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Community to Mourn E-Hailing Driver Killed Outside Maponya Mall
JOHANNESBURG – The body of 27-year-old e-hailing driver, Mthokozisi Mvelase, has finally been returned to his grieving family after weeks…
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Maponya Mall Restores Calm After Violent Taxi and E-Hailing Clashes
A sense of normalcy has returned to Maponya Mall in Soweto following a week of unrest and violence involving minibus…
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Methodist Church Leads Prayer and Memorial After Fatal Attack at Maponya Mall
JOHANNESBURG – In a heartfelt act of solidarity and healing, the Methodist Church gathered outside Maponya Mall in Pimville, Soweto…
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Taxi Torched Metres Away from Maponya Mall Amid Escalating Soweto Tensions
JOHANNESBURG – A taxi torched metres away from Maponya Mall on Thursday morning in a violent escalation of tensions that…
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Soweto Residents Angered by E-Hailing Driver Killing and Violence at Maponya Mall
Soweto residents angered by the killing of an e-hailing driver and violent attacks near Maponya Mall have made it clear:…
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Bolt introduces selfie safety system to protect drivers
e-Hailing service provider Bolt has introduced a new system to its platform that could increase the level of safety for…
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E-hailing drivers to operate outside Soweto malls, for now
Taxi associations and e-hailing drivers in Soweto came to an agreement in an attempt to put an end to the…
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Soweto United E-hailing Association says drivers being scapegoated
Chairperson of the Soweto United E-hailing Association, Thato Ramaila, says drivers are being used as scapegoats for taxi violence. Three…
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Management won’t allow unregistered e-hailing drivers at Maponya Mall
Maponya Mall management has taken a stance to keep drivers not registered to any e-hailing service or affiliation out of…
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Update: Bolt suspends operations at Maponya Mall after violent attacks on e-hailing drivers
Bolt has suspended pick-up and drop-off points at Maponya Mall to ensure that drivers and passengers are safe while they…
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Uber, Bolt drivers attacked in Soweto
At least two people have been injured in violence outside Maponya Mall in Soweto. People alleged to be taxi drivers…
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Protestors block routes into Soweto with rocks and burning tyres
Protests have cut off some main routes leading into Soweto. Traffic officials said that routes had been blockaded with burning…
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President Ramaphosa admits: Protest organisers were so well organised
President Ramaphosa admits: Protest organisers were so well organised. Speaking to Soweto residents during a visit to the township in…
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Security in Maponya Mall increased, residents vow they’ll stay on guard
Security has been increased at the Maponya Mall, which was the only mall in the area that wasn’t looted last…
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President Ramaphosa: Let’s use Mandela Day to clean up our streets and rebuild
President Cyril Ramaphosa called on South Africans to join clean-up efforts on Sunday and help rebuild the country as part…
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President Ramaphosa to deliver virtual Mandela Day memorial lecture
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday will deliver a virtual Nelson Mandela memorial lecture as part of the ANC’s Mandela Day…
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7 arrested for alleged sale of alcohol at Soweto’s Maponya Mall
The arrests were a result of crime intelligence receiving information about liquor being sold at the back of the mall.…
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Kidnapped Queen’s High School pupil found
A kidnapped pupil from Queen’s High School in Johannesburg has been found. He is with his parents at Maponya Mall…
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