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Bongani Baloyi insists Mashaba endorsed ANC coalition talks
Former ActionSA Gauteng chairperson Bongani Baloyi insisted that 2022’s discussions around potential coalitions with the African National Congress (ANC), in…
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Wits SRC president Aphiwe Mnyamana suspended after students take protest to Vice-Chancellor’s house
Wits SRC president Aphiwe Mnyamana was on Monday suspended from the institution following a week of protests over financial exclusion…
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Cosatu calls on Finance Minister to help relieve Eskom debt burden
Gauteng’s roads are falling apart. This is due to heavy rains that have been lashing the province and worsened by…
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Lesufi: Gauteng govt to build R1.2 billion solar farm to lessen dependence on Eskom
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi said that the provincial government would be building a solar farm that would be able to…
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Gauteng Premier Lesufi confirms e-toll gantries to be disabled
There is a concerted effort within Gauteng to upgrade the road network, but those upgrades will not be paid for…
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Panyaza Lesufi vows to intensify crime-fighting efforts in Soweto
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi is promising to step up efforts to fight crime in Soweto. He led a roundtable discussion…
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Crime dragging Gauteng’s good name in the mud, says Lesufi
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi said crime was putting the province’s title as the economic hub of the country at risk.…
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Gauteng ready to buy energy from IPPs
The Gauteng government is open to buying any form of energy from independent producers to curb power cuts. That’s the…
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Equipment salvaged from abandoned R700 million Covid hospital
Generators, as well as heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning equipment, has been salvaged from the abandoned Anglo Ashanti Hospital, in the…
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Gauteng premier says SA needs stricter gun laws following AKA’s murder
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says the country needs stricter gun laws. He was speaking to the media after visiting the…
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Panyaza Lesufi rubbishes claims that mayoral changes will bring instability to Joburg
Gauteng African National Congress (ANC) chairperson and Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi on Friday refuted claims that the change in the…
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Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi declares war on crime
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says he will ensure that there will be police visibility in every ward in the province…
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Premier Lesufi to Soweto: We’ve acted confusedly in managing electricity issue
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi conceded that the African National Congress (ANC) government has failed to provide power security, not only…
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Boksburg explosion: Death toll rises to 41
The death toll in the Boksburg tanker explosion has risen to 41. The incident occurred on Christmas Eve when a…
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GP premier’s office keeping a close eye on Joburg CBD after violent protest
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi said his office would be monitoring the situation in the Johannesburg CBD closely following Monday’s violent…
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Panyaza Lesufi: Gas tanker company to help repair homes destroyed in Boksburg blast
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi said that the government was working with gas tanker company, Innovative Staffing Solutions, to repair the…
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Boksburg explosion death toll increases to 40
The death toll in the Boksburg gas tanker explosion has increased to 40. Three more people have succumbed to their…
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Panyaza Lesufi calls on healthcare workers to ensure best care to Boksburg blast victims
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has called on nurses and doctors that are treating those injured in the Boksburg gas tanker…
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Panyaza Lesufi: Alternative revenue mode needed to pay Sanral’s e-toll debt
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi said that while the deactivation of e-tolls was becoming a reality, the provincial government will need…
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Truck driver survives horrific Boksburg explosion
The driver of the gas tanker truck that exploded in Boksburg this morning has been hospitalized. Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi…
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Update: 9 dead following Boksburg gas tanker explosion
At least nine people have died after a gas tanker exploded under a bridge in Boksburg. Several others have been…
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Premier Lesufi urges police to arrest suspects in alleged Bara cable theft syndicate
The Premier of Gauteng, Panyaza Lesufi, urged the police to act swiftly in arresting the suspects responsible for the recent…
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ANC conference a major economic boost, says Panyaza Lesufi
This weekend the ANC will elect new leadership. Ahead of the conference which kicks off on Friday, there is a…
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Saftu’s Zwelinzima Vavi calls for Tembisa Hospital looters to be referred to NPA
Trade union federation, Saftu, said that the Special Investigating Unit (SIU)’s report on millions of rands in irregular expenditure at…
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Panyaza Lesufi: Babita Deokaran killed for exposing R1bn corruption at Tembisa Hospital
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has admitted that whistle-blower Babita Deokaran was murdered for exposing R1 billion worth of irregular tenders issued…
