Bekkersdal
Gauteng police deploy in protest-hit areas to 'maintain law and order'
Residents in these areas have been protesting over service delivery issues including housing, water and electricity as well as basic infrastructure at schools...
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Bekkersdal police clash with protesters demanding a better life
Bekkersdal residents in the West Rand took to the streets to call for electricity, water, adequate sewerage and school maintenance in the area.
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There will be no votes without electricity, warn Bekkersdal residents
Police fired rubber bullets at protesters during Wednesday's demonstrations and subsequent looting in the area.
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Rubber bullets fired at Bekkersdal protesters
Residents are calling for electricity, water, adequate sewerage and school maintenance in the area.
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Children killed in Bekkersdal shack fire to be remembered at memorial
According to police, their mother was sleeping in a separate room with her youngest child when the fire erupted.
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'We've done a lot of protesting in this area'
Following the deaths of three children in a shack fire in Bekkersdal, residents say the lack of service delivery in the area has put their lives in danger.
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Father recalls deadly Bekkersdal fire
The children, aged between two and 11, were sleeping when the fire broke out overnight at their home in the Spooktown informal settlement.
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[VIDEO] 3 children killed in shack fire in Bekkersdal
Three young children were killed in Bekkersdal after their shack home caught fire last night. The community is still in shock and has appealed to government to provide proper housing.
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Anger & shock after deadly shack fire in Bekkersdal
Community members say the lack of proper housing and basic service delivery in the area has put their lives in danger.
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JHB baby scalded by boiling water in critical condition
Paramedics say the 10-month-old baby has suffered second-degree burns.
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Pikitup roped in to help clean Bekkersdal
Pikitup will help to clean up Bekkersdal on the West Rand in the wake of recent service delivery protests.
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Solar technology on the way for informal settlements
The Gauteng government is in talks with Eskom to ensure informal settlements have access to electricity.
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Bekkersdal residents vandalise and loot in protest
Residents of Bekkersdal ran riot as they vandalised, stripped & looted the municipal office and a nearby foreign shop.
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Police maintain heavy presence in Bekkersdal
At least three shops were looted and eight people arrested in the township on Friday.
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Violent protest erupts in Bekkersdal
Protesters are demanding that the Westonaria Municipality be placed under administration.
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Service delivery improvement plan underway in Bekkersdal
Bekkersdal rebuild & upgrade begins today with an improvement in its sewage system& land for a new school.
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Makhura promises to invest in Bekkersdal
David Makhura assured Bekkersdal residents that govt will invest in local enterprises.
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ANC to prioritise service delivery issues
Gwede Mantashe saus the ANC is committed to resolving problems faced by communities.
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Woman's body found in Bekkersdal
The police’s Kay Makhubela said the woman was reported missing in April in Protea Glen, Soweto.
