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Homeless man rapes 5-year-old daughter of a woman who gave him a shack to live in her yard
The Benoni Regional Court has sentenced a 36-year-old rapist from Etwatwa in Gauteng’s East Rand to one life term in…
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East Rand man arrested with R170 000 worth of rhino horn, 3 more arrested in North West for rhino horn theft
A man was arrested in the East Rand after being found in possession of a rhino horn worth an estimated…
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CEO says power outage has not disrupted operations at Pholosong Hospital
The Pholosong Regional Hospital’s management in East Rand assured residents that operations were not disrupted as it was experiencing a…
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Power restored to Pholosong Regional hospital after outage
Power has been restored to the Pholosong Regional Hospital on the East Rand after 16 hours without electricity. The facility’s…
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Electricity restored in Kwa-Thema after month-long outage
Power has finally been restored to Kwa-Thema on the East Rand after residents were left without electricity for a month.…
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Possible aftershocks likely following Gauteng quake
The Council for GeoScience says it recorded a 4.4 magnitude earthquake originating from the Germiston area on Sunday morning. Shaken…
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5.0 magnitude quake hits Gauteng
People in Gauteng woke early on Sunday morning to heavy shaking and rumbling. A moderate earthquake hit parts of the…
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Health Dept working to address issues plaguing public hospitals, says Minister Phaahla
Health Minister Joe Phaahla has assured healthcare workers that the department was working tirelessly to address issues plaguing public hospitals…
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Woman arrested for stabbing husband to death
A 20-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with the murder of her husband in Limpopo. Police in Naboomspruit, in…
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Video: 2 bystanders killed during cash-in-transit heist in Ekurhuleni
Two innocent bystanders have been killed and another wounded following a cash-in-transit (CIT) heist in Putfontein on the East Rand.…
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Alleged Benoni and Thembisa serial r@pist due back in court
A suspected serial rapist linked to several cases in Benoni and Thembisa, in the East Rand, is expected to appear…
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Police Commissioner Masemola insists progress is being made against gun violence in SA
Despite an increase in gun violence in South Africa, National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola said that efforts by the police…
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Police clamp down on businesses selling counterfeit Ford accessories
Three East Rand businesses believed to have been selling counterfeit Ford accessories were raided by police in Boksburg on Wednesday.…
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Military explosives recovered in Benoni very worrying – expert
Explosives expert Willem Els said that the military explosives recovered by police on Gauteng’s East Rand on Thursday was very…
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Judgment expected in Ekurhuleni serial rapist case
Judgment is expected in the trial against self-confessed East Rand serial rapist, Nkosinathi Phakathi. The 32-year-old is linked to at…
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5 illegal miners arrested after a shootout with police in Boksburg
Five suspected illegal miners have been arrested following a shootout with police in Boksburg, on the East Rand, yesterday. The…
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2 people taken to hospital following nightclub fire in Boksburg
Two people have been rushed to hospital, after a fire broke out at a nightclub in Boksburg, on the East…
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Boksburg nightclub catches fire
A fire has broken out at Presleys nightclub in Boksburg, on the East Rand on Saturday. Firefighters are on the…
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Eskom withdraws services from Tembisa amid protests over safety concerns
Eskom said that it had withdrawn its services in Tembisa amid a threat of renewed protests in the area on…
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Sad scenes: Woman shot dead in her car by unknown suspect
A woman in her mid-thirties was shot dead by an unknown suspect in Olifantsfontein on Johannesburg’s East Rand on Wednesday…
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