Midrand residents set to hold a march to demand water

Dry tap Disgruntled residents of Midrand, north of Johannesburg, are set to march on Tuesday to demand water.   The community says they have been without water for two weeks and are demanding immediate action.   An affected Midrand resident, Lebogang Shovhote, says people are buying bottled water and queuing for tankers.  “Many residents have had…

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Ballistics expert Makgotloe alleges kidnapping by IO in Swart case

Ballistic expert Captain Laurence Makgotloe. Ballistic expert Captain Laurence Makgotloe has accused an investigating officer (IO) in the Armand Swart murder case of kidnapping, in his testimony before the Madlanga Commission. The officer earlier testified before the commission as Witness B. Makgotloe says Witness B wanted him to make a correction on the Swart forensic…

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New witness to testify in Meyiwa murder trial

Two of the accused in the Meyiwa murder trial. The defence in former Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa’s murder trial is expected to call a new witness when the trial resumes on Tuesday morning in the High Court in Pretoria. This comes after Makhosonke Zungu wrapped up his testimony on Friday. Five men are on…

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Housing backlog, rapid urbanisation to dominate IBT summit

File: President Cyril Ramaphosa speaking at an event. Eradicating a critical housing backlog and dealing with rapid urbanisation will top the agenda of the Innovative Building Technologies (IBT) Summit starting in Johannesburg on Tuesday. President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the two-day gathering, which seeks to advance Innovative solutions for the delivery of sustainable human settlements….

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