Top 5 stories of Noweto 2021

As the year draws to the end, many stories grabbed headlines in the areas covered by Record Noweto.

Here are some of the stories :

– Taxi associations vows to protect Tshwane malls against looting:

Taxi associations vowed to protect malls against rioters and looters during the Pro Zuma unrest.
Santaco said the decision to protect the malls was taken against the reality that unless the looting stopped, people would lose their jobs.

Read more at:

https://www.citizen.co.za/rekord/383619/taxi-association-vows-to-protect-tshwane-malls-against-looting/

– Five staffers to stay at home amid rape allegations at north school:

A grade 1 learner was raped allegedly by a general worker at Khensani primary school.
Five staff members which include four general assistants and a volunteer, were asked not to report to work while investigations were underway.

Read more at:

https://www.citizen.co.za/rekord/387095/five-staffers-to-stay-home-amid-rape-allegations-at-north-school/

– Names and faces of killers of Mabopane councillor known to police, says Cele:

ANC councillor Tshepo Motaung was shot 20 times with an R5 rifle while on his way home in police believed to be a politically motivated killing.

Read more at:

https://www.citizen.co.za/rekord/392397/names-faces-of-killers-of-mabopane-councillor-known-to-police-cele/

– Parents worry after eight girls were raped in Hammanskraal in a month:

Community members in Hammanskraal had raised concerns that the area had become a living nightmare for girls and women. Five girls were raped, robbed off their belongings then left in a field in Bosplaas while a 13- and 17-year-old were raped repeatedly from 19:30 to 06:00 the following morning.

Read more at:

https://www.citizen.co.za/rekord/394141/parents-worry-after-eight-girls-raped-in-hammanskraal-in-a-month/

– Soshanguve ext 6 residents aggrieved by evictions:

Residents embarked on a violent protest, setting a bus belonging to the demolishing company, a Mercedes Benz and two trucks on fire after a eviction order was granted by the court to demolish their houses.
People refused to vacate the area, saying that they had spent a lot of money to build the houses which were being demolished.

Read more at:

https://www.citizen.co.za/rekord/398395/soshanguve-ext-6-residents-aggrieved-by-evictions/

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