Community Mourns as Tembisa Shack Fire Claims Lives of Three Sisters; Mother Arrested

Community Mourns as Tembisa Shack Fire Claims Lives of Three Sisters;...

The Phuma Silwe community in Tembisa is in mourning following a devastating shack fire that killed three young sisters over the weekend. Police have...
Residents of Kokosi Township Demand Action Amid Month-Long Water Crisis

Residents of Kokosi Township Demand Action Amid Month-Long Water Crisis

Residents of Kokosi township near Fochville are demanding immediate action and accountability from the Merafong Local Municipality as they endure a devastating water outage...
Tshwane Councillor Stands Alone Against Proposed Salary Increases, Citing Municipal 'Underperformance'

Tshwane Councillor Stands Alone Against Proposed Salary Increases, Citing Municipal ‘Underperformance’

A proposed 5% salary increase for Tshwane councillors has been met with fierce opposition from the South African Municipal Workers' Union (SAMWU) and a...
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has vowed to destroy informal settlements where he says the majority of residents are undocumented immigrants. Photo: SA government

Lesufi’s office fails to back up his claim about immigrants

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s office has failed to back up his claim that most residents of informal settlements in the province are undocumented...
Johannesburg Water Crisis Deepens as Reservoirs Fail to Meet Demand, Says Minister

Johannesburg Water Crisis Deepens as Reservoirs Fail to Meet Demand, Says...

Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina has stated that Johannesburg's water reservoirs are critically undersized and unable to meet the growing demand of the...
Businesswoman Sentenced for R4.5 Million International Property Scam

Businesswoman Sentenced for R4.5 Million International Property Scam

In a landmark ruling, the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court has convicted and sentenced 44-year-old Amanda Gloria Edgar to a direct 10-year imprisonment...
Contract workers are demanding to be permanently employed by the City of Ekhurhuleni. Photo: Silver Sibiya

Hundreds march to demand permanent jobs with City of Ekhurhuleni

Hundreds of people joined a march by the Municipal Employees and Civil Servants Union (MECSU) on Thursday over the outsourcing of cleaners and security...
Shooting incident in Sunderland Ridge, Centurion.

Shooting incident in Sunderland Ridge, Centurion.

On Friday evening, at approximately 20h00, our CERT Centurion crew responded to a shooting incident in Sunderland Ridge, Centurion. The incident followed an alleged armed...
Westbury Residents Clash with Police Amid Escalating Water Crisis Protests

Westbury Residents Clash with Police Amid Escalating Water Crisis Protests

Tensions boiled over in the Johannesburg suburb of Westbury on Thursday as residents protesting weeks of severe water cuts clashed with police officers, who...
Landmark Human Trafficking Sentence Sees Seven Chinese Nationals Receive 20 Years Each

Landmark Human Trafficking Sentence Sees Seven Chinese Nationals Receive 20 Years...

In a landmark ruling described as "groundbreaking" by officials, the Johannesburg High Court has sentenced seven Chinese nationals to 20 years imprisonment each for...
Frustrated Ebony Park Residents Protest Over Water Shortages and Hefty Bills

Frustrated Ebony Park Residents Protest Over Water Shortages and Hefty Bills

Tensions are high in Ebony Park, Tembisa, where residents have taken to the streets in a protest over a severe lack of water and...
We Are Worse Off Now Than During Apartheid - Westbury Protest

We Are Worse Off Now Than During Apartheid – Westbury Protest

Frustration boiled over into protest in the Westbury community on Tuesday as residents took to the streets, alleging that corruption and deliberate mismanagement are...