Residents clean up Atteridgeville

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Atteridgeville resident Lynton Setlhako mobilised a giant clean-up of the area after deciding he could no longer stand walking the filthy streets.

No respite for Garsfontein as more break-ins reported

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Three further break-ins were reported in Garsfontein community forums over the weekend, less than a week after two women were killed.

City school heaps honour on gate guard

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Restaurant named after Vincent

Drive to produce maths literacy masters

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A total of 200 000 pupils in 350 schools across the country are being given a chance to improve their mathematics literacy knowledge and win big through a nationwide ...

Teaching of Mandarin blossoms in SA

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The Chinese ambassador to South Africa has applauded the Gauteng Department of Education and other stakeholders involved in taking the Chinese education curriculum ...

Court hears of domestic's pain after golf club beating

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Christinah Mabena has had constant headaches and severe body pains after her employer's son hit her with a golf club so hard that she ended up in ICU.

Sipitori - Pretoria's melting pot of languages

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Millions celebrated International Mother Language Day, but Pretoria can pride itself in having its own language; Sipitori.

60 hurt in horror crash on 'road of death'

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At least 60 people were injured when two buses collided on Moloto Road, near the Pretoria SAPS K9 Unit.

Hartbeespoort water workers 'tired' of living in filth

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Workers from the Department of Water and Sanitation's Hartbeespoort offices have been living with a filthy and an unkempt environment for a year.

Nyaope users are next to us, but we can't charge them - SAPS

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Pretoria police say they are aware of nyope being sold and used in full view of the police station, but they are usually unable to effect an arrest.

Bluetooth is a recipe for disaster, warns SANBS

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Nyaope addicts injecting themselves with a friend's blood to share the high is lethal and a recipe for disaster, the SANBS has warned.

New Sarafina! star steps into the spotlight

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Noxolo Dlamini, a 23-year-old University of Pretoria graduate, tried her luck and impressed the casting directors with her talent.

'Bluetooth' a potentially lethal practice

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The so-called Bluetooth – nyaope addicts injecting themselves with a friend’s blood to share the high – was lethal and a recipe for disaster, the South African National ...

14-year-old boy enrols at Tuks

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The boy who made history by enrolling at the University of Pretoria at just 14 years old is quite comfortable with people older than himself.

The deadly risk of 'Bluetoothing'

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Experts warn that the fast spread of "Bluetooth" - the sharing of blood between nyaope users - could herald the start of a public health crisis.

'Bluetooth' drug craze hits townships

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'Bluetooth', the method of injecting nyaope-laced blood from another drug user into one's arm, is spreading fast across townships.

'Bluetooth' drug craze sweeps townships

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'Bluetooth', the method of injecting nyaope-laced blood from another drug user into one's arm, is spreading fast across townships.

Year of the Rooster a symbol of honesty

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IT WAS the launch of the Year of the Rooster at the Nan Hua Temple in Bronkhorstspruit yesterday as people from far and wide joined the Chinese community to celebrate ...

Domestic worker left in lurch after attack

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A 53-year-old domestic worker was beaten with a golf club by her employer's son, but no-one from the family has checked up on her.

Boy, 6, sees man rape gogo, kill mom

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A 6-year-old Atteridgeville boy was forced to watch while a man known to his family raped his grandmother and strangled his mother to death.

Domestic in ICU after beating with golf stick

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Christinah Mabena is in an intensive care unit after being allegedly savagely beaten up with a golf stick by her employer’s son in Montana.

Brace for rise in social turbulence – researchers

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The country should brace for increased levels of social turbulence and violence in the run-up to the August 3 local government elections

Sex stokvel loses appeal after woman dies in bed

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Moments after having sexual intercourse with the woman he had picked from a Mavuso sex stokvel, she began to foam at the mouth

Mavuso, no-panties events 'shame dignity of tavern trade'

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Liquor vendors appeal for sex stokvels to end

Oscar accused abandons his bail bid

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In a sudden turn of events, Tshifhiwa Radzhadzi abandoned his bail application on Tuesday at the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Pretoria.