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WARD 109 UPS AND DOWNS FOR 2017

Ward 109 Councilor Werner Smit says this year has been exciting and challenging for the DA-led administration in the City of Johannesburg. Smit released a Democratic Alliance Ward 109 newsletter for the year 2017 on Friday morning. He has praised Joburg Executive Mayor Herman Mashaba’s administration for uncovering alleged R16-billion corruption in the City from […]

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CLEANING NEIGHBOURHOOD TO CURB CRIME

The residents of Extension 7, Cosmo City north of Johannesburg kick-started their first cleaning campaign in attempt to curb the crime in the area. The campaign started on Saturday morning 2nd December at 09:00 O’clock with the young and old coming together to keep their neighborhood safe. One of the residents Tozie Maduna says they […]

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MANDELA WALK & RUN REMEMBRANCE

The Nelson Mandela Foundation in partnership with the Gauteng Provincial government and the City of Tshwane launched the 2017 Mandela Remembrance Walk & Run on 15 November in its 4th year of existence. During the launch, the Foundations’ trustee Tokyo Sexwale shared some of his memories from the time he spent with Madiba on Robben […]

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SPAZAPP THE WAY TO GO FOR ALEX ENTREPRENEURS?

A new app called Spazapp is to bring secure, seamless and convenient mobile payments to thousands of informal traders and convenience stores, better known as spaza shops, in our communities. Mastercard says the informal retail sector boasts an impressive R46 billion in annual sales a year with more than nine million households regularly shopping at […]

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Philani Mthiyane testifies in court!

The case against Philani Mthiyane has been postponed to the 23rd November 2017 at the Palmridge Magistrate’s Court, for further arguments. The suspect is remanded in custody. This after Mthiyane, who was a security guard allegedly  raped a 2 year old girl at her home in Sandton last year. Various NGOs including ADAPT, Life Line, Alexandra Traditional […]

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TAPS RUN DRY IN ALEXANDRA

Johannesburg Water spokesperson Isaac Dhludhlu says a burst water pipe which resulted in water interruption in Alexandra township and surrounding areas should be fully repaired on Wednesday afternoon or later this evening. “Once the system has been flushed we will then open the water to seal the reservoirs first because the reservoirs are all empty now. We […]

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WORLD TOILET DAY OBSERVED IN ALEX

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in Ward 105 Alexandra says the city of Johannesburg has been slow to address the urgent sanitation needs of people living in Alexandra informal settlements. The EFF in Ward 105 says they are shocked to learn that there are still families who don’t have access to proper sanitation in Alexandra, […]