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Unemployed Gauteng residents urged to apply for UIF jobs programme
The Gauteng government has urged unemployed people in the province to visit their nearest schools to apply for the UIF’s…
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E-tolls scrapped, but motorists still have to pay outstanding bills
E-tolls will be permanently scrapped from Friday, but motorists will still be expected to pay their outstanding debts. The government…
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Gauteng government refutes claims Nasi iSpani beneficiaries are being short-changed
The Gauteng government has refuted allegations that some beneficiaries of the Nasi iSpani programme have not been receiving their salaries.…
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Health workers union says healthcare internships move is a desperate attempt to win votes
The recent announcement regarding temporary employment 1,120 healthcare interns has received criticism from the Health and Allied Workers Indaba Trade…
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No one wants to take responsibility for the scrapping of e-tolls
The national government and the Gauteng provincial government have abandoned their promise to scrap the e-toll gantries. This was after…
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Panyaza Lesufi: New police boss for Ga-Rankuwa police station to bolster crime-fighting efforts
Disgruntled Ga-Rankuwa residents have accused the City of Tshwane of prioritizing service delivery in suburban communities and neglecting townships. On…
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Lesufi says govt still committed to addressing Ga-Rankuwa youth unemployment & high crime rate
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has assured Ga-Rankuwa residents that the government remains committed to addressing youth unemployment and high crime…
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Collen Malatji: Nasi Ispani initiative should prioritise ANC volunteers
After months of the African National Congress (ANC) in Gauteng denying claims that Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s Nasi Ispani initiative is…
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Repaying R12 billion e-toll debt may require borrowing from willing financial institutions
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi said the only way to pay back the province’s e-toll debt owed to the South African…
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Police say illegal miners behind Tuesday morning’s M1 North roadside robberies
Gauteng police said that illegal miners were behind the brazen robberies on the M1 North near the Crown Interchange. A…
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E-tolls switch off to start as soon as next month: Panyaza Lesufi
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has confirmed that the controversial e-tolls in the province will officially begin to be switched off…
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Opposition parties predict empty promises in Panyaza Lesufi’s SOPA
ActionSA says it believes that Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s State of the Province Address (SOPA) will be nothing more than…
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Panyaza Lesufi announces rollout of 6 000 CCTV cameras to combat crime in Gauteng
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has launched over 6,000 CCTV cameras across Gauteng in an effort to combat crime. More than…
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We want to win Gauteng alone: Panyaza Lesufi
Gauteng ANC Chairperson Panyaza Lesufi says that if the ruling party loses the elections, that is the end of the…
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Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi defends Nas’Ispani recruitment programme
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has defended all the job opportunities provided through the Nas’Ispani recruitment programme in the province, saying…
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Man arrested for death of 76 people & 120 counts of attempted murder after confessing he started Joburg CBD building fire
A 29-year-old man was arrested by police in Gauteng after he allegedly confessed about taking part in starting the inferno…
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While Gauteng’s matric pass rate improved, more still needs to be done – says MEC Chiloane
Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane said that although there was an improvement in the province’s matric pass rate, more still…
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Activist supports Panyaza Lesufi’s call for one matric exam system in South Africa
Education activist Hendrick Makaneta has voiced support to the loud calls by Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi this week for the…
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Matric 2024: Gauteng Education Department to award top-achieving candidates
The Gauteng Department of Education will award top-achieving matriculants from the province’s 2023 cohort in Sandton on Friday morning. The…
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Panyaza Lesufi: ‘If IEB is the best, then every learner in South Africa must write IEB exam’
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has rubbished widespread reports purporting that he is campaigning for the scrapping of the Independent Examinations…
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Hawks probe Soshanguve mass murder after cop gets killed
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has confirmed that the horrific New Year’s Day mass murder, including a police officer, in a…
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Zizi Kodwa pays tribute to legendary photographer Peter Magubane
Arts and Culture Minister Zizi Kodwa will be visiting the late Peter Magubane’s family on Wednesday. The legendary news photographer,…
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Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi denounces crime rate in Soshanguve’s Jukulyn section
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says the crime rate at Soshanguve’s Jukulyn section, north of Pretoria, is alarming. This follows the…
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Premier Lesufi calls for overhaul of policing in Soshanguve after mass shooting
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has called for an overhaul of policing in Soshanguve following a mass shooting that claimed four…
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Bheki Cele: AmaPanyaza to assist SAPS in crime-fighting ops over festive season
