Braamfontein
Ipid probes SAPS involvement after student shot during protests in Braam
Ipid has confirmed to Eyewitness News that officials are interviewing the young woman.
-
'It's a sad situation': Cele says after Mthokozisi Ntumba's killing
Police top brass arrived at Mthokosizi Nthumba's Kempton Park home to meet with his grieving family on Thursday.
-
Cele, Mawela visit home of man shot dead by police during Wits protest
Police Minister Beki Cele, Gauteng Commissioner Elias Mawela and officials from police watchdog Ipid are expected to meet with Mthokosizi Mthumba's family.
-
Protesting Wits students want killers of an innocent man held accountable
The 35-year-old man was shot and killed on Wednesday when police fired rubber bullets at a group of students.
-
SABC must immediately stop planned retrenchments, Bemawu argues in court
Bemawu has brought an urgent application to the Labour Court in Braamfontein in an attempt to stop the retrenchment process involving about 400 employees as part of its restructuring process.
-
Informal traders gather in Braamfontein to apply for permits to operate
At the beginning of the lockdown President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that informal traders selling food and other commodities will be required to close shop.
-
Train on fire at Prasa Braamfontein depot, no injuries reported
It’s still unclear what caused the blaze and how many carriages were affected.
-
Chief Justice pleased with performance of high courts under tough conditions
It was revealed in the latest judiciary report that the high courts had finalised 81% of the more than 13,000 criminal cases brought before them between last year April and March this year.
-
Mashaba taking students’ concerns seriously
Mayor Herman Mashaba has spoken to students outside his offices in Braamfontein after they outlined their frustration at the rising costs of accommodation.
-
Mashaba lends ear to students over accommodation issues
The Wits SRC is calling for the national government to cap the prices of student accommodation in Braamfontein and in the inner city.
-
JMPD to increase presence to curb crime in Braamfontein
The JMPD met with security companies and private individuals to ensure crime in the area decreases.
-
Inquest opened after Braamfontein student’s death
It’s understood the woman jumped from the sixth floor of a student residence on Saturday night in full view of other students.
-
Student dies in suspected suicide in Braamfontein
It’s understood the 19-year-old woman jumped from the sixth floor of a student residence on Saturday night.
-
Security stepped up at Wits after protest
The university’s Shirona Patel says all academic activities will continue as usual.
-
Case of arson opened following Braampark building fire
Police say EMS’ inspectors and firefighters will hand over the scene to the SAPS once they’ve wrapped up their own sweeps.
-
JHB EMS to also probe defective fire hydrants at Braampark offices
Firefighters used hydrants from buildings across the road to fight the fire at Braampark offices in Johannesburg.
-
Building on fire in Braamfontein office park
Images from the scene show flames engulfing the top section of a building in the Braampark.
-
Mashaba condemns violent protests in Jhb CBD
Two buses and a police vehicle were set alight in Braamfontein yesterday.
-
Firefighters feared for lives responding to Braamfontein arson attacks
A Wits bus, Rea Vaya passenger bus and a police van were torched around the Wits University precinct.
