For more than two days, a newborn baby girl lay in an incubator which was either not switched on or was malfunctioning, while her mother wondered where she was.
The baby screamed with hunger as she had not been fed … Read the rest
Tag: Gauteng
Chaos as coloureds refuse black school
Amid racial divisions between coloureds and blacks that resulted in government officials shutting down Roodepoort Primary school, one coloured community member was shot with a rubber bullet and was taken to hospital.
Before the pupils were transported to school, coloured … Read the rest
Bikers robbed at gunpoint
A warning has been circulating on social media about motorbikers being robbed at the William Nicol off-ramp on the N1 North.
The warning states that bikers are being “robbed at red robots by armed men”.
In the most recent incident, … Read the rest
Afrikaans schools win first round against forced anglicization
Disgruntled parents of single-medium Afrikaans schools dragged Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi to court and won the first round.
Fedsas said Lesufi’s decision to make parents apply for admission electronically was merely an effort to take control of the placement … Read the rest
English crèche principal films toddlers having sex
A 68-year-old black principal of a Johannesburg crèche, pleaded guilty to a charge of compelled rape after telling two young children to have sex and allegedly filmed the act.
The owner of the creche in Alexandra who ordered two toddlers … Read the rest
Battle lines drawn for Gauteng Afrikaans schools
The Gauteng Education Department’s decision to change single-medium Afrikaans schools into parallel-medium schools will be challenged in the Johannesburg High Court.
The Federation of Governing Bodies of South African Schools are calling for the preservation of Afrikaans as a language … Read the rest
Bomb scares at two big shopping malls
The police are investigating after bomb scares at two shopping malls in Johannesburg.
Emergency Services and the police’s bomb squad evacuated Cresta in Randburg and Eastgate in Bedfordview.
No devices were found.
Eastgate Mall Spokesperson, Amelia Beattie says, “We receive … Read the rest
Joburg cancels 6 million traffic fines
More than six million traffic fines issued to Gauteng motorists between April 2009 and December 2012 have been cancelled by the Johannesburg metro police department.
JMPD director Gerrie Gerneke told reporters yesterday that fines issued during this period would no … Read the rest
Toddlers escape certain death after hijackers are chased
One of three suspected black hijackers remains on the run after the trio sped off with two toddlers still in a vehicle following a hijacking incident in Birchleigh North, Gauteng on Thursday.
Three armed men had allegedly hijacked a resident … Read the rest
Armoured vehicles to be deployed at malls in Gauteng
The police will deploy Nyala armoured vehicles at malls across Gauteng in a fight-back against the upsurge in shopping centre robberies by seemingly highly organised gangs.
But detectives made a breakthrough early yesterday when they arrested five men, in raids … Read the rest
Police investigate shooting of singer by their trigger-happy colleagues
A case of attempted murder is being investigated after multiple award winning singer Kuli Chana was shot and wounded by police on Monday, Gauteng police confirmed.
Police from Bedfordview were tracking kidnappers and mistook Chana’s luxury sedan to be that … Read the rest
Head of community safety arrested for drunken driving
Mpumalanga’s head of community safety appeared in the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court on Monday on charges of drunk driving and impersonating a police officer, Gauteng police said.
Thulani Sibuyi was granted R1000 bail after appearing in court, said Lt-Col Katlego … Read the rest
Concourt places Rivonia Primary’s admissions under state control
The education department has the power to override a school’s admission policy, the Constitutional Court found on Thursday.
It upheld, in part, an appeal against a judgment of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA), holding that the … Read the rest
E-toll on its way after Zuma signs act into law
President Jacob Zuma has signed into law the Transport Laws and Related Matters Amendment Bill — paving the way for e-tolling, the presidency said on Wednesday.
“The president… has, in terms of Section 84 (2) of … Read the rest