The Ministry of Police announced that Gauteng’s new crime wardens, unofficially known as AmaPanyaza, will be supporting the police during…
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Justice Ministry clarifies Gauteng crime prevention wardens’ powers limited
Some political parties and civil society groups are planning on challenging the new legal status afforded to Gauteng crime prevention…
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AmaPanyaza can now fight crime as Minister Lamola designates them as traffic officers
Justice Minister Ronald Lamola has conferred Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s crime prevention wardens, which are also known as amaPanyaza, with…
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Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi calls for law enforcement officers to work together
Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi has called on the police and traffic officers to work together to do away with lawlessness…
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Gauteng top cop issues directive over ‘amaPanyaza’, says they’re not police officers
In another blow to Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s crime prevention wardens – popularly known as ‘amaPanyaza’ – the province’s top…
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Panyaza Lesufi postpones visit to Soweto
Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi has postponed a visit to Soweto after this weekend’s protests. Calm has been restored after residents…
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Gauteng Premier Lesufi promises to light up areas in Soweto without power by Christmas
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi said that Soweto communities who have been in the dark due to the power crisis in…
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Small businesses in Swaneville struggling to operate with limited power supply
Small businesses in Swaneville are struggling to operate with limited to no electricity supply. The West Rand township has struggled…
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1000s of Gauteng youth receive appointment letters as part of Nasi iSpani project
Thousands of Gauteng youth who scored new jobs with the provincial government as part of the Nasi iSpani project received…
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1000s of young people to receive appointment letters from Panyaza Lesufi
Thousands of Gauteng job seekers will receive their appointment letters on Saturday at the Rhema Bible Church in Randburg, Johannesburg.…
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Lesufi: Urgent need to review funding model for Gauteng’s 11 municipalities
Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi, said there was an urgent need to review the funding model for all 11 municipalities in…
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Usindiso building fire inquiry says death toll may be 76 not 77
The Commission of Inquiry into the Usindiso building fire said preliminary investigations have revealed that the death toll in the…
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Joburg CBD building fire commission of inquiry set for late October
The proceedings of the commission of inquiry into the Usindiso building fire in Marshalltown that killed 77 people will begin…
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MEC: Crime wardens at Gauteng schools will have minimal engagement with pupils
Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane said that crime prevention wardens being deployed to high-risk schools across the province would have…
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No injuries after fire breaks out at Joburg building
Johannesburg Emergency Services (EMS) have responded to yet another fire at a building in Berea in the Joburg CBD. It…
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Premier Lesufi explains why start of Marshalltown fire inquiry has been delayed
The Gauteng government says cost difficulties are delaying the start of the Marshalltown fire inquiry. In September, the provincial government…
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Taps to run dry with no water for parts of Joburg on Tuesday and Wednesday
Eastern parts of Johannesburg are expected to have no water on Tuesday as Joburg Water sets out to repair a…
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Gauteng province sends farewell to outgoing Chinese Consul General Tang Zhongdong
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has sent out well wishes to outgoing Chinese Consul General in Johannesburg, Tang Zhongdong, who is…
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Drugs threaten to transform youth into Zombies: Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says that drugs are turning young children into zombies and have the potential to wipe off…
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Gauteng govt closer to identifying deceased undocumented migrants following Joburg CBD fire
The Gauteng government said it’s making progress on identifying and repatriating the bodies of the undocumented migrants who died in…
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Panyaza Lesufi: Inquiry will assist in answering questions about Marshalltown fire
The Gauteng government said the commission of inquiry would assist in answering the many unanswered questions surrounding the Marshalltown fire.…
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Commission of Inquiry into Marshalltown fire given 6 months to submit report
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says the newly appointed Commission of Inquiry into the Marshalltown fire tragedy has been given six…
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Gauteng Education Dept on a mission to tackle high rate of learner suicides & violence in schools
The Gauteng Department of Education (DOE) will soon deploy counsellors and social workers to about 1,200 schools as part of…
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Commission of inquiry into Joburg CBD fire yet to finalise reference terms
A commission of inquiry into the deadly Marshalltown fire that claimed 77 lives is yet to finalize its terms of…
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Commission of Inquiry established to look into Jhb fire
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says the establishment of a Commission of Inquiry into the deadly Marshalltown fire came as a…
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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…
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