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More than 70 West Rand matriculants are being treated for suspected food poisoning
Over 70 matriculants in Gauteng’s West Rand are being treated in hospital for suspected food poisoning on Thursday afternoon. According…
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Carletonville crash: NPA says it had no grounds to oppose bail against accused
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said that it had no grounds to oppose bail in the culpable homicide case against…
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Carletonville crash: Families of children who died begin DNA identification process
The families of the 11 children who died in a horror crash in Carletonville have started the DNA identification process…
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Carletonville scholar transport crash: Death toll revised from 13 to 12
The death toll in the accident that claimed the lives of learners on the West Rand has been revised from…
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Police yet to question driver of vehicle that hit scholar transport in Carletonville
Police are yet to question the driver of the vehicle which hit a minibus taxi killing 12 children on the…
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DA vows to rid SAPS of political appointees
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called for an end to political appointments in the police sector. The party is campaigning…
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Operation Shanela nabs 821 suspects in Carletonville
Gauteng police have netted 821 wanted suspects in Carletonville on Gauteng’s West Rand. It was part of Operation Shanela that…
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Boyfriend arrested for allegedly dousing his girlfriend & her friend with petrol, setting them alight
The man accused of dousing his girlfriend and her friend with petrol in the early hours of Sunday morning, killing…
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Dept of Gauteng Health urges public to refrain from risky behaviour after recording spike in STIs
The Gauteng Department of Health urged the public to refrain from engaging in risky s.e.xual behaviour, as it recorded a…
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Gauteng school sinkhole yet to be repaired, pupils likely to continue learning in mobile classes
It remains to be seen how a massive sinkhole will affect schooling at Relebogile Secondary School in Carletonville. It’s been…
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Weather warning issued for Gauteng
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued harsh weather warnings for several parts of Gauteng, specifically on the West…
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Wanted suspects arrested during SAPS operations
More than 2 900 people including more than 600 wanted suspects were arrested during integrated multidisciplinary operations by police in…
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City Power wants to exempt Rand Water facilities from load shedding
In an effort to address water challenges in Gauteng, Johannesburg City Power wants to exempt Rand Water facilities from load…
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Police investigate death of kids aged 3 & 10 after family ate home-cooked meal, relatives hospitalized
Police in Brits, North West opened an inquest docket for investigation following the death of two children, aged three and…
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NUM: At least 40 underground mine deaths since start of 2023
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said it had recorded at least 40 underground mine deaths since the start of…
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Sibanye-Stillwater employee arrested over colleague’s Westonaria murder
Police arrested a Sibanye-Stillwater employee in connection with the murder of his colleague in Westonaria. The suspect was handcuffed on…
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Small businesses in Swaneville struggling to operate with limited power supply
Small businesses in Swaneville are struggling to operate with limited to no electricity supply. The West Rand township has struggled…
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Police arrest over 140 suspects, recover weapons from suspected illegal mining kingpin
Police in Gauteng have arrested more than 140 suspects and recovered rifles, including an AK-47, from a man suspected to…
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Police crackdown on Illicit goods in spaza shops, 18 foreign nationals nabbed
The Gauteng Counterfeit and Contraband Goods task team on Tuesday raided spaza shops in the West Rand, in Swannieville, Kagiso…
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3 women implicated in Gauteng zama zama case granted bail
Three women linked to a group of men arrested on charges of running an illegal mining operation have all been…
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2.7 magnitude earthquake rocks Gauteng’s West Rand region
An earthquake occurred in Gauteng’s West Rand area on Wednesday evening, the Council for Geoscience (GCS) said. In a statement,…
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Police hunt for zama zama kingpin’s killers
As the issue of illegal miners, also known as zama zamas, continues to plague parts of the country, with wars…
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One dies in shack fire at Joburg informal settlement
One person has died after a fire engulfed several shacks at the Fleurhof informal settlement in Joburg on the West…
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5 killed in zama zama wars
Five people have been killed in Joburg in what police believe were clashes between illegal miners, also known as zama…
