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Qayiya Mgaye's (16) family is still in shock after he was killed at school
Qayiya Mgaye was killed allegedly by a fellow pupil while a disciplinary hearing was in progress elsewhere at the school.
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Lesufi: Gauteng Education Dept has failed the family of murdered Alex pupil
Qayiya Mgaye was killed, allegedly by a fellow pupil, at the Pholosho Secondary School in Alexandra on Monday.
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Teen stabbed to death at school 'wanted to be a police officer to end crime'
Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi on Tuesday visited the family of the grade 8 teenager who was stabbed to death at Pholoshong Secondary School in Alexandra where his family said he wanted to be a police officer when he was older to end crime. #Lesufi #GautengEducation
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Lesufi 'disturbed' after Alex pupil stabbed to death on school grounds
On Monday, a learner was allegedly stabbed to death by a fellow pupil.
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Alex teen who stabbed boy to death at school arrested
It is alleged that the teens had a fight and the suspect stabbed the pupil with a sharp object on Monday afternoon during break time.
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Gauteng authorities remain on high alert to respond to unrest threats - Mawela
Gauteng Police Commissioner Elias Mawela said that they had reinforced their presence in hotspots working with community structures and other security organisations.
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Alex business owners fearful after threats of a national shutdown
Gauteng police commissioner Elias Mawela together with Community Safety MEC Faith Mazibuko visited the township on Monday afternoon which is one of the hotspots in the province.
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Alex day care centre struggling to get by as COVID bites into resources
In a desperate bid to keep it open, Refiloe Zwane, the owner of the Lesedi Day Care Centre in Alexandra, said that she's had to tap into her own financial resources to keep it afloat.
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Communities help clean up Alexandra after violent looting
The community of Alexandra was up early on 15 July 2021 to clean up the streets and areas around the Pan Africa shopping centre. The centre was ransacked and damaged during the wave of violence that swept through parts of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. Communities from other areas also came to the township to assist with the clean-up operation.
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R50,000 pledge to help Alex FM rebuild, temp premises offered for broadcasting
On Tuesday, Primedia Broadcasting CEO chairperson, Geraint Cryws-Williams, challenged the broadcasting industry to help rebuild the station.
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‘You must be in your beds at 6pm’ - Cele and SANDF arrive in Alexandra
Police Minister Bheki Cele and the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) arrived in Alexandra on 13 July 2021. The minister was thankful to have the deployment of the military to reinforce the police in maintaining order in the township and the province. #ShutdownSA #FreeZuma #SANDF #AlexLooting
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More SAPS reinforcements deployed in Alex after Pan Africa Mall torched
Looters have set alight parts of the Pan Africa Mall, as well as several surrounding businesses.
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Presenter escapes unharmed as looters hit Alex FM studios
Studio computers, equipment and infrastructure worth about R5 million were looted by Alexandra residents.
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Stores looted as riots hit Alexandra
A number of stores in Alexandra township were looted on 12 July 2021. #ShutdownSA #GautengShutdown
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WATCH LIVE: PP, SAHRC release findings on probe into Alex service delivery
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane and the SAHRC are releasing the findings of their joint investigation into the service delivery issues in Alexandra.
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Memories we share will never change, says Kgothatso Mdunana's family
The 24-year-old was just three months away from graduating from Shandong University of Technology when she plunged through a window on the 13th floor at a friends' apartment in Hangzhou in April.
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‘I’m very happy’ – Josias Mmola (62) is the first to get the COVID jab in Alex
The 62-year-old said he felt good after getting the jab and he encouraged others to also get registered for the vaccine.
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Alex mom reveals pain of only finding out daughter (13) raped after miscarriage
The child has also undergone medical assessment after she suffered a miscarriage just last week.
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Family of scalded Alex toddler want illegal creche closed, held accountable
The creche was given until Monday to close but refused to do so, claiming that it was registered and operating legally.
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Authorities mount legal action as Alex creche refuses to close
Earlier this month, the facility was given a 10-day notice by the Gauteng Social Development Department to close its doors after determining that it was not registered.
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Alex family now hopeful after creche teacher charged with attempted murder
In January, the child sustained third degree burns to his buttocks and legs, which led to the teacher's arrest.
