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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Flooding in Centurion is causing havoc
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Continuous rains in the Central Transvaal are disrupting traffic but in Centurion buildings, roads and low water bridges became dangerous. Large areas are flooded, and many vehicles are being swept away by the floodwater, but to date it is unknown whether any people died in the floodwater. In some places, more than 280 mm of..
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Former South African fatally wounded after shots being fired in broad daylight at Menlyn Maine mall
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JB Strydom was shot dead in the parking lot of the Menlyn Maine shopping center on Monday. Strydom, 44, who had been running a towage business in Kempton Park for several years, was only on a short visit to South Africa after recently immigrating to Britain. He was shot in the chest in the parking..
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The City of Pretoria literally experienced a black Friday after two cash trucks were robbed
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In Pretoria’s western area, at the Kit Kat Plaza, a cash van was robbed and at least one security officer was wounded in the incident. The armed robbers did not hesitate to pull the trigger and took off with an unknown amount. A police spokesman says one suspect fled in an ambulance, On the same..
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Ruthless farm attacks have no end in SA– Victim brutally assaulted, paralyzed by gunshot, Bapsfontein
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A farm attack took place on 25 November 2019, at 22:00 in Bapsfontein, Nestpark, Gauteng province. Two attackers, of which at least one was armed attacked a man who was sitting on his porch and viciously assaulted him with shovels. The man fought back but was overpowered and was then shot by one of the..
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Thousands of operations canceled in Gauteng hospitals due to defective infrastructure or lack of basic medical supplies
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Gauteng Department of Health reported nearly 2,036 canceled operations in Charlotte Maxeke Hospital in 2018. A total of 1,979 surgeries were postponed at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital last year.
According to Gauteng Health MEC spokesperson Kwara Kekana, operations are canceled or delayed due to various reasons such as an overcrowded high-care unit, patient problems, inadequate infrastructure or a shortage of basic medical supplies. However, they now want to take strict measures to prevent the cancellation of non-emergency operations at the Charlotte Maxeke and Chris Hani Baragwanath hospitals in Johannesburg.
The Department of Health wants to implement systems to improve the outcome of patients’ health and in-hospital experiences. “We intend to implement electronic communication systems for scheduling, reminding and canceling hospital operations to prevent these problems from arising again. We also want to carefully evaluate patients at important clinics befo
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Gauteng is in chaos following controversial Lesufi’s plans to place white children in black neighborhoods
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The controversial Minister of Education in Gauteng that plans to place whites in black residential schools is a complete failure and with only four days left, many children will not know where to go on the first school day of 2020. Although Panyaza Lesufi vehemently denies that this is his intention, educators point out that..
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Another waste of taxpayer’s money! – Millions down the drain as Tshwane houses will have to be demolished and rebuilt
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Greater Pretoria’s municipality is in trouble but denies that many homes will have to be demolished and rebuilt. An abandoned multimillion-rand housing project in Ga-Rankuwa Unit 10 in the City of Tshwane will be demolished and rebuilt at an extra cost after contractual disputes with the contractor who abandoned the project in June this year…
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Livestock actions banned in Gauteng, Mpumalanga and Limpopo following outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease – consumers can prepare themselves for some hefty price increases for meat products
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TAU SA is shocked after the announcement that livestock auctions in Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Gauteng and North West have been suspended until further notification by the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development. This announcement follows after the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the Molemole district of Limpopo. “This is a big blow to the..
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Elderly couple violently brutalized by 7 armed barbarians during farm attack
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A violent farm attack took place on 11 November 2019, at 09:30, in Welbekend, Bronkhorstspruit, Gauteng province. A couple, Ben (73) and Ansie Dreyer (70) were attacked by seven armed attackers pretending to be clients wanting to buy milk. Ben along with a worker was forced into the home and into the bedroom where his..
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R6bn needed to renovate Gauteng hospitals – National Health Plan may be on ice
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It will cost the state more than R6 billion to complete 32 hospitals’ safety rating. The decline and deterioration of hospitals is particularly seen in electrical installations, fire protection equipment, elevator regulations and storage facilities. The condition can be attributed to contractors who do not deliver quality work and poor maintenance programs. There is concern..
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Call to save water in Gauteng: Day Zero is becoming more and more a reality after no rain falls and dam levels drop dangerously
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Lindiwe Sisulu, Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation (DWS), expressed her concern after the rain stayed away and dam levels dropped dangerously fast. She made a plight that people must immediately start saving water to avert a possible Day Zero in Gauteng. She announced in Johannesburg on Monday that Gautengers use an average of..
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Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba announced his resignation from the DA and his job as mayor
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The expected resignation comes after former DA leader Helen Zille on Sunday won the vote for the powerful federal council chairperson position. It is to our understands that Mashaba told a number of Gauteng leaders on Saturday night that he would quit his job should Zille win the hotly contested battle, which is second to..
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184 staff members of the Gauteng Health Services own private businesses and trade with government departments
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It has been revealed that 184 staff members of the Gauteng Health Services own private businesses that trade with government departments including the Health Department. These services include medical supplies, food, publications, funerals and even emergency services. Unconfirmed reports state that staff are sometimes in the “good position” to decide for themselves that the Health..
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Watch | This traffic officer went the extra mile as he tried to stop a motorist from dodging a fine
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In a 17-second video that went viral on social media on Tuesday, a Gauteng traffic police officer can be seen hanging on to the bonnet of a moving vehicle. To the officer’s relief, law enforcement managed to block the vehicle and bring it to a stop. According to a statement from the Gauteng Department of..
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