.…
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Cape Town mayor surprises residents with CBD walkabout
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis took to the streets on Monday afternoon to interact with some unsuspecting Capetonians. In a…
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PICS: Car crashes through store window at a petrol station in Secunda
A quiet Sunday morning in Secunda was abruptly interrupted when a vehicle went crashing through the window of the convenience…
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Ndifuna Ukwazi welcomes City of Cape Town move to release land for affordable housing in CBD
Land rights advocacy group, Ndifuna Ukwazi, has welcomed the City of Cape Town’s intentions to release land for affordable housing…
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PMB’s rich history overshadowed by corruption that has led to rot
Pietermaritzburg will be celebrating its 185th anniversary in October and historians say the capital is a far cry from the…
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At least 15 injured in taxi accident on Durban’s N3
Around 15 people were injured in a taxi-related accident on the N3 highway in Durban on Thursday. The tyre from…
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Port St Johns community appeals for help following devastating floods
Community members in Port St Johns, in the Eastern Cape, are appealing for help following devastating floods which ravaged the…
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Durban CBD returns to normal a day after EFF march
Businesses operations are back in full swing on Tuesday in Durban, following demonstrations by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). Some…
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Treasury office in CBD owes us R34 million, says Joburg City Power
Johannesburg City Power said the Treasury office in the CBD owes the city over R34 million in outstanding electricity payments.…
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Nupsawu members march in Cape Town, demand to meet with Premier Winde
About 200 members of the National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers Union (Nupsawu) took to the streets of…
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Abaqulusi Municipality mayor accused of corruption
Angry residents in Vryheid, KwaZulu-Natal have handed over a memorandum of demands against their mayor. Traffic around the province’s CBD…
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Police target counterfeit goods in Joburg CBD
Operation O Kae Molao set its sights on counterfeit goods in the Johannesburg CBD on Thursday morning. Police seized goods,…
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City of Cape Town to deploy 100 additional law enforcement officers to CBD
In an effort to boost security in the Cape Town central business district, the city will deploy an additional 100…
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City of Cape Town pushes drivers to toe the line at traffic lights with new warning system
Are you the driver that waits before the stop line at a red traffic light as you should, or the…
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Fuel protesters block roads after massive petrol price increase in Mbombela
Multiple roads in and around the Mbombela CBD (Nelspruit) were on Wednesday blocked off by fuel protesters who were aggrieved…
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JMPD arrests 4 human trafficking suspects
Four suspects have been arrested in Johannesburg in connection with human trafficking during a patrol by the Johannesburg Metro Police…
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GOOD launches external investigation into s.e.x parties scandal
The GOOD party is set to appoint an external investigator to probe claims of misconduct , involving s.e.x and booze,…
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Section of massive trade hub in eThekwini catches fire
The eThekwini Municipality has confirmed that a section of a massive trade hub in the city caught fire. Authorities are…
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City Power says Joburg CBD power restored but some residents disagree
Some Johannesburg residents in the CBD say they are still without power despite claims by City Power that the issue…
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Power restored to all parts of Joburg CBD
Power has been restored to all parts of the Johannesburg CBD. Electricity was cut to the area after underground tunnel…
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CBD still in the dark after underground fire
Despite unpleasant weather conditions, City Power is working tirelessly in efforts to restore electricity in the CBD by the end…
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Underground tunnel fire happening for 2nd time at the same spot, says City Power
Joburg City Power on Wednesday confirmed that this is the second time an underground tunnel fire has happened at the…
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Ladysmith residents panic after heavy rain
Heavy downpours in parts of KwaZulu-Natal sent some residents in a panic over possible flooding again. Water levels at the…
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EFF plans to stage picket in Cape Town ahead of Enoch Godongwana’s Budget Speech
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) plans to stage a picket ahead of Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s Budget Speech on Wednesday.…
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JMPD officers rescue children from window ledge
A JMPD member has rescued two little girls from the ledge of a building in Johannesburg. The girls aged two…
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Firefighters extinguish Durban CBD fire, no casualties reported
The eThekwini fire department said that no casualties were reported following Thursday night’s blaze at one of the buildings in…
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Joburg CBD gets more boots on the ground
The City of Johannesburg’s newly appointed Public Safety MMC, David Tembe has assured that the CBD will be safer in…
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