# The Gauteng legislature’s portfolio committee on Community Safety has commended law enforcement agencies involved in the investigation into the weekend’s Reiger Park shootings. A person of interest was taken in for questioning yesterday in relation to the murder of two Anti-Gang Unit officials and two civilians. The committee’s chairperson, Bandile Masuku, says the recovery […]
# Activists and Citizens Forum is calling on government and the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture to erect a statue of Winnie Mandela at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. Spokesperson Dennis Bloem says the country must never forget her contribution and sacrifices. He says when leaders’ voices were silenced either by imprisonment, banishment or […]
# Gauteng Education MEC Lebogang Maile urges learners, parents, and school communities to take precautions amid cold and wet weather across the province. The department’s spokesperson Onwabile Lubhelwana says learners are encouraged to dress warmly and attend school as normal if they are healthy and it is safe to travel. He warns learners against making […]
# Die premier van Gauteng, Panyaza Lesufi, is bekommerd oor die groeiende bedreiging deur georganiseerde misdaad en sê bendes, dwelmoorloë en onwettige vuurwapens is die rede vir die toenemende aantal moorde in die provinsie. Dit volg na die moord die afgelope naweek op vier mense, waaronder twee lede van die Teen-bende-eenheid, in Reigerpark, Ekurhuleni. ‘n […]
# City Power sê hy hanteer tans meer as twee-duisend kragonderbrekings in Johannesburg terwyl koue, nat weer druk op die kragnetwerk plaas. Lenasia het die grootste agterstand, gevolg deur Hursthill en Randburg. City Power se woordvoerder, Isaac Mangena, sê die koue weer laat huishoudings en sakeondernemings meer elektrisiteit gebruik, wat transformators, mini-substasies en kabels oorlaai […]
# Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi has expressed concern at the growing threat of organised crime, saying gangs, drug wars and illegal firearms are to blame for the escalating killings in the province. This follows the murder of four people, including two Anti-Gang Unit officers in Reiger Park, Ekurhuleni over the weekend. A person of interest, […]
# City Power says it is currently dealing with more than two-thousand outages across Johannesburg as the cold and wet weather continues to put pressure on the power network. Lenasia has the highest backlog, followed by Hursthill and Randburg. City Power’s spokesperson, Isaac Mangena, says the cold weather is pushing households and businesses to use […]
# Die Stad Tshwane se nooddienste waarsku inwoners om voorsorgmaatreëls te tref terwyl koue weerstoestande hierdie week in Gauteng verwag word. Volgens die Suid-Afrikaanse Weerdiens is sneeu moontlik in Johannesburg en ander dele van Gauteng terwyl die kouefront versterk. ʼn Woordvoerder van Tshwane-nooddienste, Nana Radebe-Kgiba, sê die koue en droë winter saam met winderige toestande […]
# The City of Tshwane’s Emergency Services is urging residents to take extra precautions as colder weather conditions are expected across Gauteng this week. According to the South African Weather Service, snow is a possibility in Johannesburg and other parts of Gauteng as the cold front intensifies. Tshwane’s Emergency Services spokesperson Nana Radebe-Kgiba says the […]
