Zandspruit informal settlement
SAHRC sees a resurgence in mob attacks around Gauteng
This follows the death of eight men who were doused with petrol and set alight at Zandspruit sports ground last month.
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GP police appeal for help in tracing 2 suspects linked to Zandspruit mob attack
Police are looking for two more suspects after eight young men were killed when they were attacked in the northern Johannesburg township after they were accused of terrorising the community.
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8 Zandspruit men killed in mob attack to be laid to rest today
The men were part of a group of nine who were rounded up last week by angry residents at a local sports ground, where they were beaten, tortured and necklaced for their suspected involvement in a spate of crimes in the area.
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Some families of slain Zandspruit men plead for donations for burials
The eight men were part of a group of nine who were rounded up last week by angry residents at a local sports ground, where they were beaten, tortured and necklaced for their suspected involvement in a spate of crimes in the area.
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Zandspruit mob attack suspects charged following first court appearance
The suspects cannot be identified publicly at this stage as an identification parade is yet to be conducted.
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Bheki Cele to visit Zandspruit community today following deadly mob attack
The police minister's visit comes after a group of nine men were taken to a local sports ground earlier this week, where they were assaulted, doused with petrol, and had tyres placed over them before they were set alight.
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3 more suspects arrested for deadly Zandspruit mob attack
It's understood that officers arrested the group on Thursday night in the Johannesburg township, bringing the total number of those implicated in leading the deadly vigilante attack to six.
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Neighbour shouted ‘burn them’ – Zandspruit mob attack victim’s aunt recounts
A Wednesday attack on a group of young men by residents has so far claimed the lives of six people, while three others remained in hospital.
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Zandspruit community blames police for mob justice deaths
Community members in the northern Johannesburg township said that police dragged their feet on stopping crime, especially when drug-dealing, robbery, theft and rape were reported to them.
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Police maintain strong presence in Zandspruit after mob justice incident
Police have been patrolling the streets of Zandspruit, with several SAPS vehicles stationed at strategic corners following Wednesday morning‘s incident that left four youngsters dead.
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Zandspruit mob justice: Residents say they're tired of being terrorised
Gauteng police confirmed that four people were killed in an apparent mob justice crime in the area on Wednesday morning.
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Zandspruit residents: 'If COVID-19 comes, we'll die - we are forgotten'
In Zandspruit, an informal settlement west of Johannesburg, residents said everyday life already came down to survival of the fittest, yet in the face of the coronavirus no one amongst them could win.
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Zandspruit on COVID-19: 'Life goes on, no one cares for us'
There's nothing enjoyable about staying in a small-roomed structure made of corrugated iron for 21-days while left in despair about how you're going to pay the next month's rent. This is the reality for many South Africans living in informal settlements. Residents from Zandspruit informal settlement walked the streets and listened to music on the first day of the national lockdown. They say government never cared for their issues in the past and wouldn't care about them if they got infected with the coronavirus.
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GALLERY: Zandspruit: 'If COVID-19 comes, no one will care. We'll all die'
It’s day one of the government-instituted national coronavirus lockdown, but Zandspruit informal settlement residents are still walking the streets. Why? Community members have fought for simple basic services for years, and they say if government did not care about them then, they would not care now if they were hit with coronavirus.
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Zandspruit residents vow to continue protest until Mashaba addresses them
Residents barricaded the road with burning tyres earlier on Wednesday after City Power disconnected their illegal electricity connections.
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Billows of smoke cover Beyers Naude as Zandspruit residents protest
They're demonstrating after City Power disconnected illegal power connections in the western Johannesburg community.
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Zandspruit community sees third mob justice attack in as many months
Community leader Kenneth Lekalakala says incidents of this nature are on the rise in the area.
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Zandspruit residents refuse to celebrate Freedom Day
Some residents say they live in unbearable conditions and they see no reason to celebrate the day.
