Sinkhole swallowed a portion of Snake Drive near the N12 in Benoni, according to William Ntladi, spokesman for the Ekurhuleni emergency services, working with several engineers to determine the cause of the sinkhole and to make plans for that hole on one of the southbound lanes collapsed. Ntladi said both lanes were closed indefinitely for..
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Snake Drive in Benoni near N12 will be closed for a long time due to sinkhole
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ANC sued by car rental company for failing to pay R5.7 million for 595 cars
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An Ekurhuleni-based car rental company is suing the ANC for more than R5.7 million, including interest, after the governing party failed to pay for the 595 motor vehicles it rented ahead of its Nasrec conference, held in December 2017. Sizwe Car Rental, based in Isando, east of Johannesburg, applied to the Pretoria High Court earlier..
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Ekurhuleni Mayor connected with toilet tender scandal to the value of R1,9 billion denies that he has done anything wrong
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The mayor from Ekurhuleni, Mzwandile Masina, refused to accept that he had done anything wrong in the scandal of a R1,9 billion chemical toilet bid. He tried to explain that the three-card tender awarded in June 2016 could not be his fault as he only started as mayor in May 2016. He says the media..
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City of Joburg only has 6 working fire engines – it is definitely currently facing a crisis when it comes to its firefighting capabilities
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The City’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) spokesperson, Nana Radebe, confirmed to News24 that the municipality had 12 fire engines at the moment, six of which have gone for repairs. They are expected back next week. One Johannesburg resident was left fuming on Wednesday after his Linden house was gutted by a fire. The City had..
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Disgruntled community members torched primary school following a protest against lack of electricity – How stupid can you be, asking for free education and now this?
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Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi is adamant that the department will not fix a primary school in Katlehong, Ekurhuleni, that was burnt down by community members complaining about the lack of electricity. Lesufi visited the Katlehong Primary School on Thursday, and said the department would arrange for the children at the school to be relocated..
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Another horrific farm attack occurred in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng – Nigel farmer attacked with pick-axe handle, burnt body found next to vehicle
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A farmer in Nigel died after he was assaulted and his vehicle set alight, badly burning him in the process, according to officials on Friday. The 44-year-old man, identified as Johan Pretorius by Netwerk24, was believed to have been hit with a pick-axe handle several times over the head and suffered blows to his body..
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Take note of the following Hijacking hot-spots: The most dangerous places for drivers in South Africa
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The South African Cities Network have released their analysis of crime in the country, and pinpointed the places which are notorious for hijacking crimes. The very South African problem of hijacking still dominates the crime statistics in this country. One of the most harrowing and jarring experiences a person can go through is being forced..
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R6 million in taxpayer money has been wasted on an unfinished project in Boksburg by the Ekurhuleni municipality
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The Ekurhuleni mayor said the metro would construct a specialised services precinct, but failed to elaborate on the project being a disaster. A source has revealed that R6 million in taxpayers’ money has allegedly been wasted on an unfinished project in Boksburg by the Ekurhuleni municipality, Boksburg Advertiser reports. During the delivery of his state..
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New posh school building in Tsakane location has already been hit by robbers and looters – What else do you expect from an African mentality?
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Barely a week after the MEC of Education asked the Tsakane community to “not destroy the new school”, the school was robbed of 185 tablets, eight computers, two projectors and three large computers. A Plasma TV and R500 cash were also carried away by the criminals. Less than a week after Menzi Primary School was..
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No wonder they are called animals – EFF viscously attack top metro cop
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ON THURSDAY, the EFF once again disrupted council proceedings.A red wave descended on the Germiston Civic Centre in Ekurhuleni, where party members were given their marching orders. As cops were called in to get the red berets out, blood flowed after a top Metro cop was moered. Daily Sun was told deputy police chief Johann..
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There is no turning back! Ekurhuleni plans to expropriate four pieces of land without compensation
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The City of Ekurhuleni plans to expropriate four pieces of land without compensation after its council resolved on Thursday to start the process in the city. Mayor Mzwandile Masina said on Thursday that the city wanted to test Section 25 of the constitution. “We were the first to launch the Rapid Land Release Programme and..
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TEMBISA Hospital in Ekurhuleni – patients often have to sleep on stretchers or mattresses on the floor
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TEMBISA Hospital in Ekurhuleni serves 2,5 million people and delivers 16 000 babies a year but only has 840 beds.
This was revealed yesterday by hospital CEO Dr Lekopane Mogaladi during an oversight inspection conducted by the DA.
Mogaladi said patients often have to sleep on stretchers or mattresses on the floor.
He said the hospital and a private partner had plans to open a prefab medical ward with 24 beds in August. The CEO said the hospital desperately needs 49 more nurses but the Gauteng Health Department has only given them permission to fill four posts.
Head of nursing Wilfred Mothwane said the hospital should have at least 623 more nurses.
“Some of the current nursing staff are going to retire soon. We deliver 42 babies daily with a limited number of midwives,” said Mothwane.
DA Gauteng shadow health MEC Jack Bloom said: “Tembisa would benefit if the health department expanded Edenvale Hospital and built a medical facility in Kempton Par
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Feast of free booz after beer truck loses load in Isando
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It was a feast of free booze for looters along Industry Road in Isando‚ near Kempton Park in Ekurhuleni‚ on Monday morning after a truck carrying Heineken crates lost parts of its load.
People rushed to grab boxes‚ each containing 12 beer bottles‚ before police and company staff could arrive to stop them.
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ANC Ekurhuleni backs Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
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The ANC Ekurhuleni region announced that it will back former African Union (AU) Commission chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma as their candidate to succeed Jacob Zuma as the next party president. Briefing journalists in Benoni on Tuesday, ANC regional chairman Mzwandile Masina said the regional general council currently underway, has resolved that Dlamini-Zuma was the best candidate..
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Hospital out of Hell – department calls it a hospital, but patients call it a nightmare
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THE DEPARTMENT CALLS IT A HOSPITAL BUT THE PATIENTS CALL IT A NIGHTMARE. Patients claim they have to bring their own bedding and food. Sometimes they sleep in the corridors and even on the floor. Many patients at Pholosong Hospital in Tsakane, Ekurhuleni in the East-Rand complain about the treatment at the hospital. Patients claimed..
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