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Blacklist Thembisa Hospital culprits, says DA
The DA wants the Gauteng Premier to act without fear or favour when he releases the Special Investigating Unit report…
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Damning SIU report to reveal the rot at Thembisa Hospital
The wheels of justice could finally start turning, with those implicated in looting the Thembisa Hospital facing the music. Gauteng…
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Janusz Walus will meet his fate, says Panyaza Lesufi
The Justice Department has confirmed that Chris Hani’s killer Janusz Walus’s parole began on Wednesday. He was discharged from the…
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Do not impose reconciliation on us, says Panyaza Lesufi on Janusz Walus parole
Gauteng ANC chairperson Panyaza Lesufi said Janusz Walus, the assassin who killed Chris Hani in 1993, should know he caused…
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Premier Lesufi to update advocacy group fighting for apartheid-era compensation
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi is set to meet with the Khulumani Support Group on Tuesday which has been camping outside…
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Tripartite Alliance vows to continue protesting against Janusz Walus’ release
The ANC’s provincial chairperson in Gauteng – Panyaza Lesufi said the ANC and its alliance partners will continue to protest…
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Gauteng Premier Lesufi urges Ramaphosa to end load shedding crisis
The Gauteng Provincial Government has asked President Cyril Ramaphosa to put an end to the ongoing load shedding. Gauteng Premier,…
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Gauteng Premier Lesufi: Decision on e-tolls by year-end
Gauteng residents will know the fate of controversial e-tolls by the end of the year. Premier Panyaza Lesufi says a…
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Gauteng townships to see installation of security surveillance cameras, says Panyaza Lesufi
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi said on Friday CCTV cameras would be installed in townships across the province to ensure the…
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Angei Motshekga wishes matric class of 2022 well for final exams
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has wished the class of 2022 well ahead of the start of the national senior…
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Photos: Actor Israel Matseke Zulu graces Ke Moja 10th awards ceremony
MEC for Social Development, Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment Mbali Hlophe has called Amapiano artists to a challenge. Hlophe was…
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Panyaza Lesufi convinced e-tolls will be a thing of the past
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi is convinced e-tolls will be a thing of the past. Lesufi hopes Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana…
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Gauteng government launches 24-hour anti-substance abuse helpline
The Gauteng provincial government on Tuesday launched a 24-hour anti-substance abuse call centre service to help those in need of…
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Search for Bokgabo Poo’s body parts leads to another body
A search for missing body parts has led to the discovery of another body in Wattville. Four-year-old Bokgabo Poo was…
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Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says crime fighting budget will be increased to R8 billion
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says the budget allocated to the department of community safety to help fight crime will soon…
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Police are being deployed to find Bokgabo Poo’s body parts, says Gauteng Premier
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi said they will be deploying various police units to find the rest of Bokgabo Poo’s body…
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OUTA refutes Panyaza Lesufi claims of scrapping e-tolls
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) said on Sunday only the national government can scrap the controversial e-tolls in Gauteng.…
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Department of Social Development to launch nyaope rehabilitation programme
The Premier of Gauteng, Panyaza Lesufi says the Department of Social Development is set to launch a new initiative to…
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Panyaza Lesufi: Safety & security set to get bigger budget to fight against crime
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says the safety and security portfolio in the province is set to get a bigger budget…
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Gauteng’s new Premier Panyaza Lesufi announces changes to his cabinet
Newly elected Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi on Friday announced sweeping changes to his executive. The changes came a day after…
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Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko named Health MEC
Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi says the new executive council is one that represents skills, competency and a team where more…
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Panyaza Lesufi: No holy cows in fight against corruption, lawlessness & crime
The announcement of ANC Gauteng provincial chair Panyaza Lesufi as the province’s premier was met with mixed reactions from opposition…
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Panyaza Lesufi to reshuffle Gauteng cabinet
New Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi is expected to reshuffle his cabinet on Friday. He’s made a number of promises to…
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Panyaza Lesufi elected Gauteng premier
ANC Gauteng provincial chairperson Panyaza Lesufi has been elected the next premier of the province. Lesufi was elected on Thursday,…
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Panyaza Lesufi ready for Gauteng’s top job
The ANC in Gauteng says it’s ready for Panyaza Lesufi to fill the province’s top job. But the move will…
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