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Diepsloot residents complain over undocumented immigrants
Gauteng Police Commissioner Elias Mawela says one of the major problems facing Diepsloot is undocumented migrants. Mawela says they often…
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Diepsloot leaders seeking government intervention denied entry to Union Buildings
A delegation of Diepsloot community leaders is at the Union Buildings in Pretoria to call on the government to intervene…
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Diepsloot on a knife-edge
Diepsloot residents say they will continue to protest until President Cyril Ramaphosa comes to address them. Violence flared up in…
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Diepsloot residents vow to continue protest
Diepsloot residents are continuing their protest. They have taken to the streets in protest to raise concerns over surging crime…
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Police & govenment officials meeting with Diepsloot leaders as protests continue
Police in Diepsloot and some government officials are locked behind closed doors in a meeting with community leaders as protests…
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High crime levels spark community uprising in Diepsloot
Diepsloot residents say they are fed up with a lack of police visibility. On Monday night they took to the…
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Diepsloot residents demand permanent crime solution
Diepsloot residents are vowing to intensify protests on Tuesday morning. The community is again decrying the lack of police visibility.…
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City of Joburg sets aside R3.1 billion for water infrastructure upgrades
As residents continue to experience water shortages, the City of Johannesburg has – once again – announced that it will…
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Panyaza Lesufi slams claims that Gauteng govt failed to improve township economy
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has slammed claims made by the opposition in the provincial legislature which suggested that the government…
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Diepsloot r@pist gets life imprisonment
A 35-year-old Diepsloot man has been sentenced to two life imprisonment terms for repeatedly raping two minor girls, aged seven…
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Gauteng police monitoring protest action along N14 highway
Gauteng traffic police say that the protest action along the N14 highway between Krugersdorp and Pretoria is continuing for a…
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Baby & 2 others killed in overloaded bakkie accident on N14
At least three people, including a baby, died during a single-vehicle accident while a dozen others were left injured on…
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Joburg EMS concerned over Jukskei River levels as heavy rain continues
Emergency services are once again concerned about the high levels of the Jukskei River as heavy rains continue in Gauteng.…
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Bheki Cele in Diepsloot as part of Operation O Kae Molao
Police top brass and government authorities are in Diepsloot as part of Operation O Kae Molao. Residents are threatening another…
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Diepsloot residents threaten another shutdown
Residents of Diepsloot In Johannesburg are threatening another shutdown if President Cyril Ramaphosa fails to come and address them. The…
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Diepsloot residents threaten shutdown unless President Ramaphosa addresses crime problem
Residents of Diepsloot are threatening another shutdown unless President Cyril Ramaphosa comes to address the crime problem in the area.…
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Congregants pray for divine intervention after Diepsloot church attacked
Churches are calling for divine intervention following the latest attack on a congregation in Diepsloot, north of Joburg. A pastor…
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Pastor shot dead & 2 others wounded after armed robbers attack Diepsloot church
Police in Gauteng have launched a manhunt for five armed robbers who stormed into a church in Diepsloot on Friday…
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Diepsloot child rapist handed life sentence
The Randburg Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, sentenced a Diepsloot man to life imprisonment for raping a seven-year-old child three years…
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Seven men accused of killing Zimbabwean national, Elvis Nyathi return to court
The seven men accused of killing Zimbabwean national Elvis Nyathi will return to court on Thursday. Forty-three-year-old Nyathi died after…
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Court facilities to be set up at Diepsloot Police Station
Deputy Justice Minister John Jeffery says court facilities will be set up at the Diepsloot Police Station to deal with…
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SADC warns xenophobic South Africans
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has engaged the South African government to ensure the protection of African citizens domiciled…
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Case against 7 men accused of killing Elvis Nyathi postponed to Monday
The case against seven suspects arrested in connection with the murder of Elvis Nyathi, a Zimbabwean national and Diepsloot resident,…
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2 people shot dead in Diepsloot
Police are searching for suspects following the fatal shooting of two people in Diepsloot on Friday. A third person was…
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Scared Zimbabweans send their belongings home
Fearing further xenophobic violence, and facing an uncertain future with the scrapping of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP), many Zimbabweans…
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Bheki Cele: Police interventions in Diepsloot & Kliptown not meant to be permanent
