Alexandra township
Gauteng man a real life hero after rescuing child from Jukskei River
It’s not clear how the child became stuck or whether any guardians were present during the incident.
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[WATCH] Protest outside Luthuli House over land reform
A group of elderly people from the Alexandra township have staged a protest outside Luthuli House demanding title deeds.
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[WATCH] Living in fear: Jukskei River water level rising
Setswetla residents in Alexandra say they know about the danger of living along the Jukskei River but they have nowhere else to go.
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Mbalula condemns murder of 2 Alexandra siblings
Fikile Mbalula says the murders of Tumi and Tshepo Sefolo could have been prevented given that a case had initially been opened.
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#NoToXenophobia: Police raid Madala hostel in Alexandra
For a second night in a row police and the army made their presence felt in hotspots in Johannesburg.
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Flabba's girlfriend appears in court for his murder
The slain rapper's girlfriend Sindisiwe Manqele appeared in the dock with visible injuries.
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MEC to find land for evicted Alex residents
Officials from the provincial human settlements department visited the residents on Thursday.
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Residents: Alexandra is like a war zone
Residents compared violent protests to a war zone after clashes erupted with police.
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Nine arrested with unlicensed firearms
The suspects accused of conspiracy to commit a crime were arrested by the Alexandra Tactical Response Team.
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JHB: Alexandra hijacker at large
Police have launched a manhunt for a suspect involved in a hijacking in Alexandra.
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Attempted hijacker shot dead
It's understood two suspects tried to hijack the man who opened fire on them on Saturday.
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Alexandra child kidnapped
The mother of the Alexandra child, who’s been missing for a week, works at a salon in the township.
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Girl (3) dies in shack fire
A deadly shack fire broke out in Mfuleni township on Saturday morning.
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Firefighters extinguish Alexandra shack fire
At least 50 shacks caught fire and burnt to the ground in township, north of Johannesburg.
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Alexandra fire destroys 50 shacks
The only person injured in the Alexandra shack fire is alleged to have been the one who started it.
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Alex fire devastates family
It’s emerged that the deceased child was a nine-year-old girl and not an 11-year-old boy.
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Alex residents protest over power meters again
Community members are demonstrating over service delivery and the installation of prepaid electricity meters.
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Alex residents unhappy with electricity meters
Alexandra residents staged a protest against the introduction of electricity meters.
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DA honours Youth Day victim
DA Parliamentary Leader Lindiwe Mazibuko laid a wreath at the grave of Japie Vilankulu.
