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1 week ago | 
theherald.co.za | Nandi Ntini |Ihsaan Haffejee
The woman had just taken over the business from her husband, who was also murdered. An Ekurhuleni woman who had just taken over her murdered husband's taxi business was shot and killed in her car in Wadeville, Germiston, on Monday. Her husband, who was a taxi owner, died earlier this year after he was shot and killed over the current taxi violence.
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1 week ago | 
dailydispatch.co.za | Nandi Ntini |Ihsaan Haffejee
The woman had just taken over the business from her husband, who was also murdered. An Ekurhuleni woman who had just taken over her murdered husband's taxi business was shot and killed in her car in Wadeville, Germiston, on Monday. Her husband, who was a taxi owner, died earlier this year after he was shot and killed over the current taxi violence.
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1 week ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Nandi Ntini |Ihsaan Haffejee
The woman had just taken over the business from her husband who was also murdered. File photo. An Ekurhuleni woman who had just taken over her murdered husband's taxi business was shot and killed in her car in Wadeville, Germiston, on Monday. Her husband, who was a taxi owner, died earlier this year after he was shot and killed over the current taxi violence.
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1 week ago | 
theherald.co.za | Nandi Ntini |Thulani Mbele
An eight-year-old Soweto boy who was hospitalised after allegedly eating contaminated snacks from a spaza shop has been taken off life support and is breathing on his own. The child has been in Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital's intensive care unit for over a week after being rushed there after vomiting and foaming at the mouth after eating chips. His mother Tshidi Molodela said: “The doctors were so happy to see him breathing on his own.
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1 week ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Nandi Ntini |Thulani Mbele
The eight-year-old Soweto boy who has been in hospital since allegedly eating contaminated snacks from a spaza shop has been taken off life support and is breathing on his own. The child has been at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital's intensive care unit for over a week after he was rushed there when he started vomiting, foaming at the mouth and his stomach turning grey after eating chips. His mother Tshidi Molodela said: "The doctors were so happy to see him breathing on his own.
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1 week ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Nandi Ntini |Ihsaan Haffejee
The SA National Taxi Council (Santaco) says its vehicles are safe for women to use despite a video showing a woman being harassed inside a taxi without the intervention of the driver. In the video, which has since gone viral, three men can be seen touching the woman, who kept pleading with them not to touch her. Santaco national spokesperson Mmatshikhidi Rebecca Phala said they would need to be truly certain there was no intervention by the driver at all.
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2 weeks ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Nandi Ntini |Thulani Mbele
This Soweto spaza shop in Mapetla was closed down after an eight-year old boy was hospitalised after allegedly eating snacks bought from the shop. The mother of an eight year-old boy who landed in hospital after eating snacks bought at a local spaza shop says the shop owner has been in touch with family and offered her R500. “He said he is taking full responsibility for what happened. I am unemployed and will use the money for transport to visit the boy in hospital,” she said.
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2 weeks ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Lindile Sifile |Nandi Ntini |Antonio Muchave
The RAF has for the past few years faced financial challenges which, according to CEO Collin Letsoalo, has the potential to bring it to a complete collapse. Grade 12 pupil Akhona* was only 11 years old when he was hit by a car and suffered brain and ankle injuries, which left him with learning difficulties. His mom successfully claimed R5,3m from the Road Accident Fund (RAF), awarded in October 2023, but it's been over 540 days and RAF is yet to pay.
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2 weeks ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Nandi Ntini |Thulani Mbele
This Soweto spaza shop in Mapetla was closed down after an eight-year old boy was hospitalised after allegedly eating snacks bought from the shop. An eight-year-old boy from Mapetla in Soweto is fighting for his life after allegedly eating contaminated snacks bought from a local spaza shop – one of many still operating without approval from the City of Johannesburg. This is despite a government registration deadline having passed over a month ago.
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3 weeks ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Nandi Ntini |Thulani Mbele
The Zonkizizwe taxi rank in Katlehong, where several taxi operators were gunned down. A week ago, a seemingly paranoid Katlehong taxi owner warned the landlady of the office block where his taxi business is located, to always lock the gates, fearing the “criminals are coming”. On Monday his fears were realised. As he left the property, gunmen ambushed him, shooting him multiple times and killing him instantly.
