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Two EMPD Officers Killed in Tembisa During Night Patrol
The attack has sent shockwaves through the Tembisa community and the greater Ekurhuleni region. Residents expressed grief and frustration over…
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Gauteng government under fire over R34 million rehab centre funds
The Gauteng government is facing accusations of mismanaging funds allocated for the establishment of a drug rehabilitation centre in Tembisa.…
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Family demands justice after PSL star’s fatal car accident claims 9-year-old’s life
Family demands justice after PSL star’s fatal car accident claims 9-year-old’s life! A family in Tembisa is mourning the tragic…
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Sekhukhune United football star linked to deadly hit-and-run hands himself over to police
Sekhukhune United football star linked to deadly hit-and-run hands himself over to police! A football player from Sekhukhune United has…
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16 Tembisa school children rushed to hospital after eating achaar
16 Tembisa school children rushed to hospital after eating achaar! At least 16 children were rushed to different hospitals after…
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Tembisa arts teacher gets life sentence for repeatedly raping pupil
A creative arts teacher from Tembisa, Gauteng, has been sentenced to five life terms for repeatedly raping a Grade 7…
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Thembisa alleged serial rapist gets judge’s rebuke
The trial of accused Tembisa serial rapist Sipho Lucas Phiri continued in Benoni on Tuesday. The former PRASA security guard…
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Tembisa residents up in arms as uncollected waste piles up
Tembisa residents are fed up with the foul smell emanating from uncollected waste and are demanding action from the City…
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Lekau Sehoana’s Tembisa Drip pop-up store broken into
A Drip footwear pop-up shop in Tembisa, recently launched by the brand’s founder Lekau Sehoana, was broken into just a…
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Tembisa homeowner arrested after stolen Toyota Starlet was found in his yard
The small hatchback was recovered in the Tembisa area, according to Lieutenant Colonel Kelebogile Thepa, spokesperson for the Ekurhuleni Metro…
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Manhunt launched for gang after Tembisa cash-in-transit heist attempt
Police continue their manhunt for a gang who blew up a G4S armoured van during an attempted cash-in-transit heist in…
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Police on the scene of a cash-in-transit heist in Esselen Park
Police are on the scene of a cash-in-transit heist in Esselen Park, near Tembisa, on Wednesday morning. According to reports…
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Rand Water heads to Ekurhuleni for month-long maintenance project
Households in parts of Ekurhuleni are next in line for low water pressure and dry taps as Rand Water gears…
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Dad found guilty of killing 5-year-old son amid paternity dispute with mother
A father who killed his 5-year-old son after an argument with the child’s mother over his paternity was found guilty…
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Two Benoni pupils who drowned while at a camp in Centurion to be laid to rest
Two Benoni boys who drowned while at a camp in Centurion will be laid to rest on Wednesday. Fifteen-year-old Siphamandla…
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Senzo Meyiwa trial: Defence questions cellphone data presented in court
The defence in the Senzo Meyiwa trial has questioned the links drawn between the accused by cellphone data presented in…
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SANTACO mulls trigger behind taxi strike across Ekurhuleni
The South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO) in Ekurhuleni has confirmed its drivers have taken part in a shutdown across…
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Tembisa residents deeply concerned about deteriorating state of schools
Tembisa residents say they are deeply concerned about the deteriorating state of schools, which they described as a ticking time…
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MEC Chiloane denies claims Gauteng Education Dept is failing to fix decaying infrastructure at schools
Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane says it is not true that the department is failing to sort out decaying infrastructure…
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18 pupils injured after Tembisa school ceiling collapsed
A classroom ceiling collapsed during school hours injuring at least 18 pupils at the Umthambeka Primary School in Tembisa. The…
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Two suspects arrested in connections with alleged mob justice murders in Tembisa
Two suspects have been arrested in connection the murder of six people who were allegedly stoned to death by some…
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6th man succumbs to beating and stoning in Tembisa mob attack
The publication has learned that a sixth man died after being beaten and stoned in a mob attack in Tembisa.…
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One of Senzo Meyiwa murder-accused nabbed on drug & ammunition charges
The Tembisa Magistrates Court has convicted one of Senzo Meyiwa’s alleged killers on charges of possession of drugs and the…
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Senzo Meyiwa murder trial: Accused to face judgement for 2019 drug-dealing case
The Senzo Meyiwa trial may be on hold for now, but one of his alleged killers is due back in…
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‘Fight fire with fire’: Bheki Cele says on criminals daring to take on police
Police Minister Bheki Cele has called on officers to get tough and “fight fire with fire” on criminals who are…
