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Hyde Park teacher found hanging in school sports ground
A Johannesburg-based teacher was found hanging in Hyde Park Secondary School’s sports grounds on Wednesday, the Gauteng education department said.…
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City Power introduces stringent measures to debtors before reconnecting electricity
Some residential buildings in Joburg are likely to spend the whole weekend in the dark, after City Power cut off…
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Photos: Fans remember AKA a year after his death
Although a year after the death of renowned rapper Kiernan Forbes “AKA”, fans still haven’t forgotten him. The country commemorated…
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Joburg man gunned down while celebrating friend’s birthday in Phoenix
A 46-year-old Joburg man was shot dead while celebrating a friend’s birthday at a bar in Phoenix, when he got…
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Police nab suspects with almost R3 million stolen Eskom and Prasa copper cables
KwaZulu-Natal police have nabbed two suspects with almost R3 million worth of stolen Eskom and Prasa copper cables. The duo…
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Fear of abductions hold South Africans to ransom
It’s become the worst fear for many families. A loved one being kidnapped, with the possibility they may never return.…
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Court dismisses man who wanted to terminate mother’s parental rights on their son
A disgruntled Joburg father who wanted full parental rights and no longer wanted to co-parent with his ex-wife and mother…
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2 women rescued & six men arrested in Joburg human trafficking bust
Two Indian women who were lured to the country have been rescued, after a multi-disciplinary team pounced on a suspected…
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Emtee harassed by Joburg police
Popular South African rapper, Emtee, professionally known as Mthembeni Ndevu recounts his experience with a Joburg police officer. The rapper…
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Man left dead outside Westbury church identified as kidnapped businessman
Gauteng police have confirmed that a man found dead outside a Westbury church on Thursday was a Mpumalanga businessman who…
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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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Search continues for Joburg woman swept away during flash floods
Emergency teams in Joburg will on Sunday morning resume the search for a woman who was washed away by flash…
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Rea Vaya operator PioTrans adds 6 new buses to the fleet
Rea Vaya operator PioTrans has added six new buses to its fleet. On Thursday, Joburg Transport MMC Kenny Kunene provided…
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2 women swept away in flash floods during cleansing ritual in Bramley
Two women have drowned after being swept away in a flash flood during a cleansing ritual in Bramley on Wednesday…
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JMPD: Drunken driving arrests send a strong message to motorists
Despite a worrying number of drunk drivers arrested on Johannesburg roads this festive season, metro police say the arrests have…
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Gauteng residents warned to brace for severe thunderstorms
Gauteng and Joburg residents have been warned to brace for the possibility of severe thunderstorms across the province. Regional weather…
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#RIPKCi: Ex-Umhlobo Wenene FM presenter Mthobeli August has died
Former Umhlobo Wenene FM presenter Mthobeli “KCI” August has died. His family announced the news in a statement on Friday,…
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Gauteng & Joburg residents warned to brace for disruptive rainfall
Gauteng and Joburg residents have been warned to brace for the possibility of disruptive rainfall across the province for the…
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Severe thunderstorms to continue in Joburg
Severe thunderstorms are expected to continue over parts of Johannesburg on Wednesday. The City’s MMC for Public Safety Dr Mgcini…
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State identifies time frame in which it believes Kirsten Kluyts was killed
The State has identified an eight-minute window in which it believes Kirsten Kluyts was attacked and killed while participating in…
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Kirsten Kluyts murder-accused maintains innocence as bail bid continues
The 21-year-old student accused of raping and killing Kirsten Kluyts continues his bail bid on Tuesday. The Joburg teacher was…
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Abusive man assaults girlfriend before disarming and shooting a cop who intervened in Joburg
An off-duty Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) officer Levonne Jonas was shot and injured when he intervened to assist a…
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Ex-Generations actress Sonia Mbele exposes her deadbeat baby-daddy
Well-known Mzansi actress Sonia Mbele has recently opened up about parenting as seen in an X (formally known as Twitter)…
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Shosholoza Meyl resumes Joburg trips to Cape Town & Durban just in time for December holidays
Shosholoza Meyl will resume its Joburg to Durban and Cape Town route from December 6. Just in time for the…
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City Power plans to recommission two open-cycle gas turbines over next 12 months
Joburg City Power plans to recommission two open-cycle gas turbines over the next 12 months. The gas turbines have been…
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Correctional Services Dept says parole board that denied Moodley early release didn’t do its job properly