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Old age homes & healthcare facilities affected by Mogale City water outage
Old age homes and healthcare facilities are just some of the places affected by the prolonged water outages in parts…
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Possible aftershocks likely following Gauteng quake
The Council for GeoScience says it recorded a 4.4 magnitude earthquake originating from the Germiston area on Sunday morning. Shaken…
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Ousted West Rand mayor says motion of no-confidence politically motivated
Ousted West Rand Mayor, Hullet Hild says the ANC and EFF are on a mission to boot out all DA…
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Flower seller Johannes Qambelisha gifted a car live on Jacaranda FM
Earlier this month, Jacaranda FM and its Good Morning Angels initiative donated a staggering R40 000 to West Rand flower…
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Man shot during home invasion
Gauteng: At 13H05 Wednesday afternoon, Netcare 911 responded to a shooting at a residence in Glenharvie on the West Rand.…
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Trouble in paradise: Actress Pasi Koetle split from her husband
South African actress Pasi Koetle has reportedly split from her husband and that is according to many reports coming out…
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More than 2 000 suspects nabbed in Gauteng for various crimes
More than 2 000 suspects have been arrested in Gauteng for various crimes, including dealing in drugs and drunk driving,…
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Equipment salvaged from abandoned R700 million Covid hospital
Generators, as well as heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning equipment, has been salvaged from the abandoned Anglo Ashanti Hospital, in the…
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Frustrations over online school applications
Inland schools reopened, but there are some serious problems. Frustrations over the Gauteng school online application process are boiling over…
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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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Joburg City Power working through backlog to end power outages after heavy rains
Parts of Johannesburg remain without power following recent heavy rains and storms that wreaked havoc in parts of Soweto, Alexandra,…
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Concerns over crime on West Rand
Gauteng police are clamping down on violent crime and substance abuse on the West Rand. Provincial Police Commissioner Elias Mawela…
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Police insist efforts to root out illegal mining in Gauteng’s West Rand on track
The police say efforts to root out illegal mining in Gauteng’s West Rand remain on track amid complaints by residents…
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Krugersdorp community shocked by the discovery of 19 dead zama zamas
The community of Krugersdorp on the West Rand is shocked once again after another incident involving illegal miners. This time…
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Police arrest more than 1 000 suspects in Gauteng
Police in Gauteng were kept busy this weekend after they arrested more than 1 750 suspects for various crimes in…
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4 killed in another tavern shooting at Jerusalema informal settlement
Four people have been killed in a local tavern in the Jerusalema informal settlement in Florida in yet another deadly…
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Alleged zama zama kingpins arrested
The Hawks working with Home Affairs and police swooped in on suspected illegal mining kingpins in Gauteng’s West Rand. Seven…
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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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Police operations to continue in West Rand
Police Minister Bheki Cele says SAPS operations in the West Rand will continue to combat illegal mining. Cele visited West…
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DMRE to legitimise small-scale mining to root out zama-zamas
The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has acknowledged that poor communication has contributed to increasing frustration in mining communities…
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No evidence of collusion between zama zamas and police, says Bheki Cele
Police Minister Bheki Cele said there’s no evidence of collusion between zama zamas illegal miners and the police. But he…
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Krugersdorp gang rape victims want justice
The ANC’s Nomvula Mokonyane is the latest to call for the army to be deployed to the West Rand. Together…
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Dept of Mineral Resources admits slow response to warnings over illegal mining
The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has admitted and acknowledged it has been slow to respond to the dire…
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15 more undocumented residents arrested near Randfontein mine dump
Gauteng police have arrested 15 more undocumented residents at a nearby mine dump in Bongweni, Randfontein. This brings the total…
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Tensions remain high in Mohlakeng over illegal miners
Tensions remain high in Mohlakeng on the West Rand where residents have once again gone to mine dumps – where…
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Mohlakeng community protest against zama zamas
Demonstrations aimed at rooting out illegal miners are underway in Mohlakeng on the West Rand. Residents are targeting places that…
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