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Volunteers scrape off graffiti & clean up iconic Church Square
The writing was on the wall for graffiti in Church Square in Pretoria, after stakeholders of the Church Square Revival…
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Tshwane residents urged to stop tampering with water infrastructure in areas hit by supply crisis
The City of Tshwane is urging residents to stop tampering with water infrastructure in areas affected by a supply crisis.…
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Panyaza Lesufi: New police boss for Ga-Rankuwa police station to bolster crime-fighting efforts
Disgruntled Ga-Rankuwa residents have accused the City of Tshwane of prioritizing service delivery in suburban communities and neglecting townships. On…
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Tshwane speaks on dramatic high-speed chase involving VIP cop and woman
In a scene straight out of a movie, the City of Tshwane has clarified an incident involving its Metropolitan Police…
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Tshwane assures Bronkhorstspruit residents water supply will improve
The City of Tshwane has assured Bronkhorstspruit residents that water supply will improve. Earlier this week, residents blocked roads with…
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Fire causes damage at Lynnwood substation in Pretoria
The City of Tshwane’s electricity department is probing the extent of the damage to an electrical substation in Lynnwood that…
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Refilwe residents threaten to boycott elections over lack of service delivery
Angry Refilwe residents in Tshwane who’ve had no electricity for nine years have threatened to boycott the upcoming elections, citing…
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Tough action & legal proceedings against defaulters in Tshwane
The City of Tshwane plans to recoup about R6 billion from defaulting businesses and residents. It plans to do this…
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City of Tshwane to continue disconnecting customers not paying municipal bills
The City of Tshwane said it would continue to disconnect customers who were not paying their municipal bills and were…
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City of Tshwane disconnects 70 households from water & power grid as it steps up revenue collection campaign
The City of Tshwane has disconnected more than 70 households from its water and power grid in Pretoria. In a…
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Siblings fight man who wants to evict them, claim house was bought almost 40 years ago
A Tshwane family that has been living in their home for over 60 years successfully won a case against a…
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Mamelodi residents breathe fire over continued water issues
Mamelodi residents are considering reporting the City of Tshwane to the Human Rights Commission for not prioritizing the community’s water…
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City of Tshwane vows to crackdown on syndicates hijacking buildings in metro
The City of Tshwane says it aims to dismantle syndicates responsible for hijacking residential properties in the CBD in a…
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EFF walks out of council meeting as City of Tshwane gets new deputy mayor
ActionSA‘s Nasiphi Moya was elected unopposed as the City of Tshwane’s first-ever deputy mayor in a special council meeting on…
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2 foreign nationals arrested for allegedly scamming motorists along N4 highway
Two people have been arrested for allegedly posing as taxi association patrol squad members along the N4 highway in the…
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Illegal oil dumping behind unbearable smell in Centurion
The City of Tshwane has confirmed that the foul, noxious smell experienced in some parts of Centurion this week comes…
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City of Tshwane says it will collect refuse as usual except for Christmas Day
With some municipal services expected to be reduced this festive season, the City of Tshwane has assured residents that its…
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Shootouts and car chases hit Tshwane
Authorities had their hands full in the City of Tshwane this week, with high-speed car chases, a shootout and a…
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Festive season: Tshwane puts measures in place as non-essential services halted
The City of Tshwane has moved to assure residents that measures have been put in place to mitigate challenges that…
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Tshwane invests over R2 mln in transport infrastructure maintenance
The City of Tshwane says it will invest R2.6 mln in the maintenance of public transport facilities and other infrastructure.…
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MMC: Mamelodi flood victims and others on unsuitable land to be shifted
Mamelodi flood victims will be among the 500 households relocated after living in the Nellmapius Community Hall for the past…
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Tshwane working to clear service delivery backlogs
The City of Tshwane said it’s working to clear service delivery backlogs following a three-month-long wage strike in the metro…
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Tshwane welcomes PP’s report on Hammanskraal water issues
The City of Tshwane has welcomed the Public Protector’s report on the Hammanskraal water situation. The improper functioning of the…
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City of Tshwane warns communities against doing unsanctioned food inspections
The City of Tshwane has issued a warning to communities carrying out unsanctioned food inspections as the proliferation of unregulated…
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Three City of Tshwane buses vandalized as service returns amidst wage dispute
As wage disputes between the City of Tshwane and its employees escalate, three of the municipality’s buses were stoned and…