The Justice and Correctional Services Department has conceded that the parole board that convened in March to consider convicted killer…
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Multi-Party Charter meets to find ways to make City of Joburg work
The leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA), John Steenhusen, says the instability in the Johannesburg Metro coalition government has the…
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Joburg family identifies woman who drowned in Klip River during cleansing ritual
A Joburg family has identified the body of an 18-year-old woman who drowned at the Klip River during a cleansing…
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Update: Joburg rescue services recover body of Soweto boy from flooded river
Joburg rescue services have recovered the body of an eight-year-old Soweto boy who was swept away in a river in…
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DA demanding action on water crisis
The DA is marching to the Water and Sanitation Department on Wednesday morning. The party will hand over a memorandum…
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Southern Sun Rosebank roof collapses amid Joburg hail storm
The fierce Joburg hail storm on Monday night caused the roof of the Southern Sun Rosebank hotel to collapse. Parts…
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No injuries reported after a powerful hail storm in parts of Joburg
Johannesburg emergency services say no injuries have been reported following a powerful hail storm in some parts of Johannesburg. The…
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Joburg hospital pioneers Africa’s first implant of revolutionary heart device
In a landmark medical procedure that positions South Africa at the forefront of cardiac innovation, Netcare Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg…
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2 shot dead in suspected hit outside Randburg Magistrate’s Court
Two people have been shot dead, in a suspected hit, while they were walking toward the Randburg Magistrate’s Court, north…
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SA Jewish Board of Deputies protests outside SABC over Hamas interview
Members of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies have demonstrated outside the SABC in Joburg complaining about an interview…
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Parts of Joburg still without water
Parts of Joburg are still without water this morning. This is despite Joburg Water reporting steady progress in reservoir recovery.…
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Tyla blowing up in America
Well-known South African singer, Tyla is the name on everybody’s lips here in Mzansi and abroad. The Joburg-born singer, songwriter,…
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What you need to know about the viral fitness trainer, Nkululeko Dlamini
Nkululeko Dlamini, affectionately known as Nyawolomshini, has gained fame in South Africa as an aerobics instructor with enviable glutes. However,…
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SABC catches fire, again
Fires in Joburg are getting more and more intense. The most recent place to catch on fire was the SABC…
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Private security companies want army to help over cash-in-transit heists
It took 30 minutes for police to respond to a daring cash-in-transit heist on the N12 in Joburg on Saturday.…
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Prophet killed in hail of bullets
Sophiatown residents were greeted by blood ahead of the start of the weekend when two separate shooting incidents struck the…
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Watch: Inside Zoleka Mandela’s funeral
The late Zoleka Mandela’s funeral is currently underway at the Bryanston Methodist Church in Bryanston, north of Joburg. The 43-year-old…
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Minister Senzo Mchunu orders water sharing plan for Joburg’s parched communities
Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu has ordered officials to immediately shift water loads towards some of the city’s dry…
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Mukwevho of Joburg Water denies blaming city’s water shortages on residents
Joburg Water’s managing director, Ntshavheni Mukwevho, has denied placing blame for the city’s water shortages squarely on residents. Mukwevho defended…
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R50K fine for company director who failed to register his business for VAT
A Northern Cape company director who was found guilty of defrauding the South African Revenue Services (SARS) a few years…
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City Power now targeting Midrand for unpaid electricity bills
Joburg City Power officials were set to target Midrand on Wednesday as the City of Johannesburg intensifies efforts to recoup…
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Private property owners: Hijacked Braamfontein building impacting businesses
Private property owners claim they are losing business as a hijacked building owned by the City of Joburg is creating…
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Joburg hijacked building residents make threats as they block City Power from cutting lights
A Joburg City Power-led operation to disconnect the power at four hijacked buildings had to be abandoned midway through on…
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ConCourt ruling prevents eviction of illegal occupants in Joburg CBD
Thousands of illegal occupants of buildings within Joburg’s inner city cannot be evicted due to a Constitutional court ruling. The…
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Traffic cop shot dead & another injured while buying food at Joburg petrol station
A National Traffic Police officer has died, and another one is recovering in hospital following “a brutal attack” while the…
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