Soweto
Eskom won’t negotiate conditions for restoration of power in Soweto
Residents, who have been without electricity since June, took their frustrations to Eskom’s front door on Tuesday, staging a protest outside Megawatt Park.
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Dark start today for Soweto, Vaal communities with load reduction
Eskom said it would implement load reduction in high density areas to prevent network overloading.
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Cut illegal connections or stay in the dark, Eskom tells Soweto residents
Residents of Pimville Zone 2, who have been left without electricity supply for three months after a transformer exploded, have staged a protest outside the power utility's headquarters, Megawatt Park in Sunninghill.
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Load reduction: Eskom cuts power in large parts of Soweto, Ivory Park
The utility said it’s implemented so-called "load reduction" to prevent networking overloading in these areas.
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Makhura raises concerns over Soweto’s increase in COVID-19 cases
The Gauteng premier said the provincial government would implement several interventions to curb the surge of infections in Soweto, including law enforcement to ensure that regulations are adhered to by residents.
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Two held for rape, murder of Soweto grandmother, sexual assault of granddaughter
The rapists gained access to their home in Dobsonville on Friday, where they raped the 21-year-old woman at gunpoint. The gang also sexually assaulted her grandmother in another room. The elderly woman later succumbed to her injuries.
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Soweto residents beginning to pay off some of their electricity debt - Eskom
Last year, Eskom officials said that residents were R18 billion in arrears, which included the accumulative interest.
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Parts of Soweto, Vaal without power due to load reduction - Eskom
The utility said it was part of its efforts to avoid the network overloading in high-density areas where illegal connections were rife.
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7 suspects arrested for deadly Jabulani hostel mass shooting
Earlier this month, men with handguns and rifles opened fire on a group of people in a shack, killing six of them.
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Suspect due in court for allegedly dumping woman's body at Dobsonville veld
The 29-year-old woman's body was found by a group of protesters who were on their way home after a demonstration against gender-based violence on Friday.
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5 people arrested in Soweto for allegedly tampering with meter boxes
It's understood the community of Orlando East caught three men on Saturday, following a network fault.
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Soweto's Snake Park residents protest over lack of electricity
Eskom has conceded that its decision to restrict electricity supply to densely populated communities where illegal connections are rife will also have an impact on citizens who pay their bills.
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Teen accused of stabbing two elders at a Soweto hospital due in court
One of the men, an 84-year-old, succumbed to his injuries while the 72-year-old is recovering in hospital from his stab wounds.
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'The queue is moving fast': Pimville pensioners praise govt's grant system
Pensioners will also receive R250 more for the next six months as part of government’s COVID-19 relief programme.
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Technical error sees WC Sassa recipients receive duplicate payments
Sassa said that about 83% of clients would have received duplicate payments unless the banks were able to reverse this prior to clients accessing their grants.
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Owner arrested as expired meat found in Soweto butchery
WARNING: VIDEO NOT FOR SENSITIVE VIEWERS: Gauteng law enforcement officers led a COVID-19 lockdown joint operation in Soweto to enforce regulations and compliance. During the operations, expired meat products were found at a butchery near Bara taxi rank. The owner was arrested and the business closed.
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Law enforcement deploys in Soweto to enforce lockdown compliance
Members of the SAPS, Gauteng traffic police, the SANDF as well as metro police are stopping and searching motorists.
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Family of pensioner who died at grant pay point worried about lockdown funeral
Ellen Mbhele, 66, collapsed just outside a Sassa pay point in Pimville earlier this week.
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Golden Highway accident that claimed 12 lives caused by driver who lost control
Twelve people were killed, including three children who are siblings, after a taxi collided with another vehicle on the R553 near Soweto.