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Gauteng legislature wants an end to government projects going way over budget
The Gauteng Provincial Legislature wants to stop the culture of government projects ballooning or going way over budget. Members of…
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R82 million Tembisa school still not open nearly 7 years after work started
A Gauteng school that the government spent more than R82 million to build is idle and cannot admit pupils. Construction…
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Taxi driver flees after crashing into car in Tembisa
Police in Ekurhuleni have launched a manhunt for a taxi driver who abandoned his Toyota Quantum and fled on foot…
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Court told accused number 1 allegedly confessed to Senzo Meyiwa murder
The Pretoria High Court has heard how the first accused in the Senzo Meyiwa trial allegedly confessed to the crime…
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Pictures: Chaos as Tembisa residents loot cash-in-transit van after heist
A man allegedly caught stealing money from a cash-in-transit van which had been robbed by unknown assailants, was arrested by…
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TK Nciza getting married again
Popular South African entrepreneur, politician, entrepreneur, and music mogul, Thembinkosi TK Nciza is set to tie the knot in December…
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Toyota Quantum stolen from Rustenburg recovered in Tembisa with radio & computer box missing
Ekurhuleni police recovered a minibus Toyota Quantum taxi stolen from Rustenburg, North West, after it was abandoned near Tembisa, Ekurhuleni.…
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SAPS investigates two cases of arson killings in Tembisa
Police in Gauteng are investigating cases of murder after two people were reportedly burned to death by community members in…
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EMPD officers evacuate unlawful land occupants in Tembisa
Ekurhuleni Metro Police are evacuating hundreds of people from an illegally occupied piece of land in Tembisa, east of Johannesburg.…
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EMPD arrest 3 security guards for allegedly stealing copper cables worth R20 000
The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) arrested three security guards for allegedly stealing copper cables worth R20,000 in Tembisa. The…
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Ex-cop who killed Tembisa nurse Lebogang Monene will not serve any time behind bars
A former policeman who killed a Tembisa nurse will not serve any time behind bars. Lucky Mudau pleaded guilty to…
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Panyaza Lesufi slams claims that Gauteng govt failed to improve township economy
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has slammed claims made by the opposition in the provincial legislature which suggested that the government…
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ActionSA: Tembisa residents left stranded amid ANC-EFF coalition power struggles
Prolonged outages in Ekurhuleni, outside of load shedding, are causing frustration for residents and businesses. ActionSA said the community of…
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Ekurhuleni police monitor Tembisa protest over Transnet posts
Ekurhuleni police continued to monitor the Kaalfontein area in Tembisa where protestors gathered for a demonstration on Monday morning. It…
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Gauteng serial r@pist faces 139 additional charges
A serial rapist who had been operating in Gauteng since 2018 has been slapped with several additional charges in the…
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Police arrest 3 ATM-bombing suspects in Tembisa
South African Police Service (Saps) Tactical Response Teams (TRT) have arrested three suspects in connection with ATM bombings in and…
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Heavy rainfall causes havoc in Tembisa
The City of Joburg said on Saturday morning that several homes were reportedly flooded and even sinking in Winnie Mandela,…
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Case of police officer accused of Tembisa Hospital nurse’s murder postponed to next week
A Tembisa police officer accused of murdering his girlfriend who was a nurse failed to present his plea proposal before…
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Kidnapped Gauteng businessman found dead
A Gauteng businessman who was reported missing on Wednesday evening has been found dead. Kevin Soal, 68, was allegedly shot…
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Education Dept to investigate after 3 learners die in separate incidents in Gauteng
Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane is expected to visit schools and families affected by the deaths of three pupils in…
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Gauteng Dept cuts NPO funding
Thousands of people dependent on non-profit organisations (NPOs) will have to fend for themselves following the Gauteng Department of Social…
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One cop shot dead & 2 wounded in Tembisa
Police have mobilized maximum resources after a police officer was shot dead and another two wounded during an armed robbery…
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2 arrested trying to smuggle cars stolen in Gauteng to Zambia
Police in Limpopo have arrested two people after the recovery of two vehicles, a Toyota Hilux Legend 50 and a…
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Gauteng residents illegally occupy privately-owned Olievenhoutbosch plot
An open plot of land in Olievenhoutbosch has been targeted in a land grab by residents from as far afield…
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Tembisa Hospital CEO Ashley Mthunzi & provincial health CFO Lerato Madyo suspended amid R850 million tender probe
The Gauteng provincial government has placed the chief financial officer of the Gauteng Department of Health and the chief executive…
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