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73-year-old man under police guard after allegedly shooting brothers
Two brothers from a well-known family in Potchefstroom were shot, one fatally, during a business meeting.
“How are we going to feed our families?” ask Johannesburg informal traders
The Johannesburg high court recently directed the city to speedily verify and register street traders after informal traders approached the court with the help of Seri following evictions in the city centre.
Police seize cocaine worth R20m at Midrand plot
Gauteng police have discovered cocaine worth R20m at a plot in Blue Hills, Midrand.
‘We die like flies and nothing happens’
The grandmother of two boys who were among a group of teenagers caught in a suspected gang-related shooting in Westbury, western Johannesburg, says they are now living in fear that the perpetrators might come back and attack them.
Community raises R46k plus for Uber Eats driver hit by car in Johannesburg
An act of compassion by two Joburgers for an Uber Eats driver who sustained a leg injury after being knocked over by a vehicle has garnered much support in a Back-a-Buddy campaign.
Alexandra businessman dies in hail of bullets
A community leader and businessman from Alexandra township in northern Johannesburg, Vincent Ndima, was fatally wounded in a shooting on Monday morning.
Fire guts Ekurhuleni substation, sparking widespread outages
Parts of Alrode North outside Alberton and Thokoza township in Ekurhuleni were affected by power outages on Wednesday after the Bosworth electrical substation burnt down on Tuesday evening. The Ekurhuleni Disaster Management and Emergency Services (DMES) team received an alarm about a structural fire just before 11pm.
Suspected hijackers fatally wounded in shoot-out with Pretoria police
Three suspects allegedly involved in hijackings around Pretoria were fatally wounded and two others injured in a shoot-out with the police on Tuesday night in Atteridgeville.
Parts of Ekurhuleni plagued by outages after fire guts substation
Parts of Alrode North outside Alberton and Thokoza township in Ekurhuleni were affected by power outages on Wednesday after the Bosworth electrical substation burnt down on Tuesday evening.
CIDB blacklists 40 contractors from doing business with public works department
Public works and infrastructure minister Dean Macpherson has welcomed the decision by the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) to blacklist 40 contractors from doing business with the department and its entities.



















