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1 week ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Michelle Banda
Deceased grade 11 leaner Lethabo Mokonyane, 19. The family of a Gauteng boy who was stabbed to death outside his school believe that an alleged months-old bullying incident, which they thought had been resolved, is the reason he was murdered, allegedly by a fellow pupil.
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1 week ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Michelle Banda
They said they feel neglected and demand urgent action. Ward councillor Sanele Ngubane told Sowetan that Ngwenya assured the community last year that funds were available to electrify the area, with work expected to resume in December. However, no visible progress has been made, he said. “In February 2025, we engaged the MMC again because the community was unhappy. The deadline shifted from January to April, yet there is still no update,” said Ngubane.
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2 weeks ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Michelle Banda |Veli Nhlapo
In a country where the youth face harsh struggles, including unemployment, identity crisis, mental health challenges, gender-based violence, a lack of skills centres, and rising levels of crime,Youth Day has, for some, become just another day. Sowetan hit the streets to speak to young people about the real issues they are facing. • Lungile Mpambani, 28, from KwaZulu-Natal "Our biggest challenge is drug abuse and the influx of foreign nationals in our country.
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2 weeks ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Michelle Banda
The wanted man has been identified as Zamani Ngila Ximba Gauteng police have issued a R60,000 reward to anyone who can help find a man believed to be a main suspect in the murder of IFP MP Khethamabala Sithole last month. The wanted man has been identified as Zamani Ngila Ximba. According to Gauteng police spokesperson Lt-Col Mavela Masondo, the wanted man is tall, dark in complexion and deemed armed and very dangerous.
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2 weeks ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Michelle Banda
The wanted man has been identified as Zamani Ngila Ximba Gauteng police have issued a R60,000 reward to anyone who can help find a man believed to have ordered a hit on IFP MP Khethamabala Sithole last month. The wanted man has been identified as Zamani Ngila Ximba. According to Gauteng police spokesperson Lt-Col Mavela Masondo, the wanted man is tall, dark in complexion and deemed armed and very dangerous.
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2 weeks ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Michelle Banda
Lwazi Msane-Mchunu (22) and Nqobile Biyela (23) The family of a 22-year-old pilot who is one of three people who died after their light aircraft crashed in KZN say that when that plane went down, so did their child's dreams of owning a fleet of light aircraft to make his family proud.
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2 weeks ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Michelle Banda
Busi Letta Maseko(76) died after she was allegedly attacked in Etwatwa east just 5km away from her home in the early hours of Monday morning. A 76-year-old woman suffering from dementia was beaten to death by a mob that also wanted to burn her after accusing her of being a witch when they saw her roaming the streets of Etwatwa, Benoni, at night. A video posted on the Etwatwa community social media page shows Busi Letta Maseko lying on the ground, surrounded by people.
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2 weeks ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Michelle Banda
Gauteng police have confirmed that a violent protest that erupted in the early hours of Wednesday near Kliprivier resulted in three trucks burnt. According to police spokesperson Cpt Tintswalo Sibeko, members of the Pielies Farm community began protesting along the R59 between Joan and Heidelberg roads, blocking the route. That, she said, led to major traffic disruptions and prompted authorities to advise motorists to use alternative routes as R59 was temporarily closed.
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2 weeks ago | 
timeslive.co.za | Michelle Banda |Herman Moloi
09 June 2025 - 13:09 Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. Shattered community members gather around a shrine erected in honour of Malcolm Booysen at the crash site where he died in Brakpan. For three minutes, 16-year-old Antonio Posthumus tried to resuscitate his friend Malcolm Booysens after he was hit by a car driven by a 12-year-old boy in Brakpan, Ekurhuleni. Unfortunately, the 14-year-old had already passed on.
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2 weeks ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Michelle Banda |Herman Moloi |Veli Nhlapo
Shattered community members gather around a shrine erected in honour of Malcolm Booysen at the crash site where he died in Brakpan. For three minutes, 16-year-old Antonio Posthumus tried to resuscitate his friend Malcolm Booysens after he was hit by a car driven by a 12-year-old boy in Brakpan, Ekurhuleni. Unfortunately, the 14-year-old had already passed on. An ordinary weekend afternoon turned into tragedy when the young boy, who was allegedly driving at high speed, failed to obey a stop sign.
