Posts tagged with 'Pretoria'

 

Former South African fatally wounded after shots being fired in broad daylight at Menlyn Maine mall

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JB Strydom was shot dead in the parking lot of the Menlyn Maine shopping center on Monday.

Strydom, 44, who had been running a towage business in Kempton Park for several years, was only on a short visit to South Africa after recently immigrating to Britain. He was shot in the chest in the parking lot of the Menlyn Maine shopping mall when he allegedly tried to help a friend.

According to information received, Strydom was at the center to meet a friend. An exchange of words broke out between this friend and another man who eventually shot Strydom.

Cedric Martel, owner of Le Martel Security, who was at the center for a meeting, said he also heard the fight at the far end of the parking lot.

According to Network 24, there were two anonymous eyewitnesses who saw the man shot by a “man with dark hair and a long ponytail”. Both also saw the fight but couldn’t figure out what it was about.

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The City of Pretoria literally experienced a black Friday after two cash trucks were robbed

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In Pretoria’s western area, at the Kit Kat Plaza, a cash van was robbed and at least one security officer was wounded in the incident.

The armed robbers did not hesitate to pull the trigger and took off with an unknown amount.

A police spokesman says one suspect fled in an ambulance,

On the same day, a second money van was pulled down by three armed villains about 50 kilometers north of Pretoria, on the N1 near Hammanskraal.

The wagon was forced by another vehicle to stop by driving into it, after which the gunmen acted.

The incidents were later described by a reader as still being a Black Friday event, because a lot of money was carried away by a small number of armed thieves.

Several people expressed the opinion that the two robberies were probably carried out by the same team of thieves, and that they had inside information.

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Political chaos reigns in Gauteng over mayor’s office – DA and EFF in battle, IFP might walk away in victory

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A political confusion is playing out in Johannesburg and Pretoria with the far left DA still trying to control the city council in both cities.

Eventually, they can become the biggest losers because of their hand around the neck politics with the radicals in the Red Brigade.

In Johannesburg, there is currently a battle going on between the DA and the Red Brigade over the mayor’s office, which now poses the possibility that the IFP will triumph in this sage while the other two are fighting.

Doubt also exists about the DA and its Red partner’s unity in Pretoria while the first sounds are heard of the Reds claiming the mayor’s office because Zille is now back in the DA.

The possibility of a motion of no confidence in the DA could also sink the ship, says political observers in Pretoria.

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Another waste of taxpayer’s money! – Millions down the drain as Tshwane houses will have to be demolished and rebuilt

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Greater Pretoria’s municipality is in trouble but denies that many homes will have to be demolished and rebuilt.

An abandoned multimillion-rand housing project in Ga-Rankuwa Unit 10 in the City of Tshwane will be demolished and rebuilt at an extra cost after contractual disputes with the contractor who abandoned the project in June this year.

However, according to informed sources, the multi-million Rand housing project in Ga-Rankuwa area is already being demolished to be rebuilt.

According to Gauteng Human Settlements MEC Lebogang Maile, who was responding to written questions tabled in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature, an amount of R34,170,591.36 has been spent so far in building these houses. which will go down as waste.

“This is a waste of taxpayers’ money and we can no longer tolerate such abuse,” said Kate Lorimer, the Democratic Alliance (DA) Gauteng shadow MEC for human settlements and COGTA.

She said the hous
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Nzimande will not allow Afrikaans-based occupational training college, Sol-Tech to operate if it excludes certain groups

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Higher education minister Blade Nzimande says he will not allow a proposed Afrikaans college to operate if it contravenes the bill of rights by excluding certain groups based on race or culture.

Nzimande was speaking in Durban on Monday regarding the construction of an Afrikaans-based occupational training college, Sol-Tech, in Centurion, Pretoria.

Construction has already begun on the college, which is being spearheaded by trade union Solidarity.
Nzimande said the constitution is clear in that there is nothing wrong with private companies or entities establishing higher education institutions – but should any institution go against the bill of rights, he would not sign off on it.

“As you might be aware, there are media reports that Solidarity aims to build a R300m private Afrikaans university in Centurion. As a department, we have not received any application for any such institution,” he said.

