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Kidnappers who allegedly threatened to kill 14-year-old arrested in rescue mission
A 14-year-old girl kidnapped on Monday has been rescued by police. The teenager was snatched in Kriel in Mpumalanga, with…
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Ex-Lieutenant Colonel sentenced for defrauding the state
A former high-ranking police official from the Free State has been sentenced in the Kestell Magistrate’s Court after she pleaded…
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7 months pregnant woman found hanging in hospital bathroom
Nurses at the Kopanong District Hospital in Vereeniging made a gruesome discovery in the early hours of Saturday morning while…
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Gauteng Health investigating pregnant patient’s alleged suicide
The Gauteng Health Department says it has opened an inquest docket and an internal investigation will be conducted following the…
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Hot weather expected in Joburg, Pretoria and Vereeniging
Gauteng residents can expect scorching weather on Tuesday, a clear indication that the cold winter has made a hasty exit.…
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Another strong cold front to hit SA next week
Brace yourselves! Another cold snap is set to hit Gauteng and other parts of the country from next week, the…
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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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Man gets 4 life terms & 73 years direct imprisonment for r@ping his 2 children and 3 other minors
A 42-year-old father of two has been sentenced to four life terms and 73 years direct imprisonment for s.e.xual crimes…
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Emfuleni managers accused of siphoning money through a law firm
Emfuleni Local Municipality senior officials have been accused of allegedly siphoning public funds using a law firm representing the municipality…
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SAWS warns of level 2 thunderstorms, hail & heavy rain in 3 provinces
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a yellow level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms in the extreme eastern…
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Vereeniging businesses accuse police of corruption
Former Orange Farm Station Commander Sibongile Ndaba is under fire again. This time it’s Vereeniging business owners who want her…
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Drama as latest BMW stolen in 16 seconds, recovered 10 minutes later
A thug hijacked the latest 520 BMW 2022 model while it was being offloaded in Vereeniging, Vaal, on Tuesday, 13…
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8-year-old apologises for driving his parents’ SUV, while brandishing his toy gun
An eight-year-old boy, whose driving stint has prompted traffic officials to launch a probe, has apologized. In the video, which…
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Video of 8-year-old boy caught driving around in Land Rover in Gauteng suburb goes viral
Authorities were made aware of a video circulating on social media, in which a child – who is believed to…
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2 sentenced to 25 years for killing Vereeniging lawyer, then dumping his body at Vaal dam
The Pretoria High Court, sitting in Palm Ridge, on Tuesday sentenced Bongani Patrick Tau, 24, and Andile Mpangeva, 23, to…
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Rand Water to initiate 30-hour emergency shutdown after pipe bursts
Bulk water supplier, Rand Water, says it will have to institute a 30-hour emergency shutdown due to a major burst…
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Rand Water crisis continues as dam levels drop
Rand Water is racing against time to try and resolve the water crisis in Gauteng before dams run dry. The…
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Another hot week in store for Gauteng residents
The scorching hot weather conditions that have been experienced in Gauteng and in other parts of the country are expected…
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SAWS: Rainy and cold weather expected in Gauteng on Wednesday
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned residents in the Johannesburg, Vereeniging and Pretoria area to expect a cold…
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Missing woman’s body found with severe burns on her face
The body of a missing woman from Orange Farm was found in Evaton North, Vereeniging, with severe burns to her…
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Joburg residents reminded of 24-hour water disruption
Johannesburg residents are reminded of a 24-hour water interruption from 5am on Friday morning. New valves are being fitted at…
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Dad & son car dealers granted bail after allegedly kidnapping 2 boys and killing one
A father and son duo facing charges of murder have been granted bail in the Vereeniging Magistrates Court on Thursday.…
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2 die in two trucks and six-car collision in Mpumalanga
Two people were killed and three others injured when two trucks and six other light motor vehicles collided on the…
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Thundershowers & isolated showers expected in Gauteng on Tuesday
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned Gauteng residents to not leave their umbrellas at home when they go…
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Convicted rapist who escaped, rearrested after allegedly raping again
A convicted rapist, who escaped from custody while receiving medical treatment at a hospital, was rearrested after allegedly raping another…
