Hillbrow
-
South Africa News
Rise Mzansi’s Makashule Gana concerned about spike in contact crimes in Joburg CBD
Rise Mzansi’s member of the portfolio committee on police in Parliament, Makashule Gana, has expressed concern over the rising number…
Read More » -
South Africa News
‘We pay people to install electricity illegally for us’, says resident of fire-ravaged Jeppestown building
Mop-up operations are underway in the Johannesburg CBD after a building burnt down, resulting in the deaths of four people.…
Read More » -
South Africa News
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…
Read More » -
South Africa News
SAHRC condemns arrest of 15-year-old in Hillbrow over documentation
South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has condemned the arrest of a 15-year-old in Hillbrow in central Johannesburg on suspicion…
Read More » -
South Africa News
VIDEO: 2 arrested & others on the run in connection with hijacked Hillbrow building
Two people have been arrested in connection with a building in Hillbrow that was hijacked by four individuals for over…
Read More » -
South Africa News
R28 000 worth of fines dished out on New Year’s Eve in Joburg
Gauteng Police Commissioner Elias Mawela said New Year’s Eve operations in the Johannesburg CBD were a success, with tens of…
Read More » -
South Africa News
Gauteng Health Dept concerned about high number of suicide attempts on New Year’s Eve
Gauteng MEC for Health and Wellness Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko has raised concerns over the increasing rate of suicide attempts across the…
Read More » -
South Africa News
Gauteng police chief satisfied with Hillbrow’s almost incident-free 2024 crossover
Gauteng Police Commissioner Elias Mawela said that he is satisfied that Hillbrow was free of crime as the country ushered…
Read More » -
South Africa News
2 robbers accosted by police in Joburg CBD while choking a woman & searching her
Two men, both aged 28, were arrested by the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) for robbery and possession of a…
Read More » -
South Africa News
Another Joburg building catches fire
The city of Johannesburg continues to battle with fires engulfing buildings. On Saturday, emergency services had to put out a…
Read More » -
South Africa News
City Power to cut the lights for hijacked buildings in down town Joburg
The City of Joburg is set to cut the lights at several hijacked buildings in the inner city on Wednesday…
Read More » -
South Africa News
Video: Life inside a hijacked Hillbrow building
Those living in hijacked buildings in the Joburg CBD and Hillbrow stay in rooms with no windows, ventilation or light.…
Read More » -
South Africa News
Families of Joburg fire victims urged to identify their loved ones
Gauteng Health is urging families of victims to identify their loved ones at Diepkloof and Hillbrow mortuaries. More than 70…
Read More » -
South Africa News
Joburg Fire: 200 families displaced to be moved to 3 shelters in Hillbrow, Bez Valley and Jeppestown
Joburg City Manager Floyd Brink says over 200 families displaced after a fire gutted the hijacked Usindiso Building in Marshalltown…
Read More » -
South Africa News
20-year-old bags R22 million Lotto jackpot
A 20-year-old Hillbrow, Johannesburg resident won a whopping R22,463,200.90 in the Lotto jackpot. The National Lottery Ithuba said he won…
Read More » -
South Africa News
Joburg robbery suspects bust with stolen goods after driving against the traffic to evade metro police
Seven men have been arrested by the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) for possession of stolen property and bribery. On…
Read More » -
South Africa News
Gauteng police seize counterfeit goods worth R30 million
Police in Gauteng have seized counterfeit goods worth more than R30 million and arrested more than 690 wanted suspects during…
Read More » -
South Africa News
Concerns grow over illegally occupied Joburg buildings following deadly fire
Concerns have grown over the illegal occupation of dilapidated buildings in the City of Johannesburg (CoJ). On Wednesday night, a…
Read More » -
South Africa News
Joburg police probe culpable homicide case after truck ran over a pedestrian
Johannesburg police are investigating a case of culpable homicide – after a man was run over in Sandringham while trying…
Read More » -
South Africa News
City Power employee & contractor arrested allegedly trying to steal transformer in Hillbrow
The JMPD undercover reaction unit has arrested five suspects, among them an alleged female thief, who stole a transformer in…
Read More »