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Malibongwe Dlamini provides for his family with the money he makes from his spaza shop.

Soweto

Soweto SMMEs need to be on top of their game: Nedbank

By Vutivi Business News

Soweto small businesses can alleviate poverty, improve livelihoods and create sustainable employment opportunities, according to Nedbank Soweto's Client Manager...

  • A Putco bus. Picture: facebook.com

    Angry commuters disrupt Putco bus operations over looming fare hikes

    Last week, the company announced 'a special fuel-related fare increase' from 1 August.

    14 days ago
  • Police at the scene of mass shooting in Soweto on 10 July 2022.

    Soweto residents worried about their safety after recent shootings

    They said the recent crime and shooting incidents have raised safety concerns for them and police are still not ramping up their response time to cases.

    19 days ago
  • FILE: Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/ EWN

    Probe into cash-in-transit heist in Soweto under way

    The exact details of the incident, which took place earlier on Tuesday, are still sketchy.

    20 days ago
  • Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter

    Gauteng police hunting suspects behind murder of 2 security guards in Soweto

    Officials said that one of the guards was at work closing a local butchery in White City when five unknown men approached him, shot and disarmed him.

    20 days ago
  • A memorial service for the 16 victims of the Nomzamo tavern attack is under way in Nomzamo Park, Soweto, on Thursday, 14 July 2022. Picture: Masechaba Sefularo/Eyewitness News.

    Soweto tavern shooting: Residents hold memorial service for slain 16

    A marquee has been erected meters away from the Mdlalose Tavern where gunmen ambushed patrons shortly after midnight on Sunday.

    25 days ago
  • FILE: City of Johannesburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse. Picture: @CityofJoburgZA/Twitter

    CoJ open to talks to write off Soweto's electricity debt - Phalatse

    The long-standing dispute between residents and Eskom saw the power utility disconnect some households from the grid, sparking several protests across Soweto.

    25 days ago
  • Community Safety MEC Faith Mazibuko. Picture: Faith Mazibuko/Twitter

    MEC Mazibuko: Death toll from Soweto tavern shooting rises to 16

    Twenty-three people were shot when gunmen wielding high-calibre weapons opened fire on an unsuspecting crowd at Mdlalose’s Tavern in Nomzamo Park in Orlando East before fleeing in a quantum minibus.

    27 days ago
  • FILE: Johannesburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News

    Phalatse misses 14-day deadline to respond to Soweto residents' demands

    Poor service delivery and power cuts made the top of the list of demands from citizens demanding change.

    27 days ago
  • Police Minister Bheki Cele (M) in Soweto on Monday, 11 July 2022. Picture: Masechaba Sefularo/Eyewitness News.

    Over 130 empty cartridges found at Soweto tavern crime scene, says Cele

    Twelve people were declared dead on the scene and three others succumbed to their injuries in hospital after gunmen opened fire on the crowd inside the establishment.

    28 days ago
  • Police at the scene of mass shooting in Soweto on 10 July 2022. Credit: Masechaba Sefularo/EWN

    Soweto tavern deaths: 15 shot dead, at least 9 wounded

    It’s understood nine others have been wounded in the mass shooting which took place in the early hours of Sunday morning near the Nomzamo informal settlement.

    29 days ago
  • The memorial service for Khayalethu Magadla who fell into a manhole while playing with friends in Dlamini, Soweto where he was last seen alive. Picture: Masechaba Sefularo/Eyewitness News.

    Khaya Magadla’s family thanks Dlamini community for their support

    Friends and family gathered for a memorial at the park where the six-year-old fell into an uncovered manhole while playing with friends last month.

    30 days ago
  • The memorial service for Khayalethu Magadla who fell into a manhole while playing with friends under way at the park in Dlamini Soweto where he was last seen alive. Picture: Masechaba Sefularo/Eyewitness News.

    Khayalethu Magadla remembered as a jolly child by classmates, teachers

    The children held onto placards with messages remembering their peer at the memorial service which was held earlier on Friday.

    31 days ago
  • The memorial service for Khayalethu Magadla who fell into a manhole while playing with friends under way at the park in Dlamini Soweto where he was last seen alive. Picture: Masechaba Sefularo/Eyewitness News.

    Khaya Magadla’s father ‘hurt’ by how officials conducted manhole search

    Kholekile Magadla was speaking at the memorial service for the six-year-old boy at the park where he had been playing with friends when he fell into the uncovered manhole last month.

    31 days ago
  • The memorial service for Khayalethu Magadla who fell into a manhole while playing with friends under way at the park in Dlamini Soweto where he was last seen alive. Picture: Masechaba Sefularo/Eyewitness News.

    Family, friends, community remember Khaya Magadla (6)

    The child’s body was found last Saturday at the waste water treatment plant near the Eldorado Park Cemetry following an extensive search through the sewer pipeline nearly three weeks after the incident.

    31 days ago
  • Eskom has warned the residents that Soweto will go dark if the resistance to prepaid meters continues. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News

    Install prepaid meters or stay in the dark, Eskom tells Soweto residents

    Soweto owes more than R4.5 billion with only a reported 40% of residents willing to actually pay for services.

    35 days ago
  • EMS crews at a manhole in Klipspruit West to search for six-year-old Khaya Magadla who fell into a manhole in Soweto. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News

    CoJ 'working around the clock' to find Khaya Magadla:' Mayor Phalatse

    The six-year-old went missing almost three weeks ago, after allegedly falling into an open manhole while playing with friends near his Dlamini home in Soweto.

    39 days ago
  • EMS at a manhole in Klipspruit West to search for six-year-old Khaya Magadla who fell into a manhole in Soweto. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN

    Khaya Magadla’s family saddened that search for him taking so long - grandfather

    It's been 18 days since anyone last saw the little boy who is alleged to have fallen into a manhole, while playing with his friends at a park in Dlamini, Soweto, three Sundays ago.

    39 days ago
  • Khaya Magadla fell into an open manhole while playing with friends in Dlamini, Soweto, on 12 June 2022.. Picture: Supplied.

    Search for missing Khayalethu Magadla handed over to Joburg Water

    Emergency services said the search reached the waste treatment plant where it would require the expertise of the Johannesburg Water technicians.

    42 days ago
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