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News24
2 days ago
- General
- News24
The Lead: Streets of sewage and a ray of light in Krugersdorp, with Sikonathi Mantshantsha
In 2024, News24's Waste Land exposé uncovered the source of the Gauteng West Rand's unbearable smell: the old Percy Stewart Wastewater Treatment Plant, which was illegally dumping untreated, heavily polluted water into the Blougatspruit, which feeds into the Hartbeespoort Dam downstream. This raw sewage, seeping into crucial water sources, farms and homes, threatened the livelihoods of everyone around these crucial river conduits. After News24's reporting and Mogale City pumping millions of rands into its resuscitation, many of the problems have been solved. However, as investigative journalist Sikonathi Mantshantsha reports the daily reality in the nearby Kagiso township remains grim as the residents live with streams of human excrement outside their front doors. Later in the show, we cross to the News24 Sports desk for editor Lloyd Burnard's take on the Proteas challenge for the ICC World Test Championship against the Aussies at Lord's. We also explore which of the cheapest cars in South Africa are not produced in China or India. Listen on YouTube: Listen on Apple Podcasts:
The Herald
2 days ago
- The Herald
Spaza shop owner, targeted by community, arrested after Likhona Fose murder
A spaza shop owner in Durban Deep on the West Rand has been arrested after the murder of 14-year-old Likhona Fose, MMC for public safety for Johannesburg Mgcini Tshwaku said on Wednesday night. Metro police were dispatched to the Roodepoort area earlier on Wednesday after the court appearance of the first suspect arrested in connection with the murder. Mduduzi Trevor Mnisi, 39, will reappear in court next week. 'JMPD units are on the ground after looting and unrest at the shop to secure the area and prevent further violence ,' Tshwaku said. 'The investigation is ongoing, and authorities are working to gather evidence and bring all perpetrators to justice. 'The community is urged to remain calm and co-operate with law enforcement agencies.' TimesLIVE
