Local news
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Residents against city’s legacy project at George Lea Park
Local newsWard 90 residents claim they were not included in decisions affecting their community space, warning that the Cricket World Cup…
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Minerva Secondary School again under the grip of violence
Local newsSome learners smuggle weapons, school-based gangs recruit Grade 8s, and hope hangs by a thread at Minerva Secondary School.
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Bovet Primary’s school governing body confident MEC will deliver on classroom promise
Local newsBovet Primary’s school governing body places its faith in Gauteng MEC Lebogang Maile to deliver on promises of mobile classrooms…
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Councillor urges residents to care about 18th Avenue
Local newsCouncillor Zandile Mothupi has urged residents to take better care of 18th Avenue in Alexandra, and to stop dumping waste…
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Resident accuses City Power of using blackouts to force payment
Local newsWard 108 resident Mthokozisi Khambule accuses City Power of waiting for blackouts before demanding meter installations and payments.
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Government battles rising drug use among youth
Community galleriesYoung people cautioned over use of vaping, alcohol, cannabis, and illicit drugs.
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Ma Olady won’t let anyone starve
Community galleriesHer teenage years were marked by pain and, sometimes, nights in scrapyards, but Mamkuki Mokoena has risen with purpose, determined…
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Councillor says illegal connections are harming Ward 75
Community galleriesCouncillor Sannie Mavhona confirmed at a community meeting in Alexandra that illegal electricity connections in her ward are a concern.
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Indoda Wednesday men turn to agriculture to fight unemployment
Community galleriesWhile it remains a vital platform for men to talk, members of Indoda Wednesday are now creating opportunities to empower…
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Teenage pregnancy remains a concern as youth avoid clinics
Local newsLimited conversations about contraceptives and the stigma surrounding access to sexual and reproductive health services leave many young girls in…
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Gift of Day’s home-based care training tackles youth unemployment and caregiver shortages
Community galleriesGift of Day, in partnership with Sibongile Home-Based Care, has launched the second phase of its free home-based care training…
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City Power confirms widespread meter tampering on 11th Avenue
Local newsCity Power said their investigations found that all 384 households on Alexandra’s 11th Avenue had bridged or tampered with their…
