East rand
3 East Rand children die after accidentally eating poisoned meat
It's believed the meat was laced with rat poison by their grandmother who had intended to trap rats later that evening.
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Bird flu outbreak confirmed in Gauteng, but 'no need to panic yet'
The outbreak of H5 Avian Influenza has been established at a chicken farm on the east rand in Gauteng.
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At least 1 person wounded in East Rand shootings
It has emerged that a security guard was wounded while disturbing robbers trying to steal a vehicle at the Key West Shopping Centre in Bedfordview.
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Police appeal for help in tracking down East Rand Mall jewellery store robbers
Staff members were held at gunpoint on Monday afternoon and the gang got away with valuable jewelry.
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SAPS: No need to wait 24 hours to report missing person
This, in light of Laticia Jansen's death. The pupil was stabbed and burnt to death in Elsburg on the East Rand last week.
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6 arrested in Katlehong after several shops looted
A group of protesters took to the streets on Wednesday and ransacked shops at the Sontonga Mall.
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Gauteng police note rise in ‘kidnappings for ransom’ crimes
Gauteng police spokesperson Brigadier Mathapelo Peters has urged parents not pay any ransom should they fall victim to the criminals.
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Three people arrested for manufacturing drugs in East Rand
It’s understood officers received information that drugs were being manufactured at a house in Sebenza on Wednesday.
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Police appeal for info on dead bodies found in East Rand
The East Rand police are appealing to the public for any information of five illegal miner bodies which were near an old min in Boksburg
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Two security guards killed in East Rand shooting
It’s understood a gunman opened fire on a vehicle on Thursday morning with three occupants, which left two security guards dead.
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East Rand teen due in court after being caught flushing away counterfeit money
The teenager was released into the care of his parents on Tuesday after his arrest.
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East Rand man who stabbed 4 people arrested
Ekurhuleni Metro Police say the man was arrested on Friday following a tip-off from the community.
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Family of murdered East Rand women moved to safe house
The women were murdered, and another seriously wounded, at an informal settlement near Daveyton on the East Rand.
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Police hunt robbery suspects after customer killed at Joburg restaurant
At least three armed men targetted the Kung Fu Kitchen outlet on Harrison Street in Eden Glen on Sunday.
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Five people killed in Brakpan taxi accident
The four men and one woman were found dead on the scene by paramedics on Thursday morning.
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Police launch manhunt for East Rand heist suspects
Police are investigating the circumstances around a brazen cash-in-transit heist on the East Rand.
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Reiger Park residents take to streets again, barricade road
Three weeks ago the same community took to the streets and accused the municipality of allocating RDP houses to foreigners.
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Duduza ‘still tense’ following violent protests
Police say community members have grouped together and barricaded sections of the township with burning tyres and stones.
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Public order police deployed to Duduza amid protest action
It’s not yet clear what residents’ demands are but several roads have been barricaded with burning rubble & tyres.