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Tshwane urges residents to reduce water consumption as some reservoirs run low
The City of Tshwane urged has residents to reduce their daily water consumption, as levels at some of the city’s…
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Samwu accuses Tshwane mayor Brink of tarnishing its name
The South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) has accused City of Tshwane Mayor Cilliers Brink of tarnishing its name following…
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Tshwane begins advertising 128 posts of workers dismissed for striking
The City of Tshwane on Thursday announced that it had started the process of replacing the 128 workers it dismissed…
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Solar & pothole repairs among solutions to youth unemployment, 5 million jobs promised
The government’s Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) is switching focus on infrastructure in its latest phase, including fixing potholes, lifts,…
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Tshwane’s proposal to pay 13th cheques over three months rejected
Labour union IMATU says the proposal by the City of Tshwane to pay all its employees their 13th cheques over…
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Cosatu to lead nationwide march as it observes International Day of Decent Work
Union Federation Cosatu is set to lead a nationwide march as it observes the International Day of Decent Work. Workers…
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Tshwane emergency services warns residents against protracted heatwave
The City of Tshwane’s Emergency Management Service urges Gauteng residents to take precautions against the heatwave as many parts of…
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Tshwane & Ekurhuleni municipalities owe Eskom a combined R4.7 billion
The Tshwane and Ekurhuleni municipalities owe a combined R4.7 billion in electricity debt. Eskom said Tshwane’s R3.2 billion debt accumulated…
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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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City of Tshwane provides essential services to Cemetery View fire victims
The City of Tshwane continues to provide essential services to the victims of a devastating fire that occurred at the…
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President Ramaphosa gives SIU the go-ahead to probe Rooiwal wastewater project
President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed a proclamation to have the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) probe the Rooiwal wastewater project. The…
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Some Cemetery View informal settlement residents refuse to relocate after fire
Some Cemetery View informal settlement residents in the east of Pretoria have refused to relocate following a raging fire that…
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100s displaced after 95 shacks go up in flames in Kameeldrift
Around 217 people were displaced from the Kameeldrift community in Pretoria after 95 shacks were engulfed in flames when a…
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Kameeldrift fire survivors call on Tshwane to speed up formalisation of area
Residents from the Kameeldrift plot 175 informal settlement have called on the municipality to expedite the formalization of the area…
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City of Tshwane granted interdict against striking workers
The Labour Court has granted a permanent interdict against striking City of Tshwane workers ordering Samwu-affiliated workers to go back…
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Tshwane says Labour Court has granted permanent interdict against striking workers
The City of Tshwane says it has been granted a permanent interdict by the Labour Court in Johannesburg. The municipality…
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Samwu strike: Tshwane residents accuse officials of being stubborn
Residents in Tshwane have accused officials in the metro of being stubborn, as striking municipal workers continued to cripple services…
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Two City of Tshwane vehicles torched & several employees assaulted in Pretoria
Two City of Tshwane vehicles have been set alight and several employees have been assaulted, allegedly by striking municipal workers.…
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Tshwane: Water levels improving in part, but some areas still without supply
The City of Tshwane says water levels in the capital are improving as the metro continues to grapple with water…
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City of Tshwane bus services set to resume this week
The City of Tshwane said its bus services will resume operation this week. The metro immediately suspended both Tshwane bus…
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AfriForum demands police act to stop illegal strikers in Tshwane
AfriForum has asked police minister Bheki Cele and police commissioner Gen Fannie Masemola to provide proper security for refuse removal…
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City of Tshwane: Samwu strike a deliberate effort to turn metro into a dumpsite
The City of Tshwane said there are deliberate efforts to turn the capital city into a dumpsite, as the ongoing…
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Pretoria traffic disruptions expected as Zim nationals strike over election outcomes
Motorists in the City of Tshwane will have to contend with traffic disruptions on Friday morning. This comes as dozens…
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Tshwane EFF threatens to lead protest in support of dismissed Sawmu workers
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in Tshwane has threatened to lead a protest in support of the scores of municipal…
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Devastating impact of month-long Samwu strike in Tshwane
The strike action by the City of Tshwane municipal workers doesn’t look like it will end anytime soon. Tshwane’s managers…
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