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Police descend on Roodepoort
Gauteng police are conducting the O kae Molao operation in Roodepoort. Gauteng Deputy Police Commissioner Thomas Mthombeni says the operation…
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Cable theft to blame for Roodepoort substation explosion
Joburg City Power said it was assessing the extent of damage on one of its substations which exploded in Roodepoort…
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Roodepoort substations at risk of collapse due to illegal mining, says City Power
Johannesburg City Power said that substations in Roodepoort were at risk of collapsing due to illegal mining by zama zamas.…
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Customers escape injury after SUV crashes through shop entrance
Gauteng: At 17H41 Saturday afternoon, Netcare 911 responded to a collision on Kingfisher Street in Horison Park, Roodepoort. Reports indicate…
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Police descend on troubled Roodepoort
The Roodepoort area has been rocked by a spate of hijackings and house robberies. Gauteng police descended on the area…
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Joburg mayor to help cut electricity of non-paying residents in Roodepoort
Newly elected Joburg mayor Thapelo Amad was expected to lead an electricity cut-off operation against non-paying residents in Roodepoort on…
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Gerhard Ackerman insists he did not violate bail conditions
Child rape accused Gerhard Ackerman has insisted he was not in violation of his bail conditions when he moved house.…
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JRA: West Rand roads are prone to flooding because of drainage systems
The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) says roads on the West Rand were prone to flooding because of the city’s drainage…
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8 months needed to fix collapsed Hendrick Potgieter Road, says Transport MEC
Gauteng MEC for Transport and Logistics Kedibone Diale-Tlabela on Wednesday estimated it will take eight months to fix the collapsed…
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Roodepoort’s Hendrik Potgieter road collapses after Joburg floods
Following recent devastating floods which ravaged the City of Johannesburg, the Hendrik Potgieter road in Roodepoort collapsed on Tuesday after…
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Joburg EMS find a body of cop swept away by Friday floods
Johannesburg Emergency Services (EMS) have confirmed that a body of a police officer who was swept away by flash floods…
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Fleeing vehicle thieves crash into 5 cars, firing shots at JMPD
A member of the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) VIP Unit has been commended after he intervened and foiled a…
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Extreme weather conditions set to increase in November
With the last month of the Spring season fast approaching, South Africans can expect a lot of extreme weather conditions.…
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City Power urges police to prevent infrastructure vandalism during load shedding
Joburg City Power is appealing to the police to be more active as Roodepoort continues to stay in the dark…
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Joburg Water to shutdown supply in northern suburb
Johannesburg Water has again shut down the supply to the northern suburbs of Johannesburg. This is the fourth time in…
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2 major Joburg hospitals without water due to load shedding
Constant power trips at Rand Water’s Zuikerbosch purification plant has resulted in pump stations and reservoirs across Johannesburg being adversely…
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Photos: Zahara’s house that was almost repossessed
Zahara, real name, Bulelwa Mkutukana, is a multi-award-winning singer, songwriter, and guitarist from Eastern Cape who first shot to fame…
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At least 6 bodies found next to N1 on West Rand
At least 6 bodies – believed to be that of Zama Zamas, have been found in the veld along the…
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CSIR: Joburg is not the the second-most air-polluted city in the world
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has denied reports that Johannesburg is in the top five of the…
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Police arrest 15 illegal miners in Joburg West
South African Police Service (SAPS) officers on Monday apprehended 15 suspected illegal miners, who were found in possession of gold-bearing…
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JMPD monitoring protests in Roodepoort
The Johannesburg Metro Police Department said that it was monitoring a protest in the Roodepoort area on Thursday morning and…
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Tshegofatso Pule’s family: No room for reconciliation with the Shobas
The family of Tshegofatso Pule said hearing Ntuthuko Shoba be sentenced on Friday was like laying her to rest once…
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Nthuthuko Shoba sentenced to life in prison
Convicted killer Ntuthuko Shoba will spend the rest of his life behind bars for the 2020 murder of his girlfriend…
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Actress Zinhle Mavasa’s second twin has died
Actress Zinhle Mavasa’s second twin has died! Actress Zinhle Mavasa feels she is cursed as her life has had a…
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Joburg City Power plans to intensify efforts to remove illegal connections
Jo’burg City Power said it will intensify its cut-off operations to alleviate the pressure on the grid caused by illegal…
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Water shutdown planned for parts of Johannesburg