Police Minister Bheki Cele said that the policing interventions in both Diepsloot and Kliptown were not meant to be permanent…
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14 arrested for Elvis Nyathi murder
Fourteen suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of Zimbabwean national Elvis Nyathi in Diepsloot earlier this month.…
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3 children drown in the river in Diepsloot, officials investigate incident
The bodies of three children have been recovered from a river in Diepsloot. The boys aged between 8 and 10…
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Diepsloot murder victim, Elvis Nyathi granted State Assisted Funeral
Having endured one of the most painful deaths at the hands of barbaric, ruthless, and overzealous Diepsloot residents, Elvis Nyathi…
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Slain Diepsloot protest victim Elvis Nyathi’s family to hold memorial service
The friends and family of slain Zimbabwean national Elvis Nyathi will gather in his memory in Hillbrow on Thursday afternoon.…
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UN in SA working with other departments to tighten migration regulations
The United Nations in South Africa says it is working with various departments in the country to tighten regulations around…
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Latest: Foreign nationals in Diepsloot living in fear, seek help to return home amid violence
Given the volatile situation, coupled with the violence targeting foreign nationals around Diepsloot, the Foundation for Human Rights said it…
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Update: Calm restored in Diepsloot
Diepsloot community leader Lefa Nkala says the increased police presence and capacity following last week’s protests comes as a relief.…
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Foreigners urged to get registered and stay away from criminal activities
Gauteng MEC for Finance Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko has urged residents from various communities across the Gauteng province to ensure peace and…
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Gauteng Premier Makhura expected to visit Diepsloot in wake of violent protests
Gauteng Premier David Makhura is expected to visit Diepsloot this week. It’s been the scene of violent demonstrations, initially over…
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SACC asks South Africans to restore spirit of Ubuntu amid growing intolerance
The South African Council of Churches (SACC) has called on South Africans to restore the spirit of Ubuntu amid growing…
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Calm restored in Diepsloot after a week of protests
Diepsloot remains calm following a week of protests and violent attacks. A community leader has told the publication that there…
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Joburg Mayor expected to visit Diepsloot
Johannesburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse is expected to visit #Diepsloot on Saturday. This is after residents protested against crime in the…
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Community reveals who is robbing and killing foreigners & South Africans in Diepsloot
Hundreds of Diepsloot, Gauteng, residents took to the streets on Wednesday, 6 April in a protest ignited by the murders…
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Police on high alert in Diepsloot
Police are on high alert in Diepsloot on Friday. Minister Bheki Cele says at least 16 new police vehicles have…
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Elvis Nyathi’s widow speaks out
A pall of uncertainty is hovering around Diepsloot, a township in Johannesburg, with residents protesting the spake of crime in…
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SAD: Foreigners in Diepsloot ask to be repatriated
The Foundation for Human Rights has started receiving requests from migrants in Diepsloot who want to be assisted to go…
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Bheki Cele to hold talks with Diepsloot community about tackling crime in the area
A high-level police delegation, which includes Minister Bheki Cele, is expected to visit the Diepsloot community on Friday to listen…
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SAPS conduct raids in Diepsloot
Police are conducting raids in Diepsloot. The area in northern Johannesburg has been plagued by two days of protests and…
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SAD: Wife of Zimbabwean man who was murdered in Diepsloot flees her home
The wife of the man killed in Diepsloot on Wednesday has fled her home, fearing for her life. 43-year-old Zimbabwean,…
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Police sting operation in Diepsloot nabs 27 undocumented migrants
Police have arrested 27 undocumented migrants during an overnight sting on Thursday operation in Diepsloot. These arrests take the number…
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President Cyril Ramaphosa says criminality will not be condoned in Diepsloot
President Cyril Ramaphosa says criminality will not be condoned. This was in the wake of the murder of Zimbabwean national…
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EFF in Diepsloot warns against vigilantism that would put South Africa on verge of war
The EFF’s Johannesburg regional leader Sepetlele Raseruthe has warned against vigilantism, saying such behaviour would place the country on the…
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No arrests made after man killed in mob attack as Bheki Cele returns to Diepsloot
Police Minister Bheki Cele says law enforcement will address the issues plaguing Diepsloot as protests take place in the township.…
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President Cyril Ramaphosa condemns violence in Diepsloot
President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned the suspected mob violence attack last night in Diepsloot. Ramaphosa says they will continue talks…
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