# Gauteng is recording an average of 27 kidnappings a day, according to crime statistics covering January to March in the 2025/2026 financial year. The province accounts for more than half of the country’s kidnapping cases. Speaking to EWN, Criminologist Jacob Mofokeng says syndicates are organised and target victims through hijackings, dating apps, and ransom […]
# The Gauteng Provincial Government says it is intensifying interventions to curb land invasions and illegal land occupation across the province. Spokesperson Ofentse Morwane says they introduced the LIMIT system, a technology-driven tool aimed at detecting illegal land occupations in real time. He says operations are continuing against syndicates involved in the illegal sale of […]
# Member of the Mayoral Committee for Transport, Kenny Kunene, says the City of Johannesburg is developing plans to address the impact of illegal mining in parts of the West Rand. Kunene visited Roodepoort following the discovery of sinkholes and illegal mining tunnels beneath roads, shops, and residential areas. He says a multi-disciplinary approach involving […]
# Die Stad Tshwane moedig inwoners aan om hierdie winter griepinspuitings te kry om openbare gesondheid te beskerm en oorvol staats-gesondheidsgeriewe te voorkom. Terwyl temperature daal, hanteer staatsklinieke meer griepverwante siektes wat druk plaas op gesondheidswerkers en mediese hulpbronne. Die metro sê die griepinspuitings help om infeksies te voorkom, verminder die risiko van ernstige gevolge […]
# Die Stad Tshwane het die opknapping van pad- en stormwater-afvoer-infrastruktuur in Stinkwater en Nuwe Eersterust bekend gestel. Die metro sê die projek is ‘n regstreekse reaksie op die jarelange uitdaging van ontoereikende paaie en stormwater-infrastrukture in die gebied, wat tydens reën tot die oorstroming van huise en eiendom lei. Die opgradering sluit in inlope […]
# Die Stad Tshwane het die beslissing van die Hooggeregshof in Pretoria verwelkom oor die eiendomsontwikkelaar George Asaba se onwettige gebou in Pretoria-Wes. Die hof het toestemming aan die metro verleen om die verdiepinggebou te sloop wat onwettig in Proklamasieheuwel opgerig is. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Korporatiewe en Gedeelde Dienste, Flora Monama, sê die struktuur is […]
# AfriForum beskuldig die Stad Johannesburg daarvan dat hy sinvolle openbare deelname aan die begrotingsproses in die wiele ry. Dit volg nadat die metro geweier het om redes te verskaf vir die voorgestelde verhoging van 65-komma-ses-persent van die waterbestuursheffing vir huishoudings. Huiseienaars betaal tans 65-rand-agt-sent, maar die voorgestelde verhoging kan dié bedrag opstoot tot 107-rand-74 […]
# The City of Tshwane has urged residents to prioritise flu vaccination as part of efforts to protect public health and reduce overcrowding in public healthcare facilities during the winter period. As temperatures continue to drop, public clinics have seen an increase in flu-related illnesses, placing additional strain on healthcare workers and medical resources. The […]
# The City of Tshwane has launched the Stinkwater and Nuwe Eersterust Area road and stormwater infrastructure upgrade in Ward 14, Region 2. The metro says this project is a direct response to the long-standing challenge of inadequate roads and stormwater infrastructure in the area, which has resulted in the flooding of homes and properties […]
