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Tshwane residents worried about health crisis over refuse not being collected due to strike
A serious health crisis is looming in Pretoria North. This after a local dumping site being over capacitated due to…
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3 bodies retrieved after trench collapses on Tshwane workers
Three Tshwane contract workers died after a trench they were working in collapsed and buried them in Myburgh Street, Capital…
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Sick man reportedly turned away from clinic & died on his way back home
Limpopo MEC for Health, Dr Phophi Ramathuba has sent a team to investigate circumstances surrounding the death of a man…
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Uproar as Kelly Khumalo gets booked to perform at State Theatre
Social media users have slammed The South African State Theatre (SAST) for booking singer, Kelly Khumalo, for her second gospel…
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Tshwane Mayor sticking to his guns on Sawmu strike action
Tshwane Mayor, Cilliers Brink says an ultimatum has been issued to workers to return to work or face disciplinary action,…
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Rand Water announces 30-hour shutdown planned for City of Tshwane from 30 July
Rand Water has announced a 30-hour planned shutdown that will halt supply to some areas in the City of Tshwane.…
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Soshanguve residents without water for 2 weeks
Residents of Sohanguve Block L say they have been without water for nearly two weeks. The City of Tshwane says…
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City of Tshwane announces 30-hour water shutdown
A 30-hour shutdown of water supply by Rand Water is scheduled in Tshwane from 5 am on 30 July until…
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Mayor Brink blasts Rand Water for last-minute maintenance work
Tshwane Mayor Cilliers Brink has blasted Rand Water for carrying out maintenance work at the last minute. He says had…
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Minister Senzo Mchunu slams Tshwane mayor Cilliers Brink over comments on metro’s cholera crisis
Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu has slammed Tshwane mayor Cilliers Brink’s assertions that he was quiet during the cholera…
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Department of Transport welcomes Aarto ruling, says it’s ready to implement it
The Department of Transport says it’s all systems go for a national rollout of the controversial new Aarto system. This…
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Standby generator explodes & catches fire at the University of Pretoria
A standby generator exploded and caught fire at the University of Pretoria’s Economic and Management Science in Tshwane. Tshwane Emergency…
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We are not in a crisis, says Tshwane mayor
Tshwane Mayor Cilliers Brink says while the city owes billions of rands to its creditors, there is no crisis in…
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Brink: Less dependence on Eskom will help Tshwane recovery financially
As part of addressing the financial recovery of the City of Tshwane, the metro said it was looking at alternative…
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Emergency water meeting in Gauteng
Taps in Tshwane continue to run dry. Now, the city is escalating its Rand Water supply challenges to the national…
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Electricity Minister Ramokgopa pleased with Eskom’s progress on load shedding
Electricity Minister Kgosientso Ramokgopa says there is progress in reducing the country’s load-shedding strain. Ramokgopa briefed the media on the…
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ANCYL conference start marred by delegate number issues & audit report disputes
Disputes over an audit report are likely to continue at the African National Congress Youth League’s 26th national conference on…
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Manhunt after 2 men strangled, robbed & then forced women to raise almost R100 000 after boarding taxi
Police in Tshwane have launched an extensive manhunt for two men who robbed two women, after strangling them in a…
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TMPD & EMPD concerned over shortage of vehicles in their fleets
The Tshwane and Ekurhuleni metro police departments are concerned about the shortage of police vehicles in their overall fleets. They…
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Photos: Thabo Bester breaks the internet as he appears in court virtually in a Louis Vuitton designer sweater
The case against eight suspects arrested in connection with the escape of convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester has been…
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Ad Hoc Committee visits Tshwane communities following Mamelodi floods
An Ad Hoc Joint Committee on flood disaster relief will visit areas in Tshwane on Monday. The oversight visit will…
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Tshwane mayor can’t confirm when power will be restored
Large parts of Tshwane are without power after a fire at the Koedoespoort substation on Friday afternoon. The fire has…
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Gauteng online admissions opened for Grade 1 & 8 pupils
Online admissions for Grade 1 and 8 pupils in Gauteng are now open. Education MEC Matome Chiloane says so far…
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Gauteng education processes over 161 000 online admission applications on first day
Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane on Thursday officially marked the start of the 2024 Online Admissions application period for Grade…
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KZN police make breakthrough in Taylor’s Halt mass killing
KwaZulu-Natal police have made a breakthrough and arrested four men in connection with the brutal mass murder of 13 people…
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15 injured after tavern shooting in Soshanguve
