By Staff Reporter news@reporter.co.za Most hawkers say selling food outside Nasrec, where the 55th ANC National Conference is underway, doesn’t bring much profit. But one man has been making a killing. Ndandu Makungo has been selling mpesu, a traditional aphrodisiac made from the violet tree and believed to improve performance in bed. The root is … Read more
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By Staff Reporter news@alexreporter.co.za The pastor who disappeared after 14 people drowned in the Jukskei River during a baptism has been found. But it is not yet clear if he will face any charges for the tragedy, which also left a three-month-old baby missing. The pastor had gone Awol, with speculation that he feared for … Read more
By Jonk wa Mashamba news@alexreporter.co.za Two Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) officers were arrested by the JMPD Internal Affairs Unit for extortion, kidnapping and corruption. On Friday, 16 December 2022, the JMPD Internal Affairs Unit received a complaint from a member of the South African Police Services (SAPS) claiming that JMPD officers had kidnapped and … Read more
By Jonk wa Mashamba news@alexreporter.co.za The horrible story of Ndoda Mcali (38) was a one of its kind; story that went viral on social media and shook the walls of Gomora township! He was associated with the weapons that Alex Patrollers found recently. He was also accused of being one of the dangerously feared gangsters. … Read more
By Jonk wa Mashamba news@alexreporter.co.za Everything that De Original Careless touches turns into gold because he is not an ordinary person! Few days after his EP was dropped, the multi-talented musician’s phone has been ringing non-stop with event organizers asking for his performance. The EP called from Mafton to Jozi, has 4 must-to-listen songs. He … Read more
By Jonk wa Mashamba news@alexreporter.co.za After reporting the matter and action by relevant structures was delayed, members of the Patriotic Alliance decided to be the solution. PA members in ward 81 took it upon themselves to clean up their place in Greenville informal settlement. They are now waiting for Pickitup truck to come and … Read more
By Jonk wa Mashamba news@alexreporter.co.za Angry community members nearly took the law into their own hands through mob justice. This after the man, pictured, allegedly raped 3 girls aged 5, 7 and 8 in Alex. He was rescued by cops as the angry mob was allegedly baying for his blood. “We called the cops from … Read more
By Jonk wa Mashamba news@alexreporter.co.za With limited resources, Alex patrollers have already caught more than 30 dangerous tsotsis within a very short space of time. When they call themselves Operation Wanya Tsotsi, they mean business ! These patrollers are not in the mission to babysit criminals. Whenever they pass, their earthquake presence is felt and … Read more
By Jonk wa Mashamba news@alexreporter.co.za The incident occurred at the 13th Hofmeyer about 4 o’clock in the morning today. When they realized that the patrollers were there, they apparently hid the guns in one of the shacks and ran away. However, the patrollers gave a stubborn chase, nailed and marinated them with sjamboks. When Alex … Read more
By Jonk wa Mashamba news@alexreporter.co.za The Department of Social Development advocates for the decriminalisation of sex work as its criminalisation poses countless challenges against interventions that can be designed for sex workers. The criminalisation of the trade is associated with the on-going human rights violations and inadequate access to social justice which covers the distribution … Read more
If South Africa had 2 665 young mothers aged between 10 and 14 years in 2020, this means 2022 is shocking! By Jonk wa Mashamba news@alexreporter.co.za Social Development hosted an informative dialogue on teenage pregnancy and ritual killings in Mganduzweni, Mpumalanga today (14 December, 2022) In line with the importance of highlighting the dangers and … Read more
By Jonk wa Mashamba news@alexreporter.co.za When Alex Reporter arrived at 17th avenue home in Alex where a 7-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her 18-year-old neighbors, the innocent girl was playing with her siblings aged 9 and 10 as if nothing occurred to her. Her troubled 29-year-old mother says she will do anything, including going … Read more
By Jonk wa Mashamba news@alexreporter.co.za The Koster Regional Court postponed the case against the murder accused, Thabang Moswane (24), to 31 January 2023, for consultation with a new legal aid attorney. His previous attorney has relocated and had to withdraw his services. The state is expected to share all the necessary documents with the defence … Read more