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17 hours ago | 
citizen.co.za | Charmaine Slater
A total of 33 e-hailing vehicles were impounded on May 14 near OR Tambo International Airport during a joint law enforcement operation targeting non-compliant public transport. The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) Taxi Task Team, in collaboration with the Gauteng Traffic Police, conducted a blitz at 08:54 as part of a broader crackdown to enforce public transport regulations and uphold the National Road Traffic Act 93 of 1996.
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17 hours ago | 
flipboard.com | Charmaine Slater
Dozens of e-hailing vehicles were seized during the operation. Drivers were found to be operating without permits or proper documentation.
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1 day ago | 
citizen.co.za | Charmaine Slater
MMC for Energy Mzayifani Ngwenya conducted an oversight visit to Kempton Park on Wednesday to assess progress on efforts to restore power following major outages earlier this week. Accompanied by the City’s chief area engineer, Zipho Khumalo, and a team of technicians, the MMC visited key sites including the Esther Park Substation, Swart Road, and Pretoria Road, all of which were critical to restoring supply after outages struck large parts of Kempton Park on Tuesday.
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1 day ago | 
flipboard.com | Charmaine Slater
MMC says cable theft and load-shedding are to blame for Kempton’s blackouts. The estimated restoration time is now 23:00.
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1 day ago | 
citizen.co.za | Charmaine Slater
Two men accused of transporting suspected stolen gold worth R16 million appeared in the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court on May 14. Daniel Schubert (61) and Adriaan Petrus du Plessis (49) face charges of possession of unwrought gold and possession of suspected stolen property. Their arrest follows an intelligence-led operation by the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation team, based in Germiston.
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1 day ago | 
citizen.co.za | Charmaine Slater
The City of Ekurhuleni (CoE) has issued a stern warning to residents about an emerging scam in which criminals claim to be selling the City’s prepaid electricity at discounted rates through social media platforms. According to the City, these fraudsters deceive unsuspecting residents by offering electricity tokens at reduced prices, a scheme that has already left some residents out of pocket.
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2 days ago | 
citizen.co.za | Charmaine Slater
A violent attack near the Ehlanzeni Hostel sports ground on Tuesday, May 13, left two people dead and one critically injured after a minibus taxi was set on fire with passengers trapped inside. According to Tembisa South SAPS, police responded to a call about a burning vehicle at the Ehlanzeni Hostel sports field. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a Toyota Quantum completely burnt out. The fire had extinguished on its own by the time they arrived.
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2 days ago | 
citizen.co.za | Charmaine Slater
The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) has firmly denied involvement in a widely circulated message falsely claiming it will implement stricter speed limits on South Africa’s national road network from 1 July. The viral communique, designed to look official, claims SANRAL is introducing sweeping changes to speed limits across urban, rural, and highway roads under the so-called “SANRAL Highway Law.”However, SANRAL has dismissed the message as fake and misleading.
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3 days ago | 
citizen.co.za | Charmaine Slater
A suspect linked to the fires that broke out at the Tembisa Provincial Tertiary Hospital has been formally charged with arson, and the cases against him have been placed on the court roll. Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi confirmed the breakthrough in a post shared on the X platform (formerly Twitter), stating that the confessed informant was taken in for questioning by a Multi-Disciplinary Team following the arson incidents at the hospital.
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4 days ago | 
citizen.co.za | Charmaine Slater
Residents of Ekurhuleni are urged to remain vigilant after two hippos, a mother and her calf, were spotted on a farm behind the Hartebeestfontein Water Care Works, located on ERWAT property in Kempton Park. The animals are believed to have reached the area through the wetland and river system connected to the property. This rare sighting has sparked both concern and curiosity.
