Residents of Palmridge’s Tsietsi Phase 5 and Phase 6 informal settlements in Katlehong marched to the offices of the City of Ekurhuleni on Friday to demand services. Photo: Kimberly Mutandiro

2,000 households in Katlehong without electricity and clean toilets

Residents of Palmridge’s Tsietsi Phase 5 and Phase 6 informal settlements in Katlehong are demanding that the City of Ekurhuleni urgently provide services. Residents say...
Call for caution following reports of kidnappings, robberies

Call for caution following reports of kidnappings, robberies

The Gauteng Provincial Legislature's Portfolio Committee on Community Safety has urgently warned the public to exercise extreme caution when meeting up with strangers through...
Police Appeal for Information After Brutal Murder of 14-Year-Old Likhona Fosa

Police Appeal for Information After Brutal Murder of 14-Year-Old Likhona Fosa

Authorities are urging anyone with information about the murder of 14-year-old Likhona Fose to come forward after her mutilated body was discovered in Durban...
Police Investigate Brutal Murder of 14-Year-Old Girl in Roodepoort

Police Investigate Brutal Murder of 14-Year-Old Girl in Roodepoort

Police have launched a murder investigation after the body of a 14-year-old girl was discovered in Durban Deep, Roodepoort, in western Johannesburg. The grim...
Funding Delays Cripple Epilepsy South Africa, Putting Vulnerable Lives at Risk

Funding Delays Cripple Epilepsy South Africa, Putting Vulnerable Lives at Risk

Aileen Langley, Director of Epilepsy South Africa in Gauteng, has issued a desperate plea as ongoing funding delays by the provincial Department of Social...
Johannesburg Youth Speak Out on Rising Kidnapping Threat

Johannesburg Youth Speak Out on Rising Kidnapping Threat

Gauteng has become a hotspot for kidnapping syndicates, with Johannesburg CBD and surrounding areas seeing a sharp increase in abductions linked to violent crime....
20 Ethiopians Escape Centurion Kidnapping House Malnourished and Tortured

20 Ethiopians Escape Centurion Kidnapping House Malnourished and Tortured

Centurion, South Africa – The discovery of yet another group of Ethiopians in Centurion has reignited concerns over South Africa’s porous borders. Over 20 young...
Rand Water Assures Gauteng Residents of Continued Water Supply During Maintenance

Rand Water Assures Gauteng Residents of Continued Water Supply During Maintenance

Rand Water has dismissed rumors of a complete water shutdown in Gauteng during a major infrastructure maintenance project set to begin on June 3...
IFP Mourns the Loss of MP and Deputy Chief Whip Khethamabala Sithole

IFP Mourns the Loss of MP and Deputy Chief Whip Khethamabala...

The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) is in mourning following the tragic death of its Member of Parliament and Deputy Chief Whip, Khethamabala Petros "KP"...
Johannesburg Launches R500 Million Spaza Shop Support Fund to Boost Township Economies

Johannesburg Launches R500 Million Spaza Shop Support Fund to Boost Township...

In a major push to strengthen South Africa’s informal economy, the City of Johannesburg has launched a R500 million Spaza Shop Support Fund, aimed at...
Outgoing Hawks Head General Godfrey Lebeya Urges Successor to Strengthen Crime-Fighting Capacity

Outgoing Hawks Head General Godfrey Lebeya Urges Successor to Strengthen Crime-Fighting...

Pretoria, South Africa – Outgoing Hawks Head General Godfrey Lebeya has called on his successor to prioritize achieving 100% human capital and acquiring modern tools...
Rand Water’s 107-Hour Maintenance Project Disrupts Supply Across Johannesburg

Rand Water’s 107-Hour Maintenance Project Disrupts Supply Across Johannesburg

Johannesburg, Gauteng – Rand Water has commenced a critical 107-hour infrastructure maintenance project aimed at connecting new water supply channels, a move expected to severely...