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WATCH: 3 armed men steal TVs
Three men stand accused of breaking into a housing complex in Three Rivers, Vereeniging, on Monday. They made off with…
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Update: Man found with drugs worth R2 million due in court
A man who was arrested by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) on Tuesday for possession of drugs worth…
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Hawks bust man traveling with drugs worth R2 million on R59 highway
A 47-year-old man is expected to appear in the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court in Gauteng on Thursday after he was…
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Rapist police officer dies in car crash hours before his sentencing
A Free State police captain convicted on nine charges, including rape and s.e.xual assault, died in a car crash only…
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Evidence of sabotage at Lethabo power station – Andre de Ruyter
Eskom management has revealed that the Hawks are now investigating an alleged act of sabotage at Lethabo power station near…
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Eskom CEO: Load shedding to be suspended at 9pm on Friday
Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter says no power cuts are expected this weekend. The utility says Stage 1 power cuts…
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Rand Water waiting for reservoirs to fill
Rand Water has appealed to Gauteng consumers to continue to use water sparingly. This as they wait for reservoirs to…
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Update: Rand Water maintenance project on track
It’s day two of possible water disruptions for Johannesburg residents. Rand Water is still busy carrying out major maintenance on…
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Rand Water confident it has enough reserves to minimise impact of maintenance
Rand Water said that it was confident that it had done its sums right and that there was enough water…
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Rand Water carries out pipe maintenance
If you’re in certain parts of Gauteng, you may have to wait until Thursday morning for your taps to run…
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Another Numsa strike planned for today
Members of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) are staging another protest geared towards the engineering sector,…
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Cops seize counterfeit cigarettes worth R6.6 million in Vereeniging, 9 suspects arrested
Nine suspects were arrested in Kliprivier, Vereeniging on Saturday after police seized counterfeit cigarettes worth R6.6 million. According to police…
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Two injured in truck vs car collision
Gauteng: At 19H42 Netcare 911 responded to a collision on the corners of Houtkop Road and the R82 in Vereeniging.…
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Woman seriously injured after slamming into tree
Gauteng: Friday afternoon, Netcare 911 responded to a collision on the R28 Boy Louw Street in Vereeniging. Reports indicate that…
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SAPS destroy 24 901 firearms in Vereeniging
The police melted 24 901 weapons in Vereeniging on Thursday, half of which were voluntarily handed in during the 2019/20…
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Drama as man hitches a lift on back of tanker truck
A man shocked motorists on Thursday after illegally hitching a free ride by clinging to the back of a truck…
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One dead in Vereeniging shooting
Gauteng: At 19H51 Thursday evening Netcare 911 responded to reports of a shooting outside a residence in Evaton, Vereeniging. Reports…
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Concerns over imminent COVID-19 third wave in Gauteng
Health authorities are urging people to continue obeying lockdown rules. This over fears of a third wave of COVID-19 infections…
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Operation O Kae Molao hopes to reduce crime
Some residents in Vereeniging have accused police of having stolen their belongings during a raid. Police were in the Sedibeng…
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Soweto, Roodepoort and Southdale water supply recovers
Johannesburg Water has announced more water cuts that will affect a number of areas after Rand Water isolated the Eikenhof…
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Driver injured and 5 trucks damaged after Vaal petrol bomb attack
A truck driver was seriously injured after he and four other drivers were attacked on the R59 north near the…
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3 killed and 7 injured after truck and taxi collide near Sasolburg
Three people were killed and seven others injured on Friday morning in a crash between Sasolburg and Vereeniging. It is…
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Mop-up operations underway in Vereeniging
Mop-up operations are underway in the Vereeniging area following localized flooding and damage on Friday. Several doctor’s rooms were flooded…
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Cars damaged after filling station roof collapses – Video
A Global petrol station roof has collapsed due to a severe storm that hit Sharpeville, Vereeniging, on Friday afternoon. In…
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Heavy rain and thundershowers expected in Gauteng
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a warning of thundershowers, which can be expected across Gauteng on Friday…
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