This LINK contains list of horrible damages caused by heavy rains in Alex and nearby 59-19th Avenue Alexandra A big tree which has been reporting for the past years to City Parks fell on top of three houses. One of the houses belongs to Human Settlement department. Three families displaced as we speak. … Read more
By Staff Reporter news@alexreporter.co.za After a two-year break as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic and the national lockdown, the much-anticipated first day of the Active Ageing Programme commenced with dialogues wherein older persons spoke about issues affecting them. The much-awaited event took place at Birchwood Hotel, Boksburg, 05 December 2022. Clad … Read more
By Jonk wa Mashamba news@alexreporter.co.za A light motor vehicle was found to have collided with the back of a truck, resulting in the roof of the car being partially sheared off The Emer-G-Med paramedics have responded to this serious motor vehicle collision on the R21 South bound after the N1 interchange on … Read more
By Jonk wa Mashamba news@alexreporter.co.za The Economic Freedom Fighters in Gauteng has mourned the lives of the fourteen (14) members of Johanne Masowe Baptist church. The members tragically lost their lives during their sacred baptism practice along the Jukskei River. Via a press release, CMSR Nkululeko Dunga (EFF’s Gauteng Provincial Chairperson) said: “We … Read more
By Staff Reporter news@alexreporter.co.za North West police are conducting an inquest into the death of a man who was allegedly mauled by two pit bulls at a tavern during the early hours of Saturday. Police spokesperson Lt-Col Amanda Funani told TimesLIVE the tavern at Mogwase near Rustenburg was closed when the 39-year-old … Read more
By Jonk wa Mashamba news@alexreporter.co.za I had just taken a photo with my journalism mentor, Bishop Baloyi, in Malamulele, when suddenly the seasonal musician George Maluleke passed by. ” That is a story,” said Baloyi, referring to the legendary Tsonga Traditional muso who was walking with his guitar. But in the … Read more
Staff Reporter news@alexreporter.co.za Two people have been shot dead when a group of people prevented a pastor’s wife from erecting a church tent in Ivory Park. The group returned and burnt down the pastor’s house. Now the pastor’s wife has been arrested for the murder of the two people. Source: Everson Luhanga Editor at … Read more
By Jonk wa Mashamba news@alexreporter.co.za MEC for Human Settlements and Infrastructure Development Lebogang Maile will visit Merafong City Local Municipality tomorrow Monday 05 December 2022. Maile will hold a high-level bilateral with Merafong City Local Municipality Executive Mayor Cllr Nozuko Best to find workable solutions to the challenge of sinkholes that continue to … Read more
By Cliff Shiko ( Jacaranda FM) Malesela Mangena (Alex FM) Jonk wa Mashamba (Alex Reporter) Everson Luhanga (Scrolla.Africa) The horrible flash floods swept worshipers during the baptism at the infamous Jukskei River near Bramley/Alexandra. The search for those missing this continued this morning. Two people were the first to drown while they were being … Read more
By Staff Reporter news@alexreporter.co.za Two people have drowned during a baptism in Bramley Park along the Jukskei River. One person has been treated for injuries and rushed to a health facility following Saturday’s incident. The search for 15 other people who are believed to have drowned is continuing on Sunday morning. City … Read more
By Staff Reporter news@alexreporter.co.za Eleven suspects have been arrested for allegedly planning an armed robbery at the OR Tambo International Airport (ORTIA) in Ekurhuleni on Friday. The suspects were concealed behind empty cardboard boxes, planning to rob the airport’s International Airports Cargo section. Three unlicensed firearms, a truck with false registration plates, ammunition … Read more
By Jonk wa Mashamba news@alexreporter.co.za Police in Gauteng have recovered more than three hundred (300) unlicensed firearms and more than four thousand (4000) rounds of live ammunition in the past two weeks (14 November 2022 to 03 December 2022). The recovery of the weapons occurred at a time when the police intensified … Read more
By Matsoarelo Makuke news@alexreporter.co.za The prevalence of bullying in South Africa among school learners is increasing at an alarming rate. According to the anti-bullying campaign, roughly 57% of South African pupils have been bullied at some time during their high-school career. The unfortunate part is that bullying occurs in all types of … Read more
By: Marcia Zali Section 25 in the Bill of Rights, states that everyone has got the right to property and that no one may be deprived of property. But for a Somkhele resident in Kwa-Zulu Natal, Sifiso Sangweni, this right has been under threat since 2007 when Tendele mine started operating … Read more