Local news
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Compliance drive reveals hazards in Pretoria West
CrimeAn enforcement blitz in Pretoria West revealed health, fire and building contraventions, illegal accommodation and more than R500 000 owed…
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Repair and trench backfilling delays frustrate Faerie Glen residents
Local newsRepeated pipe bursts and slow repairs on Erie Street have raised safety concerns, with Ward 44 councillor Samantha de la…
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Young Pretoria pair makes history on ice
Local newsFrom pre-dawn practices in Pretoria to a historic debut in Berlin, Milané Gamberini and Philip Malan are redefining what is…
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Unions reject government medical scheme contribution hikes
Local newsPublic service unions have formally rejected above-inflation GEMS contribution increases for 2026, warning that the cumulative hikes threaten healthcare access,…
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Metro leak angers residents amid water throttling
Local newsA Brooklyn resident says a reported pavement leak continues flowing despite water throttling across the metro. The ward councillor says…
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Look up: Partial solar eclipse visible in SA soon
Local newsA small “bite” will be taken out of the Sun over parts of South Africa this afternoon as a partial…
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Learners’ lives jeopardised by unsafe transport, reckless driver
CrimeThe Gauteng Roads and Transport MEC has called for tougher enforcement after reports that the driver was unlicensed and the…
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Toll anger in north fuels election debate
Local newsAs local elections approach, unresolved tariff uncertainty and a year of stalled negotiations between community leaders, Sanral, and Bakwena have…
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Drivers cautioned after N4/R25 hitchhiker attacks
Local newsBronkhorstspruit police spokesperson Constable Ramovha says suspects posing as hitchhikers allegedly strangle or restrain drivers before robbing them. Motorists travelling…
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Akasia CPF commits to patrol crime hotspots
Local newsThe plan is also to explore partnerships with local businesses, property owners and security companies to expand community-based CCTV coverage…
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Health department distances itself from paid training
Local newsThe Gauteng Department of Health said its First Responder Training through Lebone College of Emergency Care is offered at no…
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Week-lange beurtkrag in Gauteng gerugte is vals – Eskom
Local newsDie regstelling kom te midde van onlangse kragonderbrekings in groot dele van Pretoria, wat later bevind is dat dit binne…
