Auckland Park residents, Garden Green Hospital affected by power cuts after Mayfair substation fire Parts of Auckland Park, including Garden Green Hospital, have been affected by power outages following a fire at the Mayfair substation on Sunday morning. According to City Power, residential and business customers in the area have also been affected. City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena said the utility had deployed several technical teams to the Mayfair substation to clean carbon residue from critical infrastructure damaged in the…
The case involving Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, son of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, and his co-accused Tobias Matonhodze has been postponed to next Tuesday following a brief appearance at the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday morning. The pair face multiple serious charges, including attempted murder, pointing a firearm, possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition, defeating the ends of justice relating to a missing firearm, and contraventions of the Immigration Act. The charges stem from a February incident at the…
Police have raised alarm over a disturbing trend of wealthy individuals allegedly recruiting highly trained officers to carry out violent crimes, following revelations in court that a former elite policeman was paid to assassinate a key witness. This emerged at the Brakpan Magistrate’s Court, where former Special Task Force (STF) officer Matiphandile Sotheni appeared in connection with the murder of Marius van der Merwe known as Witness D at the Madlanga Commission. According to SAPS, Sotheni once part of the…
The North West Department of Economic Development, Environment, Conservation and Tourism (DEDECT) is optimistic that the newly launched community-led clean-up initiative, #MatlakalaKeZaka, will create much-needed job opportunities and address environmental challenges such as illegal dumping, littering, the burning of waste, and poor waste management practices. The campaign was launched by MEC Bitsa Lenkopane, accompanied by the Mayor of Tswaing Local Municipality, Norah Mahlangu, in Sannieshof. Speaking on YOU FM Newshour, Lenkopane said that the campaign represents a turning point in…