Nzimande said the c
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Panyaza Lesufi slams new Afrikaans university funded by Solidarity: ‘Don’t remind us of apartheid’ – Jealousy makes you nasty!

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The campus is part of the union’s education and employment projects worth R4,5 billion over the next five years. The project is set to cost about R300 million funded through donations from the community, the union said.

The university will be home to Solidarity’s accredited, Afrikaans private vocational training college founded on Christian values.

The campus is the first of the major projects the union would embark on over the next five years to boost education and employment to the tune of R4,5 billion.

The next project would be the construction of the Akademia campus where “world-class education will be offered through Afrikaans as the medium of instruction”.

“The strength of Sol-Tech and of this campus lies in the fact that it is being built by the community,” said Solidarity COO Dr Dirk Hermann.

“Every Solidarity member donates R10 to a building fund each month.

“Thousands of members of the public donate
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Pretoria CBD plunged into chaos – shops were looted, buildings set on fire and public transport suspended

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Taxi drivers took to the streets in Pretoria after one of their “colleagues” was apparently killed by a foreigner.

Several foreign stores were looted and a building was set alight. Commuters were stranded after public transport was suspended.

Police had to chase rioters who prevented the firefighters from reaching the scene.

Pretoria Mayor Stephens Mokgalapa disapproved of the action, saying that retaliatory crimes would not be tolerated. Passers-by were hit with bottles and stones and especially media representatives were greeted with aggression.

Pretoria’s city center has been plunged into chaos for the past two days, and people are advised to avoid that part of the city.

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Still the Ramaphosa denies the surge of farm attack and murders in SA – Defenseless elderly couple held hostage by four terrorists during farm attack, Pretoria Gauteng

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ANOTHER elderly defenseless couple held hostage for over 3 hours, Haakdoornboom, Pretoria, Gauteng Province on 24 January 2019, between 22:00 and 01:30.

An elderly couple were attacked and held hostage by four black males from 22h00 tot 01h30. Hand firearms and hunting rifles as well as household items as well as their bakkie ( small truck, light weight ) was robbed.

Please be on the lookout for the vehicle: A white Isuzu bakkie KB 280, with Reg nr: DJ56LC GP. South Afrcian Police Service (SAPS) were on the scene and are investigating the matter. There is no other information available at this stage.

Elderly individuals should enhance their personal and family security immediately. Always BE prepared. Take NO chances at any time.

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City Council of Pretoria will replace 13,000 prepaid power meters in the next 4 months after it has been found that PEU Capital Partners’ meters are not valid

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The city council of Pretoria wants to replace 13,000 controversial electric meters, and for that they apparently have only four months to do.

The 13,000 prepaid meters have to be replaced by a court decision since the council has entered into an invalid contract and the so called meter is also believed to be illegal devices.

Many workers now have to move through certain areas’ as well as building buildings to find out if the meters in the buildings are legal, as the PEU Capital Partners meters are not valid.

This means that the multi-billion daily payments made by the city to PEU in terms of the contract which are considered unfordable, will also come to an end.

There is uncertainty that is responsible for the cost of replacing the meters, and whether it is the innocent consumer who has to pay for it.

The original article can be read in Afrikaans on Die Vryburger
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Breaking News: Pretoria train crash – Fingers pointed at ANC “negligence” for deadly collision

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After four people were killed in the Pretoria train crash, the DA have wasted no time in finding a source of blame for the horrific accident.

Four people have been killed and more than 200 people were injured following the Pretoria train crash on Tuesday morning. A head-on collision saw both trains derail, causing carnage on the tracks. The DA have already called for an inquiry, and believe the blame lies with their political opponents in government.

Pretoria train crash latest: Who’s to blame?

John Moodey is the Gauteng spokesperson on public transport for the DA. He has demonstrated no hesitation in tying the incident to ANC policy, saying that they are failing to take passenger safety seriously.

The DA representative recalled two major incidents from 2018, where separate smashes at Eloff Extension in Selby and Kempton Park left hundreds of travellers injured. As there were no fatalities, Moodey believes the ANC were happy to just mov
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