Alexandra
City Power to ‘gradually restore’ power to Alexandra
Large parts of the township were plunged into darkness when criminals attempted to steal copper cables before the station tripped and exploded earlier this week...
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City Power: Alex residents to have electricity by Friday night
Tens of thousands if residents in the township have been left without electricity from Wednesday night when criminals attempted to steal copper cables.
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City Power expects to fully restore electricity to Alexander on Thursday
Thousands of residents have been left without power after a fire destroyed a switching sub-station overnight.
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Thousands of Alex residents wake up to no power after substation fire
City Power has confirmed the blaze broke out at the Vasco da Gama Switching Substation on Tuesday night.
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Alex commuters forced to walk home amid taxi strike
One woman said it was unfair that commuters should suffer because of a misunderstanding between government and the taxi industry.
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2 people hospitalised following shack fire in Alexandra
Joburg emergency services said that 15 shacks had been affected by a blaze in Alexandra.
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Alexandra commuters outraged over coming taxi fare hikes
With many households across the country facing economic uncertainty, commuters will bear the brunt of the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic on public transport.
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Joburg Housing MMC blames Mashaba for overcrowding in Stjwetla
Mlungisi Mabaso went on a walkabout of the densely populated area ahead of the planned relocation of 1,600 residents to Marlboro.
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CoJ has plan to move 1,600 households from Stjwetla informal settlement
About 1,600 households from the Stjwetla informal settlement in Alexandra will be moved to an identified area around in Marlboro.
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Lawyers explain reasons for taking case of Alex man allegedly killed by SANDF
Collins Khosa's family claimed that he died after being assaulted by SANDF members in his home earlier this month during lockdown operations.
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Alexandra residents affected by blaze rebuild their homes
Twenty shacks were destroyed in Friday’s blaze at the organic market information settlement.
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We are investigating, Mapisa-Nqakula on Alex man's death
Minister of Defence Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula commented on the death a man in Alexandra, which is alleged to have been as a result of brutality at the hands of soldiers during the lockdown operations.
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Lockdown: SANDF concerned by lack of compliance in Alexandra
The SANDF spent most of Wednesday in the township encouraging community members to comply with COVID-19 lockdown regulations.
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SANDF in Alex: We're not here to kill anyone
Members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) took to the streets of Alexandra on Wednesday, handing out COVID-19 information pamphlets and encouraged residents of the township to stay indoors. SANDF said its members were not on the streets to hurt anyone.
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SANDF hits streets of Alex to encourage residents to stay indoors
They’re going door to door handing out pamphlets while also telling those roaming the streets to stay at home.
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Makhubo ‘worried’ about implications of alleged misinformation in Alex
Hundreds of people queued outside Malboro Gardens Secondary School after allegedly being told by a local businessman that they would receive food parcels.
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Popcru probing alleged brutality against the public during lockdown
There have been incidents of alleged police and army brutality since President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the national lockdown in an attempt to stop the spread of COVID-19.
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Family accuse police of murdering man in Alexandra during COVID-19 lockdown
The family of Collins Khosa is demanding answers and accusing police and SANDF officials of assaulting him while enforcing coronavirus lockdown regulations.
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Gauteng govt rolls out COVID-19 sanitisation drive in Alexandra
The programme was being launched at the Helen Joseph Women’s Hostel and would be extended to the rest of the province.