At least 15 people have been injured following a mass shooting at a local tavern in Tshwane, the South African…
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Tshwane mayor to outline interventions to curb cholera outbreak
Tshwane mayor Cilliers Brink will give an update on interventions to curb the cholera outbreak. He’s been invited to address…
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Tshwane commuters urged to make alternative arrangements as bus strike continues
For a third day in a row, bus commuters in Tshwane will need to make alternative transport arrangements, as the…
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Tshwane Bus Services suspend operations
Commuters who use Tshwane buses will have to find other ways to get to work and school on Wednesday. The…
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DWS: Decline in SA’s water quality could see cholera spread further
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) said the decline in the quality of water across the country sparked concerns…
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Upgrades to Rooiwal wastewater treatment plant
Digging Hammanskraal out of its water crisis hinges on getting the Rooiwal Wastewater Treatment Plant up and running. Tshwane MMC…
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State prosecutor to oppose Murunwa Makwarela’s application to relax bail conditions
State prosecutor Willem van Zyl said he intends on opposing the application of former Tshwane mayor Dr Murunwa Makwarela to…
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Minister Phaahla vows to resolve issues at Ombuds Office after Mokoena appointment
Minister of Health Joe Phaahla has vowed to resolve teething issues in the Office of the Ombudsman, following Taole Mokoena’s…
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Fikile Mbalula blames cholera outbreak on Tshwane’s political instability
As the government continues to battle the cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal, African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Fikile Mbalula blamed the…
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Minister Phaahla: Tshwane is the epicentre of cholera outbreak
Health Minister Joe Phaahla says Tshwane is considered the current epicentre of the cholera outbreak. Phaahla says a first cholera…
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Paul Mashatile: Party with biggest share of vote should be allowed to lead coalition
Deputy President Paul Mashatile said that the party with the most votes when there’s no outright winner in an election…
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Tshwane to invest R450 mln in Rooiwal Waste Treatment Plant
Tshwane mayor Cilliers Brink says the city will allocate R450 million over three years to the Rooiwal Waste Treatment Plant…
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Tshwane to invest R450 million for refurbishing of Rooiwal wastewater treatment plant
The Tshwane municipality will be investing R450 million over the next three years toward the refurbishment of the Rooiwal wastewater…
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Tshwane avails funds to upgrade water infrastructure
The Tshwane budget speech was disrupted on Wednesday, with EFF members walking out. They were unhappy that details of the…
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EFF disrupts Tshwane council meeting & wants Hammanskraal water crisis resolved
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) councillors in Tshwane have disrupted Wednesday’s council meeting, vowing that it will not go ahead until…
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SA cholera: 10 more cases confirmed
Seventeen people have died from Cholera in South Africa, the Department of Health reported on Wednesday. The department added that…
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City of Tshwane takes steps to contain cholera outbreak
Twelve people have died of cholera in Hammanskraal. Residents are being advised not to drink tap water. They’re also being…
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DJ Zinhle’s employee arrested for stealing
Africa’s number 1 female DJ and businesswoman DJ Zinhle has had another unfortunate encounter with an employee who’s allegedly stolen…
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Cilliers Brink: Treasury has sent experts to assist Tshwane with financial controls
Tshwane executive mayor Cilliers Brink said that National Treasury had sent experts to assist the administration with its books. Brink…
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Ex-Tshwane mayor Makwarela accused of fraud wants his bail conditions relaxed
Fraud-accused former Tshwane mayor Murunwa Makwarela says he wants his bail conditions to be relaxed. Makwarela appeared in the Pretoria…
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Tshwane councillors: Government is failing the people of Olievenhoutbosch
Ward councillors in Tshwane’s Olievenhoutbosch township accused the city of abandoning the community’s service delivery needs. They claimed that the…
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Another Toyota Prado stolen in Gauteng intercepted by police in Limpopo
Police at Mokopane, in Limpopo, have arrested two suspects, aged 34 and 38, for possession of a suspected stolen vehicle…
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Ex-Muvhango actress Millicent Makhado (Agnes) cleans the streets of her hometown
Former Muvhango actress, Millicent Makhado, got her hands dirty to clean her kasi. She said keeping Saulsville in Tshwane clean…
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Audi lands on top of shacks in Ekurhuleni after driver loses control
The Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) on Thursday attended to a scene where the driver of a white Audi lost…
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Boyfriend charged with attempted murder after he crashed into girlfriend’s car
Police in Laudium, Tshwane, have arrested a man, 24, for malicious damage to property, contravening a court order and attempted…
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