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Lede van EFF beset grond onwettig by Silver Lakes, Boschkop in Pta – toekomstige nedersettings heet selfs ‘Winnie Mandela View’

Die organisasie Sakeliga sê grond is sedert die begin van vanjaar onwettig by Silver Lakes en Boschkop in die Tshwane-metrogebied beset en waarsku mense om waaksaam te wees teen dié soort optrede. “Die afgelope week het groepies grondbesetters, wat sê hulle is van die EFF, probeer om grond van ontwikkelaars noordoos van Pretoria te beset. Grondbesetters het op verskeie terreine by Silver Lakes en Boschkop toegeslaan en ‘erwe’ op die eiendomme probeer skoonmaak. Hulle noem hierdie toekomstige nedersettings selfs ‘Winnie Mandela View’, met blykbaar minstens drie uitbreidings daarvan,” het Piet le Roux, uitvoerende hoof van Sakeliga, gesê. Hy sê die polisie se optrede en regstappe het die proses tot dusver grootliks gestuit. Taktiek om grond te beset Sakeliga sê dit blyk dat grondbesetters verkenningsprosedures volg om onbewaakte grond te identifiseer voordat hulle permanente strukture begin oprig. Grondbesetters doen oënskynlik eers dié verkenningswerk om die reaksie …

Enorme water krisis op hande – Groter Pretoria gebied, wat verskeie swart woongebiede, insluitend plakkerskampe in die omgewing staar ’n water krisis in die gesig

Die Pretoria munisipaliteit doen ’n beroep op inwoners om water spaarsaam te gebruik om enorme krisis af te weer. Die opgaartenks van die stad het gevaarlik lae vlakke bereik weens ’n groot aanvraag tydens die hittegolf wat nou etlike dae duur. Volgens die owerheid se Twitter boodskap, wat slegs sowat 60% van die inwoners bereik, word ’n dringende beroep op inwoners gemaak om nie water te mors nie. Sekere gebiede ondervind reeds water toevoer onderbrekings, maar die munisipaliteit slaag nie daarin om doeltreffend te kommunikeer met alle inwoners nie, en het ook nie ’n deeglike plan van aksie om oortreders wat water kwistig gebruik, met paslike maatreëls te beboet nie. Die Garsfontein opgaartenk wat die grootste en sentrale verspreidingspunt is, se watervlak het drasties gesak weens ’n groot aanvraag. Die Garsfontein opgaartenk sukkel om die 45% vlak te behou, en was seeds benede die 40% vlak omdat aanvraag by die Koedoesnek en Elarduspark tenks die ongekende groo…

Video: Chaos in Pretoria se CBD – Polisie se swak optrede en houding is slegter as die van kriminele

Taxi eienaars, sakelui en inwoners wat die chaos in Pretoria beleef het, sê die polisie se swak optrede en onverskillige houding was slegter as wat die kriminele elemente is. ’n Taxi bestuurder het aan die media gesê Suid-Afrika sal nooit uit die gemors kom solank hy tevrede is met die swak polisiediens nie, veral omdat hulle slegter as die misdadigers is. ’n Ander persoon het daarop gewys dat hy die afgelope ses jaar gesien het hoe die polisie onskuldige mense mishandel terwyl die skuldige elemente skotvry kom. Die polisie het die afgelope paar dae verskeie kere met rubber koeëls die skare uitmekaar gejaag, en in die proses mense beseer wat geen verbintenis het met die oproerige gevegte in Pretoria se strate nie.

Pretoria Becomes Globalist Sh*thole as Nigerians, Drugs & Taxi Driver Wars Plunge CBD Into Chaos (VIDEO)

Drugs & Taxi Drivers were blamed for CBD being plunged into chaos - shops looted, buildings set on fire and public transport suspended in South Africa's Capital City. Taxi drivers took to the streets in Pretoria after one of their "colleagues" was apparently killed by a Nigerian who was apparently selling drugs. They allegedly set the buildings where the Nigerian "businesses" were operating from, on fire and then hijacked a truck, which was used to block an intersection to prevent the fire trucks from getting to the fire. The killing of the taxi driver is believed to have started these riots in the CBD. The situation left bus commuters stranded after the city temporarily suspended its bus services for safety reasons. Several foreign stores were looted and a building was set alight. Police had to chase rioters with rubber bullets who prevented the firefighters from reaching the scene. Watch at: https://youtu.be/FuR1mc2xxrc The police system is…

Polisie slaan toe in Pretoria metro, 489 wetsoortreders vas getrek

Die polisie het in die groter Pretoria toegeslaan en 489 mense gearresteer gedurende die naweek toe agt padblokkades opgerig is om wetsoortreders vas te trek. ’n Polisie woordvoerder sê daar is op talle aspekte gefokus, en mense met onpadwaardige voertuie, bestuurders sonder ’n lisensie, dronk bestuurders, is almal vasgetrek. Talle sonder rybewyse, ander met ongeregistreerde vuurwapens, en talle ander oortredings het deel uitgemaak van die naweek se misdaad bekamping aksie. Die polisie en verkeersowerheid het ’n gesamentlike poging aangewend wat as uiters suksesvol beskryf is, en talle mense is gearresteer met dwelmmiddels in hulle besit. -Vryburger

