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Two suspects are expected to appear in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court for possession of stolen copper cables. The pair was apprehended by JPMD officers at the weekend after being caught in the act at the intersection of Pritchard and Joubert Streets in the CBD.
“This is worrying because that is money that could be used to stabilise the network and improve our services to the people of the City,” says Cllr Mpho Moerane, the MMC for Environment and Infrastructure Services (EISD).
The City’s Group Forensic and Investigation Service (GFIS) concedes that the expansive footprint of City Power’s network makes it difficult to safeguard its infrastructure from criminals.
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She was doused in petrol and set alight by Mpho Thobane in 2018.
Thobane s sentencing could not continue on Thursday after his lawyer told the court he needed to consult with him.
The family of a 31-year-old woman who was doused in petrol and set alight by her boyfriend in 2018 have expressed their anguish after sentencing proceedings could not continue on Thursday.
Viwe Dalingozi was set alight by her then-boyfriend Mpho Thobane at Fashion Lofts, a block of flats on corner Prichardt and Delvers streets in Johannesburg in the early hours of the morning of 2 October 2018.
The two had an argument and Thobane poured petrol on Dalingozi and lit it while she was on the bed. She was rushed to hospital by ambulance, but later died.
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Three people were injured during shootout with police in Johannesburg on Friday, while another was arrested, SAPS have confirmed.
Police and Johannesburg Metro Police Department officers were following a tip-off about a vehicle stolen in Tsakane earlier this month, when they spotted a Ford Fiesta with four occupants in Droste Park on Friday around 16:30. While stopping the vehicle, suspects started shooting at the police and shootout ensued. Three suspects were injured and taken to hospital under police guard, while a fourth suspect was taken to custody,” said police spokesperson Captain Mavela Masondo.
According to ER24 spokesperson Russel Meiring, paramedics arrived on the scene at 16:35 to find the local authorities already in attendance.
THREE WOUNDED DURING POLICE SHOOTOUT! News24 Police line. Credit: Gallo Images
Three people were injured during shootout with police in Johannesburg on Friday, while another was arrested, SAPS have confirmed.
Police and Johannesburg Metro Police Department officers were following a tip-off about a vehicle stolen in Tsakane earlier this month, when they spotted a Ford Fiesta with four occupants in Droste Park on Friday around 16:30. While stopping the vehicle, suspects started shooting at the police and shootout ensued. Three suspects were injured and taken to hospital under police guard, while a fourth suspect was taken to custody,” said police spokesperson Captain Mavela Masondo.
Printing company employee appears in court for leaking matric maths paper
27 January 2021 1:40 PM
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The Hawks say they are investigating the possibility of other people being involved in Themba Daniel Shikwambana s scheme.
Themba Daniel Shikwambana. a man accused of leaking matric maths paper in 2020, has appeared in court on Wednesday.
EWN reporter Nkosikhona Duma tells us more.
Themba Daniel Shikwambana, who was arrested late last year is appearing in the Johannesburg Magistrate s Court in connection with the theft of the Maths Paper 2 exam. We know that last year we saw headlines talking about the leaking of the matric exams.