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Gauteng residents warned to brace for persistent rainfall
The weather service said could residents expect possible heavy rains accompanied by severe thunderstorms in areas over Tshwane, Krugersdrop and Carletonville.
A few people reported hearing gunshots and an explosion.
The City of Johannesburg and the Johannesburg Metro Police Department officials embarked on a mission to ensure compliance with lockdown regulations over the festive season in Johannesburg on Wednesday. #COVID-19 #Lockdown #Compliance
The Public Protector found that he made irregular appointments in the city, including that of the executive head of housing and Tembe's appointment as JMPD chief.
The metro said on Wednesday it would not tolerate any festive season gatherings in contravention of the COVID-19 regulations.
A silver vehicle on Wednesday was shot at several times on the M1 bridge near the Xavier off-ramp in what appeared to have been a hit.
While details around the shooting are still unclear, it's understood that the driver and a passenger died in a hail of bullets, while one other passenger was taken to hospital for treatment.
Thousands of taxi drivers are making their way to the Union Buildings, where they will be handing over a memorandum to the Presidency.
Angry residents said they had been without electricity for months now and were demanding that officials should intervene.
JMPD spokesperson Xolani Fihla said motorists should use alternative routes to avoid the crime scene.
It is understood that the driver was shot by a passenger while travelling along Jan Smuts Avenue between Empire Road and the M1.
Mayoral spokesperson Mlimandlela Ndamase claimed that Mashaba allowed the trainees to work without being fully equipped for the job.
The Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) said that protesters had blocked roads in Lawley, Lenasia south and Ennerdale.
Malvin Maswanganyi was attacked in Lehae on Sunday night.
Officers seized several devices in his possession on Monday.
Officials say the pair, who are in their 20s, were arrested on Sunday after officers received a tip-off about a planned hijacking of a black VW Golf in Joburg.
Five people were shot dead on Saturday following and alleged factional battles at the headquarters of the church in the west of Johannesburg.
The suspect was arrested on Sunday for culpable homicide and negligent driving after he crashed into two vehicles in Protea Glen, one of which was a patrolling JMPD car.
Police followed the hijacked vehicle from the N3 in Ekurhuleni to the N1 in Joburg during a high-speed car chase on Friday morning.