Tag: Johannesburg
Shooting in Johannesburg suburb kills four
A group of men were sitting around a fire and playing dice in a suburb of Johannesburg on Saturday night when assailants arrived and opened fire, killing four of them,…
Mayor shuts off the power to debtors – politics
Last year they tried the nice way, says Randall Williams, mayor of Tshwane, the metropolitan area in South Africa that also includes the capital Pretoria. Letters were written and friendly…
Surprise in South Africa’s metropolis: Johannesburg has chosen a woman
Status: 11/23/2021 5:56 p.m. With Mpho Phalatse, a woman has been elected mayor of Johannesburg for the first time. Many see it as a political awakening and hope for a…
The death toll rises with 117 dead, relative calm in Johannesburg where the army is deployed
The toll of violence in South Africa increased on Thursday to 117 dead, as Johannesburg, the largest city in the country, found relative calm after the deployment of soldiers and…
Looting and arson spread to Johannesburg
South Africa lives this Monday its fourth day of violence initially triggered by the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma. The first incidents broke out in Zulu country (East), where…