Author: Mpho Koka

Sona Preview | Lanseria smart city still in the pipeline, 4 years later
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Sona Preview: Lanseria smart city still in the pipeline, 4 years later

Around R15-billion will be required to fund the municipal bulk infrastructure required for the new smart city that will be developed in Gauteng’s Lanseria. This... Read more.
Vincent Magwenya update
Education, News

Sona Preview: Sizable funding sought for new universities’ project

There is increasing momentum behind the plan to open South Africa’s two new universities, which are anticipated to provide undergraduate and graduate degrees.... Read more.
Marshalltown fire
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Man tells commission how he lost wife, child in building fire

A man has told the judicial commission of inquiry into the Marshalltown building fire incident that he lost his wife and toddler in the deadly blaze. On Tuesday,... Read more.
City Power cable theft
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City Power security guards gun down suspected cable thief

City Power’s private security personnel have shot and killed a man after he opened fire at them. According to Isaac Mangena, a spokesman for City Power, the... Read more.
Marshalltown fire
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Marshalltown building resident was shot dead just before deadly fire

A resident of the Marshalltown building that was gutted by fire was shot dead moments before the fire started. This was revealed on Friday by Sithowakhe Zungu who... Read more.
Marshalltown fire
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Marshalltown fire: survivors say fire trucks arrived with no water

Survivors of the Marshalltown building fire said the City of Johannesburg emergency management services (EMS) firefighters came with trucks that had no water. ... Read more.