West rand
City Power says load shedding a reality for today
The power supplier said it received a request from Eskom to implement rolling blackouts due to high demand.
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West Rand high school shuts after positive COVID-19 case confirmed
While it's still unclear whether the virus was contracted by a pupil or a teacher, the school said that it would alert parents through an SMS on when lessons would resume.
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Makhura declares West Rand a COVID-19 hotspot
The mining area has seen an increase in coronavirus cases since the lockdown was lowered to alert level four earlier this month.
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West Rand residents must argue why their power shouldn’t be cut off
The company has failed to reach an agreement to settle that bill and residents are now facing the prospect of having to go without power for weeks.
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City of Joburg condemns vandalism of Rea Vaya station
It’s understood community members damaged the Bosmont bus station during a service delivery protest on Sunday.
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Ramaphosa on election campaign trail in the West Rand
Excited supporters crowded Ramaphosa to take selfies and to shake his hand.
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Munsieville residents call off protest as alleged mob attackers granted bail
Nine men appeared in the Krugersdorp Magistrates Court on Tuesday after the weekend attack.
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Ebumnandini: We won't vote until we get what we want
The community is now threatening a shutdown on election day while calling for their informal settlement to be proclaimed a township.
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DA concerned about robbery at some West Rand clinics over lack of security
It’s understood the Gauteng Health Department hasn't made payments to security companies and the security guards have now gone on strike.
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Former soccer star arrested for allegedly running drug lab in Randfontein
The man was arrested together with his three workers on Wednesday when the police's crime intelligence and anti-gang unit raided a property in the area.
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'Lesufi previously failed to fulfil a promise to pay workers'
Protesting municipal employees marched to the office of the mayor on Wednesday to deliver a memorandum of demands.
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Salary uncertainty for West Rand municipality workers
The municipality failed to pay workers on time in October and only did so after employees held councillors hostage overnight on Wednesday.
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No arrests yet after Zuurbekom church shooting
It’s believed two rival church groups were involved in this morning’s incident, although it is still unclear what the motive behind the attack was.
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[UPDATE] West Rand municipal councillors held hostage by workers freed
Workers stormed into a council meeting on Wednesday and held councillors captive, demanding they be paid.
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West Rand cops discover bodies of 3 men in veld
The victims had been dumped behind a recycling house on Main Reef Road with their hands tied behind their backs.
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Joburg man arrested for possession of drugs worth R5.2m
The Hawks say the suspect was spotted on Wednesday hastily parking a car and then getting into another vehicle which left the Florida Junction parking lot.
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3 suspects arrested after business robbery on West Rand
Five men robbed the Khutsong Supermarket on Thursday and made off with an undisclosed amount of cash.
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[WATCH] Gauteng storm: 'My daughter was stuck under my house'
Peter Xhali from Orient Hills on the West Rand of Joburg told EWN about the moment he realised his daughter was stuck under the shack they were living in after a massive thunderstorm swept through Gauteng on Monday.
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West Rand man rearrested after shooting same victim twice
After being released on bail, the man then allegedly shot and wounded the same victim again.
