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Motorists urged to travel only if necessary and to prioritise safety
Severe weather conditions are expected to persist in parts of the country, prompting Johannesburg Emergency Management Services to remain on…
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Joburg EMS on alert for any flare ups at London Road fire
Johannesburg emergency services are on the scene of a house fire on London Road in Alexandra. Officials said that the…
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Joburg EMS confirms 2 killed in separate informal settlement fires
Johannesburg Emergency Management Services (EMS) has confirmed the deaths of two people in separate informal housing fires on Sunday. This…
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Multiple shacks on fire at the Setswetla informal settlement in Alexandra
City of Joburg firefighters are attending to an incident of multiple shacks on fire at the Setswetla informal settlement in…
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Joburg EMS on high alert after cold front warning
Johannesburg Emergency Management Services (EMS) say they are on high alert following a warning of a massive cold front in…
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Joburg EMS: Smoke seen along M1 highway not a flare-up of underground fire
Johannesburg Emergency Management Services (EMS) workers will continue with assessments on the M1 highway, near the city centre, following a…
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EMS officials attending to underground fire in Joburg CBD
Johannesburg Emergency Management Services (EMS) officials are currently attending to an underground fire in the metro’s CBD on Wednesday morning.…
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Joburg EMS on high alert as SA Weather Service warns of heavy rain for Gauteng
Rain continues across Gauteng on Tuesday morning following a South African Weather Service (SAWS) warning of persistent heavy downpours. Traffic…
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Video: Dozens evacuated as bus catches fire in Joburg
Dozens were evacuated from a burning bus in Roodepoort, Johannesburg on Tuesday, with authorities still trying to establish the cause…
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Metro police on a mission in Joburg problem hotspots this New Year’s Eve
The Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) said it would be carrying out operations in problematic areas in Johannesburg on New…
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Joburg residents planning to bring in new year with fireworks urged to do so responsibly
With just two days left before 2024 kicks in, Johannesburg Emergency Services (EMS) has pleaded with those planning on ushering…
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Joburg EMS on high alert as city braces for inclement weather
Joburg’s Emergency Medical Services are on high alert as the city braces for more inclement weather on Monday. A cut-off…
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Another scorching heatwave for Gauteng residents
Gauteng residents have been warned to brace for another heatwave expected to hit the province next week. The country has…
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Search for 2 missing congregants to resume today
The search for two missing church members has been suspended for Monday. It will resume on Tuesday. Johannesburg emergency services…
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Search for two bodies washed away at Kliprivier stream continues
Joburg Emergency Services (EMS) is on a search for two bodies that washed away at the Kliprivier stream. EMS said…
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Joburg rescue services resumes search for Soweto boy swept away in river stream
Johannesburg rescue services have resumed a search for a young boy who was swept away while trying to cross a…
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Joburg Emergency Services accessing storm damage
Johannesburg Emergency Services are assessing the storm damage in different parts of the city. On Monday, a hail storm damaged…
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Police continue investigations into deadly Joburg building fire
Police are continuing investigations into the downtown Joburg blaze. Over 70 people were killed and about 55 others were hospitalised.…
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Authorities continue with search & recovery efforts following Joburg CBD fire
Emergency service officials are continuing their search and recovery efforts following a fire at a building in Marshalltown that claimed…
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At least 20 people killed, 43 injured in Joburg CBD as fire guts hijacked building
More than 20 people have died and 43 other people were injured when a fire broke out in a hijacked…
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One dead following fire at Denver informal settlement
One person has died following a fire at an informal settlement in Denver. The city’s Emergency Management Service said it…
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Woman dies after smoke inhalation in Joburg house fire
A 32-year-old woman died due to smoke inhalation when a house caught fire on Saturday afternoon in Turfontein, south of…
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Diepsloot fire: No fatalities or injuries, at least 20 displaced
A fire that resulted in the displacement of 20 residents in Diepsloot was extinguished. Firefighters responded to the blaze earlier…
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Joburg EMS evacuates 200 from burning building in CBD
More than 200 people have been evacuated from a burning building in the Johannesburg CBD. Joburg Emergency Management Services (EMS)…
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Freezing temperatures hit Gauteng
Winter is coming and it’s time to get those blankets out as temperatures in Johannesburg are set to reach near…