Chaos heers in Pretoria se middestad na talle busdrywers staak en paaie versper vir 18% salaris verhoging

Verkeer in die Pretoria se middestad is Maandagoggend tot stilstand geruk na talle busdrywers van die Tshwane-busdiens besluit het om te staak. Betogende busbestuurders van die Tshwane-munisipale busdienste het busse gebruik om hoofroetes te blokkeer om verkeersvloei te belemmer. Sheila-Lynn Senkubuge, burgemeesterskomiteelid vir paaie en vervoer in Tshwane sê dat Samwu-lede om beter lone betoog, maar ’n stappie te vêr gegaan deur busse sonder toestemming van die stad te neem om die sakekern te blokkeer en honderde motoriste te verontrief en moet nou deur die metro weggesleep word. Sy vra onverskoning vir die ontrief en gaan vêrder deur te sê dat die stad alles in hul vermoë doen om die busse te verwyder sodat verkeersvloei vir die res van die dag kan normaliseer. Senkubuge sê ook dat hul die opsie oorweeg om die busbestuurders wat die busse wederregtelik uit die depot geneem het, van diefstal aan te kla. Netwerk 24 berig dat Mpho Tladinyane, streeksekretaris van Samwu in…

Catastrophic ” R100-million renovation job done on City Hall to be fixed after inapt contract workers botched project

The Tshwane metro said it had no choice but to fix up a “catastrophic” R100-million renovation job done on the city hall in the centre of Pretoria under the previous administration. The city hall, located on Visagie Street and Paul Kruger Street, has been fenced off in its entirety as plans to refurbish it kicked off in July for the 2019/20 financial year. Previous renovations indicated that the contract workers put cement over a wooden floor and in the main hall‚ the seats in the balcony were all stolen as were most door handles‚ all made of brass. “An assessment on what needs to be done is underway,” said Tshwane metro spokesperson Lindela Mashigo. The total cost of renovations would only be determined once the evaluation was completed. “The renovations could take 2-3 years to complete.” This after claims by the metro that previous renovations to the hall was a “waste” of millions of rands. In 2016, then-mayor Solly Msimanga blamed the office of former mayo…

Diepsloot protest ‘shutdown’ may affect Pretoria motorists – townships are demanding electricity to all informal settlements

The shutdown might see road closures of major highways such as the R511 and the N14, which link Johannesburg and Pretoria on Monday and Tuesday. 16 hours ago Police are on high alert following threats of a service delivery protest ‘shutdown’ in Diepsloot, west of Johannesburg. This after a message has been doing the rounds on social media that the township would be ‘closed down’ from Monday 15 July to Tuesday 16 July. Among the demands in the message are that ‘local leaders’ want money to be made available to supply electricity to all the informal settlements in the area. Another demand is for all ‘undocumented’ (i.e. foreign) residents to leave the area. Police spokesperson Captain Makgowanyana Maja said the circulating message cannot be confirmed as either bogus or legitimate. “We are, however, aware of it and ready to deal with it,” he said. If true, the shutdown will see road closures of major highways such as the R511 and the N14 which link Pretoria a…

New crime trend! Cops say wi-fi detectors used to steal cellphones, laptops from cars

Pretoria - Police believe they have uncovered the reason behind the high number of theft of cellphones and laptops out of cars in the city and anywhere else across the country. Spokesperson Captain Collett Weilbach said criminals were using increasingly sophisticated, directional wi-fi detectors to home in on the laptop or cellphone. This could detect the gadgets from where they had been hidden, be it under the seat of the car or in the boot. Weilbach urged members of the public, particularly motorists, to turn off the wi-fi of laptops and cellphones to avoid opening an invitation to thieves. Police in the Brooklyn area, largely populated by students, as well as Sunnyside and the CBD have reported on an increase in the number of laptops stolen out of motor vehicles. “I parked my car and walked to a restaurant, and all was well. On my return about two hours later, I noticed that one of the rear windows had been smashed. "I checked under the driver’s seat where …

Pretoria’s homeless people targeted by ‘Serial killer’ – bodies of three victims found over period of twee weeks

A serial killer may be on the loose in Pretoria, targeting homeless people sleeping in parks in the city. According to eNCA, three homeless men have been murdered in the same manner in the past two weeks. The station reported that the latest body was found on Tuesday at the Magnolia Dell Park in Muckleneuk. Another body was reportedly found in the same park, while the body of a third victim was found close to the park two weeks ago, according to Pretoria News. All victims were reportedly killed in their sleep. They were stabbed and hit by a blunt object, according to eNCA. Around 6 000 people in Pretoria are reportedly considered homeless. According to a representative of an NGO who works closely with homeless people in the city, more homeless people have reported being attacked in a similar way, but managed to escape. Lucky escape "They've been reporting violence towards them. We spoke to a guy three weeks ago who was sleeping when he was stabbed. He w…