Routine Police Search in Tembisa Uncovers 250 SASSA Cards, Leading to Arrest of Three Suspects

Three South African males were arrested in Tembisa after their car was stopped by police for a routine search on Wednesday. What started as a routine search for the multi-disciplinary team which comprised of Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department and Johannesburg Metro Police were executing operational duties, when they stopped a suspected vehicle on Andrew Mapetho Drive in Tembisa. The Ekurhuleni Metro Politan Department released the information that the three suspects, who were... Read more »
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By Oliver Ngwenya On Wednesday, January 8th, 2025

Nelson Mandela’s Grandson Arrested in a Hijacking Bust

Five people, including a man believed to be a grandson to ANC struggle stalwart Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela and a woman have been arrested in connection with a car hijacking in Gauteng.  It all started with a hi... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Monday, January 6th, 2025

Domestic Dispute Turns Deadly: Court Postpones Eldorado Park Officer’s Case

It has been a tense period for the community of Eldorado Park following the Boxing Day murder of a 22-year-old Gauteng crime warden Chesnay Patricia Keppler. The suspect is police officer Sergeant Mandla Buthel... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Friday, January 3rd, 2025

Westbury Clinic Tragedy: Pregnant Woman’s Death Sparks Investigation and Allegations

The death of Miriam Singh, a 32-year-old pregnant woman, and her unborn child at the Westbury Clinic’s Midwifery Obstetric Unit (MOU) has driven the Westbury community into anger. Singh, who arrived at the ho... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Sunday, November 17th, 2024

Tensions Rise in Stilfontein as Government Cracks Down on Illegal Mining, MACUA Threatens Legal Action

Tensions in Stilfontein, North West Province, are escalating as the Mining Affected Communities United in Action (MACUA) threatens legal action against the South African government, accusing it of inhumane trea... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Monday, November 11th, 2024

Johannesburg Faces Water Crisis: New Restrictions And Growing Risk of Social Unrest

Johannesburg residents in high-water-usage neighbourhoods are facing a new round of water cuts as the city grapples with mounting resource challenges. Johannesburg Water has confirmed that, in addition to the e... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Saturday, November 9th, 2024

City Power Recovers R1.5 Million in High-Debt Crackdown Across Johannesburg

City Power, Johannesburg’s municipal power utility, successfully recovered a staggering R1.5 million from a single client during a recent cut-off operation in the Inner-City Service Delivery Centre (SDC). The... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Saturday, November 2nd, 2024

Head of Ekurhuleni Police Suspended for Allegations of Running Unofficial Police Unit.

Isaac Mapiyeye, the suspended head of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD), faces serious allegations of running an unofficial “police” unit of unpaid volunteers, known as the Commun... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021

Gauteng Most Likely to Have a Tighter Lockdown

The President of the Republic of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, has hinted that a tightening of the lockdown regulations, particularly in Gauteng, may be in the offing. Ramaphosa was speaking from Cape Town por... Read more »
By Chelsea-Summer Lodewyk On Friday, April 10th, 2015

President Zuma Declares Chris Hani’s Grave a Heritage Site

President Jacob Zuma is to honour the late struggle icon Chris Hani today in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni, by declaring his grave as a heritage site. The presidency has also announced that they will unveil the Chris H... Read more »