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Reactionary servicing of sewage networks prolonging Khaya Magadla search: expert
Public infrastructure expert Gundo Maswime has told Eyewitness News most municipalities do not have an adequate register of its assets, including its water networks.
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Joburg EMS on Khaya Magadla: We'll know by end of Saturday what the next step is
Saturday marks thirteen days since the six-year-old fell into an open manhole while playing with friends in Dlamini, Soweto.
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Khaya Magadla: Rescue team to scale down as search reaches final stretch
It’s been nearly two weeks of searching for Khaya Magadla in a resource-intensive operation involving high-level technology, heavy-duty machinery, water technicians – as well rescuers from the police, and the EMS Aquatic Rescue Unit.
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Joburg EMS: No plans to call off search for Khaya Magadla (6) yet
Joburg EMS said that it was exploring all possible avenues to find the body of the six-year-old who fell into a manhole while playing with friends in Dlamini, Soweto.
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Disappointment as search team finds a rock instead of Khaya Magadla
The search operation has now entered its tenth day and there’s still no sign of the seven-year-old who slipped into an open manhole while playing with friends.
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Calm expected in Soweto after service delivery protests
This comes after residents in Diepkloof, Pimville, Moletsane and Jabulani took to the streets in service delivery protests that brought traffic to a standstill.
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Put politics aside, focus on our electricity: Soweto residents to Phalatse
Soweto residents marched to the office of Joburg mayor Mpho Phalatse In Braamfontein from Maponya Mall to protest over service delivery issues. #SowetoShutdown
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Soweto residents gather at Maponya Mall ahead of march to mayor’s office
Law enforcement has gathered in the area, keeping watch over the planned protest.
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Soweto roads open despite protest threat, planned march to mayor’s office
Residents of Soweto woke up to disruptions on Monday, with protests over power cuts and poor service delivery.
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Motorists, commuters warned to brace for second day of protests in Soweto
A group of residents from Pimville and Klipspruit are expected to take to the streets again on Tuesday morning over a lack of service delivery, a long-standing dispute over electricity as well as calls for the removal of informal settlements across the township.
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Soweto residents pray for the best on missing Khaya Magadla's birthday
On the eighth day of the search and recovery operation, officials again returned empty-handed after Magadla fell into a manhole at a local park on Sunday, 12 June.
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Soweto protest organiser promises peaceful march to mayor's office on Tuesday
This after disgruntled residents blockaded major routes in and out of the area, including Dieplkoof and Pimville on Monday morning.
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Soweto protest a build-up to even bigger shutdown - protest organiser
Major routes have been blockaded since early on Monday morning, with traffic disrupted and Rea Vaya bus commuters left stranded.
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Protestors block routes into Soweto with rocks, burning tyres
All main roads along Rea Vaya bus routes in Soweto have also been blocked by protesters.
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Khaya Magadla, Soweto boy who fell in manhole, still not found
The six-year-old from Dlamini, Soweto, fell into an open manhole on Sunday while playing with friends.
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Community helps search for Khaya Magadla who fell in manhole
The search for six-year-old Khaya Magadla, who fell into a manhole in Dlamini, Soweto, was called off for the day on 14 June 2022.
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Hopes of finding boy who fell into Soweto manhole alive dwindle
The search for the six-year-old Soweto boy who fell into a manhole in Dlamini on Sunday afternoon earlier moved to a location near the Avalon Cemetery.
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Family of Soweto boy who fell down manhole want closure with recovery of body
It’s understood that six-year-old Khaya Magadla fell into the manhole while playing with friends over the weekend. His family said that they had lost hope that he was still alive.
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Zikalala, Mchunu agree to drop criminal cases against each other
The pair last week accused each other of assault following an event in Durban.
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Search for Soweto boy who fell into manhole expected to resume on Tuesday
The boy slipped into a manhole while playing with friends on Sunday.
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Pimville residents block roads, cause traffic disruptions during protest
It's unclear what they are unhappy about, however, they have blocked roads causing traffic disruptions.
