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Reward offered for safe return of missing girl

  A reward has been put up for the safe return of 18-year-old Nazmeera Ismail has been missing since Saturday, January 28. Ismail is said to have been abducted after she went to buy bread in Lenasia...

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R250K taken in Shoprite robbery

On February 1, two suspects robbed Shoprite Supermarket in Mayfair and escaped with R250 000 and a DVR recorder. It is believed that the suspects were targeting SASSA money. According to an eye...

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Community members burnt down three houses

Johannesburg Mayor, Herman Mashaba, had to rush to Rosettenville to restore peace and stability, this came after scores of community members took to street to burn down three houses and a tavern...

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Community members stone and stab man to death

Irate community members stoned and stabbed a man suspected of murder. The incident occurred on January 31, at Kerk and Goud Street in the Johannesburg CBD. It is alleged the victim, who wore...

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Two killed in Mayfair shooting

On Saturday, February 4, Mayfair community members witnessed the gruesome murder of two innocent people. Mohammed Shabier Karolia and Mohamed Walaly were both shot in Mayfair’s Hanover Street; one...

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We are living in hell – Fordsburg business owner

Recently, an elderly man was robbed outside a shop on the corner of Albertina Sisulu Road and Mint Road in Fordsburg. The incident was captured on CCTV. According to the community, all seven suspects...

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Jewellery worth R100k ‘walks out’ from Lenasia South wardrobe

When a homeowner in Lenasia South Extension 4’s Bora Peak, went to her wardrobe to fetch a globe, what she noticed left her reeling in shock and anger. Her jewels, worth R100 000, had disappeared. The...

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Alleged drunk driver crashes into storeroom, police a no-show

A storeroom belonging to Lenasia South resident, Wilson Simelane, and a neighbouring wall were recently damaged when a vehicle crashed into it. According to reports Simelane and his sons were watching...

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One killed in Zak park attempted hijacking

  Following a shootout which resulted in the death of a 36-yaer-old Zakarriyya Park man, police are seeking help from community members with information pertaining to the suspects. The shooting was a...

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JMPD officer killed in Eikenhof

CHARLES Radebe (32), a Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) officer, was killed after being knocked over by a vehicle at about 16:45 on Wednesday, February 15, Chomaro Chronicle reported. The...

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Son kills mother, buries her under couch

For almost a month, pensioner Cecilia Ntelele’s body lay inside the shallow grave dug beneath the shack she shared with her son, in Finetown. Her unemployed 46-year-old son, Molefi,  pretended that...

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JMPD K9 Unit bust drug traffickers

The newly established, Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department K9 Unit is working tirelessly to eradicate crime. The unit’s focus is mainly on drug related cases and they have done tremendously...

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Manhunt launched for suspect who killed family of five

Gauteng police have launched a manhunt for a suspect who shot and killed five family members in Hillbrow, in Johannesburg on Monday. The incident happened at around 8 pm on Monday at the corner of...

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Woman (90) found stabbed to death

A 90-year-old woman was found stabbed to death in Vanderbijlpark on Sunday, February 26. Also read: Boy drowns in Lehae puddle The woman was found by her daughter lying on the floor of her apartment....

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Police nail drug dealers in Lenasia and Lehae

It is without doubt that the Lenasia community has succumbed to the scourge of drugs and drug activities in the past few years. In a bid to eradicate drugs and crime, the Lenasia SAPS together with the...

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Man wanted for shooting deejay

Police released a warrant of arrest, on February 17, for the man pictured, who shot and killed a local deejay at a tavern in Lawley. “It is alleged the suspect arrived at the tavern at about 9.30pm,...

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Foetus dumped opposite Lenasia South Hospital

  A foetus was found dumped outside Southview Secondary School, opposite the Lenasia South Hospital by a passer-by this morning. Also Read: Another foetus found at mall   According to community members...

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Lenasia kidnapping victim arrested for extortion

With the drug scourge sweeping over the Lenasia community, the heights to which one would go to get their next fix, never ceases to surprise. What was reported as a kidnapping, soon saw the tables turn...

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Hawks vow to close in on criminals following Lenasia Gold, Platinum bust

A 31-year-old man was taken into custody and appeared in the Protea Magistrates’ Court on Friday, March 10, on charges of illegally manufacturing precious metals. According to  the Hawks’ Ndivhuwo...

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Lenasia South teacher arrested for Sexual Assault on 14-year-old

Police have confirmed that a 47-year-old teacher accused of sexually harassing a 14-year-old pupil at a Lenasia South high school has been arrested. The arrest of the teacher follows claims by her...

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