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Shortage of fire trucks in Joburg
As fire season approaches, half of all Joburg stations have no firefighting engines. This has been confirmed by the city’s…
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Joburg EMS urges residents to be cautious after fires destroy 20 informal homes
Johannesburg’s emergency management services (EMS) said it responded to two fires involving multiple informal settlements in Alexandra in the early…
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One waste picker dead & others missing as Ennerdale landfill site caves in
Johannesburg Emergency Services have recovered the body of a waste picker and are searching for at least two more bodies…
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Emergency services search for 3 more people missing from Juskei river floods
Johannesburg emergency services said they were searching for three more missing people from the Jukskei River and not only one,…
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Gauteng EMS on high alert amid torrential rains
Gauteng Emergency Services are on high alert for possible flooding in low-lying areas and informal settlements. The province has been…
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Heavy rains expected in parts of Gauteng this weekend
The South African Weather Service has issued a Level 6 warning for severe thunderstorms, damaging winds, and heavy rainfall in…
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Motorists urged to be on high alert
Heavy rains this week have damaged a number of roads around Gauteng. The Provincial Transport Department has deployed emergency road…
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Emergency Services: Exercise caution ahead of rainy start to the week
As more rain is forecast on Monday as well as on Tuesday, motorists and residents are being urged to exercise…
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No plans to call off search for 6-year-old Khaya Magadla yet, says Joburg EMS
Joburg Emergency Services on Thursday said that it had no plans to call off the search for Khaya Magadla almost…
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EMS officials eliminate any doubt in the search for Khaya Magadla
Joburg EMS spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi said it was all a process of eliminating any doubt, as more than 30 officials…
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Water may be shut off in parts of Soweto to help in search for Khaya Magadla
Joburg’s emergency services could be requesting the help of the Soweto community in the search for Khaya Magadla. The emergency…
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Cameras & technicians deployed as search continues for boy who fell down manhole
The City of Johannesburg’s emergency services is on Sunday continuing with its search for Khayalethu Magadla, the six-year-old boy who…
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Search continues for missing Soweto boy
Search and recovery teams are not giving up after a week of looking for six-year-old Khayalethu Magadla. The boy fell…
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Joburg EMS committed to helping family of missing Khaya Magadla find closure
The Johannesburg Emergency Services Department said that it was committed to helping the family of Khaya Magadla find closure as…
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Search for boy who fell into manhole in Soweto expected to resume on Tuesday
The search and rescue operation of a missing six-year-old boy from Dlamini in Soweto is expected to resume on Tuesday…
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2 children die in shack fire in Orange Farm
Two children have died in a shack fire, south of Johannesburg. City of Johannesburg Emergency Management Services said they responded…
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Joburg EMS issues warning over heating devices as cold weather sets in
Johannesburg Emergency Services has urged people to take extra caution when using heating devices as the cold weather sets in…
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Alex business owners vow to retaliate
Store owners whose shops where gutted by a fire at the Pan African Mall in Alexandra have vowed to retaliate.…
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At least 6 stores gutted by fire at Pan African Mall in Alexandra
At least six stores have been gutted by fire at the Pan African Mall in Alexandra. The incident affected the…
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Section of massive trade hub in eThekwini catches fire
The eThekwini Municipality has confirmed that a section of a massive trade hub in the city caught fire. Authorities are…
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Gauteng EMS officials monitoring informal settlements amid heavy rains
Gauteng emergency services on Monday deployed technical teams to several informal settlements as the province continues to experience heavy rainfall.…
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Cold & wet weekend in store for Gauteng residents with flash flood warnings
Gauteng residents will have to contend with cold and wet weather this weekend. The South African Weather Service has issued…
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Gauteng emergency services on high alert ahead of rainy weekend
Gauteng residents will have to reach for their warm blankets as temperatures will drop from Friday with widespread showers and…
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Joburg EMS battle fire in Fordsburg that cut power to city centre
Johannesburg emergency services have spent the night extinguishing a massive underground tunnel fire in the city centre. Electricity cables planted…
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Joburg motorists urged to be cautious as rain and power cuts come into play
As the rain continues across Gauteng on Wednesday morning, Eskom has now escalated rolling power cuts to stage four and…
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