Gauteng news updates
Young but outstanding, 22-year-old Dimakatso Lekola gets recognised with a Top Outstanding Young Persons (TOYP) by Junior Chamber International (JCI) South Africa. The final year law student at the University of Pretoria who found a solution to matriculants’ problems was given the prize under the Humanitarian and leadership category. Lekola Read more…
A 34-year-old detective constable has been arrested for defeating the ends of justice after he attempted to book out a foreign national businessman, Frank Buyanga, from Johannesburg Correctional Service. The constable’s arrest was made by the Serious Corruption Investigation Unit on Friday, April 14, 2023. According to police spokesperson Katlego Read more…
In a move that has sparked outrage and criticism, Gauteng Legislature Speaker Ntombi Mekgwe has jetted off on a R759,000 trip to New York. According to reports, Mekgwe is leading a delegation of six officials from the Gauteng Legislature to attend a conference at the United Nations headquarters in New Read more…
Vincent Mphaphathe is a 23-year-old entrepreneur from the village of Phase 4 Sekhukune Limpopo who has made a name for himself in the business world. From a young age, Vincent knew he wanted to become a successful entrepreneur and with hard work and dedication, he has managed to achieve his Read more…
The police have launched a manhunt for a driver who hit seven children, killing three in the process. According to Gauteng police spokesperson Lt-Col Mavela Masondo, the accident happened on Saturday at about 4:45 p.m. at Salvokop, Pretoria. It is alleged the suspect was driving his brother’s BMW at a Read more…
A tanker conveying diesel caused a roadblock after it stumbled in Germiston. The fuel tanker, which was conveying 30,000 litres of diesel, was reported to have stumbled in the industrial area of Wadeville in Germiston on Friday morning. Motorists have been advised to stay off the intersection of Dekema and Read more…
A group of people suspected to be members of a gang known for terrorising residents in the Johannesburg CBD and Hillbrow have been apprehended by the police. Several videos have emerged, showing the gang of five men attacking victims and robbing them of their belongings. Gauteng police have called for Read more…
Gauteng MEC for Health and Wellness, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, said that the total number of deaths in the Boksburg tanker explosion could still rise as of today, December 30, 2022, with the death cases rised to 34. Health Minister, Joe Phaahla confirmed the toll of deaths at the memorial service for Read more…
The number of confirmed deaths has risen to 27 following a gas tank that got stuck and exploded under a bridge in Boksburg. Confirming the figures, the head of Gauteng’s health department, Motalatale Modiba, said a total of 13 health workers were injured during the blast, and only three Read more…
A nurse has died from injuries sustained while trying to save her car during an explosion. Susan Matlakala Maxakaza, 55, was reported dead from a gas explosion that happened in Boksburg. Susan, a mother of two who had been working as a nurse at Tambo Memorial Hospital for more than Read more…