Rand Water is planning shutdowns in parts of Johannesburg from 3 to 4 June. This is to cross-connect the newly…
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Sentencing proceedings against Ntuthuko Shoba postponed to July
Sentencing proceedings against convicted Tshegofatso Pule murderer Ntuthuko Shoba have been postponed to 28 July. Shoba was convicted of masterminding…
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Ntuthuko Shoba to be sentenced on Tuesday
The mastermind behind Tshegofatso Pule’s murder, Ntuthuko Shoba, will be sentenced on Tuesday. He was found guilty of murdering his…
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Mother and son injured in collision
Gauteng: At 07H29 Thursday morning, Netcare 911 responded to a collision on the corners of Abbott Street and Ontdekkers Road…
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Double blow for Zahara as she is to lose her house, few days after losing her Awards
Mzansi star and SAMA award-winning singer Zahara is about to lose her townhouse as the bank aims to auction it.…
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Joburg city centre plunged into darkness after outage at Fordsburg Substation
Most of the Johannesburg city centre and parts of Selby are without power after an outage at the Fordsburg Substation.…
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Police Minister applauds detectives for vigorous work on Tshegofatso Pule murder case
Police Minister Bheki Cele on Friday congratulated the detectives who worked on the Tshegofatso Pule case after her former boyfriend,…
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Pretoria community in the dark
The community of Laudium outside Pretoria is threatening to take the City of Tshwane to court if electricity problems are…
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Some parts of Roodepoort trapped in darkness as substation repairs halted by rain
Roodepoort residents are without power as rain interrupted City Power contractors battle to repair the JG Strydom switching substation. Areas…
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City Power assures Roodepoort customers over repairs to fire-hit substation
City Power has been dealing with frustrated customers in Roodepoort on Tuesday morning, who have been without power since Saturday…
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City Power hopes to fully restore Roodepoort electricity by Monday
City Power says it hopes to have electricity supply to Roodepoort, west of Johannesburg, fully restored on Monday. Several areas…
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Parts of Roodepoort plunged into darkness after Robertville substation fire
Parts of Roodepoort are still in the dark after two Johannesburg City Power transformers at the Robertville substation caught alight.…
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Fire causes power outage in parts of Roodepoort
Parts of Roodepoort are in the dark after two City Power transformers burnt down on Saturday morning. The fire is…
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Man seriously injured, home and cars damaged after house fire in Florida – PICS
One person sustained serious burn wounds after an explosion resulted in a house fire breaking out in Florida, Roodepoort on…
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2 suspects arrested in Roodepoort for hijacking
Two suspected hijackers have been arrested in Gauteng. Officers from Soweto’s Crime Intelligence and the provincial Traffic Department followed up…
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Gauteng police arrest 6 allegedly involved in cash-in-transit robberies
Six people were arrested for the alleged possession of high-performance vehicles that were reported stolen, Gauteng police said on Tuesday.…
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More headache for businessman Edwin Sodi as FNB demands his Rolls Royce
Fraud and corruption accused Edwin Sodi’s woes are piling up, with FNB taking the businessman to court for failing to…
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VIDEO: Carjacker steals vehicle in 2 minutes
Disturbing footage of a brazen car robbery on a quiet street in Emmarentia, Johannesburg doing the rounds on social media…
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34 suspected drunk drivers nabbed in Joburg during road safety operations
More than 30 Johannesburg motorists have been arrested for suspected drunk driving in the metro. The Johannesburg Metro Police Department…
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1 person killed, 5 others injured in Witpoortjie crash
One person has died while five others were injured in a car crash in Witpoortjie. ER24 paramedics on Friday said…
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Ipid probing after Mozambican national killed during shootout with cops
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) has launched an investigation after a hijacking suspect died after exchanging gunfire with police…
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VIDEO: Woman heavily beaten up by her ex-boyfriend after arriving at work
A woman has been badly beaten, allegedly by her ex-lover, after he followed her to her place of work recently.…
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Joburg Water working to restore supply
Johannesburg Water says it will take 24 to 48 hours for water supply to return to normal. A number of…
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Joburg Water says reservoirs at critical level, calls for reduction in demand
Joburg Water is warning that several of its reservoirs and water towers were now at a critical level. Rand Water…
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Gauteng residents urged not to stockpile water ahead of 54-hour disruption
Rand Water is urging Gauteng residents not to fill up bottles in preparation for next week’s 54-hour water disruption. Rand…
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