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2 weeks ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Lindile Sifile |Phathu Luvhengo
The WhatsApp number used by Thapelo shows a profile picture of the department's emblem and he claims to be from the department with an ability to speed up RDP applications. He also uses different pictures of RDP projects to lure his victims. The Gauteng human settlements department has warned RDP house applicants against scammers who promise to push them up the waiting list for a fee.
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3 weeks ago | 
dailydispatch.co.za | Kabungane Biyela |Phathu Luvhengo |Thapelo Morebudi
DEEP PAIN Likhona’s grandmother, Nosidelelo Fose, is devastated over what happened to her granddaughter who went missing and was later found dead. Likhona Fose, 14, had dreams to change her family for the better when she grew up, but that was all shattered when her mutilated body was found in the veld at Durban Deep, Roodepoort, on Sunday.
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1 month ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Phathu Luvhengo |Thapelo Morebudi
Some of the miners who were trapped underground at Sibanye-Stillwater Kloof Operations in Westonaria seen leaving in a bus aft er being rescued. “It was God’s grace that no one was injured.”Those were the words of Semethe Bekane, one of the 260 miners who were trapped underground after an accident at Sibanye-Stillwater Kloof mine on Friday. He said they were fortunate that the accident occurred while they were inside the mine levels.
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2 months ago | 
timeslive.co.za | Sikho Ntshobane |Phathu Luvhengo
Police officers are on the Walter Sisulu University campus in Mthatha after a staff member allegedly opened fire during a protest by students. A third-year Walter Sisulu University (WSU) student was killed and another wounded after they were allegedly shot at by their residence manager on Tuesday morning. The staff member's wife was also injured during the violence at the WSU's Nelson Mandela Drive campus in Mthatha on Tuesday morning, Eastern Cape police said.
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2 months ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Phathu Luvhengo |Thapelo Morebudi
A Johannesburg man accused of murdering his mother and brother by stabbing them with a knife multiple times has nowhere to live because his father doesn't want anything to do with him. This emerged in the Randburg magistrate's court on Thursday during Ahben Pillay's brief appearance. Pillay, 38, told his lawyer he would stay with his surviving parent if granted bail.
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Mar 21, 2025 | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Phathu Luvhengo |Veli Nhlapo
Gauteng police have arrested a suspect in connection with the murders of two Rea Vaya bus drivers last month. The suspect was arrested in Linden, Johannesburg, on Tuesday and appeared in the Protea magistrate's court on Thursday. He was remanded until March 27 as police investigations continue. Police spokesperson Col Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi said the suspect was arrested after police received a tip-off.
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Mar 5, 2025 | 
theherald.co.za | Ernest Mabuza |Phathu Luvhengo
The Johannesburg high court on Wednesday sentenced Nonhlelelwa Matsebula to 30 years in prison for the kidnapping and murder of a four-year-old girl in Protea last year. The court ordered Matsebula, 34, to serve 20 years of the imposed sentence before she is considered for parole. Matsebula had pleaded guilty to murdering Keeya Mbulawa.
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Mar 3, 2025 | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Phathu Luvhengo |Thapelo Morebudi
Betereinders members led by Johan Erasmus and Schalk van Heerden host a braai to show their disagreement with the perspective that Afrikaners are being victimised in SA. The not-for-profit organisation Betereinders unveiled its “Not USA, but You SA” campaign in Pretoria on Saturday. Over a braai and under a banner proclaiming their campaign, the group said they did not believe Afrikaners were victims who needed refuge in the US due to the government's land policies.
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Mar 1, 2025 | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Phathu Luvhengo |Thulani Mbele
The Vaal Dam's water level has risen due to the recent heavy rains. The department of water & sanitation is monitoring the Vaal Dam daily as the water level is at nearly 90%. Water and sanitation minister Pemmy Majodina said the dam's sluice gates were up to standard and they would only release water from the dam according to their standards. She said if water needed to be released from the dam to ensure a normal level the department would inform affected communities.
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Feb 21, 2025 | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Phathu Luvhengo |Thulani Mbele
A Congolese man was arrested in Yeoville on Thursday as police say they believe they have made a breakthrough in the Zanzou nightclub investigation. Johannesburg metro police were conducting patrols in the area when they noticed a man resembling one of the Hatfield club's bouncers who they had seen on videos circulating on social media. The Pretoria nightclub is in the spotlight after videos showing men being assaulted at the club circulated on social media.
